Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
ELBERFELD HAS
MANY NEW MEN
FOR LOOKOUTS
q HArTANooGA. ~ II

A
S.-New faces VIII be seen in
every department Of the club
which Norman kid Elberfeld will
enter as Chattanooga diamond rep
resentatives in the 1913 free-for- all
OF Judge Kavanaugh. Seven facial
maps will peer forth this year be
meath Lookout yisors which have
never before appeared in this league:
one, that Of Kid himself will be a
familiar one around the circuit, al
though for the first time beneath the
headpiece OF his native burg
II will be in the outfield that the
greatest change will be noted be
tween the T1berfeld aggregation and
the one which was piloted by william
T. smith In the garden. Ellston in
right and King in center will make
their actual debuts April o. while
Cruise will be practically new
conner. although he was under con-
tract TO the locals for a short while
last season.
Every change made by Elberfeld,
however, appears to have been an
Improvement especially from an Of
fensive standpoint Cruise with Ma
ION, in the sally. hit last season .3o5;
King with Topeka in the Western
hit .293. while Ellston swatted the
horsehide at Providence, in the In
ternational. to the tune Of .3l7. on
the defensive the club viii be no
stronger I'm the outfield, as Moran
has "A shade on Cruise IN left as a
fielder. Moreover both King and
Ellston throw and hit from the port
side
THE leagues newcomer on The in
field viii be Jimmy Gillespie at
the three quarters sack. Al IroNi
dence last year the lad who viii hold
down Dave Bunting's cushion hit
23s only. but ne had bad Oft year
dropping down from practically the
magic mark He Is expected to Dol
ster the infield at a point where II
mas ALWAYS been Wabbly The re-
maininc positions on the inner de-
tense will be filled by Elherfeld, Jor-
dan and Coyle in the order named.
The most conspicuous newcomer lh
the battery department will be
t,barles tGabby) street The major
league receivers who have anything
on "Gabby' can be numbered on one
hand. and two things alone made X
possible for Street Go come To that-
tanooga The first was that he was
willing 10 suffer "a salary reduction
~ practically $4,000 IN order 10 Sc
cure the benefits Of really warm
weather FOR the sake Of his rheu-
n1atiem. and the other was his per-
sonal friendship for Elberfeld, which
sprang up during their sojourn on
the Washington club.
Streets work should be q rovela-
ton TO Southern League ians. ne
Ynanner. in which he is handling the
tyglrlers has brought Elberfeid al
most 10 tears ia his dclirious JOY, ana,
as to the way he Is handling him
self both on the offensive and de-
fensive. 1t might hc stated that ev-
erv major league scribe who has
viewed him ina action in the practice
frays states that he looks better
than al any time in the past three
years Hannah and Glddu, street S
aids. have shown their wares iu Che
circuit
On the pitching stan Troy. just
- secured from the Tigers. and
Starks. released TO the local CLUB by
Jennings last tUIl. VIII SlalN lbiAl
ronspicuously as new stars In the
southern League ornament Both
are right handlers, but stark resem-
bles Otto Jordan iu stature, while
TROY is q fair reproduction of Bill
ChaBpeIle Troy last season was
With the Adrian tNich1 club and
stark with the Duluth tMinnl team
Both pitched their clubs 20 pen
nant
The remaiuin. members OF the
stair will be More Chappcllc and
Covelsssie. Of last years regular
star. and Ware and Grover, who were
under local contracts part Of the sea-
son.
Still another new face and a con
spicuous one viii appear iu the util-
ity role This important position will
be iutrusted To Red" Massey. the
sensation Of last years sally League
race. Pinch hitter and general uuli-
tartan IS Massey's official title.
TAKEN an in all Elberfeld seems,
with the injection Il newcomers,
20 have secured formidable con-
tender and. with changes that will be
made 81 necessary. the LooGouts can
be conceded t look inn az least this
wear