The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-03
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Macon 3, Charleston o.
No other Games Played, Rain.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Savannah at Columbia. Two Games.
Jacksonville Mt Augusta.
Charleston Mt Macon.


Macon ....82 80 80 .635
Charleston Us AZ SO 1913
Jacksonville 30 40 SO .506
Savannah IN 81 81 500
Augusta ....S0 IS As .438
Columbia ...S3 80 81 1856
Octopus like, the major leagues are
now spreading out their tendris into
the minor leagues seeking timber for
next season, and already a celebrated
diamond figure, who has figured in the
baseball business of this continent for
the past twenty years, Ted Sullivan,
is en- route to the South Atlantic
League to see just what material he
thinks will suit for the Cincinnati Reds
for the next year.
With this drafting evil confronting
them, managers in the minor organiza-
tions are already beginning to grow
uneasy lest some of their newly
developed stars be taken away from
them. Until recently it was not the
custom of the big leagues TO draft
direct from the minor organizations
such as the South Atlantic, preferring
to draft from the intermediate leagues
which was the natural stepping stone
from the smaller organizations. Now
they all send their agents right to the
primary school, and the South Atlantic
will contribute its full quote to the big
organizations another year.
In an article in the Atlanta Journal
several days ago big league probabili-
ties were mentioned, and nearly the
entire Macon team will be drafted into
either the American or the National
while the other teams in the league
will be passed up without a look in
according to the author of the story,
whom all know is Felix Kohler He
says Lipe, Smith, Bayne and Harnish
are strong possibilities, and that Har-
nish is the only backstop in the league
who has a chance to rise
Some Big LeHGue Possibilities.
There are several Zig league posi-
biites in this organization, and
strange to say many of them are not
on the Macon pay roll. Good pitchers
is mainly what the major organizations
are looking for. There is, without a
doubt, several young pitchers in this
league who could graduate into the
ranks of the big league another year.
IT is not what the pitchers are now
that the big league agents consider in
selecting a man, it is their possibilities
of development. In addition to seek
ing men with perfect control of both
fast and slow balls, curves and
StIdlRnlS, SOOQ judgment OF DdtJerS,
good movement to keep runners hug
ging bases, good fielding ability and en-
durance, temper enters largely into the
selection. Control of temper in base
ball pitcher is as essential as in a bill
lard player, and without il there can
be no success in either profession. The
want of control of a quick temper is
illustrated in the pitchers disputing
ball and strikes. and complaints to his
support.
Kind of Pitchers Wanted.
Pitchers with even temperament.
who work just as hard when they are
losing as when they win are the ones
most generally sought. These kind
can be taught the rest of the tricks
of the trade if they have the physical
requirements. Striking examples of
the even tempered. hard working
pitchers are found in THIS league in
Durham, of Augusta, Welch, of Sa-
Vannah. Bayne, of Macon and Thatch-
Ell, of Savannah. No one has ever
seen one of these pitchers dispute
an umpire or try to show him up
by sulky tactics. None OF them ever
quit. and as result they have al
ways made the game in which they
worked look as If every man was try
ing, win or lose. These kind of pitch
ers inspire confidence in their fellow
players, and they are most generally
of all could be pointed out, but these
can be remedied. and all nave the re-
quirements sought for big league pitch
ers.
With the exception of Sid Smith. Of
Charleston. there are very slim chances
of a South Atlantic backstop breaking
into big company next year. Shea is
perhaps the most finished all round
man in the league at his position. but
he is suffering from rheumatic trou-
bles that will seriously handicap him.
and his eyes are failing him. Roth
is disqualified on account of his weak
ness at the bat. Smith is the sur
prise of the year behind the bat. a
perfect thrower, a 300 hitter always
landing square on the trade mark
hard worker, but a little hasty in
temper, is sure. IN time to make A
star backstop. Holmes is also a
promising youngster with a little more
strength at the bat.
Little Drafting from InheIds.
There will be little drafting from the
infeds in this league For his years.
Oyler is the most promising. and Jim
my Kuhn, Of Columbia. is also sure
TO attract attention. Blake, OF Macon.
has long since settled into the minor
league groove as has Lipe, but as vet
the real possibilities Of Oyler and
Kuhn have not been fully developed.
In the out1eld the hitting is general
~ too weak for a big league. clyde
Engel, Of Augusta, is a conner and
Eurran. Of Jacksonville. has possibili-
Ties. II may be that none OF these
viii 60 higher next year, certain that
all would have lots Of hard work
before them TO make good, but there is
sun the right kind Of timber in all Of