New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Three in Line
WhOLOOk Sure
To Be Carried
Devormer and Cunningham
Have Made Good and
Mcmillan Seems Fixture
By w. |. Macbeth

Now that Colonel Til Huston's engi-
neer corps has the snow brushed of
the site OF the Yankees new grounds.
the bluebird wings north and contract
ors' experts are thing of the past in
I'd Barrow's bailiwick, at 226 West
Fortysccond Street, the business man
ager OF the American League cham
pons is finally able to find time to
open his mail. AS a consequence, yes
terday he discovered some half dozen
signed documents in the first flock Of
answers to contracts mailed the first
of the month, and without execution
the papers were duly signed and at
tested. Al of the eligibles exccpt
catcher Al Devorrer are recruits. anx-
'ous to make good on championship
representative of the best city on
earth.
The worlds champions got the iumo
during the furor incident to tho let
ting OF bids for Yankee Field construc-
ton. and as consequence lead by
some dozen or more names at the mo-
Inent. Indeed, Secretary Jim Tirncy Of
the Giants did not leave an open field
to I'd Barrow even yesterday. for while
the Yankees were announcing the fact
OF having corraled Dcvormer and five
rockies, the worlds champions on their
own part bullctined two additional re
cruts
Devormer is the first of the unsigned
Yankee regulars to get in the fold for
the coming campaign and he is a verv
important factor in Huggins's scheme
of things. Indeed, Devormer has
been ordered to Hot Springs earlv with
the veteran pitchers. Wally Schanc.
the hrst string catcher. is not going to
Hot Springs, according to present
plans. 1t is believed that if Huggins
Is unable to secure one moro ex-
perlenced outtielder he will use
Scnang IN left field regularly until
Ruth and Meusel have been restored to
the good graces of baseball
Two Southpaws for Yanks
Five of the seven embryo Yankee
and Giant stars are candidates for the
pitching department. In the lot are
two southpaws and a right handler for
the Yankees and one right handler for
the Giants The Yankee southpaws
are Bob Tecarr, Of Jersey City. and
German Wilson, of Amarillo, Tex. Both
young men will have much better
chance to stick than any Of the right
handed hopefuls. The addition of Sam
Jones and Joe Bush to Carl Mays,
Waite Hoyt and Bob Shawkey gives
Higgins undoubtedly the greatest ar
ray of right handed talent that ever
figured on any major league baseball
club.
Hugs southpaw strength is some
thing else again. Harry Harper was
his only portsider during the success
fu drive of 1924 and for the greater
part of the season he was incapacitated.
Harper. who won several important
games toward the pennant. may or may
not be of real service in 1922 Frank
Lefty O'Doul is coming back from
the Coast. but he has yet to make good
Tecarr. the best of the other left
handed rockies, is just recovering from
an attack of pneumonia
The two right-handed pitching re-
criits that came in under Huggins's
ten; yesterday afternoon are b. r. Culp
an0 George Quinn. Both are big fell
lows with plenty Of speed, from the &C
court7 of Scout Bob Gilks. Culp comes
Up from Georgia State league. Quinn
from the Virginia league. The young
Giant right handler TO come to terms
answers to the name of Max J. Rachac
Pc ! s at Conrad. Mont, but attracted
the ention Of McGraw through ex-
cellent pitching for Vancouver, B. c.,
OF the Pacihclnternational League
Two Genuine Possibilities
racn OF our local champions cOrralled
ono possibility destined, perhaps, to
shine with great luster before the end
Of the approaching championship sea
son. Bill Cunningham forwarded his
signed contract to Secretary Tierney:
Norman Mcmillan swore allegiance to
the Yankee ause. Cunningham needs
no introduction. He played off and on
With the Giants last summer for
spell. just after coming here from
Seattle.
When McGraw landed "Irish" Meusel
from the Phillies the young lad was
crowded out Of the pictures, for George
Burns Was shifted to center field, the
patrol Cunningham had guarded we'll
McGraw considers Cunningham one Of
the finest outAsld recruits that has
fallen to his snare since Ross Young
Joined tho Giants.
Norman Mcmillan, produc. Of tho
South Atlantic League, played with tho
Rochester club OF the New Interna-
tional last year. George stAllings. one
of the very smartest Of baseball gen
erals, considers him a jewel and pol
ished one. Indeed Stallnes predicts
that Mcmillan will have earned regu-
lar place on Hugginss inner defense
before the Yankees quit New Orleans.