Atlanta Georgian., 1913-01-31
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

J., This Red" Herring, the pitcher At
a card. Last fall, after the historic
Johnson Wood pitching duel in Boston,
Herring asked one of his team mates:
Where do we play next"
we go to Albany, n. Y, and play
Gee" said Herring, 81 didn't know
Albany was in the American league"
Another time, toward the end of the
season, the peerless Walter Johnson was
being bumped by Cleveland Herring
Wriggledl around and finally he said to
GRIN, Say. manager, let me go in. 1
Griff didn't. But he hasn't quit ad-
mlr1ng Herring's courage.
"a Fred e ,,Cl Clarke has offered four men for
Hal Chase will undoubtedly be field
captain of the New Yorks this year.
Joe Birmingham says that Frank
Ghance caGo te VIII tighten the American league
race ten or fifteen games which should
make 1t tolerably tight.
If Jim Thorpe goes in for baseball will
he turn out to be a Sockaleixis (who
burned himself out with booze his first
year ouD or a Bender, with a long and
successful career?
Horace Fogel will soon publish his at
tack on the baseball trust" 1t San be
imagined that Garry Hermann and the
rest OF the gang are trembling in their
boots.
Jacksonville folks have subscribed 81 900
to nix up a diamond and club house for
Wonder what they think they will get
out of 1t?
Barney Dreyfuss says he doesn't want
worth hang some scout would have
spotted him when he was in the Caro-
llna league, says Barney. HE will be
good drawing card, but no ball player"
It will cost more than 5000 to bring
Mike Balenti from Hasaan, Alaska, where
he is wintering, to st. Louis. Say,
think of wintering in Alaska. ANYHOW
It's like summering on the Sahara.
Little Rock has now decided that the
Montgomery club was not for sale at any
| time this year or last, and that Tillis was
just staging his annual stall to wiring
| some money out of the fans Which
sounds quite probable.
-, That Hirsig, is certainly one plunger.
| To spend $500 for a catcher like IJld-
wig! 1t is too much.
BITS LOru mas signed his Baltimore con-
tract.
Bob Groome, the lanky pitcher of
| the senators, grew a bit optimistic re-
Gently, and remarked that the Athletics
are the only team that he fears in the
coming pennant race.
|
The Louisville club is supposed to have
Catcher Ciemmons. That's a peck OF
money for minor league club to spend.
|
| Steve Yerkes is one of the men who
| has admitted that he played against Jim
| Thorpe. He didn't put up any shout,
| however.
Former Cornell players had hard
here and Charley Hightower, a pitcher,
! formerly of Cornell, failed at Buffalo. and
has been sent back to Wikesbarre.
Several of the umpires of the North
western league are holding out on Presi-
dent Fielder Jones. Imagine an umpire
with the nerve to ask for more pay,
Al Klawitter has signed with Detroit.
He'll be a great help In cheering up the
team and carrying the bats. He is very
| strong
Herman Schaefer has doped out the
theatrical double play 1t is "Tbree
Sheets to Props to Cold Cream"
The Denver team will train in Texas
| this spring.
J It is presumed that Manager Evers.
! of the Cubs, will revive the bunting game.
He is a great believer in it.
Rowdy Elliott is down at Hot Springs.
setting 'em atire again. Rowdy is one of
the best January players We have
|
! If Thorpe doesn't go in for the national
! game this summer he might try vaude-
Vile It's lot easier than baseball
| Montgomery is still $3.50 shy of the s4.
| 900 guarantee fund raised to keep base
! ball in Pretzelville this summer
| After all the hullabaloo kicked up over
| jim Thorpe, 1t turns out that he was only
a mediocre ball player at best.
! Runt Walsh has written Red Doom
| that he wants to be catcher this year.
The Phillies are trying to get Dan
| Rowley, a catcher, from Portland, Oreg.
The Chinese university baseball team
| OF Hawaii Will play long schedule OF
! games with American college mines this
SnrinE.