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Father Time Claims Heavy Toll in Big Leagues •!•••’« Old Stars Lose Luster During Season of 1912 By Damon Runyon. OLD FATHER TIME was one of the busiest performers of the season of 1912 and . /. eJ out more old stars in the league campaigns than In . t ,, 5 other year in a decade. Many . famous diamond warriors who had .pied the spotlight for years r .’oumbed to haymakers admin istered by the Irrepressible Old Man. i me of Pop’s earliest victims in 142 was Old Cy Young. Cy gave Mr Time a hand-to-hand battle, ~r. several times Pop almost came t 0 tl i conclusion that Cy was im- .;n, and was tempted to give up the light. ;: ;t the great Cyrus finally was pinned to the mat. He went South with the Boston Braves last spring. Hid for once his-wonderful right ;ng refused to round into condi tion, Cy refused to give up and ■ tired to his farm, hoping to find the elixir of youth there. Along in mid-season Cy was smoked out of the box by a bunch ,>f country jays, aTid then the Grand Old Man was convinced. He ■ ed never to get into a baseball r form again, and with Cy’s vow t.tssed one of the most wonderful pitchers baseball ever knew. Young, however, was not the ;/ ■ -tar pitcher to retire from ma jor league baseball in 1912. Morde- i Brown, of the Cubs, and “Wild Bli;’ Donovan, of' the Tigers, are former prize twirlers who ■ ; • • .1 their last big league games in the season just passed. An*in jury to his leg helped to shorten the career of Brown, but Donovan ived out his string and ended the • •ason as manager of the Provi team. Wild Bill pitched for t'.-.e Brooklyns before the American h .gu ever threatened to invade • East. Summers Also Victim. Kickapoo Eddie" Summers, also t the Tigers, was another pitcher ~f more than ordinary ability who was lassoed by Father Time last season. A sore wing assisted Pop in Summers' case. Cy Morgan, the Cross Roads cut-up of the Athlet ics, was another capable mound artist to take a Brodie out of . the majors. Cy was sent to Kansas City by Connie Mack, but went into vaudeville instead. Other lesser lights on the hurl ing hill to turn in their big league uniforms last season were King i i le, the boy wonder who led the National league pitchers in 191 b; Ba: ney Peity. a time-honored mem ber of the Browns, who finished his major league career with Washing ton: Harry Krause, of the Ttthletics and Cleveland, who was a marvel in 1900, and Jim Vaughn and Jack Perhaps the catching department v as assailed the hardest by Fathei Timo in his 1912 attack. The back stops Pop captured last seasor were in their day the best in the ■ ouutry. Four years ago Johnny Kling was the greatest catcher in tw National league, and Billy Sul livan and Gabby Street divided the <onors in the American league. All three of these former stars are ‘. trough as big leaguers, though Kling is retiring of his own ac ord. Bergen and Schmidt Pass. barley Schmidt, once of the Ti gris, is another fine catcher who "‘■ok a ride in the- minor league spe nt list last season. Schmidt was ■i fizzle in the world’s series games was called on to catch, but was '■ steady man in the American ■ ague. Bill Bergen, who several years ago was the peer of any catcher in the country, was re used by the Superbas before the ■ entng of the 1912 season. Pal Moran never was in the Klli.g-Sulllvan-Street class, but as a fairly nifty receiver at that. He also caught his final big league game last season. Roger Bresna han may join the galaxy of former ■itching stars and go into retire- 606 SALVARSAN •H 4 Neo Salvarsan The two celebrated German preparations that have cured per manently more cases of syphillis or blood . poison In the last two years than has been I cured in the history of I the world up to the time of this wonderful discovery. Come and let rne demonstrate to k you how I cure this dreadful disease in *a a _ to five treatments. I cure the 7;' •.'*■»« diseases or make no charge: ■b urocele, Varicocele, Kidney, Blad f;r and Prostatic Trouble, Ix»st Man ' Stricture. Acute and Chronic '■'fiorrhea, ami all nervous and rcmli- diseases of men and women. ~ *''* consultation and examination. ‘ * a - m - • P- m. 1 Sunday, DR. J. D HUGHES ’•'/a North Broad Bt.. Atlanta, Ga. L ’l't'oslte Third National Bank. SP 1 ° X MARTIN MAY S 19U PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS strictly confidential UNREDEEMED PLEDGES y \^X s AND Zvy z ment unless the Cardinals come across with $40,009. Two former star first basemen ended their playing days last sea son. Frank Chance played a few games early- in the season before his head compelled him to quit the diamond for good. Harry Davis got disgusted with the work of his first baseman in Cleveland and jumped into the fray himself. Har ry stuck it out for one day, and then came to the conclusion his playing days were over. The best known second baseman to fade from the big league map last season was Jim Delehanty. Delehanty’s legs troubled him for several seasons. “Germany” Schaefer, who also earned distinction as a second baseman for the Tigers, is pretty near through as a player, but he will be kept in Washington in the capacity of clown. Jack Knight represents Father Time's raid on the big league short stop department, though Long Jack has not played that position for some time. Still it is the position where he showed at his best. Jack fell out of the fast set once before and came back, but he now appears to be through as a big leaguer. Arthur Devlin Also Fades. Arthur Devlin, once the star third baseman of the country, is another brilliant performer of former days JOE M’GINNITY IS NOW FULL-FLEDGED MAGNATE TACOMA, WASH., Dec. 25.—Moseph J. McGlnnity is the new owner of the Ta coma Tigers. He arrived here last week and formally notified Ed N. Watkins, president of the Tacoma club, that he was to eXere,se bis option, obtained in .Milwaukee, ana only the formal accept ance of the new owner by the directors of the league is needed to make him a power in the councils of Northwestern league baseball Tacoma fans welcomed the “Iron Man” with a banquet, at which he met not only many men locally prominent in the game, but also a number of old-time players, some of whom played with McGinnitv in the minors. IF CHICAGO CAN’T HAVE BOXING. GARY, IND., CAN CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—Announcement was made last night hat boxing shows would.be given weekly within 20 miles of Chicago, starting January 1. The pro moting body is styled the Calumet Ath letic club, of Gary, Ind., and Clifford Bretsche. an attorney and business man of that city, is at the head of the club. “Every detail has been perfected,” said Mr. Bretsche. “We have a building at Clark’ Station, three miles north of Gary Broadway station. This place win ac commodate 3,000 patrons. We will be ready to open the first show- on New Year's day, and have made arrange ments with the Wabash railroad for spe cial trains. The contests will be run oft under the supervision of the Gary au thorities and Sheriff Whittaker who takes office the first of the month.” I# AUCTION SALE OF CHINAWARE I 40 Peachtree Street I I A $2,000.00 stock of manufacturer’s odds | i and ends, comprising dinner sets, berry sets, | I odd tea pots, creamers, sugar bowls, etc. | 1 A few brass lamps, some flat silverware | | sets, and some choice books are included. | I Buy Any Os Them At I I Your Own Price I I CHARLES M. MAY, Wi "« r I I 40 Peachtree Street | THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1912. who will draw his salary from a minor league coffer next season. Artful Artie has not been released by Boston, but President Gaffney says he wLi not be with the team next year. Harry Wolverton also played his last game at third base on a big league diamond in 1912. Father Time was not as hard on the outfielders as he was on the other departments. His best known victims in the outskirts were Dan ny Murphy, Briscoe Lord and Mat ty Mclntyre. Murphy had to quit before his time on account of an injury to his leg, the same as Mor decai Brown, but Danny is nearer 40 than 30. Lord came back once before aft er a trip to the minors, but he is getting heavy, and is probably- in the bushes for good. Mclntyre, the Staten Island boy, had a long and honorable career in the big leagues and gave old Pop a grand battle. In 1901 he played with the Athlet ics, so he is no longer a spring chicken. It is a strange coincidence, how ever, tftgt the best, batting average either Lord or Mclntyre hammered out in their big league careers w as made in 1911. Brls lilt for .312 and Matty .323. Last" season Mclntyre’s average was half what it was in 1911. In games he batted for only ■;167. Lord's decline in hitting was not as marked, but he toppled to .238. CRAWFORD'S HOLDOUT IS NOW ON IN EARNEST DETROIT, MICH., Dec. 25.—Sam Craw ford, who has informed President Navin that be won't play ball with the Tigers next year Unless he gets a hoist in sal ary ' amounting to $1 HOC, has backed up his hold-out by accepting a job as New Orleans representative of the Peerless Weighing Machine Company, of Detroit. He will leave for his new post imme diately after Christmas. Crawford said today that he did not intend to call upon Mr. Navin again; that the Tiger chief knew what he wanted, and that there was no use talk ing further. Aside from this, Sam would not say much of his intentions, except that he intended to remain in New Or leans until spring, anyway, whether or not Mr. Navin sent him a contract naming the figures he had demanded. ' , VOL PRESIDENT SURE HE WILL HAVE STRONG TEAM NASHVILLE. TENN., Dec. 25.—Presi dent Hirsig. of the Volunteers, is thor oughly pleased with the action taken at tin: Southern league meeting in regard to the salary limit. At least he said he was willing to give the scheme a trial. Speaking of prospects for the Volunteers next season. Hirsig said: “I am not so worried about the club this year as I have been in the past. I believe that we are going to have a cork ing good bunch of players this year, and if Schwartz Isn't able to land them close to the front I will be greatly disap pointed.” BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip j Dolly Stark says that Jack McGrorw, secured by the Turtles frQip Detroit,, has all the makings of a good outfielder ex cept the throwing arm. « s ■:■ : - The White Sox have sixteen pitchers now. Comiskey is willing to trade fif teen of ’em for one more Ed Walsh, after which he would win the Annriean league pennant in a canter. • w Ditcher Kay Keating was said to have been overworked last year, and thosf who watched him work say tb<t he should come clean and strong this year. Candy Lh« han.•« isn’t dead. He hasn’t even retired from baseball. Next spring re will eoa- h the baseball team of the Connecticut Agricultural college. Few can r’member when he played first for the Boston Red Sox. but hr did and not such a thundering while ago at that. Dennis Sullivan, once of the Red Sox, wih roach the University of Minnesota team next spring. Sullivan is now prac ticing medicine in South Dakota. * * • The New Orleans cfowds on July 4 at the ball park were so slim that the game usually played there On that holiday will probably be transferred to Nashxille. Bill Schwartz will report in Nashville January 13 to take charge of the Volun teers. Fielder Jones points out that Cobb and agner get better salaries -than a con gressman. But that’s r. filling. Most anybody can be a congressman, while the Cobbs and Wagners are scarce.. Like ail the other piay’ng managers Take Stahl is beginning <t o figure re tiring—to the bench. He says it’s pleas anter there on rainy days. « The Trenton team recently changed hands for a consideration of one dollar. The Little Rock folks would have jumped at that. 4 V M M Mordeeai Brown lias issued an official statement that he Is not all it. A dental like that sounds better from the slab than from the printing press. • « Kavanaugh's option on tlfe Montgom ery dub expires December 28. Suppressed excitement in Montgomery. No excite at all in Little Rock, where they are of fering $15,000. ♦ * * Art R’ggs and R. A. Kling are both J after the lucrative position of manager of I the Selma club. ♦ • ♦ * | Charley Trank claims he will have al- I most an entirely new club next year and has backed it up by asking waivers on a slather of players. lie’ll get. the waivers, too. ♦ ♦ e William H. Locke is still trying to buy the Phillies, but he says th* price asked by the owners is too high. t * * Al Bridwell is spending the winter at Portsmouth, Ohio. .He is hunting or tak ing lon jaunts afoot each day to strength en his game peg. « » a ■ Baltimore has a population of 555.485, mostly former members of the Athletics. • * a “I'd wish nothing worse to my worst enemy,” says Mrs. Britton “than that she own a ball club.” V * S» Harry Bay is advertising for a job as manager or player. There's a come-down for you. In a mighty short opace of time, too. to help manage the business end of the Panama canal. It is located at Los An geles. the key to the great Southwest. The Ninth Anniversary edition of The Los Angeles Examiner, ou' December 26. will have the facts about this great proj ect. Mailed to any address In United States or Mexico 15 cents. Canada or for eign points 25 cents Send in your or- Southpaw Eddie Plank One of Game’s Wonders •♦’•-I* Famous Athletic May Beat Cy Young’s Record By Sam Grant!. qpHERE may never be another I <’y Young, as was loudly ac claimed, when that grand old Veteran sought the comfort of his farm after 24 years of service on the mound, but the American league iias a twirier who is still very ac tive today and who for length of years and excellence of seryiue is worthy of considerable notice. Eddie Plank, the Athletics’ won derful southpaw, is the barter in question. He has just completed his twelfth year under Connie Mack, making the best record of his base ball career. Twelve years, by the way, numbers Plank's entire base ball career, for he made his pro fessional debut with the Athletics in 1901 and has been,with them ever since. To tie the wonderful record made by Old Cy Yoilftg, Plank would have to remain in service another decade and pitch more than 400 games, which appears to lie a feat impossible for a man of Plank's age to accomplish. The Athletics' great hurjer is now 38 years old. which is considered past the age when an athlete can perform such a feat. But he is good for many years of, service still and even if he should never pitch another bail, has built up a great record. Has Won 250 Games. He lias won more than half of his games every season excepting one—in 1908, when he finished with a percentage of .468, having won 14 and lost 16. This past season he captured 26 battles and lost only 6, which netted him an average of .613. the highest he ever attained. And when it is considered that Plank won all these games with a team that was playing contrary to form nearly ail season, it must be admitted that the Gettysburg citi zen is some ball player. During his twelve years on the diamond he has won 250 games and lost 143, which gives him an aver age of .636. This Is superior to that held by Cy Young when he had finished his twelfth year. Young was more of an Iron man in his early days than Plank, al though the Quaker hurler is capa ble of shouldering a great deal of work. In the first twelve years of his career Cy Young engaged in 496 games, as compared to 393 for Plank, but while Cy worked In a great many more games during that period. Plank w on a bigger percen tage of victories. Had Plank discovered his ability earlier in life, there might have RECORD OF PIANK COMPARED TO THAT OF OLD CY YOUNG PLANK. I YoUNG. tv. L PC \V. i.. I’.l' 1961 ...17 11 607 '9Ol ...31 I'' 756 1902 ...20 15 .571 ’ 902 ...32 12 .7:17 1903 ...23 16 .5!i0l”O3 . .'.'.B 9 .757 1904 ...26 17 .607 1904 ...24 16 .61'.' 1905 ...24 12 Ji. 19(V. ...IS 19 486 1906 ...19 6 .7601906 .. 3 21 .382 1907 ...21 16 .600 11'07 ...22 15 .695 1908 ...14 16 467 11 .656 190? -.-..T0 10 655 1909 ...19 15 -550 1910 ...16 1(1 .615 11'10 ... 4 7 .400 <l9'l ...22 8 .733 1911 ... 3 4 .429 1912 ...26 6 .813 1912 .. . 250 143 .636 217 139 .609 WHAT CY YOUNG DID IN EARLY HALF OF CAREER. Won. Lost. H 11. P.C. 1890— Cleveland .10 7 37 26 .588 1891— Cleveland .27 23 152 12' .551 1892 Cleveland .36 10 166 109 .783 1893 C'eveland .34 17 131 110 .667 1894 -Cleveland .25 21 100 100 .543 189? -Cleveland .35 I'l 121 74 .777 189-1 -Cleveland .‘l9 16 137 64 644 1897 —Cleveland .21 18 HP 51 538 1898—Cleveland .21 14 10 .631 IKI'I' -St l,.viis ..Il 15 100 18 .634 1900-SL Louis .20 18 120 36 .526 Totals 287 168 1261 789 .602 Number of games won by Youhg in entire career 507. lost 310; average, .621. been a possibility of duplicating Xoung's records. Until he was six teen, Plank hud never seen a bus - ball bat. and until he was seven teen never pitched a game. 'l’lieii u town man, who had been to col- FRANK DEANS IS AN EXPERT Marathon Rider it n? Za j ? 1 si He’s only 7 years old. but he’s able to ride this Marathon Racer with absolute safety. And fun! Well, in the neighbor hood of his home, 111 East Fifth street, there’s no doubt about the constant en joyment he gets from this little car. He’s’ a familial’, happy figure there. You see these racers all over town, don’t you? We’ve given away hundreds of them. And we have hundreds to give away to boys ami girls in Atlanta and the nearby towns. If you want yours before Christmas mail the coupon today. We’ll tell you how to get a Racer without one cent of cost to you. MARATHON RACER DEPARTMENT THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. 20 EAST ALABAMA ST. Please send me instructions tilling hov I may secure one of The Georgian Marathon Pacers without money. Name ....’ Age Address City State.. Sample Cars are on display at The Georgian office—2o East Alabama street. You are cordially invited to come in and try this new and popular Car. lege, returned to Mount Pleasant, when- Plank was born, and start ed a ball team, of which Eddie be came a member. At 22 Itt- en tered a university at Gettysburg. Flank Foreman, a famous pitcher of tile Orioles, there discovered him ami tipped off Connie Mack. It was not until three years later, however, that he donned a big league uniform and began liis ca reer with the Athletics. Dean of American League, The career of the Athletic twiri er is notable for seyera! reasons: He is tile dean of American league I IV hers, has outlived all the south- I iws who started with him, never I'l.iyed in a minor league, and all his years have been spent with a single club—the Athletics. There is no better disciplined athlete than the veteran southpaw. Connie Mack has had occasion to call him down but once in all the long time he has been his boss. That was about two years ago, dur ing a game in Chicago, and Eddie came back the next day and pitch ed a two-hit game, to show Connie lie meant to do better. Besides finishing the season With a record that placed him second to the renowned Joe Wood, Plank this year had a perfect fielding average in 34 games and the highest bat ting percentage lie boasted in a decade. 13