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BASEBALL JURY RENDERS VERDICT ON YESTERDAY’S GAME
XEW 'i ORK. Oct. !>. —Here are the opinions of baseball players and sporting writers of the United States, gathered
from the articles which they wpote on the first game of the world's series:
Christy Mathewson, famous pitcher of the New York Giants:
• The Ked Sox got the 'breaks.' Wood can not come hack and repeat his victory.”
■■Chief” Meyers. Giants’ catcher:
• 1 know New York has the better team. The Giants are better hatters ami we have better pitchers.”
Ty Cobb, of the Detroit Tigers:
McGraw made a tala! 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.”
Jake 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:
• H was a tough one to lose. I am making no excuses for the team nor the way in which the boys were handled.
None is necessary. They played a good game and put up a good fight. The breaks went against us.”
SERIES PRIMER
— By R. W. LARDNER
A is for Ames, with his pretty curve ball:
Z-X McGraw didn’t think much of Leon last fall.
•Z *■ But if Rube and Matty and Tesreau all fail,
Then Leon may look like a regular whale. j
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 perfect lady.
Carrigan’s slow, but he's awfully good.
While Cady is there as receiver for Wood.
Dis for Doyle; oh. you beautiful Doyle:
You surely play baseball according to Hoyle;
You're made of 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 usfed to hold down a utility part.
But now he's the shortstop for Johnny McGraw,
And one of the fastest that you ever saw.
Ca is for Gardner—his friends call him Larry;
He s third sacker now since they traded Lord Harry.
He's strong on hard smashes, they seldom go through;
They stop and they say: "Larry, how do you do?"
His for Herzog, called Charley or Buck:
Lew Richie asserts he is plumb full of luck;
Re that as it may and be that as it will.
Young Herzy can handle and wallop that pill.
lis 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 Six and covers first base.
And wears a broad smile on the front of his face.
Ki- for Krug, a utility guy.
Did • iu ever hear of him? Neither did I.
The reason tins Red Sex 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, hut my! how he throws:
lb- ri >< i bear bn the -harp-shooting stuff;
< >:ir friend. Gyp the Blood, ain't got nothing on Duff.
Mi- for rkle and Mar<iuard. 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.
N" is for young Nunamaker. a kid.
Ono 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.
Ois the letter th it stands for O'Brien.
He pitches the spitball and pitches it fine.
He owns a good voice, sympathetic and true.
It never does break like his best spitters do.
is for Pape; he is thin as a taper.
Hi.- 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.
Ois for Quakers, the Phillies, you know.
Who ought to be in on the world's series dough;
But Owen and Brennan and Rigler and Klein
Conspired to thrdw the sharp hooks into them
F) is for Robinson, big as a cow.
L With Mtiggsy 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.
i< 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.
''J a is for Tesreau. the latest white hope.
I 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 Empires. There'll be four of them—,
<’’Loughiin and Evans, and Rigler and Klent
They II call all the close ones just right, or. by heavens.
We'lf kill l<tem. tt'Loughlin, Rigler and Evans,
\T is for Verse, with no one to put in It.
/ I gave it much thought before I did begin it.
Vean Gregg and Vin Campbell ate not in the games.
And V doesn't start any champions' names.
AT T That stand:- for Wagner, not Honus,
\/V But Heine is almost a 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't sound good,
x-Moose McCormick now bats for Devore.
Did Boston e'er hear such sweet music before?
\ f i- fm Yerkes, called Boston’s weak spot.
y Rut does Boston believe it? Well, certainly not
You make an occasional boot or wild heave.
But ohl Garland irtah s glad that he's got you, Steve
Zis for Zip. Don't it scale 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 '.’
<>h, now you're too late. It's in Cady's big mitt.
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THE ATT.ANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEI)NESI)AY, OCTOBER 9, 1912
ATTENDANCE OFF,
ONLY 35,738
SAW GAME
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Tile 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 attendknee 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; 1911.
$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 game
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, On
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
PITTSBVRGi 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 I nion
depot.
The world's greatest all-around ath
lete strayed from the path of prohibi
tion and Warner caught him in the
cigar stand affectionately kissing a bot
tle 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 J 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 veils that attracted ah the poller
in two blocks. After Warner finished
a little roughly Thorpe had lost his
voice and w abbled cheerfully along Lib
erty avenue with bis 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 w hich
he is to be succeeded as manager bv
George Stallings, of the Buffalo team
this season. Kling said he did no*
know whether he would be manager of
the local club next year
"If I am not retained f>» manager and
can not secure my unconditional re
lease." he says. "1 shall retire from
baseball."
Ex-Southern Leaguers Should
Star in World’s Series Games
By Percy IT. 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 be 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 win the wo ld's
championship, ho 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 he 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
Soul hern 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 w hen 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 ft.
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
CHICAGO, Oct 9.—Chicago baseball
fans were out again early today for the
opening of the cit.v series. The'all-night
rain ceased ala 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 Cumiskey 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 mat
have worked through and softened the
field sufficient!} to prohibit playing today
Walsh and I avender were picked to
do the twirling for the game.
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Damon Runyon, baseball writer of The New York American:
'• 'Smoky Joe' Wood it was who emerged from that fierce fight with the lion's share of honors. Let them analyze
the game with expert skill down to the last thrown ball, lot 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.”
“Bill ” Carrigan, catcher for the Red Sox : *
“I 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 hail 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 Io 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 year 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.
another player of the Boston
team Vho played, in the Southern
league is Neal Ball, utility man.
You all remember Ball. Bill
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 Lou 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 pra<*tice started. So Smith sold
Bal) 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
bi illiance.
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dependability. Baby Reliance 11. the
American defending champion—had the
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116 BASES STOLEN BY
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