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EaDITOR S NOTE. Mutt and Jeff came near splitting up last night when
they were asked to write a story picking the winner of the Whitney
'O'Keefe bout here New Years night. Mutt said Whitney was a sure
winner, while Jeff told his side-kick he was crazy and that O’Keefe would
canter home.
They finally decided to fight it o u t here in the office, and the winner of
the scrap was to put his man on record as the probable winner Wednesday.
Just as they had taken off their coats and had rolled up their sleeves, the
Boss came along. He wouldn’t stand for them mixing it up, so each man
agreed to write his own opinion.
By A. Mutt.
.-iIAN'K WHITNEY is going to <
U knock the block off Tommy
11 Keefe when they hook up at the S
Dixie A. C. Wednesday night. I j
I->ok for the scrap to go the entire <
ten rounds, but Whitney will get i
the nod from Referee Mique Saul <
at the end. j
Whitney really had the shade on <
■ ' Keefe the last time they met here. ?
and Frank wasn’t at his best then. <
either. Frank is a good deal bet- >
ter now than he was a year ago, >
and on this dope, how in the world !
;n he lose? He Just simply can't. {
r HE real reason why Garry Herr
* tnann insisted on buying "Red”
t'orridon from Detroit and shunting
Frank Chance off into the Ameri
m league, in spite of the fact
i mt he preferred Chance to Tinker
as manager of his own team, has
oozed out. Herrmann simply felt
Hound to keep a promise he made
to Joe Tinker, even if his club and
his league suffered by it.
As long ago as last summer, be
"ii Tinker had any expectations of
■ aying elsewhere than with Chi
cago, Herrmann broached the sub
ject to him of making him leader
of the Reds.
Tinker said he would be delight
'd. and Herrmann promised to do
is utmost to make the necessary
•ha! with Chicago. At the time
he had not the least idea Chance
.could be available.
When Murphy asked waivers on
' hance, Herrmann grabbed him in
i hurry, believing his efforts to
trade for Tinker had failed and in
tending to make Chance manager.
But lie knew he had not kept his
promise to Tinker to exhaust every
resource to get his release from
Chicago, so started the Corridon
end of the i.
Os course, he <_o bring any
pressure to bear on L. - ’o sell
t,'orrldon, nor upon any other .. ner
ican league club to waive on him.
But the minute he let it be known
hat he would place Chance at the
dsposal of the American league.
Ban Johnson set his persuasive
powers to work and completed the
■ il for him.
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rdiARLEY MURPHY lias not
only the American league, but
■Bl the other club owners in the
National league against him. There
s no possible way for the Chicago
man to win the battle, but he
doesn’t seem to realize it. As an
• sample of what the baseball mo
"uls can put over on him if they
feel so inclined, it is only neces
sary to recall the schedule of two
years or so ago, when there were
ten or twelve conflicting games in
‘ hieago, all falling on Sunday. The
hedule framers booked the then
hampion Detrolts against the
White Sox at Comiskey’s park, and
at the same time booked the St.
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By Little Jeff.
' OUTSIDE Jack Britton and
Packey McFarland, Tommy
< O’Keefe is the best lightweight in
< the world, and I wouldn’t be sur-
< prised if he hung the old sleep wal
, lop on Whitney’s jaw New Years
> night. At any rate, Thomas will
> get the decision.
O'Keefe is cleverer, can hit hard
ler, and can outlast Whitney. Now.
doesn’t that prove that he’ll win?
Well. I should say yes. For the
love of Mike. I can't see where
Mutt gets off with his prediction.
He doesn’t know a fighter when he
J sees one, the boob.
Louis Cardinals, then a seventh
place team, against the Cubs at
Murphy’s park.
When Murphy saw the sched
ule he set up such a squeal that the
pigs in the Chicago stock yards be
came jealous.
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CTRAYING into New York with
nothing to do till tomorrow. Jim
Flynn, the stumbling block of
“white hopes,” discovered that the
New York state boxing commis
sion has created a new class—
“commission weights," the fighters
In which will weigh from 158 to
175 pounds. “I’ll take that,” said
Flynn. “It just fits me.” Where
with all the tight experts will forth
with pronounce Jim Flynn, the
Pueblo fireman, champion commis
sion fighter of the world.
• • •
pHRISTY MATHEWSON is tho
only insurance agent in the
business who does less effective
faking than his customers do. “I’d
like to sell you—” begins Mathew
son. “D’ye think the Giants’ll win
again? How about Marquard?
D’ye think the Red Sox can beat
you next year? Too bad Snodgrass
dropped that one,” says the visitof
before “Matty” has a chance to tell
what he's selling. “I’m going Jo
take a vacation in two months.”
Mathewson declares. “I'll spend it
playing baseball.”
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.» FI NNY tiling happened to Ed
die Herr, once a Southern league
player, when lie was managing
Flint, in the Southern Michigan
league, in 1910. Herr used to put
on a uniform and get on the coach
ing lines, but, of course, he didn't
play, for lie was as fat as the lady
in the sideshow.
This day the umpire gave a close
decision against Flint and Herr
jumped up from the bench and
started on a run for his umps to
give him a call down. Just as he
got to third base he was taken with
a cramp in his leg. fell down, and
couldn’t get up. Five men had to
carry him to the club house. Ed
die was awful sore, not because of
the laughs from the crowds, he said,
but because he couldn't give the
umpire a call down when he had it
coming to him.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1912.
Boston Red Sox President Gives Some Live Dope for Baseball Fans
JIMMY M’ALEER FEARS ATHLETICS AND SENATORS
McAleer Says Athletics
Have Strong Ball Team
One of the hardest teams for us to
beat will be the Athletics. Mack’s
team had a bad year last season, but
the Way the club got together down
in Cuba shows that the stuff is there.
It must have been a blow to those
players to see our boys in Boston
sharing the rich results of the
world’s series, and I think they will
work very hard to get back the hon
ors which we took away from them.
Connie has a great ball club in
every department. It is a slugging
outfit, liable to break up a game in
any inning. This is a club that is
always to be reckoned with, and I
believe the Athletics will be keyed up
to a high pitch of efficiency.
A rOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Dec.
V 30.—Jimmy McAleer. presi-
dent and chief owner of the
Boston Red Sox, who is spending
the holidays at his home here,
loosened up today and had a few
words to say of what lie thought
his world champions would do next
year.
With excellent judgment, Jimmy
does not predict that the Red Sox
will grab the pennant again. He
believes that it will be a race be
tween the Red Sox, the Athletics
and the Washington Senators. The
Red Sox president says:
"I think it will be a blanket af
fair between the three strong
Eastern clubs. The White Sox
will show some strength, but not
enough, in my Judgment, to make
them serious contenders.
“Callahan’s team has some merit,
and is always dangerous with Ed
NEW YEAR'S DAY GAME
IN TEXAS CALLED OFF
NASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 30— All
chance for the proposed football game
in Dallas, Texas. New Years day be
tween stars of Texas and heroes of the
gridiron in the South seems to have
vanished into thin air.
Willis Stewart, who promoted the af
fair. left Nashville for his home in Fort
Worth Saturday night, and a number
of players who had intended making
tlie trip Friday night are wondering
whether or not they will go. Nothing
can be learned as to why Stewart left,
except that he did. and failed to advise
any one of ills departure or to leave
any sort of instructions behind him.
The plan was to assemble In Bir
mingham. but since nothing has been
heard from Stewart, there is no chance
of any one risking meeting Mr. Stewart
somewhere in Texas.
■"B<>" Williams. Cheape of Sewanee,
"Spick" Hall. "Red” Hasslock and sev
eral others had planned to go. but have
canceled their Pullman reservations,
and will remain in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE GETS BUNTING
BY WAIVER FROM PELS
NASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 30.—Dave
Bunting, who was last year third base
man for both Chattanooga and New Or
leans, will be seen next season in a
\ olunteer uniform. He lias been claim
ed by President Hirsig at the waiver
price from tlie Pelicans.
Hirsig believes that Bunting will
make Nashville a. good man, since he
has a batting average of .247 for 118
games last season, swiped 24 bases, and
safely crossed the plate 47 times.
ALEX SMITH HERE FOR
GOLF AT EAST LAKE
The Atlanta Athletic club golf course at
East Lake will be the scene of some tre
mendous golfing conflicts during the next
couple of weeks, for Alex Smith, ex-Na
tional open champion, ex-open champion
of the Metropolitan, of Florida, of the
Eastern Professionals’ association and a
few other things, is here for a couple of
weeks of play.
Smith, when all is said and done, is the
greatert professional golfer who ever
played in America. He has won more, im
portant tournaments than any other man
and. day in and day out, he can play the
best golf. Smith was the first profes
sional of the local club.
CRACKERS TO PLAY MACON.
The Atlanta team has scheduled ex
hibition games with the Macon club for
April 11 and 12.
Walsh on the mound. Cal thinks
very highly of his young first base
man, Borton, and lie has a corking
good second sacker yi Rath.,
"Shortstop is well taken care of
bj r Weaver, but the rest of his club
I do not consider of championship
caliber.
Athletics Hard For Red Sox.
"One of the hardest teams for us
to best will be the Athletics. Mack’s
team had a bad year last season,
but the way tlie club got together
down in Cuba shows that the stuff
Is there.
“It must have been a blow to
those players to see our boys in
Boston sharing the rich results of
the world's series, and I think they
will work very hard to get back the
honors which we took away from
them.
"Connie has a great ball club in
every department. It is a slugging
outfit, Hable to break up a game in
any inning. I think the Athletic
pitching staff will be much stronger
next year. Mack has picked up a
fine young outfielder in Eddie Mur
phy, whom he got from Baltimore,
and he will fit in very well.
“This is a club that is always to
be reckoned with, and I believe tlie
Athletics will be keyed up to a high
pitch of efficiency.
“The Washington club will also be
a factor in the race. I am sure. It
depends a great deal on the pitch
ing staff. I selected all the men on
this club with the exception of
Gandil. who joined them in the
middle of last season.
“The rest of the club is what 1 left
at Washington when I came to
Boston, so I know about what the
players can do. Os course, there is
little to be said about Walter John
son, except that ho is the greatest
pitcher in the country.
“When he steps into tlie box a
victory is right In the grasp of Ills
team, if they can hit the opposing
pitcher at all.
"A couple of runs will win for
Walter day after day. He has no
off days, and his control is perfect.
I have never known him to be in a
hole so deeply as to affect his
work.
Johnson Greatest Pitcher.
“Johnson is an impressive sight
while operating on the mound, and
no other pitcher can touch him, in
my judgment.
"Johnson will always do more
than his share of work, being one of
the most willing fellows in the
business. He is a tremendous as
set to any club and would keep any
good team in the running almost
by himself.
"Then the Senators have a man
who may be almost as good as
Johnson this year. I refer to Cash-
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DETROIT, MICH., Dec. 30.—Man
ager Hugliie Jennings, of the Tigers,
said today he would consider him
self lucky if the Detroit team fin
ished fourth next season in the
American league race. He looks for
Boston and Philadelphia to tight it
out for first place, with Washington
in third place and Chicago fifth.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30.—Basing
his prediction on the great form
shown by tlie team when it recently
played in Cuba, Eddie Collins, the
second sacker, said today that the
Philadelphia Athletics would win the
American league championship next
season.
ion, the big fellow I signed year
before last when I was manager
there. His trouble has been lack of
control, but he Improved so much
toward the latter part of last sea
son that lie looks to have a great
chance to be a wonder.
“If he gets control he will be a
bear with long claws. With Cash
ion as good as he is likely to be,
and Walter Johnson, a club can not
help being n contender.
“My own team ought to be in
first-class shape and will be very
hard to beat, but the Athletics and
the Senators will be right on our
trail.
“It will be three-cornered all
through the season, and the club
that has the best luck and has its
star players in shape for the great
est part of the time will have the
best chance to win.
“With an even break in fortune I
look for a race to the wire that will
keep everybody on edge right up t»
the finish.”
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Packey McFarland, Wanted Here,
Is Hoodoo to Clubs; His Bouts
Have Put Lid On in Several Cities
By Left Hook.
A LOCAL promoter is trying to
get Packey McFarland to
come here and fight Joe
Mandot or some other top-noch
man In the Auditorium. While
yours truly would like to see such
matches here, I can not help be
lieving that Packey” is a hoodoo to
clubs. The Windy City whirlwind's
bouts have closed up the game dead
tight in many cities.
Packey is one of the greatest and
cleanest lighters that ever donned
a glove, and it would be a credit to
the game to have him come here,
but. the fact remains that boxing
lids havy followed hard by in the
wake of this boy.
Closed Game in Five Cities.
Just at random, 1 can pick out
five cases where boxing has been
shut up tightly after Packey had a
scrap at this club or that one.
The first case we recall came at
Davenport, lowa, on November 21,
1907, in the historic battle of fifteen
rounds with Kid Herman, then one
of the best lightweights in this sec
tion of the country. That was the
contest for the suppression of which
the governor ordered out the mili
tia and for allowing which contest
to proceed a certain militia officer
afterward was courtmartlaledt
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Naturally, the scandal that fol
lowed clamped the lid so thorough
ly in the vicinity of Davenport that
it never was pried up.
Protests at Racine.
Packey's bout with Morrie Bloom,
which was an ill-advised match at
best, stopped proceedings at Racine.
Wls., April 7, 1911, Packey bo far
overmatched the Bloom boy, who
was a skeleton making the weight,
that It raised a storm of protest
Remember, don’t you, how the
proposed bout between McFarland
and Wolgast in Milwaukee on La
bor day the year before gave the
boxing game a tin ear and four
black eyes? Milwaukee is Just now
beginning to get over that Jolt.
Later, when Packey and Adolph
were matched in New York, the af
fair had to be called' off to save the
game there, as it drew out an edict
from the governor of the state and
caused the boxing commission end
less trouble and the promoters con
siderable expense and chagrin.
McFarland boxed Eddie Murphy
in South Bend, Ind., on February
14, 1911, and not a wheel has turned
In South Bend since that affair.
And that brings us to Kenosha,
Wls„ where the game is at a stand
still following the return engage
ment between Packey and Eddie,
Mind you, nothing especially that
Packey did "crabbed” any of these
boxing points, ft seems to be
merely a series of coincidences that,
have followed the Chicago boy’s
trail through several seaaona