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THE ATLANTA OEOROTAN A XT) ^EWS: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1010.
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BIG SPORT DOINGS WILL BE HERE SHORTLY
EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
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By PERCY H. WHITING.
The entire baseball world la discontented with! the present method ol
figuring pitchers' averages. Most leagues have better methods than the
Southern's ridiculous scheme of figuring games lost art* won. But even
when they are figured «n an equitable basis, what do they prove? Simply
thst the pitcher had outdated so many times that the team had won and so
many that It had lost. If the pitcher, alone and unaided, won the game
t h|a would be a good scheme. But he doesn't. He has a team behind him.
Sometimes his work is largely responsible for winning the game and some
times it Isn't.
For example, take the historic day when the Atlanta team made 25 hits
(wasn't It?) ofT Bill Bartley, then with Shreveport. Now, clearly the pitch
er who opposed Bill doesn't deserve the same credit for winning a game that
s pitcher does who works against an opponent who Is "going good,” an.1
who has to hold the opposition dawn to three or four hits to get away with
the decision.
From a Philadelphia paper we take a new auggestlon In regard to fig
uring the pitching per cents: •
BILLIE KEELER CUN BUNT
A noted baseball statistician ask-ed the other day If a better plan could not ba
fmiad to show the meritn of the piteher. Making out the averages front the number of
gam** won and lost does not All the bill and It seems to be sn injustice to the pitcher.
Tike fur instance the man who foes in at the end of the second or third innings with
the tame hopelessly lost. He holds the opposing batsmen to one or two hits for the re
minder of the game, but in the records his good work does not show st all. The man
whn started the game is chsrgvd with the defeat, tnd the plteher who followed him
mirht just as well hare remained on the bench so far ss his record la concerned. Here
are nit or seven innings of great pitching gone, without s thing to show for it. Tht
er.lr chance the second pitcher hsd was for his side to go in and bat out a tictory,
in which #vent he would hare received the credit of n winning game and at the same
time would hare wiped out the poor work of the Brst pitcher. This is all wrong and
s change is in order. #
li re U a plan that might aolre the question. If a batsman gets his arersge from
the hits be make* off the piteher. why not hare the rule wort both way* and allow the
pitcher to take his average from the number of times he prevents the hatsman from
risking » hit. Wight here it might also be added thst a plteher is frequentir hombsrd-
,<i after the side should hare been retired, and it is suggested thst nil hits which
follow the errors of fielders when nerfeet play would hare retired the side, should not
court against the piteher. In reckoning these averages then, the hlta made during per
fect play should be the only ones to figure.
Ab an erampl-A of how the averages would he figured under this system, take a
owe where the opposing team's total st bats is 32 and the number of hits 3 with
perfect fielding. This would gire the opposing team a batting average of .250. De
ducting thin from l.notj per cent, which would indicate perfect hatting, the pitcher's
average would be .750. But suppose half of the eight hits followed errors, which should
hate retired the side, then th* pitcher's average would b-» 4 nut of 32. or .375.
To the base hits secured ofT the pitcher should be added the base on halls given
before the sid-* should have been retired, each base on halls to count the same ns a hit.
Then if the opposing team hsd .12 at bats, eight hits and three base* on balls, the
pitcher's average instead of being .750 would be reduced fo .fififi.
Some one may have a better suggestion, hut it Seems that something on these lines
should 1 • worked out to determine the value of the work of the plteher.
This does not neem to be a bad Idea. We rather question If It would be
desirable t«» exclude the hits made when errors prolong un Inning. A pitcher
Is supposed to keep right on pitching after errors are made and every
pitcher has an equal chance of being stung by prolonged innings In the
course of th* year.
Moreover. It would be a rAther hard matter to say that an error made
with two out Is a matter vastly different from an error made with nobody
out. Kach t-ne prolongs the Inning by Just one out. «
H. JENNINGS
DOPES’EM OUT
Says That Any Club Which
Beats Detroit Will Have
To Be STRONG.
Detroit. Mich.. T«b. lB.—Manager Hugh
Jennings hfis arrived In Detroit and taken up
the task of winning a fourth pennnnt.
One of bis first moves was to receive the
baseball w .-tiers and give them an elaborate
line of dope on the lfiin lengue race, a naira-
tuu til” strength of each club separately, lie
•lid not predict that the Tigers Would enp-
turo another roll of bunting, hut made a
*1,1 lenient Ji.-at nr* good.
“Any club that l*eat* out Detroit will
e to t»e 20 per cent stronger than last
Is the way lie put It. lie think*
Boston will be the hardest team to befit this
l °*r. nod thH'hlc'gft la a dark horse.
Dticiieahig the Athletics, the contender*
>f D09. ilnglilo said:
”1 can't see where the Athletic* wttl tm
is •trotia a* they wen* last year. I don't
think there I* n chance In the world for
Krause tn repent the record lie hung up.
and you take Bender and Flank, they are
getting rather old and they mar or may
not be as good as last season. There are
many veterans on Hie T'hiladcltdila team-
too many. In fart, to make the team as
strong >i« lent sen son.
''Boston should be n strong factor In the
race thl* son son. I'd thy Donovan will make
a great little manager, I believe, ami lie
lias ninny young, husky players who have
speed and ambition, two great tiling* In
baseball. The Iwtjrs all like him. and they
will work their heads off for Dim. lie lias
a bunch of good ineujiitd he should show
tin splendidly. You Tick nbout f'hfcagn?
Hugh Duffy should make a good manager
“TY COBB" WINS BOUT, BUT
IT WASN’T TYRUS RAYMOND
Baltimore, Md., Fob. 18.—With a right hook flush on the Jsw, Ty Cobb,
bantam of Philadelphia, knocked out Johnny Daly, of Baltimore, In the
nrth roun.l of their scheduled fifteen-round bout here last night. 2 |
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Harry Staten Blossoms Out
With Corking Card of Bout:
Lands Jerry Murphy of Indian
apolis to Go Ten Rounds
With J. Dasher.
the Inflebl is doubtful, wbl
good. I understand they will hat
tirely new Infield with the i*uailb!e exrep-
Another t of the festive occasions that
iv* mndf West MltchelMt. ftinoii:
slated for Monday night at Armory hull,
when Jefr.t Murphy, of Inriihnnp'dle. g<
rounds with Jimmy Dasher, of the
Hmtth-fit large. ,
It Is all well enough to talk about clngay
irds. but for a card to have "cists" tnith
le scrappers who take part must hare
that very thing. And thnt Is Just what
Dasher and Murphy have.
No need for any verbal ecstasies
Dasher. You nil know he Is "there" with
cry thing that makes 11 lightweight good.
If Ills superior tin* ever been In Atlanta he
has had n hard time demonstrating It.
But Murphy Is a new one. and. Judged
by tbe only standard by which It la fnlr to
Judge a »#<Tapper—hi* record—a corking
good one.
Murphy bate* bis claim* on •‘class"
hi* record of victories over the best In the
lightweight business, outside the "Buttling
Nelson mass." And he has trained and fiei
ed as sparring partner for this same Dura
Id* Dane and knows hta tricks nnd htf
met tied a.
A full record of the battles In which
tlon of Purtetl. Their pitchers should show-
up strong, but If they lutve the same out
field they had last year there Is only a
chance that B will be w-enker. Cleveland Is
rather an uncertainty. Nome of their pitch
ers are old. and Hint always makes them
uncertain. I won much surprised to hear
Something must bo done. Pitching per cent* at present mean nothing
at all. They should mean a great deal.
Washington or Kt. (xmls wilt make much
trouble, tbo tile Nationals should show:
considerably stronger than fHey did last
Just by way of starting the reform nt horn*, why not have the Southern
league method changed to one that Is at least as advanced as the ones in
us* by the American and National leagues? It would be no niore trouble for
scorers nnd league secretary and would do away with some of the glaring
Injustices of the present system.
...1....... Take our Infield. You
the men will know one Knottier better and
every man w ill have exact knowledge of tbe
other's ploying. There Is much In that.
host year, when we reconstructed our In
field. the men still find to get to working
together. It takes men four or five months
to reach thnt stage where they know each
other well enough to work like n well-oiled
machine."
MARTY MONROE
COULDN’T WIN
Gave Mike Saul a Chase, But
Durable Milkman Camq
Back at Finish.
I.DgT- »»ne package, well wrapped.
Which was brought d.»wn here for
mo from New York by Mr. Mil*In
Monroe. Kinder wilt please det.eer
to him. Reward. Mike Knttl. Milk
Rout* No. 2. Atlanta.
New Mike didn't Insert that want ad tn
Thf (icnrgfei. Rut tie ennfd have done so
with propriety; For anything which Mar
tin Monroe ndft'at bare brought from Ave-
me M'inlinttau, for the ItusDnu milk-
tnan was dropped eu rout'*.
B wasn't written in the luniks for Martin
t" 7-t sway with Knoefcemoflfskl In that
ten-round bout Thursday night ni the M«n-
t'*e Athletic flub. Those who forecast such
" remit read the^stors Incorrectly. The
declared a draw, ami once again
Mike saul hns shown Id* prowess ns a
K'*r the first three rounds It looked as If
fh* Fast Sblo lad might slip something
vro** on the local slugger, lie was her*
"nfi there and everywhere nnd was lauding
a fen on Mike's face. In the fourth Mike
f ' w fc i spurt nnjj the round was a draw.
I’rotn then until the tenth the wrapper
f "m Avenue A weakened and Mike seemed
,rt Min In strength nnd confidence. The ln*t
p"”'! f°und both m*n mixing It In lively
FRANK ALLEN BUCKING.
Grain wood. Miss., Feb. 18.—In a
letter to a local fan. Frank Allen,
the phenomenal left-handed pitch
er, with Little Rock and Mobil*
part of lent station, far* he will
not play league ball thhr year. IFa
sava be will return to the Inde
pendent field?. Allen Is believed
to bo dissatisfied with the salary
offered by Manager Reed. He
pitched several hitless,' runless
games for Greenwood and dittoed
for Mobile In a championship
class.
Jerry Murphv ha* engaged In sines he went
into the bMIng business nearly five year**
ago w ould fill a column, but all the way thru
B appear good buttles with the best cln«
of men. And In the majority of them, Mur
ph.r got the ,beet of it.
Reilly, the shifty chap who made
t'oy a champion, and he believes that tbe
I ml In mi poll* |nd will smear It all over
Dasher.
Tonight snd Saturday—Matinee Saturday.
CHARLES FR01IMAN Presents the Greatest
of Modtrn Dramas,
"THE THIEF
With HERBERT KELOEY and
EFFIE SHANNON.
Matin.*, 25c to II. Nlfbt. 85c to tl.no.
GRAND Tor MONDAY
- Matinee. WcdnMdey and Saturday.
Special Matinee Waahlnfton'c Birthday
SEATS NOW SELLING.
LITTLE
NEMO
NEMO SPECIAL NO. 5.
ft in coming to Atlanta on the
longest theatrical train tn tbe world.
A spectacle of dazzling msgnfrt-
rear*. Nothing Ilka it ever seen
in the history of theatricals. .
Watch This Spacs Tomorrow
160-COMPANY—160
LYRIC
ia»hlnn when the gong ended the bout.
eetne of Marlin'# frienibi nt the ringside
^'P'nlned that Mike had the advantage of
jHsht Another said he knew a guy In
lerk who could tie the Russian to
stake nud eat him alive. But this brand
n,,n 1 shown up In Atlanta yet.
plenty .*f gameness and healf and toot work,
probably hasn't the endurance for
bb the Atlanta milkman Is noted.
irb evening's entertainment was entlr-
f,l# o by a couple of good preliminaries. In
*"* of which Billy Kerr, of Atlanta, and *
(hap from Pittsburg did n whirl-
eetontlfltf* ,
This Weak -Mats. Tnea., Thors., sed Bat.
CHARLES EDWIH DOHERTY
In the Classy College Comedy,
STRONGHEART
Cobb Is Great Base Runner
Because He Works Hard At It
wind ala munda to a draw.
Th- neat rant at th» Monroe Athletic
rlnh will h» prcacnlftl \V»dnf«dy night.
filth will b» prMfnifti «ftinf«tiiy nignt.
Thf night ha* Wit fhangfd front Thur«.l*T
In nrdrr not in ronSIft o]th engagement*
In other part# of the hnlltllitg. On thl"
.ante Wednesday night <injr Bnrklee. of
Omaha, and Blly "‘eat. of New lorh. will
rn on fnr len^nntnde -ti hont whlrh proba-
r.lw will eellpae all other* thnt far held In
Ailantn.
FINAL CLEARANCE SALE OF
MEN’S SHOES
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nmMMaiimMH
PRICES CUT VERY DEEP
One lot $3.50
and $4 Shoes at
$2A5
One lot $4.50
and $5 Shoes at
JAS. T. GRESHAM, peachtree
St. Louis, Mo., Fab. IB.—Jack O'Connor,
the ntw manager of the St. I.oul* Brown*,
wilt institute a school for his team this spring
and hopes to teach some of the finer 'points
of th# gsiwe.
If O'Connor succeeds In doing this bo will
start an innovation. He will do something
that should have been done long ago. but
which is religiously neglected every spring.
Tie* spring training trips of ball clubs bear
about the same relation to baseball that re
hearsals bear to the stage. Yet, what a dif
ferent between the two.
Take a musical comedy. How many times
is a single song practiced nnd how many*
times comedian and soubrette repeat their
Jokes, repartee, etc. f
Then take bswliatf. How much do ball
pull i
. _ before the public every day
for sis months to comet
I While the Tiger* were in Ran Antonio last
f spring they gave a total of fid minutes to one
department of the game, has stealing. That'
*11. After that one hour it ws« forgotten and
in that one hour but two members of tin* team
were discovered who knew more than the
average about sliding into a bag. The work
was too strenuous, so it was "liboshed."
Ty Cobb is th# greatest base runner iu the
country because he has practiced bos#
ning more than any
hours end hoars
has perfected rearl
of taking a base.
It was the first thing Cobb did last spring
any ptarer. He has apent
goine into a beg until h-*
rly • dojen different methods
U.S.B.HouseTeams
Have Great Battle
Btona Mountain, G«.. Fab. 18.—Paradise
and Th# W’lng. two team* of the ^plveroity
Hebool fo Boys, tied up In on# of th# fait
eat games ever held oil the local court. In
which thf former wan victorious to the tune
of »Y, to M.
The game was snappy and scrappy from
the start, until the wjilatle blew at th# end
of the eecond hnlf.
Th# Wing la a aeeflon of the main dormi
tory nnd Paradise I* the name given to two
rooms In the academic building.
The line-up:
Paradise. The Wing.
Horning, forward t’larke. forward
1 Foley, forward Tomlinson, forward-
stuffings, center Dobson, renter
Mcl.end«n, guard .Entiling, guard
Parish, guard Wheatley, guard
Herferee, Baker; acorer, Mullnly; time
keeper, Harris.
OAMB WANTED FOR FEBRUARY 26.
The Pondera-nve. (Buggers wish to g»*f
R tuea with any team under 17 years old on
turdnr afternoon. Would like to get n
f ame for Saturday, February 2B. Call
tandard phone W3.
Fruitful 014 Apple Tree.
An apple tree. 110 year* old by authentic
record, nnd still bearing fruit, which stands
In thw yard of William Barley, between
Belay and Kprlngwnod. has Just l*en trim
med for th# first time In Its history for the
Improvement of Its next season's crop. D
Is l&O.tM Inches In circumference at the Imse
Home years ago thl* tree was bearing five
varieties of apples—the Baldwin. York Im
perial. Ben Davis. Paradise and Pound—but
for the past few yeara it has borne but
three kind*.
The robust condition of the tre# Is ie-
HOTELS AND RESORTS.
when he <am* on tb* field at Hen Antonio.
He started around the bags. -He ran base*
f»r on hour cr more the first day and ha
went into the bag sliding on nearly every Oc
casion.
There are ball players with enormous
speed, but . they are not good runners
because tb#y stlfl have to leavn the fim»
K ints. Most of them "know too much to
taught end others just don't care to learn.
Dozens of players could be mentioned who
would stand high among bar.* runners today
had they been taught or had they been will
ing to be taught.
LITTLE, DRIED-UP "AUGIE” MORAN
WILL GET HIS TRIAL IN BIG LEAGUE
It aeema hard fo believe that "Augle" Moran, our "Augle. the little,
dried-up Dutchman who umpired In thq^>?outhern league lout season. [»
really the man that the National league ha« copped out for work thl*
year.
But such I* the case. * ...»
Last year Moran proved himself a capable man in the Kouthem league,
but was not rated in the sarn* clan* with carpenter and Rudderham, two
men who tried It in the big leairuef and couldn't ^et away with It.
Fireproof *ln Every Sense
of the Word
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Broadway and 73d Street
Subway Erprees Station
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Fees jdJ Bath .... (3.00
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3-4 Fcoms and Balk $10 Upward
BOOKLET ON REQUEST
COURSING DERBY RUN.
Liverpool, Fab. 18.—Tho Waterloo cup.
th# coursing derby, was decided today.
Heavy Weapon, owned by Hill Woods,
beat J. W. Fullerton's Full Nteatn In the
flual round.
NEXT WEEK; Mata. Tn«a., Thor*. Saturd
KLINT and OAZZOLO
Whistling Arrows.
A curious weapon hna arrived at theofTIcea
of the Festival of Empire. Th# weapon,
which was sent as a sample by the pag
eants' armorer. Is an arrow of Henry VIII'a
tint#, to which cunningly fixed 4* * small
whistle which sounds shrill and clear If the
arrow Is only just thrown across a room.
It la on record that lb# archers who form
ed King Henry's body guard tipped their
arrows with aneh whistles so that they
"sang thru the air."—tendon Graphic.
THE FATAL WEDDING
The Moat Intoreatisf and Beit Conntructed
Melodrama Ever Written. Don’: Miss It.
ORPHEUM
counted for by the nrcaence of a fine spring
of water flowing from among Ite root#.—
York Correspondence Philadelphia Record.
ParformsncW Nightly—MoMntM Dally
Weak of Fab. 14.-Keith's Beat Vaude
villa.
FRED BAY’S FLAYERS
Mack A Williams—Ed Morton.
MERRILL and OTTO.
CHUatt'a Baboons, Lavlne Clma-
ron Trio, MlgnonatU Kokin—tbo Pic-
turn.
NOMINATION COUPON
GEORGIAN’S $30,000 VOTING CONTEST
Whils it [■ not abaalut.lv nac.ary mat on* of theaa blank, ba i.nt in
far oach candidate who d.iire. to compata, it would facilitate mattora If
each eonta.tant would do io. B'.id.a, tho firot coupon roo.ivad of thi.
character count, for 5,000 vote*. Thi. blank need bo font In but one time.
I HEREBY NOMINATE
(Each contoetant ia antitlad to only one nomination.)
(Mr* Mra. or Min)..
(Nama of contaatant.)
Of .......Conteat Dial Ne. ..
(Nama of town.)
Street Addrtet - ...
at a candidate in The Georgian’, (30,000 conteat
Nominated by
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My occupation or profeitlon
THE FIRST ONE OF THESE COUPONS RECEIVED FOR A CA/1.
OIOATE COUNTS FOR 5,000 VOTES.
Undar no eireumetaneea will tho nominator-0 nama b« divulged until
tha end of the conteat, and then only upon requeat.
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