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Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Saturday's Game These averages include all games played to date: PLAYER— 9. ab. r. h. P.C. Becker, p 7 IS 1 6 .333 Harbison, ss 13 141 17 41 .291 Alperman. 2b97 368 54 9S 266 Graham, c 42 128 1 4 34 .266 Bailev. rf97 341 61 90 .261 Agler. lb. 34 107 16 27 .252 Callahan, If 35 21S 23 52 .239 McElveen. 3b 10:’. 371 44 85 .229 Sitton, p. 20 48 8 7 .146 Brady, p 16 49 2 7 .143 Lyons, rs. 5 14 1 2 .143 Reynolds c. 4 9 11 .111 Waldorf, p 5 14 0 0 .000 Duggleby, p1 2 0 0 .000 Howard, utility .... 1 2 0 0 .000 FILIPINOS DESERT THE COCK PIT FOR DIAMOND CHICAGO, Aug. s.—Baseball is in a fairway to displace cock fighting and sports of a similar nature in the Phil ippines. according to William Pierce Gorsuch. instructor in the department of public speaking at the University of Chicago, who has returned from the islands, where he lectured before the teachers assembly of Baguio. "Progress of baseball among the na tives is surprising.” said Mr. Gorsuch. It is not only interesting the boys who play, but is commanding the attention of large crowds, who are deserting the rock pit for the diamond. Everybody likes it.” THE BASEBALL CARD. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today Montomery in Atlanta Ponce DeLeon park. Game called at 4 o'clock. Birmingham in Chattanooga Mobile in Memphis. New Orleans in Nashville. Standing of the Ctuoa. \V. L. P C W. 1.. P C. R ham . 64 38 .628 C'nooa. .46 49 .484 Mobile' .37 46 .553 N’vllle. .44 53 . 104 N. Or. . 48 45 .522 Mont. . .44 56 .410 M'mphis 47 48 .495 Atlanta. 40 55 .421 Yesterday 1 ® Resuita. New Orleans 8. Memphis 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Albans in Macon. Columbia in Jacksonville Savannah in Columbus. Standing cr tne Clubs- W. L. PC W. L PC. Sav’nah. 21 11 .656 Macon . .17 17 .500 J’ville. . .20 13 .606 Albany. .13 21 .382 C’bus. . 19 14 .576 Col a. .10 24 .294 Yesterday’s Results. No games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Today. Washington in Chicago. Philadelphia in St. Louis. New York in Detroit. Boston tn Cleveland. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C. W. L. P.C. Boston .59 32 683 Detroit .50 52 .490 Wash . 63 38 .624 C’land. .45 55 .450 Phila. . 68 41 .586 N. York 32 64 .333 Chicago .50 48 .510 S. Louis 31 68 .313 Yesterday’s Results. Boston 8. Cleveland 6. Washington 3. Chicago 2. Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 3. Detroit 4, New York 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Cincinnati in Boston. St. Louis in Brooklyn Pittsburg in New York. Chicago Tn Philadelphia Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C. W. L. P C N. York 71 24 .748 C’nati. . 45 53 .459 Chicago. 61. 34 .642 S. Louis 43 56 .434 P’burg. .55 38 .591 Br’klyn. .35 63 .357 Phila. . 46 45 .505 Boston . 26 69 .274 Yesterday’s Results. No games scheduled. Annual Mountain Excursion SOUTHERN RAILWAY Saturday, August 17 $6.00 Asheville, N. C. $6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. C. $6.00 Hendersonville, N. C. $6.00 Hot Springs, N. C. $6.00 Tate Springs, N. C. $6.50 Bristol, Tenn. Final limit September 1. Three trains to Asheville. Morning Noon Night. 8:00 a. m. I 11:15 a. m. 9:00 p. m. MAKE RESERVATION NOW. BASEBALL TUE S D A Y Montgomery v. Atlanta Ponce de Leon Park 4:00 CORSYTH |Tod«y, 2:» • UlanttfsßusiestTheater J Tonight 8:30 Marshall P. Wilder ’ M Week ETHEL OMEN McWaters & Tyson—| . Gordon Eldrid & Co.— WORLD Three Yoscarys. Van Der Koors-Armstrong & Ford DANCERS /a/io vjz MARTIN may ' 19% PEACHTREE STREET I STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES , FOR SALE X Wolgast Confesses He Needs to Build Up Before Mixing Again By \\. W. Naughton. A LL things considered. Champion x\. Ad Wolgast may consider him self a lucky fellow. He showed ‘" n ,?.‘ U ' ivel " V in his four rounds with W Illium Ritchie in San Francisco that is stamina had been impaired by his appendicitis, operation, and if he’ had istened to the advice of some of his b< ■ t friends lw would have postponed ms affair with Rivers, of Los Angeles. 1 he fact that he refused to hearken to counsel given him suggests that Wol gast had Rivers sized up pretty well. I h< < hampion had seen Rivers in most of liis fights, and had watched tjtc Mex ican training many a time and oft. He felt probably that even if he was not as good as formerly he could ac count for Rivets, and the result proved is diagnosis was correct. But at mat he ran quite a risk. Wolgast is free to confess now that ne needs more building up and he may thank his stars that he is not In the position of the man who locked the stolen d H“ r K after the steed lla " been stolen. He has gone to his farm near < adiilac to lead the simple life for a few months, and just what the future holds for him in the fighting line is problematical. There is room for doubt as to whether he will ever be as sturdy as he was before he became a subject for the surgeon's knife. If he decides to hold aloof from the activities of the ring for the balance of his days, the lightweight championship question will be in a bad tangle. There is not a man who could say offhand which pugilist is best entitled to step into Wolgast’s shoes. Os a certainty Rivers has no claim on the lightweight crown. The only thing that justified the Wolgast-Rivers match was the suspicion that Wolgast had retrograded—through no fault of his own—and the fight, if it did noth ing else, proved that the suspicion was well founded. But even though Wol gast was far from being the Wolgast who trounced Battling Nelson, he was MEREDITH TO ENTER SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Aug. s.—Athletic authorities at Syracuse university are jubilant today. They have received word that James E. Meredith, the speedy distance runner of Mercersburg academy, plans entering the university in the fall. Meredith won his'spurs by capturing the 800-meter run at the Olympian games in Stockholm, setting the new world’s record at 1:51 9-10. Melvin Sheppard ran second to him in this event and Ira Davenport, of the University of Chicago, third. The Foundation ♦ "THE pill ars on which rest the wonderful suc cess of OAKLAND Automobiles are broad, everlasting and deep-rooted in our organization. Right Beauty Mechanically and Comfort Lowest Reliable, Maintenance Cost Quiet, Powerful ’T’HE newest and best mechanical design with the combi -1 nation of all that stands for looks, efficiency in operation, potential speed, durability and satisfaction, are the underlying principles in the construction of every model of the OAK LAND motor cars. Our factory trained service department is at all times ready to serve OAKLAND owners with court eous and generous treatment. You cannot afford to fail to investigate the OAK LAND before you buy. We will be highly pleased to demonstrate our 1913 models when you call. Oakland Motor Co. Direct Factory Branch, 141 Peachtree THE: ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS. MUNDAY, Al (JI SI .•>. HH2. a match for Rivers: but this should stand as testimony that Rivers does not belong in the best lightweight com pany. This is not a one-man view of the matter by any means. The newspaper experts who reported that the Fourth of July fight in Los Angeles differed in many essentials, but there was one point on which there was striking una nimity of opinion. The majority of the scribes said that for many rounds be fore the finish Wolgast was outpunch ing Rivets and wearing him down. Away from Les Angeles there is dif ference of opinion as to who really di rects the fistic fortunes of the Mexi can, but .whoever it is. Rivers is well advised. Willie Ritchie, probably San Francisco's premier lightweight at present, has claimed many times dur ing the past few months that he is as well entitled to a bout with Wolgast as the next man. When doubt arose in regard to Wolgast’s readiness to con tinue boxing. Ritchie went to Los An geles w ith an exceedingly fair proposal. He asked for a match with Rivers with the understanding that the winner was to have the privilege of boxing the champion when the latter decided he had recuperated sufficiently to re-enter the ring. The Ritchie proposition was turned down and Joe Mandot. of New Orleans, was signed up to be Rivers' next oppo nent at Los Angeles on Labor day. It is a safer match for Rivers, probably, but so far as lightweight development is concerned it will not mean a great deal, as Ritchie, a short time ago. de feated Mandot signally in the latter's home town. The fact that Rivers has given him the cold shoulder will not mean so much of a bar to progress iA Ritchie's ease, as Rivers is by no means the pivot on which the lightweight question hangs. It will be easy enough for the San Francisco sapling to make his way in the lightweight world if he has the necessary fighting qualifications and can do the weight. McCarthy and stewart MIX IN GOTHAM TONIGHT NEW YORK. Aug. s.—Luther Mc- Carthy. of Springfield, Mo., one of the foremost of the American white hopes, will make his first New’ York appear ance tonight when he will meet Jim Stewart, of Brooklyn, in a ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden. This contest is attracting more at tention than any other since the 'Wells- Balzer affair, and the Missourian is picked to win. McCarthy declares that he is in just as good condition now as when he put away Cail Morris, of Sa pulpa. Okla., and he is anxious to es tablish a New York reputation. The Big Race Here is how the “Big Five” in the American league are hitting right up to date: PLAYER— AB. H. Ave. COBB 385 164 .428 SPEAKER 400 159 .398 JACKSON 376 139 .370 COLLINS 356 117 .329 LAJOIE . . 240 75 .313 Cobb slammed the pill yesterday for two safe swats in three trips to the plate. Jackson did even better, grab bing four clouts in five attempts. Speaker, like Ty, got two hits in three times up. Collins only secured one hit in five at-bats. Lajoie failed to count once in five times. DEMAREE was sold for RECORD PRICE—SIO,OOO MOBILE. Aug. 3.—Al Dema re was sold to the New York Giants for $16,000 and not SI,OOO and $2,500. as was vari ously reported at the time the deal was made. This is the largest price ever paid for a player in the" Southern league, and is enough money to make it cer tain that the Gulls will show a big profit on the season Tire odd thing .about Demaree is that two Southern league teams passed him up. The Atlanta club owned him but wouldn't offer him enough to make it worth while to report. He went lo Chattanooga and the Lookouts traded him for Chappelle. FAY DEFEATS SCOTT AND WINS PRESIDENT'S CUP T. B. Fay won the president's cup in the golf tournament at East Lake last week by defeating H. G. Scott, the club champion, in a 36-bole handicap con test. 3-2. The second flight cup was won by Charles Sciple, Jr., woh defeated Dr. Joe Osborne by a score of 5-4. Joe Button defeated Hazelwood, 3-2. in the third flight; B. M. Blount won the fourth flight and W. M. Markham took the figth flight cups. MOBILE"SELLS WAGNER TO SLLOUIS BROWNS MOBILE. ALA., Aug. s.—Manager Finn announced today in a wile from Memphis that he had sold Shortstop Walsh to the St. Louis Americans for $2,500. Catcher Vance has been released to Roanoke in the Virginia league. Mueller, catcher of Meridian, will join the team in Memphis Monday. GOOD-BYE. SOUTHEASTERN. GADSDEN. ALA., Aug. 5—H. T. Bai ley. president of the Southeastern league, said today that the league will be closed immediately. No more games will be played. Rome gave up the ghost Saturday night, leaving only three teams —Gadsden. Selma and Talladega. Mr. Bailey said that he did not be lieve it would pay for Gadsden and Selma, the high teams, to play off for the pannant. MORE TROUBLE FOR PHILLIES. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.—The ill ness of Pitcher Brennan, of the Phila delphia National league baseball club, who was supposed to be suffering from tonsilitis, has been diagnosed as a mild attack of diphtheria. NEWS FROM RINGSIDE Johnny Dundee was married a few months ago. Before he put on the shackles Johnny fought whenever he felt • ike it; that was about on< ea month, .xow slant the difference. Dundee is matched to fight Patsy Kline in New York next Wednesday, and two days later will travel to ('leveland and meet Matt Brock m a 12-round encounter. • « • Owen Moran. accompanied by his wife, sailed for England on the Cunard liner ( Hroma Moran had planned to box in New « <»rk. but as he did not get a suit able oner from any of the Gotham pro moters he decided to hike for the other side. • * • one lb uml Hogan was successful in his come back’ ac on the coast the other night. As soon as Hogan finds he is in as good a condition as he was last fail he will leave for the East to meet some of the best 133-pounders Gotham boasts of. whose death reported in Philadelphia the other day, was the only boxer to ever weigh in lower than Sam Eangford and defeat the Tar Baby. This happened in Cambridge in 1904 Holly get ting the decision after-a tough light. Hol ly was a colored boxer ami the first pug to use the somewhat illegal blow known as the ‘loop the loop" punch • V • (’harles Ledoux, the latest French box ing sensation, has been offered a bout with Jimmy Walsh by the Pilgrim Ath letic club in Boston. The dub has also calle lean Posey offer for an encounter with Matty Baldwin. ♦ * ♦ •lack Johnson, who is a fast frjend of Jimmy Barry’s, max be seen in the Chi cagoan’s corner tomorrow night when he fights Dan Flynn in Boston. ♦ ♦ ♦ Wolgast and Tom Jones must have got their wires mixed up Reports from W’ol- pure “The” drink For fans For players For men For women For kids " it’s E? c delicious Correct Proverb Solutions Picture No. 5 Picture No. 6 fSAY V— fcOTO T missus - WE'RE YOU I IZ} K leocoesj t®i| ---■> CIVE U 53V -1 LWszrrti€ rrr 1 pach * iß^ : M ?AftTlf ' LARGE PfRE \ ? o<f „ e B&> ;®s® ttampS ■SGI ■4M > Beggars must not be choosers asl al Milwaukee say he has accepted Billy Gibson's offer to box Packer Mc- Farland in New York, while reports from Toni Jones In Los Angeles saj’ he has re ceived a wire from Ad denying the rumor of a scrap. . . • ■ Willie Ritchie is going to pay some kid to meet him in the ring even if only for a second. Every time Ritchie's name is mentioned by a promoter Willie's rivals talk about the weather and then fade away. • ♦ * Tom Burns is still elaimng the heavy weight title and says he is ready to de fend it. As for Burns really taking the crown any one who ever saw a boxing glove will not take him seriously for a moment He has no claim on it anv way and as for coming back he has about as HERNSHEIM O<jAl% JX Good. Srqpke Is ' (LeT’S BUILO d d=r>) I Y£ST£(<DA ■ —J wisE K, O«/ t«tf Vteiik ’ r«WM i-. s vsr,<—. I 4®J i!W '-Jk 1 * * J n W - |OW > ,. /■ |\ ! ' ** t/ A burnt child dreads Hie fire much chance as the Boston Nationals have of winning the world's series this fall. ... Jack Johnson is quoted as saying Sam McVey. Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette are the only first-class heavyweight box ers in the game today. ... Eddie McGdorty's next scrap will be a twelve-round whirl with Buck Croitfee in Cleveland August 12. McGoorty will then go to Philadelphia where he meets Jack McCamey in a six-round engagement on August •> or 16. ... Pete Krust and "Peanut” Schindel have been matched for a ten-round go at Quincy. 111.. August 12. They will weigh in at 155 pounds ringside. ... Dan McKetrick. who is managing Joe Jeannette, says Johnny Coulon Is not the real holder of the bantamweight title. Dan says the real holder is Charles Le doux, the French bantamweight. 11