The New York herald., 1922-03-18
Joe Kelley May Get Mike
Mcnoskey From Red Sox
Game To-day.
BY CHARLES A. TAYLOR.

ny SHAhLES ~ IA LOh.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 1.-THE
mysterious flight Of Chief Scout Joe
Kelley was the most eventful happen
ing of st. Patrick's Day in the Yankee
training camp. All the Irish Free
Staters from Manager Higgins down
to the loWliest rookie were much flus-
tered at the unceremonious departure
of Joe on a day that was to be de-
voted to bringing all the various Irish
factions into one grand reunion. But
Kelley has fled just the same and Hot
Springs is said to be his destination,
as set down in sealed orders from Cor
pcral Egbert Barrow, now supposed
to be on his way South.
The Red Sox who have not yet been
kidnapped by the Yanks are training
at Hot Springs. and this fact gave
rise to all sorts of speculation as to
the mission of Joe. Some suggested
that Kelley was going to steal few
more players from Harry Frazee, in
cluding Mike Menoskey, who was to
be thrust into that yawning chasm
out in right field. Kelley denied that
the New York management has any
such intention and said that no trade
or purchase of players was involved
in his sudden fight.
The mos. logical deduction TO be made
from the strange proceedings is that
Scout Joe is going to get bird s-eye
view OF several rival American League
training camps and will even pick uD
the Giants while they are on their
homeward journey in order to get
line on some of the minor league players
who will oppose the McGraw men In
exhibition games.
But whatever the cause. Joe has gone
away, and on a st. Patrick's Day.
Ruth Keeps Busy.
Practice was held as usual both on
the diamond and the golf course de-
spite the encircling gloom. Captain
Babe Ruth swung his ball bat from
Ii 80 to 80 and his golf bat from p. M.
until eventide. That the Babe Is plan
ming to double cross the Cardinals in
to-morrow's game was made evident
hy tho fact that he was aiming all his
smashes to-day toward left field. He
has discovered that tho fence in left is
not quite so far from the home plate as
ii is in right or center. Rogers Horns
by. being a right handed hitter. prob
ably will aim in the same direction, so
merry duel for the batting honors is
I'm prospect.
Waite Hoyt, Carl MAYS and Bob
Shawkey tossed up the ball In turn dur
ing the batting session and each OF them
spent twenty minutes on the mound, the
longest workout they have had so far.
J. Franklin Baker was In his best
mood and lined the ball to all fields
with equal vim. He distinctly out
shone Captain Babe, although, as said,
Ruth was concentrating his fire on the
left field fence.
SchnnE Is wild.
During the infield practice Wally
Schsng was behind the plate for the
first time. and although his arm APP
peared strong enough there was con-
siderable lack OF accuracy in his throws.
He was absolutely impartial in his wild
teaves. some going out to center. others
to left and still others to right.
Just before his players forsook the
ball yard for the golf links Manager
Huggins announced his lineup for to.
morrow's game with the Cardinals as
follows: Fewster and Miller. left field:
skinner and Mcmillan. right field: Ruth
center field: Baker. third base; Pipp,
first base: Ward. second base; Scott
shortstop: De Vormer and Hofmann
catchers; Jones and O'Doul, pitchers.
Nip McManus has arranged to have
the Yankee rockies play two games
with the st. Paul club of the American
Association at Bogalusa on Saturday.
March Is. and Sunday. March 26.
Billy Gilbert, former Giant and now
manager OF the Waterbury club OF the
Eastern League. Is in camp. All Billy
wants Is n left handed pitcher and an
~ e'elder and there Is the usual shiv-
ering among Huggins's youngsters.
Scout Engel of. the Washington Sena-
tors also is in town, presumably on
spying mission from Clarke Griffith.