The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-17
ALL SITES ARE
NORTH OF MASON
DIXON BOUNDARY
Dodgers Take Bear Mountain,
N. Y; Braves Favor Con-
necticutt Prep School
By AUSTIN BEAMEAR

ANAfN IOlAIAs OoI' ~
not blame the New York Giants il
they make a hold-in-one instead of
a home run, or the Cincinnati Reds
if they make an ga" in philosophy
instead of a hit in the clutch.
Blame the transportation short
age which caused the major league
baseball teams to give up theil
sun-drenched training camps in ia
vor of quarters which will be some.
what cooler but considerably closer
home.
A checkup disclosed today that
II of the 16 clubs have selected
spring training bases in the vicini
ty of their own back yards since the
1hajor leagues turned thumbs down
on trips to the sunshine belt 1C
days ago.
The others expect to pick thei1
sites within the next few days and
the beginning of preseason work
outs in mid-March will find most
of them drilling amid comparatively
unfamiliar surroundings - includ
ing several institutions of higher
learning, a golf course and ski
run.
The latest to swap their sport
coats and flannels for ear muffs
and snowshoes and bid goodbye to
Florida and California for the dura.
tinr, of tho tln P,on1y1yy1,
Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pi
rates.
After investigating numerous pos
sibilities, the Dodgers announced
yesterday that they would pitch
camp at Bear Mountain, a Hudson
river resort, just As minutes from
Broadway. In nice weather they
will practice on a diamond laid out
on level spot which furnishes the
base for the ski run at the bot.
tom of the 1,50O-foot mountain, a
far cry from the tropical setting of
their 1912 camp at Havana.
When the weather is bad they
will run up to West Point, five
miles away, and use the U. S. Mill.
tary Academy's field house, struc'
ture with enough space to house a
pretty fair ball game even with
Pete Reiser batting-which he won't
be.
The Pirates, who have been go.
ing to San Bernardino, Calf, for
many years, also announced yes.
terday that they would get no far
ther away this spring than Muncie,
Ind. The Bucs, fifth major league
club to pick a site in the Hoosier
state, will have the run of a mu'
nicipal park, the Ball state teach
ers' college field and Muncie high
schools field house.
Other teams going to Indiana are
the two Chicago clubs, the De
troit Tigers and the Cincinnati
Reds. The Cubs, who formerly train
ed at Avalon, Calf, on Catalina
Island, and the White Sox, who
went to Pasadena, Calf, last year
will be together at French Lick
Ind. The Tigers, who gave up theil
Lakeland, Fla, trip, will be quar-
tered at Evansville, Ind, while the
Reds, erstwhile spring resident!
of Tampa, Fla, will invade thu
campus of the University of India
ma at Bloomington.
The New York Yankees, regular
visitors to st. Petersburg, Fla, arr
| fo vii I.or Ac.1, IN o,,ly
a New Jersey resort, and the New
York Giants will be at Lakewood
N. J. After trekking to Miami
Fla, for years, the Giants are go
ing to live in the mansion formerly
owned by the late John D. Rockefel
ler and practice on a diamond tt
be built on the first fairway of his
private golf course.
Boston's Red Sox will supplan
their usual swing to Sarasota, Fla.
with a short hop to Tufts Univer
sity at suburban Medford, Mass.
will go to Wilmington, Del. The
Washington Senators, who were al
Orlando, Fla, last year, are moi
going anywhere even before the
season starts. They have decided tt
train at home.
The st. Louis Cardinals and st
Louis Browns still are looking fol-
a suitable site in Missouri, but
away from st. Louis. The Phils are
flirting with Swarthmore college
right at home
Last years training trip took the
Cardinals to st. Petersburg, The
Browns to Deland, Fla, the Indians
to Clearwater, Fla, the Braves tt
Sanford, Fla, and the Phils to Mi
ami Beach.
The Boston Braves will hole
their spring training at Choate
school, Wallingford, Conn.,, Johr
Quinn, secretary of the Nationa
League baseball club, announced
tonight.
Quinn said the team would go in
to training there about March q
and stay until about April 10.
In making the announcement af
ter talking with the Rev. George
c. st. John, headmaster of the
school, Quinn said the team coul6
hold it's batting and infield practice
in the schools 116 foot square cage