The sun., 1919-01-24
GIANTS WILL TRAIN
IN GAINESVILLE, FLA.
NcGraw Will Leave With
Players for Dixie College
Town on March 20.
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.

After training for eleven successive
wears in Marlin, Tex, where they were
considered as much Of town institu-
ion as in New York. the Giants have
decided to abandon the Lone Star State.
Next spring the New York club will
pitch its training tent in Gainesville.
Fla.
Announcement to this effect was made
Yesterday by John ]. McGraw, manager
81 the New York Nationals. The club
has made arrangements TO use the ball
acid OF the University of Florida for
training purposes
Gainesville In n town of about 10000
persons. 1t is inland In the west central
part OF the state, and only about eighty
Ave miles from Jacksonville. where the
Yankees will do their training.
McGraw yesterday made public letters
no had received from Gordon b. Tison,
Mayor OF Gainesville. and A. A. Muir
phree, president Of the University OF
Florida, inviting the Giants to come
10 Gainesville. Murphree's letter invites
the club to use the college ball field,
lockers and baths without charge. The
original offer made to the Giants to
train In Gainesville came from Charley
Harris. who formerly played with Nc
Graw in Baltimore.
Giants own Marlin Field.
There was a time in the history of
Marlin when the greatest event of the
year was the coming Of the Giants, but
even town of 1000 persons finally got
70 take the Giants as part OF the reR,l-
lar routine after the Giants repeated
theE original visit ten successive times.
The Giants had a permanent lease on
the ball park at Marlin, being the only
bigleague team that ever owned its own
training quarters. The lease was given
10 the Giants after they trained there
Ave successive years. IT holds good even
I, the Giants skip year in Marlin.
The Giants will leave New York on
March 20, and will start training on
March 20. despite the fact that that date
tals on Sunday. The stay in Gaines
vile will be short, only two weeks and a
aaf as the New York club will break
lamp on April and proceed direct to
Baltimore, where 1t has exhibition games
cheduled for April IL and 10.
No Games With Yankees.
Despite the fact that the Yankees will
be only three hours ride away. no
games arc contemplated with the local
Americans. The stay In Gainesville will
De so short that there will be little time
Cor games with other major league out
hts A few dates already have been
promised to the Boston Red Sox. who
train in Tampa, Fla.
During the week beginning with April
~ the Giants and washingtons will
play seven game series in cities in
virginia and North Carolina, ending up
with week end games at Washington on
April 10 and 20. Exhibition games will
be played on the Polo Grounds on April
u and 20 with teams to be selected
Later in the winter. t-
Leut.-Col. Huston Out of Service.
Lleut-CoL Tillinghast l.. Huston. half
eTner Of the Yankees, yesterday was
mustered out of service and again is a
civilian. Huston was the first baseball
man to get into uniform. He has worn
The khaki OF Uncle Sam steadily since
May. 1917. Huston spent sixteen months
overseas with the Sixteenth Engineers.
X is by no means certain that the
Cap" will devote as much time to base
Dali as he did before the war, when he
practically was the head OF the club. He
rays he has lot of private interests 10
look after, and he will not give as much
Time to baseball as he has done hereto
fore The 'Cap's' enthusiasm for base
eal Is not quite as keen as when he left
Nere FOR France. Lieut. Col Huston yes-
'erday said he will retain his stock in
ne Yankees and continue to hold his
WHce or secretary-treasurer.