The New York herald., 1922-03-07
MEUSEL AND ROTH
REACH YANK CAMP
Former Announces Accept
ance Of Contract Terms
Rain Mars Practice.
~ CHARLES A. TAYLOR.

| Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD
! NEW fOnLEANs, La, March ,6.-Th'
1 Yankee training camp was again sub
/ jected to a thorough drenching this
morning with the result that the plans
of Manager Huggins for general work
out were sadly upset. The sun peepet
I through the clouds. however, at / o'clocl,
this afternoon and Miller immedi
ately ordered al the battery men Il
make for the ball park. The going was
heavy and the best the boys could do
was 90 toss the ball about.
Fred Hoffman. Bob Connery and
Charley OLeary donned the big mitts and
handled the varied assortment of slants
served them by the rookie pitchers
Jolley, Wilson. Culp, Murray and Quinn
and Jones and O'Doul. veterans. Jolley
/ declared 1t was a fine chance for him
to take off another twenty pounds IL al
lowed to run n couple times AROUND the
park. but Huggins told the 5outhpaw he
would get stuck in the mud and there
weren't enough men on hand to pull him
4 out II he did
\ Two veterans affixed their names Il
l the hotel register this morning. in Bol
\ Meusel and Bob Roth. Meusel reported
\ that he had been i'll from Influenza ant
had lost some twenty pounds, but Ii,
\ looked pretty fit at that. The lanky
4 slugger viii have plenty OF time to gel
into condition thanks 70 the leave o
\ absence Judge Landis gave him. A;
\ for Roth he announced Hug could stor
worrying about that right field va.
cancy. rs he was prepared to stop right
into the job. Camp Skinner and Hinky
Haines. who have the same ambition
took Bob's bold statement with severa
grains of salt and a dash or two ol
pepper So il looks like merry setto.
Ward Only Insurgent.
Meusel said that he already had sent
his signed contract to the New Yor
offices. so another name can be erased
from the holdout slate, leaving Aaror
Ward as practically the only serious in.
surgent. There are no Developments III
che Ward controversy. Higgins has
wired the two Colonels the result of his
interview of yesterday with the dis
gruntled player, but it is assumed that
Tillinghast I!IIommedieu Huston has
been SO busy tossing coins with the bic
Babe that he has had no opportunity to
confer with partner Rupert regarding
the matter Ward is still in camp.
The New Orleans fans are demanding
that Ruth take part in the two games
scheduled between the Yankees and the
loc7l nine for Saturday and Sunday
and Manager Higgins said tonight
that he intended 10 send for the big
bruser in order to satisfy the clamor-
Gus ones.
Al DE Normer, catcher. and Mike Nc.
Nally. inficlder. already have been in
structod to quit the Hot Springs baths
and they are expected TO reach here
some time tomorrow. All the players
who are now at the Arkansas resort
will be in camp by the first of next
week Then things really should begin
to hum If the local weather director
will change his tactics in return for
the pasteboard admitting him to all
the exhibition games which Manager
Higgins has sent him by special mes
senger
Mark Roth. one OF the most eloquent
members OF the Yankee board OF
strategy. has just crawled out of bed
after four day wrestle with the grip.
Sends Photo Home.
George Murray. the handsome young
right handler from Charlotte. n. c., who
was under the more or less protecting
wing of George Stallings at Rochester
last season. isn't forgetting the folks
back home. When he saw the picture
taken of him by Charley Conlon. the
club photographer, Murray said: Mis-
ter photographer. that's mighty fine
picture. ] wish | could have one" The
camera man grunted want to send
II to some girl, ! suppose?" "Yes. sir.'
replied George. IL want to send IL TO
my mother" And George did,
IInkey and killy, the Penn State
twins, are breaking all dining room rec
ords, according. TO Nip McAIanus and
Tuck Roth, in joint charge OF the feed
bills. But wait till the Babe comes
Speaking of the Babe. the big fellows
bats arrived In good condition this
morning. The fences of Heinemann
Park are already showing signs or
nervousness.