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Show WORLD TOUR WILL BEGIN SATURDAY New York. Oct 13 The world j touring season of baseball will open next Saturday and continue around to the training days of the big leagie season at home next spriug Thus will the insatiable appetite of the fans be relieved in part during the usual!-, lifeless winter and a considerable number of big league players have the advantage of practically an all year round practice The roster of the American league players to be taken around the world by James Callahan has not vet been officially announced, but the National leaguers, under .John J, Mctiraw of 1 New York will be as follows according accord-ing to the list formally filed bv Mr ;raw with the National baseball com- ; mission Meyers of New York and Wlngo of St Louis, catchers. Matheuaon. To? rau, Promme Wiltse. and Hearne of New York, pitchers. Merkle of New York, first baseman. Doyle of New York, second base; Doolan and Lo bert of Philadelphia shortstop and third bas? respeet.i veh , SnodsrasF and Thorpe of New York, and MagOS of St. Louis in the outfield Ten American league players, un officially announced, are as follows Pitchers Renz and Scott and Infield of Detroii and Lewis of Boston The eastern players will leave New-New New-New York, and Outfielders raw Torn Weaver of Chicago, Catcher Henri and Infielders McBrlde anH Bh.w... of Washington. Pitcher Leverenz of St louls; Inflelder Pecklnpaugh or York next Thursday and fbn first game of the tour will be played on Saturday at Cincinnati The second game will be played at Chicago next Sunday The National baseball com mission which voted yesterday a contribution con-tribution Of J1000 to adertlse th-tour th-tour believes that the trip will hasten the time when baseball will become" a really International game on , |