New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
GIANTS OFF TO SOUTH
First Squad Of Players Leave
New York for Marlin Springs.
urw RECRUITS SET PACE
Next Few Weeks Will Find 500
Men in Various Club Train
ing Camps.


VINO Marlin Springs sailed yesterday
waters e.,,b on board the steamer Proteus
for wv Oas rung up on the prologue OF
the Cu'hau season Of 1911 Harry Gowdy.
the ,asonan from the Dallas club OF
n.s' - eaeue: Dick Rudolph, pitcher
me ,NS.o-to. CLYDE Fullerton. an infelder
fro" ,6rian club Of the southern Michi-
ron ,'I '' Hansel. the umpire whom
gan ~ has engaged for the preliminary
M'"'"' "a Lash. former recruit. formed
sesS'', 80 guard Of the five hundred or
inc - who will soon he seeking
NOR -,,,,as 10 get the kinks out of their
Nali,o' end 10 prepare for another PEN
nsnt fight ... -, ,,,,,oar 8, ,he ,i,tIa
h.sshau playlet entitled IN DiNleiaho
oaS'o@, 80 IN New orleans on next Friday
.r5 20 directly by rail to Marin springs
oat the second contingent of recruits
nv, MI, leave ST. Louis on Friday under
~ g7,idance Of Bugs Raymond. All VIII
:. a. the camp on Saturday
y.,,rsU will nnger North no longer no,
sr,n to see what the owners Oh 'he NaO'on-
.irssgue will have 20 oner the "ian's III
,,s wav Of a playing schedule AZ 'neH
-ssting on TUESDAY lie VIII me MN W
rain to-day and skim TO Marin springs,
!, company with tho veteran hu''of'0',
An. Latham The Little Napoleon WIZ
.,,,vs IN Marlin Springs before the recruits
-, tbere and will have everything IN redoi-
s.,s n start work right off the bat so 10
speak . a..
As each training season rolls around INC
hssshau statisticians get 10 WORK III 'ieI
t,urss End estimate the prooanie cost oi
,skine nve hundred or more men '"ioue"
,b. South. This year the money 10 DE spent
N conditioning the players is SET al S@cV'V0''
The clubs hope 10 gather IN some IIoheS
trorn exhibition games 10 help pay expenses
hrt nv far the greater part OF the cost
rorst he borne BY the owners ALTHOUGH
tbs players themselves draw no salary uh-
~ April Is. vet the travelling expenses oi
,iyte4n organizations mount up IN the az
ersgate. The players have the privilege Oh
drawing their salaries in advance ana tu's
&c done pretty freely, for the men usuaiy
have empty pocketbooks after the long WIN
ter lay-of.
Much has already been written ABOUT
Marlin Springs and the plans McGraw mas
made TO put the Giants in fighting trim.
rhlrty-fve players are under CONTRACT
.vayv one q star IN the Hot Stove League
hut McGraw must get rid Of ten OF these,
s,5 there will be considerable wedding OUT
n ao Fifty or more persons actively inter-
..te6 IN baseball will be in the camp at
Marrn Strings. and the new ball park. the
land for which was given 10 the club by
the citizens Of the town. will form an ad-
nirsble training ground. A diamond has
h.en constructed by Murphy, the celebrated
t.spar az the Polo Grounds, and II is said
70 b The largest ball park in the country
being so feet square.
Every PLAYER. whether recruit or veteran,
will be on hand by February q, and VIII
/ have little time % get warmed UP before
tfs extensive schedule Of preliminary games
b.gins on March 4 Games will be played
nearly every day. the team gradually work.
ig It's way North until it arrives at the
Polo Grounds on April for the annual
contest with Yale
The Yankees VIII invade Athens, Ca
where the club has established an up-to-
date camp. The recruits will report there
or March :. IN the care Of Duke" Farrell
IN the mean time al the veterans Will he
spplng the waters at Hot Springs. Va.
After getting boiled out thsy Will hike 70
Athens 10 greet the youngsters on March
s and after two weeks work at the camp
the squad will be divided into two sec
tons to entertain the fans at various
cities on the northern route. For the first
tine the Yankees will meet several teams
Of the American Association. and a series
With the Cincinnati Reds has also been
arranged
Bill Dahlen has taken time by the fore
lock and already has sent a few Of his
veterans 10 Hot Springs, Ark. BY getting
AZ early start the manager OF the Su-
perbas hopes 10 get the men in the pink
Of condition. SO as 70 tear things up In the
National League next season. He intends
70 get the team out Of the second division
or know the reason why, and TO this o0d
hss had The old veterans working quietly
this winter knocking off any excess or
svoiroupois that has been accumulated.
The whole squad will not arrive at Hot
Springs until the first Of March, and then
there will be some hustling done. A likely
looking LOT OF recruits have been corralled,
ahd the SupeTbas are planning TO give
some Of the first division teams some
wicked jolts before many months.
The Chicago White Sox have always held
the distinction Of making the longest train
ing trips IN the history OF baseball, but no
longer Will they hold this honor. John I.
Taylor has planned a record breaking tour
0! The Red Sox 10 the Pacific Coast II Is
estimated that the trip will cost IN the
hs'shborhood OF $1,000. and the men will
enjoy the use Of a number OF special Pull
mans, making up the most luxurious train
any ball club ever travelled on. The Red
box will leave Boston on next Saturday
Tor an eight weeks trip. Preliminary
training will be done az Redondo Beach.
"a" and on the way East. a long schedule
games will be played.
Inc Fttsburg Pirates are booked to
reach West Baden. Ind. on March 7. Then
NE team Will go 20 Hot Springs ARK.
Nhere games will be played with the other
mayor league clubs who are near by. In
.'oiuon 70 the Superbas and the Pirates.
'ne Cincinnati Reds, under Clark Griffith
WI Doll out at Hot Springs, and will hook
W with the St Louis Browns IN a series
:. preliminary games at the Mound City
o'S Bobby Wallace has put the men
through their PAGES at West Baden.
n'esnahsn's Cardinals Will sip tho waters
west Baden reporting ON March Z
going TO Janhson. Tenn. sssd hfsakans
~np 10 tine 10 wade through . set Of sx-
l"uon games with the Browns. starting
81 Louis on March o.
,mlsnelphia's two clubs. tho champion
s@rcos and the PhillieA VIII dstvs 6ssu
-" ehs Southland, the worlds pornant
miners arghttng at Savannah and the
,aooA League team going to Btrnhng-
Az Ala 'Red'' Dooin's boys VIII engage
~ many games with Southern League clubs
n'e coming North. and may meet the
~ uoit Tigers In a short series of games.
ICY VIII NAV tho animal seTfaa udfh tho