Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18

ME Southern League owes Itself
the duty of cleaning out the
baseball gamblers at New Or
leans.
That city. by far the largest in the
league. should be the vertebra Of the
circuit Instead. it is only an appen-
dix-and a decidedly diseased appen-
dix at that.
I've talked with a lot Of managers
and players in this league. firing At
all Of them the question. What's the
matter with New Orleans"
Some Of them didn't know.
The rest agreed.
Too much gambling"
Il is understood that gambling runs
practically wide open In the New Or
leans stands-that you can get bet
on anything from the outcome OF the
pennant race TO the question Of
whether the next effort Of the pitcher
will be a ball or a strike.
4 AMBLING ruins baseball wherever
" Il gets a foothold II makes
knockers II creates a suspicion Of
taking II drives respectable people
away from the games.
What New orleans needs Is house
cleaning.
The gamblers should be run out Of
the stands and kept out Every effort
should be made to keep down gam
bling on games 10 the minimum.
j IS really up TO President Kav-
anaugh TO take look into this ques
ton The interests Of the league can
be protected in no other way. The
New Orleans Baseball Association
can't handle the question, and has
proved IT,
The league IL sickening because OF
this fostering sore.
Somebody phone old Doctor Kav-
anaughl
IT is sort Of a pathetic coincidence
that Jud Daley is 10 succeed
Spencer at New Orleans They are
chips off the same block-or should
we say tusk2
Judson doesn't seem to be hitting
them as OF old. II cant be that he
is aging. SO probably he's in sort Of
a slump
He's a great card for any club. on
account OF his Cutting-up and his
kidding Of the bleachers, and is worth
his pay as a comedian.
CEVERAL men. well known IN Dixie.
- are figuring prominently in the
International League these days Der
rick is batting .346 with Baltimore.
and is leading the league Ed La
fitte leads the Providence batters with
1923 Swacina and BIZ Zimmerman.
both former Southern Leaguers are
hitting moderately hard with the
Newark club "Swats' has a mark Of
1902 to his credit, while "Heinie" is
going at .2Sl clip
THIS Clark that the Crackers have
Just picked up appears to be one
OF the champion wild men Of organ
lied baseball. Until few days ago
he belonged 10 the Highlanders In
a game in st. Louis. Chance stuck
him in. He started by giving
Brier four successive high ones
Pratt waited for four that didn't
come near the plate. II was the
same for Johnston.
Having pitched twelve successive
balls. Wallace was next. Bob got i
ball, and then, 10 the surprise Of
everybody. Clark pitched strike The
next three were balls, though. and
Chance yanked his recruit southpaw
with the record OF one strike in seven
teen tries
About sunset, Chance sold him to
Clark Griffith.
Clarks big league career dates
back to the days when Chase was
managing the New York team. Ar
thur Irwin tipped Chase on to the
fact that Clark had worlds OF stun
Chase sent King" Brockett out to
Sioux City to look Clark over. and on
the Kings" favorable report, Chase
signed the southpaw
Clark, upon being brought to civil 70
tzation proved wild as bat. He
had more stun than Maruuard and
less control than Lefty Russell He
was shifted around a bit. Last sea
son. he started with Rochester and
was then sent TO the Northwestern
League He was a successful twirler
there, despite the fact that he issued
AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY A BASE
ON BALLS TO AN INNING.
II is doubtful II the world has ever
seen a man wilder than Clark in his
widest moments. But when he ha.
control, they couldn't hit him witt
fishnet
Clark VIII he another case for the
attention Of Old Reliable Joe Dunn
The man win be put under Joe,
coaching. Maybe, Joseph can max,
pitcher out OF him. ANY time ClarE
starts and is right, it's all over Any
time he's wild-good evening.
GOODMAN GETS DECISION.
AURORA, ILL. July lS-Danny
Goodman and Jefr O'Conneu. both o.
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