The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-06
GIANTS AND SOX
WELCO med BY,
CHEERING FANS
Returning Baseball Tourists Greet
ed by Enthusiasts on Arri-
val in New York
FEDERAL ENJOYS 0UTWlTTED
Fail to Get Passes to Board the
Boat While Organized Men
Are Successful
FEDERAL ENJOYS OUTWlTTED

New York March G. Baseball fars
from the Battery to the BronN We're
| astir early this morning in anticipation
of the great welcome demonstration ia
honor of the returning Giants ANA
White SoX from their globe trot. Not
since the worlds championship series
| last fail has such II flood of baseball
enthusiasm been turned loose on the
metropolis. Pictures of the heroes of
the diamond were displayed in store
| windows all along Broadway and base
ball was the staple topic OF cOnversa-
tion i'm clubs. cafes and all other places
whore men con2regatc.
Federal ENJOYS Are Outwitted
The world girdllng baseball players
came home i'm Il snow storm. While the
harbor craft footed ana envoys from
the federal league figuratively waved
contracts, the Giants-White SoX com
bination drew into quarantine shortly
after o'clock The federal league rep
rescntatives were unable To Obtain
passes To board the Lusitania to greet
the travellers down the bay. The or
BdiEtu DdSfDdll utlfHdllhll tllulIftl
revenue cutter passes in advance and
boarded the ship before she came u
the pier.
Nearly every player received some
sort of an offer from the Fedcrals by
wireless. None, however, announced
their intention of signing. Egan,
Cincinnati shortstop. recently sold l.,
BROOKLYN. promptly sgned with E!,-
belts. Speaker said he would sign
with Boston Comiskey is looking well.
considering his sic ,e Of Illness abroad
The ferry beat Niagara, laden win
fans, steamed down the bay To grcet
the tourists. Men and boys. dressed
in baseball uniforms. lined the rails
and waved nags as a band played
Lisht snow was falling as the Lusi
tania nosed its way up the river. The
ball players stood at the rails. cheer
ing wildly i'm response To the welcome,
and one of their number unrurlcd n
huge American flag.
Teams Make Big Money
In the foreign part of the tour the
largest attendance was recorded IN
Japan, Australia and England. The
bigr est gate receipts were collected at
the game played in London when thir-
~ thousand including King George,
witnessed the 'of1at os the Giants i'm
Il sensational e.Cven-inning game.
More than seventy games were play
ed during the trip. The profits we're
nearly 100000. \ generous dividend
is assured Promoters Comiskey and
McGraw, and the players who entered
the trip on a sharing basis.
Tentative plans have been made for
foreisn tours in the winters of 1914,
1915 and 1916. South America. Africa
and part Of the territory covered on
the present tour will be visited.
Big Welcome Banquet Tomorrow.
During the day the committees in
charge Of the big welcome banquet tn
be given at the Hotel Biltmere tomor-
row night put the finishing touches ~
their arrangements. The spread VIII
be lead at so II plate. which means
that it is going To be some banquet"
All of the big baseball bugs and some
who are not so big will he there. AL
together it is expected that nearly COO
will gather about the festal board.
Judge Edward Mccall will he toast
master and Lieutenant Governor Wag-
uer will greet the tourists I'm behalf of
the state. Governor Tcner president
Of the National league. ana Ban John
son. who directs the destinnies of the
American league. head the list of
speakers. John McGraw. Charles Coz
miskey and Jimmy Callahan are
slated To respond To the addresses of
welcome.