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6 fflOKWf sraw ©crow ?- Ercro _ EPITLD 4z FARNSWOFTH Jeff Cant Get the Graft Situation Off His Mind :: :: :: :: :: By “Bud’ Fisher rP^ A p Lo^ra( r? Pccpp R -IT.c t °^ ALFR ?' fsofceTp _ ’ Button houG eZ? ' J A Ngin YOR.K x ’<> a ,i ' f rTo ’ <X " ' , Xw E «LeV / < ■&r«S5-' , <-> f— —1 . : ,„..„ , r .., i 1 y.p v ( w.<..n- On iauTl V. ' . I Vl -.- WAS A GOOD: ' i mi Wk " J <C 4hr A YA ~r ts " 'J& ir wb ■< # j ' > w~ II | i S k €h , . Southern League as Fast as American Association •>••+ •Fed- •!••-'• *h®d* •>••;• d-»-F 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 • • V ><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 • * .•. w • adv. -attdj 1 Coxvi : g ■>i st base 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. I • ••••••••••••••••••••••••a i ! 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. • ••••••©•••••••©•••••••©••a 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