The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
WILL LEAD
FIRST u OF GIANTS
Eleven Players Will Start This Morning for Camp at
Marlin-Boxing Commission Metes Out
Penalties to Offenders.

II Inv Giant squad leaves over the
pennsylvania at 10 .0i this morning for
Marlin. Tex. Eleven players. led by the
veteran pitching Idol Christy Mathew
son and m~arshalled by Assistant Secre-
tary Eddie Brannick. will he augmented
at wayside stations 10 a sum total of
e'shteen by the time the spring camp
IN the Lone star state is sighted.
bill n "A band " Yankee
rockies have been loosening up at Ma
con. Ga. for several days. The veteran
battery men Of the Brooklyn Dodgers
went into training at Hot Springs. Ark.
yesterday. But somehow in New York
the spring training season is never taken
seriously until the Giants get INTO action.
This may be because the Giants for
many years have figured most promi-
nently In local esteem. Or IL may be
That McGraw IL considered a necessary
institution OF spring training. lie was
always "A stanch advocatesof the early
start. Until the National League clipped
his wings by le~gislating against a be-
ginning earlier than March 1 each year
the little Napoleon and his Giants al
ways had the honor of ushering in the
baseball year.
McGraw. with Sou,hpaw Palmero. the
cuban. IN tow. now liz somewhere be-
tween Havana and Marlin. He set out
from Cuba Wednesday. determined to
be at the training camp in time to
greet the first arrivals. The leader of
the Giants. who is a leader through ex-
ample as well as in name, has been
In hard training for several weeks in
Cuba. In the week which he will have
at his disposal before the veterans put
In an appearance Mctiraw expects TO
he able to draw a line on the abilities
OF his green material.
Mathewson IL going south early this
spring In order TO give his physical self
every advantage IN his determination
to come back. The big fellow has
rested all winter. He believes that the
neuritis. or whatever it was tha af-
fccted his left shoulder. has been COM
pletely eradicated and can be stiiied for
all time through a course of mineral
baths II a slow course of conditioning
Is observed. The Old Master is more
anxious than any one else to determine
whether or not he is to be handicapped
further by the ailmen, Of last season.
He is hopeful that he is all right once
more. Blu he will not he satisfied
until he has proved the case. A Ma
thew vi oIu Npull come close 10
guaranteeing a pennant to the Giants.
Big Six Is the only pitcher who will
60 out with the first Giant squad from
this city. Bill Ritter will be picked up
at pittsburg and F'erd Schupp at 81.
Louis. Catchers Wendell. Sandberg.
Kenny and kocher have reported to this
city. The veteran Charlie Doom will
join at Philadelphia. lnfielders Hunter.
Baker and Shepner and outhelders Bah
bington. Jacobsen. Merwin. Harrison.
Roesinger. Cole and Sharman will COM
plete the first detachment. Shepner.
n third baseman. will be picked up at
Pittsburg. Cole. the amateur phenom
Of Cleveland. will join at 81. Louis.
Sharman goes direct from his home in
Memphis.
The Bas"bdH Magazine has Just is
sued "A most valuable pocket size book
OF star players records. This gives the
age. height. weight. birthplace. positions
played, batting averages and other
valuable statistics trough the en,ire
careers of no less than eos present day
diamond stars. \ news stand edition
will be released March 20.
Hi Brewer. former Eastern represen-
tative OF the Federal League. completed
the purchase of the Worcester fran
chlse yesterday. worcester VIII be a
member of the ten club circuit that re-
suited from the amalgamation of the
Eastern Association and the New Eng
Ian League.
The state boxing commission yester-
DAY afternoon did considerable house
cleaning. Among the debris that found
itself on the outside looking IN when
the cyclone passed WAS John Reisler.
alias the Barber, who entertains the
fistically Inclined at the Harlem Sport
ing club, John was busted of and his
club suspended for a period OF thirty
days. thereby preventing the Cattle
Parks mill that had been arranged for
tonight.
Reisler was set down on complaint of
Al Lippe, manager of Frankie Brown.
In spite of Reisler's protests OF limo
cence il was shown that Brown had