New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Pratt Reaches
Camp;Huggiins
I alking I erms
Salary More Than Lawsuit
Deters Second Baseman' S
Signing-High Arrives
By Wood Ballard

MACON, Ga, March 15.-Del Pratt,
Hughic High and Zinn Beck reported to
Manager Huggns of the Yankees here
to-day Pratt came in from St. Peters
burg. Fla; Beck from Columbia, S. c.,
and High from St. Louis. This brings
the total of the athletes now in camp to
twenty. Seven are yet to report-Mar-
sans, Peckinpaugh, Walters, Baker,
Bodie, Plank and Fewster.
Neither Pratt nor Mogridge took part
in the workouts to-day. Neither has
signed a contract, but the fact that they
are here is indicative of their intention
In each case it is a question OF salary.
The pending suit for libel which Pratt
has against Phil Ball is believed now to
have but little bearing upon his failure
to come to terms with the New YORK
club. Huggns feels confident that both
will be within the fold before to-mor-
row. He is in conference with both to-
night, and it is believed that the salary
differences will be adjusted satisfac-
torly
Pratt, it will be recalled, came to the
Yankees with Eddie Plank in trade
for Fritz Maisel, Leslie Nunamal1er, Joe
Gedeon, Nick Cullop and Urban Shocker.
Plank is also holdout and so far has
not made known his intentions regard
ing the coming ball season. 1t is char
acteristic of Plank, however, to say
nothing until he reports for duty.
Players Conditioned Early
The new manager Of the Yankees
kept his men going at top speed at both
day. The pitchers were given their
usual workouts, and are gradually de-
veloping both wind and strength. The
players are really far advanced in
their work for athletes who have been
training for SO short time. Allen
Russell took things easy for the first
day, but both Beck and High displayed
as much energy as those who have been
here for almost a week
The feature of the afternoon was a
long batting practice. The pitchers
took turns in the box and tossed the
balls over for the others. who sent the
leathern sphere spinning to all cor
ncrs Of the ball yard and into the re-
gions beyond
The jog around the park was in
creased to four laps to-day Ray Cald-
we'll then hied himself to the further
side Of the racetrack and tried several
hundred-yard sprints. Ray is training
TO beat 13 seconds for the century be-
fore May 1. He claims to have made
it in ~ 2-5 this afternoon, but there
were no official timers.
Huggins Likes Prospects
Higgins is becoming better acquaint-
cd with his men, to whom he was prac
tically a stranger when the training
trip began. He studies each newcomer
with a critical eye. and while he is
committal 1T is evident from his
chance remarks that he is confident Of
building up a successful ball team.
The Macon morning papers announce
the arrival of four Yankee pitchers
from New York-G. Mogridge. A. Rus
sell, r. Shawkay and l. Kaplan. This
is the first time that "Izzy" has ever
been accused Of being other than the
boy photographer. To carry out the
camouhage Bob Conncry this morning
induced "IzZy" to wrap himself in one
of Duke I7arrcll's old suits and get into
practice.
The first groundcr that came "Izzy's"
way caught him on the chin and
knocked him over. After this initiation
into the mysteries of baseball the boy
/ photographers retired to the bench and
donned his shin guards, protector, mask
and glove and had George Mogridgc
snap him in the full regalia of a
catcher. This is the first official pho
tograph Of the 1918 baseball season
Bill Lamar, the outficldcr from the
international League. left for Chatta
nooga last night, where his brother
who is a physician, is dangerously i'll
! at the military camp near that city.
Sam Wick, the rookie from the South
! crn Association, was unable to do any
work to-day because of the ankle he
wrcnchcd yesterday Sam says ii
doesn't hurt any and wanted to get OF
the field, but Iluggirs made him lay
off for the day.
Harry Sparrow introduced Frank
Gilhooley to lzzy Kaplan as Manage,
Iiuggins and IIuggin5 as Gilhooley
1zzy tried all day to get Hug to pose
for him. "Mr. Hoolcy," Izzy said re
reatcdly. "Hr. Hugs wants me to tax,
your picture Huggins was always
toe busy. "What an oyster that fellc,
Iioolcy is," says Izzy.
Hughie High has been wintcring al
his home in st. Louis. The winter has
been a severe one, reports Hughc, bu
business good. Hughic is a plumber.