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INORKSITTDN
AND ■
jk yASHVTLLE. TENN. Aug 27.
If there was any way In
which the Crackers could
sink any lower in the pennant chase
they would probably find it within
the next 48 hours. For within
that time they are scheduled to
meet the Volunteers in four games,
and the clan of Rill Schwartz are
confident of making a clean sweep.
It seems that the Crackers and
Vols were carded to do battle yes
terday. but the local aggregation of
jolly ball toseers missed train con
nections out of Mobile and did not
get in the city In time. Hence the
double bill today The brace tomor
row is caused [>ostponed game
from the last visit of the Crackers
here.
Vhitey Al per man announced ear
ly today that Sitton and Brady .
would undoubtedly do the hurling
for the visitors this afternoon,
while Fleharty and Rair look like
the logical candidate* for the home
lads.
KNOWLES IS BEATEN BY
OTTLEY IN FIRST ROUND
The following matches have been
completed in the three Hights for the
Davis & Freeman golf trophy.
First Flight.
First Round—G. W. Adair defeated P.
Adair, 6 up and 4 to play; D. Jemison
defeated E. T Winston, 5 up and 4 to
play; E. G. Ottley defeated C. Knowles,
3 up and 1 to play; A. Davidson de
feated t’. M Sclples, 1 up; D. Brown
defeated F. Adair. 1 up.
Second Round —A. Davidson defeated
D. Brown, 1 up, 19 hides.
Second Flight.
First Round—-R. P. Jones, Jr., de
feated T. B. Fay, 6 up and 4 to play;
C. E. Corwin defeated J. S. Raine,. Jr_
1 up; G. A. Nicholson, Jr., defeated J.
D. Osborne. 5 up and 4 to play; C. An
gier defeated J B Martin, 2 up and
1 to play; W. C. Holleyman defeated
R. J. Morris. 8 up and 6 to play;
F. C. Fleming defeated J. F. Glenn by
default.
Second Round —W. C. Holleyman de
feated C. Angier. 7 up and 6 to play.
Third Flight.
Flrat Round—S. M Tupper, Jr., de
feated W. M. Markham. 6 up and 4 to
play. W. A. Alfrjend defeated W. T.
Upshaw, 8 up and ti to play; S. Hard
defeated J. M Beasley. 2 up and 1 to
play. W. A. Jackson defeated A. M.
FTench, 1 up.
GROVER HAYES SAILS TODAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.—Grover
Hayes, lightweight, of Columbus, Ohio,
■will sail from here today for Australia,
where he is scheduled for five flights
of twenty rounds each. Hayes will fight
Hughey Wehagan, Jack Carroll and
Jack Russell.
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Stewart Maiden Should Get in
Money at Western Tournament
By Percy FI. Whiting.
STEWART MAIDEN, profes
sional of the Atlanta Athletic
club, has left for Chicago to
begin practice for the annual open
tournament of the Western Golf
association, in which he should take
a prominent part. This clever
.voting professional, a product orig
inally of the famous Carnoustie
Itnks, has never cut much figure In
open tournament, but his game Is
constantly improving, and if he hits
his stride at all this time he should
get inside the money.
Many other Southern profession
als will take part in this tourna
ment. Though it Is strictly the
Western open, this event is always
a great gathering place for "pros”
who are engaged by Southern
conrsos. and most of the top-notch
ers will no doubt be there —H. H.
Harker, of Birmingham; Charley
Hall, of Birmingham; W. C. Sher
wood, of Memphis; 'John Inglis, of
Montgomery, and the rest of the
bunch.
* • •
/GOVERNOR WOODROW WIL
-ION tells this one: It was back
in the early days of golf, and he and
Cleveland Dodge were trying, with
111 success, to master the game.
Finally Dodge decided that the
trouble was with the clubs. So he
went to Scotland and bought a
mess of the best that money could
buy. He had them shipped home,
and when they got to the customs
house the befuddled officials clas
sified them as agricultural Imple
ments.
"That," said Dodge, when he paid
the bill, "is a deliberate insult."
The next day out went Dodge
with the new clubs, and, after a
grewsome afternoon, he returned,
with mind changed.
“Those customs officers,” said he.
“know more about the game I play
than 1 did.”
« • *
’ I 'HE Royal ami Ancient Club of
* St. Andrews. Scotland, is con
sidering some changes in the golf
rules. And ft's high time. Os all
the doddering codes under which
grown men are expected to play a
game, there Is not one quite so full
of contradictions and Inconsisten
cies as the golf rules.
Ono change that Is planned Is to
modify the penalty for a lost ball in
match play from’the present loss of
hole to the and distance”
of the medal play rules.
Another suggestion they are con
sidering is that of assessing a pen
alty of stroke and distance, In
stead of distance only, for a ball
out of bounds. The logic of this
change is not apparent, especially
in this country, where golf courses
are squeezed into small spaces
many times in order to get them as
near as possible to cities, and
where the boundaries are often nu
merous and troublesome.
The following new definition is
proposed: "An umpire decides
questions of fact; a referee decides
questions of golfing law.”
Penalty For Wrong “Info."
The wording of rule 2 is im
proved without altering the mean
ing of the rule. The following ad
dition to rule 4 is recommended:
"A player is entitled at any time
during the play of a hole to ascer
tain from his opponent the number
of strokes the latter has played. If
the opponent gives wrong Informa
tion as to the number of strokes he
has played, he shall lose the hole,
unless he correct his mistake before
the player has played another
stroke.” .
It is suggested that rule 18 be al
tered to read as follows:
"If a player’s ball when in mo
tion be interfered with 1n any way
by an opimnent or his caddie, the
opponent's side shall lose the hole.
If a player's ball when at rest be
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. AUGUST 27. 1912
moved by an opponent or his cad
die, the opponent's side shall lose
the hole, except as provided for in
rules 9 (2), 16, 22 (3), 31, (1), 32 (2),
and 33.
The committee intimates that
"Interfered with" will cover the
case of a player’s ball being struck
by an opponent's ball through the
green before the former has come
to rest.
Bounds Rule Clarified.
Paragraph 1 of rule 23 (2) is re
drafted so as to avert misunder
standings which have been numer
ous in the past. It now’ reads:
"In order to save delay, If a play
er. after making a stroke, be doubt
ful whether his ball is out of
bounds or not, he may at once
play another ball, as provided for
in paragraph (1) of this rule, but
if it be discovered that the first
ball is not out of bounds, it shall
continue in play without penalty.”
in rule 25, giving permission to
remove steps or planks placed 'in a
hazard by the green committee for
access to or egress from such haz
ard, a clause Is added giving per
mission to remove similarly any
obstruction mentioned in rule 11.
In regard to disputes (rule 35), the
committee proposes that "if the
players have agreed to an umpire
or referee, they must abide by his
decision.” This presumably ’ pre
cludes n reversal of such decision
by the rules committee.
Special Rules For Match Play.
In the special rules for match
play competitions, the committee
suggests that the punishment for
waiving any penalty Incurred by
an opponent shall be loss of hole
instead of disqualification. They
consider that the latter Is too se
vere.
In rule 1 of the rules for three
ball matches It is proposed that -a
player desiring a ball to be lifted
must, unless It be played, have it
lifted before any other ball is in
motion.
• ♦ •
A cablegram from Bad Nauheim
the other day brought the news
that Colonel Coston, of Cincinnati,
had won an eighteen-hole handi
cap tournament. This was going
some for the colonel, for he has
only one arm.
♦ • •
A couple of Philadelphia golfers
recently set a Pennsylvania record
by playing 100 holes of golf in one
day. They started at 5:30 in the
morning and were at it until well
toward sunset. .
♦ * •
A country club has been organ
ized at Havana. Cuba, and the first
golf course ever known on the
island has been Installed. Nine
holes are already in playable con
dition and nine more are to fol
low. The Cuban weather is Ideally
suited for golf through the win
ter months and is not a bit bad in
summer, for there is always a
breeze and despite considerable
heat sunstrokes are unknown.
• • *
J J McDemott. the first Ameri
can who ever won the American
open golf tournament and the
youngest man who ever won it,
started his career as a caddy on the
course of the Aronimink Golf club.
He studied the game and at eight
een years of age he was profes
sional of the Merchantsville Field
club. His first win of the open
looked a bit like a tluke. especially
after bis poor show ing In the British
open this year. When he again
won the American open this year
expetts took their hats off to him
and he is hailed as the greatest
American born golfer of all time.
* • •
The next tournaiflent of the At
lanta Athletic club after the Davis
& Freeman event is out of the way
will be the club championship. This
is set for September 14 to 22. This
will be followed by the closing
tournament of the year, which is
the vice presiden’ s trophy, Octo
ber 5 to 13,
The Big Race |
Here is the newest dope on how the
"Big Five" batters of the American
league are hitting:
PLAYER— AB. H. P.C.
COBB 447 184 .412
SPEAKER 465 189 .406
JACKSON 451 168 .373
COLLINS 423 143 .338
LAJOIE 313 99 .316
Only six pointe separate Ty Cobb and
Tris Speaker today, and the Boston
slugger is gaining every game. Yes
terday Speaker secured two hits in four
times at bat. Cobb didn't do quite as
well, as he grabbed only one hit in
three trips to the plate. Joe Jackson
was a bit off color yesterday. One safe
swat in five attempts was his effort.
Larry Lajoje and Eddie Collins both
banged forth two safe swats in four
attempts.
HARRY BAY RELEASED
BY BLOOMINGTON CLUB
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Aug. 27.—At
a meeting of the directors of the Bloom
ington club, Harry Bay, former Cleve
land outfielder and once one of the
greatest stars in the game, was de
posed as manager, and James Cuthbert,
of Chicago, who has been playing right
field, was chosen to succeed him.
Bay was once the greatest base run
ner in the game while in his prime and
with Cleveland. He was released to the
Nashville Southern league club several
years ago, and came here from there.
His home town is also in this league,
Peoria.
TOO MUCH OIL ON ELGJN
TRACK, CLAIM DRIVERS
ELGIN, ILL., Aug. 27.—Workmen
were busy on the course for the Elgin
auto races today, following the first
day’s try-outs of the road. Drivers
who appear In the races sent their cars
over the course yesterday and todav,
then sharply criticised the condition of
the road. Oil has been put on the
roads so freely that they are slippery
and none of the drivers dared to take
the turns at full speed. The roads
were also rough in spots.
The road commissioners today said
they expect to have the course in first
class condition before the races begin
Friday.
YANKEES TURN ZINN
OVER TOROCHESTER
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.—The New-
York American league club has an
nounced the sale of Outfielder Guy
Zinn to Rochester, of the International
league. Zinn, who proved the spring
slugging sensation of the Highlanders,
has been 111 for several weeks, and his
batting has suffered accordingly. He
seems just a trifle too slow ever to be
come a major league star.
Zinn goes to Rochester In exchange
for Outfielder Jack Lelivelt. formerly of
Washington.
LEO KEILFwiNSnoVER
CULLEN BY HOT FINISH
MEMPHIS, TENN.. Aug 27,-Danny
t alien, of Los Angeles, had the better
of the early rounds of his eight-round
contest with Leo Kellv. of St Louis in
the Phoenix Athletic club last night, ’but
Kelly made up in the final rounds with
a telling rally and was awarded the de
cislon.
Young .Jack Johnson, of Boston, was
winning easily over Silas Green, of New
Orleans, when Johnson delivered' a foul
blow in the sixth round which caused
his disqualification.
HORSE JUMPS 7FT 81-2 IN..
ESTABLISHING NEW RECORD
BRUSSELS, Aug. 27. —A new conti
nental record for a high lump for
noises was made at the Vittell horse
show today when Lowenstein & Dunn's
horse. Biskara. cleared a bar seven feet
eight and one-ha If Inches above the
ground. It was the most remarkable
performance ever seen at a European
horse show.
DECISION TO RUSSELL
OVER COSTER UNPOPULAR
NEM ORLEANS, Aug 27. Much dis
satisfaction resulted among the specta
tors when Frankie Russell, of New Or
leans. was awarded the decision over
Joe Coster, of New York, after a fast ten
round battle last night. Coster was out
weighed six pounds Russell was a6to 5
favorite
Races Start Tomorrow.
MACON. GA . Aug. 27.—Horses from
four states will participate in a three
daj racing meet at Central Citv park,
commencing tomorrow. The mAt has
been arranged as an entertainment fea
ture for the state convention.
Good Night, Lookouts! Elberfeld
Now Leads in Managerial Race
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Aug.
27.—1 t seems like the one
best bet that Kid Elberfeld
will be the next manager of the
Lookouts. Os course, nothing offi
cial has been stated, but every in
dication points to the Tabasco Kid
as the man who will be finally se
lected for the local managerial
staff.
The former Senator and Yankee
and President O. B. Andrews en
gaged in a controversy this spring,
whose intensity it was thought
would prevent the former’s ever
coming here, but subsequent de
velopments have greatly mitigated
the ill-feeling between the two.
The one point at variance be
tween the two at present appears to
be the desire of Elberfeld to pur
chase a block of stock in the club
and the unwillingness of the pres
ent stockholders that he should do
so. The Kid, so it is understood,
is unw’llllng to sign up under any
other conditions.
FODDER FOR FANS
« When Melbourne Stell broke into pro
fessional baseball the other day withsthe
Grand Rapids team he hit the first ball
pitched to him for a home run.
♦ • ♦
Louisville is said to be after Rowdy El
liott. It seems as though Louisville had
enough trouble already, without taking
the Rowdy.
• • •
Louis W. Polchow, a pitcher in the
South in the earlier days of the Southern
league, died the other day at his home
near Mankato, Minn
* « «
They say that Joe Jackson's fielding has
become wretchedly bad. The South Caro
linan is playing for his hits and nothing
else.
• * *
The national commission has disap
proved Player Daley's claim of S4O against
the Brooklyn club. We don’t know what
It was for, but anyway Jud doesn't get It.
« • «
All Wolverton did for the Crackers was
to sell them one bunk player, who didn't
report. Y’et he has slipped Zinn, Quinn,
Martin and Dolan to Rochester.
« • •
The Yankees have only one .300 hitter
and he’s sick.
♦ ♦ *
Harry Ables, once of the Southern
league, pitched a game on the coast the
other day in which he struck out 13 men.
He allowed -only three hits, two of them
scratches.
* * •
It’s about time for a no-hit game in the
Southern. We are shy on them as yet.
• • ,
Del Young has been denoted to the job
of utility man with the Vols and James
is playing regularly in the field in his
stead.
• • •
The northern division teams of the
Southern league (Atlanta and the three
Tennessee clubs) have made a swell show
ing this season—swell like the mumps.
See Standing of the Clubs for full partic
ulars
• • •
Mike Finn has asked President Kava
naugh to require Charley Frank to ex
plain how he recalled Dave Bunting the
other day from Chattanooga in direct
violation of a league rule that says no
player can be transferred from one South
ern league club to the other in the last
30 days of the season.
« • •
Smith, a recent recruit on the South
Bend team bad an awful time his first
day. He missed three files and one
grounder and was run to exhaustion shag
ging real hits. The fans gave him an
awful yell and he was blue in the face
before the inning ended. When it did
he walked up in front of the grandstand,
took off his hat and said. "Hey. is there
anybody here who wants to play right
field?"
• • •
The city council of Havana has bought
a S2OO medal for Marsans, of the Cincin
nati team, in recognition of his baseball
efforts. It's worth it. too, to put forth
real efforts for the Reds.
• • •
Ira Hogue, after all his vicissitudes,
seems to nave brought up on a pennant
team. He is pitching good ball for Ander
son and is helping the South Carolina
team to win the Carolina association flag
•*• * •
Krause can't win in the big leagues
but he can hardly lose in the American'
association. He has won 10 and lost 2
for Toledo this year.
• « •
Lou Castro's Portsmouth team is in
sured against finishing last only bv the
extremely low position of the Newport
News club. At that Lou will land fifth
in a six-club league.
• • ♦
Charley O'Day, the Indianapolis mana
ger used to be a jockey. He was thrown
in a steeplechase and so badly injured that
he was sent to the hospital When he was
Elberfeld is greatly likecN here
and his arrival would be accepted
with general approval by fandom,
but there are a number of close
students of the game who question
his managerial ability, in view of
the temperament which he has
shown in the past. According to
Clark Griffith, the Kid was prima
rily responsible for the disruption
of the Yankees just before his de
parture, and it is a known fact
that he refused to have him under
his direction at Washington this
year.
Furthermore, his part in the Mc-
Elveen matter in Atlanta indicates
to some extent that he is not pos
sessed of any too great self-con
trol and equanimity.
The Kid’s ability as a hall play
er, however, can not be questioned
nor his knowledge of the game. If
he proves to be a man that can lead
the players, he will undoubtedlv
make one. of the "best pilots in the
circuit.
patched up he weighed too much to race
again so he went in for He’s
been at it ever since.
* * ♦
This has been a hard year on managers
in the Ohio State League. Fifteen have
performed thus far, with other changes
possible. One who still stick* is Walter
East. ex-Cracker.
Dick Bayless is the second best regular
batter in the Pacific Coast league, with
an average of .326. Heitmuller is the
only man who tops him. Heinie is maul
ing ’em .349.
•4 S< * *
Castleton is the third best pitcher of
the Vernon team, according to recent fig
ures. Hitt and Raleigh top him. Roy is
seventh among the Pacific Coast league
twirlers.
“Peaches” Graham is scouting for the
Toronto team.
WONDERFUL FINISH WINS
McLOUGHUNTENNISTITLE
NEWPORT, R. 1., Aug. 27..—Califor
nia’s sweep of the lawn tennis honors
of the country was completed yesterday
when Maurice E. McLoughlin, of San
Francisco, won the championship in
singles from Wallace F. Johnson, of
Philadelphia, in 3 out of 5 sets. The
scores were 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Mc-
Loughlin holds the championship in
doubles, with Thomas C. Bundy, of Los
Angeles.
McLoughlin was a 3 to 1 favorite
when the players came onto the court,
but after the first few games Johnson
got his low chop stroke working in ex
cellent shape and for two sets the Cal
ifornian was unable to handle it.
At one time Johnson was within two
games of the championship. McLough
lin. however, pulled himself together
and fathoming the mysteries of the
Philadelphian’s low cut stroke smashed
the balls across the court and squared
the match. After that Johnson tired
rapidly and McLoughlin had no diffi
culty in clinching the contest and the
championship.
This is the first year that the tennis
titles have gone to tile Pacific coast.
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FAMOUS BOXERS
CLING 10 ODO
MASCOTS i
By W. W. Naughton
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Aug. '
27.—Pugilists are great be
lievers in mascots, talismans
and luck tokens. In his search for
something that he hopes to keep ■
by him as a permanent badge of
success, a ring man will ignore rab
bits’ feet, four-leaved clovers and
all the old claptrap of the field of
superstition and try to locate some
thing original. j
Peter Jackson pinned his faith to
an old pair of fighting shoes. He
wore them in his contests until they
were past affording protection to
his feet. It is said they became
valuable “props” later when he
played the lead in an "Uncle Tom’e
Cabin” company.
( harlie Mitchell. the boxing
champion of England, generally’
sported a dilapidated billycock hat
when he took his corner. It was a
rimless, napless, cone-shaped af
fair, such as the circus clowns af
fect. Charlie tossed it into the
discard after being beaten by Jim
Corbett at Jacksonville.
battling Nelson believes that an
old bath gown enveloped him in an
atmosphere of good luck. He wore
it “coming into the ring” until it
became an eyesore. Possibly he
put it a.Vide after that fatal day on
Richmond field.
Jabez White, the English light
weight, had a little tot’s shoe tucked
under his belt when he fought Jim
my Britt in this city. It was his
baby girl’s brogan, but it failed,
him.
Big Charlie Miller, who is to box
Jim Flynn for Coffroth at Daly
< ity on Labor day, has the mascot
fad. Charlie used to be a motor
man, and his ring badge is ”24,”
the number of the car barn where
he reported for duty while in the
railroad service.
it might have been worse. Char
lie might have picked upon a head
light or a trolley pole as his insig
nia of good fortune, and then Flynn
would have been harder to handle.
ANDERSON WANTS TO PLAY
A POST-SEASON SERIES
ANDERSON. S. C., Aug. 27. Presi-
dent Furman Smith of the Anderson
Haseball association, winner of th«
in the . <’ arolin ‘i league this
jear, has sent telegrams to President
° f t . he ?' irsln,a lea »ue and
President Corish of the South Atlantic
e tl U< L aSklng for P° st -season series
with the pennant winners of the Vir
ginia and South Atlantic leagues re
spectively. '
It is likely that the overtures will be
accepted and that the games will be
plac’d on the diamonds of the winners
of the two leagues challenged.
SUMMERS GOES TO CUBS
7 R<) ‘ )KI ;YN. Aug. 27.—The Brook
lyn club released Pitcher Summers, re
cent'y purchased from Nashville, to the
C hicago National league club.