The sun., 1919-03-28
YANKEE REGULARS
OUTPLAY ROCKIES
In Heavy Hitting Contest Fin
ish in Front, II to 3-Snappy
Fielding Features.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March 27.--with
dinners at the expense of the New York
club as the stakes, the Yankee regulars
and the recruits had II out in six in
ming battle royal this afternoon and the
regulars won. They not only won but
they turned the trick in a rather demon
strative and finished way. the final count
being II TO 3. Miller Higgins staged
the opening fracas a day ahead OF sched-
ule for the particular delectation of Col.
Huston. who left tonight for short
stay at Dover Hall.
There was quite a turnout for this
prelude to the opening game with the
Brooklyns on Sunday, and the regulars
put on the sketch with some high and
lofty fielding stunts and hard hitting
that Is not usually seen at this stage OF
the training regime. Higgins worked his
pitchers in three inning stretches. Jack
Quinn and Alex Ferguson doing the
honors for the regulars and Allen Rus
sell and Neal Brady working for the
youngsters.
Quinn resumed Just where he left of
with the White Sox last August. He
had more stuff than a jazz band and
swung the ball around the necks and
right under the noses OF the recruits.
Jack allowed only one hit, n single TO
centre by Russell in the third inning
gave d pass, ollo
and held the kids scoreless Ferguson
gave four hits. two OF them doubles by
Halas and Mooers and strucl out a man.
Russell was quite wild and allowed
FIVE hits and nine runs in addition to
giving four passes. Brady gave five hits
and two runs and suspended the free list.
1t was a fast and snappy exhibition.
with the climax coming in The form of
an attempt by Higgins to ait a homer
as a punch hitter for Ferguson In the
sixth. Higgins took a mighty swipe Mt
the pill and landed hard. but Mooers
, lacked diplomacy and threw his manager
out. Tonight Mooers was being i'm
pressed with the advisability OF taking
his time whenever Higgins made n sim
liar try. and when they got through with
him the youngster from Richmond was
willing to give Hug" homer any old
time for the mere asking.
Regulars Score in First.
The regulars scored the first Yankee
run of the season in the opening round
after the recruits had gone out in order
The counter went TO the credit of Wallie
Pipp and was the particular product Of
a triple by Pratt. Elmer Miller started
by being thrown out by Halas and
Peck drove a high one to Tommy Mil
error by Lamar and then Pratt slammed
three Dagger to right. scoring Pipp
Pratt came home himself when Halas
left Bodies slam go through him. This
was followed by one OF the big fea-
lures OF the afternoon. clean steal
OF second by Bodie. but that was as
far as the soap hound" got.
In the second round the regulars
staged real slaughter. Hannah
singled. Quinn walked. Miller got on
through an error by Halas. Peck was
thrown out by Ruel. Pipp was passed.
Pratt was safe on another error by
Halas. Bodie was An inheid out and
Wick singled and stole. Ward fled out
to Kane. The sum total was Ave runs
on n couple of hits and the poor Work
OF Hslas. In this connection 1t must
be explained that Halas lays no claim
to being even first understudy TO feck-
inpaugh. Halas came TO the Yanks as
an outfeider and may be tried as
substitute fret hasemaa. but as for
playing the short field he is unqua.-
fed. and gays so. So do We.
The recruits got their FIRST run in the
fourth when Mooers sent .acrifiCe fly
10 Miller and scored Lamar. a single by
Lamar and doubles by Halas and Mooers
got the Youngsters couple OF much
needed TALES In the sixth.
Bodie was responsible for another fea-
ture in addition to stealing second He
backed UP Peck on Mooerss slam in the
second and when Peck let the ball bounce
out Of his hands Ping was right there to
retrieve IL for the out before IL fell A
big hand was given Bodie and it was
with difficulty that he was restrained
from making epeech.
Quinn in Fine Condition.
sam Wick. who accounted for couple
of hits, one OF which came mighty near
being a two baSer. may not be a fin-
ished fielder. but when II comes to
swinging the bludgeon he is all there.
Wick is fighting hard 20 get that job out
in left field 1t was something OF An
unfair advantage TO send pitcher with
SO much stuff as Quinn had against the
recruits so early IN the season.
The regulars were mighty fortunate
that Higgins did not assign Quinn to
the youngsters. for the old boy would
have had the big fellows swinging their
bats just IT'S he had the Kids. Quinn is
ready 20 step into the box Al the polo
grounds.
Halas takes healthy swipe at the
ball and is lightning fast on tho bases.
His double 20 left centre in the sixth
would have been only single for any
other man in the squad ON speed
alone, Halas would have his job
cinched.
Halas Is good judge OF a ball, too.
and lie waited out Ferguson in the
fourth, In his first time ut bat he
bounced a mean one at Ward, lamar
still is there with the best throwing arm
in the league. IT remains to be seen il
he has corrected his faults at the plate,
The score,