Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
VOLS SHOULD
Be HEARD FROM
NEXT SEASON
Despite Nashville Club Wrangle,
Many Players Have Signed
for Coming Campaign.
By Bob Pigue.

nIied To the troubled waters
,ycr which the frai! bark containing
Tho Vols 1914 hopes has been sailing
,,i,b some degree of uncertainty, one
liant at the outlook for the approach
NO season might serve to at least
.,co the impatience of the regular
[,orn,ar President Hirsig's state
.,,,,t that he has sold his share or
he stock in the local club just ABOUT
,,,eans that Schwartz VIII again man
Zoe the team. Although no official
a7nounrement has been made yet,
fans are taking it as certainty THAT
The "Rov Manager" will again be In
orr midst.
schwartz has always been popular
with his players, and they all no doupt
would be very glad to work uhoer
him. 1t is also known that the pres
ant directors are pleased with the
uustling manager.
THE, receiving staff of the local
| squad will be we'll taken care OF,
GesDite the fact that 1t has been ex-
uected that there would be a specia
Weakness in this division, since Gibby
Gibson mas gone to big league yards.
The Vols will have Red Smith,
product of the Kitty League, on the
string as a starter. Reds only weak
ness is with the stick, and he is ex-
rected TO overcome this fault to
great extent At any rate, he looks
good. and he Is expected to prove a
great help to the local hurlers. And
then there is a receiver from the 81.
Louis Browns who has been signed.
His name might be Rockybilt or As
torgie as far as we know. WINE
p]aying with the Browns does not
END 10 bring out all that is best in a
bali PLAYER, it gives him a feeling that
if he had a chance he might do
something. and there's where the Vols
hope to land a good catcher. But
there'll be others later on.
FIRST Of ALL there's Heinie Berger.
/ The h.g cause of a still bigger row
who vii. occupy the hill a portion OF
rua time for the Vols next season.
Hrre is getting old, but the old Grip
ule usually manages to get away with
the decision. and believes he has many
more good games left in his wrlnkled
whip Leslie Johnson and Sam Hen
Gee, the sensations of the hltty
League last season, VIII be gwen |
rryout. ard from their records they
are gong 10 De IdIu " pcdI ouN " -
regular Job on the Vols firing line
This fellow Schwenk, from the
Browns. has a good recorc, if records
count and if he can stand the sunny
Southland he'll put back all we lost
in Kid Williams, George Beck, ct al. |
And still there'H be others ere the
winter league has given way to the
l9l4 season.
\ RITE Holman, who will probably
y he signed within the next Few
days. viii occupy the first corner, and
e case Clarence Kraft is secured, Il
IS probable that the old kid will get
I'd chance at some of the other lnheld |
positions. Artie's record as a renee
buster is well known and the initial |
cushion will be covered witt about |
as much brains and Drawn as ever
before.
Johnny LINDSAY, who has played !
! with the Vols so long that he teels |
Ike he ought to be retired on pen
son about next season, VIII still 40
me Wagner stunt around the nan
way Dosition. Jawnny is always at f,
the top in the fielding averages, and |
Ns rule manages to get just Where |
they hit 'em, which makes him ell /
gibIe as a follower of the great ex.
ample that the still more renowned |
Honus mas set for all perspiring
Youngsters
THE old keystone sack is still in
doubt, as there are two or three |
.andidates for the job. a youngster |
named Rust, from the wilds of Ar
Kansas, hopes to land a regular berth |
At the middle station, but he has to |
reckon with a youngster named Plnch |
McCabe, who halls from one OF the |
Northern circuits. McCabe is an out
helder as we'll as an infielder ana |
may give Rust a hot argument run
Tor the sack.
ACK SPRATT will be the Vols |
} third sacker. Jacques was with the |
locals about half the season last year.
and came through with all kinds OF
class. being speedy on the paths and /
q clouter of considerable consistency. |
laas it'll be Jack on third next sea- |
son
I y left field we'll probably have one |
| Mr. Al Shaw, who halls from a |
2urs called Jersey City. Al will fill |
the shoes of Jim Daley, the Vols
comedian left gardener, and from all
ieborts said number tens will be just |
ABOUT as full as voter on election
La}. In right there may be Delmar
DoNaine Young. In the center therell
DC The ever-present remainder of the !
Weichonce deal, Dave Callahan. Dave
IS almost as good as Welchonce, and !
ne can manage to get next TO
.'W more wallops he'll come under
me Wire ahead of the Crackers star
next season.