The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
! Many Ball Players Are
! Getting Their Trans
I portation Back to the
Tall Uncut" at This
Season of the Year.
] Grim and Gay Episodes in
the Great World Of Sport.

at secretly yankins promising star
out of the sticks and parlor-carrinS
him to the large league.
Charlie discovered great many
successful players. and has helped
hundreds of them into fine paving
jobs. Charlie gets fat all-thc-
year-round salary from President
Robert Lee Hedges for his work
and Barrett is Very loyal 10 the
colonel.
Yes" said Charlie 10 the writer.
we have to do lot OF sleuth work
in this scout game That IS why
they call me King Brady Barrett.
because 1 resort 10 DISCUSSES and
other tricks to put over something
on my rivals.
why. its common Tor nine or ten
of US TO bump into each other IN
some zap hotel. all down in that GER
tain town 70 grab a certain man We
have been tipped of is the real
goods.
..Then out in the ball yard. Il you
take quiet trot around the stands
you will come across more of the
scouts. all trying their best to look
like strangers and not as II they
were there for amy other purpose
lUS low Va SIS OAd 49, = -
There may not be any more joy
riding spring training trips for the
ball player eager 10 shake out OF
his system the stiffness OF winter
Some of the games big moSuls
have advocated. shortening these
iaunts 10 the southland 10 cut cX-
penses and they may 20 farther and
tho hn--s rain home.
Such a change has long been con-
temp,ated aud il il comes about
there Will be no surprise IN the
news.
However, all are not agreed on the
subject. In fact. those OF the lead
ing figures in the game. Ban Johnson
OF The American League. Garry
Herman of the National commits
sion and Charlie Comisky of the
Chicago White Sox. have clashea
oyer this problem
Here's what Comiskey says:
AS 10 the aboiishins of training
trips. that will not come for a long
time. bur. as President johnson siIS-
Sested. this end of the business also
needs reforming. The players DO not
have to.report until thirty Gays be
fore the season opens. SO II might
DC EpOu WI < 49,
about the middle of March.
NV experience With players leads
me 10 believe that il would be 4 pref
" hard matter 10 get the men 10 re-
port in playing condition ! have
discovered that players don even
Keep in form during the regular sea-
son. let alone beforehand he IS
wise manager who is able 10 hold
the pIayers in check even when he
has his eye on them every DAY.
don't expect 10 live 70 sec the day
when training trips arc abolished IN
their entirety"
Garry Hermann declared ne Is IN
favor of materially shortening the
training season. 1t IS also known
that a large number of the major
league owners arc in favor Of abaa-
donine the spring trips, although u
was foreSonc conclusion that
President Comiskey would not agree
TO this.
Mike cautillon of Minneapolis
pointed out that Comiskey was
about the only one in the major
league who made any money on
training trips. despite special trains
and de luxe hotels
Battles between TWO real cham
pions are few and far between. Such
lighters prefer 10 stay miles apart
and each in his own way grab all
the vaudeville dollars in sight.
Many times when champions of
different classes have fought each
other the bout did more harm 10
the boxing game than good
George Lavigne. famous as The
Saginaw Kid then lightweight