Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
BASEBALL
Diamond News and GOSSIP

Metz, of San Antonio leads the Texas
league batters, with an average of 1926
Cy Forsythe the man the Crackers nearly
bought. is right near the top with 309.
The leading pitcher of the league is Z.
Moore, of Galveston, who has won 10 and
'ost six. Ems is the leading run getter,
With "A.
Il don't care how many 800 hitters you
nave, 1t takes pitchers to win" says Con-
ME Mack. He's. probably known that
Ong time, but it's being borne in on him
mighty strong this season.
Chief Meyers, swings the biggest bat
used by baseball player. II weighs so
ounces. Hans Wagner wants a lot of
wood in his bat, but doesn't care especial
y what IT weighs Harry Lord uses the
smallest bat of any big league player.
but the weight must all be in the hitting
end.
Eugene Packard, the great American
association pitcher, can swat as well as
hurl. In one game the other day he
made three singles and a home run.
\, A Cullop, the new pitcher bought
from the Bristol club of the Appalachian
league by the Pelicans, will report to
Charley Frank August 10 for try-out
When the Yazoo city club expired by
request Of the Cotton States league there
were signs of relief a New Orleans The
club didn't prove great money maker.
Mike Finn has sold Catcher Vance to
Roanoke.
Al Aoulton. of the Memphis club. has
torn ligament in his knee that may
keep him from playing much more base
bail this season. More hard luck for the
Turtles
Mighty few bona fide sales of players
by the Southern to big league clubs have
been recorded this season. Demaree.
Walsh and Moran are among the few men
who, We're readily bought for delivery in
the big ring,
Weiser the Charlotte player, bought by
the Crackers, has just made his Tooth hit.
y club in Wilmington, Del, uses leg
less pitcher. His name is William Saller.
He lost both legs in railroad accident
and uses artificial ones.
King Cole has quit. He is now camping
near Bay City, Mich, and he has admit
of ever regaining his old form.
Lou Castro has a new third baseman
named Brothers. With the season near
ing its end The Count is still strengthen
Charley Murphy SAYS that if he can dig
the Giants hustle yet for that pennant
clyde Milan, the tennessee player with
the Senators, has stolen over a half again
more bases than Cobb.
4 youth took maiden out to a recent
couple Of dozen White Sox players were
engaged in batting practice, whereupon,
said the maiden why, Fred, | thought
team had only nine men,
The Cubs only chance in the National
league race-if they have chances
that their equipment of pitchers numbers
Lavender, Richie, Liefeld Reulbach,
Cheney and Brown; while the Giants have
only Marquard, MathewsOn and Tesreau.
The Giants will play a shade more than 80
more games this season if weather condi-
Thirty-fve extra inning games have
been played in the National league this
season t"enty-sl. n the American
Here is exactly what Mike Finn got for
Al Demaree: $1,000 in money, Gene Pau
let, money back on Gardela and first call
on Jacobsen next year.
The Mobile club has surely been lucky
about sending up stars, 1t has lack
Wheat. Bill Lelivet, Frank Allen, Dee
Walsh and Al Demaree to its credit.
Temperance pays in baseball. Yet
there is said to be one major league man
ager who often says to his men before
game 1.-TWO kegs if we win, only one if
we lose and buys accordingly.
No, his team isn't leading the league.
Baseball players say that the major
league infelds are rolled 50 hard that a
oube-header jars them like falling out
Of a tenth story window.
There are no great third basemen in
lilo 10 ord &c