Evening star., 1926-05-16

! Reeves has been under observation
I for many weeks by Joe E.ngel. and
the Nationals scout is confident the
youngster has a bright future in the
national pastime. Engel now is in
Atlanta. and win come TO Washington
with Reeves as soon as the latter
plays his inal game with the yellow
Jackets next Tuesday, so Washington
fans viii have chance to inspect the
youngSter in practice before the Weeh
ends.
Reeves Rates High i'm Dixie.
ATLANTA. May 15.-~Just four
years ago last October Il husky, good
looking Tennessee youngster began TO
prance around Grant Field, Georgia
Techs foot ball stadium. fle raced
around the ends, dashed down under
punts, tackled like q demon, and
| hurled forward passes with reckless
abandon. but nevertheless with deadly
accuracy.
In a few days this same youngster.
who now is veteran in competition
although still a youngster in years,
will be doing some prancing in
Washington d. =. However, there
will be no tackling these days, and no
running the ends. Instead. this
hustling young fellow will be cavort.
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Nationals. champions of the American
League.
| The chap who has caused this out
burst is none other than Bobby
| Reeves, probably the best shortstop in
/ the Southern Conference and one of
the greatest ever produced in South
ern college circles. who has agreed to
sign d contract to play bali for the
Griffmcn.
To Report This Week.
Reeves college days are NOT quite
over. as he will lead his team next
Monday and Tuesday in games
against the University Of Georgia
which win decide the 1926 Southern
title. However. he will leave for the
Capital the minute the last man is
out Tuesday, not even waiting for the
diploma which he would receive in
June had he chosen to stay.
Now playing his fourth year at
Georgia Tech, Reeves is captain of
the. team, leads the conference i'll
| home runs with eight. is we'll up
among the heftiest hitters with a
mark that tops 400, and is one of the
sweetest fielding college infielders
ever seen in these parts.
Bobby was born and raised in
| Chattanooga, Tenn. attending Nc
Callle t1lgn ScnOOl there. lie starred
as an athlete throughout his high
school days. and was fourietter
man at McCalIie. For four Years he
played short and was captain of the
base ball team during his senior year.
All-'ROund Star i'm Athletics.
Although tales of his base ball
prowess preceded him to Atlanta. it
was as a foot ball star that he was
welcomed to Tech. Reeves proved an
all-round star. during his freshman
year. however, playing on the base
ball and foot ball teams, and also TAX
ing a shot at track
His first-year bid for fame was in
1928. when he won a halfbacl{ berth
on the Golden Tornado. He came
| back in, he Spring of 1924 to land the
shortfield job on the varsity base bail
! team. and ne never has relnquished
/ it.
F. Track also ained part of Reeves
attention in 1924. and he Won letter
| III this sport. tossing the javelin 14S
I feet to win the event in the Southern
/! Conference meet.
! An injured. foot kept Bobby out Of
! foot ball in the Fall of 1924, and in
both that season and last year, he conA
| fined his activities to base ball,
although in 1926 he assisted Don Mil
| Ter. former Notre Dame star, as fresh
man coach.
! A finished scholastic ball player
when he entered Tech. Reeves i'm