Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-08

tHY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRUl
New York, March 7,-Men pr0mi-
nent in every line Of sport from All
parts Of the country gathered tonight
TO attend the banquet given here in
honor Of the Woodworking baseball
players. who arrived here yesterday
morning Baseball magnates, Off
olals and PLAYERS naturally predomi-
mated, but all branches Of amateur,
and professional sport We're repre-
scented among 700 persons attending
Que to the general ana individual
welcome extended players by their
friends and admirers. almost two
hours cMpsed before the diners could
be marshalled into the banquet hall
IL was close to 10 O'Clock before
the coffee, cigar and speech-making
session was reached and some Of the
principal figures in organized baseball
addressed the assemblage. With for
mcr Judge Edward 81 Mccall acting
as POSTMASTER, Lieutenant Governor
Robert Wagner extended a greeting
40 the returning players. President
Ban Johnson, of the American league,
followed with an address on Circling
the Globe by Organized Baseball"
"Old Roman" Indisposcd.
President Charles A. Comiskey was
to have spoken ON the world Tour
but the "Old Roman" who was taken
in abroad and is not set quite himself,
was somewhat indisposed tonight and
Toastmaster Mccall d&led the audi
ence to excuse the chief Of the White
Sex elan from making an address.
"Commy" was cheered for nearly five
minutes as he rose and bowed to de-
mands from the hanqueters
Another great outburst of applause
came when Manager John j. McGraw
stepped TO the speakers platform and
delivered his Grafton entitled, "Ihe
Giants He was followed 10y Presi-
dent John H. Tener Of the National
league, who took, as his subject
Baseball ms Profession
August Hermann, president Of the
Cincinnati club and chairman Of the
National commission talked on
"Basehall as "a National Institution.
President Tener, in his address, said
ia part:
There is spirit Of honor and
glory always attached TO pathlinders.
Their names are Immortal In this
baseball hall Of fame, the names Of
Spalding, Arson. Comiskey, McGraW,
Callahan and every PLAYER Who ae-
companied these luminaries are writ
ten in bold characters that future
generations may know they constitute
ed the first touring parties that dem
onstrated to the civilized world the
Incompatible national game OF the
United states
Predicts Universal Game.
"Al glory and honor to- the world
tourists of 1SSS-1SS9 and l9i8-l9t4.
only once prior to this time was the
world clrcllng trip ever accomplished
Tor the same purpose and then base
hall had not attained the great popu-
larity Of national prominence that il
now enjoys There is no doubt that
this first world trip of baseball pro-
selytes did much to introduce the
game In foreign lands but ! ann free
TO confess that l consider the tour
just completed did vastly more to inn
plant the principles of our national
sport among foreign nations.
he sun never ceases 60 shine on
the Euglish-spcaking races. 10 ever has
been my cherished dream and I have
en- innumerable occasions predicted
the accomplishment that In the near
future such "a statement may Doe made
OF our great American outdoor sport
in every Cline and country and under
every sun baseball viii DE played To
eorsumate this condition Mtssgs
Cqmislley, McGraW ana Callahan amt
players OF both teams have done more
tnan have tho time or The words 30
express. You have performed sor-