The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-01
TRIMMING HIIs
me COMPLETED
Major League Clubs VIII Soon
Start South oil Annual
.gaunt.
WILL AIRY 500 MEN
Three Teams Go to Hot Springs,
White. sox Win Tour Pacific
Coast.

Especial TO The Richmond yirginian.l
NEW YORK, Feb. lin about
three weeks will begin the annual in
vaEton Of the South by the National
J and American League teams to begin
getting In shape for the coming siren
nous season. In few short weeks
Il the rejected triedout, who WAS the
hopeful recruit OF the early practice
aeason, will wander Tack to the sand
lots, where he came with enhancing
thoughts OF major league coin and
glory.
Spring practice mas come to play
such an important part In the prep
aratiort. for the season that the matter
Of training trips demands The atieh-
ton OF baseball rnagnares and man
ayers wAo are keefly alive TO what
~ at stake. Lack OF good condition.
means u poo: start in the race, and
the loss OF early games mas as much
bearing on the final ressiit as does the
loss OF desperate battles 41car the end
or the season THAT seemingly decide
the pennant race.
Big league managers mag have DIFF
nculty in inducing their veteran play
ers to 60 South sIs-aslrly as usual.
In the case OF Johnny Eeers, who
held out on the Cubs .ast spring, the
National Commission yea- agn ruled
ssA<AA q PtA1 ct otd IIgI ttESG51fIftAJ nave
TO report TO his club uFtil April /.
This date suits the oi.i-timers, end
many Of them are likely 10 take ad-
Vantage OF the ruling IL is figured,
however. that more than Eve hundred
men viii be taken sio the training
campo this spring
Teams Coming south.
The New York Giants will lead the
advance guard In the invasion Of the
South. Manager Mctiraw has an
nounced that the first squad. compris-
Ing youngsters from the East, Will
leave February is for New Orleans,
going from there to Marlin Springs.
Texas A week later the colts living
In the West will take the train TOR
Marlin Springs. The regulars will
reach Texas about ten TIA ~ stehsrti
the youngsters. The team will ssart
home about March rs. AMI on the
trip back will play games in the
Texas and Southern Leagues. the
American Association and The East
ern League.
The Brooklyn team has been order
50 70 report q: sHot Springs. Ark,
March 4. Manager Dahien win Keep
his men there until March 23. when
they Will start homeward. playing at
Chattanooga, Nashville, Richmond.
Washington and Baltimore.
President Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg
Champions. seemingly expects to laxs
his fight against the IeS-ganae sched-
uae. In preparation fer the long
cam paign he has cut down the spring
training. and his team will not as
semhle st the Hot Springs training
camp until March 10.
the Chicago Cubs will train a. New
Y Orleans - They with leave Chicago
= On March 4 for the training eams-
- the Cincinnati Reds will train at
Hot Springs. Manager Criffash viii
leave with the team on March Z.
Freaadeit Fogel of the Phiilies, has
completed arrangements for his team
% train al Southern Pines, ". C.
ihey VIII start March l and resnatY,
In camp until March rs, during that
Itfne playing practice games with col
feEe teams On the returr trip games
are scheduled In Baltimore and Wash !
ington-
The st Louis Cardinals. under Rog-
er Rresnahan. Will again train al |
Little Rock. Ark. The team will leave
ST. Louis ON March s.
itostons Go 10 Georgia.
Ihe last National League team TO |
start south Will he the Bostons The |
members OF the team who live In the |
West will leave Cincinnati on March |
~ for Augusta. Ga. The Eastern
SQUAD VIII arrive In Augusta at the |
same time. Two weeks will be spent |
"a training at that place.
Detroit will train at San Antonio. |
lexas. The team will leave fer camp |
March !. and on breaking camp viii |
be divided into two squads to play |
Axhihitfon games. one through Ok |
lahosna and across Kansas ard the
ether over the Southern circuit. Jen- |
ntngs Will handle one squad and Wild |
Bill Donovan the other. !,
Atlanta, Ga. has been selected as |
- ma sal A. raLx
phia Athletics. The youngsters will |
@rTtsc March l and tho regulars I
March 10.
Tho Boston Americans VIII leave
Tor hot aprinEs, Ark. on March 10. I
They Will take thirty players ana re-
main In camp three weeks.
The Chicago White sox are slated
Tor the usual long trip. They win |
leave Chicago on Fcbruarv IS and 70 |
direct 70 San Francisco. During /
March and Aprtl they will tour the
coast. and on the homewRrd Journey /
the team will he divided ana ptav
exhibition games on two circuits.
The Cleveland Maps will take th.r-
March I. They viii Be divided antn
two squads on March is and play
separate exhibition Essnes until April
Manager Jack o'Connor. o. TIA A.
Louis Browns. will take HIS team 10
Houston. Tex. which has been tho old
framing cns place Of the team prior 10
The Washington Senators win train
~ Norfolk. Va. only n short distance
from home. Manager McAlccr has
40 faith In the Southern trHjntng
tr1pe.
Manager Staiiings. Of the High.
l1nders. 9as selected Athens, Ga. ~
fis team. The team win meet there
March !. remain = month ana then
retnIn northMaEd m two detachmenfa.