The New York herald., 1921-03-05
YANKS PLAY FIRST
GAME OF THE YEAR
Team A Defeats Team B at
Shreveport, La, by
8 to 3.
MANY OUT OF POSITION
Hawks Hits Three Bagger
With Two on Bases and Nc
MILAN a Home Run.
By WILLIAM b. HANNA.

BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.
Sscc.al Despatch to THE NEW YoHK HzaALD.
SEnEyEpoRT, La, March 4.-Two
teams Of Yankee youngsters played six
inning game to-day. tho first OF the year
for that organization. As an exhibition
1t probably was more interesting for
Manager Huggins and his staff than for
the few spectators who werc present
Team A beat team B. . to 3. and there
was no more reason why team A should
DO called that than team B except that
the former won. A far better Idea OF
the teams may bs had by telling who
composed them. They were as follows:
Team A--Connelly, 2b. Mitchell. s.A
Hawks. h.: Wingo. 3b.: Skinner. c. T.:
Munson, !. e.: Clifford. r. T. GraSs1ck.
c.; Doyle and Godfrey. p.
Team B--Christensen. G. g.; Agnew,
]. T.; Devormer. 1b.; Hofmann. Is.
Eewster, 2b. Mcmillan. 3b.: Thole. :. (:
Gault. c.: johnson and Aulbach. p.
Numerous of the component parts OF
these two galaxies Of youth we're play
ing out of position. DevorIner is a
catcher and SO Is Hofmann, likewise
Thole, who was In right field. Tho win
pers had Just as many men miscast
Connolly Is an outfielder. Wingo an out
fielder and Clifford q pitcher. Hawks
YVES an outfielder on arrival here, but
has been a first baseman since he cam0.
Team b WabbIy In Field.
Tho boys didn't have any too much
dash in the hot sun and the playing was
loose. Team 3 was quite wabbly In the
n Nd Ixa y .ts~l. H..
that between hits by the other side and
three errors OF their own six runs were
made by team A. Jess Doyle, who
pitched the first three innings for the
winners, came nearer to real pitching
than any Of the others, though Tom
Godfrey. late of Tesreau's Bears. had no
trouble holding tho losing side.
The hitting Off all the pitchers except
Johnson was scattered, and tho A team
wouldn't have scored on young Auer-
bach, the southpaw Louisville semi-pro,
but for an error. Earl johnson, a right
handler with a labored shoulder move
ment. who came from Cedartown, Ga,
was hit for sig rousing singles In the
first inning. Mitchell, Hawks, Skinner.
Munson. Grassick and Connolly made
them. Before the game was over Hawks
and Munson. the Lehigh contribution.
made another hit apiece and Wingo and
ASiS 70 oho C6Ci. 1AW1 6idpU6Q u
three bagger to centre In the first inning
with two on bases. A hustling player
this chap from Calgary. and fast
bounding runner.
The hits for team were madc by
Christensen, Agnew. Devormer, McMil-
Ian and Johnson. Mcmillan showed his
unfamiliarity with third base. one of his
three misplays being one Of the head.
fe thought there was force play when
Nhnr h,,x AoIk
over the left field fence and accounted
for two of his teams runs. His manual
errors were fumbles due to letting the
ball play with him and grabbing at II
too quickly. He is fast afoot and covers
ground.
Young Camp Skinner, tho Georgia
farmer boy, though crude In the out
field under ny balls, nevertheless got
under them and held them. He hits q
ball viciously and has boundless energy
and zest for the game.
The score by innings:
Team Team S:::::::::::: S::s i i ! !
Notes of tho Yankees.
Manager Huggins received telegram
from the New York office saying:
"Bodie, McNaliy. Pipp. Shawkey,
Schang, Roth. Ward. Meusel, Collins
and Peckinpaugh leave March for
Shreveport Hoyt. HARPER. Mays and
Ruth leave Hot Springs Sunday. arrive
Sunday evening. Baker thinks he may
be able to leave March 10"
With all those performers lined up to
point for Shreveport 1t looks as II the
last OF the holdouts had come in. There
Is disappointment that Baker will not
report sooner. and 1t Is to be hoped he
leaves for camp before the season Is
over.
The best looking Of the semi-pros
hero. according to Bob Gilks. the scout.
is Agnew. Philadelphia lad dug up
by Bob Shawkey. He's fast" quoth
Gilks, "and Is worth experimenting with
and placing out somewhere" Grassick.
the New Jersey semi-pro catcher, isn't
a bad looking prospect. either.
Skinner reminds one Of iris Speaker
the way he canters along the base
paths with elbows close to tho body.
Tom Connolly, tho Tulsa outfielder,
has appeared like anything but a phe-
nom in batting practice. but In the
game to-day he looked better batter
than he has In practice.
Ed Leopard, New York semi-pro
pitcher, who sprained his ankle early
in the week, Is sound again and prac-
tising.
Once a day Is tho limit OF Fewster's
practice. He Is being handled carefully.
Raymond French. inflelder. home Ala
media, Cal, and recruited from Des
aIoines Of the Western Association.
sends word that he is on his way.
HoUGu TO LEAD w. VA. BOXERS.
siORCANTOWN, w. Va, March 5.-Scotty
Tough, West Virgiria's sensational t25
pound wrester. who has won six straight
oouts for tho Mountaineers this season. wGs
to-day reelected captain OF the team for next
season. Hough halls from Wclisburg. w.
Vs., and VIII be n senior here next yer.
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