New-York tribune., 1919-03-25

Tho noon train brought in Truck.
Hannah and Pete Schneider all the way
,,,m San Francisco. Truck says that
;rom personal observation they came
hv way of Australia, touching for
ssv or so at Honolulu. Walle Pipp
arrived little later, and Roger Peckin-
o.urh, with two bags of fishing tackle,
vas found on the left bank of the st.
Iohn's River a little before sundown.
ping Bodie, the untamed native son,
s,as frightened into seriousness during
tho trip across the river. On the far bank
nsar the landing there are a couple of
sb;nvards with some unfinished vessels
an the ways. Ping turned white and
II got TO get started right this year"
he declared "There's couple of boats
al ready for riveting, and if those guys
ever find out that | was the champion
riyeter Of Hog Island they'll be after
Hurgins to release me. Say, do you
birds know that l riveted half Of the
boats in the new American merchant
marne?"
A Personal Affront
There we're ether members of Che
marty to whom the sight of the ship
Yards seemed like a personal affront
Host Of the players in both leagues
have seen as much Of the shipyard
zane from the inside as they care
10 see. An appeal will be made to the
skipper of the lugger that ferries the
ball team to dock a little further down
the river where the sensitive lads will
not be reminded of the part that they
played in the great war.
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The pitchers unkinked cautiously,
across the filled-in elephant tracks in
the outfeld This ball park is no band
box affair like the parks of Texas and
the lonely Carolinas. Even if Pipp or
Ping Bodis hosts one out of this place,
on the level it will be something to
write about. One can gauge the dis
tance and velocity Of the long wallops
here.
The experts and ivory hunter, Joe
Kelley, are all smoked up over Young
George Halas, the outfelder, who came
here direct from the Great Lakes
Training Station. Every spring train
ing trip has its phenom, and the eX-
ensign has the earmarks of being the
seasons phenom. He is a husky youth,
with hundred and eighty pounds of
With one out of three of these swings
connecting he ought to be a lot of use
to the Yankees later on. Halas got his
theoretical education in the University
Of Illinois.
The pitching staff which Higgins
has mobilized to date is not to be
snsezezd at, even in an influenza ter
rtory. Gamboling ABOUT this field to-
day were Bob Shawkey, Ernie Shore,
George Mogridge, Herbert Thormahlcn,
jack Quinn, Allan Russell and Pete
Schneider. This is without mention
ing Frank O'Doul, the Pacific Coast
wonder; Bob McGraw from the Col
orado mountains; Lutte Nelson, the
tempestuous Tennessean, and Neal
Brady, the Toledo tornado. To date,
the pitching staff is still minus Dutch
Leonar, but the headwaiter dusts off
his chair in the dining room every
DAY, Tor he is expected momentarily.
Only Five Outfielders
The outfeld section is composed to
date OF Ping Bodie, who does all Of
the talking for that department; Duffy
Lewis, the silent Californian; Elmer
Miller, Frank Kane and the highly
touted gift of Josephus Daniels, George
Halas.
The infeld as it stands here will be
without j. Franklin Baker, late former
OF Irappe, Maryland. Willie Pipp, now
duly qualified aviator with a certi-
hcate from Massachusetts Tech, and
everything will be in evidence to-
morrow. Derrill Pratt, now that his
oeoate over finances and the high cost
0i playing baseball is over, is working
around second, full Of pep and solicit
,ade for the welfare of the Yankees.
reekinpaugh will be all attention at
ne old stand, when the fish are not
Recruits for the infeld look pretty
Promising. Wilson Fewster, the Bal
wvnorean, who was handpicked by Joe
aeily himself, has not arrived yet, but
mould appear at the Rookie table be-
to1e 'ne week is over. Araon Ward,
rom Charleston, and Eddie Mooers,
rom Richmond, are here and working.
:, benind the bat and in their working
rslotnes already are Muddy Ruel and
luck Hannah, pretty useful pair.
ny: 1Ar tnird backstop in another untamed
ssshiornIan, one Ear. Baldwin. Truck,
ppno Quo Is reputed to have talked Babe
ausn out of q number OF hits last
ssar. has como with his vocabulary
sonnsiderably augmented.
;aass shrinking violet of modesty,
shg bodle, claimed an explosion that
sssssuffed 49, IN town to-day. A little after
~. au noon hour an air tank near the
iho'ei Burbridgc blew up, shattering
~ OF windows in the district. There
t,ss tas a, small panic in the dining room,
'ss ring was equal to the occasion.
Ping Gains Uproar
Oalm yourself, ladies and gentle
xsn, said Ping, waving reassuring
ra.' r.s., mat noise was only Ping Bodie
ba'ung one over the fence. Whenever
ing swings on the old apple there is
~ ~ window for miles around that is
sn. sale. promise not TO swing on an
"asf 70 day, 30 there will be no further
sanse 1or alarm. ! thank you"
~ seSee has been restored to the Yam
ssS ss headquarters through the strategy
Jisa;im Jsa craftsmanship Of Scout Joe Kelly
1. ~ =. tiais morning there was rooster
..sn - sns motel courtyard whose high note
IL" several notcbcs above Caruso at
pest. The rooster started to greet
81 9a"n couple Of hours ahead Of
.eaule this morning, much to the
lgoish Of the literary persons travel
'nz With the team.
r, Msny Of the Yankee players tried to
psa. tne ehanticieer with various
fsssnes, but their judgment Of dis
d,,i,ss was bad, The thousands Of
M worth Of pitching arms could
a.. Ess even a shoe in the right place.
ttcihers who could or should wing
ss.xW Tight into the rIat. ...a..a ~