New-York tribune., 1919-03-24
Earl Smith and
IessBarnesNOw
In Giants Camp
.sHub'' Pinkoson Entertains
McCraw's Men on Long
Fishing Trip
By W. ]. Macbeth

GAINESVILLE, Fla, March est
..,uires but the presence of the illus
,rious Benjamin Franklin Kauff and his
h,,shinr bride to make fair field and
:, favor for the candidates of John j.
w.craw's 1919 challengers for National
League honors.
Tho membership of tho early ar
,;vals was augmented this fair Sabbath
morning by battery pair from whom
,hs Little Napoleon expects great
things through the coming campaign.
less Barnes, already recognized as one
of the most formidable right-hand-
,rs in his league, and Catcher Earl
Smith for whom McGraw paid Roches-
Ter royal ransom in cash and players,
had their feet stuck under the White
House training table for breakfast
Barnes, who won seven games and was
beaten but once before joining the col
rs last year, returns chockfui of con-
sdence. not to mention the proverbial
rink. He is right to fighting weight,
Trim as q greyhound. Smith has little
surplus fesh-just enough to keep him
busy in the promised sunshine of the
rext two weeks here.
Causey Best Angler
The entertainment committee. which
IL sparing neither pains nor expense TO
show the visitors pleasant time, gave
fishing party to-day at Lake Loeb
loosa. In charge of head guide Hubby
pinkoson. six touring car loads motored
twenty miles out to Hubs" fishing
preserve and landed some wonderful
specimens of the fnny tribe. John B.
Foster, the demon angler of the North
with his newfangled tackle, failed to
get even a nibble. But Cecil Algernon
Causey, who is native of the state.
with an ordinary OK CAD, landed the
prize package of the day, seven and
half pound bass. Before returning
the party was entertained to a fish fry,
prepared by the said Hub" who pay is
no more attention to the stings of dia-
mccassins than he does to MOSQUITO
bites and who cooks quite as artfully
as he talks. Some cook, we can TESTIFY.
The best line on his work may be illus
trsted in repetition of his tale of last
Sundays activity. He says he caught
4s5 fish in three hours and half and
Knocked off only when his boat began
to sink. Which IS some fishing for a
one-armed angler.
The Giants viii tomorrow unlimber
in the heaviest sort of training. Hence
forth there will be two-hour drills both
morning and afternoon. With few ex-
eeptions, the players are in much better
physical condition than it has been
customary heretofore for them to show
upon reporting. This is because they
have been employed in useful work
since the early close of last season.
The advantage of such condition was
very evident to-day. Not sore muscle
was evidenced after yesterdays snappy
inaugural workout. Trainer Ed. Mack
all, as consequence, is wearing a
golden smile For the first time In his
long and honorable career he has found
training trip that has some slight
resemblance to a vacation instead of
the customary drudge.
Weather Continues Ideal
The weather continues ideal. An
ether ten days such as the last two
nave been and McGraws club should
oe able to give a good account of itself
against the Red Sox at the Tampa
training grounds of the latter.
George Gibson, manager of the To-
fonto club of the International League,
arrived this afternoon. He will help
coach the young battery candidates.
benny kauff is the only absentee,
barring Pol Perritt, and Fred Ander-
son, Of course. But until he has some
word TO the contrary, McGraw will con-
nnue TO regard the veteran pitchers as
"'nold-outs" in the accepted sense of
the word. 1t is up to both of them to
make the first move.