Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, July 15, 1912, EXTRA, Image 7

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    Crackers’ Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterday’s Game
These averages include yesterday’s
_,~r. with the Mobile Gulls:
•player*, AB. R- H. AV.
porker p . . . ? 8 1 0-3<5
-bison, ss. . . .25 82 9 27 .329
14(mt* h 111 cf. • '5 286 ot> 90 .315
n,,i e 'v rs 79 281 51 82 .292
s'.'.-rman. 2b. . . 79 299 41 82 .281
*- a 1 'aban. If ■ • • 3' 159 20 38 .240
n.'.nahue c 30 93 S 22 .236
F-raham. c. ... 29 86 9 20 .233
VrElveen. 3b. - 85 313 38 72 .230
Atkin 4 p ..... 15 39 3 8 .205
Brad' p' 11 35 17 .200
TgVr lb 16 49 5 9 .184
Sitton. P 16 40 17 .175
Waldorf, p 1 2 0 0 .000
STERRETT OF PRINCETON
WILL STICK WITH YANKS
yrtv YORK. July 15. —Sterrett, the
reting backstop from Princeton univer
{uft now holding down the initial
e j. . for the Highlanders, has made
llj, 4 .1 favorable impression upon Han
■> Wolverton that he will be given a
r.-.r-e in the outfield as soon as Chase
■e able to resume his place at first
t-ccf His hitting is doing the work of
keeping him in the big show.
!• isn't often that a colleigan comes
•n and- makes good right off the reel."
= Wolverton. "but this Sterrett lad
it (here with the goods. His hits have
right ring to them.
He's going to play one of the out
fit-'. < places as soon as Chase is back,
and I expect him to make good." -
Sterrett was picked up by Arthur Ir
win two years ago, though he refused
tc ‘■'.gn until he had completed his
ccur 4 ‘ at Princeton.
FAMOUS HORSE. RAOUL W..
RACING FOR TWELFTH YEAR
PITTSBURG. July 15.—Many horses
have earned national reputation, but it
19 doubtful if any horse now in train
ing i:- known to as many light harness
fans as is the veteran pacer. Raoul W.,
2:10. at present in By Wilson’s stable,
out at the famous old Rockport track.
For years Raoul W. has been a fa
miliar figure of many of the foremost
irouits of the country, and now at the
age of fourteen appears to be in fine
snipe for the 1912 campaign, which will
be the twelfth season that the veteran
has gone after the money.
Dr. Hughes
‘f* *\ SPECIALIST
Y'v, Vj Nerve. Blood and
L Skin Diseases
, w— > I treat successfully
CJp’V all private diseases.
I Y» - Kidney. Bladder and
Prostatic Trouble.
Blood Poison (in
herited and otherwise). Piles, Fistula
and hervous Debility. I give 606 suc
cessfully I cure you or make no
charge. FREE examination and con
• 'j’ta'tior.
Hours Ba.m.to 7n. m.: Sundays
10 to 1 Call or write.
DR. J. D. HUGHES.
Opposite Third National Bank
N Broad St.. Atlanta. G».
f< Correct Dress for Men”
Essig Bros. July Sale of Men's and Young Men's Fine Clothing
33] Per Cent Discount for Cash
OUR entire stock of Two and Three-Piece Suits in Cheviot. Worsteds, Cassimeres, Jj&L
Crash. Homespuns, Sumar Cloth, and Mohairs. Every Suit must be sold: noth-
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30.00 Suits Now . . 20.00 8.00 Pants Now’ . . 6.00
f )ur higher priced suits reduced DISCOUNT 9.00 Pants Now . . 6.75 'S
in same proportion. 10.00 Pants Now . , 7.50
Our Clothing is manufactured by America’s best tailors and our reputation is back of everything we sell. This is your opportunity to buy
dependable clothing at one-third less than actual value. SALE NOW ON.
This Is I ESSIG BROS ■ CO- ‘I Goods I
Positively a Dress for Men” Charged at
Cash Sale Whitehall Street Reduced Prices
FODDER FOR FANS
Moran, of Brooklyn, has been laid un
with a twisted ankle
■ * *
Walter Jantzen. characterized by Man
ager Stovall as “the best outfielder on
niy club. was developed in the Kitt?
league. He played at Vincennes and
Cairo
• • •
Never befre have so man v bush league
players been picked up in mid-season as
this J’ear. The Sox have just swung
onto Ralph Bell, a left-hander from Bur
lington. of the Central association
• * •
Many things wreck many men. but
barry Doyle had the toughest luck nf
T ne season. He wrecked his stomach
with a broiled lobster It cost him seven
days on the sick list.
• • •
Stranger things have happened than
that Tommy McMillan should go back to
the big ring next season. Tommy is a
mile above the other shortstops in the
International league this year.
« • *
The Austin chib, of the Texas league,
is to mild distress, as the result of poor
work by the team: bur the Austin own
ers swear they will stick it out.
• *
Pittsburg experts hint that the Giants,
having played for a long time a lot
better than they know how, are now
going stale. If the? do there mav yet
be a race in the National league—though
it isn t likely.
• • •
Coast papers say that, though Dick
Bayless' arm ma? be gone he can. when
peeved with an umpire's decision, throw
his hat on the ground as hard as an'-
body
ft ft ft
On Jul?- 9. 1911, the St. Louis Browns
had won 20 games and lost 52. Three
hundred and sixty days later the?- had
w-on and lost identically the same num
ber If consistency is a Jewel—but then
it Isn’t, always.
Johnny Daly, of the Mansfield. Ohio,
team, has renorted to the Browns.
• ft ft
Receipts are off in the Three-1 league.
Each club has netted but $317 out of the
July 4 games
Shipe, of the East Liverpool club, has
fanned 61 hatters in the last four games
he has worked.
• ft ft
The reason South Bend canned .Jesse
Tannehill was. according to the man
agement. that he was "try-ing to pro
mote discord."
• « •
Nashville's present to "Doc" Wise
man was a diamond studded Masonic
ring. Rain?- weather interfered with the
"Wiseman day" that was planned, but
the presentation went through all right
Rafael Almeida bought a Nashville
made automobile while he was in the
Rock City. He will take it to Cuba with
him for the winter
I• » •
I Heinie Zimmerman, of the Cubs, has
i one hobby—neckties. He often carries a
hundred with him on a trip and changes
i them three times a day. He never wears
I a collar but once. When he takes it off
the throws it awa'.
In Morgantown. W Va.. on Saturday
'here was a. reunion of ball players who
| performed back in the seventies. They
1 had a game tn which the ball was tossed
I underhand and in which the batter had
1 the privilege of calling for a high or a
: low ball.
The Red team has tried seventeen
young twtrlers this year and al! have
failed.
• ft •
Clark Griffith doesn't get an? more
popular with umpires as his team im
proves. He is chased ever?' few days.
• 9 »
Jess Becker is batting .330. ''astro is
hitting .286. Watson is hitting 282
'about his clip in the Southern' Arlie
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. MONDAY, JULY 15. 1912.
Britton is going at a .248 rate and Jim
Lafitte can't do anything better than .233
in the Virginia league.
• -• *
Lou Castro has his Portsmouth team
going strong and the'- are quite like!?- to
win a pennant.
• * •
In Philadelphia there appears a faint
desire to knock the Athletics That's
the trouble about being too good for a
town.
* * *
Ray Cadwell is back in Wolverton's
good graces again, but the kink isn't out
of his arm yet, even if it is out of his
habits.
ft ft •
If the Cubs could close up a little on
the Giants there would be a revival of
the old Giant-Cub feud. Charley Her
zog has openly accused J Evers of try
ing- to spike him. And feeling is run
ning as high as the Himalayas
Bull Durham, who used tn pitch along
side Rube Marquard, is charging 'hat th"
Rube is a bone. It may be. it may be.
But there's a fierce demand these days
for just that sort of a bone
• • ■
Radabaugh has -won seven games and
lost nine with Winston-Salem
• ♦ •
Even Indianapolis would not keep Ed
die Hohnhorst. The former Cracker first
sai ker was sold tn the Indians by To
ledo on the condition that he was in
good condition. He wasn't and the In
dians ducked.
• ♦ •
Well, anyhow, the Cardinals have one
ball player. He is Arnold Hauser He
has been a long time making good and
he isn't brilliant at best, but he's the
best shortstop the Cards have had since
Bobby Wallace jumped to the other St.
Louis team.
ft • ft
Jimmy McAleer has come out with an
interview saying that his Red Sox have
only the Washington Senators to fear
That's sort of a case of passing himself
a compliment over the back fence, for
McAleer got together most of the dub
with which Clark Griffith is running
wild.
• «« *
Ty Cobb, in a recent game at New
York, reached second on what would
have been a single for any other player
And then be got no farther than third
when Crawford hit a two-baggei Cobb
thought it was a fly-out and hugged sec
ond until it was caught.
YANKS SPEND FORTUNE
IN STRENGTHENING CLUB
NEW YORK. July 15.—Though cursed
with possibly the worst team in the two
major leagues. Frank J Farrell, the mag
nate of the New York Highlander?, is
not sitting down and crying about it
He is spending good money trying to
gather a bunch of players capable of hold
ing their own in the American league.
Already he has tied up $35,000 to corral
half a dozen shining minor league lights
Malone?' and Dowd, two of the five from
the Brockton club, of the New England
league, have joined the Yankees Dowd
was too costly for the bush leaguers, but
was snapped up by Scout Irwin. Davis,
the crack Williams college pitcher, just
signed, now begins drawing L.ooo. though
he has never twirled a game in the big
show.
Keating, the New England league tw'rl
er. cost the Highlanders $7,000. and he
will not Join them until September. Re
is said to be sure of making good.
Thompson, the University of Georgia
twirler, has ?et to show wha' he has
Sterrett. Princeton's catcher, is the bes’
of all the ?oungsters pressed into serv
ice by Manager Wolverton: indeed, the
only one earning bis .--alary He is cer
tain io he retained
BOXING
Late News and Views
Buck Crouse will make his first appear
ance in New York tonight when lie is
scheduled to go ten rounds with Young
Dave Kurtz
Crouse, who has never had a decision
rendered against him, is considered one of
the best middleweights in America. He
has been sidestepped by McGoorty. Klaus
and many others.
• ft ft
Edflie McMahon. nf New York, has
wired Joe Rivers an offer of $5,000 for
the Mexican to box ten round with Jack
Britton at his Gotham club
Since Rivers’ good showing with Cham
pion Wolgast he has been peppered with
offers from clubs all over the country
However bl- mar? ger. Ice levy, has not
made ary (tint.u . •ci And will prob-
ably not do so until the matter of a re
turn bout between his protege and Wol
gasf is settled.
If Wolgast refuses to meet the Mexi
can scrapper on Labor da?- Rivers will
probably make his debut in the East seme
time about the first of August.
Pats?' Kling is now looked on as coming
champion. The little featherweight con
tinued his good fighting th" other night
"hen he all but knocked out Young Wag
ner in New York. Wagner was hanging
on the ropes at th" finish and the bell was
al! that saved him.
• • •
Leach is probably the best lightweight
for a match with Ad Wolgast. the bout to
b» of any length and io be staged any
where to the champion's liking
ft ft ft
Cross says should Wolgast be wise
enough to refuse the challenge the forfeit
holds good for a bout with joe Rivers in
New York Labor day
Leach is probably the best, lightweigth
howling for a chance at the champion. He
has proven his ability by defeating K O
Brown. Tommy’ Murphy and manv other
good scrappers.
Edwin DeMartine, an Italian, is the lat
est white hope to be brought to the front
Martine, who has just arrived from Gen
eva. Italy, says be beat Joe Jeannette up
so badly while he was the former's spar
ring partner -n France that the black man
made him leave bis training camp for fear
h*> would be knocked out
♦ ♦ •
Martine is under the management of
Ernest Repetti. the well-known candy
manufacturer, who says his protege is
training on candy.
• • •
Johnny Dunn who is managing Johnny
Kilbane's affairs, denied the report that
the Garden A C of New York refused to
give the champion a bout be< ause he
wanted too largo a guarantee
Dunn says Kilbane will take a vacation
until next September, when he will again
be seen in action against some good
featherweight
• • •
Jim Jeffries. with a small party, left a
few days ago for the northern part of
California, where he will spend several
days on a hunting expedition
* * *
Jack Johnson is certainly there with
the high-class stuff. 'Lil* Arthur ’ paid
SG7 each for the cuspidors in his Chicago
case which was thrown open to the pub
lic a few days ago.
GIRLS ONLY AT NEW SOIL
SCHOOL: OVERALLS GARB
LOS ANGELES. July 15.—A new
agricultural college, exclusively for
women, is to be established he e. YVhtie
at work on th" farm the girls will wear
THE BASEBALL CARD
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Atlanta in Mobile.
Birmingham In Memphis
Nashville in Montgomej?-.
Chattanooga in New Orleans
Standing at tns Ctutss
W L. PC SV. L. PC
B ham.. 52 31 .626 N. Or. . 37 38 493
Mobil" 45 42 517 Mont. 38 46 452
C nr,oga 40 39 506 Nash. .35 43 .449
M'mphis 39 506 Atlanta .34 43 442
Yesterdaws Reguita.
Mobile 4. Atlanta 3.
Nashville 8. Montgomery 3
Birmingham l n . Memphis 4
Chattanooga 5, New Orleans 3.
- '■ ■ . . - ■II isl »
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Toda*.
Macon in Albany.
Columbia in Columbus
Savannah in Jacksonville
Standing or tne Ci-utse.
W I. !• V W L PC
Macon 10 5 .667 J’ville. . 8 7,57 J
Sav . 0 6 643 Cola . 6 10 .375
C'bus. .. 8 6 615 Albany. 412 .250
Yesterday's Results.
No games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today,
Chicago in 'Washington
St. Louis in New York.
Detroit in Boston.
Cleveland in Philadelphia,
Standlna of the Clubs
tv l. p C T L. PC
Boston .56 25 .691 '."land . 42 41 .506
Wash . 50 32 .610 Detroit .39 42 481
Phila. 46 35 .569 S. Lftuls 22 55 2M
Chicago .43 35 .551 N. York 21 55 .284
Yesterday’s Results.
Cleveland 5. Philadelphia 2.
Only one game played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Brooklyn in Pittsburg.
Philadelphia in Cincinnati.
Borton in Chicago.
New York in St. Louts
Standing o’ the Ctubs.
W I. H C W L. P C
N York 58 18 .763 Phila . 39 44 470
Chicago .46 28 .622 S. Louis 29 44 .3.97
P’burg 43 31 .581 Br klvn. 28 45 384
C'nati. .41 37 .526 Boston .21 58 .266
Yesterday’s Results.
St. Louis 3. New York 2 'first game.’
St Louis 4. New York 2 'second game. >
Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati ’
Chicago 6. Boston 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Columbus in St. Paul.
Toledo in Minneapolis
Indianapolis in Milwaukee
Louisville In Kansas City.
Standing of the Clubs.
" I. I- C W L. P C
C’bus 32 .652 M w kee 42 55 .433
Toledo 57 34 626 S. Pau! .39 54 419
M'apolls 55 34 .618 L vllle. 34 54 .386
K. City 45 46 .495 Fapolis. 35 58 .376
Yesterday's Results.
Louisville 3. Kansas City 2
Indianapolis 5. Milwaukee 1 (first game.'
Indianapolis 10. Milwaukee 1 <second
game.)
Minneapolis 5. Toledo 2 'first game. >
Toledo 7. Minneapolis 7 'second game.'
St. Paul 12. Columbus 4 'first game.)
St. Paul 4. Columbus 3 'second game.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal in Toronto
Buffalo in Rochester
Newark in Baltimore
Jersey City in Providence.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. P C W L. P C
Rack .51 32 .614 J. City 42 41 .596
B'more. .46 33 .582 P dence. 37 44 457
Newark. 41 39 513 Buffalo 33 43 434
Toronto .41 40 .506 M'treal. .30 49 .380
Yesterday's Results.
Rochester 10. Montreal 0
Providence-Jersey City: rain
Only two games schedul»d
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Charlotte in Anderson.
Greenville iti Spartanburg.
IVinston-Salem in Greensboro.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L P C W. L. P C
A'ders’n 43 24 642 Sp'b'rg 31 36 163
C’rlotte 39 28 .582 G’sboro 29 39 .426
W.-S'm 38 32 .543 G nettle 24 45 .348
Yesterdays' Results.
No games scheduled
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Talladega in Gadsden.
Selma in Anniston
Cedartown in Rome
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C W. L P C
G’dsden 16 3 842 C'd'town 6 9 .400
Rome 10 9 .526 Anist'n 6 10 .375
T adega 911 450 Selma 712 .368
Yesterday’s Results •
No games scheduled.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
Games Today,
Jackson in Yazoo City.
Meridian in Greenwood.
Vicksburg in Columbin
Standing of the Clubs.
?V L. P C W L P.C
M'idfan 16 5 762 J'ckaon ~13 350
C’.mbus 14 7 .66) G'nwood 6 13 .31''-
V'ksb’g 12 8 .600 Y City 514 .263
Yesterday’s Results.
Columbus 11. Vicksburg 7.
No others scheduled
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Asheville in Knoxville
Bristol in Morristown
Johnson City in Cleveland.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. r.C I w. L. P c
Bristol 32 18 .640 | 4 eville 24 28 .432
K’xville 30 25 .545 C’v’l’nd 23 27 460
J. City 25 26 .490 | M’town 23 33 411
Yesterday's Results.
No games scheduled.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Richmond in Portsmouth
Newport News in Petersburg
Norfolk in Roanoke.
Standing of the Clubs.
W !.. P C W. L P C
P’sb'rg 43 32 .573 R'anoke 32 33 .492
Psm'th 43 36 .544 N. News 34 41 .453
Norfolk 39 36 .520 R’hm'd 31 44 .41!
Yesterday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
I' YESTERDAY’S GAME'
Mobile ab. r h po. a. e.
Maloney, of 4 0 0 1 0 0
Starr. 2b < n 0 3 1 0
O'Dell. 3b 2 0 2 3 2 1
Long rs .1 n n 2 0 0
Jacobson If 3 1 2 ( 0 0
Paulet. lb 3 1 0 ; j 1
O’Briet:. ss 3 2 1 2 0 I
Dunn, c 4 0 2 4 0 q
Campbell, p 3 6 1 0 2 0
Totals 29 4 8 24 6 3
Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e
Agio". 1h 1 0 1 « 1 0
Alperman. 2b 3 0 1 3 3 1
Callahan. If 4 11 0 0 0
Bailey, rs.. ....... 4 0 1 2 0 0
McElveen, 3b 4 0 1 3 0 0
Hemphill, cf 4 0 n 2 0 0
Harbison, ss 4 1 2 2 2 1
Donahue, c. n n n 0 J 5
Graham, c 3 3 2 3 1 0
Becker, p 1 0 1 0 1 q
Sitton, p 2 0 0 0 4 0
Totals 33 3 10 21 13 3
Game called first half eighth: rain.
Score by innings:
Mobile 020 000 2x—4
Atlanta 000 200 10—3
Summary: Home Run Jacobson
Three-base Hit McElveen. Two-base
Hits —Dunn. Callahan. D'Brien. Sacri
fice Hits—Alperman. Graham Stolen
Bases—Becker. Agler Struck Out—By
Campbell. 4: by Sitton, 1. Bases on
Balls—Off Campbell. 2: off Sitton. 1.
Passed Ball - Donahue. Hl’s Apportioned
—Off Becker. 3 with 2 runs in 2 1-3 in
ning--. Left on Bgses—Mobile. 3: At
lanta. 9. Time of Game —1:55. Umpire—
O'Toole
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Games Today,
Austin m Houston
XVaco tn Beaumon'
For’ Worth in Galveston.
Dallas in San Antonio.
Standing of the Clubs.
VV. L P.C. W. L. F C.
H'ust'n 58 33 637 Austin 49 52 4’5
S. An'io 57 36 613 B’mont 37 51 .429
'A aco 53 38 .578 F. TV th 36 53 494
Dallas 48 47 .505 G'v'st'n 35 53 .393
Yesterday’s Results.
Houston 5. Austin 2.
Galveston 4, Fort Worth 0.
San Antonio 10. Dalias 1.
Waco 9. Beaumont 6.
Close of Proverb Contest
has been postponed. All so
lutions must either be re
ceived at this office or bear
postmark to show mailing
time prior to noon, Tuesday,
July 23.
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cent less than elsewhere.
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