Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

g Nashville needs an infielder an out
helder and catcher Also money,
maybe, and certainly a tight ball park.
w. NJ. Kavanaugh Is now league presi-
dent, United States senator, boss Of Ar
kansas and representative of "the in
fereSts' at Little Rock. Which is Poo
Mobile isn't the only club that has
picked up secondhand grandstand
Jersey City has taken over the junk that
was owned by the New York Ameri-
cans ana VIII erect 1t in the j. c. park
This is very important. The Central
Kansas league has changed it's name to
the Kansas State league.
Bin Smith is boosting the involuntary
candidacy of Newt Ethridge for the pres
dency of the South Atlantic league,
baseball" says Bill. They couldn't oii8 f'4 fnd
better man"
Jack Powell says he would rather be
a private in st. Louis than a Colonel at
Louisville.
Evidently the Vernon club uncorked
s some, ,, unexpected on Roy .Castleton
few days ago Roy wrote Bill Smith,
saying he was crazy about Atlanta, but
mat ms health would not allow him to
play in the Southern league.
Doubtless Nashville got Castleton In
return for Rowdy Elliott, which was A
mighty good trade,
Nh Miller sr Hug 3s3s and LarIy Mclean have
natl, but 1t wasn't the same bar.
Branch hickey will grab off his Job
as Michigan's baseball coach on Febru-
airy Is.
Hickey, by the way, will be secretary
and head scout OF the Browns after the
Michigan season ends.
Danny Coogan, Corneirs coach. on a
years leave of absence, will handle the
Dartmouth team this spring That's one
way to take vacation.
Otis Crandall win ask McGraw to let
him catch part of game this season.
He has played every position on the
team now except that behind the bat
This Empire State league will pull
something. They will play games in all
six cities Of the league on July A. Games
cities Then they will Jump to the other
towns for afternoon games.
Artie Hoffman sends word from Akron,
IA
the Pirates will win the pennant. Both
OF which assertions may be true.
preytuss says the Pirates and the Red
SoX viii fight it out for the worlds cham
piOnShip.
As showing his confidence in his ball
club Bill Smith agreed to bet a $40 shit
81 clothes with the baseball writer Of
The Georgian thai the Crackers would
finish in the first division. There were
no takers
Joe Cautnnon mas signed another Kid
His name is Barney Petty
pominick AruIlmey says the toughest
decision he ever made was when he de-
ctded to be an umpire Next season.
1913, with Texas lea que. funeral private;
no flowers, writes Dom.
The Southern league will try the dou-
BILE umpire system again this year-and
much.
Cy Morgan still sticks TO it that he
is going TO quit baseball rather than play
with Kansas City. Connie Mack. saws
Morgan is the victim of too much pros
perity.
According TO the bunk story sent ont
/ from Atlanta about Harry Matthews de-
cision in the Brown-Abe fight Matty
escaped from the club house and inmneS
into a waiting taNiCah" The Auditorium
Armory IS sure some club house,
Dee Walsh and Mike Balenu will both
he given trials with the ST Louis Browns
this spring. II was believed that John
pobhs had landed both of them, hut il
seems not
% iS understood tuat the schedule has
/ been arranged SO Thar AN teams VIII play
an winning games At home. all losing
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