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6 <®QMM ®OW CCOEW * EXlffiW Jeff tVas Only Trying to Do Mutt a Favor :: :: :: :: By “Bud” Fisher erepF, I Gct a ~ 1 ' I "• ~ ' \ * f I a soft x /' .. ' Qgntlgmcn, '?x ■ A Foxy CcOTof ( T-K<i C W . Cu I . TG^T ' *" J tX ASHAtAtQOF .. __ S AF^ UTTu ;>,■ 1 evct. STIUXX. ’ AIN’T _ >}N ; T f*V< CONTINUE GOOb C X I SAT, MUTT | j^au.^q Wv ' j ■ j UP LUtl< . _^ ir MBf v °^^° ppet> i ’z— —' ; k rn BUR frw ' V-* | SW till *TnTI F BfW hWW® 4 plj 't 1 ‘“-f t|Hllfl[f ■ |i * ffl :Z «K-4Wtu, i/\ 'M l__jEj^ L 2 JifeHW k ! ! : i L liilß. Jz_ZZk -.-.zk: .i .. -J l wk >" Bill Smith Going to Little Rock Baseball Meeting Cracker Manager Will Fight the “Sliding Scale” By Percy 11. Whiting. SO large ind so lumpy looms the peak) salat.v limit question in tile Southern league that Bill Smith has about decided to pass up his annual trip to the Na tional league meeting and to go with President Funk t’allawav to Little Hock to the yeutly bickering over the salary'limit. “I don’t know.” said Bill this morning, "but I guess it's me to Little Rock. Salary limit You know. Got to be there," and Hill dismissed it with a shrug. But he'll go. The fact Is. President Callaway feels that the salary limit is so Im portant that he docs not care to tackie it alone. .Mr. Callaway him self is inclined to look with favor on, Charley Frank's "sliding scale" system—s3,6oo for 18 players, $2,400 for 12. Not so with Rill Smith. William holds out for no limit, but will compromise on any high limit. Fol' Bill likes to spend money for ball players. President Callaway believes that Bill Smith is the man most vitally Interested in the salary limit and the man who knows best the needs of the club. Also, Bill was at the minor league meeting in .Milwaukee and knows what was done—and. better still, what v.as NOT done al this historic session. So Bill will take his chances with ' the National league moguls —a couple of whom have promised him players—and will hie to Little Hock. Which is modestly tough on Bill forsaking New York for Little Rock! O ILL SMITH uus figuring on his trip to Little Rock. "Let's see.” said he. “the meeting starts on Docember 16. To get there we'll have to start." and he turned to his big wall calendar, "on Friday." "Fine," said somebody , "that will get you away from here on Friday, the 13th of December!" "Holy Moses, no." yelled Bill. "Never! I wouldn’t buck a jinx like that for a million. I'll start on the 12th and lay ovei a day In Mem phis. or I'll start the 15th and miss pan of the meetings. But you'll neve get me away from here on the start of a trip on Friday, the 18th. Not me!" • • • CMITH is going next week to Had dock, Ga„ where George Stal lings' farm is located, for a shoot ing trip. Bill Is some Nimrod, in a gentle way. and when George Stal lings asked him to go down for a trip he accepted on the dead run. Stallings has set next week as the time and Hill will be there. Stalling.- has consideiable of a plantation and Bill is looking for a large session there. TOMMY M MILLIN', mfielder of the New York Americans is a PREP ROAD RUN WILL BE HELD NEXT MONDAY Tiie annual road iun of the Atlanta Prep league will be held next Monday afternoon ovqr the usual course. This course extends a mile and a half out Peachtree road, beginning at Brook wood, and the runners make the trip out, 'turn and return to th< starting point. There will be prizes for the Individual winner and for the team winners. MAY CHANGE DATE OF ARMY-NAVY BATTLE ANNAPOLIS Ml).. Dec. 3. A move ment is afoot to play the Army-Navy football game on the week before in stead of the week after Thanksgiving and such an agreement may be reach ed when the representatives of both kju hools meet ihls month to sign u two- athletic agreement., regular visitor at Atlanta baseball headquarters. Tommy is spending most of the w inter in his automo bile, though he always gets out long enough to take Ills meals. "Nothing to worry about,” says Tommy. “J signed a contract last August for two years and I don't have to worry." Tommy, in a fanning bee at base ball headquarters this morning, sprang the newest thing in the way of alibis. "It was last season late, when Hank Simmons put over a now one in the way of excuses on me." said Tommy. "Warhop, a slow ball pitcher, was working that day. One of the op posing players was a noted le-ft tield hitter, a light hander, and was in tiie batter's box. The first time lie was up and the signal came for a slow bull 1 went over back of third, knowing where a right-hand hitter is likely to lace a slow ball. Sure enough one came through that tore off the third baseman’s legs. I flagged it. The next time this guy came up I worked over toward third again. There was a man on first. He started to steal, and as he did Ed Sweeney threw one that went to Centerfield. Simmons forgot to cover. "\\*hyn we were coming in I asked him: 'Say. why didn’t you cover?’ " 'Well, it was this way,’ he said. 'I hud a hunch he would hit one to right field.’ "The next day Wolverton sent him to Rochester." 0 0 * J-JARRY MATTHEWS is another occasional visitor at baseball headquarters. He is taking life easy this winter and waiting for a nice offer as manager next season. Harry proved a big- success on Hie jqb in Rome and sprung some methods which were unique. For instance, one day a great big pitcher who was working for Matty came slinking into the club house and said: "Harry. I don't feel very good today. I don't think I'll get in uniform.” "Sick! You great big. four-flush ing. bald-faced, pop-eyed, liver hearted. cork-armed cannibal; sick aie you.’" billingsgated Matty. “You were out soused again last night.” "I don't care," came back the pitcher, "1 won't work." "You won't"—biff!—and Matty swung one from the shoulder. When tiie pitcher got up he put on his uniform, went out and pitch ed a w inning game. “Gosh!" said Bill Smith. "I wish I was big enough to pull some of that.” * ♦ • 1 VEY WINGO dropped In the other day to see Bill Smith and incidentally to hand out a big boost for that Smith who Is being count ed on to play third base for the ('nickels. He played with the Car dinals for a good part of last sea- \ CLAIM KILBANE FOUGHT HIS SPARRING PARTNER i .1' ’ll NS Tl'W N. PA, Dec. 3. -Charged with conspiracy and fiaud, information against Johnnie Kilbane. of Cleveland, champion featherweight of the world; his manager. Jimmy Dunn; Thomas McGinnity. a sparring partner, and M. ; J. Barry, boxing promoter, have been made out here as a result of a boxing I exhibition -taged on Octobe: 29, when, it was alleged, McGinnttv fought the champion instead of Tommy Duggan, of San Francisco, as the spectators be. lieved. An effort to secure extradition papers ! for the men was made today. JOHNNY DUNDEE WILL FIGHT KILBANE FEB. 22 NEW Y( »RK. Dec. 3. Johnny Dun dee. Italian featherweight, will meet Johnny Kilbane. title bidder, at Vernon, Cal.. February 22, acording to Dundee's manage;. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1912 son and Wingo had a swell chance to size him up. He thinks that Smith will fill the bill at third. 0 0 0 PRESIDENT FRANK <ALLA- A LA WAY is going to Washing ton shortly and while there will find out from Clark Griffith some addi tional facts about players wanted by Bill Smith. Reds Hardest Team For Pitchers to Strike Out; Giants Next Toughest CUBS WERE BEST WAITERS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE FOLLOWING are the official Na tional league 1912 club records of bases on balls and strike-outs, graded according to greatest number of bases on balls and the least number of strike-outs, respectively. The Chi cago club profited most by lack of con trol on the part of opposing pitchers; Pittsburg is last in this department, with 140 less passes than the leaders. The Cincinnati club struck out less than any other club in the league, its per centage per game being a fraction over three strike-outs; Boston brought up the rear with 693 strike-outs, or an av erage of nearly 4 1-2 per game. The two records: CLUB BASE-ON ■ BALLS RECORD. Bases Pct, No. on to Games. Balis. Game. Chicago 152 560 3.68 New York .. .. 154 514 3.34 St. Louis 153 508 3.32 Brooklyn 153 490 3.26 Cincinnati. .. .. 165 479 3.09 Philadelphia.. .. 152 464 3.05 Boston 155 454 2.93 Pittsburg.. ... 152 420 2.76 CLUB STRIKE-OUT RECORD No. Pct. No. Strike- to Games, outs. Game. Cincinnati 155 492 3.17 New York .. .. 154 497 3.28 Pittsburg 152 514 3.38 Brooklyn 153 584’ 3.82 St. I.ouis 153 620 4.05 Philadelphia. . .. 152 615 4.05 Chicago 152 615 4.05 Boston 156 693 4.47 JOHN D.’S GRANDSON PRACTICING PITCHING CHICAGO. Dec. 3. —Learning how to throw "ins,” “outs,” "upshoots” and “fadeaways" Is the profession to which Fowler McCormick, 15-year-old son of Harold F. McCormick and grandson of John D. Rockefeller, is devoting him self these days, under the tutelage of Mordecai Brown, long the mainstay pitcher of the Chicago Cubs. Young McCormick takes two lessons a week at the Seventh Regiment ar mory under Brown's directions, and ex pects to become a star twirier. The boy's father is one of the best all-round • sportsmen in Chicago, and is a graduate of Princeton. He intends to send his son to Princeton, where ire hopes to have him pitch the Tigers to victory. M’WHORTER BANQUET FOR ATHENS “11” TOMORROW ATHENS. GA., Doc. ".--The Georgia football team will be banquetd by Bob McWhorter tomorrow night at his home on Milledge avenue. This is a semi annual event that is always looked for ward to with much anticipation, both football and baseball teams enjoying the functions. McWhorter is already captain of the baseball team and was elected la»l Thursday to lead next fall's gridiron eleven. BARNEY OLDFIELD DOES MILE IN 47 SECONDS FLAT SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., Dec. 3. Barney Oldfield circled the mile dirt track here yesterday In 47 seconds flat, four-fifths of a second less than the world's record. The time does not become official. NATIONAL LEAGUE OFFERS HANK O’DAY UMPIRE JOB NEW YORK. Dec. 3.—Hank O'Day, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds, lias been offered his old job as a Na tional league umpire, but has not yet sent a reply to President Lynch. ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* M’GRAW MAY BE ’ • GIANTS’PRESIDENT • : and manager: • NEW YORK, Dec. 3—John Me- • • Graw may be president as well as • • manager of the Giants next year. • • Harry N. Hempstead, vice presi- • • dent of the club, looks with fa- • • vor upon McGraw as the most • • likely candidate and will swing • • his vote to him unless Hempstead • • decides to take the presidency • • himself. • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••a** The base-on-bails and strike-out rec- ords of players who participated in 40 ; or more games are given below. Sheck . ard, of Chicago, has tiie unusually high total of 122 bases on balls in 146 games. Huggins, witli 87 passes in 120 games, also rates high. Other good “waiters,” as shown by tiie records, are Titus, Mo ran and J. Smith, of Brooklyn; Pas kert, Bescher and Bates, Carey and Evers. Zimmerman secured but 38 passes in 145 games. Kirke, one of the .300 hitters, drew only 9 bases on balls in 103 games, Killifer 4 passes in 85 games and Kelly 2 in 48 games, while Pitcher Benton failed to reach first on balls in 5o games. Murray, Fletcher, J. O. Wilson, Campbell, Marsans and Dooin are players who, presumably, would be helped in the batting averages by the exercise of greater patience. In the strike-out records, Evers is charged with but 18 strike-outs in 143 games, or an average of one to every eight games played; Doyle, of New York, is a close second, with 20 strike outs in 143 games. Others with low’ averages in this line are Meyers, Knabe, Tinker, Marsans. Cutshaw, Mc- Lean. Gibson and Killifer. E. McDon ald, of Boston, struck out 91 times in 121 games; Sheckard was next, with 81. and Garey, Schulte, Cravatti, Mer kle. Jackson, O'Rourke and oven the champion Zimmerman are shown by the records as having been frequent- NUCK BROWN ELECTED CAPTAIN OF VANDERBILT NASHVILLE. TENN., Dee. 3.—At the annual dinner in honor of the Commo dore football team given by the Van derbilt Athletic association and inter ested citizens of this City, held at the Commercial club, Enoch Brown, of Franklin. Tenn., was selected by his teammates to succeed Lewis Hardage as captain for 1913. "Nuck” proved easily’ the popular choice and is well qualified for the place, as he is a good all-round man, a representative player and student and is possessed of those qualities of dis position not likely to be disturbed with . the responsibilities of the place. , Each member of the team was pre sented with a gold football by Coach McGugin and speeches were made bv Coach McGugin, Dr. Dudley. Hardage, Nuck Brown and others. ' Enoch Brown, better known as Nuck. is twenty years of age and a native of Williamson county, his father being a prosperous farmer near Frank lin. He played at Hattie Ground acad emy’ before entering Vanderbilt. GIBBONS FAVORITE IN BOUT WITH M’GOORTY NEW YORK, Dec. B.—Mike Gibbons today ruled a slight betting favorite over Eddie MeGoorty. whom he meets tomorrow night in Madison Square Garden for the middleweight champion ship. The bout promises to be one of the best staged In many years. Both men. in the finest condition possible, ceased training today and rested up for the ten-round affair tomorrow. McGooty outweighs his rival about five pounds. FIGHTER JIM FLYNN~ MAY BECOME UMPIRE OMAHA, Dec. 3. —lt is reported here today that Jim Flynn, who meets Lu ther McCarty December 1(1 in Los An geles, will become an umpire in the Western league. It is said that Tip 1 ' Neill is considering the appointment. < Flynn has played baseball and under stands the tint points of th, pastime. ( Abe Attell Down and Out as He Quits Ring Penniless *!• • %•• v ••*••2* *!*• *!• v ••!* •$*••!• *?• v •?•• v Little Scrapper World's Most Willing Champion By Left Hook. A SLIGHTLY built youth, who carried himself with the great est nonchalance, stepped into a ring the other evening in St. Louis to battle a third-rate local lad. For six rounds he feinted his raw rival into sailor knots, side- ly retired on three strikes. The indi vidual records are: G. 8.8. S.O. Sweeney, Boston 153 68 34 J. Wilson, Pittsburg .. 152 35 67 Carey, Pittsburg 150 61 79 Egan. Cincinnati 149 56 26 Hoblitzell, Cincinnati .. 148 48 2$ J. Miller, Pittsburg •.. 148 37 45 Luderus. Philadelphia ... 148 44 65 Mitchell. Cincinnati ... 147 41 43 Snodgrass. New York .. 146 70 65 Doolan. Philadelphia ... 146 34 59 Sheckard, Chicago .... 146 122 81 Zimmerman. Chicago .. 145 38 60 Wagner, Pittsburg 145 59 38 Paskert. Philadelphia .. 145 91 67 Daubert. Brooklyn 145 48 45 Campbell, Boston 146 32 44 Bescher, Cincinnati .... 145 83 61 Evers, Chicago 143 74 18 Doyle. New York 143 56 20 Konetchy, St. Louis .... 143 62 66 Murray, New York .... 143 27 45 Tinker, Chicago 142 38 21 Titus. Phlla.-Boston ... 141 82 34 Herzog. New York 140 57 34 Schulte, Chicago 139 53 70 Oakes, St. Louis 136 31 24 Evans, St. Louis 135 36 51 Hauser, St. Louis 133 39 69 S. Magee. Philadelphia . 132 55 54 Byrne, Pittsburg 130 54 40 Cravath, Philadelphia .. 130 47 77 Moran, Brooklyn 130 69 38 Phelan, Cincinnati 130 46 37 Merkle, New York 129 42 70 Fletcher, New’ York ... 129 16 29 L. Magee, St. Louis .... 128 39 29 J. Smith, Brooklyn .... 128 54 51 Meyers. New York 126 47 20 Knabe, Philadelphia ... 126 55 20 Becker, New York 125 54 35 Devlin, Boston 124 51 37 Wheat. Brooklyn 123 39 40 Safer. Chicago ’.122 34 65 Hummel. Brooklyn .... 122 49 55 E. McDonald, Boston .. 121 70 9L Huggins, St. Louis .... 120 87 31 Archer. Chicago 120 22 36 Northern,' Brooklyn .. 118 41 46 R. Miller. Boston-Phila. 118 23 30 Mowrey, St. Louis 114 46 29 McCarthy, Pittsburg .... 111 30 26 Marsans, Cincinnati .... 110 20 17 Jackson. Boston 110 38 72 Leach, Pittsburg-Chi.... 110 67 29 Ellis, St. Louis 109 34 36 Houser, Boston 108 22 29 Devore. New York 106 51 43 Kirke, Boston 103 9 46 Cutshaw. Brooklyn 102 31 16 McLean, Cincinnati .... 102 18 15 Wingo. St. Louis 100 23 45 O. Miller. Brooklyn .... 98 18 50 Grant. Cincinnati 96 18 27 Gibson. Pittsburg 95 20 16 W. Miller, Chicago 86 26 18 Killifer, Philadelphia ... 85 4 14 Fischer. Brooklyn 82 14 32 Esmond. Cincinnati .... 82 "0 31 Kling. Boston 81 15 30 Bates. Cincinnati 81 47 16 Rariden, Boston 79 18 35 Shafer, New York 78 30 19 Donlin, Pittsburg 77 20 16 Tooley. Brooklyn 77 19 21 W. Smith. St. Louis ~. 75 29 27 Clarke. Cincinnati ....'. 72 28 14 Dooin, Philadelphia ... 69 5 12 Downey, Phila.-Chi 67 32 25 Lobert, Philadelphia ... 65 19 13 A. Wilson, New York ..65 13 14 C. McDonald, Cincinnati 61 13 24 Daly, Brooklyn 61 24 17 O'Rourke. Boston 61 11 50 Erwin, Brooklyn 59 IS 16 Hofnian. Chi.-Pittsburg. 58 27 19 Phelps. Brooklyn 52 16 15 Dow ns. Brooklyn-Chi... 52 10 22 Walsh. Philadelphia .... 51 8 20 Crandall. New 1 ork .... 50 8 7 Severeid, Cincinnati .... 50 -8 11 Benton. Cincinnati .... 50 0 31 Bliss, St. Louis 49 19 14 Bresnahan. St, Louis ... 48 14 9 Kelly. Pittsburg 48 2 16 Sallee. St. Louis 48 6 32 Hendrix. Pittsburg .... 40 3 18 Hyatt. Pittsburg 46 6 8 Harmon. St. Louis .... 46 1 31 Alexander. Philadelphia. 46 6 14 Rucker, Brooklyn 45 3 12 Gowdy, Boston 44 16 13 Seaton. Philadelphia .. 44 1 32 .Butler. Pittsburg 43 15 13 Mathewson. New York .43 6 8 Marquard. New York ... 43 7 17 Fromme. Cincinnati ... 43 1 22 McCormick. New York .42 6 9 Simon. Pittsburg 42 5 9 Cheney. Chicago 42 6 25 Tyler. Boston 42 4 16 Suggs. Cincinnati 42 9 26 lavender. Chicago .... 42 5 34 Camnitz. Pittsburg 41 3 22 Geyer. St. Louis 41 3 10 Steele. St. Louis 41 9 15 It is the duty of every Atlan tan to vote in tomorrow’s city election. stepped and blocked blows with the cunning of a master. It was a grand exhibition, though in the last period the movements of the baf fler were noticeably slower than in the previous rounds. The bell clanged for the boys to toe the mark in the seventh. The sleek boxer left his corner. In stead of facing his antagonist, he slowly walked to the ropes. He raised his hand and silence-fell over the throng. "Gentlemen,” he said, with a smile on his face, "I'm all through. I’ve given you the best I could and am ’all in.’ I retire now.” There was no wild yelling or hooting. The crowd realized that it had witnessd a tragedy. For the youth who sang his own swan song was none other than Abe At tell, one of the greatest boxers that ever climbed through the ropes of a ring. He fought out his string in fifteen years. End of Champion’s Career. It was a funereal ending to the career of a champion twelve months old to select such a far away spot from his former scenes of triumphs to lay down his gage. Again, it was mournful to have the burial services conducted by an unknown. Still it happened and all that is necessary is to wish him well, for he certainly was a mar vel during his days. The life history of Abe Attell is far different than that of other champions that have fallen by the wayside. The little phenom was al ways welcome wherever he went. He never carried the "feeling" of the ring with him. Fighting was a a topic he tabooed outside of the ring. His reputation in the ring will never be equalled. The champions of today haggle over an ounce when they have not the advantage. When Abe travelled the country, weight was a joke with him. Giving ten or fifteen pounds away to a com petitor was the least of his wor ries. In fact, after he had cleaned up ail his rival featherwights, At tell was forced to enter the light weight division to get any action. When Battling Nelson was at his heydey, Attell met him in San Francisco and forced the danger ous lightweight to step his fastest to “Handy!” It’s the “handi- I ness” of the Ford that estab lishes its unbounded popu larity—especially with those who have driven heavier and more cumbersome cars. And the new low price makes it as “handy” to buy as it is economical to maintain. Every third car is a Ford. Nearly 180.000 have been sold and delivered. New prices —runabout $525 —touring ear s6oo—de livery ear $625 —town car sßoo—with all equipment, f. o. b. Detroit, (let partieu- Ilars from Ford Motor Company. 311 Peachtree St., Atlanta, or direct from * Detroit Factorv. I - _ J|| earn a draw. They don't do that any more. One ounce over and a champion will abuse one for dar ing to speak of a battle. Has Fought Many Years. When Attell sounded his knell there also passed away one of the "old-timers.” Attell’s career dates so far back that he was considered in the same era as Jeffries. Young Corbett, Jimmy Britt and the oth ers that have passed off the pugi listic map. How many fights Attell took part in no one knows. They run up into tiie hundreds and tfnques tioijably create a record that wili never be reached by any top notcher. In his long ring career Attell has earned over $25'0,000. That he has very little left, if any, of this fortune is agreed by all who know him intimately. Abe loved to hit the high spots when the coin was flowing in freely and never paid much attention to the limit. Cards, horses and other pas times weeded away many thou sands of dollars. But he was game and never winced. Within the last few years, when he realized he had hit the toboggan that awaits all title holders, he became more care ful with his money. The afternoon that Johnny Kil bane’s right hand was held up in Los Angeles, denoting that Attell was dethroned, there was no whim pering on the loser’s side. He smiled as he left the ring. He has kept smiling. And in many years to come you will see At tell with a grin on his countenance. He’s the last of the game ’uns. They never stop smiling, in pros perity or adversity. Vale, Abe At tell. WILLARD STOPS WHITE WITH JUST TWO PUNCHES BUFFALO, N. Y„ Dec. 3.—Sailor iWhite, the New York heavyweight, last ed just one round with Jess Willard, tht Kansas giant, at the Buffalo Social club last night. Tho short arm jabs on the chin sent White to the floor, and Referee Mcßride counted him out. It is the duty of every Atlan tan to vote in tomorrow’s city election.