The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1920-03-27


completely off the billboards, and his
dictates are more zcalously carried
out than the orders of an absolute
monarchy.
Captain Sammy Mayer, "Goose"
TO his comrades, and Hero TO the
thousands of fans of Atlanta that are
patiently awaiting the arrival of
their diamond representatives. Cap
tain Mayer has broken up ball games
more effectively than the A. E. f.
''busted" old Hindenburg's line, and
is the idol Of every youngster in the
Gate City.
The pitcher. are many, and their
records are good. John e. Suggs,
Handsome" Ray Roberts, Dan'i
Boone, Joe Thorburne. "Runkum"
Morris, "BulP' Durham, Tom Sheeh
an, Monte Prieste and Stats Ledbet-
ter are the pitchers that are fighting
for meal tickets on the Atlanta club
for the summer of 1920. Suggs and
Boone are old college stars, the for
mer having been the star pertermer
on the Auburn (Alabama) college
team for several years. Boone, while
a pitcher at the University of Aiaba-
ma in the spring of last year, won
place on the "All Southern" team OF
practically every coach and sports
writer in the South. Roberts US
one of the mainstays of Atiantg' 5
champion team of 1919, and ,n..-le-
diately after the close of the season
went to the big leagues, where was
given a workout with Connie Mack's
Athletics of Philadelhia. Manager
Mack still holds strings" on Pitcher
Roberts and it is generally believed
he will be one of the men who will
perform in the shadow of the "big
tent next year.
A Bay St. Louis Product.
The first basemen are H. Brenner
ana Theo Tudury, the latter Bay ST.
Louis product. Each of the players
selection OF the winning contender a
difficult one. Brenner is a perfect
fielder at the position, and the Han
cock county pastimer in the terms
of the diamond packs wicked wal
possess qualities that will make the
lop with the willow"
II. III. Flohr is performing at sec
base for the Crackers, and is showing
much promise. The third basemen,
defenders of basebalrs "hot corner"
are Harry Damrau, member of last
years team, and Walter Mittwede,
one of the newcomers. Harry only
recently arrived IN camp, as haa home
in New York caught fire a few days
before he was scheduled to leave, and
his presence was required to straight
en- the insurance affairs.
Zippy King is looking after the
Cracker affairs at short stop, and he
is no uncertain performer at tine posi-
tion. King was with the Atlanta club
only last year, but was EARNED ous"
to another team for more experience.
His work shows great improvement
over 1919, and scribes unanimously
predict that he will be one of the men
who will wear Cracker colors during
the approaching race.
The outfielders are Joe Guyon, f.
w: Craig, Captain Mayer, Eugene
Suggs and Handin Herndon. Guyon
is an Indian, graduate of Carlisle
Training school and the Georgia
Tech. AS member of the Golden
Tornado football team, reresenting
Tech in 1917, and which swept over
The gridiron material of the nation,
Guyon won position as all-American
player, and only recently was named
as their best football player any cu-
iege in the South ever prouuteu.
This is the ilrst year III prOl
baseball, but he is making a grc-s
record.
Outfelder Herndon, a member Of
the 1919 Cracker team, has not re-
ported for duty, but will join the
Of the team is Gordon Powell, ueor-
gia boy, and one of the most pro-
missing in the Atlanta camp. Eow-
ell is at present confined 70 ms room
1T the Klock Hotel, suffering from an
injury to his foot, but local physl-
clans who have examined the wound,
express themselves as conhdenC the
will don his uniform at an
early date.
The Accompanying Scribes.
Morgan Blake, sporting ediIor Of
he Atlanta Journal, Henry Vance,
sporting editor of the Atlanta Geor-
5ldH ana LflS WTlteF are the press re-
with the Frankmen. MIR.
Blake has been sporting editor of
he Journal for four years, coming
from Nashville, Tenn, where he was
political writer on the Banner. lie
s graduate of Vanderbilt Univer-
'ity. Mr. Vance came to Atlanta
from Birmingham last October, ar.er
laving been sporting editor of The
News for seven years. tie IS a sDo4.
story writer of note, and since he has
,een in Bay ST. Louis has sold several
stories to well-known publicatIc
his latest story, L cna Inv
Aink," negro dialect effusio.., 4,
scheduled 20 appeal soon Iii Sat-
ilagazine.