Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
BY James Clarkson.


|HTCAGO, oct. 27.-How many OF
the Cub and Sox regulars of
1918 will be back at their old
places when the bell rings next April?
That Is a question that furnishes in
teresting chatter for the fans who
hang around the radiators these chilly
evenings and discuss baseball.
The season is gone, of course. The
ball players have departed from our
midst and the magnates-well, even
the magnates are not there these days
with the announcement of probable
trades. etc. that always make deli
cious food for the baseball fan of the
winter. But the fans in this great
city don't let the cold weather drive
away their baseball spirit. They can
talk baseball just as well in the win
ter as in the summer: in fact, they
have naught to do but talk the game
in the winter. as the weather man
long since ruled that Americas great
national psstme was not to be played
regularly after October. or course,
there are exceptions to this rule-the
globe trotting party, for instance.
Yesterday We ran into a couple of
Cub fans, and their one topic for con
Versation was who would play short
stop for the Cubs next season. one of
them thought that it would be impos-
Sible to replace Al Bridwell. while the
other was strong for Walter Heating.
youngster who showed himself a
Mr. Murphys park during a couple of
games just before the final curtain
fell Both these men are eX-Atlanta
ball PLAYERS.
Fans Are Wise Critics.
= L. 4 II !
argument we'll framed up. And, when
you come right down to facts and do
little thinking you viii see that the
two fellows who argued over the
shortstop position of the Fvers ma
chine knew what they were talking
about. The bleacherite is often one
of the best critics
The fans who conversed about
Bridwell and Heating picked out one
of the few Cub weak spots. man
would be crazy to predict that new
face would be seen at any Of the other
infield positions on the Cub club next
season, But there is some doubt
about the 1914 shortstop
Bridwell long has been one of the
gamest and smartest inflelders in the
, game. AIS a fighter. with the spirit
! that pleases a manager. especially a
! manager of the Evers type, But Bird
J we'll, after many wears of usefulness
! appears to be going backward at a
! fairly fast clip, Any time the mana
! ger takes ont one or his regulars to
allow another man to run for him II
| looks as though said regular is not
! what he used to be That's what
| Evers did when Bridwell reached first
/ base in the closing inning Of the final
lSCub-Sox game for the city Champion
/ ship.
AIS legs are bad. but OF course. he
! isn't "all in" He's still rat.ling
/ good ball player. but the fact that
( he's slowing up viii probably result
! in him getting little more rest dur
/ ing the regular season of 1914 Evers
/ will try hard to develop new short
/ stop next year.
/ Those who watched Young Heating
+ perform during a couple OF games he
played here with the Cubs We're most
! faVorably impressed with his style. As
I one cub supporter put 1t, he LOOKS like
8nother Maranville. The whole Ma
ional League YOU know. IL talking
thuIt toe wonderful little shortstop or
.D Braves.
Heating may not make the regular