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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 TebeauManager Connie Mack Manager
Emmett Heidrick . .Center field Ty Cobb Center field
Jesse Burkett Left field Tris Speaker Left field
Willie Keeler Ricjht 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 „ ».u__. Chief Meyers I
Jack O’Connor I•• »■ Catchers Jimmy Archer i Catchers
Cy Young Walter Johnson t
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 fans, who
have sent in selections to The Georgian. ‘
Starting comparison—Pat Tebeau was the greatest of man
agers a dozen or so years back, and Connie Mack is verily tl.e wisest
of the present-day leaders. Pretty hard to give a shade either way
there.
Cobb. Speaker ifnd 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 ('ollins.
Archer and Meyers are undqubtedly 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, Rueker ami Marquard.
All in all. these two teams stock up pretty evenly. It is hard
to tell which would he the favorite.
IflA HOGUE. EX-CRACKER.
SENT TO SAVANNAH CLUB
Ira B. Hogue. the big pitcher who
looked so go.. I tuis spring when < 'bar
ley Hemphill was working out his
twirling prospi.ts. but who was farmed
out to Spartanburg after a lot of tough
luck trials, hi- been passed on to the
Savannah club.
Hogue’s experiere, with Spartanburg
was similar to that with Atlanta He
looked good -like the Ins', young pitch
er in the league --ba! couldn't win
games.
Over in the Salix league he will play
with a team that is leading the league,
and may have a lot bett> r luck.
CRACKER CLUB MAY BUY
WHITEY'S KID BROTHER
Ed Alperman. "Whitey's" younger
brother, may be bought by the Cracker
club within the next lew days
"Kid" Alperniati has been playing
with K> waiiee In the Central associa
tion. and has been showing big stuff
thee H" Is on'x 19 >eats old. tmt lids
Is hl- third war in professional hall,
and he is going strong, Charley Crank
has been after him all this .season, but
has bu n unwilling to pay tin prli ■
asked for him.
WOLGAST MUST BE KIDDING.
, Till \I p > \ l( - 1 Ex identlj there
is a i ms- • gnu > ■ i where In the
Wolgast-McEarland Harden Athletic
Hub battle. Eioin Milwaukee Wolgaat
wires that air match with McFarland
is on and t .at hi is to get $22,500. Bil
ly Gibson stated in New Ymi. that tin
best Jn wm givi is >2(1,00'1 for tin
GUNBOAT SMITH STOPS
ANDY MORRIS IN 2 RDS.I
NEW YORK. Aug I. Gunboat
Smith, of California, is ascending the
white hope ladder today as the result
of his knockout of Andy Morris, of
Boston, at the St. Nicholas Athletic
club last night. Morris, although ten
pounds heavier than Smith, was terri
bly beaten in the first round and went
down for the count in the second.
Willie Jones, of Brooklyn, defeated |
Young Wagner in the semi-final, and
Tonunx Coleman beat Hockbones, the
negro welterweight in the opening
bout
ONE-ROUND HOGAN WINS
OVER TOMMY McFARLAND
SIX FRANCISCO, Aug 1. One-
Round Hogan today has a new victory
added to his record. He gained a deci
sion in hi.- fifteen-round bout with
Tommy McFarland at Dreamland last
night. The contest went the limit and
was devoid of knockdowns. although
McFarland was stagg< red several times.
In the early part of the bout it looked
is though Mel’arland might move th.
winner. Hr kept rushing and sending
in bodx punches, but weakened after
the fifth round
LOOKOUTS TURN WARE
OVER TO CLEVELAND
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 1. Amir
Wafi, former Southeastern league
pitcher, of whom so much was expect
ed at the beginning of the aeagon, has
been let out on an option t" ('leteland
in the Appalachian league
This leaves the local pitching staff
with four. Covelcskle, Allen. Chappylle
and Mure, all of whom are going good
VOLS SELL M'DONALD.
NASHVILLE. TENN . \u« 1 T .
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
By W. S. Earnsworth.
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
ta,ke his shower Ed Sweeney, who
had been doing the backstopping,
remarked:
“Say. kid. I'm glad that <'obb
wasn't in Speaker's place just now."
“Well, why not?” asked Ford.
“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 a pitcher with either
Speaker or Cobh up in the pinch,
tine is just as bad as the other,”
wound up Ford as he turned on the
shower.
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'"pHAT is how Ford compares
Speaker with Cobb. And it is
.mighty good dope, too. Cobb, as
great a hitter a.- he is. isn't one bit
better in the pinch than the Red
Sox's great hitter and outlielder.
Having), paved the way, we will
now endeavor to give the fans a
line on Mr. Tris Speaker, of Hub
hard City, Texas.
♦ ♦ •
TT was April 19, 1888, that this
young man first saw the light
of day. in quaint Hubbard City.
When lie was eighteen he started
playing professional ball, having
attracted attention mi town pas
tures and back lots from the time
lie was old enough to throw the
five-ounce pellet.
His first engagement was with
the Cleburne club of the North
Texa- 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. Pos. 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 3c. f. 249 21 7 .978
fielder, having a fielding average In
the former position of .945, 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
tile 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 190 R he was taken tn Lit
tle Rock on the training trip.
But Tris wasn’t quite “ripe" for
select society arpl 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
hall here In the Southern league
that season and earily led in bat
ting.
He was “repurchased” by Boston
that fall, Taylor giving Finn SSOO
for hint, which is about one-fiftieth
part of the sum which would be de
manded for his release today. The
Southern league otlicial figures
show that Speaker took part in 127
games witli Little Rock, batting
.350 and fielding for .967.
In finishing out the season with
tile Red Sox Speaker played in 31
games, fielding perfectly and bat
ting for .220. The following sea
son (1909) saw Speaker installed
as the regular center fielder of tile
Ki d Sox. He played in 143 games,
butting 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 work 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 his
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 accented aver
ages 2.82 as against 2.53 in 1910.
Hig averages accepted in 1909,
when his fielding average was but
one point less than his average for
this year, were but 2147 per game.
His 1911 average was 2.29.
MAHER WINS AGAIN.
GOODWOOD, ENGLAND, Aug. 1.
Dannj 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
Boy, third.
Locals Play Leaders 5 Games
In 3 Days; Double Bill Today
By Percy 11. 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
will 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 witli 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
was 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 Dugsrieby had started the
game for the Crackers, and Mana
ger Alperman was .highly pleased
with his looks. Bill has been trou
bled for a long time with 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 lie ever pitched
for anybody. He certainly knows
all about pitching, and that's help
ful.”
Alperman was also tickled with
Lyons, his new outfit Ider 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 J
being beaten out now that Howard
will 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
league.
The outfield seems certain to be
shaken up a good bit before long.
"W hat 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. 1.-Joe 1
Mandot. New Orleans lightweight, 1
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. j
noss. played with his tiny opponents the
entire distance.