The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
BIC LEAGUERS OFF
FOR TRAINING CAMPS s
Almost Two Months VIII Be
Devoted to Developing
Young Players.

NEW YORK, Feb. ol.-All trails are
Icpdinp to the southland training camps
these DAYS, and it will not be long be-
fore the crash of the bat against the
whistlins horsehide viii resound
throughout the land; not long before
America once again becomes animated
with it's summer ailment-baseba ba mus.
Of course. snowfiakes still fit hither
and thither in certain portions OF this
country. And springtime ism Z so close
" upon us that we re warranted IN
rushing right off to the ncighboring
pawnsbops with our overcoats. But to
quote Shakespeare, Mr.. Brewing, o,
Henry or whoever il was that said 1T.
"fthe backbone of winter has been bust
ed.' And when a backbone is busted
the owner Of the backbone usually
doesn t linger very long:
Already the vanguard Of the big
league pitchers are encamped in Hot
Springs and other purifying sections OF
tie q. s, A. The other hurlers will
join them in few days, and in about
Two weeks or so practically all the reg
ular and recruit major leaguers will be
far sonth of the Mason and Dixon line,
shrieking because of the agony that
comes during the first few days In tram
ing camps from strained tendons, DIS
tered hands, aching muscles and the
cookery that one meets-and must en-
braceEin the small town southern
hotels.
Almost two solid months still must
be snatched from the calendar before
the regular season opens-two months
before "play bail echoes and re.
echoes through the now silent baseball
stadiums. But in the interim one can
feast on training camp news, which, IN
a wav, satiates even tho most ravenous
annette of the baseball hungry multi
tude.
Most of the big league teams 90 south
this year with a greater galaxy OF re-
cruits than ever before. Many of the
rockies have been press agented by
their minor league owners as second Ty
Cobbs, second Honus Wagners, etc
There's nothing new IN such method
of advertising, it 8 an old, old story.
But somehow the big league magnatcs
this wear are really expecting some
thing from their recruit crop-rcally
expecting TO harvest few stars, few
real ball players that can take their
places among the regulars and stand
the gaff.
The ct. Louis Browns have on their
roster Just now The largest collection OF
rockies in captivity. Sonnet hlng ike
thirty Young athletes gathered from the
bushes. The majority of them came
into tho Browns net labeled as won
ders. Branch Hickey, the Brown man
ager, frankly admits he has a Job
mapped out for him in the culling of
these recruits.
''From all hear of these young
sters.' declared Rickev, "they have
sufficient caliber TO crowd out every
one of my regulars. Wouldu t that be
great if it were truel But m not
looking for any fortune like that; III
be perfectly satisfied If even five of
that army Of kids show up well enough
TO keep"
OF the big leaguers:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York-Marlin, Tex.
Observation-Disclosures, n. c.
Chicago-Tampa, Fla.
Pittsburg-Dawson Springs or West
Baden.
Boston-Macon Ga.
st. Louis-St. Augustine, Fla
Cincinnati-Mobile, Ala.
Brooklyn-Augusta, Ga
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ladeIphia-Jacksonvil Fla.
Cleveland-New Orleans.
Boston-Hot Springs, Ark.
st. Louis-St Petersburg. Fla.
tou-Charlottesville, Va.
Chicago-Paso Robles, Cal.
New York-Houston. Tex.
no.ro;f- -Culfnort Miss