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


the duty Of cleaning out the
baseball gamblers at New or
beans.
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 at that.
I've talked with lot Of managers
and players in this league. firing at
all Of them the question, What's the
matter with New Orleans2'
Some Of them didn't know.
The rest agreed.
TOO much gambling"
1t 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
pennam race TO the question Of
whether the next effort Of the pitcher
will be Va ball or strike.
= AMBIING ruins baseball wherever
" It gets a foothold. II makes
knockers Il creates a suspicion Of
taking It drives respectable people
away from the games
What New orleans needs Is house
cleaning
The gamblers should be run out Of
the stands and kept out. Every effort
should be made TO keep down gam
bling on games to the minimum.
IT is really up TO 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-
anaughl
1T is sort Of a 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 to be hitting
them as Of old II can't be that he
II aging So probably he's in sort OF
a slump
He's great card for any club, on
account Of his cutting-up and his
kidding of the bleaChers, and IS worth
his pay as a comedian.
SEVERAL men, well known in Dixie
- are figuring prominently in 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
82p Swacina and Bill Zimmerman
both former Southern Leaguers. are
hitting moderately hard with the
Newark club "Swats' has a mark Of
500 10 his credit, while ~Heinie" Is
going az a ,.2Sl clip
THIS Clark that the Crackers have
just picked up appears 10 be one
of the champion wild men or organ
lied baseball. Until a few days ago
he belonged to the Highlanders. In
a game in st. Louis. Chance stuck
him in. He started by giving
Brisr four successive high ones
Pratt waited for four that didn',
come near the plate. II was the
same for Johnston
Having pitched twelve successive
balls. Wallace was next. Bob got a
bah, and then, 10 the surprise OF
everybody. Clark pitched a strike. The
next three were balls. though, and
Chance yanlted his recruit southpaw
with the recordsof one strike In seven
teen tries
About sunset, Chance sold him to
Clark Griffith.
AldIh = btE leaBup career oates
back TO the days when Chase was
managing the New York team Ar
thur Irwin tipped Chase of TO the
fact that Clark had worlds Of stun
Chase sent King Brockett out ia
Sioux city to look Clark over. and. on
the Kings" favorable report, Chase
signed the southpsw,
Clark. upon being brought to civil
ization. proved wild as a bat Tic
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 twirlel
there, despite the fact that he lssucl
AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY A BASH
on BALLS TO AN INNING
Il is doubtful II the world has ever
seen man wilder than Clark in hi.
widest moments But when he ha,
control they couldn't hit him witt
a fishnet.
Clark VIII be another case for tn,
attention OF Old Reliable Joe Dunn
The man VIII be put under Joef
coaching. Maybe, Joseph can max,
pitcher out of him ANY time Clarl
starts and Is right. it's all over. ANY
time he's wild-good evening.