The Washington times., 1915-02-24
DANNY MOELLER Isl
HERE, EAGER TO GO
TO TRAINING GROUND
Griffith's Right Gardner Says H{
Requires But Slight Preparation
AS He Took On Little
Weight Last Winter

scheduled to leave for the training
camp tomorrow.
Wilbert Robinson. manager Of the
Dodgers. also arrived in New York yes
tsrday: He e ready to round UP hs
where the Brooklyn athletes are expect
ed to get into condition to make the
other clubs hustle this year. Robinson
says that the Dodgers are going to
finish in the first division, which would
do. for the Dodgers have trailed for an
even dozen seasons.
P. T Powers. who is keeping afloat
the Kansas City franchise in the Fed
land and will be able to find a spot
suitable to anchor soon, He does not
state whether the Bronx or Newark
VIII get the franchise. but says that the
flnai decision on the question will be
made not later than tomorrow.
According to "Hy' Brewer, Eastern
representative Of the Federal League,
the schedule for the league will come
ing tomorrow. but that It viii not be
made public for a week or ten days
after the meeting adjourns Brewer
claims that the Feds are waiting for
the 1nternationals to make known their
dates. SO as to avoid as many conflicts
as possible.
William KLEIN. the globe.t .trotting um-
pire. will be one Of the party that ac-
Companies con the Dodgers to Daytona,
said he had arranged with the National
League arbiter to handle the exhibition
games Of the Brooklyn club this spring.
1t takes a coordination of six colors to
properly dress the Yankees in winning
baseball uniforms. according to Harry
Sparrow. the business manager of the
ciub. who yesterday gave orders for the
clothes to BE- made; Sparrow decided
row blue stripe. with a black cap, set
off by white letters crossed in front, and
blue stockings would be the attractive
suits for the home fans. On the road
Capt. +. L. Huston will be dressed in
gray flannel. with blue. cardinal and
green stripes tnterspersed. stockings Of
black, with large blue stripes. and a
cap Of gray. with blue letterings and
sparrow denies that there is any rea-
son for the blue, cardinal and green COM
bination in the travelling uniforms. He
says that no superstition prompted him
in selecting the colors, but asserted that
combbdng restful colors for the athletes.
He declares that the new regalia will be
ready for use several days before the
season opens. and that In the meantime
the players will get into condition in
the old uniforms purchased with the
franchise from Frank Farrell and his
associates.
Pat Moran arrived in Philadelphia
yesterday and made final arrangements
for the departure Of the Phillies for
st. Petersburg training quarters. Billy
Neal. who has been in Florida for ten
days. has informed the Phils' new man.
aser that they have selected an ideal
training place and that all will be In
shipshape by the time the manager and
his men arrives
The Phils have added four more
Havana Reds. one Of thsDest teams in
Cuba, will invade st. Petersburg as
the start Of their tour through this
country by playing the Phillies two
games on March 10 and II. On the
same two dates the second team OF
| and play the Birmingham Southern
Association Club.
Baseball enthusiasts everywhere were
| cheered today by the announcement,
| that Judge X. NJ. Lands probably
the suit of the Federal League agains,
organized baseball The judge has had
the case under advisemcnt for a month
| In its petition for a restraining order
against the officials OF the National
League. the American League. and the
National Commission, the Fedora
ball had operated in violation of the
Sherman antitrust act. and that it,
| control over players was a violation o.
the constitutional rights guaranteed t
every American citizen.