New-York tribune., 1920-04-03

The Yankee inhcld for the first gameH
Of the season, on April IL, will be
Pipp, first base; Ward, second base;
Peckinpaugh, short stop, and Meusel,
third base. Baker is out. Fewster is
out. Pratt is out--or won't be consid-
cred until he gets into better condi-
tion. A deal for some temporary sec
ondary strength, man who can fill
In at short or third, will be. made in a
few days.
Meusel Groomed for Third
Iuggins believes that Meusel will
make good at third. He has told the
young man to 60 ahead es NE regular
occupant of that important place, and
despite the feeling of many who have
seen Bob at the third base position
believes that enough "intensive train
ing can be done in two short weeks
to fit the tall, lanky boy for the diff
hcult corner. He is not dismayed by
the errors and msplays Meusel made in
the last two games with the Dodgers
.nd in last Mondays game with the
Reds.
Baker is entirely out Of nv calcu
la.ions," said Higgins to-day.
Meusel is to be given the place at
third until he shows ME he is unable
to fill the bill. have told him to pav
no attention to rumors Of Bakers re-
turn or to gossip about trades. He is
the third baseman we will have to start
the season with, unless. of course, he
tails down completely, and don't think
he will
Meusel played SO games at third base
for the Vernon club in the Pacific Coast
League last year. had 103 put outs. 19s
assists and 20 errors, for percentage
OF .9la. He was third from the bot
tom Of the third basenen in the field
ing averages. This doesn't look cncour
aging, but Higgins and his advisers
are sure that the boy will do.
a stronger combination in a. fielding
way would be Ward at third and Pratt
at second, but. OF course. this would
take aleusels bat out of the game m.
less he could play in right field. He
didn't make much OF hit with anv-
oocy oy his style of going after balls
over his head when he practicad on the
outer works few days after his ar
ri"ai here, and ne hasn't been there
since.
Fewster Still Speechless
DR.: }. B. Black. the Jacksonville
Physician who took Wilson Fcwster to
baltimore, is authority for the state
H'>A'. eHoo ItiN SSCOIlu paS6mdN
won't be back in the game before mid
summer: He says that the X-rays
taken of the lads head 90 Tuesday dc.
clded the surgeons. Drs Finnev.
Thomas and Baglcv, on an immediate
operation. and. in addition to a blood
ciot which prevented the vocal nerves
rom working. q SLIGHT fracture of the
SKULL was discovered.
Fevster's vocabulary now consists Of
&..-n .~.. I
tcn days TO two weeks before he will be
able to talk normally again.
Two practice sessions we're held to-
day, but both were vcry damp. There
was long batting practice in tho
morning, a lot OF inficld work in which
especial attention was given Mcuscl.
and in the afternoon there was more
Of all kinds of work. Prepa ration had
heen made for the final game between
the regulars and the rockies, but
e.rizzle started about s o'clock aud hos
tilities had 20 be ecalled off. leaving the
rockies champions of tho camp for the
season of 1870.
Babe Rice and Mario Devitals will
90 North on Saturday night The other
youngsters Will be carried TO the Folio
',rounde and scrt back into the
'bushcs' from there.
Rice viii report to the Springfield
Club when the Eastern Ieague season
opens and pevitalis will go % some
Western club for more seasoning.
The last game with the Dodgers at
South Side Park will be played TO.
morrow. The series is now ) TO 2 in
favor of Uncle Robbie and the Yankees.
having begun to solve the Brooklyn
pitchers, are anxious 20 win another.
Tfeffer and Cadore are cardcd for the
dodgers; Mays. Shore and Thormahlcn
Will twir for the Yanks.