New-York tribune., 1911-03-25
GIANTS PULL Up STAKES
Leave Marlin in Three Squads to
Roam Over the South.
HEADED FOR POLO GROUNDS
Pc cking and Two Practice Pc
riods Keep Men Busy on
Last Day in Camp.
u -r-lcr,arnh ~ Thc Trinunn

fRg Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Marlin. Tex, March 24.-John J. McGraw
and his baseball army evacuated Marlin
tonight. and this peaceful city will pursue
the even tenor Of its way until next spring.
There was mutual regret at the parting. as
Marlin folks have grown fond Of the team
and the Giants have been well entertained
during their siS weeks soiourn.
Mayor Heffner headed delegation Of
substantial citizens to the station when
McGraw and the regulars left at 5 o'clock
this afternoon. and in q neat little speech
put Marlin officially on record as claiming
the next worlds championship for the Gi
ants. McGraw replied that the experience
of four successive springs had convinced
him that this was the ideal place to tram
and said hc would surely bring his team
here again. The Mayor told him that he
might have 10 share Martins training priv
ileges with the Detroit Tigers next year,
but that there was plenty of room and that
the Giants would remain in sole possession
OF Emerson Park.
For the next two weeks the various bands
Of Giants will roam over the South. gradu-
ally getting nearer TO New York with each
Jump until they enter the big city week
from next Friday night
McGraw is taking North a finely trained
body of men; in fact. 1t is doubtful If any
big league squad can approach The Giants.
veterans and youngsters, in condition. The
departure Of the team was mourned by the
younger set in Marlin social circles. for the
New York boys have kept things moving
lively for six weeks and their farewell bal
last night was a whole page I'm the social
calendar
The Giants moved away in three sections
to-day. The women ana children, number
ing about eight or ten. started for New
York this noon. being accompanied as far
as Dallas by Christy Mathewson. whose
wife and little boy We're in the party Nc
Graw took about thirty men with him late
this afternoon. ana one team Of colts start
ed for San Antonio at midnight, in charge
of Arlie Latham
Although the manager allowed the boys
20 relax a little last night and stay Up as
late as they pleased, he did not excuse
them from duty to-day. Some of them
thought that moving day would furnish an
excuse 10 pull" the late sleep. but they
We're 'yanked" ont Of bed at 10 o'clock this
morning. a few being separated from the
feathers by main force.
1t was a busy day. as all the packing had
10 lie done at noon between the two prac-
ticc periods The morning work-ou; lasted
only an hour and there was a noticeable
lack Of pepper" Arthur Dcvlin was the
only absentee, and he was excused because
ne worked rather hard last night attending
to his duties as floor manager. After pack
ing up and sending their trunks away th's
noon the tired athletes donned uniforms
again. and at o'clock started goins
through the motions Of practice.
The last practice was cnlivcned little
bv q fivc-inning game between mixed
team Of Giants and the Marlin town team.
which charged admission ana applied the
receipts 10 a purchase Of new uniforms. IT
was not much Of a contest, the home boys
getting waloped by score If % to . Ku-
dolph. Hendricks and Jenkins did the pitch
ing
one of tho colt teams-the one that went
TO San Antonio to-night-will linger a week
longer in Texas than the others. This team
will play a couple Of games at Waco next
week and then jump into Dallas ;he fol-
lowing Saturday and Sunday. leaving there
4 week from Sunday night and joining the
regulars at Richmond a week from next
Wednesday Following are the team as
signmcnts.
Dallas and Font Worth-SnoJgrass Doyle !
Becker. Fletcher, Gcwdy, Wilson. Schei. |
Hendricks. Drucke Marquard. |
Tesreau. Naglo and Robinson.
Fort Worth and Dallas-Devore. McGraw. |
Murray, Merkle. PrdweIl. Devln. Wiltse. |
Meyers. Raymond. Ames and Shontz.
San Antonio and Waco-Johnston Fuller
ton. Thebo. Msnush, FOrsythe. Lush. Nc
Donald. Hartley. Rustonhaven. Jenkins. !
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