New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Returns
From the West
Empty Handed
Manager of Yankees Trying
to Get Walker From
Connie Mack
By w. ]. Macbeth


Yankees, returned yesterday from a
visit to his home in Cincinnati, and
came empty-handed as on the occa-
slons of his former visits. The dimin-
utlve leader of the Rupert platoon
VIII remain in this city till his team
starts South. which will be only one
week from to-day. Little Hug didn't
have much startling news to unbucklc,
Dut he was full of gossip and enthusi-
asm. He thinks something may fall
his way in the intervening week.
Hugglns had conference with Con
nle Mack in this city yesterday, but the
shindy developed nothing definite. The
lean. lanky leai4r Of the Athletics came
over to close with Harry II. Frazee and
Manager Ed Barrow of the Red Sox
on the question of booty for the ser
vices or Stufy McInnis. The success
OF his mission is recounted elsewhere
on this page.
Huggins vouchsafad the information
that he had consulted Mack with a
view to securing an outfelder of worth
Tor his team. He did not name this
gardener However. there can be little
ooubt that Miller is angling for Clar-
ence Walker, who played centre field
for the Red Sox in 1917.
Went Cunning in July
1t is known the Yankees went ont
cunning for Walker as early as last
July: While none of the interested
parties would talk, it was learned on
pretty good authority yesterday that
walker undoubtedly would land in the
local fold before the opening of the
season, He enjoyed pretty lucrative
salary last season. He is unsigned for
1913. He IS not anxious to go to such
hopeless team as the Athletics ap
pear to be and is likely to prove a
serious hold-out unless Connie Mack
MAKES notable exception OF him in
ms economical rolicy regarding sala-
RIGS for war times.
llugglns yesterday afternoon on
houhced the names of the first Yankee
payers VINO have signed contracts for.
1913. These are all veteran nitcbere
Kay (Slim) Caldwell, Allen Russe11
thd southpaw Slim Love. While tho
matter IS being kept a secret. if true
10 Is believed there are only few 81
'Il ne poys WAo have whipped into line
mere IS a hunch that other names are
Whi.hneld W. lor the present TO patch out
the sparse publicity opportunities b.
tween now and the tine of renortin .
Macon, Ga. for spring training.
Hugglns, by the way, announced IN
ae'aal G5, l. ms plans for spring training
Inc iirst squad, which will rcnor+ :,
macon ON Saturday, March 9. will he
composed OF sixteen men. NOT incln6
14g IIg newspaper men. Manager MilIer
a Aue' ''S, ~ Eat O'Connor. coach; Trainer
~; ~ A. Woods and Southpaw Herb
inorlhahlcn, secured last fall from Bal
s'liole, al, VIII leave New York as the first
detachment. Second Raseman W;Isor
fewster and Outticlder Bill Lamar. wi -
be picked up at baltimore and wash
11n,lston, respectively, on the way South
hese additional men viii report with
Ihe hrst bevy direct from their various
homes: '0'i val 'ouS
Catchers True, Hannah, from Whit
TER, Cal, and Harold Rucl, from ST
Louis; Pitchers Ed Monroe. from
bboulsv'lle, and Bob McGraw. from
rrueolo,. Colo; Outfeldcrs Howard
Gal1 GSamp' rom 11unford. Ala, and Sam B.
Nlck; from Eupora, Miss; Pitcher Ed
ward H. Love, from Los Angeles. IN In.
heider Aaron Ward. from Bonneville
ARK; Scouts Joe Kelley, from Balti-
more, and Bob Connery, from St. L,ouis
Second Squad Members
y IN the second squad, leaving New
7 orK on Wednesday, March 10, Slim
oa?IaWei and George Mogridge alone
Will depart from Gotham. Bob shaw
Key IS to be picked up at Philadelphia
and j. Franklin Baker and Allen Pue-
sell at Baltimore. The following vetcr-
ans will travel direct to Macon from
their homes: -'"'
p lnfelders ,Wally Pipp, from Grand
Louis, and Roger Peckinnauob frnrn ,r'
Cleveland; Outfelders Hugh High
from st. Louis; Armando Marsans En'
from Havana, Cuba; Frank Gilhooley
from Toledo; Elmer Miller and IT,
Hendryx, from New Orleans: Catcher
Al Walters, from Porterville. Cal and
lnfield Recruit Zinn Beck. from
Georgetown. S. G.
Manager Huggins intimated that he
expected little difficulty from PLAYER
hold outs. He saw Shortstop ROGER
Lecklnpaugh IN Cleveland recently and
has every reason TO believe that this
star Will soon be among the eligibles.
Ieck has no serious grievance. Hug
gins has also heard from the veteran
southpaw, Eddie Plank, secured with
Pratt from st. Louis. 1t appears the
spring fever IS once more working in
the veins of tho Gettysburg wizard
The venerable portsider is not GO
sure, just now. that he will retire after
all. He is building a garage in his na-
tive city and viii probably take ono
more whlrl at the pastime / he can Sc
cure reliable manager for his business