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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
HATURDAT. DECEMBER 19. 1909
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HOT BASKET BALL SCHEDULED FOR A. A. C. TONIGHT
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PERCY H. WHITING
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I NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS j
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The National Baaeball Commission did not do a thing to the Chicago
dub for the way It sold the world’s championship tickets—no, not a sin
gle thing, save rip them up the back and down again, and then across
and then rub It In.
It first states facts to prove that the Chicago Nationals' business
management played right Into the hands of ticket scalpers, whether by
accident, as might possibly be, or by design, as seems more evident, and
thus threw down the public. Then It tells what It thinks on the subject.
The commission does more, however, than gently roast the Cub
management. It states positively.that hereafter the national commission
will handle the sale of tickets for world's championships.
Here Is what the commission says, after giving the facta as It found
them:
••From this finding nf f*rt* na ahown nbove, we are of the opinion th.it the Chlento
Hub In ilonorvltik' of tin* aererrat erltlclani and cenaure for thn manner In which
they handlod the *nl«» of ticket* during the last world** *erle«. and that they mn*t he
held reanoimlhle for the great annoyance they cnunod many patron* of the game In
Chicago, nnd that the complaint* filed with the commission by the Chicago public
WARN ROAST
FOR CUBS
National Baseball Commis
sion Reports On Scalp
ing Cases.
BIG CROWD
WILL BE
THERE
were lustIflcd and warranted. _ . ,
•‘From what has hnppeued nnd from this Investigation, the
of the opinion, nnd herein nnnonnre* thnt heronfter all of the tl«
during the entire series will he handled by them, nnd thnt an nufuiin *»•»• .*«- u*sur
to adopt rules with reference to their sale to prevent not only inch tickets reaching
the hands of scalpers. If possible, hut to afTord the general public every opportunity
to get them quickly at centrnl points, and at prices not In excess of those fixed by
There Is something delightfully refreshing about the direct way the
national commission does business.
When they set out to an Investigation they go to the bottom of
things. Then they come out with a report, placing the responsibility
and telling what they are going to do about It
The management of the new Columbus, Oa., team. In the South At
lantic League, seems Inclined to bnck up Manager Jim Fox with a good
team for his Initial venture as a mogul.
Manager James has Jack Massing, formerly of Mobile, and ‘‘Pop"
Eyler and Ross Helm, of Little Rock, all three of them flrst-class South
ern League discards. Massing Is a really high-class catcher and for a
While .bo looked like a big leaguer.
Jim Fox himself will play flr*t v and James will , po very, very far
' and away the best first Backer In the Sally League. His Holding la always
wonderfully good and he ought to bat “way up" In batting in the Sally
League.
The first big game of Atlanta's basket ball season comes tonight,
when the Atlanta Athletic Club players meet the representatives of the
Birmingham Athletic Club.
These teams represent two of the biggest and best athletic clubs of
the Southland, and both of the aggregations have wonderfully good bas
ket ball ability.
The game will be for blood, because both teams arc possibilities for
, the Southern championship this year, .and both of them are playing the
■ first really big games of long, hard schedules. "
Inge and Chambers Working
On Southern League Dates
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dsc. 10.—
Robert J. Chambers, recently named by
President Kavanaugh as a member of
the eommltter to rlmw up a schedule
for next season In the Southern League,
will get a session with Mr. Inge, of
Mobile, In a few days. These two will
draw up two schedules or maybe three,
and have them ready to submit to
Judge Kavanaugh.
This suggestion was made by Judge
Kavanaugh and meets the approval of
Messrs. Chambers and Inge.
Mr. Chambers thinks that the league
will be no faster next year than this.
Birmingham will have a better team.
ns will Atlanta. The others will show
little more strength, he thinks. Frank
has not begun to build up yet. or at
least .hasn’t announced.anything. The
Memphis crowd Is showing no special
spurt above last season. Bn far as
can be seen, Little Rock Is content to
get little better, and Nashville will
likely be' willing to' stand on what, she
has.- ;
The reported deal: Daley and Gar
vin, of Mobile, for Reagln nnd Shannon,
of Montgomery, Is not taken seriously.
Neither of the Mobile men Is taken to
be as fast as the men they might In
this way replace.
Corbett Takes Verbal lab
At Present Day Pugilists
LOS ANOELE8. Dec. 18.—When Jim Jef
fries slammed a brain disturber against
Jim Corbett's jaw at Ran Franclseo on the
aigbt of August 14, 1008, Corbett, after
counting a few hundred stars, announred that
ba would never put on a boxing glova again.
Vta live years the ex-heavy weight ehsmpion
a pupil of Conrtae's.
r 'l did nol think 1
round with his
would ever put on the
"After 1 • saw the way Papke and
Kelly floundered about, tho, it kinder made
1 a bit just to see if
i little.
the boxer of a few yeers ago and
dined to believe that it is the way tha
rules are being construed that is responsi-
* ' The way tha
that Charley Eyton has
compiled a new aat of rules, or rather, that
he has revised the old rules. His rules have
been highly recommended to me. 1 am going
BIRMINGHAM GETS BOWEN.
• Al Orth, the former New York Yankee,
now manager of the Lynchburg club (Vir
ginia League), hue lost Hecond Itaaeman
Bowen by draft to Birmingham.
BAT. NEL80N 18 BUSY.
NEW YORK. Dec. 19. -Battling Nelson,
the world's lightweight champion, arrived
In New York this mornlug with the menu-
*' ne Is the
newerlng
for his 1
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Overland 99
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We are now ready with a splendid showing of
1909 Care, to demonstrate • the exceptional merits
of the '‘REO” and the "OVERLAND”—the great
est Automobiles on the market today-for the price
—$500,00 up.
ATLANTIC MOTOR CO.
H. L. Hopkins, Pres. D. Schane, Mgr.
41 Ivy Street. Both Phones 1883.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Doe. 19.—The
national baseball commission has made
public.the resplt of Its Investigation of
the ticket scalping at the world's cham
pionship games this fall and has laftued
a warm report,' finding the buslnees
management of the Cubs responsible
for all the trouble.
The main points of the report are:
That the ticket-selling force, were-
inadequate.
That the Chicago club did not keep I
Its promise, to put the tickets on sale ‘
October 9 at Spalding's store.
That while the public wns In line In
front of Spalding's the sale of tickets
was started at the Chicago team's of
fice, but that the people In line were
not ao notified.
That nil original purchaaes'of tickets
afterwards sold by scalpers were made
from the Cbrcago club’s own office.
That the Chicago club sold <10 tick
ets to one man.
That many tickets were "held out"
for various people and were never sold
to them.
On the strength of these findings the,
Chicago team was severely censured by i
the national commission and It was an-1
nounced that the sale of tickets In the
future would be conducted by the com
mission.
Basket Ball Fans Will Be
Out In Force For
A. A. C. Game.
Close Games For
Teams of Y.M.C.A.
The basket ball games at the Central
Young Men's Christian Association |
Friday evening were attended by the !
largest crowd of the season. The games ;
were full of ginger.
The A’s won the first game from the :
C's, score 20 to IS.
Mitchell played the atar game for the :
A's. The whole A team played good
ball and team work wns very much In
evidence. Hodgkins did the grand- 1
stand stunts for the C's.
The second game was between the
Y’s and M's. Tho M's won, 26' t<) '13
The team work of the M team was'the
feature of the second game, and the
work of Fargaaon was also good. By
winning this game the M's are still
tied with the A's for second place.
The C’s are still In the lead, but the
A's and M's are both pushing them
hard.
The games next week will be played
on Wednesday evening Instead of Fri
day, The games will start at 8 o'clock.
The Y's will play the A's and the M’s
are going to try their hand on the
champion C's.
The standing of the league Is as fol
lows: • •
Team. ' P.' W. U P.ft
ANOTHER JOB
> WIPED OUT
Richard Joyner Will Not Be
Business Manager of
Atlanta Team.
Richard Joyner, business manager of
the Atlanta baseball club lost season,
will not serve In that. capacity next
season. -
In fact, the local club, following the
plan of the New Orleans, Little Rock
and other clubs, will not carry any
manager on the.road. Who will have
charge of the business end of the club’s
affairs In Atlanta has not yet been an
nounced.
While the team Is away from home
next season Bill Smith will have charge
of the financial affairs and he will ap
point one or more of his players each
day to watch'the ticket gates.
Si Seymour Will
Leave Giant Team
SEW YORK, Dec. 19.-J. Bentley Sey
mour, better known as “SI," baa without
doubt played bltf last game with the Giants.
The center gardener of - the Giants did not
Impress the management favorably with his
There hn* been had blood lietween Seymour
uml Mike Dotilln for some time, but the
final blow came quite recently, when Bey.
mour nnd McOraw got Into an altercation
In a lorn I billiard room, In which. It la
I whispered, blows were struck. Under no
cireumstnnecs. It Is now claimed, will Bey
mour l»e retained.
Hoger Rresnnhnn, the new manager of the
St. I.ouls (.'mdliinls. Is anxious to secure
•*ST' for his Mound City outfield. In fuct,
Roger Intimates thnt he will go after a
numlier of bis old I’olo Ground puls before
Ion that Luther Tnylor nnd Joe McOInnlt;
He
nltv
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CHATTANOOGA UNIVERSITY
HAS GOOD SCHEDULE
HILTY.
This man plays a guard position
for the Birmingham Athletic Club
basket ball team, which will meet
the Atlanta Athletic Club aggrega
tion tonight.
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Grant Park Plays
Capitol-Ave. Stars
What promises to bo gn Interesting
game of basket boll will take plaee'to-
nlght at the pavilion In Grant park,
when the Grant Athletic Club will be
gin Its season by a game with the Cap'
Itol-ave. five.
Grant has not yet played together to
any extent, nnd Capltol-ave. has the
experience of several games, but Cap
tain Oldknow hopes to see his team
prove the winner. Grant Athletic Club
will probably use all of the following
men: Oldknow, Hodgkin. Broyles, Ha-
The largest crowd that ever witnessed
a basket ball gnme In Atlanta is sxpect.
ed at the Athletic Club gymnasium Sat
urday night to see the Athletic Club
teams of Atlnntaand Birmingham clash:
With such a game os that In prospect,
with dancing on tho bill to follow the
game, with ladles free and with tickets
sold to outsiders, there can be no doubt
about the else of the attendance.
The conditions under which outsiders
can buy tickets Is that they be provided
v.lth cards from members giving them
this privilege.
Special preparations have been made
for the entertainment of ladles. Two
rooms have been turned over for their
use and It Is surmised that the outpour
ing of femininity will be record-break
ing In A. A. C. annals,
The basket ball game should he a fea
ture affair. The A. A. C. team Is prob
ably the strongest that ever represented
the club. The Birmingham team Is
among The best In the South. The game,
In consequence, should be a speedy one.
gan, Moss, Bishop, .Henley, Jarvis and
Dof
_bson.
What Capltot-ave. line-up Mil be Is
not yet known, hut they will no doubt
put a strong team on the floor, and
the game, which will begin at 8:10,
promises.to be well fought.
Six-Day Race For
Kansas City Track
SEW YOUK. I>ec. 19.—A majority of tlia
slx-Uay blcycl* riders will go to Kansas City
soou after January 1. where a nix-day-race
will In* conducted February 1 to 6, with a
series of a|>rlntln* cbituiplnmihlps on the
night of January *>. The big card In the
race will l>e tho Frank Kramer-Jlunny Mo-
rau race. This will l*e Kramer's first *p
pcnrancc In s long serin*! nud the perform
uuce of the national champion will In'
watched with Interest by the cycling fans
of the country.
The nine other teams are: Rddle Hoot
and Joe Folger, Iver Isdwson and Wnlter
Doimut, Worth Mitten and Walter Bard-
getl. Kddte Buppreeht and IVter Drobach.
Fred IH1I and George Cameron. Dave
Mnckay nnd Whltey Ashnrst, Haxon Wil
liams nnd Joe llulgln, Ulmer Collins nud
Harry iHiwnfng, and Pedlar Palmer nud
(•onion Williams.
Mike Finn Buys
Robert Tarleton
T Frank, has sold First Hn
Tarletou to Little Bock. This may menu
that Tarleton will succeed Mike Connors,
who filled that post with the Travelers
Inst season. The price pstd by President
Bather, It I* sold, was |M9 nnd a box of
C Punch Knoll, drafted by Little Itock from
who was In Nashville dickering for Id
lease, Is believed to brtVc secured It. Knoll
umnngMl Kvnusville Inst season
Dominick Mu Haney, nmiifl^r of the pen-
I nant-wtnnlng Jnekwouvllle Month Atlnntl<
‘ l^ngtte club, drafted by Little Ibiek In re
taliation. It Is liclteved, for th»* manner in
which the Little Kirk dub was treated In
regard «o Pitcher lt«»ss Hehu. Is still the
property of little Bock tinder tho drafting
laws.
In ilrsftfmr Militancy and KaoU. Mim,
ade a record . .
draft method.—
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Finn I* believed to have turnip
seising manager* by the £
Memphis Commercial Appea
V,
ED LAFITTE'8 RECOrD.
Kd Lufttte. the former Jersey city star,
who Ms been sold to the Itetrolt Tigers,
Foy Fights Sears
In Athens Tonight
The long-expected Italic claxh be
tween Jack Foy and Eddie Scare will
tnke place Saturday night at Athena.
On.
The Claaalc City la going to tnke a
tittle ahy at the boxing game on thle
occasion and Foy and 8eara are slated
to furnish the feature fight.
A goodly number of fight fans from
Atlanta wilt go down to see the mill.
Castleton Sends
Some Frosty Dope
■Itoy rnelleton. the Atlanta pitcher who
went down with typhoid fever at a critical
stage last «ea««n, and who left aa onou aa
he recovered, has written Bill Hinlth from
his home In Salt Lake City, atatlog flint be
ban fully recovered his health and ntrength
nud that he Is In lietter condition thin ever
before.
Castleton Is working In n railroad office,
at usual, sml will renialu In his preaent po
sition until the aliening of the next baseball
season.
Ueeently Itoy went on a shooting rxpedl
lion Into Colorado and had a large time.
He wrltea that the anew Is !l Inches deep
on the level In Fait lathe City. "You ought
ee It." aaya Boy,
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Deo. 19,
Manager Shipley, of the University of
Chattanooga baseball team, has an
nounced his spring games. His sched
ule Includes a several days' trip thru
the South, during which he will play
several strong teams. One of Johnny
Dobbs' experienced players will coach
the team. In exchange. Dobbs will
have use of Chamberlain Field, tho uni
versity's fine athletic field, during the
season. Following Is the schedule:
April 1—Vanderbilt, at Chamberlain
Field.
April 6—Emory and Henry, at Cham
berlain Field.
April 7—Emory and Henry, at Cham
berlain Field.
April 8—Emory and Henry, at Cham
berlain Field.
April 9—University of Alnbama, at
Tuscnloohn.
1 —’April 1<P—University of Alabama, at
Tuscaloosa.
April 12—Tulane. at New Orleans.
April 13—Tulane. at New Orleans.
April H—Tulane. at New Orleans.
April IS—Louisiana State, at Baton
Rouge.
April 16—Louisiana State, at Baton
Rouge. ,
April 17—Louisiana State, at Baton
Rouge.
April 23—Maryville College, at Cham,
berlnln Field.
April 14—Maryville College, at Cham
berlain Field.
May 7—University of Nashvllls, at
Chamberlain Field,
M»y 8—University of Nashville, at
Chamberlain Field.
May IS—Tennessee, at Chamberlain
Field.
May 14—Tennessee, at Chamberlain
Field.
May IIS—Tennessee, at Chamberlain
Field.
May 17—Cumberland Unlverelty, at
Chamberlain Field. i
May 18—Cumberland University, at
Chamberlain Field.
May 19—Cumberland University, at
Chamberlain Field.
AUTOMOBILE DOINGS
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dee. 19.—The News Orlenns Automobile Club ha-
announced what. It Is claimed, will be the greatest track auto race meet ever
held In America for Mnrdl Gras season. The events will be run February 20
21 nnd 22. nnd will include a 24-hour race for the championship of the world'
etnrtlng at 8 o'clock Saturday night and continuing thru Sundav. n.t.M..
etnrtlng at 8 o'clock Saturday night and continuing thru Sunday, finishing
that night. A number of short races for amateurs and professionals are
also carded on the Interesting program.
This club gave a two-days' race meet In November, which attracted the
attention of autotate all over the country. The success was so marked and
the local Interest so great’.that the Mardt Gras race was demanded hv the
public. The program was announced'last week by Hornet George, a former
Atlnntan, who Is secretary of the Automobile Club. The events, all carry cash
or trophy prizes, nnd many-are Intended for the great professional drivers, of
the country. ' — W'J, ...
One of the. Interesting features of the 24-hour rtthe hi the faCffhat It
Is open to steam ns well as gasoline cars. It Is the second race of the kind
over opened to steam cark and Is sure to attract unusual attention because
of the fact. It Is expected that the White and Stanley steamers will both he
seen In action tn the event. Already assurances have been received thnt at
least one French car and one of Italian make will be In the big race while
several American cars are pledged. As It Is for stock cars the Americans flg
ure they hnve better chances than the foreigners. This Is upheld by the
history of 24-hour races In this country, only one having been won by a for
eign car and thnt at Morris Park, last fall when a Renault was victor. ■
The club has a firm of publicity promoters and entry hustlers at'work In
live went from New Orleans last week to
the East, while’ a special representatl ■■■■(___
New York. The meet is to be extensively advertised In the East, nnd min
ing when 200.000 visitors are here for Mardt Gras. It is attracting national
attention already. Some of'.the greatest drivers of America are already
planning to compete. Including Lewis Strang, who drove a. Renault at Sa
vannah. and Joe Seymour, who drove a Simplex In the grand prize. Mnnv
others seen at Savannah and la other national- races will -enter, not onir Ule
24-hour race, but the shorter and record events. .
The extent to which the autombblle learning recognized as a neressttron
the te-mn of the West Is Indicated by the fact that In central Kansas itlune
more than 600 motor catp are owned by fanners.
The annual convention of Maxwell automobile dealers, which has become
a regular Institution In connection.with the shows of the A. M. C. M A
will be held In New York Tuesday. January E, at Hotel Manhattan. '
“Altho many motorists prefer to keep their, car in commission during
the entire winter.” says Benjamin Brlecoe. "the man who cares for his own
car should remove the tires from the rims and find a place for them where
they will not be subjected to extremes in temperature. The'Insides ,>f the
rims should be cleaned thoroughly and a coat of air-dry enamel applied to
the Inner surfaces, where the tire comes In contuct with the rim, to prevent
rust"
It Is said that If Nazzhro had won tho Savannah raco lb would have beon
the last In hts racing career, a* he Intends marrying and settling down, j, | s
now anticipated that he will ask for one more contest before retiring froth the
trahk.
The Milwaukee (WIs.) Young. Women's Christian Association Is consid
ering the advisability, of purchasing a motor car to assist them In running
an employment agency In connection with their organization.
The Austrian Automobile Club will hold an exhibition in 1909. . The date
selected at present Is the second fortnight of, March, nnd the place-a large
structure of a total area of 6,000 square meters to be erected at the Stuben-
ring. • 1 ,
Non-skid treads for tires. Including those having metal studs or wire
points, have been restored to.good standing |n Boston’s parks. The prohibi.
tlon still prevails against the use of ropes or chains on the. tires.
A new world's motor cyclerqchrd has been established bn the BdooUlonds
track. In England, by C. Collier,' who made 70 1-8 mires ah hour. The best
previous record was 63 miles, set by Guippone, tn Paris, In 190*.
It having been definitely decided that hereafter Detroit will have'hut one
automobile show. It Is anticipated that the coming exhibition on February 13
will easily eclipse all Its predecessors, both in number of exhibitors hnd In
attendance. i .
Determined not to be outdone by the motorists of San Francisco, who are
planning to hold a road race In the spring, automoblllsts of• Los. Angelos nre
planning a similar event, and hope to hold the first big'road race'in' t.’all-
The pressure for admission to the West Side T, M. C. A. automobile
school of New York has been eq,great that It has been compelled .to add
another car to their.equipment to give pupil* Individual rokdtphurilrc.' "
Highway Commissioner James H. McDonald, of Connecticut, Is vigor
ously urging the construction of trunk line highways In New England.
"Roads are first for the business of tho state," he says, "and then for pleas
ure.” ” .
It Is probable that the date for the next BrlarcllfTe race will be about the
middle of June, Instead of April 24, as was the case this year. The change
Is favored because of the probability of better w eather.
Much regret Is expressed In mqtorlng circles because of th3 calling off of
the proposed road race In Cuba. It wax found Impossible to secure 4 a suffi
cient number of fast cars and prominent drivers to make it a succeas.
The San Francisco Motor .Club proposes to ptosent n handsome' silver
cup to the automobile owner who hands In the best story: nceoiripiin|»d by
photographs, of on automobile outing. The.story must give .^n nccoimt nf
the condition of the roads traveled over
The highway commission of Massachusetts has now been In exIs'Fnre
fifteen years. During that time It has built nearly 800 miles of thoroughly
ivell-devlsed stone or gravel roads, and has supervised the construction of
hundreds of miles of town highways.
J. WAT80N SOLD TO EVAN8VILLE.
Juln Watson, the former Moldie amt Spur-
tanhurg player, hna lieen drafted by Man
ager Knoll, of the Evansville chili, lie
day both abort and thlnl baic.
MAHOUT WIN8 AGAIN.
CtllCAllO, Dec. 19.—Yoaalff Mnbninnt. the
Bulgarian hrnrywrlgtu wreatler, gave fur
ther proof of hla championship caliber by
Ihrnglnir •• AlnmHcnti " thp Ilirhturielvht
aiiltnn downed the Baltimorean In S7:4S with
a grape vine bold a ‘ * " " *
In 1W7 with
Prepnratlonn ore being made by the
Maasachusetts State Automobile, Asso
ciation for n livery campaign In the In
terests of motorists dnrlng the coming
yenr, particularly tn the line of good
roads work.
High Golf Honors
For Two Southerners
Two Font hern golfrrs— Mil ton Dnrjran. of
Atlanta, awl Horace P, Smith. «>f Nnsbrllk*
—will he 6‘lccfiHl soon to fill prominent posl-
on* In the Knifing world.
Mr, Dnriau. a* n tnwufwr of tho Atlanta
Athletic (Moh. will lie »‘lii*|pt| to tho oxoc*
utlrc hoard of the United States Golf As-
solution, tho rnllng \nrtv of the country.
IBs name appears ou the list of those nomi
nated. „
Mr. Smith, who Is prcsMent i»f t|ie South
Hatton.
VAN WANTS VITTUR’8 GAME.
Bobby Van, the fast U5*poun*l light
er, has returned to Atlanta and Is nmv
In very fine fish tins trim. He wants to
meet Kid Vlttur some time in January
The Indiana Burenu of Good Roads,
which has been organized permanently,
111 ask the legislature to establish a
state highway commission and grant a
liberal appropriation to carry on Its
work.
+-H
REDS MAY GET BALL.
t Neal Ball, the former Atlanta +
+ and Montgomery ball player. Is +
+ wintering tn Bridgeport, Cohn. He +
+ ts uncerthln where he will be next +
4* season, but It ts reported that +
4- Clark Griffith, his old manager, is +
4-' trying to bny him from the New +
4- -Y»rk Americans for the Ctncln- 4-
+ nntl team. 4-
+ +
To advance the good roods movement In the South, the State College at
Athens, Ga.. proposes to hold a good roods school there III Januhry. Lec
tures and demonstrations will be given, not only by men of tho college, but
by road experts all over the country.
Hereafter the Rochester Automobile Club wilt be known ns the AuM-
moblle Club of Rochester. The alteration-urns'made heCnuse the use nf the
Initials. "R. A. C„" frequently caused the club to be confused with the
Rochester Athletic Club. . f . .
■■at'
The B. F. Goodrich Compatiy, of Akron. Ohio, has Just ofiehefMt* South
ern branch at 64 North Pryor-it. E. V. Wilkinson, who has for several years
traveled the South, with Atlanta a* headquarters, will ksvo charge of the
branch and will have a large sales and office force under hi* cpntrot.
The Goodrich branch will keep a large and complete supply of tires nn,I
will run a live, up-to-date office.
J.F0X HAS
FAST TEAM
H-HH
rH-K-c
Signs Massing, Eyler, Helm,
Stubb and Other Good
Men.
+
ANOTHER VETERAN PASSE8 +
+
19.—Jack 4-
+
+ ST. LOUIS. Dec.
4- O’Connor has been glvert an un
4- conditional release by the Browns. +
4- O’Connor wns the oldest catcher +
4- In point of active service tn the +
4- major leagues. O'Connor Is try- +
4- Ing to secure an Interest In the -1-
+ Scranton club.
*
“LUCKY" BALDWIN ILL.
+
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 19^-E. J. +
•> (Lucky) Baldwin, noted breeder +
+ and owner of race horses, ts se- 4-
4- riousty lit at his Arcadia ranch. +
*• Baldwin Is about 73 years old.
won U gseu . for Jrrrrr tity last msih.ii. • kl " some time in January w uqiawin is aoout .a jrars oto.
let IS. Hr pltrbrd 30 Innliixs. gave «' before any club and the match will +
luw on balls, struck oat 134 inra. n.-obably be arranged. t'HTfr.-Wyi-.-.-Xii 1118 84 819
James Claudius Fox. manager of the
Columbus (Oa.) team tn the South At
lantic League. Saturday announced hla
list of players for next season.
Here tn tha outfit already secured:
Catcher—John Massing, bought from
Mobile.
Pitchers—E. C. Eyler. bpught from
Little Rock: Ross Helm, bought from
Little Rock, played part of season with
Jacksonville, Fla.; Earl Gordon, a fast
semi-professional from Pensacola, Fla.;
T. W. Mathsws, a fast left-hander and
hard hitter, has played In Carolines;
Vincent Blngerman. has played semi-
professional ball In Indiana; L. J.
Fuchlch. a fast man and good hitter
from New Orleans.
First Base—Jim Fox, who wilt also
manage.
Second Base—C. C. Rolf, from New
Orleans,, has played In Cotton States;
Ritter, a fast man and hard hitter.
Third Base—Htlle. bought from
Cleveland.
Shortstop—John Bammert, a very
fart, heady man.
Outfleld—Charles Stubbe, a hard hit
ter. who has previously tried to'catch,
but Is too light, la fast In outfleld; B. 8.
McDonald. Ross O. Blanton. G. S. Var-
demnn, all have had several years' ex
perience In smalt leagues.
Gordon Natty, shortstop, lives tn At
lanta and Is maid to be s fast min.
Fox is now negotiating for several
+ HAL CHASE JUST CAN’T f
KEEP OUT OF THE PAPER8 *
t OAKLAND~Cal., Dec. 19-Do-
+ spite report* from New York to.'
+ the effect that Hal Chase wl"
f Join the Yankees next .spring, u tsj+
he will captain!'; 1
4- stated here thnt
4 , tbe Oakland team next year. , ,
+ "I would rather stay In Call- '.'
+ fornla at a smaller salary,'.' Ch»."' v
+ Is reported to have said. ' "I do 1 y
+ not like the climate In the East''. -
+ and for personal reasons I have y
+ no desire to longer cast my lot y
+ with the New York American*, y
4* You can figure on me being with y
+ Oakland next season.”
<•
G. RICE IN ATLANTA.
+
Grantlan'd Rice, sporting editor *
# V n a L ., 11V . fflsnnaeeso II i *4 *•*
. In Atlanta today on bis -way-to y
+ Amerlcus, Ga., for. a week's hunt- y
4- Inar. *•'
4" lng.
4-H-H-H-I-l'
other fast men, notably another hard
hitting outfielder.
HAVE YOU SEEN
Spalding’s Athletic
Store?
A. 6. SPALDING & BROS.
74 North Broad Street.
' Atlanta, Ga.
.