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BASEBALL JURY RENDERS VERDICT ON YESTERDAY’S GAME NEW YORK. Oct. 9.—Here are the opinions of baseball players and sporting writers of the I'nited States, gathered from tlje articles which they wrote on the first game of the world's series: Christy Mathewson, famous pitcher of the New York Giants: "The Red Sox got the ’breaks. Wood can not comeback and repeat his victory.” "Chief” Meyfifs, Giants’ catcher: "I know New York has the better team,, The Giants are better hatters and we have better pitchers.” Tv Cobb, of the Detroit Tigers: "McGraw made a fatal mistake by allowing Beals Becker to run for Chief Meyers in a crucial inning. Becker is a better batter than he is a base-runner.” .lake Stahl, manager of the Red Sox : It was a great game and a great victory. All the credit for it goes to the boys. Wood showed his class if ever a pitcher did. The situation in the ninth inning would have broken the heart of any ordinary pitcher." John J. McGraw, manager of the Giants: "It was a tough one to lose. I am making no excuses for the team nor the way in which the hoys were handled. None is necessary. They played a good game and put up a good fight. The breaks went against us." SERIES ■ By R. W. LARDNER A is for Ames, with his pretty curve ball: Z-X McGraw didn't think much of Leon last tall. T*■ But if Rube and Matty and Tesreau all fail, ■ Then Leon may look like a regular whale, Bis for Bedient. Christian name Hugh. There isn't no telling what this boy will do. He’s handsome, right-handed and awfully swift. He was out of the first, but he may pitch the fifth, Cis for Carrigan, also for Cady. • Neither of whom is a real pern Carrigan's slow, but he's awful; While Cady is there as receivei f Dis for Doyle; oh, you beautiful Doyle; You surely play baseball according to Hoyle: You’re made o’ hot ginger and hustle and pluck, And up in the pinch? Why, you're there like a duck. Eis for Engle, a sub for the Sox. It takes him a fortnight to run seven blocks. But when some one’s hurt, or when some one has died Then Boston is glad it can fall back on Clyde. Fis for Fletcher, whose first name is Art: He used to hold down a utility part. But now he's the shortstop for Johnny McGraw, And one of the fastest that you ever saw, Gis for Gardner —his friends call him Larry; He s third sacker now since they traded Lord Hai rx. He's strong on hard smashes, they-seldom go through: They stop and they say: “Larry, how do you do?” H is for Herzog, called Charley or Buck; , • Lew Richie asserts he is plumb full of luck; Be that as it may and be that as it will, Young Herzy can handle and wallop that pill. I is for Indian. Chief Meyers, of course. As large as a house and as strong as a horse. He hits the ball often, he hits the ball hard. Play back, Duffy Lewis, play back. Duff, old pard. Jis for Jake, which is not his real name. But all of his pals call him Jake just the same. He’s boss of the Red Sox and covers first base, And wears a broad smile on the front of his face. I T is for Krug, a utility guy, PC Did you ever hear of him? Neither did 1. * The reason this Red Sox is named here today Is that his cute name opens up with a K. Lis for Lewis, as every one knows. He isn't so husky, but my! how he throws; He sure is a bear on the sharp-shooting stuff: •Our friend, Gyp the Blood, ain't got nothing on Duff. Mis for Merkle and Marquard. Oh. yes. It’s also for Murray and Matty, I guess. And it’s for McGraw, McAleer and Mcßoy. This large letter M is a busy old boy. Nis for young Nunamaker, a kid. One time he belonged to the Cubs, so he did. He catches for Boston when Cady is ill And when there is something the matter with Bill. 1 Ois the letter that stands for O'Brien. He pitches the spitball and pitches it fine. He owns a good voice, sympathetic and true, ft never dbes break like his best spitters do. Pis for Pape; he is thin as a taper. His name seldom bursts its way into the paper; He passes the most of his days warming up. For Larry is surely a willing young pup. Qis for Quakers, the Phillies, you know. Who ought to be in on the world’s series dough; Rut Owen and Brennan and Rigler and Klem Conspired to throw the sharp hooks into them. Ris for Robinson, big as a cow. With Muggsy in Baltimore; still with him now. He catches the pitchers in practice a lot And tells them quite frankly just what they hain't got. Sis for Snodgrass and Speaker, the Dub. Each plays center field and bats third for his club Now. which is the stronger and which is the weaker" We'll let Speaker's record speak up for Spoke Speaker. * 1 is for Tesreau, the latest white hope. > The star of the series, so says Gotham dope. *- "He’ll shut them out sure if it happens he's right." But if you are wrong. Brother Tesreau—good night. Uis for Umpires. There'll be four of them— O'Loughlin and Evans, and Rigler and Klem They’ll call all the close ones just right, or. by heavens. We'll kill Klem, O'Loughlin. Rigler and Evans. \T is for Verse, with no one to put in ft. / I gave it much thought before I did' begin It Vean Gregg and Vin Campbell are not in the games, And V doesn't start any champions' names. II T Thai stands for Wagner, not Honus, \/\/ Rut Heine is almost as good a man, hones'. ’ * He doesn’t give way for no base runner’s spikes. Go cut both his legs off; that's just what he likes. Xis for x-Engle batted for Wood. I guess. Giant rooters, that wouldn'i sound good, x-Moose McCormick now bats for Devore. Did Boston e’er hear such sweet music before? Yis for Yerkes, called Boston’s weak spot. Rut does Boston believe it,? Well, certainly not. Vou make an occasional boot or wild heave But old Garland Stahl's glad that he's got you. Steve Zis for Zip. Don't It scare you at all'' It s the hop that Joe Woody puts on his fast ball. Zip! Here it comes. There it goes. Can't you hit : ' >li, now you’re too late It's, In Cady's big mitt CHANCE OFFERED JOB OF leading luckless reds , HK'AGO. IJJ,„ Oct. 9. That ait ol " is been made to Frank 1.. Chance, of the Chicago Cubs, to lead iti<-innatl Reds next season be known today. Garry Herrmann him an offer last week aft nr a 1 teflon with President Murphy ..f . • 'haiirp Raid hr wan bound prt.mlsh mado wh«»n h* gold hl* ■ o in the* <’uhß to return t<» ■ d t»n next year If he in wanted would was nothing- of Herr n * <«ffpt until hr learned poMithrly ’ror th» f’uba wanted to offer him ' on tract for nrxt > •aiu.-n A , ' / ~li i« hing (or a p >Mittnn Then ; r th* ■'Situation* Wanted rni Georgian w.il aaaiwt you | |MHHHK*SaVS LITTI-E. JOHNN/t/'r A/NT'/v/o fool~- J'W C7oOD ADVICt I /x7 E/ £ REFUSE, So thG ■L- RENURY ' > \ MENDS MV 3'HOES!.' \\ J I fold MK Pa THEIfe WORK S B ■ .. ' >JLt THEK CHARGE h 5 9OCT.S. TO SEW Lj:;:;.’' o/v a/eh/soues, an straightev heeL'S 7 |IHv ■ ■ IfetiA -Jfea /A-C C/i/zA/' "OOA r- ■ WLi ' Bf?ou<»H r 'a Rr kips Lif tmi , of Livuti) ■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1912. ITTMCE OFF; ONLY 35.730 ffIGIF NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The complete attendance and receipts for the first world’s series game between the Giants and Red Sox show that the present series will probably be less of a money maker than that between the Giants and Athletics last year. The official figures follow: Total attendance first game, 1912, 35,730; 1911, 38,281. Total receipts first game, $75,127; 1911, $77,369. National commission’s share, 1912, $7,512.70: 1911, $7,735.90. Players’.share, 1912, $40,560.58; 11’11, $41,773.86. Clubs’ share, 1912, $27,045.72; 1911, $27,849.24. FIFTH REGIMENT LEAGUE OPENS SEASON TONIGHT The first half series of two games will be played in the newly organized Fifth Regiment Basketball league to night. The first game will be between the Governor's Horse Guard and the Atlanta Guards, troop L. and company C, respectively. Company C ended in the first division of the Fulton league last year. The Horse Guard team is a new one. The men now on this team are Elrod, manager; Abbott, Grice, Orr. Baker. Starnes, Jones, Hills and Klauseman. The second game will be between company K, better known as the At lanta Grays, and company H, the Ful ton Fusiliers. Company K’s team is apparently the strongest in the league. This is the first experience of the Fu siliers' team, and little is known of It. In addition to several promising re cruits from various “prep’’ and high schools, the following expert players are on K's team: Mauck, Stallings, Jarvis and Aldred. The same plan will be followed in playing games that was used by the Atlanta and Fulton leagues last year. Games will be played in series of two on each Wednesday and Friday night. One game is played between and after halves of the other game. THORPE MINGLES WITH REDEYE; LOSES VERDICT PITTSBURG. Oct. 9.—A crowd in the lobby of the Seventh Avenue hotel Sat urday night saw Big Jim Thorpe, hero of the recent Olympic games, lower his colors to Glenn Warner, the doughty coach of the Carlisle Indian footbal team. When the mixup was over Thorpe was put between two Carlisle men and marched in disgrace up to the Union depot. The world's greatest all-around ath lete strayed from the path of prohibi tion and Warner caught him in the eigar stand affectionately- kissing a bot- Je of “red eye." Warner was sore, it is said, because the big Indian had gone into the Washington-Jefferson game more than ordinarily stimulated. “Give me that bottle.” yelled War ner. Thorpe refused, and Warner went to a clinch and got the bottle. “Who gave this to him?” demanded Warner, turning upon a crowd of men who had witnessed the row. Nobody pleaded guilty and Warner turned again on Thorpe, who was emit ting yells that attracted all the polite in two blocks. After Warner finished a little roughly Thorpe had lost his voice and w abbled cheerfully along Lib erty avenue with his re-enforced escort. JOHNNY KLING DENIES STALLINGS HAS HIS JOB BOSTON. Oct. 9. Manager John Kling, of the Boston Nationals, issued a statement last night in which he de nies reports of an agreement by which he is to be succeeded as manager bx George Stallings, of the Buffalo team this season. Kling said he did n->' know whether he would be manager W the local club next year. "If I am not retained us manage; aim tan not secure my unconditional i<- lease," he says, "I shall retire from baseball." Ex-Southern Leaguers Should Star in World's Series Games By Percy 11. Whiting. NOW that the world's series tumult and shouting have reached their limit of noise it might not do any harm to slip in a gentle whisper to the effect that some former Southern league play ers seem destined to play a rather noisy role in the Big Circus which is just getting under way. Now . as It starts the brightest fig ure of them all is Colonel Tristam Speaker, of Hubbard. Texas. He may not he the hero at the finish, but right now, on the strength of his marvellous batting this season, because he won the automobile as the American league’s greatest player and because he is the best advertised member of the team which is favored to w>in the world’s championship, he is certainly get ting a major part of the publicity. Speaker began his baseball ca reer at Cleburne, Texas, some five years ago. He looked good and Boston grabbed him. Then he didn’t look so good—for h. was only a raw countryman then, and a mere kid at that, so he was sent back to Little. Rock, then in the Southern league, and put under the watchful eye of Hon. Michael J. Finn, man ager of the "Travelers" and a dis tinguished citizen of the City of Roses. Two Famous Travelers. As a batter Speaker blossomed right out. He fielded a bit like a war veteran with a cork leg, but he was everlastingly there with the old swat stick. And he led the Southern league in batting. When the season ended Mike Finn was presented with a marvel lous chance to shine, either as a hero or a financier. It seems that the Red Sox thought so little of Speaker that they forgot to exer cise their option, or something to that effect, and when they woke up to themselves the time had passed. Finn was no more legally bound to deliver Speaker to the Sox than he was to turn over the gate receipts to them. But anyhow he did it. If the Red Sox were even grateful it hasn't been observed, even to this day. From the time of the reappear ance of Speaker in Boston to the present day the husky young Texan has made good. Another hard-hitting and weak fielding outfielder of that same Lit tle Rock team was Beals Becker. This is the same Becker who is CHICAGO’S CITY SERIES LIKELY TO BEGIN TODAY CHII'AIKI, Oct. 9.—Chicago baseball fans were out again earlv today for the opening of the city series The all-night rain ceased at a little after 5 o'clock and a brisk wind sprung up that sent hope into the hearts of the men who wended their way to Comiskey park to be in line for the best seats. Although the grounds were covered with tarpaulins from the time the first drop of rain fell on Tuesday, the groundkeep ers expressed fear that the rain may have worked through and softened the Held sufficiently to prohibit playing today. Walsh and Lavender were picked to do the twirling for the game. -—,i MARTIN 19U PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES > FOR SALE A Damon Runyon, baseball writer of The New York American: " Smoky Joe Wood it was who emerged from that fierce tight with the lion’s share of honors. Let them analyze the game with expert skill down to the last thrown ball, let them take it play by play, move by move; it was the chilled steel nerve of ’Smoky Joe' that, lifted the Sox across.” Hugh S. Fullerton, expert writer on baseball: “The game was a wonderful one. The umpiring was the best I have ever known.” “BillCarrigan, catcher for 1 he Red Sox: « “1. believe we will win four straights. We have the best team in every department.” “Jeff" Tesreau, who pitched seven innings for the Giants yesterday: “I believe overconfidence is to blame. I lost after the Giants had practically won. Overconfidence hurt me.” Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit Tigers: ‘‘Speed, coupled with control, is a pitcher's greatest asset. Wood pitched one of his best games. Weather condi tions favored Wood, and also the fact that the Polo grounds are hard to hit on.” Bozeman Bulger, of The Evening World: "Hub fans hold the Giants in much lower estimation than they did three days ago.” with the Giant team this year. He is still a weak fielder and unfortu nately is but an uncertain hitter in big league company. In his one part of a yes.r in the Southern he was a tremendous slugger and was right behind Speaker in batting average. Yes. Clyde Engle, Too. Another former Southern leaguer in the would-be world’s champion ship class is Arthur Clyde Engle, though few people know it. Some ten years ago this man played with the Nashville team, under the watchful eye and economic regime of the then redoubtable Newt Fisher. Still another player of the Boston team who played in the Southern league Is Neal Ball, utility man You all remember Ball. BUI Smith picked him up from the Central league in 1907 and brought him down for a trial. He and Lou Castro were the candidates for the shortstop position. Lo-u was In sur prisingly good shape that spring, while Ball, who showed great prom ise, couldn't get away from a sore wing that bothered him from the day practice started. So Smiih sold Ball to Montgomery. He made good there with an awful rush and was sold that fall for a corking good price. Let it not be forgotten also that Steve Yerkes put in a year in the South. He played with Chatta nooga and showed no particular bt illlance. tHow America Lost the Trophy In Motor Boat Racing A sportsman is a good loser. That’s how Commodore Black ton and the Atlantic Yacht Club feel about the International __ Motor Boat Races. In the October Motor Boating Magazine you will get the whole story of this great water battle for national honors in speed and dependability. Baby Reliance 11. the American defending champion—had the speed, but the fine little Britisher took the Harmsworth trophy back to England be- Ask Yoiir cause she proved more dependable in choppy water. j e 7‘ Motorßoating dealer for this month gives a complete analysis of V Or the elimination “trials” which were aver- itable survival of the fittest. The details of niOtOr the several boats are also intensely interest- ing, delving as they do, into the finer ques- OOatin.7. tion of len & th ’ P lanes « construction and 0 comparison. This is probably the most enlightening it b JUol an j i nteres ti n g o f any Motor Boating ar- . tide that has appeared in a long time. Ask U your newsdealer for a copy—he has it or will get it for you. MOTOR BOATING 10 cents a copy 381 Fourth Ave. SI.OO a year New York City 116 BASES STOLEN BY HAP MYERS OF SPOKANE SPOKANE, WASH., Oct. 9.--The season of 1912 was notable in the Northwestern league for broken rec- Tlijs advertisement will cause several ,!lOUKand men to bu y their first "John Ruskin” cigar. Those who usually | smoke 10c cigars will save a nickel 0D evcry c 'B ar they smoke in M HO- 4 future. Those who amo k e B tbe ordinary nickel -ig.-ir K'Y 1 wi| l no longer like their j favorite smoke, Sjt' EXACT jSKk Su PP° m .J ou P ut this to a test yourself—risk 1 a ni’kel on your first “John jB--'"’ • I Ruskin.” You will find it KiLS dflßk fiMarajfillw the most unusual cigar you ever Eci&'yfoTiff ifefca, JyfeijiMr smoked. It is a better and bigger ’ 2 < ’B ar than any other. In quality it *s the equal of any sold at 10c, because B ‘ H avantt tobacco used is the equal of H ’Y the best grown on the island of Cuba. It is ffiraSSßr strictly hand .made by expert cigar makers. B jjEKaF This assures free and even burning— fragrant to the last puff. s®. X'L Get a "John Ruskin” at your dealers to-day J you’ve never smoked a better cigar. L lEW,S C,GAR MfG * NJ. The Largest. Independent Cigar Factory U» the World. / Valuable Profit-Sharing Voucher In Each Box. - N'cJV J. N. HIRSCH. E. L ADAMS & CO., PW / Distributors. Atlanta. Ga. My .V-iw'/i ords, according to the final averages made public today. The most impor tant now record was that of Ralph ("Hap") Myers, of the Spokane club who stole 116 bases. Official guid« books show that in twenty years this record has not been equaled in organ ized baseball.