The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-11
Georgia Sunshine Has
Worked Wonders
With Ball Crew
100000 PRIZES
EAGER FOR FRAY
Outfield Well Balanced
and Pitchers Have
Their Stride

Of baseball beef and bone treading
the tropical lea today, was just
about ready to lead his Yanks
against the best the American
league affords and put UP a hair
raising fight for the pennant. Spring
training under the glowing rays of
a benevolent sun has jerked the
Yankee players into real high grade
trim for the seasons fray. The
pitchers are going along in swinging
strides and the outfleld is rated one
OF the best balanced outer yistas in
the whole American league land.
scape.
Money did most of It, Colonel Rup-
pert and Captain Huston, the spend
thrift owners OF the club, have dis
bursed ut least the fifth part of
million shells for diamond serfs and
results 20 date have been sufficient
to satisfy them that their judgment
was right. Toward the latter part
Of 1915 the Yankee owners combed'
the minors for talen and bought
about 100000 worth OF playing
material, Not satisfied. they gave
their fellow monarchs heart cutters
In the last fey months by contrib
uting sl00e00 more for Lee Magee,
Frank Baker. Gedeon and Shafer.
stars Of the onetime federal league.
The cost OF purchase was by no
means the end of the Yankees re-
sponsibility either. The stars OF
the team have contracts for sums
large enough to stagger most any
one but Charlie Chaplin and Charlie
won't stagger The slightest staglet
for less than $4,000 a week or
thereabout
Rupert and Huston are deter.
mined 10 give the fans one OF the
best clubs that ever represented
New York In the American league"
is Donovan's modest comment on the
/ Yankees aspirations Price has
not cut any figure with the owners.
!. IN single year they have spent,
| probably. more money for players
than has been spent in the rest OF
| the clubs history"
Third base OF course is Frank
Bakers logical position, Donovan
says. and Fritz Maisel is enthusiast
/ tic about his tentative berth in the
I far agricultural regions. Magee
| though seCond-baser by trade. will
carry the burden Of center station
in the Yanks' outiield, unless bono.
van finds u impossible otherwise TO
plug the hole at second. Magee
likes TO tell people about his TEN
permanent In the outfleld he will
be able to vent his rage on the hap
| less grass-hoppers without danger
OF anyone calling his hand One of
the most annoying features of Ma.
gees 81. Louis service was the per
sistence OF certain fans In calling
| him Hoernscheneyer, the name he
played under when he was selling
goat in Rhineland Ohio meat dis
pensary. Nc one kicked on his TAX
ms the name OF Magee and he has
had free use of II ever since.
! Donovan expects Walter Pipp TO
prove corking first besemsn and
his catching stan, Alexander. Nuna.
maker. Walters. Schwert and Smith,
is one of the most promising depart.
ments In the whole aggregation.
Schwert played over on the Jersey
side last year following his leap from
the University Of Pennsylvania
l.. ~ III.
veteran and hits well for back.
stop.
Donovan brought down whole
boatload Ct pitchers. and hopes TO
Gull out AT least three good left
handlers 10 balance the stan. Cald.
well and Fisher likely will prove the
nucleus Of the pitching corps in the
coming season and George Mogridge
threatens to become regular big
league southpaw. injuries kept
Heating out Of the game most Of the
1919 sesnon and his value this year
stiil IL a problem.
| The Yanks will start north March
25. besieged by demands for exhibit
ton games as q result Of their ac-
qairement OF the Federal league
stars. This in contrast to last
years state Of affairs, when the
club-owpers called 30 fans a good.
sized exhibition crowd. The Yam
KEGS opening game will be played
al the Polo Grounds on April ~.
Rayls will meet the "Y" team In
a series for the city basketball
championship title. The first game
will be played In the "Y" gym.
Tuesday evening, March 81, and the
second at Moose hall, March 81.
wasmund will occupy forward
berth on Rays team In tonight's
contest with the Burroughs quintet.
Percy Wilson will be shifted back
on defense. and Dessert will be sent
In at Hunkeis position.
Pontiac Girls were defeated by
the Solvay Girls basketball team
In a contest for championship hon
ors. Friday night. The score was