Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
VOLS SHOULD
Be HEARD FROM
NEXT SEASON
Oesuite Nashville Club WrangIe,
Many Players Have Signed
for Coming Campaign.
Bv Bob Pigue.

n tbe proverbial oil has been ap-
piled to the troubled waters
or which the frai, bark containing
-. Vols 1914 hopes has been sailing
z.,,L some degree of uncertainty, one
elart AT the outlook for the approach
49, season might serve to at least
- the ,mpatience of the regular
fan. rr;ru,o,s state
~ tha+ he has sold his share or
~. stock IN the local club just about
~ ana that Schwartz will again man
nra the team Although no official
aoro,1nce cement has been made yet,
sons ore taking 1t as a certainty that
he "Rov Manager" will again be In
our midst.
schwartz has always been popular
Nth his players, and they all no DOUBT
vould be very glad to work unoer
Inn It is also known that the pres
emf directors are pleased with the
bustling manager.
THE receiving staff OF the local
| squad will be well taken care OF,
oesnite the fact that 1t has been ex-
nected that there would De special
weakness In this division, since G1bpy
Gibson has gone to big league yaros'
The Vols will have Red Smith,
product of the Kitty League, on the
string as a starter. Reos only Weak
rcss Is with the stick, and he is ex-
led to overcome this fault to a
-aat extent. At, any rate, he looks
Ia and he is expected to prove
raai help to the local hurfers. And
-ar there is a receiver from the St.
Nils Browns who has been signed.
Ifis name might be Rockybilt or As
..refe as far as we know. While
p.aying with the Browns does not
,cnd to bring out all that is best in
aaH player it gives him feeling that
If he had a chance he might 90
something, and there's where the Vols
hope to land good catcher. But
.dere'u be others later on.
ClRSr, Of all, there's Heinie Berger,
he big cause Of a still bigger row.
who viii occupy the hin portion or
The 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 Wrlnkleo
Whip. Leslie Johnson and Sam Hen
Gee, the sensations of the Kitty
League last season. VIII be given
tryout. ard from their records they
are going to be hard to beat out of a
regular lob on the Vols firing line.
This fellow Schwenk, from the
Browns, has a good record, If RECORDS
count and IL 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.
A RITE Hoffman, who will probably
~ be signed within the next few
days, will occupy the first corner. ana
in case Clarence Kraft Is secured. 1t
is probable that the old kid Will get
a chance at some of the other infield
positions. Artie's record as a fence
buster Is well known and the initial
cushion will be covered with about
as much brains and Drawn as ever
before.
I OHNNY LINDSAY, who has played
J with the Vols so long that he feels
like he ought to be retired on pen
sion about next season, will still DO
the Wagner stunt around the half
way position Jawnny Is always al
the top in the fielding averages, and
as rule manages to get just where
hey hit 'em, which makes him ELI
gible as a follower of the great ex-
ample that the still more renowned
Honus has set for all nerspiring
Youngsters.
THE old keystone sack is still In
doubt, as there are two or three
candidates for the job. A youngster
named Rust, from the wilds of Ar-
kansas, hopes to land regular berth
at the middle station, but he has to
reckon with youngster named Pincn
McCabe, who halls from one of the
Northern circuits. McCabe is an out
fielder as well as an inf1elder and
may give Rust hot argument run
for the sack.
JACK SPRATT will be the Vols
J third sacker. Jacques was with the
locals about half the season last year,
and came through with all kinds of
class. being speedy on the paths and
clouter of considerable consistency.
laas, it'll be Jack on third next sea-
SON
IN left field we'll probably have one
Mr.. Al Shaw, who halls from
ourg called Jersey City. Al will fill
me shoes of Jim Daley, the Vols
comedian left gardener, and from all
reports said number tens will be just
soout as full as a voter on election
Lay In right there may be Delmar
peWaine Young In the center therell
Pc the ever present remainder of the
Nelehonce deal, Dave Callahan. Dave
y. almost as good as Welchonce, and
u ne can manage to get next to
lew more wallops he'll come under
ne wire ahead of the Crackers star
next season.