El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-17
DECLARES AGAINST
H0TSPRINGSCAMPS
Do More Harm Than Cool
as Teams Come North,
Says WOlverton.

New York n. Y. Jan. Hilary
WOlvertOn, the Highlanders' new man
ager spent another day at the Hilltop
headquarters and discussed his views
on spring training
He frankly says that he does not be-
lieve in a hot place to train a ball CLUB
He has been told that Atlanta VIII
probably be rather cold and windy, but
he said that he would rather have II
that way than excessively hot. he
thinks that Atlanta is an Ideal spot
for team to train.
Further south than Atlanta is too
hot" said Wolverton. In many OF the
Texas camps the temperature rises
above 90 degrees. The team VIII
probably be in great shape while In
the warm south, but when the boys
come back north and find the tempera-
ture lowering around 40 degrees, 1t
will spoil much OF the good they de-
rived from weeks Of practice.
u think team that viii have TO
diamond ike our boys have on the
Hilltop, should not be trained in too
hot climate. Let 1t be cold in At
lanta," he continued, i would rather
have it cold than too hotF
Secretary Joe O'Brien Of the Giants,
announces that he has cancelled all
the spring dates which he had booked
up for the Giants second team I do
not believe that many OF these south
ern people would care to see the
second team, and If the team was ad
vertised as the regular Giant cham
pions, there would naturally be
howl For this reason / have cancelled
the games" said O'Brien. Manager Nc
GraW viii draft a new schedule for the
youngsters after the Team gets to
Marlin
Ed Barrow, president Of the Interna-
tiOnal league, announces the men who
viii. compose his 1912 umpire staff
Five Of them were with the Eastern
league last season. namely, Murray,
Kelly, Byron, Guthrie and Doyle. Three
new men have been added-Mullen,
Howell and Nallin. Mullen Is the little
fellow who umpired last season in the
American league, and also had a few
days experience several years ago in
the National Ban Johnson, OF the
American league, agreed to let Barrow
have Mullen in exchange for BObbie
Hart, who was the star Of BarrOw's
staff last year. The Howell appointed
is Harry Howell, the old spitbau
pitcher Of the st. Louis Browns, who
played second base for the Louisville
and St. Paul teams OF the American
association last season.
Dispatches from Dallas. Tex, tell Of
an epidemic Of meningitis will be
watched with considerable concern by
the management Of the New York
Giants Dallas is about 100 miles from
Marlin Springs, the training camp of
the Giants, and it is not known
whether the disease has threatened the
resort or not. AlcGraw has planned to
send his first detachment to the
springs about February IL following
them with the remainder of the big
squad which he VIII have in training
this year soon afterward
rms IS unusually early for big
league team to start work, but Nc
SraW mas found that it gives him the
best results, his experience last season
giving him much confidence in the
early beginning. However. he will
make diligent inquiry regarding the
epidemic. and viii hardly take anv
chance on exposing his men. he
would sooner change trainin? camps
LOT TINS spring rather than incur the
sllsntesI risk, although Marlin is
Planned Tor permanency in that line
the Giants having their own grounds
ana an other convenienees.
Inc Giants always play quite
number Of games at and around Dallas
in the spring