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12 COM TOW COO® * EMEW lditld 9 Farnsworth Crackers Return Home and Mix With Lookouts +e+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ New Men Expected Here Before the Series Is Over By Percy H. Whiting. THE home-coming of the Crackers and the debut of the rejuvenated team at Ponce DeLeon park today is really something of an event The Crack er fans are more than keen to see Douglas Harbison, the new Infield er; to get a squint at Joe Agler, the famous first baseman; to lamp the classic countenance of "Buck” Becker They are also wild to get a look at the new team, as a team, and to form their own estimates as to whether this club has or has not a chance to make a big noise tn the Southern league this season. If this new Atlanta team is good enough to pull up In the race there is going to be the grandest three cornered, two-fisted, knock-down and-kick-out fight that the South has had in years. If the Crackers could once get up In the battle with Birmingham and New Or leans. there would be high old times in the Sunny Southland. Whether or not the Crackers have a chance to make this rise in the world— whether ot not their fortunes can be improved—will soon he told. And the coming series at Ponce DeLeon will have a lot to do with the telling. If the Crackers are going to edge np Into the thick of the fight, they must soon be about it. The season is getting decidedly close to half way over. The Crackers are sched uled to play 140 games. As a mat ter of fact, considering all the post ponements that have already been piled up, the locals will be lucky to get away with 1 .If games this year. Already they have played 60, which Is 44 per cent of that num ber, and decidedly close to one-half. And right now the Crackers are next to last. • • • THIS has been a great year for a. lot of things—but particular ly for records. What with the fa mous Marquard out for a new mark, the Washington Senators just through with the greatest con secutive road run that ever a team made, with the Giants off for a new mark for games won and a few minor records going down every few days, It Is verily a great ses sion. Colonel Richard W. Marquard’s record Is probably the most re markable of the hnnch. And one odd feature of it Is that no two writers can seem to agree on what the dickens the real record Is, any how. The dopesters started off with the Chesbro-Reulbaoh mark of 14 straight games and boosted that for a while. Then somebody alleged to discover that .lank Luby once ran 20 straight before they got him. Then somebody bobbed up with 24 straight for McCormack. And now comes a man who alleges that Thomae Txjvett, pitching for ■Bridgeport in the Eastern league in 18*7, ran 24 In a row—all full length epntMsta. And no sooner does somebody set np one mark as the real record be fore somebody comes along and bowls It over Colonel Marquard collared the Cheabro-'Retilbach mark, and Is still going, with 17 to hie credit. Then somebody discred ited the lathy performance, with the proof that Jack only ran 17. anyhow. Shortly after that the dopesters took a fall out of Mc- Cormack's marky showing that the former Chicago man never beat 16 consecutive victories. Lovett's mark of 24 in a row seems to be all to the good, but he started, his winning streak in the exhibition season, which rather spoils the mark n» a real record. It wns a grand performance, though. for Ixwett won all his ex- The next time you buy your usual cigar, risk a nickel K buy a John Ruskin. If yours is a 10c cigar we want ■ you to compare the “John Ruskin" with it. If it isn’t » its equal don’t buy another “John Ruskin." Don't be entirely guided by what we say about the “John Ruskin" n •—buy one; it will save yon many nickles and not cost ■ you any sacrifice in cigar quality The “John Ruskin” ■ ' B better and bigger than any cigar sold at its price. It S is guaranteed the equal of any l(»c cigar in quality of to- ■ banco. workmanship and every other detail. Yes—that is l|| hard to believe, and that is the verv reason we ask you to B make us prove it—by buying your first "John Ruskin." ® We won’t have to ask you Io buy the second. Your cigar ■ dealer sells "John Ruskins and lots of them I. LEWIS CIGAR MFG CO., NEWARK. N J ■ Largest Independent Cigar Factory in th. L World. mm j( J. N. Hirsch, E. L Adams & Co., Distributors, Atlanta j I hlbltion games against teams of stronger leagues than the Eastern and every game of the 24 was a full-length affair. Timothy J. Keefe, who nourished back in the dark and devious days of 1888, perhaps has a better claim to the real major league record than any other mtfn. Tim ran 19 In a row. There Is just one flaw" in his title. Once he was tajren out in the fifth inning of a game that was won in order to save him for work the next day. The whole thing is so shrouded by the haze of antiquity that It is hard to tell whether or not he was really enti tled to the credit of that game. At any rate, he has 18 in a row to his credit. The two most marvelous pitching marks of all recorded baseball his tory wore these: Radbourne's winning of 18 games In 18 days. Ed Cushman s run of 26 victories, with only one defeat against him tn an entire season. Radbourne's mark will stand for all time. No pitcher In these days of pampering is ever asked to pitch two days tn succession, much less eighteen, and never will Rad bourne's mark be touched. Never, the old-timers will tell you. will / WL Zh ’iflflly A 3k? * Z■ ZSfiF \winl / ■—Jr&jF \'£ Si. x Vittel w /1 aSu 4 w MkTSJSfI MF fl k *ZZ^X'W r ' nn Ik there be such n great pitcher, either —though this can't be proved. Cushman ought to have had 26 straight. One little 2 to 1 defeat, and this one a ten-inning affair, put him to the bad. He won 12 In a row before It cropped out. He won 13 more In a row after ward. Cushman was with Milwau kee tvhen the record was made, and the present American associaC r town was then In the North we,” league. It happened In 1884, some years back. It will be noted. As a season's work it has never been equaled. 1\ I ARQUARD'S record is, all ■L 1 things considered, as great as any of the past. He went the full distance In all hie games ex cept three. He has had a'grand team behind him, but the sort of ball he has been pitching would win games for Brooklyn. Marquard was born at Cleveland tn 1889. He began, as usual, on the sand lots. His first regular en gagement was with the Canton club of the Central league - the club, by the way, with which Cy Young started. Indianapolis got Marquard from Canton and from the Indians the Giants bought him for the then unheard of price of SII,OOO all real money. Marquard didn't break Into real big league ball with any loud noise. Hie first attempt was an awful drubbing, a defeat so terrific In Its 'consequences that the Rube wasn't worth a hang for the next two years. In the spring of last year Wil bert Robinson took Marquard in IHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. 1912. hand and managed to give him back his nerve and his curves to such an extent that he was able to win 24 and lost but 7 last year. He was an awful disappointment In the world's series, but so was everything that bore the Giant ti tle. What Marquard is doing this /J* // flew x : • •WW -v / r jME&W S » Jr,. ' \SJ x'x t M WMBf IWMII l /MKfflp/// * *1 BILL CHAPPELLE. year is baseball history. Here Is a list of the pitchers who have won twelve or more games in a row (no game of less than five innings) in the major leagues since 1882: Games Pitcher, Year. Won. Keefe 1888 19 McCormack 1886 13 McCormack 1885 14 Chesbro 1904 'l4 Meekln 1894 12 Gastright 1890 13 Radbourne 1884 18 Luby 1891 17 Youflg 1902 13 Reul bach 1909 14 Ferguson 1886 12 Killen 1893 12 Welsh 1885 18 Rusie 1894 15 Young 1903 13 McCormack 1884 15 Waddell 190.3 13 Hecker 1884 12 J. MALONEY. 45 YEARS OLD. IS STILL PITCHING FORT WORTH, TEXAS. June 2«. Cy Young's retirement leaves vacant the place of the oldest active pitcher in the world Texas has a candidate for the honor in Jimmy Maloney, manager of the Galves ton Sand Grabs, who are making a great race for the Texas league flag this year Maloney has been for years one of the remarkable figures in Texas league base ball Maloney, thoueh 45 years old. pitches classx ball now and uses speed chiefly. In addition lie can play any position on the diamond except catcher, and Is util ity man for his team when one is needed. Maloney Is a product of Kerry Patch, St. Louis, M" He Is a typical Irishman, open-hearted and a fighter from the drop of a bat He Is a little weather-beaten old man. with a face cooked red by the sun He is every body's friend, and it is freely predicted that he will make a great success at Galveston, where baseball has been on a precarious Exiting for many years, JENNINGS SEEMS TO BE IN BAD WITH OWNERS DETROIT, June 26. Is ■’E-Yah’’ Jennings slated for the minors'’ Is the three-time leader of the American league pennant winners about to be thrown into the discard? Reports say lie is, and that Owners Navin and Yaw key are vastly dissatisfied with the way things are going. True the Tigers have Cobb and Crawford and Rush and other stars, but they keep losing The brunt of the blame falls upon the red headed manager. "I am not at all satisfied with the way things are going on the team," de clared Navin "Jennings appears to have lost his hold on the men They seem to have no confidence In his judgment. Our pitchers have been handled poorly and the team has shown little science. What we do next season depends on the showing of the Tigers between now ttnd October.” FIGHT ARENA FINISHED. EAST LAS VEGAS. N M . Jum 26 The arena tn which the Flynn-John son battle sot the heavyweight cham pionship of the Aorld will be fought here on July Fourth is completed, and everything is ready for the bout A Pair of Lookouts Who Play Here Today / /’T eM ■ '•* / / 'ttilW* Z NN’ ** / X I - iflEMi WWW\ ABEL’S MANAGER COMES ACROSS WITH A LETTER This letter explains itself. Sporting Editor The Georgian: Dear Sir—l notice in a recent issue of a local morning paper a criticism of Jake Abel’s fighting ability, written presuma bly by some one strange to ring methods. The criticism mentions the fact that Abel can not be considered a first-class light weight until he disposes of such dubs as Terry Nelson and the like, claiming that the recent fight between Abel and Nel son in Nashville, although called a draw, was really a victory for the Greek. Fur ther stating that Abel is always talking about meeting Whitney, declaring that If not able to dispose of Nelson and such, he had better steer clear of Frank Whit ney if he does not want to go to the hos pital. In answer, wish to state that Abel is really a first-class lightweight, as his record shows. He has had 26 fights, lost only two of them, one of them a question able decision. He Is open to meet the best In the business in the lightweight divi sion. Abel has really disposed of Nelson In a finish contest, held only recently. Nelson wan stopped In 41 rounds. In reference to talking about meeting Whitney. Abel is willing to meet Whitney any time before a club that will offer a sufficient guarantee, or whose patronage is such as will permit him fighting on a percentage basis. Would also like to make a wager that Whitney could not dispose of Nelson in side of one to 20 rounds, as I consider Nelson the toughest lightweight in the South. Thanking you for this favor, 1 remain, Respectfully. M. J. ABELSON. • - . CREW CAUGHT IN SQUALL. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y„ June 26. A sqyall swept over the river last even ing just at the close of practice and the Cornell crews were caught in it. They had a hard row ahead of the blow. The shells were nearly swamped when they reached the boat house. ■ a ALL the new features of latest styles H A UnCfl Al KT —rough, split and sennit weave, luNHlilMl block or saw edges, wide, or narrow IHIWJUi IL. brim, curl, roll or flat. X X K Sennit Braids . $2 to $4 am \ Smooth Braid, yacht shape $2.50 to $5 / ZjA JfJS / Rough Straw effects $2 to $4 / tx / Panamas and Bangkoks $6 to $7.50 f f r * ***** V.— S Auto and Silk Caps 50c to $2 * English and Golf or Tenni $1 to $2 • Silk Stitched Hats $1.50 Parks = Chambers=Hardwick 37-39 Peachtree St. ] COMPANY F Atlanta, Georgia I Packey McFarland Makes Some Rules for Boxers Fighter Defends His Career as a Real Profession PACKEY M’FARLAND is acknowl edged to be the greatest boxer in the world and the real gentleman of the ring. For the past eight years his marvelous skill and wonderful defertee have been simply phenomenal. During that time he has engaged In over 250 battles, and has yet to be known as a lover. F’ackey has written the following nar rative for the readers of The Georgian, in which tie tries to explain his successful career. Also he gives the boys of the country a few’ words of advice. McFar land has amassed a fortune and intends to give up boxing and study law. By Packey McFarland. WRITING a" history of yourself is not the nicest task in the world. If you try to give yourself a little boost the knockers become active. If you hide a few good deeds you play false to yourself. Therefore, I will try to do my best, v •SA ROY MORAN. w'hich is all that can be asked of a man. It goes without contradiction that I have been more than fortunate in my ring career. The fact that I never lost a decision and also that I managed to accumulate enough money to make my folks and mysqlf com fortable Is something to be proud of. Many times I have been asked: "Packey. what accounts for your suc cess ?” That’s a very hard question, and really I could not give a sensible an swer. When I started off to box there were four rules that I made up my mind to pay strict attention to: Don't drink' Don’t smoke! Live a clean life! Avoid bad companionship! Now, because I pull these rules, don't Imagine that I’m a killjoy. Far from that. I only want to tell you what I think helped me in the world. Don’t Violate Agreements. Another point that I made an iron clad rule is: Never break your word. As long as I have been in the boxing business there is not a single manager, promoter or anybody that had any dealings with me who* can say that I have violated an agreement. Recently there have been a a few complaints over agreements being treated contemptuously by some of the budding stars. That is a terrible error, for it should be realized by successful fighters that promoters are entitled to big consideration for the chances they take in staging bouts. One tip worth taking is, never get a swelled head. For as soon as you do then you are gone. The history of the ring will prove this. Now. that I have told all that I think is interesting from a personal standpoint, I will touch on the profes sion of boxing. I use the word profes sion In its fullest sense. Boxing is so different from fighting that there is no possible comparison. Boxing is the science of attack and defense. It does not mean rushing in with head lowered, striking away in a wild fashion and doing your best to render your rival helpless. Boxing Exhibition of Skill. On the contrary, it is an exhibition of skill. You can not pick up boxing. Without the aid of a competent in structor nobody can become a real finished boxer. That boxing Is con- sidered a decent following is my firmest belief. In the present era it is taught in nearly all colleges, academies and schools. Boxing to me should be taught to every youngster. In the first place it teaches them self reliance and again makes them apt in the* art of self de fense. Take any big man in life, he is always boxing, as you may say, and though he may get the worst of It now and then, he always comes back. That is drilled into you through boxing. As an instance. I was going into the Fairmount A. C. In New York one aft ernoon. There were a few youngsters playing around the door. I Invited them in to spar. One little fellow re fused to put on the gloves, and was almost ready to cry at the suggestion. That convinced me that the little fel low lacked spirit. Without that nec essary requirement what chance will he have when he Is thrown on his own resources? If he had boxed a little and received a few stinging wallops it would make him brace up and also teach the lesson that as we travel through life everything is not a sweet song. First Lessons important. In many r cases a good boxer is ruinecr in his first lesson. He puts on the gloves with a finished teacher, and. naturally, has no chance. Time and again the pupil is discouraged. He quits or enters the ranks of the slug gers and goes just so far. For any strong man can slug, but only a few can box. For a youth who studies boxing, his first thought must to be to act nat urally. This artificial posing or cruch ing is a big handicap, especially if he meets a dangerous rival. Common sense will show you that when moving about one must be natural to retain a firm balance. Another important point is to un- derstand that boxing is a science. You don't have to strike your hardest, for points are what you are after. That brings me to something that I hear often —"Packey can not knock out his men." Before I go further I wish to say that Packey can knock out his men. but Packey doesn’t believe in that sort of boxing. If any man can show me the advantage of rendering insensible an opponent that is practi cally at your mercy, I would like to know it. Boxing Better Than Fighting, I firmly believe that the public ap preciates a boxing exhibition more than it does a fight. This is not the day of London prize ring rules. It is the era of boxing. The states where boxing is permitted strictly rule against fighting, but favor boxing. That is quite an argument to over come. I believe strictly in elevating the sport. When two men enter the ring it Is not to slaughter each other, but to box. Take the life of a prize fighter and that of a boxer. The latter perform for years, while the former disappears from the scene very quickly. Again carrying around a broken nose or cauliflower ears is not the nicest thing when you quit the ring. And very few fighters escape those disfigurements. I have knocked out men in my career but believe me I didn't fee! proud over the stunts. I never have had any crowd yelling “Take them off" while I have been fighting. When I had a man so help less that he didn’t have a possible chance I always appealed to the ref eree to stop the affair. In my many bouts 1 always made it a point to study my man and then try to beat him to the blow. This qnfckens the brsli. and will be of benefit in latte r years. SOUTH ATLANTIC FIRST SEASON CLOSES TODAY The first half of the South Atlantic baseball season will come to a close with the games played this afternoon. The Jacksonville Scouts are the win ners of the first season grabbing the lead about three weeks ago, and hy consistent winning hanging on to the top and during the past week cinching the first half with a margin to spare. The second half of the season wil! begin tomorrow. The winner of the second season. If it is any other club but Jacksonville, will play off the tie for the pennant with the Scouts In a post-season series after the second half of the season ends. A mother's anxious experience. "My little daughter suffered over a year with a very bad form of skin trouble, and recently from kidney or bladder trouble,” writes Mrs. M. A. Davisof El Dorado, N.C. || “She was treated by three physicians and we used many things for her, but all to no purpose until she began taking 8.8.8. 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