Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
GLAD RECEPTION
.[OR TOUR|STSON
ARRIVAL IN n. !.
Big Leagues to Join Hands in
Welcoming Globe rotters
From Long Trip,
By Sam Crane.

|NYEW YORK, Jan. 27.--While the
n McGraw -Comiskey Callahan
tourists on their around the
world trip have been more or less OBJ
vous 0 all this baseball disturbance
hat has been stirred up by the Fed
era League, they will be brought
plumb up against it on their arrival
IN New York, around about March 6.
We are not of the opinion that the
shock of contact will be startling
enough to bring back to the globe
circers any reminders of their rough
trip on the peaceful Pacific from
4 Vancouver to Japan. Still, Comis-
key. McGraw ct al. may be vividly
impressed by the inroads that have
been made on organized baseball by
i the Fearsome Feds
i The reception to be given the re-
mrning baseball boomers has not yet
4 fully taken shape, but those who have
the affair in charge will see to it that
no Australia or any other foreign
land can equal the tourists own
friends in the warmth or variety of
the proceedings that will surround
The greeting accorded the wanderers
. ON their return to their native shores
4 home
And hat is the dear old word that
carries with it everything and more
man all the wealth of kindness and
Il hospitality that has been showered on
\ them abroad.
NCHICAGO will join with New York
\ in giving the home corners a
4 welcome. over three hundred Windy
City friends of the popular Charley
Comlskey, the "Old Roman" and his
White Sox will be here to receive the
party, while possibly as many more
New Workers., pals of McGraw and
friends of the Giants, will help out to
make the reception one of the most
\ memorable in the history of the Ma
tional game
The tourists have made baseball
history, and the home welcome will
be just as historical.
The official committees OF the
a American and National Leagues have
4 been appointed and were given out
Yesterday by Secretary Heydler, of
the National League.
President Ban johnson appointed
Frank Farrell (chairman), Joseph
Tannon and Ben Shibe to represent
the American League, and President
Tener has named Harry Hampstead
chairman w. F. Baker and John
Heydler to represent the National
League
HERE win be other committees
appointed to represent the cities
of Chicago and New York, and doubt
less the National Commission will be
i represented by Chairman Hermann,
as well as Presidents Tenner and
Johnson Local fans. as well as
those of Chicago. will be on hand to
AXE part in the reception and we
i can rest assured that Harry Stevens,
Louis Mann, DeWolf Hopper and
others will be foremost in taking care
Of local fandom.
When the first baseball around
world tourists, under the leader
snip of Albert G. Spalding, returned
mere in the spring of 1889 there was
no public banquet given, but the
players and members Of the party
we're taken in charge by their per
sonal friends, and the greetings, while
more quiet, were not less cordial
man the ones to come.
The most notable form of this re-
ception will probably be mammoth
banquet, to be given the night OF the
return. and it lis thought that fully
1000 persons will attend.
The managers and players of the
Giants and White Sox, who are now
on tour, will be obliged to hasten to
Shelr respective training camps so
soon that there will be no opportunity
glven-as there was in 1SS9-for the
playing of any games; consequently,
The banquet will be the one big fea-
iure Of the reception-but that. sure
y, will cover everything necessary TO
4 express the heartfelt warmth of the
greetings