Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

IL seems to me. entirely on how clear
N they reColleCt him and his work
That's Bradsher, Of Trinity, who pi-
routed during the springs Of 1904 AMI
1905. Never heard OF him. Thats
because he didn't go into professional
ball Had he done SO, you would have
been bound 20 hear OF him. Never saw
him pitch2 Then you are hardly IN
a posltion to deny his claims. are you?
saw him. but have forgotten? Why,
how could you? / don't care what
game II was you saw him In, that
should have been enough. Remember
him striking out p Mercer men ana
still losing the game2 Remember him
TWO days later striking out rs Teen
men In 70 innings and still losing b.
"A score OF 3 TO e And that was
nothinr at an out OF the ordinary, he
did IL right along And such clean
eut clever sportsman he was.
Cricky! I'd give him "a place on the
Airline selection n everyone on
earth differed with me.
guess you all remember Lattta
vet? such speed. such curves. such
control. such pitching knowledge nave
never been surpassed In the associa-
ron. Along with 70 he was q good
hitter. fine base runner and could heid
any other position on the team So
choose him.
A s for the rest. ! am by no means
- So sure of choice. Certainly
they all could do all the things that
pitchers are supposed TO do. else
would their names not be among this
magical eight Mayer and Thompson
are coming strongly into their own
now. am right, but do not think thar
their college pitching was up 70 the
college pitching OF Bradsher ana Ia
atte sullivan was an aWtully, hW-
f1Uy good man. I must pause long
before ais name. I think III have to
sol him aside on the ground that he
admit have quite as much smoke
as me others. and that means he
HiIu,f have as good change Of pace.
In nv opinion. Collier, had he stayed
in M game. would have made a
greater than any Uf them. but curing
me two years he was hurting college
BAN he was Just too young IN years ID
h. chosen as one of these three. Stlil,
h. haB the stearr and the curves. an
th. head oven So And he could field
with any OF them. His batting ana
hasa running were much behind that
OF the others.
M third selection is Mitcheu-th
ssr1a who lis now setting the woods
afrs with Cleveland. It's Just mat
far az opinion whether and why he
was better than the other hEe, anu
maybe I'm wrong. but ] take MN as
my best guess .......,.
HoEg OF Mercer Is golng some
r,v, 4U right. but he didn't pitch IN
.,r.r. the way he is pitching now
NOT uy long shot. Alien. later WIN
Mobile was with : W p. T.. but that
college is not in the 5. l. A. A.
THE roster OF past Au-Southern
/ t4trhers embraces The names ot
Woodward and Buchanan OF Teen,
F,.Nsrs Of Trinity. Travis and Norri-
sr- rr vanderbilt MgAni-ter OF Ten
r,-sra. Lucas. Brown Bowden an1
Hutchaus ~ HeorEia and Burgess OF
Auburn.
There were some mighty good
ha.kStgIS iu that Got. but of them al
more r. hut one Who. tn my estima-
t.u measured up 90 the big league
r.r.5.r OF the THO Of pitchers 7 have
chosen That was Buchanan Of Tech
This lad could catch and hold buzz
saw. He was, the sIrcst death to you.
dies .F amy amateur ! have ever seen
E. had a5 good "a wing as ] ever rN-
r..- DEB sci. ON o. catcher and De vas q
r...H-.. warrior WIKI the h'uGEaou-t
g.- almost impu-s atr tH strike him
.rr.-rsnrr- hr could sacrifice with any
cu...g.au. He Was not as fast 90 run
r-r as could have been desired. we;
E..- enough 90 play quarter uu the
t....#r. team for GNo wears And treu-
-r.. re could play short OF third about
equally wsH aF taf-1
Eur eI~ greatest asset have Iaft t'
r.. .a-r-r.r~ Was his srF.unrk and