New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
Scramble for Jobs Puts
Life in Camp of Yankees
Forty-Seven Answer Roll
call of Wild Bill on
Macon Diamond.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

Macon. IA, Nafcn . IN June
sun pouring 4 crimson iood out Of
blue SKY. the scramble for job in this
busy camp Of the Yankees wen. on
apace to-day or even more SO.
As there are forty-seven entries -
answer rollcall on Monday. and only
twenty-five can be retained for the pen.
nant fight, brief dip into mathematicI
indicates that twenty-five earnest young
men must move along Who will they
be? No one knows yet, but you can
come fairly close 10 stamping these as
sure 20 stick: Catchers Nunamaker.
Schwert AMI Walters. Pitchers Cald-
well, Fisher, Heating. Shawkey. ullop
and Mogridge. lnholders pipp, Ge-
deon. Peckinpaugh, Baker, Mullen,
Boone and Bauman. Outhelders Ma
gee. Maisel. High, Gilhooley and Hart
1ell. This list totals twenty-one.
i From the remaining { enty-siy only
F four men can be retained, and there -
many good one in the bunch who will
be crowded out. when you have TWEEN.
ty-six men after four bs there is no
wide opening 70 loaf and take IL easy.
Nor is there any tendency TO loaf hero
/ even among those sure OF their JOBS,
/ for there is a feeling in camp tina, with
/ the right break. and dscord threatened
among the Red son. the old strip az
glory sometimes known rs the Con
Talon is not out Of reach.
Strong on Attack.
The infeld and outield are sure -
be up to pennant form. both on attack
and defence. With Baker and Magoa
added to help pound the precious tally
over. the attack will be the most robust
- 20 a.
a drea.y hitless year. With such pos
sibilities as Markle. Shockor and others
added 20 the pitching stah already
named. Donovan should be able to get
/ at least five winners.
The main JOB will be up 10 the catch.
/ ing. II Nunamaker. Walters and
/ Schwer. can furnish the catching they
ought 70 furnish as they look now,
/ Smiling Bill will have ball club good
enough 20 win from eighty 10 ninety
game. And the ball club that wins
ninety games in the American League
this season - not going 20 be many
Jumps from the top.
Donovan is banking heavily on Nick
P Cullop. Lee Magee worked many
game against this loft-handcr all las,
year. and Lee desires 20 20 on record
rs 20 Cullop's worth. "A pitcher Gays
Nagec. needs just two things; The
stuff and the knowing how 20 use d.
Culop has both. Ne improved wonder.
fully as the season moved along last
year, and at the end was wise, steady
workman. There with the fast one,
the curve ball and the control, Cullop
will be one Of the best left-handers Ia
the league. for It - easy enough 20 sea
even this soon that he ID bent on max
inS good"
Mogridge is another wise southpsv,
and, take it from any ballplayer you
happen to know, wise southpaw with
control is no sort OF person 20 NEE.
in IA ball game l. you cherish your
base hits.
Another impor,an. point 70 be oh.
served even this soon rs tho rOger o.
: Donovan's secondary defence. There
are many occasions through a hard
pennant drive whom a ball club IS no
stronger than its reserves. We have
! seen many fine club IN the last
twelve on fifteen years good enough 70
win a flag with all It's regulars intact
start feeding from the soup trough
when one or two were injured.
But the Ianks to-day nave Pipp ana
/ Mullen for first, Gedeon, Mullen ana
Boone for second or Lee Magee, PEEK
inpauyh and Boone for short. Baker
Bauman and Naisel for third. with -
least two first class ou'helders 10 act
as accomplices 10 the regular trio
Wild Bill has six good men 20 rush DO
as reinforcementa where nothing short
Of a tidal wave could leave him Houn-
dering with q badly pa'ched-up ma
chine.
II Danny Boone could bat 20 whs'
nectarine he would pc Boone =
I undoubtedly the star ini'ider % mo
club. lie looks equally gentle snd "ei'
broken a. second. short or thlrd. no u
one of those rare inielding types thht
work BY instinct. that have their hsnds
in the right place az the right tine sn'
work without effort. lie IS closer 20
Eddie Collins as an inaeder than any
hall nlaver we know Of. Blu. % edge IN
az a regular Boone must adjust Ms
! sights and erase tho dust from his
batting eye-which is another afair.
Arthur William Brown, illustrato'
de luxe and co-worker with Old Ring
Lardner and Old Charlev Van Losr,
Joined The Tribune staff hero to-day.
! Mr. Brown will depict the brawny atn'
lete az he finds him for Tribune read
ers and will furnish number Of strict
/ ly intimate touches beyond the range
Of camera or typewriter. When re-
/ quested for an interview to-day he
/ spoke practically as follows: "Thi. -,
/ indeed, the life
Dan Boone suffered the FIRST annoy
ing effects Of tho bean ball to-day.
King Brady deposited fast ore over
/ Dams left ear, and the infcldcr dropped
70 the soft earth in quivering heap.
! But when loving hands lifted him Up
and rubbed number of loud buzzing
! noises out Of Danny. onion he soon
+ resumed without any 10 effects.
The only wonder is that more piay'
ers haven't been struck down. Bal,
Whizz and zip across the field ike
/ fusillade Of shrapnel. But since Dono'
van has divided the squad into two DE-
tachments the field will not be 30 badly
overloaded. The only spot We have
seen that is packed tighter than me
ball yard is the sole place here wbieh
disburses bottled bee-, this being
prohibition state.
One of the main varieties Of enter
'ainment here Is street carniya. IN
der way just across from the ho1i'
Here the athlete may be found N isFse
clusters. One Of the leading features
is a lady who possesses amazing deh'
terity in an abdominal dance frcqueal.
ly known as the HoUchi-t0gcl. she
has what might be termed q mop or
her fast one" in these abdominal sh.i's'
according 20 a number OF expert OF
lockers
Since Cy Pieh was snapped in se'iol
disposing Of a mince pie in the process
of one gulp he has been resting on ~
laurcls. IL is rumored that - no
signed up with motion picture con