The New York herald., 1922-01-09
Big LEAGUE CLUBS
AGAIN FAVOR TEXAS
siy Teams, Headed by Giants
at San Antonio, Select
That State.
NINE CHANGES OF CAMPS
Five Made by National Outfits
-Yanks Shift to New
Orleans.
NINE CHANGES OF CAMPS
by DANIEL.

Now that Connie Mack has an
nounced his selection of Eagle Pass,
Texas, right on the Mexican border,
the list of major league training
camps for next spring is complete.
Texas, with six clubs once more shows
The way. while Florida, the big IA
forite of several seasons back, retains
a strong hold on managers in the big
show and has lured four teams there.
Arkansas--Hot Springs-will have
two teams in training-the Pirates
and the Red Sox. Louisiana will have
two and Georgia and California one
each. It's quito a comedown fo,'
Georgia, which at one time was the
1avorite Of majors in training. Sew
ei@l minor. league clubs VIII prepare
there. @ fF sf
1'his will be a big year. for changes Of
scene for training, as no fewer than
nine clubs have refused to return to
their 1921 selections. The Giants will
go to San Antonio for the third success
sive year. but the Yankees. who worked
in Shreveport, La. last spring. have
iaade a change Of base to New Orleans
The Brooklyns, who trained in the Cres-
cent City in 1921. are to return to their
old camp at Jacksonville, Fla, where
they will have the use of two parks--one
for the veterans and the other for the
recruits.
Five Nationals Change.
Brooklyn. Boston. Philadelphia, Chi
csgo and Cincinnati are the National
League clubs which have made changes.
The Braves. who trained at Galveston
last spring. have discarded tho Texas
port in favor Of st. Petersburg. Fla.
peaceful and quaint winter resort which
is the haven Of the Western farmer.
The Phillies have shifted from Gaines
VILE, Fla. where the Giants worked In
1919, to Leosburg. In the same STATE.
Leesburg Is q new entry in the list Of
training camps.
The Cubs are to make a new depar-
and will train at Catalina Island, that
sportsman's paradise off the California
coast, where tarp0n and tuna Of gigantic
proportions glide through emerald wa
ters. The Cubs will have only them
selves as companions In training. They
will work on the shig estate Of William
Wrigley, who owns the club, and will
team. They will play very few games
before they open the league season.
The Reds have made q change In favor
of Mineral Wells, Texas, where the
White Sox used to train. The Cardinals
are going back to Orange, not far from
San Antonio,oand the Pirates are return
ing TO Hot Springs.
Yankees Omit Shreveport.
In the American League the New
York, Philadelphia, Detroit and Chi
cago clubs have changed their camps.
The Yankees had to decline another in
vltation to train in Shreveport because
OF the hotel and racing problems. There
will be another race meeting down there
in March. Racing in New Orleans will
be over many days before the YanlS scs
get there.
The Athletics prepared at Lake
Charles, La. last spring. but Mack found
it advisable to go from there to the
Mexican border. Tho Tigers shared San |
antonio with the Giants in 1921. but Ty |
Cobb this time is going back to hfs ma
tive Georgia. Augusta Is not far from
his home. The White Sox were at Wax
ahachie, Tex, near Dallas. last sprirs
and did not like 1t there. They have
made a change to Seguin. Tex. thirty
miles from San Antonio. They viii not
have far to travel for their games with
the Giants in the Mission City.
The Red Sox stick to Hot Springs.
while the Senators are to go back to
Tampa, the Indians TO Dallas and the
Browns TO Bogalusa, La.
OF all the camps we would select San
Antonio as the best. The Giants In
1920 and 1921 got ideal weather. almost
no rain at all. practically no wind, a
splendid ball park and fine hotel accom-
modations The culinary factor. which
forced the Giants to leave Marlin, was
taken care Of in an ideal way at San
Antonio. The city is quaint, picturesque.
with many interesting sights and fine
public golf course in Breckenridge Park.
ssn Antonios hospitality was raro
treat
The Yankees and the Dodgers have
done very well in their selections. At
New Orleans the New York Americans
viii have a fine ball park. the world
famous cuisine of the Crescent City and
very likely good weather. II win be |
windier there than Mt San Antonio. In
going back TO Jacksonville the Dodgers |
lave returned TO a city where they may
strike quite bit of wind, but the hotels |