Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

'Pud" McTigue's hold-out is bothering
McTigue, Otto Hess and Tyler to do his
southpawing next season.
Art Bues writes that he's Just de-
lighted TO play with the Braves Bold,
indeed Cor else not very particularly, is
the man who gives vent TO such a state
ment.
As soon as Barry Mccormick was
named manager of the Peoria club he
forthwith canned the former manager
VINO fingered on the payroll. Foresighted
Ducky Holmes is to become captain,
manger and half owner of the Sagi-
nav club. of the South Michigan league.
Ben Koehler is the only infelder Of the
Grand Rapids team who viii hold his job.
Doc Scanlon. after a long spell of
holding out, on Brooklyn and the Phil
hes, has agreed to sign with the latter
team, provided the salary matter can be
Strengthened out. Doom is of the opinion
thai 1t can for he wants Scanlon.
Jimmy Callahan started a lot of talk
when he said that Joe Jackson bats 100
on the road and 500 at home. The scorers
considered mat a reflection on them and
acted accordingly.
If Frank Chance, Ty Cobb and Roger
Bresnahan would sign contracts there
Wouldnt be thing on earth to write
about
mistake in the official National league
averages gave Fromme nineteen defeats.
correction has been made, but Arty's SAL
airy remains unchanged.
The Reds had twenty-four pitchers at
loo
set into a single game, and seven pitched
only once, OF the whole lot, only four
worked In more than four games. George
Suggs, former Southern Lacquer was the
only one who won more than half his
games.
McGraw and Mack will have more
power next year than any other mana
gers. They. can do just exactly as they
please. In the Southern league. Bill Smith
holds the do-as-l-durn please champion
ship.
Charles Faust. the demon mascot, has a
younger brother, Algernon, that he plans
to send to the Giant team next year. He
writes McGraw that Algernon has hired a
man TO dc, the spring blowing and that he
will Join the Giants at Marlin.
Sid Mercer has discovered the softest
Elliott, the treasurer of the Philadelphia
team.
Amos Strunk was given a typewriter
for his feat Of piling up the best batting
average on the Cuban trip. He'll keep out
Of lot OF trouble if he never learns to
use it.
Harry Gaspar swears he has given up
baseball for photography Joe Kelly, his
manager, says he has a picture of him
doing it.
Cincinnati has claimed Tex Erwin from
Brooklyn by waiver route
If the Yanks train in Bermuda they will
be the first big league club that ever
trained under the British flag
The Yanks are counting on doing their
training al Bermuda on cricket ground
Clark Griffith is camping on Stuffy
McInnes' trail. He wants the 500 he bet
that the Senators would finish above the
Athletics
oscar Stanage is one of-the few catch
authority to yank a pitcher. Jennings al
ways leaves it up to him and abides by
his judgment
The fans of Danvine, H., have been
given the names of eight managers and
have been asked to vote. The winning
candidate gets the job.
Some Birmingham guy figured out that
there are 1852, 500 seconds which must
elapSe before the baseball season opens.
Savannah can't make up it's mind
whether or not to retain Perry Lipe as
manager, He finished third in the first
race last season and second in the sec
ond which is pretty fair.