Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
GAMBLING MAY
WRECK GAME At
PELICANVILLE
By Percy H. Whiting.

by HercN IL. w llJllg.
THE 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 a that
I've talked with 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"
II 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
GAMBLING ruins baseball wherever
" II gets a foothold II makes
knockers It 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 10 keep down gam
bling on games 10 the minimum
II IS really up 10 President Kav-
anaugh TO take a 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
1T Is sort Of a pathetic coincidence
that Jud Daley is to succeed
Spencer at New Orleans They are
chips of the same block-or should
We say tusk2
Judson doesn't seem to be hitting
them as Of old. II can't 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.
GENERAL men. well known IN Dixie.
- are figuring prominently in the
International League these days. Der
rick rs batting 346 with Baltimore,
and Is leading the league Ed La
fitte leads the Providence batters with
1929. Swacina and Bin Zimmerman
both former Southern Leaguers. are
hitting moderately hard with the
Newark club "Swats" has a mark Of
.302 TO his credit while ''Helnie" IS
going at a .2Sl clip.
THIS Clark that the Crackers have
just picked up appears 10 be one
Of the champion wild men of organ
lied baseball Until a few DAYS ago
he belonged to the HiEhlauders. In
a game in st. Louis. Chance stuck
him in. He started by giving
Rrier 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 a
BAN, and then, to the surprise OF
everybody. Clark pitched a 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 Griffth.
ClarR's big league career dates
back 10 the DAYS when Chase was
managing the New York team. Ar
thur Irwin tipped Chase of to the
fact that Clark had worlds OF stun
Chase sent King" Brockett out TO
Sioux City 10 look Clark over, and on
the kings favorable report, Chase
signed the southpaw.
Clark, upon being brought to civil
ization proved Wild as a bat. He
had more stuff than Marquard and
less control than Lefty Russell He
was shifted around a bit. Last sea-
son. he started with Rochester and
was then sent 10 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 n the world has ever
seen a man wilder than Clark in his
widest moments. But when he has
control, they couldn't hit him with
a fishnet
Clark will be another case Cor the
attention Of Old Reliable Joe Dunn
The man Will be put under Joes
coaching Maybe, Joseph can make
a pitcher out OF him. Any time Clark
starts and Is right, it's all over. ANY
time he's wild-good evening,