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Whitey Alperman Has Had Plenty of Experience
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Crackers’ New Manager May Prove Good Leader
By Percy 11. Whiting.
IF experience is worth a hang in
developing a player into a
manager. Charles A. Alper
man will be a success. The man
who took over the leadership of the
Crackers yesterday is playing his
tenth year in baseball this season.
Possibly, to celebrate the acces
sion of this new baseball monarch
to the local diamond throne, it
might be worth while giving a
sketch of his career.
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HyyiHTEY" AT.PERMAN was
born on November 10. 1880,
at Etna, Pa Judged by his name,
his birthplace and the color of his
hair, it would be reasonably safe to
assume that he is of German par
entage.
This young ‘Pennsylvania
Dutchmen" grew up In this little
“Dutch” town and as his most par
ticular aptitude was for baseball
he went into that Hut there was
no rush about it, but rather a prop
er German deliberation. And
Whitey I as 23 years ol 1 before be
played real ball with a real profes
sional team.
Whitey's first baseball engage
ment was with the Davenport team
in 1903. Here is his complete base
ball record:
Bat. Field,
ab. r. h. Av. Av.
1903. . . 434 07 110 .267 .891
1904. . . 470 55 129 274 .883
1905. . . 478 00 125 .262 .934
1900. . 4*41 38 111 .232 .937
1907. . . 55s 44 1.30 .233 .953
1908. . . 213 17 42 .197 .935
1909. . . 420 35 104 .248 .931
1910. . . 534 70 138 .258 .935
1911. . . 388 40 95 .245 .943
3.936 438 990 .252 .929
The first three years of Alperman's
caree’- he played with Davenport,
In the Three 1 |. ague. Then he
was a third 1 aseman. His work
looked s" good that Brooklyn
grabbed him nr.H bi was with the
Superbas ■ f<>tr years The first
year he pla”. st:. p nn ,| FP1 ,_
ond base. The rest -f the time at
second. In 1909 it appia ed that
Alpcrman was ret in" a shade an
cient for th' av pace of the big
leagues an,] the Brooklyn club
turned him over to Rochester,
where he plated for two years, at
third base and at second,
Alperman's grand fielding aver
age for his career up to this year
Is: Put outs, 2.097. assists 2.822;
errors, 374; percentage, .923 In
1903 and 1905 Alperman led the
third basemen of thi Thre. |
league. Whitey proved something
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It s Correct. It’s at Hartman’s”
of a repeater at fielding. In 1904
and 1905 he had 258 assists each
year, while in four different years
(1905, 1907, 1908 and 1911) lie al
lowed only 33 errors.
In al), up to this season, Whitey
has played in 1,069 games of ball.
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yxy ILL Whitey Alperman make a
** successful manager? That Is
the question that everybody from
club directors to bat boys are now
asking themselves and everybody
else.
If somebody would tell us what
qualities are necessary to success
ful management we could easily
answer the question.
What are the qualities of base- ’
ball leadership, anyhow?
One would naturally think the
w-sty to find out would be to study
the successful managers. But that
doesn’t get you anywhere.
Take the two managers whose
teams battled last year for the
world’s championship—Mack and ,
McGraw. Could two managers pos
sibly be.more radically different?
They are absolutely opposites. Or
contrast "Husk” chance with Hugh
Jennings and you get the same ef
fect. Or, coming nearer home, look
at the pennant-winning managers
now In the Southern: Frank, Bern
hard. Molesworth and Bill Smith.
Could any four men be more dif
ferent and yet be the same color
and speak the same language.
Contrast Bill Smith and Charley
Frank, for example. They are
about as much alike as a rhinoceros
and a cattish.
This being true, how in the
world is it possible to tell whether
a man has qualities of leadership
FODDER FOR FANS
Everybody thought Hugh*Jennings bad
a narrow escape tn that automobile acci
dent List winter, but Hugh savs that was
nothing compared with the time at Cor
nell when he Jumped head first Into an
empty swimming tank.
• • *
Trousdale and Beebe, of the Buffalo
club, hud a rough and tumble tight on the
bench the other day. Beebe criticised a
pjay and was whipped for his remarks.
This feeling is a tine ease of "esprit de
corpse." the Bisons being dead ones at
pysent.
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Washington fans are going to present
Clyde Milan with a gold crown nt the end
of the season though what the dickens
he'll do with it nobody knows.
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Bov Chapman, the new Nap. will never
last he comes too highly touted.
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It will be a joke if Fred Lake is made
n a auger of the Detroit team when Jen
nings goes. Fred can't even put on any
thing better that a joke performance with
j Providence.
Charley Ebbets is out scouting again
I He will doubtless get into the Southern
| on for his annual trip.
I Oklahoma City is bidding for n franchise
I in the Texas league for use next season.
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I'l ■ Cubs offered the J'ldllies $17,000
f t Rlsti and it was refused. Sett ot a
j brother-in-law deal at best.
Jack Manning, former Southern leaguer.
I nov. manager of the York team, has got
Umseli "in Dutch” with the fans by let -
, tiiic " platers they like and there is talk
m I . o cot ting the team.
The Kewanee team put on a great
hr t her act the other day It has two
brothers .ci’ied Drohun <me pitched an
11-ltmlng. 0-0 game In tile eleventh the
other Drohan was sent is as n pinch Bit
ter, delivered a homer and won the game
Talk about winning streaks. In 1875 Bos- I
ton had a team that didn't lose a game on
heme grounds all season and onlv twelve
on the toad.
Howard t'atnnitz, the famous Pittsburg
; pitcher, was once u member of the Mem
> phis t’li! 'kasaws. a famous an ateur or-
I gunization of pte-leagae days
A drop kick by Jimmy Sbeckard helped
Dode Brisker 1 Info a home run the other
day. The lui.ll was not hard bit. but James
toed It a trifle mid It went In tin bleach -
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I Frank Navin Is planning to sp. nd .'70.00
|or $60,000 on platers to bolster up Ins
j ti am for next season.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1912.
unless you give him a chance to
display what he has? The direc
tors of the local baseball associa
tion have figured the thing out just
this way and have decided to give
Alperman a trials He Is the logical
man for the job among the possible
candidates of the Cracker team
it stands today. And it is surely
better to try out any prospects on
the team before chasing around all
over civilization looking for an
other manager.
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T F Alperman is to make a go of
the new job he will have to
handle the Atlanta club with a firm
hand—and, If need be, with a big
stick. The drinking of the club
must be stopped if it becomes nec
essary to fire a few men to achieve
this purpose.
A drinking team has small
chance in any league. In the
Southern, wjth its rather severe
climatic conditions, a drinking team
burns out in a few weeks.
It is up to Alperman to fire any
drunkards on the team and to re
place them with men of better hab
its. I’hti] this is done there will
never be any baseball played.
The directors of the local club
have handled a delicate situation
as well as it could possibly be
handled. They have demonstrated
that they mean business and that
they will back any manager up to
tin limit. With the authority they
have given Alperman he can go
ahead and clean up the Atlanta
team. If he does it the Crackers
may yet make a fairly good show
ing in the pennant race. The ma
terial is there. All it needs is prop
er handling.
while on the job. He has corns.
• . •
M hen Dahlen was chased from a recent
game he tried the trick of sending Pat
Ragon to the club house tlilnklng the um
pire would mistake Pat for Bill. He did
not.
Wlltse and Ames are about ready for
the skids They are more hindrance than
help to the Giants.
The i’irates are about ready to admit
that if the Giants are stopped this year
somebody else will have to do it.
• • •
Mathewson is out with a printed denial
that he was coaching at third on the his
toric occasion when Merkle forgot tn touch
second He says that considering he
pitched the game it is improbable that he
also coached it.
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New York writers say that the present
St. Louis Browns club (s the worst in the
world.
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George McConnell is the best pinch hit
ter of the Yankee team. He won a game
for the Yanks once this season with a hit.
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The rumor still lives and thrives that
Nashville will drop out of.Southern league
ball at the end of this season.
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Frank Navin says he is willing to take
a million sand lotters on the next training
trip. provided the\ show even fairly de
cent form If he can get two who make
good he will be satisfied.
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Clark Griffith says that between the
quick thinkers and the quick steppers he
chooses the stoppers. ‘ You can't think
y<mr way around the paths of scoring ter«
ritory,” wisely argues the old Fox.
Warbles Bill ITelon:
W t I jvv s< op -ome awful objects.
When a n gnttnare rode • ur dreams—
J\ c cave seen «o’ne dayi'ght ’ ’ r <»rs
T- a* would came < eßriotis ’s -
When a fe’lou g- ts t’ o t?
Hep behold son e dread"
But that Red nnd Giart
Wr.fi the c'.lr.mx ns to ft
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When the umpire declared Bor's Keck r
out at second in a recent Gant-Red "arre
be was « . peeved that le refused to move
<lf I .if The teams ch«”red sides. bit
still he dung A Rod batter came ep
Still he lingered. Finally Doyle walked up
ami said Breeze. < id pal. I pl.-.x here
Then Becker m< ved
\YI"? say'tvrs of baseball: "The jinks
always lands 1 ar.'c«t on the losing teams "
GOODMAN TO BOX HENRY.
' IHCaGU. Julf ' Dart'j Goodman,
'f t'b'cago. and 'lbire' " Henry, . f ,\l
- I'.i . hove been matched to box I
six tout. Is at a sui plan club Au;;ußt 1.
BRADY TO HURL
INFINALBATTLE
MONTGOMERY. ALA., July 24.
Acting Manager Alperman announced
today that Brady will pitch for the
Atlanta club in the last game of this
series with Montgomery this afternoon.
Donahue will catch and otherwise the
line-up will be unchanged.
The Atlanta players slept little last
night, because of the terrific hot weath
er. Today it is warm and clear. The
Crackers leave here at 9 o’clock to
night for Birmingham, where it is quite
probable Kid Howard will join the
club. Alperman contemplates putting
Howard on third and shifting McElveen
to the outfield.
Lowry and Gribbens will be the
Montgomery battery for today’s battle.
PICTURES SHOW FIGHT .
WAS WORST ON RECORD
DENVER. July 24.—Stung is the word
used by many who viewed the Johnson-
Flynn fight pictures which are being the
worst ever reproduftd in moving pictures.
They are even worse than the Jeffries-
Johnson films.
The tight, according to th*e pictures, w’as
the biggest bunk yet served to the public.
At no time in the so-called fight did John
son extend himself. He simply played
with the Pueblo man. and, as far as hold
ing is concerned, that was part of his
method of stalling to try to Help out the
pictures.
The pictures do not show many inci
dents that*really happened in the tight,
and seem to have been doctored up a bit
to make it appear as though Flynn did
have a chance; but even after being
trimmed there is nothing to show that
could give Flynn the best of the bout.
The negro held Flynn off with a left while
he nodded to friends seated at the ring
side, and some of the farcical cartoons
made before the fight would give out the
same idea of the Las Vegas fiasco as do
the bunk pictures.
McGINNITY STILL IRON
MAN; WINS TWO GAMES
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. July 24.—"1r0n
Man” McGinnity, in the box for the
Newark International league team, of
which lie is part owner and manager,
pitched and won both games of a
double-header with Rochester yester
day and pulled the three-time cham
pions out of first place, a position they
had held since May 20. After nosing
Rochester out by a run In the first
game 4 to 3. Newark won the second
game with seven tallies, while McGin
nity did not permit a local player to
make the circuit.
TAYLOR PITCHES NO-HIT
GAME FOR SPARTANBURG
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. July 24.—Pitch
er Taylor, of the Spartanburg club of
the Carolina association, pitched the
first no-hit nlnc-innlng game of the
season against the Winston-Salem
team. Taylor belongs to the Pittsburg
club, being farmed this season to the
Carolina league team.
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Dr. John E. White Picks an All-Star Ball Team
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Minister’s Aggregation Would Be Hard to Beat
By Rev. John E. White.
(Pastor of Second Baptist Church.)
HAVING played ball a great
deal myself and having fol
lowed closely the stars of
the national game, I think I am
qualified to pick an all-star team
that would make a great showing
against any nine men.
In picking my team I have placed
them in order as I would want
them to. bat were I managing the
team. My reason for putting
Speaker in left field is: He can
play that position in great style. I
consider him one of the greatest
outfielders, in the field or at bat,
in either of the major leagues. I
woul<| put Tris at the head of the
batting order because he is sure to
reach first.
Cobb in center field and Jackson
in left field would make the garden
complete. Should Speaker reach
first, he is sure to be advanced by
Tyrus Raymond, who, in my opin
ion, can take advantage of an error
quicker than any man playing
baseball. i
With Jackson, the Naps’ star
slugger, batting next, it is very
likely some runs would be scored
in the first Inning.
In my mind, there would be no
question of first base, as Hal
Chase is in a class by himself when
it comes to holding down the ini
tial sack. I would also make Chase
captain of the team, as he has the
confidence of all the players.
Has Great Infield.
Collins, second base; Baker, third
base, and Wagner, shortstop, with
Peerless Hal on the first cushion,
would make one of the fastest field
ing Infields ever seen on any dia
mond, while they would all be able
to hit above the .300 mark.
For catchers. I would pick Archer
and Kling. I consider Archer the
best throwing catcher the game
ever produced, while Kling is fa
mous for coaching the pitchers and
holding them down tn the pinches.
My choice for pitchers would be
Johnson and Marquard. I consider
Johnson the best right-hander be
cause he can hold the batters help
less and almost make them knock
the ball where he wants it. I did
not pick Marquard because of his
recent record. I picked him be
cause a man who has the ability to
stick in the big show and go
through with the knocking he did
and then make good must have the
real ability. You know the “Lord
hates a quitter."
Connie Mack, the smartest man
ager in the game, would be put in
charge of the team, as he knows
j Rev. John E. White’s:
• All-Star Ball Team •
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• Speaker Left Field •
• Cobb Center Field •
• Jackson Right Field •
• Chase First Base •
• Collins Second Base •
• Baker ...» Third Base •
• Wagner Shortstop •
• Arcner, Kling Catchers •
• Johnson, Marquard .. ..Pitchers •
• Mack Manager •
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better than any one how to make
his men play good ball.
Now, I have not only picked an
all-star team, but I have given a
reason for putting” each player on
the list, and I think this is as
strong a team as it is possible to
pick from the two major concerns.
It might be well to mention that
Dr. White was some ball player
himself during his younger days.
While he did not star in the big
shows, he was considered the only
“curve ball" pitcher in the moun
tains of North Carolina.
The peculiar interest attached to
these mountain ball games was the
gun play that generally followed
the ending of the contest. The doc
tor can nearly contribute his suc
cess as a pastor to his hail playing.
It was at Edenton, his home town,
and they were playing their deadly
YANKEE OLYMPIC MEN
WINNERS AT RHEIMS
RHEIMS, FRANCE. July 24.—Sever
al members of the American Olympic
team took part in the games here in
competition with the best French ath
letes and carried off the honors. Lee
Goehring, Mohawk A. C., won the
standing high Jump, clearing the bar
at 5 feet 3 inches. David S. Caldwell,
Massachusetts Agricultural college,
won the 809 meters run in 1 minute
57 1-5 seconds.
James Thorpe. Carlisle Indian school,
captured the 110 meters hurdles race
in 15 4-5 seconds. The 200 meters flat
went to Alvah T. Meyer, Irish-Ameri
can A. C., in 22 2-5 seconds, while E.
R. Erickson. Mott Haven A. C., took
the running high Jump with 6 1-2 feet.
OTTO JORDAN WILL JOIN
LOOKOUTS NEXT MONDAY
Otto Jordan has completelv recovered
front an attack of typhoid and todav is
planning to join the Chattanooga Look
outs next Monday. The former Atlanta
manager believes he will hit his stride at
once, and looks for his team to start
climbing.
rivals, the Hurtford team. The
game was almost finished and
neither side had been able to score
any runs.
Dr. White, who was then in
charge of a small church, was, with
his wife, a spectator in the grand
stand. When one of the Hurtford
players met with an accident a
small mob of citizens and players
rushed to the grandstand and
pleaded with the new preacher that
he come to the rescue of his home
town. With great reluctance and
the solemn oath never to play ball
in public again tearing at his con
science, he chucked off his Prince
Albert and walked to the bat.
Won Game With Triple.
There were two men on bases
when he came to bat, and the
crowd was wild. The pearcher
-1 player was there with the goods
and sent the ball to the fence in
right field for a three-bagger, driv
ing in the only two runs of the
game. The next Sunday the preach
er’s church was filled to overflow
ing.
Dr. White was at Wake Forest
institute in 1888-89 and captained
the ball team the latter year. He
was secretary of missions in North
Carolina for five years, coming from
that office to the Second Baptist
church in Atlanta, where he has
been located for twelve years.
(Send your selections for your All-
Star team to the Sporting Editor The
Georgian.)
AL. ORTH WILL UMPIRE
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
NEW YORK, July 24.—The National
League, through President Lynch, has
purchased the release of Empire Al
Orth from the Virginia League. Orth's
work as an umpire in the Virginia
League has been highly praised by
major league scouts. The new umpire
probably will report to President
Lynch this week.
GEORGE MANNING FIRST
IN SWIMMING CONTEST
George Manning proved to be the fast
est swimmer in the 25-yard dash held at
Piedmont Park under the supervision 'f
Ben H. Schlomberg, captain of the I'nited
States volunteer life-saving corps Man
ning swam the 2’ yards in 30 seconds.
Fred White came second in 32 se-onds
and Fred Dopey finished a second later
than White.
REESE OUT FOR SEASON.
HT'NTSVILLE, ALA.. July 24 Pitcher
Charles Reese, who was a member of the
pitching staff of the Huntsville team in
the Southeastern league, has recovered,
from an illness that seized him al" 'it six
weeks ago. but he will not be able tc
pitch any more this season.