The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
KEEPS KAWS OUT.
Training Trip Of Local Team
Nay BE Abandoned.
Spinal Meningitis Sweeps
Through Lone Star State.
BIG CLUBS SCARED.
Mack, McGraW, and COmiskey
Are Hard Hit.
May Have to Seek New Training
Camp as Result.
BIG CLUBS SCARED.

Spinal meningitis in epidemic form
may force the Kaws to train at home
or somewhere else than Texas. The
disease is declared to be making head
way in spite of all efforts of the health
authorities Of the state to check it.
In fifty towns there is q rigid quaran-
tine and persons are not allowed to
leave trains there. Many deaths have
already been charged to the dread
fever
Manager Gear is 10th to take his ath-
letes into disease ridden territory as he
states in a letter to the local manage
ment. Even if the town to which he
takes them is not under quarantine
crowds probably would not be allowed
to gather On top of this his schedule
calls for many games on the trip and
without them the trip would hardly be
taken The quarantine exists in some
of these towns and the Kaws training
point IS in the very heart of the sick
district Then too there is the grave
danger that some of the players would
contract the disease. No chances viii
be taken.
Kaw Camp Already Changed.
The proposed Kaw training point has
already been changed. The CONNER
cial club of Ticota made many fair
promises and the training point was
announced. Then the business men
there QSclu6Q IIeE udQ zone enough IN
making the promises. That is where
they were fooled. Gear learned that
they would not keep the promises made
and Immediately began dickering with
other towns. One of them viii be chosen
If it is decided to take the team south
And the Kaws are not the only team
| that viii likely pass up Texas as a re-
suit of the outbreak of spotted fever
Big league clubs are going to fight shy
or the state Statements secured this
M, fFar- 81.
John McGraw may train elsewhere. de-
spite their already completed plans to
esta blish camps at San Antonio and
Marlin This IS the first time in years
that sickness has fnterfered with the
spring training plans of the more pre
tentious ball clubs.
Causes More worry Than Outlaws.
New York. Jan 24.-Of greater con-
Germ to major league baseball than the
various proposed third major league
outlaw associations are the health con-
dIrlons Of the state IF Texas An emf
dernic of meningitis is sweeping the
Lone Star state and there is every pro-
liability that all baseball clubs viii he
barred from training in that section by
the board OF health. Many of the r,rir,-
cipal cities of the southwestern state
have already been quarantined The
malady IS steadily making headwav
against the best efforts of the health
authorities Several states have pIace1
q quarantine not only on the residents
but also the products of the afflicted
sections Where the disease is at its
height the state of Texas has absolute
" prohibited traffic with the outside
world.
Health conditions in Texas directly
AFFECT the champions of both the Ma
tlonal and American leagues so far as
spring training is concerned. The
Giants. the title holders of the National
League have q permanent training
camp established at Marlin Springs.
While this town is free from the dis
ease a number of neighboring cities
within a radius of 150 miles have been
stricken And if the Giants train at
Marlin there is every prOba biIitv they
will have to cancel their exhibition dates
in Texas Both Fort Worth and Dali
las are plague centers and McGraw de-
PEN IS upon these centers for prelimi-
nary practice
Sox. Too. Are Hit Hard
In the same manner the worlds cham
piCn Athletics, conquerors of the Gil
ants may be affected Connie Mack
has made all arrangements to take his
club to San Antonio. the old stamp
ing ground Of the Tigers. for their
first props. San Antonio a mineral
springs town like Marlin, IS free from
the disease just now But Mack had
booked number of games in other cit
les which VIII doubtless raise the bars
against any visit
The Chicago White Sox are more IN
fortunate than either Giants or Ath-
letics. Coniskey had planned to work
at Corsicana, which is said ii be right
in the center of epidemic.
''I have been assured said Manager
McGraw Of the Giants. today. that
Marlin is not in the danger zone. but
you can bet your bottom dollar I viii