The New York herald., 1922-03-10
BAKER JOINS FIGHT
FOR REGULAR BERTH
Veteran Shows His Best in
First Workout at YAM
kee Camp.
By CHARLES A. TAYLOR.


Special Dispatch to THE New YoRx HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 8. - J..
Franklin Baker made his first appear
ance at training camp to-day and
position on the Yankee nine began in
earnest. Huggins has a record entry for
this particular post in Mike McNally,
Norman Mcmillan and Glenn Killinger
in addition to Baker. Then. too. there
are Aaron Ward and Chick Fewster
perfectly competent to fill the berth, but
these two already have been booked to
play other positions Fewster will start
take up his work OF last year in the
general vicinity of the keystone sack.
Judging from the way the veteran
Baker conducted himself to-day his So
5ourn at Hot Springs has put him in
the fittest possible condition. If any of
the youngsters are to supplant him they
must travel at terrific pace. Baker
began his days work in company with
his rival, Mike McNally, each taking
turns In fielding bunts from the bat of
the other. They made frisky pair, and
young kfllinger gaped in amazement at
the lively antics OF the men against
whom he must battle for a regular job.
In the batting practice which followed
Baker poled out several long line drives,
some going to right and some to left.
The old timer seemed to take particular
delight In strengthening out the under
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hard smash of Bakers hit the fence in
deep right on the first bound, which
means the ball was travelling some, and
then some more. The greater part of
the three hour drill was devoted to bat
ting. the veterans hitting against the
curves of Quinn, Jones' O'Doul and
Culp and being followed by the rockies,
who faced Tecarr. Murray and Wilson
in order.
kflly Swats n Homer.
Manager Higgins kept pounding in
struction into the ears of the Penn State
twins. Haines and Killinger, and finally
Kflly became so inspired that he lifted
one of Tecarr's fast ones over the left
field fence, and again it must be noted
that these New Orleans fences are con-
siderably further back than those at the
over third base attracted the attention
of the scribes and pharisees In the
stands so did the struggle for the honor
of filling that yawning chasm in right
field created by the subordination OF
lanky Bob Meusel
In fielding practice Manager Higgins
assigned Camp Skinner, Bob Roth. Dan
Tucker and Denver Grigsby to do the
fly chasing in right. and 1t may be
said right here that the fellow who
lands this job will have to beat out
Skinner. Camp not only covers wide
area in the field, but also meets the
ball hard and is speedy around the
paths. The infield practice which
ended the program found Charley
O'Leary knocking grounders to Baker
and Mcmillan at third. McNally and
Mitchell at short. Ward and Killinger
at second and Wally Pipp at first.
Fewster was forcibly elected from the
infield. where he has been cavortine
daily heretofore. and told to lay ou,
In Babe Ruth's preserve. Bob Meusel
who can also eat grounders alive, was
another to be banished to the outskirts.
Huggins actually has so many infielders
he doesn't known what to do with
them. and no wonder Charley Comiskey
who could use a couple. is venting his
wrath on the New York club.