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Southern League as Fast as American Association
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Players Who Failed Here Have Made Good There
By Percy H. Whiting.
rpHE mai’vclous pitching per
I formanc? of Bill Lelivelt when
he hurled a shut-out for Min
neapolis again?! Toledo has brought
up the old question. "Ho" much
faster is the American association
than the Southern league "’
Bill lelivelt, you will recall, had
plenty of chances in the Southern
league He was a fine, big fellow,
with a cheerful disposition But
great snakes, he couldn’t pitch. If
they’d paid him ss’»o for • ach vic
tory in the Southern, instead of a
regular salary, he wouldn't hav<
made a living And then, aftei a
short spell down In the Virginia
league, he turned up in the vaunt**!
American association and pitched
perhaps the greatest game ever
seen In that league Th? no-hit per
formance wa's all the more remark
able because the Minneapolis team
is one of the slowest fielding (cams
in th? world, and several of the
players don’t cover anj nyrre
ground than lies under their shoe
leather.
Os K>ur;s?, the mere fact that Bill
Lelivelt was a Joke in the South
ern and a hero in th? A met lean as
sociation doesn’t prove anything
about the relative speed of the two
organization«. But when you think
of the number of Southern league
cast-offs who have gone to the
American association and made a
big hit. the thing l« somewhat sug
gest I v ?
Another failure in the Southern
who went from the Montgomery,
team to the American association
and made good was "Dor” Thomas
Atlanta can furnish a couple of
samples in At Bm-miller and Bill
Viebahn Al is playing in Louis
ville. and is rated one of the best
shortstops in the league Viebahn,
after failing in Atlanta, went to
Nashville and did likewise. Th«n
th? big lad went to the association
and made good ' Examples could be
multiplied all da\
♦ ♦ •
*"pHE real proof that the American
association is a vastly over
rated organization is the fact that
.it has sent so few good players to
the big leagu»
The players whn were sent up
last fall and who are still being
tried out aren’t considered here.
Many of them, like M <rt\ O'Toole,
still have us in doubt The\ max
be good but it can't b» demon
strated But counting out last fall’s
crop, th? American association
hasn't sent anything notable to th?
big show «inc? Kuh? Marquard, I><»-
rie Bush, Joe Wood and Chief M< \ -
era went up
In 19”? the association sent up
only two worth mentioning Jim
Vaughn and Amos Strunk And Jim
isn't so much, while Arnot* had to
attend Cornelius McGillicuddy’s
Schoo or Deserving Young Ath
let?.« for several years before h«
really learned toe gam-
in 191*' the a .-so* ration sent up a
mass of players But Hunter fa kd
with Pittsburg. I»<\< Altizei
couldn’t show ♦ nough :<• nt-i. <t
I’incinna’i (ami. g. .dm -> >
*he Reda aren’t parti
who went to th< X u.-. u’t pr. ..
an;, wonder. Hartlx w . .•. >.mi
to th? Giants, hasn’t b??n |
from since; Schardt. who ■ i
Brooklyn, could win but fix* -■
twentx game.*. Rirhirr ai.< !><>,-
went to th? <’ubs. but Ru hter • t
not used except as « relief pitch?)
and Doyle after show ing r >mis< .
died.
In tw y?a»> therefor? utrix j«»m
<sso»iat i->n pla\m> even
par.'y mad? good, and todax Strunk
'* th< onlx ’*ai star of he lot at.d
he sas just bar»l\ arrived.
ANOTHER proof of the amazing
weakness of the American asso
ciation lies In the very small num
ber of really great player*; devel
oped in recent years by the organ
ization. .
Take, for example, the Baseball
Magazine's ''All-American baseball
teams of 1910 and 1911
1910. 1911.
Chase lb. Chase, lb.
I.ajolo, 2b Collins, 2b.
Devlin, 3b Baker. 3b
Wagner, ss Wagner, ss
Magee, If Clarke. If
Speaker, cf. Cobb es.
, Cobb, rs. Jackson, rs
Gibson, c. Bresnahan, c.
Archer, . Dy)..ln, c.
Walsh. P Meyers, c.
Mathewson, p. Thomas, c.
< 'bombs p. Mathewson, p.
Render, p Johnson, p
Johnson, p. Alexander, p.
Gregg, p.
Rocket. p.
Walsh, p
You Will notice quite a tness of
Southern leiguers there Speaker,
from Little Rock: Archer. Hom At
lanta; Jackson, from New Drloans,
and Rucker, from Atlanta, not to
mention that distinguished gradu
ate from the South Atlantic league.
Colonel Tyrus R <'obb, once of Au
gusta.
How many of the 31 players
named are American association
players ! Just one. “Chief" Meyers.
1 hat surely malo's the American
association look strong! Not!’
| FODDER FOR FANS |
’l’he Xew York Americans have released
Shortstop Jack Martin to Rochester. Rm
still thex ••ari’l secure Tommx McMillan
However, it is reported he will join the
tanks August 20
I’erre Haute will probablj draw out of
the Central league and join the I’hrve I
league next season not that it matters
part icularlx
'l’he Kitt.x league reports that every club
in the circuit is making tnonej which
nobodx believes But it’s a healthy sign
• • •
l‘al» Gear has made such a poor show
ing with th? Topeka club this year that
he has asked the owners of the club to
cut down his salary Can you beat it!
• • •
Harry Wolverton is going into the
games for the Yanks now and then and
delivering a pinch hit He saved his
i team a shut-out with a wallop the other
I day, which is considerable glorx when!
you figure the Yanks
The funny thing about the two ’Best!
Young Pitchers in th? Major Leagues.” I
Jimmy Lavender of the Cubs and Jean j
< Imbue • f Detroit. is that neither of them
is young Imbue didn’t look any chicken
when he trained here with Cincinnati,
and vender is so near thirty that he’s
getting uncomfortable about it
• • •
Th? Giants annual ‘ midsummer slump "
threatens to run right over into the fall.
A Detroit writer says the Senators are
so full of life that "Griffith has to smear
the baseballs with quinine to Keep the j
boys from eating them.”
. . .
The Giants post-season tour lias just '
been incorporated for $60,000 under the
title nf The New York Giants Ali i
American Xround theW orkl Tour. Incor- .
norated ” That name is long enough to
last them ail the wax around the world ;
< • •
I he Giants arc making a strong bld io i
Ty Cobb io pla \ with me All .'met ivans ’
in the world tour
Th? Xinerii .ii as«.ciH I ioi dul owners
an said to bav» .< s« .r» t agreement,
wh.rh ibex trim 'Waixur H bx which j
.th-.’ can. out of spit? send a player they
I O 51..-.*- b«< \ ’o iie deep i' isi » • f<>r >et '
' i.sai < nt service t het e
• • •
W hen Charley Ebbets w.i* M ’ently j
as ,<m If it was to b? Bill Dahlen or Jake
I‘aubert for manager next 'ear. he burst |
out with:
' That is nobody's business
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><o't ‘‘ofk. <f Carlisle wh.i ha* played
(With the ’earns of Shippensburg Hunt
■ ng- i: Allen’own. Shamokin. smibun.'
Hell* f t ’.iitw. < ’rosson. <’arl’sh ami Sea
for-, - sai ' I'.axe the largest feet of
any ’.vinr i-laxer 'l’hex m« ,i< •. Hi
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14. 1912.
■pHE trouble with the American'',
association i.« one that the
Southern league must guard
against— too many old-timers. They
h ive recruited from big league dis
cards for so long that they are
suffering from two complaints—too
large salaries and too poor players.
AOu ran t get an ex-big leaguer
cheap. They always want about
twice what their services are worth.
Though their ability has sunk be
low the major league standard,
they still demand major league sal
aries Ami. of course, they are
worthh sx as investments, as their
playing ability is constantly lessen
ing. and there Is no chance that
they can ever be sold again for
anything like w hat they cost.
The day of the old-timer in base
ball is waning. He has been the I
real goods for years. Now mana- ;
gers and club owners are waking I
up to him
Old-timers have made the Amer
ican association a joke. They made
the Atlanta team of this season a
crime. They have slowed down the
Southern for years
The Smith Atlantic league this
year took the matter In its own
hands and barred the old-timers.
It was believed that by doing this
they would develop a world of good
young players. It can’t he said
that the Sally has developed a lot
of wonders this year. But one sea
son does not prove any thing. The
moguls of the league claim that
they are well satisfied with the ex
periment. Certainly it should work
better than the plan of stocking up
with old-timers. This Js the day of
the young man in baseball.
An odd case was made againsf a rail
road when certain baseball fans of Macon
brought suit against the Southern rail
road because one of its trains blocked the
approach to the* ball park for more than
two innings
• • •
Ihe Red Sox have lost only four series
this season They haxe nexer lost more
than two games in succession
• ♦ •
I‘aul Powers, controlling owner of th?
Youngstown team, max bux a half inter
est in the Red s..\ team He is certainly
buying on a bull market and the price
will be high.
• ♦ ♦
Has chase ha.s stolen fifteen bases in
the last three weeks. If he had gone at
that clip all th.? season he would have
pressed Zeb Milan mighty close
• • •
.h»> McGinnlt, pitched three double
headers in the recent trip of the Newark
> team. The old lad hta a bit of a w ’nc
I left, at that
The Sharon team has curled up its
, tvltißs an.l died Probably it will cam
I the n. <t p league into the grave with it
• ♦ w
Louisville was bidding strong for Harry
W eiser, hut the ('rankers came through I
with the most real mone, and that was
what talked
The Nap team is down to five avail ;
able pitchers Blanding. Steen. Bask
I ette. Kahler and (Iregg and will prob-
I abh recall Willie MIL hel' front Toledo
| .Ind I'ale.t »-ts so anxious to get awav
I from the Brooklyn team that he tried to
. bu, his release lud has monet hence
j the suehness
• • •
| l-'.d,tie Summers Is done He has unit the
. Providence team and gone home
Harr.' \b!es. ex Baron, has won 13
games and lost 10 on the coast this vear
MINORS NOT TO SELL OR
RELEASE AFTER AUG. 26
i t’INCINN ATI. OHIO. Aug It Angus: I
) is th. date ol each tear ..n which be
| eontes effective the prohibition of "the'
sale of the release of a player Io a minor
league elub to a major league or minor
|leigue club witbin twenty dais or during
. th.- drafting perl.al. ’ according to the
Na : ...na league
Attention of clubs s particular!, di
rected to the further prohibition of the
sale of a plater s release by a minor
league . b.b "within twentx days of the'
- ' est ason for the , lub disposing
of the player
I'll- intention f Hus ’egislation Is to
prevent clubs of lower cKssification.
wlu.se seas >n . ’..«cs prior tn Septembet
i l from . ..ver •g up plajers through col-
I tsion wit I a major eag n lub or minor
leag ie < t ,i> of higher classification.
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! HARBISON GETS ONLY;
:one PUT OUT while;
; PLAYING FIRST BASE;
• - •
• Dug Harbison played first base •
• for the Crackers yesterday, Joe •
• Agler being laid up, and he pfob- •
j • ably created a new record. He •
• secured only one putout and had • j
• no assists. In nearly every game •
• the first baseman receives almost •
• as many putouts as the other •
• eight players combined. Harbison •
• had his lone fielding chance in the •
• first inning. After that he did •
• nothing but watch his teammates •
• put out the vicious Pelicans.'
• It has been said that Jiggs Don- •
• ahue, while playing with the •
• White Sox, went through a game •
• without being credited with a sin- •
• gle putout and having only one •
• assist, but the record books fail •
• to show it. •
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KNOWLES HAS
USE VICTORY
IN 2D ROUND
Here are the results of the matches
played to date in the four flights for
the Perry Adair trophy at the East
Lake course:
First Flight.
First Round- E. T. Winston defeated
H. C. Moore, 2 »p and I to play; C.
Knowles defeated C. E Corwin, 3 up
and 1 to play: A. H. Lippold defeated
J. B. Martin. 7 up and 1 to play; D.
Jemison defeated C. W. Phillips. 6 up
and 4 to play; <5. \V. Adair defeated
H. Block. 6 up and 4 to play; W R.
Tichenor defeated R G. Blanton. 1 up;
C. P. King defeated \V. F. Spalding. 5
up and 3 to play.
Second Round -C. Knowles defeated
A. H Lippold. 4 up and 3 to play.
Second Flight.
Fii-t Round K. E. Richards defeat
ed J. P. Callaway, 3 up and 1 to play;
P. H. Whiting defeated .1. W Bach
man. 1 up. .1 <> Burton defeated C. A
Thornton: 6 up and 5 to play; W. O.
Marshburn defeated J <>. Smith, by
default; W. J Tilson defeated .1. Moore
1 up 2o holes .1. I». Eby defeated E. G
Ottley, 1 up 20 holes. T B. Fay de
feated c. M Seipies. 3 up
Second Round P. H Whiting de
feated R T. Richards. 2 up.
Third Flight.
First Round -W. M. Markham de
feated H. P Nicholson. 2 up and 1 to
play.. H. J. Hopkins defeated W. Al
t’riend. 1 up 19 holes; J. p. Raines. Jr.
, defeated 1. H. Beck. 1 up 19 holes; R.
P. Jones, Jr., defeated A A Doonan. I
5 up and 4 to play, R F. Jones de
feated T. H Latham, by default; L. D
; Scott defeated T. A Hammond. 2 up.
Dr T. F. Hinman defeated E. D Dun
can. 2 up.
Second Round H. J Hopkins de
feated W Markham. 2 up
Fourth Flight.
First Round .1 M Beasley defeated'
A. W Hodnett. K up and 4 to play.
J. C Michael defeated C G. Lip
pold. 3 up and 1 to plav. C Angiei
defeated H M. Ashe, 2 up and 1 to
play ; E L. Fleming defeated W A
J ckson 5 up and 4 to play s Hard
I defeated S. C. Williams 2 up; H. C.
.Butler defeated P. Adair. I up; J. C.
ITompson defeated T. I. Cooper. 5 up
ami I to play. W I'. Cpshan defeated
M. Saul. 3 up and 1 to play
Second Round- W. F. Dpshaw de
feated c Thompson, 4 up and 2 to
Play
Fifth Flight,
Second Round -H L. Graves defeat
ed W. i' Barnwell.
MOOSE TO PLAY BELL.
I he Southern Beil team «*III try to I
put a crimp in th. winning streak of
the Moose club Saturday afternoon at J
4 o <'ock. w hen th.se two teams meet I
at Ponce DeLeon The Moose team has '
wm- nine etralg •• ,nd ar. tied sot firs 11
I’’ 1 p o- 'h. amateu- ’• igm. A good
game ,s confidently expected. '
Fast Red Sox Have No Startling Lines of Play
Boston Team Is a Perfect Balanced Combination
By Damon Runyon.
IF the Boston Red Sox win the
American league pennant, as
now seems probable, it will be
a victory of a steady, beautifully
balanced, practical baseball ma
chine —a machine that has few
fancy trimmings in the way of
stars, no startling new lines of of
fense or defense, and no vast
amount of color -but which is a
great organization, take it by and
la ge
It is a machine that early in the
season impressed Atlanta observers
with that indefinable something—
which is as definite in ball clubs as .
in individuals —known as "(lass."
It was generally conceded through
out the baseball world that the Red
Sox had a chance to beat the Ath
letics for the championship, al
though few really expected them to
do it. The belief was general that
the Mack aggregation was a shade
stronger than the Stahl collection,
but it was also generally predicted
that the Bostonians would be the
runners up.
The position of the Sox is due to
n-'" flashy run at any stage of the
race. It is due tn a steady, inter
minable grind: they got away well
up. and they have remained there.
They had the ball players —which,
after all. count heavily.
Change Comes With New Manage
ment.
It is a team that is "due." It
has been gradually rounding into
championship form for several
years. .Jim McAleer, the new pres
ident of the club, does not believe
the change in management had
any effect —that the Sox would be
out in front if the old regime had
remained —but the fans ate not
likely to coincide with this view,
except 111 so far as the team leader
Is concerned. If other managers
had had the same support being
accorded Jake Stahl, the club, as
now constituted, would probably be
right wheie it is at present, hut not
until tile general management
changed was that support forth
coming.
It is not a young club. It is no
an old club. It is about half and
half. If the Giants meet the Sox in
the big series they will have no
great advantage over their Boston
rivals in point of experience. True,
the Giants have played tn a world's
series, but even at that a majority
of the Sox have been campaigning
longer than most of McGraw's men.
Fellows like Tris Speaker, Joe
Wood, ('arrigan. Stahl. Gardner.
Hall and Wagner are no callow
kids in baseball.
Stahl was born in Elkhart. Ind.,
on April 13. 1880. which makes him
about the youngest of thr big
league leaders. He was a great
football player at the University of
Illinois under the famous coach and
scout, George Huff. He has played
at Boston. Washington and New
York, managing the Senators in
1906. during which time they made
the sensational gpurt that brought
him the title of the "Born Leader."
Stahl did n t make the Red Sox:
he had no part in assembling, or
even in welding together, the ni(-
ohine as it now stands he Is es
sentiall, the dl'lver of :: p." footed
team-but he must lie given all
viedit for the skillful manner In
which lie has performed his duty.
The ball players now under
Stahl's control were picked up b\
the men who preceded him. The
team w:vs there, and It seems rea -
| sonab'.e to presume that it would
have th'eatened to win the Ameri
can league pennant with an, man
age! of tilinary judgment at the
| helm and yet Jake Stal is the
man who is turning the threat into
.( i o'taln: . and to Jake Stahl must
be given proper aedait.
In i-ompiilng m a ,-stai . til>.
picked from the members of the
two major leagues, a majority of
experts and fans would probably
include just two members of the
Boston Red Sox. They are Tris
Speaker, outfielder, and Joe Wood,
pitcher. There are half a dozen
players in each department of the
game who would likely be selected
over any other members of the Sox
for the respective positions. In
Speakei and Wood, however, the
Sox have two men who could hard
ly be omitted from any unbiased
all-star pick.
Speaker is undoubtedly one of
the greatest outfielders in the world.
Some lank him the equal of Ty
Cobb —all place him at least sec
ond offly to the Detroit wonder.
Speaker is a great hitter, a groat
base,runner and a great outfielder.
Apparently lie has no weakness.
As for Joe Wo®d. his record
speaks for itself. He is the Math
ewson of the American league.
Many fans place him first
the right handers of that organi
zation, although that claim will al
ways be vigorously disputed by
Walter Johnson. They call the
Kansas City boy "Smoky Joe," be
cause of his wonderful speed. He
is a heady pitcher, who, like Math
ewson. makes a study of his oppo
nents. His deliveiy is not wholly
unlike that of "Big Six"
One of Greatest Outfields.
Speaker, Harry Hooper and Duffy
Dewis furnish one of the best out
fields, if not the .very host, in tile
big leagues, because of the almost
pei feet balance. There are numer
• ous other individual outfielders
who would be chosen ahead of
Hooper and Lewis, but whether
there are any two gardeners who
would be selected above tills pair,
outside of Speaker ('obb. Milan and
Jackson, for practical team pur
poses. is another question As it
stands today the Boston outfield
apparent!' outclasses any in either
league, bitt With any one of the trio
removed it is a different proposition.
Neither Hooper nor Lewis is a
star slugger, but each is a wonder
ful thrower and a good fielder
Each is comparatively slow on the
bases.
Stahl Adds Strength to Club.
Jake Stahl is n ,, t generally re
garded ,-is a great fir-t baseman.
He is not : onsidered in the same
class "itli Hal Chase. Jake l>au
bert, Fred Merkle or St'uffv Mcln
nis. and yet he has played great
ball for the Sox this season. Pos-
I sibly th,- Sox might have done just
as wen with another fir-t baseman
of equal ability In mere ball play
ing on the bag. and Jake on the
bench, but theiejs no denying that
the presence of the leader in the
line-up adds to the balance.
Steve 1 erkes is not a great sec
ond baseman Certainly he would
not be ( lassed by many fans with
Collins or Doyle, or Knabe. or
Johnny Evers, and yet he is a
greatly improve,! ball player this
year, who is constantly going along
and who has held up his side of the
infield beyond criticism.
('hat ley Wagner. the Boston
shortstop, is handicapped by his
name, strange as that may seem
He has long been one of the best
men on the Boston dub; but some
how he neve, gets firopet credit
for his work, and many believe that
it is largely dm- to the fact that
he wears the same name of tile
greatest of them all Bonus Wag
ner. the Demon Dutchman.
Yet Charley would not be picked
over Donie Bush or Jack Barry , or
several others that might be named.
He S no youngster McGraw had
him t. n years ago. and John I. Tay -
lor insisted op him being tried out
at shm t in 1 9(1.7
Gardner Plays Well at Third.
Pat Donovan always claimed
that Larry Gardner would do bet- I
ter at third base than at any other
position on the diamond, and Larry
was finally placed there, to fulfill
Pat's prediction. He has always
been a high class ball player. He
«is a strong hitter, and a <iuiek
thinker, .vet he. too. might he
placed behind Lord. Biker, Foster
or even Zimmerman,
I he Sox are well fortified behind
the bat with Bill ('arrigan. Cady
and Nunamaker. the latter two of
the most promising young back
stops in either league. Carrigan
came from Holy Cross, where he
was picked up by one of Taylor's
scouts, and was developed at To
ronto by Joe K- Iley. ' Nunamaker
was developed from a raw young
ster who was* not considered good
enough for the Chicago Cubs, while
Cady came from Newark this spring
almost ready- made In Uni- ,, nP de
partment. the Sox are practically
on equal terms with any club in the
league.
As for the pitchers, the name of
. Joe Wood leads all the rest. The
w riter has a peculiar admiration for
“Smoky Joe." and may be a bit
biased, but (t is his (ha( . Joe
is the man the Giants have to beat
if they hook up with the Sox in
the World's series, although Char
ley Hall may have to be reckoned
with. Hall discovt-reit a kink in His
arm a few months ago. and when
that was removed he turned in and
pitched the. S.'X into the lead, in
collaboration with Wo<k],
Rnx ( ollins is a good young left
hander, not yet a Rucker or a
Plank m- a Marquard, perhaps, but
a youth with the world before him.
Hall is better than the average
Lils year His experience is some
thing to be considered,
Huck O'Brien is a spit-halier of
the type of Marty O'Toole. There
are days when he seeno to he a
o ir and day s when he is decidedly
H '"'■"'"■l- He is pretty wiid tor a
young man who may have to face
ixitien. waiters. | )u f there is no
question about his future.
RIVAL GOTHAM CLUBS
HOT AFTER J. JOHNSON
t'HICACO. Aug. ri RUIV (;jl nf
to- Harden Athletic club, and .less Me
, " ''- 1P S< Athletic club.
-Xew lurk promoters, both arrived
i cage today i n an attempt to sign
•lack Johnson for a Labor Day battle.
I-'! Arthur declared last night that he
was not particularly interested In which
one got to him first. Both promoters
looked ahke to him. he said, being per
fectly willing to box for either or both
provided they met his price.
While the promoters are here they will
Li \v' 1 ” s ' Bn lackey McFarland and
Ad \\ olgast for ten rounds in New York
on (am ,et ... Ad j s q, meet the promot
ers here.
DUNDEE AND BROCK GO
12 FAST ROUNDS TO DRAW
14 lohnn '’
1 undee. of New i ork, and Matt Brock, of
Ms city, fought twelve rounds in the
Luna park arena last night to a draw.
Botn boys fought like wildcats all the
«ay During the opening rounds and in
fact up to the closing round. Dundee had
th? b?tt?r of the milling.
11l the last one. however. Brock made
a whirlwind tinish anti clearly earned the
right to an | (llll dee was
mm 11 U;e mure elever at I.mg range, while
Brock did his best exe< ution at infight
ing
SMITH AND FLYNN MIX
IN NEW YORK TONIGHT
NKW YORK. Aug. It Heavyweights
: " ill furnish New York fistic sport tonight
| when Gunboat Smith, <>f California, meets
| Porky Elvnn. . f Boston. In attn-round
•yrd »t the SJt Nicholas Athletic club.
Smith -dr isive v . t.,rv . r *s au ,, r White
lari! -\nd.' Morris have established him fl*
I --nc of the first light heavyweights in the
■eoutttry He is favorite tn the'betting