New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-18
Triple Reports
Still Lacking
Needed Weight
Unfavorable Weather Pre-
vents Yankees from Play
ing Practice Game

Macon. Ga. March 1.-THE last OF
the Yankee holdouts joined the colors
to-day when Dan Triple, more or less
highly regarded prospect who pitched
for the Baltimore Internationalists last
season. reported for service. Dan
slipped quietly into Camp Huston TINS
morning. attended Sergeant 5. b. Glib
sons military school as an innocent
bystander and participated 20 some
extent in the afternoons workout HIS
arrival can scarcely be said to nave
thrown the Donovanistas into Juror
o. excitement.
Triple is still nsiderably shy oil
the poundage which has ever been con
sidered his best pitching weight. lie
appears to be dry" and drawn, with
so little meat on his bones that ne
cannot afford to lose a single pound
IN the process of training. In snort
his appearance Is no more impressive
now than il was a year ago. when Nlld
William decided he wouldn't do.
Ben Shaw Joins Pirates
As though to make room Tor the
days arrival. Ben Shaw. the magnih
cent Maconite. resigned from the hus
ton Hussars and betook himself to GO
lumbus. Ga. where he joined the
Pittsburgh Pirates this evening. Mana
ger Jimmy Callahan OF the Corsalrs
had refused TO waive on him, and no
American League club interposlng a
claim, he was turned over TO the Ma
tional Leaguers. A very fair hitter, II
given the right kind of ball TO hit at
and an average thrower, Shaw may
make a valuable man for Callahan.
The probabilities are that the IAN
KEGS will carry full roster this sea
son, il for no other reason than as A
safeguard against a repetition OF the
collapse that occurred last season. when
half dozen or so of Wild William $
regular performers were laid low by
injuries. 1t is expected that Donovan
will retain ten pitchers, three catchers
seven infielders and five outiielders, or
] twenty-five athletes in all.
From present indications the pitch
ers will be Caldwell. Cullop, Fisher
Love. Mogridge. Monroe, Piercy, Rus
sell, Shswkey and Shocker. The catch
ers will be Walters, Alexander and
Nunsmaker, all followers from last
season. The chosen iniielders are ap.
parently Pipp, MaiSel. Peckinpaugh
} Baker. Gedeon, knapp and Aragon or
Baumann. with outfielders High. Magee
Gilhooley. Miller and Hendryx to round
out the ensemble.
Practice Game Called of
A cold. damp wind blew in from the
northeast to-day. and rather than sub
ject his charges to any unnecessary risk
of sore arms, legs or backs. Wild Will
lam cancelled the daily practice battle
between the Regulars and the Nolun-
teers. An hours stiff drilling. under
Military Instructor Sergeant ). B. Glib
son in the morning and long batting
practice in the afternoon constituted
the entire days WORK
Urban Shocker, who spent a great
part of last season with the Toronto
lnternationalists, also provoked Wild
William 70 eXtravagant praise. The
Yankee mogul regards ShOcker as the
"wisest" young pitcher he has seen in
many years. Every ball released by the
chunky Detroiter is pitched with pur-
pose behind IL, and the purpose is usu-
ally wise one. Now that he has a
slow ball-the best in camp and one OF
the best Donovan has ever gaZed upon
Shocker uses his splitter only semi-oc.
casionally, and by mixing EN- up" Sc
cures results that seem 70 assure a
brilliant future IN the American
League