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 PIayers-JacobsOn
and Starr Out.
TENN, July )

Announcement from AbNNe iliAl
- 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, Oh
birmingham. are the only players who
have been knocked out for the season
many others have been hurt so seri-
ously as to prevent them from par
ticlpating 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
Hogg. 'Andsome AIRY 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 hdd
Catcher Graham in the outheld Tor
weeks, and these all In addition 10 the
regular utility man who is on the pay
roll Of each club.
MOBILE has been perhaps the most
4Nl unfortunate of all in recent
weeks. though the Gulls We're remark
ably lucky while obtaining gheir long
lead. The Guus missed Paulct for a
few games at the start, Campbell 60
ing 10 right and Robertson to first.
Then they got together and with a
regular une-up began 10 climb rapid
". soon amassing a big lead. TWO
weeks ago hard luck returned and to-
day finds the Gulls much nearer the
rest Of the teams and stu slipping.
Starr suffered a broken hand ana stiiI
carries the injured member in a sling.
Jacobson's injury is more serious as
a permanent problem. 1t consists OF
a 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 we'll known. Jimmy Gillespie
is out for tho year and drawing a sal-
arv from the Golfers OF the club while
he RECEIVERS from the effect of terri
bic blow on the head by ball pitched
by HardErove. 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 utility man to
thrust into the breach In Williams
and in the Gillespie case in getting
another third saeker who, while not
quite as good as > Jimmy, is good
enough to keep third base from be-
ing a sieve.
Birmingham is another club that
has suffered heavily. digger, the
Barons' first catcher and one Of the
best thrOwers in the league, was the
first to receive a serious injury and
a break TO put him out Of il for the
year. The clubs two highest priced
players who cost $4,000 TO purchase
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 HardgrOve. the clubs leading
pitcher. being struck in the face by
batted ball and rendered hors de com
bat for weeks.
MEMPHIS was always "jonahed."
w and Bernhard has had "a hos
pital list full ever since he took the
reins of the club. This year the alb
sence of SChweitzer doubtless has in
iured the club considerably. Center
Fielder Love has also been out fire.
quently Bill has been able to keep
his inheld 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
err, has just returned to the game on
account of a broken finger, and Joe
Dunn has wilted under the strain OF
too much work behind the counting
station
Nashville has been uniformly lucky.
Young was i'll for a time during the
first of the season, but the intleld
has presented an unbrol<en 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 uu-
til 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 Yant2 was
the most serious.
THE leagues record Of the past four
i seasons is literally spriukled
with injuries to star players SCotty
walker, CHAMP Csteent ROY ELAN
and many others being knocked out
for practically entire seasons and
leaving weak spots which We're rare
" 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 yeomau
service in the Southern flag chase
even though they don't play In every
game Doubtless, ere this, Bill
Schwartz regrets that he tied car
to Summers, his man-of- all work. as
Goalby was injured a day after Sum
mers departed.