- Frank McGlynn, Sr. plays a rabid fan who, upon learning that the Giants and White Sox are going to tour the world, decides to join them. The film is an odd combination of straight documentary and comedy. At least once McGlynn is helped into the ballpark by noted baseball flake "Germany" Schaefer. Among the highlights were a filmed race between "Hans" Lobert and a race horse in Oxnard, California and Jim Thorpe wrestling Fred Merkle on the floor of the Colosseum in Rome. The film was made during the Giants and White Sox world tour of 1913-1914. During the tour the two teams played games on four continents.—James Elfers
- These two famous teams started from Cincinnati on a trip that took them to all parts of the world. On this trip they played games in a great many of the principal cities and created an impression that will never be forgotten. They were given an opportunity to see many places of interest that are denied the usual tourist, and the cameraman was allowed to get views of these places. Many adventures were met with, that show the trip was not all a pleasure jaunt. During the hurricane on the Pacific the waves washed right over the camera, and the man's life was in danger every minute. The teams visited Japan, China, Manila, Australia, India, Egypt, Naples, Rome, France and England. In all these places the most notable persons turned out to see the games and in many instances took part. The pictures show them and the interest they took. The world's greatest baseball fan read of the trip and decided to go along. He did. He was not endowed with a long purse, but by riding the brake beams, stowing away, working and begging he got to see every game. His "rooting" was a revelation to the natives of foreign lands and the expression on their faces is very comical. So are some of the adventures of the players. They might be able to look after themselves in the United States, but foreign lands and foreign tongues are a different matter. The interest displayed in the American National game was so great that the rulers in many instances came to the games. The Khedive of Egypt was there in person. So was the King of England and 85,000 of his subjects. The Pope gave a personal interview to the tourists. The Governor-General of Australia threw the first ball. The Sphinx saw baseball for the first time. The Colosseum at Rome, the tomb of Napoleon, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali in the great Lybian Desert, the Pyramids, the great Carnival of Nice, in which the players took part, the human monkeys in New Guinea throwing coconuts from the tree tops at the boys, coaling ship by the women at Hong Kong, Hans Lobert's great race round the bases against a cattle horse are only a few of the many events shown.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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