The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-27
MAJOR LEAGUERS
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR SPRING TRIPS
CAMPAIGNS AR.
RANGED-ACTUAL START OF
PRACTICE WILL SHOW
STATUS OF ALL LEAGUES.

Ignoring the activity of the Federal
league magnates In their quest for big
league stars, the clubowners OF the
American and National leagues have
completed their plans for the spring
training campaigns and are issuing
formal calls for the gathering Of
veterans and recruits. Before another
month has rolled around the exodus
to the various Southern camps will
be under way. and reports OF the sep
sational play OF unknown youngsters
will find their way northward to re-
mind the fan that another season OF
baseball is close at hand.
With the actual beginning of prAc-
tice a clearer idea of the status OF
organized baseball in its relation TO
the new organization will be possible,
for, with a few exceptions, the 1914
personnel of the sixteen clubs forming
the major leagues will be shown by
the players who report for training.
Certain Of the clubs, such as the Ath-
letics and Giants. do not anticipate
any trouble in showing virtually 100
per cent attendance, but the average
magnate and manager will not feel
assured of his full enrolment until
each member Of the. club has donned
uniform and answered present to tho
roll call.
Exercise Unusual Promptness.
II by that time the Federal league
has not announced some definite ar
cult, list OF players and plans for
training camps and parks. interest on
the part of the baseball fan may be-
expected to return to normal chan
neIs This. 1t is understood, Is what
the big circuit owners are counting
upon, and it Is for this reason that
they have exercised unusual prompts
ness and care in arranging both their
training camp plans and the spring
exhibition series. According to the
veteran baseball promoters. once the
preliminary playing season activity IL
under way the new organization will
find II difficult to hold the center Of
the baseball stage unless some radical
move toward play Is made.
In the older organizations the situ-
alton so far as the usual spring plans
are concerned Is much clearer. The
dates and places for the gathering OF
the players are known. and the
schedules for the ante-season exhibt-
ton games prepared.
Browns VIII Lead March.
The st. Louis Americans ara
scheduled to lead the march to the
South on February 14th, and should
be in action at st. Petersburg. Fla.s
two or three days later. The Boston
Red Sox will, be the latest squad a.
report. not being due at Hot SprtnGn
until Monday, March 9th. From =
geographical standpoint. Florida n
the favorite training ground, for FOUR
OF the sixteen clubs of the major
leagues will prepare for the 191<
pennant battle there-the Athletics.
Brown, Cubs and Cardinals Georxta
Is next in line. with the ClevelandAl
Boston Nationals and Brooklyns With
in it's borders. while Texas and ArkAxl-
sas come third. with two clubs eAch4
The list of camps and dates upon
which the club squads are scheduled
u report follows:
American League-Philadelphia
March 7th, Jacksonville, Fla; WAah-
ington, March 5th, Charlottesville.
Va; Cleveland. March list, Athena,
Ga: Boston, March 9Th. Hot Sprin4A
Ark; Chicago. March 4th, PAa0
Robes, CAL; Detroit, March End.
Gulfport, Miss: New York. March
LIST, Houston. Tex: ST. Louis, February
l4th, st. Petersburg, Fla.
National League--New York. March
LIST. Marlin. Tex: Philadelphia, March
3rd, Wilmington, N. c.: Chicago. Feb
ruary goth. Tampa. Fla; Ptttsbur9a1
March 9Th. Hot Springs, Ark: BOetons
March 3rd. Macon. Ga; Brooklyn4
March lst. Augusta. Ga; Cincinnati
March list, Mobile. Ala: st. Louis
February 23rd ST. Augustine. Fla