The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-05
TRAINING
SIEGE FOR SOX
Preseason Work to Cover
Seven Weeks, With Start
From Chicago Feb. 20.
(By Irving Vaughan.)

SulCdSOs NOV. weeks OF
strenuous training await the athletes
places e spring On the White Sox
special that President Comisky will
pilot to the land Of sunshine and or
anges. This much vas assured yester-
day, hen CommE announced that the
start for the far west would be made
from here the night of February 20 or
~thereabouts. with Paso Robes, Cal,
the destination. The return will be
made about April 10.
With the hum - city and world
series aftermath ringing in our ears 1t
may be a bit premature to jump to an
other season. but just the same plans
are already on the way for the making
OF the south side hopefuls of 1913. The
TACT that the Sox r going to do their
conditioning at the California resort
named above is not absolutely new, but
until yesterday n 10 official announce
ment had been made as to the locality
of the camp. This lets out all yarns
to the effect of the Sox returning to
do the preseason stunt within the
confines Of Texas. where they have
held forth with more or less success
in the springs of 1911 and 1912.
Not Decided on Route.
Just what route will be covered by
the Sox in their expedition to the coast
Is far from decided. Commy said yes
terday that the railroads can get busy
any time and make offers. The "Old
Roman seems to want a train that
Will beat anything yer pulled u of
this big burg, and If he can get it new
equipment from engine to- observation
car will be welcome. The probable
route will be through Omaha and Dem
yer. while the southern track, which
takes in Texas. is a possibility, but the
latter lacks the wonderful natural
scenery of the former.
Manager Callahan and Commy will
meet with a lot of adverse criticism
when it is learned that the Sox are to
be taken on a long tfanscontinental
trip. but according to the tentative
plans the disadvantages of such a
journey will be overcome. The three
days consumed in going are of no ac-
count. as the athletes will not be both
cred by the inactivity after q dull
winter. The kicks against California
have always been made over the re-
turn trip, but to avoid these it is
planned to come back by easy stages.
Ther will be no one-day stands that
Will keep the players on sleepers for
something like two weeks. with an &C.
c.sional hotel bed sandwiched in he ?
tween.
Exhibition games will be scheduled
at only a few important points along
the returning route, and in this way
the strain will not be as great on the
men as was the return from Texas
last spring. 1t is we'll known thai the
jump from Waco. strenuous in the ex-
IRENE. with one-day stops all along
the way. didn't harm the players, as
they jumped into the pennant race,
and for the first six weeks threatened
to run away with the honors. This
squirt was due to perfect condition
more than to anything else.
Mud Baths at Camp.
The camp picked by the Sox ought
to prove n Of the hest ever selected
by a big league club. In itself Paso
Robes is a delightful resort. halfway
between Frisco and Los Angeles. 1t is
famous because of it's mud baths, that
are supposed to I've the wonders of the
age The athletes, of course, can en-
JOY these baths, and they will be a big
help in putting the men into physical
will be spent there to put the athletes
through the conditioning process, after
which jumps will be made to the Cali
fornia towns, where exhibition battles
will be played.
The town of Paso Robes is anxious
to get the major leaguers out there
m will not spare any effort to make
the stay Il memorable one. Ted Sulli-
van. who went west recently, princi-
pally for the purpose of looking over
prospective camps, said Yesterday that
the spot is ideal for training purposes.
He thinks the weather will be all that
could be desired and the men will ben.
eft by not having to live in a hotel.
unless they wish. A number of cot
tages are conducted by the hotel com.
panies and 1t Is the present plan to
house the players in these.
One thing that is going to he a big
feature of the trip next spring will he
the visit to Frank Chances orange
grove at Glendora. Cal. Before going
west last week Chance visited comis.
Key n assured him that II the Sox
came to California he would hold
and his guests. Commy said Yesterday
that he wasn't going to overlook a
days visit with the famous leader. The
trip will be made to Cub ranch" by
when h SoX are at Los Angeles.
distance being about sixty miles.
Another Grave for Chance.
a story busted out yesterday to the
enect of President Murphy of the
CUBS being in Brooklyn trying to trade
nance for Rucker. the great south
paw twirler. If Charles Ebhets of the
podger should drop dead Murphy
might be able to get away with the
great Napoleon, but the president Of
the infants is reported in the best of
health. 1t he should let go the pitch
er that keeps his team from dropping
out OF the league. the surprise is go
ing to prove fatal to a few folks. IA
Tor Chance he loves Brooklyn so we'll
That the only way he would consider
MANAGING them would he from the
bench" Not the BROOKLYN bench. hut
from a bench on the porch Of his
nome at Cub Ranch"
There was little doing in the Tinker
deal Yesterday. According to re-
ports the Cub short stop has come to
terms with Hermann over the man
of the Reds. but he has mo-
yet lossencd himself from Charles
Murphy. From Philadelphia came =
squeak. saying that Manager DOOM
only trade Doolan in exchange
Tor Tinker and Cheney. How Doom
ever overlooked Archer, Zimmerman
a few others is beyond reason'
Horace Belligcrent Fogel also emitted
noise. saying that he Was for
Lynch's reelection and that the latter
can" him from the league
Ihat Is ms way for the irrepressible
Fogel to soft soap" Lynch after utter
several things that gave the Ma
tional league a black eye.
In the absence of Murphy. Irmntv.
Jump Assistant Secretary Al campion