The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-01
COL. RUPERT BIDS
HIS LADS FAREWELL
New Yorks Start for Training
Camp-All Other Local
Clubs Under Way.
TRAINER DUGGAN TALKS

With the departure yesterday after
noon from the Pennsylvania station
OF the New York American League club
Greater New York took its last plunge
Into the 1916 baseball maelstrom. All of
the big towns clubs arc now either in
spring camp or headed hat way. Brook
iyn's Federal aggregation is included
in the category. az the eastern wing
q the Tip Tops sailed for New Orleans
Saturday.
Yesterday wac q banner day for the
fumily OF old Sam Murdoch. city pas
senge agent Of the Seaboard Air Lin
Sam himself chaperoned the New yorks
on the Florida Fier. His loyalty TO
the home team made II necessary for
him 10 snub three other clubs. To take
Capt. Huston and his hirelings TO Sa-
vannah. Ga, in style he had to pass
ND a later train over his own road
which carried from this city the worlds
champion Boston Braves. bound for
Macon. Ga. Members of both the Phila-
delphia major leDgGe teams boarded this
ssme train at the Quaker CITY.
Col. Ripper. was OF hand TO bid his
boys farewell. Besides the Office bril-
gade, which numbered Secretary-Treas-
urer Capt. T. l.. Huston, business Man
ager Harry Sparrow and Assistant Bust
ness Manager Mark Roth. Manager
Donovan. six athletes and Coach Duke
Farrell set out for the spring rendez-
vous of the New Yorks. Pitcher Ray
Fisher. the veteran schoolinaster OF Ner-
mont, was the only experienced toiler
Of the starting point. j. j. Ring. Paul
Lewis, K. j. Kelly, A. Pickering and
wi1liuv TIA ara pttt fnr mn fnr 1pa rltp
~introductions Kelly and Rms were
first baseman and pitcher respectively
for Lowell last year. Tamm Is a New
burgh infielder and Pickering and Lewis
semi-pro catcher and pitcher reSpec-
lively.
Five of last years team were ex-
pccted to Join the party at Baltimore.
These included Roger Peckinpaugh.
Birdie Cree. Lutte Boone and Fritz Maisel
approved veterans-and Schwert. tho
University OF Pennsylvania catcher who
warmed the bench the last few weeks
OF 1914.
Hartzell. 1ruesdale. Cook. Daley.
Mullen. Aragon. Clarkson, High and
Pipp have promised TO 60 direct from
their homes in time TO beat the New
York delegation to Savannah. Cy Pieh.
who IL In North Dakota, may be a few
days late; also Marty McIiale, who
concluded his theatrical engagement
with Mike Donlin Saturday night. Me-
Hale is unsigned. lie probably would
Rave been an eligible had NJ not missed
connections with Bill Donovan yesterday
afternoon.
Trainer Jimmy Duggan % Providence,
who dcparted OK offcio with the New
York pilgrims. promises to do II little
blood letting VIII u his team crosses the
trail of the Tigers. DuCgau has "a chip
- ~ .ko,,tI., Zoe. .Ytr Nil ev4a,,A II s~t-
Tuthill. who continues as Dctroits
trainer. Tuthill gave an interview n
few days ago to a certain writer of
Detroit in which he questioned BIZ
Dcnovan's good sense in selecting Dug
gan for the job. There may have been
a taste OF sour raj donovan says
Tuthill made an indirect applicatiou).
but TuthNl made some very uncom-
plimentary and unclubby remarks about
his contemporary. Among other things
he insinuated that Duggan lacked the
dignity and poise OF major league ex-
cdIence.
Just say for me-" said Dugsan YES
terday. that If | haven't the poise and
he class I AVE at least my Owl
homo and an automobile. which is more
than a lot Of other knocking contem'
poraries can boast of. And | never
Cross the street to avoid meeting a fell
low has any grudge against me
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The Federal League meeting in Buff
falo appeared very much OF a bloomer
prexy James 4. Gilmore issued a per
sonal invitation for the New York chap
ter of the Baseball Writers TO attend a
his expense. This was interpreted in many
quarters as a sure sign OF something
startling. But absolutely no news %
moment broke.
Perhaps the injunction brought by th'
hackers OF the Kansas City club diSar
ranged the plans of the outlaws. Whit
his legal litigation maintains the cir
cult seems in "A fair shape 20 be securely
tied. The preliminary hear<ng has beef
set for March 3. II Is not likely tina
any definite verdict may be reached
until some good time after that date
And unless Gilmore is able TO maxi
good his boast that he can square ac
counts out Of court the outlaw cIrcui
may have its hands tied indefinitely.
The Federal League had hoped for
serene and untrammelled transfer o
Kansas City 10 Newark. Robert Is
Ward so arranged the schedule, H.
figured PittsburS as a Western city
matching II against the Pirates and thu
eliminating conflicts both in Pittsburi
and Brooklyn.
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