New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
kYanks Fail IN
Deals to Land
Needed Players
s,,srrow Returns From South
Predicts Profitable Tour
With Boston Braves
Bv w. !. Macbeth

cloh near Brunswick, Ga, prepared
- man out with Manager Miller Hug
c;ns the details OF training plans for
the New York Americans the coming
spring. MIR. Huss'ns is expected from
before the end Of the week.
While in the South Sparrow visited
Macon. Ga. where tho club Will train
fo~ some weeks and several Of thc
more important way stations between
that Cracker Town and the Big City.
He saws that within twolvemonth
Macon has assumed real metropolis
tan air. due. doubtless. 20 the proxin-
itv Of A great military training camp.
Snarrov believes a profitable timer
srv for the Joint tour OF tho Yankees
and Roston Braves can easily be ar
ianred by Business Manager Walter
}Ianrood cf the Hub aggregation.
llapccOd is now IN the South. closing
v.;th certain cities for the exhibition
games of the homewArd Journey
SThe training field at Macon" said
ss,r.ow. is in much better condition
Nav wear ago. II was used for foot
ml purposes during the fall, but could
X mt in tiptor shape by an expert
froundkeeper in short order
~ cannot say. of course, whom the
hsam Will leave for Macon. or when 1t
viii break camp. Manager Huggins
will determine those points. do be-
lieye, however. that exhibition games
in the training city Will be we'll patron
;,ed The soldiers have Saturday af
los VII 10
riven mdweek breathing spells OF
Wednesdays
No Yankee Deals
presidentJaco Rupert. who dropped
into the Yankee Offices yesterday after
noon for conference with Sparrow,
had little encouraging to report
from the Middle West. Il appears
Miller Higgins was turned down on his
latest attempt t. negotiate 4 trade or
purchase from the st. Louis Browns.
This deal. whatever it was. seems fur
ther off than ever before.
"Huggins is back in Cincinnati
said the Colonel. He win be here IN
;, few days. Seems as if vel have to
lock to ourselves for salvation. The
\ American League appears to take a
delight in raising obstacles against
Q the New York club However. It's
long lane, YOU know Some time we
may be in a position TO return such
= compliments as have been handed out
to us so systematically for three
years
Charles II. Ebbets, president Of the
Dodgers, announced yesterday that
'he route Of the joint tour homeward
from Ho. Springs. ARK, between the
Broohlyns and Boston Americans had
been radically modified since the an
Nouncement Of 4 schedule some time
ago. Originally it had been planned
to swing into Texas and then double
back through the middle western ter
rtory, after touching as far south
as Birmingham. Ala.
The revised trip, however. cuts out
the middle western tour. After the in
vason Of Texas the two clubs will hike
10 New Orleans for couple OF days.
The Southern Association territory viii
be tapped from this base, after which
the pilgrims Will work east by way of
Danville. to Richmond, Va. Here the
tour will end, the Dodgers jumping
straight home for ines with the
Yankees at Ebbets Field on April u,
ls and Is Brooklyn is likely to play
NE Red Sox a coupe of times at Hot
Springs, Ark. The two viii break camp
there on April -.
Edward G.. Barrow. former president
Of the international League. has re-
frned from Toronto, Ontario. where
lie spent Christmas He reports the
Canadian sport lovers very much dis
'urbed over the prospect of disband-
ment % their Class AA organization.
Il do not know whether or not the
International League will continue
said Barrow at would be a pity to
see such long established institution
suspend il there IS any possibility 70
operate
Toronto Wants Baseball
THE Toronto people, however, 40 not
intend 20 leave their patrons without (
baseball. As many exhibitions as posi- f
bic undoubtedly would be booked with I
major league clubs 1t has also been /
suggested, in case the International
suspends, to have the Toronto cham
plons tour England and France. TIE
game IN these countries seems to have
been pretty well established already bv
me soldiers Of Canada and the United
States"
:, barrow expressed the hopc that the
Yankees might be able 10 secure Ger
faln stars that higgins has been after
ever since he assumed the management
oi the local club
us too bad Sisler did not come
ncfe' he said "liis worth is not fullv
appreciated IN ST. Louis. In New York
ns1s youngster would have every in
.sneNe ,. to usurp the throne held so
'tom"c'ously om by Ty Cobb for more than
no soH years. From a New York stand
'Vah' lvan 'nere seems no price too stiff for
'''" phenomenal player"
q. INC Louisville club. of the American
aFsoe =, 80 'ation. has decided to dispense
.r,n 'r, 1ne customary spring training
,nl, p ne players VIII be asked to re-
'',s ~ 10 Manager Bin Clymcr on April
- W. w. eondlton themselves at the home
go ,~a": Colonel o. H. Wathen. the club
,t;on tIs''en' points out that the associ-
V' ,,',' season next year will not omen
..,' NV e''ree weeks later than hereto
n'" =, IS believed practically all of the
4 ath' 'eah Association clubs VIII follow
If tba &, orman, the husky southpaw
ybs, ,'e n ~. Louis Browns. seems some,
,itcbopp itch pess,mistic over his future as a
,t..er. or ., Weilman was operated npon
ouna naappI.hdlcItls last summer and The
h '' ma. mas not yet entirely healed.
tie v Ie.ter to sporting writer Of
sIsrsd~ ~Iuha City recently, Carl de-
u use 1a nc nc believed he would be of lit
ever roaa ~ iSls and doubted if he would i
recover his former strength. w
Charlie uor,o-- -,