Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Irwin Gets Speed for the Yanks
Chance Owes Scout Much Credit

| division contenders, with good pros
poets of being one. two, three.
This is a broad assertion to make
about a club that has trailed along in
| last place all this season, and with
| small hopes of lettering its lowly
| standing in the near future until
| Scout Irwin had made his most prom
| Using and now famous raid through
| the minor leagues But the impress
| sive work done by Maisel, GilhoolGy
and Holden In the Yankees last three
games fully warrants the assertion.
And in Outfielder Whiteman, re
Gently Of the Houston club of the
| Texas League, the Yankees have an
other speed marvel who viii size up
with the above trio fully as speedy, -
not more So Whiteman reported 20
! Manager Chance at the Polo Grounds
on Saturday. and will be put in the
| regular lineup to-day.
| NNTHITEMAN has been the sensation
Of the Texas League as q run
| getter for several seasons. He is a
batter with an average Of about $40
! for this season. and has been a con-
! sustent performer around that high
/ average during his baseball career.
| He stole IS bases this season. and
was considered the best all round
| player on the Houston team that won
| the Texas League championship for
| four years. He ig sure TO be a most
valuable addition to the Yankees.
Scout Twins success in capturing
| so many speedy men this year IL
really remarkable considering the
constant complaints Of scouts OF
I -. Ia 10
complete dearth of minor league
| talent But. undismayed by all the
disCoura ging reports Irwin. under
instructions from President Farrell
started on his scouting trip, deter
! mined to take plenty Of time in his
search to get the sort Of players
Chance desired. on no haphazzard
guess but by long and thorough in
vestigation.
Irving sprung his first sensation
when he secured Maisel from the
baltimore club. Of the International
League. Mana ger Dunn endcavored
70 palm off a player named Cooper on
Irwin; but Maisel was the only one
wanted. and there were many nnFO-
tiations before the player was landed
and even then 1t was necessary for
Connie Mack TO give a good word and
| a nod of consent before the deal was
consummated
THERE was a big price paid be
L sides the delivery to Dunn Of two
PLAYERS. In fact, the price staggered
Manager Chance. who had been SO
| long accustomed to Charley Murphv's
| economical dilatoriness that he feared
| Frank Farrell would reject the real.
| But the liberal president merely ask
| ed. do you want Naisel2 II YOU do
get him. and don't mind the expense"
This has been Farreus plan an
! through the negotiations Irwin has
made for new PLAYERS And in the
! face Of an unsuccessful season. from
| a PLAYING standpoint Farre'ls lib
eralitv in dispensing money for now
! men IS an the more marked The
| future viii show. though, how thor
oughlv wise the president has been in
! his policy
| After the MaiseI deal Irwin went
down to Texas urearthed Williams
! (who has made good. looked over the
| field thoroughly. made deals for fu-
| ture deliveries, secured Whiteman.
and left the Texas League somewhat
| devoid Of promising talent Scout
Howard Earl wen. through Texas aft
err Irwin and found y dry as chip.
| 7 ATER Gilhooley and Holden were
secured and others vet to show
and on the annual draft in Cincin-
natl this week Farrell NAV be lucky
enough to draw some more promises.
Scout Irwin has been quite success
| full in other wears in securing talent
and one wear he made for his club
| close 70 $4,000 in his disposal Of sur
niue p1gEpTs NOT