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Chick Gandil Put Griffith and Washington on the Map by His Sensational Work Last Season This is the fourteenth of a series of articles giving the history and career of youngsters who made good in the big leagues the past season. « r THEN Chick Gandil was ask- \< Y ed recently to name what he believed to be the great .■ asset of a ball player, he an swered briefly, "Plenty of grit.” Consciously or unconsciously, the young star who did so much to aid the Senators in their sensational ash from almost last to second place in the pennant race, tnen tloned the one thing that enabled aim to enter the ranks of the first and foremost. In the lexicon of this youngster • here is no such word as "discour gement,” or he would have gone hack to driving rivets in a boiler shop, from which he graduated into ■he baseball profession. Like Jim l ■ffries, Gandil started out in life i.-ning his bread as a boilermaker, was born 23 years ago in Min neapolis, Minn. His parents not .ring endowed with the surplus of .Idly goods that has made Rocke iler an emperor of finance. Chick !,a,'. to pass up many of the pleas iiiii benefits usually given the ■ .i.s of well-to-do people. Among things Chick was compelled to ’ ■ without was an education that ould enable him to get a good rart in life. Hi’ attracted the attention of a bush league scouts in 1907, .■ hen he was eighteen years old, the Cananea club of the cactus narb' him an offer that made it rentable for him to lay aside the ledge and devote all his time to ''.r.-vball. He remained with Can anea one season, und in 1908 shift ed to Shreveport. He did pretty ■■ell there and at the end of the “INJUN BILL” HAILED AS BEST OF COACHES MADISON, WIS., Dec. 20.—There is ; new coaching star in the football firmament—lndian Bill Juneau, who this y.-ar developed a team which won the Western footbail championship for Wisconsin and a team which challenges II . vard for a game for the American ipremacy on the gridiron next season. Descendant of the man who founded t.ie city of Milwaukee. Injun Bill Ju t.e.i.i. after several years coaching on minor teams, in his first year at Wis consin brought out the title winning team, and the big, silent, almost taci tm u coach is hailed by Badger varsity men as the equal of Coach Stagg, of Chicago, and "Hurry Up” Yost, of Michigan, and unquestionably the greatest football tutor at Wisconsin .'line the days of Phil King. Unlike many who have filled the po sition at Wisconsin, Juneau is an orig inate.-. He is capable of devising new stunts in football. He is a thinker, a football strategist, like Yost and Stagg, imt merely a developer of trained foot ball players. " hen he played football he was a star. when he coached he was a great er star. It’s a funny coincidence that Juneau played on the last team that ■ on a championship for Wisconsin in itmi. He wound up his playing career in that season, and now, in his first year as coach, he has another title eieven. DOC JOHNSTON SURE OF JOB AT FIRST WITH NAPS ' 'LEVELAND. Dec. 20.—Doe John sji'ti has the call at first base for the •haps next year. He is not a star stick • ” out he is a lively man around first 'use, puts a lot of ginger into the game and shows a lot of life on the bases. In fact, he is one of those men who ■;'■" crazy on the paths, and Cleveland ■is been without such a player for tnany a year. Even Joe Jackson, with all his speed. Ims never displayed any undue base running ability such as was shown by Johnston and Chapman. PALZER-M'CARTY bout WILL NOT END SERIES ANGELES. Dec. 20.—1 t was an n«»unce<l here today that the Palzer ’*arty fight <>n New Year’s day would H"t end the elimination series to locate a real “white hope," but that the win ’ ‘ would have to meet a number «»f p r heavies whose names have been , to the list of "possibles," including nrl Morris, "Gunboat" Smith, Jim Sav xv. "Bombardier" Wells and Erank Mo- HOLIDAY RATES VIA W. & A. R. R. AND N. C, & ST. L RY. WHAT GANDIL HAS DONE ON DIAMOND IN LAST 3 YEARS BATTING. With White Sox in 1910. G. A.B. n. H S.H. S.B P.C. “ 275 21 53 7 12 .193 With Montreal in 1911. 108 520 78 158 27 30 .304 With Washington in 1912 117 443 59 135 18 21 ' .305 FIELDING. Pos. G. P.O. A. E. P.C. 1910— lb. . 74 854 5? 10 .989 1911— lb. . 138 1396 80 15 .983 1912 lb. . 117 1106 .68 12 .990 season he was drafted by the St. Louis Browns. The task of making good with a tail-end team, however, was too much, and after a. short trial he was turned back by the Browns to the club from which they got him. He was told he would never do for the big show, and men- who were supposed to know a ball playej; when they see one made these as sertions. This only spurred Gandil to renew his efforts. He went back to the bushes disappointed, but not discouraged. He studied his faujt.s and devised ways to correct them. •So well did he succeed that in 1910 he was given his second chance with a major league out fit. the White Sox taking hold of him. He played 77'games with the white-hosed bunch at first base and was once again pronounced a failure. His fielding was not bad. but he did not seem to hit well enough to stick. As a result he was relegated to Montreal. There, in 1911; he learned to bat. He got a chance to play regularly, and this seemed to Improve him. At the end of the International league season he was the proud possessor of a .304 batting percent age. When Clark Griffith took hold of the perpetual Uiil-enders he soon discovered that he was in need of a first baseman. Jack Flynn was then guarding first for him, and proved a bigger failure as a first base guardian than he had at Pitts burg. Jack Knight, who succeed ed him also fell down miserably in trying to live up to the'assign ment. So Criss threshed the mine: s and spied Gandil in Montreal. < 'hick was playing at hi« best, and the owners of tip- Maple Leafs set a big price om him. but the Old Eox paid it gladly and has neVer re gretted it. BHf One Bay OffeF ■ S!HSOS®3—MSWM& For Tomorrow Only Extra Pants ■t IJLI - M W Thousands eagerly await this announcement every year. For when we say FREE it means FREE. We give the best in the house. No change in styles—no lessening of quality. Two pairs of pants with every suit. That’s our offer — Choose your own style—pick any material in the house. But Remember—'his great offer is good for one day only. 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On ac count of Tuesday night being Christinas Eve, the weekly show was shifted back from Tuesday to Monday. There will be four ten round mills, and on paper all look like hummers. Mike Saul is going to meet Erank McMahon, a Westerner who has a good record, in the final bout of the evening, Mike will give up his ref eree job for one night, as he wants »to show local sports that he can scrap as well as he cait referee., And Mike sure can referee. In the next main bout Spider Britt will hook up with Al Smith, the boy who made Meyer Pries t quit in two rounds last Tuesday night. Spider will have to be at his best to beat Smith. Eddie Hanlon and. Tommy La velle are scheduled to go ten rounds, too. But as both can hit to beat the band, this bout is not likely to go half the distance. Those two demon black sluggers, Arthur Worthy and Kid Hooper, are going to open the card. Well, here is a fireworks bout for keeps. There are*no "SI,OOO per" fight ers in this bunch, but it looks like the best card, from an action stand point, that has ever been staged in this city. LAVENDER AND RITCHIE HUNTING IN GEORGIA MACON. GA.. Dec. 20.—Jimmy Lav ender and Lou Richie, two of the Chi cago Cubs pitching mainstays, ir< in Macon for a few days, before proceed ing to {he former's home at Montezu ma, Ga„ where they will spend several weeks in hunting. Lavender states that he expects Jim my Archer and Jimmv Sheckatd to also be his guests after the first of January. Richie will stay In Georgia until time for the spring workout. FULTON LEAGUE FIGURES. Club Standing. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. C. S. V. D... .4 2 0 1.000 Y. M. C. A 2 I .667 Post Athletics ...... 2 1 .667 < 'ompany <' . . 2 1 .667 Company H 1 2 .333 Agogas 1 2 .333 G. A, <’ 1 2 .333 Baracas " 3 uuo Results Last Night. Baracas. 12; Company H. 21. S. V. D., 21; Company C, 12. BASEBALL f Diamond News and Gossip i Mike Mitchell, for two years the field ' captain of the Cincinnati Reds, will be I reduced to the ranks on the Cub team, | since J. Evers will do his own captaining, i ** ♦ ; The Cubs would have all the best of the . recent Tinker deal provided the rules would let them play five shortstops simul taneously. ♦ ♦ * The Cubs’ chances for a pennant seem to depend a good bit on the condition of the former Cracker, Al Bridwell. If he comes through all right and the pitch ers perform creditably they should win the bunting. • • • .John McGraw says that when he was arrested in Cuba for bawling out some players he got F. Bancroft, the Reds’ business manager, to pilot him to court. The judge fined McGraw S2O for his be havior and Bancroft S2O for being asleep when it happened. A controversy has arisen between John Kling and the Boston Nationals as to whether he resigned first or whether they heat him to it. * # ♦ Larry Doyle has remarked: "If the Pirates get Koney, the race is over in .July," Some kinder, Larry. But Pitts burg hasn’t tumbled yet. ♦ * ♦ Frank Chance’s reluctance about ac cepting a $20,000 job is appalling to those of us who haven’t $20,000 jobs—and we constitute a majority. ♦ ♦ ♦ The second-hand grandstand purchased by the Mobile club is the one that was at the race trac k in New Orleans. It was picked up for a song the swan song, in cidentally, of racing in New Orleans. ♦ ♦ * Eddie Warner, a southpaw pitcher se emed from Brown university by the Pi rates, has been turned over to Colum bus. He started well last year and then § topped. ft ft ♦ , Is Rube Marquard skidding ’ He did not break into print at all yesterday. The doctor who operated on Frank Chance last fall has given his official opinion that the P. L. should be able ito play ball as well this year as ever in his career. I JAP BILLIARD CHAMPION DEFEATS MORNINGSTAR PITTSBURG. Dee. 20. Koji Yam ada defeated Ora Morningstar at 18.2 balk line billiards, the score being 400 to 207. This is the second time this week that the Japanese player has de feated Morningstar, who is the world’s champion at 18.2 billiards. Morningstar. Yamada and George Slosson are playing tor a purse of SI,OOO. The tournament closes tomor row night. Yamada's average was 26 2-3; Morningstar's . 14 11-14. The game went fifteen innings. JOHNNY DUNDEE WINS FROM EDDIE MORGAN NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Friends of Johnny Dundee, the Italian feather weight, today declared, him in line for a battle with Johnny Kilbane, the title holder, as a. result of his victory on points last night over Eddie Morgan, the English champion. NEWARK TEAM TO TRAIN IN ALBANY NEXT SPRING NEWARK. N J , Dee. 20. -Th. New- . ark International league club has an- ' nouneed the choice of Albany. (la., for] its training grounds next spring. The i team will go there about the middle of! Marell. GEORGIA TO MEEI VIRGINIAHERE OCTOBER2S GEORGIA and Virginia will meet on the gridiron at Ponce DeLeon park next fall. The game has been scheduled for Oc tober 25. In 1897 Virginia and Georgia clashed here in Atlanta, the Athens team going down to defeat, after a hard struggle. It was in that game that Von Gammon, Georgia's great fullback, was killed. Virginia was trying to gain by their famous flying wedge formation. Von Gammon, head lowered, dove into the play. He managed to bring his man to tjae ground, but when the players had been pulled off the human pile, it was found that his - neck was broken. The Georgia-Vanderbilt battle will probably be an annual event here in Atlanta, if the game next fall is a success, and local foot ball fans can consider themselves extremely lucky that such a clas sic event has been secured for them. 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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Circulation Department. 20 E. Alabama Street Out-of-town subscribers add 25 cents for packing and shipping. Mash Notes Drive Young Giant Out of Baseball; Artie Shafer Declares That He’s Quit Game By Damon Runvon. YORK. Dee. 2’l).—lt is \ with great we insert more woe into the holiday season, but here is a blow which fell, ka-chunk. upon the Island of Manhattan last night, dropping off the wires of the Asso ciated Press utterly exhausted aft er a long ride from California. Read! Read! Los Angeles, Dec. 18.—Art Sha er, utility infielder for the New York Nationals last year, said to day that he would not join Mc- Graw’s squad for the training siege at Marlin next February. “I have quit baseball for good,” said Shafer. “For one thing, I got too many per fumed notes.” We instructed our Los Angeles correspondent to see Mr. Shaf*”' forthwith and ascertain what these notes were perfumed jv'Ui. which seems to us the most important feature of the item, but up to the moment of sliding to press no an swer bad been received. Mi. Shafer is no; on the sutg-. and Is not even threatened with be ing sent there, so it can m>t be a press agent stunt. It seems to us that Mr. Shafer must have been getting Reeshard de Marquis de Marqtiai's mail by mistake. How ever. If this theory Is untenable, we are willing to make constant ap peal throughout the baseball sea on for Mr. Shafer's correspond ents to cut out the pet fume, If he will only come back. i>f course, “Tillie" has plenty of time before Eebruary 20 to deny the Associated Press story. He has been playing ball out In California for a, winter team that also harbors Ered Snodgrass and Chief Meyers. Snodgrass and Shafer are chums. Shafer is a nice-looking, modest young man. as well as a great ball player, and we can not have him pestered by perfumed notes if yve have to get it prohibited by ordi nance. GAVIGAN BEATS DENNING. CLEVELAND. OHIO, Dec. 20.—8e cause of hi easy victory over Jact Denning hero last night, the Cleveland supporter- of Tommy Gavigan. a local hot. are booming him for a fight for the middleweight title with Mike McGoorty. 15