New Britain herald., 1921-10-05
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.YANKS and GIANTS
HOLD LAST PRACTICE
Some Fears Are Entertained for
Bob Meusel'S Injured Leg

New York, Oct. 5.-An hour after
the Yankees had pra cticed at the Polo
Grounds yesterday morning prepara-
tory to the worlds series, which be-
gins at the Polo Grounds at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon, the Giant PLAYERS
poured out through their clubhouse
door and skipped out on the field for
their practice. The Yankees were
dressed and gone by the time the
Giants took the field. The big town
rivals were in the grounds at the
same time, but scarcely saw one an
other.
The weather was fine for the work.
outs and the grounds in splendid con-
ditlon-the best condition, according
to Henry Fabian, they ever have been
in. The sun following the rain was
fine for them, and Fabian was at
work on them all day.
Miller Higgins had charge of his
men, who were in the best of spirits
dashing around and whooping it up
like boys out for play That was a
feature of their drill; they apparent
ly were looking forward to the blue
ribbon clash-the first for them
without any misgivings-in any event,
not worrying
There was a bit Of disquieting news
in the camp, though. Bob Meusel the
outfielder and long distance hitter,
visited doctor in the morning to
have an E-ray picture made of his
left shin bone. An old injury. there
hasg been troubling him lately. It has
panied him when he stood on it for
any length of time and, he thinks,
possibly, affecting his hitting.
Bone May Be Splintered.
The doctor thought the bone might
be splintered, but had to await the
development of the picture to tell
about that. Meusel was more fretted
lest the M. D. tell him not to play
on the leg than by the leg itself. He
said he would be out there if he had
to play on one leg. AL Woods, the
Yankee trainer, had little double that
Meusel would be all right for play.
The N-ray, he said, was taken to make
sure nothing serious was wrong, and
Woods thought the recent wet wealth
er might have caused the leg to ache.
Babe Ruth's leg has come along IA
mously with two days rest, and
Frank Frisch has about recovered
from his charley horse. It is we'll
for these two are fast members OF
their respective bands. Manager Nc
Graw was not at the Polo Grounds
He left the supervision of the prac-
tice to Hugh Jennings. The work
for both outfits was of the usual kind
and was lively and full of vim. Mays
and Hoyt warmed up in good. style
for the Yankees and Shawkey fol-
| lowed with a spell of f1inging
Mays said he had a fine workout
and Shawkey said he was feeling
| much better than for several days
! The whole Yankee crowd is clipper
and smiling. The question of just
who will pitch the opening game to.
day is no nearer decided than it ha:
been. Higgins would make no fina
announcement regarding his pitcher
and, in truth, he won't decide him
self until today. It will be Mays OF
Hoyt for the Yankees, and is as likel,
to be one as the other.
McGraw did not intimate to either
Jennings or to John Fvers, who ad
dressed the Giants just before the.
went out for practice, whether h
| would pick Toney or Nehf Boil
went through their course of sprout
yesterday as if everything depended
on them today. With certain mel
, close to the team there's a stroni
bunch that Toney will be the nom
inee; with others just as close, tina
Nehf will be. All sorts of sapien