Kirby Will Be Held for Boston Braves
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OGER TWIRLS WELL KIRBY WAS TOLD THA : iri PINCHES AND GETS CUBS OFFERED $10,000 I GULLS EVEN BREAK Will Be Held For Boston Braves FOR LATER DELIVERY j J • __ Kirby • ••••••••••••a.. # CUBS’ SCOUT OFFERED TO GUDGER TWIRLS EFFECTIVELY FINN SECURES WAIVERS GIVE $10,000 FOR KIRBY ON HIS FOUR TWIRLERS IN PINCHES AND WINS EASILY _ -.PH r Manager Bris Lord Will Hold His Phenom for Boston Braves. Seven Southern League Clubs Waive on Merritt, Liebhardt, ROBERTSON HIT TIMELY BY Youngster is Natural Hitter—Became a Steele and Holmes—Three New Players En Route ODELL AND KIRBY—M’BRIDE Is Some Merchant Star Chance Speed to Join the Chicks , by HAS A BIG DAY—GUDGER -jy-- STARS fly REUBEN A. LEWIS What the other clubs In the league for any one of them," said the Celt In Atlanta. Is one of the numerous was shown Mique exniomou bhiuw. »• think of hie pitching staff been anxious to usual. During the Southern league pilot* who "cusses" the Bris Lord under fire. SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING wanted to watch every man to Mique Finn, the Irish leader of the Feds. Hut for the activity of the out- his star—LaRue Kirby Played. Won. Lost. Pet yield young As I had only three outfielders, including law circuit, Muggsy McGraw \ould have substitute in the Chattanooga 69 39 80 .565 Memphis club. In a spirit of pessimism, HAD—to the majors the Mobile treasury myself, I had to get a given him the choice of any recruit he 39 33 .557 waivers on The told me that he had Mobile 70 the Chick manager asked have taken an abrupt swelling. outfield. boys had. Hut. with the Feds ready to sign would Pensacola In Atlanta .*67 37 30 .552 proved a good hitter with Pitchers Howard Merritt, Uebhardt, anyone ho had bound for the 39 32 .519 Southern, Jack McCarty, scout for the Chicago so sent him out there. New Orleans 71 the outfield, I Steele and Holmes. To his surprise tho McGraw did not have the nerve to tempt • • * Birmingham .C»$ HR 32 .529 was directed by the Chicago moguls seven clubs in the waived fate. Cubs, Nashville 6S 34 34 .500 other league "The big fellow proved a wonderful With the coming of Kent, Works and to the blond outfielder the “once- Memphis 68 28 40 .432 on each flinger. give surprise. He started walloping them to Clothier, there will he several to leave Montgomery 73 25 48 .342 When Twlrlers Ralph Works and over” and report at headquarters. As all corners and bagging everything that the Memphis club. McDermott* in the came his way. So I just decided to keep Maurice Kent report to the Memphis did not he to Montgomery early spring care to play in the directed, journeyed to him there, for it was Impossible get Results Yesterday club, there will be no delay about ship- south and may bo sent away. However last week and was pleasantly astounded anything from the big leagues with the Mobile 5. Birmingham 2. ping his discards to points unknown. he has been playing in fine form recently. Federal® so active in their search for 2, New Orleans 1. "There's not a club in the league that the by the deft swatting antics of his pros- Montgomery Burke, recruit from the Appalachian, proper material. Atlanta 10, Memphis 1. thinks enough of our pitchers to pay $400 has been given his outright release. pect. * • • Chuttanooga 9, Nashville 4. was shifted “Straightway the “Ivory-hunter” hied “When Calhoun Injured. 1 him to first base and there he starred. Games to tlie sanctium of Manager Bris Lord Today In fine, I think he Tvill prove a star in Montgomery at Birmingham the He is a and engaged in an entertaining conversa- majors- some day. just Memphis at Atlanta. lor lie will be 24 on bis NATIONAL the knowledge youngster yet, Nashville at Chattanooga. LEAGUE tion. McCarty conveyed student next birthday. He is a willing New Orleans at Mobile. to Lord that he was strong for Kirby and that is a matter of great satisfac- tion. There is no doubt that he is a nat- inning, won hi* own and wanted him to set his price on him. Responding deftly In the pinches. Jim STANDING practically game ural hitter. If he has a weakness, Won. Lout. Pot. in the ninth when lie doubled, V With his usual reserve, Lord hinted that Gudger checked the Barons and won. 6 Played. scoring don’t think tlie have found it. It .611 pitchers New York 54 33 21 W lulling, who also had made a two- the season was and told McCarty to 2. The was faced with young was supposed that he couldn’t lilt a hall huge spitbaUist 67 80 27 .526 || Cincinnati base hit. The final score was Boston that he did not wish to sell Kirby now. on the but he has driven out trying situations but he ex- 30 .616 outside, frequently, St. Louis .. 62 32 * * * * T. New York 8. A pass to Stock, fol* many long hits on outside balls. He hits tended himself and emerged unscathed Philadelphia 64 27 27 .600 After the interview, Mc- lowed by Meyers’ home run, tied the disappointing to all three fields." from the yawning pitfalls. Dick Robert- Chicago 69 29 30 .492 his 65 27 28 .491 score for New York in the seventh. \ Carty sought prospect. Having son was batted for 10 hits, three going Pittsburg The fielder was born on De- Scui »•: • big right .. 66 24 32 429 known him in the majors, the Cub scout to lack bis Boston cember at St. Mich. He for extra bases, and seemed 30. 1889, Johns, .. 64 23 31 .426 Boston— AB. R. H. O. A. K. told Kirby that he hoped to elevate him Brooklyn opened his professional career with the usual effectiveness in the pinches. Gilbert, rf. 4 0 2 2 1 0 to the Cubs. “I’d $10,000 for you,” give Lansing club in the South Michigan Aggressive fighting gave the Barons the Phillies in Ninth Kvers, 2b.3 1 1 2 4 0 in After a Hally said the Chicago scout to the youngster. league 1910 as a pitcher. lead, but the Gulls staged a batting rally Connolly, if.6 o 2 1 0 0 to Philadelphia, June 26.—A rally In the brief stay of one month, he went Maranville, ss. .. 3 1 l 1 4 1 But instead of becoming inflated with in the fifth and gained an irretrievable fj Travers where he until ninth the victory over that know City, played July gave Philadelphia Gowdy, lb.6 1 2 11 0 0 pride, Kirby replied he did not trio of runs. To the cudgels of A1 O’Dell 26. 1912, when he was purchased by tne Brooklyn today, 8 to 7. Burns and Byrne Deal, 3b.6 o 0 0 0 0 what Lord wanted to do with but him, Giants for $2500. As a he was and Larue Kirby the Baron flinger may of.4 3 2 0 0 pitcher, singled, Becker bunted, Cutahaw fell cov- Mann, 2 tlmt he wanted to please his boss. the wonder of the league. When he was attribute his downfall. O'Dell hit safely Whaling, c. 4 1 1 8 4 1 ering first base and Pfeffer's throw went The big outfielder admitted that Mc- purchased by Scout Wilbert Robertson. first three to the James, p. I o o o 1 o on each of his trips Beck- Kirby led the twirlers with 19 victories wild, Burns and Byrne scoring and Strand, p.4 0 2 0 1 0 Carty was willing to pay $10,000 for his plate, while Larue Kirby walloped the and two losses. er reachtfig third. Lobert's sacrifice fly release and delivery at the close of the home run witnessed In many days Unusual as it is for a moundsman to be longest ■cored Becker with the winning run. Totals .38 7 13 27 15 2 season after- O’Dell Southern, league yesterday a lias an of with the aforementioned periled heavy hitter, Kirby average Score: I noon. However, he declared that he over This he upon second base. .300 for five years. year, AB. R. H. O. A. E. New York— A13. R. H. O. A. K. made a determined effort Brooklyn- wanted to stay in the Southern through- has a swatting mark of .339. In 1913, with Clyde McBride CENTER FIELDER STEWART Peso her, cf. 4 1 1 2 0 0 O'Mara, ss. 6 1 2 2 1 1 out the he to overhaul the Gulls us he registered four year, for he realized lacked Pensacola In the Cotton States league —Photo G. Baird 0 0 Burns, rf.5 l l i o o Lil by Henry Daubert, lb. 6 1 1 12 the proper experience to make him a and in the South Atlantic, he singles off big Jim Gudger. Marcan Flftrher, as.3 0 u t I i Charleston, Dalton, cf. 4 110 0 0 secured one hit, but it rolled to the In Stewart the Barons have a a hit regular in big league ranks. This iB the 1912 was only season he only likely that ordinarily provides access to Robertson, If. .. 1 0 1 1 0 0 slugged .302; th^e Wheut, If. 6 1 1 1 0 0 first has ever outfield bleachers and the second sucker year that he played regu- failed to hit over the three century mark successor to Speedy Bob Messenger, the second.