New Britain herald., 1917-02-28
SOUTHPAWS BUSY
LOCATING PLATTER
Yanks Portsiders Try Bending a
Few Across the Pan

IVn AUlVOO LuV Oh
Macon. Ca. Feb. >2S.-The most.
spectacular feature Of the, second
days evolutions of the Yankees in
Georgia was the drill Of the left
handed pitchers of the New York
Americans by Dauntless Duke Farrell,
the truculent trainer. He conveyed
the port siders to q secluded part Of
the outfleld and turned them loose.
The Yankees are well supplied with
left-handers, 20 we'll provided that
the squirrels around the country are
seen to perk up ana show consider
able interest as the squad marches out
to the field. They have George
Mogridge, the Rochester Rocket; sam
Ross, the Tennessee Turbine: Slim
Love, the Memphis Mastodon. ana
Nick Cullop, the Chilhowie Chiprnunk.
Before turning them loose to prey
upon the peaceful landscape the duke
made the port siders a short and I'm
pressive address In their native
tongue. Mr.. Farrell is one of the
few trainers who speaks the language
of the left-handers fiuently. Because
| vi llllS 1ACI I0 10 lTcQu0ALky BO0VOC6S0
! of being related to some 1eft-hAnd0r,
| or even Of having left-hander sornS-
| where in his family tree He con-
| cluded with the short command, in
| English:
There is the plate. You may fft
! when you are ready"
Then he retired outside the thrAe-
mile limit, where he watched the ~
suits Of the shots through his binocu-
| lars. The result reminded some OF
the older Georgians Of the celebrated
| visit of the late General Sherman, whe
| spread considerable devastation ovtf
the same scenery.
Slim Love Scores Bull's-Eye.
Despite the intensity of the nrs,
| there was JUST one serious oA1ualty
during the afternoon. Slim Love did
it, and he selected as his obJscttvs
point the venerable anatomy Of 10
seph Kelley, the same Joseph who
was once the pride and boast OF tho
Baltimore Orioles, team which VA
more or less prominent in the great
American pastime some years ago. 81
Joseph was gazing in another dirsc-
ton when Slim Love started to d.
some fungo hitting, figuring naturally
that Slim would not drive them on 4
straight line. but, with that pervSrse.
ness for which left-handers are %
justly famous, the Memphis Mastodof1
drove one straight ahead. It connect
ed with the somewhat extensive bait
which encom passes the circumferentts
middle OF Mr.. Joseph Kelley. t
"Oof!" remarked Joseph, suddenly
and sharply. That one word closed
the conversation for about ten min
utes, Mr.. Kelly's breath had been
suddenly and treacherously taken
away from him, and he seated HIM
self sharply on the field to await
its return. When he regained 1t Mr..
Kelley delivered an grafton upon the
subject OF left-handed pitchers. which.
for sheer eloquence, virility and vehe-
mence, would have made the late
Patrick Henry take the gate on the
run.
Stark and Shaw Away Well.
Young Albert Stark, a semi pro
from the lots around New York, who
joined the expedition as a volunteer
at his own expense, unlimbered YEA
terday and displayed considerable tai
ent in the position to which he aspir6h.
that of second base. Another Ind
who likes to lace them out IL Ben
jamin Franklin Shaw, the pride pf
Macon, who is preparing himself to
| horn in somehow into that Yankee
outf1eld. He likes to lift them out Of
the lot land surely has the fences over
this field timed to perfection.
William Piercy, the untamtd and
untamable native son pitcher, 10 b0ttag
| spotlighted whole lot, too. W.T.
liam's action is a poem Of ease and
efficiency. He has lot Of smoke ana
considerable hop. william should b
spoken of frequently in the public
prints after the real season opens.
Everett Bankston, the younger out
fielder who was purchased from Rich
mond at considerable pains and Sx-
pense, arrived today, but will not get
into the armor for a while. His homo
being at GAINESVILLE. a few miles from
here, Everett, like a dutiful Lad, de-
cided to report to the folks first.
AL walthers, all the way from San
Francisco, arrived In time to part3cf.s
pate in the morning workout ~
reported in excellent shape. TAs
only missing members OF tl1o advskSeo
guard now are Slim Caldwell, who 10
given up for lost, and Dan Tippls. =
| holdout.
Tim Hendryx Moving Hay.
The hardest worker at present -
Tim Hendryx, who IL inclined to pick
up a lot Of extra tonnage during the
resting season. Tim Is battling with
the avoirdupois. but assembling him
self at the golf course close by aald
shooting about thirty-six holes before
| breakfast.
| Wild William Donovan himself
| donned the uniform yesterday and
! gave the populace a treat.
The military manoeuvres OF the
| Yankees will be under way in the