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‘Come Back* of Heine Wagner Has Put Boston Team on Top By W. J. Mcßeth. THE name Wagner is not to 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 be’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. 1 met him in the fall, told 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.” \Vagner’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 tall. 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 one. 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 up to championship form and the infield was a patch work all season. Wagner’s arm went bad and he had to play second base, when he played at all. A second division team result- THE BASEBALL CARD SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Game* Today. Birmingham in Chattanooga. Mobile in Memphis. New Orleans in Nashville. Standing of tr>e Club*. W.LPt’ W 1. PC B'ham. .65 39 .625 Cnooga. 47 50 .485 Mobile . 58 47 552 N'ville. .46 53 .465 N. or. . 48 47 .505 Mont. . 45 57 .441 'MTnphis 18 4li .195 •Atlanta .41 56 .423 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. Stand'ng or toe Clubs v i, p c W. L I r Sav nah 21 13 .618 Macon . .18 18 .500 .I Ville. .21 13 .618 Albany. 14 2. .389 C'bus. . 21 14 .600 C bia. . .10 .5 .286 Yesterday's Results. AI ban v 8. Macon 3. Colurtibus 10, Savannah 1. Jacksonville-Columbia, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Today. Washington in Chicago. Philadelphia in St. Louts. New York in Detroit. Boston in Cleveland. Standing of the Clubs tv I. PC W. L. PC. Boston . <0 33 .680 Detroit . ok ;2 .500 Wash. .64 39 .622 Cland 46.>6 .151 I’hila. . 59 42 .554 N. V ork 32 66 .32, Chicago 51 19 .510 S. Louis 32 69 .317 Yesterday’s Results. Philadelphia 5. St. Louis I. Detroit 6. New York 2 Chicago 2. Washingion 1. Boston 5, Cleveland I. * NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Cincinnati in Boston- St. Louis in Brooklyn Pittsburg in New York Chicago tn Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. VV L. P C W. L p c ■; York 71 26 .732 Cin'nati 46 54 460 Chicago .63 35 .643 S. Louis 44 57 .436 p'burg 57 38 .600 Br'klyn. & 64' .360 Phlle 47 47 .500 Boston -7 ,0 2.8 Yesterday's Results. Brooklyn 7. St. Louis 4 Pittsburg 7. New 1 ork 2. Philadelphia 6. Boston 1. Cincinnati 6, Boston 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Games Today. Milwaukee in Indianapolis. Kansas City in Toledo Minneapolis n Louisville. St. Paul in Columbus. Standing of the Clubs. VV. L. P C W- L. P C M apoiis 76 40 .655 S Paul 52 66 .452 C’bus 72 43 .626 M w kee oO 63 442 Toledo 70 45 .610 L’ville. .43 70 379 K City 56 57 496 I apoiis 42 7, 303 Yesterday's Results. Milwaukee 5. Indianapolis 2 Columbus 10. St. raul 9 H 2 innings.' Kansas City 5. Toledo 0. Minneapolis 9, Louisville a. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Games Today. . Meridian in Jackson. Vicksburg in Yazoo City. Columbus in Greenwood. Standing of the Clubs. W L. P C W b. PC > "kuh k 28 15 603 G'nwood 22 1. 064 C'mhus 23 16 590 Jackson 20 19 513 M'idian 22 15 595 Y City 533 132 Yesterday'* Results. v ■ ksb'irg Jackson 2 Greenwood 2, Columbus 1 <l3 innings) 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 Jo 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 here, 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-fore most dives, for instance. In the Detroit series Wagner calmly sat before the bag 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 at 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 nimble footed. But, above all. it is Wagner’s "baseball brains” that couilt. He is one of’ the quickest thinkers in the game, taking advantage of op portunities that other and slower wits would not comprehend until it was too late. INTERNATIONAL league. Games Today. Toronto in Jersey City Montreal in Providence. Buffalo in Newark. Rochester in Baltimore. Standing of the Clubs tv. i.. r i- w l. p c Roch. 62 43 .552 Newark. 53 54 .495 Toronto .58 47 .552 Buffalo . 48 56 .481 B’more. .55 46 .545 P’dence. 45 59 .479 .1. City .55 53 .509 M’trcal. .45 63 .417 I Yesterday’s Results. Rochester 5, Baltimore 2. Jersey city 4. Toronto 2. Providence 10. Montreal 2. Newark 7. Buffalo 6 (first game.' Buffalo 6, Newark 2 (second game.) SIO AILANTA TO PENSACOLA AND RETURN via The WEST POINT ROUTE Tickets on sale every Thursday up to and including August 22, 1912. Return limit ten days. Sleeping cars, dining cars, coaches. Call at Ticket Offices: Fourth Nations’ Bank Bldg, and Terminal Station. BASEBALL THU RS DAY Atlanta vs. Mobile PONCE DE LEON PARK GAME CALLED 4 O'CLOCK. CORSYTH ) ■ Atliota'sßoslrMThralrr f Torigbt Marshall P. Wilder Next Week ETHEL GREEN! Me Waters A Tyson-' ’°P 0 Th Gordon Eldrld A. Co.—l WORLD Three Yoscarys, Van Der Koors• Armstrong A Ford DANCERS SANTAL-MIDY @ Relieves in 24 Hours Catarrh of the Bladder AH Drugs is M Beu; are of Counterfeits SANTAL-MIDY MARTIN 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES > W"’ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1912. The Big Race 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 LAJOIE 2.46 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 lins. like Speaker, made but one hit. DAVE SMITH IS COMING ACROSS OCEAN TO FIGHT LONDON. Aug. 7.—Dick Klcgln. the New York promoter who helped to popularize pugilism in France, sailed on the Cincinnati with Dave Smith, the Australian middleweight. who will tight McCarren "Philadelphia Jack" O’Brien’s protege at Point Breeze this month. This is the Australian’s Hist visit to the United States, but after the tight with McCarren he will try to get bouts with Eddie McGoorty and Cyclone Johnny Thompson. Smiths chief claim to consideration is his victory over Billy Papke in Aus tralia, although, in the second battle. Papke knocked him out. Smith is young and strong, has a punch known as "the patent extension” and Is thought to have championship mak ings. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Games Today. Richmond in Norfolk. Portsmouth in Newport News. Roanoke in Petersburg. Standing of the Club*. . . W. L. p C. I w. L. P.C Psbrg 62 37 .636 P’sm’th 42 45 .483 Norfolk 50 46 .521 I R’htn’d 46 51 .460 Ranoke 43 45 .489 | N. N'ws 39 55 .415 Yesterday's Results. Petersburg 6. Roanoke 1. Richmond 4, Norfolk 0. Newport News 1, Portsmouth 0. CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. Games Today. • Greensboro in Spartanburg Charlotte tn Winston-Salem. Greenville in Anderson. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C I W. L. P C A’ders'n 52 33 .612 | Sp’b’rg 39 46 456 C’rlotte 49 35 .583 1 G’sboro 38 46 458 W.-S'm 48 40 .545 | G’nville 30 56 .349 Yesterday’s Results. Greensboro 6. Charlotte 0. Anderson 6, Spartanburg 4 Winston-Salem 7. Greenville 4 OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY. Asheville 1, Morristown 0. Bristol 1. Johnson City 1 Cleveland 7, Knoxville 0 Hernsheim /< Uood / Fbr-10 Say Red Rock Say It Plain * Be Sure To Call at the RED ROCK Booth for a Glass of RED ROCK IT’S FREE! 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 "f Finland stands in the position of the most remarkable individual performer. Heralded previous to the meet as a very remarkable distance runnel, Jt required only his remarkable ex position of distance covering in three events, the 5.000. 10,000-meter and gross-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 distance run ner of all time. A strong state ment. but when his performances are analyzed they stand out so clearly 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 W. 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 to contend with. Following George came Shrubb, who wiped out all George’s records from two miles up and set new standaids for the world which have defied all attacks for eight years. It is Shrubb’s record that must be compared with lite 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 Bonin of France. Kohle mainen, previous to this race, had run 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 Frenchman 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 over three miles, and for three miles Shrubb holds the world's record of 14 minutes 17 3-5 seconds. If Kohle mainen had been able to finish his race at three miles, there Is no doubt that he would have taken at 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. —————— —— - — l« Budweiser The only Bottled Beer in constant demand on —...—— .... - ■ ... . , Land and Sea, on all Buffet and Dining Cars, at Hotels, Clubs, Cases and Homes. Bottled with Crown. or Cork. Only at W— E* | the Home Plant in St. Louie vCtoi * • Ljj Anheuser-Busch Brewery Distributor St, Lxjuis, Mo. Atlanta Georgia rj; u ~ (. - C. . p you I'. any- j TsaiE fttw- j *" ■ ™ tra reduction, here it U W OotHng,'Shot, K f" ‘ ~ Furnishings. TIES— F )iir-in-hantl Wash or Silk Tics: 50e values. 3 for sl. SOX— Onyx Silk anti Silk Lisle, 50c value, 3 pair for sl. BELTS— In high grade, well sewed tan. black and gray leath er. 50e up. now reduced 1-4. 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The score was 4 to I for the Giants, the tallv beimr made when Catchei Green let the third strike es- cape him. the man going tn second on it and scoring a moment later when Green made a high throw to nail him. The extra man to bat went nut on a grounder, pitcher to first base. The same clubs followed with another five-inning game in which Crawfo-d fanned twelve men. making 27 in the ten innings. No hits were made in either game, the extra men in the sec ond game going out on grounders to third and second base and a fly to cen ter. No bases on balls were issued in either game. 7