Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-01

BY Percy II. Whiting.
- OAIEHOW players don't last
very long in the Southern
~ league. There was but one
nraver in last years league who
had been there as long as eight
consecutive years There wasn't
lint one who had been in the
league the year it opened, consecu-
lively or any other way. and that
one was Stanley, of New Orleans.
Going back to even the compare
lively recent date Of 1908. only a
few names appear that appeared
also in the roster Of 1912-notably
ramnbeU and Swami, The rest Of
the IA PLAYERS listed in the books
inf the league are scattered to the
four winds. A few were in the big
leagues last year-Al Bridwell and
Harry Mcintyre, for instance (but
hanging on there by threads so
.ran5ar that in Handsome Harry's
case it didn't last out the season.;
others have become umpires, nota-
b,y Rreitenstein; still others have
hacorne managers - Molesworth,
pinch Knoll Otis Stockdale (who
5idn.t IasD and Harry Mathews;
another one. Bob Bilks, is scouting;
couple-George Winters and
DUSTY Miuer-are tending bar;
and at least one Bobby Cargo, is
dead.
,THE leagues veteran, as has been
L observed, is Otto Jordan. with
eight consecutive years of service
fl, his credit. Close behind are two
remarkable performers, Jud Daley
and CLAYTON Perry. who have played
for seven years in q row IN the
Southern. OF course, in Daley's
case he spent part Of last year in
the big leagues, but he got back to
the Southern in time TO put in 20
games
Here are the other veterans:
Six Years of Continuous Service
Warren. Seabough.
Five Yes Of Continuous Serv-
fte-Rohe. j. Sentell, Mo
ran, Johns, Flen~.
Four Years of Conc Serv-
ice-Hyder Barr, George Cas-.
NEXT TO Jordan's record, that of
y Clayton Perry stands out az a
record breaker for consistency. For
seven years Perry has played sec
ond and third base, usually third,
with various southern league
teams. In that time he has played
for Montgomery, three years; Lit
Tie Rock. one year; Chattanooga, a
year and a half; Nashville, a year
and a half. In that time he has
taken part in 942 games. an aver
age Of slightly less than 1885 games
90 year
Perry has never been the fielder
that Jordan is. but has acquired
preseutabIe fielding average of .942
Tor the seven years,
Neither has Perry ever been a
notable batter. His best mark is
$50 He has been as low as .2O7.
Perry has never shown a flash of
brilliancy in all the seven years,
but he has been a good old plug
ger-and he's good yet.
II every way, except for head
work, Jud Daley has been a re-
markable performer, a better bat
ter than Perry or Jordan, and a
brilliant fielder. Jud played two
years with Shreveport, one with
Mobile, three with Montgomery and
the end of last season with Nash
Vile.
For seven long years Daley has
been the idol of the bleacherites of
rlgllt Dixie cities He is one of the
'eN players who can kid the
p'aachers' and escape with his life.
tie is always there with the quick
.'lotl and when ho can't think of
anything else TO do he can pun
down sure hits that bring the
"'oae0'-ites mp standing and wiring
curses from opposing players and
managers.
p"If> mas never had a poor year
with the ASH and i'm 1911 managed
10 get through the season with fine
"'E"iy respectable total of 1906.
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