Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17


"That'll cost you $50 more for not
telling the truth" retorted the
Giants manager. Nov, didn't you
play?"
Yes, 'sir, | did" was the meek
response.
We'll, see that you don't do it
again" said McGraw dryly.
In telling this yarn O'Brien shows
that McGraw is the boss and that
because Of his enforcement and dis
eipline he makes the Giants walk
crack. Yet McGraw is not un
fair In his treatment of the play
ers, who are informed just before
the outset of each campaign just
what they can and can not do. I'm
like Charlie Webb Murphy's rule
regarding the Cubs total absti-
hence, McGraw believes that his
players should be allowed to drink
a few glasses of beer after game.
He doesn't place the ban on cigars,
but he's death on the cigarette
habit. If player fails to keep in
proper condition McGraw doesn't
believe that he should receive the
full amount of his salary, and when
payday comes around the culprit is
almost sure to pay fine for his
behavior. In short. the Giants
leader insists on results and will
stand for nothing that may work to
the detriment of his team
MIKE O'NEILL, Of the Utica
w team, is one of the greatest
characters in baseball. Steve
Evans tells many a story about
O'Neill.
1t seems that the Canadians had
not been able to do much with the
opposing pitcher one day and after
dinner. while the players were sit
ting around the hotel plaza, Mike
came out and joined one of the
groups and Immediately began to
fan.
I'VE did not get many hits to-
day, boys"
mo, only four, Mike" was the
reply.
Let me see" unused Mike. puff
fing his perfecto, who got the
blows today? Mickey Corcoran,
you got one; Steve Evans got one,
oh, yes, got two to right field"
One day while sitting on the
bench in Buffalo. Mike was looking
over the batting averages and for
a long time he was quiet. but final
ly spoke up and said dryly, isn't 1t
peculiar? I'm the only regular on
the team who is hitting for 300"
Just as O'Neill started up to the
plate in Newark one day, when
there were men on first and sec
ond and nobody out, Jimmy Casey,
who was manager of the Montreal
team. went up to Mike and said,
Mike, go up and lay it down, but
be sure you keep the ball on the
ground" "All right" said Mike.
'T'll dump it, Jimmy"
Doc Newton, the big southpaw,
was working for Newark, and get
ting a look at Mixes big iron bat,
cut loose a fast one across the
center of the rubber and when Mike
pushed out his war club the ball
shot back at Newton a mile a
minute on line.
At the crack OF the bat Casey
knew that something terrible was
going to happen and not caring to
witness the disaster dropped off
the bench. Newton speared the
drive and as the runners had start
ed had no trouble making a triple
play. When Mike came back to
the bench to get the mask and pro-
tector, Casey said:
"Tell me, Mike, what were you
trying to do?"
Sure Jimmy, If the ball had
gone an inch either side we'd all
been safe"
Z VIDBNTLY Milwaukee, never
read the sad tale of how the
Cotton States league broke into
New Orleans. If they had conned
the history of that justly celebrated
fizzle. they might have thought
many times before they took
franchise in the Wisconsin Illinois
league.
They have gone and done it,
now. however, and the experiment
will be watched with interest.
The Little Brewers"-or the
"Schnitts," as the team will be
known-wil play in the City of
Beer when the Milwaukee team of
the American association is on the
road
Mrs. Havenor. who is the real
owner of both teams, says she Will
be perfectly satisfied with the new
proposition IL nothing more comes
of il than the development OF
player or two FOR the Brewers. Mat
ters have reached such stage
now that it is almost impossible
TO get good players from the big
leagues, and it is her idea that
the only chance for the building OF
a winning team for Milwaukee lies
in the ability TO develop their own
talent
Just when the new league Will
omen can not be stated until after