Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06

round up Fucich, ex-Cracker, and enter
them in the Freak Name Stakes.
The Yankees don't care who they sign
now They have just taken on Leo
O'Dowd recently released by the Brock
ton team in the New England league.
Washington traded lack knight to Jer-
sey City for Shortstop Roach Now, when
the Yankees can" Gabby Street that ia
nous Knight-Street deal can be forgotten.
Arlie Latham bops up again He is
umpiring in the New York State league.
The Yanks bought Second Baseman
Howard, of Brockton, but he refused to
report as he wanted to finish out the sea
son with Brockton Wise old Howard
iris Speaker vas the first American
league player who passed the 100mark
for hits
by Baltimore didn't keep him out of
job long He signed within few days
with Providence.
Bernie McCay is pulling off some of the
McGraw stuff in the Sally league that
endeared him to the fans Of the Cotton
States league. It's duh week when he
doesn't get put out Of game or two.
None of EN- will join the Yanks Pitch
er Davis, of Williams college. the really
refused to report because his folks OBJ
lect TO having him play professional ball
Bobby Beach, of the Peoria, Three-I
league team. has been bought by Indian
apolis. The American association club
slipped in ahead of some big league clubs.
Bobby is an outfielder three hundred
hitter fast as lightning, etc; YOU know
how II always is.
Dick Rohn, who broke his ankle
COnple of months is around
crutches now but will probably never
| play again Rohn was managing the Bur
lington team when the accident Happened
They are beginning to wake UP to the
fact in the American league that Joe
Wood is a good bit of a pitcher He has
hitters behind him, but he doesn't over
v ork them
This is smash-up day in the minor
leagues Seven eighths of those which
are going to bust do so on the Saturday
following the Fourth of July.
The Browns are trying 10 get short
stop Johnson. of the Logan Squares
Johnson belongs to the White Sox. but
was farmed to Dubuque He refused to
report there because the salary didn't in
terest him
Pitcher Hankee who trained here with
the Athletics in 1910, has been signed by
the Allentown team of the Tri-State
league
Providence has given. Rock the can.
Nobody wants Johnny Dawson The
Pels turned him over to Anniston but
| he refused to report He was then sent
to Beaumont but was turned back Now
| Frank would like to place him with Jack
son and win do # the Cotton States
VIII waive their rule against taking play
ers from clubs Of higher classification
What's going TO keep Iris Speaker from
winning the automobile for the most val
uabe PLAYER in the American league?
Umpire Johnston wears metal shoes
when umpiring 10 protect his feet from
foul tins
w II. Watkins has sold out his inter
ests in the indianapolis club and has gone
to Springfield Ohio. where he is part
owner Of the team
Charley Ebhetts is certainly one grand
little bull artist. He IS collecting the
names Of baseball fans of BROOKLYN to
put in the corner stone of his new park
Great scheme Every man who gets his
name IN, or thinks he does, will feel like
part owner Of the park
John McGraw. who knows the adver-
Using value Of a good feature performer,
has surely worked things out SO that
Marquard has had an easy time in most
of his games this esason If there was
any chance TO give Marduard the best OF
! il he got it
Nobody ever heard much OF George Nc
/ Bride until Ihe Washington team went
crazy Now they are playing him IN a
! the wonder Of the world.
/ Anybody who believes the rumor that
| Boston wants to trade Vim Campbell for
Rebel cakes. Of the Cardinals is en-
titled 10
What do YOU know about dropping out
/ Of the lea que the team that was leading
| and that had won every game PLAYED
| That's what the Northern Ohio lea que did
when II dropped BucNrus and substituted
/ Fustoria Suppose the Nationals should
! adopt the same tactics and can out ths
/ Giants 20 make room for Hoboken
FREEMAN WINS TITLE.
II u Freeman. Of Atlanta. broke the
worlds record and therefore Won tine
worlds championship in the big cham
pionship match trap shoot at Cincin