New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16


A I learned ii lchcn the moose
And the reindeer roorcd 1ciere
Paris rodrs tonight.
There are nine and sirty trays
or constructing tribal Lays,
And erory single one of them rs
right.
When Kipling penned those lines
there was no Winter League in exist
enee. II there had been me might have
made IN exception.
There is a woman VINO occupied the
third floor Of the Watsessing apart
ment house, which overlooks the home
of the Winter League. at West End Ave-
nue.. who is convinced that baseball is
a great game in the summer, and while
il is the preroCativc Of small boys TO
smash windows. grown men should re-
fra:n from such practices. especially
when the mercury is cndeayoring to
plunge out of the glass through the
bottom and icy blasts of wind make
Riverside Drive an isolated spot in this
crowded city.
The woman on the third floor is OF
literary bent. She sat on the sofa
reading one Of the seasons best sellers
while the Knickerbocker Club downed
the Calumet Club by a score Of 10 TO
and the Union Club routed the 18th
Regiment by score Of i6 to 3.
Just as the villain was about to hurl
the heroine down over the cliff Hill
dreth, shortstop Of the 18th Regiment
smashed the ball through the window
behind her, showering the glass all
over the floor and sending the woman
shrieking for help and glazier The
ianitor arrived on the first alarm. lie
listened TO the tale of woe, and then
raced around 70 see {. X. Schultz, an
Official of the Winter League. He de-
manded a staggering indemnity. lie
got il.
subsequently three other men who
insisted that they were the real, hon
est-to-goodness janitors arrived. de-
handing indemnity, but when the
shades of night We're casting their
shadows over West End Avenue MI
Schultz was holding his own;
The woman OF literary bent was
game. She waited for the glazier and.
wrapping herself in fur closks, bath-
robes and other articles of wearing ap
pnrel, watched the game. IL might
have been that she feared another at
tack from the ball yard. Or she might
have been trying 10 identify the perpe-
traitor of the outrage in order TO com
plain TO Washington. Our soldiers
smash any
thing
There is no game in the world so
fascinating as baseball. The longer
one sat and watched the battles yes
terday the more firmly he became con-
WINGED of the fact. There was Ken
dali, of the Calumet Club. and his
teammate. Richard. who were tied up
with charley horses IN the legs that
will keep them from the popular the
dausant for several days at least. Riley,
who guarded the short field and thlrd
base al intervals for Calumet. showed
lust how individual he is by Swinging
a pair OF ear muffs on the wondering
crowd. 49,.
W. A. Tilt is only as game as A. Int.
Both slid TO base yesterday, and neither
had on football trousers, as mad Hlnck-
lev, Of Harvard and the Union Club.
W. A. lit Slluc WIS luIlOuS anu ~.
tacular. 1t must have been painful, Tor
his face showed it. lie hit on his mp
and came right up after crossing the
plate. Then he sat down and massaged
his leg
The rules Of this Winter League are
puzzling TO the average baseball writer,
and they must be puzzling TO the mem
bers. too. There were number OF ar
guments, and once, at least, the players
called upon the members OF the press
for corroborative evidence on plays.
The batting order may be shifted at
will. il would seem. and there are other
little peculiarities.
But. Just the same, the games were
mighty interesting, and George WASH
ington, third sacker Of the Union Club,
proved himself the beat cold weather
third baseman in captivity. lie made
n couple of stops of hot drives, ana
a couple of slow, weakly little ones
that caught the eye. and At the bat ne
was all ginger. He laid into the leather
for ever so many hits, and included IN
these were "A couple Of doubles.
The 18th Regiment Union Club game
was signalized By two double plays,
which are rare these days. llildreth
made ripping catch OF fly by Bob
Wrcnn, and ran TO second in time TO
double Johnny De Saulles. The hrst
double play of the season was made by
Dclafeld and Wrenn on Taylor's line
70 the box. with Hildreth on second.
The score follows:
FIRST GAME.
KNICKEEBOCKEE. CALI ME-.