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x-S FORGE STALLINGS' will
J -j have in his Boston squad
when he arrives at Athens,
for spring training the best
among those who played in ;
Northwestern league in 1912. (
■s. boys will be given a thor- !
-li tryout and are regarded as
ing likely to make the team. In
i i here are eight players, five of '
i being pitchers, two catchers ;
1 one first baseman.
The twirlers are Winfield C. 1
x .. s. of Spokane; William James,
Seattle; Cecil Thompson, of j
.nt! : Lucien E. Gervais, of Van- 1
I’auJ Strand, of Spokane.
i , atchers. are Bert Whaling, of
- i <■; Rex Devogt. of Spokane.
t il st baseman is "Hap" Myers,
<d Spokane.
Linos and Noyes are figured as
about the most likely jot the re-
mits coining up from the minors
nxt spring. The former led the
Northwestern league. Os James,
Ider Jones made the prediction
-t this man's future would be
iant. The fans of the Nonh
te'-n league are fond of refer
ing to him as a second Christy
thewson. James won 29 games
id lost 7, there being 265 hits. Ho
-truck out 212 and passed 94.
Nov. record is-26 victories, S de
■ ms, 2"7 hits, 51 passes, 142 strike
outs.
The battery, which will be of
:.iiit»st interest to the fans, will
i>< that composed of Bill James
. i Bert Whaling. The husky
. teller is said to resemble Forrest
' uly. of the Red Sox. in build, hav
ing n fine throwing arm and a sure
He holds a very high average,
>nt of .992. He caught 138 games,
nuking 10 errors in handling 765
Houts with 189 assists.
Two former Boston American
bail players will be found in the
i■' i sonalitles of Paul Strand and
Hap” Myers. Strand is the youth
ful pitcher whom the Red Sox
owned at one time, but who never
- Pte ted to the club. He is a side
wheeler of much promise. Myers
aas with the club for some time,
but never played regularly. He is a
natural first sacker and very fast
"ii the bases. His principal weak
n< ss when with the American
Igue was 11 is hitting. This he has
"' ■■i come, for he stung the ball for
.526 in 1912 and his record shows
115 stolen bases.
The following tables, taken from
'lu official averages of the North-
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western league, give a liny on the
men and their work in 1912:
Pitching Record.
W. L. P.C. H. R.B. SO.
Janies, right 29 7 .806 265 94 .212
Noyes, right2o 8 .765 207 51 112
Thompson, left.. 23 It .676 270 Hit .157
Gervais, left...: is 16 .645 187 11 82
Strand, left S 7 .533 113 19 44
BATTING AVER A G ES.
G. A.B. R. H. S.O. S.H. P.C.
James .. 53 132 15 34 2 3 .239
Noyes .. 47 103 9 17 1 4 .165
T’inps'n 46 106 18 20 0 5 .189
Gervais . 43 99 5 18 3 7 .182
Strand . 19 49 6 9 t* 1 .184
Wh'ling 138 459 59 121 10 12 .264
Devogt .129 421 42 100 12 13 .238
Myers..lso 630 123 205 115 14 .326
FIELDING AVERAGES
G. P.O. A. E. T.C. P.C.
Whaling, cl3B 765 189 10 931 .992
Devoght. c 129 678 182 11 871 .987
Myers, 1b159 1537 82 28 1647 .083
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•"THE 1912 baseball season was
A less prolific of remarkable
games than any season within four
years. There was not a game
played in any league longer than
19 Innings, and there were but four
such games, namely, one in the
American league, one in the Na
tional league, one in the Interna
tional league, and one in the Cotton
States league. All told, there were
only 42 games of 15 or more innings
played in all leagues during the
1912 season, as against 52 such
games in 1911 and 106 in 1910.
These 42 games were distributed
as follows:
Nineteen Innings—American
league 1, National league 1, Inter
national league 1. Cotton States
league. Total 4.
Eighteen Innings Western
league 1. Southern league 1. Moun
tain States league 1. Total 3.
Seventeen Innings—A meri ca n
league 1, Texas league 1. South At
lantic league 1, Ohio-Pennsylvania
league I. Total 4.
Sixteen Innings —Ainer ic a n
league 1. American association 2.
Ohio State league 2, South Atlantic
league 1. Tri-State league 1, Michi
gan State league 1. New York State
league 1, Virginia league 1. Mink
league 1, Border league 1. Total 12.
Fifteen Innings American
league 1. Pacific Coast league 1,
Western league 3. American asso
ciation 1, Texas league 1. Ohio
State league 2, South Atlantic
league I. South Michigan league 1.
Central league 1.1. 1.1 league 1,
Southern league 1. Cotton States
league 1. Appalachian league 1.
South Central league 1. Carolina
association 1. Kitty league 1. To
tal 19.
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TJMPIRE TOM CONNOLLY, of
the American league staff, has
a lot of nice things to say about
Hugh Bedient, the Rod Sox pitch
er. Connolly was one tnan who was
not surprised by the wonderful
showing made by Bedient in the
world's series. "I saw that young
fellow pitch a game in New York
late in the season." said Connolly
the other day. ''and I was amazed
at what he showed that day. I
never saw anything better. So good
was his work that I told McAleer
afterward to watch him warm
some day while the post-season
series was being played, and if he
could show anything like what he
had on the day referred to. neither
the Giants nor any one else could
beat him. He Is as cool as ice and
has a great physique for a pitcher.
I believe that he will have a bril
liant career.”
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uj NEVER see a man with the St.
1 Vitus dance that 1 don't think
of the bad start I made as manager
of the Houston team,” says Charley
Barrett, now scout for the St. Louis
Browns. "I got a bad reputation
the first day of the season and
couldn't live ft down, and I was as
innocent as a year-old kid.
■'lt was this way: The president
of the league sent ,an umpire to
open the season in Houston who
.had the St. Vitus dance. Every
few moments he would hunch hfs
shoulder anti jerk his head side
ways. He had been told we were a
had lot. and before' the game he
told us he had instructions not to
let us as much as look cross-eyed.
I was the first man up and the
first ball over was a strike. The
umpire called it from his position
behind tin pitcher, and as he did so
Io hunched up one -moulder and
jerked Ills head sideways. I didn’t
know then that he had any peculiar
affliction; I saw him jerk his head
and thought he had motioned to
me to come down to the pitcher*!?
box: thought maybe he wanted to
ask about a ground rule or some
thing.
■•[ started down to him on a d"g
trot with my bat in my hand. H
came running to meet me half way.
game 1 went, for he wouldn't let
me talk.
"After the game I found out what
was the matter with him. but still
he wouldn’t let me explain that 1
thought he was beckoning to me.
It was not until a couple of years
afterward, w hen 1 met him in St.
Louis one day that I got a chance
to make it clear to him thai 1
hadn't started for him with a bat
because he called a strike on me."
“'1 know all about you; you can’t
-tart anything on me; out of the
game and to the club house for
vmi.-e.' he bawled at me
"I thought he was crazy and tried
to find out what was the matter,
but the more I talked the maddei
he got.
"'.No dash ging bull player can
show me up, he said. and out of th-
UfE ATLANTA GLURGIAA AND NEWS.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912.
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
"Pud" MeTigue's hold-out is bothering
George Stallings. He was counting on
McTigue. Otto Hess and Tyler to do his
southpawing next season
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Ari Dues writes that he’s “just de
lighted to play with the Braves.’’ Bold,
indeed (or else not very particular), is
the man who gives vent to such a state
ment.
* • •
As soon as Barry McCormick was
named manager of the Peoria club he
forthwith canned the former manager,
who lingered on the payroll. Foresighted
chap, Barry.
Ducky Holmes is to become captain,
manger and half owner of the Sagi
naw club, of the South Michigan league.
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Ben Koehler is the only infielder of the
Grand Rapids team who will hold his job.
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“Doc*’ Scanlon, after a long spell of
holding out, on Brooklyn and the Phil
lies, has agreed to sign with the latter
team, provided the salary matter can be
straightened out. 1 >ooin is of the opinion
that it can, for he wants Scanlon.
h a •
Jimmy Callahan started a lot of talk
when he said that Joe Jackson bats .100
on the road and .800 at home. The scorers
considered that a reflection on them ami
acted accordingly.
• • •
It Prank Chance, Ty Cobb and Roger
Bresnahan would sign contracts there
wouldn’t be a thing on earth to write
about.
A mistake in the official National league
averages gave Fromme nineteen defeats.
He should have had but eighteen. The
correction has been made, bui Arty’s sal
ary remains unchanged.
• • •
The Reds had twenty-four pitchers at
various times last year. Seven did not
get into a single game, and seven pitched
only once. <>f the whole lot, only four
worked in more than four games. George
Suggs, former Southern leaguer, was the
only one who won more than half his
games.
• • •
McGraw and Mack will have more
power next year than any other mana
gers. They can do just exactly as they
please. In the Southern league. Bill Smith
holds the do-as-l-durn-please champion
ship.
■ • •
Charles Faust, the demon mascot, has a
younger brother. Algernon, that he plans
to send to the Giant team next year. He
writes McGraw that Algernon has hired a
man to do the spring plowing and that he
will join the Giants at Marlin.
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Sid Mercer has discovered the softest
job in the world. It is held bv Charles
Elliott, Ihe treasurer of the Philadelphia
team.
■ s •
Amos Strunk was given a typewriter
for his feat of piling up the best batting
average on the Cuban trip. He'll keep out
of a lot of trouble if he never learns to
use it.
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Harrj Gaspar swears he has given up
baseball for photography. Joe Kelly, his
manager, says he has a picture of him
doing it.
Cincinnati has claimed Tex Erwin from
Brooklyn by waiver route.
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If the Yanks train in Bermuda they will
be the first big league club that’ ever
trained under the British flag
W* * ¥
The Yanks are counting on doing their
training at Bermuda on a cricket ground.
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Clark Griffith is camping on Stuffy
Mclnnes* trail. He wants the SIOO he bet
that the Senators would finish above the
Athletics.
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Oscar Stanage is one of the few catch
ers in the big leagues who has absolute
authority to yank a pitcher. Jennings al
ways leaves it up to him and abides by
his judgment.
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'l’he fans of Danville, 11!., have been
given the names of eight managers and
have Been asked to vote. The winning
candidate gets the job.
• « *
Some Birmingham guy figured out that
there are 9,532,800 seconds which must
elapse before the baseball season opens.
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Savannah can’t make up its mind
whether or not to retain I’erry Lipe as
manager. He finished third in the first
race last season and second in the sec
ond, which is pretty fair.
MARTINA, EX-CRACKER.
SIGNS WITH CHAMPIONS
BOSTON, Dec. 31.—The Red Sox have
received the signed contract of Joseph
Martina, of New Orleans.
Martina is a right-handed pitcher re
ported by Scout Patsy Donovan to be pos
sessed of a fine assortment of curves and
a fair amount of speed. He was secured
from the Beaumont club of the Texas
league. Previous to going there he had
failed with both the Atlanta and New
Orleans clubs.
CHAS. BRICKLEY CHARGED
WITH BEING PROFESSIONAL
BOSTON. Dec. 31. -Charles Brickley,
Harvard’s greatest athlete, may be barred
from participation in future college games.
It has been charged he is now in the
professional class because he is a newspa
per correspondent and agent for a cloth
ing house simply because of His athletic
achievements.
Generals January
And February
111*’.\ Na]Mileon invaded Russia lhe ezar
W calmly remarked: “I have two marshals
= wh<> ean whip him (lem rals .lauuary ami
February.”
Not even the Sunny South escapes We can <-<piip you in wurmtli from
these two. but we can equip you with the feet up it; woolen socks, nnder
fhe strategy of wool and we igh t wear, gloves, mufflers, sweaters, eom
which enables von to beat them, bination fancy-and-.sweater-\ests ul
withstand all their artillery of sleet ster overcoats, raincoats, ami in ewr)
and snow, and the charging attack of item of stylish, seasonable w inter
winds. wear.
Parks-Chambers-Hardwick
37-39 Peachtree CO* Atlanta, Georgia
'TAKING EVIL WILL RUIN SPORT
Os BOXING; GONINIERGIALISM
RULES”—JOHN L. SULLIVAN
By John L. Sullivan.
Former most popular heavyweight champion writes his views on the
boxing situation expressly for readers of The Georgian.
I HAVE been asked to discuss the boxing game and its champions,
but as I have not been able to see the latest champions in action I
can not go far into the subject of individuals. I can say, how
ever—for 1 feel that 1 know—that the present day boxers are far below
'the standard of the boxers who made the game in my day. The fighters
of years ago were far superior in every class and distinction.
The boxers in the game today are just in it from the commercial point
of view.
That is what spoils the game, as the boxers go into the ring know
ing what they are to receive for their services and it is immaterial to
them whether it is a slow bout or one full of action. Generally when the
boxers are given a certain sum the public fails to get a run for its
money.
That is why we do not see so
many bouts today filled with ac
tion as we saw years ago. For
merly the boxers fought for a per
centage of a purse, a winner's end
and a loser's end. The extra dol
lars that would go to the winner
acted like magic and some wonder
ful bouts were seen.
It is the public that supports the
boxing game, and unless you please
tho public the boxing game is in
jured. When the boxers go into
the ring and mix it up to please the
public then the game will be given
a decided boost.
Boxing should be as popular as
baseball and can be made so when
the men in the business work on
the square.
Honesty is a wonderful thing. It
is simple, yet so many boxers of
the present day get into the ring
and play tag and other such games.
Boxers Can Uplift Game.
It is up to the boxers to uplift
the game. It can be done just by
honesty. When a boxer goes in.
the ring, tights hard, gives the
people attending a tine pel-form
ance, and earns what he receives,
then that boxer is doing something
for the uplift of the game. On the
other hand, if a boxer goes into the
ring and sidesteps and fails to mix
things, he is the one who hurts the
game.
Nothing is decided in the ten and
twelve-round bouts of the present
day. When a decision is given it is
usually awarded to the man who
has landed the most clean blows,
but this does not prove the true
ability of the boxer.
No championship should be
awarded in a bout of short rounds.
The only way to decide a cham
pionship bout is to let the man go
the distance. This is generally pro
hibited at the present time, under
the rule that his kind of bouts is
prize fighting. It may be so. but
that is the way the former cham
pions won their titles.
I have read lately about several
bouts that were pulled off in the
South that were termed fakes.
This is the worst thing in the
world that could be done. It kills
the boxing game and I will say that
the men who take part in this kind
of bouts should be barred from the
ring.
Fake Bouts Ruin Sport.
One or two of these bouts can
ruin boxing in the biggest and
best cities. The public will lose in
terest and will not attend when the
promoter puts on a good show.
In my days one never heard of a
champion setting up a fake fight.
No! Every man who was in tile
ring years ago was a lighter and
the public was given a lot for its
money.
1 read several articles on the re
cent Met Joorty-Gibboiis bout in
New York and I drew the conclu
sion that they were afraid of each
other.
If a num considers himself a
boxer and goes in the prize ring,
he should not be afraid of any
other man. Slow bouts like this
McGoorty-Gibbons fray hurt the
game.
Among the heavyweights today
there is not a man that could stand
the pace set by tile men of my day.
Jack Johnson is a dead Issue, and I
consider him out of the game.
Among the present heavies Luther
McCarty looks the best to me. I
have studied him through the
newspapers and I really think he
has a good chance to defeat the
other "white hopes."
McCarty Not a Champion.
If .McCarty is the winner of the
elimination tournament for heavy
weights now being held out on the
coast, I do not think that he should
be hailed as the champion of the
world.
If he should defeat Palzer or
several other men of the heavies, he
has not won the world's title.
This Carl Morris is a joke, and 1
never considered Jim Flynn as a
top-notcher.
The boxers in the middleweight
and welterweight classes are only
mediocre.
1 noticed that Ad Wolgast lost
the lightweight championship by a
foul. From what 1 could learn from
the newspapers, it looked as if the
Michigan boy deliberately fouled
Ritchie, as he was on the losing end
of the bout and would rather lose
the title by a foul than have the de
cision given against him.
In the old days a championship
would not be passed along by a
foul, except when it could be seen
after the offender had been warned
once. This appears to be the case
in the recent Ritchie-Wolgast
bout.
Ritchie a Fair Boxer.
I have never been able to see
Ritchie in a bout, but I judge that
he is a fair boxer. Wolgast was not
any too good, ami 1 did not believe
that he would hold the champion
ship long.
It is too bad that Packey McFar
land can not make the lightweight
limit that the champions of today
demand, for I really believe that
McFarland could clean out all the
lightweights and then some.
In my days a champion would
give or take two pounds in a bout,
but today if a boy wants a chance
at the championship crown he is
forced to get down to ringside
weight.
Johnny Kilbane, who bolds the
featherweight cltatnpi« nsh I p.
strikes me as a elever little boy.
and if he keeps on the right path
he has a bright future. 1 heard
about that bout that he is sup
posed to have pulled off with his
sparring partner which was
branded as a fake by the wit
nesses. He should drop that kind
of business. It does not get him a
cent.
NEW YORK PLANNING FOR
AUTO RACING NEXT YEAR
GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND. De.
31. -Prospects for u revival of automobile
racing on a largo scale, which Long Is
land has not seen since the Vanderbilt
cup races of several years ago. are coupled
with the announcement that the New
\ ork Motor Speedway association has
leased 665 acres of land hen- for a motor
speedway.
The course will he two miles in length,
with a grandstaihl seating 75.660 speeiu
tors. It is hoped to have the <■ .urs.- read)
for big races on the Fourth of July.
NEW YORK MAY BREAK
(NTO-GRAND CIRCUIT
NEW YORK, Dec. 31, A proposiiieu
Io include New York city In tho grand
circuit meetings this year will be presented
to tho stewards of the circuit at their an
nual meeting in Pittsburg on .lanuarj ! I.
according to report in sporting circles,
it. M. Williams is named as one of the
horsemen Interested in the proposition, to
be carried out in connection witli a fair,
A plan to include New York In tho cir
cuit last year was adopted, but later
abandoned
BILL CARPENTER BUYS
HIMSELF FLORIDA FARM
CINCINNATI. Dec 31 rmpire Bill
Carpenter is going South in a day or two
to look after some land which he lias pur
chased on the west coast of Florida. If
tho property looks good to him. lie intends
to make further investment down there.
A quiet, retired farmer's life seems to
appeal to the umpire as well as to the
strenuous athlete.
ORVIE OVERALL ASKS
ABOUT REINSTATEMENT
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31. -Orvie overall,
once star pitcher of the Chicago Cubs,
who failed to report t<» Murphy’s or
ganization at the beginning of l ist sea
son, has telegraphed the national com
mission. asking what his standing is in
baseball. He wants his release so that
he may be free to join some other team.
FRANK DEANS
JS J A EX PEP. 7'
Marathon Rider
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He's only 7 years old. but lie's able to
ride this Marathon Racer with absolute
.safety. And fun! Well, in the neighbor
hood of his home. 11l Last Fifth sireet.
there’s no doubt about the constant en
joyment he gets from this little car. He’s
a familiar, liappy 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
ami the nearby towns.
If you want io 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
MA RA THON RA CE R /) EPA R TMENT
THE A !EANTA GEORGIAN
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. 20 EAST. ALABAMA ST.
Please send nte* instruet ions telling how 1 may secure one
of The Georgian Marathon Racers without money.
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Address
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Sample Cars are on display al The Georgian office—2o
East Alabama street. Yon are cordially invited lo come in
and try this new ami popular Car.
PASKERT HAD SCARLET
FEVER: IS BETTER NOW
C’LIA iZi.AND. OHIO, Dec. 31.—Dixie
f’askert, ilm crack outfielder of the Phil
lies, sat up today for the first time since
uttacked by scarlet fever ten days ago.* ;
His attack was a very severe one and
r-scmbl. .| typhoid t<» a great extent in
its incipient stages, but it later developed
into scarh t fever. In fact, it was believed
at first i bat ho really had typhoid.
lie will be confined to the house for
several weeks, as he will take no risks of ,
suffering a relapse.
COLORADO HOLDS ROTHGEB.
URBANA. ILL.. Dee. 31. Colorado col
lege. tis Colorado Springs, Colo., lias re
fused to release its athletic director,
Claude J. Rothgeb. former University of >.
Illinois star, to permit him to accept an
offer to coach at Ohio State university.
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COAL
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82 PEACHTREE ST.
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