Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

Artie Phelan. former Baron now with
the Reds has an injured hand and is TAX
ing three weeks vacation Eddie Grant
ls back on the old third base job while
Phelan is out.
The Giants have made more errors than
any team in the National league The
N L. teams have not been able to take
much advantage of the Giants errors.
But what of the Red Sox?
The playing of the Cincinnati team has
been so bad recently that sporting writ
ers have recalled some of the past awful
ness of the Reds 1t is even alleged that
one Red player, Mike Grady. made four
bled It. 2. Threw it wild into the bleach
ers., 8. Fumbled 1t when it was thrown
BACK. q Threw over the catcher's head
Otto Hess and Hub Perdue in the big
leagues this year-the former because he
was too old and the latter because ne was
a dub. Yet these two have proved to be
two OF the most useful workers in the
major leagues, though they have been kept
down by the fact that they are working
for the Braves.
The Western league has 81 regular play
ers batting 300 or over. Borton, of st.
Joseph. leads with 1897
A. ]. Heinemann, president of the va
zoo City club, has just sent a deaf mute
to DeMontreville's club and is about ready
to sign an outfielder with cork leg.
viii Bradley, an umpire, recently com
mltted suicide at Clinton Junction Wis,
by hanging himself Enough said.
William NJ. Kavanaugh married the 9TH
er day, But not the president of the
southern league. Instead 1t was q man
OF the Same name who plays third base
on the Trenton, Tri-state league, club.
And sim they. go The Bucks County
league has Just blown UP.
Bobby Wallace, after seventeen years in
the major leagues, is about due to quit
StoXalt IS talking Of getting rid of him.
Wallace says he will never play except in
the major leagues and he probably means
Buck Taylor, of the Carolina associa-
ton who has been kicked about the
league from team to team this season,
pitched no-hit game the other day for
Spartanburg. Roy Radabaugh who op-
posed him. gave up fourteen hits.
Jesse Burkett. part owner and manager
after this year. And It's about time Kit
ty Bransfield is said to be slated to sue
coed him.
Tex Covington knocked two players I'M
conscious in recent game with pitched
balls One was forced to go to the hos
pital.
President Carson, of the Central league,
Is making a tour of his circuit. Instead
OF going by train he rides in touring car.
Bill Phillips team is fifth In a 12-club
circuit, but Bill isn't sa tisf1ed and is sign
ing PLAYER or two day.
Lavender and Larry Cheney are the
only winning pitchers of the Cub team.
They will be the nucleus around which
Chance will try to build a staff next year
Well Gabby Street has followed Jack
Knights into the International league.
Providence gets him.
Philadelphians are panning the Ameri-
can league umpires. In particular they
are kicking because they allow the play
ers to use profane and indecent language
that can be heard in the stands.
Cincinnati has offered Mitchell Egan
and Grant for Bill Sweeney of the Braves.
Somebody asked John T. Brush once if
it never occurred to him that things might
be done differently in handling the Giant
team "Only once" replied Brush. THAT
was all had an idea one day and told
it 70 McGraw. 1t won't be done. said
McGraw I've never had another idea"
Cy Morgan pitcher and vaudeville art
list. has signed as an actor with moving
picture film company
Rube Benton has been slowly slumping
with the Reds and will be lucky if he
doesn't get sent back after bit.
The St Louis Cardinals are the only big
leaguers who have been in train wrecks
this year They have figured in two But
that isn't what's the matter with them.
The Cleveland team has made such Wig
orous raids on its farm, the Toledo club.
that it has practically ruined Topsy Hart
sells team.
Pickpockets don't consider baseball
players legitimate marks Some mushy
dip has just returned a watch and fob he
lifted from Grover Gilmore, former Buff
falo player.
The Baltimore News AYERS that the Biz
mingham club is In the Cotton States. Ii
would be helpful at that If ii were.
RIVERS STARTS WORK