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king Glass. SBliffiW lr L - ’Krol II I Uußderep )W'\H '-t£-' II zSQ I T Tt_>X*u T>A h. ».»v H AJXk) HG> Co loUTH CAROLINA LIGHTNING. thrower, and can come nearer making hits out of slow in-field punches than any man in the league. He reminds one of Shorty Fuller, of the New Yorks, in manner and speech. In left field, there is Ashenback, of the Shamrocks, who is a sure hitter and fine run ner and thrower. Then there are Curtain, Conley and Jack Burke, of last season’s Nashvilles, for the other outfields, though it has not been decided who will be retained of the three mentioned. Besides the last mentioned players. Manager Sullivan has closed with the fastest minor league fielder in the country to-day. His name is Blake, and is sure to win 1 is way into popular favor directly. Jimmy Long also wants to come here, and has forwarded his terms. It is probable that he will wear an Atlanta uniform in the near future, though if the present men show up all right they will be retained and no more new men signed. Now, taking tin team individually, they are certainly very strong. Especially is this so in the box and behind the bat. The in-field is also very strong and it looks now as if they were invincible. The out-field is swift and quick, and few home runs should be recorded against the home team this season. But while all this looks well on paper, there are a good many essentials necessary to make a strong team a winner. If the team plays as well collectively as individually, they are very strong and nobody doubts the ability of Mana ger Sullivan to get good team work out of them. True, it is a team of youngsters, they are anxious for a reputation, and will no doubt do their best n every instance. It is the intention of The Looking Gi ass to make a feature of base ball news during the forthcoming season, and a h latest and brightest gossip of the sport will be found in these columns. We will be gl. to receive anything apropos either in pictures or manu script, and if used the same will be liberally paid for. A KICK FROM MARIETTA. Over a Recent Scandal that Somehow Will Not Down. Heie is the substance (omitting names) of a letter from Marietta received by The Looking Glass last Monday : “The friends of Miss , of this town, feel very much outraged over the connection of her name with a recent Atlanta scandal. She went to Indianapolis in company with one of Atlanta’s best known ladies, and is now at school near there. Her friends do not believe that there is anything wrong or unusual about the matter and do not like to see such insinu ation- in print. It is just as well to be sure about the facts.” One of the facts is that The Looking Glass did not connect anybody’s name with the un fortunate ease referred to. Os course anybody the shoe fits is at liberty to put it on. As far as the people of Marietta not liking to see the story is concerned The Looking Glass can only say that, it received orders from Marietta for over 500 copies containing the story. This would not indicate any great amount of aversion. The exact facts have not yet come to light. When they do they may put an entirely differ ent face on things, and if in the nature of legitimate news our readers shall have them. 7