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©ASISM.I Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Yesterday's Game These averages Include yesterday’s game with Memphis: Players. G. Ab. R. H. Av. Dessau. p. . . .10 30 2 10 .333 Hemphill, cf .48 187 24 61 .326 Hailey. If. . . .52 187 35 52 .278 Donahue, c. . .14 42 5 11 .262 Alpernian, ss. .52 203 29 51 .251 O'Dell, lb. . . .48 107 24 41 .246 O’Brien. 2b. . .49 165 IS 39 .236 Callahan, cf.. .10 39 3 9 .231 Graham c. .16 43 4 10 .227 East, 2b. . . .41 130 11 29 .223 Sitton, p. . . .10 23 1 5 .217 Atkins, p, . . .10 26 2 5 .192 Brady, p. ... 3. 1 0 1 .091 NEWSBOYS GIVE BIG CUP TO ATHLETE-POLICEMAN NEW YORK, June 15.—" Babe" Mc- Donald. the big traffic policem.itn. one of the leading shot putters on the American Olympic team, whose uplift ed arm divides the vehicular stream at Forty-third street and *Broadway. re ceived from the newsboys of Longacre Square a huge silver loving cup. The presentation ceremony took place alongside the Forty-third street sub way kiosk. The score or so of newsboy contrib utors toward this token of their love for the "big feller." who had yanked many of them from under taxicabsand defended them against the aggression of plutocratic limousines, stood In a close circle around their spokesman and the "cop" as the presentation was made. And surrounding them in turn clustered so big a crowd of applauding spectators that for once "Babe” Mc- Donald proved a decided hindrance in stead of a help to traffic. J. CRAIG. STAR BACK. RETURNS TO FARMING COLUMBIA. TENN.. June 15 -John Craig, known to fame in the football world as "Bonus" Craig, and but a few years ago the star performer for Vander bilt. will seek the quiet and ease of the rural life In his day he was as good a halfback as the South ever knew. Now he has announced that he will retwrii soon to his old home at Culleoka. this county, and engage with tils father in farming. Recently his father, Thomas Craig, pur chased a farm at Culleoka and he and his son will operate it. . . Since Mr. Craig left the gridiron he has married and has been teaching the • voting mind how to shoot, but recently he felt a longing for the life on the farm and for the old home and he has just completed arrangements to gratify this longing. MORRIS TO FIGHT COMISKEY. SAPULPA, OKLA.. June 15. —Carl Morris is to have another fling at the fighting game. Articles were signed today for a fight here on July 4 be tween Morris and Con Comiskey, <>f Chicago. The latter has received much notice of late, and has been widely talked of as a corning white hope, a position sought by Morris, but whose plans were set back in recent months bv defeats at the hands of Jim Flynn and Lui her McCarthy. This is Morris home town, and the fight is expected to attract widespread attention m this part of the country. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Games Today. Meridian in Yazoo City. Vicksburg in Jackson. Greenwood in Columbus. Standing of the Clubs. WJP W c Vksb'g 35 21 .625 J’ckson 26 29 .473 V Citv 35 22 .614 CmbS 24 3- 4-9 M'idian 31 24 .564 G’wood 18 3< .3-7 Yesterday's Results. Vicksburg 4. Jackson 0. Yazoo City 7, Meridian 4 Columbus 3. Greenwood 2.. CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. Games Today. Charlotte in Anderson. Winston-Salem in Greensboro. Greenville in Spartanburg. Standi no of the Clubs. W L P.C \ \ B I . < Vders’n 3014 .682 W.-S’m 1.9 25 .432 Sn’b rg 22 21 .512 G'sboro 15 24 ,380 Calotte 23 28 .451 G’nville 1b e( .372 Yesterday s Results. Charlottes, Anderson 4 G reens boro-Winston-Salem, tain. Greenville 3, Spartanburg 2 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Games Today. Bristol In Asheville. Johnson City in Knoxville. Cleveland in Morristown Standing of the Clubs. W I P ; L. I.t |?’ l3 h 1% J."* ini .ißo° C'veTd 14 13 TIM M’town 10 385 Yesterday's Results. Knoxville 3. Johnson City 1. Morri*-town 5, Cleveland Bristol 4. Asheville 0. 1 _ HONEY TO IDAS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY S t r 1 c t ly confidential. Unredeemed pledges !■ diamonds for sale, 30 i>«f cent less than elsewherp. MARTIN MAY (Formerly of Schaul ft • May ) 11 1-2 PEACHTREE ST. UPSTAIRS Absolutely Prlvatp. Opposite Fourth NaL Bank Bldg Both Phones 1584 WE BUY OLD GOLD HESSHEIM CIG AJ? /Ulways- L— yi Good RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN OLYMPIC GAMES RUNNING AND WALKING. Events. Year. Holder. Nation. Record. 60 metres 1904 Hahn I'. 8., 7 s. 60 metres 1900 Kranslein U. S.. 7 s. I. metres 1908 Walker ..........S. As„ 10 4-5 s. 100 metres 1100 Jarvis U. S., 10 4-5 s. 200 metres 1904 Hahn U. S„ 21 3-5 s. 400 metres 1904 Hillman U. S.. 49 1-5 s. 800 metres 1908 Sheppard I’. 8., 1 tn. 52 1-5 s. 1.500 metres 1908 Sheppard ...; U. S.. 4 m. 3 2-5 s. 1.500 metres walk 1906 Bonhag I'. S.. 7 m. 12 3-5 s. 2.500 metres walk 1908 Larner . .I'. K., 14 m. 55 s. 5 mile run 1908 Voight U. K.. 25 nt. 11 1-5 s. 1.600 metres relay Amer. team. 3 m. 27 1-5 s. 3 mile relay 1908 English team 14 m. 39 3-5 s. 20,400 metres, Marathon 1906 Sherring Can., 2 h. 51 m. 23 3-5 s. 10 mile walk ... 1908 Larner I K.. 1 h 16 m. 57 2-5 s. RUNNING AND JUMPING. 11. metres hurdle 1908 Smithsorn U. S.. 15 s. 200 metres hutdies 1904 Hillman U. S.. 24 3-5 s. 400 metres hurdles 1904 Hillman U. S., 53 s. 2,500 metres steeplechase 1900 Orton C. S.. 7 m. 34 s. 3.200 metres steeplechase 1908 Russell V. K.. 10 m 47 4-5 s. 4,000 metres steeplechase 1900 Rimmer U. K.. 12 m. 58 2-5 s. Running broad Jump 1908 Irons U. S.. 24 ft. 6U in. Running high Jump 1908 I’orter U. S.. ti ft. 3 in. Running triple jump 1908 Ahearn U. K„ 48 ft. 11 in. Standing broad jump 1904 Ewry U S., 11 ft. 4 T g in. Standing high Jump 1900 Ewry U. S.. 5 ft. 5 in. Standing triple jump 1900 Ewry U 3.. 34 ft. Si. 2 in. Pole vault 1908 Gilbert and Cooke U. S.. 12 ft. 2 in. WEIGHT THROWING AND LIFTING. Shot-put 1904 Rose U. S . 48 ft. 7 In. Discus 1906 Sheridan S . 136 ft. U in. Discus (Greek) 1908 Sheridan U. S.. 124 ft. 8 in. 16-Ib. hammer 1908 Flanagan ■ U S.. 170 ft 4'.i in. 56-lb. weight throw 1904 Desmarteaii Can.. 34 ft. 4 in. Javelin (free style) 1908 Lemming Swed, 178 ft. 7L, in. Javelin (middle hold) 1908 Lemming Swed.. 179 feet, ini,, in. Weight-lifting (one band) 1906 Steinbach lust.. 168 3-5 lbs. Weight-lifting (two hands) 1906 Tofalos Gr.. 313 7-10 lbs. Stone-throwing ?. 1906 Georgianus Gr., 65 ft 4 1-5 in. ALL ’ROUND. • Pentathlon 1906 Mellander Swed.. 24 points. New events this year: 10,000 metres walk: 400 metres relay. 3.000 me tres relay: javelin throwing (right and left hand,: discus throwing (left and right hand i: putting weigh, (right and left hand): decathlon (10 events—two days): cross-country race. 8.000 metres. Previous events dropped this year: 60 metres dash: 1.500 and 2,500 metres walk: five-mlle run,: ten-mile walk: three miles relay. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Memphis in Atlanta: Ponce DeLeon: game called at 2:15 o'clock Montgomery in Birmingham. Mobile in New Orleans. Nashville in Chattanooga. Standing of the Clubs. W L '> C W L P C B'ham. .34 23 .596 M’mphis 27 28 ,491 Mobile . .34 25 .576 Mom. . .26 30 .461 C’nodga. 27 26 .509 Atlanta. 22 28 .440 N. Or. . .25 25 .500 Nash. . .22 32 .407 Yesterday's Results. Atlanta 2. Memphis 1. Montgomery 8. Birmingham 3. . Birmingham 6, Montgomery 2. Mobile 4. New Orleans 0. Nashville 2. Chattanooga 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Savannah in Albany. Jacksonville in Columbia. Columbus in Macon. Standing of the Club*. W. L P C W. L. P.C. J’ville . 27 16 .628 O'bus. . .20 26 .435 Albanv ’29 18 .617 Macon . .19 26 .422 Sav’h.' . .27 20 .574 C’lumbia 14 30 .318 Yesterday's Result*. Jacksonville 2, Columbia 1. Albany 4. Savannah 2. Macon 14. Columbia 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Today. Boston in Chicago. New York in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit. Washington in Cleveland. Standing of the Club*. W. I. P C W L. P.C. Chicago 33 20 .623 Detroit 26 28 .181 Boston . 31 19 .620 Cland.** 23 27 .460 Wash. . .32 21 .604 N. York 17 30 .362 Phila. . .30 24 .556 S. Louis 14 37 .275 Yesterday's Result*. Detroit; 4. Philadelphia 3 New York 7. St. Louis 5. Chicago-Boston, rain. Washington 13. Cleveland 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Today. (Cincinnati in Boston. St. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in New York Chicago in Philadelphia. Standing o’ the Club*. W. L. P C W L. P C. N. York 37 9 .804 Phila. .20 24 .455 P’burg. ..26 20 .565 S. Louis .23 30 .434 Chicago .26 21 .553 Brook. . .15 30 .333 C'nati. . .28 23 549 Boston 16 34 .320 Yesterday’s Result*. Chicago 7, Philadelphia 5. Pittsburg 6, New York 1. Brooklyn 11, St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 7, Boston 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Games Today. Milwaukee in Louisville. Kansas City in Columbus. Minneapolis in Toledo. St. Paul In Indianapolis. Standing of the Clubs W’. L. P C W. L P C Toledo . 39 19 .672 S. Paul .25 37 .403 Cbus. 41 21 .661 L'ville. .22 35 .386 M'apolis 37 21 .638 I'apolis. .23 38 377 K City .33 29 .532 M’w’kee 20 39 .339 Yesterday's Result*. Columbus 7. Milwaukee 3. Other games postponed: rain. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Games Today. Petersburg in Norfolk. Danville in Lynchburg. Portsmouth in Richmond Newport News in Roanoke Standing of the Club*. W. L. PT W I- PC. R'anolie 29 17 .630 I’sm’th 19 17 .528 P'sh'rg 28 17 .622 N. X'ws 20 22 .176 Norfolk 24 17 .585 D'nville 12 26 .316 R’hm'd 23 30 .535 L'bb'fg 11 33 .250 Yesterday’s Results. All games postponed: rain. MAY USE BORROWED SHELL. POUGHKEEPSIE. N Y.. June 15. - There is a strong possibility that the Leland Stanford rowing t o ain. which will compete in the intercollegiate re gatta on the Hudson on June 29, will have to borrow a shell in which to race. Their English shell has not arrived yet, and the Californians can get no true of it. The Californians worked this morning in a borrowed boat. Wriffcn, & PLRCY H WHITING SAM CRANE, MEDETH, DAMON RUNYON, CHARLES DRYDEN * TEXAS LEAGUE. Games Today. Galveston in Fort Worth. Beaumont In Austin. Houston in Waco. San Antonio in Dallas Standing of the Club*. W. L. P C W. 1,. P C H'ust'n 41 19 .683 Dallas 28 30 .483 B'niont 32 26 .552 G'v’st'n 26 31 .456 S. An’io 34 29 ~540 Austin 27 34 .443 Waco 29 30 .492 F. W'th 22 38 .367 Yesterday's Results. Galveston 0, Waco 0: called eleventh. Houston 4. Fort Worth 1. Dallas 7, San Antonio 6. Beaumont 4, Austin 3 (first game). Beaumont 1, Austin 0 (second game). INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Rochester in Toronto Baltimore in Jersey City. Providence in Newark. Buffalo In Montreal. Standing of the Club* W. L. P C W. E. P.C Ruch. .31 16 .660 Newark .22 26 458 .1. City. .27 23 .540 Toronto .21 25 .457 B'more. .25 22 .532 M’treal. 21 27 .438 Buffalo .22 21 .512 P;dence. 18 28 .391 Yesterday’s Result*. Baltimore 10. Jersey City 2. Montreal 6. Buffalo 0 Newark 2, Providence 0. Rochester 4. 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The No-Rim-Cut feature makes The success of these tires is due an average saving of 23 per cent, to endless tests, made on testing ' For statistics show that 23 per cent machines in our factory. of all ruined old-type tires are Some 2 40 fabrics and formulas rim-cut. were tried and discarded, because Then think of the troubles saved we found something better. the worry of rim-cutting-the We had to first make the best blow-outs due to overloading. tires in the woj-ld, before we out- Do you wonder men are floqking sold the world. to these patent tires? Jf y OU w j|| consult men who use AC„JJ„_ Fams these tires you are bound to use Duoaen rame them, too. Saving half on tire bills These tires have jumped in the means too much to miss. past three years from obscurity to fame. From a minor place they have Our 1912 Tire 800k —baaed on suddenly come to the topmost 13 year* of tire making—is filled place in Tiredom. with facta you should know. Ask But this, remember, is our 13th us to mail it to you. (iOOD/YEAR AKRON. OHIO No-Rim-Cut Tires With or Without Non-Skid Treads THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio Thi« Company hna no connection whatever with any other rubber concern which u»ea the Goodyear name. (M 0 Atlanta Branch 223 Peachtree St. Telephone Bell Ivy 915 and 797 . tih ATLAN TA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1912. V(( TT LLH HOOK. SOLPLLX, _ rn. - - WWW YESTERDAY'S GAME Atlanta. ah. r. h. po. a. e. Bailey. If 4 0 1 3 0 0 Hemphill, rs 4 0 1 2 0 0 Callahan, cf 3 0 0 3 0 0 Alperman, ss 2 0 0 4 2 0 McElveen, 3b 3 11 1 2 0 O’Dell. 1b 2 115 10 O’Brien, 2b 3 0 1 2 4 0 Donahue, c 3 0 I 5 0 0 Sitton, p 2 0 0 2 2 0 Total* 26 2 6 27 11 0 Memphis.- ab. r. h. po. a. e. Netzel. 3b 4 0 0 1 3 0 Baerwald, rs 4 0 1 2 1 0 Schnetzer. If 4 0 0 0 1 0 Ahstein.lb 4 0 0 6 2 0 Crandall, ss 4 1 2 2 3 0 Moulton. 2b 4 0 2 4 1 0 Kerr, cf 4 0 1 4 0 0 Tonneman, c .. 2 0 0 5 1 0 Newton, p 3 0 o*o 2 0 Totals 33 1 6 24 14 0 Score by innings: R Memphis 000 100 000—1 Atlanta 010 000 lOx—2 Summary: Two-base hits—O'Brien, Hemphill Double plays—Crandall to Moulton to Abstein, O’Brien to O'Dell. Struck out- -By Newton 5. by Sitton 3. Bases on balls—Oft Sitton 2. off Newton 1. Sacrifice hit—O'Dell. Stolen bases —Kerr, Moulton, O’Dell. Hit by pitched ball —By Newton. Sitton. Time of- game—l:so. Umpires—Pfenninger and Breitenstein. CRACKERS AND TURTLES TO PLAY AT 2:15 TODAY The final game of the series between the Turtles and the Crackers this aft ernoon will start at 2:15 o'clock in stead of at 4 o’clock as formerly, the early start being made to allow the Turtles to catch a train back home. Atkins and Graham will be the Crackers’ battery, with Ferguson or Kissinger and Seabough for the visi tors. SECONDVARSITY FOURS GET CHANCE FOR GLORY NEW LONDON, CONN.. June 15. Instead of being sent home this year after their usefulness as pace setters has been utilized, as has been done in the past, the second varsity four-oared teams representing Yale and Harvard will race each other. The contest will take place this afternoon, if the weather permits, over the course one mile in length. A. A.U. GOLFERS PLAY FOR McMICHAEL TROPHY The first round of the tournament for the J. C. McMichael trophy will be played over the East Lake course of the Atlanta Athletic club this after noon. This event will be under the usual conditions, and is sure to attract a big field. SCHOELIN IS THROWN TWICE BY FRANK GOTCH BALTIMORE, MD., June 15.—Frank Gotch, of lowa, champion heavyweight wrestler, defeated Gus Schoelln (Amer icus), of Baltimore, champion light - heavyweight, in two straight falls at Oriole park here. Gotch's famous toe hold won him both falls, the first in 62 minutes and 10 seconds and the second in 34 seconds. GEORGIA COTTON CRUSHERS GOING TO ATLANTIC BEACH Over 200 members* of the Cotton Crashers association of Georgia gath ered in Atlanta today to leave tonight Only 15 More Proverb Pictures IF YOU HAVEN'T ENTERED, HURRY! Picture No. SI This Is Picture No. 60 • MAN’ ■ ■ WHAT they -y— — ARe J Q 5 .7 fie - PASTE flyy . PICTURE IN THIS SPACE Wnat Proverb Does This Picture Represent? Proverb Contest Editor, Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama St. My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 60 is Ist Answer i My Name is — Street or R. F. D. No Town State Hold all answer, until you have the entire aet. No — answer* will be considered if sent In before th. publica tion of the laat picture. —————— Conditions of the Contest The Atlanta Georgian Proverb Contest Is a contest of— . I skill and judgment. Prizes to the amount of $16,000 will be given absolutely free by The Atlanta Georgian to the winners. Every on. 2d AnSWer 18 ell^ lble to enter thl * conte «L Whether living In Atlanta or y 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. Tbe answers to the puzzle pictures may be sent In writ ing In long hand either with pen or pencil: they may bo _ written on t>e typewriter or may be printed In any mannor 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 on. 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 answers, 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 from participating In the contest. In case there are no complete lists of correct answers, prizes will be awarded to the person submitting the preat- — est number of correct solutions. In case of a tie, prize wilt 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 i chance of winning a prize than the last answers submitted. oj a , AH answers must be delivered at The Georgian Contest Ja answer Headquarters either by mall or In person, within the speci fied time limit. \ It Is contemplated to give contestants ten days after tho | 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 will In no way be connected with The Atlanta Geor gian. should address their questions to Proverb Contest Editor, 20 East Alabama street, Atlanta, Ga. All questions will be answered through the columns of The Atlanta Georgian, by i mail, or In person. There will be seventy five (75) puzzle pictures In the se ries used In the contest. The solution of these pictures must be written In the 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 a page of some form of book by Itself, accompanied either by the puzzle picture printed in The Georgian or a pen or pencil * copy thereof, and must have the name «nd address of th. contestant. Do not send in your solutions in ‘‘list" form. That Is, do not write answers under one another on a large piece of paper. The Proverbs which will be used In the contest have been carefully compiled by The Atlanta Georgian, and print ed In a neat book for handy reference. q ♦ d r .1 D I No Proverbs will be used other than those which appear specimen rage or tne rroverb In this guide. For their own convenience, the contestanta • ° can procure this reference book at the Contest Department, , r* • 20 East Alabama street, Atlanta, Ga., at 25c a copy, by mall Contest Answer Book 5c ex ‘ ra - Answers to Queries First 50 pages contain reproductions f v. M.-TT > Each answer must he written Proverb Pictures. • 0,1 <r| sepamte page. Do not list them all on one sheet. V. V. V -FT) Yes. if only one set of answers Last 25 pages have panels for past- is sent in. (2) The form inclosed will he ail ing in pictures of contest, as printed 11/11 ,1. W. A.— (1) The contestant sending in the daily in The Georgian. greatest number of correct solutions with the smaller total number of solutions will be award ed the highest prfze. Has numbered spaces for three an j n <.• i l r B. M. Send name and address ror reply by swers for each picture. mail. The party will leave over the Central of Georgia railway tonight, and will remain at Atlantic Beach until Wed nesday morning. Secretary McCarley, of Atlanta, has prepared an interest ing program, which includes addresses by a number of Atlanta men. E. P. Mcßurney. Hon. E. E. Pomeroy and Dr. E. L. Worsham are among them on a special train for Atlantic Beach, where the association meets Monday* and Tuesday. The visitors came to this city from points all ovef the state, including Athens, Elberton. Carters ville, Augusta. Greensboro, Washing-, ton, Macon, Albany and Savannah. 5