The New York herald., 1921-03-07
HUGGINS LIKES HIS
YOUNG RECRUITS
Ruth, Hoyt and Harper Join
Team at Shreveport
Mays Due To-day.
BY WILLIAM d. HANNA A.

BY WILLIAM d. HANNA.
Special Despatch 10 THE New YosK HERALD
SHREVEPORT, La, March 6.-Shrcvepor'
sor the first time IN It's active young life
! harbors the distinguished Babe Ruth as
welcome stranger within its gates
Mr. and Mrs. Ruth arrived tonight from
Hot Springs, where the Babe has beer
doing two weeks OF baths and golf condi-
tioning. With them were Waite Hoy'
and Harry Harper, the new Yankee
pitchers
Carl Mays was delayed In Hot Springs
He stayed over 10 put his wife ard baoJ
on train for Mrs. Mays's homo In Penn
sylvania. The little one has been III. and
Mays thought for a while he might have
TO go back with them before coming C
Shreveport The others Of the Hot Springs
party said however. that the pitcher
would he here tomorrow with Col. HIS
ton and Joe Kelly Of the Yankees.
A good many Of the citizens and most
of the motor cars OF Shreveport were al
the station this evening when the Rutf
special steamed in. AS soon as the burly
| Babe appeared on the platform there
was a rush for him. He was the same
burly Babe, with brown cap, curly han
| and expansive smile. He was cheerec
and mauled about and made much OF as
he and his wife made their way throusF
a narrow lane of 500 citizens TO theii
taxi.
The Babe, however, was smiling
through his tears, so to speak Las
night at the hotel in Hot Springs, aftel
their trunks had gone, Mrs. Ruth discov'
| cred that her fur coat, valuable gar
ment, she had laid out to take on hei
arm, was gone. 1t was not only gone
but with no bright prospects OF saf'
return, for hurried search didn't locate
\ Il. and It apparently had been stolen
| Jack Quinn, when he learned this, ex
| tended sincere commiserations Las
year pretty nearly everything he and hi
wife possessed was stolen in Jackson
vile and the police recovered never
| button.
Babe Weighs About 22O.
Ruths appearance is much the sam
as when the writer saw him in Ho
Springs q week ago. His cheeks mayhaI
are not so fat 1t would appear tina
he has taken off ten pounds and nov
weights about 220. He has fifteen mor'
pounds to part with by the time tn
pennant campaign starts. That is nj!
programme. Higgins isn't worrying
about the big chaps weight. There i
time enough to attend to that and muci
benefit is expected from the treatmen
at Hot Springs Hoyt and Harper bot
lcomed up IN tiptop trim.
Morning arrivals, who came in witt
no pomp or circumstance. but who meaf
a good deal to the club nevertheless
I ter
as ever: Aaron Ward, who has taken {
wife to himself since the last season
closed and Mike McNally. the infielde
procured In the deal with the Red Sox
/ Cheer up" exclaimed Bodie, 'Tll b'
out there hitting the apple the same a
always"
From now on regulars will share th'
llmelight with the youngsters If the.
don't hog IT. Nevertheless weeks sur
vey Of his recruits has led the Yankee
manager to believe he has three or fou
prospects worth watching. and the prob
abilities are that at least five Of the nev
crop will be retained all season
These are Wingo, the outfielder
Christensen. the outflelder; Tom Shee
han. the Atlanta pitcher: Devormer, tn
catcher obtained from Vernon. ant
Mitchell, the Vernon infIelder. Huggin
briefly depicts the virtues as he see
them. of various recruits as follows:
"Wingo looks like a real good hitter
He just naturally hits the ball hard an,
/ think you'll see him make many
useful hit for the YanRee ball club thi
year. As fielder he Is Only fair"
Christensen n Live Wire.
christensen. who came from Calgary
hasn't attracted much attention ant
hasn't received much publicity. He ma,
sort OF eased himself into the ranks
without any fuss The average cnlooke
probably would not notice him much
but, Just the same he has points 10 catcl
the eye of manager. He ought 4
make corlling lead off man. I've seer
things about him IN our practice games
that tell me he's smart. He's fast. hal
his head up all the time is a hustler
has nerve and he has n good arm.
Mitchell is n lively fielder and {
wideawake. finished player. Devorme
l like. and think he will do az a regular
member OF my catching staff"
II looks as IL Sheehan and Piercy from
the young pitchers here would hang OF
with the Yanks for some time, II no
longer. Regarding others OF Higgins
recruits camp Skinner the kid outfieldei
from Georgia, has no little innate ability
| Lof future development. Connolly, th'
big outfielder. is fast. but must bt
taught how TO hit, and Mcmillan is ar
earnest. ambitious youth. speedy and
promising as a hitter and with n lot Il
learn about playing the infied,
Notes OF the Yanks:
Pete Kilduff OF the Dodgers passed
through en- roue- to New Orleans and
visited with Fred Hoffman,.
Billy Piercy. something Of wit
smokes a pipe which holds nearly Z
thimbleful Of tobacco. Yes. IT'S small,
he says. but has power. The Yankee
club has been strengthened a lot since
came with that pipe"
Il Ira Thomas. former Athletic catcher
took party OF Yanks for a motor ride
to the Caddo oil fields.
Huggins has everything on hand nov
except first baseman. Neither Pipp MOI
Meusel is here yet. However, Ruth car
cover the gateway junction u neces
sary.
Jack Quinn ate some shrimp Frida.
niRf:. had ptomaines and fever all tha
nigat and was IN bed all that night.
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