Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-01
CLUBS ARE READY FOR
SPRING TRAINING WORK
Youngsters of the New York Giants
Will Be the First to Go
South.
RED s0X ARE TO HAVE
AN EXTENSIVE TRIP
Nationals Figured in Many Ninth
Inning Finishes-Mack Sure
to Stand Pat.

/: Nearly all Inc MAJOR ledsuc AhdHdSCi :
have completed their plans for the spring
training trips. and in less than two weeks
the squads will be on their way to the land
| Of the sunny skies. Several players have
been boiling out at Hot Springs Ark. the
majority at their own expense, while
others have been having their bills paid
| by the clubs.
This week will see number of players
| start for the bathing grounds. The FIRST
squad to head for the south will be the
youngsters Of the New York Giants, who
are booked to sail from New York for
New Orleans February II. From New
Orleans they will go to Marlin Springs,
Tex, where they will be joined by the
veterans Of the team.
| A few days later the Boston Americans
will assemble at Chicago, from which city
they will start for California on a special
| train About seventy persons will be in
!, this party. The Red Sox will train near
| Los Angeles, and by the time the Ameri-
can League race starts the players will
| have covered about 5000 miles. This is
the most elaborate trip planned for any
J of the clubs.
| The majority of the clubs will not leave
the north until the last VIC elk in Febru-
airy, while few will wait until March be-
! fore starting work. The training camps
and the date Of departure Of the various
clubs follow: :.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Club; DEPART; Training Camp.
Athletics About February %. Savannah, Ga.
Boston-February II, California.
New York-March ], Athens. Ga.
Washington March J Atlanta. Ga.
Cleveiand-February % Alexandria. La.
Chicago-February 81, Mineral Springs, Tex.
Detroit February %, Monroe, La.
st. Louis-March ], Hot Springs, Ark.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston March 7, Augusta. Ga.
Philadelphs. Febraary IS BIrminshsm' Ala.
cnsinDatMarrh Hot s sr,ssn: Ark.
Few base ball managers will tri1e with
a winning combination. Some are SUI
perstitious; others are not. Yet nearly
all of them believe in the axiom, Let
we'll enough alone
After Frank Chance developed win
ming combination out of the Cubs he re-
fused to tinker with the combination.
and this Cub combination won four Ma
tional League championships. competed
in four worlds series-losing two of them
and winning two at the expense Of the
Tigers-and won $50 National League
championship games. feat that has
never been duplicated in five years.
Radical changes may be made in the
team this season. Chance may consider
his winning combination shattered since
the worlds series rout, but he refused
to NEEDLE when the club was going good
Connie Mack had hardly time to UNI
pack his baggage when some one pro-
pounded this question to him the other
day:
"Why don't you make an outfielder
out of Baker and play Mclnnes AZ
third?"
"For one particular reason" replied
the elongated manager: II have win
ming infield combination and wouldn't
think of tampering with 1t. 1t TOOK me
some years to get this infeld tose.h h;,.
and I am going to think Wnoie WHITE
before breaking it up"
Which leaves it for granted that Davis
at first, Collins at second. Barry at snort
and Baker at third are 1911 MIXTURES. II
is the best infleld In the business.
"Shortstop" of the New Lork Press has
compiled set of figures showing tns
number OF games won by American ana
National League clubs IN the last M
According to his figures ninety-four bat /
ties were decided at the eleventh hour in1
the two major leagues. Forty.nlne LOOK
place in the National and forty-five IN
The Yankees in the American and the
Pirates in the National hold the posts OF
honor The former won nine and lost
three games in the final session. The
pirates won eight and lost three.
In the American League the CLUBS RANK
in the following order: New York. De-
troit. st. Louis, Athletics, Boston. Cieve-
land, washington and Chicago. The work
Of the Browns evidently was not IN Keep
ing with the ordinary brand OF their per.
formances. The Maps won six and lost
eight games, which was not so bad con-
sidering that was about the gait at winch
the team travelled throughout the season.
The teams which apparently were iack-
inc in fighting spirit and made a poor
showing in rallying at the end were the
Cardinals in the National League ana the
White Sox in the American. Rogers
Raiahs were credited with only three vic.
tories gained In the ninth period and
Comily'ss Comets With only two. The