Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-01
: Bv W. J. McBeth.


NEW YORK, July New
" York has Johnny Evers to
thank for an affliction Of the
Giants. One of the Trojan's pet
curses has developed only this year
-Heine Zimmerman, Of the Bronx,
Evers Is responsible for him.
Evers developed. discovered, prop
agated and otherwise groomed him
into a holy terror. And the big
Giant Of the Bronx is likely to show
his appreciation by divers home
runs off such redoubtable perform
ers as "Rube" Marquard and Chris
ty Mathewson before this present
season rolls into oblivion. thinner
man has just found himself in the
big show for the first time this sea-
son. He looked like million dol
lars to Gotham fandom on his re-
cent tour with the Cubs.
In our fair city he worked in one
full game and part of another. In
the first he cracked out two home
runs into the bleachers. In the
second he maced another over the
wall. No telling what he might not
have accomplished had he not
taken the count from verbal tilt
with Umpire Finneran. Heine got
the gate for three days and couldn't
play any more against the cham
pions
A slueser Pure and Simple.
In many respects Zimmerman Is
. real marvel of the year. Scarce
ly a day goes by that he does not
belt out a few triples and doubles.
and he has more home runs to his
credit than any other player in
proportion OF games INDUCED in.
He is of the old fashioned school,
the type Of slugger that predomi-
mated ten years ago. He used a
big, long bat, and takes regular
'Moriarity," the professional yer
nacular for fuH swing He's a
strapping big fellow and gets about
as much energy into his thrust as
Chief Meyers or Hans Wagner.
These three are undoubtedly the
most powerful hitters In the league
Zimmerman is more or less a
child of fortune like the great ma
jority of the best FASTENERS. He
is one of the few great lights of
the profession who developed in
old New York. For, like Jack
Warner, the old Giant catcher, and
Tim Jordan, the former Dodger
first baseman, Heine Zimmerman
was reared in the Bronx. 1t was at
school he first got the bug He
was considered Some pitcher" by
the kids of Public school No 81.
Jimmy" also went to Fordham
for spell. But he didn't take a
full college course His perform
ance as school boy had attracted
the attention of the semi pro and
independent promoters. They paid
him from $40 to 500 a week for
Saturdays and Sundays. and these
pickups came in mighty handy to
the big family of fourteen Heine
was taken out of college al ten
der age because he was big. raw
bone youth. and apprenticed to q
plumber. He drew 50 a day, with
occasional extras. With the week
end graft he began to consider
himself an embryo bloated capital
ist
Started as Pitcher.
About that time Jim Robinson.
manager Of the Wilkesbarre club Of
the New York state league, got
wind of Zimmerman promise He
came TO New York one Sunday.
looked Heine oYer and signed him
up at 500 month zimmerman
went out 10 the miners as a pitcher,
but as a pitcher he was a frst-class
plNmber There wasn't much class
to him anyway Robinson looked
a him But Robby liked big men
and that saved Heine's bacon. The
youngster was always ready TO lis
ten and willing tc learn
They put him up in pinch one
day and Zimmerman fairly knocked