Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
FLIP Of A COIN
GAVE CHM job
WITH GEORGIA
Captain of Red and Black Team,
Last Year in College, Out to
Do Sensational Work.
By Charles Martin.


A THENS, GA, March 30.-Whsn
n Captain CHM cracked the first
ball in the game against Glenn
son Friday afternoon as Georgia's
lead off man. he began his fourth and
last season with the Red and Black
crew. and along with McWhorter. he
will graduate from college athletes in
June as well as receive his dip" from
the chancellor of his alma mater.
CHM and McWhorter are among the
few Georgia outfelders of the past
decade who have played their full al
lowance Of college ball. Georgia man.
ages somehow or other to swing on
TO her inf1elders pretty we'll for four
years but in the outfield there seems
to be difference. and after one or
two seasons the men either drop out
of college or go into faster company
Captain CHM, who is leading the
Athenians in the chase for the South
ern championship this season, unlike
most ball players, will have his pic
ture took just before the biggest
game Of the season, is not particular
about whether the batboy "spits" on
the plate or not and will not refuse
TO take the thirteenth hit in thirteen
inning game or anything of the kind,
but when it comes to being believer
in 'luck''-well, he is there with all
the ding ling bells on.
Lucky Incident Gave Him Start.
1t might not have been luck that
he led the Southern college players in
number of bases stolen last season
and that he landed an ALL Southern
berth out in left field, but all this
might never have happened but for a
lucky" incident back in 1911 when
the Georgia captain was a freshman
rookie" on the Red and Black squad
with but little recommendation other
than he hailed from Royston which
was in the height of its Ty Cobb
glory
In a scrubs uniform he had chased
flies all March from every angle of
the outfield had stolen second with
the pitcher holding the ball a time or
two but could never get the lead over
his opponent who had captained a
prep school the year before and led
the team in batting until the after
noon the team was to leave for the
initial trip of the season and the first
game Of the schedule.
The Red and Black coach named his
lineup for every position except left
field and but one more player could
he taken on the trip. which was TO
Clemson Being unable to decide be-
tween the two, he tipped a coin to
see who would make the trip
CHM won. The first time up in the
first game the next day he failed to
got on. but when the Georgia pitcher
craclad ont single some one in the
stqnds yelled out to let the country
CHM run for him. He did. and only
succeeded in stealing second, third
ar1 home
That night thev chained down the
erandstand for fear he would get
away with it, and in the second game
he cot couple of singles and a
double out of four times up.
Has a Great Batting Eye.
1t is needless to say that he has
been nlaying left field for Georgia
ever since. and from that dav he has
headed the batting order. He has a
remarkable batting eye. is a good
waiter and his long suit is beating
out hunts. He gets down to first IKE
a fash. and usually takes on to sec
Ond with but little hesitation. And
for four times since his advent In the
TnemOra bic clemson game III i0LA 'tS
has had the honor of stealing home,
He batting average was we'll above
Tho 400 dgure last year. and he seems
to have his eye on the ball again
this season,
stark CHM. who plays right fed
for Georgia two seasons and who iisI
now in the Virginia State League, IS
q brother Of Rucker, and if he wants
n the Georgia leader can don big
league uniform the day he gradua tes.
Manager stallings, Of the Boston
braves. has had his eye on him since
he saw i'm in action last year ana
Tv Cobb, who has taught MN muun
~ the inside baseball he knows, says
~. ~ he is the most finished PLAYER
a. ~" southern college ball. He Is eX-
nected to round out great career
this season.