The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-05
TWENTY-ONE YOUNG
YANKS TO GO SOUTH
Big Squad of Recruits Will
Assemble at Shreveport
on February %.
ONLY ONE rs A FOLLOWER
Ferguson, Pitcher, Lone New
conner Who Was in New
York Camp Before.
ONLY ONE is A FOLLOWER
BY DANIEL.

According to announcement made py
the Yankees yesterday twenty-one re-
cruits will be taken to the training camp
at Shreveport, La. The youngsters.
under the direction Of Charley OLeary.
Bob Connery and Frank Roth, the
coaches. will assemble at the camp on
February 81, about a week ahead or the
regulars. The squad of newcomers in
cludes eight pitchers. two catchers. four
in.iielders and seven outielders. Only one
has been South with the club before
The Yankees will do their preliminary
work in three divisions. The first.
which will get going at Hot Springs,
Ark. on February II. will consist of
seven veterans-Babe Ruth, Carl Mays,
Harry Harper, Waite Hoyt, Jack Quinn.
Ping Bodie and Wallie Schang. 1t will
be noted that Ave of the seven are
former Red Sox. who used to do all of
their training at the Springs Miller
Higgins Is expected to have charge of
that section. The men will attempt no
baseball while at the Arkansas spa. put
will do plenty of hiking. Hill climbing.
horse back riding and golfing.
The recruits will make up the second
section. The third division will consist
of all the veterans. including the Hot
Springs seven. They will report at
Shreveport on March 6. The newcomers
and their affiliations before the Yankees
signed them are as follows:
List OF Recruits.
Pitchers-John Clifford, Rochester
q. ID Jesse Doyle. Greenville (Sally) |;
Alex Ferguson, Jersey City q. L. /;
Earl Johnson, Cedartown Georgia State
League) Tom Sheehan, Atlanta (South-
ern League); Joe Aulbach. st. Louis.
semi-pro; Tom Godfrey, New York.
semi-pro; Ed LIE Pard, New York. semi
pro. tfT
Catchers-Frank Roth, coach John
Thole. st. Louis, semi-pro; Ed Grassick,
Woodbridge, N. j.
Infielders-Camp Skinner. Cedar
town Georgia State) Ray French, Des
Moines (Western League) Nick Nc
MILAN, Greenville (Sally) John
Mitchell, Vernon (Pacific Coast League)
outfelders-Walter Christensen, Cal
gary (Western Canadian League) Sid
Agnew, Parkersburg, w. Va. (Indus-
triaD; Nelson Hawks, Calgary; Tom
Connolly, Tulsa (Western Association /;
Joe Munson; Raleigh (Carolina State) /;
A. H. Wingo. Atlanta Joe Kelly, New
York. semi-pro.
Kelly Latest Addition.
Kelly is the latest addition to the
Yankee roster. He was signed yester-
day on the recommendation of Paul
Krichell. the scout Kelly played with
JEFF Tesreau's Bears here last season
and was watched by many major league
scouts. He is the fifth left handed
hitter among the recruit outfelders
Christensen. Hawk, Munson and Wingo
are the others.
Wingo Is a brother Of the Cincinnati
catcher and was UP once before with
the Athletics. Connolly Is said to be the
best looking outfielder among the new
Corners. Higgins says that he Is almost
ready to step right in. Only three of
the youngsters hail from Glass A A
company-+Mitcheu. Clifford and Fer
guson. The last named has been South
with the Yankees for three years. He
was with Wild Bill Donovan at Jersey
City last year and may be ready to
Join Huggfns's staff. Alex Is right
handler. II he were southpaw his
chances would be far better
Ed Barrow got word from Bobby
Roth, who is at Mount Clemens. Mich.
recovering from an operation on his nose
snd throat. Higgins is out OF town,
presumably working on a deal or two.
and may be no further from New York
than Philadelphia He will be here
again before the Yankees hit for the
Southland