The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
MCCLELLAN TEAM
 MEETS SHERIDAN Baseball Aggregations From Two Camps Meet Today
 in First Game

Anniston, April 12. - (Special) profiting by some of the defects re- vealed in Wednesdays game with the Atlanta Crackers and rejuvenated by the spirit of intercamp rivalry, the Twenty division baseball team l is on edge for the first of the army championship games, the initial game of which will bring together the hoys of the Blue and Gray and the Camp Sheridan nine at the Anniston ball park near the station Saturday aft ernoon
 Enthusiasm over tomorrows big dia- mond setto is rampant, both at Camp
 Mcclellan and amongst their civilian | supporters in Anniston, and one of the | biggest crowds that ever attended an ! athletic event in this city is expect | cd at the local ball park tomorrow. I Weather conditions, which in great | measure dampened the ardor of the | tans over the Southern league game | Wednesday, promise to favor fast | exhibition of the sport and comfort | to the spectators. The game will mark | the first of divisional series amongst ali the cantonments in this country ! and roofing for General Mortons fight l CTS to draw first blood in the series | promises to be of the lustiest char l acter.
 LACKED PRACTICE
 1 While the Twenty-ninth division | boys were defeated by big margin | ty the Atlanta team Wednesday, the result of the game from many stand I points was far from discouragins5. ! Lack of practice was the greatest ele-
 ment in the downfall of the Blue and Gray Wednesday. The men had the benefit of but few days practice, l but nevertheless their exhibition was
 anything but discouraging under the
 circumstances The pitching staff
 showed excellent form, although poor l ly supported. Davenport, although I batted for II bingles, demonstrated
 that he had tremendous speed and a l good assortment of curves. He has not 1 yet rounded into form, but with the 1 workouts of yesterday and today Big ! Ben should improve wonderfully. Me Mahon, who twirled for Mcclellan the last three innings. was one of the I bright interludes in the Mcclellan de- l feat The youngster allowed but five l scattered hits, three of which were 1 ''scratchy,' and succeeded in blank l ing his opponents. If the Seton Hall l star had been practicang few weeks l it is certain that he would have given 1 the Crackers hard run for their lau- l rels.
 The infeld of the Blue and Gray 1 gives indication of being one hard 1 to beat when the men strike their form and combine team work with l individual efforts. Matthews. the first baseman, and Bangs and Whitney on second and third, respectively. nego- l tiated a pretty double play while Den- l man al short fielded without an error and proved himself heavy hitter. He accounted for the first hit for .he
 Blue and Gray when he slammed q l scorching single to left in the first in hing Kale in left field proved himself | a fixture for an outfield Sob. His 1 a fixture for an outfeld job. His long drive in the third inning was the fielding feature of the game.
 Mcclellan supporters are anxious!y awaiting the arrival of "Rupe" Mills from the third officers training camp l Mills is first baseman with a coun-
 try wide reputation, having had offers from major league clubs and being at one time the initial sacker for tho l Newark team of the Federal league
 'Rupe,' it is expected, will be in the Elue and Gray lineup in the vcts
 Iear future and his spectacular fielding i and clean hitting should do much to- ward winning the army championshi. ter the Twenty ninth division