New Britain herald., 1919-03-20

iii front as the prideA 3*s 14aflen /
*EGraw's Giants, begin 3hefg march
Gainesville, their Florida training
mp. tonight. |
In many former years, when the
8ants took part in worlds series the
Bseball show hereabouts stretched
Ito the latter part of October and by
Hid February the Giant rockies
build be prancing over the prairie
almond at Marlin.
Il This wear the baseball interim ssion
nearly seven months. The 1913
&ason shut down last La por day, Sep
amber ,. and the teams will not get
own to real training until near the
hid of March.
& Thirty players will be taken TO
Gainesville, and most Of them arc
&rizzled veterans Unless McGraN
Makes some trades between now and
he opening of the season there Will
1e no position open to competition on
he Giants except pitching. Winters
HID Johnny Jones. the most promis-
bg young slabsters, will have quite an
opportunity before them, especially if
Berritt and Anderson fail TO show up.
Youngsters to Get Trial
Of the youngsters who will be TAX
In to Gainesville three-Brogan, 2,
4itcher: on ell, & catcher, and Pitt,
4 In outficlder--arc tho property of the
Rochester club. one Gill and Pitt We're
with the club to Marlin last spring,
and McGraW is taking thcm along for
#urther observation. The youngest cr9
8re mainly free agents or boys not
hinder contract who have been recon-
$nended to, the club for trial.
\ McGraw and MatheWson left here
last Tuesday for Jacksonville and will
Meat the club into Gainesville by &
Hay.
Eleven players will leave here to.
s1ight-Hal Chase and Mrs. Chase
sIIeinie Zimmerman, Georgia Burns
Harry Doyle, Lew McCarty. George
aSmith, Bill Ryan, Jack Gillespie, God
Hfrey Brogan, George Tcrhunc ant
Howard Clarey.
Clarey already has surrounded him
zself with cloud Of mystery. He is ;
discharged soldier, who doesn't wan
] the club to tell the name of his nom
town, where he pitched or who rec
commended him. He promises to- b
Interesting.
Pick Up Men Enroutc.
Pitcher Bob Steele and Noel, Il for
nner West Virginia university playc1
will join the part! at Philadelphia
while Pitchers RommcIi and Lyon
will join the club at Baltimore an
Washington respectively.
The other players will leave 70
Gainesville from tho points nearcs
their homes. Arthur Fletcher, Cial
ence Pitt and George O'Ncil, from S
Louis; Pitcher Hubbcl from Buh
Idaho; Tod Miller from Chica &C
Benny kauff and Eddie Sticking fror
Cincinnati; Frank Polan from Glove
land; Jim Thorpe from Yale. Okla
Earl Smith from Hot Springs, Ark
Jess Barnes from Circleville, Kan
Al Baird, John Paul Jones and Wi
liam Perritt from Shreveport, La
Ross Young and Jesse Winters frol
San Antonio, Tex: Fcrdie Schup
from Louisville; RUDE Benton an
Fred Anderson from Fayettcvill
n. c.
Cecil Causcv and sydney Eos
pitchers, already arc in Florida Pc
rift and Anderson are not under COZ
tract, but received orders to rcpo
at the camp. The club is not cortat
whether Lieut.. Jesse Winters h;
been discharged from service.
Dodgers Of to Camp.
Three doughty Dodgers, accomp
MED by five newspaper men, also W
get away from here today. The par
will sail shortly after noon on Il
Commanchc. The players who will
to the Dodger camp at Jacksonville
boat are Outfielder Tommy Grifit
the player obtained from Cincinnt
for Daubert: Ollie O'Mara and She
dan, a Brooklyn semi professional.
Wilbert Robinson, the corpule
leader of the Dodgers, yesterd