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 326
~ Forsythe, the man the Crackers nearly
bought, is right near the top with 309
Inc leading pitcher OF the league is %
Moore, of Galveston. who has won ~ and
lost lost SIX. Ems is the leading run getter,
II don't care how many 800 httters you
nave nio It takes pitchers to win" says Con-
me mack. He's probably known that a
long time, but it's being borne in on him
mighty strong this season.
Chief Meyers swings the biggest bat
used by a baseball player. 1t Weighs so
ounces. Hans Wagner wants a iot of
wood in his bat. but doesn't care especial
~ what II weighs. Harry Lord uses the
smallest bat of any big league player
frank Schultz uses a medium sized bat
out the weight must all be in the hitting
end.
Eugene Packard, the great American
association pitcher, can swat as well as
huri. In one game the other day he
made three singles and 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
g rera of, of the Cotton States league there
club didn't prove great money maker,
Mike Finn has sold Catcher Vance to
Al Moulton. of the Memphis club, has
a torn. ligament in his knee that may
ball this season. More hard luck for the
Turtles.
Mighty few bona fde sales of players
by the Southern to big league clubs have
been recorded this season Demaree
Walsh and Moran are among the few men
VINO, were readily bought for delivery in
the big ring
Weiser the Charlotte player, bought by
the Crackers, has just made his Tooth hit
A club in Wilmington. Del, uses a leg
less pitcher. His name is william Saller
He lost both legs in a 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.
Charley Murphy saws. that if he can dig
up just one more Lavender he'll make
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
A youth took a maiden out to recent
White SoX game. It was early and
couple Of dozen White Sox players were
said the maiden. why, Fred, 1 thought
team had only nine men.
The Cubs only chance in the National
league raCe-if they have a chance-is
that their equipment Of pitchers numbers
Cheney and Brown; while the Giants have
only Marquard, Mathewson and Tesreau
The Giants will play a shade more than 90
more games this season if weather condi-
tons are normal
Thirtyfive extra inning games have
been played in the National league this
season twenty-siX in the American
Here is exactly what Mike Finn got for
Al Demaree; $1,000 in money, Gene Pau
let, money back on Gardella and first call
on Jacobsen next year.
The Mobile club has surely been lucky
about sending up stars. II has Jack
Wheat, Bill Lelivelt, Frank Allen, Dee
Walsh and Al Demaree to its credit.
Temperance pays in baseball, Yet
there is said to be one major league man
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 infeds are rolled SO hard that a
doubled header jars them like falling out
of tenth story window
There are no great third basemen in
the big leagues now-men like Jimmy
Collins and Bill Bradley. Harry Lord is
rated about the best of the lot
Joe Jackson is said to get but $4,000 a
year. 1t is just barely possible that low
salaries may explain the Maps continued
low standing
Cincinnati papers say that RUDE Ben
ton could be as good a man as RUDE
Marquard if he would only wake up and
get little ambition.
John James, Philadelphia amateur
player. was recently killed in ball game
He was stealing second when thrown
ball hit him in the head He died a the
hospital the night after the accident hap
pened.
Manager Jess Tannehil! has released
ShOrtstOp Bierman and signed al Newn-
ham for the Chillocothe team.
If the Crackers finish in last place again
next year we favor abolishing the South
ern league.
Somers spent $4,000 for players for the
Maps last year and worked four scouts
This year he will spend $4,000 and has
The Washington team has maintained
a scouting force of one and has spent
$4,000 or so for players. And now look
at them.
Tho Rir p oCo