Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

Collins about HIS baseball articles. They
say they are bunk-and worse.
Earl Shaw. who is third among the
american association hitters halls from
Johnson City. Tenn, team. He was offered
20 the crackers this spring for song,
handed hitters already.
The Cincinnati team made raid on
the Akron team Of the Central league and
sraoped Outhelder Kyle, Pitcher Doak
and Inhelder Knisely,
After Big Dominick Mullaney got
IN m muss In New Haven for punching a
payer Whlie serving as an umpire he
was arrested along with two players. In
court the player charged by Null" with
starting the trouble was fined So and
costs. The Judge ruled that an umpire
has the right TO protect himself and let
Dominick on without a fine
Harry Davis says he has everything
mat goes to make up ball club except
me pep; In order to get that he plans
10 hre lot OF old timers and to get lively
youngsters in their places,
Another player offered to the Crackers
this year and turned down who has since
made good is Bonnie Kaufr. He is batting
over 400 in the Connecticut league.
When you come to think of it there is
no real KICK on what the New York Amert
leans did for the Crackers. They offered
Atlanta linn, Kauff. Uplan and three or
four other players who subsequently made
good. What Atlanta lacked was not the
chances to get good players, but a man
aser VINO could pick the live ones.
Eppa Rixey is so tall that he can not
sleep in an ordinary berth and II is neces-
sary, to engage two for him, take out the
partition and let his feet extend over into
the second berth
Hank o'Day focks by himself more
consistently than any other manager
mat Is; or course, relic Of his days as
an umpire.
From place on the University OF
Michigan baseball team to the manager
ship Of the Peoria team OF the Three-I
league, is the quick jump that has been
made In less than three years by Russell
Fountain.
Frank Manush. OF the Toledo team,
who has been unable TO play OF late be-
cause Of injuries. has been doing a BIT
Hens.
Ownie Bush is OF in his fielding and
Hugh Jennings threatens TO bench him
and to give Red Corridor, the Kansas
city recruit his PLACE
Memphis went six games recently in
which the total number of runs scored
was one, The opponents OF the Turtles
scored %.
Before the current season started Err
skine Mayer agreed 60 bet any part OF
500 that his brother sam would be sold
or drafted by "A team ~ higher classified
uon than savannah before the season
ended. Now Erskne has been sold 60
llitsburE, but sam sticks around az Sa-
yaurah
The question, rs MathcwSou done"
can best be answered these DAYS by some
thing 60 the effect that sometimes he Is
and sometimes be isn't
shades ~ the laWeuted Father chad
w..E-kuss Ford ls leading tho Highland
players with batting average ~ nearly
300
Dave CASTOR has Huail, been fred ont
~ the sally league. n seems that he re-
neNyed more than $3.50 a month Iu saIar,
last year. which .s "a hriuR ononse" lu
the sally
/ lf haas been figured That one. nrt Of gu
hHN NHWs# are wur tH the 'iursF seg.
. snfH and that more fhaH three quarters
~ those won .n fhar Inning ar, won uy
fi' home traU..
I george Mcconnell Naa .Uu.stI Hs utr
I .' Herd lHHk Champion 500 Is F|nrIuF Hr
mans games nov 49, aug ~ tNe iaHkse
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