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In his '"Strange Case of Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” makes his double-barreled hero say: "I stood committed to a pro found duplicity of life. * * * I hazard the guess that man will be ultimately known for a mere polity of multifarious, incongruous and independent denizens * * • two natures * * * contended in the field of my consciousness." It's a weird fact that baseball is fairly peppered with examples of this Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde stuff. A man in everyday life may be as quiet, as a tombstone —only to go on the field and transform in a second into a howling hoodlum. * • • THE most common form of Jekyll-Hyde transformation is that of a man who is a terror on the Held, a gentleman off. Just byway of not going far from home, consider the case of Otto Jordan. The former Cracker manager has tamed down now. but in the good old days he was as in flammable and anarchistic a ball player as ever lived. He raved at umpires, he quarreled with oppos ing players, he rowed with newspa per men. Tn New Orleans they usu ally ordered out the reserves when Otto arrived and once they took him to the olink in the barred wagon. That's Otto Jordan on the Held. Mr. Jordan off the Held is anoth er person entirely. Never lived a more genial, good-natured, open hearted chap, a home-lover, an an imal lover, a great joker, a man bubbling over with fun. Another example you all know it Hugh McMurray, bull player and plumber. In the role of plumber Hugh was quiet to the point of absolute still ness. He was all sunshine. Never lived more genial man. From sea son's end to the beginning of the next one "Little Mac" wits the Sunshine Society’s shining exam ple. On the ball field "lied” was the most aggravated crab the world ever knew, Tn the words of Bill Smith, "Red’d tight his grandmoth er." And he would, too. especially if the old lady had tackled the job of umpiring. Red was much given to bad language, to biting remarks and to fist fights. No names need be mentioned, but Red and a cer tain Atlanta manager tangled once to the total disfigurement, tem porary (fortunately > of both--over some trivial point. Sticking right around home still, we have the ease of Harry Math ews, whose emporium is located at MARTIN MAY V ' 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES > X. FOR SALE X Cure* la 1 to 5 day> JJ’Warw| AS » Gonorrhoea and Gleet. ■ a a K«— El ■W 1 ontair.o no poison and HMIIT W M maybeu-edfullstrenxll! _ T->1 absolutely without fear. Gua’r.nteed not to stricture. Pre vents contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? At Itruzipats, or we ship express prepaid upon r«re • of SI. Full particulars mailed on request. TBE (VANS CHEMICAL CO., Cincinnati, «. .'ll Marietta street. Now, "Matty” Is a card. He’s a humorist, a mimic, a teller of funny stories, a pool player of goodly repute and a good fellow. Matty, once woufld up and started, is funnier than a min strel show. Harry Mathews off the field is a clever, genial gentleman. Matty on the field—well, that’s different again. They called him “Smutter,” in genial recognition of his profound ability at personal disparagement. It was ever Matty’s wont to come marching on the Held at the head of his team, abusing the players of the opposing team. He usually picked out one whose “goat” was known to roam and then he would get it and drive it off. Tonneman, a decidedlv chesty youth, was one of Matty's particu larly alluring targets. Matty would march on the field, would spy Ton neman and would then unleash something to the general effect of "<>h, there you are, you swell headed, low-down, foul-missing, pitcher-plaguing, wild-thro wing buzzard. Why, you’d—” VVell, a lot of it must be left to the imagi nation, tor excellent reasons. But that was Matty all over, es pecially back in his playing days. Now that he's branched out as a manager he’s quieted down and leaves the billingsgate to his play ers. At best, on the field he’s sur ly. earnest, quarrelsome—and in his day there wasn't a better catcher. And there you have the dual per sonality again. Nor would the article be com plete without a mention of Bernie McCay. Never lived a man who would go further In rowdyism on the field. They called him “the John J. McGraw of the Cotton States,” and that was no endearing appellation, as applied. He de served it, too. Off the field, though, there is no more affable, self-respecting, clover chap than Bernie McCay. ♦ • • /'■' OLNG up Into the big leagues. '“ r you find hundreds of these Jekyll-Hyde chaps. For instance: F. Chance, the Peerless Leader (albeit at present he has nothing to lead save an or ange grovel. Chance is one of the most open and agreeable chaps in the world off the field. In th< old days he was considerable of a “good fellow," rather Inclined to roystering and large, late doings. Even now he stacks up as the best sort of a good fellow off the field. Have you ever seen chance in uniform? Never lived a man more strictly business.” He is always In dead earnest, always frowning, always morose. He snaps out his orders, browbeats the umpires, bullies his players, crabs at his opponents and is as surly and tin lovedly a character as could be pic tured. Another "dual personality" per former was Fr<-d Tenney . They tell me he was something of a dude, a purist and a Beau Bruminel off the Held, a man Inclined toward dain tiness in speech. manners and dress. Un the field Tenney was rough, dirty, quarrelsome a rough-neck, good and proper. This manner of acting he put on with his uniform and cleaned off with his shower bath. Another well known example is Clark Griffith. On tiie field be is a quarrelsome old pest a rasper of umplrt s. a terror to players. • Iff th. field there never I.ted a nore genial, clever gentleman. Ami there you lire. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20; 1912. Stallings, Evers, Tinker and Huggins To Be Watched by Fans NEW LEADERS WILL SHAKE DP NATIONAL LEAGUE By Sam Crane. IIT ITH four new managers as yy sured in the National league for next year, the season of 1913 will have a specula tive interest for baseball fans that should add much to the champion ship race of the parent organlza t ion. Joe Tinker Is to have charge of the Cincinnati Reds, George Stall ings will lead the Boston Pilgrims, Miller Huggins will try to Improve the standing of the St. Louis Car dinals over the record made by Roger Bresnahan, .and Johnny Evers will endeavor to push the Chicago Cubs at the same fast pace set by Frank Chance, or to a speed ier dip. There are three of these new Itaders who will have their first experience as managers. George Stallings is the only one of the quartet who has fought diamond battles from the bench, and he will take charge of the Pilgrims with an established reputation as a wise leader and also as a man of great business success in conducting baseball affairs. Four Managers of Class. In fact, the class of all the four new men selected to head their respective teams is very high and warrants the belief that every club that is under new management will be greatly improved In every point that goes to make a winning ag gregation. Too much should not be expected of them in the first year of their new duties. They will be opposed by McGraw, Clarke, Dooin and Dahlen, all men who have had years of experience in the managerial game, and who will be only’ too anxious to take advantage of any HEINE ZIMMERMAN IS A NATURAL SLUGGER By W. ,1. Mcßeth. IT took Heine Zimmerman, the Cubs’ star infielder, who last season led the National league in batting and slugging, four years to make good in the big show. It was not until the past year that tho New York city native established himself firmly on a pedestal of fame, for as late as last spring Charley Murphy was thinking se riously of trading him because Heine, having broken into tho charmed circle of .300 swatters, had the temerity to request his boss for an increase in pay. His work since, though, has shown beyond a doubt that he has improved won derfully and is naturally more val uable to his club than in former years. The success of this player is in no small measure due to Frank Chance, under whom he made his debut >n the major leagues, and who recognized his ability before he had been with the team more than a eason. Chance, after sizing up the youngster and taking notice of his faults and virtues, believed that Zimmerman would be a star of the first water as soon as he could learn to give his entire attention to the game. There was no doubt that he pos sessed the ability. What he lacked was discipline, and the Peerless Leader set about to teach him the advantages of sticking to the straight and narrow path. Chance is noted as a strict dis ciplinarian. He bad to be all of this to keep the youngster from kicking over the traces, and more than once Heinle threatened • > spoil his career by breaking tho rules set down by the Cub leader, tor which he was placed under the han. Hut New York lad seems to have learned to tend tv h>s knit- New Bosses May Break Old League Monopoly There will be four new managers in the National league next year. They are George Stallings, who will lead the Boston Pilgrims; Johnny Evers, who will direct the destinies of the Chicago Cubs; Joe Tinker, who will try and put Cincinnati on the baseball map, and Miller Hug gins, who will lead the St. Louis Cardinals. These men may make baseball history in the old league. Chance, Clarke find McGraw have had a monopoly on the National league pennants since 1901. Chance will lead the New York Yankees next season, but can any one of the new leaders in some way help to cause the downfall of the Giants or the Pirates? shortcomings on >ht part of their new rivals. All of the new managers can not be at the head of the winning teams, but it goes without saying that all will strive for success as they never have before. With Evers and Tinker in u bat tle of managerial wits, the games betyveen the Cubs and Reds will make baseball history’, as will those between the Giants and Cubs and the Giants and Reds. There is no doubt that Evers and Tinker were a big part of the brains of the Cubs. Chance was a born baseball leader, but still it can not be denied that Evers and Tinker were most worthy lieutenants of the P. L. Without those two stars. COMPLETE RECORD OF INFIELDER ZIMMERMAN'S CAREER ON DIAMOND Heinie Zimmerman. Born, New York, N. Y., February 10. 1886. In fielder. Bats and throws right handed. Height, 5 feet 11 1-2 inches. Played semi-professional ball with Bronx A, C„ Riverlawn and Red Hook. N. Y„ clubs. Posi- Games Bat. Fielding Year. City and League. tion. Played. Ave. Ave. 1906.. .. Wilkesbarre, Pa.. X. Y. State.... 2b. 35 .1.86 .<175 1907.. .. Wilkesbarre, Pa.. X. Y, State.... 2b. 98 .314 .952 Bought by clubs in fall. 1908.. .Chicago, National 2b. 30 .292 ,923 1909.. .Chicago, National 2b. 47 .273 '945 1910.. .Chicago, National 2b.-3b.-ss. S 6 .284 .987 1911.. .Chicago, National 3b. 189 ,;;o7 1912.. .Chicago, National ... 3b.-lb. 145 .372 ting now if his record of the past season may be regarded as evident of faithful work. Led League With .372 He played in 145 game . the greatest number he ever took parr, in since Joining the Cubs, mid led the league with a butting average of .372. In 121 games at the diffi cult third sack. Zlmmy fielded .917, filling In tiie remaining games at first base. As a first baseman he fielded .982. He was at bat 557 times, made 207 hits, of which 41 were doubles, 14 triples, and a like number count ing for the circuit. He tallied 95 runs and increased the value of his many hits to the extent of 23 stolen buses. This record by far outshines anything he has done in previous years. New York fans have a warm spot In their h-arts for the Cub star, who Js a native of the Bronx, where he was Imrn not quite 27 years ago, on February 10, 1886, and when he has spent almost his entire life since. Heine alway.- re turns to tiie Bronx when the season comes to an end. When Zimmerman started out t<> shift for himself in life, he chose Chance might not have been so uniformly succeedd as he was, and that is not said to take away tne least mite from the splendid record he has made. Then Roger Bresnahan will be a big factor in diamond contests with some club in the National league, and, while he yvill not be a man ager, still he will be prominent just for the one big reason that he can not help it. And the club that se cures Roger’s services will always be fighting for a leading position in the race. And I guess Roger will not draw out people whenever he goes to St. Louis. Managers are secretive when they have important trades in prospect, for too much publicity frequently spoils “good things,” but the win ter will see more surprising shifts than have yet materialized. News From Stallings. Manager Stallings has something up his sleeve, and he always works quietly. He will have the Boston Pilgrims very much talked about when the time comes, as he thinks, to spring the news Stallings, too, will have a free rein to direct the team’s affairs, President Jim Gaff ney having assured the new man ager that muclt desired and abso lutely’ necessary’ authority. Charley Dooin has been some what tied up by reason of the Phil adelphia club's troubles, but the Phillies were always dangerous, and will be again next year Miller Huggins is one of the shrewdest little fellows who ever played baseball. This will be his first opportunity to show what he can do as a manager, but he can be depended on to present a team on Robison field In St. Louis next spring that will give a good ac count of Itself. This will be Hug gins' great opportunity, and he ought to make good. ■0 be a plumber. He always had a fondness for the national pastime, ho . ever. When he entered the semi-pro ranks lie soon discovered that basebal' was more lucrative than mending pipes and tinkering with faucets. He was a. catcher in his semi-pro days. Got $5 for Playing Sundays. From earning $5 in Sunday games Heine drifted into the professional ranks in 1906. His first engage ment was with the Wilkes-Barre club of the Trl-State league. He played second base with the Coal- Barons and was with them two seasons. He finished his second season in the Tri-State circuit with a batting average of .314, and was bought by the Cubs in the fall of 1907. For three years Zimmerman Spent the greater part of his time warming the Cub bench, in the role ot utility infielder, and listening to -ernmns by the Peerless Leader on discipline of ball players. When Johnny Ever- broke his leg in the fall of 1910. Zimmerman got a chance to show what he could do at second base. The following year lie was given a regular berth at third, when the veteran Harry Steinfeldt was turned adrift. He took uart in 139 games in 191! and butt»<l .307. being listed fifth in n le official averages. Cobb a Crack Performer, But He’s a Poor Judge of Players, Says‘Chubby Charley ’ Murphy By Bill Bailey. Chicago, Dec. 20.—is Ty Cobb, the wonderful out fielder of the Detroit Tigers, a great judge of ball players? Or even a good judge? Charles W. Murphy, president of the Cubs, answers “No.” At the first jump you might get the im pression that the West Side mag nate was belittling the Georgia Peach. But you read and you will discover that President Murphy’ says that it is the greatness of the wonderful outfielder which ruins him as a judge. The conversation came up like this: President Murphy was back from New York and naturally was discussing the big trade which he put over there. As a matter of fact, the name of "Red” Corridon came up. President Murphy said that every man that he had talked to about Corridon has proclaimed him a great y\>ung player with two exceptions. One was William Grayson, one time president of the Colonels. The other was Tyrus Cobb, the great outfielder. Gray son’s opinion was quickly disposed of. "Does Cobb think Coiridop is not a great prospect? President Murphy was asked. Thinks Well of Corridon. “He does,” was the answer. “Well, didn’t that have a ten dency to sour you upon the young ster?” the West Side magnate was asked. “It did not,” was the answer. “And I’ll tell you why. Cobb is the greatest ball player in the game today’. We in the National league admit that. That puts me away on the right foot. No one can say that I have a light regard for tile playing ability of this wonderful player. But it is his very great ness which counts against him when it comes to judging another player. “Take Cobb at the bat. H« stands up there a perfect batter. His swing is perfect He has a wonderful eye. Cobb knows how to bat. There is no bluffing, no four flushing about him. He knows His Is the correct way. Without think ing of himself, he sees the faults In the other man’s position at the plate. “In his mind he doesn’t argue that the other fellow isn’t a good batter because he doesn’t bat like Cobb. Hut knowing how. he does see only the faults. Therefore it,, jumps at the conclusion that the other fellow isn-’t a great player because he does things which Cobb knows to be wrong. "Take a young.'ter on the bases' and have him judged by Cobb, and what happens? The youngster is condemned. Here is what happens: Cobb knows how to run the bases. He knows how to get a lead. He knows when to start. He knows how to go into a base; he knows how to slide. He knows the cor rect method of stealing. Maybe Modern Expert Dentistry at Reasonable Prices $5 C" /.I u Crown and C A rwr*- Brid g® Work * J Set of /n Teeth *** V 1 ' I All other dental work at price- -F I I ¥ V V ’ ' will Pl ease - Plates made and “ I J J . ’ ered Mmc day. Dr. E. G. Griffin s Gate City Dentai Rooms 24’. WHITEHALL STREET Bell Phone 1708 Hours: Ha.m.to7 p. m. Sundays. 9 a m. to Ip-® By "Bud" Fisher he has figured it all out, and maybe it comes to him by intuition. Now. he doesn’t say. 'This fellow isn't . base stealer because he doesn't slide like I do.' Not Best at Slid • ng. ‘What he does say is, 'This fel low isn’t a good base runner be cause he doesn’t know how to slid . The difference is this: The fellow may not know as much about base stealing as Cobb does, but at th same time he knows so much more than the average player that he ranks under the Iread of the good ones. "It’s so in every department of the game. Cobb knows how and the youngster knows it in a lesser degree. The one is absolutely sure of himself and the other wabbles. “Corridon doesn’t measure to the Cobb standard. At the same time we think lie is destined to be a great ball player. It’s only natural that we should have preferred Cobb to have a high opinion of the youngster. But at the same tint, we are not discouraged by the fact that Cobb doesn’t like him, and for the reason that Evers .and I do not believe that Cobb is a good judge. In no manner must that be con strued as reflecting upon the play ing ability of tile Detroit outfieide . however.” The Cub boss is elated at t< deal which brought Corridon to til West Side team and was telling some of the opinions whirl: !r heard expressed while in New York. He says that every man In the American association with the exception of Grayson declared tlm Corridon was certain to become a whale. Change Murphy's Mind. The Cub president went East with the idea that "Red” lacked ag gressiveness. He entertained no such notion after talking to some of the baseball men who saw hint in action last year. The claim no"’ is that the only weakness which the youngster has is that he at tempts to cover too much grounl and that in his anxiety to get hole of the sphere he fights it. Whicn is often the fault of a fast young ster, and one which can be over come uniter smart inanagemt nt YALE HOCKEY TEAM LOSES. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. T hockey team, regarded as a leading contender in the intercollegiate chain pionship struggle, was defeated I ■', night by St. Rauls Prep school. Concord, N. H., by a scon of 4 to 1 < ’WTOt JetF lv JE<,TIOV 1 p.L!L( ? 1 * ’ maxent rr»> J £ of the most obstinate cases‘xnarantc**'* in fr°' > r S to 6 days ; no othrr treatment required. > c Sold by ail drup2iHT~. 1 >zY^ , - zvr -' <OV MTU'. sM 1 sw . ■ 5 ‘iTHEOLO RELIAB L; ;YeafS |R£MEDY»" MEN