The New York herald., 1921-03-03
JOHNNY MITCHELL
JOINS THE YANKS
Squad at Shreveport Is Fast
Increasing-HOffman Hits
a Home Run.
BY WILLIAM II. HANNA.

Special Despatch 10 TUE NEw YORK HERALD.
SHREVEPORT. La. March Twenty
eight baseball players. each with a
chance to make the team but not all OF
whom will do so. are in the Yankee
training camp, and the 1921 spring rcs-
Ter names nineteen more who aren't here
yet There were nineteen more when this
was written. but there may be less by
the time Il is on the wire. for every taxi
from the station disgorges some Yankee
hopeful.
This mornings arrivals were Johnny
Mitchell. the Vernon shortstop. for whom
the Yankees gave money and batch OF
players: Bill Piercey, the coast pitcher.
who In coming up to New York for the
third time. ana Nelson Hawks, an out
fielder. who played with Calgary last
year.
The pace to-day was not quite AS brisk
MS YESTERDAY, and In the afternoon was
stopped by shower. The most celerity
was shown In the morning. though the
afternoon had hitherto unagsernbled IN
field consisting Of Hawks at irst base.
Mitchell Mt second. Mcmillan at short
and Gauit at third. with Hawks at
firs, Devormer had chance to go back
OF the plate. his home position.
Mitchell Moves Easily at Second.
Mitchell Is old and wise enough not to
extend himself at thin time OF the year
and moved around easily at second IN
the manner OF player who makes his
plays look easy. AZ Mitchell can play
either second or short and as Mcmillan
appears 10 be promising shortstop ma
ter.al Huggins had the latter In the
place again and gave him closeup in
structions this morning. Mcmillan is
ada p.a bic. He picks up points quickly
and he gets his throws away with pleas
Ing quickness.
Fred Hoffman had his uniform on
this morning, and so did Chick Few
ster. Fewster played second base and
operated with vlvacity and energy. He
put In a busy morning and didn't prac-
tica IN the afternoon. One practice
day IL all old Or. Huggins has ordered
for him for the present. but he told
him not to go to the races in the after
noon. Hoffman cracked a ball over
the left field fence before he had had
a bat IN his hand five minutes.
Jack Quinn, though II was first
day for him, was In uniform IN both
drills lie tossed the ball for half m
hour altogether. and did nothing else
The full programme Of batting prac-
tice was had In the afternoon before
the rain came. and with these pitchers
Ferguson and Piercy. Piercy brought
more speed with him from California
than most OF the boImen are using
iust now. But Sheehan and Doyle
opened out In the morning bit more
than some of the onlookers thought
judiclous. That. with their afternoon
tell, made II a full day for them.
Notes of the Yankees.
Manager Huggins says he viii start
Baker right In at third and Ward at
second. lie hasn't any doubt Ward
can play second base adequately. How
wel Baker viii play third 10 more
doubtful than how we'll Ward can play
second.
Mitchell. 80 far as there iS any out
look to the situation this early. Ia the
teams utility infielder. with Feweter
slated 10 bid for an outfieid berth.
Tom Connolly. the big outfielder from
Tulsa, got hold OF the ball better In
to-day's batting. He whipped in with
the bat and met the ball better. though
still with n tendency TO hit under Il.
Fred Hoffmand r. eager to be a regu-
lar catcher this year. II not the first
string catcher. He is hard worker
and ezpects to Fhow enough In train