Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-07
pills START DASH
FOR DIXIE TODAY
e..+,sline Leads Main Body
From North PhiIa. Station
TO Gainesville, Fla.
Ry sPICK HALL

IN
led by Bill shettsline. the blmshins ,,t,ias
business manager, squad OF an'ts me
morning on the long raj ran |SuH,d |Tu,,d
nns3, Donovan will endeavor to put on
W. drst cont of championship paint.
Ms,o .n. tho main body of the Phils, Is
ih,.sirlsd 70 arrive In Jacksonville to-
asrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. and then
me-, n wnit Of two hours to board one
MI ,ho famous wood burning trains for
" ". nomn, Although Gainesville Is only
,ntv .uu miles below Jacksonville. the
Ms,,,ling time Of the Floridian rattler is
ci..;onsiy estimated at from four to five
.,,,o meaning that Shettslinc's crew
nym',, U,,, each the home Of the University
~ Florida about 0 o'clock tomorrow
'WanSser VIII Donovan and Sam
p.rne the famed landscape tonsorialist,
toye % been Mt the camp for a week and
Nave written back pronouncing every
th;rv vu 10 be in fine ndition for the
evening practice Wednesday morning.
TresidSnt Baker recently made a trip
~ gainesville and came back all en-
tSuscd over the prospects. Gaines
ellie il the finest spot for q training
camp I have ever seen; Mr.. Baker
said, nfter giving a glowing description
~ the town, which has population OF
about s000, ,,, l., .,,. +.
.0 continued, "and the hotel there Is
nuo w of the hest I have visited In the
SSou,b, S The people' of the town seem
so,;shted TO have us, and ! think everyr
Ming will be perfect for training
camp. Al, .
Philadelphia for departure either went
70 tbe Phillics office or notified Shetts-
I,ns that he would be at North Phila-
as,nhia at the appointed hour.
Todsy's party consisted of these play
arc. Stan Baumgartner. w. VI. Betts,
n,vid John Enzman. George Smith
pS;l Weinert. Jimmy Ring and Harold
randall, all pitchers Frank Bruggy,
cstcher: Dots Miller. Russell Wright
stone Frank Parkinson, infelders.
Resides the players and Bill Shetts-
line, leo Miller. trainer, and Kaiser
Wilhelm. were among those present.
Wilhelm Is a coach and came from
Boston and Rochester. ID. L. Reeves.
a. the PrRGlC LEDGER: "Tacks" Muir
phy and his brother, and our favorite
author completed the party.
"Tacks" Murphy ct frater hail from
Sea Isle City. "Tacks" always has been
great philly rooter. He rarely misses
A game at Broad and Huntingdon
streets, and has been pulling for them
to win even in the darkest hours OF
their stay in cellardom. Boosters OF
Atlantic City. Cape May. Stone Har-
Dor, Ocean City and Wildwood have tc
look to their laurels whenever 'Tacks'
appears on the scene. Sea Isle City Is
Sy far the best resort along the Jersey
coast. according to an unofficial state
ment made by 'Tacks" In the Phillies
office recently, and woe to him who says
otherwise.
The remaining Philly players are
Causey, Morgan, Neale, Fletcher
uubbpll, Keenan,. lie Bourveau, Mea
dows, Meusel, Paulette. Peters, Raw
l'ngs, Singleton, Stcngel, Timmie,
Wheat and Witherow.
The Phillies will remain in Gaines
vile until March %. The next day
and March 81 they play Washington
o, Jacksonville. The rest of the spring
schedule follows: April l, Rochester
O, Darlington. $. c.. April Q, Rochester
at Cherow. =. c.; April 8, Rochester
at Camp Jackson; April 1, Rochester
at Chester, :. G. April 3, Athletics a
Greenville. s. c.: April 6, Athletics
ls,ics at Charlotte, y. c.; April s
Athletics at Rocky Mount, y. G.
April o, Athletics at Shibe Park; Apri
10, Jersey city at Jersey City. The
National League season begins April 13