The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
George SlsIer, "6aby Doll" jacobson, and
Other High Lights Will BE
Here Saturday.

Batter up! Those are words that spell
action to baseball fan, and action it
viii be when the st. Louis Browns and
the Louisville Colone1s vie for honors at
Maxent park Saturday afternoon at :
o'clock.
No sooner than this familiar old base
bah war-whoop floats out in the lusty
voice of Mr.. Umps'' will John Tobin,
lead-off man for the Browns, step into
the batter's box, and the game will be
on. This is too early a date to prophesy
what he is going to do. whether it will
be a hit, walk. or a homer. but in due
time he will either resume his seat on
the players bench or amble down to first
base. He may p=Fhaps strike out and
trot out on the line near right field to
be ready when his team takes the field,
for that is his official position.
Ellerbe Up
Batter IN, again from the umpire, and
UP walks our friend Frank Ellerbe, third
baseman and former member of the
Washington club, who is also pointed out
as a striking exception to that old phrase,
they never come back Washington
disposed OF him because they thought he
was done for st. Louis affixed his
signature to a contract. and since that
time his showing has been almost phe-
nomenal. He is a dangerous hitter so
you had better watch out or he will
slam 1t out of the arena.
Sister to Front
Next to be introduced is q bali player
that has occupied the limelight since his
entry INTO the big league-George Sisler,
rated by many baseball enthusiasts as
the best all-round player in organized
baseball. His biography is inmaterial
other than the fact that he is a cTack-a-
jack first baseman, led the league in
1920 in batting. and made a strong bid
for that honor last season. He stole 81
bases last season, the largest number Of
any player in the American league.
Bill jacobson, alias Baby DolP', now
makes his bow In the role of "clean up
hitter" Many local fans are already
acquainted with this exponent of swat
he having been at one time affiliated
with the Mobile Bears.
"8aby Doll"
Once, during the heat OF a game. while
Bill was with the Bears it is said that
he came TO a critical stage of the game
Every last fellow in the stands. and even
the wall birds were begging him TO
poke one out Of the lot. There was al
most a solid roar, but above all this dim
could be heard the voice OF a big old
black nanny who had wagered a few
pesos" on her home team. She was all
a tingle with the thrill OF the horse rae
ing fiend or the crap-shooting gambler
she had the fever. She was saying, |
Coming on now dar'. now you baby
doll, Use bet these dollars on you,-come |
on now baby DOLL" and IL is said that
from that day until this William Jacob |
son, has carried that title. He is always |
popular with the fans wherever he per- |
forms, and for the past few years he /,
has been galloping around in center field !
for the Browns. /
other Players
Columns would be taken up II an at |
tempt was made to relate some little in .
cident about each one of the Browns. /
but the next man in the batting order /
Is Kenneth Williams, a Fellow who was
3 sort OF experiment at about every posi-
ton until he finally stuck in left field. .
Waffle Gerber, shortstop. and good one /
at that is sixth man 70 handle the /
hickory.
Martin McManus, the snappy little
second baseman comes up in the nat +
urar' position, while Hank SEVERED /
picked by some as the best major league
catcher, Is eighth in batting order. Patsy
Collins is second string catcher and when
he is in the game there is a slight
change in the batting order. He bats
IN fifth position.
Leading Pitchers i
The three leading pitchers with the
Browns are Urban Shocker. who Crippled 9