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8 GlOlttffl ®OW G2WM9 » EMETS’ _ EDITED Zv W. 9 TARNS' WORTH 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. • - - , i i.ii»<•• *gii • be- **' I. - H;. .. ;• g* t o ■■ ‘ • f.'irc; !.<m to handle tir field . > Ino Hl* io .... . -•, •• • it in < nagers i i• ■ i ' y 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 kJ Ml —7 : —— 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 "t. 's. !ik< I Tie* . Be* k*-.. Rausu Z /Ajg ..W/ x"" waLtK'T ■ \\ A > ■ w*> •’ • i ‘ '*ll v WK ■ >* • • * MFr ’g/ •-» 4\ s I ’ . JBJ . K- .*■ ’ >—_ .jifcjr* « l_ S&., t , ■ } Vtxia 7? J' A : \iV \ ” • A. C. Beall it KENZIE HIS MRhIV LIKELY 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. * f 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 Three Promising Students || x - it ialik , 1 \ \ -a / ; QB y '•> \7i > ' Msg if A i If JI i I 7*j| 4 "4*' z•■ •-*’ Z‘ v Z-i. ■ I w X' W M lZ n w • ' - W ■■ .. ? //mH ■ // laHn ’-di' :t ‘// MB CLNX V.nWir x” ~ - :x -- : ••’• : - * \ * 7 —« ~*** — j! \ I i< H. Moore. ..' i icKctizie. • 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. • « 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. • ♦ • 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 ♦ e • 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 907 Turned Out the Greatest Collection of Diamond Stars " Z w ■' wA' 7 . W w '1" w *Si -7 « r ß * • tsT ■■ /# s • < JF g ti' 1 B '1 ‘ B j B XjE Philip L'Engle. 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. Modern Expert Dentistry at Reasonable Prices S 5 ' A Crown and CZI r * Mr) Bridge Work «•* o» Teeth $5 ' T \\ / All other dental work at prlcee that I I V V Y i U plea«e. Plates made and deliv \ 4 >ll ered sanie day. Dr. E. G. Griffin s Gate City Dentai Rooms _ 24 V» WHITEHALL STREET. Beh Phone 1708. Honre: 8 m . to 7p m S . Jn d ayg , 9 ulp. n. 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. 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