New-York tribune., 1919-03-18
Young Southpaw Created
Sensation on Coast; Leo
nard and Shore Daily
By w. ]. Macbeth

'.,.o Of the Pacific Coast League, and
\. because of them was drafted by
q. New York American League Base
iii Club. forwarded his signed con-
ss' tito Business Manager Harry Spar
ioT io,s If this cub left Manager Huggins
y :V's IN excellent position to marshal his
- sar.es for the Southern jaunt which
lis in Saturday.
Gnlv three Yanks remain unsigned
.or lot9. and, though all are veterans,
.ss situation is not one calculated to
ssn-e undue emotion and is nothing
,Ttraordinary for any major league
.Iwh at this state of developments.
The unsigned trio are Ernie Shore
.od Dutch Leonard, the big pitching
snns secured from the worlds cham
sa sion Red Sox. and Derrill Pratt, who
lid down the keystone position for
Wuc last year Shore and Leonard
~ the moment, of course, are more
;mnortant than the refractory infielder,
iof I in Wilson Fewster the Midget Man
.~sr has capable understudy for Mr.
grat.
Indeed. there is every reason to be-
fsye that Fewster may crowd Del into
,he obscurity of a pinch hitter, even in
The event that Pratt finally comes to
HE senses. But Shore and Leonard
wsre two pitching veterans upon whom
the Yankers were banking heavily to
round out the most effective heaving
rorns in the league, if not, in truth, in
the game.
Leonard, who is traipsing over the
country with vaudeville act featuring
his better half, is southpaw, and con-
seouently classified under the genus
anut." No one can ever tell what
lsft.hander will do next, and he is as
likely to bob up in camp as to remain
in seciuson. Perhaps for advertising
purposes he has usually figured in the
spring dope as a hold-out, even when
pions. As the big time and local color
Of such city as New York are not
gong to damage the vaudeville act in
question, Mr. Leonard in due time is
more than likely to come around rap
ming at the Rupert Huston door.
Even less apprehension is to be felt
over the prospective relations of the
elongated Ernie Shore This chap is
Southerner who hibernates not so
very far from jacksonville, Fla. He
will report to Higgins at the spring
base to talk terms next week. When
player-ish nibbles so far the angling
magnate is reasonably sure of a
spirited strike.
As to O'Doul, mentioned earlier, ex-
uerts and ivory hunters who watched
him on the Coast last year declare
the youth a sure conner. During the
Joint meeting of the two major
leagues in this city last January the
leading scribes and magnates had an
opportunity to see G'Doul in action.
lie was featured in a new style of
notion picture, which was slowed
down to -thirteth of normal speed
and which allowed the spectator to
follow every twist and curve of the
bail from the time it left the pitchers
hand until it hit the catchers glove.
Wonderful "Raise Ball"
0Doul happened to be the southpaw
selected to show his wares to the eye
Of this camera (Which is even. more
and unless an optical illusion trick
raise ball that breaks as sharply up
away Run at the normal rate the
Young mans fast ball appeared
thing Of beauty. For exhibition pur-
poses, at least, he has everything in
the category. But you never can tell
about those rockies.
President Harry Frazee and Man
sger Ed Barrow, of the worlds
champion Red Sox, did land office
business with the Hub rebels yester-
day while arranging on the side for
lhe voyage South, which starts to-day.
The stormy petrol of the American
League and his scout cruiser landed
10 less than three veteran malcon-
sents--Amos Strunk, Wallie Schang
and Dave Shean.
Strunk, Schang and Joe Bush came
ever from Philadelphia yesterday
Inc first two capitulated, though at
late hour Bush had not come to
terms. AS he is booked to sail to-day
sad as ne remained over to see the
ooys i l. next to dead certainty he
VII whia into line soon.
The tempcramental Babe Ruth, to
Saom an ultlmatum has just been is
saed Is the great source of worry to
ne BED Sox, If worry exists. He Ia
he most important Of three unsigned
ggl'essrs, the only hold-outs remaining.
: ins other two are Bush and Carl
aays Ruth was to have sailed to-day,
ana Barrow had even gone to the out
lay OF IS bill for patented, nom
snkable, steam heated pneumatic life
saving jacket. But it looks now as If
ie 1ae cave man will traipse South by his
lonesome
band Of venturesome Hub news
paper men and at least dozen hardy
viSTffN will Mnt1
0a the Clyde Line steamer Arapahoe,
sohyiIle, Fla, to-day. The athletes
are Pitchers Caldwell, Dumont, PEN
nnsocS Dubuc, Jones and Shea; Inheiders
snsan, McNally and McNeill; Outfeld-
"a ssrunk and Gilhooley and Catcher
ohsng: They will proceed from Jack
sphyss.e 70 Tampa, Fla, by train. Nc
iuahis, Barry, Scott, Witt, Gamer,
neoper, Walters and May (if he
ss.ghs) VIII 90 to Tampa By train direct
'i'fa sheir homes.
:, secretary John B. Foster has COM
eisted all arrangements for the mob
rs.s1at'on Of the Giants at Gainesville,
"a, "a, Saturday. Most of the players
IN 80 direct from their homes to
s sunny southland, but some half
.y@en scribes, club officials and seven
gasefs will leave this city the even
;z of Thursday next for the long
ne veterans Hal Chase, Heine Zim-
pssIMan, Larry Doyle and George
s;.sa, .sns, together with three yoang
ss'ss,s,ners~-kyan, ss,, Brogan and Terhune~-
s.ss, ... ehfra.n al this city. Sou.hpaw
6sisss 6i VII join the party at Phsla-
zsd e. PITCHER Romfncl at Baltimore
pnt. 5ncnef Lyons at Washington.
ss,ss. s psbSon u supposed to catch on
.. - dozen or more Of the Lambs are