New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-19
Jack Clifford
And French Let
Go by Higgins
Local American League
Club Only 2 Men Above
Required Roster Limit
BY r. ]. Kelly

The second game of the series be-
tween tho Yankees and the Red Sox
which was scheduled to be played q.
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
was cancelled on account Of rain, but
Manager Higgins took advantage Of
the break in the campaign by devoting
his efforts to reducing his squad to
conform to the roster limit, which will
60 into effect May Is. The releases of
two players, infelder Ray French and
pitcher Jack Clifford, were announced
by Higgins last night.
French will be sent to the Vernon
club Of the Pacific Coast League, under
an optional agreement, and Clifford
has been transferred Internationally
to the Jersey City club of the New
international League. Both of these
players accompanied the Yankees on
the recent training trip, and they are
the first to be released since the club
returned from the South, more than .
week ago.
Only Two More to Go
The release Of these two rockies has
reduced the squad to twenty-seven
players, and this means that Higgins
will have to dispose of two more before
the roster limit becomes effective.
These two are likely to be Camp
Skinner and Walter Christensen, both
outfielders. The squad now consists
Of nine pitchers-Mays, Shawkey,
Quinn, Hoyt, Harper, Collins, Piercy,
Ferguson and Sheehan; three catchers
-Schang, Holman and De Vormer;
six infielders-Pipp, Fewster, Peckin-
paugh, Ward, Mitchell and McNally,
and nine outfelders-Ruth, Roth,
Bodie. Meusel, Wingo, Hawks, Con-
nelly, Skinner and Christensen. If j.
Franklin Baker is reinstated by High
Commissioner Lands after May Is
Higgins will Immediately have to dis
pose of another player.
French Joined the Yankees toward
the end Of the last campaign, after
being purchased from the Des Moines
club of the Western League. He
played at second base and shortstop
for that club and his fielding average
for 1920 was .947. His batting mark
was .267. He is twenty-five years old,
is five feet ten inches tall and weighs
about 100 pounds.
Clifford was obtained from the Roch-
ester club of the International League
at the close of last season. He was
the Oldest "youngster" on the Yankees
squad, being just thirty years old. AL
though he won only seven out of
twenty-eight games while with Roch-
ester last year, he was regarded as one
of the most effective pitchers on the
circuit. He pitched the last few in
nings Of the first contest between the
Yanks and Dodgers at Baton Rouge,
La, about month ago, and it was his
single in the eleventh inning that gave
the Manhattanites the victory.
Shawkey May Pitch To-day
It rain does not again interfere with
to-day's game between the Yankees and
the Red Sox the opposing pitchers will
probably be Bob Shawkey and Herb
Pennock. Shawkey has been rather
slow in rounding into form this year.
due to sore arm, but he is now just
about ready to make his debut.
The Giants were also scheduled to
meet the Braves in the first contest of
3 four-game series at Boston yesterday
afternoon and the Dodgers were slated
to oppose the Phillies in the City of
Brotherly Love, but both of these tits
had to be called off because of adverse
weather conditions.
The Giants and the Braves will ce1e-
orate Patriots Day in Boston TO-DAY
~ playing the first holiday bill Of The
year. Shuff1in Phil Douglas is Mo
travis most likely pitching selection
or the morning game. Jess Barnes or
tube Benton will probably appear on |
he mound for the New Workers. in tho |
afternoon contest.