Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
GAMBLING MAY
WRECK CAME At
PELICANVILLE
BY Percy II. Whiting.

- y L u y IL " IL T. - -
TINE Southern League owes Itself
the duty Of cleaning out the
baseball gamblers at New Or
leans.
That city. by far the largest in the
league. should be the vertebra Of the
circuit. Instead. it is only an appen-
dix-and a decidedly diseased appen-
dix az that.
I've talked with a lot OF managers
and players in this league. firing al
all Of them the question. What's the
matter with New Orleans2"
Some Of them didn't know.
The rest agreed
TOO much gambling"
II is understood that gambling runs
practically wide open in the New Or
leans stands-that you can get bet
on anything from the outcome Of the
pennant race 20 the question OF
whether the next effort Of the pitcher
will be ball or strike
= AMBLING ruins baseball wherever
" II gets a foothold II makes
knockers II creates a suspicion OF
taking It drives respectable people
away from the games.
cleaning.
The gamblers should be run out OF
the stands and kept out Every EFFORT
should be made 10 keep down gam
bling on games 10 the minimum.
il IS really up 10 President Kav-
anaugh to take a look into this ques-
ton The interests Of the league can
be protected in no other way. The
New Orleans Baseball Association
can't handle the question, and has
proved II.
The league IS sickening because Of
this fostering sore.
Somebody phone old Doctor Kav-
anaugh!
1T is sort OF pathetic coincidence
that Jud Daley is TO succeed
Spencer at New Orleans. They are
chips off the same block-or should
we say tusk2
Judson doesn't seem 10 be hitting
them as OF old. II can't be that he
Is aging. So probably he's in sort OF
a slump
He's a great card for any club, on
account Of his cutting-up and his
kidding Of the bleachers, and is worth
his pay as comedian.
SEVERAL men, well known in Dixie.
- are figuring prominently I'm the
International League these days Der
rick is batting 346 with Baltimore.
and Is leading the league Ed La
ftte leads the Providence batters with
1923. Swacina and Bin Zimmerman,
both former Southern Leaguers, are
hitting moderately hard with Pie
Newark club "Swats" has a mark OF
800 10 his credit. while "Heinie' is
going al a .2Sl clip
THIS Clark that the Crackers have
Just picked NJ appears TO be one
% the champion wild men Of organ
lied baseball Until few DAYS ago
he belonged to the Highlanders. In
game IN ST. Louis, Chance stuck
him IN He started by giving
Brler four successive high ones.
Pratt waited for four that didn't
come near the plate. II was the
same for Johnston.
Having pitched twelve successive
balls Wallace was next. Bob got a
ball and then, TO the surprise OF
everybody. Clark pitched a strike. The
next three were balls, though and
Chance yanked his recruit southpaw
with the record OF one strike in seven
teen tries
About sunset. Chance sold him 10
Clark Griffith.
Clark's big league career dates
back TO the DAYS when Chase was
managing the New York team Ar
thur Irwin tipped Chase off to the
fact that Clark had worlds OF stuff
Chase sent King" Brockett out to
Sioux City 70 look Clark over, and. on
the Kings" favorable report. Chase
signed the southpaw
Clark. upon being brought to civil
ization. proved wild as a bat He
had more stun than Marquard and
less control than Lefty Russell He
was shifted around a bit Last sea
son he started with Rochester and
was then sent to the Northwestern
League. He was a successful twirler
there, despite the fact that he issued
AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY a BASE
ON BALLS TO AN INNING
II is doubtful II the world has ever
seen a man wilder than Clark in his
widest moments But when he has
control. they couldn't hit him with
a fshnet
Clark VIII be another case for the
attention OF Old Reliable Joe Dunn
The man win be put under Joe's
coaching. Maybe Joseph can make
a pitcher out OF him ANY time Clark
starts and is right. it's all over. ANY
time he's wild-good evening