The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
GIANTS COMPLETE
TRAINING PLANS
Manager McGraw Will Start for
Texas With First Squad
Next Sunday.

New York. February 14-All ar
at the Office of the New York Giants,
in the Fifth Avenue Building. for the
advance upon Texas, which is schcd-
ulcd to begin Sunday afternoon from
this city, Monday night from St Louis.
and ut various times between now ana
next Wednesday from several sections
of the United States. By next We'd
nesday Manager McCraw expects to
have squad of about twenty players
exercising at Marlin Springs. this be-
ing the first squad from the major
leagues to begin spring training.
Most OF the delegations, which will
establish headquarters down i'll the
ncighborhood of the war belt, will be
made UP OF rockies" with ambitions
to displace some of the old-timers who
have carried the Giants to Il brace of
pennants in the past two years. How
ever, there will be few regulars in
the squad who have decided for them
selves or have been advised by Man
ager McGraw that an extra ten days
in the training camp will be OF mate
rial benefit The second delegation,
made up for the most part OF regulars,
Will leave st. Louis for the training
camp on February 27. arriving there
March !.
Assistant Secretary Eddie Brannick
vii blaze the trail for the early del
egation He will leave New York to-
morrow afternoon, about the time Man
ager Chance starts for the Yankees
training party, and he will make all
arrangements for the start from ST
Louis Monday night. On Sunday af-
tcrnoon Manager McGraw will assem-
bic quartet of his players and leave
from the Pennsylvania Station at
o'clock. This party will be made up
of Christy MathewSon, Catcher Hart
ley, Pitcher Gonlait and Jim Thorpe
Hartley and Gonlait have been in this
city for several days. and Thorpe will
arrive here early Sunday morning
The noted Indian athlete is scheduled
TO show his prowess 1T a professional
meet to be held in Boston Saturday
night, and will leave the Hub at mid
night for New York. Several ncwspa-
per correspondents will leave at the
same time.
AT Harrisburg, Pa, the party will re-
ceiVc considerable addition in the per-
son OF Coach Wilbert Robinson, who
has high hopes of developing another
Marquard or Tesreau from the squad
of young pitchers which McGraw has
rounded up. Robinson has notified the
management that he will bring along
his son, who is eighteen years of age
Robby does not expect the youngstcr
TO become Il regular Giant. but figures
that the trip Will be a great help to
him. Ames is another veteran due to
arrive at Marlin carly, and he is cX-
pectcd to join the party between here
and st. Louis. There is also a posi-
bility that Joe Evers, Wiltse and
George Burns will join the party be-
tween here and the Western city.
About dozen players have been
ordered to report to Manager McGraw
at ST. Louis Monday night for the final
lap of the journey Larry Doyle who
lives across the river from the Mis-
souri, metropolis. will assemble this
crowd. Larry will be one OF the
early birds" and Jem Tesrcau has also
been ordered TO start from st. Louis
Sunday night. The remainder of the
party will be made up OF Pitchers
Smith. Demarec Schupp and Hanley,
Outtieldcr Jacobson and Iniielders Groh
and Stock. Robinson will be placed in
charge of the young pitchers as soon
as they arrive 1T Marlin, and McGraw
will look after tile other players.
Cooper, Bader, Pcrryman and Robert
son will go direct TO Marlin fTom
their homes in the South.
by next Wednesday night McGraw
will have all his pitchers in Marlin,
with the possible exception OF Rubc
Maruuard and Otis Crandall The
v
sUuthpaw, but has sent him orders to
report at Marlin. iubcs reported in
tcntion of sticking TO the stage and
leaving baseball FRUSTRATED is not
causing Manager McGraw any worry.
Crandall Will be Il member OF the sec
ond squad to depart for Marlin. His
/ signed contract arrived at the Giants
headquarters yesterday, and Il letter
from the noted relief pitcher which
accompanied il stated that he expects
a much better season than in 1912.
lie figured in only seven full games
last season, though lie is credited with
thirteen victories ana seven defeats.
With the arrival OF Crandalrs docu-
mcnt only three OF The regulars arc
unsigncd--Rcd Murray, JEFF Tcsrcau
and Tilly Shafcr. Murray has "a habit
of signing after reporting, and Tesreau
is expected to turn in the papers when
he meets McC;raw Monday in St Louis.
Neither is regarded as a member of tho
seasons holdous. Nothing has been
heard from Shafcr since his contract
was returned to him some time ago,
except what Frank Chance told on his
arrival here, that Tilly wanted more
money before signing
Secretary Foster received letter
yesterday from G.oundk ecper John
Murphy. In which the latter reported
excellent weather and fine grounds
! The field is much better now than at
any time last spring. Murphy AYERS.
and he predicts that the players will
be highly satisfied with It,