Show Bob Shawkey Undertakes Huge Building Program for Yanks Several Ambitious Rookies in Line for Tryouts Tryouts Tryouts Try- Try outs With Wit N. N Y Americans This Spring ng By Claire Burcky I NEW w YORK Jan 18 NEA- NEA Rookies o hf taken a a. prominent place in iii the time winter plans of or Robert rt Shawkey WIll who has haM taken talen over o a a. big building nb contract In New cw York Allen D D. Cooke born In Swepson- Swepson yule N N. C C C. June JUlie 27 1007 1207 has hus esBa essayed es essayed es- es Ba sayed 11 a a. part luul in tho the reconstruction program ro ram Mr Cooke more or less Jess familiarly known among mon his tradesmen trades trades- men as os Dusty com to Manager Shawkey and tile the Yunk s with thi tho reputation of or be being nh tho thio best home run run contractor In tho ho American as association ng- ng In 1929 1923 Ho lIe produced 3 run ruins 20 hits which included 39 doubles 16 triples aliI and 33 home runs and a a. batting average a of or for S. S Paul last hast summer r Ho Ito hat bats a heft heft-ha left handed throws thrown right handed t and carries hl his hod hod In the time outfield Yankee tailors ha have hac c been or ordered ere to provide a uniform to fit at a a. man maim G C feet feel 1 Inch tall and amid weighing 19 1 pounds Mr r Cooke has designs on oh tho time left leftfield field Job left lert h by Bob Hob M us el I I munds and find In is siX alt Ix f feet et one olle Inch tall talI Bubbles Hargra who conies collies back to the majors major In Iii a Yankee uniform uni- uni form Torm Is the oldest t rookie 37 fl lIar lIar- gravo mana managed St St. Paul laul of or the time American a association Uon last Jast year car Ho formerly was a a Cincinnati catcher ANOTHER CHANCE J S. S Smead is labeled a find tind Ho He Is an outfielder obtained b by Chicago Chi cago eago from Crom San 1 Francisco Francico co He mado hits last year ear scored 17 runs rums and lilt hIt thirty five h homo in mo runs Cleveland l has haM a a. pro prospect In John Wesley Vesley Gill outfielder from Albany who led the Eastern astern league hitters last ca campaign Bruce Druce Caldwell former Yale Talc football foot foot- ball bait star tm star Is to ha have hae another chance In the thu bl big show Cleveland hn having ln recalled called him hini from Crom Urn New ew club I lv is a n first baseman Last Laft year ear he lie batted 35 4 William Ben Chapman ho on tIme thc same problems with Mr Ir Cooke at St St. Paul last yea jear ca confidently expects x to a assume the duties of oC the tIme third baseman no on Bob Sh s team Furthermore 1 ho lie contemplates fulfilling the job Jub Ii in III such a a. manner that nothing J e nce need d J bo be desired b by Shaw key and amid Barrow j Almost from tho the time Chapm was born In Na Nashville h Christmas da day of or 1908 08 ho has hat bet been beena a baseball pla r Semipro ball all was his first venture and at al tho lie age of or 15 f. f The Tho demands of or his profession took him Into tho ho Sall Sally and thence to tho the American lI- lI Ho lie was wn particularly Industrious with the tho Saints Sainta b being ol In involved ol In iii Inthe Inthe the lie production of or 2 lilts jilts including 13 17 doubles double 17 triples and amid 11 31 homo runs the tho theft of or 27 7 buses and amid the maintenance o of a n batting average a of or His ills 31 circuit smashes ranked him Just a t peg e l beloW elow Cooko Cooke avid anti were of vital Import In the matter of or runs runt driven across homo plate plat P. P HARGRAVE ON HAND Manager Shawkey Ira has i un under er con con- in his construction plans so several other rookies 8 of or ambition Ono of them them Bubbles Bubbles a catcher knows catcher knows all nit about the rookie class for for- ho has hns been a member r o of It on oil two tivo previous occasions Hargra liar Har- gra grave srn e was wax a a. Cub workman for tor two y ars ars art after l which he was sent scat to time tho American as association tIme the Southern league and find back buck to the time American a. a association In n 19 1921 1 ho lie caught on a as a rookie with Cincinnati Cincin CIncin- nati lb Ho followed his hi tm trade e with tho lie Reds Reds' until 1929 at which time he lie was vas appropriated l 11 y St. St t. t Paul to tu occupy tho tim managerial nunn fj seat scat nt It t Is believed Shawkey will not press this thi venerable rookie into active service except Ui upon fl th the lie Indisposition of or Bill JIll Dickey or Benny Bengough |