The New York herald., 1920-12-06
YANKS Big NEED Is
BATTERY STRENGTH
New Backstop Is One of the
Things Being Sought by
the Club.
ARMY ON THE LOOKOUT
Report That Urban and Fitz-
patrick of B. C. Are Wanted
Tad Jones Goes Home.
by WILLIAM II. HANNA.

Miller Huggins came a cropper in an
effort TO make a deal with the Athletics
for Joe Drgan, the tall and agile in
fielder and ball player with "style" on
the fied Friends Of the Yankees would
have liked to see the negotiations go
through. and they also would like TO
know what Huggins offered for the
Nraclman. Some say he offered Walter
Pipp, In which event and the acceptance
thereof ITuggins could have fallen back
on Meusel or Ruth for a first baseman.
lust the same, Pipp's better man at
first than Meusel ever is likely to be.
What the Yankees need more than In
fieiders. however, are q first class catcher
and two first class pitchers. They have
Pip Peck, Ward, Meusel and Fewster
for the infield and recently paid a big
price for Roy Mitchell, the California
ehortstop Their outfield, TOO. viii stand
a bit of quickening, but what they need
rrost and must have is more catching
and pitching strength. One OF the best
ways to make trade. If money won't
persuade the other fellow. Is to have
trading material, and in Mitchell the
Yankees have trading material. mas
much as several clubs need infield but
baseman OF suitable quality.
ShawlSey and Mays are the only first
class dependables on the staff OF pitch
ers, unless the spit ball is retained and
Jack Quinn weathers nine innings and
q long season with more endurance than
he had last season. Collins. OF course,
may improve and will be n star indeed IL
he can become as consistently effective
as he Is when he has control with his
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that's all there II TO the New York staff
at present, and that isn't enough Fer
guson. brought back from Jersey CITY
fs a good prospect, and at least takes
his business seriously. but like the other
youngsters is only q prospect.
Keep your enr to the ground" is the
comment OF an official OF the Yankee
club on the backstop situation. That
limited at deal Seeing Is believing in
the case of deals Many are projected,
but few go through. Too bad, they re-
lieve the dry as business OF winter meet
tngs--than which nothing produces air
as hot and stifiing--and invariably
stimulate interest IN the game Mean
while ears will be grounded to see II
they can catch the name of Schang,
Perkins. Picinisi, Charity Severeid--
maybe it viii be Severeid--O'Neill or
Scnalk. Any OF these win do.
John McGraw can't make silk purse
out of sow's ear. but II anybody can
see big league callbre in O. youngster and
bring 1t out he can. McGrnw isn't given
much to repining over inabillty,to make
trades in the big league circles to
strengthen his team or wasting further
time when a deal seems unlikely. He
win make one for star and pay big
money to do 1t, IL necessary. but much
nf a a l.. 90
he has set to work with patience and de-
termination to keep his team strong by
development OF youngsters. He'll give
so much time and thought 10 landing a
man OF established reputation and then.
sf unsuccessful. PUT in as much energy in
filling the bill with young blood. Kelly.
Frisch and Young are cases IN point and
Just as likely as not he'll make first
class man out OF Rapp simply from con.
viction that Rapp VIII be first cinsE
man. Confidence in others sometimes ~
as profitable AS In self. However. there
-isNa big hole in centre field on the
Giants to be filled, and that position -
giving the fans the most winter concern.
Under the headline urban and Fitz
Consider Days Invitation TO Enter West
Point the Boston Hcrold prints the
following OF interest to all football men
and of particular interest to the Navy
Major Charley Daily. former Harvard
quarterback. and coach OF the West
Point football team, came 10 Boston
yesterday to watch Holy Cross and Bos-
ton College battle at the Wigwan. and
also TO visit Capt Luke Urban and
Jimmy Fitzpatrick Of the Maroon and
Old Gold. He wants both brilliant ath-
setes to enter the Military Academy. be-
come soldiers OF Uncle Sam and add
prestige TO the army mule on the grid
iron. Both win consider the project OF
entering West Point. and will let Major
Daiy know their decision during the
summer
Princeton IS entitled to rank first IN
football by virtue OF tying Harvard, los
ing no games OF difficult schedule. beat
ing such teams as Yale and the Navy.
and because OF tho firm conviction that
Princeton was the best team Harvard
ranks second because OF tying Prince
ton and being undefcated. Pitt goes
ahead Of Penn State because Pitt was
the better team. Calibre OF opponents,
Eames won and form at the finish all
count In ranking football teams. The
following is respectfully submitted:
!, Princeton. ?. Harvard. g. Pittsburg.
A, Penn State e. Dartmouth. s, Navy.
z. Boston College. 9. Syracuse. .. Yale.
10. Pennsylvania II. Lafayette 1e.
Army 10. Lehigh. II. Cornell 10.
W., and J.
Tad Jones, Yales head coach, left the
East yesterday. IL ne Is to be In charge
at Yale again next fall he will be bach
ifi the spring. and y I'm not back In the
spring I shall not be back In the fall
he said yesterday. Jones realizes that
there Is need for Yale players 20 put IN
a lot of practice other than fall practice
ifAthey are to get on their gridiron feet
again.
There will be meeting OF Yale au.
thorities this week to decide the ques
tion. Jones IN wanted II it can be ar
ranged for him TO come. lie says re-
gardng the ellsion OF Boston Colleg'
from next years schedule, that It had I,
be done for tho proper development O
the eleven. IL the l1ii folks feel tina
way about Il, why so be it It's thcIi
schedule they're arranging.
Jones added that there might be on
or two surprises on the next Yale sched
,1le, but gave no inkling what thoy Nigh
DC. The Army and Navy have beer
mentioned In this capacity. Colgate vii
be played again and probably Brown
hut there's q hitch just now betweei
Brown and Yale over terms.
Tad will stop In Excello, Ohio, hom'
of his parents for Christmaa, then OF
20 Seattle and the little gray home Il
the West--if gray It Is. lie missed tn
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