The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-14
From Bermuda to Pacific Coast
They Swoop Around the
Southern Coast
MANY CHANGES FROM
LAST YEARS LOCATIONS
Hot Springs, Ark, Again Sees
the Greatest Number
of Clubs
BY RALPH L. yoNKER.

IDEAS o. big league magnates as to
the best places for their teams to
train are more widely separated than
the eastern and western coasts OF the
United States.
Their ideas as to the proper time
for their clubs to report, too, are
weeks apart.
Geographically speaking, the mag.
mates ideas are all more or less re-
mote.
Half OF the big league magnates
have become dissatisfied with their
last seasons camps and have changed
their location; 1t Is plain to see that
the other half Is satisfied and will
train their men In 1918 where they
trained in 1912.
In the American league, the Tigers,
White Sox, Yankees, and Maps will
see new camps. In the National
league the Cubs. Dodgers, Reds. Cards
and Braves will be in strange places.
Not all the locations have been abb
solutely definitely decided upon, but
the majority OF them have.
Training camps this spring will be
scattered from the island of Bermuda
10 the Pacific coast, from Hot Springs
20 Florida.
AS usual, Hot Springs, Ark, will see
Athe greatest number OF clubs of any
one place. One American league
team, the Red Sox, will be there. Two
National league clubs expect to be
there, also, the Pirates, who have q
permanent diamond there U their
own. and the Phillies.
Texas will again see the champion
Giants and the ex-charnpion, Athletics,
the latter being at San Antonio, the
former at Marlin.
The White Sox expect to break into
California, probably finally locating
at Paso Robes; the Yanks will be
farthest from them at Bermuda.
Cleveland gives up its camp at MO
bile to the Cincy Reds and goes to
Pensacola, Fla. the Reds deserting
Columbus, Ga, TO either the Brooklyn
ties or ST. Louis. both teams having
considered Columbus seriously.
Washington will again be at Char-
lottesyille, Va, and st. Louis Ameri-
cans are expected To do most OF their
work at st. Louis.
The Tigers, of course, Will be al
Gulfport, having given up Monroe
principally because OF poor hotel ac-
commodations.
Chicago accompanies Cleveland to
Florida, although Mr.. Murphy refuses
to announce as yet TO just what part
OF Florida.
Boston changes from Augusta, Ga,
TO Athens, in the same state.
The official dope, direct from the
various headquarters, sheds but little
light on the spring plans. Connie
Mack SAYS that he has laid no plans
as yet. either as to the time of start
ing or what his men shall do.
The White Sox expect to decide
definitely on location within the
next Is days. w. r. Blackwood, the
Cleveland secretary, says the team
will report March 4. There will be
2S In the party. The Senator'S viii re-
mort at Charlottesville day earlier.
March 8. The Red Sox will be on
deck A week later March 10.
From the Brooklyn office comes the
information that the matter of train
| ing camp Is up to Manager Dahlen,
/ who is In the south looking over sites.
Early in March the Pirates Will re-
port at West Baden for a few days
| before going to Hot Springs. The
Reds will report at Mobile about
March 1. and remain there until March
% or "a. The Braves will report to
Manager Stallings at Athens the first
week in March.
Some managers are of the opinion
that long training sieges are neces-
sary. Among thess the leader is John
McGraw, OF the Giants. Others are OF
the idea that onl5 pitchers need a
long time to get into shape and are
cutting the length OF the trips.