Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-08
By Percy Fl. Whiting.
MYSTERIOUS MIKE FINN rs

Mt YSTERIOUS MIKE FINN Is
MI surely the secretive guy.
Nobody down In Mobile
knows what Mike has in store for
Gulltown fans for this season. He
hasn't breathed a hint. OF course,
certain facts have leaked out from
the other ends of the lines. But
Mixes official dope is still under
cover. And Mike is still in Little
Rock. and will go to Hot Springs
before he reports.
Note this; II Mike Finn is given
half a chance he will finish among
the contenders.
II has always been Mikes fate to
work with the wrecking crew.
When a team goes broke and has
been down in last place few years
and is still broke. they say:
Send for Mike Finn"
Then comes Mike and. by the
economical expenditure OF 20 cents
OF real money and by making many
rash promises, he gets a club to-
gether. Then, If he doesn't win a
pennant. everybody says Mike Finn
is a dub manager. which Is very
depressing for Mike. If ever Mike
has had money hacking and half a
chance, it has escaped notice,
'HHE strength of Mike Firms
catching STAFF hinges on one
wing. This flipper belongs to
Schmidt formerly Of Detroit, and
later Of Providence. last year this
old .lug2er hit .342. including %
two baggcrs. Is three baggers and .
nome runs. He fielded S7b, max
ing but 9 errors in 1872 games
Considering these marvellous rec
ords. why did Providence let him
so" For a reason that does not
show ia our Iidiculously inadequate
records. His arm went dead and
runners stole on him at will. Now
it may be that his arm win come
around. If il does, Schmidt viii be
the best catcher in the league. If
not. he will be soft pickings for
base runners. Finn also has Ber-
ger and Mueller. the latter>a hang
over from last year, who did not
show much Berger comes from
Greenwood, Miss, where he batted
.32l. fielded .95S and stole bases.
Charley Frank wanted this one,
but Finn had the luck of the draw
Finn bad a catcher named Martin.
secured from Fort Wayne by draft.
but he was turned back.
L INN has three pitchers left, who
are as follows: Cavet (won
IA, lost y. Berger (won 10, lost 15)
and Campbell Cwou Il. lost 100.
They are tolerably good men and
Cavet in particular is promising.
The new men are Robertson and
Hogg. Finn also got E,rerd from
Roanoke (where be won % and lost
1c). by draft. but his name does not
appear in any recent list, and Finn
must have disposed of him.
Robertson was a good man with
4 poor team. Hurting for. the hope
less Indianapolis club. he won 9
and lost s. The club finished teeto-
tally. Hogg was with New Bedford.
in the New England league last
year, where he won 9 and lost 10
with a team that finished sixth.
The year before he won 10 and
lost 3.
or course, Finn undoubtedly has
other pitchers up his sleeve-or
elsewhere
THE 6ulls have carried over
three mighty good infelders
from last year. Paulet, Star and
O'Dell. They batted, respectively.
231, 245 and 237, which was not
very strong. but all are good field
ers and heady players. Each was
fair base stealer (22, 16 and 81,
and dependable performer.
-. Walsh's position At short must
be filed. And ii should be no DIN
cult job. Walsh was brilliant but