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GEORGE STALLINGS will
have in his Boston squad
when he arrives at Athens,
>r spring training the best
.: among those who played in
Northwestern league in 1912.
Th, s boys will be given a thor
oueii tryout and are regarded as
being- likely to make the team. In
there are eight players, five of
being pitchers, two catchers
and one first baseman.
The ; wlrlers are Winfield C.
Noyts. of Spokane; William James,
of Seattle; Cecil Thompson, of
Seattle . Lucien E. Gervais, of Van
couver; Paul Strand, of Spokane.
The catchers are Bert Whaling, of
Seattle; Rex Devogt, of Spokane.
Th>’ first baseman is "Hap" 'Myers,
of Spokane.
James and Noyes are figured as
Omit 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 7, 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
be that composed of Bill James
and Bert Whaling. The husky
catcher is said to resemble Forrest
Cady, of the Red Sox. tn build, hav
ing a fine throwing arm and a sure
eye. He 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
ball players will be found in the
personalities of Paul Strand and
“Hap” Myers. Strand is the youth
ful pitcher whom the Red Sox
corned at one time, but who never
reported to the club. He is a slde
■ heeler of much promise. Myers
.'as with the club for some time,
lot 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
-ii in 1912 and his record shows
115 stolen bases.
The following tables, taken from
rie official averages of the North-
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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 .806 265 94 212
Noyes, right 26 S .765 207 51 .142
Thompson, 10ft..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. R. H. S.O. S.H. P.C.
James .. 53 132 16 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’ltng 138 459 59 121 10 12 .264
Devogt .129 421 42 100 12 13 .238
Myers ..150 630 123 205 115 - 14 .326
FIELDING AVERAGES.
G. P.O. A. E. T.C. P.C.
Whaling, cl3B 765 189 10 931 .992
Devoght, 0129 678 182 11 871 .987
Myers, 1b159 1537 82 28 1647 .083
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'J'HE 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 thaji
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 mertcan
league 1, Texas league 1, South At
lantic league 1. Ohio-Pennsylvania
league 1. Total 4.
Sixteen Innings America 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 1, 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
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JJMPIRE TOM CONNOLLY, of
the American league staff, has
a lot of nice things to say about
Hugh Bedient, the Red Sox pitch
er. Connolly 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 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 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.
I believe that lie will have a bril
liant career.”
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<i r 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. ”1 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 he would hunch hfs
shoulder and jerk his head side
ways. He had been told we were a
bad 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 the pitcher, and as he did so
h<- hunched up one shoulder and
jerked bis head sideways. I didn’t
know then that he had any peculiar
affliction; I saw him jerk hfs head
and thought he had motioned to
me to come down to th» pitcher’s
box; thought maybe ho wanted to
ask about a ground rule or some
thing.
"I started down to mm on a 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
vouse.' 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
dash ging ball player can
show me up,’ he said, and out of the
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 I
thought he was beckoning to me.
It was not until a couple of years
afterward, when 1 met him in St.
I vufs one .'.ay that I got a chance
t,. make it Cleat t« him that 1
i idn't started for him with a but
’ . . n -itrfko nti mo.”
THE ATLANTA GEUKGIAJN AND NEWS. TUESDAY', DECEMBER 31. 1912.
Baseball
Diamond News and Gossip
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“Pud" McTigue’s hold-out is bothering :
George Stallings. He was counting on
McTlgue. Otto Hess and Tyler to do his
southpawing next season.
u^L B . ues , wr,tes that he ' s ‘‘Just de
j ted to play with the Braves." Bold,
indeed (or else not very particular). Is
the man who gives vent to such a state
ment.
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s °on as Barry McCormick was
P a H ed ..l. nana, f er of tlle Peoria club he
forthwl.h canned the former manager,
char. Ban-v' ° n th ® payrvl1 ’ Boresighted
Pj 2o ' l ?' nolmes is to become captain, ;
aI J d ., ha ? f owner of the Sagi- I
naw club, of the South Michigan league.
~ is the only infielder of the
Grand Rapids team who will hold his job.
hoi’BnS' Sl ; an! «n after a long spell of
d 1 out ’ on Brooklyn and the I’hll
t° sign with the latter
l led ,he salary matter can be
ned „ uut ’, ] >ooin Is of the opinion
that it can, for he wants Scanlon.
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Callahan started a lot of talk
when he said that Joe Jackson bats .106
™, r ?S d .t n< l 800 a ' home - The scorers
considered that a reflection on them and
acted accordingly
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Il Frank Chance, Ty Cobb and Roger
sr,5 r ,m n ioo an i would . sl ki> contracts there
wouldn t be a thing on earth to write
a DOll T.
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A mistake in the official National league
averages gave Frotnme nineteen defeats.
He should have had but eighteen. The
correction has been made, but Arty’s sal
ary remains unchanged.
v ’£L?,„ R ?, ds ha , d Jwenty-four pitchers at
It?-. tim . es , last - vear - Seven did not
get into a single game, apd seven, pitched
onlj once. Os the whole lot, only four
worked in more than four games. Georsre
Suggs, former Southern leaguer, was the
only one who won more than half his
games.
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McGraw and Mack will have more
power next year than any other mana
gers. They can do just exactlv as thev
please., In the Southern league, Bill Smith
Bhlj do-as-l-durn-pleaso ebamplon-
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Charles Faust, the demon mascot, has a
younger brother, Algernon, that be plans
to send to the Giant team next year. He
writes McGraw that Algernon has hired a
man , tc ! do *be spring plow ing 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, the treasurer of the Philadelphia
team.
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Anios 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.
Harry Gaspar swears ho has given up
baseball for photography. Joe Kelly, his
manager, says he has a picture of him
doing it.
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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.
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Tlie 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. Ho wants the 8100 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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The fans of Danville, 111., have been
given the names of eight managers and
have been asked to vote. The n inning
candidate gets the job.
Some Birmingham guy figured out that
there are 9,532,890 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 Perry Lipe as
manager. He finished third In the first
I 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 New
Orleans clubs.
CHAS. BRICKLEY CHARGED
WITH BEING PROFESSIONAL
BOSTON. Dec. 31 C’A.rleg Brinkley.
Harvard’s greatest athlete’ may be barred
from participation in future college games.
It has 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
= HEN Napoleon invaded Russia the czar
W t’almly remarked: “I have two marshals
== who can whip him Generals January and
I’ebruan.”
Not even the Sunny South escapes We can equip you in warmth from
these two. but we can equip you with the feet up in woolen socks, under
the strategy of wool and weight wear, gloves, mufflers, sweaters, eom
which enables you to beat them; bination fancy-and-sweater-vests ul
withstand all their artillery of sleet st er 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 ] co. Atlanta, Georgia
“FAKING EVIL WILL RUIN SPDHT
OF BOXING, COMMERCIALISM
RULES”—JOHN L. SUM
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 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 fill! of action. Generally when the
boxers are given a certain sum the public fails to get a run for its
money.
That is wliy 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 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 piaj’ 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 he receives,
then that boxer is doing something
for the uplift of tfie 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 v 111 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 the
ring years ago was a lighter and
the public was given a lot for its
money.
I read several articles on the re
cent McGooity-Gibbons bout in
New York and I 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 bj' 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
weighty now being held out on the
coast, T do not think that he should
be hailed as the champion of the
world.
If be should defeat Palaer 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 ease
in the recent Ritchie-Wolgast
bout.
Ritchie a Fair Boxer.
1 have never been able to see
Ritchie in a bout, but I judge that
be is a fair boxer. Wolgast was not
any too good, and 1 did not believe
that be would hold tile 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 Xhe championship crown he is
forced to get down to ringside
weight.
Johnny Kilbane. who holds the
featherweight ch a mpionshi p.
strikes me as a clever little boy,
and if he keeps on the right ;>ath
he has a bright future. I h.. s rd
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 g’ t him a
<-ent.
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
leased F 65 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 tlie course ready
for big races on the Fourth of July.
NEW YORK MAY BREAK
WTO-GRAND CIRCUIT
J? ec - 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. \\ illiams is named as one of the
horsemen interested in the proposition, to
be earned 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 day or two
to look after some land which he lias pur
chased on the west coast of Florida. If
the property looks good to hint, 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
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Tie’s only 7 years old, but lie’s able to
ride this Marathon Rar-er 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
MARATHON RACER DEPARTMENT
THE A TLANTA GEORGIAN
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. 20 EAST ALABAMA ST.
Please send me instructions telling how 1 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. You are cordially invited to come in
and try this new and popular Car.
PASKERT HAD SCARLET
FEVER; IS BETTER NOW
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 31.—D04«
Paskert, the crack outfielder of the Phil
lies. sat up today for the first time slnct
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 be confined to the house for
several weeks, as he will take no risks ol
suffering a relapse.
COLORADO HOLDS ROTHGEB.
I RBANA. ILL., Dec. 31. -Colorado col
lege. of Colorado Springs. Colo , has re
fused to release its athletic director.
Claude .1. Rothgeb. former I’niverslty of
Illinois star, to permit him to accept at:
offer to coach at Ohio State university.
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