The sun., 1919-11-04
HUGGINS MAY MAKE
CHANGES IN YANKEES
Manager Intimates Baker,
Hannah, Bodie and Pratt Will
Be Missing Next Year.
DIRECTORS WILL MEET
Comiskey, Frazee and Rupert
to Decide on Third Place
+ Money Tomorrow.
NJ GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD. o
That several old familiar faces, nota-
bly, Frank Baker, Truck Hannah. Ping
Bodie and Derrill Pratt may be missing
from the lineup when the Yankees take
the field next season was indicated by
remarks dropped by Miller Huggins
yesterday. It was apparent that Hug
gins is convinced there is no Adelina
Patti aspect about Bakers retirement
this time and that the Home Run King
has retired from baseball to his Trappe
farm for good and for all.
"I'll probably have to make change
IN my catching staff" says Higgins. and
that can be taken to mean Truck
Hannah is to be traded, sold or re-
leased.
'.There will be at least one change In
my outfleld," declared the Yankee pilot.
eff Baker does not return I'll have to
bring Fewster in from the outfield and
play him at third. I may make another
change In the outfield in addition "
From the last sentence 1t is inferred that
Higgins may think Bodie has outgrown
his usefulness as a Yankee gardener.
Higgins apparently does not take
much stock In Derrlll Pratt's declaration
that he is through with baseball. for
Miller yesterday made no allusion to any
second base problem. 1t would not be
at all surprising, however to see Few
ster stationed at the midway next season
and Meusel, the rookie brother OF
Irish" Meusel of the Phillies, or Pin
down third base.
Mousel slated for OutfieId.
Meusel has been slated for an outfeld
berth, but as the youngster broke into
the game as a third baseman and c:nl
play the bag we'll he is likely to be given
a chance to show his PAGES around the
difficult corner. If Pratt returns the
Yankee outfield probably will consist Of
Lewis, Meusel and Wick and the infield
of Pipp. Pratt, Peckinpaugh and Few
ster.-
Higgins says he Is satisfied with his
pitching staff, and except for an addi-
ton of couple of rockies will stand
pat Miller yesterday was enthusiastic
over the ability of Collins, the big right
handler recently secured from the Dallas
club of the Texas League. According to
Higgins the big fellow-Collins stands
six feet four inches in his socks-is as
flne pitching prospect as has come up
IN several years.
higgins. who came from his home
In Cincinnati yesterday. originally had
planned to motor here from Ohio. Auto
mobile thieves changed his plans. how
ever, for Miller woke up one morning
last week to find his automobile missing
Regarding the proposed abolition of the
spitball Miller says:
tive always been of the opinion thai
n pitcher thought he could increas,
his effectiveness by moistening the bal
to let him do II. But have no strong
like or dislike for the spitball and an
willing to stand with the majority o.
the boys II they want the splitter legis
lated out OF baseball. Like Charles H
Ebbets, ! am one of those who believ,
that IL the splitter Is abolished a reason
able amount of time. say one year, b,
allowed the veterans to develop a new
delivery. 1t isn't fair for a man lik,
Jack Quinn, for instance, who has beer
depending on splitter for years, to sud
denly prevent him from using the bal
and put him at the mercy of the bat
ters."
To Train at Jacksonville.
Higgins says he practically has de
cided to retain Jacksonville as the train
ing camp. but events may occasion hin
to change his mind. Miller will leav
here for Dover Hall this week to ge
In a little rest and recreation befor,
he comes North for the annual meetings
Presidents Comiskey OF the White Sox
Frazee of the Red Sox and Rupert o
the Yankees. who constitute a majorit,
OF the board of directors of the Ameri
can League, have called a special meet
ing OF the board at the Hotel Biltmor
Tor Tomorrow morning. The meetinj
will be held for the purpose Of consider
Ing Detroits protest of the game Il
which Carl Mays pitched, land for tn
purpose of considering the demands o
certain players of the New York cluI
for their share of the world series re
ceipts to which they are entitled q
members of the club finishing in thir.
place"
The meeting will mark the renewal o.
the battle to determine who shall con
troll the affairs OF the American League
President Ban Johnson or the board O
directors. Should the board of director,
order the National Commission to pa,
the Yankees third place money the com
mand is thought will be of little avail
inasmuch as the commission already ha,
answered Detroit's protest with the an
nouncement It will withhold decision un
I'll certain legal matters can be thresheC
out In the courts. Any action taken b,
the board Of directors, however, will car
In