Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-12
BALL Teams IN
THEIR CAMPS soon
Major League Organizations
Are on Eve of Training
Season
CHICAGO CUBS WILL
BE FIRST TO LEAVE

Tho opening gun OF the 1917 base
ball campaign will be fired on Feb
ruary Fl, when the Chicago National
League team will set out from the
Windy City for its new training camp
at Pasadena, Cal, and from then on
at intervals OF a few days the other
major league teams will entrain for
the scenes Of their preparatory work.
Fifteen towns in six States--Texas,
Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Califor-
mia and Louisiana-will receive the
ball players who 60 South TO work
the kinks out OF their muscles in the
halmy air and to brighten their bat
ting eyes.
The Giants, as has been their Gus
tom for the last 10 years. will go TO
Marlin, p quiet little town in the
farming district Of Texas. town fam
ed for its mineral springs and the
hospitality Of it's natives. Marlin has
claimed the Giants as its own, and no.
where are there a greater number Of
Giant rooters. in proportion to its
size. than in this Texas hamlet.
The New York club. is not the first
which has trained in Marlin. but no
AAnD MHfNA NANANANA a. WV Wtto ~
eeEted in quite the spirit that the
Giants have been. Their annual pill
grimage is the mostsimportant event
OF the year in Marlin, and is eagerly
looked forward to. by the inhabitants.
The players never lack for an audi
tnee at their morning and afternoon
workouts. and an exhibition game
with Detroit played in Marlin last
spring attracted a crowd OF several
thousand fans, many OF whom drove
for miles across the plains to see the
contest. Incidentally there are many
Marlin bankrolls which have not yet
recovered from the shock Of the
Giants defeat in the worlds series OF
1918.
The Yankees again will 20 10 Ma
con, Ca, where they trained last
rear, while tho Robins have shifted
from Daytona, Fla, 90 Hot Springs.
Ark, which also is the site OF the Red
Sox training camp. The Braves will
return 20 Miami Fla: the Phillies to
st. Petersburg, in the same State
Cincinnati 10 Shreveport, La, and the
Cardinals 20 San Antonio. while the
Pirates win give Columbus, Ca. a
trial. Columbus is the town which
Eddie Brannick put on the map by
pitching an exhibition game there for
The Giants colts last spring.
Waxahachie. a bustling town. situ-
Rted in the midst Of fertile Texas farm
lands, is the site OF the Detroit clubs
camp, and is likely 10 be for some
years 10 come The Tigers paid their
( first visit to Waxahachie last spring
aud were most enthusiastically re-
ceived. A grand stand was erected al
the ball park by the good folks OF the
town, and many comforts were furn-
lshed for the players. while their eX-
hibition games drew throngs from all
over that section of the State.
The Senators will go TO Augusta
Ga, Cleveland TO New Orleans, the
White Sox TO Mineral Wells, Texas
the Athletics 10 Jacksonville, Fla, and
the Browns to Palestine, Texas.
Ball clubs go TO the training campl
n two attachments. the first compos
ID OF rockies and the second OF the
seasoned regulars. The recruits arr
taken down a week in advance in or
der 10 give the managers an extr;
week in which 10 look over them, Al
the pilots have but little time to de
vote 20 the youngsters when the vet
Grams hit camp, and the serious worl
on whipping tho team into shape TO
the coming season is begun. This 4
not an easy task, as many new play
have 10 be worked out and signal
practiced, besides which the player
must brush up on their batting ant
fielding aud get the effects OF nv
months OF idleness out OF their sys
TENS.
The pitchers. Mnarticularly In
younger ones. must be CAREFUL.
Watched lest they midjudge the condi
atoms of their arms and commence 4
fput too much stuff on their deliver
before all the kinks are out Of thei
whips. Also the other young PLAYER
must be closely watched lest the
have their brains knocked out wit
fly balls or break their legs i'm Oh
sliding pit. Daily practice games be
tween the regulars and rockies are
feature Of the training trips, with ex
hibition games with teams in neigh
boring cities as added attractions.
The Giants will play a series G
games with the Tigers in variou
Southern and Southwestern cities O
the trip North this year, the team
travelling together on a special trair
while the Yankees will play a sim
liar series with the Braves and tn
Robins will engage their conqueror
of last fall, the Red Sox, in set {
preseason games, The Giants an
the Yankees will not play any exhibi
ton games with one another prior
the opening Of the season, but tn
Yanks and Robins will clash in tw