Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
FLIP Of A COIN
GAVE CHM job
WITH GEORGIA
Captain Of Red and Black Team,
Last Year in College, Out to
Do Sensational Work.
By Charles Martin.

A THENS. GA, March 3O-When
~ Captain CHM cracked the first
ball in the game against Glenn
son Friday afternoon as Georgia's
lead off man, he began his fourth and
last season with the Red and Black
crew and. along with McWhorter, he
will graduate from college athletes in
June as well as receive his dip from
the chancellor of his alma mater
CHM and McWhorter are among the
few Georgia outfielders of the past
decade who have played their full al
lOwanCe of college ball. Georgia man
ages somehow or other to swing on
to her infielders pretty well for four
Years. but in the outfield there seems
to be a difference. and after one or
two seasons the men either drop out
of college or go into faster company.
Captain CHM, who is leading the
Athenians in the chase for the SOUTH
ern championship this season. unlike
most ball players, will have his pic
ture took Just before the biggest
game of the season. is not particular
about whether the batboy "spits" on
the plate or not, and will not refuse
to take the thirteenth hit in a thirteen
inning game or anything of the kind.
but when it comes TO being a believer
in ''luCk''-well, he is there with all
the ding a-Hng bells on.
Lucky Incident Gave Him Start.
1t might not have been luck that
he led the Southern college players in
number of bases stolen last season
and that he landed an All Southern
berth out in left field. but all this
,irrh 6op
lucky" incident back in 1911 when
the Georgia captain was a freshman
rookie" on the Red and Black squad
with but little recommendation other
than he hailed from Royston. which
was in the height of it's Ty Cobb
glory.
In a scrubs uniform he had chased
flies all March from every angle of
the outfield, had stolen second with
the pitcher holding the ball a time or
two, but could never get the lead over
his opponent, who had captained
prep school the year before and led
the team in batting until the after
noon the team was to leave for the
initial trip of the season and the first
game Of the schedule
The Red and Black coach named his
lineup for every position except left
field, and but one more PLAYER could
he taken on the trip, which was to
Clemson. Being unable to decide be-
tween the two, he tipped a coin TO
see who would make the trip
CHM won. The first time up in the
first game the next day he failed to
get on, but when the Georgia pitcher
cracked out a single some one in the
stands yelled out to let the country"
CHM run for him. He did, and only
St1cppa6Od in stpa1jDo Second third
and home
That night they chained down the
grandstand for fear he would get
away with it, and in the second game
he got couple Of singles and a
double out Of four times up.
Has a Great Batting Eye.
IT is needless to say that he has
been playing left field for Georgia
ever since and from that day he has
headed the batting order. He has
remarkable batting eve. is a good
waiter and his long suit is beating
out hunts He gets down to first like
flash, and usually takes on to sec
ond with but little hesitation. And
for four times since his advent in the
memorable Clemson game in 1911 he
has had the honor of stealing home
His batting average was we'll above
the 300 figure last year. and he seems
to have his eye on the ball again
this season.
Stark CHM. who nlays right fed
for Georgia two seasons and who Is
now in the Virginia State League, is
brother Of Rucker, and if he wants
to the Georgia leader can don a big
league uniform the dav he graduates
Manager Stallings Of the Boston
Braves, has had his eye on him since
he saw i'm in action last year, ana
Tv Cobb, who has taught him much
Of the inside baseball he knows, says
that he Is the most finished player
in Southern college ball He Is eX
pected to round out great career
this season.