Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-05
CAMPS OF
BIC LEAGUE CLUBS
ARE CHOSEN
Teams Have Selected 1914
Grounds for Spring Work
outs With Exception OF
the Cleveland Maps,

iapse,.l coKsearoNpsHee NoN@,Ns iouHnALl
Philadelphia, Jan 8 ALL Of the
major league clubs, with the exception
az Cle\ Gland. have selected their train
ing camps for neNt year The CleNe-
land officials wanted to 80 TO Macon
Ga, hui Manager Stallings Of the Bos-
ton Braves, beat them to that place
Nav tho Maps have decided to go to
Athens. Ga. provided arrangements
can be made there FOR Che usc Of the
college diamond
The training camps decided upon
for next spring IRE as follows.
American League.
es--Jacksonville, Fla.
Washineton-- Charlottesville Va
Chicago-Paso Robles, Cal.
Boston-llot Springs ARK.
Detroit--Gulmort Miss.
New Yorl---lIouston Tex
ST. Louis-St Petersburg, Fla.
National League.
Wilmington n, G,
New York Marlin, Tex
Pittsburgh-l Springs, Ark.
Chicago Tampa, Ella.
Buston--Macon, Ga.
Observation-Disclosures. Ga,
Cincinnati Mobile, Ala.
ST. Louis-St Augustine. Fla,
Bagcball teams are certainly like a
lot OF nomads in the spring. They
are continually shifting around from
place to place
At least eight major league cubs
have selected different places to train
next year from whore they went in
1918. The only clubs that have what
might be called permanent tralninb
camps are the Giants. the Boston
Americans ana the Pittsburgh Nation
ais The latter are thinking Of giving
up Hot Springs, owing to difficulty re-
garding the playing field. in every
other respect The club officials are
much pleased with Hot springs
Florida has the call at present With
four major league teams training there
next spring the opportunities for in
ter league contests during the training
season are immense. Should the games
between the Athletics and the Chicago
Cubs and the 81. Louis Cardinals down
in Florida prove a paying Investment
next spring loore big league teams
will undoubtedly be attracted 70 that
state.
Joe Kelly lanager 1e he Ton aEto
club Of tho lntcrnationas lcaguA has
disposed Of alumber or lprmcr major
league players this fail Ia has sent
Harry Bemis, formerly the star catch
er of Cleveland to Memphis.
Peaches Graham, formerly o, the
Braves, has beensscnt TO Venice Gal.
Tim Jordan who was q homc-run king
with Brooklyn, has been sent to the
Western league. Andy Mcconnell. for
merly of the Boston Red Sox. has been
given a ticket to Atlanta, while John
ny Lush, once a member Of the Pnii
lies, has also been sent 70 a Southern
league club, ana Ed Holly has been
released to the Canadian l,1suc.
The places OF nearly all these pay
CTS viii be taken hy PLAYERS who for
merly drew pay from ma. or league
clubs
Billy Murray tha former m7aager
of the Philics, won bet from Pres
ident Baker Il N Quakers at las,
weeks meeting, During a tanning bee
one evening. Murray who IS a close
student Of human nature rcmar6ed:
"Do son know, Mr. Baker, you can
never find ont the exact pac that a
southerner comes fforl Ask any
soulherner, aud ne takes a wluls state
as his nathe place Asl, northern
er, and he will tell y1u h0 is from
Punsutawney, Pa; Oshkosh WIS. an
HOboken, n. j. But ask southern
er and you can never get any lefimta
Information
Muuays statement didn appear
logical and an argument requitol.
IAN right said Murray, "lll bet
YOU l can prove my statement"
The bet was made Then Murray
called to Irving Cobb. the well known
short story writer, TO join the party.
After Cobb was introduced Murrgv
quietly remarked.
BY the way, Mr. cobb, ] beliese
You are a southerner?1
~ am, replied Cobb.
What part of the south are you
from ?" asked Murray
Prom Kentucky" replied Cobb
There was laugh from the mem
bers Of the party. Then the joke was
explained TO Cobb.
Bozeman Bulger the baseball wri-
ter was then spotted and he was also
asked to Join the party.
After little conversation. Murray
turned to Bulgcr and asked:
"You are from the south. 'Boze.
are YOU not 2"
Sure ! am, replied Bulger.
What place in the south are you
from inquired Murray
From Alabama proudly declared
Bulger
Boze' couldn't understand what
the laugh was about until the nature
or the bet was told to him.
President Baker paid his bet But
Cobb hasn't told yet his native town
in Kentucky Eor has Bulger given
his birthplace in Alabama.
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