New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Ten Thousand See Yankees
Play at Plattsburg Camp
moved up on Peck's out and raced home
or Pipp's long fly to right.
Emery Bail Exhibited

Nick Cullop pitched fine ball the four
innings he was on the mound. The
skinned diamond had baked out after a
rain till II was hard as brick and rough
as q nutmeg CRATER. Once a ball was
driven to an inlelder il was in perfect
condition to DO emery ball tricks, and
cid Nick was crafty enough 10 make use
of the tricky delivery. Cullop struck
out five men during his stay. The VIC
tors were quite as badly puzzled by En-
right until the ninth, when they made
the very best use of their long hits.
Sheriff Bill McGechan is the major
domo of athletic sports here. 1t was
the former sporting editor OF The Trib-
une that arranged the entertainment.
Private Buck O'Neill. OF l. Battery, lst
New York Field Artillery, did the SILK
OLoughlln, with Jesse James on the
bases.
Other prominent New York sporting
writers and cartoonists who are out for
cfficers' commissions, and who watched
the game from the side lines, were
Innis Brown, Gene O'Conncll, Jack
Wheeler. Bud Fisher, Gus Beach and
Mike klohne. The game, which was IN
usually interesting because Of the un-
expected finish, was witnessed by some
ten thousand embryo officers, army men
and civilians Of Plattsburg.
After conference With President
Rupert here to-day Manager Wild Bill
Donovan of the Yankee. announced
that he had wired j. Franklin Baker to
report TO the team at once. Donovan
informed Baker that his indefinite sus-
pension had been 'aised.
Wild Bill Explains
Baker" said Donovan. twas not sus-
pended for the remainder Of the sea-
son, as was reported, no. had the club
any designs on his MONEY. He was not
suspended for his failure to appear for
a Sunday exhibition game, but for tax
ing his uniform OF when he was asked
to sit on the bench. lis suspension
was matter of discipline.
Frank saw me IN New York after
Colonel Rupert had left for Cincin-
natl. He appeared sorry for having
acted pettishly. | told him then that |
would take the matter 10 with Colonel
Rupert, that bore no personal griey-
ance and had no desire TO stand in his
way of fulfilling his contract with the
New York club Bakers athletic life
.IWaNS ndl Dttll tltdNs ~ vas ANNN9
sarv for him 20 realize that he was
amcnable 10 discipline the same as any
other player. | expect Baker back i'm
mediately. He can help the club and |
am sure he will do So
Colonel Rupert paid all Of the club
expenses for the trIp TO this city.
The score by innings and summary
follow:
r. II. +
A............ 1900 800 = 5 o
B....O y % %
p,,tenss -rierry. sma,iwoad. Tlormaheu and
Ws'ts-s. CIll0p Enrich, AID Rue.
Home rIr-fsmar Th-.c-ha4H lH,-Ngrar
rraser' NI,i.el Tgo-lase hlt.-Camp Boo Wal
tors Struck ou,-By Cu.iop. .. iy ,Laasa, 2 oy
SmaNRrOI Q. By THomahlC1. / li.' NF pitched
bsII-By Cullop lGilhooisyls by Llrigh' .Ngns-
make- Piercy'. 10y Thorn sh.cu camp. Double
plays-Fev.ier PeckHpausu and Piqg % Gedeou
and Pipp. Gllhco.ey sad NuHam1her. Hiis-uN
Cu!lop ( IN four innings: Or ElTsa', g. r.c
innings: 81 Piercy, IN three inriGss. ~ small
wood IN three innings n Tn1.maa.cn. = In
three innings Umpire IN chief. o'Neil, ned I'M
pire. james. Tine. l.l'.