Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-12
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

When the season had just started they
called the Reds the Belted knights of
ODay Now they call them the much
Another fine old diamond legent Is
'runt 1t was always said that Jim Me-
Cormick was the only pitcher who ever
quit baseball while his arm was stin
right. Now James kicks in with a con
fession that he broke a ligament tour
Years before ne q4it that he bluffed
arm has bothered him ever since.
Galloping in from third on any old kind
of a ground ball, when said gallopng
means a certain out, is poor baseball.
right along, not only in the Southern, but
in the National as well
It's out now why Artie Holman was
released Art got sore at Choy Murphy,
called him a ''chucllle- headed, silly old
woman and agreed to slap his wrist if he
didn't like it. Hence the can
Artie Holman may take SCOOPS
Carey's place regularly on the Pirate
team.
Mike Donlins neither limbs are consid-
cradle shaky these days But so long as
Mike continues to bat a shade over .375
he can probably have his job.
lTESlueHl l4N0Cn mas promised 10 pas
ter such fine on the next man who puts
oil. turpentine. liniment pepper or any
thing else on the ball that they will be all
summer paving it. He admits that he is
tired of the poor craftsmanship of the
players who have it in for spitball pitch
ers.
Chicago writer's say that Cole will never
be great pitcher because he hasn't the
intelligence
Hugh Fullerton has it that the Sox are
pla wing the kind of ball that won malo
dorous fame for MCGraw in New York and
that hurt the game under Tebeau in
Cleveland HanIon in Batim9re or, and l Biil
justly be considered knock.
The Pittsburg team has been cut to %
players. Mickey keliher and Harry Card
ner were the last to go.
John McGraw is planning TO build up
team in New York that will withstand the
ravages of time and which will make the
clean ont of memory We wish him all
the hard luck in the world
George Bell Of Academy Corners, Pa.
celebrated his drop to Class AA ball by
shutting out the Baltimore club. 1t was
Newark first shut out of the year.
Ted Easterly uses the biggest bat in the
major leagues An average player can
even pick it up unless he's feeling extra
strong.
Hal Chase selects new bats by nibbling
the wood He often chews up a cord or
more before he finds one that tastes right
Clark Griffiths Washington team is the
Youngest that ever made a noise in the
big leagues. The average of the players
outside the pitchers is %
Every time there is talk that the White
Sox will trade Ed Walsh Charles Comis-
key has always said that he would Just
as soon trade his grandstand The last
time the rumor came out her made 1t
stronger and threw in his franchise along
with the stand
The Red Sox have bought VanDyke, OF
Worcester. claimed by many to be the best
pitcher in the New England league,
In the third inning of the first game a
very peculiar play occurred. Case hit a
high fly behind second base and East and
Callahan went after it. East made the
catch. but it bounded out Of his hands
into Calahans This made an out sec
ond baseman to center fielder.
Well. wen Along comes a rumor now
that the attendance is poor II, Chatta =
nooga and that the owners there are
ready to quit
Case and Dessau both pitched good
game yesterday
Hemphin got triple in the first game
and double and single in the second
yesterday.