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Rube Marquard Is Hailed as |
Best Southpaw of All Time
By Damon Runyon.
<T"'* • the throne of the left-hand-
I ers, that most curious race
of all the curious races that
dw-ell within the borders of base
ball. has iome a new king—King
Rube—the Second, or Third, or
fourth, as the case may be; any
way. a Rube, and anyway a King of
Left-hand Land. The alabaster
bean of Richard de Marquis, alias
Rube Marquard. tilts itself above
the level of the rabble to receive
the metaphorical crown.
There has been no regular king
<>f left-handers since the passing of
King Ruhr Waddell, as we under
stand the matter. He went and left
a throbbing vacuum. Supporters of
Nap Rucker, and Doc \\ hits, and
Kddie Plank and other ■ andidates
tried to capture enough delegates
tn-elect their favorite to the job,
hut a tie. or something, resulted in
the convention, and there was no
choice.
Things were at this pass when
along cans Richard de Marquis,
* alias Rube Ma-quard. and copped
the crown. .-o to speak. The Klug
was dead very good -veevy isy
wah! Which French will ly uir
derstood be King Rube, as he. is of
the purest Ohio French himself.
On his labors of last season, and
what he has accomplished this
year, the long, loan, wry-necked
Ohio Frenchman is hulled as the
greatc-t side-wheeler of the time,
and a worthy successor to King
Waddell although be it understood
right now that the (semblance
between the two begins, and ends,
with left-handed ability. There are
no near contenders for the throne
so far this year. The sensational
Vean Gregg, of Cleveland, is not
within rifle shot, to date. Rube
Renton, the Cincinnati $7,009 mar
vel, does not yet class with Goth
ams Rube, in the judgment of
baseball players. Marquard stands
alone.
Falls Down in Big Series.
The glory of Rube's last year rec
ord was dimmed to some extent by
the fact that he could do nothing in
the world's series He appeared in
4l> games a lot of work for a fol
low of his physical construction.
Rube is tall, and muscular, hut he is
not a powerful man. He started,
and completed. 2.1 games and wound
up with a record of 24 won and 7
lost, for a percentage of .774 This
was a higher percentage than was
attained by any man in either
league, right or left-hander. Render.
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE
one Round Hogan, who has not l>een
seen in action since the night he was dis
qualified in his bout with lieach Cross,
■will leave shortly for his home In San
Francisco. Hogan plans to rest up for a
few months and then return to New York
In the fall.
• • «
Th* latest victim to fan before Phil
Cross' punches was 'l'errv Brooks The
boys fought in New York « few nights
ago and tnough the match went the limit
( tors non all the wav
• • •
San Francisco promoters are arranging
to stage a match between Willie Ritchie
and Jack Britton, the winner to meet Ad
Wolgast in a 20-round bout
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Seat prices for the Mike Gibbons-Sid
Burns match in New York May 21 will
range from $1 to $7.
* • ♦
The big arena at Las Vegas in which
the Johnson-Flynn light will be held July
4 will be completed about June 25
* • •
]f 126 pounds were the featherweight
limit in America, as it is in England, it
looks a M though Charley and Jack White
would be dividing things In a family way
* * M
Charley White is scheduled to meet
Owen Moran, the British lightweight,
next Monday night.
♦ » ♦
Cyclone Johnny Thompson is probably
the only 158-pounder in the game who
would rather tight 20 rounds than to box
over a shorter Thompson says hr
does not get started until after the tenth
round.
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Fans w ill never know the real winner
of the Mandot-Trendall tight in St. Louis
a few nights ago As ti e referee could
not give a decision it was left to ih«
newspapers However, they disagreed
on it. several of them calling it a draw.
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th« American league leader, won
17 and lost 5, for a percentage of
. 4 i 3.
Marquard struck out 237 men —
the highest number of any pitcher
in the National league Grover
Cleveland Alexander was the only
man who came close to him. al
though Ed Walsh, of the American
league, exceeded him by 18.
It was Marquard’s wonderful
pitching which did more than any
thing else toward the winning of
the National league pennant by the
Giants— although McGraw's con
summate use of that ability helped.
Was Failure at Start.
Last year was Marquard’s first
real year in the big league. The
story of the Rube is a familiar one,
but 11 will,be told for years tn come.
His purchase from tlie Indianapolis
club, of the American association,
lor SII,OOO, and his subsequent to
tal failure as a big league pitcher
i. known to every follower of the
ga me.
McGraw has always believed that
acting against Ills own managerial
judgment for the first and only time
in his life did more to hinder Mar
quand than anything else. The pur
< hase of the left-hander had cre
ated wild excitement among the
New York baseball fans, and they
were anxious to see him work. It
is McGraw's policy never to use a
young pitcher in important games.
He would rather keep him on the
bench and let him absorb, knowl
edge from that angle than work
him. --ven If he felt certain he
might w pt.
However, the clamor for Mar
quard was so keen that the mana
ger finally gave in. and Marquard
got a sound beating H. got others
after that, but McGraw lias always
believed that if he had followed bis
own judgment the left-hander
would have come along much more
rapidly. In any event. McGraw is
not likely to repeat that mistake
with any other pitcher who comes
into his fold.
It was a long, weary struggle fm
Marquard He was severely “roast
cd" on all sides; he was called the
“SII,OOO lemon." and his faith in
human nature was sorely tried.
In the spring he was a veritable
demon against the minor league
clubs, but once in a big league
game fie appeared to go to pieces.
McGraw could not understand it.
He knew that the fellow had the
"stuff" and he declined to let go of
him. His faith was eventually re
x' a: d d with t pen nant.
while some gave the decision to Mandot
and others to Trendall
Boxing has reopened at Gary. 11l . and
promoters are trying to stage a light be
tween .Eddie McGooriy and some other
promising boy.
• * •
Reports from the coast sax Wolgast Is
carrying a black eye and three stitches
in his upper lip as the result of his four
round bout with Ritchie on the coast a
few nights ago.
• « •
Mayer ('t ies certainly showed improve
ment in his six-round mill with Spider
Britt at the Gate City A C. last Tuesday
night. Pries came back strong in the
lasi round ami had it been an eight round
affair instead of six. he would probably
have gotten the decision. Pries plans t<»
train at Lakewood this summer and hopes
to be in good condition to meet some of
the wind-up boys here next vear.
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MANY AMATEUR GAMES
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Here is a schedule of many games to be
played on local lots this afternoon:
City League.
Southern Bell vs. Red Seal (Brisbine)
Moose vs Southern Shops (Hills Park*
Fairburn vs Inman Yards (Boulevard
and Tenth streets).
Saturday Afternoon League.
\ilanta Top Company vs Exposition
Mills (Exposition Mills)
Continental Gin Company vs. Center
Hill (Plant i
Fulton Bftg xs Whittier Mills (Whit
tier Mills)
Independents vs Piedmont < Piedmont)
Sunday School League
St Phillips vs Wesley S \ 1» (Grant
park)
Westminster vs. Central Congregational
(Grant park)
Capitol \ rw vs Jefferson Street (Pied
mont park)
Bankers League.
Fourth National vs Lowry National
Atlanta National vs Third National
American National vs Central bank
Junior Sunday School League.
Grace Street vs Central Baptist 'Pied
moot park No 1)
Georgia Avenue vs Trinity (Grant
park)
First Methodist vs Tabernacle (Pied
mont No Ji
Trolley League.
Box s Club vs Rice N Hutchins •lufi.d
Hills).
Hires vs Wesley > Fort McPherson).
G W x s B C. < Edgewood >
Railroad League.
Fort McPherson \s Western I’nion.
Decatur vs. Beavers.
B A McG. vs Railroad Young Men s
Christian Association.
\ . H. and A. vs S C. ..f P
_ lCj ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATVRDAY. MAY 18, 1912.
M'ELVEEN, OF DOBBERS,
CHUCKING OUT BATTER
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c-i* W sHm| Th's former Brooklyn
affiMtjjsgjff infielder is again rday
in u good ball for the
, " SWV&FS' Montgomery team. He
18 t he mainstay the
infield, and hitting
ff them “where they ain't"
when hits spell runs.
McElveen, at the short
station, makes a ape
cialty wordy en
couragement to the box
men, which always
helps.
Jim Flynn, Training for His
Title Bout, Finds Lion’s Lair
A real fight is going to be staged on
July 4, when Jack Johnson and Jim
Flynn, like the lion and the unicorn,
battle for the crown. Already Las
Vegas, N. M.. has become a real train
ing camp. One of the fighters is al
ready there. Everything he does is
likely to be chronicled in more ways
than >t takes a press agent to describe
the diamonds of a diva. Already he has
had a thrilling encounter with a lion.
List to.this:
East las vegas. n at., May
is. Sunny Jim Flvnn, Jack
Johnsons opponent in l,:is
Vegas’ IJ-round contest July 4, is
willing to go before a notary pub
lic and swear that when he was
up in the mountains about five
miles from his training camp at
Montezuma Springs before break
fast this morning he eante into
, close contact with a full-grown
man's size mountain lion, if any
one (•fiubts the veracity of his
statement.
' You sir. it was like this.” stated
Flynn. "Al Williams, my sparring
partner, and Lou Flynn, my broth
er. stalled with mo over the hills.
As usual, 1 lost them before we
were out over three miles. Just as
I reached what the natives tall
Crow's N< st. I heard a peiuliar
sound about 2uu feet ahead of me.
over on one sid. where the pines
and brush ar. the thickest. I’.etty
soon out came Mr. Mountain Lion.
Then I beat it."
Williams anil Brother Louis were
not over half a mill away front
Sunny Jim when the big cat hove
into view, but both declared upon
their return to the camp that they
did not see what the I’uebio tire
man claims he saw, but i • already
renin iIo d. Fl y nil •■•• it ■■ 't at It'
piped It and is willing to m.*kv •■>'-
lidavtt to it.
White hopes are coming on every
tram. Two huskies reached Monte
zuma Springs today from I.ajunta.
<'obi. Each gentleman tips the
scales at fully 200 pounds and beats
the six-foot mark by a couple of
inches.
Elynn made both youths welcome
to his camp and they will stick un
til after the tight on the Fourth,
provided they show the desired
class when Flynn starts in to his
sparring partners.
Flynn has been ordered by Tom
my Ryan. his chief trainer, who
won't be along until May 25 owing
to his business on the coast, to go
slow until he comes to town. In
cidentally, Ryan will bring Howard
Morrow to Las Vegas w ith him. Ed
Bell, a 2 1 o-imunder from the Nor
folk. Ya.. navy yards, is also due
at an early date.
.lack t'urley is all smiles over
Attorney General Frank W. Clan
cy's reply to Prosecuting Attorney
<W. Z Ward of San Miguel coun
ty. stating that there is no law on
the state's statutes prohibiting the
Fly nn-Johnson contest on July 4.
t'urley knew that such was the
ease, but an official opinion was
generally well received all over
town, as well as at fight headquar
ters.
GOTHAM CLUB LOSES ITS
LICENSE FOR DECISION
XEW YORK. May 18. 'rhe state ath
letic commission has revoked the license
■•f the National Sporting dub of Ainer-
•.l and ihe license of Patrick Haley as
ier« e, for violation of a rule under the
Hrawles law in rendering a decision in
i!i. r< <• nt hooi between Jim Stewart and
Gunboat Smith. •
\ .u»\ business man and be will tell
'.ni The Georgian Want \<i • ohmms
n d- h mote propio and bring belter r
ih.ll could fol bo obtained in any ulhvt
medium in this section.
Georgia and Tech Meet in Final Struggle Today
Men of Athens Capture Second Battle 6 to 4
•By Percy H. Whiting.
ATHENS. GA.. May IS.—The
chapel bell clanged all night,
at Georgia, and at intervals
the big cannon boomed. for Geor
gia closed out Tech yesterday aft
ernoon in a harum-searem game, 6
to 4.
There will he a game today be
tween the same teams. A lot of
folks will go to it. too, but it does
not count. For Georgia has made a
clean sweep of the sporting season
or 1911-1912. winning the football
game from Tech and the baseball
series as well. This afternoon's
game doesn’t count for Georgia is
the winner, two up and one to
play.
Today Tech will trot out the old
reliable Hubert, w ho will try to re
deem himself for his rather lumpy
showing made Thursday in Atlan
ta. Georgia will use Beddingfield,
who was knocked out of the box in
the same game.
The largest crowd of the season
will be out. for Athens is the warm
est college baseball town in the
South, and the fans are all keen to
celebrate the victory.
The tail end of Georgia’s batting
order should get the credit for the
game yesterday. In the fifth Erwin,
sub-second baseman, whose batting
• prowess was recognized with the
honor of ninth position on the bat
ting order, yanked off a homer into
le_ft field, scoring Covington ahead
of him. Then, in the eighth, a sin
gle by Brannen, the pitcher, a two
bagger by Peacock, who had just
been stuck in for a joke to finish
out the game, and a single by Cov
ington. next to the worst hitter on
the club, netted the Athenians the
run that won the game.
The Tech players deserve credit
for a grand rally in the first of
the ninth. With the game hope
lessly Inst, they whirled into Bran
nen and scored the run that threw
a terrific scare into the Athens
team.
• * *
Pitts, Tech's new man, pitched
great hall up to the eighth, when he
seemed to t.re, and the Georgians
pulled the rally that won the game.
♦ * •
Harry Holland ended the next to
last game of his college career by
going on the slab. Tech needed but
one out at the time, and Holland
made it immediately.
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I’mpire Turner had better luck
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—for a glass or small bottle
of famous
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Ginger Ale I
at founts and stores. Also
in pints and quarts. Good
any way, time or place you
buy it.
Yes xve make that
1 good LEMO-LIME
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than on Thursday, and got by with
out much kicking.
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In the middle of the game a del
egation of Tech men and some few
feminine supporters arrived. They
had taken the midday train from
Atlanta. Their rooting, led by the
indomitable Loeb, of football fame,
was a feature of the afternoon.
♦ ♦ *
There was the best qf feeling on
both sides, which was in fine con
trast with happenings in the past.
« * •
Brannen deserves much of the
credit for winning the Tech series
for Georgia. His work when he re
lieved - Beddingfield in the game
FODDER FOR FANS
American league teams garnered 70
hits in the four games yesterday. The
largest number- fourteen--was made bv
the White Sox. off Pope, of Boston, and
the smallest number —eight -was made by
Boston, in the same game, off Ed Walsh.
One year ago, when the "live hall" was
supposed to be in use the Boston team
made twenty hits off the Tiger pitchers,
while the Detroit sluggers were playing
second fiddle in the same game for four
teen bingles On this date—yesterday a
year ago-97 hits were made in four
games, some 27 more than yesterday. But
the "live ball" is not being held ac
countable.
In the National league yesterday only
three games were played, but the league
of Wagner gathered unto itself 82 hits.
And the Giants, with Chief Myers et al.„
and Pittsburg, with Hans Wagner and
trailers, were laying off because of an
elemental ukase.
Last year on the same date, with the
full accouterment of hitters bludgeoning
in four games 97 hits were made, or 33
less than yesterday with the notable ab
sentees. Probably had they been work
ing fifteen more would have been adrlml
to yesterday's total. And still no "live
half’ howl has been made this season.
• • ♦
Either the hitters in the Southern
league this year are on the blink or the
pitchers are faring mighty well, for yes
terday's record shows in four contests
49 hits. The least number was three, off
Bovd, of the Barons, and among the lar
gest was off Case, of Nashville, by the
Barons, they getting ten in the same
game. The Billikens garnered the same
number off Walter Miller, at Poncy.
BASEBA I,L NOTES—SPTS.
Link, formerly with Cleveland,
mav get a try-out with the Phillies.
* * *
Ball players say the reason they can't
fatten hatting averages off Walter John
son is that they can’t bit what they don't
see.
♦ * ♦
National league moguls have asked
President Lynch to suspend the rule pro
viding that double-headers can't he
placed until-the second trip to the vari
ous burgs. This suggestion has been
made, of course, because of the vast
number of postponed games already
piled up
Thursday was superlatively good,
and he pitched steady ball yester
day. His work was the big feature
of both contests.
* • •
The new Georgia fi* Li is pretty
lumpy, and it was hard work for
the Tech fielders to figure out lhe
bounds. A c«»uple of balls that went
for hits w ould have been outs on an
older and smoother field.
« * *
The game was vastly better than
Thursday’s. Despite a lot of er
rors. both teams put on a lot of
really good baseball. Only one bone
play cropped out, and that had no
material effect on the result.
1
Rube Vickers is in bad trim and has
been sent home for a. rest. His arm just
refuses to come around.
* • •
Charleston must be a punk baseball
town. It wouldn't support Sally league s
ball and now the College of Charleston
has been compelled to cancel a lot of
games on account of poor patronage.
Thev don t know Hie is over there
yet—and of course baseball wasn’t much
in vogue before the recent friction.
Apparently Charley Hemphill didn’t
make any mistake when he refused to
take big Catcher Appleby from the H’gh
landers. The huge backstop did such
punk work with Brockton, in the New
England league, that he was let out.
Malcolm Douglas. University of Vir
ginia. shortstop, has been named captain
of the team for next year. Douglas had
some professional jobs offered him, but
preferred to play college ball
If the Reds win a pennant this war for
Cincinnati each player on the team will
be presented with an automobile by Ed
V. Wiinern, owner of the Munro hotel.
* * ♦
The VantTerbilt team, that has been
hailed as the champion aggregation of the
S. I. A. A., hasn’t quite won the title yet.
The Commodores have to trim the Se
wanee nine first. And stranger things
have happened than a defeat of lander
hilt by the mountain Tigers.
CRACKERS MAY LAND NEW
HURLER WITHIN FEW HOURS
Manager Charley Hemphill an
nounced this morning that he may land
a new pitcher within the ne.vt few
hours. He refused to say who the
hurler is, but expects by night that
his John Hancock will be affixed to a
local contract.
President Kavanaugh wired the local
club this morning asking them to vote
on allowing the Birmingham-Nashville
series, starting on May 19, scheduled for
Nashville, to be played in Baronville.
The change is on account of the trouble
in Nashville over Sunday gantee. The
local club voted in favor of the change
and so informed the league chief.