The New York herald., 1921-03-16
YANKEE TEAMS PLAY.
ATE GAME, 9 TO 9.
Harper Does the Best Pitching
Of Any Of the Veterans
at Shreveport.
FEWsTER HITS HOME RUN
Ruth and Hoffman Each Makes
Three Safeties-Collins Signs
His Contract.
ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.

ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.
Special Despatch to TIE Nrw YoRK HERALD.
SHREVEPORT, La March 15.-This was
a day for Hugginss veteran pitchers TO
show their wares Mays. Shawkey ana
Quinn were called on for more pitching
than at any time since reporting. and
Harry Harper as well. Mays. Quinn and
Harper pitched in the practice game OF
six innings, six innings In hot, swelter-
ing afternoon, and when the days work
was over everybody was tired, for II was
long grind.
Another holdout came into the fold
OF the Yankees tonight when Warren
Collins, also known as Rip, signed MS
contract The Texas pitcher had talk
with Manager Higgins this evening. and
there the fell deed was done. The sign
ing OF Collins rounds up the New YORK
pitching staff, but PeclSinpaugh is still
without the breastworlis Peck, how
ever, Is likely to fall In line any day
now, for it is understood he and the
club are not very far apart on the money
question.
The Yankees left at midnight to clash
with the Cardinals at Lake Charles To-
morrow Huggins was giving Mays.
Quinn and Harper a grooming. for they
wifi be used on the trip though Piercy
and Ferguson are slated to pitch to-
morrow. They are In better trim than
any Of the veterans. However. Harper
went well this afternoon. He had q
neat turn of speed and there was notn-
ing the matter with his control. lie
gave only one pass in three innings. and
did the best work Of the four pltcners
used.
Pipp, Meusel and McNally were on the
second team, at first third and second.
respectively, and Quinn and Harper
pitched for that team. The score was
tie, to o, with free hitting and
scrappy, aggressive game. but very
loosely played. As a matter OF fact the
players showed a deal Of pepper con-
sidering they were tired from the neat
and the long days work. They all lett
the field red of face, dragging their legs
and perspiring excess weight away.
Fewster Hits Quinn for Homer.
Chick Fewster saluted Quinn with q
home run over the left field fence on
the first ball pitched and the regulars
cuffed Quinn briskily in his three IN
nings. Off Harper they found II hafd
20 score Ruth surprised Harper ana
everybody else by bunting in the sixth
inning, and. being no sloth on the high
way the Babe beat 1t out. He made
three hits one each time up.
The arm OF neither Quinn nor Mays Is
ready yet for hard work. Mays threw
a curve or two, and had excellent con-
troll of his underhand sings. also side
arm which he occasionally used. he
didn't try to do much. For two innings
he had the better of the batters. but
his arm felt bit stiff and heavy in
the third. All he did then was to toss
the ball up and he had some loose sup
port from the weary athletes.
Hoffman, like Ruth. made three hits.
but Hoffman's were longer than the
Babes. The catcher tapped for two
triples and a single. His hitting has
been hard all spring. The old battery
Of Mays and Schang filled in the points
FOR the regulars. 1t was the first game
Schang has been in as Yankee. He
handled himself as f close to playing
form right now and hit with his GUS
tomary vigor.
Meusel was quite nimble and active
and is still. pounding out the long ones.
He made two bagger to the fence off
Mays an da triple to another fence off
Ledbetter They were the same old
soaring kind. The score by innings;
r. H. e.
SssSdTT seeond Team ..:: iS 9 a-S aa-S IL IL
Batteries-Mays. Ledbetter and Schans
Quinn. Harper and Hoffman. Hits-Fcr'star.
Roth. Ruth go. Werd. sehsng t2) s.a;;~ ~ !.
&c, conn.elly. nelly Meusei %, MeNally ~. Hawks
Fewster Three base hits-Roth. Meuse.
NfcNally Hoffman (2), Two base hits
Ruth. Ward. Schang and Meusel. Errors
fewster (2), Ruth. Schang, Pipp and Harper
Hits-Off Mays. In three innings; off Led
better, in three innings; off Quinn. In
three innings; off Harper. in three innings.
Notes of the Yankees.
on the second team was marked evil
dence OF that element the Yankees
greatly need-speed in running out hits.
AfcNally, Hawks and French produced
1t. They are flyers on the bases, and
were faster than anything the regulars
had. Hawks Is ten second man In
eprinting attire.
Frank Baker sene word that he was
leaving to-day for Shreveport He viii
be here when the regulars return from
their Invasion Of southern Louisiana.
Nine big, husky warriors sprawled out
the same time on the roof OF the dugout
would have made an interesting picture
for sketch entitled Yankees In Train
Ing" but, then, IL was hot day and the
dugout was in the shade.
Pitcher Tom Sheehan's arm hasn't
been sore. but It hasn't been strong. and
Ire has been nursing It carefully. 1t is
better, and will be ready soon for him
10 60 back to the mound.
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