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Bill Smith Going to Little Rock Baseball Meeting
Cracker Manager Will Fight the “Sliding Scale”
By Percy H. Whiting.
S“‘ O large mil so lumpy looms the
pesky salary 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 Frank Callaway to
Little Rock to the yearly bickering
over the salary limit.
“I don't know,” said Bill this
morning, "but I guess it's me to
Bittle Rock. Salary limit. You
know. Got to be there,” and Bill
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 does not care to
tackle it alone. Mr. Callaway him
self is inclined to look witli favor
on Charley Frank's “sliding scale”
system—s3,6oo for IS players, $2,100
for 12. •
Not so with Rill Smith
William holda out for no limit,
but will compromise on any high
limit. For 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 was NOT done
at this historic session.
So Bill will take his chances with
tin National league moguls a
couple of whom have promised him
players—and w ’ hie to Little Rock
Which is inodes' tough on Bill
forsaking New York for Bittle
Rock I
♦ ♦ •
I) 11.1. SMITH was figuring on his
* trip to Little Rock. "Let’s
see." said he. "the meeting starts
on December 15. 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
ISth and lay over a day in Mem
phis. or I’ll start the 15th and mis«
part of the meetings. But you’ll
neve' get me away from here on
the start of a trip on Friday, the
13th. Not me!”
* • «
QMITH 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 Bill will be then.
Stallings has considerable of a
plantation and Bill is looking for a
large session there.
• ♦ ♦
'TOMMY M MILLAN infielde. of
the New York Americans, is a
PREP ROAD RUN WILL
BE HELD NEXT MONDAY
The annual road run of the Atlanta
Prep league will be held next Monday
afternoon over 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 the starting
point.
There will be prizes for the individual
winner and for the team winners.
MAY CHANGE DATE OF
ARMY-NAVY,BATTLE
ANNAPOLIS, MD,. Dee. 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 sucli an agreement may be reach
ed when the representatives of both
schools meet this month to sign a t«o
--rear athletic agreement..
regular visitor at Atlanta baseball
headquarters. Tommy is spending
most of the winter in his automo
bile, though lie jlways gets out
long enough to take his meals.
“Nothing to worry about,’’ says
Tommy. "I 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 new 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 left
field hitter, a right hander, and was
in the batter's box. The first time
he was up and the signa) came for
a slow ball 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.
"When we were coming in I asked
him: 'Say, why didn't you cover?’
"‘Well, it was tills way,' he said.
‘I had a hunch he would hit one to
right field.’
“The next day Wolverton sent
him to Rochester."
♦ ♦ *
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
the job in Rome and sprung some
methods w hich wore unique.
For instance, one day a great big
pitcher who was working for Matty
came slinking into the club bouse
and said: "Harry, 1 don’t feel very
good today, 1 don't think I’ll get tn
uniform."
“Sick! You great big, four-flush
ing. bald-faced, pop-eyed, liver
hearted, cork-armed cannibal; sick
arc you?" billlngsgnted Matty.
“You were out soused again last
night.”
"1 don't care,” came back the
pitcher, "I won't work.”
“You won't”—biff!—and Matty
swung one from the shoulder.
When the pitcher got up he put
on his uniform, went out and pitch
ed a winning game.
"Gosh!" said Bill Smith. "I wish
I was big enough to pull some of
that."
• • •
I 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
('rackets. He played with the Car
dinals for a good part of last sea-
CLAIM KILBANE FOUGHT
HIS SPARRING PARTNER
JOHNSTOWN, PA., Dec. 3—Charged
with conspiracy and fraud, information
against Johnnie Kilhane, 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
exhibition staged on October ?9, when,
it was alleged, McGinnity 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 YORK. Dei. 3. Johnny Dun
dee, Italian featherweight, will meet
Johnny Kilhane. title holder, at V<rnon,
• 'al.. February 22, avoiding to Dundee's
manager.
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.
* * #
PRESIDENT FRANK C'ALLA
* I,AWAY 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. Balls. Game.
Chicago 152 560 3.68
New York .. .. 154 514 3.34
St. I.ouis 163 508 3.32
Brooklyn 153 490 3.26
Cincinnati 155 479 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 3.3 S
Brooklyn 153 584 3.82
St. Louis 153 620 4.05
Philadelphia.. .. 152 615 4.05
Chicago 152 615 4.05
Boston 155 693 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
Eowler McCormick, 15-year-old son of
Harold E. 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 twirler. 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 he hopes to
have him pitch the Tigers to victory.
M'WHORTER BANQUET FOR
ATHENS “11” TOMORROW
ATHENS. GA . Dee. 3.—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 last
Thursday to lead next fall’s gridiron
eleven.
BARNEY OLDFIELD DOES
MILE IN 47 SECONDS FLAT
SAN BERNARDINO,' CAI... Dec. 3,
Harney Oldfield circled the mile dirt
track here yesterday in 47 seconds Hat.
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 t anager of the Cincinnati Reds,
has beet offered Ills old job as a Na
tional league umpire, but has not yet
sent a lepiy to President Lynch.
. M’GRAW MAYBE
• 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. •
• •
••*•••••••••••••••••••••••
The base-on-balls afkl strike-out rec
ords of players who participated in 40
or more games are given below. Sheck
ard, of Chicago, has the unusually high
total of 122 bases on balls in 146 games.
Huggins, with 87 passes in 120 games,
also rates high. Other good "waiters,”
as shown by' the 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 50 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 113 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 Carey, Schulte, Cravath, Mer
kle, Jackson, O’Rourke and even the
champion Zimmerman are shown by
the records as having been frequent-
NUCK BROWN ELECTED
CAPTAIN OF VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 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
Eianklln, Tenn., was selected by his
teammates to succeed Lewis Hardage
us 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 tile place.
Each member of the team was pre
sented with a gold football by Coach
MeGugin and speeches were <iade by
Coach MeGugin. Dr. Dudley. Hardage.
Nuck Brown and others.
Enoch Brown, better known as
Nuck, is twenty tears of age and a
native of Williamson county, his father
being a prosperous farmei near l*rank
lin He played at Battle Ground acad
emy before entering Vanderbilt.
GIBBONS FAVORITE IN
BOUT WITH M’GOORTY
NEW \ (IRK. Dec. 3. —Mike Gibbons
today ruled a slight betting favorite
over Eddie McGoorty, whom he meets
tomorrow night in Madison Square
Gardemfor 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 I’lynn, who meets Lu
ther Met’arty December 10 in Los An
gele.-. will become an umpire in the
Western league. It is said that Tip
O'Neill Is considering the appointment,
l-'lynn has played baseball and under
stands the flue points of the pastime.
Abe Attell Down and Out as He Quits Ring Penniless
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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 rjval into sailor knots, siSe-
ly retired on three strikes. The indi
vidual records are:
G. 8.8. S.O.
Sweeney, Boston 158 68 31
J. Wilson, Pittsburg .. 152 35 67
Carey, Pittsburg 150 61 79
Egan, Cincinnati 149 56 26
rHoblitzell, Cincinnati .. 148 48 28
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 145 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, Phila.-Boston ... 141 82 34
Herzog, New York 140 57 34
Schulte. Chicago 139 58 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
Saier. Chicago 122 34 65
Hummel, Brooklyn .... 122 49 55
E. McDonald. Boston .. 121 70 91
Huggins, St. Louis .... 120 87 31
Archer, Chicago 120 22 36
Northern, Brooklyn .. 118 41 46
R. Miller. Boston-Phila. 118 23 HO
Mowrey, St. Louis 114 46 29
McCarthy, Pittsburg .... 11l 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. Ixiuis 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 20 .31
Kling. Boston 81 15 30
Bates, Cincinnati 81. 47 16
Rariden, Boston 79 18 35
Shafer, New York 78 30 19
Dunlin. 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. I’hila.-Cbl 67 22 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 n 50
Erwin, Brooklyn 59 18 16
Hofman. Chi.-Pittsburg. 53 27 19
Phelps, Brooklyn 52 16 15
Dow ns, Brooklyn-Chi.. . 52 10 22
Walsh. Philadelphia .... 51 8 20
Crandall, New York .... 50 6 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 .... 46 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
Printline, 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
La vernier. Chicago .... 42 5 34
Camnitz. Pittsburg .... 41 3 22
Geyer. St. laruis 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 wltnessd 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 all his rival featherwights, At
tell was forced to enter the light
weight division to get any action.
When Battling Nelson was at his
Feydey, Attell met him ip San
Francisco and forced the danger
ous lightweight to step his fastest to
“Handy!” It’s the “handi
ness” ot 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 ss2s—touring car S6O0 —de-
livery car s62s—town car sßoo—with all
equipment, f. o. b. Detroit. Get particu
lars from Ford Motor Company. 311
Peachtree St.. Atlanta, or direct from
Detroit Factory.
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 kn II
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 the hundreds and unques
tionably create a record that will
never be reached by any top
notcher.
In his long ring career Attell
has earned over $250,000, 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 cart -
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 'tins.
They never stop smiling, in pros
perity or adversity. Yale. Abe At
tell.
WILLARD STOPS WHITE
WITH JUST TWO PUNCHES
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Dec. 3.—Sailor
ilVhite, the New York heavyweight, last
ed just one round with Jess Willard, the
Kansas giant, at the Buffalo Social
club last night. Tho short arm jabs on
the chin sent White to the floor, anti
Referee Mcßride counted him out.
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tan to vote in tomorrow's city
election.