New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
Prodigal Pitcher Says he
Always Wanted TO Play
in New York.
SAVANNAH FANS
EAGER TO SEE YANKEES
Donovan Returns from South
and Tells Plans for Spring
Training Trip.
r, HEYwoOD BROUN.

Raw Caldwell. the prod.gsl pitcher
came 20 town Yesterday looking III
enough 20 tst fstted oalf. Harry
Sparrow me- him
The man who Jumped 20 The Feds and
then leaned back again expressed me
belief that his last move was wise
one. -.
YorL " ssid Caldwell. but there we're
conditions which made n dlAcuIt as,
v,k- Frank Chance treated me az "
vas q ,choolboy. I'm looking for"arG !
70 PLAYING under Bill Donovan anc
working for Captain Huston and Colonel
caldwell did no, forget 70 add that
he u-as N frs. rate condition and
read 20 pitch She game Y ms hfe
RW Donovan. who vas showed out o.
ate ding the American League meet
ing. arrived last night, and orouGh'
with him all the deeds and conuaC'
binding the Yankees 10 the City Of Ss-
vsnnah for the coming spring training
tYip. Seemingly capitalization ! no'
among the faults q the Southern city
"AlT the FANS down there are Just
crszy 20 zee the Yankees. sald bono
van. I've made arrangement foT me
team 70 use the grounds Of the SCUM
Atlantic League team and 20 WORK IN
the Y. NJ. {. A. gymnasium, on DAYS
when We cant get outside. us warm
enough for good workout down mere
right now"
81 supposc those American League
-ragrates offered YOU bunch Of lem.
ons when the were here, suggested
Contain Huston
con the contrary replied the cap
tam. they were most considersie, ano
showed a great regard for the welfare
Or the Yankees They didn't offer me
anybody
The proposal OF Charles II. Eb-
nets n have the Yankees and the Su-
perbas meet in a couple OF games az
Dsytona is hanging FIRE. Savannah Is
. nights ride from the Brooklyn tram
ing camp. and none OF the men IN me
Yankee councils seem 20 be ovsrentnu-
sisStic about the plan.
Nothing definite mas been decided vet
in regard 70 the spring series between
Tho climbs AZ Ebbets Field, but i IS
nrobable that u Will be pla. ed.
As nm alternative there IS posi-
hiitv that one or more engagements
between the GisntH and the ankees
can be arranged. The schedule OF thle
Chants rs full, but i might be possi
bic 70 amend il in order 70 eaten inc
big crowd which would turn GUY lC
see the meeting Of the men o. MCNraN
the season opened.
usr,,r vesyns for the Giants. Henri
Fabian has busted of the diamond. II
TACT he had 10 do little more thar
ina, FOR John r. Foster received let
ter YESTERDAY IN which the groundkeep
or wrote that he found the grounds "
tho Texas resort covered with snow
Vigorous shovelling brought the hel'
70 view again. and Fabian hopcs Una
tho climate will stick by IT'S norma
schedule from now on.
Dave Robertson, he outhe.dcr o.
the Giants. who made the hearts O. inc
fans rise last season whenever m
went TO bat and SIM a. SUCH tunes a
he clrcled under As balls, may not gel
70 Marlin with the early-comers. nc
wrote Yesterday that he vas studying
hard az Wake Forest College III orde'
70 pass all his examinations before inc
training season begins. Judging IRON
the tone Of his message the issue j
stu IN doubt.
Rob Rescler is spending the winter
Killing rabbits. His hunting method Il
pcculiar. He outruns the little beasts
and simply gathers them up as the!
die Of shame.
The report that Robert was Ackec
on the head playing football encour
age. many Of the fans 20 expect more
intelligen, baseball from him next sea
son.
Governor Tener refused to COMM
himself yesterday on the posslbli',
90 the National Leagues going back Il
it's old PLAYER limit i'm order 70 conform
with the action taken by the America
League. 81, may be that the question
will bc reopcncd,' said the Goyerno,
but that is matter which 'he clu'
owners must decide
The New York National League base
ball club is threatened once again. Il
this Office there came yesterday a.
announcement OF an indoor baseball
game next Sunday al the I'd Battallo
Naval Militia Armory between the :
Battalion and "Rubc Marquard an
Larry Mclean, battery for the Ney
Work Giants" Dick Rudolph and hi
All Stars will play the battalion 10
morrow night.
Newark is still being considered b
the Federal League as = possibility. 10
next season. A conference was hel
in Chicago. Yesterday, between JI
Gilmore and r. T. Powers, Of Jerse
CITY Powers - well known in Newsr
as promoter Of all sorts Of sportin
contests.
Hugh McKinnon reported 20 IN
headquarters Of the REDS IN thls CIV
Yesterday that the prospects ioF TO-
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