New-York tribune., 1918-09-15
Navy Baseball
Team Blanks
AnArmy Nine
Superb Pitching of Jeff
Pfefer and Hit by Casey
Stengel Win Day
Bv Charles A. Taylor

In one of the best played games seen
.. the Polo Grounds in many day the
soi1o-s from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
a.feated the soldiers from the Quarter
MASTER Corps at Camp Merritt yester-
dav afternoon by score OF to 0. 1t
was relief to the 5000 spectators to
soe some real snappy baseball after
.Ae sad showing made by the Giants
.rd the Yanks on the same field during
the last two months
The presence of battalion OF artil-
,ervnen clad in the navy blue and 500
lbaki-carbed warriors, not to mention
,be array OF officers Of high rank who
were on hand. also added zest and
color to this particular diamond battle
which has been lacking before, despite
,he fact that Harry Sparrow, of the
Yapks. and John B. Foster, of the
Giants. have from time to time invited
Uncle Sans boys to spend an after
neon o. so as their guests
l. must be confessed that the sailors
had all the better of the soldiers from
every angle. their winning of the ball
game being i mere detail Of their en-
deavors. The sailors came prepared to
furnish other entertainment than base
ball, and they furnished it.
Busy Day for Sailors
They marched on the field behind a
goat labelled Army. and then proceeded
TO go all through the stunts they have
been learning since they needed the
E,,t ,b ch 10
they souatted. they fell prone, thry
wheeled their three big guns about in q
fashion TO make everybody dizzy, and
tden. as climax, rushed full speed at
the wire screen in front Of the press
box with their bayonets aimed at the
vitas Of the non-essential writers of
baseball. who, through force Of habit,
perhaps, were in their accustomed
pews.
The veteran Sam Crane f1inched a bit
as he stared at the approaching wall Of
steel and did not fully recover his
"eCuilb" until the jackies marched Off
the field
The sailors also outdid the soldiers
in the way of bands They had two,
whereas Bakers boys only had one.
Furthermore, the navy lads had q sing-
er who boasted voice that Bill KLEIN
might we'll envy
The fact that it was navy day vas
further emphasized when Rear Admiral
Usher threw out the first ball to
Catcher Dilhoefer, of the army nine.
The admiral, in an upstairs box, was
determined to make a good toss, and
insisted that Dilhoefer get out in front
Of the stands, where he could be seen.
The admiral had no difficulty whatso-
ever in hitting the target afforded by
Dilhoefer's big glove.
There we're other persons Of prom
inence in the military world present
aside from Admiral Usher. Represent
ING the navy were Admiral Grout. OF
the French sea forces; Commodore
Lionel Wells, of the Royal Navy, and
Captain NJ. Nokura, of the Japanese
navy, not to mention score Of lesser
lights. The army contingent included
Colonel j. A. Marenon, commander Of
Camp Merritt; Brigadier General Jud-
son, Colonel Dalton and many others.
But as for the ball game the line-ups
read Ike chapter from baseball as
It used to be before war and the
maggots' snutfed out the sport
Inc players on the Navy nine includ-
ed sucn famous names as jeff PfetFer,
VINO ~~ho once pitched for Charley Ebbets;
casey Stengel, who was wont in days
gone by to handle the hot shots off the
Tight field wall on the Flatbush
grounds, and Jimmy Hickman, who was
aho,her employe Of the Flatbush
squire
Marquard Takes Rest
Other Navy players Of less renown
we're shannon, formerly with Comic
tiecs, MscS Athletics; heitman. of Interna-
uonai League fame, and Gus Sanberg,
Il
on on for the last three seasons. Rube
Marquard was on the field in playing
'oes, but had no chance to get into the
eonhlct with his fellow sailors
On tne Army team were McGafhgan,
rom rom the Phillies; Bressler. from the
nn.nIetlcs nti,,cs and Reds; Whitted, from the
pnniiies niiiie and Braves; Lineup, from the
ppnaiiiiines, pa and Dilhoefer, Cub and
fhlllie catcher.
ne game went TO the sailor lads by
psas ipeassn OF the superb pitching Of Jeff
ctener and the timely blow Casey
;n'ehgei struck with his bat in the third
thrae. th.rane. Pfeffer allowed the Army only
;niee widely scattered hits, one coming
IN m the third, another in the seventh and
we tne last blngle in the eighth. Rube
naessier was Jeff's opponent, and he
h~ ~o Almost as good as jeff, save for the
tba tboning thg OF safeties he permitted in
me. sne thtd frame. sandberg was Pfef-
Az Ia battery mate, while Dilhoefer han
N'TI ~ 'ne twists of Bressler.
~ ~ ne miro inning tells the entire story
n. '8e conflict. With ono man out for
gauy sav navy, Sheridan, who played few
ea~es eon with the Dodgers early this sea
oO. son. singled to left field. Shannon flied
u' msn 70 Koseif in left, but Jimmy Hick-
bron @n planted safety in right, which
CCaent sheridan to third.
vesy Sssey Stengel settled the contro-
fscs fsy' altnough no one was wise to the
10 N, la. a. tne time, by hammering the ball
Gon DO lett EFT for a single, which scored Sheri-
oan with the big run. ''''N-
the Te ien,.r1 A,rmy y. never had chance against
Nstlcs show: VIC A'''o"'"k s'A-
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