New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Yankees Rout
Soldier Boys
Picked Team
Caldwell Shows Old Form
Against Players of
Camp Wheeler
By C. A. Taylor

MACON, Ga, March 3o.-The Yam
KEGS are patriotic, but they have little
respect for soldiers when they face
them on the diamond. This was
proved conclusively this afternoon
when the picked team from Camp
Wheeler went down to defeat by
score of 10 to 0. Two mines from the
big camp near Macon had previously
tried in vain to overcome the big
leaguers and the aggregation that
faced the Yankees to-day was the pick
of the camp. The result was the same.
1T was canny move of Huggins to
choose Ray Caldwell to face the foe
just when it had gathered it's best to
turn the tide. Ray vas in real mid
summer trim, and only one hit was
CLEANED from his offerings in the three
innings he worked. The lone safe
bingle was produced by Wegmann in
the second stanza.
Only one more was safely registered
ny the soldiers during the game, as
they were unable to solve the shoots
and slants of Love and Thormahlen,
who succeeded Ray in the box.
In the revised lineup of the Khakis
appeared one all-around expert by the
name OF Holt. He is ringer for "Red"
Murray, save for the fact that he bats
left-handed and throws the ball any
old place when he gets his hands on it.
"Red" Holt started the game at right
field and finished at first base. 1t was
9 good finish "Red" made, too. He
threw the ball to the left field fence in
an attempt to catch Gilhooley at sec
ont. base
Judging from the shouts Of the SOL
diers who witnessed the game, Red
must have some sort of a reputation
as hitter. At any rate, every time
he strutted to the plate he was eau
toned by his followers not to lose
the ball.
Red obeyed instructions. He struck
out three times. AS he put it after
his final futile swings:
well, have tried all three of the
Yankee pitchers and they all seeln to
have my number"
the second inning on base on balls
to Baker, who advanced on Bodies out
and tailed on Peck's single to left
field. In the third two more runs
came as the result of safe bunt by
Gilhooley, a double over the right field
fence by Pipp and single by Baker
Three runs were added to the
Yankees score in the fourth inning
Peck and Hannah walked, the Camp
Wheeler pitcher made a wild throw,
Caldwell singled and Miller doubled
over the fence.
The Yankees picked up another run
in the seventh on two errors by "Red"
Holt, single by Miller and triple by
Pipp.
In the eighth, Peck doubled to left
and after stealing second raced home on
an error by the shortstop, who threw
Hannah's tap wildly to ffst.
Hannah tailed on Gilhooley's double
to left, and the latter crossed the plate
when the soldiers pitcher made an
other wild toss on Miller's infield
grounder.
The Camp Wheeler lads had their
best chance to score in the eighth,
when Vriez doubled to left with two
men out. Rieve, who followed him at
bat, however, was an easy out at first.
Brown, at shortstop, and Robinson in
centre field, were the stars of the Camp
Wheeler outfeld Brown doubled up
Hannah and Peck after a wonderful
stop Of Trucks fast grasscutter in the
s<th, while Robinson caught Miller off
second, following a beautiful catch of
Wards line drive in the fourth.
The Boston Braves, minus Charley
Rerzog, are due to reach Macon to-mor-
row night. The series between the
Yankees and Stallings's men will open
Monday at Dublin.
CAMP WHEELER NEW YORK