The sun., 1919-04-19
BROOKLYN OBTAINS
MAGEE FROM REDS
Former Manager of Brookfeds
to Join Team Monday and
Will Play Second.
SHERR0D SMITH BACK
Will BE Mustered Out of Ser
vice T0-day-D0deers and
Braves Open in Boston.
SHERROD SMITH BACK
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

The Dodgers rolled into the Penn
sylvania Station yesterday morning,
breathed the home atmosphere for few
hours, then turned around and headed
for tho Grand Central Terminal, where
they boarded the 1 :o3 train in the after
noon for Boston, where the Brooklyn
and Boston teams will open the National
League season with games In the morn
ing and afternoon. Short as the time
was however. II was enough for Uncle
Wilbett Robinson to hear considerable
cheering news.
First in Importance wa. the glad It'd
tngS from President Ebbets that the
deal for Lee Magec successfully had
hecn contaminated and that Lee had left
Cincinnati and would report TO Uncle
Wilbert at Ebbets Field on Monday
Second was the news that Sherrod
Smith was waiting In Boston to greet
his old pals and that the star southpaw
VIII be mustered out OF service at Camp
DevSna to-day.
Tie acquisition OF Magee will enable
Robinson TO move Schmandt to first as
soon rs his spiked ankle completely Is
iuended, and thus complete the Brooklyn
inheld. The way the Dodgers machine
has had to creak along with a rickety
minor league infield has had Uncle will
return OF Smith will take some Of the
burden off the overworked Brooklyn
pitchers and give Robbie another south
paw in addition to Marquard to hurl
against the enemy.
Meet Braves To-day.
Tho diminishing limo the Dodgers will
have TO throw out against the Braves
IN the two games that will signal the
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IN Boston to-day-Johnston, first ba Sc
O'Mara, third base Griffith. right field
Wheat, left field; Myers, centre field
Olson, shortstop: Malone. second base
Grueser and Miller. catchers. and
Grimes, Pfeffer. Mnrquard or. Galore,
pitcher-only will be n temporary one.
The regular Brooklyn lineup will be I:
OMara third base Magee. second base !;
0riffith, right field; Wheat. left field /:
Myers. centre field Schmandt. first
base: Olson. shortstop; Kruger and
Miller. catchers and Smith, Cheney.
Marquard. Pfeffer, Grimes. Mamaux and
Galore. pitchers.
Larry Cheney who was sick when the
Dodgers left Jacksonville and who came
home two days ahead OF his team mates
In not vet over his attack Of bronchitis
and did not accompany the team to
Boston. The doctor hopes to have Larry
In shape TO join the team next Tuesday
and accompany the boys TO Boston for
resumption Of the series with the
Braves next Wednesday. Zach Wheat
has recovered from his attack OF pto-
maine poisoning and Ernie Krueger's
cold is better. Both will he used against
the Braves tomorrow.
Though Cincinnati was bound TO turn
over an infelder the equal OF Kopf
should Larry fail TO report To the
Dodgers in the Griffith Kopf- Da ubert
deal, II took a lot OF coaxing and threats
from President Ebbets to make Garry
Hermann consent TO letting Magee 20.
MaEee is rated mitch above Kopf as an
infelder. Robinson was anxious to OBJ
tain Mngee from the start. Ebbets. how
ever, on account OF Lees reputation as a
trouble maker and an inciter to dissen-
sion preferred Kopf A long distance
telephone call from Robinson TO Ebbets
last Thursday, however. forced Fbbets
10 20 after Magee in earnest. He was
IN Geographic communication with Pres
ident Hermann until after midnight on
Thursday before the Cincinnati owner
would consent to allow Magee 10 come
to Brooklyn. In speaking OF Masee yes
terday Uncle Robbie said:
should Aid Dodgers.
lee will add hitting and fielding
strength to my inheid and also furnish
soms needed pep and sggressiveness
Lee 10 a fiery fellow and sometimes
shows q tendency TO tread on a team
mates corns. but all Of the boys under
stand his temperament and there will
not be any trouble. Lee was charged
with spreading dissatisfaction among thu
players in the Federal League days. but
those days and conditions are over ant
no one knows it any better than lie,
himself He will ind conditions agree
abba to him on tho Brooklyn club.
Zee writes me that he has beer
training hard at his home and Ia in con
dtion to Jump right into the lineup. H.
says ne has had better training weathe
in Cincinnati than the Reds ha5 IN th'
South and on their road trip. Ate
reading some OF the accounts or IN
training experiences OF Morans club
believe him. Magee is a hard and tinel!
hitter, and that's what we need. He
Q scrappy chap and always ready U
fight for his teams rights as well as hi
own That's the kind OF a player like
Lee will help ginger up the whole team
smith to He Discharged To-day.
Snerrod Smith. according to tele
gram received yesterday, was at tn
Brunswick Hotel. Boston, on furlougr
When he returns to Camp Devens TO
morrow where his unit was sent upo
the return from France. he will receiv
his honorable discharge. over the lon
distance telephone yesterday Smith sal
ne is ready to jump right into his base
ball toys as soon Rs he comes TO term
with Robbie. All the spare time h
could find he has devoted to baseball
and will not need a long siege of con
ditioning.
The Dodgers were offered sunda
exhibition game with shop team !
Chicopee Falls, but the guarantee wa
not large enough 10 warrant acceptance
The Dodgers will leave for Brookly
after this afternoons game In bostol
Thsy will rest tomorrow preparatory
meetine the Yankees in an eShibitio
game at Ebbets Fideld on Monday.
LINCOLN GIANTS PRACTICE.
In preparation for their games wit
the Robins Dry Dock nine and the Dan