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THE ATLANTA GIJOItGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1911.
Somebody Ought to Start Something in
the. Sporting WorlfMt’s Deadly Dull Now
GEORGIA
DOUBLE PAG
Here goes a last final shot at the Savannah automobile rac
ing situation—and then we’ll pass it up as a. dead issue, tho
there's no telling which way we shall turn in this vast lull in
the sporting storm.
We want to risk the opinion first that Savannah will never
give up the Orend Prize while the picking continues good.
Goodness only knows what the burg cleared up on tho rac
ing week. Tens of thousands of people spent nearly a full week
there. Those people were spenders, and they were forced to
pay top prices for everything. For example, the writer paid
$12 for five days’ use of a third-story, hall bedroom, without
heat. Normally, $3 would have been extravagant pay for such
a room. And that was just about tho proportion of Grand
Prize prices to normal prices. Wo hit a little restaurant down
there the day before the Grand Prize prices went into effect.
One item was "roast turkey, 40 cents.” Tho next day, in tho
same restaurant, with the market price of turkey on tho hoof
unchanged, that item read: “Roast turkey, 90 cents.”
Of course, everybody paid the price and mado the most of
it. The gang was out for a lark, and double and treble prices
were all right. But will Savannah give up a chance to got
tens of thousands of dollars poured into tho town every fall!
It seems improbable. And yet they say that they wilL
If Savannah does give up its fall rtfee meeting. Atlanta
ought to get in line and grab those racing crowds. There is
the speedway that might bo utilized. Also many experts have
gone over Atlanta roads and pronounced them excellent for
road racing purposes. What pcoplo want nowadays is a short
course, with few turns and long straightaways. Doubtless such
a course could be worked up in Atlanta and a race meeting
promoted that would rank right noar tho top.
Thero are few places in America now where road racing is
done—at Santa Monica and at Elgin, mainly. Thero will al
ways be room for one big fall meet of some sort, and the
manufacturers will always want one big Southern race.
Atlanta ought to be the place for it
Newspaper men who gathered at Savannah—and thero was
surely a bunch of them—united in being a little distrustful of
the purposes that actuated tho American Automobilo associa
tion in barring Barney Oldfield, who was acting as represen
tative of The Morning News, from the press stand. The “Three
A” representatives alleged that thoy barred Barney merely be
cause ho was under the ban as a driver. The newspaper men
couldn’t help thinking, however, that Barney got the ax be
cause he had dared to criticiso tho American Automobilo as
sociation in his various articles. The “Three A’ ? has always
been inclined to fear and resent criticism and tho nowspapor
men say that this fear-, coupled with the fact that they “got
away” with tho Oldfield incident, is likely to lead them to bar
from press stands any nowspaper men who are inclined to be
tbo liberal with the knocks.
Our private opinion is that the governing befdy of Amer
ican racing acted childishly. Oldfield was clearly our for pub
licity. It didn’t matter a hang to him whether he covered
the races from the press stand or from tho Firestone box.
What he wanted was to keep before the public. If tho “Three
A’s” had let him go in the stand he would have been forgot
ten—for Barney is no great writer. Instead the contest board
held a meeting and debarred Barney. Naturally this fact was
wired all over America, Barney was onabled to poso as a martyr-
and tho ex-speed king got tho desired publicity.
For doing tho wrong thing, or for doing the right thing
absolutely backwards, you have to hand it to the A. A. A.
Speaking of the races, you surely must slip it to that lnd
Bruce-Brown. When he won in 1910 with a Benz thoy said he
was lucky Bnd were inclined to regard his victory ns a fluke.
This year he won again, this time with a Fiat. After that,
one in inclined to think that more credit should go to Bruce-
Brown than to the machine.
The big American lad is not only a wondorful driver, but
he appears to be the quietest and most unassuming sort of a
chap. After the race Thursday, he went to tho press box to
send a telegram. After a lot of congratulating, somebody
proposed three cheers, and they wore given—which was a style
of press box demonstration the like of which wo never saw in
an experience of considerable duration.
Whei
hen these doings wero over, somebody asked Bruce-
Brown for an explanation of how he won.. “Well,” ho said,
“I saw it was an erratio race, and so I just drove like tho
devil.”
And so he surely did—as “his smashing of all world’s speed
records so clearly showed.
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HEMPHILL
ATLANTA’S
MANAGER
THIS IS A SNAPPY FOOTBALL PICTURE
Former Star of the New York American Team Will
Succeed Otto Jordan aB Manager of the Crackers.
Will Come at Once to Take Charge, and He Will
Probably Winter Here.
Charley Hemphill,, former American league star, and rer
garded by experts as the best man for a minor league mana
ger among all .the available big leaguers, has been landed as
manager of the Atlanta team. At a meeting of tho Atlanta
Baseball association directors Saturday morning, which was at
tended by President' Callaway, Vice President Nunnally- and
Secretary Ryan, the deal was , ratified, and Hemphill will
come at once to Atlanta to take charge.
It is understood that Hemphill will bring his family to At
lanta, and that he will reside here as long as he continues as
the local mogul.
The new manager will come here with the entire ap
proval of Frank Farrell, of the New York Americans, who has
agreed to use the local club as his farm; and his presence on
the local job will make it certain that Atlanta will get all the
best of the Highlander cast-oflfs.
Hemphill will he a playing manager ■with Atlanta, and will
work in the outfield. Last year ho hit .284 and he has pri
vately agreed to refund his salary ifOiq doesn’t hit .300 next
season.
■K
COBB BOOSTED HEMPHILL
When Told Last Week That Highland Outfielder Would :
Probably Be Atlanta’s Next Manager, He Was j
Enthusiastic in His Praise.
"If you had raked tha big leagues with a ane comb." said Ty Cobb, "I
don't believe you could have secured a better man to lead Atlanta's team
next year than Chnrley Hemphill."
Just before the banquet given Ty by the Ad Men. Major Frank E. Cal
laway, president of tho Atlanta Baseball association, took the great baseball
player aside and told him frankly who the directors were trying to land as
Atlanta’s mogul.
“Now, Ty," said Major Callaway, "wo look on you as a local man and I
don't mind telling you In confidence who we are trying to get from the High
landers. I want you to teii me frankly what you think of this man and If ho
will make a good player and a good leader of men."
Cobb's ability to Judge a ball player on tho field and off- Is respected
throughout the major league clrcults and when he pronounced Ills good opin
ion of Hemphill, Major Callaway at ones redoubled his efforts to land the
man. New York had Just asked waivers on him and tho fact that Chicago
refused to walvo at first was like a dash of cold water In the major's face.
Cobb continued In his praise of the new manager and stated that he
would mako one of the best outfielders In this league and that he was also a
man whom tho other players respected and looked up to.
ulted," sold Ty. "and let
“Put that man in center field, where he Is best sui
Jordan play sec,aid and lie |le|d captain, and you are certain to have a win
ning team next year, I'll guarantee that he'll put some ginger Into- this
lenguo and will keep his men running In good form from tho start. Then,
too, ho Is a man that the big leaguo managers would bo willing to have train
their unseasoned rcchilte. That ono fact will mako It easier for you to got
young, speedy players from the majors and will enable you to bolster up your
team from time to time."
The pluckieet men in the Yalo-Brown game is shown in this picture putting forth ono of his ii-nsit effort!
He is Captain Sprackling, of the defeated Brown team. Sprackling is being downed after a short run -iobnd Yale)
loft flank. The gritty Brown captain came,thru the disastrous conflict with flying colors. Besides rujininj til
team, he carried the ball’for Brown’s best gains and kept up his Titan-like work with a never-aay-die spirit cfeow
M’NAMARA IS
GOLF LEADER
Has Good Score for 36 Holes
at Memphis and Helps Keep
Name Before the Public.
Memphis, Tsnn., D«o. 2*—Tom Mc
Namara, the Boston professional, an-
$19.36, WASHINGTON
AND RETURN,
VIA SEABOARD.
Tickets told December 2 to 6, In*
elusive, limit December 19. Through
trainee eteel equipment. City ticket of
fice, 88 Peachtree. Phones 100.
ono of the chief causes of hia troui
Cincinnati last season was the failure of
every man who tried to play short field.
| OTTO WILL 8TI0K.
-i- otto Jordan has accepted, terms -I*
4* to play second base for the Crack- 4*
+ ere and will continue with the 4*
4- team. 4-
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CABLE PIANO CO.,
84 North Broad St.,
The rumor trill not down that Presl-
dent Kbbets. of the Brooklyn dub, la
planning to leaaa a plot at Fulton and
Crescent-ets.. Brooklyn, for a new ball
CHANGE OF SCHED
ULES, W. & A. R. R.
Effective Sunday. December 1, the
following changes will be made In tha
schedules of the W. * A. It. R. and N.
C. & St. L. Ry.: - ,»
No. 4, will leave Atlanta S:50 p. m.
No. 94 will leave Atlanta 7:4! a. m.
No. *5 will arrive Atlanta 7:M p. m.
No. 179 will leave Rome 4:10 p. m..
arriving Kingston 5:15 p. m.
No changee In echedulet ,of other
trains.
C- E. HARMAN.
General Passenger Agent.
around in case be la unable to renew hla
lease of Washington park, which still 1
three years to run.
CHARLES HEMPHILL.
He Is Atlanta’s new manager.
golf championship*yesterday when he
turned In the low score of 151. over a
field of 36 golfers. In the first 36 holes
of the 72-hole Marathon. McNamara
made the morning round In 76, the low
est 18 holes of tho day, and the after
noon round In-76.
Fred McLeod, of St. Louis, was sec
ond, with a score of 154, and William
Kidd, of St. Louis, was third, with a
score of 165. McLeod and Kidd bet
tered tholr scores In the afternoon, aft
er 78 and 79 stroke rounds, respectively,
In the morning.
Till’ playing of J. J. McDermott, of
Atlantic City, open champion; Alex
Smith, former open champion, of Wil
mington, and Robert Simpson, present
Western champion, of Kenosha, was a
disappointment to galleries which fol
lowed them. McDermotfs scoro was
157, Smith’s 158 and Simpson’s 159.
The third 18-holo round of tho 72-
hole event will bo played this morning.
The first prize to the professional Is
1300 In gold and a gold mednl offered by
tho Southern Golf association. Mc
Namara and McLeod were favorites In
the betting last night, with McNamara
slight choice on account of his steady
playing tuuay and his good putting on
the local greens, where the majority of
others fell down.
CURE FOR INCIPIENT DISTEMPER.
Altho anything suggestive of dis
temper has not been In my kennels for
years, this line of reasoning has al
ways been held In reserve as the way
treatment should be outlined: As soon
as a young dog seems too quiet, or
stays in the nest In place of coming
out with the others, ho Is examined
and his temperature taken. If It is
above 100, ho Is taken to the top room
of the house, In which there Is a large
closet, where he Is shut up and where
he has a sleeping box and water pro
vided. lii an hour or two his tem
perature is again taken, and If It is go
ing up, a one-grain quinine pill is ad
ministered. If .the temperature holds
steady, no medicine Is given, and no
effort Is made to force feed on the
puppy till later. Probably the next
morning there ts nasal discharge and
the sun Is In the room. The: teds
treatment, except that if the weed
outside Is In any way Inclement 1
puppy may not be returned tc the k{
j nels for a few days longer. The *i
of the treatment is plenty of inter
drink and freedom from drafts In ;
closet; the room door ts never ta
except for Ingress or egress, and t)
Is Immediately closed.—James Watd
In Country Life In America far I
cember 15.
follows. The temperature is carefully
‘ with the
watched, and any rise checked
quinine. On the second day feeding
MARMION RECOVERING.
Baltimore, Md., Dec, 2.—Robert K.
Marmlon, twenty years of age. of
Washington, a son of the late Rear
Admiral Marmlon, ts recovering In the
Johqs Hopkins hospital from Injuries
sustained In a football game yesterday.
Young Marmlon received brain contu
sions and was unconscious for - four
hours.
RIVERSIDE WINS AGAIN.
Gainesville, Q*„ Dee. 2.—Riverside
defeated Clemson second team here
Thanksgiving day 16 to 0. Tho game
was devoid of Interest and was marked
throughout by wrangling and squab'
bllng.
NOT CRIPPLED AFTER ALL.
Washington, Dec. 2,—Crippled foa
life, the physicians' first diagnosis, will
not be the fate of John McMorrts, the
young’halfback of Mount St. Marys
team of pmmltshurg, Md., whose spine
was twisted In the football game on
Thnnksglvlng day with tile Catholic
university team here. The physicians
today stated that McMorrls will not be
permanently Injured.
The gossips, headed by C. W. Murphy,
of the Cubs, ’ say that they’ve heard
clnnati Beds.
In th^ Smoky City are
M# ...
Leach’s days as a player
aim oat over, so
that Fred Clarke, no doubt, would let him
for Leach's services.
WHERE IS MR8. “FITZT
Westfield, N. i J., Deo. 2.— +
4* Thanksgiving was a Joyous holl- 4*1
4* day In most homes In this vl- 4*>
4- ctntty, but there was sadness at 4*
4- tho home of Bob FUxsimmons, 4*
+ erstwhile heavyweight champion, 4-
4* at Dunellen, near here. 4*
+ There was a vacant chair at the ■*!•
4* Fitzsimmons dinner table when 4*
+ King Turkey wai carved. It was 4*
4* that usually occupied by Mrs. 4*
Is necessary, and scraped beef resort
. - - will not take any
ed to If the patient
of his regular diet. I have never had
a patient, show any discharge fit ■ the
nostrils for longer than two days, and If
the weather Is suitable, the closet door
Is left open on the fourth day while
4* WOLGAST OUT OF DANGER
4* Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 2.—J
4* bulletin Issued early today at Civ
4* ra Barton hospital, concerning Ac
4* Wolgast’s condition, says:
+, “Wolgast has practically passec
4* thru tho critical period, and ice an
-I- looking for a Speedy recovery. Earl)
4* last evening jie «as slightly resq
4* so accustomed to active work,
4* he passed a hulet night. He hit
4* done well ever since the opeiatloi
4* and Is In the best possible condl
4* tlon. We consridcr him oat of dan
4* ger." '
4-1-!—
4* Robert FUxsimmons, who was for- 4*
4* merly Julia Gilford, t'
. „ the actress. 4*
4* Mrs. Fitzsimmons disappeared 4-
+ from her Dunellen farm two weeks 4*
4' ago without giving her noble Bob 4-
4* the etlghte8t hint of her plane, and 4*
“ “ “ " freckled glad- 4*
4- as a result the old, .
4* lator ts In the meshes of an at- 4*
4* tack of hysterical worry. Why 4*
4* Mrs. FUxsimmons left here sdaud- 4*
+ denly Is unexplained, even by her 4"
4* best friends. 4*
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