Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
VOLS SHOULD
Be HEARD FROM
NEXT SEASON
Despite Nashville Club Wrangle,
Many Players Have Signed
for Coming Campaign.
Bv Bob Pigue.

ASHVIIADE, Jan. 2l.-NoW, since
y the proverbial oil has been ap-
nlied to the troubled waters
over which the fraii bark containing
,he Vols 1914 hopes has been sailing
,ith some degree of uncertainty, one
.rart AT the outlook for the approach
NC season might serve to at least
oase the Impotence or the regular
fan ,Y..;,. st.ta
'nent that he has sold ms snare OIL
nv, s+ocl In the local club just about
means that Schwartz VIII again man,
.ra tba team. Although no official
as.,o,nrement has been made yet,
sa.s are taking It as a certainty that
~ "Rox Manager" will again be in
our midst.
schwartz has always been popular
-,ith his plavers, and they all no doubt
,.oIld he very glad to work under
Win, II is also known that the pres
ont directors are pleased with the
hustling manager.
-rHE receiving staff of the local
SQUAD will be well taken care Of,
5esnite the fact that 1t has been ex-
Voted that there would be special
reakness in this division, since Gibby
Gibson has gone to big league yards.
Tbo Vols will have Red Smith, a
nroduct of the Kitty League, on the
string as a starter. Reds only weak
nose is with the stick, and he is ex-
nected 10 overcome this fault to a
oreat extent. At any rate, he looks
Good and he is expected to prove a
Great help to the local hur1ers. And
.hpp there is a receiver rom the 81.
ouis Browns who has been signed.
dis name might be Rockybilt or AS
torgie as far as we know. While
Having with the Browns does not
END 10 bring out all that Is best in a
bali player, it gives him feeling that
if he had chance he might DO
something. and there's where the Vols
hope to land a good catcher. But
therell be others later on.
FIRST Of all there's HetIrie Berger
the big cause OF a still bigger row
Who will occupy the hill portion or
HE time for the Vols next season.
Hene Is getting old, but the old Grip
ple usually manages to get away with
the decision, and believes he has many
more good games left in his wrinkled
whip Leslie Johnson and Sam Hen
dee. the sensations of the kitty
League last season, will be given
lryout, ard from their records they
are going to be hard to beat out OF
regular lob on the Vols firing line
This fellow Schwenk, from the
Browns, has a good RECORD, If 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.
A RITE Hoffman, who will probably
4 be signed within the next few
days, will occupy the first corner, and
E case Clarence Kraft is secured, 1t
Is probable that the old kid will get
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.
JOHNNY LINDSAY, who has played
J with the Vols so long that he feels
Ike he ought to be retired on pen
on about next season, will still do
he Wagner stunt around the half
way position Jawnny Is always at
ne top in the fielding averages, AND
rs a rule manages to get just where
hey hit EN-. which makes him ell
sible as a follower of the great eX-
ample that the still more renowned
Honus has set for all perspiring
oungsters
THE old keystone sack is still in
q no W three
5ndidates for the job. A youngster
named Rust, from the wilds of Ar
KANSAS, hopes to land a regular berth
at The middle station, but he has to
reckon with a youngster named Plnch
leCabe, who halls from one of the
Northern circuits McCabe is an out
lelder as well as an infielder and
may give Rust hot argument run
r the sack.
iAEk SPRATT will be the Vols
J 3ird- S3cker. Jacques was with the
'cals about half the season last year.
apo came through with all kinds Of
KISS being speedy on the paths ana
aouter Of considerable consistency.
ads, it'll he Jack on third next sea-
-|i' telu we IL prODaDlN nave Oiit
-tr. Al Shaw, who halls from a
'iS called Jersey City. AL will fill
~ shoes of Jim Daley. the Vols
'aeGian left gardener, and from ali
OILS said number tens will be just
all as full as voter on election
IN right there may be Delmar
anne Young. In the center thereli
E ever present remainder of the
hunce deal, Dave Callahan. Dave
most as good as Welchonce. and
can manage to get next to 4
more wallops he'll come under
y wire ahead of the Crackers star
"eAl season.