The evening world. Newspaper, April 15, 1918, Page 10

Traft dod Big Difference Between Way Jack Munroe Arrived a Couple of Days Ago and How He First Came Sixteen Years Ago. Ooprriat. buy ‘The Prose Publlahiog Oo. ihe New York Bresina World.) HEN Jack Munroe, the Butte miner, arrived in New York| sixteen years ago he visited the newspaper offices along Park Row. Ten thousand people jammed} the streets to see the man who was reported to have knocked down the great Jeffries, Munroe was having the timo of bis life. His face was one wide smile from morning to night, and he kept his pockets filled with emall silver that he threw in hand- fuls to the newsboys. IBUT. JOHN ALEXANDER MUN- ROE of the Canadian Army came into New York quietly a couple of days ago and as quietly took quar- tere at a famous club, There was no curious crowd surging about him, and he caused no disturbance by tossing handfuls of coin to the boys on the street. Jack telephoned me, for the sake of old times, and we had dinner together, and afterward he confessed & great curiosity to see a show at the Hippodrome. It was many years since he had seen a show there, and many things had happened. As one of the results Munroe’s right arm swings rather limply at his side now and he shakes hands with his left. Ho does other things with that left. Ho had just finished a 90,000 word war book, writing it out in “long hand,” and when it ts published people who dimly remember Munroe as a boxer are going to wonder why he ever used boxing gloves instead of a pen. The book will be called “Mopping Up” and will be published in New York. Lieut, Jack sat there and watched the Hippodrome stage with many chuckles. “Why,” he said, “you could lose the London Hippodrome in this place, It looks great to me.” “Did you have any shows behind the lines In Flanders?” I asked, Munroe thought a long time, 466 NCE," he replied. “Once there was a sort of a show. But we were too busy for things Iike that in my time, Our show was out in front. We were too wasy killing Germans and being killed off ourselves to want any other amusement, It was all mud and blood and fighting. I never expected to see anything lke this again—never in the world, Look at that chorus, Ien't that beautiful? And I can shut my eyes and see the drizzling sleet and the German horde Cea | on and piling up in front of us, down to within a hundred yards, and my rifle red hot in my hands, shooting into the thick of them as fast as I ean shoot—for hours—the whole line of us shooting like that—for hours— until we broke them and drove them back. And 133 of us left-—and one officer, * “Look at that girl in the pink tights. Isn't she a queen? And here come the Irish. There are the bag- pipes. Gad! The bagpipes used to get my goat—but they're great stuff for fighting, if there's any Scoteh in you. That's Lincoln—and Grant, isn't 1t? And Sherman? Great men. We could use them all now, Thore's Uncle Sam and Columbia, Come on, you Uncle Sam.” And Lieut. Munroe applauded so enthusiastically that he started the whole balcony going. HAT fellow makes a good- looking soldier,” he said a little later, “He's singing goodby to his girl, I suppose pretty soon he'll start, Yes, there's the whip. Gad! That looks natural! I've got to go again, I've got to get back to it somehow if I can only get the use of my old right wing. I bet the German who got me had a telescopic sight. I was lying out in the brush, you know, sniping—shooting verything I saw moving over in the German_ trenches about 600 yards away. You shoot at everything that moves, you know, and every once in # while you get one, We were all crack shots in the Princess Pats, I thought I was well hid#en, when the bullet took me—here—high in the chest—and went through me and cut off the nerves and main artery to my right arm. I walked back half a mile and they carried me the reat of the way to the hospital. The doc- tors told me there are only two or three cases on record of men living with the kind of a wound I got. Funny—sport saved my life. Thad an absormally developed muscle where the bullet went through, and itt clamped down into a knot’ over the severed artery and stopped the spurt- ing blood until it coagulated. I had a year and a half in hospital—and came out with a paralyzed right arm. But I work on it all the time. The life js coming back into !t slowly. I could move it first at the shoulder, then to 6 elbow, and now—see—I can move my wrist. If IT can get that hand back I want to get into the fight again, T left two pals over there. ‘We burted one; the other was ‘mis: tng.’ You know what that means— shell, probably. But they killed their scores of Germans before they died.” Munroe stayed in the service when he returned from England, was made a Lieutenant and detailed to recruit- ing work. He has come to the United States to recruit Canadians here and to do some war talking for the Lib- erty Loan, “é mustache in to man who raises look exempt. | i} x Cou. Mivee-ts Busy | Wes Mopur- west, VISTING ST. PAUL AND Them No-DECISION CENTERS IN THE EVENING WCLLD, MONDAY BEST SPORTING PAGE ALL IN THE DAY’S NEWS Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Bvening World). | $100,000 Jack Doyle Announces Big Drive Through the Five —Hundred = Academies in Greater New York. By Alex Sullivan, TERY is going to be a meeting on Thursday afternoon at Joe ‘Thum's of the New York Bil- Nard Room Owners’ Association for the purpose of formulating plans for @ big Liberty Loan Drive, <Acoord- ing to Jack Doyle, President of the body, they hope to sell $100,000 worth of bonds. Doyle has been in conference with the Liberty Loan Committee during the past few days and he has ar- ranged for the delivery of posters, subscription blanks and other neces- sary material, at tho billiard acad- emies throughout the city, to ald the drive, Maybe the billiard room proprietors will be able to sell a greater num- ber of bonds than they figure on, as there aro over five hundred resorts of this kind in Greater New York, and every ono of them is to be made the medium for selling bonds to patrons, At the meeting this week the local billiard room owners are going to lay wires for the appearance of Willie Hoppe, Koji Yamada, Alfred De Oro, Frank Taberski and other star ivory manipulators, at the various acad- emies during the drive. “The appearance of the big stars of the sport,” declared Jack Doyle to- day, “will attract big crowds to the academies at which they are billed, During the course of the evening somebody will get up and say a few words as to the importance of buying the country’s bonds—and then the spectators will be asked to subgeribe as much money as possible, “Not only will the billiard and pool stars be called upon to help our drive, but Iam now negotlating for the ap- pearance of several theatrical stars, Billiard Room Owners Arrange to Sell Here Liberty Bonds who are also experts with a cua, “We want to make this drive of | the billiard room owners an assurance | that we are backing up Uncle ‘Sam | in the war to sources... We the are limit of our re ready to do any- thing that can help our country to|——— € Tabloid Review of Local Sports ) wi “You know the National Billard Room Owners’ Association launched 4 drive some months ago for the es- tablishment of an ambulance fund, don't know how much they've col- “TRainin Thirty-five gunners, the largest fleld lected in other sections so far, but|that has attended a Sunday shoot ull this much 1 do know, that locally have raised over $5,000. This la sum is the result of silver collections on various nights when important games wero being played, Probably this much again will be collected be- fore the summer rolls around.” When asked what sort of a billiard | made. season the present one, which declared: “This has been one of the very best we have ever had, this in spite of the fact that #0 many of our patrons have joined the colors. New York has been filled with visitors all sea-_ son, especially soldier and sailor boys on furloughs, and they have patron- ized us extensively.” Doyle was asked what were tho chances of Willie Hoppe defending his balkiing laurels against Welker Cochran, the newly arisen star, and he said: | “The present world crisis ts no time for such a Shemp lonship affair being staged. Anyhow, both these players are so solidly booked up with | exhibitions for the reast of the sea- son that they wouldn't have the time; for @ match,” Frank Taberski, the pool star, who | made such @ hit during bis exhibl- byork state Leacue tions here, has gone back to his home | in Schenectady, Maybe he will play some additional games against local stars next week, ‘The amateur snooker championship | tourney at Doyle's, Broadway and| 41st Street, will be decided on Thurs- day and Friday nights. ‘There is a great deal of interest in this event as| a tremendous army of snooker fans have been created during the present season, Factories Can Sport Goods Army and Navy Officials Con- stantly Order Thousands of Baseballs, Footballs, Boxing Gloves and Other Athletic Equipment in Record Breaking Amounts. HE amount of athletic eau!pment now being turned out exceeds all previous estimates of the manu- | tacturers, Working three shifts day and night the factories are badly lapped in the race to keep pace with | orders that pour in from all parts of the country as well as from France, The war is making Uncle Sam more of an athlete than ever before, and the old gent right now 1s con- stantly in the market for countless thousands of baseballs, footballs, boxing gloves and all other kinds of equipment that will furnish his fight- ing men with wholesome exercise and recreation. All our units going abroad are to be supplied with athletic equipment, according to the latest ruling of the Commission on Training Camps Ac- tivities, This will consist mostly of baseball outfits, footballs and boxing gloves, sports that give recreation to the greatest number of men at the same tim | Meanwhile every camp and train- ing station throughout the country is clamoring for more sport goods. Nowadays Government officials don't order so many hundreds or thousands of balls or gloves, They just ask the manufacturer how many he can ship ’t Turn Out Fast Enough thelr own uniforms, for the many teams in the inter-re. ment and camp tournaments must be distino- tive. The money to purchase the sport paraphernalia has been raised almost entirely by volunteer efforts, ‘The Washington Government, while quickly appreciating the great value of athletic training for tho develop- ment .of soldiers, Was not generous when appropriating funds for the purpose. One of the largest single amounts from yolunteer activity was from the Army Athletic Fund collect- ed through The Hvening World last summer, which raised $10,600 for New York boys in service, Wealthy individuals strove with «ne another to outfit different teams in the army and navy, It Is a matter of record that fourteen baseball and | football teams in the Newport Naval Training Station were completely equipped by private persona, $1,500 RAISED SO FAR FOR SHERIDAN FUND. At the necond meeting of the Martin J. Sheridan Memortal Fund Committee at Murray's, It was decided that If the bill now before Congress for the building | of the new Washington Stadium 1s passed, the committee will place in the stadium @ tablet in memory of the late athlete, Fifteen hundred dollars haa been recelved by the committee, A special mecting will be held next Wednesday night by the members of the Detective Bureau which Sheridan was & member, © purpose of ob- | at once, Along with the balls and gloves the ; wervice athletes ingist on possessing taining additional funds, Detective James J. Dalton will be in charge. He} sald to-day that he is sure the force will contribute $1,000 to the fund, The proceeds from the national out. | door championships, which will take place at Celtle Park on May 80, also will be donated to the fund. ‘Three foo! ball games and three hurling maz will be staged at the park on that day in wddition to the track and field sporta, | shot all three of the « leap the Penn chane We |season at the New York Athletic Club, Tee} were on tho firing line at Travers Island, Although there was an excellent ght, a high wind threw the bluerocks into diMcult shooting angles, and as n result not @ single straight score was br, G. H. Martin was the high is] scratch gunner, with a total of 92 out of drawing to @ close, has been, Doyle]a possible 100 targets, The high handi- cap Kunner was R. B. Cole. The Pennant Athletic Club dedicated its new club house with the unveiling of @ new service flag, bearing stars for for- ty-one of its members. some of whom are already on the firing line in France. It was fitting for a Pennant harrier to win the weekly handicap road race of the Bronx Athletic League, which was beld over the club course, Albert Schmidt, the winner, led from start to Anish for the five miles, He had an allowance of 4m and was a winner at | “he end by seventy-five yards, Two goals by McKenna on the left wing, ono in the first period and the other tn the second, gave the victory to Clan MacDuff's soccer team over the Interborough R, T, eleven in the New me at Lenox Oval by a score of 2 gonls to 1, Playing a Metropolitan League game at Taft's Oval in Brooklyn, the La Sultana soccer eleven defeated Morse Dry Dock by 6 goals to 1, Duty # scored in the first half and tn the second period Shaw and Scott added one apiece. Maddox tallied for the losers. The Longfellow nm won from the soecer team of the Prospect Football Club by & score of 7 goals to 1 at Taft's Oval in Brooklyn. Frank Dunn, Kings County A. A won by 5 yards trom James MeNel Comet Club, in the weekly handic road run of the Long Island Athlet League over the Brooklyn Athletic As: sociation course. The Babcock & Wilcox soccer team beat the Jersey A. C. in the New Jersey Association's cup tle by a score of goals to 0 at Bayonne. Young Jake Schaefer succeeded In de- feating Welker Cochran in @ sensational finish of thelr special 18.3 balkline bil- Mard match, which ended a: Daly's. Schaeter ended the three-day series with f 1,800 pounds, to 1,744 for his fer's brilliant rally face of seeming defeat spoke volume: for his nerve, Coehran captured the at- ternoon game by a score of 200 to 229, but Schaefer retaliated with « victory In the evening by @ count of 415 to 244 Sam Nable, Clark House A. A., found the task of wi! ning two classes too much in the finals of the boxing tourney at the Knights of St. Anthony, Brook- lyn, He won the 1i0-pound class, at which weight he 1s best, by outpointing James Dougherty, which went four rounds, However, Nable failed to kee pace with the cleverness of Frank Me: man, Paullst Athletic Club, who defeated him in the final of the 115-pound dl- vision, Marvin Gustafeon, the Penni ivania middle distance runner, Is in Uni- versity Hospital with an infected heel A minor operation was performed. on the injured member, and he will prob- ably be able to run again in sufficient time to start orp ring for thi relay carnival. The loss of G at this time, following the iliness of Sherman Landers, would greatly handi- a8 they were the two best bets which’ Coach Robertson had. Ro worn FROK FRepey ~ Must BE OUT INTHE UILLS SOME WHERE™ By Ane HIMSELE To FoR BiG League PITcHers: Steady progress la being made In the annual — handic: tournament the Manhattan Chess Club, Walter ger, Leon Rosen, Max Rink, far. ‘icans defeated the New York soccer team at Clark's Field. Newark, a National Football League match, by @ score of 2 goals to 1. A walk and road run over the club's four and a half mile course brought out some sti competition among the mom- bers of the Pastime Athletic Club the Bronx, Max Greenberg (2.00) won by more than 100 yards from Abe Barish (3.00) in the road race. Green= berg gained the lead at three miles und was running well within himself at finish, Jim O'Connor (scratch), finished fifth, captured the fast honors, The Nai nal Amateur Athletic Union kymnastic championship comp will be held April 27 at the W ¥. M. C. A. The programme will of eight individual tests and around championship. B. Jorge Norwegian Turn and A. C., is th ent holder of the national all laurels, but it is doubtful if he w able to defena, He waa in} week while preparing for the 3 tan Association's champlonship ts, and ha been advised by his physician to discontinue competition indefinitely, De Witt Clinton High School made a n sweep of every first place in de- ting the High School of Commerco el fe in a series of the junior hich school swimming championship tournament at City College. by 53 to 6 points. Two other scheduled meets resulted In for felts. Stuyvesant waa able to 6co victory and tie Clinton for the lead three victories, when {ts Manual Ty ing High School rivals withdrawal from the tot Harris also registered # v' the non-appearance of Erasmus Hall team, ita schedu' G. 8. i, Remsen won the high scratch | prize over the traps of the Bergen Beach Gun Club. He had a total of 46 out of a possible 50 targets, | al The annual intercompany. swimm' meet of the United States Navy trical school was held In the pool of Brooklyn Y, M. C. A. Five events were contested. ‘The dth Company carried the honora in thre by the 1st Company | Another Pebbi at James Butler’ 4 Farm, | and this time the owner of the once! great racing stallion ts highly interested, | since the bay filly ts out of Climber, | winner of the Debutante and other stakes in 1914, 1 Willlam A. Larned, Aviation Corps, and Lieut. Richard Norris Will- | fama ‘2d—one a former Americn lawn tennis champion nad the other still the! national title holder—are in Londor east they were there when the left that city, were getling con- siderable opportunity to play tennis too While the British have abandoned ten: nis championship competition they have by no means dropped.the sport. | The Athletic Committ of Trustees at Lafayette College have elected James B. Reilly of Easton, coach of the Lafayette footbull team the season of 1918, Rellly has lished @ great reputation for himaeit 1 Eastern Pennsylvania by the record he | has made with the Easton High Schoo! of the Board team. Wiillam H. Ganzemuller, Penn Stat sprint champion, has been elected cap- tain of the Penn State track team. H succeeds Larry Shields, holder of State's half-mile and mile records, who with=| drew from college to enter inllitary ser- | vice, | LAJOIE TO TAKE CHARGE OF INDIANAPOLIS CLUB CINCINNATI, April 15.—Napoleon Lajole has been declared a free agent by tha National Baseball Commission. Lajole requested that he be declared a free agent after he had received notice of his release from the Toronto ¢lub to the Brooklyn club. He is on his way to Indianapolis to assume the manage ment of the local American Association Sib), socording to Owner James co \ . ' NO SPRING FOOTBALL | TRAINING AT COLLEGES. | Spring football practice, which ial been a feature at nearly all of the larger colleges for many years, has be crowded off the athletic fields by mili- | tary training, At Pennsylvania, Frank lin Field is taken up so much during the afternoon with military training and baseball practice that th no room for the football candida a) Coach Bob Folwell has « fron drill until next fal! are following sull. ndoned grid Other colleges 16, | covering /r 1918. ARMY Wot RAST ng to everything will melt exce it Sorrenes Benne Leonargs PUNCH + a4 President of New League Knows Name and Address | Of Every Baseball Player John H. Farrell, Who Has Just Been Elected President of the New International League, Is a Financial as Well as a Baseball Genius. By Bruce Copeland. HEN a ball club, particularly in the minor leagues, has be- come a consistent loser both in the matter of games and finances, it takes a pretty wise head to keep the owners from throwing up the sponge. Nowadays investment in al- most any minor league club is @ gamble of the most uncertain prom- ise, and it takes a genius to heal the financial wounds of the season before and persuade the sufferers to take another chance. John H. Farrell, the pastures of the major leagues where the promising players graze in the tyro stage. Fans in the larger cities seldom ever know of the trials some of these baseball patriots have in keeping their league cities intact, and care less, But it is a momentuous | problem, When Schenectady dropped out of the State League in 1903, President Farrell established a precedent by offering the franchise to Scranton, a Pennsylvania city, and the centre of the coal industry. Professional base- ball had been tried there previously, but had proved a dismal failure. President Farrell literally picked bid own men to back the Scranton club, chief among whom was Edward J Coleman, a millionaire baker, who} drove his own delivery wagon. Coleman spent several thousand | dollars before be built up a winning team, Finally, three years later, the Miners under the management of the} late Ed Ashenbach, won the pennant and repeated the achievement two years later, Ashenbach died, and for the next nine years the Scranton club President of the re-organized Inter- national League, is such a man. For years Mr. Farrell has acted as Secretary of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. During his spare moments, If be had any, he acted as the executive head of the New York State League, one of the oldest minor leagues in the land. Le 1s in close, almost personal touch with every professional ball player in or out of the harness, ag it ig his official duty to record thelry comings and goings, Ruin has oftimes cast an ominous shadow upon his own league, but Mr. Farrell's personality always fought tt back and mastered the situation, no matter what {t was, He had to con- tend with some prodigious bloomers in his time, and none of his clubs made much more than {ts actual ex- penses. But John H, Farrell succ fully weathered every storm, He ts the man of the hour in minor league | baseball, When disruption threatened the old International League during the wine ter, Mr. Farrell's genius as an organ- izer made its master stroke. His own league was on the rocks, following the withdrawal of the Utiea and Har- risburg Clubs In the middle of last season. He knew that something must be done or else both leagues would go to the wall, Thereupon, tt was he who conceived the idea of merging both leagues in order to save the International, TWO OF FARRELL'S OLD CLUBS IN NEW LEAGUE, President Farrell is bringing only two of his old clubs into the new league—Binghamton and Syracuse, former, under the control of George F, Johnson, the millionatre shoe manufacturer of Johnson City Indicott, which are bustling cen- a few miles west of Bingham- was his best paying bet under management of John C, (“Red”) ‘alhoun, and lately Charles (“Chick”) Hartman, a product of the Bronx, racuse was the largest city in the old New York State League, but mediocre ball kept the proceeds down, Syracuse has always clamored for winning teams and has always been willing to support them, but |somehow or other the gent of hard luck trailed the Stars persistently, and they always finished in the hole. However, sych stellar competition a will be provided by Toronto, Newark, Haltimore, Jersey City and Roches- ter, is expected to rekindle the in- terest of Syracuse John H. Farrell organized the old w York State League in 1897. For he next seven years the league un- derwent all kinds of hardships, Some of the clubs couldn't pay even the small salaries of that period, Others had only one or two good days a we Some gave up the ghost be- fe season Was well under way others shouldered their debts as well as they could and stayed to the finish, It was In the latter instance that the genius of John H. Farrell as- He {s a marvel for dis- ly capital. He has only to plead his cause once, and the mat- ter is sea Whenever any of his clubs wavered he went Immediately to the afflicted city and camped out on spot. At the end of one or two days hi returned to his home office at Auburn, Y., leaving re- juyinated hopes behind him, Every time John H. Farrell opens serted itself, mouth to talk his words strike He lways has a crowd of list- ever he goes. He ts cordial, genial and courteous. He has th polish of a bon vivant and the per- uasiveness of a diplomat. Once you grasp his outstretched hand you know you have met a friend—and John H, treats all alike, The world seldom hears of the good things John H to stimulate interest in baseball, Minor leagues are essential. They are \ was a disappointment, but President Farrell managed to keep Scranton in the race under various managements. WILKES-BARRE WAS FARRELL'S MOST CONSISTENT WINNER. Wilkes-Barre was the most co: sistent winner President Farrell over had, but local prejudices spoiled the future chance of the club, Under the Management of William J. (“Derby Dey") Clyrser, the a won threo successive pennants, beginnin, i 1909, and winning last year inder the leadership of John C. Calhoun. Canandaigua, Cortland, Oswego, » Lion and Amsterdam-Johna- Hloversville all received triala in the Farrell cire but were proved wanting. Albany and Tro: entered the league at its inaugural and stood the gam until 1916, giving way to Harrisburg and F ding. But during all the ups and downs, John rell never wavered. He always stood pat, and when the time came he had a remedy to prescribe, As head of the new International League, Farrell will have a wider \scope wherein his talents j™ore appreciated. He knows base- ball from the ground up—the actual |playing end of the game. Howeve [his forte is in spreading content and settling grievances between the players awl thelr employers. He ts “Uncle John" to everybody. His blue eyes spread his kindly humor, and , he's welcome everywhere, | President Farrell has started a host of ball players on the right road to \the majors. From Binghamton Fielder Jones, Lew Ritter, Otto to jdan, Tommy Walker and Cy Bars Ser bag ge Dud Chalm » Pierce, Bert Humphries, Murphy, Wally Fon Shorten and Bud Sharpe, Such stars as Frank Schulte, Mike Mitchell, Freda ayne, Grover Alexander and Howard Ehmke came from Syracuse Wilkes-Barre has contributed Heinte Zimmermann, Leon Cadore, Frank O'Rourke and Jack Graney. From Utica came George Burns, Mike McNally and Fred Coumbe, Jimmy Pastorious came from Albany. Trov gave up John Evers, Harry Lumley got his start with Rome, Ilion ylelded Leon Ames and Bill Hinchman, and Steve O'Neill came on from Elmira. Billy Klem and Pete Harrison are two National League umprise of the present day who got their starts un- der President Farrell. Harry Wills Puts Langford To Sleep in 6th 8, Ay, Chick PANAMA, April 14,—Harry Wills, a negro heavyweight, knocked out Sam Langford in the sixth round of their fight here. The bout was lively throughout, and Wills was the a Bressor, Langford had the better of the third and fourth rounds, but Wills recov- ered in the fifth, and in the sixth Langtord went down for the count of ten. | PE <a aecc |CABLES Y. M. C. A. TO RUSH OVER ATHLETIC DIRECTORS Premier Clemenceau has cabled the American Y. M. C. A. to rush athletic Jdtrectors to France as soon as possible |to teach the French soldiers mass ath. tl may be} WASHINGTON FANS ANXIOUS 10 GET ~PEEPATHUBEIS They Have Never Seen New Yankee Leader on the Base- ball Field. BATTING ORDER. NEWYORK. WASHINGTON, Gilhooley, rf. Shotten, If. Miller, of, Foster, 3b, Pratt, 2b, Milan, of. Shanks, rf. organ, 2b, Peckinpaugh, as, Levens as, Ruel, o, Ainsmith, c. Mogridge, Pp WASHINGTON, April 15,—The Yanks are set for their opening game of the American League season against the Senators to-day, The twirlers will probably be Mogrid, for the Now Yorkers and Johnson for the locals, The only trouble with the New York boys is that they haven't had any chance to play during the paat few days. Both games with the Dodgers at Brooklyn were called off on account of rain, while yesterday's battle at Newark was cancelled because of wet grounds. Official Washington will be well represented, as many Senators and Representatives have already an- nounced their intention of attending. + The fans here are anxious to get a peep at Miller Huggins, @ baseball celebrity of whom they have read much, but not seen at all, because hitherto he has been connected with National League teams, Local fans are also anxious to see how Del Pratt, the former St, Louis player, behaves in a New York uni. form. Pratt {s not only an accomplished fielder and fast base runner, but he also brings much needed batting strength to the club, and his experi- ence will have a balancing effect on the infield, The addition of Ping Bodie also boosts the hitting strength of the Yanks considerably, and the Pacifio Coast fence buster rounds out @ col- |lection of hard swingers, which also includes Frank Baker, Walter Pipp, and Roger Peckinpaugh. ‘ The Yankees have already suffered from the draft, and before the season is very many weeks old there is danger of more players going to the National Army. Already Shawkey, Fisher, Camp, an outfielder, and Smallwood, one of the most promis- ing of young pitchers, purchased last fall, are in the service, | Walter Pipp, Muddy Ruel, the catcher; Bob McGraw, and Ed Mon- roe, two of the young pitchers, are in Class 1A and may be called at any time, So Huggins starts his firat year as an American League pilot none too secure in playing strength, Huggins expects that Marsans, the Cuban outfielder, will potn the club within a few days, Marsans shoul@ ¢ improve the outfield, espectally in | hitting. | 2 |_ John J, McGraw will lead his New Xork Giants out on the diamond at the Polo Grounds this afternoon in t practice Kames, The first will be with the Interborough Stara, while the sec- ond will be with the In-Er-Seals, | ST, LOUIS, Mo ning by a ore oO trowns won St April 15.—By_win 3 to 1 the St. Loule pring city series with Louls Cardinals in four straight, Lowdermilk, who has w |two games of the series for the Brow: |pitched five Innings and was succeeded by Davenport. | ‘the Yankees and Braves 414 not meet at West Side Park, Newark, yesterday, jalthough a bright sun looked down from cloudless skies, The grounds were wet |—so wet that the managers of the teams | refused to venture possible Injury to an of their players, | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aprit_15,—1n an exhibition game the Cleveland Amer |fcans defeated the Ind!anapolis club by a ecore of 5 to 0, CINCINNATI, April 18.—The Cinoin nat! and Detroit teams wound up thet: |interleague series here with vietory for Matty's boys, 4 to 2. ‘The Nationals |won only three games, while the Tigers jannexed nine, LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 15.—The Pittsbureh tlonals defeated the Louisville nine of the American ciation 4 to 3, Aue MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 15, . a1 baseball team of the Anirian, hes soclation defeated the Memphis team of the Southern Association in an exhivt. tlon game, 9 to 3, |Pa LINCO! | Cleveland ei N, Neb. April 18.—Grover Alexander, star” soa er for the Chicago Nation: i, has been called to go inne eee aft quota to Camp Funston, n from the Chairman of the Coun Bxemotion Board at St, Paul, Neb Alexander's home, ald. Tho telegram’ addressed to the Lincoln offs eearet. | Assoctated Press, follow: Cleveland Alexander called to @o next quota, but he Is not offlotally nati. fled, 80 We Aare not vet Informed te Provost Marshal Just when they will ey. train for Camp Funston. WH. At | wood, Chatrman of Local Boaras” *** { ‘The sensation of the Giants’ train| trip was Ross Young, ¢ theut trip he youthful who 1s Davey Robe ) essor’ in right fleld, Young ent mi: peaker in the race for batting tor fon the trip and finished ‘witty age of 400. He made tent twenty-five times at the bat, batting figure was .300. Hem, 10~ ade eight hits out of twenty-sey letics, Dr. George lL. Fisher, who 9 | plate. nty-seven trips to the supervising the recruiting of CA fe Jathletic directors, said to hat the! Joe Straus, Penn's c jassociation was making a drive to re- halfback, who played Hint {ine breaking Jeruit 130 former athletes at once to against Dartmouth at Braves Wed ame carry 0 in I mong the fall, Was & pal at San Antonie Ren American It is planned to School of Ftoss Young, John’ Mec gust send ffty athletes a month to the Krench big find this season. Sitaug Morn s and Italian forces. A lurge squad ot t Young is a Wonderful ‘aiemens Farrell has done athletes who are ready to sail will con- athle' fer with Dr, Fisher Garden City. this afternoon at and that no one he hes geen in the North is the equal of him as @ quar H q