New-York tribune., 1919-03-27

preclpltate young men who violate
ridge, King Brady, Frank O'Doul an
One can always tell just how far
the Yankee training season has ad-
yanced by the bald pate of Joseph
Kelly, the scout. Joe's dome is con-
structed on the same lines of archi-
lecture as an egg with little silvery
fuzz on two sides.
When the venerable ex-outfelder of
the ancient Orioles quits Baltimore
for the spring the top of his head is
white. On the second day it turns
salmon pink under the Southern sun.
Two days tint it cerise. On the third
day It turns to vermilion. Later on
it becomes brick red, and as the train
ing season advances it varies gradually
from that color to olive drab.
This chaneleon-like process has been
going on every year, and an experi-
enced observer can tell just how far
the training has advanced by a quick
glance at Joe Kelly's head. That top
piece has been the barometer for manv
season.
Kelly's Head a Barometer
Consequently when somebody called
the attention of Lieutenant Colonel
Huston to the fact that several Of his
twirlers were uncorking curves. the
military gent cast look at Kelly's
sconee. The barometer was registering
only sickly vermilion.
Impossible" retorted the I.ieutapar+
Colonel. Read Joe Kelly's head. II
is too early for curved balls" Never
ertheless 1t was true that few of the
pitcners had beaten the infallible hean
barometer of the Yankees. Whether
this augurs good or evil remains to he
seen. ~ oe
The Yankee platoon is more or less
smoked up over the prospects of meet
ing the Brooklyn Nationals Saturday.
me advanced condition of the pitchers
IS pleasing on that account, for the
iads expect to administer a plasterino
to those Robins. Uncle Wilbert is ra7
ported TO have said that the Yanks
were not IN condition to be formidable.
ano tney want to convince him that his
Judgment was bit warped.
Derrili Pratt, who showed symptoms
ol temperament last season, is a diff
ierent sort of ball player this season,
the early indications go. He steps
into his work as though he had sud
denly fallen IN love with it for the sec
ond time.
=, This young person, O'Doul, from San
francisco, IS drawing a new chunk Of
enthusiasm daily. In addition to being
hitting, pitcher. he is one of the
swlftest things that ever donned base
naii UNIFORM In trial test of speed,
weighed down by the baseball spanples
and the ironclad baseball shoes. he
sprinted seventyfive yards in. eight and
tnree-ilfths seconds. This comes pretty
close to being record for this class
OF performance. .-
Another Babe Ruth?
Early enthusiasm in baseball nick
ing usually gets it in the neck, but
some OF the most conservative prophets
arc peginnlng TO wonder whether or not
ODoul Will turn out to be another
babe Ruth. Some even think that he
may nave little something on Babe
wnen ne blossoms into his best. for the
bape IS no speed marvel on the sacks.
while O'Doul, in addition to his othe =
talents, certainly can tear around tba
corners. The best Of it all rs that the
lad IS modest and there is no chance
or ms becoming spoiled while develon-
ing. e'0p
Another untamed native son who NAV
De OF use Is the extra catcher. BALDWIN
somebody called him Earl when he was
deienceless infant and the name is
legaHy ms. But he has tried to live
down the moniker and begged Marx
Roth to place him on the Club roster
as Red" Baldwin.
lhen the gang back on Market
said. "' 'e
Think of a guy trying to get along
~ baseball with a monicker like Earl
IL amt right to rub it in by giving me
oot TO the press by that name, espe-
c'ally when I've always tried to be
regular In every respect Therefore
Red let it be-
Manager Miller Higgins has not as
yet received any answer to the ulti-
IStum with the fourteen points which
ne sent to Dutch Leonard, the lone
noldout OF the Yank organization.
ketleence is the middle name of the
held marshal Of the New York Ameri-
cans, but he indicates by facial clo-
quence that the vagaries of the ex-
members of the Red Sox do not occupy
any exalted place in his thoughts.
Duffy Lewis, who has been away or
ieave of absence, will drop in some
VINE tomorrow and get down to work
1t Is expected.
The plan for Saturday is to test out
az many of the youngsters as possible
ABOUT half a dozen of the young
pitchers will be used, and juveniles
WI gambol in the infieid and the out
,eid most of the time unless the
nobins begin to look formidable. Then
!ne old guard will be summoned, for il
u the unanimous sentiment here that
brooklyn must and shall be speared.
lieutenant Colonel 7. j.. Huston is
trying TO hold the record for early
fsslng. That militaristic gent is out in
lns local golf links as early as 1880
ms spring training seems to be about
tae most strenuous that is being in
apiged in so far. The lieutenant
eoioncl seems to be smiling the smoke
Of another conflict. and he wants to be
a. and ready. Otherwise all is quiet
along this front.