Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-13
BASEBALL
DIAMOND News and Gossip

Catcher Snyder, bought by the St
Louis Browns from Flint, is Texas
product.
Pitcher Collins, OF Vanderbilt fame, is
desired by Clark Griffith for the Wash
ington club
Manager King ts certainly rough on
Southern pitchers. He had so much trou-
BILE with Walter Dickson that the Texan
jumped the team and went home to
Greenville down in the Lone Star coun-
try.
Bob Ewing, the National league veter-
an. has been dug out OF retirement by
George Stallings and set to work with
the Buffalo club.
Speaking Of stallInss. there must be
some satisfaction to him in the present
Yankee situation After Griffith was
right up in the running. Then. for rea-
sons never generally understood, he was
let out. Chase, who succeeded him. made
tremendous mess OF things, and now
NolVerton has the club absolutely last
The Cubs are playing in luck When
they tried to let out Lavender the ma
tiona commission blocked the game and
they tried TO let Vic Safer out nobody
would have him and he remained. II he
hadn't the Cubs wouldn't even be second
place contenders today.
Frank Helm, manager of the Whiting
team OF the Northern Indiana league, has
resigned and Sam Babcock has taken his
place
Bob :. Messen n-. of the Parqps, got his
Bates college, up in Maine, once.
Birmingham kid named Planchdela
led the Cotton States league in batting
for the first half of the season.
Manager Bill Schwartz has issued form
al denial Of the rumor that he is to let
fer postponing the inevitable. But they
all come to tin time
Tom Phibin is catching for Allentown
They have stuck Jackson. formerly of
Memphis IN the Braves :, outfeld in place
spite the fact that the ex-Pelican was
doing the better biting
Official statement Of President Thomas
Lynch. of the National league: There
are no rowdes in our league John Nc
Graw Is not rowdy."
Since when?
Says Charley Dryden: cap Tinker
wrenched a hook Joint. Doc. Semmes
and placed a pink rubber dohicker on
Joe's knee. Loud applause
Cree is expected back in the Yankee
lineup in a month wolter has just dis
carded crutches. but there is no chance
that he will be back this year
Pitcher Floyd Kroh former Cub, sus-
pended by the Louisville club for being
out OF condition. has reformed and re-
ported again TO the Colonies
shucks. another retirement has gone
wrong McGinnity is going to pitch some
more this season Many retire. but few
Quit.
The Texas league moguls have decided
to adopt a waiver rule at their next meet
ing
Walter Johnson's mark OF 70 innings
without allowing a run has been passed
by "Cy' Young Of the Stevens Point.
Wis., team. who has gone IS innings in
row without a tally. After all, though.
considering the company and everything,
4 Is likely that Walter still has some
Eddie Hihnhorst has been sent by TO-
edo to Indianapolis The guy who once
make go anywhere
The Reds need another southpaw so
bad that every time any big league mogul
SKIS waivers on one they put In claim.
| They haven secured any by that method
/ yet. but they have kept the visible sup
/ ply Of live ones up in the big ring where
| they belong
Because OF the bad weather and dwin-
/ dllng gate receipts in many minor leagues
! the price Of ball players has gone up.
| Many moguls who see the receipts dwin
! ding, hope TO make II all back by sell
| ing some star athletes.