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‘Come Back’ of Heine Wagner
Has Put Boston Team on Top
By W. J. Mcßeth.
rr>HE name Wagner is not to
I fade from the list of top
notch ball players for a while
yet. The immortal Honus has not
yet gone back far enough to cure
pitchers of ague when he goes to
bat, and Boston has another Wag
ner who is leading the speed boys
in their dash for the American
league flag.
"If Heine Wagner's arm comes
back into shape, we will have a
baseball team worth talking about—
Wagner is the only problem. If
he's Wagner, we may beat 'em all;
if he isn't, I don’t know just what
we'll do.”
President McAleer of the Red
Sox made the comment before the
Red Sox started on their training
trip this year. Then he observed;
This Wagner fellow is a won
der. Last fall he was discouraged.
His arm went bad and he was
afraid it would never come back.
I met him in the fall, t< Id him to
take it easy, forget about his trou
bles and work himself gradually
into shape. I told him we'd stick
by him until he was his old self
again. Now, we'll wait and see how
it comes out."
Wagner's arm did come back; it
is better every day of his life, and
around "Heine” Wagner now re
volves a team that has beaten
everything in the American league
and looks like it might wear well
the title of the world’s champions
this fall.
Wagner is the pivot of the Red
Sox leaders. He is the key of the
infield, and. without a stone wall
infield, or something like on.e, the
Red Sox could never have ap
proached first, place. There is no
doubt Wagner today is far and
away the best shortstop in the
American league.
Red Sox Have Best Outfield.
The Red Sox have had the best
outfield in the league—probably the
best in the world—for a long time.
Last year the pitchers did not work
tip to championship form and the
infield was a patchwork all season.
Wagner's arm went bad and he had
to play second base, when lie plat ed
at all.
A second division team result-
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The Big Race
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The huskiest batters in the American
league all poled the ball a bit yester
day.. Here is the present standing of
the five in the race for topmost batting
honors:
Players. G. AB. P.C.
COBB 391 166 .425
SPEAKER 409 162 .396
JACKSON 383 143 .373
COLLINS . 365 119 .326
LA JOIE 246 77 .313
Nap Lajoie did the most efficient
batting yesterday, with two safe ones
out of three times up. Cobb made but
one hit, but as he was charged with
only two times at bat he pulled up a
point in his average. Speaker made
but one hit out of five times up and lost
four points in his race with Cobb. Col.
Ims, like Speaker, made but one hit.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Birmingham in Chattanooga.
Mobile in Memphis.
New Orleans in Nashville.
Standing of the Cluo».
W. L. F.C W. I. P.C.
B’harn. .<55 39 .625 C ncoga. 47 50 .ISO
Mobile . 58 47 .532 N'ville. .46 53 .465
N. i >r. . 48 47 .505 Mont. . 15 57 441
M'mphis 48 49 .495 Atlanta .41 56 .123
Yesterday s Results.
Atlanta 6, Montgomery 3.
Birmingham 8, Chattanooga 2.
Nashville 8. New Orleans 0.
Mobile 6. Memphis 2
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Albany in Macon.
Columbia in Jacksonville.
Savannah in Columbus.
Standing or tn« Club*.
\\ .L. L’.C. W Ta P C I
Sav’nah 21 13 .618 Macon . 18 IS .500
J ville. .21 13 .618 Albany . 14 22 .38'3
C'bus. 21 14 .600 C’bia . .10 25 .286
Yesterday’s Result*.
Albany 8. Macon 3
Columbus 1.0. Savannah 1.
Jacksonville-Columbia, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Washington in Chicago.
Philadelphia in St. Louis.
New York in Detroit
Boston In Cleveland.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P C W L P.C
Boston .70 33 .680 Detroit 52 52 .500
W ash 64 39 .622 ("land. .46 56 451
Phila 59 12 .584 N York 32 66 .327
Chicago .51 49 .510 S. Louis 32 6*.* .317
Yesterday’s Result*.
Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 1.
Detroit 6. New York 2.
Chicago 2. Washington 1.
Boston 5, Cleveland 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Cincinnati in Boston.
Si. Louis in Brooklyn.
Pittsburg in New York.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P<’ W. L. P C j
N. York 71 26 .732 Cin’nati. 46 54 .460 l
Chicago 63 3,5 .643 S. Louis It 57 136
P burg .57 38 .600 Br’klvn. 35 61 .360 I
Phila . 47 47 .600 Boston 27 70 278 |
v esterday’» Result*.
Brooklyn 7. St. Louis I
Pittsburg 7. New York 2.
Philadelphia 6. Boston 1.
Cincinnati 6. Boston 3.
if you sent a letter or telegram to the
wrong address, you would hardlv expect
an answer, would you? The same is irue
when you select the wrong medium to
have all vuur wains filled Try the rlg’V
way The Georgian Want Ad wav.
ed. This year the pitchers are
"going good." Wagner is himself
again and the infield—with Jake
Stahl back in harness—finishes the
championship baseball outfit.
Wagner is the man who adds to
the team just what was needed to
win the pennant. His return to
form has given the other infielders
confidence. They are the ballast;
he is the driving power.
Shortstop is the hardest place to
play on the diamond. Wagner is
h<ye, there, everywhere. Draw a
line just back of the pitcher's box
straight to the first-second base
line, then carry it over around sec
ond out into center field about 75
feet, then across the outfield to a
point outside the left foul line, then
in and around the position occu
pied by Larry Gardner, and you
have Wagner’s territory.
Wagner Fearless Player.
Wagner is fearless. He is one
of the few who pay no. attention to
, Ty Cobb’s steam engine, feet-fere - '
most dives, for instance, lit the
Detroit series Wagner calmly sat
before the hag and waited for Cobb
to slide in. Ty was out.
"Heine" has evolved a play that
gets the runners off second, even
when they take short leads. He
and Joe Wood are particularly suc
cessful with the play.
This is "Heine" Wagner in the
'field. At bat he does not hit in
the .300 class, but he is a very time
ly swatter and advances base run
ners more frequently than his av
erage would indicate.
He is sure st the "hit and run"
game, connecting even when he has
to fling his club at the ball to stop
a "pitch-out." Catchers frequently
think they detect the "hit and run"
signal, whereupon they order the
pitcher to throw wide, so as to fool
the batter and catch the base run
ner. Wagner reaches for these and
hits them.
On the bases he is speedy and
alive to advance himself and the
others He is daring and nimby
footed.
But. above all, it is Wagners
"baseball brains" that count. He
is one of the quickest thinkers in
the game, taking advantage of op
portunities that other and slower
wits would not comprehend dntil it
was too late.
DAVE SMITH IS COMING
ACROSS OCEAN TO FIGHT
LONDON, Aug. 7.—Dick Klegin. the
New York promoter who helped to
popularize pugilism in France, sailed
on the Cincinnati with Dave Smith, the
Australian middleweight. who will
fight McCarren "Philadelphia Jack”
O'Brien's protege at Point Breeze this
month This is the Australian's fits'
visit to the I'nited States, but after
the fight with McCarren he will try n>
get bouts with Eddie MeGoorty am
Cyclone Johnny Thompson.
Smith's chief claim to consideration
is his victory over Billy Papke in Au
trails, although, in the second batt
Papke knocked him out. Smith is
i young and strong, has a punch known
las "the patent extension” and is
thought to have championship malt
ings.
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TOUROFFULTOII
The one-day tour around Fulton
county, a novelty amopg automobile
tours, got away this morning. The
start was made at X o’clock, and the 29
ears in the run were slipped off at
one-minute intervals. They sped out
Piedmont avenue toward the northern
end of the county. By 4:30 they will
begin cheeking in for the finish of the
tour.
Slightly more than 100 people started
the tour.
All the morning the party rolled
pleasantly over the roads ill the north
ern end of the county. Midday found
them at Mt. Gilead, in Bryants district,
where the noon control was located. At
this point a barbecue was served to
those who took part in the run Rev.
P. A. Kellett, pastor of the Mt. Gilead
Methodist church. rode in the tour and
acted as toastmaster at the barbecue.
After lunch the ears were checked
out again and the run continued
through the southern part of the county.
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Late News and Views
J
W’dlie Ritchie need not wear out his
stout fighting heart pining for some one
to punch his Eddie Murphy. nick
named “the Boston Bull nog.” has ex
pressed his willingness to meet Wilhis.
. ... . . »..._ * *
Murphy has two scraps scheduled for
Boston in September. The first engage
ment will be a 12-round affair with Matty
Baldwin, who fought Eddie to a draw in
the Huh city some time back. The Bald
win light wil be staged September 10.
Murphj will remain idle seventeen days
and then tackle Jack Britton. And this
should, prove considerable bout as the
New Yorker has improved great )v since
his trip to the coast.
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After his two fights in Massachusetts
Murphy will hike to Chicago an camp on
Parkey McFarland’s doorsteps, even tak
ing his meals then* if necessary to get a
talk with Backey. Murphy will reach the
coast some time in November, and it is
there he plans to scrap Ritchie.
• * •
Have Smith, the Australian middle
weight. sailed for America Sundav Smith
will light McCarren. Philadelphia Jack
O’Briens protege, at Point Breeze this
month. If the Australian tighter is vic
torious in this scrap he will seek matches
with Frank Klaus and George Carpentier.
* * *
Billy Wagner will have a busy three
weeks ahead of him. Starling August 12
and ending September I the little tighter
has three matches booked. On August 12
he will tackle Eddie Nelson at Muskegon,
Mich. Two weeks later he will travel to
Peoria am] box Harry Donahue, while his
last fight will be with Chuck Larson at
W innipeg on September 1.
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Young .lack O'Brien, of Philadelphia,
will lay the foundation for a small for
tune and also gain great prestige in the
pugilistic world if he knocks out Leach
Cross when thej meet in New York to
night. On the other hand should the
lighting dentist add another K. O. to his
credit he will climb a step higher in the
lightweight ranks and should have little
trouble securing a championship fight
when W’olgast returns to the ring.
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Kolehmainen Sure Heads List
Os World’s Distance Runners
OF all the heroes of the great
Olympic meet of 1912 —and
they were by no means few
it is an unquestioned fact that
Hannes Kohlemainen of Finland
stands in the position of the most
remarkable individual performer.
Heralded previous to the meet i
a very remarkable distance runner,
it required only his remark ible ex
position of distance covering in
three events, the 5.000, JO.OOO-meter
and cross-country runs, to say
nothing of capturing first place in
the 3.000-meter relay for his team,
to settle beyond a shadow of a
doubt his right to the title of best
individual performer.
At the same time, another point
stands out very strongly in his con
nection nothing more or less than
that he is-the greatest ills! ince run
ner of all time. A strong state
ment. but when his performances
are analyzed they stand out so
elemrly when compared with the
champions of old and modern times
that few will, be found to dispute
the point.
There was a giant in the old days
in XV. G. George a man who could
start in every event on the English
championship program and win
them all on' the one day; but
George had nothing like the picked
men against him that Kohlemainen
had tn contend w ith.
Following George came Shrubb,
who wiped out all George's records
from two miles up and set new
standards for the world which have
defied all attacks for eight years. It
is Shrnbb's record that must be
compared with the Finn's in order
to find out which is entitled to the
palm.
Forced But Once.
In only one race was Kohlemai
nen forced to run his best to win.
That was in the 5.000 meters, where
he met another great long distance
man in Bouin of Frame. Kohle
maincn. previous to this race, had
tun the heat of the 10,000-meter
race on Sunday and the final at
that distance on Monday. On Tues
day he had to run his trial of the
5,000. meeting Bouin in the final on
Wednesday. The Freni liman had
stayed out of the longer race, and
thus had been able to key himself
up for the 5,000. In spite of his
previous exertions. Kohlemainen
won in 14 minutes 36 3-5 seconds.
The 5.000 meters is 189 yards ovr
three miles, and for three miles
Shrubb holds the world's record of
14 minutes 17 3-5 seconds. If Kollle
mainen had been able to finish his
race at three miles, there is no
doubt that he wodld have taken al
least 25 seconds off his time, which
would have made his record for the
distance 6 seconds faster than that
made by the Englishman, who has
been a model for all distance men
for a decade.
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SEMI-PRO FANS 15 MEN
IN A FIVE-INNING GAME
CHICAGO, Aug 7.—Sam Crawford. (
a pitcher for the Chicago Giants, estab
lished what is believed to be a new i
baseball record when he fanned fifteen 1
men in a five-inning game between the 1
Giants and Coal Citys at Braidwood. '
111. The score was 4 to 1 for the ,
Giants, the tallv beine made when i
Catcher Green let the third strike es- i
cape him, the man going to second on
it and scoring a moment later wh r.
Green made a high throw to nail him.
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