The Washington times., 1924-11-18
AFTER
De TIER R0OST
IN FLORIDA
Higher Guarantee From Sara
sofa Also Demand Of Mo-
0raw, II Is Said
By FREDERICK ). LTEB.

s
NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.---It is by
no means certain that the Giants
win return to dear old Sarasota.
the real eEtate port on the Gull Of
Mexieo. for their spring training
next year. It is true that il 4
parting dinner which Sarasota gave
to the Giant staff John McGraw
told the Sarasotans that REGARDLESS
Of what others thought, he iikoo
sarasota, and hoped the Giants not
only would be back In 1925 but for
many years to come
however, there was q catch to
u. Sarasota has 70 do better BY
the Giants than It did last spring
70 get them back. The town must
come across With q better guarantees
and also Gee that the four time
National League champions are
gtvsn better treatment and hotel
ccomInodat tons.
It is no secret that the Giants
paid higher hotel rates during their
Kive weeks in Sarasota than ever
were paid by any ball club. Usually
ball club In the South Is given
a special hotel rate. In karasoth
they charged the Giants top prices
and then half OF the bail club ate
at their own expense in a nearby
restaurant.
That wasn't eli! The guests at
the Miramac were not strong OH
hero worship. Some OF the new
rich from Chicago objected 70 taxi.
Ink their food IN the SAND room
with ball players and their spoyses.
The baseball team was Shunted to
q side room where It was customary
10 feed the help.
Mrs. Frank Frlsch, whose hus-
band pays over $1,000 income, raA.
and Mrs.. Heinie Groh boldly marched
into the main dining room. They
were told they were out Of bounds
and that they wouldn't be served.
This was the worst indigpity this
writer ever has seen hAaped on d
baseball star or his family. ~ :.
So Il IL an 70 Sarasota TO remedy
these conditions II they want the
Giants back. It is true. however,
that II wasn't the Sarasotkils who
drew up the social code in the Mira
mac dining room. The natives
were pleased to cultivate the GiaufG.
The hall toasers had shared II thre.
worlds series, and rnast os them
had readv money. Mef1raw. Ten
nings.. Bentlev. McQufllsu and 9
few others took bay front lots he
fore they left.
In MANY ways Sarasota was che
most unus'ial town in which d big
league club ever trained. II took
the natives several weeks to Under.
stand what Il was ell abOs,t. All
OF them knew that John Ringing
was bringing the Giants to Sarasota,
Ana fhat II would give Safaa0fa ron.
eiderahia advertiairx. and hooetirg
rvefythins was left to John Ring
linR.
ling tnitse and JUDGE McConede lead
line the. Tperch tn the Mtrar1sc
TS,is wae followed Nv the y%i Klt'y
Klan nAtaAa END +hA th~aet ~ A'v
J relahrq+ed v,si1ing cnr~es~9nH.r'
into Seraao+a Paw. Tt1an csnee or
articie II, th4 town nny1Ar aarnpttis''
$50 +hA v,a.4irS sn~'hes ~ tean thief
81 Inoytths shut In the event 'tha
lit rairad.
at amt goin' to rain no more'
vvss the town aQng If Sarssf,ts.
| However. otter the Giants snt
ithAIr newspaper cAnnD tolTower'
han been there for five weeks every
body ent better acuua inted, Sara
aotans discovered that the New Yorl
journalists, who v'ciously had chron
ieled q semi.tropicPl rainstnrrtl u
lfhe metropolitan rtress, were mo-
the ogres they had been led 4
Relieve. and the Giants and scr'hei
discoverkd s0fte regular fellow
laynonq the Sarasntans.