The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-30
HowardCamp,
YankeeRookie
Answers Call
Huggin'S Sod Busters WaHOp
Regulars, MiIIer'S Homer
Turning the Trick,

MACON, Ga. March 30--Uncle Sans
long arm stretched into the camp OF the
Yankees today and plucked one OF Miller
Higgins young recruits. who IL wanted
for the more serious business that is
going on "over there" Outflelder How
ard Camp, last season with Charleston
and Newark, received his call to the coll
ors lust before noon, and at 80 o'clock
he had said farewell to the boys and was
on his way. He went from Macon 10
his home at Talladego. Ala, whore he
will receive orders 20 report at one OF
the nearby cantonments
The departure OF Camp and the nome
run blow which Elmer Miller inflicted
on the regulars this afternoon were the
only departures from the usual monotony
IN the days doings here. Mlller's clout
was patterned along the lines OF the
home runs made by heroes In fiction,
He came to the bat In the YannlgnnH'
half Of the ninth inning, with the teams
I'm a G-6 deadlock, and he landed on Ed
Monroe's first offering for long slam
beyond the left field hulwrrks This
clout gave the Vans their first victory
over the regulars.
Bakers Bat Helps Regulars.
The game was nlne-lnnlng affair,
the first that Hugglns has allowed the
two teams to play this season. The mid
get manager had his first view OF his
regular inheld working together as Pinp
was back In uniform, after his siege Of
sore throat.
Baker went the entire game at third
base, and he started the regulars on
the way from one sided defeat TO n
clost game by hitting n double over the
right field wall In the sixth inning. The
score was TO 1 when Baker came to
the plate, and as he scored after max
Ing his timely thump the regulars got
back into the game. In the seventh Inn.
IN Yaan mt Int hn Lam hat
the Vans tied things up In their half and
won out in the ninth
MOgrldge ana Russell started the game,
the former for the regulars and the lat
ter for the YanniRans Each pitched four
Innings and when they retired the score
was / to /.
shawkey and Lowe took up the burden
In the fifth inning. but Shawkey retired
after pitching one inning He hurt his
arm pitching a speedy ball and there
after was content to take his chances
without speed, the result being four runs
on three singles, two doubles and two
passes. Monroe finished the game for
the Yannigans, while Love went the re-
naming five innings for the first team
after he had succeeded Russell The
big fellows hit slim hard In the sixth
Inning, hut otherwise his speed was too
much for them.
Beck and Bode Star HItters.
Reck and Bodie were the batting
stars, with Miller getting into the pic
ture late when his homer broke up tho
game. Up to this time Elmer had done
nothing Of note with the stick.
Beck toed the plate four times and
his hit collection included double TO
left, double to center, a single TO left
and a double TO right Ping had four
chances to distinguish himself and lie
closed the days book with three singles
to his credit One was the limit for
the other athletes except Pratt, who
singled twice.
Ray Caldwell was not in uniform this
afternoon owing 10 an Injury TO his left
knee, sustained few days ago. He paid
!ttle attention to II for several days,
but the. soreness remains and he plans TO
nave the injured member ex-rayed to-
morrow.