The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-27
PLANS Of GIANTS
SOUTHERN TRAINING
MANY GAMES IN COTTON BELT.
WON'T APPEAR AT HOME BE-
FORE SEASONS OPENING.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2e.--The Giants
who accompanied Manager McGraw
on the trip around the world won't
be given much time for a home
coming celebration In this city. The
sightseeing party will be allowed Just
one day after their return. March 9Th,
for a reception. when all hands Will
be shiT ped to Marlin. Plans announced
for the team Southern training show
that the Giants will have the hardest
schedule ever mapped out for a local
company of players. The regulars will
be KEEP in the Southland longer than
any ether year They will stay on the
other side Of the Mason and DIXON
line until the very start of the Ma
t1nal league season. going direct for
the opening game in Philadelphia In
stead of coming to the Polo grounds
for some of the early exhibition
games that the fans have been ac-
customed to seeing.
Even before Manager McGraw gets
back Dick ktnsella will marshal
MANY Of the staY-a1- homes In ST.
Louis. about February 18th. and pro-
coed to Marlin to get the athletes on
the job early in the sometimes warm
climate of the Texas town during that
part &C the year.
Divided Into Two Teams
Accc riding to present plans the first
squad should be well conditioned by
the time McGraw and the main party
arrive at Marlin, With McGraw in
command the players will be divided
into two teams The first team will
play it's first exhibition game at Dali
las. March 18th. and remain there
four days before proceeding to
Houston for Il series of four games
The 1st Of April will see the Giant
regulars at Beaumont, where three
contests have been arranged.
-Four games will be played at New
Orleansl starting on the 4th. The
team viii make a one-day stand at
Mobile on the sth and then Jump to
Chattanooga, where the Giants win
test Harry McCormick's skill a. q
manager with a game with tho locals.
From McCormick's domain McGraw
will lead his troupe direct to Balti-
more where three games with the in
ternationaI league nine of that city
are scheduled.
Direct to Philadelphia for Opening.
From Baltimore the regulars go dt-
rect to Philadelphia for the opening
game of the season without once
touching AT the home port for an ex-
hibition contest The training trip Tor
the regulars was so arranged as to
give them the benefit of every minute
s.
Barring rains and unreasonable
weather the scheme should work out
to perfection. The players now with
the giobe-trotting band are in strict
tratning, provided they are not Affect
ed by some OF the weird dishes in tho
orient 1t is figured that they will on
~ require IA boiling out In the South
to condition themselves for a strenu-
Gus campaign.
ta, ,hs tn I'm "a n
Kinselia win leave Texas by easy
stages and will join the regulars in
Baltimore in time for the march on
the Quaker city The cubs itinerary
provides for twenty-five games in MT
teen cities on what Is supposed to BE-
the hest route ever made for a base
ball club out of the cotton belt. Tha
cubs. like the first team, will not have
an opportunity of playing any ex-s
hihtticn games on the Polo gr0unda
before the opening OF the league sea-
son.