New-York tribune., 1921-02-05
1esreau's Nine
Gives Higgins
Two, Recruits
players From Local Semi
s'ro Team, 10 60 South;
EARLY Start for Veterans
BY w. ]. NIacbetf,


Tie New York Yankees will probably
/, me arst major league club TO in
.uaurste spring training this year. A
SsIf dozen of them will pull cut for
Hat Springs, Ark, ten days hence to
!. "a trim for the sterner activities
Sesinning in Shreveport, Ia, early in
March.
Included IN the delegation which
uaasger Miller Higgins has consigned
mrIv to the famous watering place
sre aBabe'' Ruth, Harry Harper, Ping
padia. Jack Quinn and Wallie Sehang.
Tbese players will do little or no base
5sn practicing at Hot Springs. Chief
sftention will be centered on hiking,
mountain climbing, horseback riding
and colf. 1t is probable that Higgins
NAV attend his high-prieed hric-a-hrac
4 week or ter days before going TO
shreveport.
glemens recuperating from the effects
& an operation on nose and throat,
viu go to Hot Springs il sufficiently
recovered.
The big squad Of Yankee rockies will
- into training at Shreveportpne week
sEead of the regulars, on February 27.
! Right pitchers, three catehers, four in
felders and FIVE outfielders will be in
ended in the consignment Scout Bob
Connery and Coach Charlie 0'Leary
will be in charge of these youngsters.
Many Recruit Pitchers
Among the pitchers who will be given
consideration TO bolster up what al
ready appears sn indonitabie staff
viii be John Clifford, from Rochester
novie. of the Greenvilie, S. c. (Sally
League club: Alex Ferguson, recalled
rom Jersey City, of the New Interna-
tional; Earl Johnson, free agent from
Cedar Town, Ca; Tom Sheehan {At-
lsnta. Southern Association4; Joseph
Aulbach, Louisville, KY, semi-pro;
Ed LIE Pard, semi-professional from
Jersey City, and Tom Godfrey, from
jeff Tesreau's Bears, q local semi-pro.
outfit
Among the three new catehers men
toned is Frank Roth, an elderly
brother of cur new outfelder Bobby,
whose office viii be TO coach the Yam
kee battery men this season.
Roth has experience to recommend
lin. He saw service with several
American League clubs; was always a
fair catcher in his day, though never
a really brilliant one, but possessed OF
nienty of brains. Like George Stall
ings and Connie Mack, he sizes up.
competent instructor in his particular
art even though shy some Of the pre-.
eepts he would ineukate.
With such an infieid as Higgins can
present in the matter Of tried veterans
the four recruits coming up for obser-
vation may have difficult time tr
break in. The most highly touted of
the lot, of course, is John Mitchell, :
shortstop for whom Higgins recently
gave ID FIVE veteFans-Shore, Hannah,
0'Doul, Fl att and McGraw.
Mitchell Must Prove Worth
Unless Mitchell is worth about twice
as much as the trade value repre- 4
sented, and unless he can play else
where as we'll as at short, he is going
to see some lean days ahead. AT pres
ent, Roger Peckinpaugh, the Yankee
short fielder, stands head and
shoulders above any shortstop of the
game. The other infelders are Camp
Skinner, Of Cedar Town, Ga; Nick Me
MILAN. Of the Greensville, S. c. (Saliv
League) team, and Ray French, who
had try out before.
OF the outfeld candidates Huggins
nest seriously regards Tommy Con-
nelly from Tulsa, Okla. Connolly is
Of ideal build--th Ty Cobb type-and
is reported fast as a fash He is
left-handed hitter who knows more
about piece of ash than the Georgian
Peach did the time he broke into the
big show with Hughfe Jennings's
Tieers.
Two other ball hawks of reputed
speed have come up from Calgary. of
the Canadian Northwestern League.
These are Nelson Hawks and Walter
Christensen. Then there are A. H.
Nineo q brother OF the celebrated
catcher. Ivy. who has graduated from
the Atlanta club Of the Southern Asso-
cation; Joseph Munson. of Raleigh, N. |
G. and Joe Kelly. of JEFF Tesreau's
sears. who has just been signed by
college Scout Paul Krichell.