Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
SPEAKING OF LIARS.

SPEAKING OF LIARS.
Before the Ananias club
A youth stood, hat In hand.
They asked him questions, loud and long,
For one who joins that merry throng
Must lie to beat the band.
He told them whoppers, one by one;
They jeered and turned aside
At last he said with sober face:
al saw Tom Needham steal base"
"come In!" they all replied.
George E. Phair.
Any fan who doesn't turn out for aft
ernoon practice these days is missing
treat Smith has some players out there
this year that can show you something.
The directors of the baseball associa-
tion have officially decided that an offer
of $4,000 in cash for Wally Smith
wouldn't tempt them right now They
want to see him play through the season
Gilbert Price. the, near-Indian south
paw. used to pitch for Bill Schwartz up
in Akron in the O. G. p. league.
Outfelder Nixon broke into baseball as
pitcher. In fact he hurled just one
game last season, and a pretty good one
at that.
The only thing that Bill Smiths Yam
nigan intield lacks is conversation. yell
some, make a noise" Bill constantly eX-
horts them. But there isn't any noise in
the outfit. They can play, though.
When this young Dohler that Alperman
brought down gets acclimated and city
broke he is going to be star He hasn't
learned to come in on a slow ball yet
but he is mighty safe in fielding any
thing he goes after and he gets it away
fast.
This Yannigan Jack Herman is corker
He is another of the lads that gets be
hind a ball right and who follows it with
his hands. He is going to be heard from
sure.
A backstop has been rigged up behind
the catchers position at Ponce. The idea
is that lot of balls will hang up there
that might otherwise go to the stand and
be cut to ribbons on the timber or the
wire there.
The Cracker infeld this year seems
equally good at fielding and comedy. Yes
terday when Dobard missed a ball on a
double play he threw his glove to AL
perman, who touched the bag and doubled
the imaginary runner out at first, using
the glove in place of a ball.
Bill Smith says that Wally Smith is the
best man he ever saw on ground balls.
This Wally Smith doesn't care how he
goes after a ball. Smith stung him a
wild one Yesterday and he did high
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missed the ball and went down in a heap
but it showed the right spirit.
Dobard has surely reported in great
condition. His wing is as strong as a
| gfrder and he whips the ball around bet
| ter than any of the other Crackers. He
seems good fielder. too, and useful
citizen.
Lee Garvin has christened First Base
man Osborn "Slivers Oakley"
Jim Thorpe is threatening to take up
| handball, game very popular with the
| Giant players
| Sam Crane expects the Giants to get
| away to another big early lead as they
| did last season. He thinks McGraw's S
! system and the Marlin weather will ac-
complish it.
Frank Farrell is working out with the
| Yankee players at Bermuda.
Both the Jersey City and the New York
| players will use the same field al Ber-
! muda but it is an extra large one.
George Mcconnell. the Southern pitcher
with the New Yorks is so tall that he
| could not stretch out in the berths Of the
| boat that took him to Bermuda and was
| forced to sleep on the floor.
Noah Henline. former Southern league
star, is to play with Jersey City this year