New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-12
Nav Hotel and Fine Ball
'' park Appeal TO Wild
Bill Donovan.
TOWN ALSO BOASTS
ASYLUM FOR BLIND
90 HINES of Baseball Pea e
" Fade as Feds Renew Raids
on Old Leagues.
Rv JEROME BEATTY.

ria thousands OF persons who were
d, ont Of the windows waiting fol
-. anal announcement Of the location
,h. Yankees training camp for next
NC esn now 20 on about their BUSH
-. Macon. Ca. has been selected.
p;r Donovan was not entirely salts
"a with Savannah. where his club
.,.sd out last spring. and looked
',or, for another SPOT upon which TO
mara for the baseball campaign. He
"a given up hope Of getting better
80. -, and was becoming reconciled TO
""Srrab again when George Stalllngs
sss,S"nced that the Braves had decided
80 10 Miami. fla. instead OF return
~, 10 Macon.
= Immediately Harry Sparrow began to
;,rss,igate Macon. with the result that
=, deal was closed yesterday. Macon
i.,s new hotel and the best ball park
1. he South Atlantic League-if that
means anything.
The objection TO Savannah was that
no diamond was bad, the ocean breezes
ws,s cold and the city was not accessi-
gs 70 many towns in which exhibition
ssues might be played. Macon is 100
niles inland and is near Athens and
atlanta, where practice games will be
scheduled.
The Georgia State Asylum for the
7ljnd is in Macon. but that isn't why
he Yankees are going there.
All prospects for peace between the
Federal League and organized base
Ian seems 20 be dwindling.
Horinc for settlement the indie
rrden,s have seemingly made no efc
or. this fall 10 continue their raids
% the enemy Yesterday. however, !.
vas announced az the New York Offices
hst the Newark Federals had signed
$40 players from the Pacific Coast
lsEsue. The men are. Joe Gedeon.
rroper.y Of the Washington Senators.
vho was farmcd out to the Salt Lake
,lab lest season. and Jimmy Johnston.
"a outfsider from Oakland.
Gede0u. who ia a second baseman.
as tried By Washington two wears
. suG sent 20 the coast for seasoning
LAS. season he bat.ed 500.
Johnston hit .344. Just a couple OF
oats behind Harry Wolter, former
alkae. stole So bases and scored 40
grs in 2C3 games. Johnston always
as been a heavy hitter - the minor
-sgaps. but in mis- several trials III
.fst company he never has been able TO
tick
Although he had no knowledge at the
ne that the Federals had started
,igring playerst belonging to organized
.aSseall. John h. Tener. president of
be National League. said Yesterday
'asi he felt sure that all attempts tow
I'D bringing about a settlement would
irove unsuccessful.
The Federals asked that we recog-
Tie them or that we turn the Ameri-
90 and National organizations into ten
dub leagues" he said. This. of
course, was impossible. The slterna-
I've was Tor them 70 buy clubs in or
ssnized baseball. but ] understand now
nat they are not willing TO paw the
p'iees asked So there is nothing left
ea, ior them 10 continue as best they
esnS
ne Federals we've comforting in Chi
'ase Yesterday. II they are in earnest
soos' heir invasion of New York thew
Noeaely will announce within a few
TTeec ee location Of their new park.
,heI isy i will be ready for use b.
apil J, 50 work viii have 20 be started
''ios ne frs. Of the wear.