Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-25
CUBS WILL TRAIN
| AT TAMPA GROUND
President Thomas Bids Final Fare.
well and Extends Holiday Greet.
ings to Players.
LEAVE FOR SOUTH ON MARCH 10
Bruins Arrange Strong List ei Games
for Preseason transforming
Trip-Tinker Still Confined,

Chicago, Dec 25.-Greetings Of the
season, in the form of the training trim
scheduled for the Cubs. were issued
yesterday by President Charles H
Thomas. Possibly it may be the last
official statement from the offices in
the Corn Exchange building In a
note to the boys" who have been
following the fortunes Of the Bruins
from the press stand was the follow
ing sentiment:
1T may be the last time, but here is
to you and yours for a merry Christ
mas. c. II. T"
Then The boys got together, com
pared notes and voted Charles II.
Thomas good fellow with all the
trimmings, including tip that the
present head Of the Cubs is in for
something soft in the baseball line at
no distant date.
that the Cubs will start ON March 10
for Tampa, Fla. They will remain
there until March 80. when the dues
to Father Neptune will be settled, as
the players are booked for a trip on
the water 10 New Orleans. At the
Crescent City the new Cub Whale COM
bination will play it's first exhibition
game on April I with the New Orleans
team. On the following day they viii
tackle what remains Of the Cleveland
Indians aud then another game is
booked with the Pelicans.
Start Tour April (.
On April 4 the Cubs will be headed
for the north. playing that day at
Monroe. La. Then in turn Pine Bluff
Little Rock, Memphis and Louisville
will be visited, the team winding up
with the Colonies on April II, the day
before they open in Cincinnati,
1t will nor all be practice at Tampa,
as from March is to % several exhibit
ton games will be played in and
around the southern resort. The ocean
trip to New Orleans is figured by Pres
ident Thomas as a good thing for the
athletes and will be an innovation for a
ball team. as any trips by water which
have been taken has usually preceded
the training work.
Strong Schedule.
The schedule is considered one Of
the best the Cubs have had. as the
travelling is cut down TO the mini
mum. something which bali players
are always pining for. That the dates
will be approved by Weeghman and
Tinker is a certainty as MIR Weegh-
man has insisted that he will carry
out all the contracts which President
Thomas has made. 1t is taken for
granted that Shreveport is scratched
as a training place, although the pres
ent Whale management has been pref
ty sweet on that town.
President Weeghman and Joe TiDk-
CT had their first official conference
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pital The two talked baseball with
a couple of nurses as witnesses. Play
ers and their capabilities were under
discussion, but nothing was settled
and nothing will be settled until Tink-
er gets on his feet again, which viii
be in a week or SO, They may haul
him home today for an introduction
to the new ball PLAYER who was
brought in by Scout Stork while Tiuk-
err was at the hospital
In his talk with his boss Tinker
mentioned several Cub PLAYERS by
name Among these were Vaughan.
Lavender, Schultz. Archer, Williams.
Safer and Zimmerman. In fact, all
these were counted on as regulars
next year by the carved manager.
He also mentioned Brown. Hendrix,
Mcconnell, Bailey. Prendergast, viii
son, Fisher, Zeider, Do0lan, Flaek,
zwiiling and Mann Of his old crew
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