The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-26
M'GRAW LEADS HIS
CHARGES TO MARLIN
Marquard With Party-Mc-
Lean Stays Over-Seymour
and Devlin Go Along.
OTHERS JOIN At ST. LOUIS

Manager John J. McGraw and nine
from the Grand Central station yes
terday afternoon. First, foremost and
most enthusiastic OF the kittenish pill
srims was Rubc Marquard, the eccen-
;ric southpaw. Who fits hither and
thither to the call of glittering gold.
Marauard took occasion to put himself
right an the horde OF camera men pre-
pared to flash the contingent IN 'front.'
of its private car on the upper lever.
81 wish to say" said Marquard. 'that
I have made my peace with McOrdw.
am glad to nave had an opportunity
70 atone for a mistake. 1t was a mis-
take when I threw down the New YORK
club. will take every means WITHIN
my power to right myself IN pubic
opinion. If conscientious effort VIII ef-
face the mistake I am sure Mct'raw
will never he sorry that he gave me
an opportunity to make good
Mc;raw's party. which ~ under the
management of assistant secretary Ed
die Brannick. has its quota of queer
p,ople. There was A generous sprlnk'
ling OF green recruits among the sea-
soned veterans-enough to make inter-
esting the time honored game or draw
and the idiosyncrasies OF the Little Ma
p~olcon's practical Joking.
Mcciraw obligingly posed Tor some
dozen flashlights before he boarded tho
train. He even went so far as TO help
OUT the engineer by sitting in egula-
ton cap in the cab of the electric motor.
Mathewson posed as chief mechanic IN
this study of still life.
Long Larry Mclean was at the depot.
but did not go out Wit his Fellows
Larry Is in some sort of jam with the
civic administration OF justice. a tact
that called for his presence In New
York city for a day or two longer. The
ianky catcher. who seems to have taken
pretty good care of himself this win
ter. got three days of grace from Nc
Graw. Mclean promised faithfully
that he would set out Sunday after
noon. His ticket was changed to agree
with such a furlough. Larry has been
warned that he will have to hit the
ties to Texas unless he makes good his
Saba resolution.
The Little Napoleon carried some ex-
cess baggage. Two players who helped
him win pennants I'm the old days and
as many newspaper men went along as
ballast. Arthur DeVlin and Cy Sey-
ruour. who are unattached in the ma
tiona pastime at present. will try TO get
in shape to be of some usefulness in
the minor lea Mc';raw's squad
proper included these eliciblcs: Mathew
son Marpuard. Picz. Thorpe. Beatty.
Press, Wendell. Chalmers and Will
Jams. Outficlder George Burns and
wife Joined the tourists At Utica.
Pitcher Scull reported AZ syracuse.
To-day IN -. Louis the middle West
ern division will report to Doc Finley at
the Planters Hotel. Tonight the main
force Of Giants will leave the Mound
City for Marlin. where they are due
Sunday afternoon. Hans Lohcrt and
his wife and Mrs. Mct;raw viii leave
New Orleans In time to reach the train
ing camp with the main party.
Tn mighty glad the season has
started" said McGraw. II will have
my hands full pruning down to twenty
one men by May T.. n only one or two
real pitchers pan out I'll be satisfied
Hans Lobcrt is just the tonic we needed
In the infleld. With as good pitching
as We had las, season We should b.
ready for all comers.''