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

ASHNlLLE, TENN, April 10 -
N When the teams of Judge KAY
anaugh's 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-
markable part of Pilot Bills success
in rounding up a likely looking buncn
of pennant contenders is that the
Vols strong box has been called on
but very little, due, ii must be said
to Branch Hickey, Of the Browns, who
has practically made the 1914 Nash
willie club.
The fly in the ointment is that
Manager Bill is shy good first base
man. Schwartz is trying hard to. land
worthy player for the initial So ok,
but so far has had little success. The
sgni & of Otto Williams. the former
Kansas City second sacker, gives the
Volunteers a good, reliable veteran to
take care Of the keystone bag. A.
though Williams is far from 500
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
he can obtain a good first baseman
ne will cease worrying about his IN
field.
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 slate
for the discard by jennings, who has
several receivers on his string Who
he thinks. are far ahead of the ex-Nol
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 fifty varieties OF
requests and offers, as Gibson, VIII
his wonderful whip and heavy stick
work. would again prove the terror to
base purloiners and moundsmen N
the Kavanaugh circuit this season as
he did last.
Q INCE N abundance OF aqua pura
- has kept the Dell resembling a
Venetian thoroughfare or water
polo course. the Vols have been up
against it for a place to play or prac-
Vanderbilt has a number of games
scheduled and are sadly in need ot
practice keeping their field occupied,
The Vols find themselves, figurauVe-
". out in the cold. And with pad
weather in evidence two days Oh TINS
week. the outlook is somewhat dis
couraging just now, since Manager
schwartz realizes that unless his con-
tingent can take on more practlce
thew will open the season In com
atively weak shape, There's no DOUBT
that the Vol boss has the materlai:
but IT development requires a lot cf
bard vork-outs and practice, which
seems to be exactly the thing the To-
cal lads can not get on account OF
the prevailing conditions-rain ana
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 mat ne
can get on base as a lead-oH man;
while the others have been WeigheI
and found wanting. King can ny,
besides waiting them out, and Wh-Ie
Stimson. the lad fighting for the out +
9eid berth can also cut into the pei
lot with considerable consistency, a
good lead-off man is what Pilot Bill
needs. and it's very likely that KING
win be the one to cop the left field
job.
XNuBUR KRAFT, with the Pes rs
w last season, picked up via me
waiver route, was drafted by Brook
lyn' after he had been counted on as
a certain first baseman for the No's.
Portland has long since Withdrawn iis
lain on Kraft, and the Nation
commission has ruled that the former
hird shall revert to the local club m
he event he is turned back TO Ll3 /.
minors. and the outlook is now bright
for him TO come to the Vols before
many DAYS elapse The Dodgers maF
l.eep Kraft i'm a utility role which has
been suggested by some Of the
Prooklyn scribes in that case reduc-
5ng n locals chances at him TO OK :
snf1v 000. But there is an air of
rnnadence about Manager Schwartz
and Prexy Shropshire, and they seem
fairly certain that the Vols VIII ever
iualiiy secure the slashjus hitter t'r