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rA AOIAA Fl n H. WHITING WWNAUGHTON. TAD, \ Dj/a\?n D)/o\ SAM CRANE, WJ MEMTH, ))).\ v(( Ts LEFT HOOK SOL RXX FODDER FOR FANS Mcdraw and his newspaper following were no worse in their worst days than the White Sox and the Chicago news paper folks now are. They claim that Ed Walsh is a ruined pitcher because they are calling balks on hint. The um pires reply. "Then let him stop making em," which is the retort unanswerable. • • • In the latest crop of batting averages of the Western leagues are found some familiar names. F’rlnstance; T.indsay, Denver, .407; Rickert, Topeka, .341; Berg hammer. Lincoln. .333; Ten Million. Sioux City. .266; Paul Cobb, Lincoln. .253; Cad man, Sioux City, .246; Dale Gear, Topeka, .227 ■ • « They work that "I’m-going-to-catch-a ball - from-the-Metropolitan-tower" story every year in New York, the only differ ence being that they change the. tower now and then. Kritchell is the latest who is going to tackle it* Consider the ways of that Washington ball club! When they finally wake up it will probably kill-’em all. If this is to go on. even the Browns are liable to win a game or two each week. Ed Walsh costs the White Sox .$7,500 a year in salary. Punk investment, too! * « * I. Wingo. Georgian, continues to slam the ball some. Though he has slumped below .300. he is still doing fairly well, with an average of .294. Kirke. with the Pelicans last year, is one point better. ♦ » • The Vernon ball team .of the Coast league has let things go wrong to such an extent that open gambling and drink ing go on throughout every game in its stands. TJie league has threatened to kick the burg out of the league if things are not straightened up. • • • Joe Stanley of the Pelicans has written his wife in Louisville that he is satisfied with his place with the Pelicans, but that he is trying to get away from the club. That's a fair sample of ball players' con sistency. • • • Pitcher Stultz has been released by Bristol, Appalachian league, to the Blue Grass league. That is certainly awful slumping. • • • Bobby Rothermel, a Pirate scout, dug Frank Eddington, an outfielder, out of the Blue Grass league, and sent him to Pittsburg. He gets a two weeks’ trial and if he shows anything Pittsburg buys him. He started out as a left-hand hit ter. but later turned honest. He is batting .420 for the year. * * * The light has broken on Ban Johnson and he has ordered his umpires to en force strictly the balk rule. This means EDDIE PLANK’S RECORD IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL Eddie Plank, now in his twelfth big league season, pitching for the Athletics ■with as much effectiveness as in his first year, is making a record that promises to be without a parallel In baseball. He has now been a pitcher on the Ath letics for a greater number of years than any other twirler ever served a Phila delphia club. In fact, it would probably require and extended search to find any pitcher with one club continuously for twelve seasons of active work. Not even Cy Young, with his twenty-two seasons of twirling, can duplicate this mark, for his service was divided between two Bos ton clubs,t wo Cleveland teams and St. Louis. The men who were In the American league when Plank went to Philadelphia in 1901 can be counted of the fingers of the hands, and not one of the number is a pitcher. In his first year with the Mackmen. who finished fourth. Plank won 17 and lost 11. With the champions of 1902 he won 20 and lost 16. In 1903 his record was 23 and 16 and In 1904 ft was 26 and 17. In 1905, with 24 and 12, he was re sponsible. for the Athletics winning the pennant, saving the team after Waddell broke down. His record in 1906 was even better. 19 won and 6 lost. This was a percentage of .760, the highest ever made. With his return to form In 1907, his fig ures were 24 and 16. In 1908, with 14 won and 16 lost, he fell below the .500 mark for the only season in his career. In 1909. 19 won and 10 lost, showed him right again. In 1910 his mark was 16 and 10. and last year he had another great season, with 22 won and 8 lost, falling only a little short of his notable per formance of 1906. GOLF COURSEs’In U. S. ARE WORTH 28 MILLIONS There are 175.00 Oactive players In the United States today. Assuming the membership of the United States Golf association to be a third of the golf clubs there are 969 in the United States. There are more links in public parks, on private estates —John D. Rocke feller has three of his own and the 150 to 200 hotel courses are not Included in the tallv of clubs. To simplify the estimate and also to allow for the Increase. In the clubs since 1904 the 969 clubs may be figured as an even thousand. Also, although some clubs have more land by many acres in use, it seems best to place the units of calcula tion at the minimum figures. These estimates reveal the acreage of 18 hole courses at 100 acres each to be, 40,- 000 and that the 600 nine-hold clubs have an acreage of 30.000. This acreage in golfing uses is. therefore, at the least 70.000 acres, equal in linear measure ments to nearly 394 miles. In seven transactions 1.030 acres changed hands for $1,209,250, an averge of $1,174 an acre. To figure on the lowest price quoted, S4OO an acre the valuation of the 70,000 acres In $28,000,000 JOHN COLLINS. SLUGGER. HELPS ALONG WHITE SOX CHICAGO, June 13.- This certainly is the year of John Collins, White Sox outfielder and slugger. At the start of the season he was a substitute. I oday he occupies the position of slugger on the South Side team. And he has won the position because he is what the part demands —a. slugger. Collins was a. long time coming into his own. But there are many fans on that South Side who believe that he will stick where he is, for they are sat isfied that ho is hut hitting his natural gait and that there is nothing of luck in his clouting. Collins was discovered by Ted Sulli van. The veteran came back here with glowing reports of the fence busting dualities of a youngster in ope of the smaller leagues of the East President Comiskey instructed him to get the man and Ted succeeded. McELVEEN EXPECTED IN TIME TO PERFORM TODAY "Humpty" MeElveeh. the Billiken shortstop, secured from Manager Dobbs, ’eft Montgomery last night, and should arrive in Crackerville in time to partici pate in today's game Ho bad not re ported at the baseball office at noon to day but thev were looking for him to blow In just before game time Pykes was to leave for Montgomery last night, but for some rea>/4 did not get away until today. Ibis may have something to do with McElveens de ay. However, he will a:riv> ■■ me time today, provided he det'. 1 not pull a Culcman stunt and Jump the club. more base running and better pleased pa trons. President Kavanaugh will wise uh to the need of this sort of action about ten years hence. • • • Over in Richmond they don’t know yet that the United States Jeague Is dead. Hank (/Day is said to be on the trail of Al Demaree. But of course Al will never go until the season ends—and then maybe nobody will want him. • • • Catcher Pettit, late of the Reading (L. S league) team, is said to be slated for a Job with Mobile. • • • Miller Huggins is another corking good old-timer who is reported to be about through. • » « John McGraw's scheme for a world’s tour, after he has won the world's cham pionship, is interesting. Os course he well understands that there are some dif ficulties attendant on the winning of the title. He ought to know, if he doesn't. • • • Infielder Webber, formerly of Montgom ery, has landed in the Virginia league. • • • Erskine Mayer recently won a 13 to 1 game from the orphaned Lynchburg team Jesse Becker, former Cracker, made five hits out of six times at bat. Lou Castro and Lee Garvin made home runs. • « • Harry Mclntyre, former Turtle, was bought by Minneapolis. He turned up in Breweryvllle with a sore arm. Now the Brewers want the Cubs to take Mclntyre back, and because Murphv refuses they are going to take the case to the national commission. • • • Bill Bernhard swears he will stand pat on his present Memphis club—for the present. After that maybe he will can a few. • • * Pitcher Summers, of the Vols, won his own game by a timely single to right with Glenn on third and a double in the ninth with Glenn on second. • • • O’Brien's stop of James’ hot liner In the seventh with men on was some catch. As he came In from the field one fan threw’ him a piece of money. ■ * * Glenn made a triple and double out of three times at bat yesterday. • • • Marquard won his thirteenth straight yesterday. He only needs one more vic tory to tie the record of Chesbro and Ed Reulbach—fourteen victories. • ♦ • Alperman at short yesterday had only two chances throughout the fray. BRAVES OFFER $2,000 FOR EX-MOONEY PLAYER CHATTANOOGA, TENN., June 13. The Boston National league team has offered $2,000 for Pitcher Griner, of the Cleveland team, of the Appalachian league, but whether this offer will be accepted or not has not been decided Griner has pitched eight games this season and lost but one of them. Griner was formerly a star ttfirler and football player on the Mooney school team at Harriman, Tenn. Several major league teams are also after Thrasher, the heavy’ hitting out fielder of the Cleveland team. VICKSBURG IS WINNER; SEASON ENDS JUNE 19 JACKSON, MISS., June 13.—The first 60-game series of the Cotton States league season is virtually at an end, and the pennant will go to the Vicksburg team. While it is still possible for the Hill Billies to be nosed out at the finish by Yazoo City, that result must be consid ered as a rather remote possibility, for it would be necessary for Vicksburg to lose nearly all of the games yet to be played, and Yazoo City to have an almost un broken series of victories during the next week. This is not likely. The series ends on June 19. and none of the games not played up to that date will figure In the reckoning, nor will any team be allowed to play off canceled or postponed games. As a result, a goodly number of double-headers will be squeezed in during the next few days. THE BASEBALL CARD. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Memphis In Atlanta Montgomery in Birmingham. Nashville in Chattanooga New Orleans-Mobile, not scheduled. Standing of the Club*. W. L. P C W. L P C B'ham. .33 22 .600 M'mphls 27 27 .500 Mobile . .33 25 .569 Mont. . .25 29 .455 C’nooga 27 25 .519 Atlanta .21 28 .429 N. Or. . .25 24 .510 N’vllle .21 32 .396 Yesterday’* Result*. Nashville 5, Atlanta 2. Memphis 3, Chattanooga 1. Mobile 3. Birmingham 2. Montgomery-New Orleans, not sched uled. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Jacksonville In Columbia. Savannah in Albany. Columbus tn Macon. Standing of the Club*. W. L. P C W. L P C J’ville. .26 25 .634 C’bus. . .20 24 .455 Albany .28 17 .622 Macon . .17 26 .395 Sav. . . .26 19 .578 Cola. . .13 29 .310 Yesterday's Result*. Columbus 6, Jacksonville 0 (first game.) Jacksonville 2, Columbia 1 (second game.) Columbia 1, Albany 0. Macon 8, Savannah 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Today, Washington in Cleveland. Philadelphia in Detroit. New York in St. Louis, Boston in Chicago. Standing of the Club*. W. L. P C. W. L. P C Boston .31 18 .633 Detroit .25 27 481 Chicago .32 20 .615 C land. .23 25 .479 Wash. . .30 21 .588 N. ork .16 30 .348 Phlla . .29 23 .558 S. Louis 14 36 .280 Yesterday's Result*. Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 0. Boston 5, St. Louis 3. Washington 5. Detroit 1. Chicago 11, New York 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE- Game* Today. Pittsburg in Brooklyn. Cincinnati in Philadelphia. Chicago in New York. St. Louis in Boston. Standing of the Club*. W. L. P C. W. L. P C N» York 36 8 .818 Phlla. .19 23 452 Chicago .25 20 .556 S Louis 23 28 451 ("nail. . 27 22 .551 Brook . 14 39 326 P’burg. .24 20 .545 Boston . 15 33 .313 Yesterday’s Result*. New York 3, Chicago » Pittsburg 7. Brooklyn 3. Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 0, St. Louis 8, Boston 6. .. ... i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1912. Crackers* Batting Averages* Including Yesterday *s Game These averages include yesterday’s game with the Volunteers: Player*— | G. |AB.| R. I H. |Av? Dessau, p 10 30 2 I 10 333 Hemphill, c 47 183 24 60 .328 Bailey, if 51 183 35 51 .279 Donahue, c 13 39 5 10 .256 Alperman, 3b 51 201 29 51 .254 Sykes, lb 32 92 14 23 .250 Callahan, cf 9 36 3 9 .250 O’Dell, lb 47 165 23 I 40 .242 Sitton, p 9 I 21 I 11 5 .238 O’Brien, ss 48 162 !18 38 .235 Graham, c 16 43 4 10 .227 East, 2b 41 1130 | 11 I 29 1.223 Atkins, p 10 [ 26 I 2 1 5 .192 Brady, p 3 | 11 ! 0 I 1 .091 CALIFORNIA CREW IN EAST FOR BIG REGATTA POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. June 13. Headed by Captain Seward, who is also acting as coach, the members of the Leland Stanford university rowing crew, which arrived last night from California, got their first practice spin on the Hudson this morning. The Western oarsmen were tired after their long four and a half days’ ride, but a good night’s rest restored them to good working condition. The new English shell shipped by the team had not arrived this morning, so another boat had to be used. The California oarsmen shape up well and will doubtless give a good account of themselves in the big intercollegiate regatta on June 29. mckinnon punching bag FOR EDDIE McGOORTY BOSTON. June 13.—Eddie McGoorty. the Oshkosh contender for the middle weight title, appeared in a twelve round bout against Bill McKinnon, of Boston, at the Pilgrim A. A. last night, and McGoorty got the decision. Jimmy Gardner was to have been McGoorty’s opponent, but an attack of tonsilltis prevented him from keeping the engagement, and McKinnon was substituted. McKinnon was simply a punching bag for McGoorty. TOM COSTELLO IS DEAD. NEW YORK. Junp 13.—Thomas E. Costello, one-time prominent sporting man and backer of John L. Sullivan, is dead of valvular disease of the heart at his home here, aged 64. Costello was a davoted admirer of John L. Sul livan when the latter was in his prime, and lost $30,000 In wagers when Sulli van was defeated by James J. Corbett at New Orleans in 1892. TO CROSS GOLF STICKS AGAIN. BRUNSWICK. GA.. June 13.—The golf clubs of Brunswick and Savannah will play a match game in the latter city next Wednesday, it being in the nature of a return game, both of these teams having met in this city several weeks ago. The previous game re sulted in a victory for the local team by a score of 13 to 15 strokes, and was the most exciting contest ever played on the local links. LOOKOUTS RETURN BOEHLING. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., June 13.- Pitcher Boehling was returned last night to Washington. His wildness was •he cause of his release. IMS-15-I7 WHITEHAU.SZ Men s Sicilian Coats AND Neat, Striped Trousers These together make a cool, nifty suit. Our black Sicilian Coats are the best— crow-black, brilliant and of the finest weave. We b ave these coats in all sizes, even to aSO chest. A big lot just in by express in 44, 46. 48 and 50 long stouts, at $5.00 and SIO.O0 — And. too. a big range in sizes from 34 to 42 at $5.00. $7.50 and SIO.OO. Neat, striped worsted Trousers up to 52-inch waist. These extra sizes are $6.50 and $7.50; and a big range of these in all sizes up to 48 at $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50. We fit the kard-to-fit Eiseman Bros. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall St. COP ATHLETES GIVEN SIXTY DAYS LEAVE NEW YORK. June 13.—Five officers of the New York police department have been granted 60 days of absence to make the trip to Sweden to compete in the Olympic games. They are Pa trolmen Patrick McDonald, shot put ter; John J. Eller, ’hurdler; Egon Erickson, high jumper; Simon P. Gildi. hammer thrower, and Matt McGrath, of the supplementary list. Policeman Martin Sheridan, famous as a discus thrower, will not go to Sweden, as he expects to take an ex amination for the grade of sergeant soon. SOUTHEASTERN MAGNATES MEET TO MAKE SCHEDULE HUNTSVILLE. ALA.. June 13.—The directors of the Southeastern Baseball league will hold a meeting within th’e next few days to arrange a schedule for the second half of the season, which will begin on June 20* They have been Invited to meet in Hunts ville. The local ball magnates are feeling better over the prospects for the second half of the season. The team has no chance to win any honors in the first half, but will go after the pennant strong in the next half. All of the pitchers are going good now. The team will be trimmed down to twelve men within the next few days, and the salary list will be considerably reduced, not by cutting salaries, but by selling or releasing players who are not needed. MATTY HURLS 9 STRIKES IN TEN PITCHED BALLS NEW YORK, June 13.—Joe Tinker, of the Chicago Nationals, says that Christy Mathewson "is not a dead one." "Any time a. man can pitch nine strikes out of ten thrown balls and retire the side," said Tinker, "you can bet your little bank roll that he is not going back very far. Con trol like that w’ill win. even if his curves are gone.” Ames was taken out recently to sub stitute a batter, and Mathewson went In and cut loose. He began by striking out Downs and Miller. The side was out on ten pitched balls. Leach rolling an easy one to second. DOBBS GETS ELBERFELD IN McELVEEN’S PLACE CHATTANOOGA, TENN., June 13. Kid Elberfeld is the man who will fill the gap on the Montgomery Infield caused by the departure of McElveen. This was learned from an intimate friend of the Tabasco Kid today. The deal is practically closed, and should be officially announced tonight. Sykes, Wares, Elberfeld and Elwert will give Dobbs one of the best inner defenses in the circuit. ATLANTAN GOING TO SEE COMING OLYMPIC GAMES August Borg, one of the proprietors of the Atlanta Floral Company and for many years a resident of Atlanta will, with his family, leave June 15 for his old home. Stockholm, Sweden, to witness the Olym pic games. Mr. Borg states in this connection that if any’ Atlantans are contemplating a trip abroad, they should by all means go to Stockholm between July 4 and 20. as America will be among the competitors. BILL HART’S WIFE SICK AND HE JUMPS HIS JOB CHATTANOOGA, TENN., June 15. Umpire Bill Hart left Chattanooga this morning for Cincinnati, where his wife will undergo an operation tomorrow This leaves only Rudderham to work here today. Hart will probably he absent from the league a week. ANTI-TREATING LAW IS HELD TO BE VALID OLYMPIA. WASH. June 13.—The Tacoma anti-treating ordinance is val- It’s Easier ' Than Ever to feasS|||BHh I Enter This Greatsl6,ooo.oo Contest Now. IB IBBBIH Hj I Use the —, uZZU/gg |9 illustrate the high standard maintained In our distribution, we * point out that all of ten S4OO pianos to be given away are of the Clevs- land-Manning manufacture. Hundreds of contestants have written us, asking that we provide a means of sending in their answers that will conform to all the rules and requirements of the contest. Hundreds of others have written that they were in doubt even after reading the contest rules as to whether or not they may send in three sets of answers to each picture separately or send in all three sets in one hook. Again, others are doubtful as io what extent neatness will count in the award of prizes. No small number ( of eninplete sets are being sent out each day to new contestants. To cover all these requests, we have compiled and are having published a beautiful answer hook with an embossed cover in two colors. This answer book will contain the first fifty pictures of the contest exactly as printed in The Georgian each day. There will also lie three answer spaces on each page, so the contestants may send in three answers to each pic ture, if they so desire. Pictures 51 to 75 will not be reproduced in the, answer hook, hut panels are printed in separate pages for the insertion of these pictures as printed in The Georgian each day. to gether with three answers to each of the pictures This answer book will contain a space for three answers to each picture of the contest, conforming with all rules and re quirements and giving the advantage of sending in three sets of answers. It will be a great help toward conforming to the great requirement of neatness, AND IT WILL NOT BE EXPENSIVE. The fifty proverb pictures reproduced in this book would cost, if bought at this office separately, 2c each, or a total of SI.OO. We will send this answer book complete, with beautiful cover, at lhe price ■ of the fifty pictures. They will he ready for delivery within a few days, and may be obtained either by mail or at the office upon receipt of SI.OO. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. A. R.—Be guided by rules of contest as printed in the Proverb Book and in the columns of The Georgian daily. The Answer Book will eliminate your other trouble. A. Z.— The Answer Book announce ment should overcome your objections. R. J.—Queries are answered two days after received at this office. J. H. A.—The copy in the paper today explains your doubts. K. H.—Of course, you may use your own judgment. However, it is well to consider neatness in your sets of solutions. id. the supreme court ruled, in upholding a conviction in a Tacoma justice court. It was shown that a saloon keeper had served drinks to two persons and one had paid for the liquor. The court says regulation of “treating" Is not a This Is Picture No. 58 s I Ijd t BuYYi Y —'ifk fly IJwIDHAT'jU M J V 1$ ■ ■'U® / IPA weN'TJ What Proverb Does This Picture Represent? Proverb Contest Editor, Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama St. My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 58 is My Name is Street or R. F. D. No• Town State Hold all answers until you have the entire set. No answers will be considered If sent In before the publica tion of tho last picture. Conditions of the Contest The Atlanta Georgian Proverb Contest Is a contest of skill and Judgment. Prizes to the amount of $16,000 will be given absolutely free by The Atlanta Georgian to the winners. Every one is eligible to enter this contest, whether living In Atlant* or out of town. Each set of answers must contain only one answer to each picture, but each person Is entitled to send In three complete sets of answers. The answers to the puzzle pictures may be sent In writ ing in long hand either with pen or pencil; they may be written on tlie typewriter or may be printed In any manner to suit the fancy of the contestant. Participation In any other contest now being run or which may be run by The Georgian will not debar any one from entering the contest. Each contestant or any or all members of the family will be allowed to submit one. two or three sets of answer*, but each set must contain only one answer to each picture. Each set will be considered separately, but not more than one prize will be awarded In one family. All employees of The Georgian and their families are absolutely barred foom participating In the contest. In case there are no complete lists of correct answers, prizes will be awarded to the person submitting the great est number of correct solutions. In case of a tie, prize will be divided equally between those tying. Do not send your answers now. Keep them from day to day, and at the end of the contest arrange them In numeri cal order, and then send them all In at one time. Under no circumstances should contestants begin to send In their answers now. as all answers will stand no better chance of winning a prize than the last answers submitted. All answers must be delivered at The Georgian Contest Headquarters either by mall or In person, within the speci fied time limit. It Is contemplated to give contestants ten days after the close of the contest to prepare their answers, so that they can be sent In all together at one time. The prizes will be awarded by a disinterested commit tee of Judges whose names will be announced later. These Judges wll! In no way be connected with The Atlanta Geor gian. In case contestants desire further Information, they should address their questions to Proverb Contest Editor, 20 Eaet Alabama street, Atlanta, Ga. AH questions will be answered through the columns of The Atlanta Georgian, by mall, or in person. There will he seventy five (75) puzzle pictures In the se ries used In the contest. The solution of these picture* must be written in thS same manner as printed In the offi cial Proverb Book. Each and every answer must be written neatly or print ed In the coupon published In The Atlanta Georgian or on * page of some form of hook by Itself, accompanied either by the puzzle picture printed in The Georgian or a pen or pencil copy thereof, and must have the name and address of the contestant. Do not send In your solution* In ’’list” form. That It, do not write answers under one another on a large piece of paper. The Proverbs which will be used In the contest h«ve been carefully compiled by The Atlanta Georgian, and print ed In a neat book for handy reference. No Proverbs will be used other than those which appear In this guide. For their own convenience, the contestants can procure this reference book at the Contest Dep«rtment. 20 East Alabama street Atlanta, Ga., at 26c a copy, by mail 5c extra. violation of any right of any individ ual. Ask any business man and he will tell you The Georgian Want Ad columns reach more people and bring better result* that could not be obtained in any other medium in this section. 15