The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
CUBS LEAVE FOR
THE TAMPA CAMP
Cheney, Star Pitcher of Crew
Continues Holdout Role,
However.
lRN Irving Naughan.l


Chicago. Feb. 17.-John Evers and
his Cub pcnnant-seekers skipped out
of own Saturday night bound for he
spring trainins camp at Tampa. Fla.
Running true To schedule the partN,
left at Sis, a handful of old :u.,nir-
ers being on hand al the Twelfth
street depot to bid the bunch good
luck on the journey that will end to-
morrow evening ut 6 o'clock, proNid-
ed no delays are encountered Gil route.
Cub offices We're more or less busy
Saturday with athletes rushing in
from every. corner OF the country.
Secretary Charley Williams checked
up on his flock early in the day and
then set out "n a scarcn Tor the in
'.ividudlS unaccuunted for. Eddie Nc
m of these. lie strolled into the
offices late, in the day. unmindful OF
the anxiety he had caused the Sec"
AL Bridwell was the other missing
athlete. but he, too, turned up in time
to hop the Seminole Limited. Brid-
we'll, as we'll us Mcdonald, was with
the Braves last year and this must
account for their being last to pull in.
Cheney Sticks to- His Word.
Larry Cheney, who refuses to heed
the efforts OF President Murphy to get
him to sign n contract. was originally
reported among the athletes due to
start from here for the training camp.
but Cheney was conspicuous by his
absence Saturday night. ApparentlS
Larry is enjoying prosperity III in
Oklahoma n there is no telling
what he will do. II he cnulates Zim-
hold-out, Cheney will appeal at the
Tampa Pay hotel. spend money law
ishIH and appear very u~uronccrned
about such = tl.i!lc as Il contract.
Iim got "way Saturday night with
a lot of mystery surrounding an in
Jury to his left hand. This champion
slussrr appeared about noon With his
mitt conceded in bandaycs but he
refused 70 throw any light on the ma
ture OF the happening. Doc SEM
mems tosk him in charge and will
suard him It'll Tampa is reached.
Upon his arrival Friday Zinl said he
ances. but judging from the bandage
he must have met his enemies as we'll
as friends.
Twenty-Five athletes were under
the escort of Williams when the train
pulled out. Fer more men will be
accounted for after the main squad
reaches camp. Mike Mitchell. the
outlclder landed in the big trade
with the Reds, is already there.
are vacationing at Orlnond, on the
east coast. while Lavender and
Schultz are in tho ncighborhood of
Atlanta, Ga. 13rcSnahan went direct
~ from his homo in Toledo, while
Tommy Leach will not arrive until
March L. AS for Cheney, there is no
telling what he may do.
Work Starts for Trojan.
John tvers was happy on the eve
of his first actual venture as 81 man.
aser. $" far the work that fell to
inc Irojan was nothing more than
letter writing. but from today on he
VIII b" ''oss. and he thinks he is go
ing l." enjoy ruling the roost. lie had
nothing definite to say in regard to
what h" iptcnds to do when the
squad gets down to work. He adj
United that he was SO full of conf
dcnre that it will last him until Oct.
5 next.
Among the men now speeding to-
ward the sunny south only ono is
wanting in actual big league cxpcri-
encc. This is Rufus Gilbert, a
soufhp"" pitcher picked up at Tcrrc
Hautn in trade for Pitcher Madden.
Sutclifr and Painter will 10 there al
so. but these youths arc being taken
With tn" team merely to help our and
rot with the hope of their becoming
regular members of the ninging
corps.
otis 'lNmcr. the old-tin1c Washing
ton o~utiirlder. hasn't aged much since
ne left the majors to perform in the
outiicld at Minneapolis. lie thinks he
Will be able to hit the pill long and
1ar IN Lynch's circuit. and If he does
tnls nc can be counted Dol as 81 reg
ular on the west side. Powell. the
tai, rhhgy finger drafted from Kan
sla City, returned with n years ex-
l%lrri"nr" added since his last flyer in
the big leagues. Powell was with the
Pirates 1T one time and later was
turned over to the knws. lie had a
great year in the A. a.. in 1912 and
VIII probably be heard from later.
Corridrn was with the Browns in
1910 ana wss involved in the i.ajoic
batting scandal. He vas IA team
mate of l'owell's las. year, playing
thlrd base, but Evers is hoping that
he ran coin. him into 81 finished short
stopper to fill Thinkers shoes: Me-
and Bridwell had II year with
the Braves, not. mentioning the lat
tiers long term Of service with the
Giants; E.rghammer was with the
Sox. while Knisely. Phelan and Hum
phrics We're with the Reds. All the
others have been Cubs at one time
or another.
Inc HeHiCa1s appear ~ have made
a %tart:cai blundcr by shooting UP one
OIL their Dnn citicS instead of lCI r.. ca |