The New York herald., 1922-03-09
Home Run Baker Sees Team
Stage First Practice Game
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BY CHARLES A. TAY

NEW ORLEANS, La. March s.-There
was lots OF action in the Yankee train
ing camp to-day. In the first place ].
Franklin Baker, who reigned supreme
as monarch of swatdom until the mighty
Ruth appeared upon the diamond, ar
rived here from Hot Springs. J. Frank
lin said his batting lamps were all
that 1t was his ambition to keep the
home run fires burning during the five
weeks vacation Of the big Babe. Along
with Baker came Mrs. Baker, Mike Nc
Nally and Mrs. McNally and AL De
Normer.
As IL the arrival of these notables
were not enough Manager Huggins chose
this day for his first practice game.
which turned out to be a closely con-
tested affair and one that gave the
midget manager a fine opportunity to
look over his horde of youngsters. Much
20 the dismay of the Penn State twins.
they were separated for the first time
since their arrival in camp. Manager
lug placed Killinger at shortstop on one
team and Haines at centerfield on the
other Both college boys played mag
llHctNtly III tne ne.N ana tfnkey IN ad-
dition lined out sagIe.
Killy went TO bat four times, but failed
To register a safety, although he made
one good bid for one which. as luck
would have it. was nabbed by Pal
Hinkey after a long run.
The pitching burden was divided
between big Jim Jolley and George
Murray for Killy's teams and Lefty
Wilson and George Quinn for Haines's
nine. All four twirlers used a fair
assortment OF curves and the ball
banged into the catchers mt with
goodly speed for March.
Murray Best of Boxmen.
1t was generally agreed among the
rrandstand experts that Murray made
by far the best showing of the poxmen.
although little Wilson, too, displayed
considerable skill.
Jolley served up a complicated bunch
OF benders, allowing only three hits
during the five innings re worked II
was only due to a lucky break, how
ever, that Big Jim escaped being scored
upon. There were two out and two on
base in the second when Myers, a New
Orleans player, who was catching for
the Haines outfit, caught one OF Jim's
hooks squarely and smashed the ball
over Grigsby's head in the oft for two
bases. Two runs were over the plate
when Umpire Bob Connery declared
Myers out for not touching first base,
thus nullifying the runs
As the killinger nine won by a score
OF to o. these lost taliies turned the
tide of the whole affair
The first scoring came in the nth
inning with Quinn In the box for the
Haines nine. Fewster beat out a hunt
and went to third when Quinn tossed
out Grfgsby. Chick counted when
Myers threw wildly to third to catch
Elm or that bag. The final run OF the
game was produced In the eighth in
ming, which Bob Meusel opened with
two bagger to center. The Coast
boy sped 10 third on fuckers infield
hit and finished the Journey around the
bases on Ed. Meusel's tap down the
irst base line on which Wally Pipp
failed to cover first
Three Double Plays.
Features OF the game were three dou-
bel plays manipulated by the Killingers.
IN two OF which Johnnie Mitchell played
the Initiative, and the base running OF
Chick Fewster, who pilfered second
neatly in the seventh.
The lineup and score by innings fol-
low:
KILLINGER's = Fewster, 2b. Grigsby. n.
McMillen, 3D.: Bob Meusel ID; Tucker, CT
Killingor. SIS. Ed Neusel, r.. Hoffman,
=, e.; JoIley and Murray, pitchers.
5b; Pipp, ib.; Miller. Oh. Skinner, RI.
o'Doul, H.; Myers. g; Wilson and quinn,
The score by innings:
Ii.IIl"s:F,' KsISs.. .......S ...S cSSdSc ! j
umpires-Connery and Roth.
Big Jim Jolley was the first etrikeout
victim OF the spring season. Lefty will
son was the pitcher who turned the
trick. Big Jim returned the compliment
BY flaming Wilson later IN the game.
Killinger handled six chances without
an error. and az least two OF these were
difficult ones. Tho Penn state lad ap-
pears 10 do better In an actual game
than In practice.
Halnes. the other Penn state twin.
raced all over the outfeld and pulled
down q total Of four soaring flies.
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schmidt Still .ioldout.
NopEsro. Cal. March s. - Walter
Schmidt. star catcher OF the National
League. to-day announced that he again
had turned down a contract from Bar
rey Dreyfuss, president OF the Pitts
burgh team. Schmidt said he was not
anxious 10 play ball again. and added
that n Pittsburgh wanted his services
the salary would have 10 be over
$4,000 season for three seasons at
least Schmidt has purchased consid-
eratDE real estate herea bouts.