The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
Federals' Fine Showing Has Made Great
Impression on Big Leaguers, Says Matty
Stars Holding Off Until Can Be Determined Whether Will Remain
the Fied-Looks Now Will SickChance Slim Organized
Clubs Make MoneyOer by the Giants Star Pitcher

I stop Of the Cleveland team, who broke
his leg in the spring camp, had made up
his mind TO demand a raise of $500 over
what he drew down last season. He went
to Mr.. Somers with his courage all
worked up to ask for this.
VIII you be satisfied with this con-
tTact?" asked the owner Of the club,
showing the paper at Chapman before
| he had a chance to speak.
Yes" stammered Chapman. after tax
ing one look at 1t.
How did you make out?" inquired one
/ of his fellow players after Chapman
returned from the interview.
He gave me more than twice as big
an advance as had intended to ask for, -
replied Chapman. and I hurried to sign
for fear he would change his mind
Training Views Differ.
There are nearly as many ideas for
the proper couse OF training for a big
league club as there are managers.
Some believe that a team should go
far into the South, where the weather
is settled and warm. and remain there
until just before the season opens. Nc
Graw is of this opinion.
Others have a notion that it is a good
thing 90 work the players out in the
spring as near the North as il is prac-
ticable without having to play with snow
on the ground. Clarke Griffith is an ar
dent advocate of this system
Still other managers have the notion
that II is a good idea to push the team
hard in the sunshine of the far South
and then bring II home several days
before the opening of the season in
order to get the men accustomed to the
colder temperature of the big league cir
cult About all that the adherenIs to
this system get, / believe, Is a lot Of
players with sore arms and legs and
pitchers set back in condition by sew
eral weeks. The manager who does this
is lucky not to lose two or three men
out of his lineup for a longer or shorter
period.
From the time we arrived in Baltimore
on the way North. the Giants have
shown good condition. which goes to
prove McGraw's belief that the best pre-
pared club for a flying start is the one
that sticks to the warm sunshine as long
as the date for the opening Of the season
will permit.
Give me a chance to work my play
ers out as long as possible where the
weather is warm and settled. and I'll
show a conditioned ball team when
bring it back" declared McGraw the
other day. 1T does not take more than
two or three days to acclimate the men
to the Northern temperature. l tried
bringing the team back home early last
spring and ran into a snap OF cold
weather in Baltimore that set Tesreau
and some of the other pitchers back to
almost where they were when they re-
ported in the spring camp. The later
you come North the better your chances
of mild weather.
You've got the best conditioned team
I've seen this spring. Mac" Jack Dunn,
the manager Of the Baltimore Orioles,
told McGraw.
Il don't care il we fail to pay expenses
on the training trip, and we never do"
replied McGraw, IF 1 can bring home
a club ready to take a jump into the
race. I'll get the money back when the
big show starts
Grin Stays North.
Clark Griffith Is manager who
thinks it is better not to take his club
too far South, because the abrupt
change of climate may hurt the play
ers. The location of the Washington
training camp may not have had any
thing to do with II, but IL is a cinch
that Griffith has suffered from laid-up
players this spring. and he Admits him
self that bad weather has put his club
back. and that the team is in none
too good condition to start the race