The New York herald., 1922-04-15
HUGGINS Maryland 5
STRUNK FOR YANKS
Weakness of His Outfield
Starts Manager Hustling to
Find Experienced Player.
ny DANIEL.

Speciol Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
WASHINGTON. April 14.-Miller Hug
gins is on new hunt for another out
fielder, an experienced ball hawk who
also can hit. Quite prescription, but
Higgins believes that Il can be filed.
The manager Of the Yankees made
known the resurgence of his old desire
this afternoon after IL had been an
nounced that the rain was just little
too thick to permit of playing the third
game with the Senator'S.
"The two contests we already have
played have impressed me again with
the desirabilty of getting another eX.
perienced man for the outfield.'' said
Huggins. IT have two or three men
under consideration and i believe that
we will be able to pull through a trade
in short time. The man think will
land will be able to step right in and
do US a good turn. He can field and he
can bat. and he has been around long
enough to know just what to do with the
hall"
While Huggins made no bald state
mcnt Of his plans we gathered from his
remarks that he intends to transfer Nor
man Mcmillan into left field. keep Elmer
Miller In center and send the new man
TO right This arrangement would send
Chick Fewster to the bench-or to some
other club. Huggins informed US that
the latest demand of the White Sox In a
proposed deal for Amos Strunk named
Fewster
No Chance for Vcacb.
II have dropped the veach proposition
altogether" added Higgins in reply to
a query as TO, whether he or Ty Cobb
had rcopened negotiations looking
toward the appearance of Teach in q
Yankee Uniform, Cobb has not stepped
down from the ridiculous proposition in
volving Scott. AS to StrunlS, the Chi
cago club is willing to let him go. but II
wants a lot for him. lot too much.
Chicago officials to a definite statement
of their wishes In such trade.
'sThe White Sox appear to be keeping
a close watch on my players and as soon
as q man shows some fine baseball they
ask for him They have demanded
O'Doul. Mitchell. Mcmillan and Fewster
at various times
We have an idea that StrunlS 1t will
bc--and let US say that Amos would fit
into the New York picture quite satis-
fartorily. The White Sox would put
Mostil in Strunk's place in center field.
J, ey want Mcmillan or Fewster prob
ally for infeld duty or general utility.
Mcmillan is a third baseman Of no mean
ability.
Just now the only infield substitutes
with the Chicago club are Ostergard, a
third saclSer from Southwestern Uni1er-
sity, who suffers from a football In
jury to his right shoulder and is too
badly handicapped by it to last in the
major league. and Eddie Mulligan, the
erstwfiie holdout. who has lost his job
to Mcclellan.
Connie Mack BACKS Down.
Connie Mack also has offered a couple
OF outfelders to Higgins. The Yankee
leader told us that when Mack asked
for waivers on Whitley Witt the other
day he sent In a claim for the outfieider.
However, four other clubs also claimed
Witt-and to-day Higgins got word
that Mack has withdrawn the request
for waivers.
Mack evidently had asked for waivers
only as a feeler for a trade. Witt cer-
tainly is too good ball player to leave
the American League--and he, too.
would not be a bad man for the present
Yankee emergency. We understand that
Tflly Walker also has been offered to
Huggins
Huggins has little fear about the abii-
ity OF Mcmillan to do his stint. but he
seems TO entertain fears about Fewster.
Chick flelded brilliantly and hit we'll
enough in the series with the Dodgers.
but he has not covered himself with
glory in the two contests with Washing
ton. Chick may come through with fly
ing coiors. but he is none too robust
and may not be able to tackle the issue
as vigorously as 1t should be tackled.
The games with the Senators have
demonstrated that the Yankees will need
some mighty good pitching to keep win
ming. and they have the material from
which TO get it, sam Jones was entitled
TO his game on Wednesday and Carl
Mays certainly was too much for the
locals yesterday.
Tomorrow Waite Hoyt will go into
the box. with the chances that another
leTthander, Courtney. will oppose him.
Chick Fewster was arrested this
morning when he took his new car out
for an airing. 1t cost him S1f. Chick
was found guilty OF driving without a
license tag. driving with an obsolete
card and not stopping behind street
car with open doors.
City College Nine Loses.