Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
VOLS SHOULD
Be HEARD FROM
NEXT SEASON
Despite Nashville Club Wrangle,
Many Players Have Signed
for Coming Campaign
By Bob Pigue.

xAsEyr1LE, Jan. 21.-Now, since
n tho proverbial oil has been ap-
4 nIisd 10 the troubled waters
r which the fraii bark containing
n. Vols 1914 hopes has been sailing
~, some degree of uncertainty, one
LAT at the outlook for the approach :
20 season might serve to al least
80 tho jmpatience of the regular
fan. ,Y..,xz etate
~. mat he has sold his share OF
the stock in the local club just ABOUT
Means that schwartz will again man,
are the team Although no omclai
announcement has been mace YET,
Fsns are taking it as a certainty ina
me "Boy Manager" will again be IN
our midst. ,,,.r
nth his pIavers, and they all no doubt
would he very glad to work under
I'm If Is also known that the pres
ont directors are pleased with the
hustling manager.
THE receiving staff of the locai
! snuad will be well taken care OF,
despite the fact that it has been eA-
nected that there would be a speciai
weakness in this division, since Glppy
Gibson has gone to big league YARDS
The Vols will have Red smith,
product of the Kitty League, on tne
string as a starter. Reds only weak
ness is with the stick, and he is eA-
pected to overcome this fault TO d
great extent. At any rate, ne looks
good and he is expected to prove a
hIrlorS And
hen there is receiver from the st.
Iouis Browns who has been signed.
His name might be Rockybilt or AS
torgie as far as we know. While
plaving. with the Browns does not
end to bring out all that is best in
ball PLAYER. it gives him feeling that
If he had a chance he might DO
something, and there's where the Vols
hope to land a good catcher. But
there'll be others later on.
FIRST of all, there's Heinie Berger,
L the big cause of a still bigger row
who, will occupy the hill a portion OF
the time for the Vols next season.
Heine Is getting old, but the old Grip
pie 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 a
tryout, 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 If 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 Holman, who will probably
"A be signed within the next rev
days, will occupy the first corner, ana
in case Clarence Kraft is secured, IT
Is probable that the old kid will get
a chance at SOME of the other infield
positions. Arties record as renee
buster is we'll 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 a pen
sion about next season, will still do
the Wagner stunt around the nall
way position. Jawnny is always al
the top in the fielding averages, and
as rule manages to get just where
they hit 'em, which makes him eli
gible as a follower of the great eX-
ample that the still more renowned
Honus has set for all perspiring
Youngsters.
THE old keystone sack is still in
doubt, as there are two or three
candidates for the job. A youngster
named Rust, from the wilds of Ar
Kansas, hopes to land a regular berth
al the middle station, but he has to
reckon with youngster named Plnch
McCabe, who halls from one of the
Northern circuits. McCabe Is an out
nelder as well as an infielder and
may give Rust a hot argument run
Tor the sack.
| IACK SPRATT will be the Vols
! rd-sacker. Jacques was with the
locals about half the season last year.
and came through with all kinds of
class being speedy on the paths and
a clouter of considerable consistency.
iaas, it'll be Jack on third next sea-
son.
lelt field we'll probably have one
! Mr Al Shaw, who halls from a
o.urg called Jersey City. Al will fill
ne snoes of Jim Daley, the Vols
soLhedlan left gardener, and from all
sports said number tens will be just
sooul as full as voter on election
rnay, In right there may be Delmar
anne Young. In the center there II
mn, me ever present remainder of the
Meichonce deal, Dave Callahan. Dave
% Almost as good as Welchonce, and
ne can manage to get next to a
NV more wallops he'll come under
, me wire ahead of the Crackers star
next season.