Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
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LITTLE LESSONS IN BASEBALL.
~ GKoRoR 4. PE4AIR


meaning 10 heave, to throw, 10 hurI or to
propel. Among baseball writer's, the gent
who heaves, throws, hurls or propeis the
bail is called HEAVIER, a hurleT, or
slab artist, To call him pitcher would
be faux pas and would be followed by
immediate expulsion from the Baseball
Writers Union
A pitchers chief aim In life Is TO pitch,
but few OF them succeed. II most Of
them were given their Just deserts they
would be indicted for obtaining money
under false pretenses,
There are various kinds Of pitchers.
Some use speed, some use curves, some
use saliva and some use an aiibi. The
abb class Is by FAR the most numerous.
Speed Is a valuable asset In a pitcher,
but i must be kept under control. RUDE
Waddeli was about the speedIest pitcher
In the universe, but Il took a strait
Jacket and a ball and chain to control
him. Mr.. McGlllcuddy once attempted
to put the brakes on Mr.. WaddeIi, hence
his gray hairs.
The saliva pitcher Is a cross between
an athlete and geyser. He spouts an
and then heaves II at a batter. The ball,
being In a comatose condition, Is unable
to resist and goes whittier II Is sent.
Saliva pitchers DO not last long. Hope
saliva for any length OF time without be.
coming victim to dry rot.
However successful he may be, the
pitcher wastes his talents. " he were to
as In throwing the bali, ne would be a
magnate Instead Of working for one.
Aside from the fact that ne is not a
lightweight, While Ritchie is a fairly
good lightweight champion.
Humid Kala Pasha. the Irish NOLAN
wedan, saws he has quit wrestling. one
is surprised TO learn that Humid ever
was a wrestler
Strange as It may seem. Il Is never
theless true that Bomhardier Wells has
existed for two consecutive days with
out being knocked out.
Those Bostonese persons having hit
last place Tor a day, we are forced 10
goucede that they are IN midseason
form
Hugh Mcintosh has quit the boxing
game lpr good Some say for the good
Of Hugh Mcintosh and some say for
the good of the game.
quoth Mr. Mcintosh, VINO has done an
his boxing in the box office.
Having been suspended for throwing
mud az an umpire. Mr., AlnsmlJh PROB
ably win learn that maEnates alone are
allowed c. throw mud at ummres
Had we been called upon to sentence
the Big smoke. We should have made u
a kick in the shins, which. IN some
cases Is almost equivalent 70 capital
punishment
George stovau having announced that
| he would trade one 5ert Shotten for Ty
Cobb, We may expect to see his name
/ among the st. Louis heat prostrations.
The more fighters who meet their de
D ooh q e.
l And Vet our refo~mers want 10 stop II,
II it were only the promoters instead
| Of the lighters who were IN danger OF
fractaFiug their necks. boxing would be
one popular liJtls sport
John Paul Jones has retired from
| track athletics. demonstrating that even
| a college man sometimes shows sense
CLYDE Milan says he intends to steal
, 100 bases this year but Joe Dunn. that
modest youth, is content with about IS
Boston person got 1921 for being
/ hit by a hail. whereas bah piayeT
merely gets free Crip 10 first base II
I Dave FulrE is On she joe ne viii star
a suit against the Natiopal Commission
The only men who are loslns any
sFeep over Old Nan westcn's hike are
those who suffer from chronic insomnia.
| Four unapires were used in wtscon
sin Illinois League game the other day
| thus affordina the public four separate
and distinct targets. The pubic muss
4 be pleased at any price.
Experts ten US that the club that
heats cleveland viii ain tire HeHnant
ID is also Elmured that the team tina
beats the Ianks Riu 6nish above eighth
place
Iahu Ennis. aged Il. has started
aut ~ catch up with Old Man Weston
StW AIR Ennis may be a sensible man
when he grows up,
Harry WolveEtpn's team in the Pacific
Coast League is In last place, Nj VOL
Saerton havinc ACQUIRED the habit when
ne was VII tire YanSs-