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Alperman Named Field Captain of Cracker Team
On “Whitey” Smith Will Depend Much in 1913
■ By Percy 11. Whiting.
C6HARLES A. ALI'KHMAX will
be the field captain of the
Atlanta bali chib next sea
son. And on his ability to direct
the playing • • the team will dojiend.
in a good measure, the success of
the Crackers.
Some doubt was felt as to which
man Smith would name. Os course ,
Es in point of experience and playing
K position. ‘"Whitey” was th* logical
man. But many a manag< would
have a sentimental objection to
naming as field '-apt. hi a man lo
had just succeeded as manftg* r.
Howev< . Rill Smith is not trou
bmd with n> of thb •• ntim* r» It
will bo well recalled that when
ed Otto Jo
hi..nas- of the Atlanta Hub in
ivas tic naming Jordan as field j
a p tali «. • h Otto aided in
* eve % At anta fan leftfizes.
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f.'irc; !.<m to handle tir field
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.... . -•, •• • it in < nagers
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by their first lieutenants. Charley
Star dor. u it Mobile .tsi season,
was of n • Im h : - -• <->s tance to
Mike T mi and his good head work
pulled i ... through many a
storm;. i lae». Charley I-’rank,
through <ll 1.- bench career, has
been forced to depend on sone- I
smart infleldr” to run his team.
Eugem I > Alon'rcvil'.o was of the j
greatest help to him ns long ns |
Gene kept hl.- speed. Doc Johnston 1
was the brains of the Pelican team
last year—that Is. what brains
there were. Going back to . arlv
days, it was always said that I'd
Abbattlcehio won both pennants
for Newt Fisher. Anyhow, as soon
»s "Abby" was up Fisher stopped
winning pennant* and Anally drop
ped out. while Abby went spiling
on to the big leagues, where for
several years ho continued hl*
brainy work.
TJNDER Rill Smith's system of
play he doesn’t ask any help
from anybody while his team Is at
bat. He gives ali the signals, or
i»s them given. Rut, of course,
when the team is in the field he is
unable to handle tiling- tie must
therefore depend on a brainy field
captain And such a man he be
lieves Whitey Alperman to be.
Alperman didn’t shots much as a
manager last year. Os course, he
took a booze-riddled wreck of a
half-way imitation of a ball club.
Rat he didn’t make It play ball any
better than Charley Hhemphill had,
which was pretty bad. At the same
time he showed a good head and
there wore no iron-pated plays
made by the team under his com
mand.
The combination of Smith on the
■each and Alperman in charge on
the field may prove as strong as the '
famous old Jordan-Smith comblna- i
Hon that brought the pennant twice
to Atlanta Os course, if Smith I
could get Jordan he would rather
have him as field captain than any
\ man in the world. But next to Jor
dan h< Is well aatisfitd with Alper
man
A FTI-.lAj pondering io, i month
overnhe matter and after get
ting in communication with Whitey
Alperman. Smith has about decided
to let Waldorf go without n trial. .
In a recent letter to Smith. Alper
inan 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 hurier who couldn't field, and
doesn't intend to begin trying to
put up with litem now.
DILI. SMITH beiiev - that if Ins
deal with Clark riflith nets
him one mor.- thoroughly reliable
pitcher he will have a stntf that
will do a good deal more than hold
Ids own. He quite refuses to la- wor-
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE
ON VERGE OF "BUSTING"
GADSDEN, ALA . D<< .ip Because of j
•' ia«*k «»f imprest the Souih*.astern Base
ball league may not be reorganized Lo
cal people who are interested in ih. league
have made several attempts to c*>m»* to
Home understanding as t<» what will b<?
done next season, but thus fur nothing has
been accomplished
I - reunent calls have been mad** lot a
meeting of the directors of th*- Gadsden
association, hut they have not met. Lu
less some action is taken earlx next
month it is probable that Gadsden will not
have baseball next season
\ Deg Moines man had an attack of
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder.
A friend advised him to go to Hot
That meant an expense of
1100.00 or mure He sought for a quick
er und cheiijM r way to cure It and
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ncn on that siioje* t. H* believes
that Donnell} and W«;t\»r will rank
close to the t<»j has high hopes foi
Recker, isn’t at aii certfiin that
Price will not be useful, hears grand
reports of Bauswein and has a man
coming from Washington.
Smith believes that in Culchei
AL \ iistei h< has a man coining
v. ho v. ill be able to get the best
possible work out of his pitchers.
H* thinks, that McAllister will be
.•■hie t l * tak<- hold of th** young
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GOLFERS
UNDER the guiding ey ■ and
hand of Scotty MacKetmic,
the Brook-haven 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 Mae 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, cither. But by next
July MaeKenz.ii may h ive four oi
five men who may be abb to put
up a good argument against their
opponents from the opposite side
>f the city.
Mno K< nstfi lias halt dog<
promising non at Brookhaven.
Arnone these in Philip L'llngle, E
11. Moot e and \ I linn Bea a \\ jiile
not on, nf this trio could negotiate
the East Laki; emuse under Uh) to
day. they an improving and in the
next tournament at Brookhaven ill
three pre expected to be right up
mar the top
A. A. C. PLAYS fIEXT ON
COLUMBUS-TRECK FLOOR'
!■ < Mlani.i Athletic dub basket ball!
r'rain will plus the Columbus Y M c \ |
umiii Saturday night and Coach lot- Kean
has his men working two shifts in prepa- '
ration for what is looked on as a certain
defeat. Th* Columbus five possesses a
•trick floor. ' It is small an.l no \isiting
team can do itself .insure on it. However,
the club team will undoubtedly give the
Columbus plovers a tough game
CLAIM SOCCER TITLE
S’l' L4HIS. 30 B\ defeating, 4
to 2. th* West Hutlsiin tram of Harrison.
N. J , last ytar’* Xinerican professional
s..ee.*r ■ hamphm>. lie St. Leo team,
of the St. Louis 5...,er association. i<»-
uh claimed the American championship
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.MONDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1912.
and tilt- ii’.'t, and t -.i’ b them some
big jc.’i uuc ba si-i ll; .
R Siidiii’.- pitchitig staff proves
goal as he thinks — <»ok out foi
Ho- <’raekeis next year.
Scotty Ma
BILLIKEN FRANCHISE
MAY STAY AT HOME
Montgomery, ala.. Dec.
30.- Pnsidcnt Charles B.
Jones, of th,' Montgomery
1 Baseball association, announced
| this afternoon that Richard Til’is
j has decided on a slight modifica
tion of his demands up-m Mont
gomery business m»*n for the reten
tion of Southern league baseball in
Montgomerx. Tin- new proposition
will be submitted to local business
men today, and Mr. Jones declares
tiie differentis so small that an
agreement should he reached.
On Saturday Mr. 'Pillis refused
the offer of business nun to take up
| FODDER FOR FANS |
Fieldei lonea says Frank Chance is a
‘ head if hr takes the job with the
Highlanders. He says the Yanks .are
hopeless t<»r years to »• mu . and that
i Frank Charur will never conn* bark. '
I member Jim Jeffries, says Jones.
Th. !<• going .<» sii, t ;■ \.. ;l r off
Larr\ I aim. s salary before thej lei him
sign again. But then that will leave Lar
ry a little "Id .<7.500 a year. which Is
enough to live on.
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Tin Bull Durham people, with a keen
.appreciation for the eternal feminine and
the everlasting fitness of things, are con
lemn’ating putting a cow in the Cardinals'
hall park
Lien Warner says that professional
’ ‘ ball makes bums out of Indians Krc
■Tds prove that certain Italian pitchers
have been able to make bums out of big
league ballots.
Carry Herrmann wanted Frank dianef*
as a manager and got him for $1,500. But
he had promised Joe Tinker the job if
he <ouhi get him So he got him This
was clever of him. and. no doubt, saved
him money at the same time
The Phillies have asked tor watwr> on
Pitcher Schultz an<l Infielder Bodge They
are , willing to trade them tor a good
Manager I 'num is now in S- uthern Pines
looking .\,r th.' ground as training
< amp for ;he Phil he* If that burg dues
Brookhaven “Pro” and
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• a. note of three thousand dollars
and guarantee an attendance of 70 -
"00 next year. He desired a guar
antee of 54.000 attendance, or 315,-
000 for i straight purchase of the
berth.
"The new proposition is just
slightly more than the business
men offered Saturday, and it should
go through." said Mr. Jones, stat
ing this would be Montgomery’s
last chance.
President Jones said that, al
though Mr. Tillis lias declined Lil
lie Rock's $15,000 offer, he has fif
teen ..lavs from Saturdav to accept
it.
ii-’t suit. ii« will fold his tent and con
tinue on his waj.
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Bill Dahlen. the rough and tough man
igcr of the I lodgers, has returned from
the South, where he went In search of a
training -amp for his team. He said he
had thr< <■ places under consideration, but
refused to name them.
Bold Bill was quite talkative. When
iold that Benny Meyers would not report
to him ami that he could not get Hub
Northern back from Toronto, he said he
could easily do without either.
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Dahlei. will take about twenty-eight
players South this spring Particular at
tention will be pan! to his pitchers, es
pecially Knrtzcr. This youngster was
larking in <■. ntrol last year, but Dahlen
thinks hr will develop into a star this sea-
Cbarles Murphy has arranged thirty ex
hibition games for the Cubs this spring.
l i e White Sox vy ill take the kinks out
of their arms during the training season
with the brassie ami midiron, instead
••f the old ash. Jimnt.t Callahan thinks
golf is better than regular practice for
conditioning players
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Bridwell has written to Charley Murphy
stating that he is in such fine shape the
Chicago fans will forget there ever was
such a player as Tinker. Funnv how
the Christmas spirit, or spirits, will make
some people rave
Indian Jim Thorpe Is Greatest
Os All Athletes for ’l2 Season
By W. .J, Mcßeth.
WITH the curtain about to be
rung down on the greatest
athletic year in history,
the question arises us 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 oft 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
gieat latitude for improvement,
Mel Sheppard Great Athlete.
After Thorpe’s great perform
ance. that of Melvin \\ 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
ace 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 academy, who. witli 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,
o' soon devetoped Into a world
beater. and has succeeded in stay
ing thet'i again this year. After I
ten years’ competition lie succeeded
Old Baltimore Team of Middle
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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 Bonin, the great
Frenchman who had refrained from
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 bard.
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
Kolehmalmn on the cinders he- had
to bow to the wonderful sprinting
abilities of Kiviat. who defeated
him over the two-nitle route. After
running a dead lieat la finally de
feated him in an armory a few
weeks late.. Many of th.- English
sporting writers claim that the
Americans have seen the last of the
wonderful running of the Finn.
They go on further to state that we
ar. responsible for his present
showing.
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By W. S. Farnsworth.
HEARD an interesting argu
ment in tlie Piedmont lobby
last night. Two basebail
fans, local celebrities in ftfet, were
soaring up in the ambient over
what team was the greatest that
ever played. One said the Ath
letics in 1911, the other the Balti
more orioles of the middle nineties.
After listening to their chatter
for fully 30 minutes, I eased ‘myself
out. and am still wondering if they
Anally reached a decision. Both
of said teams were bears, and
while I would send my ticket in on
the Athletics, there’s-~ao 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 tile baseball
spotlight. Perhaps it can be said
that Walter Stevenson Brodie. Duke
of Roanoke, one of the best center
fielders who ever played the gane .
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 and
catcher in MeGraw and Robinson
on their bench every day, while
Sadie McMahon, the pitching relia
ble, is scouting for the same club.
Willie Keeler, the right fielder, Is
teaching the y oung Brooklyn Dodg
ers how to oc.. 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 do
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.
Frank Bonner. Frank Bowerman,
Jimmy Donnelly, Joe Quinn. Joe
Corbett and others have not done
so much for baseball in rec. tit
years.
However, there are a few mo <=
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 Mgul 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 DeMontiv
ville.
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