Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, June 04, 1912, EXTRA, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text6 rGKWM KB COWmXHKTFj EPITED FARNSWOHTH . Slllc H CLt < V%\ A (CHOW ABOUT WE JWEXL ( fTr I T<X ' ™><rE \ i VjT.UTKtr z ■ w - m /- ) BUMmwnwww . w vat / I &oo ° foR - rr - 10FTE>/ I ! ftXeArr / C; vjP i I 1 I'l oOTDWe FA3TOH / ' A^-ZL-/>^ Z WEEAHTO mE ■ \ p /u _ ) hiaa u? \ Ar<o - y 'r M H ) WiX^J, IL JL A'*' 9 °' wE M —■ S ' »‘** A Mm-E FtATTB-OA'i- CM JVDfrE. •’ JT'v’lf ILS' VT^ / D< ,-“--- SSiL WWW”* JMktf' <O-ji , iO f ffiOh e <. s N ““ aF w l l fe Js^^hir' l •/ , £ /EjT mOSImf ..jx - ; »aB /) «*% V 1 | _ f Q| . | w hhR - i g Tl 3g pTF - x jfj 1 >. i--MMMI 1 I IBSIMw * I' w jjßMSfcll I : ziA* I B v - __z— ' Ban Johnson Greatest Chief o. Organized Baseball Ever Had y a l By W. J. Mcßeth. foot AT l ''"' YORK. June 4 -Organ r XI (zed baseball owes much to ' Ban Johnson. The advent h* of his American circuit into major acco’ eague ranks marked the dawn of a rjtew era in the government of the ~ Kktlonal pastime’. From the chaos Tne i of war was built the principle of wal government which now controls the I great summer sport. For much of ' this good Johnson must be thanked Yet within the past two weeks he rendered a service to the cause he represents which makes any earlier effort appear trivial. I Out of Ty Cobb's attack on a I Hilltop spectator during Detroit's I visit to New York arose the most / serious situation which has eon- I fronted organized baseball since the **• ’ peace pact was signed ten years ago. When the Detroit players walked Kan Johnson was on his way from Boston to Cincinnati. He was apprised of the mutiny when he reached Albany. It was by far the most serious situation that ever had confronted the man who fram ed the destinies of the American league. Instead of rushing helter skelter to Philadelphia, the hot bed of revolution, Ban continued placidly on his way to Cincinnati. In the meantime he had the wires hot. sounding the club presidents of his league to see if they would stand behind bls action. By the time he reached Cincinnati he was assured of the hearty co-operation of his colleagues. That was all he wanted. Johnson Had Commission. In Cincinnati were gathered to gether all the National league magnates to celebrate the dedica > . - tlon of August Herrman’s new baseball plant. Johnson got Into K conference with his two associates of the national commission. Tom Lynch and August Herrmann. They fully appreciated the delicacy of his position. He told them he meant to fight the revolution to the death. They realized that if organ ized baseball gave an inch of ground it was the end of peace and order established through years of patience and harmony Johnson was assured of the hearty co-oper ation of the national commission Then he jumped tight into the Quaker City. He was ready to an- You'll have your “inning” ---if you take your outing in a Ford. 'Twill give you the largest measure of satisfaction —at the least expense. And should accident befall, you’ll find Ford repairs near-by. | There’s scarcely an American hamlet that hasn't a Ford service station. j Seventy-five thousand new Fords go into service this season—proof of their une qualed merit. The price is $590 for the roadster. $690 for the live-passenger car. and S7OO for the delivery ear—complete with all equipment, f. o. I> Detroit. Latest catalogin' from Ford Motor Company, 311 I’l'achtrce St, Atlanta, or direct from De ■j tr .it factory | nounce himself. He in turn issued an ultimatum. He told the rebel Tigers that they would have to play or be ’'blacklisted'' for life. He told them he would attend to Cobb's case after his own fashion. And in a half hour's talk he con vinced Frank Navin, president of the Detroit club, that he must stick with the rest of the American league promoters as he always had stuck. Navin got aboard the band wag on of organization. He stood to lose a quarter of a million dollars worth of players by defying the mutineers. But still he told them he would stick by the ship and take what substitutes his colleagues could spare. Threatened with tho "blacklist” and deserted by major league rivals upon whose sympa thies the st l iking Tigers had count ed, thera was nothing left but to make the best of a bad bargain. When Navin promised to pay the fines, his warriors fell over one an other in their eagerness to embrace an opportunity that would let them back into the fold with some show of remaining grace. It may be quite true that Ban Johnson did not turn the coup sin gle-handed. But should he not be given the lion's share of credit? In what other league has a president so much power over the promoters? Players Were the "Goats." Now that the trouble Is over, few believe Detroit's players so dearly love Ty Cobh that they went out in sympathy for him. It looks more like a wholesale conspiracy by the profession. The Detroit players simply proved the "goats.” They believed that all the American and National league players would hold ’out in sympathy. In fact, an effort was made to form a players pro tective association. When it fell through the Tigers saw they were in bad. They made the mistake of taking too much for granted. Had the union first been formed it is doubtful if organized baseball would have survived the shock —al least, without the trouble and ex pense of the bitterest war of his tory. CHARLEY WHITE IS FAVORITE. NEW YORK, June t Charley White, the highly touted Chicago featherweight, rules favorite over Young Shugrue, of Jersey City, whom he will meet in a ten round bout at the St Nicholas Athletic club tonight. White Is anxious to get a match with Champion Johnny Kllbane. he says. THE ATLANTA GEOROTAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1912 “Piggy” Paige Goes to Montgomery and So Does Johns—Later RUSSELL HAS DISAPPEARED; LOCAL CLUB WORRIED By Percy 11. Whiting. PITCHER “PIGGY” PAIGE has been turned over to the Montgomery club and Pitch er Harold Johns will go to the same place, provided “Lefty" Rus sell reports to Atlanta. Hut Russell has disappeared. The local association is worried half sick and is burning up wires trying to locate the $12,000 wonder and to get him here in time for the New Orleans series. In response to urgent wires, Man ager Connie Mack announces that he’s blessed If he knows where Russell Is. He states that Rus sell seemed pleased to go to At lanta and that he accepted money for his transportation. Mack states that he heard that Russell’s wife was sick and that he sus pected perhaps “Lefty” had gone home. The local association, acting on Mack's tip, has wired Russell at his home, Hagerstown. Md.. but as yet has received no reply. Owing to Russell's non-appear ance, Johns will be brought to At lanta with the Crackers and will be held until the cx-Athletlc re ports. East will go, of course, as soon as Coleman reports. The Memphis club will probably take him. • « • EVERY team in the Southern league has played nearly one third of its games, and it is high time somebody was picking an all- Southern league ball club. We will not Inflict our personal opinions on anybody, however, but will pick one of these automatic “all-Southerns," selecting the play ers of the various positions who show the best batting and fielding averages. As always happens, a lot of the players really most valuable don t get credit for it. for some man who is a bit more flashy and a lot less useful shows the best averages. If you were picking the two best catchers of the Southern league and had a million guesses you would hardly light on McAllister, of Montgomery, and Elliott, of Nashville. Yet, they are batting first and second among the catch ers of the league and fielding sixth and eleventh, respectively. The other backstoppers who are field ing better are batting so much worse as to be out of the running (of course only those players who have been in a good proportion of the games are counted). Your all-star infield turns out to be this rather surprising aggrega tion: Absteln. first base; Marcan, second base, Almeida, third base, and Ellam, shortstop. Guessing the outfield would not be so hard. Hemphill, Schweitzer and Williams get the call. « • • THE catchers In the Southern ■* league this year are a rather ordinary lot, useful enough, but not highly ornamental. McAllister and Elliott, the best in the lot on aver ages. are both batting fairly well, but neither is a wonder at fielding, ami Elliott is especially off. The league will have to go some if it Is to send up any Archers or Sweeneys this year. 'Fhe most notable figure In the all-Southern infield is Almeida, the Cuban. He is batting like a man bereft and fielding and throwing well besides. If he tends to busi ness he will probably finish out the season with the best showing to his credit that ever a Southern league third baseman made. Absteln, batting .324 and well up in fielding, has It all to himself among the first basers. He is get ting to be an old-timer now and he never was a deep or a speedy thinker, even In his best days. But he evidently retains some of his skill at the mechanical part of the gam< War< s. of Montgomery, on the strength of Ills .280 batting and his ..wellent fleldpik' "« kick not played either position enough I to qualify him for consideration. 1 With Wares out' of the way. Mar- , can, of the leaders, is easily the J best at second base. He leads the regulars at batting and is fourth at fielding. The shortstop job is a toss-up , among Ellam, McElveen and Ba lentl. The last named is batting .243. the other two at .240. Balenti is fielding seventh among the reg ular shortstops, which knocks him out of the running, and as the other two are tied in batting, and as El lam lends a fraction In fielding he Is entitled to the honor. The matv- Name. Position. Club. ab. McAllister, c„ Montgomery 39 Elliott, c., Nashville 82 Absteln. lb., Memphis 142 Marcan, 2b.. Birmingham 149 Ellam, ss., Birmingham 129 Almeida, 3b., Birmingham 60 Hemphill, cf., Atlanta 163 Schweitzer, cf., Memphis 141 Williams, cf., Montgomery 141 Totals 1,046 HEMPHILL MAY DIRECT CRACKERS FROM BENCH Montgomery, June 4 Manager Hemphill, despite his consistent .300 hitting, may become a bench manager. Cer tainly he Is not likely to play for quite a while, judged by’ remarks he made here this morning. "I am keeping out of the game myself for the present,” said Man ager Henlphlll. "I believe I can handle the club better from the bench and obtain better results. The team has hit its gait." To give time for both clubs to leave the city on an early evening train today's game will be called at 3:30. Early Indications were for fine weather. Sitton or Brady will pitch for the Crackers today and Donahue will cat,ch. Otherwise the line-up will be unchanged. Manager Hemphill is saving Atkins for Wed nesday’s battle in Atlanta. Bills and McAllister will be the Mont gomery battery today. The local JOS. F. RAINE. JR., WINS DR.T. P.HINMAN TROPHY The Dr. T. P. Hinman trophy was won by Joseph F. Raine, Jr., when he defeated Dowdell Brown in the 36 holes finals, 2 up and 1 to play. At the end of the first eighteen holes Mr. Raine stood 4 up. Mr. Brown squared the match at one time after brilliant uphill work, but could not hold back his op ponent. Richard Palmer captured the second flight cup by defeating W. F. Spalding. 5 up and 4 to tplay. H. (1. Scott won the third flight cup by defeating J. Q. Burton, 6 up and 5 to play. The fourth flight cup was captured by E. H. Barnet by default. TURTLES CHIME IN WITH PAIR OF RIGHT-HANDERS MEMPHIS, TENN.. June 4.—Man ager Bernhard of the Memphis team has secured Pitcher Merritt from the Buffalo club and Pitcher Parsons from the Boston Nationals. They are right handed. Both will report here Wed nesday or Thursday. Although Manager Bernhard would not say who would go to make room for die newcomers, it is expected Pitchers Allen and Hopper will be the ones to travel. HERRESHOFF DEFEATED ON WESTWARD HO COURSE I.<)NDON. June 4 Americans made their first appearance today in the ama teur ftolf championship tournament at ' Westward lio in the second round of play l> A M Hr own, of Great Britain, defeated Fred Herrem-nofT. of the United I states, b\ a score of 2 up and 1 to play. XV \ Xander wool, the other American entered, aas pilled against H. L. Nlch gin, however, is about as wide as an emaciated whisker. ♦ ♦ ♦ IJ EMPHILL leads all the outfleld -1 1 ers of the league at batting, but, on the strength of five errors, is twenty-first in fielding. How ever, five errors db not count, when overbalanced by’ 54 hits, and the local manager has a place cinched. Schweitzer, who bats .312'and fields second among the regular outfield ers, goes on the list, and' so does Williams, of Montgomery, the man John Dobbs picks as the most promising young outfielder in the Southern league this year. Here ate the figures on this team; h. pct. po. a, e, pct. 11 .282 60 11 2 .972 23 .280 140 39 2 .949 46 .324 379 14 3 .992 37 .248 78 92 6 .966 31 .240 97 113 17 .923 26 .433 18 31 1,9 SO 54 .331 <8 5 » .886 44 .312 65 3 1 .985 44 .307 56 4 2 .977 316 .302 971 312 39 .970 line-up will remain the same as yesterday. That the Crackers are likely to hammer the very head off any pitcher was well demonstrated here yesterday when the Atlantans lit into Roy Radabaugh with as little consideration as though he had been a full-sized pitcher and en titled to a drubbing. The little Billiken was putting 'em across just the way the Crackers wanted them. He was not trying to, but that didn’t make much difference, for the results were the same. The Atlantans plied up 13 hits for 22 bases and scored 9 runs. Frank Dessau pitched another good game and it was the verdict of the Crackers after the contest that the right-hander who had been itr uncertain condition for so long has come to life at last. He gave up five singles, and didn't walk a man. He would have had a shut out if East hadn’t made a sloppy Play. PELICANS SELL LEMON FOR FORT WORTH TEAM NEW ORLEANS, June 4.—Manager Charley Frank has sold Catcher Lee Lemon to the Fort Worth club of the Texas league. There is much speculation here as to who will take his place on the Pelican club, but the local baseball office can give no information. JEM DrTsCOLL STOPS FRENCH CHAMP IN 12 RDS. LONDON, June 4.—Jem Driscoll, the featherweight champion of England, last night knocked out the French champion, Jeon Poesy. The fight was before the National Sporting club and went twelve rounds. I ■ The mellow mild nerve I ■ soothing natural leaf | I helps the man who I I must be accurate Only B I takes a little piece. I I DRUMMOND NATURAL UAF ■ chewing tobacco! New Orleans Club Should Win High Honors in Golf Tourney CHATTANOOGA, TENN., June 4.—Play in the eleventh annual tournament of the Southefrn Golf association began this morning with the quail tying round on the course of the Chat tanooga Golf and Country club. More than 150 golfers started. The players who return the 64 lowest scores today will qualify to play 18 more boles Wednesday morning. The players out of this 64 who return the 32 lowest scores will constitute the championship flight, and will begin match play Wednesday afternoon. Both team and low qualifying score will be decided in the play of this morning and Wednesday.. The New Orleans team, composed of Leigh Carroll. W. P. Stewart. Nel son Whitney and Reuben Bush. Jr., is a strong favorite for team hon ors and undoubtedly has the prize cinched, while the low score prize is almost certain to go to New Or leans also. Atlanta's chances for distinction in team play are entrusted to G. W. Adair. H. C. Scott. W. T. Tichenor and F. G. Byrd. This is considered a strong team but hardly as for- 6A. U-13-15-I7 WHITEHALL SL Have You a Boy s Going to Graduate Or take any part in the Commencement exercises—or even be a mere looker-on? There are many such—and they naturally want to be dressed appropriately and cor rectly. Our Blue Serge Suits Are winning the admiration of the Yout'hs who want the best fabrics—truest colors— most stylish models and best fitting garments in Atlanta. All sizes for every age—all prices from $lO to $25 for Youths —ss to $lO for Boys’— and Men s sizes from—sl2 to S3O. Anything the Boys need for the closing of school—or vacation wear—you 11 find in best grades and correct styles at Eiseman Bros. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall St. midable as that representing New Orleans. New Orleans golfers are rank favorites for the individual cham pionship honor. Stewart. Whit ney. Carroll anil Schwartz, all champions of the S. I. A. in their day. are all considered possibilities, while Bush is still being backed by local golfers at odds of 5 to 3 against the entire field. The young ster showed remarkable form in the last two tournaments and is considered this year to be greatly improved in form. Sherwood, tlie Memphis professional and a shrewd golfer, however, is a strong believer in Schwartz, who won the first championship ever given bv the S. G A. An interesting figure in tlie tour nament will be Ted Coy, tlie famous Yale gridiron athlete, who made his debut in a S. G. A. tourney to day. t'oy’s driving has attracted attention. The annual meeting of tlie asso ciation will be held at the club house tit 8 o'clock tonight. H. F. Smith, of Nashville, will, of course, he re-elected. Montgomery wants next year's tournamen* and the ap plication of tlie Alabama city is re ported to looked upon with favor by many of the governing authori ties.