Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

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the first game.
Outside of the battery, however,
Cunningham will have a nucleus for
team that possibly no other South
ern coach will have. His last years
captain is back and but two positions
are open In the inhcld and outiield-
third base and right field
Ty Cobb Strong for CHM.
Captain Rucker CHM, who is prob
ably the fastest man on the bases
playing college ball in the South is
on hand and will hold down his regu
lar position in left field. CHM hatted
for total OF 1881 Last season and
stole more bases than any other
member of the team He is playing
his last year of college ball this sea
son and It Is reported that his fellow
townsman. Ty cobb. has a big league
berth awaiting him when he receives
his sheepskln in June. Anyway,
Cobb says CHM Is one of the most
finished college players he has ever
seen and never loses an opportunity
to boost the Georgia captain.
MANY who saw the wonderful Red
and Black OUTFIT OF last year i'm ac-
ton said Il was the luckiest team
they ever saw, but with the sluggers
that the line up presented whaling
'em out as they did, there wasn't
much room left for luck TO figure.
There was hardly a batter on the
team below the 400 mark, with sew
eral around the 400 figure. McWhor-
ter, who was captain last spring has
batted better every year he has been
in the lineup and will doubtless
raise his average of 35T of last year
a few points this spring. He will re-
tain his old position in center field
and will draw as usual the clean
up" place In the batting order
Erwin, who played right field most
Of the time last year, Is not IN college
this spring and his successor will
have 10 he found. Brown, who starred
In the Clemson series hut was kept
ont of the rest of the games on ac-
count OF sickness, will get try in
the right garden, while a number of
new men come heralded as outtielders
and will fight for place at this as
slgnment
CorIey Pitching Mainstay.
Corley is the only mainstay that
Cunningham can depend ON tor the
firing line. He and Morris did the
hurting practically unassisted last
spring and Morris Is no longer In
college Hitchcock pitched several
games last year and came out4 with
q majority of wins. and If he gets his
splitter working regularly will be
regular running mate for CorleN. But
with even one twirler back and he
an all Southern his first year. the
pitohing proposition on Sanford Field
Is not as cheerful as II was in the
days of Kid Brannen, Baby" Wilder
or Carl Thompson for 1t was admit
tel that Hutchens was the secret of
much of the effectiveness of last year
and his successor Is vet TO he found
Tiny" Henderson. the big first
baseman, will he back on the job and
should be a better player than last
year. He can he used back of the
plate and may be shifted to this posi-
ton If no available men show up as
'hackstops. He has the build of a
catcher and while at Gordon caught
as we'll as played first. He hatted $40
last season.
George Harrison. who came from
Marist last year and rivaled Claude
Derrick and shorty Brooks his first
year at Georgia in covering second, is
several laps To the good already in
the race Tor the keystone position,
George can spot" the other aspi-
rants several points even after the
training begins and still he there with
his pep and ginger when the fist
Georgia Rah" is given. He was the
life of the inneld last year and a
years training under Cunningham
has made him one Of the most finish
ed players in the country, He finished
the season we'll over the 800 mark
tn batting. with a good fielding aver
age.
Clements Develops Hitting.
Clements developed last year into
one of the best shortstops the Red
and Black has had in recent years
and will he better this season. From
a weak batter at Gordon he startled
the fans here ny proving one Of the
timeliest swatter on the team,
With this array Of old men on hand
the task of finding an outflelder a
third baseman to take Covingten's
place. an all-round catcher and an
other pitcher confronts Coach Cum
ningham and from the talent that
reported 10 him several days ago II
looks as u these places will have to
be filled with made" players. for
hardly prep man OF note of last
year is registered at the University
this season Kemp. from Cave
Springs. is reported as being a good