Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-04
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

that he win play first regularly for the
Cleveland team. and he denies that Holm
ors the fGTmer cTaekG real VIII rst BE base
man. and I am going to prove It" says
Davis He is not ready yet. and has not
been since the season opened
The law-and- order brigade in Nashville,
outnumbered but game, will seek an In
junction in the chancery courts, restrain
Ing the Nashville team from playing sun
day bail games
ELK Tooth jim" Scott of the Sox, is
threatened with appendicitis
The Boston Braves are having trouble
The players are sore over the suspension
of Al Bridwell and they don't mind say
ing so. Houser win probably be sent to
Montreal and Gandil will be secured to
play first. Mattern, sold to Montreal, and
Kaiser tagged for delivery at lndianap-
oils, have both refused to report to their
new clubs.
neat ball on the infield for the Highland
team, halls from the heart of the rhu-
barb and pumpkin belt, Plainheld, N, ].
Somebody has airesdy; started an argu-
ment over the probable receipts of the
next worlds series. The average increase
Of RECEIPTS from year to year has been
next fall will be 1882, 433. However, if
thew increase as much this year over last
as last years increased over these Sc. Of the
that's over a half million bucks
Buffalo has released Outfelder Ander-
son to Wilkesbarre.
Coy Dolan. of the Highlanders, is
said to be slated for can and ticket
for Rochester.
South Carolina seems to produce lot
Of home sick ball players. The case OF
Joe Jackson and his quitting of the Phil
adelphia club is historic And now comes
lima, who has jumped Roanoke because
Virginia is too far from home
Dick Hobitzel says that when ball
player can't stick in Glass "A he ought ugh
10 seek some other line Of WORK york Yes,
pecially in the Southern Lots OF them
do not make more than $3.50 to S4O0 a
month, with all expenses paid when the
team is on the road. It's a sad lot IN
these boob leagues!
Four ball players are alive today, who
do not care what kind of ball the pitch
er offers them and who can wallop them
all They are Cobb, Wagner LaJoie and
Donlin.
Dutch Revelle. tried out by the Crack
ers. has lost all three games he has
pitched for the Portsmouth club this sea-
son.
Joe Mowrey, the Birmingham outfeld-
er, will soon be released. MoWrey hurt
his foot early in the season and while he
was out of the game Mcbride beat him
out of his job.
lavender. the Georgian with the Cubs
is tremendously popular Wherever ne
pitches He seems to have world OF
personal magnetism, in addition to a right
good curve ball.
Elmer Zacher and Icy Hoffman are
plavinE great ball with the Oakland team
of the Pacific coast league.
The Stanley playing with Louisville Is
the same Joe who used to perform at
New Orleans.
Sid Smith is leading catcher for the
Columbus (Ohio) club this year-and you
know what Columbus is doing to EN-
Fresh from Wapakoneta, Ohio, comes
the news that old Whitley Guese has re-
fused to report to the Great Falls, Mont,
club. and that Bill Phillips is angling for
him If Phillips and Guese get together
on the same club and get going right
it's all over.
Tv Cobb is making trouble in Detroit.
The ball players say he is trying to beat
Gainor out of the first baseman JOB, II
probably isn't true, but II is a clnGh that
when any man gets as good as Cobb is a
lot of PLAYERS will be jealous of him and
will say hard things.