Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-31
PENNANT BEE
NOW BUZZ|NG
IN 'v0LTOWN'
Bill Schwartz Feels EIated Over
Material on Hand Hickey
Aids Nashville Leader.
\ ASHVILLE, TENN, March 81
Y With the arrival in camp of
squad of Branch Rickeys


Of the Brown pilot himself in town,
with his small army of recruits, base
ball stock in Voltown has gone up
like a rocket.
Where week ago the Vols chances
were figured at 100 to ! for last place,
now that Hickey has actually turned
over several promising recruits to
Bill Schwartz, the pennant bee has
begun to buzz once more. While it's
a far cry to September and some of
the fans are inclined to be much too
enthusiastic over the new faces in
the lineup, still it helps lots to have
interest stimulated and some en-
enlargement manifested.
Already Hickey has shipped
Schwartz Hemingway, a likely
looking boy who is being used al first
base; Yale Sloan, who flashed around
in the Dobber outfield last season;
Stimson, crack young fiy-chaser
picked up from the South Michigan
League; Stephens, a mound artist
who spent day or two in the majors
last year with Cleveland and the New
York Yankees and Rogers, the col
lege catcher who worked a brief
spell with Montgomery last season.
w ITH Hickey and Schwartz in
daily confabs, the Vols boss is
confident he will be able to annex
second sacker and a steady receiver
from the Brown chief before he hikes
for St Louis If he is successful in
turning these tricks and can land
Kraft from Brooklyn, the Vols should
be able to give favorable account
of themselves when they get off for
the long grind in April
Never since BilN Schwartz has been
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has the hurting corps been in such
good shape The veterans, More and
Berger, worked a great game against
the Cubs, emptying some mid season
stuff, and some Of the recruits are
pushing them close for regular
berth. With fifteen sabmen on hand,
Schwartz is up against a stiff job in
picking the regulars. Bill has begun
to brag a lot about the tWirlers, sand
Schwartz is not accustomed TO boast
without some cause He is rather
sweet on young Rogers, the pitcher
recommended by Hub Perdun. Against
the Louisville club, Rogers uncorked
a sweeping curve and a puzzing
slow ball, and it was his change of
pace that tiCkled Bill most of all
Though he used a peculiar and intri-
cate windup Rogers cut 1t out with
runners on the paths and watched
the sacks like a hawk,
.
DE n F E r, the giant Canadian
N League pitcher has been laid
up with a case of fever, but is rap
idly recovering and will probably be
able in a few days to show some of
the stuff which made him such con
slstent winner with Ottawa. Snyder
who was recalled from Henderson in
L. 10 10
other of the boXmen who has inn
pressed Schwartz by his good work,
as has Bernie Roland, whose greatest
trouble last season was lack of con-
troll This year he seems to be able
to shoot the pellet wherever he wants
1t to go.
Young Hemingway has been
going like a house afire at third and
looks certain to stick there. He was
picked up by Hickey from the Ian
sing club, where he worked at first
and second and also took his regu
lar turn in the box. He clouted the
pill for 295, swiped AZ sacks scored
70 runs and won 4 out of games.
Though third base is new to him, he
handles the bag as If he was born
there Though preferably left hand
hitter, he can swing from the other
side with equally as effective results
VALE SLOAN reported in grand
shape and he, with Callahan AMI
Bert King, both of whom have re-
ported. will more than likely com
pose the Vols outfield King will
hardly be able TO get into the game
for several days, as he was not In
condition when he reached camp
Stimson. the fy- chaser sent along by
Hickey, is a steady fielder and runs
bases in major league style, but his
stick work has been rather indiffer-
emit Pich McCabe, one of the Jersey
CITY castoffs, is also on hand, and
while Schwartz will give him thor
p, ough trial. he will have some tough
competition in the garden. on ac-
count of his reputed slugging ability
he may be retained in the utility
role
The Kraft deal is still hanging FIRE
the Dodgers insisting that he be
turned back on an optional agreement
and schwartz is baking at the idea.
Rather than lose him, however the
Ebbets crowd win be humored, for the
former Pei is whale with the Ash and
would lust about balance the int1eld.
If Schwartz's plans to land either
A CLYDE Wares or Miller from the
Browns go through, the Vols will he
able TO put out one Of the fastest and
hardest hitting infelds in the circuit.
|NNARES has swell offer from the
wv coast but Schwartz hopes 10 be
\ able To persuade the former leading
Y base-stealer to remain with the Vols
when the Browns return home.
Schwartz is also building air castles
over Frank Crossin, the recruit mask
man with the Browns who Bill re-
cards as a second Frank Gibson. Al
ready the Vol pilot has Smell, Red
Smith and Rogers behind the bat, but
none of them can travel the, pace
which Crossin set in St. Peters ourg'