You can try this
String str = "552 s East and west we are the best";
String[] arr = str.split(" ", 3);
String partOne = arr[0];
char partTwo = arr[1].charAt(0);
String partThree = arr[2];
System.out.println("part one: "+partOne);
System.out.println("part two: "+partTwo);
System.out.println("part three: "+partThree);
Out put:
part one: 552
part two: s
part three: East and west we are the best