The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-24
Yankees Only Have Two
Holdouts, Now That Second
Baseman Del Pratt Is in
Line.
Nv ALEX SUlLrVAN

Tho Giants are now at Gainesville
Florida, wher the club members VIII
round into condition for the coming Ma
tional League race, which opens April
2s. The players who take the trip are:
Hal Chase, Larry Doyle. Helnie I'm
norman. George Burns, Lew McCartny'
Bill Ryan, George Smith. Jack GlIlespte,
George Terhune. Godfrey Brogan ana
Howard Carey-a happy mingllng OF
vets and recruits.
Chase, who Is making the trip Win the
Giants for the first time. will be accotn-
panied by his wife Others IN the parry
will include John B. roster. Eoole
Rrarnick and the baseball correspond
ents.
Manager McGrow and his chief assist
ant Christy Mathewson were on deck
when the boys arrived as they started
South Tuesday in order to have every
thing in readiness for the troupe
On the way South the squad plckeo up
Bob, Steele, Noel. Ronmel and Lyons.
The rest made their way to the camp
from their homes. Fletcher. Pitt, ana
ONcir started from st. Louis.
Hubbel, Tod Miller. Frank Poian'
Benny Kauff and Eddie Sticking Will De
travelling F1oridaward today.
Pol Perritt, who hasn't signed yet. mas
received instructions to 60 to camp tlvIt.
Shreveport. while Al Baird and John
Paul Jones will leave from the same
city.
Jess Barnes has already left Centre
vile. Kan. bound for the training
ground while Ross Young has departed
from SAN Nntonio. Pitcher Jess Winters
a lieutenant, will report as soon as ne
receives his discharge from the army.
Schupp leaves from Louisville. while
Benton and Anderson have been ordered
to bid good bye to the folks at Fayeete-
VILE. y. Y. and start for the camp.
Cecil Causey and Sidney Ross are al
ready at Gainesville.
There was lots Of sunshine at the
headouarters of the Yankees yesterday.
despite the rain and gloom outdoors. ana
II was all because of the signing OF pcl
pratt the clubs second baSeman TO
contract for this season. Cap Huston.
Business Manager Harry Sparrow. NAN
aSer Miller Higgins. and everybody else
connected with the team had practlcailF
given up hope of the former Brown star
playing this year.
Word that Pratt had changed his mind
about continuing in the steel business
was contained in a telegram sent oE
Scout Joe Kelly. who visited Pratt AT ms
home at Lebanon. Pa. Del will he IN
ing ready to start South with the rest or
the squad.
The Yankee insield is now set with
Pion on first. Pratt at second. PecRln-
pangh at short and Baker on third. NO
infirld in the country has anything on
this combination.
Pitchers Dutch Leonard and Ernie
Shore secured in the big trade with the
Rcd SoX. ar the only Yankees unsigned.
But. as said before. it is part OF star
business. apparently. to hold out as Ions
as he can. The opening game OF tho
season viii! probably see both these stars
on the Yankee bench. y baseball play
er's business is baSehall-and they usu-
ally. continue in the big leagues as long
"a they can draw q salary.
Benny Kauff has signed another con
tract. He yesterday married Miss HaHe'
Cassidy. the daughter of railroad en-
gineer. at Lancaster. Pa
Ollie OMara. Tommy Griffith ana
Sheridan, n Brooklyn scnri-prof"sslonal
and several newspaper men. comprising
rbrpe0t Of Dodgers