The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26
ERNIE SHORE SIGNS
YANKEE CONTRACT
Pitcher Compromises on Salary
and Deserts the Ranks
Of H0ldouts.
WALLIE PIPP JOINS TEAM
Workout Of George Halas Fea-
lures Spirited Practice in
Double Session.
wALLIE PIPP JOINS TEAM
special DesyatoA 10 THn Sen.

Speodl Despdfch 20 TIE Sen.
JAsKsoNvuLE. Fla. Maron zs.-New
York baseball followers whose enjoy
ment of the big parade was marred by
the constant reminder that Ernie Shore
OF the Yankees still was q holdout now
may soothe their aching heads. Tho
elongated pitcher deserted the profitless
ranks OF the unattached this evening
when he put his name on the dotted line
designated by Miller Huggins. II 10 safeto
say That Shaw's period Of holdign out
was not without its financial compensa-
lions. for after conference with Hug
gins last night the pitcher declared
that he still stood by his original de-
rnands.
This morning there was another con-
ference with Col Huston. There was
compromise. Shore capitulated with a
broad smile and tonight everybody II
happy.
Shore was one OF the leading spirits in
the double workout at South Side Park
to-day. He 10 bigger and huskier than he
WAS two seasons ago, before he went
Into the navy. and a far more impress
sive figure than he was when we nrst
saw him at the Polo Grounds in the
uniform of the Giants some years aso,
Just after he had come out Of college.
shore 10 expected to be the ace of the
Yankee pitching stan this season, and
y looks and intentions, backed by a
sreat record. count for anything, Shore
should come through with his hair In q
braid. -
Wallie Pipp Joins Team.
When the Yankees took the field this
afternoon the squad was practically
complete. wallie Pipp arrived In the
Nd - t,.~
, with vim. There was no preliminary
tossing the ball around session for him.
Huggins sent him right in at first base.
and the way he picked them out OF the
air and on the ground was a sight for
sore eyes, and he hit the ball right on thu
mark. too, when he got the chance. The
only absentees now are Baker. Fewster.
High and Leonard. the last named being
the lone member or what not so long ago
was a vast and populous holdout brigade
The workouts to-day were on the
zippy order. There was plenty of talk
and hurrah. especially when Higgins had
George Halas. the Illinois collegian, at
first base. Halas ID bound to stick. Joe
Kelley said this evening that the young
ster impressed him as being a natural
ball player. Halas ia there with the COL
3 iege spirit all the time. He Is on his
toes talking to his mates and getting
. there. just the kind Of man the Yam
KEGS need. Halas is an outfelder. but
evidently Higgins is poisting min for un-
dsrvtudy to Pipp in addition to q berth
IN the outer works.
Late this afternoon Higgins lined UP
his regular infeld, with the exception
that Ward took Bakeris place at third
base. Pipp on first. Pratt on second
and Peckingpaugh at short. with Bald
H. Due thn hat al
the layout. Huggins sent the pill bang
ing at them with a vim and they came
through with some fielding fireworks that
are not usually seen on the second day of
practice.
The masterpiece was contributed by
peckinpaugh. who dived into deep short
field and stopped one that was headed
for the two base section. He got the ball
over with a snap. and even the news
papermen in the dugout gave him q
hand. This In regarded as considerable
compliment. particularly since the news
papermen were on the Job to give him
the hand.
Pitchers Kept on the Jump.
Higgins isn't sparing the pitchers this
time. When they are not doing any
pitching they are chasing files In the out
field or doing duty somewhere In the
inner works Thormahlen 10 showing up
particularly well. He Is bit under
weight because of an attack of the In
fiuenza, but his arm Ia right and the
knee which he injured last year and
which kept him out of the game for long
SPELLS has come around. Shawky Mos-
ridge and Shore also put In some extra
hard hcks
Tho squad 10 going at top speed be-
cause most OF the players kept in con-
dillon during the winter in some sort Of
athletic work. many having played base
hall on the Pacific coast and several hav-
ing gone In for basketball. Pratt Thor
mahien and Halas played q lot of the
indoor game. There are no many new
men on the squad that Huston IL I'M
familiar with the faces Of q great many
of them This afternoon he asked the
newspapermen to point out the various
men and somebody said, Don't worry,
Colonel, you will know them on the first
and ffteenth," and Colonel chuckled.
Truck Hannah came mere with big
boil behind his right ear and win not
he sblo to get into the real hard work
for seyeral dsys.