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Both Tass and Wilson Are Enthusiastic Over All Branches of Sports
NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE AN ARDENT GOLFER
By Percy 11. Whiting.
rpHI-l next president of the
■ l'nit<<! States will he a golf-
er. But let not the ignorant
piisunte that this is a prediction
of re-election for out present golf
ing president. E'or Governor Wood
row Wilson is likewise a golfer.
Barring the recrudescence of Ted
dy. which isn't regarded in sport
ing circlet ns at all a probability,
the I'nited States will have an
other golfing president
President Taft's golfing ability is
well known Those who have seen
him perforin allege that he plays
something a shade better than the
usual "fat-man game.” lake most
bulky golfers, he hits the hall right
down the course, never for an ex
treme distance, using a near-half
shot for the purpose. There have
been few fat men in golfing history
who have mastered the intricacies
of the full swing.
Governor Wilson's golf Is not so
well know n as President Taft's, but
that doesn't necessarily prove that
it isn't a better article. The gov
ernor is a moderately big, spare
man and of a physical build that is
well suited to the game. Pictures
showing him in golfing action are
not conclusive.
It might be added that the next
president will be a man who I- en
thusiastb ovet sports President
Taft's lore for golf and baseball is
wall known, tlovirniir Wilson's is
broadet in his sporting tastes. In
addition to golf and baseball, he is
a football expert and a former
football .< li. ami it can be well
imagined that . man who has stud
ied and taught at a- many colleges
as Governor Wilson knows the less
er spoils too—track athletics, ten
nis. bask 'ball and tin like.
• •
V.Vlpfth X N golfers eidn't show
mu. Ii in England this year.
IT. delink Herreshoff lasted only to
lh« second round in the British am
ateur event. while lack McDermott
blew up in the very til st round of
the British open.
Herreshoff returne'.i just the oth
ei da. H. had no excuses "My
short g an., was U" good." hi' -aid.
"I didn't play a leal game of golf
either before ordering the tourna- I
ment.”
One of the t. porters w ho greeted
him at th. dock asked: Did you
.hold your end up at driving The
Britishers surely didn't outdrive
you'."'
Herreshoff tinned a smiling, al
most pitting. i\i upon his inter
rogator. A\ i- fellows ovei here
can't dttii with them." he said
“If It's at Hartman’s, It's Correct’’
PRICES CUT LOW
ON ALL OXFORDS Illi
$6.00 for $4.35
$5.00 for $3.85
$4.00 tor $3.15
$3.50 for $2.95
Theres full) three months
yet to wear low-ent shoes.
This is a notable oppor
tunity. Better come now
before your size is gone.
All styles, all leathers.
See Our Windows
Six Peachtree Street
B <opp. Peters Bldg J
It’s Correct, It's at Hartman’s”
'Why. the driving of Abe Mitchell,
the runner-up to Hall, is simply
wonderful. lie gets such a ball
that 1 couldn't help smiling when
you suggested any superiority in
my driving. The remarkable thing
about his swing is that he has prac
tically no follow through. His club
comes up and around the shoulder
in full style, but Just at the moment
of impact he gives his wrist a—-
what shall I call it? a sort of flick
that causes his club to stop Instead
of going clear through and around.
But he gets a groat, great ball,"
repeated Mr. Herreshoff, slowly, as
if memories come thronging upon
him. 'Bali, as a long driver? No.
fie isn't like Mitchell when it comes
to distance.”
Herreshoff brings news that not
only H. H Hilton, present cham
pion of the I'nited States, but also
several other great English golfers,'
will come to the I’nited States for
the amateur championship at Chi
cago. Others who will be with Mr.
Hilton will be H. E. Taylor and
the Hon. Michael Scott. Both these
men lasted until the sixth round of
the amateur i hampionship in Eng
land. which gives an idea of their
ability.
The showing of the juvenile
American professional in the Brit
ish open was even worse than
Herreshoff’s. But he played some
good golf before the event. Here
is what Golf Illustrated, an Eng
lish publication, said of his pre
tout nament matches:
I .1 McDermott, the I'nited
States champion, was among those
who attracted attention on the
links last week McDermott is on
the small side, but he is a fine
golfer a better one than most of
us had expected. He hits a very
long drive, and, so far as I have
been able to see. does not bother
to have a tee. He just puts the
ball on the most pleasant looking
spot that catches his eye on the
teeing ground, and lot's fly
Ills greatest fault Is careless
ness H may be more apparent
than real, but one would like to
see him take more pains over his
golf and consider details which
must surely escape his notice,
considering with what light-heart
edness lie plays He is said to he
a wonderful putter, but except on
Saturday, when he did very well
against the best ball of Robert
Maxwell and .1 It. Gardiner. I be
lieve that ever since his arrival
his work on the greens has been a
little below his usual standard
He uses an American ball of which
nobody in this country has heard
anything "
• • •
| !•' Atlanta ever gets all its golf
courses in running order it will
have rather the most remarkable
liivnil of courses of any city of its
size in the I'nited States. At East
Lake is the greatest of Southern
courses, and one that lacks only
turf and condition to put it with
Ihe leaders in America.
The course at Brookhaven has
amazing natural possibilities, and
if enough money were put into it
to gel it in first-class trim, It
would have few equals in Amer
ica
And now <nines the Druid Hills
course This is hacked by men
with unlimited money and equal
golfing enthusiasm. An eighteen
hole course will be installed that
will rank with the greatest of the
South
One especial use to which this
course will be put will be for the
entertaining of winter tourists. At
present there is no place where
they are especially welcome The
Atlanta Athletic club. witli its
membership of 1.000. perhaps half
of w hom are golfe s. has little loom
lor tourists or anybody else except
membets The Brookhaven course
is too fat out The new Druid
Hills course will b< neat the
Georgian Te'iace hotel and in a
fine csjdentia' section It should
prove tile ideal course for tourists.
THE ATLANT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TtJESDAY, JULY 9, 1912.
What Atlanta lacks now is a
public course. There ought to be
one. even if it were only a small,
six-hole affair. Several Southern
cities have public courses already,
and Atlanta could well fall in line.
• « •
JOHN BALL. JR., the present am-
J ateur champion of Great Bri
tain. Is indeed a wonderful per
former. In the final round of the
1912 tournament he met a golfer
who was but one year old the year
Ball won his first championship.
Ball won his first amateur cham
pionship 24 years ago. Since that
time he has won seven others and
one open. It will be a long time
before any other golfer spreads
eight wins of the amateur over 24
years. It may never happen again.
• « •
A LOT of rot is being talked these
days about standardization of
golf balls. There is about as much
ch/rnce of standardizing golf balls
as of standardizing courses. And
about as much need. Those of us
who were playing back tn the days
of the old gutta percha ball recall
well what a lot of foolishness was
talked about legislation against
the new rubber cored ball. If they
had legislated it out of business,
which many of them wanted to do,
they would have set golf back 100
years.
Let the ball manufacturers go
the limit The better balls they
produce the better it will be for
the game.
VV hat we should welcome, how
ever, would be. not a better ball,
but a cheaper ball. Talk about the
higher cost of living. Why, twelve
years ago you could buy a pretty
p ayable ball for a quarter Now
they are 75 cents a throw, and no,
material discount if you buy a mil
lion
JIM STEWART STOPS
STORBECK IN 6 ROUNDS
NEW YORK, July 9.—Fred Stor
beek, the South African heavyweight,
went down to defeat before Jim Stew
art. ot Brooklyn, at Madison Square
Garden. The bout was scheduled to
go to ten rounds, but in the sixth round
Storbeek's manager threw up the
sponge to save his man from further
punishment.
Storbeck had the better of the first
round, but after that the tight was
Stewart s. The Brooklyn man got to
Storbeck with heart and stomach
punches and swings to the head. In the
fifth round Storbeck was knocked down
three times,
JOHNSON AND PALZER
TALK ABOUT BATTLE
• HICAGo July 9. -Al Palaei. lowa
heavyweight, will meet Jack Johnson
in a ten-round go in New York if some
Gotham promoter will step forward
with "the price" for Johnson Balzer
talked the matter over with the colored
champion here in a brief stop in a trip
to New York
Johnson wants $30,000 for his end
and both fighters believe the card would
be big enough to attract Eastern tight
promoters. They expect to find a man
who will stage the fight.
CHANCE AND McGRAW TO
OFFICIATE AT AUTO RACE
CHICAGO. July 9 —After two post
ponements caused by rain and a wet
trio k. racing at Riverview motordrome
will be resumed tomorrow night with
the Cub-Giants sweepstakes a- the
feature of a star card of events. Man
ager Frank Chance has agree ' to han
dle the starting flag in the sweep
stakes. while MTlnager John McG aw.
of the New York club, will act as ref
eree of the big race.
PLAYER “BEANED" CAN NOT
RECOVER. SAY PHYSICIANS
DAVENPORT. IOWA. July 9 -
Charles Woomer. shortstop for the
Princeton. lowa independent baseball
team who was struck in the head by a
ball during < game yesterday, can not
recover, attending physicians announc
ed today.
DOUBLEBILLAT
POIKTODAy
The Crackers and Barons mingle in
a double bill at Poney park this aft
ernoon. weather permitting. The first
battle is carded to start at 2:30 o’clock.
Although the clan of Hemphill has Veen
playing very “bushy" ball of late, the
veteran manager is confident that his
men will give the league leaders a mer
ry series.
Brady and Plough are the pitchers
slated to work in the first game, with
Dessau and Foxen about the right hit
for the closing chapter.
As it is ladies day, there should be a
pea n of a crowd on hand.
Today's double-header is the result
of yesterday's game being postponed on
account of rain. It is going to be a
strenuous week for the Crackers, as
11' c have nine gar l er to play in five
days, wi i the l e"< t ns following the
L.rmingham < uttl:
CUNNINGHAM TROPHY IS
WON BY_RUSS RICHARDS
R. B. Richards won the W. \V. Cun
ningham golf trophy in the 36 holes
finals played yesterday afteinoon over
the Ea:-t Lake course of the Atlanta
Athletic ( tub.
Richards played steady golf through
out the entire 36 holes, and at no time
was he ever in any danger of losing. At
the end of twelve holes had Dick
Jemison six down, but the morning
round ended with Richards but three
up. The twenty-seventh hole found
the two players standing the same, and
the tournament ended at the thirty
thiid hole, the count showing Richards
winning 4 up and 3 to play. The run
ner up cup in the first flight went to
Jemison
In the second flight Clarence Angier
won from H Clay Moore 4 up and 3 to
play.
In the third flight H K. Neer defeat
ed Scott Hudson 4 up and 2 to play.
In the fourth flight E. G. Ottley de
feated W. F. Upshaw 3 up and 2 to
plax.
SMITH SELLS HOPKINS
TO GALVESTON CLUB
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., July 9.
Outfielder Hopkins has been sold to the
Galveston club, of the Texas league.
Noyes will cover right field for the lo
cals temporarily. Billy Smith signed a
player contract yesterday and appeared
on the lines for the first time in a
Chattanooga uniform. He led his club
to victory.
CEDARTOWN MAY LAND
BESSEMER-FRANCHISE
ANNISTON. ALA., July 9.—The Bes
semer club of the Southeastern league
failed to show up here, and it is re
ported in Birmingham that their fran
chise will be transferred to Cedartown.
Ga. Birmingham reports that the club
has decided to withdraw from the
league.
OLD DIAMOND STAR DIES,
ROCKFORD. ILL.. July 9.—Frank G.
Trumbull, who played right field ion
the famous Forest City baseball tetim
in the days of Spalding. Foley. Barnes.
Add} and others, died early today of
pernicious anemia.
"YOUR MOVE" ON THURSDAY.
I’he C.r>>-gia state checker champion
ship will be played for this week in At
lanta at engine house No. 2, corner
Washington and E.tst Hunter streets.
Play will begin promptly at 1 o'clock
Thursday. The general public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Hessheim
,/l Goodjjrqpke
"Boy Speed Marvel” of Boston Team Says He Was "Born With the Knack”
HOW JOE WOOD PITCHED RED SOX INTO THE LEAD
By Joe Wood.
(The star Red Sox pitcher, leading
twirler in the American League.)
WHEN you ask me how to
pitch championship base
ball, I do not like to an
swer, because I am afraid baseball
"fans" may say that 1 don't know
how. The truth is, I don’t know
why I pitch any better than any
other man in the game—if I do. I
suppose it is a knack of pitching
the ball, and faithful, classy sup
port on the part of the team that
has given me a record of more
baseball games won than any other
pitcher In the league.
I can not even tell why the ball I
pitch is better than that pitched
by other twirlers —if it is—unless
it is in the speed of the ball. They
say I have a.snap of the wrist that
gives the ball that speed. I do
pitch it with a snap. I have watch
ed other pitchers who rely mainly
on a "fast ball” and I have not no
ticed much of a snap of the wrist.
Os course I can not see how I
pitch myself, so I must suppose 1
have mote of that snap than the
others.
I do know that my "fast ball” is
the one on which I mainly rely. I
seldom use a “curve ball” and
rarely serve up a slow one. If I
have more ’speed than some of
the others, it is because I give the
ball more energy the way 1 pitch
than it gets from some of the other
delivery, and if I have “something
on" the ball it is because of a
knack that I have had all my life.
I do not try to give the ball any
freak twists, and I do not know
why my ball should have more
speed or any freak that other
pitchers do not have.
Ball Takes a Jump.
The ball I pitch does take a
jump before it reaches the batter.
That comes from the speed, I
think, although it may come from
some twist that 1 give the ball,
unconsciously, before it leaves my
hand. That jump seems to fool
them often.
1 hold the trail like most othei
pitchers do —grasped firmly be
tween the first two fingers, above,
and the thumb, below. I hold it
that way when I give them a "fast
one," when I slip them a curve or
when 1 serve up a slow one. I al
ways throw it with the same over
hand motion. I bring my arm over
at full length, with the hand more
or less upright, and throw with all
the energy I have. As the arm
comes over nearly as far as it will
go. the wrist does the rest. It prob-_
ably snaps quick, thereby giving
the ball the extra speed they say I
have. Whatever happens, the wrist
comes down and the ball leaves
my fingers quickly. It goes fast,
but with no curve, and takes a
Jump before it reaches the plate.
-J have been told that the wrist
snaps so quickly that it appears
that 1 twist it and throw with the
fingers below and the thumb above.
That is not true
It does not seem to me that I
have “anything” that the others
have not, unless it is the knack, as
you might say, which gives it the
extra speed.
• “Control" Is the Secret.
The only secret that I know any-
J Why Joe Wood Is !
• The Best Pitcher *
J In the American Z
• He has won 17 and lost 4 games •
• —an average of .810. No other •
• pitcher in the league—not even •
• Walter Johnson, ‘‘Big Ed” Walsh •
• or Jack Coombs—has won so •
• many games. •
• Notwithstanding Walsh has •
• been hailed as a wonder because •
• of the number of games he has •
• pitched and won for the White •
• Sox, Wood has pitched nearly as •
• many and won a much greater •
• percentage than Walsh. •
• Jake Stahl says that Wood's •
• great pitching, when the Red Sox •
• were in poor shape, is mainly re- •
• sponsible for the lead the team •
• now has over all its competitors. •
'• Wood is “coming,” while the •
• other champions have “arrived.” •
• He is but 22 years old, but has •
• pitched professional baseball for •
• six years. He grows better all the •
• time. •
••••••»•••••••••••••••••••
thing about is that of “control.”
“Control” makes or unmakes every
pitcher. I know many a pitcher
who has more speed than I have,
and. of course, there are plenty of
them who have curves, the width
of which they can control. But
they are unable to make the ball
"break” and pass the batter where
they want it to pass him and where
it must pass him to be successful.
They lack “control." Sometimes
they have it, but that will not do.
New days demand new
methods. The store of yes
terday can’t compete with
the store of to-day. An ex
pense-reducing and effi
ciency i ncr ea sing Ford
delivery car is the best evi
dence you can furnish your
trade that yours is not a
store of yesterday.
More than 75,000 new F’ords into serv
ice this season—proof that they must he
right. Three passenger Roadster $590-
five passenger touring ear $690 —deliv-
ery car S7O0 —f. o. b. Detroit, with all
equipment. Catalogue from Ford Motor
Company, 311 Peachtree St., or direct
from Detroit factory.
They must be able to do it every
time, or nearly so. As to the slow
ball, that also comes back to the
proposition of control. These
pitchers, who "have the stuff," lack
"control" and they are not suc
cessful.
With "control." the pitcher can
deliver the ball within a few inches
of where he wants it to go—a few
inches, I mean; not ANYWHERE
within that target over the plate
and between the battel's should s
and his knee. If that "control” Is
acquired; if the pitcher has speed,
curves, good judgment and a good
memory of what the opposing bats
men can’t hit, the pitcher is likely
to be successful.
A pitcher, to be successful, must
have an efficient team behind him
If he has "the goods,” and the
fielders know where the opposi
tion 1s likely to hit and play the
game of baseball like the Red Sox
know how to play it. he is likely to
be a successful pitcher. If 1 have
been unusually successful, you al
ways want to remember that the
Boston Red Sox are a wonde'fir
collection of baseball players, who
know how to play on the diamond
and can hit 'em out at bat and
run bases, to boot.
You ask if some batters .ce
harder to pitch to than others.
That is true, as a matter of course.
T-y Cobb, for instance, is the hard
est man 1 have to pitch to. It Is
not alone his style that bothers a
pitcher; it is his sure eye. The
sure eye makes the good batsman,
and when you stop to think of it.
good pitching is only the knack of
throwing the ball, accurately, so
it will pass the batsman in the.
way that "queers” that sure eye.
That’s why I believe in the "fast
ba11..,