San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
GIANTS WILL
GET HERE ON
FEBRUARY 20
Main Party Of Big Leaguers
to Arrive at Night
Over Ign.
SEVENTY-FIVE In CAMP
Likely That Personnel Will
Be Larger Even Than
Last Spring.
SEVENTY-FIVE In CAMP

The New York Giants will arrive il
San Antonio for spring training OF
the Sunshine Special" over the L.
G. y. at 10 :25 Wednesday night, Feb,
ruary 2S.
This definite announcement of the
time for the arrival of McGraw's main
contingent, the first word received
came in letter to President H. J.
Benson of the San Antonio Baseball
Club from Giant headquarters Fri
day.
How many persons will be in the
Giant party this year is not known
yet. even in New York, but it is very
likely that the training camp person
mel will be more than last spring,
probably around 75 in all, what with
players, club officials, newspaper men
and the wives of same.
To Bring 20 Pitchers.
The announcement has been made
that McGraw will bring twenty pitch
ers along in his efforts to build n
pitching staff that can be trusted at
all times.
Mr.. Benson got word OF the pend
ing arrival of the Giants on the 2Sth
when he returned TO his desk Friday
after spending Thursday in Austin.
On his visit to the capitol, the local
magnate called OIL Governor Neff, in
company with Senator Ridgeway of
this district, and received the COVER
nor's tentative promise TO attend the
unveiling of the monument to "Rube"
Waddell in Mission Burial Park here.
Benson IS behind a campaign among
baseball leagues in which the famous
RUDE" pitched to erect n fitting stone
over his virtually unm rked grave
here. The campaign is now assured
of success and Mr.. Benson is making
arrangements for a formal unwilling
in the spring, at which time It is
hoped Commissioner Lands will at
tend, although he has not been ap-
preached on the subject as yet.
Only One Real "HOldOut.'
The dispatch from New York that
no unsigned players will be permitted
in either the preliminary camp of the
Giants at Marlin, Tex. or at League
Park here is not seriously taken here.
Right now. Franls Snyder of San An
tonic, the catcher to who mthe Giants
owe much of their 1921 and 1922
success-aCCOrding to John McGraw
himself-is only one of twelve stars
who have not signed contracts. This
Is nothing unusual. Snyder had been
lin camp several days last year be-
fore he sgned his contract. although
there was no trouble at all between
him ad the club. Like this year. he
simply wanted to talk to his boss
personally before he signed, If raise
IN pay can be secured, the players
rightly believe there's no harm in
talking to somebody who can give il
to them before they sign up at the
old figures.
Others who haven't signed yet are
kelly, Icus.l and Stengel, the trio
who made the trip to the Orient re
Gently, and Smith, J. Barnes, V
Barnes, Bancroft, Rawlings, Nehf
Scott and eBntley.
The only one Of this lot who is &
real "holdOut" is Jack Bentley, tn,
pitcher-first basemen secured durin.
the winter from Baltimore for S65.
600. Bentley, according to a story
from New York last night, received
a telegram from President Stonehan
of the Giants which read:
wish 20 notify you that no player
who has not signed will be taker
to training camp.
.. Bentley, who is demanding part O
his purchase price and is getting n,
results apparently, is said to havt
replied:
Respectfully notify you that
wasn't going to report"
And that's that. The cahnces ar,
Bentley will pitch in the exhibition
series against the White Sox here.