New Britain herald., 1917-03-01
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TANKS AND GIANTS
 ' GET DOWN TO WORK
.TWrlers Try Renders While
 Fielders Are Stopping SiZzlers

Macon, Ga, March 1.-wild Bills first squad of Yankees in training here. had its most active exercise so far yesterday, after they had pranced around the ball field long enough to work out the soreness and stiffness acquired in the past three days. They were not at all eager to buckle to 1t yesterday, and hit the trail to the field reluctantly, for the effects of two days practice were making them selves felt, but they were as lively and industrious as ever, once they were in tn swing of their work.
 Donovan has his men performing in a more systematic plan now than hith- erto, although the work is of a sim pie and slightly varied nature. 1t will not be- otherwise until the vet erans arrive next week and regular practice begins. The program today, both morning and afternoon, consist ed of warmup for all of the visitors batting practice into which bunting and running out the bunts was intro duced; fielding practice for the patched-up infield that has been put together, and fungo hitting to out f1elders. s4E
 The only approach to regular to be found in the infield is Fritz Maisel at second base, and he has been dash ing around that corner the last twD. days as if he liked 1t better than
 he did playing the outfield. last year. He can cover ground at second, but then he has Joe Gedeon to beat out at the Keystone sack. Albert Stark, the youthful New Yorker, who is the shortstop on the patchwork infield. has shown Donovan that he is like ly defensive player. He fields ground CTS we'll and gets the ball away we'll
 Monroe and McGraw, two recruit
 pitchers, and both strapping big ones,
 are doing earnest work. McGraw fsia
 determined youngster. He and Sam
 Ross, the left-hander have a quiet. i business-like way about them. or the /, older pitchers Mogridge and Cullop : have tried their arms more than the
 others. Shawkey threw. a few fast balls yesterday, but is taking his tims in the development of his wings. as ara
 Shocker and Russell. Catcher WaisI 1 thers tried his arm in throwing to| bases, but limited his efforts. | ~5- P Marlin, Texas, March 1.-With7 tho, arrival of Manager McGraw yester-| day things began to hum in the camp of the Giants. McGraw. whosw due, here Tuesday night, missed a connee-| ton at Houston and was several hours late. However, he came in time to 1 direct morning practice at Emeraun park. He was accompanied by Mrs McGraw and the irresistible Germany Schaefer, who will be his guest heEes iSchaefer donned a uniform but will not be carried as a player, though he
 may establish some connection with the club later on. ts
 A change in the weather shortened 1 the practice yesterday afternoon. The sky was overcast all day and
 the temperature fell twenty degrees in { the morning. The manager put on g
 uniform and participated in batting
 himself. The morning session brought all the pitchers in brief review before McGraw, and in the afternoon Catch CT McCarty and his assistants again warmed up the entire staff McGraw
 did not permit any pitcher to remain
 on the slab more than five minutes. He was much interested in Jim Mid-9 dleton as he had never seen the Louis vile man in action before. @
 At the close of afternoon batting exercises McGraw lined up some tn-
 field combinations and kept then
 busy for 9 half hour. rain finally stopping his operations. The first l infield consisted of Holke, first base: Rodriguez, second base; Kilduff.
 short, and Schepner third base
 Kelly later replaced Holke, Young
 went to third base and Schaefei
 played short. The outfield also began to take shape when Kauff, Thorpe.
 and Murray took their places In tho garden