The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-01
o ISSUES ORDERS
FOR u SOUTHWARK
Yankee Vanguard of Seventeen Pitchers, Four Catch
ers, Four Infelders, One Outielder, Manager and
Three Aids to Reach Macon February 90.

Bill Donovan and his Yankees have
the homo OF starting the 1916 spring
training season and Bnl Intends TO
make the mos, OF 1t. Yesterday he
ordered out a first squad OF no less
than thirty to get to Macon, Ca. In
time TO begin the process OF condi-
t,onNg not later than February 22'
Included in the advance guard are
seventeen pitchers. four catchers. -FOUR
intelders. an outielder, the manager
himself and three lieutenants. The
regulars will report March !.
An early start was necessary" said
Donovan yesterday, W have 80 many
men on the reserve list that many OF
tn. youngsters might get lost in the
shuttle IL the whole gang got busy at
once. There VIII be quite enough of the
young blood to occupy full attention be-
fore the regulars put in an appearance.
The squad will have to be cut in "
before the twenty-five roster limit comes
into effect on June !.
col. Rupert and capt. Huston have
expended a fortune in scoutlng up this
young material and 1t would be the
NNtSf VI
go before he had received every oppor-
tunitv and encouragement to make good
! think the Youngsters will feel more
at ease IN Macon all alone. They will
not be embarrassed by the regulars and
SHOULD he able TO give a good line on
their ability before the veterans put
IN an appearance.
our recruits run largely to pitch
ers. We have a raft OF them II was
yaCessuyN tn sn.siulf,o ~, thfA nm
modify in scouting Thu pitching stan
as constituted n year & dir not EN-
brace one left handed pitcher. With
the exception OF Ray Caldwell and Ray
FISHER. the right hande twirlers left
over from the fall OF 1914 were dis
appointing. No less than eight south
paws will he In Macon with the first
squad. Duke Farrell and the four
catchers who Will go South with them
should have this array prlmed for
heavy action by March l."
The left handlers eligible for service
with the Yankees this year are ,;eorg.
Mogrtdgc, purchased from Des Moines
of the Western League Slim Love OF Los
Angeles, last years sensation of The
Pacific Coast League Sam Ross. from
Chattanooga OF the southern League
Thomas Blodgett, drafted from Omaha
OF the Western League Norman Cul
w. 'f' tSNs ANl BNt Ilir'l IIOlI
Harry +. Sinclair t'ori Meadows. from
Richmond II the International League
George Finn OF tlkton. Md, II Gilman
Gay. a seni-profcssional from New
Haven. Conn.
These right handed pitchers will z,
VIII the first Yankee contingent IA,
Heating and Cy rieh, holdovers from
1914 Neal Brady ,Dallasp. ClT Markl.
,Waco). Dan Triple u~ndianapolis)
] Il.zzs. .. .. - IASn,,, nod A1l.,, D,u.
sell ,~RichInond), all tried cut by bono
van last fall Urban Shooker If IN,
Ottawa canadian League, club am
William PierCy of the Vernon H'dcii
toaS: l.edgueD team. III" three veteran
right handed pitchers Ray Fisher. Ia,
Caldwell and Bob ~Shawk-y-will repor
to Donovan Oh March !.
The four catChrrs upon whom Donovan
j. counting for a reliable rscsiving rorrs
and VITO VIII make the early jaunt AR
l.eali. Nuuamakrr. Walter Alexander
Plus Schwert and Albert Walters
Schwert MAS IN Savannah with the cllI
last spring y graduate from tn" tni
v.rs.ty OF PENNSYLVANIA nine, he needed
further schooling \ season IN IN" In
ternatioual League Nor. of The rough
edges from Schweit So uotiv.ahly tina
h" showed every indication Of being
finished catcher when II" came bash IRON
III. sticks tn" latter part Of last season
Walter Alexander. who MAS purchase,
in midscason after both \unamaker an,
I'd Sweeney proved failures. earned tn
place OF first catcher OF the team ION
before the 1915 season ended Walters
fresh from waco. caught a h.tutlfI
game ia his debut at tn" Poo t;routds
but unfortunately had q finger iujure
and was idle The rest Of the season. II
is only a stripping but the Texas Fan