The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-22
Willard In Favor of Staging Big Fight In Minneapolis
GIANTS ARE NOT
CARRYING OUT
TRAINING RULE
Jack Hendricks Files Protest
Against Eastern Teams,

Several National league clubs hay,
registered protests against the action Ol
the Giants, Hrookyn md Boston Brave
IN sending sOma Of their pitchers and
catchcrs 10 hot Springs before tho thirty.
day training limit Hst by the league Al.
though President Tener has stated thai
this action did not violate the rule. The
other clubs object because II gives thu
three clubs named decided advantage In
getting their veteran pitchers In shape
before the veterans on the other clubs
When the National league passed tho
rule last winter limiting the training
season "a thirty days. n was 10 place all
clubs ON an equal footing and prevent
the more prosperous clubs from getting
the Jump on their rivals by moro eab.
crate training plans, The clubs men
toned found way around the new rule
~ ordering the players 10 go 10 Hot
Springs Ht their own expense. presum.
ably nh 10 practice baseball, but Just
60 take baths and go through course
Of physical training, such ~ walking and
hnndbnll While NJ Hot Springs, how
ever, most Of the players found time 10
pct In little baseball practice and linn
Der up their throwing arms.
Manager Jack Hendricks. who IL max
Ing his debut nH a major league manager
with the st. Louis Cardinals. has filed a
protest against the clubs which have
deliberately beaten the rule. Hendricks
snys The rule WAS made TO give all the
clubs an equal chance 20 get into con-
ditlon. so far as I know. all the West
ern clubs In the National league are re-.
rpeCilng n But New York, Ra usual eyl-
IDENTITY feels II can do NJ II pleaHes
Brooklyn also seems TO feel the same
way
m I had known the rule was made
Co he violated" continued Hendricks. Il
would have had the Cardinals out Of st.
ouis and down NJ san Antonio some
time ago The Cardinals, more than any
other club need plenty Of time 20 train
since We must play regular series with
the Browns. beginning April 8"
Hendricks points out that there II no
Ioophole In the rule which would enable
the Giants and Dodgers TO send their
battery men ahead Of the regular squad
He believes some action should be taken
sgainst tho offending clubs.
Barney Dreytuss. owner Of the PITTS.
burgh club, also has protested against
the action Of the Giants and Dodgers In
sendng their pitchers TO Hot Springs
The Pirate owner is emphatic In his
chnrge that the Giants Braves and
Dodgers have hll violated the rule lin
iting the training season TO thirty days
and have done this much TO the diuad-
vantage Of other clubs,
When the Giants and Braves put forth
the explanation that the battery men
were not sent ahead TO engage In base
ball practice, but simply TO condition
themselves by "cure" methods Dreyfuss
says thnt this Ia noph,stry In It's grossest
form He asks N anyone believes that
the Boston and New York pitchers will
not engage In warm up practice. He
also asks II anyone is 40 simple as TO
believe that Helnle Zimmerman. TesIeau
and the other Giants did not touch a
baseball while they were Nt Hot Springs
preyf,iss also asks II anyone believes that
1haaa ptaynTa y wing their own
penses for these early Southern health
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