New-York tribune., 1922-03-03

Underwent 50 much abatement betw
nat practice was started this after
appear that McGraw and his men VIC
Tho sun WAS out oil day. and when
ne sun Is working full steam IN south
orn Texas it can do wonders. McGraw
mustered his men AZ tho park in the
forenoon. but It Was ton cold then to
@ot into uniforms. so the crowd
;rsmued out 20 Hot Wells and back,
That - trlfing tramp. and consider
~ that there was more than an hour =
work IN uniform IN tro afternoon the
arst DAYS plunge OF the world 5
hampton into tho business Of propar
lnc to Win another pcnnant Wa active
ard spirited
The cold map frozc up tho water
ripes a. the ball park and they burst
and crippled the heating plant of the
dressing room. 1t looked as if the
start would have to wait another day
but tho energetic McGraw dug up the
necessary artisans to patch up the
machinery. and hv tho time the players
cot there for the afternoon hot water
and parm sunshine had improved CON
ditious 50 much that McGraw ordered
s.l hands INTO uniform.
Start With Will
4 uas with a right good will that
everybody took hold. Il VAS the spirit
Of men who realize that the only way
% win another pennant Is TO work for
Il. and back of that confidence in their
ability While battery work and
catch and bunting games were on
somebody who didn't have anything else
to do counted the mon IN uniform. He
counted forty-sx. not all Of these being
players under contract.
r4 tn, cbf -rbn rorva n
ing from the flu, happened along and
there we're forty-seven. Nehf didn't
expect to don the war paint, but
couldn't resist the sunshine" There
were twenty-five battery men warm
ing up at one time, most Of them
pitchers. new and old, and with regular
impromptu catchcrs handling several
men each.
The first man in uniform was Howard
Berry. the all-around athletic genius.
though catcher Castor WAS the first
regular to oncasc himself in the span
giles. The first man out with Il bat in
hand was Irish" Meusel. No batting
was on the program. but The appearance
OF Meusel with a shillalah was ignai
for others to grab one and the first
thing anybody knew batting practice
was raging.
McGraw took direct charge of the
batting and watched it closely. The
players hit the ball and ran out the
hits, sometimes going all the way
around Meusel Bancroft, Frisch.
Groh, Rawlings, Smith, Young, Snyder
and Cunningham stood up there and
smacked the ball with all the ardor of
men getting their first base hits Of the
season. and of the new men, Ike Boone
and Ralph SINNERS. prominent center
field candidates. whaled away with the
eyes Of the cognosccnti upon them.
TO Fill Burnss Shoes
It Is an important subject. this one
of who is going to fill George Burns's
shoes. and the race is on among Cum
nngham Boone and Shinners The two
latter arc big. deep-chested, powerful
fellows.
Pep Young was the first to hit ball
over the fence. Whatever may be the
merits Of that feat, aside from IT'S an
nual entry into the newspaper columns.
Young jammed three over the short
right-feld barrier.
Meusel and Boone both signed their
contracts this morning. or rather,
Heusel dug his, already signed, out Of
bis trunk
McGraw hasn't had his talk with
N the case Of Douglas has been tend
cred TO Barnes. ono which means more
money than last year # he can win q
certain number of games Earl Smith.
VINO arrived this morning, said he
hadn't signed yet and wanted to have
little talk with McGraw first.
Word From Douglas
telegram was received from Dous.
AZ saying his mother had been Ill at
their home In Birmingham and that he
would leave for San Antonio as coon
AZ there was change for the better.
Fred Ionsy, who has been siling in
Ter. Will wire later when | can re-
port.'
McGraw started out this afternoon to
pilot reporter 70 the ball field. Soon
hey found themselves in another part
CT the town McGraw accosted the
youthful driver Of pie wagon: "Hey.
boy, where's the bali park ~ you're a
couple Of miles out Of the way, and
Napoleon all rlght-"get in and IN
take YOU over and in that fashion Nc
Graw rode TO the first practice.
Claude .'ounard. tall chap with only
enc eye. pitched 20 the battcrs in after
noon practice Serving, too, in that ca
paclty were Benton. Mcfarland. Clancy
and Malone, youngsters
III don't develop couple of pitch
ers this year III be disappointed" said
Hc'ra" I'm banking good deal on
Virgil Barnes"
knowing How TO Eat
Nctiraw gave his younpetere q tall
t7's morning on the wisdom Of the bail
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