South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-16
ALL TRAILS ARE
LEADING To THE
SOUTH JUST now
Big LeaguerS Are on Their Way
to Training Camps and Adj
vance Dope on Real Wonders
win be Coming Soon.
BY FRANK G. NfENKE..


are leading 10 the southland training
camps these days. and II viii not be
long before the crash OF the bat
against the whistling horsehide viii
resound throughout the land; not long
before America once again becomes
afflicted with its summer ailment-
Daseballists.
OF course. snow fakes still fit
hither ond thither in certain portions
OF this country. And springtime isn't
20 closely upon Us that we're warrant
ed IA rushing right of 10 the neigh
boring pswnshOps with out 1vercOats.
But to quote B:n shakespeare. Mister
Browning, .. Henry OF whoever il wd-s
that said II, the backbone OF winter
has been busted" And when a back
bone n busted the owner of the back
bone usually doesn't linger very long.
Already the vanguard or the big
league pitchers are encamped in Hot
Springs and other purifying sections
~ the L. s. a. The other hurlers will
Join them in a few days, and in about
two weeks or so practically all the
regular and recruit major leaguers
will be far south OF the Mason and
Dixon line. shrieking because OF the
agony that comes during the first few
days In training camps from strained
tendOns. blistered hands. aching mus
cles and the cookery that one meets
and must embrace-in the small
town southern hotels.
Plenty OF Advance Notes.
Two solid months still must be
snatched from the calendar before the
regular season opens-two months be
fore play Ball'' echoes and re-eChOes
through the now silent baseball stad-
iurns But in the interim one can
feast on training camp news, which.
IN a way statiates even the most
ravenous appetite OF the baseball
hungry multitude.
Most OF the big league teams go
south this year with a greater galaxy
Of recruits than ever before. Many
Of the rockies have been press agent
ed by their minor league owners as
second Ty CObbs. second Christy
MathewsOns, second Hanus Wagners.
etc There's nothing new in such a
method OF advertising; it's an old. old
story. But somehow the big league
magnates this year are really expect
ing something from their recruit crop
really expecting 10 harvest a few
stars. "a few real ball players that can
take their places among the regulars
and stand the gah
Many Rockies There.
The st. Louis Browns have on their
roster Just now the largest collection
OF rockies I'm captivity. Something
like 80 young athletes gathered from
the bushes. The majority of them
landed in the Browns let labeled as
wonders. Branch Hickey. the Brown
manager. frankly admits he has a job
mapped out for him in the culling OF
these recruits.
From all ! hear Of these young
sters." declared hickey. they have
sufficient calibre 10 crowd out every
one OF my regulars. Wouldn't that be
great If il was true? But I'm not
looking FOR any fortune like that: I'll
DC perfectly satisfied IL even FIVE Of
that army of kids show up well
enough TO keep"
Here are the different training
camps OF the big leaguers:
National League.
New York, Marlin, Texas
Philadelphia, Wilmington, y. G.
Chicago. Tampa. Fla
Pittsburgh, Dawson Springs or West
Baden.
Boston. Macon, Ca
St Louis. st. Augustine. Fla.
Cincinnati. Mobile. Ala
Brooklyn. Augusta. Ca.
American League.
Philadelphia. Jacksonville. Fla
Cleveland. New Orleans.
Boston. Hot Springs. Ark.
81. Louis. st. Petersburg. Fla
Washington. Charlottesville. Va.
Chicago. PasO Robes. Cal
New York, Houston. Tex.
Detroit. Gulfport. Miss