New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
Twelve McCraw Men De-
part for Florida Under
Care of John B. Foster
By w. 7. Macbeth

Secretary John B. Foster, scant
dozen players, almost as many news
paper men and John J. McGraw's trav-
elling audience of three departed this
city last night at $3.50 o'clock with the
| avowed intention of laying the keel for
1919 National League pennant at.
Gainesville, Fla, in the immediate flu
ture. John is taking the boys South
by easy stages--his special stops at
every tank, let alone crossroads-en-
deavoring to oppress them with ennui,
so that all will kick up their heels like
two-year- r-olds when turned loose next
Monday morning on Harry Fabian's
Southern green.
Three quarters of McGraw's veteran
infeld (Which should be about the
best in the business so far as that
goes) reported here to Traffic Manager
Foster. These were Hal Chase (not to
mention his better half), Laughing
Larry Doyle and Heinie Zimmerman,
Outfelder George Burns, Catcher Lew
McCarty and Pitcher George Smith
of the pilgrims.
There were plenty of colts to play
buffoon, George w. Terhune, G. c.
Gillespie, Godfrey Brogan, Howard
Cleary and Ryan. Brogan il one of
Arthur Irwin's Rochester pitchers. A
number of the bronchos are going
down to assure McGraw two fast line
ups for practice games.
To Pick Up Five Pitchers
At some of the main stops it was
hoped to augment the number depart
ing, which happens to be the old
"skidoo"-"23." Five pitchers were to
have been accumulated between here
and South Carolina. Bob Steele and
Noel had been ordered out at Phila-
delpha, f. O. Rommel at Baltimore,
Chester Lyons at Washington and
Rube Benton at Fayetteville, N. c.
Arthur Irwin, manager of the Roch-
ester club, dean of scouts and q bone
contention among the deans-the pat
riarchs of the Sam Crane school insist
ing he antedates Frank Bancroft, Of
the Cincinnati Reds-was one of the
guests of honor who could not be
classified as part of the travelling
audience though Arthur is travelling
and always manages to find an audi
ence wherever he may happen to find
himself. The real honest-tc- goodness
travelling audience was comprised OF
John Sainpolis, the eminent actor and
enipotentiary extraordinary of the
Lambs Club Hughie Mcclure, the
bell-cow rooter of the Giants and
Yankees, and Young Doc Bull, son
of the late old DR.. Bull.
The Giants en- route from this viii
lage are in no hurry and will reach
Gainesville (if not delayed) in plenty
of time to start training bright and
early Monday morning. The lucky
Giants are all going direct from their
homes, to wit:
From Cincinnati-Ed. Sickng, infield-
er; Benjamin Kauff and his new boss.
From Cleveland-N. Polan, the sol
der catcher, highly touted by said
Kauff.
St. Louis-Captain Arthur Fletcher;
outfelder Clarence Pitt and catcher
George OtNeill (the last two Arthur
Twins chattels).
San Antonio-Ross Young and Win
ters, cub pitcher.
ouisvile-Ferdie Schupp.
Circleville, Ark-Jess Barnes
Buhl, ldaho-Colt pitcher Hubbel.
Chicago-Tod Miller champion first
baseman and boxer of the United
States army on the side Ed note
Yale, Okla.-Jim Thorpe.
Hot Springs, Ark.-Catcher Earl
Smith.
Somewhere in Florida-Cecil Alger-
non Causey.
Fayetteville, N. Y. (maybe) e)-Dr Fred
Anderson, former pitcher.
The nine sport scribes were in the
custody of Colonel Dean Sam Crane.
For further developments watch next
weeks papers if the John B. Special
ever arrives in Florida.
While Manager Wilbert Robinson
and number of his veteran battery
men have already started spring train
ing at Jacksonville Fla, the last batch
of Dodgers. who hibernate in these en-
vrons started South only yesterday.
These were the veterans Ollie O'Mara
and Tommy Griffith, and Eugene
Sheridan, rookie infielder, who sailed
with number of Brooklyn newspaper
men on the S. S. Comanche for Jack
sonville, Fla. The other Brooklyn
players who are not already under
Robinson's southern standard have
been ordered to report direct from
their homes no later than Saturday
As to the number of players involved
Brooklyn is travelling light this
spring. Only twenty able athletes are
the Ebbets- McKeever corporation, This
number may be augmented, however.
if three or four real stars happen to
be lucky enough TO return from France
before the club breaks camp.