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Empire State League Should Have Banner Year . * *•* ® *•* d" ® • »*• •*« f • Six Cities Holding Franchises Are Well Bunched . I JSmpire State league that to come into bZing in time *■ for the next baseball season --.e to be one of the best 1> organizations in the South- The six cities that are to •-. this league form a com rcutt that will be easy to ■un<l and without excessive .ml fare to cut into the in- i' -• towns are Brunswick and \\ a ross on the east, with Cor and Americus to the north- - and Valdosta and Thomasville southwest. The circuit is -•ular, with but 450 miles to _':ute the three legs. The av l istance between cities is but . • Tile minimum distance— . n Americus and Cordele—is •idles. The maximum is 190 .■ s between Brunswick and A .r us —with Cordele interven- _ to break the jump. :<■ distances around the circuit - follows: Brunswick to Cordele, 160 miles. Cordele to Americus, 30 miles. VANDERBILT ELEVEN TO MEET MICHIGAN ON GRIDIRON OCT. 18 • ASHVILUE, TENN.. Dec. 28. —Van- will meet the University of Michi f<»tball hero on October 18 of next .-•i. according to announcement made •it These two teams have played vt times in past years, every game being !<i.at Ann Arbor, with one exception. \\ ith the Michigan game decided, Van- • i s schedule is practically complete, wnimr*- unimportant games being the uni} - ties that will be signed. Games already arranged for are as fol •w- Maryville, Michigan. Virginia at • ’h.u !-■ tvs\ ille, Tennessee, Auburn at Birm.mrliaiTU and Sewanee. PALZER-M'CARTY FIGHT WILL DRAW BIG CROWD I. -S \XGELES, Dec. 28. Both Al I’al- • i i d Luther McCarty have eased up j iheir training for their fight New j Year s day. McCarty’s lay off was oc ca>i ned by a bruised knuckle, but lie is . ••u. rdH.l in excellent condition, and it is ikel> no more heavy work will be at tempted. I’alzer is in good condition al and his managers reduced the u imt of work io Reep the big lowa man '•oni stateness. Tne seat sale that opened yesterday .rpt up briskly today and the promo -•rs themselves were surprised at the de i.md. They expect the house will be sold ami this, if it. happens, would mean a X’H‘o gate. PASKERT. EX-CRACKER. IS ILL WITH TYPHOID 1 LEVELAND, Dee. 28.—" Dixie" Pas i. star outfielder of the Philadelphia National league team and a former 1 'racker. is seriously ill with typhoid ’ ver at his home here. GUNBOAT SMITH WINS DECISION OVER MORAN ' ’ X idL\X< IS< ’<». Dec. 28. Gunboat •-bi'iiij won the decision over Drank M..- "f Pittsburg, in their twenty round l i»>;iv’ weight bout here last night. It was | s ’n 'h's tight all the May. TURN DOWN GLEN WARNER. N .YORK. Dee. 28. Almost unai ■ ■us xeHptlon was taken by college mm . ’■•Uy the statement made yesterday b\ , ,; lrn W arner, coach of the Carlisle team. , ■ iat baseball ought to be abolished by lie roll.-ges because it onl> trains them professional ball players and that • r they develop into bums. PATSY ' SHEPPARD DIES. UtiSTuN, | ip ( . 28. “Patsy" Sheppard, i us ;i lightweight, was one <>f the I. »»i the prize ring years ago, died yes- ‘ '■•’c •>' his home here, aged 67* years.] 1 :’"in 1864 to 1871 he fought near!' all the! ■ '•I in Knglami ;.nd this country I Later he was one of the trainers and • ers «»f John L. Sullivan. FEW FOOTBALL CHANGES. MA\ YORK. Dec. 28. The stamp of •pr-'val was placed on college football -laved in 1912 by the National | ’giute association, which is meeting here r tlm purpose of making rules f«»r next | It is finite likely that the rules] - werning the game last season will pre- i ail next year, after making a few minor • 1 arises. ' 191/2 PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES > X. FOR SfILC /£/ -. 606 SALVARSAN 914 Neo Salvarsan The two celebrated German preparations | 'jflflP \ that have cured per- | ' 1 manently mure cas»es ▼ of eyphillis or blood \ poison in the last two 1 V years than has been 1 cured in the history of P J the world up tn the | time of this wonderful |i discovery. Come and I * et ,n< * demonstrate 10 -ww \ou how I cure this dreadful disease in N1 ee tn five treatments. I cure the I allowing diseases or make no charge: II Xdroeele. Varicocele. Kidney, 131 a- I def and Prostatic Trouble, Ix»?t Man- 1 hood. Stricture, Acute and Chronic I Gonorrhea, and all nervous and 1 • uroni< diseases of men and women. Free consultation and examination, Hours: N a. m to 7 r>- m.; Sunday, DR. J. D. HUGHES '6- North Broad St., Atlanta, Ga Opposite Third National Bank. j Americus to Thomasville, 95 miles. I Thomasville to Valdosta, 45 miles. Valdosta to Waycross, 60 miles. Waycross to Brunswick, 60 miles, in population these cities are about as evenly matched as it would be possible to get in such a limited territory. By the 1910 census the minimum is above 5.000 and the maximum below 15.000. The population figures are: <’orde!e, 5.883,: Thomasville, • • Valdosta, 7.656; Americus. 8,063; Brunswick. 10.182: Waycross 14.485; This shows a total of 52,996. In crease in population for three years following the census-taking that will have elapsed by the time the ball season opens next spring will have raised this total to approxi mately 60,00 d. with a minimum of 6.00 D or better. and a maximum of about 16,007 i—a range of only 10,000 between largest and small est. This equality of size will en able ail clubs to maintain an equi table salary limit in keeping with the patronage around the circuit. No one city is apparently strong i I FODDER FOR FANS "Anything but a tail-ender will suit us." say Louisville fans. Ditto Atlanta. 4 4 4 The American association will make no material change in this year’s schedule, I -ut will use it about as it stands for next season. A plan for four trips around the circuit was broached, but that’s about as far as it got. The Jumps are too long in the association. e t> » , Frank Shaughnessey, former Clemson coach, won two pennants last year. The Fort Wayne club, managed by him. won in tin Central league, while the Ottawa Hub, owned by him, did likewise in the Canadian league. « « * Hamilton will have a club in the Ohio State league next season. Maybe you i never heard of the club or the league, but ] wv’v • got to til] this space with something. * V • E R Fisher. secretary of the Appa -1 lachian league, is slated to succeed Jacob • Smith as president. The Oakland club is to have a new I $150,000 ball park e * * Miller Huggins has bid $4,000 for Jimmy Sheckard. * « « J. McGraw has about decided that he wasn’t rut our for vaudeville and says it will take a far contract to get him out ■gain before tin- footlights. And. any way, .lawn doesn't care for any job that carries him away from New York in win ter Martin Berkhaminer. Cub infielder, who will probably be turned loose, is wanted by the Cardinals and several other clubs. Denver has made a bid for the head quarters of the Western league. That organization has already voted that the business office of rhe circuit must be moved away from Chicago. ♦ 44 A ball team of managers: Stovall, lb.; Evers, 2b.: Tinker, ss.: Huggins. 3b; Clarke, Birmingham and Stahl, outfield; Dooln. c.. and Callahan and Griffith, p. j I Via New Orleans 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 Car*. 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 - 0. BEAN, T. P. A. D. L. GRIFFIN, C. P. A. 121 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Ga. Simple Enftinc * Accessible » Bconomicnl The St. C~A D I L L A C STEINHAUER & WIGHT 228-230 Peachtree St. ivy 2233 “40” Touring Car-lwo sizes I “60” cylinder •»’ The ’ T 120*22 M«ir lotto. St. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) AMVB.M i i iniAl. l>M EMBER 28, 1912. enough to override the others on the salary proposition without suf- , sering financial loss. The Georgian last year suggested the organization of such a league in south Georgia and mentioned these six cities as acceptable ones to compose a six-club circuit. At the same time a north Geor gia league along similar lines was proposed, the pennant winners of the two leagues to play post-season games for the state minor league ; championship. Thus far, however, i the north Georgia movement has not taken shape. Available cities in this section from which six could be selected I are Rome, Dalton and Marietta in the northwest: Athens. Elberton and Gainesville in the nortneast. and'Griffin, Newnan and LaGrange in the south part of north Geor gia. Two from each of these groups could be taken in. Since the Southeastern league has not thus far been revived. Rome is without a league berth and Would likely be interested in such a propo sition. Anyway, it's worth talking about. A fairly good team, too, though a little shy on pitching strength. • w « Ham Myatt is putting in the winter at a lumber camp near Shelton, Wash. *> « • Three players are left in the Ameri can league of those who helped to found the organization: Larr.v Lajoie. Eddie Plank and Billy Sullivan. Al Bridwell has played with a lot of teams: Columbus, Atlanta. Cincinnati, Boston Nationals. New Y-.rk Nationals and Chicago Nationals.* ♦ 4 • In Waddell s fifteen years on the dia mond he has won 258 games and lost 136. for a per cent, of .654. Eighty-five different interviews with Frank Chance have been published since the T*. L. left Chicago. Now comes Frank with the assertion that he hasn't said a blamed thing —which is doubtless true. Connie Mack has bought an interest ,n • the Wilmington club of the Trl-State i league and will use it as a farm for the I Athlet i.M JESSE WILLARD STOPS KEARNS IN BTH ROUND NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Jesse Willard knocked out ‘’Soldier" Kearns in the eighth round of a scheduled ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden last night. The knockout came suddenly. Kearns I landed a hard left to the ribs and a right j to the neck. The blows appeared to anger i the Texas tighter, affd he immediately : rushed, and. in a mix-up, sent a left hooL up under Kearns' chin and followed it quickly with a right hook. Kearns dropped and was counted out. RIVERS TRAINS FOR CROSS. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Joe Rivers, tne' Mexican lightweight, began training here for his ten-round bout on January t with Leach Cross. 9 . - 1 i i I TUBS WILL TRAIN iONSEMNLSSi NELLI SPRING l>\ James Clarkson. CHICAGO. Dee. 2S. —Even member of the Cubs who is to be on the team this sea son must get seasiek before the opening game, and some, too. w ho i Will not be on the West Side lot. | To enforce this departure in base ball training President Murphy will personally conduct a seafaring trip trotn New Orleans to some poin on the Elorida coast, near where the players will finish their Umber ing up exercises, preferably St. Pe tersburg, Tampa, however, may be the elected place utter Mr. Muhplij makes a trip to Florida. "I conceived the idea while talk- I Ing with several veterans about thtj best route to St. Petersburg or Pampa," he said. “Everj om- sug-' gested we go by rail, byway of- Memphis. I wondered wh\ until one of them said he didn't want to get seasick. "It is my belief, after being sea siek several times, that it is the best tiling in the world m start spring training on. Seasickness rids the system of the winter's accumu lation of luxuries and minor ills in cident to a life of laziness. It is hard medicine to take, but it makes a new man of any one. and I be lieve the <'ubs w ill be better fitted to train after the trip." BRESNAHAN HASN’T SIGNED. TOLEDO. OHIO, Dec. 28 Roger Bros nahan, former catcher-manager of the St. Louis < anllnals. today denied the report that President Murphy, of the Chi. ago I’ubs. had signed him under a threear contract at SIO,OOO a year. WELLS TO FIGHT WINNER Los ANGELES, Dec. 28. Arrange ments were to be mad.- todav wherebv Bombardier Mells, the English heavy weight pugilist, is to meet ihe winner of the Palzer-Mei'arty tight in February -.* —T—-J~ L—'_ i It’s the light weight cham pion of the world. In a fair and open fight the sturdy Ford has won its title-—and holds it—because it has more strength for its weight, and can deliver more power lor its size, than any car in the world’s arena. Every third ear is a Ford. \i-arl> ISO.IIOO have been sold and delivered. Xew prices * —runabout $525 —touring ear' $(S00 -de livery ear $625--town ear sboo—-with all equipment, f. o. b. Del roil. Get particu lars from Ford Motor Company. 311 i Peachtree Si., Atlanta, or direct from Detroit Factor \. /" ' 1 - s ’’V’ I BEGINNING MONDAY " I ML** SEATS NOW SELLING One week only. Matinees Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. SPECIAL MATINEE NEW YEAR S DAY First Time at Lyric Prices WILLIAM A. BRADY, Ltd., PRESENTS. Baby mine By MARGARET MAYO. The Funniest Play in the English Language, with WALTER JONES In His Original Character of Jimmy as Played by Him in New York City for 450 Tinies. ■ WEEK OF JANUARY 6 "IN OLD KENTUCKY” THE ATLANTA TON 8 !? 6 HT MATINEE TODAY IDA ST. LEON In a New Comedy Drama. “FINISHING FANNY Nights, 25c to |1.50. Mat., 25c to „ ■ ■■ ■ ■■■ ■ ~i . HfrANn KLITH Tods V 2:53 UHHHU VA(/DtV/LLE Tonight fi 10 DINKELSPIEL’S CHRISTMAS BY GEORGE V. HOBART Empire Comedy Four—Lew Hawking, Mirs Robbie Gordone and Others. FORSYTH Little Emma Bunting And FORSYTH PLAYERS “The Little Gray Lady.' Vanderbilt Quintet Will Give A. A. C. Hard Battle +•+ -m* Local Team Is in Great Shape for Big Struggle r-pMIERE will 1». basket ba:l I aplenty at the Atlanta Ath letic club tonight and a rec ord-breaking crowd is expected to attend the festivities. The game D the fourth one the club has carded this season and their opponent* will be the Vanderbilt boys. The game is suit to develop som< action and the team that cops will I certainly have to travel some. The Vanderbilt boys are on a Southern tour and hive played a *‘ouple of the best teams in the ><etion this week, so they ought to be in mighty tine shape, anil have, no doubt, caught on to some nifty tricks that they will spring on tin local lads. Tl.e two teams worthy of not* titai tin Vanderbilt boys have TRAVIS OUTPLAYED BY HUNTER AT PINEHURST . PINEHURST, N. C.. Dec. 28. Paul Hunter, Midlothian club, Chicago, out played Walter .1. Trayfe, the Ogden City Veteran, In the qiftilifieation round of the ninth annual Pinehurst holiday week golf tournament Hunter brought in a card of 75, while Travis covered the course in 82. A high wind ma<l»- play diffi< ult. Among the leaders were tin* following: <’. L. Bceker. Woodland, 88; .1. S. Robe son. Oak Hill, 91. B. G. Shaw, Brookline, G. L. Bishop, Vale, and A. 11. Shaw. Brookline. 91: c R Hudson. New Suf folk; B B. Perton, Midland; .1 Llnnu man, Shawnee, and ’l’. B. Boyd. Glen Echo, 93; G. H. Crocker. Brooker. 94. W. S. Bathbuce, Detroit; B. J ciapp. Hartford: J. H. Thompson. Springhaven, ami \V. Truesdell, Fox Hills, 96. VANDERBILT IS BEATEN BY COLUMBUS. 70 TO 32 COLUMBUS. GA., Dec. 28. The Colum bus Y M C. A. won from Vanderbilt university in the best basket ball game thus far this season here by the score of 70 to 32. The game was a much better one than the score reveals, and was hotly contested throughout. Vanderbilt has by far the best team that has played here this season. Peddy’ and Kilcrease proved stars for Columbus, while the stellar work for Vandy was done i»\ Nelson and ’l'. Brown. I _ I YRir THIS Mats. Tues.. Uiniu WEEK Wed.. Thurs . Sat. The Big Musical Revue THE FROLICS OF 1912 Next Week- BABY MINE" CONCERT BY Cornell University Glee. Banjo and Mandolin Clubs WESLEY MEMORIAL HALL. DECEMBER 28th. SEAT SALE CABLE PIANO COMPANY. Prices. $1.50, SI.OO. 50c Seats On Sale Friday Morning. GRIFFITH SCHOOL OF MUSIC 78 Forrest Avenue Special attention given to prepar ing students for Mandolin. Banjo and Guitar Glee Clubs stacked up against ate Mobile, which won a hard fought game from them on Wednesday night to the tune of 4 1 to 33. and the Colum bus quintet, which they played last night and lost to by th- >coro of 7o to 32. b'rom ill dope, the A’andy team is a hummer and be< ause Mo bile and Columbus defeated them is m» sign that the Atlanta hoys w ill scalp them It will be a classy gam- and one worth going miles tn sop. The club boys have been putting in some Men’s Shoes J 4 Soled Sewed 50c at GWINN’S SHOE SHOP 6 LUCKIE STREET. OPPO SITE PIEDMONT HOTEL. BELL PHONE IVY 4131. ATLANTA 2640 Guaranteed Work BEFORE k. MV-n @ J A 11 f _ \l L- 1 * —— Call Taxicab Co. When in a Hurry. Bell Phone Ivy 367. Atlanta 220 J ATLANTA-2 Days-Dec.3l -Jan. I ’ H ———T--L— t-wjiwiiiiwumhw i—i tiwi .i j l.l m .--.jjm .. .uiwmi: :rrjLiwn m—.■ il.iji-i—w—iiwww— ’ IVta-ts. Tuesday and Wednesday MESSRS. WERBA & LUESCHER Preaent The Fascinating Little Hungarian Prima Donna f. MIZZi HAJOS WL T A ' In Last Season’s Most ■ "W? re Successful and Artistic SB t Event The Ever Joyous Opera tme: I SPRING IVIAID i h rI w IW ex a* uj gr W o The Same Excellent Company of 70 :: Special Spring Maid Orchestra i PRICES: 25c, 50c, 75c, $ i .00, $ 1.50, 52.00 ATI THREE NiCHTS Mat. Sat. Q R 8 Beginning Thursday, Jan.fc. HENRY W. SAVAGE. EVErywohall I i SUBLIME DRAMATIC SPECTACLE i Dwarfing All Other Productions With Its Huge Dimensions! jlso—People—lso I j Special SYMPHONY Orchestra I Nights 50c to $2 : Mat. 25c to $1.50 i Seat Sale Opens Monday at 9a.m. GRAND £ Week Dec. 30 | A Bouquet of Vaudeville Gems ur.n “THE ANTIQUE GIRL” I T( J " Jess Lasky’s Miniature Musical Comedy | Murray-Lane Co. Grant and Hoag, I ' FIXING DAD. The Troublesome Trunk HITS i 4 Florimonds. 4 Venetians, IN j GYMNASTIC music : uTlir ! I nt Gere and Delany, Frank Mullane, ANTI fl II C SKATING I COMEDY I "H 11 ts U C Next Week: FOUR’dORIC COMICS GIRL” * ........ ADMISSION BIJOU CHILDREN r n 1 10 CENTS NEXT WEEK AT MATINEES vu T’amVlV vAU DEVILLE LILLIAN PHEASANT. ISAJ I GHfcv <1 CO.. Singing Comedienne. o'iglnal Ventriloquists. LESLIE 4. ADAMS. . DAVE & PERCY MARTIN, . Comedy Singing and Talking. I Eccentric Comedians , | MOTION PICTURES—CHANGED DAILY. Two Matinees New Year's and Saturday—2:3o and TOO —Balance of Week Mat i inees Daily 3:00 O'clock Night Shows 7:30 and 9.00. — ——— - . . WAY TO RENT YOUR ROOMS: USE THE GEORGIAN "RENT BULLETIN” hard work for the battle tonight. Au added feature during the in termission should be interesting, ft is a tumbling mat< h between House •nd l-’i.-tm is two of th< dub mem* /be’s. Tib' im -up of the tw»> trams fol low : Vanderbilt. Atlanta. Luck, f. Forbes, f. N»lson. f ... .Smith, f. Sharp, < Dußard, c. Brown, g. ... Carter, g. Hutdiinson, Wadt. g. . Weaver, g. 9