Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
By Percy II. Whiting.


TALL SMITH may trade Catcher
* Pat Graham TO Mobile for
Catcher Joe Dunn. The deal
Il pending Smith has been keen
for this trade ever since he decided
10 take over the Atlanta club. But
Providence wanted Dunn. 100, and
the Grays we're willing 10 give
Catcher Schmidt, the former De
troit bsckstopper, for him. This
deal was put through, but Schmidt
baked on going to Mobile, SO
Providence agreed to let him go to
anv club which would give $1,000
FOR him Now. Schmidt is surely
worth $1,000. and Will probably be
able to sell himself somewhere. il
ha does the Dunn Graham deal Will
be taken up and no doubt put
through.
Dunn Is one Of the wisest old
heads that ever played IN TINS
league. He's so fat and placid that
he doesn't half get credit for his
real worth.
Zoe Dunn is the headiest catcher
IN this league" is Bill Smiths way
Of putting It, IF ! can trade him
for Graham I'll call it mighty
good deal"
CHARLES BENDER, famous IN
- dian pitcher will arrive IN AT
lanta next week TO spend most Of
the winter. He will bring with him
his wife. his automobile, his golf
clubs and his guns.
Year before last Bender was in
Atlanta most of the winter. He was
a constant player over the East
Lake golf course and showed ama2-
ing proficiency at the game. He
also went on many hunting eXpedt-
tions. That year he was somewhat
cramped I'm his hunting expeditions
bv the infiexibility of the train
schedules and his frequent inability
TO round up a good automobile. So
this year he is taking no chances.
He has taken his automobile along
with him on his Southern trip and
will have it In Atlanta Bender is
now in MONTGOMERY.
WELL, after all the Southern
" league meeting will probably
take place in Birmingham instead
of Little Rock And this means
that Atlanta will probably get the
spring meeting.
The natural place for the meet
ing was Birmingham. But Judge
Kavanaugh asked that the meet
ing be held in Little Rock because
his wife was seriously sick and he
did not feel able to leave. Within
the last few days Mrs Kavanaugh
has taken a decided turn for the
better and President Kavanaugh
has notified the Birmingham au-
thorihes to go ahead with the thing
as originally planned.
The spring meeting seems to
have been sort of wished on At
lanta and President Galloway will
doubtless face his duty Ike a man
and invite the moguls to the Gate
City for the schedule session.
IRON baseball headquarters
comes the announcement that
the Crackers are out after Jay
Kirke and that they stand a good
chance OF getting him. The news
leaked out OF Boston yesterday and
Manager Smith has confirmed it.
The deal is not actually closed yet,
but II is likely to he before night.
Kirke will be remembered as the
second basemRn Of the New Or
leans team a couple OF seasons ago.
He went 10 Boston. where he con-
tinued to hit like a fiend. HIS field
ing was not up to major league
standard, however, and that was
the reason he was turned back.
Kirke batted 1922 last year in the
National league, which ought to
make him nearly 400 hitter in
this league
THE Cardinals want the Crackers
to play them a brace Of games
IN Americas. Manager Miller Hug
gins has written Billy Smith ask
ing for games in Americas March
26 and q.
Smith never was keen for road
trips In the spring and win hardly
agree to go to Americas. He feels
that there would be no chance of
making expenses there and that