The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-07
WORLD TOURISTS
| AGAIN IN COUNTRY
sAGNATEs CHARTER BOAT IN OR
DER TO BEAT FEDERALs TO
RETURNING PLAYERS.
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OUTLAWS TRAIL PLAYERS WITH
INTERMEDIARY THOUSANDS
EXHIBITED TO SWAY THE
UNCERTAIN.
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NEW YORK, March e.-~~The round
Inc world baseball tourists came back
ID United states today with rousi ~
Welcome from thousands Of friends
That raade every mar OF the part%--
knd their wives as well-proud Of he
nE Americans. After& a long. weary
xait at quarantine while the revenue
kuttrr visited half a dozen minor YES
lels to put up q coips OF customs 81
.cers, The seani}, Lustania vas
reached and the trip up the bay began
With sariekins CT Whistles and great
khouts of go I'D cheer from the decks
Ii the ferry boat Niagara, which took
HE reception committee down 10 the
anchorage from New York. The
Niagara arrived iehg before the rev.
knue cutter. hat none were allowed
10 beard the. uopt ard had 10 content
themselves xifh shouting messages up
ID the deck d. the big liner.
president Ian Johnson, Of tbs
league: Joseph J. 1.annin. of the 8os
Tor Red Sax William F.. Baker. of the
shsilies. Tragk j. Farrell of the New
Fork Americans and Charles IL. Eb-
bets. Of the EgS syn Nationals. ciatn-
bred across the narrow Tangp1ank after
the customs officers. These In turn
we're followed Ly "a horde OF reporters.
Then the battle of securing players Tor
organized BASEBALL negan with never
Y Federal leaguer in sight. Deputy
roIlecta. al Ter. Williams hal GEM
Nsnrl t. the boat that he did no wish
my business con 'a@ted by the guests
4nl his wishes we're 9heSed But eaeh
club oarer selected the PLAYER he vas
after AMI SO WAS in earnest con-
baseball IL Do'Sdo.
Iarnin f,.una eis t.utfieider star iris
Bpeaker and told him that he vas
about 10 offer him a contract with the
hma,nt &C s.tlury b.ank, Ban joan
son had Sam Crawford and " alter
[Ieverenz in a corner Charlie f.nbets
kAiked with Dick Egan and w. r.
Baker and Mike Doian were In earnest
ronfab. Meanwhile the horde OF Fed
kral league emissares cooled their
heese outside the Cunard docks and
AWAITED chance to present their side
bf the case.
In order 10 take no chances IF the
players being spirited away. the new
Iexgue employed corps OF private de-
ectives to watch and fellow each man.
Miner Brown, George StovaH, Larry
bchlatiy and others concerned with she
Feds each took O player or two with
Instructions to rush them as soon as
,essibte 10 the knickerbocker hotel.
where PRESIDENT Gilmore had cstab-
3Sn6d an once Tor the day. With
ttrong h,x lined with thansand dollar
e1ils.
Into this sanctum were ushered later
Ia the lay a stream OF unsigned play
krs to listen 10 the tales Of this new
El Dorado of baseball. Only sam
Crawford, upon whom the Federals
binned their faith of getting, refused
10 listen to their line OF reason.
A Great Welcome.
AS the Lusitania warped into her
[ock at Fourteenth street a great well
tGming shout went UP from friends
BIZ the players who had not gone down
he bay. There were cheers for each
Individual player as he stepped dcwn
hc gangplank ana each was at once
surrounded by an udmiring group.
Manager McGraw. Of the Giants. had
o tell over and over again tales of
he wonderful trip Of conquest around
he world, which he said would show
cash profit OF about 100000. He
Kid how he was presented to King
aeorge OF England after the exhibition
Pame In Londcn and his majesty had:
hid:
at was the most enjoyable sporting
vent ever attended with the single