Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
By James Clarkson.


~HICAGO, Oct. 27,-How many OF
the Cub and Sox regulars of
1918 will be back at their old
places when the bell rings next April?
That is a question that furnishes in
teresting chatter for the fans who
hang around the radiators these chilly
evenings and discuss baseball,
The season Is gone, of course. The
ball players have departed from our
midst and the magnates-well, even
the magnates are not there these days
with the announcement of probable
trades, etc, that always make dell
cious food for the baseball fan of the
winter But the fans in this great
CITY don't let the cold weather drive
away their baseball spirit. They can
talk baseball just as well in the win
ter as in the summer: in fact, they
have naught to do but talk the game
in the winter as the weather man
long since ruled that Americas great
national pastime was not to be played
regularly after October OF course,
there are exceptions to this rule-the
globe trotting party, for instance.
Yesterday we ran into a couple of
Cub fans and their one topic for con-
versation was who would play short
stop for the Cubs next season. one of
them thought that IT would be impos-
sible 10 replace Al Bridwell, while tho
other was strong for Walter Heating,
youngster who showed himself at
Mr.. Murphy's park during a couple of
games just before the final curtain
fell Both these men are eX Atlanta
ball players
Fans Are Wise Critics.
Both fans had their line of talk and
argument well framed up And, when
you come right down to facts and do
a little thinking. you will see that the
two fellows who argued over the
shortstop position of the EVers ma
chine knew what they were talking
about. The bleacherite is often one
OF the best critics.
The fans who conversed about
| Bridwell and Heating picked out one
of the few Cub weak spots, man
would be crazy to predict that new
face would be seen at any of the other
| Inheld positions on the Cub club next
| season But there is some doubt
| about the 1914 shortstop.
| Bridwell long has been one OF the
earnest and smartest infielders in the
game. AIS a fighter. with the spirit
| that pleases a manager, especially a
manager of the EVers type, But Bird
! we'll. after many years of usefulness
| appears to be going backward at a
! fairly fast clip, Any time the mana
ger takes out one OF his regulars tC
| allow another man to run for him Il
| looks as though said regular is not
what he used TO be. That's what
Evers did when Bridwell reached first
base in the closing inning of the fina'
Cub-Sox game for the city champion
ship
ATS legs are bad, but. of course. ht
isn't AL in" He's still a rafting
good ball player, but the fact thai
he's slowing up will probably result
in him getting a little more rest dur.
ing the regular season Of 1914. Fvers
will try hard 10 develop a new short
stop next year.
Those who watched young Keating
perform during a couple of games ne
played here with the Cubs were most
favorahly impressed with his style. As
one Cub supporter put it. he looks like
another Maranyille. The whole Ma
tional League, YOU know. is talking
about the wonderful little shortstop OF
the Braves.
Heating may not make the regular