New-York tribune., 1921-03-16
Quinn and Mays
Pounded Hard
On First Start
Harry Harper Shows Best
Form Of Three Veterans:
Squad OFF on 5.Day Trip
By r. !. Kelly

SHREVEPORT, La, March l5.-Nil-
Ter Huggins's roster OF Yankees for the
1921 season was completed ton ight
with the arrival Of Rip Collins, the de-
pendable right-handed pitcher. Pip gos
his right 70 work less than an hour
after his arrival in camp and with il
inscribed his signature to contract
The arrival OF Collins created no less
JOY than did news from Trappe, Nd,
that "Home-Run" Baker had boarded &
train for Shreveport, and tackled OF the
bottom Of the Mauier's message were
the glad .tidings: Reach camp Thurs
day
Collins appeared IN splendid physical
shape and volunteered TO accompany
the Yankee squad or its invasion OF
southern Louisiana. The coterie OF
regulars and rockies left here tonight
for Lake Charles, where they will Ell
counter the 81. Louis Cardinals in the
first inter-league game OF the year 70
morrow afternoon.
In anticipation of strenuous Eve
days and anxious 20 start off the pre-
hminary season with q victory. the
midget manager put his charges
through two strenuous practice ses-
sions to-day. The afternoon grind
wound-up with a practice battle be
tween the "Rupperts" and Illusions.
Ine game ended in 9-9 draT.
Squad Goes at Fast Pace
The session lasted for about az hour
and half. Higgins nas beer driving
his men 81 fast pace for the last few
days with the object of getting them
INTO condition for the coming game :
against major league opposition
lie sent three OF his veteran pitchers
to the mound to-day for the first time.
Quinn. Mays and Harper. the only
on The iive-day trip tonight, each
worked in the box for three innings
According 20 presen. plans, Higgins
viii not start any of his frs. string
tvrlers in the games with the Card
mails and the indianapolis club. bat ne
will have them FOR the three contests
with the Dodgers a. the end OF the
week: Jack Quinn started IN the box
for the Illusions, with Carl Mays IS mis-
opponent. Quinn cut loose with a few
curves and registered Ave s.rikeouts in
three innings. but he was pounded FOR
seven hits, and these, combine with a
few errors, netted the Rupperts seven
runs.
Mays went along fairly well for the
hrsr two innings bus in the third his
rivals fell on him like ron OF bricks
and drove in six runs. H also issued
two bases on balls and received sore
poor support. Harry Harper succeed
ed Quinn in the fourth inning and
yielded only three hits for the remand
er Of The game.
Two o. these were singles b. Babe
Ruth. Ledbette- finished the contest
Tor the Rupperts. He held his op-
ponents scoreiess until the sixth inn
ing. when two successive three -bagger rs
by Meusel and NcNally and an infield
out enabled them to tie the count. The
lineup:
Rupperts-Fewste-. 2b; Roth, ::
Ruth, 10; Wingo. !, Ward, 3b; Mitch
ell, 8; Schang, c; Mays. p; Ledbet-
ter. p.
Hustons-Christensen, i +; Connellv.
{ +; Plpp, lb; Meusel. 3b; McNgNy.
2b; Hawks. /; French. s; Holman.
c; Quinn, p: Harper. p.
Score by innings:
Hssss2:: Hss.s9s. ::...... g :. :. $ !.
Two base hits-Ruth. scha.g. Meu<ei
French Ti,Feeoase hits-Neusel NJ
N2ilr. Eotmana O.. Home run-Fswster
>to.ea bases-Rath teJ W.ngo poubl.
1.a.--fe,Tster, Mitchell and RUN