Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-07
By Percy II. Whiting.
n MYSTERIOUS MIKE FINN is
MI surely the secretlve guy.

n YSTERIOUS MIKE FINN is
N surely the secretive guy.
Nobody down In Mobile
knows what Mike has in store for
9ulltown fans for this season. He
hasn't breathed hint OF course,
certain facts have leaked out from
the other ends of the lines But
Mikes official dope is still under
cover. And Mike is still in Little
Rock, and will go TO Hot Springs
before he reports.
Note this: II Mike Finn is given
half chance he will finish among
the contenders
1t has always been Mikes fate to
work with the wrecking crew.
When a team goes broke and has
been down in last place few years
and is still broke, they say:
Send for Mike Finn
Then comes Mike and, by the
economical expenditure of 20 cents
OF real money and by making many
rash promises he gets club to-
gether. Then, If he doesn't win
pennant, everybody says Mike Finn
is a dub manager which is very
depressing for Mike. II ever Mike
has had money backing and half a
chance, it has escaped notice.
THE strength OF Mike Firms
catching staff hinges on one
wing. This fiipper belongs to
Schmidt. formerly of Detroit, and
later of Providence last year this
old slugger hit .3A2, including %
two baggers, IS three baggers and S
home runs. He fielded $50. MAX
ing but errors in 1872 games.
Considering these marvellous rec
ords. why did Providence let him
go? For reason that does not
show in our ridlculously inadequate
records His arm went dead and
runners stole on him at will Now
il may be that his arm win come
around. If if does, Schmidt win be
the best catcher in the league. II
not he win be soft pickiugs for
base runners. Finn also has Ber-
ger and Mueller the latter a hang
over from last year. who did not
show much. Berger comes from
Greenwood, Miss, where he batted
.32l, fielded 95S and stole 8 bases.
Charley Frank wanted this one.
but Finn had the luck Of the draw.
Finn had a catcher named Martin,
secured from Fort Wayne by draft,
but he was turned back.
linn has three pitchers left, who
are as follows: Cavet (won
IA. lost y. Berger (won 10. lost 15)
and Campbell (wou L. lost 100.
They are tolerably good men and
Cavet in particular IS promising,
The new men are Robertson and
Hogg. Finn also got Eferd from
Roanoke (where ne won % and lost
12). by draft, but his name does not
appear in any recent list. and Finn
must have disposed of him
Robertson was a good man with
a poor team. Hurting for the hope
less indianapolis club he won
and lost s. The club finished teeto-
tally. Hogg was with New Bedford.
in the New England league. last
year. where he won 2 and lost 10
with a team that finished sixth.
The year before he won 10 and
lost 3.
OF course, Finn undoubtedly has
other pitchers up his sleeve-or
elsewhere.
THE Gulls have carried over
three mighty good inhelders
from last year, Paulet, Star ana
O'Dell. They batted, respectively,
231 PAS and 237, which was not
very strong, but all are good field
ers and heady players Each was
fair base stealer (22, 6 and 81.
and dependable performer.
d. Walsh's position at short must
be filed. And Il should be no din
cult job. Walsh was brilliant, but