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.
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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!" <
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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.
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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.
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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
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