Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
TOURISTS GET
BIC WELCOME
ON ARRIVAL
Magnates, Players and Fans All
Join in Giving Globe Trotters
Hearty Reception.
BY Frank G. Menke.

YEW YORK, March 6.-Ihrougn
a snowstorm that made navi-
cation hazardous the world
touring White sox and Giants came
4,to New York Harbor to-day to the
.,reatest welcome that has ever
marked the return of American ath-
Ieres from foreign shore. With their
arrival the ball players ended jour
,av Of $4,000 miles, during which they
made about 100000 clear and above
expenses.
The Cunard liner Lusitania, on
which the baseball men, led by Man
arer .!ohn ]. McGraw, Of the Giants,
ana President Charles Comiskey and
Manager Callahan, of the Chicago
American League club, poked her
7ose slowly through the snow and
foe of the lower bay, The vessel had
anchored off Sandy Hook late last
night with the intention of reaching
Quarantine about 8 a. m. and dock
inc at $50 o'clock. Weather condi-
lions upset this program, however,
and the liner did not reach Quaran-
tine until $40 a. m.
nESPITE the storm, the returning
II baseball players were given
welcome such as that accorded to
heroes returning from war. Play
ers. magnates and fans all Joined
hands. The footing of whistles ana
snrieks OF sirens as the big Cunarder
came through the harbor made the
travellers realize that they were PACK
once more in the land of the free
and the home of the brave"
A local reception committee went
down the bay on the ferryboat Nj
a2ara and gave the homeeomers
welcome that will be remembered as
unidue in the history of the national
game. New York and Chicago united
in greeting the two teams and the
West Wed with the East in enthusi-
asm. The delegation of fans that
came here from Chicago to greet the
wanderers left their beds in the Hotel
Baltimore before daylight this morn
ing and went to their duty happily.
THE representatives of organized
l baseball conferred with the re-
turning players on the way from
Quarantine to the Cunard dock and
en- the Lusitania arrival there, Speak
err announced that he would turn
down the offer Of the Federals and
sign another Boston contract
Similar announcement of rejection
of propositions from the Federals
we're made by Mike Doolan, of the
Philies. and Dick Eagan, of the
Brooklyn team. Both stated that they
would sign again with the teams on
which they played last year.
Representatives of organized base
ball stole a march of two hours upon
the Federal Leaguers by going down
the bay on revenue cutter Repre-
sentatiVes of the Federal League were
caught unaWaFes and went to the
Cunard pier at the foot of West Four
teenth street to meet the liner, on
board the revenue cutter, in addl-
ton to a small army of reporters and
photographers were: Ban Johnson,
president of the American League;
W r. Baker, an official of the Phila-
delphia National League club;
Charles T. Ebbets, president of the
Brooklyn National League club;
Frank Farrell president of the New
York American League club, and J.
IdHtll pICoiuCiib VI 'AiN 'NtN''
Americans
AS the revenue cutter approached
lae IMsitania Deputy Collector J. G.
Williams assembled the baseball mag
mates ana made a little speech to
them
"NOJ' gentlemen will understand
that the passes enabling you to
make this trip were granted out OF
courtesy and You must not transact
any business on the Lusitania," said
the port official This opportunity
was given you for the sole purpose
of greeting friends and your bust
ness must be deferred until You land"
The magnates assented gloomily to
TINS propositions but no sooner were
they mp the ladder Of the big liner
tdan they began hunting up and max
ng dickers.
Baker sought Mike Doolan short
stop Of the Philadelphia Nationals.
ana talked earnestly to him, finally
agreeing upon terms, Lannin sought
odt iris Speaker, an outfielder OF
i3e Boston Red Sox. and came to
terms, E1bbets buttonholed Dick
tasan, second baseman of the Brook
lNH Nationals, and secured promise
.Hat Eagon would not listen to offers