The evening world., 1918-05-21

Day was demonstrated by the pres
ence of an extraordinarily large Mon
day crowd.
THE Yanks suffered a loss and
1 made a gain yesterday. Bobby
McGraw. the promising young pitcher.
who w has had a chance to
demonstrate what he was worth. and
who was being specially groomed by
Miller higgins to reinforce the pitch
Ing staff. was summoned to the colors
and left before the game to report
for duty at Camp Cody. N. NJ. The
loss means the thirteenth star on the
flag that flies over centre field, and
more to follow.
To replace the loss the Yanks pur-
chased Hugh Bedient, the hero OF one
Worlds Series which he won for the
Boston Red SoX. Bedient was pur-
chased from the Toledo Club and re-
ported to the Yanks before yester-
days game, ready for duty and look
ing to be in good shape. He ought
TO be n of the best pitchers in the
country and his experiences in the
minors may bring him back.
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i big days OF the season on the
ulo Grounds. President Rupert
yesterday set aside Wednesday Us
Clark Griffith day, and 25 per cent.
Of tho receipts will be given to the
Griffith bali and bat fund, and every
military and naval unit represented
at the game will be presented with
n OF tho Griffith outfits.
The days ceremonies promise to be
the biggest military baseball event OF
the Invitations have been eN-
tended TO the commanding officers OF
all tho forts and environments in the
metropolitan district to detail com-
panies to receive the paraphernalia,
and the probabilities are that fifteen
units will bo present. Griffith Is do
ing a big work in his ball and bat
fund. He already has sent u more
than three thousand outfits. consist
ing of a dozen balls, three bats, three
bases, a home plate, II mask,
mitt and protector and a first base
| mans glove, and in the last month he
has been sending out more than three
hundred such outfits each week to
military and naval units in all can
tonments and in France, Italy and the
Philippines, China and in practically
every naval station in the world.
The day should bring a great crowd
TO help supply the boys in blue and
khaki with the utensils OF the game.
'NUR Giants found something softer
~ yesterday and got back toward
their normal stride by beating st.
Louis. They won with something 10
spare and stalled of the ninth inning
drive of the Cards in fine style, al
though Anderson had to relieve Per-
rift to make things safe. The wis
dom Of getting Niehoff was shown by
the fact that he scored one run and
made two Of the hits that the Giants
got off Shcrdell, and drove home an
other.
Rube Marquard. who seems to have
| settled TO his stride, pitched Brooklyn
to victory over the Chicago cubs,
demonstrating the worth of a strong
left handler in beating the three lead
ing club OF the National League. And,
meantime, Cincinnati keeps right on
winning, Boys, that team Is danger
Gus.
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cugo White SlX which is noticeable
and that IS the fact that Clarence
Rowland Is coaching at third base
again. Last year Rowland seldom
went near ohe third base %coachcr's
box. The preceding season Rowland
vas at tn ID base most of the time
and he had the hard luck 10 be over
eager in sending me h fun dis
lance. He was so anxious 70 win that
he sent slow men as far as he did the
speed boys, and the result was an eX-
truWdinary number of runners cut OF
at third base and at the plate.
Last season Kid Gleason did most
OF the third base coaching, and the
figures showed that the White SoN
had fourteen fewer runners thrown
out at the plate than in the preceding
year and twenty-five fewer thrown
out at third base-which is a consid-
cradle number in a season.
This season Gleason Is not with tho
team, and Rowland is doing the bulk
NJ the third base coaching. Now mo-
tice: Not ono White Sox has been
caught either at the plate or at third
base through bad coaching thus far
Either Rowland has improved as a
coacher or his runners have improved,