Evening star., 1918-01-18
SEVEN INTER[EAGOE
SERIES ARE BOOKED
If Griffs Meet Phils, Cubs and
White sox Will Be Only
Teams Minus Exhibitions:
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

II Manager Griffith finally decides to
take his team to Tampa for its spring
training-in which event series OF games
will be played with the Phillies, who are
to do their conditioning at st. Petersburg
all the clubs in the American and Ma
tional leagues excepting the White
Sox and Cubs will engage in such ex-
hibition contests. Six series already
have been booked, and arrangements
for set of half dozen contests be-
tween the Phils and Griffmen, three at
Tampa and an equal number at st.
Petersburg, practically have been COM
pleted, the only thing that will prevent
them being played being the possibility
that the Nationals will pass up Florida
in favor of Georgia this spring.
OF late years the practice of major
league teams hooking up for spring
contests with clubs of the rival circuit
has steadily grown in favor. This year
the Giants will take on the Cleveland
Indians in place of the Tigers, cordial
relations between the New York and
and Detroit clubs having been broken
as a result of the fist fight Ty Cobb had
with Charley Herzog last spring. This
year the Tigers will play with the Gin
cinnati Reds.
The New York Yankees are listed to
compete with the Boston Braves and
, the Brooklyn Dodgers will play with
the Boston Red Sox. One of the latest
agreements to be perfected will bring
together the Athletics and Pittsburgh
Pirates. cellar champions, respectively.
of the American and National leagues,
both Of which clubs will train at jack
sonville. Fla. while the Browns and
| Cardinals will, as usual, engage in their
annual spring series in st. Louis before
the opening of the major league season.
In addition to affording the clubs
splendid competition while they are
striving to get into shape for the cham
pionship campaign, many Of the games
this spring will be played at or near
Army camps and cantonments, thus af-
fording Uncle Sans embryo soldiers an
opportunity for seeing some high class
base ball before being sent overseas to
engage in the bigger game in France.
Another letter received from Tampa
has left Manager Griffith just as much
in doubt as to spring camp for the
several weeks. The pilot has written
again to Tampa and Is awaiting further
information from Augusta. He will re-
serve his decision regarding a training
place until fully informed about the
accommodations available at both
places.
Further efforts for settling the minor
league situation in the middle west are
being made by Al Tearney, president
of the Three I League, who has asked
the executives of the Central and West
ern leagues and Central Association to
attend a joint meeting at Peoria, Ill, to
discuss the outlook for this year and
reach some decision regarding the oper-
alton Of the circuits. Tearney's plan is
to form. if possible. two or three sub
stantial and compact circuits out Of the
four leagues
Reports from St. Paul, Mimi, where
he has been training, are to the <ef-
feet that Billy Miske is in great shape
for his bout with Fred Fulton at
Minneapolis today and that he is con-
fdent of upsetting the aspirations of
the ponderous plasterer to work his
way to the heavyweight title held by
Jess Willard. Betting on the scrap is
lively in the twin cities. Before Full
tons first fight with Texas Tate
Fred was a 1-to-2 favorite, but the
farce at Little Rock shook the con-
hdence of the fans in the native son
and the uotations went to even money.
Fulton was installed as favorite aqgain
after he knocked out Tate in the sec
ond round of their return match at
Joplin. Mo-, and the odds now are from
5 to to to / against Miske winning
his argument with Fulton today.