New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-12
YANKEES GET FIRST
PRACTICE OF YEAR
Higgins Has HurlerS and Re-
CrlitS Out at Macon, Ga. e..

Macon Ga, March 1.-THE cam
paign of the 1913 Yankees under the
guidance of the new manager, Mill
Ter Higgins, is under way. With little
Mr.. Higgins in command, ten Yam ]
lees have been through their firstd&
days work of the present season
Those ten Yankees are Caldwell
Love, Monroe, McGraw, and Thor
mahlen, pitchers: Ruel, catcher
Ward inteldcr; Wick. Camp, andssA
Lamar outfelders. Assisting Hug
gins were Bob Connery, the scout,
and Pat O'Connor, coach Of pitchers
and man of all work.
1t was not for a cold. windy day.
with temperature around the freeZ-
ing point to stop Higgins ~sAis
first day or chill his ardor or CONCEAL
his plans He smiled cynicalIy when
told it was the frostiest day in
month, a sort of that s-what-they-al-
say smile, but said nothing and took
his men out with courage undated,
and with Il mien which betoHened
strict business from now on until
! October.
Easily naturally, and with nothing,
suggesting being forced or rushed jSsthe
Yankees under Higgins, such as are
! E
first days preparation. They had t.
listen to few words from the man@W
ager first, and then it was work for
the rest of the time-work which /
kept them busy. but was of easy pace
and fundamentals of the usual sort 4
| Higgins lectured the men the first
! thing on the evils of smoking in=sthe I
clubhouse and several forms of
| gambling. and said he wanted none
! Of such dissipations
There were morning and afternoonE
sessions, and the weather was not
nearly as disagreeable as it promised
10 be in the morning. There was this
feature of the work which stood out.
1t was of a kind to keep the ALneni
| engaged all the time. of a kind to
! permit them to slip into the grind
without OVERRIDING anything and so
varied as to keep them interesteA
without becoming wearisome, thoua
diamond athletes always go to it
! the first dav with lively interest H.
Higgins changed frequently from
one form of practice to another
| There was no pitching of any kind O.
the weather was too frigid for
! The pitchers had plenty to occu
them, however. Higgins hunted
them and had them pursuing fungoe
around the park for a run.
With Lamar at first Camp at sec
Cnd. and Ward at short, there was al
infield drill Of u sort and later more
formal one with the three nam~d il
the positions named and Wick
third There was arm exercise in tn
form of throwing in this practice
also for Ruel who was behind tn
hat but in the forenoon nobody trie
anything more severe than lo1
heave Lamar Wick, and Camp al
constituted an outfieId and the pra
tice terminated with batting praactid
for all hands with Connery the pitq r.
e1 for that particular drill.
different infield combination VI
lined up in the afternoon-the san
players, but arranged differently. II
mar was at first. Wick at secon
Ward at short, and Camp at third
three outfielders and one infielder
the last part of this siege hot sh
was poured to the makeshift uSrdo
from the bats of Higgins and Co
merry, and it was speedy work
awhile.
! Ward and Camp were especial M14
nifty at scOoping the shrapnel, an &
Camp buzzed the ball over to first e.
lew times with a burst of speed tn
made onlookers wonder how his ar,
would feel on the morrow. rs ws
warmer than in the morning, and tt
pegging was much sharper.
Higgins was by no means hal
tnsklnaster, vet there wasn't an
loafing by anybody ut any time. tt
little man said little but saw ever
thing.
The players had an Interest,"
gallery" composed of officials an
| pupils OF the collegiate WalIod
school, which is here preparing pild
for the United States Army and
under the direction of Evard Thorn
son, the former Yale manager of at
! letics the man who built the bow
and of Captain Goodale, who used
do balloon stunts from the Jers
| Palisades.