Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
TOURISTS GET
Bic WELCOME
ON ARRIVAL
Magnates, Players and Fans All
Join in Giving Globe Trotters
Hearty Reception.
Bv Frank G. Menke.

TEW HORk, MdTcH u hlouSh
nj a snowstorm that made navi-
= cation hazardous the world
curing White Sox and Giants came
.nto New York Harbor to-day to the
Greatest welcome that has ever
marked the return of American ath-
Ietas from a foreign shore. With their
arrival. the ball players ended a jour
roy of $4,000 miles, during which they
made about 100000 clear and above
expenses.
The Cunard liner Lusitania, on
which the baseball men, led by Man
aoar John ]. McGraw, of the Giants,
ana President Charles Comiskey and
Manager Callahan, of the Chicago
American League club, poked her
nose slowly through the snow and
foo of the lower bay. The vessel had
anchored off Sandy Hook late last
NIGHT with the intention of reaching
Quarantine about 8 a. m. and dock
ing at $50 o'clock Weather condi-
sons upset this program, however,
and the liner did not reach Quaran-
tine until $40 a. m.
nESPITE the storm, the returning
u baseball players were given a
welcome such as that accorded TO
heroes returning from war. Pay
ers. magnates and fans all joined
hands. The footing of whistles ana
shrieks of sirens as the big Cunarder
came through the harbor made the
travellers realize that they were PACK
once more in the land OF the Tree
and the home of the brave.
a local reception committee went
down the bay on the ferryboat Nj
agara and gave the homecomers
welcome that will be remembered as
unjoue in the history of the national
game. New York and Chicago united
i'm greeting the two teams and the
West We'd with the East in enthusl-
asm. The delegation Of fans that
came here from Chicago to greet the
wanderers left their beds in the Hotel
Baltimore before daylight this morn
lna and went to their duty happily
T HE representatives of organized
/ baseball conferred with the re-
turning players on the way from
Quarantine to the Cunard dock and
on the Lusitania arrival there, Speak
err announced that he would turn
down the offer of the Federals and
sign another Boston contract.
Similar announcement OF rejection
Of propositions from the tederals
we're made by Mike Doolan, of the
PhilHes, and Dick Eagan, of the
Brooklyn team. Both stated that they
would sign again with the teams on
which they played last year.
Representatives of organized base
ball stole a march OF two hours upon
the Federal Leaguers by going down
the bay on a revenue cutter. Repre-
sentatives of the Federal League were
caught unawares and went to the
Cunard pier at the foot of West Four
teenth street to meet the liner On
board the revenue cutter, in add
ton to a small army of reporters and
photographers were: Ban Johnson,
president of the American League;
" F. Baker. an official of the Phila-
delpha National League club;
Charles T. Ebbets, president of the
Brooklyn National League club;
Frank Farrell, president of the New
York American League club, and j.
&c. l-duIU. pItSluGHI u b4iS i''HN'i'
Americans.
As the revenue cutter approached
the Lusitania Deputy Collector ). =.
Williams assembled the baseball mag
mates and made a little speech to
them
"NOr gentlemen will understand
that the passes enabling you TO
make this trip were granted out Of
courtesy and you must not transact
any business on the Lusitania,' said
the port official This opportunity
was given you for the sole purpose
of greeting friends and your bust
ness must he deferred until you land
The magnates assented gloomily to
This proposition, but no sooner were
they up the ladder of the big liner
Than they began hunting up and max
Ing dickers
Baker sought Mike Doolan, short
stop of the Philadelphia Nationals
md talked earnestly to him. finally
ssreeing upon terms. Lannin sought
out iris Speaker, an outtielder or
Inc Boston Red SoN, and came to
terms. Ehbets buttonholed Dick
1agan, second baseman of the Brook
itn Nationals. and secured promise
mat Eagon would not listen to offers
t.-. Ty..1