New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-28
Rupert and Huston
Took a Wild Chance


ton OF titanic fight against the most
provoking odds. but also perfected ia
team play because of association to-
gether. Ii appears now that the line
no and batting order will be much the
same as il was last July 3, when Gil
hooley was cut off. For all the many
eripples, including Gilhooley, have sur
vived their injuries and will be as nj
20 start hard work month hence as
they were a year ago. The only pos
siblc change. unless some phehoh'
arises from the new material. in Dono-
vans lineup will be at second base
Manager Donovan is anxious 70 en-
plov the marvellous speed and batting
cunning of little Fritzie Maisel, whose
throwing arm has recovered its norma,
strength. He intends TO start Maiscl
AT second base. Maisel will have TO
earn his spurs at the position, for Joe
Gedeon will be told the place is to DC
his for the making. Gedeon should
not be Judged on last years perform
ance. He was i'll all summer; nc
PLAYED for weeks at time on nerve
Most owners might have been con
tent 20 stand pat on team thal SUI, SUI,
fered such i'll fortune as the l"lo
Yankees. That. however. is r0t NV
policy Of Colonel Rupert and captain
huston. They purchased the YANKEES
LII Tho idea Of making the club the
verv hest in baseball. They have spent
roonev layishly toward this end, know
ing well that If their ambition IS reai-
;1e5 there is every probability O. real
ling or the investment
Ten Promising Rockies
~ 1oss than ten rockies will be out
= gob4frer for recognition
against Bill Donovan's star cast go
os .besc are pitchers McGraw. Fergu-
on Monroe. Enright. Piercey. Ross
~ T;nnle-one. Shaw, Is catcher,
Tnapnn is second baseman ana
PsnLsto, an outfieldeT. Riercey, hos
- Tinnle were with the club ias,
onr;ng Piercey, a right handler, nau
&c season with Salt Lake, winning
tu.entv and losing fifteen games. hoss'
- Ieft handler. won fifteen and loSt tnlt
teen at Richmond. Triple won twenty
and lost twelve at Baltimore.
Because Of the uncertainty -! s ,i'I;,,I
Donovan's keystone sack ,ll'ai,
Knaupp will be the most C,o' ~
vatched youngster OF the LOT az NV, 10y
tart Donovan's greatest strgng'n; "a
year Law in battery Class u,s atcb-
ING staff was second TO nome NJ IN
rvr
nov pitchcrs and catchers VIII nav
lard time breaking IN 90.
Wiliiam-or Chick-Knaupp IS seO,
o,d baseman who was drafted IO'"
Shreveport. of the Texas League Las ,
a. he hated 1928 and stole nineteen
toses in 1S5 games. He bats and throw
1T handed is > feet inches tan any
eei,bs $50 hounds. knapp rs ohly
,,,ast,.-forr wears of age. but has been
,ia,-in, professional ball for seven sea
Eore and except for bret ira, ~
tSc s. Louis Browns as KID, bsct u"
Sofo has been located with the leNas
League. mos drort-
81 from Macon. He is only tWenty-ohe
,ears Of age. weighs 100 pounds ana
s.ands feet II inches. Shaw was inc
,Iroger of the South Atlantic League
lifting .3OS with Macon IN sixteen
games. Earlier in the season VIZ
CIarksville. Of the kitty League nv ny
youngster belabored the ball at '"ol
Gin throughout siXty-sM eonCes;s'
shaw had his first professional ira ~
1916: before last season his experience
was confined 20 semi-pro company
Chance for Monroe
1f Eddie Monroe is only half as good
90 he is big he will stick around 1or
49, while. He. too. is only twenty-ohe
veaTs of age. but already has reacheu
;bo astonishing height Of g feet .
inches and weighs 204 pounds IN hghI-
inc trim. Monroe. il is said. greatly
,esembles Jeff Tesreau, Of the ulsh'S'
in style and appearance. lie came rom
NIemnbis of the Southern Association
bv draft For an inferior team the OlS
youth won seven and lost SIX games
The most highly touted Of all Dono-
- nv nitchers is Bobby McGraw,
IDOL of Colorado University the lasl
A. roe wears. George Leidy, anKee
scout. beat half a dozen big league
managers. including John }. McGraW' 20
This prospect. Leidy saw McGraw strike
out thirty bstters in sixteen innings
lie has been raving about MN , ever
since. He thinks the colleglan wa
ter Johnson and Alexander rolled mo
one. McGraw is right-handed plochel,
twenty-one years Of age, rect anu
weighs 80 pounds.
Alexander Ferguson comes up to the
Yankees on tho recommendations OF
Scouts Joe Kelley and Duke Farrell.
More than any other Of the young
pitchers mentioned he is an expert
ment. lie is only nineteen years OF age
and has had no experience further than
in the semi-pro class. He pitched last
season for the Bloomfield Catholic Ly-
ceum team. and is said to have aver
aged a dozen strike-outs game. Fer
guson weighs 165 pounds, but has not
/ filed out, as he is feet inches tall.
The last Of Donovan's rookie pitch
/ ers is Jack Enright from Newark. His
/ 1916 record is anything but glowing,
/ vet it must be remembered that he was
connected with q team that was lar
/ outclas sed from the start.
Everett Bankston is an outfielder
I from Richmond. With such lot Of
sturdy and capable gardeners as Magee,
Gilhooley, High, Miller and Hendryx
he will have to be something above the
average to earn regular place. Such a
wise Judge as Jack Dunn declares the
boy will arrive in time.