The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-24
New York Yankees Depart
 From Training Camp
Will Begin Exhibition Games Against Barons Redwood To- morrow-Team in Good Form After Month of Train
 ing-The Outlook is Good

Macon, March 23.-(Special.) )-The Yankees, under the leadership of Wild Bill Donovan after a months strenuous training season at Macon; will begin their exhibition games on the way back home with the Birmingham club of the Southern league on Saturday
 Never in the history of the Amer ican league as far back as the New York club is concerned, have the own CTS of the club made such a gallant fight to give the Yankee fans win ner in the big city. It has cost Colonel Rupert and Captain Houston, the new owners of the club, s150,000 since they took hold of the situation in New outlay exceeds by far that made by any ball club in one season.
 Lee Magee, the famous outfielder and infielder of the St. Louis National league club, and who was with the Federal organization last season, was the first player of prominence Colonel Ruppert and Captain Houston secured in the moulding together of pennant winning baseball team. Wise baseball sharps considered Magee to be the only star in the Federal league. Man ager Donovan has decide to play Ma gee in the outfield the coming season. Lee will take care of things in the left garden. If the occasion should arise, Magee can go to second base, which makes him one of the most valu- able men in baseball.
 PURCHASED BAKER
 The next big move made by the own CTS of the Yankees was in securing J.. Franklin Baker, one time Athletic 1dol. Baker cost the New York club close to 0,O00. The "home run king is known throughout the baseball world for his famous home runs in the worlds chant pionship games with the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds and at the home of the Athletics. Maisel, the regu- lar third baseman. will be shifted to the outfield.
 J. Franklin Baker was born at Trappe, Md, where he still spends the off season, March IS. 1886.
 He first entered the limelight of baseball in 1906, with the amateur team of Ridgely. MT. In 1907 and 1908, he played with the Cambridge, Md, club, covering third base, being teammate of Charlie Herzog and "Si' Nichols. In 1908 he was secured by Manager Weit- gel for the Reading Tri-State club. He was but one year in Tri-State society, where he was the sensation because of his wonderful fielding and hard hit ting. In the fall of that year his re- lease was purchased by Manager Mack. and he joined the Athletics, playing a few games in the closing days.
 BAKER A TERRIFIC HITTER
 Baker is the type of batsman known as the cleanup hitter" and his drives on home and foreign fields has caused him to be feared by all clubs, and when he comes to bat the outfielders back up to the limit. For several years he led the American league in home run drives, and, the records show that he has driven in more runs than any man in the Johnson organization Baker is one inch short of six feet. and weighs. in playing condition, l7o pounds.
 Baker started as a regular at the same time as Collins. 1909, and in the first year finished with a batting aver age of .305, led the league in triples. with 19, and stole 20 bases. In 1910 he hit .2S3, stole 21 bases, made 10 triples, 25 doubles and two home runs, and in the worlds series against the Cubs, his batting average was .4O9 In 1911 Baker led the third basemen of the American league in fielding his po- sitiOn, batted 1884, stole 3S bases, led the league in home runs, with nine circuit swats, made 40 doubles and IA triples, and in the worlds series against the Giants became the hero of the country by deciding the series with two