Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

have succeeded 10 doing what that
eminent FrenaM explorer Of few
centuries back "a down At most in
glortously. HlscBTy has il that the
gent from Gaul and his pals spent
many labortous efforts rambling
through the swamps OF what IS now
Florida and adjacent territory look
ing for the fountain Of eternal youth.
Their efforts were fTuitless. how
ever. Wherefore. they had need to
worry, grow old and die. But along
this line things look different IN the
aforementioned National League. II
YOU don't believe 10. peruse the rec
ords and statistics OF that oTganiza-
ton, as regards performing al the art
Of hitting en- where they amt"
made famous by Sir William Keller.
Cravath Comes to Life.
Up there tanning the cover off the
ball in the premier position Is MT
Cravath. The present generation can
vaguely remember when this party
was handled about in the big league,
and fRally turned aloose as worth
less He found a berth with Mike
CantiIlon's Home for the Aged and
DeCrepit AT Minneapolis. Toward the
close Of last season he showed sutti
Cient symptoms Of a regeneration to
cause Charlie Doom to round him up
for his Philly crew So far the old
boy has been able to swat only at
modest clip Of 800
Pushing kid" Cravath is Miller
Higgins Year ago. when Nap La
Joie had Just attained his majority
and was being generally acknowl-
edged as tho premier second sacker
Of the country Rabbit Higgins de-
parted from the educational hall Of
the University OF Cincinnati and an
nounced an intention TO play profess
slonal baseball Miller was a mem
Der OF the Reds IN the palmy days OF
Noodles Hahn, and Hahn has been
added to the list Of has beens" so
long that there would be little cause
for surprise should someone rise 10
ask his Identity
Reds Let Go Of Hugglns.
True 10 It's reputation Of having
fired more good bail players than any
other two teams In either league. the
Red management gave HuEEins "A
transfer 70 St Louis a few years ago.
and the midget Is still good enough
20 pike along IN second place in the
leagues batting records, with a mark
Of 1855.
Hans Wagner is batting third. His
average Sc .35l. (This line TO be re-
printed April 10, 1920
The next earnest and struggling
young athlete to appear IN the list
following Honus is a veteran by the
name OF Titus. John was some swats-
man back IN the days when musta-
chios were popular with bail plays
and II must be admitted that "sI
straiuers" were discarded severaI
years ago. A few seasons bac' Nile
a member OF the phillies, Titus a
leg broken, and II was supposed that,
owing 10 his years Of service, the blow
would ring down the curtain on his
sojourn in the majors. But John evi-
IDENTIFY prefers 10 bring In a minority
report, az the loRgerhead member Of
your honorable committee usually eX-
presses the idea,
Silent John Helps Braves.
In an effort TO set together an aE-
RreRation Of players that would give
Boston real representation in the old
league. dividing efforts between old
ones, who were. and young ones who
might become. the management seized
onto Silent John He IS one OF their
sure-fire hitters. and any time the
score Of innings shows strongly for
the Braves in the hit columns, you
can wager a few ceutavos that Titus
contributed literally.
or the first eight hitters IN the
league, young NloX, Of tho Pirates, is
the only recruit of the past year or
two He got his opportunity IN sub
bling at short for Wagner, which may
account for the fact that he has edged
fn. TITS true that Jake Daubert who
stands NTH IS not an old-tlmeT. but
al that IL has been some time since
Jake first became a member Of one Of
the crews that annually turn their
steps 10 the South when the biuebir8s
begin 10 fly
What is more. this Elixir OF Youth
or on Of Wixardry has done the
seemingly Impossible, said doing COW
erinE the case of Harry Salloe.
Strange as Il may seem, slim has
sJung the bali for an average Of .Sga
20 date or course Harry isn't up
'znre slammlug them out every day
OUT whenever Mcgul HusEns troIs
him out 10 do the caunouadlng for
the Cardinals the human Stat man
ages TO pickle one safe out Of every
three chances When Harry was a
member u the Birmingham Barons
in this league. be was considered a
passing fair tWirsgr, but no field cap
tain ever waved the fielder back
when Harry sbouI5erad his club and
slouched up 80 the plate
But for al. that this inviEorat ting
swat tonic appears 60 have been ad-
ministered suarIuEIy. or more proha-
oily in a partisan manner. Some Of
the heavy sluggers of other years
are running with the dubs thus far
Witness the case Of Frank Schultz.
cub right fielder and home-run king
of a few seasons since. Back In the
days q the Tinker TO Evers 10 Chance
regime. Sheckar3 and SlaEle and
Schultz also figured 10 "a more or less
extent in the successes OF the Cubs.
Frank was some swalsmith I'm those