Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
ACCIDENTS GUT
LARGE FIGURE
IN DIXIE RACE
Mobile Is Hit Hard by Injuries
to Star Players-JaCObsOn
and Starr Out.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, July s.

Baby Doll" Jacobson and Char
ley Starr will be out of the game for
weeks adds another chapter to the
longest list of serious accidents that
ever marred a Southern League sea
son While Gillespie. of Chattanooga
Yantz. Of New Orleans, and Digger, OF
Birmingham, are the only players VINO
have been knocked out for the season,
many others have been hurt so seTi-
ously as to prevent them from par
ticipating in the pastimes Of their
clubs for weeks.
Repeated accidents have necessl-
tated pitchers and CatChers working
in many games out Of their positions
Mobile has utilized Campbell ana
HoRs. 'Audsome ATTY Mcintyre has
subbed on numerous occasions. Mem
phis has played few games without
the services of old George Merritt
Chattanooga used Hannah and Col
den in utility roles, and Atlanta had
Catcher Graham in the outheld iof
weeks, and these all in addition to the
regular utility man who is on the pay
roll Of each club.
MOBILE has been perhaps the most
1NI unfortunate OF all in recent
weeks. though the Gulls were remark
ably lucky while obtaining their long
lead The Gulls missed Paulet for a
few games at the start, Campbell go
ing 10 right and Robertson TO first,
Then they got together and with
regular lineup began to climb rapid
". soon amassing a big lead. Two
weeks ago hard luck returned and to-
day fnds the Gulls much nearer the
rest Of the teams and still slipping.
a "a M gf
carries the injured member in a sling.
Jacobson's injury is more serious as
a permanent problem 1t consists Of
q strained side and fever which has
weakened him so that he may not
play for two months.
Chattanooga dose at the hands OF
fate is well known, Jimmy Gillespie
is out for the year and drawing sal
airy from the Golfers of the club while
he RECEIVERS from the effect Of a terri
bic blow on the head by ball pitched
by HardRruve. Kid Elberfeld Is now
out of the game from another bean
ing process. and at least one game,
II not two, has already been lost on
account Of the mishap. The team was
fortunate in having a utility man to
thrust into the breach In Williams,
and in the Gillespie case in getting
another third saCker who, while not
quite as good as Jimmy. is good
enough TO keep third base from be-
ing q aiev@
birmingham is another club that
has suffered heavily. Digger, the
BaronH' first catcher and one OF the
best throwers I'm the league, was the
first TO receive a serious injury and
q break to put him out of It for the
year. The clubs two highest priced
q T. D.,
them-Knisely and MCDonald-have
been repeatedly out OF the game on
account Of injuries or sickness. Mar
can has also been crippled. but forced
to play most Of the time from dire
necessity. The Baron list was in
creased last week by a most serious
blow HaTdgrove, the clubs leading
pitcher. being struck In the face by
batted ball and rendered hors de com
bat for weeks.
MEMPHIS was always "jonahed,"
4NA and Bernhard has had hos
pital list fun ever since he took the
reins Of the club. This year the alb
sence of SChweitzer doubtless has in
jured the club considerably Center
Fielder Love has also been out fire.
quently. Bill has been able to keep
his infield intact, however, and with
battery men also unsCathed has been
much more fortunate than in former
seasons.
Atlanta has had but two serious
mishaps since the season started.
Bailey was out for several weeks with
a strain. Chapman, the second catch
er, has just returned TO the game on
account of a broken finger, and Joe
Dunn has wilted under the strain OF
mol ha
station
Nashville has been uniformly lucky.
Young was III for a time during the
first Of the season, but the infield
has presented an unbroken front up
TO Goalbys injury this week
Down at New Orleans. George
Yantz's fatal broken slide" to sec
ond in a game with Chattanooga in
May put him out OF commission I'M
Ill August, with a busted ankle. 9th
er members Of the Pels have been
out for a few days with minor in
juries, but the blow to Yantz was
the most serious
THE leagues record OF the past four
seasons is literally sprnkled
with injuries to star players SCotty
Walker. Champ Osteen Roy ELAN
and many others being knocked out
for practically entire seasons and
leaving weak spots which were rare
Is patched up. And generally. the
pennant winning club has been the
one fortunate enough TO escape the
hospital
The frequent serious injuries 10
regular players make the utility man
a valuable institution How the
Southern clubs managed to drag
along without one in the old four
teen-men- limit days seems almost a
mystery now Robe. OF Atlanta. Sen
tell Of Mobile; Breen. of Montgom-
cry: Atz and Mcintyre, OF New Or
leans: Merritt Of Memphis. Carroll
of Birmingham. and Williams. OF
Chattanooga, have done some yeoman
service in the Southern flag chase
even though they don't play in every
game Doubtless ere this Bill
Schwartz regrets that he tied a can
to Summers. his man of all work. as
Goalby was injured a day after Sum
mers departed.