Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
Fans Interested in Work Of
Youngsters on Spring
Training Trip.
LOOK FOR NEW "PHENOMsr
Storm Predictions Worry Squad
Which Leaves for Column
bus Today.

Newark's International Leagus
champions. plus several recruits. vii
start out today on the first leg Of the
journey to Columbus. Ca, the 1914
training camp Of the Tigers. Harry
Smiths stalwarts are probably the
first minor league team in the country
TO get down to action for the 1915
season. Smith himself is out al Hot
Sprinks, Ark, and win not leave there
for Georgia until Monday The party,
which sails on the City OF Macon to-
day, will be under the guidance Of
President Charles II. Ebbets, jr., and
Acting Captain Eddie Zimmerman
The City of Macon takes the place
of the City Of St. Louis, the Savannah
liner which was badly used up III
the homeward voyage from Savannah
this week. and is laid Up for repairs
A broken rudder is said TO be It's chief
trouble. The City of Macon is
smaller boat and with storm warn
ings all along the coast some Of the
more timorus members Of the party
are already expressing fears Of mai
de-mer." The Tigers viii spend six
weeks and half under the warm
rays Of the Dixie sun.
IN the party which sails today are
nine newcomers, who have been added
to the Bengals roster since the sea-
/ son closed. This does not include
Eugene Gambichler, the clubs new
/ trainer. OF the batch OF Bengals who
will wear Tigers uniforms for the
first time, Britton, Callahan, O.RouFke
and Donnelly have had experience III
the minor leagues. The others are
practically new in the professional
end Of the game and the fact that
there are several novices always
makes it interesting for the fans. The
dyed -in-the-wool enthusiast always
likes to see new faces every spring.
and eats up all of the news about the
latest phenom to be discovered
The novice class in the Tigers list
consists of Charles Payner, E J. Dion
George J. Smith. ir.. Robert Thomson
and Zach Erhard. Thomson and
Smith are candidates for the first
base job left vacant when Harry
Swacina deserted to join the Federal
League forces. Payner is an irfielders
developed by the serni-pros Of Long
Island
The regulars in the squad leaving
pier No. 80 today are: Eddie Zim-
norman, Billy Zimmerman. Jack
mann and Al Schacht The
rest OF the squad Of 1914 Bengals
will go direct to Columbus, Ga, from
their respective homes The Tigers
are due in Savannah on Tuesday,
morning providing the going is good
On leaving the boat the players VIII
be hustled to the railway station,
where they will board a train for
Columbus.
The destination OF the Newark
champions will be reached Tuesday,
night The following day Harrt
Smith will have the entire squad out
for action. The Brooklyn contingent
which goes with the Tigers today con-
sists of three pitchers and 2 hetes
of war correspondents. The Dodger
recruits are. George Pennington.
Gerard Neyenhouse and James Ring.
President Charles FL. Ebbets, jr.. viii
accompany the players as far as.
Savannah and win then take his fam
lily to Florida for a vacation, the
Brooklyn detachment heading for Auz
gusta, Ga With the Newark SQUAD
will be two newspapermeh and Frank
Z. Masterson. a local fan.
! The Tigers viii spend three weeks
at Columbus before starting on
homeward voyage. which will be
punctured by many stops for exhibI-
ton games. Manager Smith win be-
able to get a fair line on his ma
terial through the three series to be
played with big league teams, the
brooklyn Nationals, the Boston Ma
tlonals and the Washington Ameri-
cans. A series has also been ar
ranged with the Atlanta Southern
League champions