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Z?W*W» AiJWr/r. < gy4L. -. dSfSK 1 !■ B. pggtfr 7 F\ ■ « fiWia , 2sSa» jfewk ’ ifT •■■s t/'W’Uv ’ \ ■■*T J -- / --zz? ■? —;„:zs >® \ ~<■S*«Z7 v!fw#3r <> .® < wrM\ JHJrJMH ■ W rJL l‘ ; i --..gl uLLL tW~ > - -uafr <C ESu > ._ _ H' Barons Will Hardly Win 1913 Flag; Molesworth Must Work Miracle to Plug All the Gaps By Percy 11. Whiting. LT NLESS Carleton Molesworth ! has a liberal supply of that obi pennant-winning pep that he can shoot Into his players next season he's not going to finish one two-seventeen. Os course, there's no telling about Molesworth. He 'took a mediocre lot of play ers last year and won a pennant with them. How he did it, nobody knows. His players were Inspired They always played as well as they knew how frequently better. "Moley" took players who were lemons with other clubs our sw< «t --tempered old friend. Bill Eoxen, for Instance- and made ’em winners. If C. Molesworth had his pen nant-winning team intact at the start of next season. It might not finish in tin Hist division. For it is highly doubtful if lie could keep them going another season as he did last. Also it is highly Improb able that there will be another such feeble'Southern league for another century, at least. But Moley will not have his team Intact. The one star in the Infield was Almeida. The Cuban has gone baek to Cincinnati. Catcher Yantz has been sent to the coast. Jimmy Johnston, his best outfielder, has gone to the Sox. and there's more than tin off <*ance that he'll stick. Bill Smith, by the way. believes that Johnston is a marvel. He doesn't think there's a doubt but that he will make good. So that makes one catcher, one Infielder and onio nthelder gone The depletion of the team is com pleted by the fait that one pitcher, “Pop Boy" Smith, also has de parted. Now, four men kicked off a championship team in a Class A league is not, comparatively, so many. But thosi tom men will bo hard to replace. One can’t help banking, too. on the fact that the players on the Baron team last year undeniably played better than they knew how. It is extremely doubtful if they will have another such season. Molesworth's big asset is his pitchers. Hardgrove, Eoxen, Boyd and Prougb were good winners last season. Eoxen is getting desper ately old now. He may have an other good season left. He may not. The other three ought to la strong this year. If Molesworth has picked up one other first-class pitcher, his team will be dangerous. * • • CJ PEAKING of the likelihood that Bill Foxen will play out pretty ■oon, the fait should be borne in mind that pitchers are always the last ones who play out. There are more veteran pitchers, in leagues great and small, than there are an cient players of any other position. In the big leagues, Cy Young lias just departed. but look at the old timers left—Powell, Mathewson. We wish to call your attention to the fact that most Infectious diseases, such as whooping cough, diphtheria and scarlet fever, are contracted when the child has a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold and greatly lessen the danger of contract ing these diseases. This remedy Is famous for its cur. sos colds It con tains no opium or other narcotic and may- be given to a child with implicit confidence. Sold by all dealers (Advt.) HOLIDAY RATES —VIA N C. & ST. L. and W. &. A. R. R. MAKE SOMEBODY Happy wit ! a Kodak the gift that pleases both young ind old Jno 1 Moore *• Sons hav> .. . omp .tc Um 4° .—1 Mullin, Plank, Will.se, Moore, Pel ty and Hughes. In the Southern last year there were twice over more old-time pitchers than there were antique players of any other sort. Os course, the two shining examples of hurling antiquity, Theo. Breiten stein and BIJI Hart, have finally quit the slab and donned the blue of the umpire. But look at the old ones who figured in the South ern last year—Merritt, Campbell, Berger. Swann, Paige. Dessau, Eox en. Sitton, Atkins. Lively and Bill Bernhard. It is hard to think of Atkins as old, but he is, as pitchers go, and so are Dessau and Sitton. Next to the array of old-time pitchers, the second basemen ran more to age than the players of any other position. Starr. Marcan, Perry, Alperinan, Jordan and East are entitled to the ranking of "vet erans." Among Hie outfielders, Stanley, Maloney. Ganley and Hemphill nil went relies of earlier (and better) days. The first basemen In the South ern last year were comparative kids—Sykes, Agler, Paulet and Johnston, especially. The old-tim ers Were* M< Gllvray and Rohe, In the shortstop position there Were only a couple of genuine an tiques last year, but they were won ders for age and experience—to- w It, “Kid” Elberfeld and Pete O'Brien. • • ♦ a GREAT change has come over - the Southern league in its atti tude toward veteran players. A few years ago It was believed thaj un less a team had plenty of them it had no chance. "The veterans are needed to steady down the young sters,” they said. Lately it has proved that vet erans are neithei necessary nor profitable. Charley Hemphill wrecked on this very rock. He didn't know any thing about bush league youngsters, so he tried to win a pennant with major league castoffs. You all know what happened. Bill Smith ran foul of the same reef year before last in Chattanooga. Charley Erank is finding out to his sorrow that he can't do anything with the old timers any more. The league is especially favora ble toward young players now, be cause of the fact that selling play ers lias become a profitable enter prise. A few years back, a minor league team was fortunate to get SI,OOO for liny player. Now prices have run up over the $20,000 mark, and nobody believes that tHat is the high water mark. So ft pays to develop players. And it doesn’t pay to develop old ones. Hence the craze for youngsters. JEFFRIES PICKS PALZER. LOS WGEI.ES. Dec. 23 The stock of Al Balzer, who is to meet Luther McCarty In the "white hope" elimina tion bout New Year's, has taken a big rise Since Jim Jeffries, former cham pion, after seeing both men In training, '.lid he'll be surprised if Balzer did not knock out McCarty within ten rounds. JOHNNY EVERS CONFIDENT. HOME. N Y Dec. 23. —Johhny Ev ers, manager of the Chicago Cubs, who 1- wintering here, said he'll have an all- Stu- team u«xt season ami that the Cubs will be contenders for the pen nant. STADIUM NEARLY FINISHED. BERLIN. Dec. 23.—The big SBOO,OOO stadium here In w hich the 1916 Olympic gam< s will be held Is nearing comple tion WILLIAMS WANTS BOUT HERE. < hrlstv Williams, the Memphis negro fighter, linen n to the Queensberry game as the ''Dark Secret," Is anxious to come to Atlanta in light lie is in Chattanooga now and has opened negotiations with the ‘"''“L a l "-'Ut with Arthur Worthi er Hillv Ho -per THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1912. NEW WEIGHTS PLEASE FIGHTERS IN GOTHAM NEW YORK. Dec. 23.—The majority of boxers who have been appealing <n bouts in this city anil state today an nounced themselves as satisfied with the new weights fixed by the state ath letic committee. The scale of weights, which become effective December 24, are 108 pounds, paper weight; 115 pounds, bantam weight; 125 pounds, featherweight; 135 pounds, lightweight. 145 pounds, wel terweight; 158 pounds, middle weight; 175 pounds commission weight, and over 175 pounds, heavy weight. LOCKE MAY PURCHASE PHILADELPHIA CLUB PITTSBi’RG, Dee. 23.—William H. Locke, secretary of the Pittsburg club, today renewed his efforts to close a deal whereby parties he is representing will purchase the Philadelphia National league club. Locke’s reward will be the presidency of the club. Locke refused to state for whom he was acting, denying, however, that it was for Governor John K. Teller. He said the price asked by the present Philadelphia owners now is regarded as too high. [baseball Diamond News and Gossip They have christened Miller Huggins the “Henpecked Manager.’’ * ♦ ♦ Charley Dooin will take thirty-one players South with him in the spring. Hugh Jennings says that the only Ti gers sure of their places next year are «-?r\ ( 7’ awfor<1 ’ st *nage and’ Dubuc. 1 s interesting, considering that < obb, (’rawford and 1 »übuc are hold outs. Ct * 4 The Detroit youngsters will go South some time between February la and 25 rhe old guard, If any of ’em decide to report, will follow the recruits hi a cou ple of weeks. » • e •loe Tinker once changed hands for S 5. 1 hat was when he was playing semi professional ball In K. e. • • • Tinker, by the way, hasn’t been losing luonej at this baseball game. He owns fruit lands in Oregon, a home in Chicago, real estate in Kansas City, an automobile and a bank account. • * «F bred Clarke won a wardrobe betting that he would not get in a single game ast year It is a signltteant fact that he has turned down several men who wanted to make the same bet with him again for next season. • • A Connie Mack is planning to sign a long-time contract with Jacksonville to train there, beginning in the sprng of 191-t Next spring he will go to San Antonio. a • * Joe Ganzel never took but one drink in his life. He was in a saloon with Hube \\’ad<lell Connie Mack slipped in. \\ hereupon Waddell grabbed Ganzel’s ginger ale and left Ganzel the suds Hube had ordered. To protect the Rube, Ganzel drank ’em and then swore off for the rest of his life. » • » Johnny Dodge, who a year or so back was captaining a high school football team in Memphis, will be taken South with the Phillies in the spring. He grad uate<l to the National league from the \ irginla. « <> • Harrj Camnitz. of IJncoln county Ken tucky, has signed with Ixmisvihe for next season. He is Howard (’amnltzs brother. • • <• Christy Mathewson says that Fred Clarke must have been bitten Ky a fox in his early youth. Harry Davis will probably wind up as manager of the Heading team- which ts an improvement «»vcr Cleveland • • • Charley Murphy wants Slim Sallee. He says he would be a tower of strength. One thing sure, he wouldn’t be any wa ter towei. If you have a naif million that isn’t working vou can get the Phillies—lock, stock an<l bat hoy. • ♦ • No game today. Wet grounds « « « Next year Arthur Shafer will go dis guised as a. liod carrier, to keep awnv from this perfumed note gag The flint White Sox who signed a contract was a red man His name Is Ge<rge M. Johnson ami he’s a g.nulnu Winnebago. iWe alwavs supposed that was some variety of turnip, but it seems not.) <’harl«-< Ferguson the new American league umpire Is wintering In Mexico— which Is a good Idea, at that. Rube Waddell is training a flock of wild geese and will exhibit them In vaude ville. • • • The Thillles will train at Southern Pines next spring, as usual Red Dooin Wishes it denied that he has signed Old Man Jinx for 1913. ”We Worked him to death last year,” suvg Red. WALTER LITTLE DESERVES HIS BOUT HERE By Left Hook. ALTHOUGH Walter Little is no champion, it seems to me that the Dixie A. C. has made a good move in securing him as an opponent for Frank McMahon at the show Wednesday night. For a year Walter has been hanging around these diggings trying to get a scrap. He has challenged every man of his weight who has fought here, yet he has never been able to land a bout until now. ' Little sure has a heap of “stlck toitness” and has insisted right along that he would stay here in Atlanta, until he was given a chance. In the meantime, he has trained faithfully, and Wednesday night he is going to do his utmost to prove to local boxing fans that he is as good as any lightweight who has displayed his wares here abouts of late. Little claims that the club has promised to stage him with Tommy O’Keefe in the near future if he gets away with McMahon. Little has always believed that he could best O’Keefe, a stunt which if he accomplished would earn him a chance against the very best 133- pounders In the country. McMahon Is an unknown quanti ty to yours truly'. He has some clippings that show he has won a number of battles. He is a husky looking young man. but it is im possible to get a true line on him. Whether or not the main bout is a winner, the rest of the card sizes up swell. In the semi-windup Tom my Lavelle and Eddie Hanlon clash. Both are sluggers, and soniebody is likely to drop before the eighth round is reached. Spider Britt, the best fighter of his inches in this city, will hook up with Al Smith, the boy who stopped Meyer Pries the other night. This mill should be a peacherlne. It is scheduled to go six rounds. The card will be opened with a four-round setto between those two slugging dinges. Arthur Worthy and Bily Hooper. Those who were lucky enougli to see the last scrap between this pair will certainly be on hand again Wednesday night. 606 SALVARSAN 914 Neo Salvarsan S The two celebrated German preparations that have cured per l manently more cases jl » of syphilUs or blood X poison in the last two 4 tr years than has been cured in the history of J the world up to the time of this wonderful \ discovery. Come and let me demonstrate to you how 1 cure this dreadful disease in throe to five treatments. I cure the following diseases or make no charge: Hydrocele. Varicocele. Kidney. Blad der and Prosfatie Trouble, Lost Man hood. stricture. Acute and Chronic Gonorrhea, ano all nervous and chronic diseases of men and women. Free consultation ami examination. Hours: 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.; Sunday. DR. J. D HUGHES 16*/j North Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. Opposite Third National Bank. MARTIN MAY ' 191/j PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLED6ES > ! “ 1, z4 VANDERBILT FIVE PLAYS A. A. C. TEAM SATURDAY Atlanta basket ball fans are in for a treat next Saturday night when the Van derbilt university basket ball team comes here for its annual game with the At- t lanta Athletic club team. This game fs always one of the big gest games of the local season by reason of the good team that the Commodores •always turn out and the close game that they play with the local quintet. Vanderbilt has a strong team this year, and in its personnel are some of the star football players of the past season. Buddy Morgan, the giant center; Enoch Brown, the captain of the 1913 eleven; Swafford, the big guard: Toni Brown, the all-Southern tackle, and others are on the team. Nelson, the fleet little forward, is captain of the Commodore five this season. HARVARD BEATS YALE IN OPENING CHESS ROUND NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Harvard bested Yale by the score of 3 to 1 In the first round of the twenty-first annual inter collegiate chess tournament at the Co lumbia-Harvard, Yale-Princeton league here. Haivard won two games and two were drawn. Princeton’s quartet failed to appear, but Columbia did not claim a default, and a postponed match of these two teams probably will be arranged for Christmas day. The second round will be started to day, with Columbia pitte<l against Har vard, the present league champions, and Yale playing Princeton. CHANCE WILL BE GIVEN INTEREST IN YANK TEAM NEW YORK. Dec. 23.—Those close to Frank Farrell, owner of the New York Americans, announced today that Farrell would gladly grant the demands of Frank Chance for a small interest in the club as one of the inducements to get him as manager of the team next year. Chance, out in his California home, said he was anxious to play next year and was glad that he was to lead the High landers. but insisted that an interest in the club must be included in his salary. FIELDER JONES PRESIDENT OF NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE PORTLAND, OREG., Dec. 23.—Fielder Jones, who gained fame as manager of the Chicago White Sox, has accepted the presidency of the Northwestern league. He was elected for three years. EX-STARS MAY COACH YALE. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—8i1l Hefta llnger and Frank Htnkey, former Yale stars, were mentioned today as leading candidates for the job as head coach of the Yale eleven next year If the grad uate system now in use is abolished. Htnkey Is the favorite of the student body. || In the Rush Don’t Guess—Send Her J i i K 8 Chocolates r '-Wis® {*•» Always the same—fre.-h. perfect and t OX ftSfj doubly guaranteed. Sold exclusively in Atlanta by E. H. Cone. Inc. ■»-. |M| I i .I.® I When you want a charming gift /sW 17 or a delightful treat select from " >"’<'& ■■ ■" 2Sh these four: 6 • JWj Iff Ji ' Fussy Package for Fastidious S /a Folks- JI .00 a pound Pink of Per- ' ■ (|S'iVQx"o<e-* A. ' ”•» IBH fecti.>ll Chocolates lor Confections) , \ Js IkHl . 4JK Jl.Ou a pound. Whitman’s Sampler 10-. MKA? 1 i '* ••Jk.'O \V< -11.00 a pound. -1842" Bittel c .W i” J» Sweets— Si) cents ,1 pound. >■> Th I IUDAI Special Gift Boxes, JI 25 to SIO.OO I riMSEELBAt'Si ''l" & ISS ■ tw ° tores; b Jgj VzVZlll_J O 60 Whitehall |- “A Good Drug Store” K mball Hotse Block t Athletic Club Should Develop Cross-Country Runners Over _ B*B Course at East Lake By Sam Bell. ATLANTA, like her sister cities in this section of the South, is strictly up against it for outdoor winter sports, a fact that is neither new nor startling, but so forcible that it looms strong the minute the whistle has sounded the end of the football season. Outside of the chosen few who are fortunate enough to be able to pound a golf pill around an expen sive course and the enthusiast who can wring real pleasure and physi cal enjoyment out of a motorcycle, the city becomes a morgue as far as outdoor athletics is concerned when football dies. Right here basket ball, the only indoor sport save poker, etc., that has gained ground in the South, gets off, but the person who has a hankering for ozone and balks at ' the steam heat and fetid coniines of gymnasium is at the end of his tether. There is absolutely nothing to do. He has his choice of the festive Indian club, hibernating or migrat ing. Happily this year finds in At lanta a little outfit of enthusiasts —you might say pioneers—who get stared at and commented upon on the streets for their hardihood. They are trying to put Atlanta and eventually the South on the map of cross-country running, a thing that may lead to the development in this section of a form of ath letics comparatively unknown track athletics. This latter is as true an amateur sport as foot ball. With the success of the road race on Thanksgiving day, Joe Bean, of the Atlanta Athletic club, is plan ning a real cross-country run from the East Lake club house to the Auburn avenue building, a long, perhaps too long, and gruelling course for the lads that partici pated in the Peaehtree-l’iedniont- Auburn event on Turkey day. It might be a good idea to run the next event on the East Luke property over and about the golf links, where the golf hazards form a fine country course, with jumps, ascents and descents and good soft turf to run on. It will be remembered that Gil bert Cheeves, the Marlst college boy, who ruled a favorite in the re cent event, quit, complaining of a bad ankle. Nothing will jam up a young runnel’s ankle as quickly as stone pavements. Runners Could Use Spikes. On tile East Lake turf the prep kids could use spike shoes, which should teach them more about good running form in a day than tin-, can learn in a year by word mouth. A man can’t run success fully in spikes without some kind of form, although it may not be the best. It looks as though the Athlet: ■ ‘ club authorities would make a wis move to try cross-country project on the turf so that these boys, y ho are bound to popularize this reel form of sport in Atlanta, can get a ■sure enough chance to learn how to run in a manner that will giv them speed and endurance. DONLIN WILL STICK. PITTSBURG, Doe. 23. -Although tii Pirates have asked for waivers on Mik Dunlin, the heavy-hitting outfielder, it is hardly likely that he will go to th minors, as several big league clubs ,o said to be after him. WHITE HOPES MIX FRIDAY. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. —The whv ■ of the Soldier Kearns-Jess'- Willo'i bout, to b> staged Friday night at th Harden Athletic club, will most Ilk- I. be the next man to meet the winner ,1 the Palzei -I'a-. ly bout N ew Year's e In the elimination battles to uneove; ;1 real white hope.