Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
NO MORE SOUTHERN
TRIPS FOR MINORS
Class LA" Teams Likely 10 Shape
Up in Their Own Ball Ynrds
in the Future.
BIG LEAGUES OPEN APRIL Is
Schedule OF 1874 Games Will he
Adopted, aud Season to End About
October S-ChangeS in Central
Circuit Under Consideration.

Southern training trips for ball clubs
in Class IA leagues and below are
likely 20 be unusual occurrences In the
future instead OF being the regular
thing \ few wears back some club
owners in the minor lea gucs decided
that these Southern juuntS were some
what or u necessity In order that the
players might bu In the best possible
condition to get the jump on opposing
clubs. II was no; long before other
club owners decided 10 adopt similar
tactics, and soon every club in the
leading minor leagues was going
through spring training stunts. Just
training trip liz likely to he dispensed
With IN the future.
ninor sasues aired mo e"" siaws ' one
eannsrs whe Tie Gassba pT hH
~as being held I'm New York:
I'm the old days they were glad to
report a! the home grounds a few days
before the season opened and rradu-
games, And IN those days they got
into condition, too. Though il was not
condition OF tho midsummer brand: IT
served the purpose, and no club had
But !, Is a different matter to-day;
oo Bali nE e, Ew down SGs South f9n
and VIC lived in what might be called
lnXnry when compared With the con
,h nsE rev ro years back IN our own
team has no great drs wing power in
the South when all the big leagues
there was practically nothing coming
in Hotel and travelling expenses wcr"
Just as heayy, but these players seemed
food did not please them. and the fact
that the expense bin was running up
into the thousands seemed 10 he for
soften
ITO make long, story short. wn
and ! guess, We had one PLAYER who
The meaning Of the term for ballplay
RS. know that we did not have more
$4,000 for tho jaunt. which several OF
When i come to think 1t over. l re-
In the major leagues the practice is
all, right because there is often tho
opportunity 10 get the money baci! IN
for. minor leaguers. Then, again, II
major league club can easily make up
he deficit for a trip such as ours,
away such sums Of money. Unless
conditions change somewhat there Will
he several class AA and clubs train
ing next spring In their own ball yards.
4 club could have trained In Canada
and come home almost rs 1T as my
team was year ago.
The directors OF the Pacific Coast
League have decided to take Salt Lake
City into tho lengus in place OF Sacra
a1a ab.0 TSe Gn ra %as VIII bS iaP Rea
NJ a conference soon ut Salt Lake
Play in the American and National
Leagues next season Will start on April
dent OF the former organization. before
departing from Chicago. for French
Lick. Ind, 10 attend the schedule meet
The 1919 schedules. il WAS said. Will
eaii FOR ia games; as in former Years,
same date as the last season in order
10 get the world series started in good
weather.
Waivers have been asked on ciGh-
teen members of the Chicago club, OF
nouncement by Roger Brcsnahan. man
ager OF the club. Brcsnahan said that
seventeen S., p layysrs on me clubs re;
that some OF tho men on whom waiv-
ers had been asked represented trad
ing material, and that no was prepar-
ing TO trade six OF them for certain
second basethdn. l..
creased TO an eight;club circuit
WSsene H. 2 2n Erie l.: a Ga a ae
dent Of the League. lie also an
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