The sun., 1919-03-23
GIANTS BUSY SOON
AFTER ARRIVAL
Gainesville Gives Royal Greet
ing and Sees Quick, Snappy
Workout.
MANY PITCHERS APPEAR
Kauff, Thorpe, Earl Smith
and Barnes Only Absentees
From Team.
MANY PITCHERS APPEAR
ny FREDERICK G. LIED.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. March 2e-The
Giants surely did their best to-day to
make hay while the sun was shining az
ter dusty forty-two hour ride from
New York They arrived at this pretty
college town shortly before 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and an hour later they were
prancing around on the State University
grounds taking their first workout of the
year.
There WAS double reason for all this
haste. In the first place. II was a beau
tiful sunshiny afternoon and McGraw re-
marked; I'VE haven't much time to
spend here and we are going TO take ad-
vantage OF all the sunshine we can get"
In the second place the populace was
out at the university grounds with the
town band waiting to give McGraw's
athletes the once over. and there was no
disappointing them. They are making
a real fuss over the Giants in this town.
No returning heroes could have been
welcomed with more gusto than was be-
slowed on the New York travellers when
they got In this afternoon. The band
was at the station playing welcome mu-
sic. and In honor OF John b. Foster. sec
Rotary OF the Giants, II attempted
There's a new watch on the Rhine"
which Foster wrote and set to music.
Greeters Out in Force.
A reception committee headed nv Cor
don b. Tyson. Mayor of Gainesville. and
! A. A. Murphree, president OF the Florida
State University. greeted the players as
they got on the train. McGraw. who
has been here for several days, intro.
duced the members Of the Giant party
TO these distinguished local citizens.
After luncheon the Giants were taken
for an automobile parade around the
town and two cannon salutes were fired
In their honor. The parade wound Its
way out to the university grounds, where
the Giants were taken to the college
gymnasium. AS they appeared in the
distance, McGraw leading and Mathew
. son few steps behind him, the band
blasted out another welcome.
This evening a reception and dance Is
being rendered to the club at the White
House, where the team Is stopping.
Across the leading thoroughfares are
stretched big campaign banners. "Wel-
come. New York Giants"
Perhaps IL the Giants came here eleven
straight times as they did In Marlin the
town would lose little of this pep, but
3ust now nothing Is too good for the Wis
ting New York athletes
Had n Good workout.
McGraw did not drive his players very
hard. but the club had a pretty good
workout lasting an hour and a habit.
Most of the regulars are In better shape
than In years, due to the fact that they
did hard physical work at shpyards
throughout the winter.
Lew AcCarty says he is ten pounds
lighter now than in any spring during
his professional career. having little
superfiuous winter weight TO get off.
With their muscles hardened the players
were able to loosen up more freely than
they would have attempted In former
years.
There were only four absentees at the
camp this afternoon. excluding Pitchers
Perritt and Anderson, neither of whom
have signed. The men missing are
Benny Kauff and Jim Thorpe. outheld-
ers Earl Smith. the new catcher from
Rochester. and Jesse Barnes. the pitcher.
Including McGraw and Mathewson
there were thirty-one men out in uniform
to-day. with a great preponderance Of
pitchers. The quantity. however. greatly
exceeded the quality. The players who
took part in to-day's practice were:
Pitchers Schupp. Benton. George
emith, Winters. Hubbel. Causey, Steele,
Jones. Ross. Brogan. Lyons. Rommel.
4. Clarey. Ryan and Terhune; Catchers
McCarty. Polan and ONeill: Inheders
Chase, Doyle. Zimmerman. Fletcher,
Baird, Sticking and Gillespie. and Out
fielders Burns. Young and Pitt. Many
of these fifteen pitchers are Just green
lads with little professional experience.
hut McGraw was willing to take the
batch South with him in the hope that
y he might find one pearl among the lot
Most of them are likely looking lads
big and strong