The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-11-16
Louisville Herald
Gives Lakeland
A Good Boost


the front page of the sporting sec
ton of the Louisville Herald. the
following notice appeared a few
days ago relative to the coming t.
Lakeland of the Louisvilie Colonies
which shows the desirable advertis.
ing the city is to get from time tc
time through the coming of a big
league team. The Herald says:
The Colonels are going to Lake.
land. Don't you want to go along!
No, not Lakeland. KY; it is Lake.
land, Fla, that we are speaking
about. For the benefit of those
who may not be acquainted with
Lakeland, KY, we might add that
it is the site of a prominent nut
factory" Thus do the Colonies
come in for a lot of joshing during
the coming cold spell.
Col. Wathen returned from Lake.
land, Fla, yesterday and announced
that that city had been selected as
the site for the training camp OF
the Louisville ball club in the spring
OF 1915. He also stated that he is
Immensely pleased with the bargain
that he made and that Lakeland is
real place, a sure-enough town,
where the Colonies can get plenty
OF fresh air, good grub, sunlight and
everything that goes to put a team
in fine fettle for long grind.
1t is planned for the Colonies to
start South along about the first
week in March, and they will stick
at Lakeland until March 81, when
they will pull up stakes. Only one
stop will be made on the homeward
journey, and that will be at Atlanta,
where two games will be played
The Colonies are scheduled to arrive
at Louisville on April 3 and play
exhibition games with major league
clubs until the association season
opens.
No Stops to Be Made
Col. Wathen and Manager Hay.
dn profitted by the experience of
last spring, and they are taking
more pains in arranging the spring
training schedule this time. The
Colonies will 60 South later nad
come home later, and no time will
be lost with stops between. About
that season of the year 1t is just as
cold in Birmingham, Nashville,
Chattanooga and other towns where
games were played, as it Is at Louis
vile, and for that reason the Jump
will be made directly home. with the
exception of the stop at Atlanta.
Az can be seen from a map of
Florida appearing in another column
of the sporting section. Lakeland III
ideally situated a. training camp
for the Colonies. 1t Is on the main
line of the Atlantic Coast Line be-
tween Jacksonville and Tampa. and
is a railroad terminal. There Is a
branch Of the A. G. L. that leaves
the main line at Lakeland which
goes down to Fort Myers. About
thirty trains pass through Lakeland
daily, and if the Colonies haven't
anything else to do they can hang
around the station and be amused.
Lakeland is Just thirty-two miles
from Tampa, and St. Petersburg ~
lust across the bay from Tampa.
The Chicago Cubs do their training
at Tampa and the Philadelphia Ma
tionals will be in St. Petersburg.
Connie Mack and his Athletics train
at Jacksonville, SO it can be seen
that the Colonies will not be want
ing for games with the major
leaguers during their stay in Lake.
land. Games with these teams VIII
no played in Lakeland, and then the
ColoneIs will visit each one OF these
pieces for games.
Can Get Games
In going to Fort Myers last spring
the players and scribes, also Col.
A.. NJ LAKELAND