New-York tribune., 1922-03-06

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room OF the Grunewald this afterno
to his room for chat. Erin cons
closed doors.
The score by innings was not given
out, but Waraie emerged with quiet
look OF determination. saying that the
terms we're still not 70 his liking and
re had no Wild ard unconGuerablc de-
sire to rush for pen ana ink TO ahiX
MS signature at the bottom Of con
tract In fact, he admitted that Ark
snsas vas calling him.
Resting easily or the field of battle,
the mite manager said that the club
had made IFS last and best offer. ITS
70 to Ward now; he can do as he
likes was al that Huggins would say.
The second Sacker has not been out to
practice since ne came here. He has
spent most of his time at the New
Orleans Country Club viewing with
visible approval The work of Long Jun
Barnes and JOCK o the Hutch over
fairway end green.
# Higgins sticks 70 his present att
tude Wardie viii have plenty OF time
TO watch or pay golf this summer un-
less he signs quickly. The RUPERT
Huston clan is by no means shy Of com
petent infcl4ers, but at the same time
no manage would toss a player Of
Wards ability over MS left shoulder o.
bar the gates Of the citadel against him.
Hurrins Stand. Firm
That about sums up the situation.
Nu1c.ns stands firm. wish Ward dissat
ished and seemingly ready to abondcn
ship In The moen time it W9s only sun
day for the other ballplayers and not
day OF rest. The Whole tribe went out
to Heinemann Park. including Camp
Skinner, the right-handed out6e!der
purchased from the Dallas club, who
arrived here this morning. Skinner
was with the team last year at Shreve-
port and was released for seasoning
lie did not get into uniform to-day. but
Just sauntered around the diamond
greeting old acquaintances.
The morning session was as hot as
Che rays Of the sun that beat down on
the athletes in good old Southern style.
There was batting, fielding ard pitch
ing practice CT all kinds. shapes and
varieties. The only thing missing was
sliding practice, and that will be
undertaken when Doc Woods catches
UP or his work of rubbing tho pains
agile and chiropractical trainer win
have some real work on his hands when
the industrious athletes start remov-
ing sections OF beef from their AMT
omies in trying to make connections
between a hook slide and canvas bag.
The batting practice was not SO ex-
tended this morning, with Culp, ODouI,
Jolley. Murray, Quinn, Tecarr and vii
son tossing few up before departing
to ''shag" flies Ia the outer domain.
Sam Jones was out in uniform, but just
ambled through little work at dig
nifed pace, mostly with his roommate,
for the season. Chick Fewster also
turned out in his spangles and gilt
tered around the infield.
Charlie OLeary took charge of the
infeld and made things hum, with Nc
MILAN on third, Johnnie Mitchell and
hiiiinger on short, Chick Fewster at
the keystone sack and Wally Pipp on
first. That outfit went through
steaming-out process that brought the
boys to the dressing room in a liquid
state. Mcmillan had the misfortune to
catch his new spikes in the turf as
he grabbed for fast one, with the re-
suit that he did a nose dive. ending in
brief and bitter crash. He skinned
ties. Silent Mac is certainly looming
tip as a pretty guardian of the hot
corner.
Jim Jollcy Chases Flies
The outfeld was kept busy by Bob
Connery, who chased Haines, Tucker.
Meusel, Grigsby and Elmer Miller to
the far corners for his efforts. Biz
Jim Jolley was in there, too. still at
the thankless task Of removing his
avoirdupois. Tho session was cut
short before o'clock, as the New Or
leans Pelicans had game scheduled
1or the afternoon
When wally Pipp inquired Of Finer
Miller why the center gardener was
so earnest in his efforts at this point
in the training, Miller very pointedly
remarked, 81 guess you'd be out there
making faces at charleyhorses if
there were four first basemea down
here Waly scored him clean hit
on that one.
vormer to abandon Hot Springs and
report here for action. Just what he
means to do with McNally, with in
neiders OF all shapes and sizes clut-
eerlng up Heinemann Park, is not
known at present. The batterinc be-
hemoth, Bambino Ruth, VIII heave to
and drop anchor in the offine toward
the end Of next week, as he is to an
pear IN exhibition games beginning
Saturday.
jim B. Jolley. the iovial heavyweight
hurler from Galveston, is still having
hIs life made miserable by Charlie
sO'Leary and Bob Connery, who send
him out to chase flies and hit them
as far as possible from him. Jolley
was accosted while he was dog-trot-
ting around the outileld desperately
and asked what he was doing "Ah'm
running race with maself, an ah'm
so fat ah JUS can't VIM" then he
sadly resumed his way.
Johnnie Mitchell hoped gayly or
The big scales in the dressing room
ana then fell oe in dead faint. They
showed him weighing about $50 pounds.
The little infeider was partially re-
stored when informed that the scales
we're out of order. At that, Mitchell
Is down to fighting weight, and SAYS
that he usually picks up d little in
stead of dropping any weight in the
training period.