New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

Il
IAN games with National League
.lsved with the Boston Braves on
.lsyed with Wilbert Robinson's Doc
walter Hapgood. business manager
the Boston team. who has been in
| \, South for ten days arranging an
,rsrary for this joint tour, closed his
...gramme yesterday afternoon. The
..r will start in Macon, Ga, spring
.sousr.ers o. the Yankees, on Mon
Az April l.
side trip TIE following day will
y. the tourists to Dublin, Ca. ham
;. with a penchaut for major baseball,
.,h.re a year ago, the contest was
.,..nsd by a deluse. Once Dublin is
...s.d the two teams Will play to big
.;.e only. Seven Of the zen games viii
!. nut on in towns at or near which
Lore are army camps.
Schedule of Games
r,o full schedule follows, the first
,,nsd team having home privileges in
gsy
.,-o New York vs. Boston. at Macon
.c'mc 'r Wheeler, National Guard).
sorl z Boston ss New York. at Dublin,
Go. tno camp .4
april s-New York vs. Boston, Augusta.
:. racsmp Hancock. National Guard>.
" i,rl q Boston VS. New York. at
o,,nseburs. s {. tro camp.
Anil s~New York vs. Boston, at Co
umbia. S. {. Camp Jackson, National
Aa,il anil e-Boston vs. New York. at Green
1lIe S. c. Camp Sewer. National
'aa,u Anrii s-New York vs. Boston. at Spar
,nhura Sr s. c. Camp Wadsworth, Ma
'au, anr;l s~Boston vs. New York. at Char
.tt, \. C.. Camp Green. National Guard).
Al, April iO-New York vs. Boston. at
Greensboro. y. {. (no camp.
April 11-Boston Us New YORK. AT
Petersburg. Va Camp Lee National
Aprii Brooklyn vs. New York. at Eb-
bets Field. BROOKLYN.
April Brooklyn VS. New York. at
Ebbets Field
, April Brooklyn vs. New York. at
Ebbets Field.
The training trip approved by Hug
Gins is the shortest New York Amer
lcan League club has ever taken. The
new manager Will have only two weeks
in Macon 10 study the material avail
aole for once the exhibition tour starts
the championship lineup will be main
taned. Huggins, like McGraw, is very
Jealous Of reputation and tries to win
every exhibition game. He will doubt
ess try harder than ever this year,
ahis team Viii be pitted throughout
..lnst clubs which were Miller's
wl5 in the National League.
Because of the fact that he is un-
iniliar with conditions and playing
asngth in the Johnson circuit. Miller
higgins would have rclished an oppor-
nifty TO devote more time in Macon
the study and development of the
1ungsters But, it appears, at the
mt meeting of the major league in
;cago a month ago it was decided
limit all maier league clubs to one
nnth of spring training. The Ameri-
An League never before had any set
ne limit, as had the National League.
Heretofore National League clubs
nre not permitted to begin spring
aiming before March L. The two
aior leagues adopted the later date
fs season because Of the later start
championship play. If possible Hug
sns will send his battery men to Ma
on ten days or two weeks earlier
Ian the main squad.
Must Depend On Veterans
Il looks more and moro as if Huggins
cay have to depend upon last years
sst and the accruing collections on the
art OF the scouts toward any uplift he
nay have in mind. St. Louis scribes
isst that Huggins has closed deal
or Del Pratt, the announcement OF
Fach is being held back in an effort
D compel the second baseman to with
raw his suit for damages against
resident Phil Ball of the Browns.
0l0nel Jacob Ruppert denies this al
cation. The president Of the Yankees
huge or evasion.
"hen hugglns was in town. about
'es ago. he aid the deal for Pratt
- practically dead. but that he hoped
put through several other trades be-
re ne left with the team for Macon.
ae market IS not 50 free, however, as
was month ago. A record number
trades has been effected within the
~, ~ month Just how he can interest
'al a. owners HOW is difficult to see
nose supposedly in the know do say
=; -: ,stuify NcInnis has already been
Wv W. ny Connie Mack to the Boston Red
W." va They maintain that the first base
.saa .saa was included in the gigantic trade
,ss ss' sent sent Bush. Strunk and Schang 20
5.la aS ha0, but that Connie Mack with
- 'fw s'slho 'ssnlhouncemeut at the time for fear
~. ~. pu0ilc criticism. McInnis would have
Hpar: Hfaue a Wonderful second baseman for
il. gorge Gibson, veteran catcher and
,si,sry s,,.y Coach Of the champion Giants,
s..s, r.eu IN his 1913 contract, signed, to
sIi.e.ary John B. Foster yesterday
NV .yson n, is wintering in Canada. He re-
,,sS .s mat he has kept down near weight
N siiIIishout the off season, and that he
.a, - DC ready to handle bevy of Nc
H." pitchers as soon as the New
y" contingent reaches Marlin.
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