New-York tribune., 1922-03-05
Hinlkey Haines
Shows Up Well
As Outfielder
Mitchell, Jones and Tecarr
Bring the New Orleans
Squad Up to Twenty
BY John Kieran

NEW ORLEANS, March 4.--The ar
rival Of Johnnie Mitchell. the sorrel-
top infelder; Sam "Bunpus" Jones,
late of Boston, and Bob Teearr, left
handed hurler obtained from Jersey
City for the merely nominal sum Of
$4,000, brought the Yankee training
squad at Crescent City up to the even
twenty mark The sun waa out in all
its glory to-day, and Miller HugRins
had his merry men industriously going
through the motions at Hinemann Park
from IL a. m. until nearly p. m. It
was a real workout, with determine
tion and perspiration breaking out ali
over the rockies.
The mite manager did not don q
uniform, but he sauntcred around The
field whispering words Of instruction
to ambitious Young players at intervals.
Later he retired TO the grandstand
and, after watching the outfelders for
some time, he announced to the world
at large that if the gentleman who
answered TO the name Of Hinkey Haines
could only hit as we'll as he could field,
the question of right fielder would
be easily solved. The former Penn
State gridiron star was chasing them
far and fast to-day, and once he
clutched the ball with his digits, the
matter was settled.
The usual batting practice started
the ceremonies, with big Jim Jolley,
Murray and Culp lobbing the ball over
the plate, and Wilson and Quinn throw
ing them up a little faster. Tucker,
the rookie outfelder from Cedartown,
caught fast one that Wilson served
up and slapped it against the right
field fence for the longest blow Of the
day. Glenn Killinger showed better
with The willow to-day. though he was
still hitting ahead OF the bali. Higgins
took him aside for a little private
schooling before he took his first turn
at bat. The Penn Slater also covered
the short field in practice and handled
himself we'll.
OLeary lined up an infield with Me-
MILAN on third, Killinger at short,
Chick Fewster at the keystone sack and
Fred Hofmann on first. There was
plenty of pepper spilled around and the
youngsters were we'll content when
O. Leary called it day. Bob Connery
hit out the fungoes to the outhelders
and had Haines, Elmer Miller. Tucker,
Grigsby and Meusel chasing to the far
corners of the park.
The pitchers who needed boiling out
were also assigned to cover the out
field during batting practice. The fate
OF Jim 3. j JOiley, the TOlunu ana poWoI~
ful left-hander from Galveston, WAS
terrible to contemplate. Not content
with having him cover all of left and
half of center field in batting practice
O'Leary filled in his spare moments by
hitting flies to him, sometimes at the
same moment when the batter was lin
ing screamer to the Texan.
The veteran coach was acting with
malice aforethought," too, for if Jolley
was waiting expectantiy north By
| northeast OLeary would slap long hy
due westward and shout: "Get that big
boy, shake those dogs and drift"
When Jolley came in he threw his
arms around the stove in the dressing
room and clung there for half hour,
explaining that ne wanted to cool of
gradually.
Miller Higgins said to-day that he
had talk with Aaron Ward. that they
had practically agreed on something
definite, acd that the manager WAS ASlg
awaiting contf11r--tion from the New
York Office to announce rs.-- - sAam
was completely signed, sealed sys4 Co,
| livered for the season Of l9x-
Lefty" O'Doui is hitting ss&-- hl3S
up and far away in batting practice.
there is one thing this boy loves to g
it's to crash the horsehide. he seaxs
on the field only to wait his turn to hit
and rushes to the batter's box emisui.k
whoops of pure and unadulterated ~.
Then the ball begins to sail