The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-06
White S0x and Giants Disem-
bark In New York.
Notables Of Organized Teams
and Federals Met Them.
High COunsels of Baseball Will
Consider War Measures.
Club Owners Denounced for
Conferring With Gilmore.

Conferring With Gilmore.
New York, March 6.-The world grid
ling American baseball players came
home today in a snowstorm. While har-
Dor craft footed and ENJOYS from the
Federal League figuratively waved en-
ticing contracts the Giant-White Sox
combination drew into quarantine
shortly after 8 O'Clock. The Federal
League representatives were unable to
obtain passes to board the Lusitania to
greet the travellers down the bay. Or
eanized baseball was more fortunate in
having obtained revenue cutter passes
in advance, and a delegation was able
to board the ship before she came to
her pier.
The Giants-white Sox baseball tour
ing party gathered In Cincinnati on
Saturday, October Is, where the nrss
against the Cincinnati club. From
there the players travelled in a special
train by easy stages to the Pacific
coast. playing frequent games en- route.
Doubts regarding the financial sue
cess of the trip were cary removed Dy
when the squad sailed from Seattle
on November 10, 80 games had been
played in SO days.
The party arrived at Yokohama on
December 6, four days late. after
rough voyage. From Japan the timer
airy carried the tourists to China, Phil
ippines, Australia, New Zealand,
Egypt, continental Europe and Eng
land. During the foreign part OF the
tour the largest attendance was re-
land. The biggest gate receipts were
collected at the game played in Lon
don on February 26. when $4,000
spectators, including King George.
witnessed the defeat of the Giants by
the White Sox in a sensational eleven
This game officially closed the tour.
the party sailing from Liverpool on
February 81. More than 70 games
were played during the trip and the
rain. at Paris. Rome and several cities
in China and Japan. Notwithstanding
these setbacks the financial returns
were far in excess of expectations and
the profits are estimated at nearly
100000. Manager McGraw Of the
New york Nationals and Charles Com
iskey, president of the Chicago Amer
lean League club. who financed the
expedition, ceased to worry about the
success of the tour several months
not only for the promoters. but for
those players who entered on the trip
on sharing basis.
Will Invade South America.
Tentative plans have already been
made for foreign tours during the
winters of 1914-15 and 1895.
South America, Africa and part of the
tour will be visited. Many of the
players enrolled in the present party
have expressed their Willingness to
embark under similar conditions for
the tours as mapped out.
The ferry boat Niagara. chartered
for the occasion and laden with
FANS" steamed down the bay to
greet the tourists. Men and boys on
board, dressed in baseball uniforms,
lined the rails and waved flags as the
band played. A light snow was still
falling as the Lusitania nosed her
way up the river. The ball players
stood at the rails cheering wildly in
response to the welcome and one of
them unfurled a huge American flag.
In a final concert on the liner last
night Herman Schaefer sang Ger
man" songs, and Mike Donlin dis
played his talents as an entertainer.
Feds Make Overtures to Many.
Nearly every player received some
sort of offer from the Federals by
wireless. None announced any in
tention of signing. Dick Egan, the
Cincinnati second baseman recently
sold to Brooklyn. promptly signed
with Ebbetts. iris Speaker said he
would sign with the Bostons and DON
Ian made the same promise to Baker
of Philadelphia.
Ban Johnson Of the American
league was one of the first to greet
John McGraw and Charles Comiskey
on board the Lusitania.. Mr.. Comis-
Key was looking well, considering the
siege of illness he had abroad.
Trip Thoroughly Enjoyed.
Both Comiskey and McGraw declared
the trip had been a pleasant experience
and the only regret they had was that
the teams were unable to play in Rome [
or Paris, owing to Indictment weather. |
''The Australians treated us WELL"
said Jimmy Callahan, the White Sox
business manager. "but the Japanese
surprised us with their knowledge of
inside baseball. No matter where we
went in Japan, the crowd followed us
after the games were over. American
fans have nothing on the Japan root |
ers.
'Schaefer was the big noise in the
far east, but Mike Donlin was the