The evening world., 1913-12-24
Worlds Tourists viii Have
Only a Days Rest Before
Leaving for Marlin.

The Giants who accompan ed Manager
McGraw ON the trip around the world
won't be given much time for a home
coming celebration In this city. TT
sight seeing party will be allowed just
one day after their return. March g. for
n reception. when all hands will he
shipped to Marlin. Plans announced Tor
-! the teams Southern training to-day
| show that the Giants will have the hard
| est schedule ever mapped out for local
company OF players. The regulars will
be kept in the southland longer than
any other year. They will stay on the
other side OF the Mason and Dixon line
until the very start OF the National
League season. going direct for the open
ing game in Philadelphia instead o:
coming to the Polo Grounds for some OF
the early exhibition games that the fans
have been accustomed to seeing.
Even before Manager McGraw gets
back Dick Kinsclla will marshal many
OF the stay-at-homes In st. Louis. about
Feb. II, and proceed to Marlin to get
the athletes on the job early In the
sometimes warm climate OF the Texas
| town during that part OF the year.
According to present plans. the first
| squad should be well conditioned by the
| time Mctiraw and tho main party arrive
at Marlin. With McGraw In command
| the players will he divided into two
| teams. The first team will play Its frs'
exhibition game at Dallas March H. and
remain there f,ur days before proceed
ing to Houston for series Of fOui
games. Tho first OF April will see the
Giant regulars at Beaumont. whore three
contests have been arranged.
Four games will be played M New
| Orleans. starting on the 'ourth Tn,
team will make a One-day stand at Mo
| bile on the eighth and then jump t,
Chattanooga. whore the Giants will ties
Harry McCormick's skill as a manage
with a game with the locals, From
McCormick's domain MGraw will lea,
his troupe direct to Baltimore. wher
three games with the Internationa
League nine of that city are scheduled
From baltimore the regulars GO drec
TO philly for the opening game Of III
season without once touching at IN
home port for an exhibition contest, Tn
training trip for the regulars was y, ar
ranged rs to give them the benefit u
every minute in the south
Barring rains and unseasonabl
weather. the scheme should work on
10 perfection. The players now wit
the globe trotting band are In striC
} training, provided they are not affecte
by some of the weird dishes In tn
Orient, It IL figured that they vi
only require a boiling on; in the Sout
to condition themselves for strcnuou
Z campaign,
y The Giant cubs in charge OF bic
Ia.
stages and VIII ioin the regulars
Baltimore In time for the march on III
I Quaker city. The cubs itinerary pr,
: vides Tor twenty-five games in hft,e
y cities on what IL supposed to he IL
q best route ever made for baseba
4 club out OF the cotton belt, The cub
: like the first team, will not have a
. opportunity of playing any cyhIbitIc
games on the Polo Grounds before Il
II opening of the league season.
No moro trade winds will blow arou,
. tn Giants headquarters for some tim
u Secretary John Foster announced Ia
!, no more deals Will be attempted uni
- Mtpagcr McGraw gets back from h
a junket around the world.
= President Ebbets OF The Dcd.
+ gers Tiil start on a Tong udcd
ton today, completely Jagged
ont bU The strenuous iIborS of
exchanging players, 0irnp NJ
:, CIUb'S money pl"Rty ~ exercise
I. and ,0HdHCfiHg u pULiiDi IT. cam
= p0igH all al nc same time,
"Th" i0b Of spending S2j.00O IL,