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and JEFF NT 2? X—'' | Famous Team Gath- 3. 1 ers News and Gossip Xy\ ■BTY •XV" partsofthe Z? J) O °l ~~— ■ l J iHr ■ m <™ Some of Their £v.l< y ) Q & Dope is Original KI ) and Some They IVI 1 ■ ' 1 5 v Get From the £ N 1 Exchanges. 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. • « ♦ 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. T?IG TREES are grown on the roadside, as a border tree. They seem to thrive V best around vineyards. They are vigorous and require but little care. The J fruit is allowed to fall, then gathered and dried. Three thousand tons were packed, I which means SISOOOO, in Fresno alone last year, and this is only a minor part of | the fruit industry in California. There are also enormous profits in growing grapes. More skill and intelligent care is required, but the work is not heavy The average yield is five to seven tons per acre. Ihe maximum return is SSU per ton. the average $25; the minimum is slo—even this price will pay the grower’s profit. rZf tnm( . land now It does not require a great amount of capital. You can make a nominal cash payment and'defer the remainder with interest for a number of years. .. . t ir When you ro. travel over a double-track system of 90-lb. Go out andMnveFtiirate conditions loryourse.i. ■wggM steel rails on & roadbed ballasted with Dustless Sherman Go now while the reduced rates are in effect. Igg%Sl Gravel. Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals every vro now wnne tne reuucc inch of the way. Excellent Bluing-Cars on all trains. I here is a great |jraH| . e { w Homeseekers’ Excursion JBL 1-4 and 3d Tuesdayof each month. Round trip cost, oulv 0 F. BARTLETT, Gn.r.lAxe.t $62.50 from St. Louis Hi FrecMrre Street Att..le,G.. . 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. « » » 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.” • • « .» 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- DRUMMOND I NATURAL LEAF CHEWING TOBACCO I Soothes ike nerves with its mildness Your Own Name C)/i This Knife JOHN SMITH Atlanta. Ga .VO COST TO YOU This handsome knife is 3 1-2 inches long when dosed, with two razor-steel blades of finest quality. The transparent handle shows your name and address plainly, just as shown in the above cut. Any one can earn one of these handsome knives with very little effort. Just send us your name and address on the coupon below. We will send you full de tails of our plan by return mail. MAIL THE COUPON TODAY The Atlanta Georgian Circulation Department, 20 E. Alabama St., Atlanta. Ga.: Pleaae tell me about your Knife Offer. Name Addrese ’ R. F. D. No Ol R OFFER WILL SURPRISE YOU Jennings and Collins Both Favor Athletics 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.” 606 SALVARSAN 914 Neo Salvarsan The two celebrated German preparations \ that have cured per -1 manently more cases 39 \ of syphUlis or blood X poison in the last two J years than has been ’’’Sl cured !n the history of w- J the world up to the AjFY time of this wonderful X A discovery. Come and let me demonstrate to you how I cure this dreadful disease in three to five treatments. I cure the following diseases or make no charge- Hydrocele. Varicocele. Kidnev, Blad der and Prostatic Trouble, Ixist Man hood, Stricture, Acute and Chronic Gonorrhea, and all nervous and chronic diseases of men and women Free consultation and examination Hours: 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.; Sunday 9 to 1. DR. J. D. HUGHES 16|/j North Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. Opposite Third National Bank. MARTIN MAY ' 19% PEACHTREE UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDBES , W OR 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 FRANK DEANS IS AN EXPERT Marathon Rider n \J w* B -JO J&PW *lm t i ■ He’s only 7 years old, hut he’s able to ride this Marathon Raoer with absolute safety. And fun! Well, in the neighbor hood of his home, 111 East Fifth street, there’s no doubt about the constant en joyment he gets from this little car. He’s a familiar, happy figure there. You see these racers all over town, don’t you? We’ve given away hundreds of them. And we have other hundreds to give away to boys and girls in Atlanta and the nearby towns. If you want to own one of these little cars, mail the coupon today. We'll tell you how to get a Racer without one cent of cost to you. MARATHON RACER DEPARTMENT THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. 20 EAST ALABAMA ST. Please send me instinct ions telling how I may secure one of The Georgian Marathon Racers without money. Name Age Address . City State Sample Cars are on display at The Georgian office—2o East Alabama street. Yon are cordially invited to come in and try Ibis new am|gpopular Car. 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