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Hemphill Picks Veteran Team
To Play Atlantans’ All-Stars
These Teams Would Put Up a Great Game
Charley Hemphill s Veteran Consensus of Local Baseball
Team. Fans.
Pat Teheau .. Manager Connie Mack Manager
Emmett Heidrick Center field Ty Cobb Center field
Jesse Burkett Left field Tris Speaker Left field
JA/illie Keeler . . field Joe Jackson Right field
Jimmy Collins . . Third base Frank Baker Third base
Bobby Wallace .. .. Shortstop Hans Wagner Shortstop
Bobby Lowe Second base Eddie Collins Second base
Fred Tenney First base Hal Chase . First base
Martin Bergen I c..,!™ Chief M «y e r« I C.enh.r.
Jack O'Connor • Catchers Jimmy Archer I Catchers
Cy Young J Walter Johnson 'j
Bill Dineen ' Christy Mathewson I
Jack Powell . Pitchers Nap Rucker . Pitchers
Jesse Tannehill ) Rube Marquard )
HERE are two teams that would put up a rattling good argu
ment on the diamond. One consists of old-timers, and is
picked by Charley Hemphill, who has been playing ball for
over fifteen years; the other is the consensus of Atlanta tans, who
have sent in selections to The Georgian.
Starting comparison Pat Teheau was the greatest oi man
agers a dozen or so years back, and Connie Mack is verily the wisest
of the present-day leaders. Pretty hard to give a shade either way
there.
Cobb, Speaker and Jackson would form an outfield that has
never been equalled. But Burkett, Heidrick and Keeler were won
ders in their best days. Still, Cobb, Speaker and Jackson would
probably drive in more runs than Hemphill's garden men.
Chase. Collins. Wagner and Baker would form the greatest
infield now playing the game, according to the consensus of Atlanta
fans, but this combination hasn't a bit of an edge on Tenney, Lowe,
Wallace and Collins.
Archer ami Meyers ate undoubtedly the greatest pair of catch
ers working behind the bat today, but Bergen, one of the greatest
snap-throwers that ever lived, and heady Jack O'Connor were
every bit as good in their day.
Young, Dineen, Powell and Tannehill were almost unbeatable
when they were in their prime. And the same can he said today
of Johnson. Mathewson. Rucker and Marquard.
All in all, these two teams stock up pretty evenly. Lt is hard
to tell which would be the favorite.
IRA HOGUE. EX-CRACKER. I
SENT TO SAVANNAH CLUB
Ira R, Hogue, the big pitcher vho
looked so good this spring when Char
ley Hemphill was working out his 1
twirling prospects, but who was farmed
out to S; c.rtaiiburg after a lot of tough
luck trial- has been passed on to the
Savannah dub
Hogue's ixpetiema w ith Spartanburg
was similar to th,.; with Atlanta, He
looked good lik< the be t young pitch
er in the league but It. couldn't win
games.
over in the Sally league h> will play
with a temi that is leading the league,
and may have a lot better luck
CRACKER CLUB MAY BUY
WHITEY'S KID BROTHER
Ed Alperman, "Whitey-'' younger
brother, may be bought by the Cracker
club within the next few days
“Kid" Alperman has been playing
With K.-wane. in th. Central associa
tion. and ha« been showing lug stuff
then H< is only 19 years old. but this
1> his third . eat in profe-slonal ball.
•nd he is going strong, Chari-) | ink
has been after hint ail this season but
has been unwilling to pay the pri.••
asked for him.
WOLGAST MUST BE KIDDING.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1 Evident!? there
is a cross of signals somewhere in tin
Wolgast-McEarland Garden \thh tie
club battle. From Milwaukie Wolgast
wiles that his match with Mcl'wiland
is on and that he is to get $22,500. Bil
ly Gibson stated in New Vink that the
best ’hi will give Is $20,000 for the
match, the tighter- to split tuts as the)
See fit. Tom Jones manager of W<>l
- wires from Los \ngeies that Ad is
juat kidding somebody.
HOWARD IS HERE. BUT MAY
NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY
D. A Howard, the Cracker infielder
who has been on the Cracker suspend
ed list, has reported in Atlanta and
Tommy Atkins will be placed on the in.
eligible list to make an opening for him.
At that there is some doubt about
whether or not Howard will be allowed
to play. He was suspended when
Washington turned him back to Atlan
ta. and doubt exists whether or not he
can be used again this season, owing to
the stringent rules in the Southern
against using suspended players.
Atkins may be placed as manager of
the Hopkinsville club of the K. I. T.
li. gue.
ONE-ROUND HOGAN WINS
OVER TOMMY McFARLAND
SAN ERA NCISCO, Aug I. One-
Round Hogan today has a new victory
added to his record. He gained a deci
sion in his fifteen-round bout with
Tommy MeEarland nt Dreamland last
night Tin- contest went the limit and
was devoid of knockdowns, although
Mel'. i ■ land was staggered several times.
In the early part of the bout it looked
as though Mcl'arland might prove the
winner He kept rushing and sending
in bod) punches, but weakened after
the fifth round.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE HEAD
PAYS VISIT TO ATLANTA
\i M Kavanaugh. president of the
Southern leaguv is in Atlanta on his
annual trip around th. circuit
Pre-ldent Kavanaugh has been in
N .shville trying to unravel the baseball
tangle there.
VOLS SELL M'DONALD
NASHVILLE. TENN tug 1 Te
Nashville baseball club today an
nounced th. sal. of Third Baseman Joe
M. Donald to Topeka. Kans , tn th.
Western h-ague
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1912.
Ford Fears Hub Slugger Every Bit as Much as He Does '"Georgia Peach”
SPEAKER JUST AS DANGEROUS AS COBB IN PINCH
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By W. S. Farnsworth.
RUSS FORD fanned Tris
Speaker In the ninth inning
of a game between the Red
Sox and Yankees last season when
the bases were chocked. As he
jogged over to the club house to
take his shower Ed Sweeney, who
had been doing the backstopping,
remarked:
"Say, kid. I'm glad that Cobb
wasn't in Speaker's place just now."
"Well, why not?” asked Eord.
"Why not! Why not!” fairly _
shrieked Sweeney. "Because he
Is the worst man tn the country In
the pinch.”
"Don't know about that,” replied
Ford, "Say, Ed, If you were go
ing to commit suicide which build
ing would you leap from, the top
of the Singer or from the tower of
the Metropolitan?"
"What the dickens has that got
to do with Speaker and Cobb?”
asked the big catcher.
"Oh, nothing, only either ‘Brodie'
would be sure death. And It is the
same for n pitcher with either
Speaker or Cobb up tn the pinch.
One Is Just as had as the other.”
wound up Ford as he turned on the
shower.
• • •
'THAT is how Ford compares
Speaker with Cobb. And it Is
mighty good dope, too. Cobb, as
great a hitter as he Is, isn't one hit
better in the pinch than the Red
Sox’s great hitter and outfielder.
Having paved the way. we will
now endeavor to give the fans a
line on Mr. Tris Speaker, of Hub
bard City. Texas.
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I T was April 19, 1888. that this
young man first saw the light
of day. in quaint Hubbard City.
When he was eighteen lie started
playing professional ball, having
attracted attention on town pas
tures and back lots from the time
he was old enough to throw the
five-ounce pellet.
His first engagement was with
the Cleburne club of the North
Texas league. This was In 1896.
He alternated as pitcher and out-
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What Speaker Has Done in American League
Batting. Fielding.
Year. G. AB. R. H. TB. 28. 38. HR. P.C. 28. SH. Poe. PO. A. E. P.C.
1908 31 118 12 26 34 2 3 . .220 2 3c. f. 37 8 0 1.000
1909 143 544 73 168 241 26 13 7 .309 35 17 c. f. 319 35 10 .973
1910. 141 538 92 183 252 20 14 7 .340 35 12 c. f. 337 20 16 .957
1911 141 510 88 167 251 34 13 8 .327 25 17 c. f. 297 26 15 .956
*1912 99 385 87 152 227 38 8 7 .395 35 3 c. f. 249 21 7 .978
fielder, having a fielding average in
the former position of .94 5, while
his percentage for the latter was
.990. In all he took part in 84
games, clouting the pellet to the
tune of 269.
In 1907 Speaker cast his lot with
the Houston team, of the Texas
league. He played in 118 games,
batting .314 and fielding .948. At
the close of the season a scout out
from Boston signed Tris and Out
fielder Whitehead, also of the
Houston club. Tris took part In
too few' games with the Red Sox
that fall to figure In the averages,
but he looked promising and in the
spring of 1908 he was taken to Lit
tle Rock on the training trip.
But Tris wasn’t quite "ripe” for
select society and John I. Taylor
decided to leave him with Mike
Finn, who was then piloting Little
Rock. The clever Mike saw that
Speaker had the makings of a won
derful ball player and soon devel
oped him. Tris played sensational
ball here in the Southern league
that season and easily led in bat
ting.
He was “repurchased” by Boston
that fall, Taylor giving Finn SSOO
for him, which is about one-fiftieth
part of the sum which would be de
manded for his release today. The
Southern league official figures
show that Speaker took part in 127
games with Little Rock, batting
.350 and fielding for .967.
In finishing out the season with
the Red Sox Speaker played in 31
games, fielding perfectly and bat
ting for .220. The following sea
son (19091 saw Speaker installed
as the regular center fielder of the
Red Sox. He played in 143 games,
batting for .309 and fielding for
973. He improved his batting
average to .340 in 1910, but fell
away slightly in his fielding, his
figures for defensive w’ork being
but .95. In that season he scored
his greatest number of runs, hav
ing 92 to his credit, though there
can be little doubt that he will
greatly exceed this mark before
the close of this season.
In 1911 Speaker fell away in
both batting and fielding, his fig
ures being .327 and 956, respective
ly, but then last year was one of the
unsuccessful of the Red Sox, and
Speaker slumped slightly with hfs
team mates.
This season Speaker's averages
have risen even more rapidly than
of the club, which is now leading
the American league by what looks
like a pennant margin.
His average of runs per game in
1910, his best previous year, was
but .653; his average for this sea
son, up to date, is .924. indicating
the development of a scoring abil
ity of nearly half again as great as
In his best previous year. His aver
age of base hits per game is 1.53
for this season as against 1.29 for
1910.
His fielding shows similar im
provement over his work of 1910.
It is 27 points better and in the
number of chances accepted aver
ages 2.82 as against 2.53 in 1910.
His averages accepted in 1909,
when his fielding average was but
one point less than his average for
this year, were but 2.47 per game.
His 1911 average was 2.29.
MAHER WINS AGAIN.
GOODWOOD, ENGLAND, Aug I.
Danny Maher, the American jockey, cap
tured another race here today, when he
piloted Day Comet in first in the Prince
of Wales stakes. Doris, with Wootton up,
was second, and Hornbeam, ridden by
Foy, third.
Locals Play Leaders 5 Games
In 3 Days; Double Bill Today
By Percy H. Whiting.
THERE’S a lot of talk in cur
rent baseball literature
about the “acid test.”
Well, the real thing Is nothing com
pared with what the Crackers must
go through In the next three days—
if the elements don’t providentially
interfere. It’s more like the test
they had for witches in the good
old days. They threw the accused
in a kettle of boiling oil, and if
she survived she wasn’t a witch.
The boiling oil stuff will be only
a little worse than what the Crack
ers must go through In playing
five games In three days with the
league leaders. According to Man
ager Alperman’s schedule, he will
play two games today, two tomor
row and one Saturday. And they
w’ill be some struggles.
One thing about the Crackers —
they have had a hunch all the sea
son that the Barons were sort of
"luck leaders” and that a good stiff
game would get their number any
old time. The last time the Bar
ons were here the Crackers beat
them a doubleheader and had Fox
en beaten in the third game when it
was rained out. The Crackers still
have their festive nanny, as far as
the Barons are concerned, and will
play their heads off to beat the
league leaders.
Yesterday’s double bill with the
Pelicans was rained out. Just as
the teams were ready to get away,
a terrific rain and wind storm hit
the park, and baseball for the day
w’as off. The clubs got into the
last half of the first inning when
Umpire Breitenstein announced
that there would be nothing doing
•for the afternoon.
Bill Duggleby had started the
game for the Crackers, and Mana
ger Alperman was highlj' pleased
with his looks. Bill has been trou
bled for a long time w’ith a bad
knee that interfered with his work.
• but that has come around all right.
"I believe,” says Alperman, “that
Bill is in the best shape of his ca-
reer and that he will pitch better
ball for us than he ever pitched
for anybody. He certainly knows
all about pitching, and that’s help
ful."
Alperman was also tickled with
Lyons, his new outfielder from the
Kitty league. “That fellow has been
hitting ’em a mile,” says Alperman,
"and I think he can do it In this
league. He’s full of ‘pep,’ too, and
you can hear him yelling his head
off in the outfield when a game is
on.”
With “Kid” Howard back in the
infield, the Cracker team is going to
look a different organization than
it does now. A lot of bunts are
being beaten out now that Howard
w’ill handle with ease, for he is
quicker than a flash at fielding. If
his wing is in shape so that he can
burn them over to first, the Crack
er infield is as good as anybody's.
Agler at first, Alperman at second.
Harbison at short and Howard at
third will form an infield that would
be hard to equal in any minor
lea.gue.
The outfield Seems certain to be
shaken up a good bit before long.
What with Lyons and McElveen
both due to get a trial, there is
likely to be some crowding before
the final arrangement is decided
on. Bailey, of course, has his job
cinched. Anybody is welcome to
right field. Whether anyone can
displace Callahan at center is not
certain. Dave is off a shade in his
hitting, though he is likely to come
around any old time. Tn other de
partments of the game he is with
out a superior in the South.
MANDOT BOXES TWO MEN
MEMPHIS. TENN., Aug. l.ljoe
Mandot, New Orleans lightweight,
made his final appearance In a ring be
fore he tackles Joe Rivers on Labor day
at Los Angeles, when he boxed two
boys four rounds each last night. Leo
Boux was Mandot’s first opponent
Robby Robidou, of St. Louis, went the.
last four rounds. Mandot. although a
bit heavy and slow from a month’s idle
ness. played with his tiny opponents the
entire distance.