New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14
Game More Deadly tb,.
White Lights, Rum o,
Feds, He Ayers.
fAVORS CITY FOR
A TRAINING Cam
Yankee Manager Going so,.,
Soon to Pick Out Plac.
That Suits Him.
By HAYWOOD BRorv

Poker has ruined more -.
clubs than white lights, rum. ~.
or the Federal League" said az
Bill Donovan, who really isnt.
cuSsing the training camp pro6,,.
terday. The manager Of n. ~!
came 70 town from Detroit b.,.',
With him the contract Of Po-..
inpaugh and bringing the pro, "a "a
speedy adjustment with Hi IN and 81
OF the Tigers. Donovsn's ~. N
VIII take him southwark and IN
Tor the purpose Of picking a t,,,
camp. "'h's
From training camps to poke,
easy transition and brings US b,., !.
the subject Of the green baizs -.
helds. You see, It's this wsys
planned Donovan. "A whole lot a. =,
ayers like 20 take their place
some little hole in the ground -.
there's nothing but a bali fels ~
hotel. They figure that MAJ -
simply got 10 stick 10 work bs,,,'
there's nothing else 10 DO.
There's no getting away fror q.
fact that this system Sometimes -.
duces great results. McGraw ana ".
lin are cases IN point, but the ~,
that I'm driving al is that il 5o,'
suit my system. ! don't want IA "a,
team in a place where there's !,
opportunity for outside relaxation n
there are no picture shows or dsro,
or theatres, it's cinch the BOYS ".
get 70 playing poker.
Now, I'm no Branch Ricksy b.
anybody who knows anything worse n
ball players than spring trsinin, n,
poker has got 20 show me. The esy
are bad for the eyes and the roou 4
usually smoky. but. most OF all. 4,
the hard feeling that comes vi,h 4,
losses in the spring. when most !,
the fellows are hard up and need D,
money. No, sir; no little town FOR ,,
Give me a city Of fair size, with son,
thing going on and a good ho,s
You've got 10 satisfy d ball plsyg,
stomach. first OF all, before he'll r
out on the diamond and satisfy ycs
And so II looks like Savannah Do,
van trained there last season al
found the weather just 70 his l.,s
Yet he has not come 70 a decision ~
as 20 a training camp. and will nG .
so until he has seen Ocsla, Fla; q.
lumbus. Ga. and one or Two eihg
towns in the South which are suXiou
to get the Yankees as sprrg.-,
guests.
Players Of the Yankee team vic n,
unsigned need not expect 70 be or
Quoted personally back 70 the fod i
we're Ray Caldwell and Roger Pecsr'
paugh. Marty McHsle is a hoeasi
but Donovan will make no speela. q
fort 20 induce him 70 sign. "Aarg
has his contract" said Donovan ~
terday, land it's up to him whether =
signs il or not" Roy Hsrtzell Is 'e'
vet bound 70 the club, but there y
doubt that he will come into line, a.;
King Cole also Is expected TO So
mis- contract shortly.
Chief among the demands upoi
man in baseball life these days /, i'
business of issuing denisls. Il isll ?
the lot of Captain Huston YESTERDAY .
deny: OIL,
~ That the Yankees will make =
attempt to get Benny Kauf from ~
Federal League.
~ That the Yankees will make =
attempt 10 get Charlie Doom from ~
Phillies.
80 That the Yankees will MAKE I.
attempt to get Sam Agnew from ~
Browns.
II the business men OF h fsso 81
together and make an offer suricisill
tempting McGraw will take is.J
from Marlin 10 the border tosn - =.
PLAY a game for the benefit Of ne 1 y.
crowd. one or two days before me ~ ~
tie between Jess Willard ana '"'
Johnson.
Boston may be loyal to Bill CsInl'
and all that, but one OF the ~, ~,
paper men in the Hub quotes y, ~ :,
Sox manager as saying: "Spesnns "
bird dogs. some Of these bench VA"
ers are pretty good settlers.