New-York tribune., 1920-03-04

C6VOIOcu lAA sIA0 NOAivAC PootoAS, AA'~N
with Sammy Wick to his left.
There was no apparent reason
: except to famiharize him with the
fielders and the fences are so far rel
no danger Of collisions in chasing tn
While Ruth Is Of a kindly disposi-
tion and complacent as lamb, and
anxious to please his new employers
by appearing in any position his man
axer may think best, he is neverthe-
less anxious to escape close personal
contact with the short right field wall
at the Polo Grounds. He assures Hug
Gins that he has the necessary speed
to deliver the goods in large packages
IN centre field, where there will be no
danger of broken pates or. fractured
bones If his running mates keep out
Of the way while he Is in pursuit Of
Aies.
Huggins has acquiesced in SO far as
to let the home run champion display
hts worth la iris Speaker or Hap
Felsh, and the experiment to-day must
be considered a success in every par
ticu1ax.
Babe q Hard Worker
Ruth is nothing If not big, grown
rp kid. Nobody in camp is working
harder than he. He runs ou every hit
a. II sprinting for base knock in the
real show and already runs them out
we'll past second base. Ateld TINS
afternoon, in fly chasing, Ruth showed
judgment and speed that matched the
best efforts Of Sammy Wick. Samuel
was one of the speediest of Higgins 8
1919 aggregation.
Babe is working to improve his speed
and range. After his hitting practice
: he indulged in about an hours "shag-
: ging" of fungoes while the infelders
practced fielding. Then Ruth came in
He finished up the day with few
clownish antics for the benefit of the
erandstand managers.
.Wally Pipp and Roger Peckinpaugh,
the two missing veterans Of the IN
field regulars, were accounted for to-
) day. Pipp arrived this morning from
Grand Rapids, Mich, and took his first
workout in the afternoon. Peck wired
from. Cleveland that he was leaving
to-day He was delayed in the busi-
= ness of transferring certain deeds of
landed property of which he has just
disposed.
Ward Sparkles Afeld
Walter Smallwood, Jack Quinn and
Harry Lee Bieller, right-handed pitch
ers, did the singing for the afternoon
batting practice. The infeld lined up
with Pipp at first, Pratt at second. Zip
Rice at short and Aaron Ward at third.
il Ward gave a fine account Of himself,
He featured with a number Of excellent
:. stops on balls hit wickedly to either
= side Of him. The southpaws Mogridge
and rThnr,~, h lon apd Carj Noua 16 4 h g
tossing in the morning exercise.
Coach Charlie OLeary, former star
OF the Tigers, is batting to the infel
these days-pinch hitting for Miller
Huggins, as it were. Higgins batted
q few fungoes, but felt no i'll effects
from his touch Of pleursy. He believes
back on mis- feet.
The two scouts, Joe Kelley and Bob
Z Connery. are on the job daily popping
up the youngsters. Joe is paying most
attention to the outfelders, while Bob
is coaching the inhelders. They make
a lot Of noise about every chance they
accept. Evidently the manager has
passed the word to every one that he
expects more color and dash to his
1920 Yankees than has been customary
on the team here' ofore.
-. Native Sons Missing
Nothing further has been heard from
the native sons. Duffy Lewis, Bobby
Meusel Truck Hannah and Frank
O'Doul. Business Manager Harry
Sparrow has learned from private
sources, however, that Lewis left Sat
urday and Meusel left Sunday last for
the training camp. Evidently Hannah
NJ Ofnor1 cfi11 ;v Co1i
The Pacific Coast League would like to
. have these two players, but they will
play with the Yankees or nowhere
None OF the four has signed as yet.
Wally Pipp has been playing in Cuba
: during the winter months, and as q
consequence is about as fit as most OF
the athletes usually are when they re-
turn North. He showed it both at bat
= and in the field Pipp is out for his
best season and has cut loose for the
time from all but baseball cares. He
left even the bride behind.
!. Warren Collins, pitcher secured
Z from Dallas, Tex, wired from his Aus
. tin home that he is indisposed as 8
: result Of bad cold He expects tc
) reach Jacksonville by the end of the
week.
s. The Yankee Office wired to-day that
the National Commissions check 70,
New York's share of the worlds series
was on the way. The original check
mailed by August Hermann, was evi.
IDENTIFY lost in the malls. Payment or
this one has been stopped and a new
check issued. The Yankees eagerly are
awaiting the arrival Of the money, a.
It will save the humiliations of the Gus
tomary spring touch"
Owing to wire trouble In Texas, no
=, telegraphic dispatches could be
transmitted last night or this morn
Ing from San Antonio, the training
camp Of the Giants.
A,v.>r nofon%. n-1-Y