New-York tribune., 1921-03-13

Hugglns has decided tentatively at
least, on some Of the youngsters who
will accompany the Yenks back to the
Polo Grounds next month to open the
championship season. He has started
negotiations for the release of others
to various teams in the minors. Among
the youngsters who are assured of stick
ing with the team, at least until the
season opens, are AL Wingo. Bill Piercy,
Tom Sheehan, Alex Ferguson, A. Devor-
mer and Johnny Mitchell.
The last week marked the appearance
OF most of the veteran players at the
more to report. These are Home Run
Baker, Rip Collins and Bob Meusel
The last two named are still on the
hold-out list
Three Promising Pitchers
For the most part the really stren-
uous work has been confined to the
rockies, and the older players have lust
begun to loosen up their muscles, but
almost the entire squad will be going
at full blast by the end of next week.
Ut the large array of young pitchers
the most promising are Piercy, Sheehan
and ferguson. These three have been
showing plenty of class since the train
ing season opened and each has more
than an even chance of being retained.
Huggins has admitted that he has been
quite impressed with the work of this
trio.
=, PERCY is probably in better shape
than any other of the twirlers. mainly
because he has done good deal of
pitching on the coast this winter. He
was obtained from the Vernon club
Of the Pacific Coast League and is
with the Yanks for the third time in
MS young career. He bears a marked
resemblance to Christy Mathewson.
both in physical appearance and in his
, style of pitching.
Sheehan was purchased from the
Atlanta club, of the Southern League.
and last year won twenty-six and lost
seventeen games. He was known as
the iron man" of that circuit and
pitched 375 innings during the season.
ferguson established quite a reputa-
ton while with the Jersey City club
ir 1920.
Al Devormer formerly Of the Yer
non club, seems quite certain of beino
kept on the Yankees roster. as Hug,
gins is in need of an extra catcher to
reheve Wallie Schang and Fred Hof-
mann IN case Of an emergency
Mitchell Sure to Stick
From present Indications Devormer
is easily the best of the young catch
ers, but he has not taken part in any
of the recent practice games because
OF sore arm
Johnny Mitchell, also of Vernon, is
I certain of sporting the livery of the
Yankees this season. During the short
time that he has been here he has
SHOWN beyond doubt that he is an in
helder OF exceptional merit
Ray French, who was with the Yanks
last season, also may be retained as an
extra lnfelder. Norman Mcmillan, OBJ
tanned from the Greenville club, has
been showing up very we'll and gives
lndlcatlons of developing into a splen-
did player, but he probably will be
sent back to the minors for another
year or two of experience
Al Wingo, purchased from the At
ianta club of the Southern League,
. seems to be about the best of the
young outtielder and Huggins has
already decided to take the youncster
north with the team.
He would fit in nicely on several
other major league teams, but hardly
has chance to earn regular assign
ment with the Yankees this season.
Tom Connel Y, formerly of the Tulsa
club, and Walter Christensen, of CAL
gary, have been playing fine ball in the
outfeld.
When Higgins is forced to cut down
his squad to conform to the payer
limit of twenty-five men, about May is,
it is likely that the club roster will
read as follows:
Mays, Shawkey, Hoyt, Collins, Quinn,
Harper, Piercy, Ferguson and Sheehan,
pitchers; Schang, Hofmann and De-
vormer, catchers; Baker. Fewstcr
Ward, Mitchell, Pipp, McNally, Peck
inpaugh and French, intielders; Ruth,
Roth, Bodie, Meusel and Wingo, out
felders.