Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
BY J. w. Heisman.

IT HE baseball squad has at last
been cut down to sizeable pro-
portions. 1t embraces at pres
ent not more than 80 members. out Of
the lis that at first applied for jobs
OF these almost half are pitchers and
catchers, something like 10 pitchers
having been amputated
AT first base there remain Burr
Harrington and Casey. The first Of
these has the call at present on. ac-
count of his superior hitting ability.
Both the others field we'll enough, but
both somehow lack physical strength
and stamina. Burr is new to the 90
stion, but Is mastering every detail
that goes with 1t at a start,ingly
rapid rate He tries hard to give
satisfaction, and he remembers what
he is told better than most any man
have had in long time.
Tyler Montague and Merrill Hol-
land are the only holdovers for sec
ond. Tyler Is the most alert base
runner on the whole squad. and his
hitting is better than Merrill's. The
latter Is fielding In improved form
but not smuggling them the way he did
last spring. Tyler's play at second IS
like that Of his brother Fax-it
doesn't appear so finished or graceful
but he does the work and gets the
man.
Donaldson Best at Short.
Jack Donaldson is the best man
around short. Strange to say, there
were very few contenders for
this position this spring Jack is
quicker than last year and stronger.
Clay Is also working out at the place.
but his batting average isn't swelling
enough so you can notice 1t, other
wise he is a candy" kid. Span was
hitting all right when he got hurt
but his fielding Is not quite up to
that of Donaldson
Albert Hill has about cinched third
base. Fielder is still working at this
corner, but lacks the dependability
that Hill displays. The latter is but
little short OF Scrappy Moore's form
Of last year either in handling ground
or thrown balls in base running or in
hitting. He is a most enthusiastic
player, and is catching on to the
team idea at rapid rate.
Captain Pound looks as good as
ever In left field, while Wooten, in
center, is a better playersthan a year
ago, though tri1e Indifferent, seem
ingly. johnson and Malone are still
on the squad and are both better than
many a man ! have used in the past
on college teams. They appear bit
uncertain at the plate.
Thus far II looks like Edgar Mon
tague in right field. He can cover
the ground, has very quick, strong
throw, fields fly and ground balls
equally well, is a good base runner,
and thus far at least has been hitting
= tho nnafrfic 1nlo "a
has not fully recovered from his in
jury. but he lacks the experience OF
Montague.
Witherington, Newsom and H.
Johnson have been retained behind
the plate, and Of these Witheringt1n
looks best He is throwing well and
hitting them hard this spring. The
other two are far from bad.
Bryant Looks Promising.
Probably the safest three twirlers
Tech viii have are Pitts, Eubank and
Bryant. The first two are in their
third year Of baseball at Tech. and
no introduction is necessary for them
The former is left-handed, the latter
right Neither Of them is in salts
factory physical condition as yet, but
II Is hoped they soon will be.
Bryant Is q big left-hander, stand
ing ABOUT rect ~ lncneS, anu WSt6 u
ing in the neighborhood Of 1870
pounds. He has smoke and a fine
break to his ball. Although green
he keeps cool knows he doesn't know
lot that he will have 70 learn, and
Is keeping eyes and ears wide open.
mouth shut. He will learn.
Other pitchers that remain on the
STAFF are Fetner. Burdick. Shaw. Gar
lington and Jordan All Of these have
undoubtedly got" something. Just