Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
cal All of Squad Hand GrS Start Batting Drills Today
RECRUIT PLAYERS FLOOD
YANKEES TRAINING CAMP
Only Five of Fl to Take Up Work Today Are Vets
Roush is Lone Giant Who Has Not Signed.
Other Squads Getting Busy.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February 2S.-To-
N day was Work-a- day. first Of
VI the 1927 base ball season for
4 the early birds of the New
York Yankees and Brooklyn
Dodgers gathered at camp in Florida.
a few familiar names from the ros-
ter of the 1926 American League
champions were scraWled on the reg.
lister of the Yanks' st. Petersburg
Hotel yesterday before the Il MEM
bers of the first squad hurried to
their rooms to doff overcoats and un-
pack linen Knockers.
In the gang were Lou Gehrig. regu-
lar first baseman: Bob Shawkey and
Mykes Thomas. pitchers. and Spencer
Adams and Mike Gazella, substitute
infielders. The rest were rockies or
promising youths gathered during the
trading season. All were due for two
practice sessions today under the di.
rection of Miller Higgins, mite man
ager of the Yanks.
At Clearwater. Fla, nine pitchers
and four catchers were ready for Will
bert Robinsons first call for practice.
Heading the hurting talent was DaZzy
Vance, who has been on the scene
most of the Winter, and Jess Barnes
,,
Hank De Berry George O'Neil and
Jim Silver. The rest were recruits.
with Bill Doak, Rube Ehrhardt and
Charley Hargreaves expected to join
| camp today. The absence of Doug
McWeeney and Bob McCraw. youth
| full pitching mainstays last season, is
| shrcuded in mystery and both are re-
| ported as holdouts.
1t was easier to count the missing
| than the present in the Giants camp
at Sarasota today. Arrival of 13
| youngsters yesterday raised the total
in camp to s.. Of, the absentees-
| Eddie Roush, Travis Jackson, Heinie
Muller, Ross Young and Bill Terry
| RouSh alone has not yet signed a
contract.
| While the players rested over the
week end. Manager John McGraw re.
ceived word from Commissioner
Lands that John Hawkins, big first
baseman from California. was on the
ineligible list of the St. Louis Browns
and could not be used by the Giants
The Browns have claimed him.
| PHILADELPHIA, February Is
@.-With the arrival of a detach
ment of fielders at the Philadelphia
Americans training base in Fort
Myers, Fla, Manager Mack is to cut
the squad in two, one training in the
forenoon and the other in the after
noon. On Thursday two picked teams
will play the first game of the train
ing season. Pitchers and catchers
have been at Fort Myers for a week
The first contingent of the Phillies
has arrived at Bradenton, Fla. In
the squad were IL players, mostly
| batterymen.
ST. LOUIS. February 20 P).-Ar
| expected invasion of infielders ant
outfielders late today spelled the enc
| of the reign of the Cardinal pitching
| staff at their Avon Park, Fla, camp
Then it will be up to Bob O'Farrell's
| pitchers to prove to the batters that
they have made the past week count
The new arrivals will have six days
to condition themselves for the first
exhibition game against the Florida
University team March S. After that
the schedule calls for exhibition
games nearly every day until the big
show opens.
In the Browns camp at Tarpon
Springs, Fla, five more have answer
ed the roll, among them being Buck
Freeman and Guy Sturdy. Freeman
| who clouted himself to worlds cham
pion honors with Washington in 1893