An estimated 1,000 baseball players—regulars and rookies—have converged on Florida for their 1940 spring training and the "Grapefruit League" season.
Eleven major and 15 minor league clubs are training in the state this year, with an average of nearly 40 men to the squad, including managers, coaches, trainers, players and hope-tuis.
Part of the spring training will be the "grapefruit league" games, which fre expected to attract 100,000 spectators.
An all-star rookies game, to be played for the benefit of the Finnish teljef fund, is being arranged by Joe Williams, New York sports columnist.
Accompanying the teams are scores of sports writers from home town newspapers and press associations.
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