Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BIG LEACUERS
READY TO START
Managers viii Give Many
Youngsters Chance to
Make Good
TRI-STATERS WILL
TRAIN In TIE SOUTH

The approach of the 1911 baseball
season has caused considerable activ-
ity in the ranks Of every professional
organization in the country and man
ayers Of all leagues. semi-professional
or independent organizations are just
now as busy as they can be collecting
material from which to select their
teams In the Tri-State League at
least two of the teams, Trenton and
Altoona, are planning southern train
ing trips, while others have arranged
for exhibition series after the initial
workouts.
Tie tact that the 16 clubs in the
major leagues will practice In the
South, as usual cepters considerable
attention on those two foremost or
ganizauons. The spring training al
ways develops a number of finds" and
these announcements are food for the
fans. Every one Of the big league
teams will spend several thousand
dollars in preparing ror the beginning
Of the season.
The Giants will train at Marlin, Tex
as, February IL the first batch OF Nc
Graw's men will leave for the train
ing camp, while the others will start
south from st. Louis February 20
The New York Americans, who will
get into fighting trim at Athens, Ga.
VIII report TO Manager Chase there
about March ! and the Brooklyns will
timber up at Hot Springs. Ark, where
Manager Dahlen will be the first TO
take the baths, early next week. to-
gether with several Of his pitchers.
The Chicago Nationals will arrive
in New Orleans, March /, for several
weeks Of hard work and tho Chicago
Americans instead or making the US
ual journey to California will prepare
for tho American League race at Min
eral Wells, Tex.
Pittsburg, after a 10 days sojourn
at West Baden. will line up in their
own grounds at Hot Springs. Ark.
March II, preparatory to the usual OK
hibition tour through western cities.
The Boston Nationals under Fred
Tenney, will it themselves at Augusta.
Ga. and the Boston Americans led by
President John |. Taylor and Manager
Donovan. will visit the Pacific COAST,
whore they will begin work at a place
near Los Angeles, and then play num-
orous exhibition games The Boston
Americans will travel In a special
train from the Hub to California and
back, covering nearly 5000 miles be-
fore the championship season begins
I'm addition TO the Brooklyns and
I pittsburgs the Cincinnati Nationals
managed by Clark r. GriHth will boil
out their limbs at Hot Springs Man
ager Doom will put the Philadelphia
Nationals through a course of sprouts
at birmingham, Ala and the worlds
champion Athletics will round into old
form AT Savannah, Ga
Both Philadelphia teams viii make
an early start for these places so that
they can play many games after they
start north. After the Detroit pitch
ers have worked out a bit at Hot
Springs they will join the other Tigers
az Monroe. La The Clevelands will
so 70 Alexandra, La. Manager Nc.
Guire having sent out notice TO re-
port there the first week in March.
The ST. Louis Nationals will be tho
fourth team to visit Hot Springs ana
will work on tho same field with the
CINCINNATI HAd9tins nc 81. Louis
Americans ON the other hand, will re-
port at West Baden. March 10, but
after remaining there 10 DAYS they
will 90 to their own ball yard in the
! Mound City. The Washington pitch
ers will Join Manager McAleer at Hot
] Springs for short stay before going
TO Atlanta, Ga. to meet the other
members Of the team.
II is estimated that the spring train
ing of all the major league teams viii
cost about 100000 The clubs hope
70 gather In enough money from OK
hihition games to pay part of these
expenses The players will draw no
salaries until April Is, as stipulated in
their contracts, and those who fail to
visit the training quarters can be fined
70 the extent Of S1Oo each.
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