New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Yankees Trailing Braves
In Fried Chicken League
Iank Hank, Cal Crum and
Massey Erase Smile from
Wild Bill
Bv GRANTLAND RICE

stirring melodrama entitled "Dashng
Through Dixie" tho Battling Braves
forged to the front in the Fried
Chicken League, and arc now leading
two games 10 one.
To-day they walloped the Yanks to
before 800 South Georgans parked
in over 500 motors around the ball
ward as an evidence Of what 19-ccnt
cotton means TO commonwealth
Moultrie Park. fringcd with pines to
the front and right and with motors
10 the left and rear. was packed to
capacity, where an overflow crowd oil
some 5000 souls sweitered under
July sun without a ripple Of air to fan
the feverod brow.
II was an ideal day to iron out the
kinks and unravel the muscular sys-
TEN. but there was hardly enough pep
in the air TO arouse the athletes to
any great deeds Of valor. Besides, TINS
Gilpinic, tOrnadonic dash from town
TO town, eating and sleeping on the
run. has not added greatly TO the ball
PLAYERS lust for battle at top speed
Braves Outplay Yankees
The Braves attached the third COM
bat by outplaylng the esteemed Hanks
about cight-tenths Of the way. Inc
Yanks again were southpawfd to death
when Frank Allen held them TO a
brace Of blows and no runs IN five
steamy rounds. The Braves gave EVIL
dence of liking lcft-handed pitching
much more than their rivals. Ihey
stung George Mogridge no less than
ten times. while tall George was
haunting the hill, and these ten blows
drove in three runs. Urban Shocker
curbcd the enemy sharply, when he
arrived with his right-hauded roper
tory, but. when Urban appeared upon
the sun-baked scene. the contest was
about over so far as practical results
arc concerned. The Braves also played
with sharper, keencr effect in the held.
Meanwhile and Massey. at snort and
second, respectively, had the course
too we'll bunkercd for the lanke to
reach the green. Meanwhile scampered
back and forth across the burn ~
sends. while Massey killed at least
three base hits by great plays cut IN
short right. One of Massey's scalp
lifting plays in the ninth saved the
Braves well known bacon.
Massey Saves Braves
High opened this canto with a low,
smashing drive TO right Massey
rompcd over, dug up the blow out of
the sand almost back Of first and nailed
Hugh at the bag. As Pipp followed
with n double and Baker with a single,
but for Massey's play the Hanks would
have had another run over. with two on
elf fCr
winning rally. But as they were out
batted. outpitchcd and outflelded. they
have no roar coming over the result
Shockcr looked to be in rare form,
end Mandarin Bill Donovan is some
thing more than confident that this
stalwart young pitcher is going to be
a rare help to the cause this season.
He has the stuff, and, what D. more 10
the pOint he feeds 10 up I'm COOL
confident manner, with battling results.
One Of the fielding features devel.
oped i'm the fifth when Lee Magee raced
back into deep centre and deprived
Outfelder Kelly Of a home run by
hosting his form into the ar and
mailing the punch with his gloved paw.
These are the plays which the populace
esteems above all others. so Moultrie
lost no time In rising to hand Mr. Ma
gee the South Georgia salute Tor such
n display of histrionic talent. Nally
Pipp. who broke up the second battle,
found Frank Aliens left-handcd offer
incs piercing mystery. Wally whitfield
twice. much 10 his disgust, but when
Cal Crum. highlander. arrived
Wally responded at once with two
base hit. The southpaws may have him
bafled lust for the moment but the
tall and willowy first bascman can
certainly murder any rlgnt-hander
there happens to be-
Fritz Maiscl again gave a FIRST class
display OF second base work, and will
soon be well acclimatcd TO the new job.
Baker Under Handicap
John Franklin. despite a heavy cold,
struck two solid blows for -hc cause
both hard hit balls. Baker is carrying
such a heavy cold that he finds il al
most impossible 20 breathe. it IS
highly annoying for an athlete with
such an expansive lung array 20 be
forced 20 gasp for breath, but the warm
and woolly workout this afternoon re-
lieved the pressure considerably, and
within a day or two, If this warm
weather persists. John Franklin will
undoubtedly he in shape again.
The blow which broke up to-day
battle was Hank Gowdy's triple M the
fourth, scoring two runs. Lank Hank
rested his tall frame against the ball
aud soaked 10 past Gilhooley TO the
right field wall.
Maisers single and Pipp's double in
the seventh scored the lone Yank tally.
The Yanks expect 10 move back INTO
a tic for first place IN the Fried Chick
en- League championship at Waycrosf
tomorrow. where they viii drill IN the
forenoon and give battle with the
Braves before dashing merrily on into
the Carolnas.
Harry Sparrow. I'D with acute lndi-
eestion. has been sent 70 Dover Hall.
Nick Cullop. sick with pleurisy. accom-
panios him. Magce Caldwell and Baker
have sore threats. John ENcrs VIII ne
ont two weeks with "a dislocatcd shout