New-York tribune., 1921-11-16
Yankees Plan
ToPitch Spring
Camp in Texas
American League Cham
pions Lose Out at Mineral
Wells; May Go 10 Houston
By w. I. Macbeth

As bold. bad champions of the
American League Colonels Rupert and
Huston will take our dearly beloved
Horace Greeley's advice and HE West
with the Yankees for next spring 5
training. This fact was discovered
yesterday in learning that the Cincin-
natl Reds had beaten our Yankees to
by the proverbial canary's eyebrow.
Colonel Til had hoped to make the
announcement yesterday afternoon that
babe" Ruth and company (provided
that in the mean time Judge Lands
does not set off some TINT under the
bambino) would prepare for another
pennant flight at Mineral Springs,
which was highly recommended as a
spring rendezvous bv Charles A. Comis-
key.
The Eoard of Commerce there had
made most fattering offer to the run
ner-up IN the worlds series-so f1atter-
ing that Huston promptly accepted by
Wlre the moment he returned from
Dover Hall. But so much time had
been inadvertently wasted by the home
once IN presenting the proposition to
Colonies Rupert and Huston, the own
ers, and Business Manager Ed Barrow.
al OF whom were out Of town, that
Garry Hermann and Moran stepped in
Tor the Redlegs meanwhile. The sad
intelligence arrived in the form of a
night letter from Mineral Wells yes
terday morning.
Texas Favorite With McGraw
That the Yankees will train in Texas
there is little doubt. The Lone Star
State for years has been popular with
the big leagues. With the exception of
the spring of 1919, John j. McGraw has
taken his Giants to the land of the long
horn since 1907. McGraw has won
more pennants in the interim than any
other major league manager.
The Yankees in that period have
tiuctuated generally between the states
OF Georgia and Florida. Last year they
tried Shreveport, La, and under Frank
Chance, back in 1e14, they broke the
routine by going to Houston, Tex.
In all probability Houston will be
honored by return engagement next
spring. That city and Galveston both
have been bidding against Mineral
Wells for the honor of entertaining
babe Ruth and cast. Chance en-
countered most favorable weather in
Houston and brought a we'll prepared
team north, only to bump into bliz-
zardy weather that put his men out of
condition.
ne lacO Vhat the Yankees will 90
somewhere in Texas will not inter
Iere with the annual spring series be-
tween them and the Dodgers. The
teams will tour northward in companv,
though probably along a new route.
for the Atlantic seaboard route has
become somewhat weather beaten from
their joint ravages of the last several
seasons.
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Brooklyn will train in Miami and
will doubtless join forces with the
Yankees in New Orleans about two
weeks before the opening of the major
league season. At least six exhibit on
games will be played between New
Orleans and New York The itinerary
IN prospect favors journey through
the Mississippi Valley, where both
Yankees and Dodgers will be something
new
In Texas the Yankees will not want
for exercise against real major league
competition. Tentative arrangements
nave been made for an early exhibition
spring series with the strong St. Louis
Cardinals. AT least three and possibly
live times the Yankees and Cards will
cross bats before spring camp is
broken. Pat Moran is also anxious to
hitch his Reds to the Yankee car of
state.
The Giants, of course, will return to
San Antonio, Tex. for spring training,
and in all probability will engage the
White Sox in an indefinite series of
spring exhibitions, finishing in joint
tour northward with Kid Gleason's
men. The Chicago Americans are to
train at Sequin, Tex, about thirty
niles from San Antonio.
1t will be remembered that the
Giants and White Sox toured the world
together in the winter of 1924 with
'ut the least strain in amicable rela-
lions. Other American League clubs
nave been less fortunate in the spring
time on the joint JOY rides, notably
he Detroit Tigers in 1918, when the
~ Cobb Charlie Herzog feud de-
7eloped. Last spring while touring
With Washington, the Senators de-
,lared war at Jackson, Tenn, when
George Mcbride and Clarke Griffith
objected to a decision of Umpire Bill
Brennan, thereby affecting what
promised to prove one of the finest