The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-10
LOUISVILLE TEAM
TO BE BUSY BUNCH
Manager Mccarthy Promises Hard
Work For Colonies During Their
Training Here.
(5y Charles A. Reinhart in Louisville
Courier JournaD

(5y Charles A. Reinhart in Louisville
Courier JournaD
Manager Joe Mccarthy and Bust
ness Manager Cap" Neal We're busy
pair yesterday arranging plans for the
coming spring training grind Of the
Colonies at Pensacola, Fla. The adj
vance guard will leave here next Sun
day morning at 1885 o'clock arriving
in Pensacola the following morning at
o'clock. Only one workout a day
will be held by the players, this an
nouncement was made yesterday by
the local business manager. They will
hold their initial practice next Monday
IL the weather permits. Each day the
players will assemble at Maxent park
at 1880 a. m, and the grind will con-
tinue until about 2 p. M, when Man
ager Mccarthy is expected to call
halt on his athletes.
There will be no play in the camp
OF the Colonies, declares Manager Nc
earthly. Every member of the squad
veterans as well as rockies, will be
expected to get down to business right
at the start and get into the proper
physical trim for the coming baseball
season. THE strenuous grind each day
is aimed to loosen up the winter bound
muscles. The Colonies will not en-
gage in their first exhibition game I'M
til Sunday, March 10, when they take
on the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first
OF a three-game series.
Two Regulars Arrive.
Two star members of the Colonies
arrived here yesterday and called at
the headquarters of the. local club
Bill Meyer, the American Associations
premier backstop and Jayson Kirke.
champion batter of the circuit. were
the new arrivals. Meyer came in from
his home at Knoxville Tenn, while
Jayson came from Fleischmann's,
New York
Meyer declares he is in fine shape
and just rarin' to go. The clever mitt
artist says he will need very little
work to put him in the pink of condi-
ton. Jay as usual predicts that this
viii be his best season on the diamond
and he expects to bat 400 or better.
Any time old Jayson can't hit the
pitchers in the Association there is
something wrong" quote the big fell
low. Other members Of the team who
and form the vanguard are expected
to arrive daily between now and sun
day
Mccarthy Signs Contract.
Cap" Neal gave out the informa
tion last night that everything was
lovely in the ranks of the Colonies and
that Joe Mccarthy had affixed his sig
nature to a local contract. Mccarthy
has signed a managers contract, which
calls for two years service. BUSINESS
Manager Neal would not divuIge the
terms. UP until this season Mccarthy
had been under players contract.
The club had made two offers to him.
They offered him $4,000 per year for
three years as manager and $4,000
for one year as a player manager. He
had refused both offers and was hold
ing out for $4,000 for a yearly man
ayers salary. Just what figure his
contract calls for remains to be seen.
The fact that he signed a managers
contract is one argument that McCar-
thy won.
The Colonels' trunks, containing
home and road uniforms, all the bats
possible to transport, masks, shin
guards, chest protectors, ETC.. are be-
ing packed by Phil Bean, custodian of
the clubhouse and will be waiting the
expressman to convey to the station
Saturday. Among the equipment is a
fresh stock of drug supplies, liniments,
gauze, baton. adhesive tape, salves,
and other training camp medical re-
quisites.