The New York herald., 1922-03-02
RAIN GREETS YANKS
AT JOURNEYS END
Freezing Temperature Is Pre-
dicted and Outlook for Early
Practice Is Gloomy.
by CHARLES A. TAYLOR.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK HERALp,
New ORLEANS, La, March j. - The
advance brigade OF the Yankees arrived
greeted by a heavy downpour 1t was
a most inauspicious start for the train
ing season OF the champions OF the
American League. and to make matters
worse the weather prophets of the Cres-
cent City are predicting a freezing tenn
perature by tomorrow noon.
The outlook for any real practice this
week is therefore OF the glommiest, for
when the weather does begin to "cut up"
down here it keeps right on cutting UP
for several days. The chances are that
Babe Ruth and the battery men who
are at Hot Springs will remain there
until this rain and cold conspiracy
against the Cooners chattels Is broken
up.
The detected athletes who jumped
from their New York Pullman out into
the rain here this morning were "Chick'
Fewster. Glenn killingcr and Norman
Mcmillan, inflelders. and Hinkey Saines.
outfielder. The members of the squadron
who were already here or arrived direct
from their homes were b. 7. Culp, Fred
Hoffman, George X. Murray. Edward A.
Neusel, George Quinn, Denver G. Grigs-
by. o. d. Tucker and George A. Wilson.
The pitchers among the early arrivals
are Culp, Murray, Quinn and Wilson, all
rockies. Culp is a right handler from
Charlotte. y. G. He was with the Cedar
town club OF the Georgia state League
last year, and while his record Is not
impressive. the Yankee scouts regard
him as a good prospect.
Murray is another right handed finger
4. 10 al
with the Rochester International League
team last season and made a most cred
table showing and the data discloses
the fact that Murray won 13 and lost
games allowing 3.73 earned runs per
game.
Quinn No Relation to Jack.
Quinn is no relation to the we'll known
Jack, whose real name isn't Quinn any
way. The bona fide Quinn Is considered
a valuable addition to the twirlng staff.
He. too. is a right handler who spent
last summer with the Wilson Club of
the Virginia League. His record there
was IS victories and . defeats and the
average scoring against him was 2.46
runs per game. The youngster says he
can bat just as well from either side OF
the plate. He Is probably correct. His
hitting average last year was .15s.
Wilson is a native of Hamlin, Tex.
where somebody or other saw him per-
forming on semi-pro nine. This fell
low Is southpaw, so there is no telling
how he will conduct himself under the
big glare.
Tucker. Neusel and Grigsby are all
outf1elders, the first two bearing the rep
utaton of being able to pound the ball
- n -. & Al.
Cedartown last year, compiling the COM
mendable batting average Of .434. His
fielding was not of such high order. bat
a few muffs can be overlooked IL he
keeps up his slugging.
Neusel claims st. Louis as his home
and If he happens 10 break into II e
game along with Bob Meusel. the aiies
Eliases of the national pastime will
have to watch their statistics. This
Neusel played with the Coffeyville club
Of the Southwestern League last season,
rapping the ball for mark OF 1927.
Grigsby comes from Sapulpa OF the
same league, but had batting average
OF only .254.
Fred Hoffman is on the job early with
the firm intention of wrestling the post
of second choice catcher from Lanky Al
Devormer from the Pacific coast. 1t is
boiub W pt oOht Jobs wv
Huggins Expected To-day.
Manager Midget Miller Higgins is ex-
pected to appear from Hot Springs to-
morrow in time to take charge OF the
first practice session that Is, IL the
prophets are wrong and the weather per-
mits
HuCgins has already wired a tenta-
tive program which calls for one daily
workout between the hours OF IL A. NJ.
and 2 p. NJ, and Is subject TO extension
as occasion demands.
Only vague reports have reached here
from Col. Tillinghast rHommedieu Hus-
ton. who fled from Dover Hall to Hot
Springs a couple OF days ago. II is ru-
mored that the Colonel and the Babe
are talking business" at the Arkansas
resort, and that Submarine Mays also
has been listening to few pithy philip
les from the rotund r. +. The entire
Hot Springs retinue Is liable TO blow
into camp any day. but certainly by the
middle OF next week unless the aforesaid
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