New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
YANKEES KEEN FOR WORK
Tess Ball About as if They Loved
the Practice.
SWEENEY TAKES TO GOLF
Chase Also Wanders Of, Pre-.
ferring a Long Tramp in
the Mountains.
tBv Tolecrapa - Tnn rribrne !


Hot Springs. Va. March iEyerybody
excep. Chase and Sweeney took part in N.
baseball practice Of tie Yankees here this
morning There was nothing the matter
with either OF them. but tho work WAS not
compulsory. and Chaoe. who is always IN
condition for diamond duty. thought he
would thrive rno-o on long exploring TRIP
oyer tho mountains This destinations n
golf we-e too much for Sweeney, and n.
vent forth 20 hsttlo with clerk and driver
The regular field was too soft for use. -
Chase persuaded the hotci people 10 allow
tho players n practise in warm and So
Guided lttle valley on the estate where
there was a good turf and small le,s
stretch. He ss!5 those players who wanted
70 could put on their uniforms and work
Nearly everybody wanted ~.
There was no set practice. Just inds.
crir1inate scurrying around, except that
WARRIOR and Fisher tossed up balls for tn.
tattere Both Of this pair Of trirlers re-
ported that their wings were free and
stroag. although they did not exert them.
selves
Caldwell pitched some, too Young Mr..
Elliott. tho recruit third basemsn. wanted
10 hit the bail. and caldwell obliged nv
throwing thom up 10 the youngster all bv
himself. II vas Elliott's first appearance
in a New York uniform, and the sharp.
foregathered with a view 10 Watching him
Afr. Elliott f. ~ the hammered down styl.
Of architecture. but with broad shoulders.
sturdy frame and plano legs. He wsdes
into a pitched bail in a businesslike vsy.
and seems 10 know how to meet II on the
nose. That is sufficient concerning his
ability for the present, except 10 say that
he is quite confident he Will fll the bill In
New York.
Knigh. and Hemphill put IN ? vigorous
morning and Gardner pranced around with
an abundance of cayenne. Hemphill Il
practising in q rubber shirt, and says he Il
going to get down to ia pounds By th.
time tho season opens. There is no more
dilisent worker on the club.
Blair another rubber shirt advocate. re-.
ports a los3 of four and a half pounds In
a day. while Daniels reports a jump from
1se pounds 10 .7S overnight, and Vaughn
went UP from 203 to 2O512 while he slept
Vaughn is in condition anywhere from 20
pounds TO 2l5. Vaughn. too, is A somnsn-
bulist, an accomplishment few ball players
can boast He says, he came near walk
ing out of an eight story window in a Chi.
cago hotel last summer. that he often
scares his folks at home into thinking he 10
a burglar, but that there is no more vide
awake warrior on the ball field.
Rube Oldring, OF the Athletics, was out
practising with the Yankees this morning.
He hurt his leg badly last summer. and
this was the first time since then he has
had ball in his hands. He tried out tho
leg and pronounced it stronger than ever.
The whole practice this morning was spiT-
tied even If impromptu, and the end OF the
first week finds the men as sound as nut
physically and confident that their stay
here will be OF benefit when they settle
down to real baseball.
Reports from Hot Springs. Ark, that the
Yankees are negotiating to train there next
spring are denied by Frank Farrell. Hot
Springs Va, suits me too well to change
he said.