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Billy Smith Sure Is Popular With Prominent Baseball Men By W. S. Farnsworth. BASEBALL players, managers, scouts and owners from every part of the map attended the ,■ id s series, but there were none popular than Billy Smith, of ' anta. And none better known, i he The writer had the pleas re of traveling back and forth be tween New York and Boston with the Cracker manager, and I feared hat he was going to shake his ;sty right hand off. for he was - ver mitting friends. ■ >n the first trip to Boston, Smith a- greeted by George Stallings, managet of the Boston Na- ■ uais; Clark Griffith, manager- and rt owner of the Washington club; Cobb (no need telling Geor giar.s who he be); Tris Speak- Boston’s great outfielder, and .. im . Southern leaguer; Joe Kel li. manager of the Toronto team, <i Joe Dunn manager of the Bal imore Orioles. Every one of this noted bunch of .seball celebrities greeted Billy a ith joy. Well. well, if it isn’t my old r rii.-l. Billy Stnlth!’’ said Speaker a 5 ie walked through the train - om the Bostons' car to the smok er. where Billy was enjoying a black two-bit pill. A few minutes later Stallings . ame in. Hello. Bill!” he cried, as lie ex i tided a warm handshake. The train stopped at New Haven r a few minutes. Billy went out to stretch his legs, and ran into Cobb. Greetings. Bill.” said Cobb "And how are all the boys down tn At lanta Dunn came along about thL« time and he and Smith, as they clasped hands, stat ted talking about the da- s when Billy was managing the Ruffalb club in tfie Eastern league. Sure am glad to See you. Bill.” said Dunn, "although you used to raise the dickens with my club when you were in Buffalo.” Later on Joe Kelly happened in. and his face lit up with a smile then he piped Billy riding along side of Gi iffith. "Well, how are you. Bill’.’" ask-i WORLD SERIES HEROES RUBE MARQUARD--No. 4 I'y Hany Glaser. r-psHE old saying, lift is of I ups and downs, was nevei truer than when applied to th- i-areer of Rube Marquard. Evet since he began playing baseball — •nd that dates back almost to thf time when he entered his teens— Rube itas been either >■ a t ing to the . heights of fame or dropping down among the "has beens.” His rise to stardom was as rapid as any ever made by a big league star, in one season he rose from an unknown minor leaguer to the highest-priced player of his time. Then his quickly acquired fame be gan to fade, until he was looked - upon as a failure, only to ascend again when he pitched the Giants ■nto a championship last season and repeated this year with his sensational winning streak. But the slump that overtook him fol lowing that streak once more began to endanger his prestige, and it "as mighty doubtful two weeks ago whether he would be of service o his team in the world’s series. That fight, however, showed the Rube was still the kingpin of southpaws and that he was able to ive up to his rep when the occa sion demanded it. Marquard cap tured two of the Giants’ three vic tories. He was mote fortunate titan Matty, in that he was accord better support, but bad he wat - ered at any one of a dozen differ ent stages of the battle he would not have been able to pull through. Rube Had Trouble. Marquard had a great deal of Tflu ulty in finishing games during 'he latter part of the season. He " is unreliable, to say the least iml when time after time he had to be taken out of the box it looked s if he would be easy prey for the Red Sox. "’hen Rube entered the box in his first game of the series there "ere all sorts of predictions that hr would not last the limit. Evert tim Giants’ followers had doubts T misgivings concerning his abil- Inning after inning, though, te worked without a sign of wea.k rntne. "Wait until the seventh.' id the critics; "that's lite one he i'a'ly ’blows' in.' But the sev i i came, and Rube continued un til' very end, pitching as well as ’ • " before in his career In his second performance the all southpaw did not have to work a strenuously. That was the game n which the Giants got io Bueky (' Brien al the very stall for a big lead. With a five-run lead after the first inning Rube could afford to take it easy. He again deliv ered a fine game, though, and had he heavy biters of the Sox al his mercy. This was the fourth season that Marquard served as a big "uguer. He made his professional debut in organized baseball in 190” "th the Canton club He has bayed the game eve; since he was tble to toss a ball and. in fact, has cm earned a livelihood an> othpi " * y Twenty-three Years Old. H* horn in Cleve and. Ohio '■ars a«o It during his HOW BASEBALL MEN SIZE UP BILLY SMITH GEORGE STALLINGS—Best minor league manager in world. CLARK GRIFFITH—Better than many major league managers. TY COBB—A great handler of play ers, as his record shows TRIS SPEAKER—Most aggressive manager I ever knew. JOE KELLY—Showed me things when he was in Eastern league. JOE DUNN—Eastern league lost good man when Smith left it. the Toronto manager. • * * A ND Smith was Just as popular * * with Ban Johnson, Jimmy’ Mc- Aleer, Tom Lynch, Garry’ Herr mann, John McGraw, and. in fact, every baseball man that attended the great series between the Red Sox and Giants. ■ Billy got good and busy with 'em all. too. There wasn ; a manager or a scout at. the big games that he didn't buzz, and every one of them promised to do all in his power to help the popular local manager. Griffith already has come across with some likely looking material, and I wouldn't bo surprised if the Nev, York Americans will make good for ’the use of Poncey park last spring, when they trained there. The New York club never came across with any player as pay ment for the local grounds, and the local boaid of directors, or Hemphill, were never able to get anything from the New Yorkers. Bui Smith will. Just paste this prediction in your’ bat, too. Billy went up to the New Yolk club's | office and had a long chat with Manager Hairy Wolverton. Presi dent Crank Farrell and Scout Ar thur Irwin. He gave them to un derstand that Atlanta had not beet, us-nl right, and when he left he was I given the assurance that the Yan kees will sure make good their dues h< re. What Marquard Did in Five Years on Diamond' . ..... I V is. Club. w, 1.. BA. FA. ’'-■OS Ind’u na pul is. .2:; II .169 .946 1909 Giants 5 1.3 .148 .Mi.’i 1910 -Giantsl 1 .115 .937 1911— Giants 24 7 .162 .929 1912 Giants 26 11 .214 .955 sand lot caree: tiiat Rube got a chance to distinguish himself. The Wheel club, a crack organization that produced the Delehantys Toinmy I each. Bill Bradley and others, picked him up and sent him against Salem one day. In that game, which went thir- I teen innings without a score on ithei side, the youngster allowed but one hit. That was made by the fortieth batter who faced him. Salem took him up immediately and advertised him as the wonder of the age. In his first game for Salem It • fanned fifteen batters and the inhabitants of the town wanted lo buy him a house and lot. From Salem he drifted to Can ton, Ohio, and then Charley Carr induced him to sign up with the Indianapolis club. He won 23 games for Carr’s team that season and captured the American asso ciation pennant by his wonderful twirling. So much prominence was given to his work that a number of big league clubs bid for his serv ices and the Giants landed him for SII,OOO. which at that time was the high-water mark in fancy prices for a baseball star. How for two years Marquard was an utter failure is too well known to be repeated here. Mc- Graw never lost faith in him. how ever, and he proved his rrjrth as a pitcher the pest two seasons. Wilbert Robinson. the Giant coach who aided the tall left-hand er in attaining control, which is a thing that kept him down when he first joined the Giants, is of the opinion that Marquard will be every bit as effective next season as he was early this year, for the veteran coach thinks Ruben the greatest southpaw of the.age JAKE ABEL RETURNS FROM AN INVASION OF THE EAST CHATTANOOGA. TENN Oct. 24. After a three months sojourn in the East, .lake Abel, the local fistic prodigy, Is back in his native section looking for bat tles. The local lad had three battles in the East, winning two and losing one the last, ’.o Tommy Langdon. Abel was under die management ot Jimmy Deforest Ilia laei Southern ap pearance was his finish fight with Terry Nelson FINEST DENTAL~ WORK AT LOWEST PRICES There > no finer dental work done anywhere than at the Atlanta Dental Parlors, yet prices here are so low as to astonish those who have been pay ing the usual dentists charges. This is partly due to an immense practi e and partly •<> i.he very fine modern equipment and partly io thi. fact that tliis establishment withes c make lasting frmnrjs o’ its patient* A,k your friends shout the v oik nt lihe Atlanta Dental Pa>lois at "ir toi i nrr of Feschtree and Deeatut st ire’s tAd v t 1 | THE ATLANTA GEORGLYX AND XEWS.TII URSDAV. OCTOBER 24. 1912. Like Baffling Nelson the Baltimore Bantam Proves Tough Fellow KID WII.LIAJIS. CONQUEROR OF COULON, IS A DANE — By Ed. AV. Smith. HIS right name Is John Gutenko. and he was born in Copenha gen. Denmark, nineteen years ago He has been in this country eleven years and began life as a printer's devil in a Baltimore daily newspaper office. That is a brief outline of the chief facts surrounding the young man known to rhe fistic arena as Kid Williams, the kid who is cred ited with having shown mastery over Johnny Coulon. who long has claimed the bantam-weisht title of the world. AX illiams and Coulon met in New York Friday night, and all but one of tile writers at the ringside gave Williams the verdict. As Williams Is a Baltimore product, and not a New Yorker, the decisions of the New York critics carry a little more than the ordinary weight hi this time. Kid Is a Big Card. Williams has been for some time one of the strongest of the fighting cards among the little fellows of the East. Only now and then have items of interest regarding him sifted into the middle .West, where they have come to think Coulon as unbeatable. ♦ but we had heard enough to feel a trifle uneasy for the safety of the Chicago man. And while Williams didn't knock Coulon out. he maltreated him. there is, little question of that. And j JESSE MERCER PENS AN OPEN LETTER TO GEORGIA SPORTSMEN The following letter will explain itself: Quail are plentiful this season The temptation to shoot before No vember 20th will be very great. Some of the most selfish may yield 1o the tempta tion and get into trouble. The legislature has wisely set the 20th day of November as the day on which all sportsmen provided with license, and who | have the. consent of the landowner may j start out after Rob White If the law was unwise or the date unwisely selected I it would be your duty as law-abiding citi i zens to observe the Jaw: certainlx it is my i duty to enforce it. But the date was wisely selected. Bx I that lime the birds are large and lai. and j is near the great Thanksgiving holiday, so that all sportsmen may have as near ian equal showing as could be provided by I law. The hiftit-r who would i<i « advantage of his neighbors by starting out before the [•late agreed on. even if it was not a vio- I lation of law is selfish and unworthy to J be classed with true sportsmen. i From my viewpoint it is one of the I serious violations of the law I am charged i with enforcing: for the knowledge by she .sportsmen in any county, that One or more hunters are already in the field be fore the opening day would incite those ordinarily inclined to keep the law to vio late it. and disregard the rule that should be sacredly kept by all true sportsmen # It is your duty, if you want the birds conserved and the law enforced to rep<> t to this office by letter or telegram all violations that come to your notice. This office will bear the expense of telegrams and treat your communications as con fidential. but give names, dates and facts on which I may base an investigation and prosecute the law-breakers. The sport will be great this season if sportsmen generally will observe the rule established by the legislature, and will assist this department with information as to violations. We are friends, the commissioner and true sportsmen. Game hogs and pot hupters arc our enemies, and I will prove to be their undoing if you will give nn the information and assistance 1 am en titled to from you. Sincere! v. J. E. MERCER. . Stale Game and Fish Commissioner CURE FOR WEAK KIDNEYS FREE > Relieves Urinary and Kidney Troubles. Backache, Strain ing. Swelling, Etc. Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kid neys and Back. 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Ami Williams showed them be bad it » He was more like the old Terry McGovern than anything that hud been shown in years around New York. As soon as the hell sound ed. Williams was on top of his man , and never let up until something hit the floor. And that something us ually was Williams’opponent . Accident in the Game. Like a lot of other fighters, Wil liams is an accident in the game He didn't kpow he could fight until he was put to it—a street quarrel, a quick decision, the customary ad miration of his fellow workers in the print shop, more tights, some ring engagements and the young Dane was started on bis career with a rush. Sam Harris is managing Wil liams. 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They fit the body warmly, button clear =U up to ihe neck, and are selected in just the right weights for this climate. In various textures and colors. Price at $4 to $7.50 and $12.50. Norfolk Suits, m excellent fabrics, tailored with all the perfection and style characteristic of the best Men’s Clothing- $5 to $12.50. Cotton and Woolen Underwear— l’nion Suits. sl. Mixed. Cotton and Wool, per garment. 50c and sl. All Cotton, per garment. 50c to SI. I»eeter>. $3.50 to $6.50. Pajamas. 75c and sl. Hosiery, per pair 15c and 25c. (iloves. 50c to $1.50. Shoes. $1.50 to $3. Raincoats. $4 to $5. Blouse Waist, fall weight. 50c, 75c and sl. I ' Barks = Cham be rs=H ard w ick | L > mf] CO. I ATLANTA. GA. | game. Harris found him after he had acquired a local reputation in Baltimore and began to nurse him along. He matched him with Shep Farron. who had been beating everything around Baltimore. Wil liams knocked his man out and got $5 for the job Had H's Setbacks. This didn’t 'veil him so very much, but he began to train a lit tle and in a short time lie was bet ter fitted for the work But he had his setbacks. George Chaney beat him in twenty rounds, and it was a great lesson for him. Charley Har vey also outpointed him, and so did Tommy Buck, but he kept on com ing mightily until today he is rec ognized as one of the toughest of the tough and a tit candidate, as lie showed against Coulon. for tiie title. Gutenko’s father is guardian of him in all of his battles, although he takes no active part. He mere ly sits at the ringside without mak ing ant comments. He believes in Harris and stands for everything t he manager does. Becomes a Dressy Chap. Personally. Williams is a likable young fellow of good habits and quiet confidence that is infectious. Sim e lie has been making plenty of money through his ting skill, he has become an extremely dressy young man and even carries out the general scheme by carrying a cane • into the ring with him. This will give you a pretty fair idea of what the new star is. on and off. MERCER GETTING READY FOR GAME WITH STETSON MACON, GA.. Oct. ’.,4. On Saturday Meacer meets the eleven from Stetson I university, in Valdosta. The Merger team came out of the Tech game with but few injuries, none of which were serious enough to prevent any of the men from attending practices. A heavy scrimmage was held yester day afternoon and flip varsity showed up unusually well. The line, which has been weak on tiie offense, was going strong and had a lot of drive back of them. But very little is known of the strength of the Stetson team, but it is supposed they rank with the Cniversity of Flor with Columbia, and this alone makes it a fast bunch. Three on bases and no one out-the Pitcher needs all his nerve skill so he takes a chew ■ of^ood, mild Drummond. yfeSr K! MW ICn DRUMMOND I NATURAL LEAF I CHEWING TOBACCO I - ■ - !J - - ~-w . a On a raising market-—the price of the Ford comes doxvn. 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