Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
BASEBALL TOUR
LIKELY To Be
HUGE SUCCESS
McGraw Writes That Preliminary
Trip Has Far Exceeded Antici-
pations of Its Promoters.
By Sam Crane.

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John ]. McGraw writes that
the tour already made by the
Giants and White Sox, preliminary
to their trip around the world, has
far exceeded the hopes Of its pro-
motors.
This assures that the journey to the
Orient and back again to Little Old
New York" will be completed to its
scheduled conclusion, and that around
about March 1, 1914, a big reception
will be in order in the big city," and
that a farewell game to wind up
the extended trip will be played on
the Polo Grounds.
That was the grand finale of the
Ground the-World trip in 1883, but
The game took place over in BROOKLYN
between the then Giants and the
Brooklyn club.
We do not care to put a damper on
any arrangements Charles Holiday
Ebbets may have in view for the
home coming of the tourists in 1914,
but have very vivid remembrance
of what the returning Giants did to
the Brooklyns in 1889, when Ed Crane,
for the Giants, shut out the Canarsie
Ounch IN a most shameful way.
May as Well Celebrate.
But history should not stand in the
way of President Ebbets in organic
Ing another holiday for the prospec-
tive reception of the Giants White
SoX aggregations that are to land on
our long neglected shores next
spring. Greater New York fans will
be here, and so will be the returning
players. A new holiday is only a
matter of development in the agile
mind of Charles Holiday" Ebbets. He
and his mind WI awake to the OPP
portunity, and so much the better If
the Superbas are away.
VIII not the Giants have Merkle?
1t will cause another local furore
to see the Giants and White SoX ap-
pear on Broadway at the noon hour in
their full dress suits. Owing to the
abilities of the ball players who went
around the world % years ago to ap-
pear with Cue eclat in full dress. at
all hours of the day or night, it will be
up to the players who are now pere-
grinat:a5 thu globe to do likewise
What caused the biggest sensation
in and about the spring returning in
1889 was that several of the tourists
were seen at Broadway and Twenty
seventh street wearing tan shoes in
combination with their glad clothes,
like the historical banquet given at
Lakewood about the same time 20
distinguished members of Tammany
Hall.
Times Have Changed.
But baseball and the baseball play
ers have progressed quite extensive
ly in a quarter of a century, not
withstanding the demands Of the
Baseball Fraternity, so that a parade
of the participants in the contest in
uniform might be consie red the
proper up-to-da caper.
However, we live in doubt
1t is pleasant news to know any
how that the present tourists are
meeting with such success. They de-
served it for the reason that they
played good ball on their trip in this
country. They take the steamer at
Vancouver for the Far East on No
Vember 10.
There has been a spirit of rivalry
developed between the contesting
teams that has resulted in close, ex-
citing and interesting games. There
has been no hippodroming. All the
players have lived up to the desire to
win that should be tmbued in all
ball players whether they are in
Championship or exhibition games.
One Game Called Off.
Although the Giants and White
Sox experienced bad weather at the
start of their trip, McGraw writes
that they only missed one game, and
that was in Abilene. Texas, and as
that gave Umpire Bill Klein the very
rare opportunity of pulling the bad
ger" the day was more prot1tably
spent than If the game had been
played. 1t is seldom that players
have the chance to get even with an
umpire, and Mr.. KLEIN by his tender
foot innocence held the spotlight long
enough for his worst enemies to gloat
long and with guffaw gusto.
AS there was a big guarantee put
up In every city out West in which
the tourists played, the bad weather
had little effect on the financial re-
turns; consequently the around-the
world party will embark at Van
couver on November 10 with every
prospect of continuing the tour TO the
FULL limit. as at first arranged
McGraw also writes that all hands
are in most excellent health, ana are
full of the llveliest anticipation OF
thoroughly enjoyable trip.