Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-04
BUY TRAINING CAMP
Base Ball Men Secure Dover
Hall Estate, Down in Georgia.
SPRING PRACTICE CENTER
Fan Johnson Among the Directors.
George Stallings Pushing
the Project.
SPRING PRACTICE CENTER

NEW YORK, August 4.-Dover Hall,
one of the largest and most picturesque
of the southern estates. located four
teen miles from Brunswick, Ga, has
just been purchased by syndicate Of
men prominently identified with base
ball, and the indications are that the
old plantation. which comprises 2,43S
acres, will eventually be turned into a
great training camp for the major
league teams. The Identification of
George Stallings with the project lends
further credence to this view, for 1t has
been one of his pet theories that 1t
would be a great advantage for a Ma
tional League and American League
team to train together, each practicing
In the morning independently and play
ing a game in the afterno~. The
scope of the property would allow for
the training of every one of the Dig
league teams. anu this would undoubt-
eddy lessen the cost of southern train
ing. where each Of the clubs is forced
to maintain It's own camp.
Named Dover Hall Club.
The estate will hereafter be known
as the Dover Hall Club. The officers
are: President. Capt. T. L. Huston; vice
president, George T. Stallings: treas
urer, Frank NJ. Stevens: secretary,
A. Allison. The directors are. in addi-
ton to the officers. B. B. johnson: pres
ident of the American League; Charles
A. Comiskey. irwin g. Cobb and Damon
Runyon. other members are Jacob
Rupert, James f. Gaffney. Bud Fisher.
John T. Tener, president of the Ma
tional League: Archie Hurlbert, Robert
Lee Hedges, Tyrus Cobb. John j. Nc
ert Davis, Howard Trumbo. Norman H.
Davis, Edward Barrow. president Of the
International League, and Harry N.
Hampstead. president OF the Giants
The active membership Is to be nm
tied to Atty, but there will also be an
associate membership. The club will
be incorporated under the laws of Della
ware, and the shares will sell for Sl,0oO
each. Already a large amount of money
has been subscribed. Ban Johnson nav
At present it is the plan to improve
the property so that it may be winter
resort and game preserve. To TINS end
work will start soon and a clubhouse
costing about $4,000 win be erected.
and it is believed it will be ready for
occupancy this fail. Many of the MEM
bers are preparing to build cottages
and one of the first constructed Will be
owned by Capt Huston
Dover Hall is within a few miles of
Jekyl Island, and adjoining is the du
Pont estate. The tract is situated on
tidewater peninsula ten miles by water
from Brunswick and fourteen miles by
land. The question Of purchasing it has
been under consideration for nearly
wear. 1t started as a result of a hunt
ing trip to George Stallings' plantation
last fall. Several base ball club own
ers and newspaper men went over the
ground, which was the estate of the
late George w. Wright. AS a game pre-
serve 1t offered the finest inducements.
and plans were at once launched to ar
range for the purchase.
For the present it will be used as
winter resort for base ball men, where
they can have the finest hunting at
forded in any section of the east. There
are, in plentiful quantities. deer. wild
turkey, quail, snipe, duck. rail and
plover, coon. possum and, for those who
like bit more of excitement, bear and
wild cat The estate has four miles
of oyster beds. safe harbor for yachts
and small boats, and fine fishing
grounds for drum, trout, bass. whiting
and sheepshead.