New-York tribune., 1922-03-07


Romans just to cover the case of
The mite manager and the stellar
lnficldcr arc sparring for wind, as the
set-to yesterday was catch as catch car
with no holds barred When Ward G
emerged from behind closed doors he
looked like an athlete VINO has been
thrown for p rolling fall, but he
stuck to his intentions of not signing
until he thought the fitting number of
simoleons had been stipulated in the
contract.
Huggins had little to say except to
confirm his second sacker's report that
the fatal papers were not yet signed
sealed and delivered To man up a
tree, it looked as If Aaron Ward, of
Arkansas, would soon be playing for
the two colones, the present situation
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
In the meanwhile, the long and the
short Of it Is that Big Bob Meuscl and
little Bob Roth have arrived and arc
now eating heartily at the expense Of
the Yankee ball club Meusel looks to
be in the pink Of condition, with rosy
glow IN his cheeks and no extra flesh
on his long, lean and almost lanky
frame. Bobbic Roth, however, seemed
a little pale from the recent operation
on his knee, but few days under the
Southern sun should put different
complexion on the whole world for the
outer gardener. Roth says that the
operation was successful and that he
can run already. He is still bothered
a little by the cut, but it is only
temporary.
Frank Roth Only Invalid
By the same token Frank Roth, older
brother OF Bobbie and coach of the
rookie pitchers, has been in bed for
several days with heavy cold. He
left his downy couch this morning for
the first time since last Friday, but on
viewing the atmospheric conditions ne
decided that discretion was the better
part of valor and once more retired to
the pillows.
There arc no other invalds on the
staff. except that Bob Tecarr. the left
handler from Jersey City, is recovering
from recent illness and is working
out very slowly. Also Scout Joe Kelley
has refused to cast aside MS iron hat
and take to a uniform until Louisiana
skies attain more smiling and con-
sistent hue. Joe says theeN ew Orleans
sun has rotten fielding record. Look
ing over the swampy infield, Kelley
said: II give the weather three errors
out of five chances"
Just when Miller Huggins was about
to corral his husky tribe for morning
practice the murky atmosphere was
pierced through and through by a
heavy downpour of rain that turned
Heinemann Park into miniature
Bayou st. John. There is a sign on the
front of the park which says, "Larg-
est playing field in the United States"
Judging from recent conditions, that
must mean liquid measure.
In any case, the mite manager was
not to be baked OF his lawful prey,
and when the sun came out in the
afternoon he phoned into the hotel to
have the pitchers sent out to the prov
ing grounds. The sensation in the
dining room was terrific when this news
were getting everything right over the
plate at the Grunewald and were look
ing for an afternoon of ease and COM
fort in the hotel.
Hurlers Don the Spangles
Sam "Bumpus" Jones, Lefty" O'Doul.
Corner Wilson, George Murray, George
Quinn, B. T. Culp and Jim Joley
oboyed the call Of duty and hiked
themselves to the ball park, where
they donncd the spangles and moved
out to the few dry spots in the field.
Charlie OLeary, Bob Connery and
Fred Hofmann caught their wares,
while Huggins sat in the grands tand
with his scrutinizing eyes fixed intent
ly on the motions of the rockies. The
mite manager was in a contemplative
mood.
Ed Neuscl and Denver Grigsby. the
young outfielders, felt extra ambitious
to-day and got into uniform with no
official urging. They merely tossed
ball around with the hurlers, as the
field was ankle deep in mud except in
q few spots.
Camp Skinner, the most recent ar
rival among the rockies, makes the
rookie roster complete, and the arrival
of Bob Meusel and Bobbie Roth fills
out the Yankee squad to its full ex-
tent, except for those members of the
team who are boiling out at Hot
Spring.
Skinner also got into uniform to-