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BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
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Metz, of San Antonio, leads the Texas
league batters, with an average of .326.
Cy Forsythe, the man the Crackers nearly
’. s ri ßht near the top with .309.
Ihe leading pitcher of the league is E.
Moore, of Galveston, who has won 19 and
°?A s Pf- Ens is the fading run getter,
wll n 74.
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“I don't care how many .300 hitters you
have, n takes pitchers to win,’’ says Con
nie Mack. He’s probably known that a
long time, but it's being borne in on him
mighty strong this season.
Chief Meyers swings the biggest bat
used by a baseball player. It weighs 60
ounces. Hans Wagner wants a lot of
wood in his bat. but doesn't care especial
ly what it weighs. Harry Lord uses the
smallest bat of any big league player.
Frank Schulte uses a medium-sized bat,
but the weight must all be in the hitting
end.
Eugene Packard, the great American
association pitcher, can swat as well as
hurl. In one game the other day he
made three singles and a home run
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N A. Cullop. the new pitcher bought
from the Bristol club of the Appalachian
league by the Pelicans, will report to
Charley F'rank August 10 for a try-out.
When the Yazoo City club expired by
t equest of the Cotton Slates league there
were sighs of relief at New Orleans. The
club didn’t prove a great money-maker.
Mike Finn has sold Catcher Vance to
Roanoke.
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Al Moulton, of the Memphis club, has
a torn ligament in his knee that may
keep him from playing much more base
ball this season. More hard luck for the
Turtles.
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Mighty few bona fide sales of players
by the Southern to big league clubs have
been recorded this season. Demaree,
Walsh and Moran are among the few men
who were readily bought for delivery in
the big ring
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Weiser, the Charlotte player, bought by
the Crackers, has just made his 100th hit
A club in Wilmington, Del., uses a leg
less pitcher. His name is William Sailer.
He lost both legs in a railroad accident
and uses artificial ones.
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King Cole has quit. He is now camping
near Bay City, Mich., and he has admit
ted to friends that he has only slight hope
of ever regaining his old form
...
Lou Castro has a new third baseman
named Brothers. With the season near
ing its end The Count is still strengthen
ing.
Charley Murphy says that If he can dig
up just one more Lavender, he'll make
the Giants hustle yet for that pennant.
Clyde Milan, the Tennessee player with
the Senators, has stolen over a half again
more bases than Cobb.
A youth took a maiden out to a recent
White Sox game. It was early and a
couple of dozen White Sox players were
engaged in batting practice, whereupon,
said the maiden. "Why, Fred. 1 thought
a team had only nine men."
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The Cubs' only chance in the National
league race—if they have a chance—is
that their equipment of pitchers numbers
Lavender. Richie. Liefield, Reulbach.
Chenej and Brown; while the Giants have
only Marquard, Mathewson and Tesreau.
The Giants will play a shade more than 50
more games this season if weather condi
tions are normal
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Thirty-five extra inning games have
been played in the National league this
season, twenty-six in the American
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Here is exactly what Mike Finn got for
Al Demaree: $7,000 in money. Gene Pau
let, money back on Gardella and first cal!
on Jacobsen next year.
.The Mobile club has surelj' been lucky
about sending up stars. It has Zack
Wheat. Bill Lelivelt, Frank Allen. Dee
Walsh and Al Demaree to its credit.
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Temperance pays in baseball, Yet
there is said to be one major league man
ager who often says to his men before a
game, "Two kegs if we win. only one if
we lose"—and buys accordingly.
No, his team isn’t leading the league.
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Baseball players say that the major '
league infields are rolled so hard that a ■
double-header jars them like falling out •
of a tenth story window.
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There are no great third basemen in
the. big leagues now men like Jimmy
Collins and Bill Bradley. Harry Lord is
rated about the best of the lot.
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Joe Jackson is said to get hut $3,000 a
year. It is just barely possible that low
salaries may explain the Naps' continued
low standing
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Cincinnati papers say that Ruhr Ben
ton could be as good a man as Rube
Marquard if he would only wake up and
get a little ambition.
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John James, a Philadelphia amateur
player, was recently killed in a ball gime.
He was stealing second when a thrown
ball hit him in the head. He died at the
hospital the night after the accident hap
pened.
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Manager Jess Tannehill has released
Shortstop Bierman and signed al Newn
ham for the Chillocothe team.
If the Crackers finish in last place again
next year we favor abolishing the South
ern league.
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Somers spent $48,000 for players for the
Naps last year and worked four scouts.
This year he will spend $50,000 and has
worked five scouts.
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The Washington team has maintained
a scouting force of one and has spent
SIO,OOO or so for players. And now look
at them.
The Big Race •
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Here's how the “Big Five" of the
American league are hitting the ball,
the averages including yesterday’s
games:
PLAYER— G. A. B. P. C.
COBB 395 167 .423
SPEAKER 411 164 .399
JACKSON 386 144 .373
COLLINS . ... 368 121 .329
LAJOIE 248 77 .310
Cobb only secured one hit in four
times up yesterday. Speaker gained a
bit by having a perfect average. He
was up twice and made two hits. Jack
son only got one safe swat in three at
tempts. Collins had a good day, garner
ing two hits in three trips to the plate.
Lajoie failed to connect in two at
tempts,
CATCHER WELLS BACK
IN CRACKER UNIFORM
Phil Wells, the Crackers' second
catcher last season, who was farmer! to
the Gadsden team in the Southeastern
league this season, under an optional
agreement, has been recalled by the
local association, as the Southeastern
league has busted up. While the Atlanta
team is not in need of a catcher, Wells
will be carried along until he can be
placed with some team for the rest of
the season. If no place is found for
Phil, he will be carried along with the
Crackers until the season closes, and
then be disposed of.
Here's How Crackers
Are Hitting the Ball
Right Up to Date
These averages include all games
played to date:
Players. g. ab. r. h. av.
Becker, p. .. . 8 20 1 6 .300
Harbison, ss. .44 144 42 .292
Alperman. 2b.. 99 375 54 100 .267
Bailey, If.. .99 347 62 92 .265
Graham, c. .. 43 130 15 34 .261
Agler, lb. . . 36 112 18 27 .241
Callahan. If. .57 226 24 56 .248
McElveen, 3b.105 379 45 88 .232
Lyons, rs. . . 7 18 2 3 .167
Sitton, p. . .20 48 8 7 .146
Brady, p. . .16 49 2 7 .143
Reynolds, c. . 6 17 1 2 .118
Waldorf, p. . . 5 14 0 0 .000
Duggleby, p. . . 2 5 0 0 .000
Howard. Util. 1 2 0 0 .000
KID HOWARD'S ARM BAD:
IS GIVEN HIS RELEASE
“Kid" Howard, the popular little col
lege player, who was with the Atlanta
team part of last season and also who
was tried out part of this season, was
given his unconditional release this
morning. Howard has been given
every chance to make good by the local
association, but the Kid could not get
his arm to come around. In fact, it
seemed to get worse in place of bet
ter, and for the last few days he has
been unable to throw the ball across
the infield. Unless his arm gets bet
ter, Howard may never be able to play
ball again. However, his arm should
find itself after he has rested up for
several months.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Toaav.
Mobile in Atlanta Ponce DeLeon park.
Game called at 4 o'clock.
Birmingham in Chattanooga.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. I' C. W. L. E C
B ham. 65 39 .625 C'nooga. 47 50 485
Mobile • 58 48 .547 N’ville. .47 54 465
N. Or. 49 48 .505 Mont. . 45 57 441
M’mphis 49 49 .500 Atlanta 41 56 423
Yesterday's Results.
X tlanta - Montgomery, off day.
Memphis 2, Mobile I.
Nashville 2. New Orleans 0 (first game.)
New Orleans 3. Nashville 1 (second
game.)
Chattanooga-Birmingham, rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Savannah in Albany.
Columbia in Columbus.
Jacksonville in Macon.
Standing cr tne Clubs
\V. L P C VV. L. P C.
Sav’nah 21 13 .618 Macon 18 19 .486
C’bus. . 21 14 .600 Albanv ’. 15 22 405
J’ville. .22 14 .611 Col a. . 11 26 .297
Yesterday's Results.
Alban.x 11, Macon 3.
Columbia 2. Jacksonville 1 < first game.)
Jacksonville 7. Columbia 2 (second
Cohim bus-Savannah, rain
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today
Philadelphia In Chicago.
Washington in St. Louis.
Boston in Detroit.
New York in Cleveland.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W L P C
Boston 71 33 .683 Detroit. 53 52 .505
Wash. . 65 39 .625 ("land. .46 57 447
Vhila. 60 42 .588 S. Louis 32 67 .323
Chicago .51 50 505 N. York 32 70 .314
Yesterday’s Results.
Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 2.
Detroit 7. New York 0.
Washington 10. Chicago 1.
Boston 4. Cleveland 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Cincinnati in Boston.
St. Louis in Brooklyn
Pittsburg in New York.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
Standing o' the Clubs.
W. L P U \V. L. I’ C
N. York 71 27 .725 C’nati. . 47 54 465
Chicago 63 36 .636 S. Louis 44 58 .431
P burg .58 38 .604 B’klyn. .37 64 .366
Phila .48 47 .505 Boston 27 71 27S
Yesterday’s Results.
Pittsburg 7. New York 2.
Philadelphia 4. Chicago 1.
Brooklyn 8. St. Louis 7.
Cincinnati 11, Boston 3.
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THil ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 8, 1912.
GIANTS MUST
HUSTLE, SMS
N. I, EXPERT
By Sam Crane.
NEW YORK, Aug. B—This season
with ■ the Giants has been ex
ceptional. for the reason that
they have broken old records and made
new ones with startling frequency, ana
with such spectacular effects *hat local
fans have been kept in a state of ex
pectancy from the very sta t of the'
championship race until the present in
teresting situation.
The race is not over, either, by any
means, and is liable to bring forth
other sensations before the last garnet
are played on Sunday, October 6 next.
The Giants still have an 8 1-2-game
lead on their nearest rivals—the Cubs
—showing that the latter have not been
able to gain hardly any on McGraw's
team since .tune 13 wnen the Cubs
played their last game at the Polo
grounds of their first visit here
Still, it must be taken into consider
ation that the Cubs have improved in
their playing since that time, two
months ago. when they first com
menced to flash as possible contenders
with the Giants. The latter have hard
ly kept pace with the Cubs, either, al
though the record of an 8 1-2-game
lead appears to show it.
On July 4 McGraw had his playefs
fifteen games in the lead over Ips near
est opponent, and It is since then that
the Giants have fallen off more than
the Cubs. Four defeats by the Chance
crew out of five game.-, played in Chi
cago on the Giants' last trip there, and
three out of four at the Polo grounds
more recently, gave the Cubs their big
gest lifts, and they are playing just the
style of ball now that still keeps them
in the Giants' danger zone. The latter
can not afford to let up a particle in
any series they play from now on. They
can not even hold the tail-end Boston
Braves too lightly, because the Cubs
have the feeling Imbued in their scrap
py minds that they are going to beat
the Giants out. and they, in conse
quence. will fight from the drop of the
hat in every game they go Into.
The Giants do not want to get it into
their noodles that their lead is "lead
piped” until it is absolutely cinched as
enough to win beyond the shadow of a
doubt.
MARTIN MAV X'
' 19y 2 PEACHTREE STREET
UPSTAIRS
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ,
BASEBALL
F R I DAY
Atlanta vs. Mobile
PONCE DE LEON PARK.
GAME CALLED 4 O’CLOCK
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■ Atlanta’sßosieslTheaier ) Toright 8:30
Marshall P. Wilder Next Week
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McWater# & Tyson— ’ ® "
Gordon Eldrid A Co. — WORLD
Three Yoscarys. Van Deri
Koors-Armstrong & Ford DANCERS!
Cross and O'Brien
Go Ten Fast Rounds
To Draw in New York
NEW YORK, Aug 8. Roth Young'
Jack O'Brien and Leach Cross today |
claimed victory as a result of their ten- j
round boxing contest at St. Nicholas [
rink last night. Fight fans who saw [
the contest were divided in their opin- '
ions. Some declared for Crofts, others ‘
for O'Brien, while still others thought j
that the boys had fought to a draw
O'Brien, who is not yet 19 years old. J
showed himself a marvel of speed, and
at tfaTies had the New York lightweight
guessing by his fast work. In the fourth
round Cross tried to put the Philadel
phian away and went after him hard,
but Jack stood up and saved himself.
Johnny Dundee beat Patsy Kline, of j
Newark, N. J. In the semi-windup.
COBB MAY DEMAND $45,000
FOR NEXT THREE YEARS!
DETROIT. Aug. B.—This is Ty Cobb’s!
last year under the $27,000 contract
which he signed three years ago with
the Detroit club. Before the great play
er dons a uniform next spring he will I
have to be signed to a new agreement. ;
and it is needless to say that this will I
call for, decidedly more salary than he
is at present drawing.
Cobb is mum on the subject: only to I
say that if he plays next year he will |
be well paid. While there is nothing
authentic about it. it is asserted that
he proposes to demand a three-year
contract which calls for $45,000, a fig
ure by no means exorbitant when his
ability as a play er and his drawing pro
clivities are taken into consideration.
Annual Mountain
Excursion
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Saturday, August 17
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Three trains to Asheville.
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BOXING
Late News and Views
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The boxing game in California is not 1
doomed. The petition that was circu- i
lated around in an effort to put the lid
on boxing turned out to be the lone es- !
tort of a Los Angeles sporting scribe. The!
rrVk* 011 UUS t,irnwn out h - v county |
Freddie Welsh and Grover Hases fought ti
mu- raw a few nights ago at Winnipeg, i .
I his js the second time they have met: 1
and both times a draw was the verdict. I j
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Abraham Altell is probablv through as/
a top-n.>tcher. Tim little Hebrew trained 1
his hardest for his tight with Tommy
Murphy on the coast last Saturday, yet
the best he could do was to get a draw. •
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■lacs White has arrived in New Orleans
and started training for the two bouts Im
xcheduled there. on August 12
White is matched to fight Frankie Rus
sell. while on August 19 he will tackle
Joe Ihomas. If he defeats these two
pugs he will be matched with the winner
of the Mandot-Klvers bout to be staged
on the coast Labor Day.
The boxing game will be reopened st
St. Joseph. Mo , \ugust 15 when a fifteen
round engagement between Tomm\ I
staged'' *”" 1 Kr '‘ ,,rtk ' Daniels will be j
The St. Louis Athletic club of St.
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tober.
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Danny Goodman, the Chicago light
weight. who fights Prince Henry in Au
rora tonight, will probably be the next
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American pug to sail for Australia.
Danny is in receipt of a letter from Hugh
Mclntosh asking him to make the trip to
the Antipodes and fight some of the
lightweights there.
• * •
Jack Johnson has nicked Bob Moha as
the closest contender for . the middle
weight title.
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