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I GKWAJJ OO® Wffiß * EDITED Vs. 9 FARNgWORTH Now, Really, Mutt, a Little Harmless Joke Like This Is All Right :: :: By “Bud” Fisher —— __ z -I LIFT IT » ANb TC YOU. I ( 'xX ' | - , f ————— -X H««e«ow.l WO! •»!«„! - . \ , IT'S RUBBER. I |Y < ~ CATCH <T» I DON'T THROW LOME OF ' V K X WHATEVER YOU Do H ' I lY ! I CAN'V '"< ' I DON'T DROP IT . .r . J CATCHIT- \W\ Gu, n?| f ‘ I aTHUOuwrorHE \l «I«,MUI-T I Tgf -> . TtV A A,,/ 1 basement I v —'\ c 1 Jtex. ' -\ \ > ' rGe 1 I J \ I I g -''u/J - w bx HR* .Os ■ J 'Jr i W W > fl '• /' \' S i Ja \ “ ’• jg; ’ * ’ .—____ 1 1 * * zora 6r jfimra. McGraw's Big Slicker Has Batted Out Many Victories at Crucial Stages PINCH-HITTER M’CORMICK A VALUABLE GIANT By W. J. Mcßeth. NEW YORK. Sept 30.- As a big league poet our old friend, John Milton, hit about .500 or thereabout. He had a great as* jrtment—curves, speed and a change of pace. But he nev er slipped anything over the plate more apt than his famous passage: "They also serve who only stand and wait." Th» future must have opened to give John a glimpse of Harry McCormick as Inspiration for that line. "Mush the Moose” stands forth as the epitome of that sentiment. Big. congenial Mai' has done considerable standing and considerable waiting this season, but he has nevertheless served the Giant cause as well as Mathew son. Tesreau or Marc sard. That's putting It very strong In manv respects McCormick is one of the most remarkable char acters of the national pastime. He defies every law of athletic fate. He is by far the most remarkable come-back of the present genera tion. Volumes have been written about Jimmy Callahan and Mike Donlin. yet more remarkable than the story of either Is the return of McGraw's great pinch hitter McCormick Slow as a Snail. Either Callahan or Donlin is a Mercury compared to McCormick, Speed is one of the first attribute? of modern baseball. Either of the accepted "come-back twins" can beat out a hit now and then by slapping it slowly toward some in fielder—McCormick never. He has tn swat It where they “ain’t." His only virtues are unerring eyesight and the physical powers of execu tion. When Hart y McCormick knocked off at the close of the season of 1909 he apparently knocked off for good Eor two year she didn’t take a ball in his fist. He devoted his entire attention to commercial lines He had evidently outlived his usefulness as a major league arset No one made any fuss over his departure, not even McGraw. Last spring Harry McCormick made application for reinstatement at the hands of the national com mission This was necessarv be- ■ is* he had failed to observe the reserve clause of his contract with the Giants. He got track into the good graces of the organization without show o even fuss Even FRANK CHANCE EXPECTS TO PLAY AGAIN NEXT YEAR <’Hit AGO, Sept 30 Frank L. Chance, manager of the Chicago Na tional league baseball team, said here today he had received no official noti fication that he had been deposed from that position bv I’ • sident Mur phy of tlie club. • ’hance said the operation he re cently underwent In New York was a success and he expected to play ball all next season Chance and Murphy did not meet yesterday Murphy was positive In his assertion that there was no likelihood of Chance being retained as manager. CHICAGO ASKS WAIVERS ON MORDECAI BROWN CHICAGO. Sept. 30 Waivers have been asked on Mordecai Brown In President * Murph v. of the Chicago Cuba The pitch er injured his Knee in winning a ten- 1 inning game last July, and since that i mishap has been of n«» use to the < lub. Manager Chance today confirmed the news that Brown is to leave the team ' lASt winter he signed a three-x ear con tract KOLEHMAINEN IS BEATEN BY QUAIL IN 12-MILE RACE NE'VAKK. N Sept 30 In a i2-niil<- t "'.t-KMonal race at the Vailsburg sta ’V," ) n "hich five runners competed. '■ Uy Quail, the American champion.! - ter alternating in the lead with Wil- ' barn Kohlmatnen. of Einland, beat tiie ' t» let to the tape by inches in 1.06:19 ■ * 8 “ fourth, and Carl Nlm ® '* "wedet ■ ' McGraw didn't take a tumble. Mac figures that he would not stand in the light of the big follow making a livelihood Hit Ball Hard at Marlin. McGraw probably figured on using McCormick in some sort of trade. I here did not seem to be the ghost of a chance of the bat tle scarred veteran catching on against such an array of outfield talent as the Little Napoleon mus tered Anyhow. McCormick was ordered to repot! to Marlin. He brought with him little more than his batting eye. Rut he showed that he had not forgotten how to sting the hall. In batting skill the old fellow started right in where he had left off two ydars before. And he made such a fine Impres sion in the Southland that McGraw forgot all about any notions of turning him loose. Mct'ormlck. who would qualify for a regular berth If his legs were sound, is one of the slowest run ners in the game. He earns every hit. And New York pays well for the labor. He is a pinch hitter of approved type: his record shows that. So far this season McCor mick has figured in 36 games. In all that time he has been to bat just 35 times. He has scored four runs, delivered twelve hits for a total of sixteen bases and an aver age of .345 and has stolen one base that on the soft end of a double pilfer. Outside the luscious bat ting average. McCormick’s work may not be very impressive. But it typifies a season of work well done. Kept Only For His Hitting. Self-sacrifice is the fundamental creed which McCormick must fol low toward his fellow associates. With his hatting prowess ends Mc- Graw's concern in him. McCor mick is supposed to deliver the pinch blow that starts a rally or drives home the necessary' runs; then ho steps out. He is not even allowed to linger as « base runner once his office is performed. Til lie Shafer or some other irrepressi ble fleet athlete takes up the base running burden from first and big Mac is chased off to the cool, se questered shower If baseball were conducted on the union scale of wages, McCormick's income would compare favorably with the kings of finance. Possi bly altogether this season he will PRESIDENT MAY MISS WORLD'S SERIES GAMES BEVERLY, MASS., Sept. 30. Unless some of President Taft's friends in Vermont and New Hampshire change the tentative program they have mapped out for a presidential visit to their states, the most distinguished baseball fan in the country will miss the world series games in Boston next week The president accepted an Invita tion to witness world series games In Boston the day the Red Sox clinched the American league pennant. Erlends in the White mountains, however, re cently asked him to make an automo bile tour there. VICE PRESIDENT’S CUP FINAL EAST LAKE CLUB ( . !.♦• vice president s golf trophy is the nex - and last trophy to be contested | for b\ th< golfers of the Atlanta Ath letic club at East 1-ake The qualifying round of this tourna ment will »>»• played next Saturday, the plavers qualifying with their net scores Thu first and sccnndF rounds of match pla.x must be plaxed by October 11 The semi-finals must be played by October 12 Hti'l the finals bv October 13 A “ MATT McGRATH HANGS UP NEW HAMMER THROW Xi’W YORK. Sept 30 Malt McGrath. ;ihe world's champion hammer-thrower, added a neu world's record t<» his string ai (’eltto park He threw the 16-pound hammer u 11h unlimited run and follow j 191 feet 5 inches, the former record be ing l«n feet 1 inch, made b\ I .t Flana gan, on the same ground, thret years ago. THE ATLANTA GEORGTAX AXT) XEWS.MOXT7AY. SEPTEMBER „30. 1912. not have been actively engaged in strife more than a couple of hours. Vet he pulls down, a big league sal ary, and he will get a full share of the world’s series spoils. He is likely to figure in the big classic, too, if occasion arises for a pinch hit. All of which goes to prove the wisdom of old John .Milton as a baseball prophet. Rube Marquard Compares Giants and Red Sox 4* •4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* 4*®4* McGraw’s Men Have Benefit of Experience - ' ■ By RUBE MARQUARD. - IT is the fashion to make predic tions as to the winner of the world's series. I am going to vary the custom to some extent by confining myself largely to com parisons of the Giants and the Red Sox as 1 see them from a study of the "dope." Now, I can't say 1 be lieve much in the "dope" as ap plied to a short series of seven games, in which the element of luck sometimes overshadows sheer abil ity; still, it is always interesting to me to study the possibilities. McGraw is now pointing our club toward the big series—our sec ond consecutive chance at the championship of the world. We meet a club that the average fan considers weaker than the Athlet ics of last year, although Connie Mack, who leads the Athletics, is quoted as saying that the Stahl aggregation Is a better club than the one he had in 1911. Mack should know. Remember this: 1 haven’t seen the Red Sox play this season, and haven't had a chance to study them lam basing my observation on the figures. I can't see where a man who has never seen and stud ied both teams in action has any license to say. arbitrarily, that this, or that player is better than an other I think a "fan" who has w atched the clubs all season is bet ter able to judge for himself than a man who has seen but one team, and is intensely partisan, anyway Confident Giants Will Win. I feel confident that the Giants will defeat the Sox. and it is a con fidence born of Ihe honest belief that we have the best ball club. The wish, in my case, is father to the thought. I think it will be conceded that we have the greatest manager in the game today, and therein lies a tremendous advantage in our favor at the outset. McGraw has proven himself a wonderful baseball gen eral. and will leave an Indelible im press upon the game. 1» believe he is the greatest single asset that New York has in the coming series. I want to say. in passing, that everything which has been printed about the ability of "Smoky" Joe Wood is true. He is a gieat pitch er. 1 know, because I used io pitch against him down in the American association w hen he was with Kan sas City. and I was a member of the Indianapolis club Whenever our teams came together Joe and 1 were always matched for a battle. I don't recall that Wood ever gained a decision over me. and we used to average ten and twelve strikeouts to a game. Since those days we have both probably mate ially changed our methods of pitching 1 know 1 did. and Joe must have done the same, because he would never got away in the big league with nothing but his old smoke Make no mistake about Mood he is very, very good. However. I want to discuss the other players in their order, and we will drop the pitchers with the statement that I believe McGraw is as well, if not a littl.- better, forti fied with Mathewson, Tesreau, The Big Race Here is the up-to-the-minute dope on how the "Big Five" batters of the Amer ican league are hitting: PLAYERS— A.B. H. AV. COBB 545 222 .408 JACKSON 556 218 .392 SPEAKER 565 216 .382 LAJOIE 425 149 .351 COLLINS 516 173 .335 Cobb. Collins and Speaker did not play yesterday. Jackson kept up his terrific slugging by securing two hits In four times up. Lajoie failed to connect for a safe swat in four attempts. Ames, Crandall. Wiltse and your humble servant, as Stahl is with Wood. Bedient, O'Brien. Collins and Hall. Merkle Great First Sacker. Cred Merkle is now conceded to be one of the greatest first base men in the country. He would be ranked by any unbiased expert among the first three. His work as "doorkeeper” for the Giants has been a big feature during the two championship years of the team. Tnis season he has been hitting about .300 right along, sometimes rising above that mark, and occa sionally falling a few points below. As against Merkles .300 batting average—it was really .301 the last time I saw the figures—Stahl also hits about .300. so there is not much batting advantage at that particu lar point in the line-up. Merkle is much faster than the Sox leader on the bases and otnerwise. He has stolen 30 bases, against Jake's 11. He has scored 77 runs against Stahl’s 37—I'm basing my figures on the table issued last Friday, September 27. Merkle had played 123 games against Stahl’s 89 up to that time. I.believe we have it all over the Sox at first base. Doyle Best at Second. • Between Larry Doyle and Steve Yerkes I believe there is no argu ment. Doyle Is today the greatest second baseman in the National league. Doyle bats -.328 against Yerkes' .247. He has stolen 34 bases, while Steve had stolen less than half a dozen on Moreland's figures last week. Doyle has scored 97 runs against Yerkes' 69. At shortstop, Wagner, of the Sox. has nothing on our Arthur Fletch er tn the figures. Wagner hits .266. while Fletcher is banging the ball for .266 Wagner has scored 71 runs to Fletcher's eo and Arthur played in fewer games than the Sox short fielder. Wagner has stolen 20 bases against Fletchers 12. Wagner is a veteran who has been playing ball quite a long time, while Fletcher Is comparatively a youngster, but Fletcher has had the advantage of experience in one world's series | know that Wag ner is considered one of the strong est men on the Sox club, and have heard much about his fielding, but let me tell you now that Arthur Fletcher has been working around the short field recently tn a man ner which has never been excelled by any man. Hertog Better Than Gardner. I was going to give you an ar j gument at third base. too. but 1 guess that Is unnecessary now in view of the work of Charley Her zog lately. 1 see where the ex perts who hud been giving the Sox a wide shade on Larry Gardner at third over the “Canteloupe King" have commenced to reneg after seeing Charley. The Marylander has been saving games for the Giants by his grand work at the hot corner, and has picked up in his hitting, unless it is generally ad mitted that the Sox will have noth- Giants and Red Sox Can Not Rely Entirely on Pitchers and Hitters MISTAKES WILL DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Bv Monty. THE world's series of 1912 will not be fought out entirely nor even principally between batter and pitcher, as has been the written comment of more than half the scribes who have devoted pencil and paper to the subject. If the series is played true to the "dope." if every man batter ing on us there, even with Gardner at his best. The figures show that Larry hits .317 against Herzog's .265. Gardner has stolen 24 bases to Charley's 33, and has scored 87 runs to the Maryland man's 72. There Is no discounting Gard ner’s ability. Like Herzog, he was not originally a third baseman, but he has been made over into a great player at that corner. His hitting puts him in the class of Frank Ba ker. the man who made such a wonderful showing in the world's series last year. I would consider Gardner the most dangerous man among the Sox at bat. next to Tris Speaker. The latter, of course, is in a class by himself among the outfielders who will take part in the big se ries. It may be his misfortune to fall down, as Ty Cobb did in the world's championship games in which he figured, but you’ve got to always regard a man of Speaker's great ability as a factor until the last man in the last game is out. As for Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper, the figures do not show that they outclass our outfielders to any great extent. Lewis hits .273, while we have Josh Devore and Murray hitting .266 and .267. re spectively. with Snodgrass whaling the ball at .258. Hooper taps a light .248. In base running, as shown by base stealing, our men completely out class both Lewis and Hooper. De vore has stolen 25 bases, Murray 32. Snodgrass 38. while Lewis is credited with but 8 and Hooper with 26. Then. too. we have Beals Beck er, who hits .264. and has stolen 28 bases. Outfielders Even on Defense. in the fielding line. 1 doubt if the Bostonians will show our gar deners anything in a short series. The Sox outfielders are noted for their throwing, but that is also the Giants' long suit. No man in the world can shoot the ball better than John Murray, and no man in the world can do any more spectacular fielding than that same "Red.” It Is admitted that we have the Sox outclassed behind the bat. Bill Carrigan certainly can not be com pared to Meyers in any single de partment on their figures. The chief hits .347 against Carrigan's .259. Meyers is a better thrower; he has even stolen more bases than his lighter opponent, although neither can be classed as much of a base runner Remembet Meyers' work in the last world's series. He was generally considered the star of the Giants, whereas the prophets fig ured he would go to pieces under the drive. Taking the second line, as you might call it, 1 believe McGraw has Stahl outclassed with Artie Shafer, Grover Hartley. George Burns, Henry Groh and Harry McCormick, against Clyde Engle. Henriksen. Krug. Thomas, or any of the other Sox substitutes Shafer. Groh and Bums can fill in at any time with out the team losing strength, save from the standpoint of experience, while Hartley is ready for tegular service as a catcher right now. bats and every pitcher pitches as past performances would forecast, it would be just about a tossup be tween the Giants and the Red Sox in respect to twirling and stick work. This being the case, the trail of the logic leads to the oth er departments of play—base run ning, fielding, general team play and fighting spirit. And. when it simmers down to a contest of su periority in these departments, it is a matter not so much of grand achievements as of mistakes that will decide the issue. Thus, we shout: The world's series will be de cided on a basis of MISTAKES made, the team with the least lapses chalked up against it, of course, taking the honors. There always is the possibility in a battle of teams that have never met before that batters may take kindly to the offerings of a pitcher who logically figures as a hard one for them to reach. This may be the case this year, the same, as it may be in any event similar to a world’s series, where the con tenders are strangers to each other. Tesreau may prove a morsel for the Red Sox hitsman and Wood may turn out to be the same for the Giant slugsmiths, but the evi dence at hand does not point in that direction. Nor does it indi cate that Ray Collins and Mathew son will be batted over the lot. Matty Will Hurl Opener. The power ratio of the rivai hurl ing corps seems remarkably bal anced. Mathewson, who by prece dent probably will pitch the first game for New York, seems well fitted to cope with Wood, whose christened handle, by the way. Is not Joe, hut Howard Emerson. They call him Joe for short, for the same reason that President Taft might be called George or Timothy. Matty's steadiness would prove an asset in the getaway game as it did when he beat the Athletics in last year's opener. Wood will be pitching against a club that spe cializes on right-handed pitchers, which would detract from his charm. These two factors ought to even up the edge that Wood pos sesses over the veteran in speed and "smoke,” in which Christy has GLOVER LOST TO TECH; FAILS TO PASS “EXAMS” Glover, the man from Wisconsin, who has been playing such good football for Tech at. left end, is ineligible on ac count of failing in an examination and not haying the required units for a freshman, and will not be able to play any more this season. . This is a hard blow to the team, as Glover is a good man and would have been a valuable asset, toward making Tech a winning team this fall. Who will be shifted to fill his place has not yet been decided. NEW TRIAL FOR NEGRO SERVIN-GJ-IFE SENTENCE .MACON. GA.. Sept. 30.—For the first time in the history of the courts in Bibb county, a negro under life sentence has been granted a new trial by the court which tried him. The negro, Flovd Jones, was convicted of w recking the Dixie Flyer on April 26, and has already begun bis sentence. Since the trial, two white boys have confessed their responsibility for the crime, and, although they have left Ma con. and can not be located. Judge Haw kins considered that, under the circum stances. the negro was entitled to an other trial. CUBS TO BUILD $700,000 STAND;_TO SEAT 60.000 CHICAGO. Sept. 30.—The Chicago Na tionals will start next season with a new steel and concrete grandstand, to cost DOO,OOO, and with a capacity of 60.000 It was announced by President Murphy. Twelve thousand fans will have to’ stand when a capacity crowd Is present and arrangements to prevent those standing from Interfering with the vision of those seated are novel. A subway about 18 Inches deep Is to be excavated in front of the "bleachers” and stands, and on days when all accom modations are required the last comers will have to stand in the dugout,'’ fallen off somewhat during the last few annums. Wood and Mathewson come first in order of discussion because they almost certainly will be the initial appearers. But, according to our way of thinking, they will not hold as much mastery over hostile stick vvielders as Jeff Tesreau and Ray Collins. After Tesreau has seen his mates battle the Red Sox in one game he will be at least partially used to the scene and the tension, and should be able to dish up his best Assortment of Missouri spit balis. Collins, with his southpaw delivery, ought to be a harder nut for the Giants to crack than his teammate, Wood, because the Na tional league champions display weakness against starboard-siders. The game or games in which these two meet (if they do meet) should produce less scoring by both teams than when Matty and Wood clash, but there will not be very many runs in any case if results bear out advance appearances. Batters Wise to Marquard. It is within the range of possi bility that no other twirlers will be called upon than the quartet named. If there is any other to break into the series, it likely will be Rube Marquard, the human co coa tree. Because of his remark able string of nineteen straight, Marquard would seem entitled to a chance for sentimental reasons alone. But Marquard is not the winning pitcher that he was early in the Ta.ce. Why? Question has puzzled the baseball universe. Mar quard has all his "stuff” and speed, despite any statement to the con trary. Also the much-made-nf mental strain that has had little or nothing to do with his loss of puzzling ability. What is it, then? The secret at last is out. It is this: Marquard holds the ball in such away that a batter can watch him. know what kind of a curve he is serving up and meet it ac cordingly. The Chicago Cub? got next to this back in Julv and stopped his sequence of wins, later tipping off every other club in the league. From that moment Mar quard has been a mediocre twfrl er, and, try as he did, he could not rid himself of the fault. The Red Sox, knowing this failing of Rube, would possess a great edge over him. ATLANTA SOCCER CLUB TO MEET OCTOBER ; The Atlanta soccer football club wit hold a meeting at their headquarters. .- G. Spalding & Bros.. 74 North Broar street, October 3. at which time cers will be elected for the ensuing .' eal and plans discussed for the season The question of forming a footM league for soccer players will p e , / cussed. A league is now organized . the East, covering the entire section a the West. The local players propose‘ ' organize such a. league in the South an have it a member of the American sociation .... The local club won all of its games ism season, and with many more < luns a _ colleges taking up the game this . it expects to play many games this tan. CENTRAL ROAD PATRONS WANT “SHOO-FLY” TRAINS MACON, GA , Sept. 80.—Citizens and merchants of a number of towns ( • Central of Georgia railroad in Mcaon on October 7 to | plans for appearing before th** ra , commission with petitions fnr two _• fly" trains. The people of b.mHbw 1 ’ and Eufaula, Ala , want a morning ■ between those two points that «' ' nect with the train which come’ to Smithville to Macon every morning patrons of the road living in Th'„ ,j Griffin. Barnesville. Forsyth. Ki' l ' 1 ' Bolingbroke will also ask for which will enable them to rea< n ■ - by 8:30 o'clock every morning turn in the afternoon. ONE KILLED AND ONE HURT WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE MACON. GA.. Sept. 30.— George Mar’- den, an official of a local cotton m killed, and A. J. Jones, an office ct"l of the same company, sustained • n ". pn that will probably result fatal ' their automobile skidded on i . ,c ~n Pe bankment and turned over at creek. 11 miles from Macon. '•’ iia( j Two other occupants of the tnachin narrow escapes.