Some of the athletes returned to familiar training sites. The New York Yankees, for instance, have trained in St, Petersburg for many years. The same is true of the Cincinnati Reds at Tampa, the Boston Red Sox at Sarasota, the Brooklyn Dodgers at Clearwater and the Washington Senators at Orlando, Others are newcomers. The Cleveland Indians moved into Fort Myers, where the Philadelphia Athletics trained for more than 10 years. The Philadelphia Phillies went to Miami Beach, and the New York Giants to Winter Haven.
In the old days, the players rode down in a body, aboard trains, but now many of them spend the winter in Florida, where some have bought property and established winter homes. More than a score of players live at Sarasota during the "off season." l AYETTE
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