New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Six Veterans of Giants to Make
an Early Start.
MATTY WITH THE RECRUITS
Frank Chance Makes All Ar
rangements to Sail for
Bermuda To. morrow.


Several Of the veterans among the
Giants are hearing the irresistible caN
rather early this year and are planning
to get into the harness TWO weeks before
McGraw has asked them to report. The
| first squad of players which is going to
Marlin Springs will leave New York on
sunday AFTERNOON. and while only the
Youngsters will depart under orders SIX
Of the veterans will voluntarily toe the
mark Feeling the need OF a little more
work than he usually takes in the spring
Mathcwson will be among the early birds
along with Jeit Tesrcau. Red Amcs ANA
q, oree Wiltsc Larry Doyle also has
put his name down. while Grover Hartley
L. expected as ven.
The party that leaves New York VIII
be a small one but reinforcements VIII
he made all along the cute Until DIs
delceaticn VIII burst In upon the 'cN"s
town aside ron Mataewsoa and Me
.fraN. only GroNor Hartley. Jim Thorpe
md the Young pitcher Goulaii VIII be ~
.hc Pennsylvania station on SUNDAY
Wibert robertson. will be picked u? AT
.
The rest will Gather NJ 81. Louis. Larry
Doyle. George Wiltse. Joe Evels. NJ
Dcmaree. Smith. Kirby and I!andleE
meeting at the home of the Cardinals.
Robertson Bader. Cooper and the others
from the South and Far West %ill 20 d.
rect 20 the training camp.
The party will leave New York az 2:v''
arriving in St Louis at o'clock the ioi-
loving evening. only brief stop VIII
ne made the train FOR Marlin leaving
At y O'Clock The squad will arrive at
the training grounds at . O'Clock "n Tues
day morning.
otis CrandalI. the celebrated leader oil
loi lorn hopes ahd doctor Ia SICK gaines
sent IN his signed contract 10 the Giants
YESTERDAY Otis is not planning 10 leave
the sarm until tIe later part Of tn"
month but expects TO be IN top form
by the Time the season starts
~ ARRANGEMENTS Wei. completed yes
terday for tie departure for Bermuda ot
Frank Chance. manager of the New York
Yankees. lie VIII sail OH the steamship
Arcadi IN Tomorrow Arthur Irwin. Roy
llartz,ll. sch,nk. the ground keep'r. ana
the clubs chef VIII accompany chance
20 the training camp. The new leader ;
lrsi Official act was telegram sent nS
him YESTERDAY 10 4 number OF his men
instructing them 10 regor, mere IN time
10 sail FOR Bermuda 81 February - Hal
Z hasc will bo in charge of this party
which will include Charles Barrett. the
trainer: Ed sweeney and Charley Ster-
rett. ,atchers. ana keatns. Warhop.
Fisher. Davis Ford and Mcconnell.
pitchers. Sweeney Will come from CHI
c,.o. Slerrett from Princeton. i<eatins
from Bridgeport. WARRIOR from FREE
port III: usher from Middiebuiy, VI
DAVIS fsnt Lancaster. y. y. ora from
Denver and McIonnell from Anderson
:. -
The signed eoniract o. Pitcher Ray
Fisher was received 10y the Yankees yes
,erday. Tho only New York players VINO
remain unsigned are Caldwell and VIII
Jams. who have accepted terms.
President 4. ". Pau and few Of his
associates interested iH the New York
and New Jersey Interstate Baseball
League held conference AT tho Hotel
+ Cadillac Yesterday afternoon and la!d
plans FOR the new association. which hac
It's Inception fortnight ago The league
is TO be q siX-club circuit. with teams rep
.esenting Paterson. Poughkecpsie. New
burg. Mddlcrorn. Kingston ana Long ISL
and city.
+ Although Long Island city l. within the
territorial limits of the Brooklyn club
Charles Ebbets has told President Pau
that ne would give his consent TO the in
Nason Morris y. Connolly, OF queens.
j. one 81 the many men prominent ~
Queens Borough interested in the now ball
club and the Other directors Of the league
include Mayor Rosslyn ". cox 81 Middle
/ town. Judge s. : Thompsol. Of Middle
town. Assembyman Joseph Delaney. Of
! Paterson: Jack Lavlor. formerly Of The
+ Utica state League. and George Morton.
I former manager OF the Iona Island Ath-
letics one ri the strongest semi profess
sionli teams ~ the East
President ffau said to-day that the
league would draw its players from the
scmi-profcs SIGNALS and expects Ia have
manv college men on the leagues rosters.
The league has made considerable prog
ress upstate. and cX-Mayo" John Y. Sacue
OF Poughkecpsie and twenty merchants OF
! the town have each subscribed 500 as a
J sinking fund for the new Noughkeepse
club
II il expected that the new league vii!
open its season on May 10. but the exact
date has not yet been set II is expected
; that every club viii bo represented next
/ 7. esday AT the Ifotel Cadillac when .
schedule will be arranged and constltu-
u"n drawn III. Parks have been secured
. in every town IN the circuit. and from the
/ resent outlook nothing Will stand in the
| vav OF the new organizations progress.
! Charles \. Corniskey president of tho
| Cl caGo White Sox. has received the
| signed contract ~ Ping" Eodlc, IN. out
folder. Rodc has been playing in cali
| iornia this winter. and will join the team
when IL reaches the Coast
! Tom Seaton. IT, pitcher is the only
member of to Fhllies who has not
signed kilifcr and Doe Miller came
into line yesterday.
PLAN RACQUETS MATCHES
Soutar and Williams to Play