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ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ^ 1 Wr.
UP-TO-DATE news
OF SPORTING WOftLD
NEWS OF SPORTS
B^ EDITED BT
PERCY H. WHITING
, By PERCY H. WHITING.
One month from today the lliifhland clan/will land with a
Inrife, loud splash iu our expectant midst.
It doesn't seem that near, but there is no gritting away from
it. The hasrlmll season is almost here.
The arrival of the New York Americans will mark the be
ginning of aetivitv in Atlanta. And from the day when Clark
Griffith leads from the well filled Pullman his rejuvenated
ranks—Cbesbro, Orth, Hogg, Clarkson, Tommy Jiughes, Kleinow,
Chase. Klberfeld. Delebnnty, Keeler and the rest—until the end
of another world’s elmmpionship the baseball world will bo
in a whirl such ns perhaps it has never known before.
.lust five weeks from today the firat exhibition game will
he played in Atlanta, when the Yankees and the Crackers clash.
And from that day uutil April (I, four days before the Southern
Lcagui* season opens, there will be games galore. The Macon
and Augusta teams of the Sally League, Cleveland and Detroit
of the American League and Brooklyn, of the Nationals, will be
here for exhibitions with the Billy Smithites.
Twenty exhibition games are on the schedule and as they
are played between March 13 und April 6, it naturally follows
that the oulv off days in that time will lie Sundays snd rainy
days. Every available day is filled with a game and every
game promises to lie something worth talking about.
In a couple of days more than two. months the Southern
League season opens.
That is, we opine that it opens then.
The new schedule lias not been submitted as yet to our anx
ious gaze nor has lie president of the blague announced the daio
of the schedule meeting of the Southern League. It will be held
in Atlanta—but when, no man knoweth.
Of course it is a cinch that the season will open April 10.
The league asked the president to arrange for a schedule witll
that opening day and the president reiterates each year in his
speech accepting the presidential job, the fact that he is a serv
ant of the league. So that is one of the odd jobs he will attend to.
But whether he will let Atlanta open at home or whether
he will shoot them to Nashville, Birmingham or Montgomery only
Kavaunugh—and his genial assistant schedule makers—Charley
Frank, M. Jhay Finn and Ferd Kuhn—are wise.
However, let it pass. Wherever Atlanta opens Smith and
his team will agree to be and they will lie there to do their best
and to get away with a rush in the race for the rag.
ANTI-BETTING BILL BARS
TROTTERS FROM MEMPHIS
Memphis. Tenn., Feb. 8 —Not only continue to be held at the park. In the
will tho anti-racing bill which has summer and fall, for a couple of years
passed both houses of the Tennessee raor *
legislature kill the running of thor-
nughbrrd* at Montgomery Park, but It
also spells the doom of grand circuit
trolling racing In Memphis. Although
for two years there has been no grand
circuit racing at the local driving
park, a movement was set on f<*H ear
ly this winter to revive tho m*ort here,
nnd at the solicitation of C. K. U. Hil
lings, owner of the truck, ami official of
the Memphis Trotting Association,
dales were allotted this city for races
In October.
The Foust hill, however, completely
blights all hope of a meeting next fall.
u* belting Is Indispensable to the
success of grand cln ult racing. If the
bill beennus effective, tin* mag
nificent grounds of the driving park
In North Memphis will be disposed of
for real estate purposes. Such action,
however, M not looked for for some
time, os local lovers of harness horses
nay that matinee races will probably
A CLEVELAND STAR.
THREE CANDIDATES FOR RICH RACE
Thl, layout shows thro. »tar
tandldatM for the coming rich
xuburban handicap. In tho upper
left-hand corner le shown tho .-rack
racer Artful, and on tho right la
ohown Harry Payna Whitney's
brown gelding. Burgomaster. At
tno bottom la "Diamond Jim"
.Brady*# crock goliltng, Accountant.-
GRIFFITH HURRYING EAST;
SAYS HE WILL STAND PAT
Manager of the New York Americans Denies
That He Will 'Get New
Pitcher.
Chicago, Ilia, Keh. L-U.mgrr Clark
Oiitlth. of th. New York Highlander.,
arrived In town yesterday on bis way* East
from his raoek In Montana.
••orir* was thirty—Ten boor* late, hut
wasn't hoard to register n kick oa the train
terrier, as h. hat occasional on umpires'
questionable decisions. Tho train rarrylug
the little msuager of tho Now Yorks was
snowed la. and to make It good tho ears
froao to tho track, antml mild retr-end
collisions bring necessary to got the train
started.
Orlintb went to Montana last fall to get
away from "winter baseball." nnd said
that hr didn't know a thing that had lup.
psned since ha left.
“Old Foi" correctad one report that hat
born going tho rounds since he left. That
Is In regard to tho New York dub try.
lug to make n deal for Pitcher Patten, of
tho Washington*.
"I nut not after Patten or anr
American league player," said Origin
manager can’t liny players from at, .
Ing club without giving players l,
change worth ten timet it much »
ptnyrr sought. No, sir, tho New York
will stand pat with what players ir .„j
and we'll put up a battle for the l>
rant. too. Tho American longue ra. .
like nn cron harder proposition th.. _
lug aonnon than any of the lirulalns r ,i
pelgna that have gone before. Tie r.
ell dabs of unusual strength, and It.
and Washington are apt to take a In ml i,
the tight at any time."
Griffith will leave today for New v„ r ,
to complete plane for the training ti
I the lltghlnndera.
I Joe Tinker, the Cube' shortstop,
I ' his 1107 contract yesterday afternoon, uii,
the first of tho regular* to take bts
hind.
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BAH PLAYER
NO. 1—THE ART OF BATTING
By EARLE E. GRIGGS.
It Is a rather hard proposition to In-
etruct a person on paper how to be a
good ball player, but It In the purpose
of this diagram to give some several
hundred symptoms, which Allow seri
atim:
The first and raoet Important requl-
tlte la to believe you can play. A good,
sincere belief will cover a multitude of
fallings.
In the next piece, you need a ball,
bat and a couple of acres of ground,
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOI preffro b|y devoid of tin can*, broken
O glass and large bowlder*.
o NOT FOR 8MITH. o I In going to the bat, circle the catch-
O o'er, pull your cap off and readjust It
0 The Cincinnati Enquirer of 0 I upon your head, pull up your trouser*
O Thuraday carded a etory to ,h. * "-a/ ** °"
O effect that Atlanta had algned a O
0 catcher named Frank Quinn, who O
O was formerly with Evansville, In O
O tbe Central League. O
O Billy Smith saya he haa signed O
0 no such man, and la of the opln- 0
O Ion that Quinn has been algned by O
O Augusta. 0
a o
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handa. This does you no good In your
batting average, but Impresses the un
initiated.
After you have taken your poeltlon
at the plate, glare at tha umpire. (Thl*
le considered the very beet of form.)
Spit viciously upon your hand* (don t
forget the viciously), and hit the plate
savagely (th* more savagery you can
throw Into thla th* better). Now yon
are ready to knock the ball a mile.
ANOTHER CHOICE COLLECTION OFBASEBAH NEWS AND DOPE
The flrst section of the Red* will
start f»r tho South four days later than
wax originally announced, aay* The
Cincinnati Enquirer, and Intended,
leaving Cincinnati on March 5 Inetead
of March 1, and arriving at their
aprlng training camp at Marlin on
March 7. The National League meet
ing will he held In New York on Feb
ruary 25, and President Herrmann doe*
not expec^ to be able to break away
nnd get home from that gathering un
til about March 1. Which would give
him no time to nee the player* und
get acquainted with the recruit* be
fore they leave for Texa*. The Red
chief always like* to have a talk with
Ida men before they start training, and
doe*n't car* to be deprived of that
privilege thin season
Here are a few from the fluent pen
of Bn in Crane:
Hal (Than*, not having received hi*
contract a* yet. It* could hart
refused to *lgn If. <*ona*q«M
thla tulk going around that he Is hold
Ing out for more money 1* pr<
Prince Hal 1* hound to b* ei
well satisfied with the terms
him. No one 1* worried aro
Yankees* headquarter*.
the Montreal club
*o ago for a mm
Uuck*port, Maine.
Can Keokuk Phenom Fill Liebhardt’s Shoes?
shoe* I win the pennant,” nayn Char-
"If I can All 'Lleby* I.lehhnrdt'f
ley liahb. "And I think I have."
"HI* narfle I* Bills-Joe, not Josh "
Bill*—ge*. but that’s an awful name right here* around the early part
of the month—but. anyway. Bill* Is the Kandy Kid from Keokuk, the
Isosceles Elllpne of the Iowa league-the man who pulled th* Keokuk clan
from nowhere to fifth place between July 25 and the end of the aea*on.
Bill* pitched In 41 game* und won 38—prophetic tmmher. It keep*
turning up all along the line for the Memphis club Twenty-three men
signed. Charley Babh I* 28 year* old (Help!) and a few like that.
But pitching In 28 game* wasn't quit* all for Hilly BUI*. Elegant
lelnure In a condition unknown In I-o-way (accent on the last nyllablei
League. Bo they ran him In nt third baa* and In the outfield In 55 grimes
more.
But he'finished stronger than a place of cheese. In fact. In th* last
four games he pitched he allowed a total of 8 hit*
In addition to being u»eful he ts husky. He weighs 183. Is 1 feet tall
and I* -sound and right In every particular,” a* they * tt y when they sell
horse*. . • . .
Will he succeed Llebhardt. Well, probably not, but, anyway, he look*
like p good one
Peitz Not Kicking on Salary
But May Have a Kick Coming
Louisville. Ky.. Feb. x —T M. Chlv-
Hutton, manager of the Colonel*, wild
P*dny that Heine Pelts had made no
demand* of tleorge Teheuu, owner of
the club, concerning a salary for thl*
neason. *
Manager Chivington said tlmt he had
understood that Harney Dreyfus* ha I
told Pelt*, when In* left the Pittsburg
team, tlmt he would receive from th-'
Isutlsvllle team ti.ROO. the amount of
hl« nahny while with the Pittsburg
v!ub This Information h** been 1m-
i paited tjjL^Ceheau and evidently It has
. had a thoroughly quieting effect for the
icanon tlmt he ha* not made a response
Manager ChKIngioii. touching on th**
question of salary, said that Peltx
would l>* well paid a* to who will be
Playing manager of the Coton*ls he ia
not prepared to state. Pelt*, he nays,
has equal chances with four other good
men. for whom the club I* negotiating.
The fltnes* of each man will be consid
ered and the one with the beat general
average wilt be given the petition. But
the man selected must b* aggressive.
Manager Chivington declare* that he
l* going to give Loulnvlll* a "scrappy"
hall team. He say* It will not descend
to rowdyism, but he will Insist on the
players fighting for every Inch and for
everyffUng In sight
NOTES OF SPORTS.
- ROBERT RHOADES.
Hetv |M II Mnappv action picture
r ItolH-it Rhoades, of thl* Oeve-
btntl team "Dusty K a will-
Known baseball clmtaitrr In "them*
parts," and will t« weU.-me when
I:. upbear* her* with tin Nap*.
MUENCH&
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1* W. Dickerson, manager of ll*rry
lewis, the ituglllBt. would like to hreak
into taschAll iis president of * nduor
league.
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Hardwood fl-Hirlng a specialty We deliver promptly *nfl guaranteo
satisfaction. A full stock of Lutnl*er. Hash. Door*, etc. on hand. Brices are
right.
S42 WHITEHALL STREET.
Ing at the high building* of the big
Closkey.
1 city n week later, however. Another
The American Association wants to
be represented on the national com
mission. Oreat Bcott—they don’t went
to put "White Wing*'* Tsbeau there.
f do they?
r —
1 Wish the Yankee* had one or two
corking good "Mouthpaw*" on their
pitching »tnff. With "Doc" Newton
shunted to Montreal there ts not an
off-side Blunter on the toam. Walt.
have the same team we closed the sea
son with I will agree to work for noth
ing If we do not win the pennant,
provided thut you agree to double my
salary If we win the pennant. Tebeau'a
Answer Is not on record.
Thick Fraser ha* bought him a house
In rhlcago. Chick must Imagine that
he 1* anchored ml last.
old players bewail the scarcity of
tricks In the game of the present. A
Wanted-rOnly the earth. John Me-
man can t cut In to the plate from sec
ond base. No, but there are trlcka
Whetb.r you do I* another m.ittff.
but you may rut uiured that you
have fulfilled all the prellmlnar
quire tnents.
Fool the pitcher. It’s a 2 to 1 shot
he le some dub that haa a reputation
built on a successful series of l.iurr. cci
here la your chance.
If he Itrtk.1 you out. give the urn.
Hire a atlff coll. It# hie fault A»k
any profeaalonal ball player If the um.
plre le not the cauaa of the amall bn.
ting averages, and you will And thl.
statement amply oorroborateil.
If you do ntt tha nut and i:" j„
Into an Inflalder# handa. throw your t
upon tha ground with tremendous for
nnd In other waya show very plainly
that you Intended to hit a ground ball
This servos to keep you In the fan*,
as a hard worker.
If you hit a ground ball and am nut
out, cut loose and "bMf" some. You
would be more than apt to be In th.
right, anyway.
When you do hit. be sure and hit Irk.
a fiend: all ball players hit like flendi
It la the greateit thing In the work
for the eportlng editor to write that ym
hit like a fiend. And nobody know
how a fiend would hit anyway, a
what# the odds? Bluff ‘am Into think.
Ing ao.
Theae are some of the eaaenilt
qualities of a ball player. Study thu
closely.
enough now. all right tnough.
Rumor* have been circulated wliiui
tho last two days that Joseph
Gtnnlty. hotter known as the
Gtantn the coming season. It wa* n
to tho club management, which h.
hoard from McOInnlty In tile win:
and he, at the time, expressed t
eagernear to see the beginning of thi
season- Recently he wan nottiled h.
the trip which the Giants will make
California. Fred M. Knowles, the if
rotary of the dub, recently received
letter from McOInnlty reading a* fn|.
lows: "Recalved your favor. In whlct
you state that you will start fen
Chicago February It. I can make sr
rnngementa to meet you If you »
give me the route and the time y
start. Do you come by tho wiw
Kansas City? I can meet you there.
It you go the Southern route ran nu
you in Dallas or Fort Worth, "r u
point you may name. I am In yi
shape."
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!«» rush nmltor* Mi signing hi* phtyom. Ito
boltovo* In giving tho® plonljr of tint* t«>
think It ovor.
Noi lo** than SO. and probably mors than
75. «f tho *kl Jumiwra ^n tho country, many
of whom have won fame In their native
land, will contest far honor* at Uie annnal
meet of the National Mil Aaaoctatlon. which
I* tn licRin tomorrow at Ashland. WU. The
prorrniii nf events will cover two day*.
•Tlmnin* (lue*ton. who recently miiulretl
the world s championship pool honors by de
feating Jerome Keougb In Buffalo, is to
coulent for the championship with K4<eard j
Dswsnii The tonrusmeut 1* to open^|piimr-1
fow night In NeW York. If llstato* la re [
tettiwl the victor he wltt probably play *|
vettrrk match with Keottgh..
"Emmoru for Qualify”
For Clothing Bargains,
Visit Emmons Tomorrow
( ume snd Ht-lecl front this immense stock of this season’» new ami st> li-h
Clot.ltiiiK, any Overcoat, Haineoatl Othl Trousers, or fancy mixed Suit atid
ded'jct one-fourth off the reffitlar marked price.
, A sale that is. indeed, n (front hnrifiiin event when you connider St c i
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Note Your Saving*!
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Any $15.00
Any $18.0.1
Any $20.00
Any $25.00
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Any $35.0 )
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