The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

The Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco In 1916 Is likely to prove "A
great haven for major league baseball
players during the winter months. AL
ready plans are we'll under way for
| series of exhibition games between picked
teams from the National and American
leagues. Other promoters have APP
preached certain big league stars in an
effort to organize several all star casts
| that will play n tournament If the scheme
goes through. Finally the Giants and
White Sox have their eyes fixed upon
the Pacific coast stronghold as a fitting
/ termination OF the proposed tour OF Cen.
trail and South America next year.
Manager John J. McGraw Of the Giants
admitted yesterday that he and Comis-
key practically had arranged for a series
at the big exposition in the spring of
1915.
During our successful trip around the
world" said the leader OF the Giants.
MIR. Comiskey and l discussed the mat
ter at great length. At first We thought
OF making the tour OF South America
the coming fall. Then We decided it
would he better to walt over year.
while no definite itinerary has been
arranged as yet have mapped OUT
general route to be observed We
probably will play games In New York.
Chicago and several Of the other major
league cities immediately after the
worlds series OF 1914. Then we will
work south to New Orleans. whore
stand OF several days will he made.
From New Orleans We will travel to
Havana and entertain the Cubans with
the best brand of professional ball ever
shown them. From Cuba we will go
d SEQ, i,<,, hA
line of march is st.ll very much in doubt
1t will depend of course on the enthu-
siasm with which the tour is greeted
and the guarantees the cities Of the far
South will furnish. We may touch at
some OF the ports Of Honduras. Venezuela
| and Guiana. We in all probability will
| go as far south as Buenos Ayres on
the Atlantic. OF course we will play at
Rio de Janeiro. Working northward
We will keep to the Pacific seaboard on
the west OF South America with Panama
az an objective point. From Panama we
intend to go direct to San Francisco.
such "a trip along these general lines"
concluded McGraw. should impair IN no
wise the health or physical form OF the
athletes. The route may be booked. we
are assured. in such fashion as to escape
| the extreme heat OF the tropics There
will not be the same occasion for hurry
and hustle that attended our pilgrimage
around the world And the games will
not be so numerous as to weary the
players and keep them at that fine point
OF form that might induce staleness in the
succeeding campaign.
| las yet the trip has not been arranged
| in detail. When, ! go west with the
Giants l intend to see Mr.. Comiskey at
! Chicago. II is likely by that time that
We will have additional information which
may enable us to map out satisfactory
route at once. Anyway there is no occa-
sion for hurry, Long before the time
comes for setting out we will have every
thing perfectly planned. The tour has
been decided upon definitely and | have
every confidence in Mr.. Comiskey's fine
Judgment to make 1t even more success
full than the tour OF the world
David J.. Fultz. president OF the Base
! ball Players Fraternity. will be asked this
year to prove his contention that the Or
ganization has at heart the interests Of
| the magnates as well as the players
| This was one OF the prime arguments Of
! Fultz when he appeared before the Ma
| tional Commission last winter. II was
| presented 20 sincerely that the powers OF
organized baseball granted to the players
| n number of demands which, /, was be-
lieved, would result in great good both to
employers and employed II properly ad-
| hered TO.
Subsequently President Fultz decided
that contract jumpers would he barred
| from membe rship In the Baseball Players
! fraternity lie made no distinction be
! tween those who disregarded contract
/ rights, either OF organized baseball or III.
outlaw baseball represented by the Fed
cral League This in spite OF the fact