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FODDER FOR FANS Despite the tact that Ralph Capron was farmed to Milwaukee by the Pirates and then turned back as hopeless, he will get $2,800 for his season’s work He has a flawless contract. • • • Charley Hemphill will take Congalton’s place with the Columbus club. To find out how his players were be having themselves Sol Meyer, manager of the Indianapolis team, sent detectives around with them on their recent trip. By this trick the boozers on the club were located. * « « Orvie Overall is acting as scout for the Vernon team in the Coast league. More balks have been called in the American league thus far this season than ■were called in all of last season. If a few more were called in the Southern it would help. • • • The Richmond club has one boy’s day each week. On this day all the kids are admitted free. This insures the home club a lot of good rooters and develops fans for future years. * * * Umpire Pastorius, of the Ohio State league, has refused to work on Sunday and has been suspended in consequence. Heinie Winninger, catcher of the Austin dub. is out for the season. Crichtaw slid into him in a game Saturday, spik“l him, tore the flesh and broke three bones. • • • The deal to sell the Anderson franchise in the Carolina association to Rock Hill leems to have fallen through Probably Anderson will now stick out to the end of the season. The only thing that Birmingham writers can see that is of interest in the Southern league race is a grand battle for third place. • ♦ • Lynchburg wants a Carolina league franchise for next year. ♦ » ♦ “Doc* Ayres, of the Richmond club, has been sold to Washington for delivery after the Virginia league season ends. The price was $1,500. « • « Charley Dooin claims that Philadelphia JOHN M. WARD RETIRES FROM BOSTON_NATIONALS BOSTON. Aug. 1. —The retirement from baseball, in which he became fa mous a score of years ago as a player, of John Montgomery Ward, president of the Boston National league club, was announced here today. President Ward’s financial interest in the local club was bought by James E. Gaffney, of New York, the principal owner. Heimsheim CKjAi? /VJequiqe' Ricnq “CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN" I Essig Bros. Co.—August Clearance Sale 33s Per Cent Discount—for Cash Our entire stock of Men’s and Young Men’s fine Suits must be sold— and sold quickly—-nothing will be reserved. Two and three-piece suits in Cassimeres, Cheviots, Worsteds, Homespun, Crash, Sumar Cloth, Mohair, Blue Serges, Black and Blue Unfinished Worsteds. $lB so Suits now sl2 35 Special Offering in Shirts Special Neckwear Sale $20.00 Suits now $13.35 1/k PrifF* 50c Values to Sell Quickly at $22.50 Suits now $15.00 /* 11 lvc $25.00 Suits now $16.65 SI.OO Shirts now 50c 35C“—3 iOF SI.OO $27.50 Suits now $18.35 $1.50 Shirts now 75c . ..r > r. S3O 00 Suits now $20.00 About fifteen dozen lo be sold . These Are Imported Wash Four-in- $35.00 Suits now $23.35 All sizes in the lot. Hands. I hey won t last long. We take inventory on August 15th, and want to close out our entire stock of summer goods before that date. This is your opportunity to buy dependable merchandise and save money. Straw Hats ESSIG BROS. CO. X /z Price “correct dress for men Reduced Prices / c > > . 26 Whitehall Street neaucea rices gamblers have been trying to “get” Phil ly pitchers. He says they are either try ing to bribe them or to “kid” them Into the air so that they would pitch losing ball. • *• « President Navin denies that the Detroit franchise in the American league is to go to Baltimore. Nobody responsible ever said it would. , • • They say that the Boston Red Sox have developed more “sore arms' among oppos ing pitchers than any club in the big leagues this year. There isn’t a batter on the club that isn’t enough to terrify the strongest heart. * • • Hans Wagner’s batting weakness con tinues to be a base on balls. A ball game at Caldwell, N. J., was strangely interrupted the other day. A funeral entered the cemetery, which is in the lot just adjoining the ball park, and the umpire called time until the body was lowered into the grave and the final prayer said. Then he called “play ball” and the game progressed as usual. • • « Eugene Moore, the Reds’ new southpaw from Texas, turned up in Cincinnati the other day, only to find the Reds -were in New York. So he solemnly wired: "1 am here. What shall Ido next?" ♦ * * Rudy Hulswitt is said to be slated for one of the saddest jobs in all baseball — that of managing the Louisville club. * « * Wilson Collins, the Vanderbilt man that Clark Griffith is after, is some speedster. Last year he ran a hundred yards, in a friendly match, against Ty Cobb and beat Ty nearly ten ;. ards in the hundred. • • ■ They are trying to suppress amateur ball in New York on Sunday. To the long-range observer it would seem that there must be a lot of worse things there that ought to be suppressed first. Kirkpatrick, the former Cracker in fielder, who has been with Newark this season, will be given a trial by Brooklyn next season. The Nashville team has tried out 32 players this year.’ There weren't any high-priced wonders in the lot, however. BUNDY AND McLOUGHLIN PLAY FORJENNIS TITLE LAKE FOREST, ILL.. Aug. I.—Mau rice McLoughlin and Thomas G. Bundy, of California, will play R. D. Little and G. F. Touchard, of Philadelphia, for the national tennis doubles championship at Newport. August 20. The Califor nians earned that honor by defeating W. T. Hayes. Illinois singles champion, and J. H. Winston, of Chicago, at the Ogwentsia club in straight sets. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1. 1912. UMPIRE STOPS BASEBALL GAME FOR BURIAL RITES NEWARK. N. J., Aug. I.—A game of baseball between the Caldwell team and the Worthington club, of Harrison. ■ which was witnessed by a large crowd. < was interrupted at Caldwell, N. J. In the seventh inning, when the contest ( hung tn the balance, a funeral proces- i sion entered the cemetery, which ad- . joins the baseball park. The umpire < raised his head as the cortege neared ' the open grave and the game stopped with two Caldwell men on the bases. . While the body was being lowered into ' the grave and during the prayer of the clergyman, players and spectators re- ' mained silent. As soon as the mourn- 1 ers turned away from the grave the 1 umpire shouted "Play ball!" < l WHITE SOX PAY SIO,OOO FOR CATCHER RAY SCHALK CHICAGO, Aug. 1. —Ten thousand dollars for a twenty-year-old catcher who was just a green bush leaguer a year ago! .Charles A. Comiskey, presi dent of the Chicago White Sox, has paid this amount for Schalk, the sen sational catcher of the Milwaukee American association club. Last year Schalk was a bench warm er a greater part of the campaign, for the Milwaukee club used him in less than 30 games. But early this season Schalk began to catch wonderful ball, with the result that major league scouts flocked to Milwaukee to look him over. At least five major league clubs were advised to buy the young catcWer, but when the Milwaukee club was asked to set a price the figures were so high negotiations ceased. " - # BAUSWEIN MAKES RECORD . CHARLOTTE. N. Aug. I.—Pitch- er Bauswein, of the Charlotte team, , Carolina league", made the season's rec- ■ ord in allowing only one extra man to face him in the game against Greens boro, which his team won by a score of 1 to 0 on a home run drive by Second Baseman Agnew. QUEAL ACCEPTS DEFI. NEW, YORK, Aug. I.—-Billy Queal, the American distance runner, has ac cepted the recent challenge issued by A. E. Wood, of England, for a race at any distance for SI,OOO a side. Queal's only condition is that the distance be ten miles, the race to take place on any . recognized track. Details will be ar- , ranged here this week. i MRS. HYDER BARR VERY SICK. Sincere sympathy is being extended Hyder Barr, the Chattanooga outfielder, throughout the Dixie circuit over the tragedy that seems impending at his home in New Orleans. Mrs. Barr, a bride of one year, is at the point of death. Reports from New Orleans early yesterday stated that she could not live through the day. A wire last night as to her condition was not answered. EXPECT NEW BOAT RECORD. ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. Y„ Aug. 1— j •New world’s records were confidently ] looked for today as the result of the | motorboat races over the 21-mile course here for the gold challenge cup, the blue ribbon of the American motorboat world, the first heat of which was scheduled for this afternoon. Nine clubs will compete. The races end Au gust 7. . i The Big Race Here Is how the “Big Five" in the American league are hitting right up to date: PLAYER— "A. "Aver"' COBB ....T 371"! 157*1 423’ SPEAKER 385 152 : .395 JACKSON I 368 134 .364 COLLINS 346 114 .330 LAJOIE j 232 ! 74 ! .319 Cobb went to bat four times yesterday and rfiade only one hit, thereby falling off two points. Speaker dropped back a pair of notches yesterday, also, as he gar nered only one safe swat in five trips to the plate. Collins, Lajole and Jackson did not play yesterday, as the Philadel phia-Cleveland game was nostponed. THE BASEBALL CARD. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Birmingham in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon. Two games. First game called at 2:30. Montgomery in Chattanooga. Only games scheduled. Standing of the Clues. ' W. L. PC VV. 1., P.O. B’ham. .60 37 .619 C’nooga. 43 49 .167 Mobile . .56 44 .560 Mont. . 44 53 454 N. Or. . 46 44 .511 N’ville .’42 52 .447 M'mphis 46 46 .500 Atlanta .39 51 .433 Yesterday s Results. New Orleans-Atlanta, rain. Nashville 6, Montgomery 4. Chattanooga-Mobile, rain. Memphis 3, Birmingham 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Albany in Columbia. Columbus in Jacksonville. Savannah in Macon Standing or tne Clubs. W. L. P.O. W. L P C. C'bus. . .19 11 .633 J’ville. .17 13 .567 Sav’nali. 17 11 .607 Albany . 12 19 .387 Macon . 17 13 .567 Col’a. . . 8 23 .258 Yesterday's Results. Savannah 5. Columbia*!. Macon 4. Jacksonville 3 (first game.) Jacksonville 1. Macon 0 (second game.) Columbus 12, Albany 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Today. New York in Chicago. Boston In St. Louis. Washington in Detroit. Philadelphia in Cleveland. Standing of the Clubs. W. I. PC W. L. P.C. Boston . .67 30 .691 Detroit . 48 50 .499 Wash. . .60 37 .619 C’land. . 45 52 .464 Phtla. . .55 41 .573 N. York .31 Hl .337 Chicago .48 46 .511 S. Louis. 29 66 .305 Yesterday’s Results. New York 12, Chicago 3. Boston 4, St. Louis 1. Detroit 4, Washington I. Philadelphia-Cleveland, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Pittsburg in Boston. Chicago in Brooklyn Cincinnati in New Y’ork St. Louis in Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C W L. P C N. York 67 24 .736 C'nati. . 45 49 .479 Chicago. 57 34 .626 S. Louis 41 55 .427 P'burg. .52 37 .584 Br’klvn. .35 59 .372 Phila. . .45 43 .511 Boston . 25 66 .275 Yesterday’s Result*. Pittsburg 7, Boston 6. Chicago 11. Brooklyn 4. New York 7. Cincinnati 0. St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 2 (first-game.) Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 0 (second game.) | DOOIN FORCED TO HIRE BODYGUARD FOR RIXEY PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I.—Manager Charles Dooln, of the Phillies, has been forced to hire a bodyguard for Eppa Rixey. Jr., the sensational young pitch er he got from the University of Vir ginia. for fear Rixey will be kidnaped by members of his family who object to a Rixey playing professional ball. The “bodyguard” made his appear ance on the Western trip of the Phil lies, The rest of the players thought Dooin had dug up a new backstop, but wondered why the recruit never got into uniform. They also noticed that he continually dogged Rixey's foot steps. Dooin refused to explain. To day the story came out from Dooin. It seems that young Rixey is a real blueblood, one of the F. F. V.’s of Y'ir ginia. The other members of the fam ily were mortified when they discov ered that Epjra had been snared by a professional baseball club. They want ed him to break the contract imme diately. but he refused. Eppa rather likes baseball. The family hasn’t given up the idea yet of getting him to quit, and so the bodyguard. OTTO HESS PITCHES 19 LOSES BOSTON. Aug. I.—Pittsburg won a nineteen-inning game from Boston yes terday. 7 to 6. It was the longest game ( ver played on the local grounds, and was one of the most interesting. Otto Hess pitched a fine game up to the eighteenth, but he weakened and the Pirates scored two runs. Boston, however, tallied twice in its half, aided by Robinson’s wildness and Devlin’s single off Camnitz. Hess was hit even harder in the nineteenth. Pittsburg get ting three runs. Boston came back strong and scored two runs, but could not muster another. O’Toole pitched a good game for Pittsburg until taken out to allow a man to run for him. ORTH MAKES GOOdIn DEBUT AS AN UMPIRE PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I.—“ Smiling Al” Orth broke in here yesterday as ail umpire when he officiated in the doubleheader between the Phillies and the Cardinals. His work was excel lent. President Tom Lynch witnessed the games, and was highly pleased with Orth. VOLUNTEERS GET DALEY FROM BROOKLYN CLUB NASHVILLE, TENN., Aug. I.—Pres ident Aust announced today the pur chase of Outfielder Jud Daley from the Brooklyn club, also that of Jimmy West, of Toledo. Pitcher Walker, owned by Nashville, was sold to Cleve land. NOSE BROKEN; PITCHER WINS. WASHINGTON, GA., Aug. I.—Hu bert, Warrenton’s crack twirler. who sustained a broken nose in the initial game Tuesday, won yesterday's game for his team by superb pitching. The game was called in the seventh inning on account of rain. The score was: Warrenton 8, Washington 3. M'CARTHY MAY CLAIM TITLE. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. —Luther Mc- Carthy will claim the title surrendered by Jack Johnson if the Missouri heavy weight defeats Jim Stewart in their battle at the Garden Athletic club on Monday night NEWS FROM RINGSIDE Marty Forkins, who is managing Eddie McGoorty, has received an offer from a New Orleans boxing promoter for his boy to meet Jimmy Clabby in a 20-round bout there Labor Day. The match has not been closed yet. * * * Tommy Gary, who is also under Forkins' wing, is scheduled to go ten rounds with Frankie Russell in New Orleans, Au gust 12. ♦ • • Ad Wolgast is planning to buy a large ranch in Oregon and start raising cattle. * * * Os all the 133-pounders now in the ring Wolgas.t seems to be "sweeter” on Willie Ritchie and Young Jack O’Brien than any other of the pugs. Ad says, “O'Brien is the hardest man in the game to hit.” As to Ritchie the champion seemed to be puzzled, but said, "Ritchie is a fast boxer and a hard hitter." • * * Freddie Andrews and Harry Grund are scheduled to go ten rounds at Dubuque, lowa. September 18. They are feather weights. • * * Y’oung Brown, the boy who sprung up so suddenly In New York, has gone to the mountains for a long vacation. Billv Newman, Brown’s manager, will match his protege with Young Shugroe on his return to Gotham. * • ♦ Owen Moran will start for New York shortly, where he will make an effort to regain his lost laurels Witli proper train ing Moran should be able to take care of himself against any of the present 133- pounders around Gotham in a ten-round scrap. * * * Dan Morgan, who is managing K. O. Brown, has taken Jack Britton under ills management, and Is trying to secure a match witli Paokey McFarland. Morgan says hereafter Britton will fight under hi£ own name, which is Billy Breslin. • * * Young Smith and Eddie Hoffman are on the bill for a ten-round engagement in Gotham the latter part of this month. * ♦ ♦ On Saturday Abe Attell will try to come back. The former featherweight king is scheduled to meet Tommy Mur phy. the lad who helped start Attell on his downward path. Attell will proba bly enter the ring weighing 130 pounds, while Murphy will come in at 133 pounds ringside. In an article just published in New York. Dan McKetrick states that Johnny Coulon never won the bantamweight title from any one. “He just took it.” de clared McKetrick. They ought to get pretty well "wised” to that fact in New York after a while. UNIQUE EXHIBITION AT ALLEN_M. PIERCE’S Window Demonstration of the Famous Five-Ply Pierce Collars. Allen M. Pierce. “The Boys' Friend," proprietor of the “Young Men’s Store," 16 Marietta street, while on his recent tour throughout the East, visited the immense factory where all "Pierce" col lars are made specially for this well known collar-fitting and haberdashery establishment. Mr. Pierce, while at the factory, se cured a unique demonstrating machine, which is now in operation of the Pierce show windows, demonstrating the famous Pierce Five-Ply Collars. The demonstration will last all the week and is well worth seeing. The principal object of this exhibition is to advertise the dandy new “Pierdon" Col lar, now being introduced as a new and important member of the Pierce Collar family. Kid Ghetto hau been matched with Kid Herman for a ten-round go at the Fair mont A. C.. in New York, August 3.' • ♦ • Joe Mandot will not go to New Orleans as he originally planned, but will leave Memphis tor the coast shortly, where lie will start training for his 20-round fight with Mexican Joe Rivers on Labor Day. • • • Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco box ing promoter, is talking of opening an open air club in Los Angeles. If Coffroth could match Rivers and Wolgast for a return engagement it is certain he would stage the bout at Los Angeles, as the boxing patrons in 'Frisco will not support any kind of shows but “popular prices." "If It’s at Hartman’s, It’s Correct” August Reductions Straw Hats Price $3.50 Oxfords, now. $2.95 $4.00 Oxfords, now. .$3,15 $5.00 Oxfords, now. .$3.85 $6.00 Oxfords, now. .$4.35 UNDERWEAR PRICES. SI.OO garments, at...75c 75c garments, at 50c 50c. “Peter Hill,” at..4oc 50c Balbriggan 35c NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $1.50 “Savoy” ....$1.15 $1.50 “Hartman” ..$1.15 SI.OO Shirts 70c Six Peachtree Street {Opp. Peters Bldg.) "If It’s Correct. It's at Hartman’s" BASEBALL FRIDAY Atlanta vs. Birmingham Game Called at 2:30 MARTIN MAY ' 19U PEACHTREE UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES , FOR SALE A 13