Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

STEWART WINS DVERM’CARTHY Bf SLIM SHADE NEW YORK. Aug 6 "I'm not dis couraged and I know my friends are not either, was the optimistic utterance to day of Luther McCarthy, the Springfield, Mo,, while hope, who was beaten on points by Jim Stewart, of Brooklyn, at Madison Square Garden last night. The contest was so close that ma-ny thought that a draw would have beCTi a better popular decision. McCarthy showed that he has plenty of strength and gameness, but that he lacks ring skill and science. U was McCarthy's first appearance here and he made many new friends by his , clean lighting. Twelve thousand persons saw the bat tle, the crowd being one of the biggest that ever saw a mill at the garden Several other bouts were staged in con nection with the big fight. In these Fred die Hicks. of Detroit, bta’ Willie Lewis ano George Kirkwood, of St. Louis, won from George Cheney, of Baltimore. TODAY IS MERCHANTS DAY AT PONCE DE LEON This will be Merchants and Manufac turers day at Ponce DeLeon park. Spe cial arrangements have been made to en tertain visitors here for the big show at the Auditorium. ’Those holding coupon < tickets are entitled to free admission at the park, but they must exchange their coupons at the box office. It should be noted by coupon holders that the game begins at I o'clock and not at 3 o'clock as printed. MACON MADE 33 HITS. 26 RUNS: STOLE 15 BASES - —.. MACON, GA.. Aug. 6. A remarkable game was played here Monday afternoon when Macon defeated Albany L’6 to 4. The Macon team made 33 hits off Pilchers . Fillington and McKay, and stole 15 bases. 1 including 3 thefts of home plate. Mangus stole second, third and home, i while the same player was ai hat. There were only two innings in which the M. - con team did not score, and then they did not try. THE BASEBALL CARD SOUTHERN LEAGUE Game? Toaav Montomery in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon park. Ga'me called at 4 o’clock. Birmingham in Chattanooga. Mobile in Men.phis. New < nleans in Nashville. Standing of the Club* \\ l ■ C W L PC B'hain. .64 39 .622 <’nooga. 17 49 DO Mobil-o .57 47 .548 N ville. 45 53 .459 N. Or. .48 46 .51 1 Mont 45 56 .146 M'mphis 48 48 .500 Atlanta .40 56 .417 Yesterday s Results Montgomery 3, Atlanta J. Chattanooga Birmingham L. Memphis -. Mobile 1. Nashville 3. New Orleans 2. SOOTH ATLANTIC. Games Tcdav. Albany in Macon Columbia. ip Jacksonville. SaX’anriah in Cnhimbus Standing or tn® Ciubß W r I W LPC i ,<a'v naH L’l 13 .686 Macon 1R 1. .511 j J Ville. .21 13 .618 Albanx .1.3 22 .3.1 ; C bu.j* .20 14 .588 | Chia. .10 25 286 I Yesterday's Result*. Macon 26. Albany t. Jacksonville 14. Columbia 2. (Vifumbus 4. Savannah 2. AMERICAN LEAGUt. Games To nay Washington in Chicago Philadelphia in St. Lou s. New York in Detroit. Boston in Cleveland. Standing of the Club*. \V. L. P C W L rr Boston . 69 33 .676 Detroit 51 52 .495 W ash . 64 38 .628 i land 16 55 .455 I’hila. . 58 42 .580 N York 32 65 .330 Chicago .50 49 .505 S. LpuLs 32 68 320 Yesterday’s Results. Si Louis 12. Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 3. Boston I. Detroit 4. New York 2 Washington 8. Chicago 7. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Cincinnati in Boston. Si. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in New’ York Chicago in Philadelphia. Standing o* the Clubs. \v. i. r c w. i. p c N York 71 25 .710 «"nati. 45 54 .455 Chicago .63 34 .650 S. Louis I 56 .110 I’’burg. .56 3R .596 Hr'klyn 35 6 i .351 Phila. . .46 47 .495 Boston . 27 69 .281 v esterday's Result*. St Louis 8. Brooklyn I Pittsburg 8. Now York 4. Chicago 5. Philadelphia «first ganit.i Chicago 5. Philadelphia 3 ’second game) Boston 10. Cinnati 2. I - - - ■ .-■■■■ ■ ■ - _ , Correct Proverb Solutions Picture No. 7 Picture No. 8 Mother i ."’T BCTM ’BROIXJHT Nt/ATER i 4 HAS SEEN 71 7 J. AwF ULUV Im ;fl A <3OOO ) (N <T’! H y/ORK£O !| | ; woa K man ‘ j I r<? " (wa®;, w have < OSATfc. i M OOO tools! .tegtet raßlt. 5 J VI If®|F 1 Sw b ill wwrl' k USK -JSfcSaßfc A Pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at last. A new broom sweeps clean. ” - : ' ....——ii Bills’ Farewell Performance Scheduled for Today at Ponce By \V. J. Weiss inger. ' I TI;K Billikens’ last appea ams I at Poncey park this seat-on will come this afternoon, when they play the last of the two game series that opened yesterday. Both teams will have an off day Wednesday. Not only will the ('rackets face the Billikens for the last time on home grounds today, but they will go against them with the knowl edge that feminine fans are watching in the gallery. This is ladies’ day and they promise to go in number- to see Montgomery perfirm. . I mpir' Stmkdaie. whose youth fm looks- caused fans to allude to. hint as •‘ the Gray Box's nephew.." is. well established in the hearts of Atlantans today, as his firm judg ment allowed the only two scores made by the Crackers yesterday. ft was his fl'fst'time here. Not even as a player has he appeared - Ix'for,. Buy .when the game time came.' he the diamond, settled his cap on his head, pushed 'down his mask and defied even . Manager Dobbs to make a protest. The hist ball was pitched and-the tight was on. It i ran smoothly until the close of the sixth. Then the Billiken leader fought hard to reverse a decision ami leave the Crackers without a | single score, Five minutes later he was seated on the placets’ bench with a reprimand from the new umpire in his memory. The conflict caine up with Gra ham on third and McElveen on second. Callahan pushed a bounc ing grounder down (he i iipo that struck Danzig’s glove The ball glided off and went far flown the right field line and Gra ham and McElvaen came home. The hit might easily have been called fair or foul, and the fans held their breath for the decision. His umps.called it a fair ball and cheering arose. Manager Dobbs rushed from the coacher’s line at fust and came to the umps. His majesty pulled out his watch and tinted the dispute, giving littje heed to the clamor of the Montgomery team. With a wave of his hand he s nt Dobbs to DRUMHONn CHEWING 1 ITOBACCO Sootkes ||j Sjjjjjl ilie Nerves with its mildness 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. 11:15 a.m. 9:00 p. m. MAKE RESERVATION NOW. 'J Hhl A i LA S; LA OEUKUIAA AM) XEWB. ’TFKSDAY. Al (it ST’ 6, 1912. the plajers’ bench and ordered the game to continue, it did. A double play, unassisted, four two-base hits, a small c owd and a series of vital" errors on tlie part of the < lackers constituted the im portant points of yesterday's af fair. The first of these came in the last of the eighth, when John son caught Graham's fly to tight field and lushed in to fi st. beating Alperman’i. mad scamper to re covei the bag. Th.- hits came at various periods of the game and most of the third component pari came late. The errrfrs came in pinches and the advances gave the winning runs CORDELE FANS TRYING TO ORGANIZE A LEAGUE t ( GRUELL. GA.. Aug. 6 A movement I to organize the W iregrass Baseball league to embrace the towns of t’ordele. Fitzger ald. Waycross. Brunswick, Tifton. Moul trie and Americus is being agitated among local fans in connection with a movement on foot to get one of the big league teams to train at Cordele in the spring Cordele holds the championship among the amateur teams of south Qvbfgia since four out of five games were won from Americus last week, previous to which time Americus held the best record in the territory of the proposed league. Cor dele’s team has disbanded for the season, as it was unable to secure games for the present week P. ADAUTfROPHY EVENT WILL BEGIN SATURDAY The golfers df the Atlanta Athletic club will begin play for the Perry Adair tro phy August 10 This cup must bp won three times before it becomes the proper ty of any one player. This is the second year that, the trophy has beep. contested for. The qualifying round will be contested Saturday, players qualifying from scratch. The first and second rounds of match play must be plaxeil by August 16. the semi-finals by August 17 ami the finals by August 18 EYE GLASSES . Do you know that few Opti cians understand adjusting and frame fitting? Do you know that a poor-fitting frame will do the I eyes as mu.lt harm as poor I lenses? You want vour frames i | as well as vour lenses right; then come to us. as we understand i every part of the Optical busi- I ness. Twenty years experience in I testing the eyes and filling Ocu lists' prescriptions. HINES OPTICAL COMPANY 91 Peachtree St. Eeiween Montgomery and Alcazar Theaters dU’Sl ? (u|BP f N J i: C T ION - A P r R - ? J C * MA\EN T<’ V K I'- « { £ of the mo*t obstinate cases guaranteed in from C / 3 to 6 days ; no other Treatment required. \ c Sold by all druggists. 1 CORSYTH I T.dey, 231 ■ Atlanta'sßusiestTheater ) Toright S:3O Marshall P. Wilder Nexl Week ETHEL GREEN 1 McWaters & Tyson—! I °P ** I Gordon Eldrid & Co. — WORLD Three Yoscarys. Van Der Koors-Armstrong & Ford DANCERS It’s like getting money from home, for it’s monej easily made by reading, using and answering the Want Ads in The Georgian. Few peoplt- realize the many opportunities offered them among the small ads. It's a good sign that if the peo ple did not get results from the Want Ads of The Georgian that there would not he so many of them If. for nothing else, sit . down and cheek off the ads that appeal to you You will be. astonished how many of them mean money to you. The Waul A<l pages arc bargain counters in every line. ' The ails are so conveniently arranged that they can be picked out vers- easy. Crackers* Batting Averages, Including i Yesterday's Game These averages include yeetei day's game with Montgomerv : PLAYER— g. ab. r. h. Ave. Becket, p. 7 18 1 « .33:5 Harbison, ss 43 141 17 4 1 .231 •-Mperman. 2b 98 372 54 100 .2t>9 Bailey, if 99 344 tn 90 >6? Graham, c. 43 13(1 17. 34 261 Aglet’, lb 35 110 16 27 245 Callahan, cf .... 56 222 23 53 .2:13 McElveen, 3b ...104 .;75 45 87 .232 Sitton, p 20 48 8 7 .146 Hrady. p 16 49 2 7 143 Lyons, if 6 15 1 2 .133 Reynolds, c. 5 13 11 .071 Waldorf pk 5 14 0 0 .000 Duggleby, p 2 "> o o .nop Howard. Utility 1 2 o 0 .000 | » ;• - r riZ I'he Big Race The "Big Five" in the American | league batting race did not do anything I notable in yesterday’s games. Here is the standing up to today: PLAYER— A.B. H. Ave. COBB 389 165 .424 SPEAKER 404 161 .399 JACKSON 378 141 .373 COLLINS 361 113 .327 LAJOIE 243 75 .309 Jackson and Speaker made two bin gles out of four times at bat yesterday. This eased the average of the Red Sox slugger up to .399. and brought his total hits up to 161, only four behind Cobb. Ty made one hit out of four times at bat, Collins made one out of five times at bat, and Lajoie didn’t make any at all out of three times up. If you spend money in advertising you will find that FACTS will I help you. Its one ol the few good things you can get for nothing. Write on your business stationery to FACTS 225 sth Ave. New York, and the new Mid- 1 summer issue will he sent to you without cost. i l ' : - ■ " ’•■■■ ' —, , ■; ■ „ ■i. • • SCORES OF SATISFIED PURCHASERS 1 ook this dainty Cream and Sugar Set home with them Monday, F R F F ' " " ' *"*"" -■ • . - . ■ ■ - ■ - . | - '' Z \ 7 . Ok. 4'^ s 9 i A j&iW' JOfW&b . » ’ u<' rat *..? B * wßßfwiiw, ”****• . "***■ w | ' 1 ■~~~" - 1 There are a few sets left, to be given ABSOLUTELY FREE | with every purchase at our Premium Room Bring the Money Saving Coupon on page 2. It will save you at least one-half on china ware and household articles now offered at our Premium Counter. The Atlanta Georgian Premium Dept. 20 E. Alabama St. Open Evenings until 9 o’Clock i .—" - ■-■ ... "- . -"■ —"- I i Il FODDER FOR FANS~~| Bob Spado, former Cracker pitcher. I.as landed a job as manager at last lit* will lead the Mount Sterling chib, of the Blue Grass league for a while They make an awful lot of joy juice right up in that Blue Grass country, though. * * * \ Kentcky lad. George Kircher, who is playing with the Norf..lk club, will go up this fall probably to the Phillies ♦ ♦ * la.k 110.-e. who figures in the Rosen thal murder case, was once a baseball magnate. He owned the Danburx *ind later the Norwich franchisee In the Con necticut league. Then he quite i»aseball. turned honest" and now look at him « • • ('abrera. the Cuban shortstop placing m the Connecticut league, is said t.. be unite as good ;1 performer as Almeida and Marsans. He is ver\ black for i while man. but they sa\ he is the real thing, and that he came originallv from the Canary islands. The rumor is out that the big leaguers are going to pull a deal by which the Jerse.\ city team will be allowed t<» play in Brooklyn while the Superbas are on the r.»ad. It might happen but look at the dread possibilities John Mt Gta\\ says he doesn’t in the least mind seeing a man steal second with the bases full However, he wan’s it done on a signal so that all the rest of the bunch can run too, and so that the batter can take a healthv wallop at the ball. He sa\s the play has possibilities. « * « Jimmy Maronex. released b\ the Cubs, may be taken on h\ the White Sox » * ♦ <’harle\ Dryden says that Ed Reulbach has invented i fountain pen witlwa < ar bureter attachment that saxes half the ink. Franklin Warren, backer of the New ark. Ohio. ’ram. has given Manager Bar ty McCormick permission to tire the en tire team. Ho doesn't want a man sold or traded, but advises Dial everx' one be indefinitely suspended. * * * Joe Berger has been playing great ball on the coast this year, and the former Southern league infielder max make the W hite Snx a useful performer next sea son 72 South rrvor Street Atlanta. Ga Dr. E. G. Griffin’s ental Rooms | Over BROWN & ALLEN'S DRUG STORE, 24' t WHITEHALL ST. $5 Set ” Tee,h $5 COMPLETED DAY ORDERED 22k Gold Crowns, S 3 | S pec ' a * Work, S 4 tJfc• A** Dental Work Lowest Prices. PHONE 1708. Hours—B to 7. Lady Attendant. JO SEABOARD NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE WASHINGTON RICHMOND NORFOLK Through Service. Convenient Schedules FRED GEISSLER, A. G. P. A. Atlanta. TICKET OFFICE SB PEACHTREE ST L A chap named Sloan has been sold to the Browns He came from Bristol. Tenn. • * « Jack Warhop. according to report, is not a real member of the Warhop family ft all His family name is Flynn, but he changed it xvhen he got a job pitch ii'g for the Nebraska Indian team. After he made good as "Jack Warhop’’ he let the name stick. « * • If the Red Sox get in the world’s series this year and if the series goes as far as seven games. James McAleer will make his purchase mune.x back the first year. • • • Joe Laughlin, catcher of the Peters burg H’.’b. pulled a stunt recently. In • »ne inning three Richmond hatters sin gled. All thre.e tried to steal. All three xvere thrown out at second bx Joe. « ♦ * Boyd. Almeida and Smith will be sent higher bx the Barens this year. And Al meida xvili stick. ♦ ♦ • Rafael \imeida is acting as scout for tiie Cincinnati team In the Southern league Among others hr has recom mended himself « ♦ • Charley Comisikey says that the De troit clubs tremendous baiting is due largely to Ty Cobb "He sets the pace,” says Cumiskey. "and makes the other players go a lot faster." NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE For the Treatment of ''eZ. ' DEFORMITIES .4A * ESTABLISHED 1874 ’'A' IV Cw Give the deformed J TiArry 711 children a chance. / -Le Send us their / \ ,7\l names, we can / ( I help them. This Institue Treats Club Feet, pis eases of the Spine, Hip Joints, I’araly »is, etc. Send for illustrated catalog. 79 Q.'..41. Ci 4 A it . zs I TURTLES GRAB FIELDER FROM MERIDIAN WRECK MKMPHIS, TENN., Aug. 6. Mana , ger Bernhard has signed Left Fielder Cox, manage: of the defunct Meridian club. Cox was with Yazoo the first , part of the season He reported to Memphis at once, and will get in the ga me todav. The last compilation of Cotton States league averages showed Cox With a batting average of 384 in 182 times at hat. The signing of Cox will , not necessitate any releases, as Bern i hard is now under the player limit. HOTELS AND RESORTS Ocean View Hotel W. H. Adams, Owner and Manager, Pablo Beach, Florida. b'orty minutes from Jacksonville, - Florida, the most desirable seaside re sort fm the accommodation of Georgia people. One night’s ride from Atlanta. European plan, rates one dollar per ■ (lax and up; $5.00 a week and up. Ex- I'ellent case in connection. Special re dueed rate to regular guests. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ATI ANTICCITYOfriCIALGL'IDE L'-«» pages 225 illustrations Al) attractions and ■ the leading hotels described, with rates, city I maps, etc Send 2«* stamp for mailing ft ee ropy I Ailantu City Free Information Buresu I ■s I* (>. Hox NU.S Atlantic City. > .I — 1 ■ ■— —R SDr. Hughes SPECIALIST Nerve. Blood and Skin Diseases I treat successfully all private diseases. Kidney, Bladder and Prostatle Trouble. Blood Poison (in herited and otherwise). Piles Fistula and Nervous Debility I glve'fiOfi suc cessfully. 1 cure you or make no charge FREE examination and eon sultation. ! Hours: sa. m. to 7 p m ; Sundays 10 to 1. Call or write. DR. J. D. HUGHES, Opposite Third National Bank. 16' 2 N, Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. MARTIN ' 19i/ 2 PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES y F ° R SALE GEORGIAN WANT ADS FILL ALL WANTS. BOTH PHONES 8000. 13