El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-06
TRAINING CAMPS
AWAIT BIG TEAMS
Tall Doings Promised in
Hot Springs, New Or
leans and San Antonio


New York, n y. Jan. 6.-HaIf doz-
en- weeks from now the baseball cam
paigns Of 1912 will be under way, with
the beginning Of the spring .rsining
trips Of the big league -.Iubs Al or
the l6 clubs have selected their pilots
and all but one have chosen their pre-
season stamping grounds.
Hot Springs, Arkansas viii be the
leading ante beIlum spot in a baseball
way this year Five teams viii work
out the kinks and drinks of rusty mus
cles there-one American league outrlI
ana four from the National Fred Ten
ney viii superintend the early work Of
his Boston Red SOX in the Razorback
metropolis, while the National leaguers
Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg; Charley
Doom, of Philadelphia; Bill Dahlen, or
Brooklyn and Umpire Hank O'Day OF
Cincinnati-will be on the job with
their charges.
TaiI Times Promised.
There viii be some tall times down
in the fascinating little city that used
to be known as the Monte Carlo Of the
America. 1t will be the first time IN
history that so many big league teams
have been in action at one-time IN any
single city.
Hot Springs is an easy first in tho
race for popularity as a spring training
camp. Next comes New Orleans. Two
clubs Will work out there-the Cleve-
land Americans under Harry Davis, and
the Chicago Cubs. under peerless
Frank Chance. st. Louis might be said
to be tied with New Orleans for sec
ond hOnOrs, as the Mound City entries
in both National and American leagues
VIII do their preliminary conditioning
on the home lOt-the first time IN re-
cent years that major league team
has dispensed with a southern trip
Bobby Wallace and Roger Bresnahan,
who again will lead the St Louis bail
tOssers, both diSapprOve the playing IN
warmer climes when the home city is
IN a zone OF mild temperature such as
is enjoyed in the Missouri metropolis.
Connie Mack to San AntOne.
Connie Mack VIII take his world
champion Athletics to san Antonio,
Texas: Jimmy Callahan will Moses
the White Sox to Corsicana, Texas;
Harry WOlverton viii lead his New
York Yankees to Atlanta Ga; Clarke
Griffith viii convene his washington
Senators al Charlottesville, Va, anc
Muggsy McGraw VIII once more put
the Giants through the PAGES at Mar
lin. Texas. The Boston Nationals Of
Jake Stahl are the only ones who do
not know where they are to go.
The systems of training that viii be
in vogue at the baseball camps THIS
spring offer a larger variety than
ever before, and there will be many
other things to interest the fans in the
early workouts. In some cases the
work will consist largely of general
muscles Of the men; in other cases
practically all the time viii be devoted
TO actual playing. Some Of the moguls
viii drive their men hard, so as 10
shape when the season begins; others
VIII take things easy, starting the
season a little below par, so that the
maximum effectiveness can be attained
in mid-season.
The Mineral Bath.
One factor. that will anrar ur0n1frauf-
~ into the spring training Of 1912 is
the mineral bath. This was one Of the
CHIEF considerations in the selecting OF
hot Springs by so many of the clubs
Corsicana, Marlin and San Antonio
Texas. are also bath cities, and the
White Sox, Athletics and Giants were
attracted to these places in the Lone
Star state largely because Of the min
eral waters on tap there Whether the
press agentings of the magic virtues of
mineral baths are bunk" or not, re
mains TO be seen.
Just about this time the air is a
tingle with rumOrs Of big baseball
trades impending. and it is not unlikely
that some deals win be put through
before the beginning of the spring
trips that will revolutiOnize the outlook
for the championship races. According
ly, it is hard to form a definite line on
how the teams viii stack up against
each other when the starting gun is
fired But speculation is already no
ticeable among the fans as 10 who viii
win the pennants in the two leagues
This is but human nature, however,
it indicates that the love Of
the fan Tor his favorite pastime is not
of the kind that is satisfied with Just
six months Of baseball. When he can't
see it or play 1t, he must talk It So
we already have heard prophesies. nom
mating this or that team as the one to
be watched next year. At this time
last year. the Athletics and Giants
were generally picked to win the two
pennants, and the predictions came
true.
Athletics the FavOrites.
The cOncensus seems to be in favor
of the same teams this year. In the
case of the Athletics It is for the
same reason as befOre-they figure
just about 100 percent stronger than
any other team in baseball In the
case Of the Giants it is different. The
of the Cubs is the chief
thing that throws the Giants to the
fore in the representations The
American league race looks like
walkover for the Athletics, with De-
troit finishing second, while the Giants
undoubtedly viii be closely pressed by
the Pirates, Phillies and possibly st.
Louis. according TO the way the bugs"
In this town have it figured. None Of
them seem to be able to see" Chicago
at all.
Wen. there is lot Of time yet for
this Wall street business before the
season opens