Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
BASEBALL.
Diamond News and Gossip

Billy Murphy claims that Iris Speaker
IS better player than either Cobb or
Jackson.
between the Braves and the Superbas for
last place. Our money is on Boston.
Jennings asked waivers on Paddy Bau-
mann early in April, and released him the
middle of June. He goes to the Detroit
farm. Talk about kind Providence" -.
Oh, yes, the latest from Wheeling w
Va, is that Cy Young his quit. Nix on
this Patti stuff Cy
Toledo has new infelder who is enti-
tied to- sign this after his cog: "A. B.,
Williams College" also he has put one
of law work at Harvard behind him. This
educated guy is Abbott Mills, former Will
lams college third baseman. He has had
bit of try out with the Maps, but was
too inexperienced.
Ralph Capron ought, as far as speed
goes, to be with the Olympic team His
work at Minnesota would have given him
a JOB. But he turned professional and is
do everything but bat-though that's an
alarming deficiency
Harry Leibold of the Milwaukee team,
is said to be the smallest player in base
ball. Hugh Duffy only wants $4,000 for
him He doesn't say whether as a ball
player or as curiosity
Bob Higgins. former Lookout catcher.
is getting a lot of travelling and mighty
little work these days. Brooklyn sent
him TO Toronto, the Canadians wouldn't
pay the price and turned him back to
Brooklyn. He was then sent to Newark,
the Brooklyn farm However. McGin
nitys team is up to the limit and can't
sign him for the present
Fred Herbert. former University of IL
lnois pitcher, is doing fine work with the
ottawa team and has caught the eye of
the big league scouts. The catching is
easy. but the landing hard.
Brooklyn fans say that all the Dodgers
need in addition to a ball club is man
ager. Rather nasty Of them we say.
President Sam Lichenstein, Of Mon,
Catcher Roth for $4,000 !" Toronto wired
back: Have notified league president
that we waive on Roth and Lichenstein.'
The Providence club has offered $500 to
the scout who can tout them onto a pitch
er who can get by in the International
league. That's fair enough. Real money,
too.
The Cards have bought Catcher Snyder
from the F1ynt team. The South Michi-
gan league burg got him from San An;
The Southern league race is getting
heated When a matter of 200 separates
the first team from the last something is
likely to happen any minute.
Atlanta fans smile knowingly at the
stories appearing in Southern league pa
pers that Manager Hemphill is having
trouble managing his own ball club. If
there is one thing more than any other
that Hemphn is competent to do it is to
do his own managing He has his trou-
-DlpS.
The fans of Washington are requested
| to pillow up a nice piece of land some
where. The Senators will. soon need it
for alighting purposes.
When Toronto let Higgins go it signed
Harry Bemis in his place.
Sid smith former Cracker. is hitting
EN- 5o2 in the American association.
Nashville is finding out what Birming
/ lott may be the best looking catcher In
TO the team. Gee, think how close Atz
lanta came to getting him.
President Taft was awfully' wild the
! day Washington met the Athletics at
| home. His throw from. the president $
| box was wide and Umpire O'Loughlin
muffed il, after jump Both men ought
to. be fined for being out of condition. .
| Manager Bill Laval, of Spartanburg, is
no grea winner of pennants. but he helds
all bush records for selling players Last
year he unloaded $4,000 worth of stuff
and already this year he has disposed OF
$1,000 worth of players.
Some degenerate wit has alleged that
| Navin park of Detroit isn't a ban park,
it's a bawl park
George Suggs. ex-SoutherR Lacquer;
leads the Red pitchers this YEAR. George
is a willing worker, goes in any time he is
called on and wins a good lot Of games
that he doesn't pitch all the way through.
s"%s --''
| Buffalo has secured Charles Hightower.
a pitcher from the Cornell university
team.
The O. & P. league has been cut to Six
| clubs The teams that lost out were New
| Castle and ConnelsVile