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6 GIOKIIAH SO® COHD * EXPEKTX Alperman Named Field Captain cf Cracker Team 4* •4“ •»•••*• 4* •4* 4*>4* 4->4* •b*4* 4*®4* 4*®4* On “Whitey” Smith Will Depend Much in 1913 "Rv Percy 11. Whiting. CHARLES A. ALPERMAN will be the field captain of the Atlanta hall chip next sea son. And on his ability to direct the playing of the team will depend, in a good measure, the success of the Crackers. Some doubt was felt as to which man Smith wofild name. Os course, in point of experience and playing position. ■Whitey’’ was the logical man. Hut many a manager would have a sentimental obj-ctlon to naming as Held captain a man he had just succeeded as manager. However, Hill Smith is not trou bled with any of this sentiment. It will be well recalled that when Smith succeeded Otto Jordan as manager of the Atlanta club in 1906 one of his first official acts was the naming of Jordan as Held captain. How much Otto aided in bringing two pennants to the Gate City every Atlanta fan realizes. One of the causes of Smith’s ill success at Chattanooga was be cause of his inability to g, t a sat isfactory man to handle the Held work. When otto finally joined him last year it was too late to save the day. Other successful bench managers have been helped very materially by their first lieutenants. Charley Stair, down at Mobile last season, was of inestimable assistance to Mike i-’inn and his good head work pulled the Gulls through many a stormy place. Charley Frank, through all his bench career, has been forced to depend on some smart infielder to run his team. Eugene DeMontreville was of the greatest help to him as long as Gene kept his speed. Doc Johnston was the brains of the Pelican team last year—that is, what brains there were. Going back to early days, It was always said that Ed Abbatticchio won both pennants for Newt Fisher. Anyhow, as soon as "Abby" was up Fisher stopped winning pennants and finally drop ped out, while Abby went sailing on to the big leagues, where for several years he continued his brainy work. i|< M iji TJNDER Bill Smiths system of play he doesn't ask any help from anybody while his team is at bat. He gives all the signals, or has them given. But. of course, when the team Is in the field he is unable to handle things. He must therefore depend on a brainy field captain. And such a man he be lieves Whitey Alperman to be. Alperman didn’t show much as a manager last year. Os course, lie took u booze-riddled wreck of a half-way imitation of a ball club. But he didn't make it play ball any better than Charley Hheniphill hail, which was pretty bad. At the same time he showed a good head and there were no Iron-pated plays made by the team under his com mand. The combination of Smith on the bench and Alperman in charge on the field may prove as strong as the famous old Jordan-Smith combina tion that brought the pennant twice to Atlanta. <if course, if Smith could get Jordan he would rather have him as field captain than any man in the world. Rut next to Jor dan he is well satisfied with Alper man » * • AFTER pondering foi a month over the matter and after get ting in communication with Whitey Alperman. Smith has about decided to let Waldorf go without a trial. In a recent letter to Smith. Alper man said, "Toward the last of the season it developed that Waldorf's knees were in such shape that he couldn’t field his position. He was all right except that he could not get good control of himself aft er he let the ball go.” Smith figures that, in a league like the Southern, where “buntin’ ’em at the pitcher” is one of the favorite pastimes, he couldn't take any chances with a poor fielder. Smith has never had any patience with a hurler who couldn't field, and doesn't intend to begin trying to put up with them now. • » • DILL SMITH believes that if his deal with Clark Griffith nets him one more thoroughly reliable pitcher he will have a staff that will do a good deal more than hold his own. He quite refuses to-be wor- SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE ON VERGE OF "BUSTING” GADSDEN, ALA. Dee. tie. Because of a lack of interest the S ■ itbeastern Base ball league may not be reorganized Lo. cal peopk who are interested in the league have made several attempts t<> come to some understanding as to what wdl ' done next season, but thus far nothing 1 a.~ been accomplished. Frequent calls have been made for a meeting of the directors ot the Gadsden association, hut the> hav. not met Ln less some action taken ■ iriv next month it >s probable t <t Gadsden win not have baseball next season A Des Moines man had an attack of muacular rheumatism in his shouldei A friend advised him to go to H Springs. That imant un expense of »150.0(t or more. He sought for a quick er and cheaper way to cure it and found it i n Chamberlain's Linn- nt ■Sr-' Tied on that subject. H» believes that Donnelly and Weaver will rank close to the top, has high hopes for Becker, Isn’t at all certain that Price will not be useful, hears grand r< ports of Bausweln and has ;t man coming from Washington. Smith believes that in Catcher McAllister he has a man coming who will be able to get the best possible work out of his pitchers. He thinks that McAllister will be abld to take hold of the young sters like Prio. . Beck»*r, Bauswein d-J W. J?* 1 • Wk ’ ■ W W /1 x - X - w. A > En A IS! Mw 'I WRW WSI? \ ■ -W r'Xx? \ •• S'Ttf I tofc.-V. J TRV A. Beall.. MAG KENZIE HAS MANY LIKELY GOLFERS UNDER the guiding eye and hand of Scotty MacKenzie, the Brookhaven club is be ginning to turn out some real golf ers over the picturesque nine-hole course, and by the middle of next summer it may be that Mac will have enough good men to play a team match against the East Lake club golfers. At any rate, that is his ambition right now. There is no comparison at this time between the Athletic club’s course and the one at Brookhaven, and there is no comparison between the golfers, either. But by next July MacKenzie may have four or five men who may be able to put up a good argument against their opponents from the opposite side of tile city. MacKenzie has half a dozen promising men at Brookhaven. Among t,b< se are Philip L’Eiigle, E II Moore and Arthur Beall. While not one of this trio could negotiate the East Lake course under luO to day, Ibex are improving and in the next tournament at Brookhaven all three are expected to be right up near the top. GOLF RECORDS BROKEN ON SAVANNAH’S COURSE s W \N\ \H, GA . bee 30. in a tour nament. Noble Hartit e, <»f H. s city, broke hoih professional uiai ajuate.ir records on ■* < lir of the Sav.Uu.i.i <; r club lure vt Oerday His card for the eighteen 1 :■ was 36 out at'-' <• u The ama- u i cor- was 7'. b« d 1 ? Stein Bn ar. and the j»r< lessionul record is 77. held bv I I CLAIM SOCCER TITLE. S'i lad 'is, I <<>c 30. By defeating. 4 t * -. the Wes: Hudson team <>f Harrson. N J . las- year's \nmiivnn protessional *•••< <i ■- ’’anipb »• (he s I.« i team, t( ■ S . 1. tiii s< r ~>■ . ><• i, •;j< n. | ■ ' ■ claim-• the \mrriuui • lmnpi -nship THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1912. and Ihe rest, and teach them some big league baseball. if Smith's pitching staff proves as good as lie thinks—look out for the Crackers next year. Scotty Mu F FODDEItEOR FANS | Fielder Jones says Frank Chance is a < fat head if he takes the job with the : Highlanders. He says the Yanks are i hopeless for years to come, and that : Frank Chance will never come back. “Re member Jim Jeffries,” says Jones. * • « | They’re going to slice $2,500 a year off Larry Lajoie's salary before they let him i sign again. But then that will leave Lar ry a little old $7,500 a year, which is enough to live on. * « • The Bull burham people, with a keen ' appreciation for the eternal feminine and the everlasting fitness of things, are con templating putting a cow in the Cardinals' ball park. ; * ♦ ♦ , Glen Warner says that professional baseball makes bums out of Indians. Rec ords prove that certain Indian pitchers : have been able to make bums out of big i league batters. i • • Garry Herrmann wanted Frank Chance . as a manager and got him for $1,500. But he had promised Joe Tinker the job if . he could get him. So he got him This ' i was clever of him, and. no doubt, saved i him money at the same time. • * • The Phillies hate asked fqr waivers on Pitcher Schultz and Infielder Dodge. They ire willing to trade them lor a good catcher. • Manager Dooin Is now in Southern Pines looking over the ground as a training ; ( camp for the Phillies If that burg does , not suit, he will fold his tent and eon-j , tlnue on his way. Bill Dahlen, the rough and tough man- I ager of the Dodgers, has returned from 1 th»- South, where he w< nt in search of a, training camp for his team He said he ha<i three places under consideration, but ret used to name them. Boid Bill was quite talkative. When told that Benny Meyers would not report io him and that he could not get Hub 1 Northern back from Toronto, he said -he could easily do without either. Dahlen will take about twenty-eight olayets South this spring. I'nrtieular at tention will be paid to his pitchers, es pecially Knetzer This youngster was lackirg in control last year, but Dahlen thinks be will develop into a star this sea son. Gl.arles Murphy has arranged thirty ex hibition games for the Cubs this spring • « • The White S- x will take the kirks out of their arms during the training season with the brass »e and midiron, instead <»! the old ash Fimmy Callahan thinks golf is b- tter than regular practice for condit tuning play ers. • e • Btidwell has written to Charley Murphy -.a'.ng that r,» is in such, fine shape’the 1 Brookhaven “Pro” and Three Promising Students at wK. vff W > rW?Ik ’ -J x «\ w O k| \ ’ lElll i / mm /Wjfiß- - s* ■ HH \w» /mi'' / / SmWwS BMBt / / yjgMWHw _.±? ■ 1 ]•;. H. Moore. *'*>..■ 1 ■ - - - in ■— c ■■■■ ■■■■ ■■ ■ ■■■■■■■■■ , -■■, icKenzie. < hicago fans will forget there ever was such a player as Tinker. Funny how the Christmas spirit, or spirits, will make some people rave. ♦ ♦ • The American association at their an nual meeting, next month, will take up the question of reducing the playing schedule from 168 to 154 games. • * » The least concerned person in the trade for Ed Konetchy is Big Ed himself. He says he doesn't care whether he is traded or not. « * • Charley Ebbets is willing to forfeit Co lumbus day if the committee will give him all the rest of the holidays on the cal endar. • « • The Jersey Skeeters will probably be managed by Larry Schlafly next sea son. President Lillis said yesterday that he had not decided on Schlafly, but it is known that Larry’ has been offered the job. ♦ ♦ * Hughie Jennings says Red Corridon will .make good with the Cubs. He says he is a hustler anA will have a fair chance in Chicago. BETTING AT EVENS ON M’CARTY-PALZER FIGHT Lt'S ANGELES, Dee. 30. —Luther Mc- Carty and Al Palzer are in excellent con , dition and confident of victory in their tight on New Year’s day. and planned only [light work today at their training qunr ! ters Tomorrow the big fellows will rest. Both men have tapered down in their work for the past few’ days, but Sunday was a strenuous one at the camps. As a final workout, both the fighters went in lor boxing, ami the big crowd that vis ited the training quarters were evidently Impressed with the work of the fighters. The fight fans have not been able to pick a favorite in the battle and betting today was a< even money. It was ex ; pected that Palzer. on account of his i reach and his experience, would rule fa vorite, but showing against Flynn and his work at training quarters has dampened the spirit of the Palzer men. who had planned to give slight odds. A. A. C. PLAYS NEXT ON COLUMBUS “TRICK FLOOR' The Atlanta Athletic club basket ball team will play the Columbus V M C A team Saturday night and Coach Joe Bean has his men working two shifts in prepa ration for what is looked on as a certain defeat. The Columbus five possesses a “trick floor.” It is small and no visiting team ian do itself justice on It. However, the club te.m will undoubtedly give the Columbus players a tough game. Indian Jim Thorpe Is Greatest Os All Athletes for T 2 Season By W. J. Mcßeth. WITH the curtain about to be rung down on the greatest athletic year in history, the question arises as to who are the greatest athletes for the year 1912. The greatest track and field meeting that has ever been at tempted was the recent Olympic games in Sweden's far off clime, where the cream of the world's athletes competed for the honor of wearing the laurel wreath and the title that goes with it—World’s Champion. Os the host of athletes that com peted for the honors offered the name of James Thorpe stands out most prominently as the marvel of the age. Aside from his wonderful work on the gridiron he showed that he could defeat the best men In any one event, as his performances, al though not up to the standards of winning a national championship in each separate event, showed a great latitude for improvement. Mel Sheppard Great Athlete. After Thorpe's great perform ance, that of Melvin W. Sheppard stands out as the most noteworthy. Although Sheppard was defeated in the Swedish meet, there is no doubt in the minds of the spectators who were fortunate enough to see the race that Sheppard was the real record-breaker. Setting the pace all the way, he played into the hands of his young rival from Mer cersburg ncadetny, who, with a few yards to go, shot out of the field and slipped past Sheppard. Since that race. Sheppard has defeated Meredith no less than fourteen times at the mile, half and quarter events. Although many will pick Mere dith on his One performance, the e is no doubt in the minds of the sporting public that Sheppard de serves to be called the greatest half-miler of all times. Starting In competition in 1902, he soon developed Into a world beater, and lias succeeded in stay ing there again this year. After (■■n y,.|| l .' competition lie su< • coded Old Baltimore Team of Middle 90's Turned Out the Greatest Collection of Diamond Stars A w R M w Vi • ’ jw t / i -ff / I Am -ffJ U j / J I 3 *■« I l. :> E X I T |llg\ U I Wa Him ■Bi r4??.-1 Philip L’Eng'le. in breaking the record for the half mile, only to have the victory snatched from him in the last few yards of his race. He declares that he will never quit running till he holds the world’s record for the half-mile event. Kolehmainen a Wonder. The world’s long-distance honors easily belong to a foreigner, Hannes Kolehmainen, the native Finlander who won every event he competed in and won them with ease, smash ing records as if it were an every day occurrence. Only once was he forced to show anything like his best and that was in the 3,000- meter event when Bouin, the great Frenchman who had refrained Horn taking part in any of the other events in order that he would be in the best possible shape to meet his rival, pressed him hard. It was a race never to be forgot ten; the Finn won by a scant foot and put up a brand new clean rec ord for the event. As great as was Kolehmainen on the cinders he had to bow to the wonderful sprinting abilities of Klviat. who defeated him over the two-mile route. After running a dead heat he finally de feated him in an armory a few weeks later. Many of the English sporting writers claim that the Americans ‘have seen the last of the wonderful running of the Finn. 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Both of said teams were bears, and while I would send my ticket in on the Athletics, there’s no getting away from the fact that the Ori oles of ’94, *95 and '96 turned out more men who have to this very day earned their bread and butter through baseball channels than any other one. Doyle Signed as Scout. Only a few days ago it Was an nounced that Jack Doyle, the old Oriole first baseman, had signed a contract to scout for the Chicago White Sox. The signing of Doyle leaves only a few of the old-timers. in the shadow surrounding the baseball spotlight. Perhaps it can be said that Walter Stevenson Brodie. Duke of Roanoke, one of the best center fielders who ever played the game, is about the only one of the old favorites who is not enjoying pros perity as a direct result of work in organized baseball. Even Brodie coaches Rutgers college squad, but his job is not so prominent as oth ers. Os course, the New York Giants have the old third baseman anil catcher in McGraw and Robinson on their bench every day, while Sadie McMahon, the pitching relia ble. is scouting for the same club. Vv illie Keeler, the right fielder, is teaching the young Brooklyn Dodg ers how to bat. That puts four of the former Baltimore stars in Greater New York. There Are Two in Chicago. Chicago now claims two Orioles of prominence, for Kid Gleason, second baseman, is assistant to Manager Jimmy Callahan, of the White Sox, and Jack Doyle will du the scouting. In Detroit, Hughey Jennings is the star, and Toronto is paying homage to Joe Kelley, who piloted its team to a pennant last season in the International league. So, grouped pretty closely together, is a whole Oriole pennant-winning team, with the exception of a cen ter fielder. And if any one tried real hard to gather the bunch to gether some day during the base ball season, he would only have to go to Rutgers college, in New Jer sey, get Steve Brodie and complete a nine. A journey to Princeton would add an extra catcher to the bunch, for it is there that Bill Clarke holds forth as coach. Even Dan Brouth ers is floating about New York, occasionally doing some work for McGraw, and he should be added. A Few of ’Em Are Out. But, glancing back over the old names, one sees that Pep Reitz. Dock Pond, Tony Mullane, Char ley Esper. George Hemming, Arthur Clarkson. Scoops Carey, Bill Hoffer, I-rank Bonner. Frank Bowerman, Jimmy Donnelly, Joe Quinn, Joe Corbett and others have not done so much for baseball in recent years. However, there are a few more old Baltimore stars not so fortu nate as to play on the pennant winning outfit who did not quit baseball when they left Baltimore. For instance, Al Maul and Matt Kilroy devoted their efforts to help ing out Connie Mack for’a number of years, and Bad Bill Dahlen is manager of the Brooklyn club. Os course, there are many other men who helped make baseball his tory for Baltimore who are still in the game, such as Joe McGinnity. Jack Dunn and Gene DeMontre ville. We wish to call your attention to tin fact that most infectious diseases, sir as whooping cough, diphtheria am scarlet fever, are contracted when t ‘ < hild has a cold. Chamberlain's Coup Remedy will quickly cure a cold a' ll ' greatly lessen the danger of contract ing these diseases. This remedy famous for its cures of colds. It < ••r --t ifn.- no opium or other narcotic : may be given to a child with impfi' confidence. Sold by all dealers. i.XdvD