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W 4£4 W 1 ; '/A"wb i | iiatiiMw ; S>. tritf :i »-i AT ' 4 BSH IwgMEF r i h i W L iWJ n- wIRal Im L lf Gulls Make Semi-Final Appearance Here Today + *-2- +*-J* •>••!• 4-»4- Wrecked Train Almost Saved Locals Yesterday By Percy 11. Whiting. M iKE EINN'S Gulls will make their semi-final appearance in Atlanta this afternoon, providence and the weather man so willing, and will attempt to acquire one more game. 'I he final struggle between the two teams Is sit for tomorrow afternoon. That game, by the way. will be tailed early. And speaking of that. It is about time all games were started ear lier. Yesterday the contest was called at the end of the seventh be cause of darkness. Os course. It was an exceptional day and the lowering t loads hurried night along. But the days are materially short, r now than they were a month ago. and so short that a 3:80 start would be the proper prescription. Continuing a little further along this tack. It might be suggested that everybody is ready to take back any kind things said about Umpire Stockdale’s ability to hurry up a ball game He let yesterday’s contest lag until it was a crime Both teams loafed disgracefully, and Stockdale did virtually nothing to hurry them along. ep HE Mobile team figured in a 1 modest little railroad wreck yes terday morning. When they were about 30 miles from Atlanta, the engine hauling their train took a hop off the track and messed things up a lot. They were a little too far from Atlanta for walking, ami they didn’t happen to have their automobiles with them. It looked as though there would be no ball game. Just at the very nick of time a wandering freight train hove in sight. It hooked onto the stranded passenger engine, hauled it back on the track, and the Gulls were able to reach Atlanta under their own power, as it were. If the Gulls hadn’t been able to reach Atlanta yesterday, it would have saved Atlanta a ball game for the time, at least Eor the Gulls hung defeat all over the lo cals, the- score being 6 to 2. The ('rackets played a useful fielding game, but couldn't hit Cavet, while the Einnltes mashed the pulp out of the best offerings of Johnson. Stick work won the game It was one of the all too numerous occa sions this year when the <'racket team had a chance to win with air tight pitching and didn’t get it. qOMETHIN O that deserved swift action by Empire Stockdale--and didn t get it. That was a short but loud out burst of profanity by Cavet Stock dale had just awarded somebody a base on balls, and "Pug" didn’t like It. So he cursed loud enough to be heard in the press box which* is some loud, Cavet should hat e been y anked and fined for this, but he wasn't own reprimanded. Audible profanity Isn't allowed on Southern league fields. Possibly Stockdale doesn't know this. If "not, he will shortly learn • • • A ND while we are < ritlcising. it ** might not ire amiss to sav some thing about the matter of changing pitchers Yesterday John son was allowed to stay in the box for Atlanta until the game was hopelessly lost With Cavet going good, and the score as one-sided as a loan shark contract, the Crackers couldn't have won in a thousand years of trying And at this stage of the game Johnson was yanked out and Sitton substituted. The k South Carollnan pitched a useful ■ game, but he couldn't win it by r himself—even if he did make on> heroic try. There is a lot more trick to this ehanging of pitchers than th< av erage fan dreams of But one thing is a cinch. It doesn't do any good to change them after a game Is lost. This can be demonstrated mathematically. So what's the use? * * ♦ \I7 HAT'S the use of anything this year? Inevitable answer: "Nothing!” The only bright spot in all the gloom is to look forward to next year. Anent this talk of Bill Smith for manager of the Crackers next sea son we have only to say that If we made a practice of betting (which we don't > we'd pawn the family jewels (if there were any family Jewels) to bet a little at 2 to 1 that William Andrew Smith will never manage the local baseball team so long as the franchise Is owned bv the Georgia Railway and Power Company No chance. Absolutely none. To take Bill Smith back the G. R. and P. Co. would have tn back down, admit that they were [ FODDER FOR FANS Bob Biggs, ex-Cracker. who sprung a flat wheel at Houston was paid off for the season and sent home. Bob was fust as tickled as though he had worked It out. • • • The Highlanders, who am after every thing that isn’t nailed down, are said to be dickering for Jack Ens, star of the Texas league • • • Pitcher Robinson, of the Giants, may try ’•ut in the outfield next season. An in jured shoulder has lessened his pitching usefulness. Third Baseman Medklff, of San An tonio. will soon Joll the Highland club. He was bought a couple Os weeks ago. • ♦ ♦ Ralph Savidge has been canned bv the Res ’.ing club and is out of a lob. He looked like a world-beater when hp “went up " His last game In the Southern, be fore leaving for a big league try-out. was played in Atlanta • • • The Phillies are said to be trying to make a trade with Toronto for Bill Brad ley. • • • They are reminding Connie Mack now that he once owneti Jimmy Lavender but “couldn’t see him.” Colonel McGillicud dy's eye wasn’t working very well that day or the day he canned Joe Jackson, either • * • 1 P in Buffalo they have an amateur league which numbers one team none of whose members are over 12 years, and another made up exclusively of players 50 years old or older. • « • \ player presented himself at the De troit club house the other day. alleged that he was a pitcher and wanted a job Bill Donovan looked him over and then announce*! that. “He has a wind-up like a steam windlass and a shoot like a sky rocket.” • • • Pressed further Donovan admitted that he “Looks a little like Mullin, has a sk>w ball like Works, stands like Jean Dubuc and perspires like Joe Lake.” Whereupon said Hughie. “I’ll send that b- \ l ight t«> Proviilence. There are three players <»n that dub who didn't come from Detroit and the fans are suspicious that we are holding something back on them ♦ ♦ • \ ha' Another manager for Brooklyn' This time it's Arthur Irwin, scout for the 11 ighlanders. • ♦ • Walter Johnson has allowed 163 bits and .’>4 bases on balls in 31 games this season. QUALIFY TOMORROW FOR PERRY ADAIR'S TROPHY The golfers of the Atlanta Athletic club will play for th** handsome trophy offered b> Perry Adair next This trophy | s on e of the handsomest offered each year and IS .1 ihr.■*■•*. ar affair, a player having to win it thre* times for it to become his personal property. The qualifying round will be played to morrow. the players qualifying from s< rat* h i'he first and second rounds of mat h plat must he place.l bt August I*. the semi-finals l v August it an.l the tinals by August 18 FLOYD KROH RELEASED. Li U’ISVIL|.E, KY, Aug Flovd Kroh, plteher .if the local American as sociation team, has been given his un conditional ideas* by Owner Grayson I allure to keep in condition Is given as the reason for th* southpaw’s re i'.us. Kroh inn to Louisville from J the Chicago Nationals, and last year "as - isp<: ■ same grounds ti nt caused his release yesterday. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1912. "Let No Guilty Man Escape," Piped His Honor wrong, that their way of doing busi ness Is wrong, that they don't know their own inlnds two years in succession. Os course, nominally the manager for next year will be named by the directors of the At lanta Baseball association. But it is quite certain that the directors will not name anybody not consid ered desirable by the high officials of the Georgia Railway and Power Company. And the G. R and P. Co. has Bill Smith listed among their "undesirables." Os course, it would be quite pos sible for Bill Smith to finance the thing among his friends, buy the franchise and thus secure the man agement That has been talked this year and might easily happen. In that case the "Dandy Little Mana ger" (title Invented by Otto Jor dan) might return triumphantly to Atlanta. But not otherwise. No chance at all. Nick Altrock has won the pool cham pionship of the Washington club from Nick Altrock. • ♦ ♦ Carl fashion learned to pitch Just in t,ln £ to P at <-'b up a wavering pitching staff at Washington. "If we win a pen ' nant, says Griffith, “it wdll be in a large measure due tu Cashion's great work." ♦ ♦ • “Cid Sam” Crawford claims to be only 3- years old He has been playing 11 years at the same old stand They say that the Giants give their worst support to big Jeff Tesreau and the only time he. has a chance is when he pitches a shut-out. Yet they are counting on him strong In the world's series • The Columbus team of the American as sociation has decided not to sell a play er tiiis year, though it has had many offers It will take a chance of losing one by draft and will hang onto the rest for use next year. • • • Eddie Grant lias one awful batting weakness, but It doesn't trouble him much He just will hit at a ball that it dropping down right on top of the plate. Os course he missel them all. But then no pitcher van throw that ball on purpose and if he could no catcher could handle it. So they don't feed it to Eddie very often • ♦ • As a trainer of emotional actors .1 Mc- I Graw has no equal. He has his men so : highly developed now that when a ball cornea splitting through the plate with a neck of steam behind it his players lump back and assume that ‘ Great-heavens- ■ it-nearly-kllled-me" expression that oft en fools the umpire into calling a perfect ! atrlko a "ball " Old Dan Brouthers is the day watch man of the Polo grounds Yes, he placed baseball once. ... At the Polo grounds the general rule, ' "Close decisions favor the «Inner" has been changed (o "Close decisions favor ■ the winner if the Giants are winning." i • • • 1 Larry Doyle, of the Giants, has driven in more runs than any other man in the league. ♦ • « Marty O'Toole and "Ham" Hyatt, of ' the Pittsburg team, are both good golf ers The fact that Harne? l>re.\fn« presi dent of the club. Is an ardent golf bug. 1 makes the Pirates the greatest golfing or ; ganlzation in the big leagues though the I Athletics are not far behind I DELUGE OF DIAMONDS BREAKS ALL RECORDS > NEW YORK. Aug 9. lmports for 1 July broke all records in the value of • diamonds, pearls and other precious I stones received in New York. Figures > compiled by Examiner William B. i Treadwell at the Appraisers’ Stores show a total of $5,547,116. or nearly i twice the value of gems brought in j during an average month. In July of • last yea: which was considered a good • month, the value of gems imported reached $4,475,985. WANT TO KILL OPTION. I BOSTON, Aug. 9—Claiming that he could get a larger sum than $5,000. at which price the New Tork Americans hav. an option for the pun has* of Rat i H Keating, pitchei so- the Lawrence. New England 'eague club Joseph P i Sullivan, a director of th.- l*awrence . üb, has brought a bill in equity In the sup* r. ■ court here seeking to prevent a ratification of the sale. M'WHOHTER IS HITTING.74OIN fl CITY LEAGUE Athens, ga., Aug 9.—what local baseball fans believe to be a record in amateur base ball has been hung up by Bob Mc- Whorter. the sensational football and baseball star of the University of Georgia, who has been playing with the Y. M. C. A. team of the City league. In the games played to date, Mc- Whorter has batted for an average of .740, and In this repertoire is \fii cluded four circuit smashes, three triples and five two-baggers. At the fielding and base running game, Bob has also shown to great ad vantage. having Covered the center garden in faultless fashion and has stolen twelve bases in the last eight games. Ry these figures don’t judge the City league to be a boob organiza tion. for. on the contrary, it Is one of the fastest little leagues in the country, its teams being made up of ex-college stars, among whom are Morton Hodgson. Julien and Will Erwin. Wed Brown, Johnny Northcutt. Frank Anderson, Kid J Brannen and other well known ath ’ letes of the University of Georgia. > McWhorter, it is said, has re ceived overtures from two >r three big league clubs, but there is no chance for the “big boy” to break into professional ranks before he . completes his course at the uni i veraity. which will be two years J hence. —1 The Big Race Here’s how the "Big Five” of the J American league are hitting the ball, the averages including yesterday's games: PLAYER— G. A. B. P. C. ' COBB 398 167 .420 SPEAKER 415 166 .400 JACKSON 389 146 .375 COLLINS 368 121 .329 [ LAJOIE 251 78 .311 i For the first time in many days. Ty Cobb failed to get a hit yesterday. He was at bat three times. As a result he dropped back three points. And while . T. Raymond was slumping, Tris Speak er leaped into the .400 class by secur- I ing two safe swats in four attempts. The Boston slugger is only 20 points ■behind the "Georgia Peach" now. Jack < son secured two hits in three trips to the plate yesterday, while Lajoie got one in the same number of times up. ( The Athletics didn't play yesterday and . therefore Collins "stood still." t SAYS JOHNSON AGREES TO BOX LANGFORD AND McVEY CHICAGO, Aug 9.—Aiderman A! Teamey today said that Jack Johnson bad agreed to fight Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Australia under cer tain conditions, as yet not complied with by Promoter W H. Mclntosh. "Johnson told representatives of Mc ' Intosh that their offer of $40,000 for fights with Langford and McVey would ' be acceptable to him provided he were given $5,000 for training expenses and 1 three round-trip tickets to Australia, and provided that SIO,OOO were depos ited with me." Tearney said. "He chose me as stakeholder because I had guided him in business investments. 1 have no connection with promoting the ’ tights. "After Johnson had issued his ulti matum Mclntosh’s representatives came to me for references. That is the last 1 heard of the proposition." Johnson refused to affirm the report that he would re-enter the ring. GOODMAN AND HENRY GO SIX ROUNDS TO A DRAW AURORA ILL. Aug !* Danny Co.hl man and Prince Henry fought six fast rounds to a draw here last night tlo.al man carried the tight to Henrv in evert, round Big League Players Form Protective Union Ty Cobb Row With Spectator Starts Movement Bv W. J. Mcßeth. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. —Profes- sional baseball players of the major leagues have organized a mutual protective association. Dave Fultz, former star .outfield er of the New York American league club and now a lawyer, is president of the new organization. It is the first time, since the Broth erhood days, that the playing fra ternity has been united in common principle, and, while as yet mem bership is confined to athletes of the National and American leagues, -it is purposed ultimately to take into the fold every active member of the many minor leagues working under the present system of organ ized baseball. The Mutual Protective Associa tion of Baseball Players was per fected last Sunday at the office of Mr. Fultz. The preliminary meet ing had been held two weeks ear lier. At that time the American league players pledged themselves to the new cause It but remained Jpr the National league players last Sunday to fall into line to assure the success of the venture. Every National league club was represented either in person or by one or more of its players or by proxy. There had been a full rep resentation of American league per formers two weeks earlier. By mu tual consent of the players of both major leagues, Mr. Fultz was elect ed president. As such he was em powered to draw up articles of constitution which will be ratified within the next couple of weeks and, tvhen approved, made public. No Idea of Unionism. According to Mr. Fultz, president of the new organization, there is no idea of unionism behind the project. Interviewed last night. Mr. Fultz appeared somewhat reti cent in discussing the plans of the players. He finally consented to outline very briefly the purposes of the newly formed asociation. "The ball players are not antago nistic toward the present form of baseball government." said Presi dent Fultz. "There is no menace intended toward the National Com mission. But it is felt that great good will come of the players hav ing proper representation in the court that governs them. Players have no voice In National Commis sion matters, nor have they hope of being represented in the supreme court of baseball. While the integ rity of the National Commission is above reproach, it is felt generally among the playing fraternity that the ordinary laymen do not meet with the consideration of the great star. Tlte small fry is timorous about asserting its rights: it feels appre hensive of the power of the mag- ■ Aged to a rare mellowness I I a mighty good tasse and lasting 0 I DRUMMOND I NATURAL LEAF CHEWING TOBACCO Copyright, 1912, National News Ass’n. By Tad nates, who can easily sidetrack of fenders to the minor leagues. "The primary aim of the new as sociation is to enforce the validity of contract upon both contracting parties—the magnates as well as the players. There are other minor points at issue, but none of them at all serious. Frankly, the new movement, far from being a menace to the peace of organized baseball, should, by bringing promoters and players very much closer together, result in very great good to all concerned in the national pastime." An Echo of "Strike.” The new protective association is an echo of the "strike" in Phila delphia of the entire Detroit Amer ican league club. Hughie Jen nings' veterans went out in sympa thy with Ty Cobb, suspended in definitely for attacking a spectator at the Hilltop for alleged abuse. At the time the Detroit insurgents endeavored to promote a protective fraternity, but without success. Ever since the players have been working on the quiet. Dave Fultz should prove a good president, as he is a capable law- DORAN BEATS LESTER IN SIX ROUNDS ON FOUL MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA, Aug 9 - Pat Doran, the Australian heavyweight, was awarded the decision in the sixth round of his fight with Jack Lester, of Cleelurn. Washington, the ex-heavyweight champion of Australia, on a foul last night. Lester was disqualified after he had been repeatedly warned not to use the kidney punch. GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WILL CLASH ON OCT. 26 COLI MBI S. GA.. Aug. 9. -Announce ment was made yesterday afternoon that the annual football game between the I niversity of Alabama and the Univer sity of Georgia would be played in Co lumbus October 26. Interested parties have been at work for the past several weeks arranging for the game, but the university authorities did not <<ime to terms until yesterday afternoon. “/f It's at Hartman’s, It’s Correct” Electrifying “Remnant” Sale $5.00. $4.00 and /I C . $3.50 Men’s Oxfords The size range is broken. but if yon can find \onr size you II get the best Shoe bargain of the year. 'I ans. Gun Metal. Vici and Patent Leathers all *-j the best styles of the season— Ct? O -1 f* while they last, choice All Straw Hats ’ 2 Price August reductions are in effect throughout the store. ' , i Underwear, Neckwear, Hosiery, Shoes, All at Radical Reductions Manhattan Shirts Now Reduced Six Peachtree Street (Opp. Peters Bldq). If It s Correct, It’s at Hartman’s” yer. as well as an experienced base ball man. If he fills the mission outlined in his interview it will be his duty to see that great and small • receive common justice at the hands of baseball law. I’ntil the new organization is ready to make known its plans and purposes in full some apprehension may be felt among the powers. But if the scheme is as simple as intimated there appears no reason for worry over the future of the national sport. BAN JOHNSON NOT AGAINST PLAYERS’ PROTECTIVE UNION CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—President B. R. Johnson of the American league is not opposed'to a baseball players' protective association, which*was outlined at a recent meeting in New York of major league players. Johnson said today that a union mod. eled on the lines of the labor unions probably would not be tolerated, but he saw no reason why players should not have an organization to proceed along * legitimate lines as. “boosters" for the game. NEW ORLEANS SECURES CRACK BRISTOL HURLER BRISTOL, VA.. Aug 9. The Bristol ; club of the Appalachian league has sold ■ Pitcher N. A. Cullop. star twirler of the local circuit for the past two seasons, to New Orleans; Pitcher .!. W. Walker to ' . Cleveland. Ohio, and Outfielder Y Y. . Sloan to Kansas City . Cullop was sold for $2,000 and Sloan for SI,OOO. President Barnard, of Cleveland, was here and closed the deal for Walker, who reports September 5. Cullop reports , to New Orleans this week and Sloan to I Kansas City September 5. SOUTHPAW FOR WHITE SOX. PORTLAND, OREG.. Aug. 9. —The 1 fourth big major league pitching sale of the 1912 Northwestern league season . took place when Ed Watkins, owner of , the Tacoma Tigers, sold Ben Hunt, his big southpaw, to the Chicago White Sox for fall delivery Hunt brought close to $3,000.