The New York herald., 1921-02-14
YANKS SHOW WAY
TO TRAINING WORK
Six Players Will Leave Here
Tomorrow for Hot
Springs.
LEFTHANDER is NEEDED
Harper Is Only Experienced
SOuthpaw-Another Catcher
Also Essential.
LEFTHANDER is NEEDED
by DANIEL.

The Yankees this year will show the
way IN at least one partictriar-speed In
starting some of the players on their
training regimen. The first division Of
Miller Huggins's outfit will leave this
city tomorrow for f1ot Springs, Ark.
where the men will spend two weeks In
tramping. hill climbing and horseback
riding. in addition to taking the famous
weight reducing baths. Those who viii
make up that section, which VIII be
under the command OF Huggins. are
Babe Ruth. Walie SchanG. Lob Shaw
key Carl Mays. Waite Hoyt and Harry
Harper. Ping Bodie was asked to go
too. but he declared that he already was
in condition and that he could stay that
way if ne were allowed to continue a. his
work as a ship riveter for another fort
night.
A great deal will depend on the
pitchers who are going to Hot Springs,
rs they will be Hugginss mainstays The
Yankees have only six regular hurlers.
in addition to the four named they have
Jack Quinn and Rip Collins. Particular
attention will be paid to Harper, as he
is the only left handler among the six
and unless the club can obtain another
experienced southpaw or comb one out
Of the aggregation OF bushers VINO VIII
report at Shreveport Harper will nave
to shoulder rather hefty burden.
Five Released Since 1920.
In all Huggins will have fourteen
pitchers at Shreveport. Since the close
of the 1920 campaign he has released
four hurlers--Herb Thormahlen, Ernie
Shore Bob McGraw and George Mog-
ridge-and one combination pitcher and
utility batter in the person of Lefty
O'Doul Thormahlen went to the Red
Sox in the deal for Schang and Hoyt.
Mogridge was traded to Washington
with Lewis for Roth. Shore and Nc
Graw went to Vernon in the deal for
Mitchell and O'Dou got ticket to San
Francisco IN the same trade
Among the eight new pitchers there
Is only one who ever has been with
major league club before, and he is
Aleck Ferguson, who spent last season
with Jersey City and has been to Dixie
with the Yankees for the last three
years. The others are: Jack Clifford.
from Rochester; Jess Doyle, Greenville,
South Atlantic League; Earl Johnson,
Cedartown, Georgia State League; Tom
Sheehan. Atlanta. Southern Association;
Joe Aulbach, st. Louis semi-professional,
and Tom Godfrey and Ed lie Pard, New
York semi-professionals.
IL must De dQl1illSu tfdl III So
as their previous affiliations go the
newcomers look like a pretty 'bushy"
aggregation. But you never can tell
about these boys from the sticks. Chief
Bender, Rube Benton, Joe Bush. Eddie
Cicotte, Ray Caldwell. Walter Johnson,
Lee Meadows. the great Matty himself
all broke into the majors from the
bushes and they made good. So there
may be another star among the eight
new Yankee pitchers. And IL he is
there, Huarins can use him.
Anothcr Catcher Needed.
The Yankee leader has four CATCH
ers. but only two may be counted on
TO do the work during the pennant race
--Schang and Fred Holman. Truck
Hannah has gone 10 Vernon and Ruel
e. with the Red Sox. John Thole a
St Louis sem-professional. and Ed
Grassick. Woodbridge IN. J) youth
who has the recommendation OF Gabby
Street, are the recruit catchers. Brad
shaw, the Lafayette College backstop.
was signed some time ago. but the club
has cancelled his contract. Frank Roth.
the coach. Is an old catcher, but he
hardly can be included even for emer-
gency duty.
1t Is obvious that Huggins's main
worries right now have to do with the
acquisition OF another left handed
pitcher and another catcher. He has
some valuable trading material-an in
fielder or two. Many club in the
league would like TO get one of Hug
gins's spare inheld workers. but the
price Is high.
Higgins has seven experienced IN
helders. and as he can use only four
at one time, II looks as II he has a
couple to spare. One OF these is Frank
Baker. who viii not play with the club
but seems inclined to favor transfer
TO Washington.
Pipp no doubt will cover FIRST and
Pecknpaugh short. But the work at
Shreveport will have to determine who
Will cover the other positions. Fewster
and Mitchell. the youngster from Yer
non. win have Il out for second base
They may become enibroilcd I'm the fight
for third base, TOO. with Aaron Ward
Then there Is Bob Meusel, who may go
back to third. Meusel. say the folks on
the Pacific coast is a first baseman
IL may be that the big fellow viii be
tried out there. Many interesting de-
velopments are possible.
The rule whereby any major league
player with ten years OF service In the
Big Show behind him must, ~ released
be given his unconditional freedom no
longer is In existence n went with tho
rest OF the agreement with the Players
Fraternity. But most OF the clubs OBJ
serve II anyway. The rule has served
20 givs Dode Paskert another chance IN
the National League.
Tho Cincinnati club claimed Paskert
from the Cubs recently with the inten-
tlon OF sending the veteran % Seattle IN
part payment for Sam Bohne. the In
fielder But when u was discovered
that Paelert had been IN tho league for
thirteen years q was decided not 70 give
him his unconditional release. which he
demanded when he learned that ho WAS
hound for Seattle
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