The sun., 1919-03-25
YANKEES ROCKIES
SHINE In PRACTICE
Kane and Halas Look Like
Good Players-Shore I'm
signed, Takes Part.

JAcKsoNvILLB, Fla, March 24.-Biue
skies, a sun baked infieid and the Their
mometer hitting So In the outheld, con-
ditions such as every baseball manager
yearns for on Southern training trips
greeted the Yankees when they began
their work at South Side Park to-day.
rwenty-four players started the process
Of conditioning themselves for the Amer
lean League season, and they lost no
time about II. for two sessions were held.
morning and afternoon. similar pro-
gramme will bA followed even on the
days which call for contests with the
Brookiyns,
Among the two dozen athletes who got
going under the direction Of Miller Hug
gins. Bob Connery. Pat O'Conner and
Joe Kslley was Ernest Shore. recently
an Ensign In the navy and before that
pitcher for the Red sox. Shore and
Bill Lamar enjoyed the distinction Of
being the only players on tho feld who
were not under contract.
In baseball parlance Shore is the COM
mon or garden variety OF holdout. but
Higgins says that he will not be In that
class for long. as he expects the pitcher
TO sign up tomorrow morning. Con-
merry. who was sent to California TO see
Dutch Leonard. the only other holdout
reports nothing new in that direction.
Hurgins does not appear to be per-
turbed over the attitude OF the other
hur,er acquired from the Red Cox IN the
big trade.
Lamar Joins Team.
Lamar. who was with the Yankees for
spell before he went into the army. had
been lost sight OF by the homo ONCE. He
was not expected here.
Somebody thought that Lamar stiIi was
In service or that he had been released
by The club. but at any rate when the
Yanks got to the Burbridge- last night
thore was Lamar Just as big a. life.
asking where he stood, HugEins said
this evening that Lamar's affairs with
the club had been Strengthened out and
that he would remain. In tire little
work ne did as Yankee In the fall Of
1917 Lamar showed up mighty well.
Fewster. the inhelder who came with
him from Baltimore. has yet TO report.
The men who were on the Job to-day
were Pitchers Shawkey. Mogridge. Thor
mahlen. Russell, Shore. Nelson. Quinn.
oDoul. Brady. Schneider and Fergu-
| son. Catchers Hannah. Reul and Bald
| win. Inhelders Pratt. Peckinpaugh,
Ward and Mooers. outhelders Bodie
Halas. Tod Miller. Elmer Miller. Lamar
! and Kane.
The work was OF far moro advanced
type than the club usually springs on
| tho FIRST few days Of practice. This is
the latest the men have begun spring
u raining since they became professionals,
and conditions warranted their letting
| loose with more vim than they would be
permitted TO spill over the diamond
along about the first of March.
Kane ana HsIas Look Good.
Young Kane. making his first trip
with the Yankees, handled himself like
real outfielder and showed a world
| OF speed. Halas. who comes to the
club with a reputation as an all round
| athlete, breezed around the outer works
I like the breath OF spring. Unless we are
: very much wrong this boy Ia going to
| stick. for he looks every inch the ball
! player and handles himself like one.
Just how good he will be against major
| league pitching IL question which may
| be solved In part when the Yanks play
their series with Brooklyn. which begins
1T South Side Park on Saturday.
| The Yankees this year, like the Su-
perbas have two Millers. both outfelders.
| One is Elmer. who has been with the
club, on and OFF, for the last three years
The other is Tod. newcomer from
! Richmond OF the Virginia League Tod
Is a oollegian from Richmond College.
\ and there Is Still some doubt whether he
belongs to the Yankees or the Boston
Nationals. which insist that they bought
him last year
However, the Braves failed to send
Tod a contract by March l. He got SUM
monses from both the Yankees and the
Braves later. and his having reported
here may be taken as an indication that
ne likes New York better than Boston.
Mooers. another recrurrA lom- Rich
mond. handled himself we'll In the Inheld
alongside of Ward.
Nelson's first name Is Luther. and he
halls from Memphis. He is a husky lad
with lot OF confidence. but In that re-
spect he must run second to O'Doul, the
young hurler from the Pacific coast II
breeziness and the I'm-here -to-stick at
titude count for anything this lad 10 a
Yankee for the rest OF the year.
Brady, back from Toledo, looks
stronger and heavier than ever.