New-York tribune., 1919-04-14
Yankees Begin
Trip Horneward
Due Saturday
Higgins Men To-day Start
Devious Baseball Route
for New York
Nv W, q, M'GEEHAN,

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Ths Yankees and the Dodgers begin
their trip North Tomorrow along the
devious route laid out by Harry Spar
row They will entrain at $3.50 in the
morning, making Brunswick, Ga, their
srst stop. From that point on they
will pursue a course as crooked and
orrstic as a successful political career,
orrvng at the Penn Station Saturday
night.
Colonel Jacob Rupert, who was here
with some vague and indefinite notions
Of accompanying the athletes North,
took look at the itinerary and weak
sned. The colonel Sas cen partaking
~ the "waters of youth" which are
sunnosed TO be located in this vicinity
and feels that the waters have the
real kick
"When man has his youth, why
waste it in the South % asked the
colonel. There was no answer to the
riddle, consequently Colonel Rupert
left the expedition fiat this morning
and is now headed in the right direc-
tion for any one these parts to take.
The colonel lef. in an optimistic mood.
He has spent most of his time here in
deem and earnest conversation with the
miniature Sphinx who manages his
ball team Miller Huggins does not
maintain that silence is golden He
holds that it is pure platinum or ra-
dunn or some other still more precious
mineral.
One of the reasons for the Colonel's
optimism is that there are no invalids
on his team George Halas. the pos
sible lead-otf man and right fielder. is
still suffering slightly from "charley-
horse but all of the others are with
out complaints, ailments or visible
weaknesses.
The chances are bright for J. Frank
lyn Baker joining the team at Cam
bridge, Md, and checking his plough
for the rest of the season. Otherwise
the Yanks would be left wofully weak
at third. The fielding Of Aaron Ward
so far has not indicated that he has
understudied Baker with any great de-
gree of success. The services of Will
son Fewster, the Baltimore boy, who
was to have been Bakers assistant, will
not be available for some time to come.
Baker is badly needed by the Yanks.
He must be on deck at the opening of
the season if he is to make good his
statement that he wants to aid the
owners of the club. Unless they have
him when the season starts they will
lose number of games. and games
lost at the start are kicks in the Stats
Of teams morale.
The only startling incident Of the
do Of kD :.
Ferguson, the Jersey Scot, spoke to-
day at breakfast. Several players
were predicting that he would break
into conversation before the trip ended.
Several times he glanced at the club
mates who ate with him as though he
were about to speak
What time does the train leave ?''
he asked.
Truck Hannah took one look at
the offender and moved his coffee tc
another table. TITS good thing
we're we're leaving here" declared "Truck
There's too much gossip going or
aoout the place. l hate a gossip" he
added, glaring meaningly at the rookie
pitcher
Manager Higgins has announced nc
further releases. The Sphynx. despite
ms .reticence, hates to hand a rookie
ms ms hat and point to the great outdoors
moreover, the scenery is not clutterec
up with rockies as it was in the davs
~hen the minor leagues were uncork
ing possible Johnsons, Cobbs ano
Speakers every once in while. Il
seems certain now that all the regu-
iars and candidates will journey as
Iar as New York City. SO much con.
Hderatlon IS given to every recruit
n.t SIese days that no young ball player
VINO Is turned back can say that he
never had a chance.
me packing Of George Duffy Lewis's
ThatafoDe VA occupied most OF the day anc
Ihe ,ime OF all the colored help at the
s So.ei' II was still going on at late
t;put' t; despite MS tears and protesta-
,tohs ne was allowed only one trunk
vine syr ne Jumps between this place and
new YORK. He blames MS sufferings
vi pn me government control of the rail
,osas' ,;s ne feels that private CORPORA
rI;ns r'vns might be reasonable toward his
snsn. pae ana permit him an extra bag
ring Bodies travelling eoujpmon+
~ssue @ IRON the matter of rations is fa.
sno1e eso simple than that of the tlnjted
w~aS u,a.es ihian'ryman. On his person he
cars one SUIT OF clothes, COMPLETE with
~GGp ana ties In his handbag he ca,-
liz & the two uniforms prescribed b.,
sg ~ oraers and pair Of overaIJs
Mo-; ai%ays have the overalls" ex.
m~mto sn bodie an case pet the gato
!Sncre can hit tne nearest s5in-
'' ana get u job as a rivetor~
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