Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05

McGraW. OF the Giants. was
talking about the Yale baseball
club the other day
"YouHl find me on record lu the
Yale News of an early spring issue
as declaring 10 the best college CluD
Polo Grounds Il made he state
ment the day the Yale lads held my
first and second teams 20 close
scores. and I've watched their course
with cons. derable interest during The
past few weeks. ] have encountered
a raft OF college teams IN my time,
but the Yale bunch of this year tops
them am"
The Giant leader spoke highly II
the Blues catchcrs bat there is one
Yale PLAYER that he is particular
~ sweet on and he has spoken OF
him frequently since seeing him IN
action. The player is Kelley third
baseman of the Blue.
He took my eye right away"
said MCGraw. 81 haven't seen such
a likely looking kid in many a day.
He has "a great physical build for a
third baseman with wonderful
reach, and he handled himself IN a
way that indicated remarkable nat
ural talent. Somehow ne reminded
me Of Bill Bradley in the way he
went about his work
Which boost naturally led 10 a
question.
"Why don't you try to land him ."
"Oh, well. those boys up there us
ually don't care TO play professional
ball" said MCGraw. Besides, they
generally have at least a year or so
OF college work before them, and I
never like 10 Eratuitously bother a
boy IN his college career
WHILE &tcGraw Is very partial %
w the college trained bah tossrr.
he makes no particular play for then,
taking his athletes where he finds
them Il SO happens, however, that
he has about % dozen men on his
payroll at the pro-u MT time who have
had college experience. with two more
TO report this month and with three
planted In the bushes.
Mathewsou Mccormick, Wilson.
Fletcher. Shafer Herzog, SuodEra-7,
Murray Merkle and Thorpe are coli
Iegiaus White and Mullanrv tE"
new batterymen who have Just re-
ported. left college within the last
few weeks Douglass. Baltimore
boy. and Costello both recruit iu-
helders viii land fresh from educa-
tional halls while jefferson Davis
Robertson and Theodore Goulait rep
resent the plants"
GEORGE STALLINGS. optimist
" team builder and chief NJ the
Boston Braves, says.
u don't have the faintest idea
where I'm going 90 wind up with this
ball club, but lll tell YOU one thing
I'm going 10 beat SOME ONE
don't even know who IL is, but itll
be SOME ONE. I'm not going 20
finish last In this mans league
Not many fans are aware that the
perseverinR George is spending as
much money as any man IN the coun-
Try In grabbing new PLAYERS. while
Experimenting with those he has n
stock. and the suspicion is taking
root that the chief viii eventually
cause his rivals lot Of trouble.
Ii is said that he paid In the
neighhorhood Of SI2 600 for Mann an
outhelder. fact which is not gen
orally known. and which puts Mann
in "a class by himself among the out
neIders Of the league, So far az price
is concerned Jackson and Bucs, bail
PLAYERS easily worth $4,000 or $1,000
apiece represented part OF the deal
with Buffalo which took Mann "a
Boston. and the rest was cash.
Dick Rudolph probably cost Stai
LnEN "a ttNAtih N'h AAA''NfffH 'tA'. lN' ttfA
financial lines out at present for 9th
,r players who win set him back
considerable George apparently had
nothing 20 offer iu trades when b,
took hold al Boston, and SO Their,
was only one course open 90 him
incidentally. the Boston fans ar.
gradually awakening 60 the presence
On Georges team and the money
spent for players is coming back a.
the gate.
nCINISTER DICK" kINSELI.A, tho
, Narnish King of Springfield, mn.
is tevutiug AN his time at present
10 scouting FOR the Giants Dick was
vim Roger BreSuahan az ST Louis
last wear. but when Roger blew. Dies
PROMPTLY ran ont ON he management
and NCGraw engaged him Co do moth
inc else but thrash the bushes f'r
tine Giants
Reports leak ont OF the Middle Ne~'
from time Go time indicating that
Dick IS busy looking .em uNer bot
So far he has turned IN no PLAYERS
The sinister one IS the man who SEM
Larry BuNIy Co New York and va,
dug up Heins G~on ara others fol
NrGrav. although at that time KIN
S,Na was rluu'uE club I'M TN.
Three Eve League and was .n 90.
business of aeE,.ur'ug and selling