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Mil TRUST HORST OF ALL, SAYS DAVIDSON DRAFTING rules seemed per fectly satisfactory until they began to get into operation, and then the little technicalities be gan to show up. In the main these rules are satisfactory to class AA übs. but there is one flaw in them that lends an advantage to the ma jors that is hardly fair to the mi nors concerned. The drafting sea son extends over a period of five and disappointments can be tinned into happiness by what is known as “supplementary” drafts, nr drafts that are filed after the first deal. Like poker, you can dis card and call for more to help your hand. This would j>e all right if ft worked equally. But several class A A drafts were disallowed this year because major league clubs were permitted to cancel some drafts made and take a new pick. Ver non and Los Angeles put in drafts for players from St. Joe. but all were disallowed because the majors had filed 'supplementary" drafts, or taken two picks. * « • A MENDMENT to the drafting * ‘ rules should be made so that the firs’ deal should be the limit. As the rules now work, the majors may scramble for the first pickings, and then if they fail they can cancel their original drafts back after the class of the rem nants. By the time they get through picking the minor league bone, there is nothing left for the class AA clubs. Supplementary drafts should be canned because they de feat the real reform asked by the minors, In that drafting should be allowed only for the purpose, of strengthening, not for brokerage purposes. ♦ ♦ ♦ TINDER the present rules, class v A clubs are classed as minors when it coms to drafting, as the rafts of the majors count against the class A A clubs. For instance— If a major league club takes a class A player, a class AA club can not draft a player from the same club. In other words, a class A club can lose only one player and there are the majors and the class AA clubs in pick from the class A clubs. If the majors beat the class AA clubs to a class A player, the class A club is exempt from drafts from a class AA dub. In other words, the class AA clubs have really no more draft ing privilege than they had before the new agreement was signed, ex oept in the matter of drafting prfrp.i ♦ • * V-.RAFTTNG is a farce, anyway. It should not be permitted at all. Instead of an agreement that permits a raid by leagues of a higher classification upon an infe rior league, the right of private con tract only should be recognized. Let every club make its own con tracts and buy and sell and trade at will, as long as no violation of private contracts occurs. This will be the stand that the minors will take when the present national agreement comes up for renewal. Tinder the present rules the right of private contract is prohibited, and time limits are prescribed in which minor league clubs may deal with one another, all in the interest of the majors. • • « p LAYERS have certain inalien able rights, guaranteed by the constitution of the United States, and the right of private contract is "tie of these guaranteed rights, heir clubs also should have equal tights. Let the minors develop their phenoms and sell them, but cut out the drafting business as a matter nf setf-defense for the player and tie developing club. Many a mi r.'n leaguer is drafted who gets no (Hance to show his class or to draw major league salary. Yet his •ib is weakened in his loss and some other minor league club is the t>. ner without right and without 'l ue received being given. • * » n NGPOLIES and trusts are sometimes permitted to flourish t°r laws that are just about the •’me as the rules that prevail in matter of drafting and protec on under the national agreement etween the majors and minor g'm baseball clubs. Private ■ “monte of this nature would not lerated if they applied to any ine of business. Depriving mdividual of an asset without ' recompense and without his ' nt. both of which are legal aider the national agreement •n force, is strictly prohibited . constitution of the United ■ bttt unfortunately it has not "tempted to apply it to ba.se and the baseball trust • » • B of the organized type •i trust of greater and meaner 'ban the United Steel trust or "'her business organization „ ‘'* been disturbing politics for sc °re of years. The baseball ’S' not nniy destroys the right of , ■ ' ontract. bpt makes slaves . humans and creates and en- ' tracts without th" consent rp ai contractual party. Sign '.lot league club and you '•nimon serf bpcnusc of ■ton of the reserve clause •’•tbits you from loniuei ’ • and he. ause a "law " Punishes the other party ■ • 'ntra.'t wlth vou "b lei I of thr ha so ha I I' 1 11 ny tht ight of prl- J 1 ’ i< t. an.l i has I.eon m operation for gavernl No Channel Swim for Pitonof Girl; to Try Again Next Year London, oct. 11—women waiting for an opportunity to swim the English channel this year have grown stout and ro tund in the dolce far niente of anx ious expectation. In the particular instance of Miss Rose Pitonof. of Boston, who spent six weeks at Dover gazing upon the irate sea. this compulsory indo lence brought an increased weight of 26 pounds. But Rose did not grieve. She thinks that a little extra fat will aid her in duplicating the magnifi cent performances of "Bill" Burgess and Captain Webb. Rose figured upon losing part of her avoirdupois between Dover and Calais and continued to enjoy the tender roast chickens that were provided by Papa Pitonof every evening in anticipation of a possi ble attempt. Nor did it affect this ypung Amer ican girls good humor to see her self gaining in width rather than height, and when she finally found the scales tipping at 144 pounds and looked up from her four feet eleven inches into the face of a grinning reporter, she* merely laughed and asked for more chicken. Experts in gastronomy all along the Dover Promenade were agreed that the mountains of sandwiches and cases of bottled refreshments furnished every day or so by Pito nof, pere, for the delectation of the cross-channel swimming party, would have been a total loss if it had not been for the devotion of fishermen and seamen. But the tragedy of the thing lay in other quarters. Alas, Food Costs Money. Week after week passed in end less waiting, a waste of time and money, but not of matter. Papa Pitonof. who had abandoned the fortunes of his grocery store to the cares of Madame Pitonof in a Bos ton faubourg merely to pilot his daughter into aquatic fame—pool Papa Pitonof became gloomier every day. His face grew melan- PIPE DREAMS - By GEORGE E. PHAIR ■■■ ' Knockout Brown modestly admits that he is the greatest middleweight extant, but they do say that he is preju diced. ♦ ♦ ♦ Just to show his versatility, John Evers passed up the umpire in a recent game and started a fight with Joe Tinker. Reports from the ringside con firm the impression that he is not built for a white hope. « * A This is a disastrous year for base ball. Dr. F. R. Carson, president of the Central league, threatens to quit and leave the game flat on its back. * » • Job sat alone and emitted clouds of gloom. “What football team is he coach ing?” they asked, wondering. GENIUS. O laugh no more at the mental stunts That are taught In the highbrow schools, Nor think the student is but a dunce Or the college the home of fools; I met a talented rooter once Who deciphered the football rules. * • • No, Oswald, there is no truth to the report that Mr. Murphy will give Mr. Chance a pension. • ♦ * Would it not be exhilirating to see Mordecai Brown hurling against the Cubs? Or would it not? • * ♦ Theodore Roosevelt is a great lit tle manager, but Roger Bresnahan and Hugh Duffy can hand him some valuable information on the futility of trying to get team work out of a suffrage movement. * ♦ * Another way to get a line on the world’s series is to read all the ex pert dope pertaining thereunto and then forget it. Fall Furnishings There are some delicate color and 1 Mlc'nnWV VvN. textile effects in the highest grade modern garments which have i<> he I) 111 AKV n ' -\\\ LOOKED at to be appreciated or un NN^ Ic . derstood. s'\\\x| ’ IMH I I I! hR These rare and delicate colors, and aNw l . V, x \ 'JYfcsF'’' ,h ' S r ' Ch allfl wo,lderful weaving is II I exemplified in remarkable combina ! ■ I •> on in O' ll ' fiirnishings. Vo I s' Manhattan .ind Ex<<-ili Sliii-i- for , \’i ~\;\\ ''l I 11/ a,e s,,owi ”>? 'hoi; most beautiful I ' ill' output here, in an almost exhaustless I! I// variety of effects, ranging from $1.50 \ ’J i Ito1 to $: 00. \'l In lies ’ we llave ,ll, ‘ ''aflsmatis ' \l II Isl '1 “ iost ingenious ait in pattern, color, 'i ’ll j 'U and textile beaitc. In non wrinkling \ Wvu 1 A knitted silk, $1 up In slender and r 'l'll o, "' n ri,,H '-in hands and all the new \ vu In Ii il r effects, 50c up to $3.00 Pajamas in soft, cozy garments, elegantly finished ami in handsome color effects, at $ i 50 to $5.00 Socks with all around wear reinforcement, at heel, toe and al) along the sole. 50c and up All the new collar shapes for Fall, in the easy-tie-slide variety, in all heights and quarter sizes. PARKS-CHAMBERS-HARDWICK 37-J9 Peachtree Street j(jOMP AN Y [ At/anta, Georgia THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.FRIDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1912 choly as the skies, as he pointed his new binocqlars from the French window of his furnished room upon the dancing waves of the channel. He could see the coast of France, beckoning sadly through a veil of gray, but the longer he looked and the more he sighed, the wilder danced the treacherous currents of the Scylla and Charybdis. And Eli Pitonof gave up at last. Even Rose, smiling through a tear but losing none of her buoyant spirit, threw up the sponge and bade au revoir to the good things and bad things of Dover. She vow ed to return next spring when she will be just eighteen years old; and Rose will keep her word, provided father and mother agree upon the. expediency of leaving the weather proof delicacies of the Dorchester (Boston) grocery store for the un certainties and perplexing problems of channel swimming, to say noth ings of the enforced chicken diet. However, Miss Pitonof, plucky little lady that she is. was not the only disappointed woman swim mer. Hard on Lily, Too. Miss Lily Smith, the champion of Britain, was quite disenchanted and absolutely angry at the unconcilia tory attitude of the elements. She, too. was ready to swim, waiting pa tiently and gaining in weight, but the day never came. She returned to London just in time to witness Pitonof’s record swim of sixteen miles in the glacial waters of the Thames, Indeed. Rose swam the longest distance ever swum by woman and stayed in the water four hours and thirty-four minutes, while the men in the accompanying launches lay buried in blankets and overcoats. When the girl emerged from the water under the darkness of London bridge, she was as tit as a fish and ready to jump in again. "1 am going back to America now." she said, “but 1 will return in the spring and carry this eagle here on my swimming suit from good old England to sunny France." WHILE THERE IS LIFE THERE IS DOPE. They stood at his bedside and hope lessly sighed: "He soon will be under the clov er.” “Oh. not by a jugfull!” he gal lantly cried: "At least till the series is over.” * * • Being a fan in St. Louis during a city series is not without its compensations One can always get a good seat. * * * WHITE SOX LINE-UP. (October 8, 1912.) Walsh, p, ;; PARTED. (An Unpopular Song.) It was a balmy autumn day, the sun was in the west. The foundry whistles all had blew, the birds had went to rest. He whispered in ihe maiden’s ear as gentle as an ox: "Tomorrow I will take you. deal', to root for them there Sox." The maiden turned away And to him she did say: <’HURL’S. "You have broke my heart, you low b ro w. My feelings you have hurt. Al! is over now between us. You can get another skirt. For the lovelight in your blinkers Is nothing but a shine; 1 loved you once, but not no more < tremulo) The Sox don't go for mine ” ALABAMA TR PLAY YELLOWJACKETS TOMORROW The first real game of the college football season in Atlanta is set for decision tomorrow afternoon when* Tech and the University of Alabama meet. The game will start at 3 o'clock. These two teams seem peculiarly well matched and the game between them should be a corker. Alabama is coming to Atlanta with a much stronger team this year than that which held Tech 0-0 last ’all. The new grandstand that runs paral lel to the field and directly opposite to the present one. is practically finished and will be ready for use Saturday. This new stand will seat 1.500 persons. The entrance will be from that side of the field. The view there is really bet ter than from any other stat. Alabama will be in the game minus the sei vices of her captain and quarter hack. Moody, while Tackle Elmer, of the Tech eleven, will also be out. The probable line-up of the two teams is as follows: Alabama. Tech. H. Vandegraaf. 'e./ Hutton, le. Hamilton, It. . .Leuhrman (Capt.i, It. Gandy. Ig, ..Montague or Welchel. ig. Ridley. c L O eb, <•. Hicks, rgMeans, rg. Gibbons, rtColley, rt. Jones, reGoree, re Joplin, q. McDonald, q McDowell, IhbCook. Iho. A. \andegraaf. rbbFielder, rhb. ! Long, fb. . .Thomason, fb | TECH HI LOSES PLUCKY GAME TO G. M. A. ELEVEN Though heavilx outweighed. Hie Tech nological High school football team put up a pliickx game agaiYist the strong Georgia Military academy eleven yester day. Although the score does not indi cate it. both elevens were about evenly matched, and each made first down an equal number of times Georgia Military academy scored in the first quarter after a stubbornly contested march to their opponents’ goal. \ fluke forward pass in the second quarter, which bounded from the hands of Simp son. the Tech High school quarterback, who tried io intercept if, into the arms of an awaiting opponent, resulted in Geor gia Military academy’ ssecond and lasi score. Georgia Military academy missed both tries at goal. The third quarter 'saw honors about, even, with the play confined to the mid dle of the field. Tech High school took the aggressive in the last quarter, car rying the ball almost the length of the field t<» within six inches of Georgia Mil i itar\ academy’s goal, where it rested I when the whistle blew. Ti ere were no particular stars on the Georgia Military academy eleven. Each man played a good, consistent game. Meeyrs. Barton and Colcord showed to advantage for T< <:li High school. CARDINAL PLAYERS COP ANOTHER FROM BROWNS ST. LOUIS. Get. 11.—Singles by Mowi-ey ami Evans and Stovall's error in the eighth inning gave (he St. Louis National I ague iTub the second game of tlie inlet-league series for the <-itv • i impionship with the local American league team here yesterday, 3 to 2. The (mericans got a run in the sec ond inning on a hit and two errors. In the fifth the Nationals took the lead, scoring two runs on three passes, a single and another pass. Austin's dou-| hie. a wild pitch and a single in the | same inning tied it for the Americans. | ATHLETICS COP AGAIN: STUFFY McINNES STARS PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 11 The Phila delphia American league baseball team made it three out of four in ihe local interleagu* series by winfiing from the National league team yesterday. 4 to 3, Mclnnes. the Americans' first baseman. scored two runs and got a double and single off tii, ilelivery of Moore, who started pitching for the Phillies. Beaton relieved Moore in the seventh inning, and Bri>r. n, who started for the Athletics, was succeeded by Bender in the fourth inning BREWER BESTS ROWAN. SALT LAKE. UTAH. Oct. 11. Har ry Brewer got the decision over Martin Rowan at the end of the fifteenth round here last night The fight was the fastest even seen in this city PACKEY M'FARLAND FIGHTS WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. Oct. IL— Packey McFarland and Tommy Kll bane clash in the ring here tonight. Local tans look for the Chicago hoc to The Boston Rooter Speaks By MORTON BIRGE - ■ ' OH. maybe they'll fight in the Balkan States and maybe, again, they won’t. And just this minute there’s nobody here cares much if they do or don’t, But there IS a scrap that is on today that is regular heart throb stuff. The same is the thrilling Pennant game in the shadow of Coogan’s Bluff. Oh. the wide, wide earth is a big. fat place, with a whole lot of people, too. But only one spot and a blamed few men mean anything to you. And that one place is the Polo Grounds, where the Giants and » Red Sox play. And these two teams are the only folks that interest you today. Os these two teams —well, there's one we know—Oh. go it, you Red Sox boys. And here is a Gloom for Muggsy’s men; for the Red Sox only •Joys. With our fingers crossed and our breath held hard we wait for the news to break. And everything else sits down ‘way back till we hear from the Boys and ‘■.Jake.” L - _ ED KETCHELL WINS. LANSING. MICH., Oct. 11.—Eddie Ketchell stopped Fred Langham in th" • third round of the eight-round final here last night , The "Laying in Stores of Fashion and Good Form fills week-end begins the Season. There’ll be theaters, dinners and many social affairs to get your attention. I’he things that must Lave your attention a bit in advance are those verv necessary to vour social com fort. 'l’he same thoughtfulness is of great value tn the man of business who plans for the “Ever-Well- Itressed” Reputation. Shirts, Neckwear, Gloves. Waistcoats and the many small belongings, correct lor day or evening wear. Shirts -Stiff bosom, plaited or plain, soft shirts, plaited or plain. Choice Fall colors and white, with correct styles for evening, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50. Tins of ent silk, artistic arrangement of new Fall shades in diago nal or straight for stripes, and most effective brocades. 50c to $2.00. (Tocheted and knitted silk scarfs SI.OO to $3.50 (iloves—l he very best sort, correct in color and fashioning. 51.50, $2.00 and 52.50 Waistcoats—Silk brocades, velours, velvets and rough surfaced che s3.so to SIO.OO Geo. use Clothing Co. /SEI I J 9. I lll l|l llllll l llll SSlk / Tib ** 11 1 " 1 fe \ '■ ir I 1 i'i'i Wleu.. A- iilp' 1 THs ' aHy. $ 4 $(3 - ''LL The man who Zmou'.*? shoes, ’ who has an eye for style, who BA \ appreciates the “feel” of plump, even textured leather, who rec ognizes the little finishing touches which come only from the deft fingers of “natural born” shoe makers, is the man we had in our \ mind’s eye when we made Ralston % Shoes our leaders. 1 We shall be proud to show you E "T L ’ ” our new Fall styles. IJIOSC K D. BARKSDALE CO. VJ I I Decatur St. (Kimball House) Zgj CYCLONE JOHNNY WINS. FOND DU LAC. WIS., Oct. 11— Cy clone Johnny Thompson made a chop ping block of Aft Godfrey, of Minne apolis. here last night. •••••••••••••••••••••••••A • • : Attendance 34,624; : : Receipts $63,142 : • ■ • • BOSTON, Oct. 11—The na- • • tional commission figures for at- • • tendance and receipts at yester- • • day’s game show: • • Total attendance, 34,624. • • Total receipts, $63,142. • • National commission's share, • • $6,314.20. • • Players’ share, $34,096.66. • • Flach club's share, $11,365.56. • • With one tie game already, and • • with a fail- chance that eight • • games will be played in the series, • • the receipts ought to run above • • anything ever known before. Here • • is a comparison of the receipts and • • attendance last year and this • • year. • • 1912. 1911. • • Attendance 100,502 101,783 • • Receipts. .$196,638.00 $195.714.j0 • • Players . . . 106.183.94 105,793.83 • • •Clubs .... 70,789.96 60.529.22 • • Commission . 19.661.10 19,395.45 • • Each winner 2,895.92 3,022.68 • • Each loser . 1,930.60 2,015.12 • • • ••••••••••••••••••«••••••• STEVE KETCHELL WINS. AI’RORA. ILL., Oct. 11—Steve Ketchoil decisively defeated Jeff O'Con nell in their six-round bout last night. 15