The New York herald., 1921-02-27
GIANTS TO BEGIN
THEIR MARCH TO
THE SOUTH TO-DAY
Only Few Will Leave Here,
but Almost Score Will
Join Party En- Route.
THIRTY-NINE IN CAMP
Mobilization at San Antonio
Will Be Complete by
Tuesday.
THIRTY-NINE IN CAMP

The Giants will begin their march
to the South to-day. Only few of
McGraw's team will leave Grand Cen
trail Station. but before they reach
camp at San Antonio the party will
be increased to almost a score. A
small detachment will Join the con-
tingent at Cleveland. and the COM
pany win be more than doubled at the
Mound City IN the banks of the Mis-
sissippi
Edw2rd Brannick. traffic manager
of ,ile Giants. will be in charge Of the
party which leaves to-day. The vet
eran Jesse Burkett, one Of McGraw's
able assistants, will also be among
those to go from Gotham. Besides the
sporting scribes those who will COM
pose the party are Frank F'risch of
Fordham fame. Pat Shea, the $4,000
Holyoke (Mass.) twirler, who comes to
tho Giants from Toronto with an en-
viable record; Aleck CASTOR, a catcher
from Teaneck.> N. j., who was pur-
chased from Milwaukee; Robert l..
Grody, New York boy skilled as a
moundsman; Raymond Bancroft, an
outfielder from Lawrence, Mass, and
two aspirants for inner defence JOBS,
Howard Burkett, son of the famous
Jesse. and Leo ". Kane of Spring
field, Mass, purchased from the Hart
ford club Of the Eastern League.
When the Giant special arrives at
Cleveland late tonight Benny Kauff
of Federal League fame will be among
those who will board the sleeper Ten
or more others are booked to Join the
speeding party at St. Louis when they
arrive early tomorrow afternoon.
Among these are the veteran twirlers
Harry Sallee and Arthur Nehf. both
port siders Lee King and Vernon Spen.
Ger, who are to give battle to Benny
Kauff for the honor of becoming the
Giants regular In the centre garden; /;
Roy Grimes, the Bridgeport slugger.
who wants berth at second base and
Joseph Rapp. also an infielder, who
will dispute Roy's claim and for whom
the New York club paid $4,000 to st.
PAUL. Edward w. Brown, an outfielder
from Ohowa. Neb. Olin Voigt. right
hand pitcher obtained from Rockford,
and Walter Henline, a catcher, VINO
comes from the indianapolis club.
Thirty-nine In. Camp.
other than MCtJrAW ana MS auNiSoIy
staff which includes Hughie Jennings
and Jesse Burkett, the Giants will have
thirty-nine Nplayers in camp. OF these
nineteen are regulars and the rest OF
the rookie variety. All of those not
mentioned will proceed to San Antonio
direct from the various places where
they arc now.
Manager McGraw together with
George Burns and Mike Gonzales VIII
Jo vopa Nforday ma king the
trip to Key West by air boat Jesse
Barnes and his brother Virgil. also
pitcher, Will make the trip from Circle
VILE, Kan; Earl Smith from Hot
Springs. Ark; Fred Toney from Nash
Vile. Phil Douglas from Bessemer, Ala.
and Rube Benton from Clinton. n. c.
wilfred D. Ryan. who was also quite
prominent among the Toronto pitchers
last season, will go to the camp from
Stockton, Cal where he went for visit
after his baseball campaign in Cuba tlis
winter Ryan was formerly a Cial.,
coming to the Polo Grounds from Holy
Cross Last year he was released TO
Toronto and this winter was recalled.
w. D. Perrtt, the lengthy Poll, Is now
at Shreveport, from where he will make
the trip: George Kelly will journey to
Texas from San Francisco, and Dave
Bancroft, the former Phillie. from Supe-
rior, Wis.
Among the young pitchers who will
try to mako the big league Is Raymond
Evans, who will go from his home at
Elizabeth City. ". c. Lance Richbourg.
the FLORIDA collegian, who also has been
on the Giant roster before this year.
proceeds from GAINESVILLE.
Ross Young on the Ground.
Ross Young and Frank Snyder are al
ready at San Antonio. and others now al
various points In Texas near the training
training camp are Jesse Winters, Claude
Davenport a brother to Dave and said
80 be tho taliest man In baseball Curtis
walker. an outneidcr; John Monroe. who
prefers 20 play second base. and Ewell
Dress. sino an inieider James G. Gar
trn "a nitchwr who was recalled from
4Asaatrort viii 20 from his home at
rur party from this city is due TO
learh san Antonio late Tuesday night,
~ whfrh time the mobilization Of the
ttlnmt forces VII about have been COM
nietnd bright and early Wednesday the
hoyn will set down 20 hard work at the
park 81 the Texas League club at San
Antonio. Untn the arrival OF McCraw
the training win be In charge OF Hughie
jennings. The former leader of the De-
troit Tigers will be In the novel position
OF having to aid the Giants In two ex-
hibitiou games against the Tigers. Ty
Cobb. Jennings's successor, will also
train In the city of the Alamo.
The Giants will break camp on March
1s 20 begin a series of games with sew
erai clubs In the South which will grad
TALLY bring them home TO the Polo
Grounds. where they arrive April ., for
two games with the Washington Sena-
tors April . and 10. and contests with
Princeton and Fordham April III and IL,