New Britain herald., 1924-03-07
CLUBS PLAN TO STOPI
 TANKS AND GIANTS
Entire League to Keep Flow of
 New York Championships

New York, March 7.--In a de- termined effort to stop tho flow Of baseball championships toward New York. which has had a monopoly of National and American league pen nants for the last three years, major league managers have begun prepar- ing their teams for the 1924 cam paign. Fourten of the 16 teams in the two major leagues have again select cd southern training camps at which to boil out the excess poundage &C., quired during the winter lay-off and to stage their annual battles between the rockies and regulars. Tho Pitts burgh Pirates are doing their pre- liminary work in California and the Chicago Cubs are back again at Cata- lima Island, of tho California coast.
 The training season will be of un- usual interest to the fans because of the determination of John McGraw and Miller Huggins to get their ma chimes in order to set records of four consecutive championships in their re- spective leagues and an equal deter imitation on the part of their op- ponents to break, the string of New York championships.
 Manager McGraw has taken his charges to Sarasota. Fla. new train ing camp. where his principal task will be to reconstruct his shattered pitching staff. The National league champions expect lhe >stiffest opposi- tion from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, with possible trouble from the St. Louis Cardinals. Pat Moran, manager of the Reds. has the advantage of starting tie training season with what Is generally regarded as the best pitch ing stan in the National league. He hopes to strengthen the weak spots of his outfit and with this accomplished the Reds would appear to have the best chance to succeed the Giants. The Pirates, however. must be figured at all times as dangerous contenders. The New York Yankees start their training season with the championship lineup Of 1923 intact. In addition to boiling away the excess poundage of his players, Manager Huggins will en- deavor to rid them of excess confi- dence gained by reason of their vic- tory over the Giants in the 1923 world series. Tn an early survey Of the Amer ican league teams Iris Speakers In- dians and Ty cobb's Tygers appear as the most formidable rivals of the Yankees.
 There is much speculation as to what the Athletics will do in the com ing campaign. They set spedy pace for a time last season, but cracked under tho strain of the vigorous cam paign, injuries and unlucky breaks. Connie Mack has opened up his purse this winter and has obtained several players which will make his team one that will bear watching. The Phila- deipbia Nationals appear doomed for second division depths again.
 Both Chicago teams have been strengthened for the 1924 race. and while several changes have been made on the two Boston clubs they remain as unknown quantities. Washington will enter the race under a new man agcr. Stanley Harris, the brilliant young second baseman, having been named to lead the team. Wilburt Rob- inson. manager of tho Brooklyn Dodg- CTS. expects to work a big improve ment in his team.
 Florida is the most popular train ing state with nine camps. Alabama and California each have two. while Georgia. Texas and Louisisna each have one.
 The Is2i training camps are iocatsd as follows;