New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
DonovanTur
Tables; Braves
Pitched Dead
Baker Wins l to o Game
but Monroe Shares with
Fisher Much of Glory
Is GRANTLAND RICE

Is GRA\TLA\D RICE
Vs,csoss. Ga. March 81 It's a great
nDif>ou don't weaken Nothing TO 1T.
p, heating the Battling Braves. l TO O.
., CHI, fair city to-day. the Yankees
s-c now tied for the first place IN the
t,,c6 chicken league and ready TO as
sumo tho crest a. any given moment
Tho TWO clubs cast anchor here AT An
carly hour to-day under the grateful
shade # the palmcttos and the palms
With another June sun bcamng out OF
mother cloudless sky. Having inhaled
hearty breakfast, the Braves went
out for morning practice. while me
Yankee war party used up the forenoon
drilling up and down the NaycIoSS
.sorouehfarc-. to the keen astonish-
mon, and kccncr interest Of WaycroSS
....crs These essentials being over
lighter details were taken UP al ~
.eu mark. where the stands were agar"
'.,5,l and long automobile lines we're
es,ob'isrc6 I'D and down the right anu
Ieft eeld barriers.
Braves Pitched to Death
r... time the Braves were pitched 10
...b Raw Fisher halted them ao-
81, ror four innings, permitting one
- b-ow while so engaged me
l,,rr,oni instructor was all there WIN
-, 6.splav of useful stuff. But the
laws leading feature was the very eN-
lien. p,tchirg oil Ed Monroe the Ken,
,ucsv Grosbcak, who not only blanNe1
rho Braves for five innings, bu' heiu
them 20 three hits. Monroe IS whaIe
of r citizen. lie Is feet .. as men
toned before. with a displacement o.
5s0 mounds. He had fast ball to-day
-',.b iii tho strategic spced OF the Ger
man army leaving certain parts o.
Ersrco For four innings he held the
Ii;cbtcd Braves 10 one fuzzy single
tanning the side in the eighth. ms
o,tburs+ came near bringing hlm INTO
,~oubic. as sherry Magee singled ana
Korov doubled IN the ninth. but al
-bis critical moment the MASSIVE MI,
Nonroe struck out Red Smith and saNed
the hard-fought day.
Tannehll Boosts Monroe
After the battle we dropped m ior a
moment 20 converse with Jesse lahne
hin. the old Pirate and Yankee S'st'
Who umpired back Of The bat Jesse
doesn't know any more about pl'che's
than John n. does about OIL wells
"Ivc seen Monroe work often pc
fore" Jesse remarked.
ain fact. he is my find But ne
looked better to-day than ! even
thought ne would. He is only twent!
and he has something 10 learn. but ne
il going 10 be a great pitcher just as
.urc as " Cobb can nit Don't make
any mistake about this young whaIe'
he is on his way to the top.
Yankee speed and Bakers lurid bat
ing eve gave the Nanks their lone run,
with an attack that was otherwise
weak They got the nrst man up Saiely
ON in seven innings. yet only one OF
these ever reached port. In the fonrth
Nsisel doubled. stretching a single
PinD sacrificed and the Irappe Terror
promnt!v struck of a long two-base MT
That was all. But with fne pltcnlhg
and a brilliant inheld defence IT was
80 cDouqh. In the fifth the Yankees
allied me bases off George Tyler, and
ovar +hen couldn't score, as AleNan-
de~ wss called out for leaving thlrd
700 soon on Maisel's fly 10 left. Inc
Yankee attack has yet TO attain us
growth. Baker and Pipp have been
driving IN most Of the runs. and they
can come ND only once every so often
Boston Pitchers in Shape
Rudolph. Tyler and Nehf worked Tor
the Braves. and all three looked TO be
ln excellent shape. ,
To-dav's contest ended the Yankee
.s-,,e;gn on Georgia soil. They have
row drilled and PLAYED ball over most
NJ inc tate and tonight the four spe-
risls null out for Fayetteville. y. I.
las, night everything was IN fine
y-orkinq rider on the PullmanS. except
ina. The lights and water gave OUT.
To.,ic1t something else Will proOaply
ak mace. but in a wild and woolly
tssb or this sort such details as an
occasional lack Of water and hight are
practically nothing at all but even
with water provided. taxing Oatn ~
q Pullman Is no light assignment. only
an expert can get by with the propo-
sition. but the worst that can happen Is
that YOU don't battle. TINS may Dc
depressing and annoying, but II ISM
fatal. Not vt. anyway.
To Resume at Fayetteville
Tho battle for the champions OF
tho Fried Chicken League will be re-
suncd on Monday in FayettevlIie'
Prom that point on. Florence, 5. G.;
Wilmington. y. c.. and Petersburg, va,
sre the next stops. with only six more
nights on the rattler. Three rousing
cheers, On Sunday morning, through
Carolina. there will be seventeen MN
utes for breakfast, but the esteemeG
athlete can inhale quite d quahtlty o.
food IN seventeen minutes Ii me SushE
couriers will Only bring II IN. hat 10
where the trouble and the squa"h ire
qucntly develop. 80.
. great life II YOU don't weaken And
Inc suryivors will be ready for any
thing from g. pennant race 10 the
Scmme front
The score: ,,. ,oo,
h',I ~, 49,, ali b " =