Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-17

Was so busy yesterday preparing 20
his tour of the world with the Giant
and White Sox that he omitted nj
daily call on the National Commission
and did not see any ~ his players WHIT
were busy cutting the worlds serie!
melon.
tMetfraw did sac. however tat thu
commissions check for s54. 600 vas de
liNered at the New York clubs ofiic,
in the Fifth Avenue Building. siecre
tary Foster issued individual checks
10 the players and banked the bis
check for the club. After hulrying Il
their various banks with these prec-
ious bits of paper more than half OF
McGravs big family began to con-
salt time tables Several made theil
getaways last night.
McGraw will leave for Cincinnati
next Friday morning with the players
Ire has selected to &c around the world
He will be joined there 10y Jimmy Cal
lahan and the White Sox. who have
won the Chicago city CHAMPIONSHIP
The first game will be played IN Gin
cinnati next Saturday, and the second
in Chicago next sunday. From there
the teams will work south through Il
linois. Kentucky. and Tennessee. and
then across the Mississippi River into
Arkansas and Texas.
AcGraw and Callahan will he in
charge of the touring party r1til the
American tour ends al Vancouver, Il.
c., Oh Nov. ~. Charley Comiskey, mas
Ter If the White SoX. and big party
Of Chicago friends will Join The ex-
petition at Vancouver and sail for
Japan he next day. Comskey has long
wished To take such a trip, and he is
going strictly first class in every way.
president Harry Hampstead of the
the trip alsa, but is now in doubt as
10 whether he can get away. III
Hampstead is just completing MS first
year as the head of the club and does
Secretary Foster is trying to book him
Secretary Foster istrying to book him
for the jaunt If Hampstead goes he
will join Comiskev in Chicago next
month and go out to the Pacific coast
in the special train which the old
Roman has ordered.
The National League winter meeting,
which takes place early in December
is likely TO be one of great Importance.
The annual revolution against Tom
Lynch IS in progress, ard the tip is
out that he will surely be impeached
and retired this time This is another
remain here Nobody knows what
angle the fight against Lynch will
take.
Z The American League does things
differently. In order TO accommodate
Comiskey Ban Johnson has set a date
early in November for the annual
meeting of his league. This meeting
Will be held in Chicago. ard Comiskey
Will have plenty of time afterwa.a TO
make his journey to the Pacific coast.
1T would be impossible for the Ma
tional League TO get together SO soon
or to have harmonious session. If a
meeting should be called IN November
il probably would drag along for three
weeks or So Already the elidues are
FORMING, and we will soon hear the
Harsh voices of the auernious mag
mates grazing about nothing in par
sricular.
BY wire today, Comisky approved
the selection Of William Klein as the
official umpire for the worlds tour
iyiem will be the man behind the bat
in all games. and VIII have the assist
ance of q PLAYER to render the deois-
ions on the bases. KLEIN and an Amer
lean League umpire will accompany
the teams on the exhibition trips in
this country.
laA hos zl.a1 ton lot
arrive a the far northwest, there may
be several changes in the teams. 1t is
understood that Grover Alexander
OF the Phillies will join the Giants
before hey sail. and that one or two
mere outfelders may be added.
Callahan had hoped to take an all
star American League team on this
"trip, but has experienced some diff
Guilty in inducing players to join his
psrty. Mclnnis and Oldring Of the
Athletics have declined an offer, and
other men whom Callahan thought he
could count on have quit on him.
Roger Peckinpaugh. shortstop Of the
Yankees. viii be ore Of Callahan's
men He win play either thiri base
or short. according To where Gala
nan -Stitlnns MS regular snoitstop,
stBuck" Weaver.
For some reason there is a strange
apathy among players who have been
SpVited To tour the wcrid with all ey-
penses paid. The American League IS
backing Comiskey and Callahan has
ahe permission OF every club owner 10
take any man who is willing 10 go,
Yet Callahan has met with difficult
ties In booking star players In the