The sun., 1919-04-03
O'DOUL SLAMS BALL
BUT WILL NOT SLIDE
Coast Phenom Cannot Master
Trick Of Hitting the Dirt
Higgins Taken for Rookie.
Special bespdtc6 10 Tnr srs.

JACK soNvILLE. April 2-''Take II from
me that bird Is headed for Toledo" said
Col. Huston this afternoon as he pointed
to the second baseman of the recruits
as they were battling with the regulars
In the fourth fracas Of the internecine
strife among the Yankees
The Coloners eyes aren't very strong
and this time he sprarg the prize OF
the whole package, for the recruit whom
he destined for the bushes was Miller
Higgins manager OF the Yankees.
Being short handed because of the CON
tipued layon Of Roger Pecklnpaush and
the addition Of Eddie Mooers to the lame
| list, Husgins was forced to take the
, feld himself. While no made slow
| start he soon warmed to his task and
played almost like the peppefy little
Hug" OF old.
In spite OF the presence Of Higgins In
the field the recruits had a pretty poor
day OF II and were defeated by . to 4,
| making the series even at two each.
The regulars hit the ball hard, gather
Ing thirteen hits of Brady and Nelson,
and trimmed their eyes for the third
game of the series with Brooklyn to be
played Tomorrow.
Brady had one particularly poor in
| ming. the second. in which he was pasted
for six hits and Ave runs. and In
tine recruits managed to swing n num-
Der OF entries into the error Column
But, all in all. Il was a good days
work.
Pete Schneider worked the FIRST three
rounds for the big fellows and was
found for only one run and four hits
Ferguson relieved him.
side. o'Doul, slide!
Despite some trouble with his teeth
O'Doul continued to be have like
real ball player and slammed
Out two singles and 2 double. His
into n triple but for his failure to
hit the dirt. The boy from the Coast
acts like iris Speakers double at the
bat. hut he will not slide. Huggins
has been drilling him at the sliding pit
every day. Pratt finally got into his
stride and recovered from an attack
Of .laziness from which he had been
through With 4 single. double and a
triple. and behaved well at second bate
too. Baldwin also contributed triple
and a single. The lineup:
Recri ts-Kane. centre field; O'poul. lsft
Rs sfs sGr Sa%n light iea !'t s::t
fight held: Huskins. second base: Baldwin.
catcher: Brady, pitcher; Nelson, pitcher,
held; Pipp, hrst base; Frat, second base
J~wi.. left .heId; Bodie, thira base; ward
shortstop: Hannah. catcher; Schneider. pitcher
Ferguson, pitcher.
Score by innings:
R R.c1,'n.. '............."? e5sse Z
idspTf .; fls's f.~is ii ssa. :, i' Has
pcubies-opoul. viei. Pratt. Schneider.
Trple-Pratt.
Heard Between Innings.
Mooers reported this morning Nth a
lame back and a bad arm He was sent
to an osteopath. not as one Of the scribes
said, to q craniologist.
Halas keeps on hitting He has a
way of singing the ball past first base
and bunting them down the third base
line. He does not hit to any particular
field.
Shore and Shawkey are the only
pitchers who have not worked as yet
Shawkey may be started against Brook
Ign tomorrow, but we doubt II Shore is
ready.
Ward 10 playing a better game at
short than ne did at third base.
Bodies activities at third In the alb
sence of Peck are confined mainly to the
mouth.
II any more players go lame Joe Kelley
will be drafted.
Wilson Fewster hasn't replied to Hug
ginss telegram OF several days ago and
Is not counted on TO appear here Few
ster Ii missing a fine opportunity.
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