Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 14 | Giants, Sox to Tour South America Trip Set for End of Playing Season

0 Giants Sox to Tour South America A McGraw Expects Good Will Wilt to Result Trip Set for End of f Playing Season By W. W WL 1 L M. M Fleishman S JIA HAVANA V AXA Cuba J jei Jon 4 tP dP P- P J John J. J McGraw manager of or tho the Jc Now New York league baseball c club lub today announce plans for a a. p point tour through South America o po of or f tho Glan Clanta and and Chicago White Sox Sex Ameri American an league club dub to be mode made at tho the close of ot the 1930 b baseball bS season In addition to spreading the tho fame o of ot f the tho national pastime ot of tho the United States Ute the playing tour would do elo much to further cordial r relations between North and South America McGraw believes Tho lito Idea o of making a Joint exhibition exhibition ex ex- I l tour throughout South Americans ls not not a a. new now one with mo me or with Chales Comiskey owner o of oC t tho he White Sox Sex club McGraw said Both of ot us for for- many years ears have haVo had hail ju just t such a a. plan In mindIn mindIn mind In ha fact wo we were to have made made- such tour in Sn 1914 th a n. year tho-year eat followIng followIng follow follow- Ing our world the t tour our in which tho the two tso teams coy cov covered ered moro mono than miles and Md which was the first and greatest attempt on the part of ot ball clubs club to show the rest jest of ot tho ti-ic world what Americans played JAPANESE TRIP HELPFUL Tho value oC or that trip Ip in goodwill good I will can never bo bl overestimated Due t tc to It we can an directly cUi point out the tite wonderful hold that baseball has Jiu taken in iii J Japan where it Is said Sl the lie gates run larger Jarger than our own In Australia likewise baseball baseball base bM ball might well bo be considered the national ga game 01 0 In und undertaking undertaking- the proposed South American trip l McGraw w said ho he realized that th tho preparations would b be 00 a tremendous task but bul that thal ho he wa was certain that tho time could be bl ironed out ut during the summer sum sum- men mer playing playing- season sc-ason In the United States C 4 COlIn OlIn OlIn- our In our OUI worM world tour McGraw t saM said we we cared a group o of sixty seven Be n persons and pieces of bag baggage e. e I ml might ht mention h here re that not ono single piece of or baggage bagga c was WM lost on on the entire trip which consumed near nearly a 3 years year's car time With improved and and- moro more rapid in South America we will be able to cover more ground thus giving givIng- us moro more time for fol exhibitions in the various arlou cities Even th the air lines tine which I Iun un understand aro are already c established arid and running on regular schedules en the various countries maybe maybe may maybe be taken Into consideration when we start our tour At any Rny rate I Iam am ant certain that our traveling will vIll be b much moro mono satisfactory th than n back in 1914 when wo planned our trip and which was so suddenly because of ot the World war var OFFICIALS ON HAND McGraw who has pennant as aspirations u- u pir and ind world championship for tor his Ills team in tho COD coming coating ng seasons season's struggles emphasized d that ao 10 far a as a. J po possible the trip would beof bo be of ot official or 8 semiofficial nature During the time tour American officials met the tc teams m i at over every stopover er and were In hi turn able to extend overy every facility of or the local governments The Giant manager expects p ts to havo have no difficulty in In- finding suit stilt able playing fields Throughout South American as association as- as association and polo are widely played To the the- best of ot my knowledge I dont don't b belIeve bellevo o lIo that a majority of ot Mith uth Arri Americans havo hava over had the pleasure of ot witnessing a a. a t baseball game other th than n In the movies I If U In the Int Interest r t of or baseball as ban alone alon an and the furthering of ot the spirit and sportsmanship that the game Gamo naturally breeds breads w we ii h h something then we alt all feel teel amply repaid 1 McGraw w vr told oC ot the lectures s lIe he i gave save to children In tho the schools of or Australia and declared that part of ot the interest built bum up in baseball in Australia came as a a. result of or his lectures CHARITABLE If the people In South America show that Jiey aro are Interested I will devote all nIl my spare time to teachIng teaching teach teach- ing log them the game and I know that Mr Comiskey will m readily second me in my efforts I haven't n t any doubt that they like lika us us for everywhere e in iii the world during our lour tour we vert were welcomed with open arms The world Is moving onward People are be beginning to know v ach each other better each others other's customs custom ideas and sports is 15 In keeping with triLl this tills spirit It is Ia modern and It moves onward It breeds spirit and sports sports- man ship