New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-18
INDIANS MAKE
PLANS TO TRAIN
In THE SOUTH
Harry Smith Well Pleased with
New Camp, Which Will BE
Pitched at Columbus, Ga.
GIANTS AFTER A YALE STAR
Rumor Has II That Johnny Reilly
Has Been Offered a Contract
to Play in This City.

Harry Smith manager Of the Newark
club i'm the International League. re-
turned yesterday from the South. after
selecting Columbus. Ga. as the spring
training camp for the Indians. He be-
lieves he has one OF the best locations TO
be secured. and by making mis- booking
early was able to beat the st. Louis Car
dinals. who trained there year ago and
who were slow i'm making arrangements
for next spring.
Smith says he selected Columbus after
canvas Of the other available places in
the state. The baseball diamond is stu
ated inside a one-milc racetrack, winch
provides ample room for all sorts OF eXer-
cising The playing field has a sweep OF
$50 feet i'm all directions. and he says there
is no such thing as hammering ball over
the fence. The diamond is we'll turfed,
which is unusual in the South. and II is
said the soil absorbs the water quickly,
which has its advantages.
Precautionary measures against any OK
tended rainy spells also have been taken
Dk S0llln. lie has StNllf u tlA' ~
OF training in the Young Mems Christian
Association at Columbus. and will he al
lowed 10 use the gymnasium in the build
ing when needed.
Smith was closeted with Charles II. Eb-
bets. of the Brooklyn Superbas, the chief
stakeholder in the Newark club. and his
son. Charles II. Ebbets jr., the Newark
club president, at Brooklyn Yesterday af-
ternoon on the question of players.
There was rumOr that John Hummel
the BROOKLYN veteran. would be turned
over to the Indians. and that Harry S"a-
Gina. the Newark FIRST baseman. would
be traded or sold Smith also wants a
pitcher from Brooklyn.
President Ban Il. Johnson OF the Amer
lean League and a party Of Chicago base
ball enthusiasts will trayeI TO this d'y on
n special train next March to welcome
home the wcrld-touring Chicago White
Sox and the New York Giants. according
TO plans announced Yesterday.
\ story emanatnC from ndo,cr says
that Johnny Reilly. third bIs'man Of the
Yale nine. has been offered contract by
the New York Giants. calling for 80" a
year. John r. Foster, secretary OF the
New York club, said last night that he
knew nothing OF the report
It has been understood however. for
some time that McGraw s. anxious 10
land the Yale star. Reilly caught the eye
of the mauager Of the Giants during the
game Yale played here with the National
League champions last spring. Reilly
does not graduate until 1915. and is quoted
as saving that he docs not care to turn
professional at the expense Of his col
lcgc course.
According to the National League bull
lctin issued yesterday the Giants have
signed Jesse Spencer pitcher. who halls
from Kansas. where he attracted atten-
ton bv his work with two or three ride
pendent teams.
The basketball teams Of Troy and Utica
will play an exhibition game at Syracuse
tonight for the benefit Of tho widow OF
the late Jimmy Doyle. the former third
baseman of the Chicago cubs. who died
two years ago.
Johnny Eyers, manager Of the CUBS
has promised TO act as referee, and viii
gct an idea Of how it feels 10 be an UNI
pire.