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THE Crackers have, in their old age, developed a wallop. Maybe it's only a convulsive switch or an aggravated death wiggle, but It did the business for Co!. Johnny Dobbs’ ball club yes terday afternoon. In about 90 per cent of the games this season if the Crackers got off to a bad start they never saw day light again. If they ever got into extra Innings (hey always lost. They did not have as much come back to them as Jim Jeffries’ little toe. In yesterday’s game—lt may have been due to the change in manage ment or it may have been due to the weather —the Crackers made a wretched get-away—and then won the game Thu start was as de pressing as a dirge. The Billlkens got to Brady and the Cracker in field threw a fit, and altogether it looked like a repetition of the old, old story. Whether "Whitey" got the team together or whether they just to life themselves history- does not necord, but it does mention that it was Manager Charles A. Alperman who drove out the home run, with two on bases, that turned the tide. • • • IE the Crackers have developed a ■* little recuperative power, a lit tle of the old come-back stuff and a wallop they will yet run one two-three in the Southern league race. It's a good race yet. Only 180 points separate the leaders from the tall-enders—and the Crackers aren't the tall-enders today. Os course the Atlanta team is 16 full games out of the league leadership. But it is only six games out of the first division and only one and one half behind the Volunteers, wlyo are Immediately above them. If Alperman can keep the Crackers running as they’ ran yesterday, he wins a steady job as manager and Atlanta has a hall team after all. • • • CEVERAL requests lately for in formation about the life and battles of Pat Donahue, the slim Irishman who is playing such cork ing flhe ball behind the bat for the Crackers, leads to the belief that there may be some Interest in his history’. Pat was born in Spring field, Ohio, on November 8, 1884. His first experience was with the Utica team. His big league experi ence was with the Red Sox and the Athletics. Here Is a full record of his batting and fielding career: Bat. Fid. Year. City. Pos. G. P. Av. Av. 1902 Utica, c 54 164 .939 1903 Utica, c 79 .141 .973 1904 Utica, c 96 .264 976 1905 Utica, c 94 228 .980 1906 Portland, c. o.f 2b 90 .283 •• 1907* Portl’d, lb. 3b. c.. 163 .226 ••• 1908 Boston, c 35 198 .959 1909 Boston, c. 64 .239 .982 1910 Boston & Phil., c. 20 .1331.000 1911 Memphis 43 .204 .943 •Traded to Boston for Danzig and Madden. .••Fielding average as catcher not given: as outfielder. 961; as sec ond baseman, .981. •••As first baseman, 973; as third baseman, .905; as catcher, 984. • • • A N old time ball player uncork ed this suggestion on me the other day. Said he: "We need schools for coachers. In the course of a season more bones will be pulled by men coach ing at first and third than in all the other possible places. They are usually costly bulls, too. There Isn't anything in the world more sickening than to see a man drive out a magnificent three-bagger and then be touched out by ten feet at the plate because some leather headed coacher motioned him to try for it. It. requires accurate judgment and often quick thinking to coach on the bases. And de spite this fact managers often put their dullest men on this job, and at best make it a rule to send out pitchers for the work. And pitch ers are obviously the men in the world least likely to have accurate judgment about plays. "A coacher often has some of the most complicated sorts of problems to figtire out. A man is on first, the batter hits safe. It may’ be anything. The runner comes dash ing to third, the outfielder is mess ing up the fielding a bit. Then, all in a second or two, the coacher must figure a dozen things, among them the score, the speed of the base runner, the throwing ability of the outfielder, the courage and clev erness of the catcher in touching out runners at the plate and a half dozen minor matters like that. Is It any wonder they sometimes go wrong? The Cracker coachers have been Immoderately’ weak this year In using the right Judgment about making plays. Not improbably un der the new regime there will be an improvement In this respect. Alperman himself Is a w’onder at coaching on the bases and every where else, and he may introduce some new tactics. • • « •p HE financial troubles of the Nashville cjlub are to be re gretted, and if the worst befalls and the Nashville franchise Is trans ferred to Little Rock it will be a crime against baseball and against civilization. Nashville is plenty’ big enough to support a ball team In any minor league in the country. It has the people and It has the enthusiasm. The Rock City’ turned out, for one historic game, the largest crow’d that ever saw a contest In the Southland. In years past the fran chise has been a paying institution. A niggardly’ policy’ for several suc cessive years got baseball In a bad way. When the franchise changed hands there was an improvement, but not enough money was turned loose to give the town a winner. Attendance has been way off there of late and with the team sixth and likely to drop lower no immediate Improvement is looked for. If the ball club should fall in the hands of some strong backers it would be a big thing for Nashville. To let the franchise go to Little R<>ck would be a black eye for Nashville and a body’ blow at the Southern league. One can’t but admire Little Rock's gameness in bidding steadily for a Southern league franchise, but the fact re mains. and always will, that the city is too small and too remotely located ever to be a desirable part of the Southern circuit, M. REED. JR.. ATLANTAN, BATTING WELL IN “3-1” Milton Reed, Jr.. Atlantan, and gradu ate of Joe Bean's school of baseball at Marist college. Is the king pin batter of tiie Three-1 league this year He Is plac ing with the Springfield, 111., team and In a recent series at home he maintained a team batting average of 500. When Reed first went to Springfield he Injured his eye with a flying pebble and It was a long time before it came around, that it has. he is smashing the ball , ~e ,■ Pa rly In the season, chased one ball player into the bleachers for calling mm uncomplimentary names and since tuen lias had the warm friendship and support of his teammates. Reed stands ace-high with Governor Dem en and his family In Springfield ami Is combining the social and baseball ends of his profession as few men could do. ANDERSON SELLS WOLFE TO CLEVELAND CLUB ANDERSEN, S C„ July 25. An nouncement was made today that the Anderson club In the Carolina associa tion has sold Pitcher Ernie Wolfe to the Cleveland Americans The price was not mad. public. Wolfe will re port to Cleveland September 2. at the close of the Carolina, league season. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ATKINS TO HURL OPENING OAK INOANONVILLE BIRMINGHAM, July 25. —Tommy Atkins is slated to do the hurling for the Crackers In the opening game against the Barons here this afternoon. Tommy pitched a corking good game against the Pelicans last week, and Acting Manager Alperman Is confident that he will repeat today. Yesterday's victory over the Bllli kens has put a heap of confidence in the Atlanta hunch and they sure are a cockey bunch today. They feel sure that nothing will stop ’em now from getting Into the first division. The Atlanta team won the final game in Montgomery to the tune of 9 to 6. It was a slugging affair in which Brady outlasted Altchison and Lowery, the latter a collegian the Billikens have just secured. The Crackers were to the bad up to the fifth Inning, when hits, Including homers by Alperman and McElveen, gave them six runs, which cinched the game. JONES WILL PROBABLY QUIT AS BILLS’ CHIEF MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 25.—1 t is quite probable that, after the close of the present baseball season, Charles B. Jones will retire from the presiden cy of the Montgomery Baseball asso ciation. It Is his intention now to quit the game, and he will resign unless conditions are such that he could leave the association. Mr. Jones says that there is too much worry to being president of the organ ization, and it is especially so for him because he has his other official duties In connection with the street car sys tem to look after. While he likes the excitement, he declares that it has caused him several gray’ hairs this year, and he doesn't care to become jirematurely old. RECORD FOR CHAPPLE. NFIW YORK, July 25.—A new world's record for a measured mile on a motor cycle was made at the Brighton Beach motordrome last night. Arthur Chap ple, of New York, driving the distance In 39 1-5 seconds. The track is a one third mile saucer, TIM HURST RECOVERING. NEW YORK, July 25.—Tim Hurst, the veteran baseball umpire and fignt promoter, Is convalescent after a long illness. He walks with a can and still feels a trifle weak, but his physician assures him he will rapidly regain his former rugged health. FAILS TO SWIM CHANNEL. BOULOGNE, FRANCE. July 25. Fred Record, of Rochester, England, failed In hls second attempt to swim across the English channel. He started from Cape Grisnez with favorable weather conditions. Hls previous trial was August 20, last year. CLEARANCE SALE OF SECOND-HAND CARS ALSO ALL DEMONSTRATORS Every second-hand and demonstrating car must be sold. A rare chance to pick up some bargains. Following is a partial list of what we have. 1 1911 Maxwell, 4 Cylinder, 2 passenger runabout. 1 1911 Maxwell, 4 Cylinder, 4 passenger touring car. 1 1910 Maxwell, 4 Cylinder, 5 passenger touring car. 1 1910 Cadillac, 4 Cylinder 4 passenger touring car. 1 1910 Rambler, 4 Cylinder, 5 passenger touring car. 11910 Rambler, 4 Cylinder, 7 passenger touring car. 1 1909 Thomas, 4 Cylinder, 7 passenger touring car. 1 1912 Columbia, 4 Cylinder, 7 passenger demonstrator. We will gladly demonstrate any of these cars upon request. If you are in the market for a used car, this is your chance. UNITED MOTOR ATLANTA COMPANY 380-382 Peachtree St. Bell Phone Ivy 1880 The Big Race Here Is how the “Big Five” In the Amer lean league are hitting right up to date:.. Player—|A, B. H. Aver. Cobb 339 I 142 I .419 Speaker 357 139 ! .389 Jackson 350 128 i .366 Collins 319 108 ! -339 Lajole 216 72 \ . 333 Cobb and Collins didn’t play yesterday, as their respective teams were Idle. La jole Is still out of the game. Speaker made one hit In three trips to the plate, while Jackson secured only one safe swat In five times up. Both fell off a trifle thereby. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip Well. Wolverton has gone clear to the Phillies for a recruit (Beaver) —and still the Yankees lose. • • • Jacksonville has a ball player named Whitterstorter. Several big league scouts are after him. They say he’s a rip snorter. Baseball writers have pared hls name down to Whltter. * * • Atlanta has been rated the “joy’ club” of the Southern league, Columbia of the Sally league. Both are always last or thereabouts. • • • If all the ball clubs go to Cuba this year that are talking about it there will be more players than fans on that fair island this winter. The Jacksonville club Is the latest to lay’ plans for the trip. • • • St. Louis says that Arnold Hauser of the Cardinals has shoved Mike Doolan of the Phillies off the map as the best fielding shortstop in the game today. • • • "The homing instinct Is strong in the Browns,” says L. C. Davis. "They rise up, circle around a couple of times and, bingo! Back to the cellar." • • • Al Demaree, bought by the Giants for fall delivery, has pitched In five extre. in ning games this season. They have ranged in duration from 11 to 18 innings —the average is nearly 15—and he has won all but one. • • • Kin Hubbard says that the Indianapolis fans display vitality that was never ex ceeded except by Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • • « The Jersey’ City franchise is on the market now for? 80,000. And don’t bld $25,000 unless you want It. Which goes to show that the International league Isn’t such a marvelous organization, de spite its class AA ranking. • * • The ball players' protective association will soon be a reality, even if little is being heard about it yet. A meeting was held last week to discuss plans for or ganizing it. * • • McGraw says. "You can have your Cobbs, your Lajoies, your Chases, your Bakers and all the rest, but I'll take Hans Wagner for mine as the greatest ever.” Eddie Ainsworth, of the Senators, sel dom calls for a “waste ball.” He’s al ways willing to take his chances with the runner on anything pitched. They don’t steal much on him, either. a m <• Bobby Byrne and Ed Koney are retir ing from business. Their billiard parlor has been sold and they will stick exclu sively to baseball for the present. • • a Derrill Pratt has been nursing an in jured finger. They say’ he's a fair nurse. • • • Jack Lelivelt, who has been In Atlanta with both the Washington and Rochester clubs, will probably be signed by the Yanks, along with Tommy McMillan. Jack Is slow, but useful. TOW O'KEEFE LOSES TO GROSS INONEJDEDGO NEW YORK, July 25.—Leach Cross had little trouble in defeating Tommy O'Keefe, of Philadelphia, who has been fighting with success In the South, in a ten-round mill at the St. Nicholas Athletic club last night. O'Keefe put up a game battle, but was outclassed. In the semi-final between Johnny Dundee, of New’ York, and Young Ty Cobb, of Philadelphia, It came to an abrupt end in the first round when Cobb dislocated an ankle and slipped to the floor helpless. Cobb was sub stituted for Patsy Kline, of Newark, who was unable to go on. In the preliminary Phil Cross. Leach’s brother, won easily over Battling Hur ley, of Passaic. JIMMY PERRY TROUNCES BIG WALTER_MONOGHAN The following was printed in The Pittsburg (Pa.) Leader on July 22: "Walter Monoghan, “pride of Law renceville,” was unmercifully w’alloped and battered by/Jlmmy’ Perry at the Southern club last night. Perry al lowed Monoghan to take a lead, and then started his deadly wallops. A right to the left eye in the third round closed Monoghan'? peeper, and in the fifth session the right lamp was prac tically put out of commission. Mona ghan'S face resembled a piece of raw beef, while Perry showed scarcely a mark, although he took a few’ solid swipes. Monoghan used rough tactics at times, but the clever Perry came up smiling every time and far outclassed the slugger. Monoghan weighed 161 pounds, while Perry was down close to the 145 mark.” HANS WAGNER GREATEST OF ALL PLAYERS—McGRAW PITTSBURG, July’ 25.—Before leaving for Cincinnati John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, paid his respects to Hans Wagner, of the Pirates: "The most wonderful ball player who ever lived," is the estimate placed < n Wagner by McGraw. "The big Dutchman played great ball against us. Players may come and go. but Honus seems to go on forever and to keep getting better. He has class that no other player possesses. You can have your Cobbs, your Dajoies, your Chases, your Bakers and all the rest, but I’ll take Wagner as my’ pick of the greatest." SOUTHERN SHOPS TO TACKLE MOOSE CLUB Although the Atlanta team will be out of town Saturday, there will be a game of baseball played at Ponce DeLeon park. The Southern shops nine and the Moose club's team will clash. The game should be a good one. as the winner of the con test will play’ the Inman Y'ards team for the league championship. Hugh Cardoza’s All-Star Team Sure Would Set a Red-Hot Pace By Hugh L. Cardoza. (Manager Forsyth Theater.) IN picking my all-star team, Cobb and Jackson are selected because they are without ri vals, and Jones is placed in the other garden position, despite the fact there is another outfielder as great as he, for the simple reason that my left fielder would be a W’orld of value in leading off the batting order. If It wasn't for Fielder’s great leading-off ability, I would have given Tris Speaker the job. The infield, I think, Is superior to any that could be collected, even though there may be other players who have showm more in the past. I am sure that Collins will never go back, while the other three men, particularly Barry’, have displayed wonderful Improvement In every series that has been played this season. x Ask any major league ball player who he thinks is the greatest in fielder now playing, and he will tell you Jack Barry. He is not a flashy performer, but he covers a heap of ground, both to his left and to his right. And there never was a better pinch hitter, either. At first, Daubert is a comer. Right now he may not be as spec tacular as Hal Chase, but he is more consistent, and In a year or two will be better than the Yan kees' first baseman ever was or ever will be. Meyers and Bresnahan are with out equal, In my opinion. They are McLAUGHLIN WINS HUB TENNIS FROM LARNED BOSTON, July 25. —Maurice E. Mc- Loughlin, of San Francisco, won the Longwood lawn tennis singles tourna ment by defeating E. P. Larned, Sum mit, N. J., in the challenge match for the Longwood cup, in straight sets. The scores were 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. As the result of the match the Long wood cup goes out of the Larned family for the first time in ten years. It was the first meeting in any large tournament of McLoughlin and E. P. Larned, and the latter proved no match whatever for the Pacific coast star. Larned fought well at the opening of the third set, but McLoughlin’s pace was too fast. Throughout the three sets, In which 28 games were played, only seven went to deuce. Even the fop would not buy a hundred pound coat, simply because it looked well. Superfluous weight in an automobile is ever a source of danger, expense and discomfort. The Ford is the car of the millions and the millionaire, because it is light, right and economical. More than 75,000 new Fords into service this season—proof that they must be right. Tb.ree passenger Roadster $590 —five passenger tonring car $690 —delivery car S7O0 —f. o. b. Detroit, with all equipment. I Catalogue from Ford Motor Company, 311 Peachtree Street. Atlanta, or direct from Detroit factory. | | • Hugh Cardoza Would • : Back This Ball Team • • Cobb Center Field * a Jacksonßight Field o • Jones Left Field • • DaubertFirst Bass « • Collins Second Base • • Baker Third Base • • Barry Shortstop < • Meyers, Bresnahan Catchers < • Johnson, Marquand Pitchers « « Crandall Utility < • McGraw Manager < • < both valuable to pitchers, thor oughly know the strength and weakness of batters, and the best base runners dread seeing either of them behind the bat. YVith the wagon tongue both are hard, time ly hitters. Y r ery seldom do they fall down In the pinch. The two best pitchers that ever decorated the mound with their* presence are Marquard and John son. I consider Marquard the great est of all southpaws, while John son is the best right-hander in the game today. This team with Crandall, with hls hitting and ability to pitch, play the outfield or the infield as utilty man, would surely give a worthy account of themselves against any combination. Under McGraw's management, there would be nothing to it, be lieve me. PLAY FOR PRESIDENT'S CUP NEXT AT EAST LAKE The golfers of the Atlanta Athletic club will play for the president's cup in the next tournament. This is a yearly tournament and much interest is always manifested in the event. The qualifying round will be played Saturday, the players qualifying ac cording to their net scores and the club handicaps applying all through the tourney. As many flights as fill will be played. The first and second rounds of match play must be played by August 2, the semi-finals by August 3 and the finals by August 4. The finals in the first flight will be at 36 holes, in the other flights at 18.