The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
BASEBALL FANS ARE
EAGER FOR THE GONG
MASS MEETING TO SELECT A
CAPABLE MANAGER AND AR
RANGE OTHER DETAILS.

The BOYS will soon be coming in.
THEY'RE busting off their batting
clothes. go,
And very shortly they'll begin
70 shuck their extra adipose;
THEY'RE coming in by train and bus,
Their yearly stipend to discuss.
L. c. Davis.
The glowing heat of the winter
s4ove has sirnmered down somewhat,
and signs OF outdoor action are be-
inning to present themselves to the
5asebaIl loving public. The diamond
fodder that is always welcome during
the cold and weary winter will no
ionoer be heard, for with the an
1onncement that Dawson is again to
ioTe baseball team and this year
vii begin in time to corral bunch
NJ winning athletes comes a sign OF
promising things to the fans in the
next few months.
This season it is the intention OF
the leading figures in local baseball
dom to begin early for various reasons,
all of which are sound and business
ike TO the core. First, the college play
ers ON which the class of ball in vogue
here largely depends have been placed
Under new ruling by the governing
hoard of the Southern Conference.
Inst what Interpretation concerning
he status of undergraduate players
has been reached by the most proml-
nent coaches is not clear, but else
where the fans are being urged to get
together at once and secure players
that will this year complete their col
legiate pastiming.
asst season Dawson did not have
finished team when the gong rang ana
% lost the right to challenge Albanys
claim to the South Georgia champion
ship. Naturally, also after dropping
the first three games to that ne1gh6or,
ing city, local attendance tumbledi
with a resounding crash and stayed
low until the locals were considerably
strengthened.
to be congratulated on the splendid
financial showing of the club, and 1t
all goes to show that sound business
principles applied to our own baseball
needs will, in the long run, prove their
worth.
Several star players have been con-
sidered. and it is understood that a
couple of applications have been hled
in an attempt to land the managerial
berth here The three outstanding
men are all wel1-known to this COM
munitv and are we'll fitted to hold the
helm the coming season. Charlie Nor
gan. lin Clements and Eddie RaWson
are the three men who really have the
inside track on the job. All are catch
ers which makes the selection OF one
OF the three still more important.
To take them in order mentioned,
Charlie Morgan is probably the best
catcher in the trio when he is right.
He was unfortunate in receiving Sc
rious injury to his back at the begin
ming of last season while chasing
foul ball. This injury handicapped
Charlie all the season, and he was new
er able to show his real worth on the
field. He has been coaching at Lanier
High school in Macon all the year.
and should be in pink OF condition II
he would accept a job here this sum
mer. Charlie Morgan is as fine as ath-
lete as ever trod the Dawson diamond,
and he stands and always has been
strong advocate of fast, clean sport.
Jimmy Clements knows the game
from a to and is one Of the brain1est
men back OF the platter ever to show
their wares here. With the proper set
OF officials James would put out VIM
ming club for Dawson.
Eddie Rawson, last but not least,
has the best arm OF the three and is
a fair hitter He is close student OF
the game and a marvellous field cap
tain. AS a manager it is a conjecture:
whether the bows would find much OF
a disciplinarian in the redoubtable Ed
die :,
But before a manager is employed
officers must be elected and a mass
meeting of the fans held to effect an
organization. If Dawson is to secure
a team composed of such stars at Hap
Henderson, Sullivan, Tige Stone, etc,
we must begin at least by March lst
So one more year let's all get togeth-
er and get behind the Dawson. base
ball wheel of 1923 and give it one
mighty unified push.