Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
BY Percy H. Whiting.
. ITCHER PIGGY" PAIGE has

Montgomery club and Pitch
er Harold Johns will go to the
same place, provided Lefty" Rus
sell reports to Atlanta.
But Russell has disappeared.
The local association is worried
half sick and is burning up wires
trying to locate the $4,000 wonder
and to get him here in time for the
New Orleans series.
In response to urgent wires, Man
ager Connie Mack announces that
he's blessed II he knows where
Russell Is. He states that Rus
sell seemed pleased to go to At
lanta and that he accepted money
for his transportation. Mack
states that he heard that RusselPs
wife was sick and that he sus-
pected perhaps Lefty" had gone
home
The local association. acting on
Mack's tip. has wired Russell at
his home. Hagerstown. Md, but as
vet has received no reply.
owing to Russells non appear
ance. Johns will be brought TO At
lanta with the Crackers and will
be held until the ex-Athletic re-
ports.
East will go. OF course, as soon
as Coleman reports. The Memphis
club will probably take him.
LIVERY team in the Southern
L league has played nearly one
third of its games, and it is high
time somebody was picking an all
Southern league ball club.
We will not inflict our personal
opinions on anybody. however, but
will pick one OF these automatic
all Southerns," selecting the play
ers of the various positions who
show the best batting and fielding
averages.
AS always happens. a lot OF the
players really most valuable don't
get credit for 1t, for some man who
is bit more fashy and lot less
useful shows the best averages.
If YOU were picking the two best
catchers Of the Southern league
and had a million guesses you
would hardly light on McAllister,
of Montgomery. and Elliott, of
Nashville. Yet, they are batting
first and second among the catch
ers of the league and fielding sixth
and eleventh, respectively. The
other backstoppers who are field
ing better are batting so much
worse as to be out of the running
COT course only those players who
have been in a good proportion of
the games are counted
Your all-star infield turns out TO
be this rather surprising aggrega-
ton: Abstein, first base; Marcan,
second base, Almeida, third base,
and ELAN. shortstop.
Guessing the outfield would not
be so hard Hemphill, Schweitzer
and Williams get the call
THE catchers In the Southern
league tnlS year are Idtnef
ordinary lot, useful enough. but not
highly ornamental McAllister and
Elliott. the best in the lot on aver
ages. are both batting fairly well,
but neither is a wonder at fielding,
and Elliott is especially off
The league Will have to go some
If it is to send up any Archers or
Sweeneys this year.
She most notable figure In the
all southern infield is Almeida. the
Cuban. He is batting Ike a man
bereft and fielding and throwing
we'll besides II he tends to bust
ness he will probably finish out the
season with the best showing to his
credit that ever a Southern league
third baseman made
Abstein. batting 324 and we'll up
in fielding has It ell to himself
among the first basers. He is get
ting to be an old timer now and he
never was a deep or speedy
thinker even in his best days But
he evidently retains some Of his
SKIN at the mechanical part of the
game
Wares. of Montgomery, on the
strength Of his ESQ batting and his
excellent heldlne - ny kick