Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-31
REMNANT BEE
NOW BUZZ|NG
IN VOL TOWN
Bill Schwartz Feels EIated Over
Material on Hand-Rickey
Aids Nashville Leader.
/ T ASHVILLE, TENN, March 81
Y With the arrival in camp of

squad of Branch Rickey's
castoffs and in addition, the presence
of the Brown pilot himself in town,
with his small army of recruits, base
ball stock in Yoltown has gone up
like a rocket
Where week ago the Vols chances
were figured at 100 to for last place.
now that Hickey has actually turned
over several promising recruits to
Bill. Schwartz, the pennant bee has
oegun to buzz once more. While it's
far cry to September and some of
the fans are inclined to be much too
enthusiastic over the new faces in
the lineup, still it helps lots to have
interest stimulated and some en-
cOuragement manifested.
Already Hickey has shipped
Schwartz Hemingway, a likely
looking boy who is being used at first
base; Yale Sloan, who flashed around
In the Dobber outfield last season;
Stimson, a crack young fly-chaser
picked up from the South Michigan
League; Stephens, mound artist
who spent a day or two in the majors
last year with Cleveland and the New
York Yankees, and Rogers, the col
lege catcher who worked a brief
spell with Montgomery last season.
WITH Hickey and Schwartz in
daily confabs, the Vols boss is
confident he will be able to annex a
second sacker and a steady receiver
from the Brown chief before he hikes
for st. Louis If he is successful in
turning these tricks and can land
Kraft from Brooklyn the Vols should
be able to give a favorable account
of themselves when they get off for
the Ions grind in April.
Never since Bill Schwartz has been
directing the destinies of the Vols
has the hurting corps been in such
good shape. The veterans, More and
Berger, worked a great game against
the Cubs, emptying some mid season
stuff, and some of the recruits are
pushing them close for a regular
berth. With fifteen slabmen on hand,
Schwartz is up against stiff job III
picking the regulars. Bill has begun
to brag a lot about the tWirlers, and
Schwartz is not accustomed to boast
without some cause. He is rather
: sweet on young Rogers, the pitcher
recommended by Hub Perdun. Against
the Louisville club, Rogers uncorked
a sweeping curve, and a puzzling
slow ball, and it was his change of
pace that tickled Bill most of all.
Though he used a peculiar and intri-
cate windup Rogers cut it out with
runners on the paths and watched
the sacks like a hawk.
DEN F E R, the giant Canadian
~ League pitcher, has been laid
up with a case of fever, but is rap !
idly recovering and will probably be
able in a few days to show some of
the stuff which made him such a con- |
siSfanf xxyiY1rar with ()ff1W SNYDER. !
who was recalled from Henderson in |
the Kitty League last season, Is an
other of the boXmen who has i'm |
pressed Schwartz by his good work, |
as has Bernie Boland, whose greatest |
trouble last season was lack of con-
troll. This year he seems to be able |
ITO shoot the pellet wherever he wants
1t to go.
Young Hemingway has been
going like a house afire at third and |
looks certain to stick there He was
picked up bv Hickey from the Lam
sing club where he worked at first |
and second and also took his regu- |
lar turn in the box. He clouted the
pill for 295, swiped AZ sacks, scored !
70 runs and won 4 out OF games |
Though third base is new to him he |
handles the bag as If he was born |
there Though preferably left-hand |
hitter he can swing from the other
side with equally as effective results
VALE SLOAN reported in grand |
L shape and he. with Callahan and
Bert King both of whom have re-
ported, will more than likely conf |
pose the Vols outfield. King VIII !
: hardly be able to get into the game |
for several days, as he was not In |
condition when he reached camp.
Stimson, the f1y-chaser sent along by |
Rickey, is a steady fielder and runs
bases in major league style, but his
stick work has been rather lndlHer-
q, ent. Pich McCabe, one of the Jersey /
CITY castoffs is also on hand, ana
while Schwartz will give him thor
ough trial he will have some tough |
competition in the garden. On ac-
count of his reputed smuggling ability |
he NAV be retained in the utility |
role. ,....,. aro
the Dodgers insisting that ne De
turned back on an optional agreement
and schwartz is baking at the idea.
Rather than lose him, however the
Ebbets crowd will be humored, for the
former Pei is a whale with the Ash ana |
would lust about balance the lnleld.
If Schwartz's plans to land either
CLYDE Wares or Miller from the
Browns go through the Vols VIII De
-ble 10 put out one of the fastest and
hardest hitting infields in the circuit.
WARES has a swell offer from the
w coast but Schwartz hopes to be
able to persuade the former leading
base-stealer to remain with the Vols
when the Browns return home.
schwartz is also building air castles
aver Frank Crossin, the recruit mask
man with the Browns, who Bill re-
cards as a second Frank Gibson. Al
cn1ith and Rogers behind the bat, but
none If them can travel the. pace
which Crossin set in st. Petersburg.