Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-10
OTTO WILLIAMS
SHOULD PROVE
BIC AID To VOLS
Veteran Will Fill Big Hole at Sec
ond Base-Schwartz Search
ing for First Sacker.

NASHVILLE TENN, April 10
~ When the teams Of Judge Kav-
snaughs circuit line UP at
their various starting points on Tues
day. April IA, Managare Schwartz will
have in tow one OF the classiest ar
ray of Vols who have ever repre-
sented the Opportunity City. The re
snarkable part of Pilot Bits success
IN rounding up a likely looking bunch
of pennant contenders is that the
Vols strong box has been called on
but very little, due, it must be said,
to Branch Hickey, of the Browns, who
has practically made the 1914 Nash
vile club.
The fly in the ointment is that
Manager Bill Is shy good first base
man. Schwartz is trying hard to land
q worthy player for the initial sa .k,
but so far has had little success. The
signi.4g OF Otto Williams, the former
Kansas City second sacker, gives the
Volunteers a good, reliable veteran to
take care of the keystone bag Al
though Williams is far from a 800
hitter, he is a grand fielder and has
won many a game for the Blues with
his timely wallops. Schwartz Is ex
pecting much from Williams, and II
ne can obtain a good first baseman
be viii cease worrying about his in
fleld
THERE is a remote chance that
i Frank Gibson, the Vols back
stopping beauty of last season, now
with Hughey Jennings Tigers, will
be back with the home contingent
before the season has progressed to
any great extent. "Gibby" is slated
for the discard by Jennings. who has
several receivers on his string wha,
he thinks, are far ahead Of the eX-Vol
and, as Gibson is very anxious to re-
turn to the local clan in case he is
turned loose by Jennings, he will IN
all probability be shunted Schwartz
ward Manager Schwartz is flooding
Hughey with ffty-seven varieties OF
requests and offers, as Gibson, with
his wonderful whip and heavy stick
work, would again prove the terror to
base purloiners and moundsmen IN
the Kavanaugh circuit this season as
he did last.
& INCE N abundance OF aqua pura
y has kept the Dell resembling a
Venetian thoroughfare or water
polo course, the Vols have been up
against it for place to play or prac-
tice. On account of the fact that
Vanderbilt has a number Of games
scheduled and are sadly in need OF
practice keeping their field occupied,
fhe Vols find themselves, hgurative-
Nv ont in the cold. And with bad
weather in evidence two days OF TINS
week, the outlook is somewhat as
couraging just now, since Manager
schwartz realizes that unless his con-
tingent can take on more pracuce
thew will open the season in compar-
atiyeIv weak shape There's no doubt
that the Vol boss has the material,
Int it. development requires lot CT
hard workouts and practice, which
seems to be exactly the thing the To-
cal lads can not get on account OF
the prevailing conditions-rain anu
high water.
MANAGER SCHWARTZ is figuring
WI on placing Bert King at some
place in the lineup, very probably IN
left field. since he has proven that ne
can get on base as a lead-off man.
while the others have been weighed
and found wanting. King can nit
besides waiting them out, and, Whlle
Stirnson, the lad fighting for the out
field berth, can also cut into the pei
let with considerable consistency,
good lead off man is what Pilot BIZ
needs and it's very likely that klns
will be the one to cop the left nelu
lob
WILBUR KRAFT, with the Pels
w last season. picked up via the
waiver route, was drafted by Brook-
Iyn a fter ne had been counted on as
a certain frst baseman for the Vois.
Portland has long since withdrawn is
claim on Kraft, and the Nation.
Commission has ruled that the torner
bird shaIl revert to the local club IN
the event he is turned back to the
minors. and the outlook is now bright
for him to come to the Vols before
nanv DAYS elapse. The Dodgers may
Neen Kraft in a utility role, which has
been suggested by some Of the
BROOKLYN scribes. in that case reduc-
ing Ii locals chances at him to eX,
sctlv 900 But there is an air o.
Confidence about Manager Schwartz
and Prexy Shropshire, and they seem
fairly certain that the Vols VII even
tualiy secure the slashing hitter FOR