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Empire State League Should Have Banner Year Six Cities Holding Franchises Are Well Bunched rrvHi: Empire State league that is to come into being in time 1 I'm- the next basebull season i isp" to be one of the best -- l> organizations in tlieSouth- The six cities that ale to |.0.-e this league form a eom ireuit that will be easy to pound and without excessive .. ,d fare to cut into the in - towns are Brunswick u,.| >. ross on the east, with Cor- .ml Americus to cite north ern; Valdosta and Thomasville southwest. The circuit is etilar. with but 4.jn miles to .. tint" the three legs. The av- - distance between cities is but il< -. The minimum distance w ■ on Americus and Cordele—is i p iles. The maximum is 190 between Brunswick and . rieus—-with Cordele interven r to break the jump. I'm distances around the circuit - follows: . Brunswick to Cordele, 160 miles. Cordele to Americus. 30 miles. VANDERBILT ELEVEN TO MEET MICHIGAN ON GRIDIRON OCT. 18 IV I t.l .ITENN.. D< c. 28. Van will meet the I’niversity of Michi- ■ m rotball here on October 18 of next -• ->n, according to announcement made , . These two teams have played ' .< time.- in past years, every game being ■ -u at Ann Arbor, with one exception. I ' th the -Michigan game decided. Van- ili schedule is practically complete.; •imr, unimportant games being the ' ■ J cues that, will be signed. '■.mice already arranged for are as fol- | lows Maryville, .Michigan, Virginia at j -Inf lesville, Tennessee. Auburn at ; ilir'.ibigham, and Sewanee. PASKERT. EX-CRACKER. IS ILL WITH TYPHOID ■ LEX ELAND, Dc. 28. "i> »d< ' Pas- oiitlielder of the Philadelphia N. oiml league team and a former' ' r 1-o-r. is seriously ill with typhoid! n ' it his home here. GUNBOAT SMITH WINS DECISION OVER MORAN > N FRANCISCO, Dee. 28. Gunbuai ' won the decision over Frank M»»- h- . >•' Pittsburg, in their twenty round ! ■ ec\ \ weight bout here last night. Ji was ' Igh all the waj TURN DOWN GLEN WARNER. \K\V Y* iRK, Dec. 28. Almost unani i -us exception was taken by college men "Ih\ m the statement made yesterday by 1 -icn Warner, coach us the Carlisle team, it baseball ought to be abolished by ' ■ olieges because it only trains them •e professional ball players and that ■ •or they develop into bums. •PATSY” SHEPPARD DIES. B’»ST’ON, Dec. 28. -“Patsy’' Sheppard. v as a lightweight, was one of the '■■’■lus of the prize ring years ago, died yes- • rday at his home here, aged 65 years., rom 1864 to 1874 tie fought nearlx all the ■■tod boxers in England and this country was one ot - t ] ie trainers and i h< i ers of John L. Sullivan. FEW FOOTBALL CHANGES. \i.\\ YORK, Dee. 28. The stamp •• i -pproval was placed on college football > . laved in 1912 by the National <’ol- , • giate association, which is meeting her* ( f r the purpose of making rules for next I *u- in. It is quite likely that the rules y- rning the game last season will re al.: next year, after making a few mimu ranges. JUAREZ RESULTS . *J rst - Willie, 8 first: < lax. 8; Jack 12. ,\i so ran: Baden. Ruth Esther. • d.iy Bear. Cu-Ed. Folk. S. V. Hough. ‘Alien and Deien Scott. eond Wrxanoke. 5. first: Trulx. 4-5: | > ir d Marshall, 1-4. Also ran: Sprightlx I Calcium and Insurance Man. Inin) Swish, 2. first: Maisie Girl.7- •: e'sevale. 9-20. Also ran: Quid Nunc, ision, Royal River. Song of Rocks ml Lescar. '. ■ hrth Oakland. 7-2. first; Rogoii. 11-5: '[rbed 9-2. Also ran: Sir Iren us. ‘rtn< o <’onrad, Ferrona and Amohalko. •'itth Buttcrball, 5-2. first: Cosgrox*-. *• 1 • Mimoroso, 9-5. Alsu ran: Oswald Eye White, Elizabeth Harwood and 'tare. .. s ‘-xth Lackruse, 13-5, first: Rio Brazos. Engraver, 5-2. Also ran: Feather '•tster. Mycenae, Balcliff. John Louis and Ocean Queen. ii.i.JJ.. _ JL I ggS MARTIN MAY ' 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES y FOR snt 606 IaLVARSAN 914 Neo Salvarsan ___ The two <ck brut 0.. Herman preparations /that have cured per \ manentJy more cases 4 of syphillis or blood \ poison in the last, two x-J years than ha* been Ta cured in the history of N *1 the world up to the time of this wonderful /\3r\ discovery t ome and ‘ ,f ‘t nH “ demonstrate i< \ (hi how I cure this dreadful disease ir 'ireo io five treatments. I cure the 'yllowinjj diseases or make no charge; Hydrocele, Vanco«ele, Kidney. Bind der and Prostatic Trouble, Lost Ma.fi boud. st-uro. \< utc and Chronic ‘ "'norrho;'. a:,.< a ll nervous and hroni<- diseases of mon ana w"U’--’ fpnuultatlon lind examinatioi 'h-urs Ba. m. (<» 7 p m Suii'it.'. DR. J. D. HUGHES Bread St Atlanta, Ga -Mjs'tc Third Nat‘of a Ba j Americus to Thomasville, 95 miles. | • homasville to Valdosta. 45 miles. Valdosta to Waycross. 60 miles. Waycross to Brunswick, 60 miles, •it population these cities are about as evenly matched as it woukl b< possible to get in such a limited territory. By the 1919 < • nsus the minimum is above 5,000 ami the maximum below 15.000. The population figures are: J’ordele. 5,883: Thomasville. \ aldusta, 7.656; Americus. s .<’63; Brunswick. 10.182: Wavcros* 14.485. This shows a total of 52.996. In ' ' ’•hi population for three years iollowing the census-taking that will have elapsed by the time the ball season opens next spring will iiaxa raised this total to approxi mately 69,001,1. with u minimum of 6.000 or better, and a maximum of about 16.000—a range of only lo.Ooii between larges! and small- < st. ’This equality of size will en- I able ill clubs to maintain an equi table salary limit in keeping with the patronage around the circuit. Nu une city is apparently strong r FODDER FOR FANS — ‘Anything but a tuil-ender will suit us. say Louisville fans. Ditto Atlanta. 4> $ 4 I lie American association wiil make no ma o r.al change in this year’s schedule, • •Hi will use it about as it stands for next , season. \ plan for four trips around the .circuit was broached, but that’s about as I Jar as it got. The jumps are too long in I the association. * £s * I rani Shaiighnesscy. former Clemson j coach, xv.>n two pennants last year. The j l-oi-t Wayne club, manage*! by him. won tin the Central league, while the Ottawa i ••Ini', owned by bun. did likewise- in the ; < ’amulian league. 4 # St Hamilton will have a club in the Ohio : Slat*- league next season. Maybe you ’lexer heard of th*- club or the league, but j we vc got to fill this space with something. IL B. Fisher, secretary of the Appa lachian league, is slated to succeed Ja* ob Smith as i»resident * J h»‘ Oakland club s to have a new D 50.100 ball park. s' * ;■« Miller Huggins has bi.l 8 1.000 for Jimmy Sheckard. Si V fit I. Mc'buxv has about decided that he 1 wasn't < ut out for vaudeville and says it j will take a fat contract to get him out ' again before the footlights. And. anj : way. .lawn doesn't care fur any job that Hairies him away from New York in win- ! tei Mariin Berkhamnier, <’ub infielder, who will probablx be turned loose, is wanted l»\ the Cardinals and several other clubs. *• * , Denver lias made a bid for the head quarters of the Western league. That organization has already voted that the business office *»f the circuit must be moved a wav from Chicago. ♦ ♦ ♦ A ball team of managers: Stovall, it*.; Evers. Li*.: Tinker, ss.: Huggins, 3b: clarke. Birmingham and Stahl, outfield; Duoin. and Callahan and Griffith, p. I Via New Oi leans to Louisiana, Texas, Old and New Mexico, Arizona, California and Pacific Coast Points. THE SUNSET LIMITED—From New Orleans every Thurs day 12.30 noon (the extra fare train de luxe) on and after- January 2, 1913. THE SUNSET EXPRESS from New Orleans daily 11:30 a. m. THE SUNSET MAIL from New Orleans daily 11:45 p. m. Through Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars. Automatic Electric Block Signals. Oil Burning Locomotives. No Dust, Soot or Cinders. Dining Car Service Unsurpassed. FOUR DAILY TRAINS TO HOUSTON AND NORTH TEXAS POINTS. WINTER TOURIST EXCURSION FARES TO MANY POINTS. Ask for Information and Literature. o. P. BARTLETT. G. A. R. O. BEAN. T. P. A. D. L. GRIFFIN. C. P. A. 121 Peachtree St.. Atlanta. Ga. Simple Enftinc • Acce-s-siblc * Economical ' JLdrk. forJ)zn\Qit<r t valid n The ’ ” ” 12O»22»Mqricttn, St. CA DILLAC STEINHAUER & WIGHT i 228-230 Peachtree St. Ivy 2233 ■ “30" Touring Car ” "’I “>4O” Touring Car*lwo sizes “O O” To twinj^Car~ six cyl i nder - ” The ’ r i 120*22 MoricttOeSt. mt ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATI RDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1912. t enough to override the others on the salary proposition without suf- ; t'ering tinaneial lose. Tin Georgian last year .suggosicj the organization of such a league in south Georgia and mentioned these six cities as acceptable ones to compose a sis-club circuit At the same time a north Geer- i gia league along similar lines was i proposed, tile pennant winners of ; tlie two leagues to play post-season I games fol tile state minor league ■ champion-hip. Thus far. however, | the north Georgia movement has J not taken sha pi. \ vailable cities in this section from which six could be selected i ar< Rome. Dalton am! Marirgta in the noitliwest; Athens. Elberton I and Gainesville in the nortneast. > and Griftin. No-nan and LaGrtmgi in the south part of north Geor gia. Two from ern'a of these groups could be taken in. Since j tii Southeastern league lias not | thus far been revived, Rome is without a league berth and would | likely be interested in such a p -opo sition. Anyway, it’s worth talking about. j A fairly good team, t<<u, though a little shy an pitching strength Ham Hyatt is pulling in the winter at a lumber camp m ar Shelton. Wash. Tbree players are left in Hie Ameri- | can league of those who helped to found I 'he organization: f.arr.v Lajofe. Eddie Plank ami Billy Sullivan. «P Al Bridwell has placed with u lot oi I teams: Columbus. Atlanta. Cincinnati.' Boston Nationals. New York Nationals I and Chicago Nationals In Waddell's fifteen ? curs <*u 'lie dia mond he has won 258 aames ain I lost 136. for a per cent, of .651. - * Etgh'x-five *lii'i«-ivnt interviews xvitb : Frank Chance have b*A-n published since ( the I’. L. left Chicago. N-*xv comes Frank I with the asserth.n that he hasn't said a blamed thing which is doubtless true • 'ulu iy Muck Ims bought an ni* ;«‘si .u the Wilmington club of the Tri-^ r at<* league and will use it as a farm for me | Athletics. JESSE WILLARD STOPS KEARNS IN BTH ROUND NEW York. Dec 28. -Jesse Willard! knocked out “S-JUn r" Kearns hi the * eighth round *>f t scheduled ten-round 1 bout at Madison Square Garden lust night. The knockout came suddenly. Kearns landed a hard left •» the ribs and a right to the neck. Th** blows appeared to anger i The Texas fighter, and he immediately rushed, an*!, in a mix-up, sent a left hook j up under Kearns' • Inn and followed it quickly with a right nook. Kearns drop.i I ; an*l was counted out. RIVERS TRAINS FOR CROSS. NEW YORK. Dec. Li**.- Jue Rivers, ilie Mexican light weight, began Training here I for his ten-round bout on January I with ' Leach Cr*»s< CUBS WILL TBAIN ONSMESS NEXT SPRING B\ James Clarkson. Dec. 2b. Ev* \ inembei <»f the •'ub.- xx 'i** i< to be on the team this sea- • sop must get seasick before the opening game, and s nne. too, who will nut be on the West Side lot. Fo enforce this departure in base- • ball training President Murphy wi; j personally conduct a seafaring trip from Nov. Orleans to some point »n the I ’oridu coast, near wit*- ■ the players w ill finish th< rr limb* - ing up exerciser, prefe.ablj St. j’e- I h-.’sbu Tmnpa. however, may !>.■ | lilt flirted place after .Mr. .Mu; pin | makes a trip to Florida. | "f conceived the Idea while ialk- I iug with several veterans about the best rot: to St. Betersbmg or Tampa." he said. "Eietj on - -m:- ge.-ted we go by rail by wax of .Memphis. I wondered why uuti j one of them -aid lie didn't want to i get seasick. ' ll is nn belief, attet b-ing sen sick several times, that it is best thing in the world to start sp Ing training on. Seasieknens rids the system of th.- winter's accumu lation of luxuries and luinoi ills in cident to a lite of laziness. It is hard medicine to take, but it maker a new man of any one. am! 1 b. - I Jitve the Cubs will be better iltteil to t ain after the trip." BRESNAHAN HASN'T SIGNED. ■ TCDEbO liHIO. Hee. :s. Huger Hr, s | naiian, .‘orincr eateher-manager ot Hi.- si. , Louis •'uniin-ils. today ... ni.-d the report 'that President .Murphy, <.t the Chicago |<'ubs. had signe. 1 Ivm under » three-nur I contract at S'K.CCJ a ve.n-. j WELLS TO FICHT WINNER. I.• IS AX' lEI.ES. I?e< . _F. Arvais - Intents were to be made todaj whereby ' Hembaidler Wells. In. English inavv'-! [weight pugilist, is to meet the winner ■■f the I’ ilzer-Mei'arty ligh in February ——HI——KMMM—■»»— IHfiuMM i It's the light weight cham pion of the world. In a fair and open light the sturdy Ford has won its title—and holds it—because it has more strength for its weight, and can deliver more power for its size, than any car in (he world's arena. Ever,' third cat 1 i.-. a Io>;-<!. Xi irh IsO.Oitn li.'lVi* I ii'eli sold ;il)d dei i\rl-rd. Xew |. 'ii I's ruuaboiil .<>2'< loiirni”- car siilltl d | livery car st>2s town car ssuii with all • ■'l'lipiu. nt. 1.0. b. Ib'iroii. <;. t |>;irrici|. 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Hard Battle Local Team Is in Great Shape for Big Struggle I rT-XHERE will l>. basket ball I aplenty at the Xtlantn Ath letic elub tonight .uni a rec- I ord-breaking crowd is expected to attend the festivities. The game is the fourth pin- the club Ims carded this season uni their opponents will be the Vanderbilt boys. The game is su; .- to develop som action and the team that eops will , certainly have to triiw some. Tin Vanderbilt boys .Te on a Southern tout ami li.-i \ a playe.i a couple of Hie best teams in the section this week, so tin y ought to he in migli.y tine shape, ami have, no doubt, caught on to some nitty tricks lllut they will spring on Hie loenl ads. Tic t"o teams worthy of no;. that tin Viimb i i>ilt boy s’ have TRAVIS OUTPLAYED BY HUNTER AT PINEHURST I’iNEI I IRS T. N. I’.. Dec :s. I’u.. Hunter, Midlothian cluh. u-jt- j layed Walter .1. Tiayi.s, the < tgdeii T’itx veteran, in th* •lualificatiun r*»und *»f the ninth annual l‘ir.*diursi holiday week gulf I tournament Hunter brought in u < ard of i while Trax is vox ered the e*>ursu in ! s;. a high w ind made plax difficult. Among rhe uil. rs were the following: A'. L. Bc'ker. Woodland. 88: J. S. Koh.- j nun. Dak Hill. M : B. <I. Shaxv. Brookline. • !.. Bishop. Yal*.. and A. 11. Shaw, i Bro**kline, :*• • *'. b. Hudson. New Sul | folk; B H. I’crmn. Midland; .1 *'. Linnc- ; . man, Shawuv* ami T. B. B*>y*l, Gb-n . I Evin*. • H. (’rocker. Brooker. 91. iW. S. Bathbuce. Detroit: B. • Clapp, , Hat rmr*|; I. 11. T!iotnps*>n. Springhax •ui, ; ami \\ Trm sdell. Fox Hills, !'»: VANDERBILT IS BEATEN BY COLUMBUS. 70 TO 32 COLt Mitt'S. G .. - The Culm bus Y. M. <' \. won from Vanderbilt unixersity in the l*“st buskel ball -an • thus far ibis season h< re by the ; <»re of j T'J to 32. The gam* was a much betl< r • >n»’ than the score r**veais, and was but’ ' contesied tltroughout. Vanderbilt has l»x far the best team thru has played h**re this season. I’**«id\ ;;n.l Klb rease proven stars for <’• ilumluis. | while the stellar w ork for \ and 1 was don* l*\ .Wison ami T. Brown. stacked up agains ate Mobile, which won a hard fought gam from them on \\ edm *1 a\ nigar To the lune of 4 1 to 33, and the (’•Hum bus quintet, w hich they pi.iy, *1 last night and lost to bx th* u*>rc of 7»» to 32. Prom .ill *loi*c. th \ imiy I* in is a liumnm. and be* aus* Mo bile ami Columbus defeated tiicin •s no sign that th*- Atlant i boy i will scalp them. Il will be a c as'sx game am *»n<» worth going miles in <ee. Th* club buys haw Im * u putting in -oim* Men’s Shoes Soled Sewed 50c at GWINN’S SHOE SHOP 6 LUCKIE STREET. OPPO SITE PIEDMONT HOTEL BELL PHONE IVY 1131. ATLANTA 2640. Guaranteed Work BEFORE k. H Cali Taxi, ab Co. When in a Hurry. Bell Phone Ivy 367. Atlanta 220 | FRA NK DE ANS i I IS A\ I NFE/'T Marathon Rider 1 z - J| w 1 v -' : ) ; A \ .. k -Siilk z l W 1 ex / ■ I I i uK * 1 ■ 11 lie's only 7 years old. but lie's able io ride this Marathon Racer with absolute safely. \nd I‘nn! V 11. in the neiyhboi'- liipid of his home. 11l I .i-i Fifth street, there's in* doubt about the ponstant en joyment he gets from this little <-ar. He's ;i familiar, happy liunre there. Yon -ce these racers all mer town, don’t you.' We've yivi ii awa; hundreds ••f them. And we have other hundreds to •4'ive awa\ to hoys and yirls in Atlanta and the nearby towns. If you want to own one of these little cars, mail the coupon today. We ll tell you bow to get a Racer without one cent of cost to you. \/.IA’l/7/O\ RACER DEPAR/MEXT 7 7//< J 77.. L\ ’7I G KOR GIA N CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 20 EAST ALABAMA ST. Pic,'iM- -.end in,- nisiruet Aig H'lJhil>' how I ma.y si t*lire one of Tlie fji'orjzian Marathon Rm itm v. ithoiil moiivy. Num.’ Age ' Address *'ii.' state Sample (,ij'.' mi display at Tin iF .n giaii uftiei 20 La.-l Alabama slr?et. X’uii an -rn'iLalh nvited Io vonie m ami if.' ibis may ami popular Car. L- «■? Imra work so; thf battle tonight. An aihieil I. .nun ilili'iug the in i'* mission should be iniereating. It is a tumbling match la-tween House anil I .ini !-, ny.i of ihe club intm beis, I ■ 'im -"f ' • :>io tonus fol low : Vanderbilt. Atlanta. I.mk. f . Forbes, f. Nelson, i Smith, f. Si ': I-, i Ou Hard. c. Brown, g Ca i .. j liiitvbiiisoii. Wade. g. .Weave,, g. 7