New-York tribune., 1922-02-24
Nine Dod gers
off for Spring
Training g Camp
Robins &C, the Jump on
fanhs and Giants in
Move to Sunny Sou,l,
BV W. Macbeth

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Though 4 number nf veterans Of the
Giants and Yankees have been work
ng out at Ho, Springs. Ark.. ror Soy
era days, the first serious move toward
spring mobilization by greater New.
orN major league Representatives fcll
to the honor Of Charles H. Ebbcts. the
BROOKLYN squire. when he cmbarkcd
0lNe o his hopeful Dodgers on the
good shlp Arsnahoc yesterday noon
and bade them sodspccd to Jackson
Vile. Tla
Tho rlaihush Fusiiicrs are boatinc
thN worlds champions and tho Amcri-
can l-o9~uo champions TO the punch b.
~" 7'anticst OF margins. Thc proud
Glants WIZ set out for San Antonio
SUNDAY morniNe, the Yankees will en-
train for New Orleans Monday. Most
of the worlds champions viii he picked
up al st. Louis on the way. Practically
al OF tho Yankees will 90 direct from
their homes TO tho Louisiana mctrop-
Oils.
Just before tic Arapahoc sailed tho
Gcnlal squire received hit Of add
tional good Ncws by mail 1t vas tho
slEncd contract Of outicldcr Tommy
GriltN. VINO had been named amonc.
enc hold-out trans sgrcssors Grin viii
nc among the carly arrivals ct Jack
sonvillc
Nine Players in Darty
The party That sailed on tho Aran-
ahoc in charge Of Chof Scout Larry
sutton. exclusive of newspaper men and
veteran pitchers Al Mamaux. Dutch
EGethcr and Clarence Mitchell. Hal
Janvrin. Roy Aucr. William J. McCer-
ron (thc Buffalo inheldcrl. JOHNNY
NoScbcrry. John S. Sutton "a catcher
from the Philadelphia sand lots) and
Henry Fisher, another backstop. DE-
vclopcd on the sandlots of Flatbush.
After nc had tucked tho boys all
safely aboard the ship. Squire Ebbcts
announced that tho first real start to-
ward another pcnnant had been made
IN bonalf Of Uncle Wibcrt Robinson.
He stated that rs Vet no serious hold
out problems Fad presented themselves.
but admitted 4 few nightmares might
be in store for him.
N9fleigh Grimes. Tho big acc Of thr
pitching staff outGcldcr Zach Wheat.
Inc team's bet hitter and slusecr. and
Ray Schmand., tho main cog Of the
lnfleld, arc all still ursigncd Bu. Mr..
Ebbot= wi'l not consider their cases
- serious until after they have re
fused to report 70 Manager Robinson
at Jacksonville. MI Fhbcts is orc
Of the few owhors who has no; raised
the bars against unsigned players at-
tending tho spring bivouac
Though August Hermann. the big
boss Of tho Cincinnati Reds. is still
lurking i. his lair al the Commodore
thlr7ting to spring upon thc defense
less less Barnes and Phil Douglas. if
McGraw happens TO leave tho door
open an instant. he. like Secretary jim
Ticrncy Of the Giants. maintains .
discreet silence. Garry wouldn't even
answer to The phone to busy news
lnGrlrers yesterday. but his secretary
vas busy ceiling out the "nothing
doing slogan.
Nc Graw Wants Pitching Values
Belief is crystalliz;ng tina. the an
nounced slaughter OF the innocents on
the part of NcGraw WAS never more
than ruse to get his two right-hand-
crs of their high horse in the matte,
OF salary demands. Such hvpothesi
! was strengthened in statements at-
trlbuted TO McGraw on the eve OF his
departure from Cuba for the spring
camp at san Antonio
hcGraW said Very plainly that these
pitchers would not be sold for cash
and that only pitching values couiva-
lent would be consdcred No one Wit,
pitchers viii play in Macs backyard
"Bqlle' Joe Bush. recently acquired
by thc Yankees from the Fed Sov,
mus have become lost in the mystic
maze Of Boston's streets Business
Manager Ed Barrow processes the most
pro- ornd ignorance of his whereabouts
Bush passed through the city Ell
roufe to Boston last Saturday, He
nad long conference with the Yankee
Of clals and left IN excellent good
numor presumably on the point Of hav-
ing sisned. or at least of having ac-
cepted tr'ms. Bush was to have re-
tufn"d last Monday or Tuesday. The
anHces are still awaiting his pleasure.