Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Bv Percy n. Whiting.

TINE Nashville club has found
a way out of its difficulties.
BY beating the devil around
the bush a couple of times crossing
its fingers. changing its name ana
bv going through few similar le-
gal gyrations. it has escaped from
the clutches of the law.
The wav the Nashville club got
Itself out OF trouble was by making
phony transfer Of the franchise
to Dan McGugin OF course Hirsig
and his old associates still own It.
But to escape from the injunction
against the old association they
have turned everything over to Dan
McGuein. who will form a new as
ISOLATION. OF course 1t may trans
pire in time that the new associa-
ton will buy out the old one. but
we hardly expect to see it happen.
The old association is restrained
legally from allowing its ball club
to play in the state Of Tennessee.
But there is nothing to restrain the
old club from playing for the new
association And there you are.
But note this: Nashville will not
have any more Sunday ball for a
long time. unless they can get
bin through the legislature allow
ing IT, which isn't probable
over in Memphis they are hold
ing their breath-for legal action
similar to the one that Grabbed
Sunday ball in Nashville would
have the same effect in the Bluff
City. And Memphis, without Sun
day ball, would be a queer place, in
deed
CARLETON WORDSWORTH has
- brought quite a remarkable
collection OF ball players with him
to Atlanta It's club that is good
enough to lead the league now and
it threatens to finish so close to the
front that it will crowd the leaders
nightly
Wordsworth has some of the same
old gang that team that didn't
lack but one real player Of winning
the pennant last year In the lot
are Bill McGilvray. always
mighty hitter Bill Foxen. Atlanta
csst-off; Roy ELAN, speedy infeld
err. Marcan, also a speedy inheld-
er. Jimmy Johnston. playing a
grand game this year in the out
field MCBRIDE, and Prough a
pitcher who has been UP there"
and come back again.
Bill McGilvray is known to the
fans as a fair fielder and really
good batter The players know him
as a master of vituperation and the
most dangerous man Of the league
to sick" on a nervous pitcher
When Bill McGilvray takes up his
position at third base and opens up
his battery of billingsgate 1t is
marvellous to hear Yet. so artist
callv does he work It that nobody
hears him but the pitcher and a
few of the opposing players. Bill
megaphones 1t with his hands TO
his lips and It must make callous
spots on hts paws as 1t passes out.
WORDSWORTH is using several
w new men this year Notable
among them are Almeida, Carroll.
Dilger. Hardgrove. Smith and BOYD.
Here is something about each man;
r. ALMElDA-He is the newest
of Baruns. He comes from Gin
cinnat where he played with brill
liancy asst year, acquiring a batting
average Of .31S 1t is reported that
after John King waived on this
man he thought it all over again
and then hired strong man to
kick him for letting such ire
mendous batter get away
CHARLEY CARROLL-This lad
is being carried as utility man.
Last wear he PLAYED shortstop for
1.-THE Greensboro team Of the Caro-
Dina association where he batted
k2S7 and NEEDED a26 Dale Gear and
ANike Finn both liked him SO Well
Athst they offered to buy him from
4 Wordsworth. but ~Glsdys' decided
81 tc hang on
II PICKLE" plLGER He is one
Of the teams new catchers He