New-York tribune., 1920-03-11
Mr.. Mogridge
Fans Famous
Slugger Twice
Yankee ssSeconds'' Trim
First Team for Second
Time, Score Being S to 0
BY w. ]. Macbeth

Aaron Ward, rookie Of the Yankees,
might seem to the celebrated "Babe"
Ruth just about what revenue cutter
is to battle-cruiser. Our Sunday
school teacher once told us how David
slew Goliath. Folklore has it that a
calf once killed the butcher. But itnag-
inc Jimmy Wilde knocking out Jack
Dempsey and you will have some faint
idea of how the Yankee rookie put it
all over the highest priced ball player
Of all time-tbe home~run champion of
history.
+. Mr.. Ruth, for the nonce, was very
much to the fromage in a batting
sense-.if you get what we mean; Mr..
Ward was all to the mustard. Mr..
Ruth was actually given the razz by
the frenzied onlookers when he whitfield
for the second time straight before
George Mogridge's southpaw slants.
Ward Gets Ovation
Mr.. Ward was handed All ovation
such as Southern hospitality might be
Ty Cobb. He hammered out a home
run to top off a fine days work. All of
which was incidental to the second
seven-inning tilt between the first and
second teams in training here. The
seconds, who made it two straight,
added insult to injury by scoring a
shut-out, to 0.
1t may be as we'll for the delicate,
nervous temperament Of Colonel Til
Huston that he was back in New York
With the prophetic warning of George
L. Stallings ringing in his ears, to the
effect that great sluggers never come
back to second record performance,
the futile lunges of the Babe" at
Mogridge's offerings might have made
him rue his share of the s125,0OO or
more paid for the fence buster.
In Red Sox uniform Ruth could
hit Mogridge blindfolded. Till this
afternoon he really thought hitting
George a mechanical habit. Casey at
the bat was a shrinking violet in COM
parison to Babe in assurance. Which
accounts for the srazz" mentioned
above, but which may possibly signify
that George Mogridge is just little
bit better than ever. before IN the
spring. Certainly Babe Ruth was
neither spoofing nor pulling.
Huggins slightly switched the line
up of the sod busters. He put Hoff-
man, the catcher, on first base in
order that he might get line on
Bobby Meusel's third basing proclivi-
ties. Meusel gave a good account Of
himself at the new beat, though, like
Ruth, he failed to plant one safely in
three tries. Each time, however, he put
the ash nightly to the bali. Two
scorching grounders rocketed down
fewster's alley. while long loop car
ried straight at Ruth.
Wards drive that carried far beyond
hod1e and rolled up against the left
held fence over a dead ground was
easily the feature of the second prac-
tice game. 1t was blow that would
have tickled the cookies Of even Babes
heart. 1t accounted for the only two
earned runs of the fray. The pitch
lng,. outside this incident. was gen
orally excellent.
Two Hits OFF Shawkey
Bob allowed two hits in his three
innings. One, a fine double by Frank
O'Doul, drove home two waiting base
runners. But the side would have been
retired before O'Doul came to bat if
Pratt had not thrown wildly to Peckin-
paugh on felder's choice. Fewster's
wide throw gave Biemiller second base
starting the seventh, and Murphy ham
left. oouo1e 70
Ernie Shore gave substantial evil
dence OF the ability for real come
pack He blanked the regulars for
TOUR innings and was in difficulty only
once. blemlller and Ward pied a
Gnance Tor double play in the seventh,
leaving two on, with none out. But ~
few minutes later they retired the side
oy twoply killing, the first, of the
year, and all was forgotten.
Either the pitchers of the Yankees
are In wonderful shape for this earlv
stage of the season or the club as q
whole needs moro batting practice. The
nitting was much too light for a club
OF New York's known offensive power.
Inc recruits command Huggins's
cnlet M attention at morning practice.
one long, workout daily, beginning a
couple of hours before the scheduled
time of. the practice battle.
Huggins believes he has tho finest
second team in organized baseball "T
am willing to prove the fact on tho
pail lot.,". said the midget manager to-
day, III take on any rookie outfit in
rue business for fun or charity"
near prairie fire started in RIGHT
nela THIS morning when Hugeins
dropped lighted match. Phil ScbencL
led band of impromptu fire fighters
against the blaze, which was CONQUERED
a1ter about quarter Of the outfield
grass had been we'll singed.
Hugh Duffy, manager Of the Toronto
club Of the New International League.
came IN this afternoon to give the bows
ene once over. Hugh hopes to land a
few cast-offs for his Maple Leafs
Ping Bodie is going to die hard. if
he dies at all. Certainly, he will never
surrender: He nicked Moeridge for .
long double and got one of the two hits
OF Shore. Also, he made circus
catch that robbed O'Doul Of another
mt. Ping turned cartwheel, but
clung to the leather