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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 < loads hurried night along. But the days are materially shorter now than they were a month ago, and so short that a 3:30 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 I'mpfre Stockdab s ability to hurry up a ball game He let yesterday's contest lag until It was a crime. Both teams lopfed disgracefully, and Stockdale did virtually nothing to hurry them along ♦ ♦ * epHE Mobile team figured In a * modest little railroad wreck yes terday morning W hen 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, and they didn't happen to have their automobiles with them. It looked as though there would be no ball game, .lust 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 rea. n Atlanta yesterday, it would have saved Atlanta a ball game— for the time at least. For the Gulls bung defeat all over the lo cals. the score being t> to 2. The < "rackets played a useful fielding game, but couldn't bit Cavet, while the Finnltes 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 • * * qC.METHING happened yosterdav that deserved swift action by Umpire Stockdale. .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 have been yanked and fined for this, hut he wasn't even reprimanded. Audible profanity isn't allowed on Southern league fields. Possible Stockdale doesn't know this. If not. he will shortly learn ♦ • * A ND while we are criticising, it might not be 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 South Carolinan pitched a useful game, but he couldn't win it by himself —even if he did make one heroic try. There is a lot more trick to this changing of pitchers than the 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 m ithematically. So what’s the use? • ♦ ♦ \ \ ’ 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 <'lackers 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 tliat William Andrew Smith will never manage the local baseball team so long as the franchise is owned by the Georgia Bail way and Power Company, No chance. Absolutely none. To take Bill Smith back the G. R. and P. Co. would have to back down, admit that they were | FODDER FOR FANS Bob Riggs, ex-Cracker. who sprung a fiat wheel at Houston was paid oft' for the season and sent home Bob was just as tickled as though he had worked it out • « « The Highlanders, who are after every thing that Isn'l nailed down, are said to be dickering for Jack Ens. star of the Texas league. • • • Pitcher Robinson, of the Giants, may try out in the outfield next season. An in jured shoulder has lessened his pitching usefulness. Third Baseman Medkiff, «»f San An tonio. will soon join the Highland club. He wrs bought a couple of weeks ago. • ♦ * Ralph Savidge has been canned by the Reading club and is out of a job. He looked like a world-beater when he “went Up. His last game in the Southern, be fore leaving for a big league trv-out. was played in Atlanta • ■ * The Phillies are said to be trving to make a trade with Toronto lor Bill Brad ley. • • • The.' are reminding Connie Mack now that he once owned Jimnn Lavender but "couldn't see him." Colonel McGillicud dy s eye wasn't working very well that day or the dav he canned Joe Jackson either I p in Buffalo they have an amateur league which numbers one team none of whose members are over 12 years, ami another made up exclusively of players 50 years old or older. ... A player presented himself at the De troit club house the other dav. alleged that lie was a p tcher and wanted a job. Bill Donovan looked him over and then announced that. "He has a wind-up like a steam windlass and a shoot like a sky rocket.” • ♦ • ITussrd further Donovan mlniittpcl that h<* “Looks a little like Mullin, has a slow ball like Works, stands like Jean Dubuc and perspires like Joe Lake." Whereupon said Hughie, Til send that I I'o' right to Providence There are three payers on that, club who didn't come from Detroit and the fans are suspicious that I we are holding something back on th»un. * * *.) i \-ha! Snot her manager for Brooklyn! ! Hus t’me it’s \rthur Irwin. scout for the 11 ighlanders Walter Johnson has allowed 163 hits QUALIFY TOMORROW FOR PERRY ADAIR’S TROPHY The golfers of the Atlanta Athletic club will play for the handsome trophy offered by Perry Adair next This trophy is one of the handsomest offered each year and is a three-year affair, a player having to win it three times tor it to become his personal property. The qualifying r..und will be payed to morrow. the players qualifying from scratch The first and second’ rounds of match play must be plaved bv August 16. the semi-finals by August 17 and the finals by August IS. FLOYD KROH RELEASED LOUISVILLE KY. Aug. 9. Floyd I Kroh. pitchei of the local American as sociation team, has been given his un conditional release by Ownei Gravson Failure to keep in condition is given ns the reason for the southpaw's re lease. Kroh cam, to Louisville fro n the ' ’hicago Nationals, and last year I was suspendt <1 or, the same grounds that caused his I-... ast yeaterday. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1912. wrong, that their way of doing busi ness is wrong, that they don't know their own minds 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 Pow'er Company. And the G. R. and P. Co. has Bill Smith listed among their "undesirables.” Os course, it w'ould 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 otherwdse. No chance at all. i and 54 bases on balls in 31 games this " season. t ♦ ♦ • Carl Cashion learned tn pitch just in tune to patch up a wavering pitching staff at Washington. “If we win a pen nant. says Griffith, “it will be in a large ) measure due to (’ashion's great work.” » ♦ ♦ ♦ “Old Sam” (’rawford claims to be only: 32 years old. He has been playing 11 years at the same oid stand. • * * I boy 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. • • a ► The Columbus team of the American as- • sedation has decided not to sell a play er (his year, though it has had many otTers. It will take a chance of losing i one bv draft and will hang onto the rest for use next year. • • » » Eddie Grant has 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 misses them all. But then no pitcher can 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 J. Mc- Graw has no equal. He has his men so highlx developed now that when a ball I conies splitting through the plate with a neck of steam behind it his players jump back anil assume that “Great-heavens it -nearly-killed-me" expression that oft* en fools the umpire into calling a perfect I strike a “ball." • • ♦ i Old Dan Brouthers is the day watch- • ■ man of the Polo grounds. Yes. he played * baseball once • • • At the Polo grounds the general rule, i “Close decisions favor the winner” has . been changed to “(’lose decisions favor • the winner If the Giants are winning.” * • * Larry Doyle, of the Giants, has driven I • in more runs than any other man in the I 1 National league • ♦ ♦ Marty O’Toole and “Ham” Hyatt, of , the Pittsburg team, are both good golf- | ers. The fact that Barney Dreyfus presi- 1 -1 dent of the club. Is an ardent golf bug. ! makes the Pirates the greatest golfing or ganization In the big leagues though the !* Athletics are not far behind. McLaughlin to play WILLIAMS FOR TITLE 1 NEW YORK, Aug:. 9.—ln his semi- 1 final, M. E. McLoughlin proved himself master of his fellow Ualif,»nian. T. C. , Bundy, in the New York state tennis , tournament here this year, and won his place in the final and championship round. He will play R. N. Williams, 1 who recently won the national Clay court and Pennsylvania state titles, and , who defeated W. M. Hall, rated tenth on the national list. WANT TO KILL OPTION. ' BOSTON. Aug. 9.—Claiming that he could get a larger sum than 35,000, at " ch price the New York Americans lia\< an option foi the purchase of Ray ■l'l Keating, pitcher for the Lawrence, X‘ " England league, club. Joseph P. 'iSmlivan. director or the Lawrence I' iiib. has brought a hill in equity in the ■ i|" ' T court here seeking to prevent a ratification of the sale. OUTER IS HITTING.74O IN fl GITT 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 CJty league. In the games played to date, Mc- Whorter hasxbatted for an average of .740. and in this repertoire is in 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 c,enter garden in faultless fashion and has stolen twelve bases in the last eight games. By these figures don't judge the City league to be a boob organiza tion. for. rtn 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 Andersen, Kid 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 versity, which will be two years hence. . Fhe Big Race 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 398 1 67 .420 SPEAKER 415 166 .400 JACKSON 389 146 .375 COLLINS 368 121 .329 LAJOIE 251 78 .311 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 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.” SAYS JOHNSON AGREES TO BOX LANGFORD AND McVEY CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—Alderman Al Tearney today said that Jack Johnson had agreed to tight Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Australia under cer tain conditions, as yet not complied with by Promoter \V. H. Mclntosh. “Johnson told representatives of Mc- Intosh that their offer of $40,000 fol fights with Langford and McVey would be acceptable to him provided he were given $5,000 for training expenses and 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. I have no connection with promoting the fights. "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 9 Danny Good-| man and Prince Henr\ fought six fast rounds to a draw here last nighL G<»o<i man carried the tight to Henry in everj ’ Big League Players Form Protective Unioi Ty Cobb Row With Spectator Starts Movemen By 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 ultimatelv 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 for the National league players last Sunday to fall into line to assure the success pf 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, when approved, made public. No Idea of Unionism. According so 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. The small fry is timorous about asserting its rights: ft feels appre hensive of the power of the mag- a W I Aged to a rare mellowness I I a mighty good taste and lasting I I DRUMMOND I natural leaf CHEWING TOBACCO I nates, w'ho 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. Hughfe Jen nings' veterans went out in sympa thy’ w’ith 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 Eester, of <-Jeeliirn. TV ashington. the ex-heavyweight champion of Australia, on a foul last Jiight. Eester was disqualified after he had been repeatedly warned not to use the kidney punch. GEORGIA AND ALABAMA WILL CLASH ON OCT. 26 COLI MBUS. GA.. Aug. 9.—Announce ment was made yesterday afternoon that the annual football game between the Umversity of Alabama and the Univer sity of Georgia w’ould be played in Co lumbus October 24. Interested parties have been at work for the past several weeks arranging for the game, but the university authorities did not come to terms until yesterday afternoon. “/f It's at Hartman's, It’s Correct" Electrifying “Remnant” Sale $5.00, $4.00 and A C II $3.50 Men’s Oxfords i The size range is broken, hut if von ran find your size you’ll get the best Shop bargain of the year. Tans. Gun Metal. Viei and Patent Leathers—all the best styles of the season— (h *") ai— II while they last, choice II All Straw Hats 1 2 Price August reductions are in effect throughout the store. Underwear. Neckwear. Hosiery, Shoes, All at Radical Reductions I Manhattan Shirts Now Reduced S,reel ,Opp - Pet «rs Bldgy. If If 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. Until 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 J. W. Walker to Cleveland, Ohio, and Outfielder V Y Sloan to Kansas City. Cullop was sold for $2,000 and Sloan for SI,OOO. President Barnard, of 'leveland was here and closed the deal for Walker’ who reports September 5. Culloo reports to New Orleans this week and Sloan to Kansas City September 5. SOUTHPAW FOR WHITE SOX. PORTLAND. OREG., Aug. The fourth big major league pitching sale of the 1912 Northwestern league season took place when Ed Watkins, owner of the Tacoma Tigers, sold Ben Hurt his big southpaw, to the Chicago White Sox- for fail delivery. Hunt brought close to $3.000.