Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
SOLDIERS MAY SEE
BALL TEAMS TRAIN
Spring Games Between Major
Clubs Suggested for Can
tonments in South.

! Get the effects and advantages of
| spring training, and give the cinos
stronger adversaries for their practice
| games than they have ever encoun-
| tered. Cut out the routine of the Fari-
/, Gus spring training camps, yet give
| the players all the climatic conditions
that have formerly helped shape up
their throwing wings. At the same
time give the troops of Uncle sam
i rovaI treat-entertain the boys with
big league base ball and let them have
| their fill of fun before the gong calls
the major clubs away. To sum 1t all
up, why not make the spring training
| a series of games between National
and American League clubs to be
played at the various southern camps :
| Every magnate wants to do away
with as much of the spring training
| expense as possible next season. ana
every nagnate would like to entertain
the soldiers. The idea of getting the
needfuJ exercise. the proper condition.
! ing. while delighting the warriors. mas
| only come up within the last lie" Gays;
What consideration the scheme VIII
| receive from the league leaders re-
mains to be seen
Treat for Soldiers.
glance at the map of the southern
states will show that there are nu-
nero11s military camps located alone
the same latitude and the same Taii-
roads used by the major teams. Piay.
ing sets of games along this line OF
camps would therefore give the attn
iletes exactly the same workouts as IN
their former haunts-some OF whicn, IN
fact have been pre-empted by ohcle
ttl Yfo
Sam. A little ingenuity on the pa ps,ie
bancroft for example-wouid result In
| a schedule which would keep the SIX
teen major teams moving rlght along,
| and give the soldiers continuous
| brand of base ball. while the managers
would have plenty of chances to try
lout Young players or get their veterans
| into condition. Let US suppose. ioF III :
stance, the centrally located camp at
Montgomery, Ala How would the boys
Of Camp Sheridan like this sort OF a
base ball schedule for the month of
March? . cu.,,o
land.
| March IL. 10, IA, 15-Cubs VS.. White
March II. Is, 10, 2o-cardinals VS.. New
| York Americans.
| March %, %. "a, 25-Quakers VS.
Browns.
/ E1QSSL u 41dAn4AS.
| Nv keeping the clubs moving-no'
haired off for any length of time. but
| Changing opponents continually, just a.
| during the regular season-a grea,
act of practice games could be enjoyed
1 beneficial to the players and highly en-
Pertaining to the troops Then, TOO
| there's another angle to think II. II, al
| so generally feared, the minor leagues
40 not take the field at all when thu
lnext campaign is due, where would thu
! ma TORS get southern adversaries to pla.
against? They would have to play II
vWo squads veterans against rockies. o.
Ioeet college clubs and semi-pros b.
| making up a schedule of games arount
the camps, the clubs would get tn
| finest possible training-real game
| against real opponents-bestdes tn
Measure they would give the soidiery.
Would Pay Expenses.
Monetary considerations, too. could b.
made quite pleasing. Nobody amont
the magnates wishes to make nfcke
of the soIdiers-and few Of the mag
mates have been making any none.
during the spring training seasons
either A sn-cent admission tax upol
/ the soldiers would make the boys Zee
| that they weren't being coddled TO-
much. and would also give them tn
right to demand the best brand or pa.s
ball from their entertainers. Probaoi.
i $500 a day would be taken In at ever.
! camp. paying all expenses OF the clups
4 and the balance going right back int
eve repirnenta1 funds as the glad con