New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-27
Rain Washes Out
Opening Game OF
Yank-Brave Tour
Rival Big League Clubs Expect
to Lock Horns at Dublin,
Ga, To-day

Macon, Ga, March 26.-All those
Macon millions which were to have
flown into the travelling Golfers OF the
New York Yankees and the Boston
Braves to-day are still safely lodged IN
their original Macon strong boxes. An
all night and most 90 the morning ram
struck Fort Til Huston just as Busi-
ness Managers Harry Sparrow and
Walter Hapgood completed arrange
ments for carting their ill-gotten gains
ont of Bib County and under its soggy
caresses what was TO have been the
opening contest of the Yankee-B Brave
tour was washed completely off the
schedule.
Messrs. Sparrow and Hapgood made
dozen trips TO Central City Park be-
tween the hours of a. m. and l p. m. IN
the hope that something might happen
10 the PLAYING field that would render
il fit 10 play upon. but each time they
found the mud just little deeper, Just
a trifie more depressing, than 1T had
been on the previous inspection 80 al
last they confessed themselves beaten
and. weeping bitterly, posted NO game,
wet grounds" notices in divers ana
sundry conspicuous places
Early Rise for Dublin To-day
Thus it happens that to Dublin, Lau,
rens County, Ga, is reserved the signal
honor of witnessing the opening en-
counter of the great Yankee Brave
series for the championship of the
Southeast. This notable event Is
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon,
and because of il Fort Til Huston is
shrouded in deepest gloom. For to
make Dublin in time to play the game
he noble athletes must arise from
their downy couches at $3.50 OF the
clock tomorrow morning and there IS
scarcely one among them who Is not
almost fanatically opposed to that sort
Of thing.
Only about half Of the Yankees, how
ever. are subject to the early call. IN
stead of moving his entire army 70
Dublin Field. Marshal Wild Bill Dono-
van will take only his regular lineup,
reinforced by sufficient substitutes TO
bring the total playing strength Of the
division to fifteen men. They are:
Outfelders. Lee Magee, Frank GIL
hooley. Hughie High, Tim Heldryx and
Elmer Miller; infelders. Walter Pipp,
Fritz Maisel. Roger Peckinpaugh. j.
Franklin Baker and Angel Aragon;
pitchers, Ray Caldwell, Elmer Love and
Ed. Monroe: catchers, Al Walters and
Les Nunamaker.
Braves Spring Bear Stories
Already the Braves are preparing
alibis for use in case of defeat Of the
impending series. It is announced that
Dick Rudolph has somehow accumu-
lated a wickedly sore arm and proba-
bly, will be unfit for publication for
three or four days. Art Nehf, their
sensational young southpaw, is afflicted
with a game ankle, which may keep
him out of the lineup for week or
so. and others Of lesser note are al
most equally hors de combat, TO hear
them tell II.
Despite the almost unimaginable con-
dition Of the local ball held this after
noon the Yankees managed 10 get IN
a sort of workout. Lined up in front
Of the menagerie the infelders and
outfielders went through the motions
/ Of playing catch, and wherever the
pitchers could get tOe-hold they
warmed up for few minutes between
sprinkles The Braves INDUCED in
wrist exercise in the cardroom at the
/ hotel.
HapgoOd Proposes Winter Tour
The Boston players are so enamoured
OF the trip ahead of them that they
will petition Business Manager Hap
good. who originated the idea, TO ar
range double-headers If possible, at
every stop. Hapgood, il is more or
less reliably reported, is now contem-
plating a double series for next winter,
playing one string on the way South
with the opening at Boston and another
one the way home.