New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-27
Donovan Forced to Order
Maisel and Gilhooley
to Go Slow
By w. o. MCCLELLAN

marShaEe1 Dy OaVldih
L'Hommedieu Huston, the advance
guard of the Yankees took the Held
this afternoon. There were twenty OF
them in all, allowing a count OF one
for Duke Farrell, who is unusually cat
alogued as a crowd. The field in the
Macon fair grounds was illumined by a
bright Southern sun and the rubicund
ccuntenance of Joseph jeremiah Kelley,
the boy scout of the Yankees.
The liveliest warriors in the lot were
Frank Gilhooley and Fritz Maisel, two
of the pale irvalids of last year.
Francis and Fritz chased flies through
the outfeld until they were ordered out
peremptorily, and they then did few
Laps around the racetrack, which runs
a mile in either direction, TO WORK OH
the superfuous steam.
Trainer Duke Farrell has enlisted
SQUAD of stalwart sons of Ham to IRON
out some kinked arms which are sure
TO materialize in the morning. 10 looh
AT the expensive athletes OF captain
Huston ana Colonel Rupert to-day one
would not believe that this coulo De
the same bunch of cripples that col
lapsed just before the streteh OF inc
pennant race.
Three Pitchers Missing
ONLY three Of the pitching staff
turned m missing. Slim Caldwell, the
temperamental telegr0pher, has not
beop heard from either by wire or
wireless. and the impression is that
Slim will not be with the troops Tor
this campaign. Ray Fisher, the pre-,
cocious pedagogue, is not expected
until late next month. Daniel Triple
IS somewhere between here and ROCK
ford. Ill.
Two of the new pitchers are more or
less under suspicion Of being white
homes. One of these is Edward Monroe
the tall. blond Kentuckian, who towers
over the scenery to gross aitituoe OF
six feat five inches. He is only three
rbtskers' breadths shorter than Slim
Love, the lofty left-hander from Ten
Robert McGraw, the youth who halls
from Pueblo, Col, that well-known
hamlet which has given to the world
such men of genius as Fireman Jim
FLYNN and Colonel Alfred Damon Run
Won, is no dwarf either. Bill Plercy'
the native son. who used to huri LOT
Salt Lake City, is decidedly hkeiy
looking youth, with fine, free play OF
arm that is reminiscent of Chrlsty
Mathewson.
Another Long Yankee
Alex Ferguson, Duke FarrelPs own
discovery and pride, who IS one OF tne
choicest blooms Of Bloomfield, n; D." Is
another of the long men OF the 7 anks,
You have to have a piece OF tape longer
than six feet to measure all OF him at
one time. Sam Ross, the Tennessean,
ia another of the lofty ones. In fact,
the smallest of the rockies is Jack En-
right. who is a short person OF hve
feet eleven inches. go.
The nitchers who worked with the
invalids last year and who have re-
ported and gone through the squad
formations are Nick Cullop, George Mo-
gridge. Allen Russell, Bob Shawkey and
IIrbsn Shocker. All of their wings
passed inspection and there wasn't
single alibi around the ball field.
Walter Alexander and Ben Shaw, the
local idol. reported for work behind the
bat. Gilhooley and Maisel, the ex-in-
valids, and Tim Hendryx completed the
platoon. Timothy is most earnestly
preparing himself for a regular post IN
the outfeld, and will make Mr.
Hoernschmeyer, otherwise Lee Magee
exert himself considerably not to be
TANNED back into the reserves by this
same Timothy.
The morale of the troops of Captain
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston is ex'
cellent. Wild William Donovan had tc
order them off the field three or foul
times before they would finally con,
sent to quit. Those two spirltec
youths, Duke Farrell and Joseph Jere
miah Kelley, the boy scout, seemed
lust as anxious as any of them.
Signs for a Kelley
The sight Of Kelley in action with {
bat brought the mists to the eyes o.
wild Rili Donovan. 'Tf only had ar
outfelder so per cent as good as 10
seph used 70 be- sighed Wild Will
lam, 81 would Guarantee two .pennants
at the end of the year, but they dom
make outfelders like Joe Kelley any
more. Look at him, gentlemen, ano
gaze on the stately ruins of one OF
the grandest ball players that ever
lived. See how he holds that bat
III bet he could hit yet, If he could
only see the bal"
The camp will take up the regular
training routine tomorrow, the ha
raised athletes having been ordered 10
be on hand at $3.50 for the gruelllnp
morning grind. The afternoon. Will
consist of something similar, until the
expensive biceps and tendons get used
to it.
Phil Schenck. the demon GROUND
Keeper of the Yanks, had been down
for some time ironing out the PARK
He had more troubles than Henri
Fabian ever had. 1t seems that they
had been parking a circus here through
the winter and that the elephants had
been allowed 70 eambol gleefully
through the outheld. The camel herd
had eaten off most Of the grass.
"When / first hit the place" saic
Schenck, "there were those two eie'
plants rolling around the outheld
Get 'em out,' says TO the circus guy
"Get 'em out yourself if you don
like EN- he shoots back. IL they
won't come peacefully why just lift
'em out Of the lot You got my per
mission"
How did get 'em out? Why. ! just
argued 'em out. An elephant will listen
10 reason when left-handed pitcher
won't. II they had the lions tied there
I'D have 20 jump the job, though.
amt leading lions out Of any lot, not
for anybody"