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.

Ill
ni,ed to the troubled waters
,,,s- which the frail bark containing
,ba Vols 1914 hopes has been sailing
,,,itb some degree of uncertainty, one
LIANT at the outlook for the approach
;ng season might serve to at least
oasa the impatience of the regular
fan. , .
won't that he has sold his share OF
,ba stock in the local club just ABOUT
IAN. that Schwartz Will again man
400 the team. Although no official
announcement has been mace YET,
cans are taking it as a certainty mat
the "Boy Manager Will again De IN
our midst.
schwartz has always been popular
r-;tb his PLAYERS, and they all no douot
would be very glad TO work unoer
him, 1t is also known that the pres
emf directors are pleased with the
nustling manager.
THU receiving staff Of the local
| s0uad will be well taken care of,
5eenite the fact that 1t has been eX-
nected that there would be a special
Iyaakness In this division, since Gibby
Gibson has gone to big league yards
The Vols will have Red Smith, a
rroduct of the Kitty League, on the
ring as a starter. Reds only weak
ness is with the stick, and he is ex-
,acted TO overcome this fault TO
.aat extent. At any rate, he looks
God and he is expected to prove
at help to the local hurlers. And
hen there is a receiver from the st.
.ris Browns who has been signed
his name might be Rockybllt or AS
,argie as far as we know, w ME
Daving with the Browns does not
end to bring out all that is best in
alll player, it gives him feeiins that
# he had a chance he might 90
something. and there's where the Vols
hone 10 land a good catcher But
there'n be others later on.
EIRST Of all, there's Heinie Berger,
the big cause of a still bigger row
Who will occupy the hill a portion OF
ne time for the Vols next season.
Heine is getting old, but the old Grip
pie 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 lien
Gee the sensations of the Kitty
League last season, VIII he given
tryout ard from their records they
are going to be hard to beat out OF
regular Job on the Vols firing Inc.
This fellow Schwenk, from the
Browns has a good record, II RECORDS
count. and II he can stand the sunny
Southland he'll put back all we lost
in Kid Williams, George Beck. ct al.
And still there'll be others ere the
winter league has given way to the
1914 season.
kRTTF Holman, who will probably
- be signed within the next Few
DAYS. will occupy the first corner, ana
In case Clarence Kraft is secured, IL
is probable that the old kid will get
chance at some of the other intield
positions. Artie's record as renee
buster is well known and the initial
cushion will be covered with ABOUT
az much brains and Drawn as ever
before.
Johnny LINDSAY, who has played
with the Vols so long that he feels
like he ought to be retired on a pen
sion about next season, will still do
the Wagner stunt around the nall
way position. Jawnny is always az
The top in the fielding averages, and
as a rule manages TO get just where
hey hit 'em, which makes him ell
gible as a follower of the great ex-
ample that the still more renowned
Honus has set for all perspirins
Youngsters
THE old keystone sack is still in
doubt, as there are two or three
candidates for the job. youngster
named Rust, from the Wilds OF Ar-
q hET
at the middle station, but he has TO
reckon with a youngster named Plncn
NcCabe, who halls from one of the
Northern circuits MoCabe is an out
helder as we'll as an infelder and
may give Rust a hot argument run
Tor the sack
JACK SPRATT will be the Vols
J lhlrd- sacker. Jacques was with the
locals about half the season last year,
ana came through with all kinds OF
'aSs. being speedy on the paths and
a rIouter of considerable consistency.
laas, it'll be Jack on third next sea-
son
\ left field we'll probably have one
Mr. Al Shaw, who halls from
.1fs called Jersey city. AL will fill
me shoes of Jim Daley. the Vols
.'meGlan left gardener and from all
'.oofts said number tens will be just
eooul as full as a voter on election
Tay In right there may be Delmar
I've" anne Young. In the center there'u
W. NE ever present remainder of the
"eiGhonce deal, Dave Callahan. Dave
almost as good as Welchonce, and
ne can manage to get next to 4
more wallops he'll come under
ne wire ahead of the Crackers star
next season