Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, October 16, 1912, EXTRA 3, Image 1

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RED SOX NOW CHAMPIONS THE WEATHER Fair tonight and tomorrow. Tern peraturss: 8 a. rm, 60 degrees; 10 a. m., 68 degrees: 12 noon, 75 de grees: 2 p. m.. 77 degrees. VOL. XI. NO. 63. OT MO BEDIENT IN MIMM GAME’S HIGHEST TITLE Giants lake Early Lead of One Run, But Sox Fight Gallantly to Grasp Honor So Nearly Gained in First Struggles. I'k\\X AY PARK. BOSTON. "Def. 16. After the most des per,it.‘ly contested struggle lor baseball s premiership in the game -history, the Boston lied Sox were today made cham pions of the world. The final game was a battle between the youthful Bedient and Christy M at)hewson. the veteran star of the Giants. The game was played as follows: FIRST INNING. Dev ’ hacks at the first two balls tr rhed and misses. Then he waits out i ’c bad ones. Finally he grounds ' lint-ply to Wagner and is out to Stahl. FF'lient also gives three balls and two ■crikr-- t< Doyie before anything hap •iii I ti <■:: v is only another S'-otmder to Wagner, who throws the .' Yora > aptain out at first. When Sitedg: i-s . s to bat there is a hos tile de non.- : ratiem b; Boston fans, who boo" .ti'<: velp eat: -tils at him. He re -oir:. - b.. waiting out Bedient and get ing - ba.- on bati-:. Snodgra:-. «tinn g"■■ down fo' ;■ st a.I ami is sat -on b't peer's muff. This is a sign.il for a Glam outbreak, b '.t Bedient, instead of • ning, lightc-ns tight up ami G-artl n- gathers in Murray’s grounder and ibo- - i red. boy out at first. No runs, no hits, one error. Mat. ' i> ii, '’red as seldom a man was - li.i-t.-d on ho-tile soil v.iien he walk;- to tin slab to start the doings f "i' the Gi.int Hooper whacks at the fl’ ; t halt jritel; -i. anti grounds to AJ< - kb Yorkes fans on three balls. Speak er tears off a singhr ,o right and keeps right on to ccoml. He would have been out if Doyle had not muffed D;- voro'- throw. The umpire changes his decision on this when the ball was dropped. Lewis fans on three neat 1- Mathewson is pitc.iiing in fine f t air: looks as good as ever tn his life. No runs, one hit, one error. SECOND INNING. ■'b "pens feebly with a strike out. H Tzog makes a grand attempt ’ hit. but Speaker makes a bett< r ati.eir.pt to get it and pulls down what looks like a long hit. As Meyers comes 1,1 tiir 1 bat the game is delayed while ; 1 police wrestle with the crowd has overflowed onto the field. Hnully the rampant fans are back in •' again and the game starts, but it Mfi'ears that the delay has put the Sox "tl ’dge. Meyets hits a feeble grounder o 1 Mivlner. wh , messes it up. and Mey- ■ 'bo slowest runner of the G’ant ih . has plenty of time to get safe. ' ’ 1 ‘‘v singles over second and Mey- ops at second. Then, to the ut 'Stonishmeiit of everybody in the '-'ll'. Meyeis, the human elephant, and Helehe. start a double steal Os '"'l ' . Meyet.s would have been out a I'htek >f Gardner bad not dropped the , ' it was. both men were safe. I outs things up to Matty good and ‘'hut. out his fly is taken by Sprakrr. f runs. one |,j t _ two errors. I , comes up w ith the evident . 1 ■ i r> of waiting out Mathewson. s- too. and .-; ftrr two '-trikes ” ’ rr *' balls are recorded, finally Stahl forces Gardner at see '' Doy le to Fletcher. Wagner puls 'ood to the first ball Mathewson < ''T' B and converts it into a single. "'i takes second on tills. Mathewson "'ti puts on full steam ami as a re .. ' to.' pops an --a.sy fly to Alerkle. « p nl t -nt grounds weakly to Doyh and "it to Merkle. No runs, one hit, no ’rrors. THIRD INNING. "••11 Devore came up Bedient shows - ’tsi uneasiness. He can not seem ""ate t,lu' plate and gives four balls Doy!.' grounds io Gardner s out to Stahl, while Devore ad to -ec-oml. At this point Stahl -g-vvags and (’'ollin.- and Wood walk ” 1 wtcrin up. Snodgrass grounds to '* ml is out. but Devore advances t'"g. Josh seems to have torn “t skit, or something, for at this stage .' Allie is halted and a little "first j' 1 ' -cork done on |)< vote's garments | Murray delivers with a double, sends ov Dever • and th'- first -f th’ game. What happens is a ous n f o pandemonium. There "ot many Giant i o"t> eon the field, hat they do is i plenty. Merkle - "uhns to W agnei and retires to One run. one hit, no error*. Mathew-on is pitching curefully ami ' sins 'tty .-ham-bs H"ope. g roimi • .'‘O' -m tin fifth ba! pitched hint. ■ ' mi: to Merkle. kes stings one "'ard the slab, but Mathewson grabs Mid Steve is out to Merkle Speaker The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For ResuUs. t strikes out. He is cleanly fanned on four balls. No runs, no hits, no errors. . FOURTH INNING. Herzog breaks into notoriety again with a steaming hit. It was really a ’ three-bagger, but owing to the ground rules he is sent back to second. .Meyers ■ sacrifices and is out a' first. Gardner to ■ Stahl, while Herzog advances to third, i Fletcher lifts a high pop to Gardner. - Mathew sot ■ sto Hoopei No run*, ' one hit. no errors. Dewis grounds to Fletchet umi is out •| -o .Merkie. Gardner lifts a skysc-raper i ; oi Snougras'.-. who misses it In ania i 1 teut 'Sh sty ,i Gardner, of course, keeps i I i,vii: or going, but sticks at it too long mil is headed at third and touched iotit. Snodgrass to Herzog. There is fee -11 bie coaching here by the Red Sox. t Gardner could have stuck to second and made trouble, but by his wild running i plays right into the Giants' hands. Stahl fans. No runs, no hits, one error. FIFTH INNING. ! Devore opens tip tin- fifth with a ter irible smack. The ball goes with ter i rifle force, lands a glancing blow on Bedient’s chin and is beaten out. The I blow seems to stun the Boston pitcher, but he continues at the task. It is evi dent that the Giants have orders to steal on anything- and everything, for Devore starts right down on the first ball pitched and .goes out, Cady to Yerkes. Doyie flies to Hooper. Snod . grass imshm a single to left Murray nis. « .: high foul to Cady . No runs, two hits, no errors. W'agnei flies to Murray. So does ; Cady. Bedient lifts one to Devore. It is the fastest half inning of the series and it shows that Mathewson has the ■ small end of the Boston batting order at his mercy. "Big Six" is pitching in the form of a half dozen years back ' and show- no sign of a flicker. No runs, no hits, no errors. SIXTH INNING. Merkle flies to Hoper. Herzog grounds to Wagner ami is out to Stahl. Meyers walks, with only one strike in sight, it api-i.i's that Bedient isn't over-anxious to get one square over. Fletcher strikes ■ out No runs, no hits, no errors. Hooper goes out, Merkle unassisted. Y’erkes singles to center. Speaker walks. Lewis forces Speaker at sec- ■ ond. Fletcher to Doyle. Yorke.'- goes to third. Yerkes is out. Meyers to Mat ty to Herzog when lie attempted to steal hmm-. No runs, one hit, no errors. SEVENTH INNING. Mathewson singles to center. Devore forces Mathewson at second, Bedient to Wagner. Doyle flies to Wagner. De vore steals second. beating Cady's throw. Snodgrass goes out. Gardner tn Sfahl. No runs, one hit, no errors. Gardner flies to Snodgrass. Stahl I singl< s to center, the ball falling be tween Murray and Snodgrass and Fletcher. Wagner walks. Cady flies to l b teher. Hendt icksen bats for Be dlent. H> ndricksen doubles to left, scoring Stahl. Wagner on third. Hoop, er tiles to Snodgrass One run, two - hits, no errors EIGHTH INNING. Wood is pitching for Boston Mur rav goes out to Stall!, unassisted. Mer kle is "tit. Y< : ces to Stahl. Her singles to right. Meyers is out. Y'-'kes Io Stahr No runs, one hit, no errors. Yerk- s is out. H<- zog to Merkle. 'Speaker hits to Matty and the hall bounds ovet to third. Speaker is out. Doyle to Merkle. Lewis goes out. Flctelie: Io Merkle. No runs, no hits, no uo* s. NINTH INNING. vl.-Cm mi.-k ii.'l- I" I'ietehei H flies to Lew is Mat T-vm.n fans. D.-- ~, ~ n a 'I;-. I >oy . j- <> .1. Yerke* to Staid. No tuns, r.o hits, no erro s. Gardm-i fli. - o Snodgrass. Stahl doubles to • eiil.'t Wagner flies to De- I vote. Cady files io Murray One hit. no runs, no errors. TENTH INNING. Snodgrass is out. Wood to Stahl. IMurrav doubles to .-enter Merklij dou ble*, scoring Murray. Herzog fan--. i.Mev.is is o n Wood t" Stall' One run. two bits no errors. Eng sing.es and goes to s -vonri on Snodgtas-' er " Hooper flies to Snodgrass, holding F.g ’ on saconn. Yerkes wa ks Speak- singles. Engie scoring. Yc-k. s advnm-liiK tn third on the play, and Sprak. on second. Lewis walks. Ga dne- fii'-s to Devme, scoring Yerkes Tw® runa, two hit*, ' on® ®rro r , ATLANTA. GA.. WEDNESDAY. ()(TOBER 16. 1912. Locker Club Arouses Hawkinsville Church Folk Against Lodge Congregations Threaten to Dis miss Members of Fraternity Operating ‘ Saloon.” HAWKINSVILLE. GA..’ Oct. th. Church and fraternal circles in Haw kinsville were aroused over the estab lishment of a locker club by a local lodge of a well known fraternity. I'he Baptist church has passed rcso-I lotions declaring the locker club to be ■< I "co-operative saloon" and threatening | to dismiss members of the congregation belonging to the fraternity unless the. withdrew from the on:' - or th.- "lock er" is discontinued. Another vhur< has passed resolutions protesting against the "locker” and imploring tin fraternity to discontinue it. A citizens mass meeting has taken similar action. In the meantime the locker club con tinues in operation, with no immediate prospect of it being closed BUMPER PEACH CROP, U. S. OFFICERS ASSERT, STARTS WILDCATTING i MACON, GA.. Oct. 16.-—The bumper!- peach crop of 1910. when thousands of bu-hels were picked and remained un sold. caused an increase of TOO per cent In the number of illicit distilling cases in this section of the state, ac cording to the testimony of United States Deputy Marshals Riley in th- Federal court today. They testified in tile trial of L. L. Self, of I'pson county, | who was charged with violating the revenue laws, that when many men found they had too much fruit, they | began making brandy. Self pleaded that the barrels of fer- ! rnented peaches alleged to belong to | him were not found on his property i and thaw he knew nothing about them 1 The jury found him not guilty. He wa« i represented by Congressman Charles 1 Bartlett. 29-YEAR-OLD LAWYER TO BE S. CAROLINA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 16—Returns of the run-off primary election yester day for attorney general are yet incom plete, less than half of the votes being reported this morning. Indications are. however, that Thomas H. Peeples, of Barnwell, is nominated over ,1. Frasier Lyon, the incumbent. With about 60.- 000 votes reported, Peeples leads by a few thousand. Peeples was the Blease candidate in the recent election. He is 29. years old. Lyon has been attorney general for six years and has made an efficient offi cial. He has prosecuted grafters in several of the' most famous cases the " state has ever known. The Box Score: RED SOX— *• R. M. *O A. ■ Hooper, rf s 0 I) 3 0 0 Yerkes, 2b.... 4 11 1 3 0 Speaker, cf. 4 0 2 2 0 0 Lewis, If 4 0 0 I 0 9 Gardner. 3b.. 4 0 U 1 4 2 Stahl, lb 4 1 2 15 0 0 Wagner, ss... 3 0 1 2 4 1 Cadv, c 3 0 0 5 1 0 , Bedient, p 3 0 0 0 1 0 i Hendrickson... 1 0 1 0 0 0 < Wood, p 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Engle 1 I 1 0 0 0 , — i Totals . . 36 3 8 30 15 3 GIANTS— AB R H. »O A. « Devore, rs 3 11 2 0 0 Doyle. 2b 5 0 0 1 4 0 i Snodgrass, cf 4 0 I 4 1 2 Murray, If 5 0 2 3 0 0 Merkle, lb . ... 5 0 1 10 0 0 Herzog, 3b 5 II 2 2 1 0 Meyers, c 2 0 0 4 1 0 Fletcher, ss4 0 I 2 3 0 McCormick .10 0 0 0 0 Shafer, ss .. . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathewson, p».J 0 I it 2 0 Totals .. 37 2 929 12 2| GIANTS .. . 001 000 060 1- 2 , RED SOX . . IHIO 000 100 2 - 3 Summary. TwtMliiif’ hits, Murray, Her%f>K. H<*n- ■ drlrkwon, Rtahl. HtrtK-k nut.. h\ Muthow 4 by Bp di<»nt 2 m <»ri bwlls. Mmh’*u.wn ♦, off I nt 3. j Sacrifice hit, WIFE AND DAUGHTER RUSH TO ROOSEVELT J V J: > L.-. A-- ' j -LX-t-o L : 'F z ' P i ' i-'-c I* - --l B .. 9 i ifeu W ■'■ I w 1 lA' Ai V?I t(M i I » 1 ti ' ■a \ 4m. : w slllo C%\ 03 dLJ 5 V Ali:s. Tneodore Roosevelt, on right, and Aliss Ethel Roose velt. wife and daughter of Colonel Roosevelt, who hurried from their home in New York to Chicago to be with the ex-president while he is confined in the hospital. VICE WAR CONTINUES IF MASON SUPPORTS CHIEF Despite Election of Woodward, t Chambers Men Hold Control of Police Board. The nomination of James G. Wood ward for mayor of Atlanta will have no effect on Police Chief Beavers' war on the tenderloin and the vice crusade will . continue—ls Carlos Mason, chairman of ' the police board, gives it his support. The executive committee of thg Men and Religion Forward Movement and leaders of the chambers campaign gave the impression before the primary that the nomination of Woodward would mean the end of Beavers, as chief ot ' police. Carlos H. Mason, chairman of the po. lice commission and who will continue to control a good majority of the com mission despite Woodward’s election, said Imlay that he was going’ to do all he could to give Chief Beavers a fair show H» said that Chief Beavers is sued the order agaimfi the "houses in our midst" upon his own Initiative, but ! that the police commission would eon- I tiinie to support him unless his plan proved i failure. Will Give Him Sufficient Time "Chief Beavers.l* going io Ims. <ilf fii ient time to show what lie tn <lu toward eliminating the social evil,' mid Chairman Mason. "For my part, I want to do what is best for Atlanta. I tin not seeking any political fight and don't expect one. If t'hlef Beavers' plan proves to he an improvement, we will stand by It. ti e are going to support I him unless his plan proves a failure." Mayor-elect Woodward has praetf < allv declared wa» against Chairman •Mason, hut he has neve mentioned Chief Eieavors But Chairman Mason, with Ills suppotters, will continue to control the police force after Wood ward takes hts office on January 1. Os the commission of twelve mem bers which has absolute control of the police department, the mayor has one membership and the appointment of another, the chai man of the police committee of council. Os the present membership of the police commission ten are openly Ma son men. Two. W. G. Humphrey, are appointees of the mayor as chairman of the police committee, and Robert C. Clarke are Independents. When chief Beavers, through the influence of Chairman Mason, was elevated to his present position, only Commissioners Humphrey and Clarke voted against him. They voted for Assistant Chief Jett. Key Seems To Be In Mason s Hands. There ate one or two lukewarm Ma .-on men on the board, hut at most, from the present attitude of the mem be's. Woodward could not possiblv get mote than five votes against Chairman Mason. \s long as <T,ul man Mason chooses, t'hlef Brave's will continue to be chief ami continue his vice crusade-. Chief Beavcts said today the war on vice will be continued Although Mayor-elect Woodward de v-la id f" •|rict segtegatlon at tht opening of Ute campaign, lie has re fused to comment on Chief Beavers' O der closing the "houses in our midst.” In a heated argument with Chairman Mason it th’ Third ward polling place vests' lav Woodward practfcal'y an i nAum eil his tight on Chairman Mason. I They have been bitter political enemies | for yea I s. Th’ cite ’"iin.il wa* practically •tnapitno is In its opposition tn Wood watd and the members are bewildered Continued on P»ge Two. HOOSEVELT. STRONGER, OVERJOYED US EAMILY REACHES HIS BEOSIDE Colonel Keeps Squad of Eminent Sur geons Waiting in Ante-Room of His Hospital Ward While He Greets Wife, Son and Two Daughters. Physicians’ bulletins today showed that the condition of Col onel Roosevelt is practically normal. One of the doctors said that if the condition continued good he would be entirely out of danger by tonight. Mrs. Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., nnd his daughter, Miss Ethel, arrived in Chicago today from New York, and imme diately visited Colonel Roosevelt at the hospital, adding to the patient's good cheer. Many messages were received by the colonel today, among them sympathies from King George of England, Emperor Wil liam of Germany, King Alfonso of Spain, King Victor Emanuel of Italy, and President Fallieres of France. The report of Professor E. W. Semmes. of Marquette uni versity, Milwaukee, showed that the bullet which v.as fired into Colonel Roosevelt's breast was not poisoned. Ex Senator Beveridge took up the colonel’s campaign itiner ary today. The physicians decided not to probe today for the bullet Will Not Probe for Bullet Today CHICAGO. Oct. 16.—The general condil on of Colonel Roose velt was so good today thai ihe physicians attending him said that unless he took a turn for the worse today he would be prac tically out of danger by tonight. They d.-i-ided not to probe for Ihe bullet in his breast today. The colonel spent a good night, and was feeling “fine. " lie said, today. He was further cheered by the arrival ot Mrs Roosevelt and son ami daughter from New York. At 1:30 p. m. Ihe following i“~ bulletin on Roosevelt 's condition Roost velt stem 1 n atone and the d >or was issued: Pulse 90. tempera- .is<! - I. ’t' • otiwrs waited in ths lure 98.6 throughout entire morn- tdor. mg: breathing easier. General tb „ ;l „. .. condition ecellent. and .: few minm 5 latei q; eted t't.-fr (Signed) cuiwr. JOHN B. MURPHY. • ARTHUR DEAX BEVAN. ot his family and summoned John Me- CURRY L. TERRELL. h ' s f ’ ,< " ’ ,v! ’° tonk a bi ’ sheaf cf tele.'i ams into th-' sick room. The following bulletin was issued by The colon I opened them and began the same physicians earlier: reading them at once. “The records show that Colonel just befo ■ M ■ Roosei t irri 1 Roosevelt passed a very good night, the hh.vslejans who had examin’d the His temperature and pulse normal: his icuorts of the nurse during the night highest pulse since 9 o’clock last night IH ',| had miked with the internes ,?ni was 80: temperature. 98.8, and his pulse the colonel to a few moments Issued at * o'clock this morning was 74; his the first formal bulietin of the iworn temperature, 98.6, and respiration, 20. Ing. The bulletin was “xceedingly He is having less irritation of his pleura hopeful. It sh-nve I that the tempera froni the injured rib than he did yes- tu-e u.-is near!' n ,-.ia| and that the terday. and he did not have an anodyne pulse this tno: n : ng '.as slower than it. for the pain. General condition exce|- was last night. Irritation from the lent.” wound was decreasing and eonditions Physician Waited approximated normal On Family Gathering. May Be Out While Chicago's most famous so - Os Danger Today. geons waited in an ante-room, coni- The doctoTs were o" the opinion that pelled to delay examination and con- if n 0 symptoms indicating Infection sultation over their distinguished pa- arose during the day the colonel could tient. Theodore Roosevelt greeted Mrs. be pronounced entirely out of danger. Roosevelt today. Mt-. Roosevelt. Miss The colonel was in high spirits Ethel Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, "I'm fo'dlpg bully." was hts greeting Jr., ami Mrs Alice Roosevelt Long- of Dr. TerrcU. when th’ physician came worth arrived at Mercy hospital short- to the hospital before the other physt ly after 9 o’cloi k ami were at once > i-m- attending him. Dr. Terrell tried shov. n into the <ulonel's room Th’ to enforce the Injunction against talk former' president could hardly express ing. but the colonel would,talk. hts joy at seeing them "Nonsense,” he said, when Dr Ter- Fi'om the time that be heard they -ell warned him. "I'm all right.” had entered the city the colonel's hap- Miss Margaret Fitzgerald, the night pines* bubbled over. nurse, pronounced Colonel Roosevelt an "Were are they now?" he ask.-.1. ideal patient after -be went off duty Wife Enters Ward th|s ""’'ning- First Alone "" 8 dUl ' ° f 8 tW,r9e t 0 f<,r * et her riibi. muuc. patient as soon as she leaves him,” said No time wa- lost In ’-'" ting Mrs. Miss Fitzgerald, "but I can nor help Roe*<-vel: to lie husbaml s loom, remembering and feeling impressed bj Word had been flashed to the ‘-pital Colonel Roosevelt. His every move of the coining of the Roosevelt party, showed consideration for ami under- D S.-urr, Tei r< ’ was vailin'.: at the -landing of those around him. His ciexato: ami when Mrs Roosevelt condition is pretty good. lam not a alighted she was led nt once to het' surgeon, of course, and do not under husband. stand thoroughly the real bad features "I am 1):, Terrell." he -aid hr way of of a bullet wound and so can'not ven int-oduetion. "Tb'- olonel is waiting lure m opinion on hts future dangers, fro >ou Just step down the hall wit 1 ! The colone's experience as a soldier me.” has fitted him to know what is proper D Terrell led the wav down the hal ! . for him. H< wilt not dfeobev the doc- Mr« Roosevelt walked by his aide, tor's ordet s, hut will help those lr Mis« F.tlt'! and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., cba'ge eat tv them out." Dr. Lambett was admitted to the At th< door .Mrs Roosevelt halted ■ mlortel's room after a consultation wiG” and glanced bark at her children. Di Dr. Terrell was finished. Hi* stay li mg 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE