Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

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Connie Mack is trying to ship Catcher
Ben Egan hack TO Baltimore, but Grif-
nth has blocked the deal by refusing TO
waive.
Any catcher good enough for the In
for Griff-with Henry stove up and Ain
smith in none too robust health.
McGraw's standard fine for drinking
I beer without permit Is S21.O5-the so
being the fine and the .0b for the beer.
A Chinaman named Chung is one Of
| the most prominent candidates on the
Columbia University team this year.
All Teddy Gather. Of the Cardinals.
/ did before he took up baseball was to
work as plumber. barber, druggist, roll
er skating instructor and asbestos man
| in a locomotive works.
Homer Thompson the University
of Georgia catcher, has been released by
birmingham, but Brother Carl, the
pitcher, stil hangs on.
It's largely Charley Comiskeys own
fault that he's popular. When the SoX
were on the coast they played Oakland a
/ benefit game for the family Of one Of
| the Oakland PLAYERS who had died Of
, consumption. Charley gave up $50 for
| two two bit seats, sat in the bleach
! ers and rooted for the Oakland team
The Mink League has retired this
/ year without even starting, No money
] In H.
Big league moguls are beginning TO
| talk about salary limits. Which f. all
| right as talk-but how would they make
the blamed thing stick?
Connie Mack has passed up his scout
/ ing system. Hereafter he will grab 'em
| from the colleges and tho sand lots.
have them shipped TO Philadelphia, look
them over and then do his own deciding.
| Something recalls to our mind the
/ fact that fudge Kavanaugh was back
ing Nashville IN It's fight for Welohonce.
/ And vet the Crackers still have the colo-
| brated outhelder. Can IL be the Judge
is losing his punch?
Steve Griffin has a smashed rib. He
didn't get it on the field OF battle either.
| lie fell of the club house Perfectly
dissustingiy sober, too
Hugh Jennings announced a while
ago that he was out after pitchers. Now
| he regrets a. He has had more than
100 applications since he has been in
Mobile.
Nashville papers admit that with
| WelChonce Ia the lineup. the Crackers
are dangerous pennant contenders.
Goalby. Of the Nashville club. has a
real name II Is GOldstein. But he
doesn't use il on the diamond.
Dock Moskiman continues TO set frao-
lures on the COast-aud Nashville Is out
four hundred bones
Daley. James and Young are hitting
SO hard with Nashville that Dave Cal
llahan may not win a place there.
The Nashville Baseball Association
hopes 10 have it's ban park pumped out
and thoroughly dried for The August
games.
| Last year the Crackers couldn't play
their first series with Nashville because
Of too much water In the park This
Year il looks like some more OF the
same.
In 1904 RUDE waddeli struck out 3fs
big league batters in S77 innings.
Perry Warden. once 81 Memphis, is
70 he chief Of CIie umpiring stan in the
Northwestern League this year.
! Suggestion to President kaVanaugh,
/ Why not name Dan PfenninEer dean Of
the Southern League Empirical cor um
piraticaD college for the season. That
would make "a hit with Bin smith.
Bun then, Bill SAYS they're all had.
JEFF Tesreau win pitch the opening
with the Oakland team
John Camel Of the Rochester Club,
claims find M Ted Anderson. his new
I first ha~emau.
JEFF Tesreau will pitch the opening
game for the Giants this year.
Christy Mathews0u has developed a
sore finger. but 20 Is not regarded as
anything serious
Great relief iu New York McGraw
has announced that Pie viii keep Matty
another wear. also Meyers
More marvellous SIN Red AmeS is
. learning 70 bat-aud IN his old age. toe.
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; WI WaU Superba recruit is said ,o
I be the widest captured since Roaring
Bit" Kennedy nosed his way into The
, corral
JENNINGS TO QUIT STAGE.
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