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£ MUTT and JEFF I Famous Team Gath- E~ 1 * rs New s and Gossip —x V-’ZS w r or7d A " Part ’ ° f the w U L JSu U ■ W M Some of Their A'l» r ,| M g Dope is Original Jt I 'I fij r and Some They l\l | a r ’ 4 Get From the £ X (I fl 1 wr . Exchanges. rt»C Cx i-’.oJUIE STALLINGS will ■y have in his Boston squad when he arrives at Athens, r lot spring training the best among those who played in the Northwestern league in 1912. Th" boys- will be given a thor ougr. tryout and are regarded as being likely to make the team. In ih, mere are eight players, flve of t heni being pitchers, two catchers ind one first baseman. The twirlers are Winfield C. \ .ye... !'f Spokane; William James, of Seattle; Cecil Thompson, of Seattle; Lucien E. Gervais, of Van couver; Paul Strand, of Spokane. Th ■ atehers are Bert Whaling, of S hirr; Rex Devogt, of Spokane. T > first baseman is "Hap” Myers, of Spokane. James and Noyes are figured as about the most likely ,of the re cruits coming up from the minors next spring. The former led the Northwestern league. Os James, Fielder Jones made the prediction that this man's future would be brilliant. The fans of the North western league are fond of refer ring to him as a second Christy Mathewson. James won 29 games and lost ", there being 265 hits. He struck out 212 and passed 94. Noyes’ record is 26 victories, 8 de feats, 207 hits, 51 passes, 142 strike outs. The battery, which will be of greatest interest to the fans, will he that composed of Bill James and R*rt Whaling. The husky catcher is said to resemble Forrest Cady, of the Red Sox, in build, hav ing a fine throwing arm and a sure eye. Ha holds a very high average, that of .992. He caught 138 games, making 10 errors in handling 765 putouts with 189 assists. Two former Boston American bail players will be found in the personalities of Paul Strand and Hap" Myers. Strand Is the youth ful pitcher whom the Red Sox owned at one time, but who never reported to the club. He is a side wheeler of much promise. Myers was with the club for some time, but never played regularly. He is a natural first sacker and very fast on the bases. His principal weak ness when with the American league was his hitting. This he has overcome, for he stung the ball for :| 2i; in 1912 and his record shows ■ 15 stolen bases. The following tables, taken from me official averages of the North- I Fatima—the “distinctively individual" Turkish-blend ci || garette delight* fu 11 y mil d . A quality about this smoke that appeals. More Fatimas sold than ■ any other brand in this country. 20 I I vA I I /-fem I (S'. ’ western league, give a line on the men and their work in 1912; Pitching Record. , W. L. P.C. H. R.B. S.O. James, right 29 7 SOS 265 94 .212 Noyes, right 26 8 .765 207 51 .142 Thompson, 1eft..23 11 .676 270 66 .157 Gervais, left.... 18 15 .645 187 11 82 Strand, left 8 7 .533 113 19 44 BATTING AVERAGES. G. A.B. It. H. S.O. S.H. P.C. Janies .. 53 132 15 34 2 3 .239 Noyes .. 47 103 9 17 1 4 .165 T’mps’n 46 106 18 20 0 5 .189 Gervais .43 99 5 18 3 7 .182 Strand .19 49 6 9 0 1 .184 Wh'ling 138 459 59 121 10 12 .264 Devogt .129 421 42 100 12 13 .238 Myers ..150 630 123 205 115 14' .326 FIELDING AVER A G ES. 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 • • * THE 1912 baseball season was 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 merlean league 1. Texas league 1. South At lantic league 1, Ohio-Pennsylvania league 1. Total 4. Sixteen Innings —American 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 I. Total 12. Fifteen Innings A m er lean 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, I. I. 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. ♦ • 4 TIMPIRE TOM CONNOLLY, of the American league staff, has a lot of nice things to say about Hugh Bedient. the Red Sox pitch er. Crtnnolly was one man 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 1 was amazed at what he showed that day. I never saw anything better. So good was his work that I told MeAleer afterward to natch him warm up 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. 1 believe that he will have a bril liant career.” * * <i i NEVER see a man with the St. ’ Vitus dance that I 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 it down, and I was as innocent as a year-old kid. "It 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 lie would hunch his shoulder and jerk his head side ways. He had been told we were a bad lot. ami before the game he told us he had instructions not to let us as much as look cross-eyed. 1 was the first mull up and the I first ball over was a strike. The umpire called it from his position j behind the pitche", and ns he did so hi hunched up one shoulder and jerked bis 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’s box: thought maybe he wanted to ask about a ground rule or some thing "1 started down to him on b dog trot with my bat in my hand. He came running to meet me half way. " ‘I know all about you; you can't start anything on me: out of the game and to the club house for youse.’ he bawled at me. "I thought he was crazy and tried to find out what was the matter, but the more I talked the madder he got. ■■ 'No dash glng ball player can show me up,’ lie said, and out of the game I 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 I Hiought he was beckoning to me. It was not until a couple of years afterward, when I met him in St. Louis one dav that I got a chance make it clear to him that I hadn’t started for hlrn with a bat be i -trike on me THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TUESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1912. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip "Pud" McTlgue’s bold-out is bothering Stallings. He was counting on McTigue. Otto Hess and Tyler to do his southpawing next season. « » • Art Hues writes that he’s “just ‘to 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 Barrs McCormick was pa med 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. • • » Ben Koehler is the only infielder of the Grand Rapids team who will hold his job. « « • “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. Dooin is of the opinion that it can, for he wants Scanlon. • • 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 and acted accordingly. • • • If Frank Chance, Ty Cobb and Roger Bresnahan would sign contracts there wouldn t be a thing on earth to write ■i ■ • A mistake in the official National league averages gave From me nineteen defeats. He should have had hut eighteen The correction has been made, but Arty’s sal ary remains unchanged. • V • 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-I-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. *44 Sid Mercer has discovered the softest job in the world. It is held by Charles Elliott, the treasurer of the Philadelphia team. • '1 ■ 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. « « • Hany Gaspar swears ho 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. » » e If the Yanks train In Bermuda they will be the first big league club that ever trained under the British flag. * • * The Yanks are counting on doing their training at Bermuda on a cricket ground. • * » Clark Griffith is camping on Stuffy Mclnnes’ trail. Tie wants the SIOO he bet that the Senators would finish above the Athletics. 4 4.4 Oscar Stanage is one of tlie 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. The fans of Danville, 111., have been given the names of eight managers and have been asked to vote. The winning candidate gets the jqb. • 4 4 Some Birmingham guy figured out that there are 9,532,800 seconds which must elapse before the baseball season opens. 4 • a Savannah can’t make up its mind whether or not to retain Perry Dipe 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 railed with both the Atlanta and Neu Orleans clubs. CHAS. BRICKLEY CHARGED WITH BEING PROFESSIONAL BOSTON, Dec. 31. -C’i.rtos Brickley, Harvard’s greatest athtotoj may be barred from participation in future college games. It has been charged he to 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 W calmly remarked; ‘‘l have two marshals === who <’an whip him- < icm rals .January and Eebruary.” Not even the Sunny South escapes \V» van equip you m warmth from these two, but we can equip you with lhe feet up in woolen socks, under the strategy of wool and w eight wear, gloves, mufflers, sweaters, com which enables you to beat them; bination fancy-and-aweater-vests nl withstand all their artillery of sleet ster overcoats, raincoats, and in every and snow, and the charging attack of item of stylish, seasonable winter winds. wear. Parks-Chambers-Hardwick 37-39 Peachtree C>O. Atlanta, Georgia 'WING EVIL WILL ■ SPORT OF BOXING: COMMERCIALISM ROLES"—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 ami 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 I feel that I 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 the 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 ar 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, fights hard, gives the people attending a fine perform ance, and earns what be receives, then that boxer k 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. Tn my days one never heard of a champion setting up a fake fight. No! Every man who was in the ring years ago was a fighter ami the public was given a lot for its money. I read several articles on the re cent McGoorty-Gibbons bout in .New York and 1 drew the conclu sion that they were afraid of each other. If a man 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 the 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 I never considered Jim Flynn as a top-notcher. The boxers in the middleweight and welterweight classes are only mediocre. I noticed that Ad Wolgast lost the lightweight championship by a foul, From what I 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 Ritchle-Wolgast bout. Ritchie a Fair Boxer. 1 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 I 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 Kilbanc. who holds the featherweight ch a m pionahi p, strikes me as a elever little boy, and if he keeps on the right path he has a bright future. I 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. Dec. 31.—Prospects for a revival of automobile racing on a large 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 York Motor Speedway association lias leases! 665 acres of land here for a motor speedway. The course will be two miles in length, with a grandstand seating 75.000 specta tors. It is hoped to have the course ready for big races on the Fourth of July. NEW YORK MAY BREAK INTO_GRAND CIRCUIT NEW YORK. Dec. 31. A proposition to include New York city in the grand circuit meetings this year will be presented to the stewards of the circuit at their an nual meeting in Pittsburg on January 14. according to report in sporting circles R. M. Williams is named as one <»f the horst-men interested in the proposition, to be carried out in connection with a fair. A plan to include New York in the cir cuit last year was adopted, but later abandoned. BILL CARPENTER BUYS HIMSELF FLORIDA FARM CINCINNATI, Dec. 31.—Umpire Bill Carpenter is going South in a dav or two to look after some land which he haS; pur chased on the west coast of Florida. If the property looks good to him, he 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 to Murphy's or ganization at the beginning of last 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 IS AN EXPERT Marathon Rider I w, I* JH ft W, ’Up *■*- JF g'V \ WO - * , - . mt » <4 ) F 1 • A'v ■/ • ■ Tie’s only 7 years old. but he’s able to ride this Marathon Racer 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 ear. 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. M. 4 R A THON RA CE R DEPA R TMENT THE A 71.ANTA GEORGIAN CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 20 EAST ALABAMA ST Please send me instructions telling how I may secure one of The Georgian Marathon Ravers without: money. Name Age Address City State Sample Gars are on display nt The Georgian office—2o East Alabama street. You are cordially invited to eomo in and try this new "’id popular Car. PASKERT HAD SCARLET FEVER: IS BETTER NOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 31.--Dodt i’askert, the crack outfielder of the Phil lies. sat up today for the first time since attacked by scarlet fever ten days ago. His attack was a very severe one and resembled typhoid to a great extent In its incipient stages, but it. later developed into scarlet fever. In fact, it was believed at first that he really had typhoid. He will lie confined to the house for several weeks, as he will take no risks oJ suffering a relapse. COLORADO HOLDS ROTHGEB. URBANA. IDE., Dec. 31. -Colorado col lege. of Colorado Springs. Colo., has re fused to release its athletic director.. <’laude J. Rothgeb, former I’ntversity oi Illinois star, to permit him to accept at. offer to coach at Ohio State university. WILTON JELLICO COAL $5.00 Per Ton The Jellico Coal Co. 82 PEACHTREE ST. BOTH PHONES 3668. 11