Show SWEEPING CHANGES BEING PLANNED DV BY HUGGINS IN YANKS YANKS' LINEUP FOR 1918 Wholesale Trades or Releases Re e. e leases to Be Engineered by Crafty Little p Pilot ot News Service By f Special DW YORK Nov Driller p 1 N NEW gins the new manager of mite Yankees has been in St. St Louis to- to finishing up his affairs th l' l land and has sounded the management of the St. St Louis Browns about a possible tr trade de which will involve Ray Caldwell It Tt is stated that the Yankee owners owner are disappointed in the tho erratic pitcher for he lie received liberal ral treatment eV even 1 after he had knocked the clubs club's training trall rules rule to pieces While Caldwell Imn 11 pitched good O ball here h he seems to be pursued e t by a mysterious t s jinx Jinx which prevents pre prevents pre pre- vents him from front winning games He lIe can lose them by the narrowest of margins mat mar gins but whenever h he turned in a high class performance here the Yankees failed to hit behind him YANKEES WANT PRATT It is believed that Caldwell would pitch better ball in new surroundings An As the We Yanks are anxious to get a good second baseman haseman and as Pratt seems to 10 be about about- the most desirable man in the market Itis it itis is 18 hot unlikely that Huggins will win engineer a deal by which Caldwell and nd some tome other Yankee players will ill go to lo St. St Louis for Pratt Among the Yankee players who are likely to be placed on the market are Gedeon High Miller Ilen- Ilen and several of the recruits Huggins Huggins Hug Hug- gins has shown himself to be a pretty shrewd manager In trading ball ban players When he first took over the of the St. St Louis club he surprise ih lilt baseball world with a lr d de which sent Ed Konetchy Bob Jj and Mike Mowry Mowrey to 1 for Jack Miller Robinson Wilson Dol Dolan n nand and Butler It was freely stated stated- that Huggins had wrecked his club but later events proved that the wee managers manager's Judgment was sound He Ha is sure flare to ne negotiate negotiate negotiate ne- ne a big deal for the Yankees before another season starts IN NEED OF OUTFIELDERS Huggins also wants some sane outfielders rs I for with the team strengthened in the outer garden and at the second base the th new manager will be able to develop what ought to be be- bea a pretty fair club He lie Heis lieis is sure to hold on to Bak Baku f paugh Gilhooley Walters Shawkey Fisher RU Russell Shocker Cullop Il pd Mo- Mo r 3 Rued Ruei and and Lamar Continued on p page gP- gP 4 4 SWEEPING CHANGES Continued from page 3 3 are arc some of the youngsters who will also have a trial In the spring The Yankees are especially well off oft in pitchers and It Is certain that Huggins as manager of the Cardinals handled his pitchers to better advantage than Donovan Donovan Dono- Dono van did as manager of the Yankees This New York pitching staff if It handled properly properly properly prop prop- erly should be one of the best In the American league according to the Judgment jUdgment judgment Judg jUdg- ment of shrewd baseball observers It Jt has been pointed out that one of or Donovans Donovan's Donovans Donovan's Dono- Dono vans van's chief faults was as that he kept his Pitchers i in the box too long after acter they were being hit This same charge cannot cannot cannot can can- not be brought against Huggins because he works in exactly the opposite direction direction direction I tion and derricks a pitcher the minute he shows signs of ot weakening WAS INTERFERED WITH I There can be no doubt about Huggins' Huggins ability to make the most of the material he has on hand for In developing such high grade pla players ers as Doak Meadows Hornsby Hornsb Jack Smith Walter Cruise and Detzel Betzel he has shown his ability as manager man man- ager Huggins' Huggins salary here as manager of ot the Yankees Is la said to be a year car cartor for tor two years In spite of his success with the Cardinals the management there refused to meet his terms Tho The best of offer offer offer of- of fer they made was IQ a year jear ear and 10 per cent of the net profits above a a. year In spite of ot the denials to the contrary Huggins was not permitted full fun control in managing tho the club last season It Is known that on s several occasions President Rickey lUckey Interfered with his his' plans Ho lIe will be In full fun charge here however and this state of affairs alone is a great Incentive for an ambitious hu hustling hurtling ling manager of Huggins' Huggins type 1 |