Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-07

-1NG RODIE, who thinks he is
y the greatest ball player in
rra business (there are 9TH
ubo do not think so), is we'll
,,orrfsed out on the coast, where
makes his home in winter. A
,r,afn brewery advertises in the
.,.oter programs. The ad consists
a., colored print of huge stein
IN fine opposite side is a picture of
81 podip and under the picture are
,ose words: My friends attribute
nv success in the big league to the
.oct that [ drink this brand of
,sar" His manager, James j. Cal
& ,har of the White SoX. is under
,so impression that if the amber
amid has anything to do with his
,,ring he better quit drinking or
anit baseball.
DIG ED KoNETCHY, first base
ID man of the Cardinals, is said
M o nave notified the management
that unless he receives q salary
of 1880 he will retire temporarily
from the diamond. In spite of the
fact that Honey is a heavy sticker
and fairly good first baseman,
this seems like a pretty stiff price
for him to ask for his services.
II begins to look as if Miller
higgins who succeeded to the
Is management of Mrs. Helene Brit
III IONS team when Roger Bresnahan
was canned, has his work cut out
s. for him There are several other
IL Cardinal players who are holding
z out for more salary, and Higgins
is having difficulty in signing these
men. Just now, when everything
al should be rosy for the little man
ager he finds that leading ball
club has its difficulties.
M u
Friend DAVID j. DAVIES, of
The Pittsburg Dispatch. ap-
Droachcs via the exchange table
with the following titles for the
Il Giants, now that club has signed
indian jim Thorpe:
LHtlc-Chief- Not-Afraid-o of the
Empires McGraw.
cbpU-iD- the Face Doyle.
& Big-SiN- Not Afraid Of Tinker
dIhowsou.
Heap Much Squaw Man Mar
mrd
Red-FiIc-on the Head Murray.
3 misunderstanding Herzog.
chain-on- the Foot Mccormick.
Hit-aud-Pitch-in Pinch Gran
4 Hoe-,n-the- Glove Snodgrass.
Sn-tn-the-Face Devore.
No-Nore-Bone-in in Head Merkle.
A-Time- Skin Bear Alive Tes-
4 ragu
AlWays-No-Luck Ames.
'azylile-Fox Faust.
Mandates Squaw- Notes Sha-
fer
joint. Myers. Esq.
James Thorpe, Esq.
OrT in Ptttsburg they are be-
'itt,ing the ability of Jim
aorpe as a ball player 1t looks
bit ike sour grapes because Bar
hey Dreyfus tried to land the In
-ian but was beaten by McGraw.
7a3n Davis, writing in The Pitts
'ug Post, says:
Baseball as a pastime stands on
Is own legs, and needs no support,
.,0e' than the legitimate love of
HE American public for the great
'N' OF all games. 1t has thrived
.ee3use 1t has been kept clean, and
's'duSe the men who earn a living
.' II are not masquerading under
false colors.
Is not an institution which
must depend upon falsehood and
''Sie presentation to make money
is too closely scrutinized by
thousands Of intelligent men and
''"en every day in six months of
very year to permit of any shady
i"iSactionS long passing muster.
IL is not Il game of side shows.
'-''" team has its drawing card,
Course, hut the men who bring
money in at the gate are the
~'S VINO excel on the diamond in
department or another. I'm
'lIer professions which might
u'Htloned, a ball player does
,2' increase in value to his team
NE acquires a questionable
y. @''"''oh Tor morality or honesty.
not helped by press agents
,."S Oh social conquests, or of es-
,. .Ia'es such as are grasped at by
Ines D." 'e' tam o''iel
q. 1t" the major league ball play
~ plain question of deliver
NIL "' goods now. Even the man
Il ds,..s 'oVO ten years ago. but has
orr,. 'oIaJed until at present he hits
ss,5. '--' and has slowed up as
brs ana base runner. does not
Il ton "'> place in the public estima-
n. az Is remembered for what
dr oS accomplished, but he is not
,srl wing card today. The ball
5g, must not only make good,
uI must keep on making good.
T-l' 's'''e 1t is evident that if Jim
'' breaks into nrofessional