New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
No Skiing or Shedding n.
terrupts Their Work
in Southland.
HUGHEY HIGH MAKES
A TY COBB DASH
Races Home from Second S.x
on an Outfield Fly as Regu.
lars Defeat the Yanigans.
By GRANTLAND RICE

BY GRANTLAND RICE.
Savannah, Ga, March i3.--lfrl,..
early bird that snags the worn 49,
Yanks should collect the bait. %, -
venture the intrepid assertion TIA, ~
another club in baseball Is any fur,s,,
advanced, IL as far advanced, az ~,
tro to-day.
While the Giants. Senator's ara
number Of other organizations IA,
been practising on skis and snopsl.'
or foundering around IN the sticxy D,
the Yanks have drawn two grea. ws.a
Of weather and have been hitting t,r
clip with still a month left 70 per.,r
the remaining details.
In their first two weeks they k,,.
missed only one day outdoors, Tor =.
rest Of the time has been warm A.
sunny. So, even If the weather shosj
start making threatening gestures al
inclement intervals arrive, Donoy,s,
estimable young men have 9lresS,
slipped by the most important par. .,
the conditioning process. Wnicn is "a
say, their arms and legs are ia goot
shape and they can now stand a f,T
bad days without drawing any ir,,.
setback.
This conditioning is shown IN n.
way the Yanks whip the ball back and
forth, and in the general speed OF n.
club. Generally az this stage Of IA,
game the athlete is content 20 can,er
along and take no chance with his am
or leg in a long throw or a driyins
sprint. But to-day. in the fourth e1Ai.
bition battle of the week, which III.
regulars won 3 10 !, what did Hugh,y
High do but score from second bs.
on an outfeld ~.
There was runner on third a. .h,
time, with High on second. When IN,
drive was caught the outheld promptly
made the throw to third base. Bu, tie
throw was a long one, and before tie
ball arrived Hughey was whlzzlng q.
top speed on the way in. and bes, t..
relay by a foot. This play is rarely
performed. even in mid-season, wh,.
the athlete is supposed 20 be gesrst
for his fastest speed.
In nine times out Of ten in ar early
season exhibition game the ayerar.
rush from second 20 third on an os,.
field fy and let it 90 at that b.,
Mr.. High has not understudied Tyrs,
Raymond Cobb for nothing.
Tyrus worked that same trick agsrs
the Mackmen twice in one series, s,t
Nr. High saw no reason why the under
study shouldn't copy the star even il
intricate detail. II Hughey will cor.
tinue Duplicating the Cobb stuff -
70 a batting average Of $50. Donoyts
will send one Of his young pitchers
over to understudy Walter johnson this
summer.
After rather rickety start Il,
other day King Cole requested per-
mission TO work the entire rosH
against the Yanigans. and the srOssl
king curbed them with five hits q.
one run. The willowy pitcher intca
to try and make this his greatest ya,
diplomatic circles that kings are laI
tc go out of business or suffer e.
pressing slump after this year. 50 h
hopes to get all he can while King
are still allowed TO go around wilhoi
mu-7les and an armed guard.
King Cole naturally takes the pa:
OF the ruling mOnarchs in this var
FOR kings always stand together. "Ihs
war was forced on Us Kings BY q.
ncople." saws the Sovereign Of Swa.,c'
Town. "but in my opinion it will Be
the last big war;
What country do you favor, Kin:
we asked tho 0Itcher.
England" he replied. They have {
rule in that country making il acsins'
the law for kings TO 20 anywhere near
the front"
In spite % his bother over the b,
war the king buzed out a tidy bras!
Of sreed. and displayed much better
control. As for being down 20 weight
II he took oil any more flesh the IA.
pitcher wouldn't be able 70 throw
shadow, much less fast ball.
In to-day's contest Donovan .urrG
ever the umpiring 70 Kelly and Fare
while he took charge Of the coacnin
lines TO work with base runners. ne
had those who reached base on tlpi"
fighting for lead. as he intends 70
make a feature Of base running 'h'
year.
His club is repletc with swift rg''
rers, the list including Naisel pS'
Cook, a college srrinter; Hugh hlg,'
Wally Pipp and Birdie Cree. and o9h
Boone and Peckinpaugn are sniV
enough.
PeckiruGugh has again begun 70 htl
brilliantly. and to-day he made ',0g
that cut off a sure base hit. graoolhs
the ball deem in the grass. Il may h0'
be generally known that Peck last sea
son accumulated fielding average ~. ~.
ter than Jack Barry ever made IN ~
career.
Peek and Boone together msse
rare fielding pair around second. sh.,ii
in this respect they are close TO tne ~.
Collins Barry combination. ~ u.s, o.s,
ever get hitting and range over lhe ~
mark the Yanks will be as well ior.'
fed az second as any club in the game
Bill Donovan has a lefthsnt2r con,
ing az last. His name ; Al Nshle' 81.
the new entry is marine. Jus :,
present the deep sea industry
| HldNf lbi q 'iNA illstlls ~ ~ Il,
cided TO inferno AZ Camp Donovan >"
a while at least. lie comes highly ., -.
cmmended by his father. who pred,sIT aT
that he will make good. ANYWAY D."
needed some iefthanded batting toe'e'
so Mr. Wahle will be welcome.
During the afternoon. with the en'',,,
club gathered IN the writing room
the hotel, some one started an az
ment as to the part luck played
baseball. -,
Leslie Nunamaker figured i % ~
cent. THE club that wins me :,
nant." he paid, has more luck W.
anything else" Val,
figured tha, luck played no part /" "
20 speak Of. -, hl
The team that plays the be's ". y.
through l5l games always WIN. Z
Joe. "and deserves to win. An', ,si