Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
FINE WEATHER
LURES s. TECH
BALL PLAYERS
Big Squad Practices Every Day
at Grant Field Under
Heisman.
NEW MEN SHOW WELL
Coach Giving Series Of Lectures
Aimed to 0byiate "Bone-
head" Plays.
VIEW MEN HOW WELL
By Joe Pitts.

advantage of this fine base
ball weather, getting in some
valuable practice. The whole squad,
composed of 95 men, turns out each
day.
Coach Heisman is enforcing a more
systematic style of practice this year,
and as a result he thinks there will
not be so many sore arms in the
squad.
When a man reports for practice,
his first duty is to run around the
track once. Then he gets a little
bunting practice, then throws for
some one else to bunt, and by that
time he is warmed up sufficiently for
a good workout at the position he
is trying to make.
Baseball Lectures.
In addition to the practice every
day, Coach Heisman is giving a lee
ture each afternoon at o'clock, on
the scientific parts of baseball. He
diagrams a baseball field on the
blackboard and names men for each
position. He has a certain number
Of runners on bases and so many out.
The batter knocks the ball to par
ticular player and coach will ask
him:
Now that you have it, what are
you going to do with it?"
This manner of drilling is valuable
to a young player, obviating bone
head" plays.
The catchers are showing up extra
good this season. Attridge and With
erington, of last years team, are
working hard to see which is the
best, while Lillard and Bird. two new
men, are showing them that they
have a little competition. Fitzgerald,
Pierce, Vandiver and Stephenson are
also trying for that position.
1t is too early to pick the best
pitchers, as none of them have turned
loose anything, and will not for sew
eral weeks. But the pitching staff
promises to be very good, as Eu-
banks, Fielder, Clark, r. C. Jordan,
c. L. Jordan, Camp and myself are
left over from last year and host
of new material, with good prep
school records, is out.
Those with best records are Shaw,
Bryant, Carpenter, Fetner, Blunt,
Fox, Farago, Suggs. Burdick, CARING
ton. Bick, Morton and Thomas. None
of the pitchers will be cut from the
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Rivalry for First.
At first Amason and Burk are the
only veterans, but there are several
new men that will make them hustle
for the job. Newson is showing up
best of the new men, the others are
Hammond, Reister, Casey, Seawel
and Aubry
For second, short and third there
are a number of candidates, and it is
here that Coach Heisman is going to
have trouble.
Jack Donaldson and Edgar Mon
tague are the only ''T'' men for these
positions, but there are some sub
stitutes from last year that Will have
look-in for a berth They are Mer-
rill Holland, brother to Harry and
Sid Holland, and Clay, who has
scrubbed for three years He will
stand a good chance of making a
place this season. Hill and Spense.
two new candidates, are picking up
srounders in grand style. If they can
hit as we'll as they field they will
make a good run for a place.
The other candidates for the infield
are Brooks, Bush, Farago, Blunt,
Pope, Howard Pollard, Mangum, Con-
rad Ross, Woodall, Monroe, Reister,
Crawley Cpan, Simpson, Canton,
Henderson, Montgomery, Golding.
GoX, Hays, Sewell, Johnson, Beall and
tlemister.
The Outer Gardens.
The outer gardens are well sup
piled with luscious fruits. Captain
Found, Wooten, McLin and Tyler
Montague, four ct" men, are on their
Jobs and some good man will have
to drop out.
Also some places must be made for
one or two new men. Burr, Malone
and Johnson are looking extra good
in fielding practice. One out OF the
three will more than likely make the
team The other new candidates are
Broadnax, Burdick, Conway, Single
ling, Wilson, Francis, Breen Etrib-
bling, Cowder, Rivias, Struppa, Wad-
dell, Dawes, Cushman, Morton, hey
nolds Breadner, Watson, Simpson,
Monroe and Alexander,
The schedule has just been com
pleted. Most of the games WIN De
played at Grant Field and Atlanta
fans will have an opportunity of see
ing some of the best college games
played in the South.
The Schedule.
The season opens with Aupurn'
The schedule follows:
March 2S-29-Auburn in Albania
double header on the 29th.
April -4-Mississippi College, IN
Atlanta.
April 1O-11-University Of Illinois,
in Atlanta.
April 13-14-Mercer, in Atlanta.
April 17-1S-Vanderbilt, in Atlan-
ia.
April "a 25-University OF Ala
oama. in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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IN Starkville, Miss.
May 1-2-TJniversity of Alabama, in
Atlanta.
May S-9-University Of Georgia, in
Athens.
May 15-16-University Of Georgia.
IN AtlSeceN