New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-18

/ so1 900 spectators paid their way
Ire deducted approximately $4,000
~. Of the dependents Of the boys
lace on the firing line in France
T.;or General J. Franklin Bell, COM
- Of The Department Of the East;
Admiral r. n. Usher cOmmandant
- New York Navy Yard and nu-
80, officers Of the army and navy
I'D the game The lst Regiment
| p, Nav Yors Engineers and the rival
-. drilled before the game. and
/ r,,,ks Military Band gave concert.
gr,s, spirit Of patriotism swept over
he crowd.
when the Yankees and Browns
-.-,bed down the field from centre
s,la 70 the home plate 20 the strains OF
ne aMarseillaise," every man rose with
Lad uncovered. Silence reigned. II
asa solemn. eloquent silence that told
tan awakened America.
The strains Of the French anthem
clled. and then the first bar Of "The
ssr-Spangled Banner" doomed -orth.
rs crowd stood at attention. Many
~red in the chorus, and The hymn
~sr one shout. & great. spontaneous
Sout. arose. Then an Inteslned silence
il for o moment. 70 be relieved by the
u,ouncement that Slim Caldwell would
-as. 90 a a.
tonal Allan Sothoron.
Teams Well Drilled
WiIitarism was in the air True, the
crowd that sat in serried ranks. from
severed crandstand 20 the sunbatheo
Nssehers. came 90 see the game, but
,bs cheer that greeted the Yankees as
,isv shouldered their carbines and
formed their lines outdid any other Of
TIE afternoon.
With grim realism the Yankees
counted of. and marched away down
he field with a precision that migN
have done credit 20 q squad Of tried
veterans. They were scarcely under
wav when the Browns, shouldering
their bats, swung of in perfect align
me1t.
With never a break in the precision
the SQUADS executed their maneuvres,
and halted under the centrefeld bleach
ors. where the lst Engineering corps
was seated. The soldiers cheered the
PLAYERS enthusiastically. Forming pla-
toon front. the teams marched down TO
the home plate, where Colonel Rupert,
Colonel NcK!nstry and Dock Commits
soner r. A. c. Smith reviewed them.
Then thev broke ranks and hurried on
70 the business Of the hall game.
Before the players drilled the sol
diers went through thei' maneuvres
while their band played q medley OF
the country's battle songs. Their drill
over. the boys in olive drab retired "a
,beir places in the centreheld bleach
ers. franks band dispensed patriotic
classical and popular music throughout
he afternoon. and Harry Ellis sane
George n. Cohan's new song "OVei
There
TIE Yankees lost because they played
one OF their Characteristic games pc
hind Slim Caldwell's pitching. Inc
slender one simply cannot get an even
break in the luck. Errors Of commits
sion and omission offered chances
which the Brownies were not SLOW 70
seize. and so an opportunity to close
ground o. the White Soz slipped by.
Break Comes in Fifth
TIE break in the game came along IN
he ffta inning. Il might be more Mt
ting % say that the collapse OF the de-
fence Of the Yankees came in thai
frame. Two errors Of the hand and q
breaL In the thinking processes Of
Roger peckinpauQn opened the way toi
two runs that were not long In scoring
Derril Pratt. first man Up, sent
bourder % Peckinpaugh, which veereo
oF the shortstop's glove and tricklel
intc short left centre. The ball stopped
rs career on the grass a few yards be
hind the irfeld. Peck looked at IL, bu'
made no move. Lee Magee saw u, bul
did not Try 20 make play MILLER was
eWare Of the presence o. the gioDule
bu' was thinking Of the days TO come
Peek fral.y bestirred himself and MADE
a throw % Meisel. but Pratt slid m
urcer the toss.
Johnson rolled one down 20 Baker
Who. with plenty Of time, made a wild
ard wooliy throw 20 Pipp. The result
vas that Pratt was safe 81 third. while
Johnson made his objective. Sothoron
n1ce q heroic try for a single 20 right
but Laisel Was over IN time 90 make a
beautiful stop and a quick throw that
headed Of Pratt, and resulted I'M the
lest named being run down by Walters.
Johnson, however, got 70 third, while
soth0ron advanced % second Bert
shotten singled 20 right field. scoring
Johnson, while SOthoron went 20 third
and scored on Aust.n's long ~ 20 cen.
ire.
Those two runs doomed large and
forebodirg. for Sothoron was coins
along in his own effective, spit.bsllisf
manner. Throughout six innings n,
sum total Of New Works attack was on,
ang.e % left field, with Tim Hendry5
doing the hitting.
So,horon in Collision
cothoron vas hurt in the 9th inn
Ing when re was caught OF third hsso
IL got back safely when Bakers hea,
20 % the way % p throw By Walters
Tic home run king vas knocked groggy
sr1 .r topping he twisted Sothoron
ieg "a BIZ.
The visiting pitcher was in pain, an,
he showed lt TOO. But, taking his piac
~ 'se centre Of the diamond, he wor
re1 bis way through His pitching los
tcmelh.ng q its snap, however. In th
sft laIf % The fifth be gave two base
.. balls, but sharp fielding pulled hin
hrogrl.
u The lee. half o. the seventh inn
~ Che Yankees broke into the rul
"'gmr. with one down, Marsan
mpfed q liner b. Miller and Peek 90
stngle or . perfectly executed bit an
m play Miller went % third Wal
re tnct blow % right, scoring Nll
tf, 5at after Caldwell was deliberatsll
stfe1. aiin2 the bases, Hendryl
nraek out On three spitters that aoppe'
BIZ this way and that, but Away
"sy IRON gle sweep Of the bat