Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
nv Percy II. Whiting.

TIME most tcmperamental team
OF all DiXic's history-thats
the Chattanooga aggregation
of this year. 1t has more artistic
dispositions in it than grand OPP
era team.
1t IS recalled that one day Kid
Flberfeld, now the Chattanooga
manager. was tearing up the base
lines and the air and exeCrating an
umpire, who didn't pay any atten-
ton to him.
The man at bat asked the jumps,
"Why don't you do something to
Elberfeld?"
"Oh. the Kids all right" said
the jumps; its only his artistic
temperament"
THIS year Elberfeld will have his
first real chance as a manager.
He took up the forlorn hope with
the Highlanders once, but that
didn't count. He has always want
ed to manage In fact at times
this desire has interfered with his
work.
The season Washington trained
here, Elberfeld was with the Sena-
tors. Practice had been going on
about three days when the Kid be-
gan to manage the team. though
Jim McAleer was ostensibly on the
Job. About the fourth day McAleer,
a fine exponent of the gentle art
Of BiUingsgate, gave Elberfeld
most awful call. But that did not
worry Elberfeld, who continued to
interfere.
Elberfeld has his opportunity
this year He can go as far as he
likes until he runs foul of Q. b.
Andrews, the club president. And
here enters more artistic tempera
ment.
Mr.. Andrews is a successful bust
ness man. He has real money
sense. hut. unfortunately, he is
fan.
Now, it happens that no fan
should ever be club president
1t makes him too hard loser.
The first time the team gets going
wrong and Elberfeld and Andrews
get to grabbing good might.
NTESSRS. ANDREWS and Elber-
w field haven't any corner on the
temperament For instance, take
~ Forsythe, of Dallas. He is grab
bed for an outflelder and on the
strength of his hitting Elberfeld
believes he will stick. From all that
can be learned, the eccentricities Of
RUDE Wadder Bugs Raymond,
Tacks Parrot, Bonehead Bob Wal
lace and the rest OF the squirrel
bait are as nothing compared with
this Cyrus
There is lot more of the tenn
permanent stuff running loose among
the Lookout candidates, but If we
go into details We'll never get TO
the baseball ability.
IN the outfield, Elberfeld will have
two tried hitters, Eorsythe C&20)
and Ellston C31D. The former was
with Dallas last year, the latter with
Providence. Fred Ellston is an aw-
ful swatter. He had been in the
international for several years,
coming originally from Fort Wayne.
He was always a swatter. But he
is slowing down. Massey, Of Sa
vannah. another outfield candidate,
hit 1924 In the usually weak hitting
Sally league.
Also the Lookouts have Cruise.
This man came from the Cotton
states year before last. Detroit
got him and sent him to Chatta-
nooga The Lookouts passed him
on 10 Macon. There ne hit 500.
There IS one other outfielder on the
Lookout list-Fuiler, "A semi-pro
from Woodbury., Tenn.
Massey and Cruise are reported
as good hitters, but poor holders.
I1lston is a good hitter, but slow.
Forsythe is good hitter, but men
tally errdtic. Figure il out ion
yourselves
l.
81 KNOYLE. Elberfeld and Jordan are
kNw inheld ccrtaiuties. Coyle Us "a
Eustins good first basemau. q ,253
hitter and useful man. Jordan
and Elherfeld YOU an know They
are heady, efficient holdeIs. Neither