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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AJS'D NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907.
SOME SPRAYS FROM SPORTLAND’S BIG WATERFALL
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
[ NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Bing! Bing!
Listen to this:
It’s Will Hamilton's most recent and most torrid interview
with Charles Frank, manager of the New Orleans team:
"Come what may. We are ready.
"It they want to abolish salary and player Iliplts we are will
ing.
"It they Insist on disregarding both limits and let them stand
Idle on the league's by-laws, we are willing. We’ll do just like the
rest.
"It the small clubs want to put their necks In u halter anil hang
themselves we'll help them. We've been protecting them long
enough.
"There Is one thing we won't do any longer, and that Is to pay
particular attention to the laws ot the league while others are open
ly and flagrantly violating them. The rules were made for all. If
one Is permitted to disobey them there Is no reason for the rest to
obey them.
"I have been standing up for the strict letter of the law all along.
I hare protected the small clubs out of business policy. I have been
the first to call attention to violations because everybody looked to
me to do It. Nobody, not even the president of the league, has
shown anv ea
l guess
Iowa come across."
In those words, Manager Cholly Frank, Sunday, gave President
Kavanaugh one of the moat stinging criticisms ever directed ut the
president of the Southern League. In everything but plain words,
Mr. Frank declared that the salary and the player limits of the
league were a big farce. He said the w'ay things are being done In
the South now Is nothing short of u burlesque.
“What right have you to use Holland and Reilly?" Mr. Frank
was asked by Sporting Chat.
"They are my property. They belong to me," he replied. "I
can't play them until after the Cotton States League season for reg
ular service, but I can call on them any time they're not busy."
"Doesn't that conflict with the fourteen-man rule?" was the
next question.
"What’s the use of talking about that rule?" said Frank. “It's
a joke. Look what the othere are doing. Didn't Nashville violate
that rule and Isn't It violating It every day?
“What Is Atlanta doing hut violating the same rule every day? I
called attention to It and nobody denied that Billy Smith had ami has
fifteen men. Now they're trying to make an exception In his favor.
Laws are laws, and they don't stand for any exception!. Billy Smith la
no better than anybody else In Ihle league, and there la no reason why
he should be treated differently.
"What did Birmingham do last year? Didn't she borrow Castro
from Nashville within thirty days of the end of the season and then
win the championship? The fact that Castro went back to Nash
ville and was traded by Nashville to Atlanta for Morse, Is sufficient
proof that Birmingham didn't buy Castro. They let Vaughn get
away with that and several similar stunts.
“Discipline In this league Is a Joke.
"Look what Carr did up In Memphis. He went on the warpath.
Fought Hurlburt and the umps. and raised Cain generally. Did they
suspend him? Well, not much. He did the Alphonse act and that
was the last of It. It wasn't that way when Breltensteln cut up at
Memphis last year. Ha apologised all right, but the Memphis club
got him both suspended and lined.
“Everybody read In the newspapers what happened at Birming
ham the other day. In the last Inning Vaughn switched balls on us.
Oarvln threw the old ball over the grand stand and a new ball was
pitched out from the bench to Breltensteln, who was pitching. Breit
then took the new ball and threwthat over the fence. And the um
pire didn’t eay a word. He threw out a third ball.
‘1 have already tntd Kavanaugh that I had walked the chnlk-
llne as long as I am going to under the circumstances. Ho replied
that all cluba were treated alike. That’s tommy-rot. Any man who
has eyes to read and a little baseball sense to comprehend knows
that the league Is getting to be u Joke.
"It’e coming to a pretty paes when a manager gets out In front of
the grand stand and In the presence of ladles uses all kinds of
curse worde to hie players and to the umpire. This thing happened
in Birmingham and a Birmingham paper printed the facts. Vuughn
waa the manager."
Now allowing a slight margin for the natural exuberance
of our friend Hamilton we want to call attention to thin outburst.
It is a severe arraignment of the league and its president, and
"interesting if true.”
There is a considerable amount of plain unvarnished bosh in
the first part of jour Unulo Charley’s outbreak. That Dutchman
as a savior of smaller clubs and a prime mover in the law-aud-
ordcr department of the leagues is—well, is a laugh.
We thought that this “Hollnnd and Reilly” business would
come to light in time. Now, on Frank’s own statement, lie bus
been guilty of violating one of the league’s laws.
To give as an excuse for this violation the fact that Atlanta
and Nashville are violating the 14 player limit rule is puerile.
Whoover sa.vs that Atlanta is violating the limit is suffering
from the heat. Smith lias 14 men—Sid Smith, Sweeney, Zeller,
Castleton, Rowan, Ford, Spade, Fox, Jordan, Castro, Dyer, Pas-
kert, Winters and Bpcker. To say that Billy Smith, who has not
even been on the coaching line this season, is a "player” is rav
ing. We never knew that Nashville was violating the limit, llow
about it, up there in middle Tennessee?
That Castro-Birmingham incident is closed. Birmingham
pleaded “gnilty with extenuating circumstances” and the league
told the Barrons never to do it aguin and let it go at that. It is
silly to rake that up now.
We did not sec Carr run amuck in Memphis. If he did what
Frank said, then he should have been soaked a fine and suspended.
If Vaughn swore in the presence of ladies lie should get his,
too.
WILLIE KEELER, SCIENTIFIC BATSMAN
As for switching balls on Frank—well, if anybody can get
away with any "phoney ball act” on Charley they are entitled to.
Taking it as a wholo Frank’s verbal spasm sounds a little like
the howl of the loser.
Southern League Race Is
Closest in the Business
By CLIFFORD.
Hava you ever noticed the race In
the other leasues of the country?
you take the Handln( of the cluba of
the different leasues you will are that
the Southern la havlns easily the hot
test race of all.
What we mean by the cloaeat la that
the teams are all together. Memphis
Is leading the league at present and
Shreveport Is last. In the other leagues,
take the National for Instance, the
Chicago Cubs are .7*5 and the St. Louis
Cellar Champions are .ICS.
Memphis Is leading the Southern
with a percentage of .Ml and Tom
Fisher and hts Pirates are last with
the measley standing of .415. Not so
bad. eh?
At present the standings In the
Southern league could be changed
mighty quickly. In two weeks' time
’.he Memphll could poaelbly be the cel-
ar champions, while the Pirates could
te leading the league.
The standing of tome leagues with
the per cent of the first, second and
last clubs are as follows:
Southern League: First, Memphis,
Ml: second, Atlanta, .5(7: last, Shreve
port, .415.
South Atlantic: First, Jacksonville.
<21: second, Macon, .593. last Colum-
Jla. .294.
American League: First. Chicago,
174; second, Cleveland, .<46: last Bos
om. .221.
Louis. .216.
Cotton State* League: First, Gulf
port, .592; second. Mobile, .539: last,
.312.
American Association: First, Colum
bus, .625: second, Minneapolis, .558;
last, St. Paul. .396.
Gulf Coast League: First, Alexan
dria, .685; second, Lafayette. . 581;
last, Orange, 324
Macon Men Are
All Playing Ball
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga, June 18.—The Macon
baseball team has broken all records
so far this season when It comes to
winning ball.
Yesterday's game was the twelfth
straight for the locals. Out of thir
teen games played Macon har won
twelve and tied one a record that
now stands pat In the South Atlantic
League,
Jacksonville while on a trip at home
some time ago won eleven straights,
but the new record by Macon hi'i: put
a crimp into Mullaney's men.
Every man on the Maeon team Is
Willie la an example of what
head-work will do for a ball play
er. He la not a atar In anything
but brain*. He bats, fields and
runs baaes with the active assist
ance of hla head, and In conse
quence they can’t beat him much
at any of thoee stunts. Willie
makes a specialty of taking care of
himself, keeping on peaceable terms
with the umpires and behaving
himself generally.
It la doubtful If Clark Grimth has
a more valuable player than Keeler,
and It Is a cinch that Willie has a
Job with the Highlanders aa long
as he retains hla big league useful-
nese.
RAIN STOPS GAMES
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Alabama Loses by
Very Close Score
Special to The Georgian.
Amherst, Maas., June IS.—Amherst
defeated the University of Alabama 2
! here yesterday afternoon. The
game was tfed until the last Inning,
when Amherst secured the winning
run.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Amheret 200 000 001— 3 6 5
Alabama 100 100 000— 2 3 6
Batteries—McClure and Henry; San
ders and King.
Umpire Rudderham has reconsidered
hla determination to resign from the
Southern League and will play
“Demon” for the remainder of the sea
son. The Southern League would have
Buffered If Rudderham had resigned. It
would have left the league with only
one competent umpire, Chief Zimmer.—
New Orleans States.
The elements cut Into the baaeball
game at Little Rock Wednesday,
sloppy, drizzly, Arkansas deluge turned
loose early In the afternoon and there
waa nothing doing In the way of base
ball games.
So there was nothing for Billy Smith
and hla men to do but smother the
grouch they muat have felt and hike
for Shreveport—on the hottest, bump
lest run of the entire circuit.
Poor old Mike Finn. Ha la the only
unlucky Irishman In the baaeball bust-
ness today.
When he had three pitchers and
1-2 ball players there was never a
rainy day. though Mika tat up nights
praying for rain. And now that he has
a full team In good running order It
rains about every other day.
And Macon won again! That makes
only one dosen straight for Llpe's
Lively Llmmera.
If the Llpers keep this up, look out
for two pennants In Georgia this year.
Gueaa this Isn’t the Now York Ameri
cans’ year for winning the pennant.
The Highlanders loot to Detroit again
Wednesday, this time by the rural score
of 16 to 4. And the Yanks made ten
errors.
Well, that puts it up to the trained
In-Macon Clevelanders to bring back
the honors to Georgia.
Listen to the howl of C. Frank:
"Of course we’ve been up
against it pretty hard, but we’ll
continue to win. In a few daye
we'll be back with our full
strength. With our whole team
on hand we would have broken
all records in the East on that
trip.
“We shouldn’t have lost a
game at Birmingham, and It's
a cinch that we would have
won all three at Atlanta, but
for our crippled condition.
Montgomery and Nashville
| Standing of the Clubs.
Southern League.
CLUBS— Played. Wot. Lost. P, C.
Meuilihls 44 26 II .591
ATLANTA 46 27 19 .587
New Orleans 43 22 21 .512
Nashville.
Mont:
Montgomery . . .
Hlrtnlnghaui. . . .
Little Itoclc. . . .
Shreveport. . . .
47 21 26 .447
Jacksonville.
Macon M
Charleston 66
Aiiguatn 51
Hnvannah 52
Columbia 51
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ATLANTA'S GREAT STUNT THIS YEAR IS
WINNING BALL GAMES BY A SINGLE RUN
New York 45
Philadelphia 44
Pittsburg 42
Boston 45
Cincinnati 46
< Brooklyn .. a * ... 46
It take** a good ball club
guinea by one run.
Last year Atlanta had a team which
waa within about one run to the game
nant. The Crackers always rallied
little late and usually lost, when they
did lose, by a nurrow murgln or a run
or two.
This year, though the Trackers have
developed the encouraging habit of
making the rnllfes long enough and
hard enough to win gnmes.
So far this year Atlanta has won
eight games by one run while she has
lost only thre by that narrow margin.
That gives Atlanta a balance of five
close games— eight won, three lost. No
other club has nearly ns good a bal
ance. Montgomery Is the only other
club <n the league which has made a
good showing In close games. The
Pretcels have won seven by one run
und lost only four by that margin.
Hhreveport has a tine record In that
respe.'t—backwards. Fisher’s team has
not won a game by one run this year,
but has lost seven by that tnarglh.
New Orleans has had un even break
win In that respect, winning eight and los
' ing eight by one run.
Little R6rk takes the bun as a lost
by-one-run performer. Finn’s team has
lost nine thin year by that margin.
Here are the records:
Games Won by Ons Run.
April 9—New Orleans 3, Shreveport 2.
April 12—Nashville 5. Birmingham 4.
April 13—Nashville 4. Birmingham 3.
April 14—New Orleans 5, Shreveport
April 20—Memphis 5. Shreveport 4.
April 25—Atlanta 5. Nashville 4; Lit
tle Rock 4, New Orleans 3.
April 26—Montgomery 3. Birmingham
2; Little Rock 5, Shreveport 4.
April 27—Nashville 6. Atlanta 6;
Birmingham 2, Montgomery 1.
April 29—Nashville 3. Montgomery 2;
New Orleans 2, Little Rock 1.
April 30—Atlanta 2. Birmingham 1.
May 2—Atlanta 2, Birmingham 1.
May 3—Little Rock 5, Memphis 4.
May 6—Memphis 8. New Orleans 2.
May 7—Atlanta 3, New Orleans 2.
May 11—Atlanta 2, Memphis 1: Lit
tle Rock 5, Nashville 4.
May 13—Nashville 2, Memphis 1;
New Orleans 5, Montgomery 4.
May 14—New Orleans 3. Montgom
ery 2.
May 15—Atlanta 4, Little Rock 3;
Montgomery 2, New Orleans 1.
May 17—Birmingham 6, Little Rock
5; New Orleans 2, Nashville 1.
May 19—New Orleans 2. Nashville 1.
May 22—Memphis 2, Birmingham 1.
May 23—Memphis 4, Birmingham 3,
May 25—Atlanta 2, 8hreveport 1;
Birmingham 2. Little Rock 1.
May 26—Meinphls 4, Nashville 3
May 28—Little Rock 2, Birmingham 1,
May 30—Montgomery 4-6, Little Rock
3-5.
May 31—Montgomery 6, Little Rock 5.
June 2—Memphis 5. Shreveport 4.
June 4—Birmingham 5, New O
leans 4.
June 5—Nashville 6, 8hreveport 4.
June 7—Atlanta 5, New Orleans 4;
Nashville 4, Little Rock I.
June 8—New Orleans 4, Atlanta 3;
Little Rock 6, Atlanta 3.
June 9—Montgomery 3, New Or
leans 2.
June 10—Atlanta 6, Little Rock 4.
June 12—Memphis 2, Nashville 1.
American League.
CLUBS— Played. Won. 1
Cblcngo . . . • . . . 46 31
Cleveland ...... 48 31
Detroit 43 26
Philadelphia 46 25
New York 43 20
St. Louis 48 19
Washington 42 14
Boston. 46 15
CI.UB8—
Played.
played us to a finish, but if the
club had b«* n , n good
we would have won nearly
all of those games, too. in
stead of winning live and lus.
Ing six, we would have wan
nine and loat two—and that
counting the Pfennlnger rob
beries.
"I haven't seen a thing I
would swap the Pelicans for
We’re the best club In the
league and with an even break
In luck we’ll Impress this fact
on the public's mind real soon
’’But the league's getting to
be a Joke."
And right after this Montgomery
shuts the Pelicans out.-
Dumb playing by Up-ln-the-Alr
Guess Is said to have been responsible
for the Wednesday dlsaater.
Charley Babb has signed C. W. Van.
dergrlft, a University of Illinois player
The National commission has decl6M
not to reopen the Jake Stahl case. Stahl
Is dissatisfied with his salary and play.
Ing position with the White Sox.
Washington will release Lave Cr»,i
and Larry Schlafly. Jim Deletion:;-
takes Croa.’ place, while Schlafly’s job
will be held down by Perrlne.
Montgomery has protested the game
played with New Orleans when Frank
called on hla Gulfport fishery for men
and thua exceeded the "fourteen-men
limit." It la hard to see how Frank
can hope for anything but an adverse
decision In this case.
We see by The New Orleans States
that "Nye and Ball, two Atlanta cast,
offs, are playing splendid baseball for
Montgomery."
Query—When did Atlanta cast off
Nye?
We note In a Shreveport paper that
Johnny Carr studied for the priesthood
once. You would never think It, if you
should see Johnny having one of his
baseball brain-storms.
HARLEY WINS
FOR P. LIPE
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., June 13.—Macon again
downed the top-notchers yesterday,
making it three straights from the Jays.
Both teams played fine ball, but Ma
con hit when hits most counted, while
Harley kept the six hits secured off of
him well scattered.
In the third Inning Harley pitched
fine ball. With two men on bases and
nobody out. Harley fanned the first two,
and the third went out on a foul fly.
The game was full of feature playing,
not only on the Macon side, but by
Jacksonville as well.
This afternoon will be the last game
for Macon at home, for about two
weeks. In this afternoon’s game Sav-
Idge will work for the Jays, while
Quinn will wrestle for the local team.
Macon.
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Tifton.
Short. 2b.
Dowell, as. . . .6
Youmans, If. . .6
Walton, rf. . .5
Montgomery, c. . 6
Freeman, 3b. . .5
Norris, lb. . . .5
Daughtry, cf. . . 5
O'Quinn, p. . . . 5
Totals 49
Cordele.
Kilby, cf. , . . 4
Williams, If. . .3
McGhee, c. & p. 3
Tracy, J„ 2b. . . 3
McMillan. 3b. . . 3
Miller, ss. . . .3
Tracy. A., lb., c. 3
n. rf. . . . 3
| Fate, p., lb. ... 3
upon It. { —
one year ago today Macon stood In
fifth place, and only had a l«H>ae grip
at that, being two games from falling I Tifton 350 226 20*—20
Into the cellar—and on through. But [^oi dele .. 000 000 000— 0
Manager I.lpe this season hat picked summary: Two-baae hits. Dowell.
| Daughtry; three-base hit. Montgom-
: ery: struck «>ut, by O’Quinn 24, Pate 3,
“ u i .McGhee 2; bases on balls, off Pate 3:
a Mhlt by pitched boll. J. Tracy; sacrifice
hit. Freeman: Wild piteh.'Pate 5; stolen
And Charlie Frank refused to accept
Mike McCann—the outfielder still be
longs to Malarky and the local fans
would be tickled to (Lath to see him
nee more In right field hitting ’em
out and throwing like ho did in the »>ld
days before he fell off of the water
wagon.—Montgomery Advertiser.
TIFTON WINS GAME
FROM CORDELE TEAM.
Special to The Georgian.
Tifton, Ga., June 13.—Tifton contln
ues to defeat every club that cornea up
to the rock. Tuesday afternoon the
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his men more carefully. an<f
them a splendid try-out.
This spring’s early jiractic w«
great help to the Macon tean . tin-
tha. time Macon went up against
some of the xtrongeM teams lr» the
country, and defeated them.
In one game with the Cleveland
Americans Macon won by the »V
I. and they also defeated the New
York Americans two games.
Macon while on the road w».i play
showing up way above the standard, j eight games, and It Is the hope of ev-
und all are nlavina the mat American * eev fan In this citv that thev will come
National League: First. Chicago, und all are playing the great American*ery fan In this city that they will come
878: second, New York. .689: last, SL game as though their llv.s depom d home standing *n first place.
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UNION POINT LOSES.
Special to The Georgian.
Rutledge, Ga, June 13.—The Union
Point baeeball team, made up of stars
from Union Point, Madison and Burk-
head. went down In defeat before the
alrong Rutledge nine here Tuesday to
the tune of 6 to 1 before the largest
crowd of the season.
The feature of the game waa the bat
tery work of Sams and Smith for Rut-
Irdge. Sams waa Invincible throughout
the game, and only In the seventh In
ning after Rutledge had the game
copped, did he let up, allowing one
Union Pointer to cross the plate.
The two teams are scheduled to meet
at Union Point Tuesday, June 18.
Score by Innings: R,H. E.
Rutledge . . . .011 020 20*— < 10 2
Union Point . . .000 ooo 100— 18 4
Batteries -Sams and Smith- Stokes.
Dickens and Hollla. Umpire, Porter.
Attendance. 450.
Rutledge has won every game played
thL season, and Is ready to play any
amateur team In middle Georgia
The New Orleans players hate Castro
so much that the writers are now say
ing Ball of Montgomery ha* him beat.
Till* doesn’t show up Castro. It only
sbowa up the man who expresses the
o:—Birmingham New*.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
Atlanta.Little Rock, rain.
Metnpbls Nashvllle, rain.
Shreveport 7, Birmingham 1.
Montgomery 1, New Orleans 0.
South Atlantio.
Charleston 3, Aiigustn 2.
Mncou 4, Jacksonville 0.
Columbia 2, Savannah 0.
American.
Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 0.
Cleveland 12, Boston 8.
Chicago 13, Washington L
Detroit 16, New York 4.
National,
Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 4.
American Association.
Louisville 6, St. Paul 4.
Columbus 4. Kansas City 3.
Toledo <, Milwaukee 4.
Cotton States.
Virginia 8tata,
Roanoke 7, Lynchburg 3.
Danville 2, Nnrtolk I (eleven Innings),
Portsmouth 5, Richmond L
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY,
Nashville In Little Rock.
People on the circuit begin to believe
that Atlanta, Birmingham, Naahvtlle
and Memphis will be In the first divis
ion. New Orleans may nose Nashville
or Memphis out, but Birmingham and
Atlanta are sure flret dlvlalnnera. Beta
are being made freely at odda that on
the first of August Birmingham will
lead the league,—Birmingham News.
Murdock, cf . . , 4
Llpe, 3b 3
Houston. If. ... 3
Stinson, rf 4
Rhoton, 2b. ... 4
Wohlleben, lb . . 4
Pepe, aa 3
Hnmlsh, c, . ,.3
Harley, p.. . ... 3
Totals 31
Jackaonvitts,
Evans, 2b. .. ..4
Blerkotte, as. . . 2
Viola, If 4
Mullaney, lb. . . 4
Lewis, 3b. . . .4
Burt, cf . . . . 4
Walters, rf, . . . 3
Roth, c 3
Sltton, p. 3
ab.
h. po. a e.
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Totals 31
Score by Innings:
Jacksonville 000 000 000—- 0
Mncon 000 202 OOx— 4
Summary: Left on baaee, Macon 4.
Jacksonville 7; struck out, by Sltton 9,
Harley 8; baaes off Sltton 1: hit by
pitcher, Blerkotte 2; stolen basts,
Stinson 3, Rhoton 2, Houston, Viola,
Blerkotte, sacrifice hlte, Houston. Wal
ters; two-baae hits, Burt, Walters;
double plays, Pepe to Wohlleben. Time
1:39. Umpire, Harry Mace.
“NOT OUR REGULARS,”
SAYS A DOUGLAS FAN.
To Sporting Editor of Georgian:
I wish to make some corrections in
your publication of the game between
Broxton and Douglas. Douglas did not
even know’ they were coming until they
heard the noise on one of our back lot**,
and found some long-whiskered men
from Broxton playing our third nine
boys from 10 to 14 years of age.
At the beginning of the fourth Iwfing
the score waa 19 to 8 for Broxton. Then
the batter>* for the first team went in
and shut them out for six innings,
while the kids made 18 runs. The score
ended 21 to 19 In favor of Douglas.
We wish to correct this*because It
throws a bad light on our regular team*
some of whom are professionals.
Douglas, Ga., June 11, 1907.
A FAN.
A FALLEN STAR
How the Average Boston Fan Sizes Up the Passing
of Jimmy Collins, Leader of World’s Champions,
Now, surely yer mistaken, boy. It can’t be good old Jim:
Ther atn t another feller on thla earth plays third like him.
You rah t tell me that any manager with any sense
Would swap Jim Collins for a kid worth hardly thirty cents.
Why, man alive. I’ve seen that feller run In fer the bunts,
And take etn fore (he batter knew he’d hit ’em—and the etunts
That boy could do a-apeajln’ of the liner whistlin’ by
W aa enough to make fanatics yelp and whoop and laugh and cry.
Why, the whip of Jimmy Collllns waa the toast of all this land: ,
When we put the crimp In Pittsburg. I waa watchln’ from the stand.
And I know what I’m a-ehoutin’ or—the league went almply wllu—
And to think they’ve gone snd traded Jimmy Collins fer a child!
v-iiat’s that? (I wouldn’t go to see no kid a-playln’ third.
So the story of hie fanning, boot* and muffs I haven’t heard.)
)ou say he made a two-base hit and almost scored a run?
Gee whlx, thats great! I tell you Knlght’e the boy to start the fun.
Fa vs I to all the fans I know a day or two ago:
V*- *”I** n *" over, while he’, here vthave no allow,
j °i!*^ trade that dead one off fer such a lad
Knight.**
LEE F. HEACOCki In Cleveland *Ne»a.
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And, by gosh, they goes and does It, and It proves my Judgment right!
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