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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS: .MONDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1910.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE MOGULS MEET IN ATLANTA
EDITED BY
I PERCY H. WHITING
MOGULS OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE MEET MONDAY IN ATLANTA
TO ADOPT SCHEDULE AND TO TRANSACT SOME OTHER BUSINESS
PRESIDENT KAVANAUGH EXPECTS
A PEACEFUL LEAGUE SESSION
Memphit, Tenn., Feb. 21.—Everything will be lovely anil serene at the
Southern league schedule meeting In Atlanta Monday afternoon, when the
league mogula meet to adopt playing dates for the season. President
Karnnaugh believes this. He Is due In Atlanta at noon to call the com
mittee together.
"ITnlesa some of the club presidents ^et busy In an effort to get the
best of the playing dates, and you can't ./tame them for that, we will sus
pend after the banquet Monday night,” said President Kavanuugh.
“I have laughed year after year as I have listened to them make
their claims. Sometimes there are Just claims, but at all times wo have
,milled the map of the league carefully before hand and have devoted
hours, days and weeks to arranging the best mileage for all. Of course
somebody must take the worst of It at times, but the moguls always want
the best of It and that causes a hitch.”
President Kavanaugh said that the policy of tho league this year
would be to keep as many umpires on hand at all times as the league's
revenue could afford. Umpire Moran, who was promoted to the National
league, has been succeeded by Umpire Conahan, of the 1909 American as
sociation. Other umpires. Including already Conahan. Pfenninger, Carpen
ter, nudderham and Fltsslmmons, will be appointed.
There Appears To Be a Chance of a Fight Over the Schedule, But Proposed Document Will
Doubtless Win Out—No Other Scraps Are in Prospect and Meeting
.
Should Be Reasonably Harmonious.
The fight for an hour more daylight that is being waged
in Atlanta and in many cities of tho United States threatens
to meet, with the success that it deserves. It matters not wheth
er another “time” is adopted, as Eastern time for a city lo
cated where Central time should be in force, or whether the
hands of the clock are changed, so long as the effect is to get an
hour’s earlier start, and therefore get an hour more of daylight
fur recreation after working hours are over.
It must he wonderful to live in a country like England, or
especially Scotland, where in summer the evenings are long and
enough daylight for outdoor sports lasts until nearly 10 o’clock
at night. Men who work can knock off at the usual time, go
home to supper and then play a round of golf or a few sets of
tennis before darkness falls.
America is barred from that, of course, being located too far
south. But we do have in this country in summer a lot of day
light that goes to waste, as far as almost, everybody is con
cerned, every morning. Of course, it might lie argued that peo
ple who wanted to use that early daylight for amusement could
do so. But unfortunately it doesn’t work nut like that.
The grass in the early morning is too wet for golf or ten
nis. or for baseball either (except in the case of such hardened
performers as The Georgian’s Daylight Champs), and there is no
fun playing before breakfast. But the early morning hours are
great, for working, and, with the time an hour earlier, a man
could finish up soon enough for an hour of sport or recreation
added to what ho has already been getting.
ft would be a great thing for the local baseball association
if Atlanta changed to Eastern time.
Think of the men who get out of offices nt 4:30 and i»
o’clock nowadays. They are too late for hall games. But after
the change went into effect, they could make it easily.
N*ot because it would benefit the baseball association, hut
I it would benefit the people of Atlanta, any plan of
‘gaining an hour of daylight is favored. Let the good work go
Ihe limit.
With club presidents, team managers
and others Interested to the number of
about a score present, the annual
schedule meeting of the Southern
league will be held in Atlanta Monday.
This meeting Is an annual spring af
fair and at It each year the magnates
thrash thru the schedule and attend to
such other matters of business as come
up. Atlanta was given the honor of
holding the meeting this year because
this city did not get the annual meet
ing, to which It was entitled- There
fore, the spring session was, at the
annual meeting, voted to Atlanta.
Many matters of Interest are likely
to be taken up. tho Just what they will
be Is largely a matter of guess work at
present. It seems to be on the bills
that there will be a fight on the sched
ule ns approved bv the schedule com
mittee.
Charley Frank nt present seems to be
the man doing the attacking. For one
thing, he wants to open a day early,
Owing to a big Shriners* convention
that he hopes to catch on April 13. This
permission will certainly be granted to
him, as It was to Birmingham, when
that city celebrated Its last and only
pennant raising.
Frank's other kicks on the schedule
arc not so well known. But at present
he seems to have small support. The
Mobile magnates, who were supposed
to be against tho schedule, deny the
impeachment. “Why, I helped to make
the schedule,” says C. Z. Colsson. the
only delegate from Mobile, “and of
course It suits us. We should like to
have a holiday at home, but shall have
to get along without one, I guess."
The Nashville, Birmingham, Chatta
nooga, Atlanta and Mobile delegates fa
vor tho schedule, so )t will doubtless
be adopted as proposed.
One question which will come up will
be that of changing the guarantee.
With a view of smoking Little Bock out
of the league, tho guarantee, which Is
paid to each vlsltfhg club provided it
rains or provided their share of the
receipts of the day do not amount t«
that sum, was raised from $7B at the
Memphis meeting to $150. At the ses
sion Monday this will doubtless be cut
to 1100.
The project to require clubs to pro-,
vide club houses for visiting teams Is
hound to be passed. Nashville fathered
tho scheme, Atlanta and Chattanooga
n I ready have club houses for tho vis
itors and Birmingham and Mobile fa
vor It, so It will surely be made a law.
There are a few other questions
which will come up for discussion, but
none of them appears Important, and
no fight Is in prospect.
The earjy arrivals were President
WILL INSURGENTS MAKE FIGHT
ON THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE?
Ferd Kuhn and Manager Bill Bern
hard, of Nashville; C. Z. Colsson, of
Mobile: Charles Frank, manager. New
Orleans; Frank P. Coleman and wife,
of Memphis; R. H. Baugh, president,
Carleton Moles worth, manager, and B.
H. Mooney, of Tho News, of Birming
ham, and O. B. Andrews, president,
and John Dobbs, manager, of Chatta
nooga.
SOME MISTAKE
IS MADE HERE
Kavanaugh Says That Win
ters’ Suspension Is Sure
ly a Bad Dream.
Tho (liktiBtch concerning the auaprn*ion of
George Winter* by the national rommiaaion
for refusing to report from Atlanta to Co
lumbia, where ho was sold, was discredited
hy President Kavanaugh, who passed thru
here yesterday. He said that the national hoard
nnd not the commission hnndles,.surh things,
and that such rulings are turned over to him.
e hns heard nothing to indicate Winters’
sponsion and is inclined to tvgard tho re
port as misleading as “reporting time*’ has
not arrived. Therefore, says the Judgv
Winters could not hare yet made official re
fusal to tvport.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Waycross, Ga., Feb. 21.—Officers for
the Thirteenth district, Knights of
Pythias of Georgia, have been selected
for the ensuing year as follows:.
1C. Z. Byrd, of Blackshear. president;
• 1C. L. Walmvrlght, of Folkston, vice
president; F. A. Dunn, of Brunswick,
secretary and treasurer; master-at-
arms. T. B. Ftirgerson, of Brunswick;
!-\ V. Huggins, of Waycross, Inner
guard; L. It. Geiger, of Waycross; out
er guard. The district convention will
meet next at Folkston August 16.
Interior Decorators by Trade
Are Boys Who Box Wednesday
Guy Buckles Can Take Down
S11 a Day on His Job as
Fresco Performer.
JTlij i« a prizefighter!
ion will get different answer* from diff-
fovni pug*.
foy, for instance, will say ha it In
in* lime for the sport of it and that he
virkt for a living. Ilia regular trade is
tttim-fhting.
fhhrri will giro different reason*.
r»k* hilly Wv»g», who goes on Wednesday
» it the Monroe Athletic club with Guy
R'l'kleg, the Omaha wonder. Jfe aaya it’s
a tide line with him and that what
•• a result In a financial way i* velvet.
He it g n interior dvcoratar and in hi*
"•live b«rg of New York he gets big money
, r , doing thia kind of work. At home he
HP "i«hu and hose* nights and works
:".!*• •‘•7 tl*e. Jnat now he consider* him-
(Sf *•)«»*>« a little vacation In thv .South,
ffc • retur n» home, ha will get hark on
job of decorating interiora and u«lng
Hymn, o’ nights.
«»ny liurkle*, his next opponent, knows a
•'Milar trade. ]I« does this fancy inside
L. w °rk and makes $1.10 an hour at it.
"oold acem to bo more in a steady
V 1 8 than boxing little
I Hut Gay aaya what cornea from !>ox-
ijYSiisJjjJji * ,und h * h ** for * homeup
Goy Hurklea would rather box than eat.
He thrive* on boxing nnd he frankly admit*
that ha is trying to climb the rhampionnhip
ladder. In his rentiuiscent moods ‘ *'
count off those he has put the kibosh
confidentially tvll you that he expects to
sign himself champion welter in the not far
distant future. * . ,
This Billy Griffith is another interior
decorator of note, only he doesn't get any
thing for it. They were talking of it the
other day and Con Rally, who trains Grif
flth; said: “Yes. Billy is one of the lead
ing interior decorators in the business. He
will go into a hotel, sit down to a table and
swvar he isn't hungry. And then he wi
begin by decorating hi* interior with a plui
pudding and some roquefort rheese, thvn he II
decorate it a littVea further with a lobster
salad and some vanilla ice cream. This
will kind of warm him op and he will deco
rate it a littlw further with two large *i-
ahout interior decorating. That boy baa ’em
"^Buckles’ bout with Billy West Wcdnrsday
nigh* promises to be the best George Monroe
has yet put across in his club. K*ch of thv
men has been working hard and each is con
fldent of winning. That they are evenly
mstehed there la little doubt. Karh has met
.lack Robinson and each got away with a
draw. They are the best welters even .seen
in this section of the country and there is
every reason to believe one of them will be
declared the bettvr man Wednesday night.
It will be observed that the night of
festivities at the Monroe Athletic clubjia*
been changed to Wvitnesday night. inis
goes in the fnture. A couple of good pre
liminaries hgve been arranged by Manager
Monroe to rnlirvn things until the main bout.
NOMINATION COUPON
GEORGIAN’S $30,00# VOTING CONTEST
While it It not absolutely necoxary that one ef th.ee bleidce be Mnt in
for «aeh candidate who de.lree to compete, it would fellltate mntterejf.
••oh conteetant would do eo. Beiidet, the fir.t «» U P°"
•he-ectep counts for 5.000 votes. This blank need be t*nt in but one time.
I hereby nominate
(Each contestant is entitled to only one nomination.)
(Mr, Mrs. or Mies)
(Name ef contestant.)
Of Contest Diet. No.
'"(Name of town.)
f
®*r.it Address
•• e candidate in The Georgian's $30,000 eonteet
Nominated by Address
My occupation or profetolon '"L"!'
THE FIRST ONE OF THE8E COUPONS RECEIVED FOR A CA/I-
“'DATE COUNTS FOR 5,000 VOTES. t „ . . ...
Under no ‘circumstances will the nominator's name be divulged until
>"o end of the eonteet, and then only upon request.
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ATLANTA RIFLES WIN HONORS
IN HANDBALL TOURNAMENT
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A Ream with e Belfc for a Dollar anJ e HiU
A Larger Room with e Balk for $2.00 end $2.54
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gl.09 extra will be added to above price.,
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3-4 Booms and Bath $10 Upward
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And the Atlanta Rifles lead In hand-
bull.
The leading company in the Fifth
regiment, National Guard of Georgia,
has stuck another plume In Its helmet
anti added another wreath to Its gar
land of victory by annexing the cham
pionship In the handball tournament
organized and launched by Major Wal
ter J. Preston, athletic director at the
Auditorium-Armory.
The Atlanta Rifles' team, composed
of Captain Frank M. Cochran nnd Ser
geant V. A. Trussell. met and defeated
the Gate City Guard’s team, composed
of Sergeant Don Wynne and Corporal
Halloran. two straight games with
plenty of margin. The next victims
were Lieutenant Thomas and Corporal
McColllster, of the Atlanta Greys. This
team won the flrst, but the Rifles’ team
took the next two. The Capital City
Guards' team, composed of Lieutenant
Richard and Corporal Carmichael, lost
two straight to the Rifles. The chain*
pionship team now awaits all comers In
the regiment.
The athletic features installed In ths
armory portion of the big Auditorium-
Armory have met with Instant favor.
Tho handball courts are “going” near
ly all the time. Tho the basket ball
season Is nearly over, teams have been
organised and are practicing for next
season. There is no rest for the punch
ing hag, the click of the pool balls and
billiards Is heard nearly all day and
way up Into the night. Indoor baseball
games aro played every drill night, and
fencing nnd boxing are fast coming
Into favor. Six arm and chest exer
cisers have been Installed and all are
In frequent use. The shower baths
have already proved Insufficient to meet
the demands. **
The indoor rlflo range, upon which a
rifleman may shoot anywhere from 200
yards to 1,000 yards, use rapid-fire and
run the skirmish, under any or all con
ditions found upon the regular range
beyond McPherson, will be opened nexi
week. This now range represents an
outlay of $350 nnd it Is fitted out with
all the conveniences |of the Indoor
ranges of the troops of the larger East
ern cities. New patent targets, the
latest adopted, have been Installed and
qualifications on this range count In
the record course Just the same as on
the outdoor range.
CLUB PLAYERS
MEET DEFEAT
Birmingham, AJs., Fsb. 21.—Starting In
team h»d no chanrv in the h**ket ball *trug
Xle with the Birmingham Athletic club here
Naturdur night, lowing 54 to 35.
The Atlanta player* made a wonderfully
plucky allowing. Both Doonan and Haa* had
to leave tho game before tlw end of the
first half on account of injurie*. and their
place* were taken by Harrison and Falvey,
two MarUt player*—corking performer* in
dividually, but. of course, out of touch with
the systeai of team play and the signal*
of the A. A. C. team.
Jamison, wa* the scoring star of the A. A
Atlanta (3ft) Position. B’ham (04)
Doonan (2)«lt. F. Biddle (0)
Harrison McKinney (10)
Jemlson (2i) L. F William* (10)
Spencer'(10) C Richie, Mots (2)
Falvey.
Hudson, rapt. (2). .R. G.. .Strait, Cant. (12)
Haa*. Falvey !,. G.. Hilly (10), Cole (4)
Snmmary: Field goal*, Jemisnn 3, Doonan
1, Hpenrer 5, Hudson 1. Biddle 3, McKin
ney 5. William* 5, Mn*a 1, Streit H, Hilly ft,
Coht 2: foul goal*, JemUon 5. Ntreit: foul*
committed, Atlanta 10, Birmingham 9; ref
eree, Menxer.
Will Charley Frank lead an Insurgent movement against the sched
ule recommended by the Southern league committee?
There are certainly strong Indications that the wily Dutchman is
planning to In surge.
It is known that the New Orleans manager left home about four
days earlier than Is necessary to make the trip from New Orleans to
Atlanta. It Is reported that he stopped off at Mobile and Montgomery on
his way here.
Both Montgomery and Mobile have been muttering awful threats
against the schedule and It Is understood that Birmingham Is not par
ticularly well satisfied.
All of which leads to the belief that there may be a deadlock over
the schedule, with the new northern circuit, made up of Atlanta tint!
the three Tennessee cities, favoring It, and New Orleans and the three
Alabama towns against It.
Montgomery’s kick Is based upon the fact thut the Climbers open on
the road and close on the roa^tliat they do not get a holiday game
nnd that they have some unconscionably long Jumps to make. The other
kicks are of a similar nature.
It Is more than likely thut the present schedule will win out In the
face of any fight. It seems to he a well considered document and will
doubtless be adopfed substantially as suggested. *
JIMMY DASHER HOOKS UP
WITH FAST JERRY MURPHY
JERRY MURPHY.
He meet. Dehor Monday nig!it.
Erecting Bank Building,
V/aycrou, Ga., Feb. 2t<—Manic tor
the new home of the Flrat National
hunk Imii been ahlpped. The hank
bulhllnff. when completed, will be i
model of lie kind »nd one of the pret-
tlext In eolith Oeoi-Rln. The vault, have
already been Inatalled.
Kept Marriage Secret.
Waycroaa, Ga., Fab. 21—A marriage
that ha. been kept accret for three
week. Ih announced from Coffee coun
ty. The couple la Ml.. Kthcl Hancock
mid U. A. Kerney, deputy ehorlff of
f'offee county. Mr. nnd Mre. Kerney
will make their home nt Douglaa.
Boys Are Both Fast and Hard
Hitters and Should Fur
nish Great Bout.
Waycross, Ga., Fob. 21.—Tho pulpit
of the First Baptist church of Bruns
wick wax occupied Sunday by Rev. A.
M. Bennett, pastor of tho First Baptist
church of \VaycroBn.
The relative boxing merit* of Jimmy Dash
er, of Hnvnnnab, ami Jerry Murphy, of In
dianapolis, wilt conic up for dlscnsnlnn Mon
day evening at Armory hall. These two 133-
pound worthies hnre tieen engaged by Man
ager HSrry Staten to do a hammeritnd-
tong* art for ten round* before hi* club,
and both are trained to the Inst notch for
the engagement.
The affair Is proving entertaining from a
speculative standpoint. The local fans be
lieve to a man that nothing by the name
of Murphy rnn make a dent in Dasher’s ribs
reputation. And yet they are forced to
ult, that Murphy s record looks good.
Ami they say further that any man who
could have held out an Battling Nelson’s
sparring partner as long as Murphy did wa*
good enough to hold Ills owu with anything
hi Atlanta.
THEY HAVE MADE FEW BETTER
IHHMIHMMIHIIHMimiMHmHMOMMimHOMOMMMIHHIlHllltHMMHHIMHMHMMMH
of the trad
and not sparring. He love* to trade wa
lop* with any mail, and If lil* opponent will
stand toe to too with him he will scrap
while life laata.
8neh a aernpper Is Just hullt to make a
classy showing with Dasher, nnd there will
he nothing to the affair except a speedy,
sfroiinon* encounter.
Dasher's record 1* well known to local
fan*, but Murphy’s I* not so well known,
lie ha* been lu the scrapping gume for five
years, nnd In that time has had engage,
montn hy the hundreds. Ilere are s few of
the recent prominent ones;
Jimmy Ryan, won; eight rounds.
Jimmy Dunn. draw.
Harry Hcrogg, no decision: In New York.
Joe Siegel, no decision; In Philadelphia.
Jack Reardon, no deelnlon; In Phlladelnhin.
Jack Dorman, no decision; In Schenectady.
Lou Shepard, no deelnlon; In New York.
iTlieno two no-decislon affair* were boxed
ill state* where decisions ace not allowed.i
Jersey Tommy Murphy; knork-out In five
rou nd a.
Tommy !<ee. Indianapolis; knock-out In
five round*.
Young Choynskl, Memphis; kuock out >n
five round*.
New Sleeping Car Line
between Atlanta and Val
dosta, Ga.; leaves Atlanta
0:10 p. m. daily via Central
of Georgia Railway.
Pour daily trains Atlanta to
Birmingham via Southern Rail
way—6:20 a. m., 10:45 a. m., 4:10
p. m., 11:10 p. m. Parlor cars
on day trains; local sleeper on
11:10 p. m. train.
M.morial Day Orator.
Dublin, Ga., Fob. 21.—Rrv. Graham
Forenter, i>a»tor of th« Baptl.t rhurch
i*t TolboUon, .ha. be.!! nrlrotrd by
Oronw* Chapter n. the Memorial day
orator in Dublin this year.
BILLY PAPKE.
Ho i* ,uch • good tcrappor that you ju.t can't kotp hii picture out
of th* oao.r.