Show Major Teams Soon to Start Tra n Practice Schedules Reedy Ready Bas Basket et Ban fA Pugilism I HEl HE major league baseball clubs i THE T aro are busy buS making preparations I for their annual spring train trainIng training Ing In trips To the average tan fan these thero sojourns in tho the south look like a I vacation Jaunt and tho the recruit who I 1 makes maltes tho Journey journe for tho the first time lime I f may ma think ho he Is going to get pot a Il holiday I i leave eave of or absence Tho The trip is any anything anything I thing but that however It is ono one con continuous continuous round of or hard work worle After AHer one i trip tho the baseball player would like to i I r get set out of oC It If Ir possible In tho the past IiI p some of ot the veterans have havo managed to be excused from Crom this task generally I L l f on tho the pretext of ot pressing business i S duties Seldom if Ir ever havo there theN been beon so many requests to bo exempt from the workout In tho the south as mJ have been tendered this year Business ventures of or must be bo of the tho burdensome kind this year for It seems as though a number of or players who have havo been connected with tho game long enough to feel feol as ass asIf asIr assif If Ir they the wore entitled to a few fow more I privileges than the tho debutantes debutante have suddenly become deeply involved In hi financial matters which will mean menn tho the tholo lops lo s of ot much good coin and no little sleep If 1 they the have havo to make the southern south southern southern ern trip Take tho Chicago Nationals for Instance A number of or the tho men on tho the Cubs roster are aro pulling one string or another to remain away from the team leam until the tho opening of or tho the cham champlon I plon Season Such business is all nil right among amon tho the I amateurs but when baseball base all becomes a n mans profession ho lie must work at nt It tho same as os anything an else and an the spring trip Is an nn important part of or the work The early season practice Is Isa IsIl isa a Il necessity It stands to lO reason re that thata a n man must be bo physically 1 prepared prepare to withstand tho the long wear and anel tear on his system that accompanies the cham championship championship championship fight light There Is only one ono way wa that ho he can ron accomplish this and that Is through tho the early season caBOn training trip and not playing handball or taking dally dall ex ox I I II I rr ww i t J r I y t r sl i rs r ik 1 J N u p t R i I fJ dr t t 7 i r 1 b t d dt h yv f fr fR f iii 4 Y Ct t y s r rY Y a ai e e i a w r i p t tX X R v AC t ti i A s s J Eo t c 1 I l t j r iJ d h o V I i J C J 1 1 c 1 H A J i if iH I l f Q F i t t ti JiM N h f i 1 j Sf A l i r 1 t Wt oI Ii i e drar y ri f I 1 L 1 ICE 1 YACHT H TURNING STAKE AT FULL SPEED SP EED ON SHREWSBURY RIVER NEW JERSEY Y In a n gymnasium although this of o courso course will help some Tho The sixteen teams which comprise tho the American and National leagues I have havo selected the various places In the iho hu south where they thoy will go through tho the early earl season stunts of rounding Into shape and tho the majority of or tho man managers managers agers of the various teams havo have ar arranged arranged ranged the spring practice dates Of or all tho major league clubs tho the Chicago Nationals will probably race face the tho most strenuous sched schedule tilo ulo March 17 1 their play pIa will willbe wille willbe be e almost continuous until April 12 Tho dates dales and games for tho the open openIng opening Ing of o the major league longue baseball son wore given out recently by b tho the presidents president of oC both hoth organizations or April 12 will witness the tho opening of or tho the American league and the tho teams will begin the season on that dato date as fol follows follows lows Boston at Philadelphia and Now York at Washington On April ll 11 1 I Cleveland will play pIn at ut St Sl Louis and Chicago at Detroit Tho The National league will begin to I play April 14 and on this Into data Brook Brooklyn Brooklyn lyn 10 will play at New York Philadelphia Philadel Philadelphia phia Ihla at Boston Doston at Cincin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati nati and St Louis at Chicago Tho The order will bo O revised for return dates to follow Langford Confident Confidant Sam Langford the tho colored light heavyweight pugilist of or Boston BONton who Is matched to light Jack Johnson In Lon London London don May 21 2 I will sail for tor England March 1 Ho lIo feels confident ho will defeat Johnson If It he wins the tho champion championship ship ho will tour I Europe for a short while meeting all comers then he ho will return to this country rood roads to light fight with Jim Jeffries Langford has so much confidence In la himself that he do de declares dares clares Johnson will not have havo nn an out outside outside side chance chanco of defeating him I will knock him out inside of or ton ten rounds Is tho way wa the Boston man puts It Has Young Corbett Come Back Can It bo possible that Young Youn Cor bott tho the former featherweight champion cham champion pion plon has Imi regained his old form His two recent victories over Brock and Ferns In Now Orleans Orlean would at least Indicate that tho the conqueror of or Ter Terrible Able Terry Torr McGovern Is now In better betler shape than ho he has been in two years ears Only twelve months ago he was nothing noth nothing ing more moro than a Il punching bag for a alot alot alot lot of or novices It happens every evory evor now and then that a 0 fighter comes com s back bacle after being a Il dub for tor a year or two and Young Toung Corbett may ma belong to this class Ono One thing Is certain a tIghter lighter of ot the Corbett type who never makes much of ot an effort to avoid punishment but butIs butIs butis Is always willing to take a blow for an opportunity to land one must bo be In perfect physical condition to come como out outon outon outon on top under und r those circumstances s and lack of ot condition was the cause of or tho the chubby chubb little lighters deterioration Corbett appeared In pretty prelly fair physical condition In his bout boul with Ferns due to the tho hardest kind hind of ot training Ho weighed pounds at nt tho ringside and showed plenty of oC strength Six months ago IlSO ho he was as ns fat tat as a n pig piS and weighed d fully tull 10 pounds Corbett Is I matched to lO light fight Freddie Welsh tho the English light lightweight lightweight ht weight twenty rounds in New Or Orleans loans leans Feb 20 In Welsh he will meet ono one of or tho the cleverest men In tho the light lightweight lightweight weight division Ision Western Golfers Golfer Rumors have been In circulation re ro recently recently that tho the western golfers are aro eager to lo mix up with the professional bugaboo There Thore has haB been Homo omo talk of or adopting a rule rulo by b which golfers who havo have been beon professionals in any other sport than limn golf must be bo classed as professional golfers As golf golt Is mostly played by b men of r I Independent means or by b men whose holle professional relations havo have usually boon been with a Il apart that thal Is high class and which would not be likely to sully sull golf to any extent tho the rule rulo seems hardly har l necessary Now and then thon the childish effort to discriminate between amateurism and professionalism leads to very unsatisfactory unsatisfactory factory conclusions Thoro There lo la absolutely nothing In common com common common mon with amateur golf and professional prot baseball and ond why bother over anything an so trivial Such a n rule rulo I would keep kC p any an college collego man who had Lc t 7 1 j f 1 ft t P 1 f i iI i r i r t r t i I w V r f I s C d t t aro M if Jr l 0 J f fl l r t i Ii I r t V 1 i ili J j r i li r 1 1 J t tV 1 J f v o A Al l f 1 J J I Ir r t tf f ji f fd fP P 9 1 d er iY t iW J t f t tJ J r V l j O Y Jay r 1 f f tit if i 1 h 1 K rUe r Jf j v L i I I tJ V j i jit J Ji it i kt i J DANNY MAHER THE GREAT AMERICAN JOCKEY WHO WILL AGAIN RIDE IN ENGLAND played Pla ed summer baseball out of ot the tho amateur golf bolt ranks Basket Baskot Ball Boll on en High Plane Tho The Intercollegiate basket ball games which have havo been beon played pla cd since tho vari varl various ous amendments wore were rondo made ma o to Its Ila rules rule by b tho the Intercollegiate association havo hao demonstrated that the game gamo has haa not suffered to any great extent by bytho b bytho tho changes It Is true that there has boon dissatisfaction on account of the restriction of oC the dribble but tho the other r changes have more moro than rondo made up for tor this and an no complaint Is being raised to changes In their entirety AB As it has turned out tho the wisest Ise l part of or the committees amendments amendment was WaD that which permitted a IL throw for tor tho the basket at the end nd of C tho the dribble There was universal complaint last year e r that the rules demanded the passing of a ball to a n second player after atter tho ball had been dribbled before a shot ahot could coul bo hI mudo for tho basket Although tho the Itself It ol has boon restricted in other ways this legisla legislation 10 tion has more mora than made amends for tor forIt torIl forit It Il The Tho other othor rules looking to lo the tho cult cull of oC more moro fouls and tho the elimination of ot rough playing havo worked out well welt welland welland and tho game gamo from Crom now on promises to be bo cleaner than ever before THOMAS THO F CLARK |