New-York tribune., 1921-03-04
Young Pitchers
Receive Chance
To Exhibit Skill
Southpaw Piercy and Aul-
bach, Former Semi-Pro,
to Start as Box Opponents
BY r. J. Kelly


SHREVEPORT, La. March 3-The
Yankee recruits and the few veterans
who are now in the camp will xeceive
their first real test tomorrow after
noon. Manager Miller Higgins will
select two teams and pit them against
each other in a practice game. The
contest will last six innings and pos
sibly go nine.
The lineup of the two teams has not
been decided as yet, but most of the
players will be used during the fray.
Many of the pitchers will get chance
they will work in relays. each working
two or three innings. Those who are
most likely to appear on the mound are
Bill Piercy, southpaw; Aulbach, Jess
Doyle, Alec Ferguson, Clifford and
Godfrey. Piercy seems to be in better
condition than any Of the other box
men and he may start the game for one
side, with Aulbach, the former semi
pro, as his opponent.
In this afternoons practice Higgins
employed two sets Of outfelders. Nun
son and Wingo were in left field Con-
nelly and Skinner in center and Chris
tensen and Agnew in right. They viii
occupy the same positions in to-mor-
rows game.
Shortage of Jnfielders
Higgins is short Of infelders, as
there are only four in camp at present,
and the r-idget manager will have to
call upon several of the extra catchers
and pitchers to help guard the inner
works. Hawks, an outfeld,r, who
comes from the Coast, played first base
during the infeld practice to-day and
he will hold down the same post to-
morrow
The six catchers all will break into
the game either in the infield or behind
the bat. These include Fred Hofmann.
who will appear in the lineup at the
start Of the contest. Chick" Fewster
Will play for while at second base,
but Huggins will take no chances on
overworsing the younxster.
The morning session was abandoned
to-day while the grounds were being
put into shape after yesterdays shower.
The players made UP for the lost time.
| however, and remained on the field this
afternoon for more than two hours.
The batting work out was unusually
long, and Earl Johnson, Aulbach, Dovle,
Godfrey and Hit occupied the mound
m. the order named. The pitchers are
now beginning to loosen up their arms
end are shooting them across witt
speed. Piercy, Quinn and the 9th Il
twirlers contented themselves with a
short warmng-up exercise, and then
took turns in batting flies to the out
felders.
Mcmillan Shifts Position
In the infeld practice which followed
Norman Mcmillan, who has been dis
playing great form both at the bat and
IN the field since the start of the spring
cbiftoJ f,~ot, /,
TO third, where he showed up to equal
advantage. Mcmillan has all the ear
marks of a splendid player. He seems
to be natural hitter, as he takes q
neat swing and meets the ball suusrely
Fewster appeared for about fifteen
minutes at second base, and his work
indicates that he still possesses all of
his former grace and inherent ability
as fielder. At the bat, too. he gives
rvidence that his almost fatal injury of
last spring has not deprived hin, Of anv
Of his old-tinae confidence, Camp Skin
rsr, who was obtained from the Cedar
town club, relieved Chick" at the key
stone.
Johnny Mitchell occupied short during
the entire session and handled himself
like a veteran. He is short but fairly
we'll built fellow, weighing about $50
pounds.
The town is all "het up over Babe
Ruth and is anxlously awaiting his ar
rival. The citizens will turn out en-
masse to greet the home run king 1t
was announced tonight that the Babe
will reach camp from Hot Springs.
Ark. on Sunday. Pitchers Harry Har-
per, Waite Hoyt and Carl Mays will ac-
company him.
Higgins tonight declared that he
had been greatly impressed by the
J playing Of Mcmillan, Wingo and Nun
son during the past few days. He ex-
poets Wlngo to develop into a splendid
hitter.
For the first time since the training
season started none of the players sue
ceeded in driving the ball out Of the
park. Holman, Wingo and Munson