Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
ATHLETICS
CAMP TONIGHT
And Mack and His Men Are
Not Grieving Over
Prospect
SIX RECRUITS REJECTED
By ROBERT w. MAXWELL,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 2s,--Con.
ME Mack and his troupe of trained ath.
letes who starred last year in that thrill
ing drama entitled 10000 Leagues I'm.
der the Sea" are prepared to troop out
of Jacksonville at o'clock tonight ready
eager and willing to play another part in
the American League act this season. Tired
of the cellar role. they will step out grace
fully and allow some one else to bask in the
shadow of the dimmed spotlight.
The performers are not shedding bitter
tears of regret over the retreat from this
city. The last few days did not maks
much of hit and fond ,remembrances of
the sunny South will not be expressed, n
anything, they Will be sent by freight
The rain storm Monday and the refrigerator
breezes of yesterday set the players back To
certain extent and now they don't cara
how soon 1t is before they invade the north
As Ping Bodie figured it out last night
when in a pensive but a soliloauzing mood
Jacksonville is so much nearer to the South
Pole than Philadelphia that the weather
must be trife cooler.
Six Left Behind
The escape of the Mackmen was marked
by the wrecking of Comics standing army
Six brave and true soldiers were sent into
exile, while the buglers sounded taps Thev
wept bitter tears of regret. for now thev
must face the cruel world and eke out a
living in other lines besides baseball No
strings were attached to the hardware that
was used on five of the heroes, but the sixth
Frank Horne pitcher, was handed to
Jacksonville. His unusual luck leads us
to believe that he is left-handed 1t Is nos.
sible that the other unfortunates might not
be so unfortunate after all, but it is too
early in the season to make predictions
The well-drilled defenders of our nation
in time of peace will stop off I'm the metropo.
lis of Albany, Ga. tomorrow, where both
baseball and the Athletics taken seri-
ousiy. The invaders will be handed the
keys to the city If there are such and the
Mayor has declared a half holiday in order
to give the voters a chance to compare the
local prides with the reverse champions of
the circuit. All of which shows that the
Mayor must be a popular guy.
The Line-Up
From Albany the troop will hasten to At.
lanta, where the finishing touches will be
put on -Four games will be played, and by
that time Connie will have a good line on
the men who will draw their pay checks
twice a month The lineup now looks like
sure thing with Bodie. Strunk and
Thrasher in the outfield McInnis at first,
Lawry or Grover at second Witt at short
Bates at third and Haley Meyer and Schang
behind the bat, but something may happen
| which will upset the dope and call for a new
deal The flock of twirlers. headed by Joe
Bush, Myers, Nabors, Jing Johnson and An.
derSon, is slowly rounding into shape, and
all Connie can do is to hope that they can
go the route when the season opens in a
couple of weeks
There was another ball game today, and
the evacuation occurred soon thereafter II
is doubtful if the Athletics come back here
next year. despite the contract which has
another year to run. Connie seems to favor
| place where summer in winter is the real
thing without the aid of overcoats
FLORIDA FOOD FOR FANS
| State the sign Beware of Pickpockets' meets
the eye. Stealing bases is permitted.
Florida umpires have adopted the welknown
phrase mo savvy umbrey'' in reply TO protest.
ing ball players.
Travelling on a train pulled by engine No 113
held up the Athletics in their trip from Palm
Beach to Miami.
Manager Mack believes 13 to be an omsn Of
burgh team western invasion. starting on
the thirteenth of the month. Out of 13 games he
won 0.
walter cLefty') Anderson. young pitcher.
always uses his right hand for writing
Ping Bod,e wears the noisiest silk shirts in
Roy Bates, coming star third-sacker, insists
on wearing vest with the thermometer f1irt-
ing with blood heat.
Speaking of vests, Joe Bush goes inside one
that greatly resembles the scenery back OF
Woodside Park
Picking cocoanuts proves appetlzng ,pastme
to Athletic youngsters stalled on the rails