New-York tribune., 1919-04-01
Yankee Engineers De,<at
Regulars In Close Game
BY ball, the same rebouAding into
the third baseman's NIT. Tie head was

by ball, the same rebouAding into
the third baseman's NIT. The head was
not even nicked.
Young Mr.. Kane gave the engineers
their first lease of life in the second.
With Nelson on first through an error
by Pratt, Kane took q choppy swing at
the ball and sent it over Ping Bodies
head almost out to the fence for home
run, the first that has been achieved
on this lot since Lieutenant Colonel
Huston established headquarters here.
1t was nice swipe.
Sandy Ferguson felt that he was
losing everything but his kits in the
sixth, and his support became sudden
ly languid and ragged. Wick pasted one
past third and Lamar laced one over
short. Then Elmer Miller, who is in
his spring hitting form, poled a three
bagger out to left, scoring the two.
Elmer tailed on Mooers's out.
The regulars chalked up one more in
their half and then quit for the after
noon. Pratt singled, went to second
on Lewis's sacrifice, got to third on q
hit to centre. The game came to an
abrupt conclusion when Ping Bodie
attempted to steal second. Signor
Pizzola stole base here cnce and is
flirting with apoplexy in an endeavor
to repeat.
Meet Dodgers Again To-day
Tomorrow the regulars will meet
the Brooklyn Lallapaloosas at South
Side Park. Higgins is not certain as to
which of the pitchers will be worked
out, but it looks as though Mogridge
would be ready to start, with Shawkey
and plenty of others to finish the pas
time. Squire Ebbets, of Flatbush, will
be at the gate for both clubs, and de-
sions, even though tourists take the
baseball park for the ostrich farm.
The provisional team of regulars will
be kept together as much as possible
in the practice games from now on.
1t goes as it lies, with the exception of
]. Franklin Baker, who is spending a
busy time at Trappe, Md, with insur-
ance, agriculture, banking and few
other side lines.
These various industries will fatten
the bankroll of the home-run king, but
what it will do to his batting ard field
ing averages remains to be seen. At
any rate, he will continue to make
dough while the sun shines in Florida
on the less versatile athletes.
Higgins is q bit worried over the
local climate, which, while advertised
as perfect for the tourists, is bit
dangerous to the ball players. The sun
is warm and brings out the perspira-
ton, which is highly desirable. But at
the same time there is cool and per
sistent breeze, and some of the most
valuable arms in the outfit have be-
come stffened by it.
The expensive soupbone of Ernie
Shore doesn't seem to thrive in this
sort of climate The only one immune
to the wind is Bob Shawkey, the ex-
COB. He served with the American
fleet in the North Sea, and there is
nothing that can hurt his arm now.
The lineup at to-day's pastime fol-
lows:
egulars-Halas. right field; Peck
inpaugh, short stop; Pipp, first base;
Pratt, second base; Lewis left field
Bodie, centre field; Ward, third base !;
Hannah, catcher; Schneider and Fergu-
son, pitchers.
Tngineers-Kane, center field; O'Doul,
right field; Wick, left fieid; Lamar
first base; Miller, short stop; Ruel
third base; Mooers, second base; Bald
win, catcher; Quinn and Nelson, pitch
ers.
The score by innings:
Engineers. 20 o 3--5 Z
NcSuldJS -..l " II J
Fewster Still Missing
Miller Huggins is beginning to won.
der when Wilson Fewster, the Balti-
more mystery, who was to work for g
chance in the infield, will arrive. Fews-
ter is alleged to be coming wonder
but the owners of the Yankees are be-
ginning to get less enthusiastic about
him as the time for his initial bow
here is continually postponed. There
are enough prima donnas in the big
leagues without the bushers making
their entrances with prima donna trim
mings.
Dutch Leonard is given up as hope
less. He will be left to cultivate his
raisins in sunny California, and the
owners Of the Yanks will apply tc
Harry Frazee and Ed. Barrow for 2
rebate. Huggins is not grieving greatly
over this one, as he has plenty ot
pitching potentialities cornered right
now. The best Of Huggins's pitchers is
that they are coming, not going. II
will be some problem for him when il
comes to parting with few of them
to conform with the player limit.