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

=. 'Pud" McTigue's hold-out is bothering
George Stallings. He was counting on
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
ment
AS soon as Barry Mccormick was
named manager of the Peoria club he
forthwith canned the former manager
VINO 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.
r, Ben 6oehler is the only indelder of the
Grand Rapids team who win hold his job
Doc scanlon, after long spell of
nioldlng out, on Brooklyn and the Phil
nes' has agreed to sign with the latter
team, provided the salary matter can be
Strengthened out Doom is of the opinion
That 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 that reflection on them and
acted accordingly
If Frank Chance, Ty Cobb and Roger
BreSnahan would sign contracts there
wouldn't be thing on earth to write
about.
mistake in the official National league
averages gave Fromme nineteen defeats.
he should have had but eighteen. The
correction has been made, but Arty's sal
airy remains unchanged.
!
various times last year. Seven did not
| get into single game, and seven pitched
| only once OF the whole lot. only foi1r
worked in more than four games. George
games.
MeGraw 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
ship.
| Charles Faust, the demon mascot. has a
younger brother, Algernon, that he plans
70 send to the Giant team next year. He
writes McGraw that Algernon has hired
man to do the spring blowing and that he
will join the Giants at Marlin.
Sid Mercer has discovered the softest
iob, in the world. It is held by Charles
Elliott, the treasurer Of the Philadelphia
| team.
Amos Strunk was given typewriter
for his feat Of piling UP the best batting
average on the Cuban trip. He'll keep out
of a lot of trouble II he never learns to
use it.
Harry Gaspar swears he has given up
| baseball for photography. Joe Kelly his
manager says he has q picture Of him
doing 1t.
Cincinnati has claimed Tex Erwin from
| Brooklyn by waiver route.
II 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 at Bermuda on cricket ground
Clark Griffith is camping on Stuffy
! McInnes' trail. He wants the S100 he bet
that the Senator's would finish above the
Athletics.
oscar Stanage is one of the few catch
ers in the big leagues who has absolute
authority to yank pitcher. Jennings al
ways leaves 1t up to him and abides by
his Judgment.
The fans Of Danville, 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
elapse before the baseball season opens.
Savannah can't make up its mind
whether or not. 10 retain Perry Lipe. as
manager. He finished third in the first
race last season and second in the sec
ond, which is pretty fair.