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YES. OUST When KNOW TH£ UW DOVuH WELL 'T'ER.O'JT! * MR -JACK 1 . HE WENT TO A BUSIHESS MEEY1M&- ItM PHILADELPHIA AMD HE DIDN'T TAKE MIS ( RUBBERS'" I huleo! meres ome THOSE TUWNETTRQT RESTAURANTS, ITS O’CLOCK, LATi WATC TVMBH COME OUT! 'AND I SAY I WONT I KNOW THE LAW!* JACK'/J Heke' Them COME -^iKMfcRXQH-0 fiOlEN M1LL5 — — T HE National Commission h gone out of its way to give T\ Cobb the worst of it. At its meeting yesterday it did t inevitable—reinstated him an# fin--.! him $50, which was fair enough but in addition it launched a tirade, both unfair and ridiculous, against the fa mous Georgian. The commission declared that Cobb’s actions were such as to break down the rules of discipline, and w<*n* harmful to the game’s interests. Th > .said— That he “issued ultimatums through the press.” That he tried to “arouso public sen timent in his favor.” That he has been “guilty of viola tions of the essential regulations of His club.” That “his p ublic conduct * * * is top well known,” etc. Friends of the greatest baseball player in the world are incensed against the National Commission for its unfair and unjustified tirade. Bar ring Cobb’s attack on a spectator last year, it is known that he has not com mitted any serious breaches of base ball rules. The charge that he ‘ is sued ultimatums” is unfair and un true. Such statements as he actually issued were extremely guarded. In flammatory utterances credited to him were largely put in his mouth by space-grafting correspondents. It is not unlikely that this att ic!; on Cobb will stir up the Georgia dele gation in Congress, and that it wid result In the pressing of the investi gation of the so-called “baseball trust” and of the charge that baseball players are virtually in peonage. The full text of the Baseball Com- n*i»sion's statement follows: Here Is the Statement. “Player Tyrus Cobb, who avers that he was not aware that his status wa^ affected by his failure to report at the start of its 1013 pennant race to the Detroit team, of which he has been a member for several seasons, on April 25 notified the commission that he had entered the service of thai club with the request that he be de clared to be in good standing. “It appears that the player’s failure to report to the Detroit club was due to inability to agree on terms with that club. Subsequently to the begin ning of the American League season, .jwever, after a brief conference with the president of his club, these differ ences were amicably adjusted. If the only question involved were the com pensation of the player, the commis sion would have been Inclined to pass the matter. The commission, how ever, can not permit the conduct of thii player in the past to go unnoticed. “Recognized as one of the greatest players of the game., with a salary as high as any In the profession, his lo tions on many occasions were such ns not only to break down the rule.- d .discipline, established by the club, but ’harmful to the game’s interests. In stead of negotiating with his club on a business basis during the early spring, he issued ultimatums through the pres8 to Arouse public sentiment in his favor. Cobb Is “Knocked.” “Without going into details, the commission is informed that in the past the player has been guilty of fre quent violations of essential regula tions of his club. His public conduct in many instances is too well known to patrons of the game to require comment thereon by the commission, except'to serve notice on him and all other players that a repetition there of will not be permitted to go unpun ished in the future, for a realization of the game's welfare is of more im portance than the interests of an in dividual player, however great his DrydenSays Hess Is Best Pitcher +•+ -r»*5* +••:- •!•••!• +•+ “Never W ins But They Keep Him" j\|QT OUE TO DE By R. W. Lardner. C HICAGO, May —The privilege comes only a couple of times a year— the privilege of meeting face to face the greatest of baseball ex perts—Charles Dryden, of Mississippi. One of the times was yes terday, when the Cubs played Pittsburg at the West Side Park while the Sox were packing up for their Detroit trip. It would have been a nice afternoon to drink, but that’s all past and over. Mr. Dryden was sitting in Mr. Murphy’s press box, liis records, his notebook and a half-dozen finely sharpened pencils spread out before him. “How’s everything in Niles, Mich.?” was his greeting, and then, with out. waiting for a reply: “I should think you’d get enough of the slobs and mutts over on the South Side without coming, on a (luy off, to look til the slobs and mutts over here.” We explained that our visit was for the purpose of renewing jieipialnt- anceship with Arthur Hof man. Go to Detroit to-night?” he queried. We nodded assent, and he asked: "Michigan Central, through Ruchanan and Niles?" “No; Wabash, through Kingsbury and New Paris.” “Too bad you can’t make the trip in the daytime. Great scenery on the Wabash. Nothing to it. I wish l could go.” “Well, I wish, for your sake, you could. But think of this: Next Sunday night you’re going East with the Cubs. You’ll have a dandy- four days of traveling back and forth between New York and Brooklyn, anil then four days more of the Polo Grounds, with its delightful scenery and people. And then you’re going to Philly, where the street ears whisk you out to the park in one day and back the same night. And then you’re going to Boston, where all games are tied up in the ninth inning and won by the visiting team in the fourteenth. And don’t forget that cute little l-ide from Boston to Pittsburg and one blissful Saturday there before the beautiful trip home. I don’t see why you envy me the Detroit jump.” “(3urses.” “But you’re going to miss Chance Day in Chicago.” “Yes, but I’ll have Memorial Day with Evers and the G. A. R. in Pittsburg.” "What do you think of the Cubs?’ "This is a family newspaper.” . “How about the Sox?” “Even more so. Bv the way, I suppose Ping Bodle attributes Ins suc cess in rolling to liases to the Acme beer lie drank while in California last winter. “Do von still enjoy the game?” ... . L .. •Not’as much as I used to. You see, all my friends are with the Minneapolis team.” “What do von think of Boston and Brooklyn. "I never think of them until 1 have to.”. “it seems to me you’ve taken on weight.” •Yes I’ve tieen dining with Dav at the best hotels—goose livers, pheasants, two kinds of pie and a dime for the waiter.” -In m.v opinion, who is the greatest pitcher in the country > “Otto Hess. He never wins, but they keep him.” “Where do you think the world’s series will be played?” “In Ocean Springs, Mississippi.” Callaway Wants to Know About Dobard Report That He Is Dickering With Montgomery Will Lead to Investigation. President Callaway, of the local ball club, is conducting a quiet investiga tion that may lead to some Interest ing complications for the Montgom ery ball club. Dispatches this morning stated that Infielder Dobard. sold by the local club to Beaumont, had refused to report and was practicing with the Billiken club, with which aggregation he ex pected to catch on. Says President Callaway: “We got waivers on Dobard and sold him to Beaumont. I don’t know what .he is doing with the Montgomery club. It ! i he facts ate true, as reported, we can ! make tt hot tor them.” Sporting Food „By GEORGE K. PHAIR *> blanks. NOT GUILTY. Before 1he judge the young man stood and hung his guilty head. For he had slain a fellow man—had left him cold and dead. And as the jurist was about to hand the youth his time He sai<I: “Young feller, tell me why you pulled this heinous crime.'- And as he heard the kindly voice the young man raised his head. “This joe was peddling peanuts at the baseball yardhe said: “The bases all were full of men. the score was 2 to 2, And as Frank Schulte swung his bat this rummy blocked, my view “Not guiltysaid the noble judge. “/ hereby set you free. And if you get a. chance go out and slay a few for me.”’ The consensus of opinion among base ball scribes Is that all Frank Chance needs Is a baseball team. ROTUNDITY. Ping Bodie trained, all winter long And in the spring they found That he had rounded into form With the accent on the round. We were tempted to mention Rudy Unholz In connection with free lunch, but recalling our promise, we refrain from mentioning Mr. Unholz In con nection with free lunch. Far be It from us to mention Mr. Unholz In connection wl.th free lunch. In fact, when we hit the free lunch It will be our foremost endeavor to refrain from mentioning Rudy in connection with free lunch. We shall never mention Rudy again in con nection with free lun ’i. SPEAKING C ALLIGATORS. .4 lot of slas ning now and th' Is wasted on some baseball men. borne of our citizen* are interested in the training methods of Messrs. Zbyszko and Le Marin. In other walks of life they are approximately sane. “If the proper inducements were of fered. etc.,” quoth Mr. Gotch. Mr. Gotch Is one wno loves hls art for art’s sake, as it were. PARKS DEFEATS TROTT. PITTSBURG, PA. May ”, Hay Parks, a local boy, last night defeated Samr^' Trott, of Columbus, Ohio, in a six-round engagement here. By Percy H. Whiting. ((T BELIEVE we may not need any I more pitchers’.” So says Pres ident Frank Callaway of the At lanta ball club. "I’m willing to be shown but I think with any luck the ones we have will go through.” This utterance strengthens the be lief that the Cracker pitching staff isn’t to be materially reinforced at present. “What’s the good?’’ inquires Pres ident Callaway, “we might get worse pitchers than we have now.”' What will happen will be this: Bill Smith will put his pitchers over the jump in turn. If a man flickers he is likely to keep him in and let him get bumped. When the Crackers were ahead Smith didn't have the heart to take any chances. Now he is willing to risk anything to get a line on his pitchers. Watch a lot of them go through fire and water in the next ten days. After that, look out for some changes. 0 0* DI CK BECKER adopted a quaint method of geting away from the Crackers. He bought his own release under an optional agreement. You see it was like this, a Texas League club wanted Buck, but he didn’t care to go to Texas. It was too far from Washington. So he of fered to buy his release, but he didn't want to put up any real money. Finally they framed it up this way. If Becker can get another job he is to turn over the proceeds of niv sah to this new club to the Crackers. The local association may not cash this one but they are taking the gamble. * * * Qt'R old pal, Kenneth Todd, king* pin baseball and sport writer of the Lone Star State, kicks in with some notes of Texas League doings that are of interest to Southern League fans. Here is the crop: Since becoming a member of the Houston club Andy Ware, who the Chattanooga manage ment could not see, has pitched his club to three successive vic tories, one of them being of the shut-out variety. In the three games lie permitted but 14 hits, his spitterv breaking as Ray mond’s did In days gone by. * * * Harry Mathews did not stick long at Beaumont. After giving him a week's trial Manager Wheeler cut the old Southern Leaguer adrift. Wheeler said that Matty could not keep base run ners from stealing everything in sight. Matty’s comeback was that the pitchers could not hold the men on. • • • Charley Fritz, former Southern Association southpaw, broke into the Texas League a few days ago with a victory, but has lost the decision in all subsequent efforts. He is with Tom ('arsons Waco club. * * • A queer play came up in Hous ton Sunday. Harbin, pitching for Galveston, made a wild pitch when no ono was at bat and a man scored front third. The man who was supposed to be at bat killed so much time in reaching the plate that Wilson Matthews ordered Harbin to go ahead with hls work. In hls eagerness to slip a strike over Harbin sailed one past the catcher. Of course the runner scored from third, crossing the plate be fore the batter even reached it. PELICANS SECURE JAMES FROM THE VOLUNTEERS NASHVILLE, TRNN., May 2.—By selling Outfielder Jesse James to New Orleans yesterday at the waiver price, Manager Schwartz cut his team down to 17 men and is now within the ’•al ary limit. Two more pitchers will be released In the near future. SCHMIDT TO STICK WITH MOBILEj CLARKE DEAL OFF MOBILE, ALA., May 2.—Catcher Schmidt, formerly of Detroit, who was recently traded to Indianapolis for Catcher Clarke will probably stay with the Mobile team, as Clarke has failed to report. Manager Finn is au thority for the statement that the deal is off. HP: TEAM Smith Pied President’s Message 4*t4* »!•••!• *1*#^ *l*®*i* He Was “After” a Sporting Editor T: Of Peachtree IS STRONG ■ By >Joe Agler. B irmingham, ala., May 2- Bisland looks like the missing link in the Cracker infield. If you wanted to, you might make that read with the wrong meaning. But don’t do it. The idea is tha\ to us. the Cracker infield has looked mighty good this spring save at shortstop. There al ways seemed to be a gap there. A link was missing to make the chain of defense complete. Bisland is the link. That fellow plays ball like a regu lar shortstop. He throws and bats right-handed, he hits hard and he certainly covers oceans of ground. His throwing is accurate and he looks GREAT. Let me tell you something—At lanta has the hardest hitting club in the Southern League when Bailey gets back in the line-up. It is faster than thunder, too. Bausewein Works To-day. Bill Smith is going to shoot Bause- wein and Dunn at ’em this afternoon —which is pretty hefty ammunition, if anybody should ask you. Smith believes that Bausewein has come around all right and that he can stand the Baron.? on their heads. Moley will rely on Thompson oi Hardgrove. This Thompson has been going great lately, and I guess we will find him harder pickings than we did over in Atlanta. I believe that we will take one out of the two remaining games—maybe both of them. This sounds chesty, hut watch us. We’ve found our hatting eye, which was temporarily mislaid, and that’s all we needed. Team Is Confident. The team is in good condition and crammed full of confidence. All wc needed was to get hitting again. We sure came from behind with the ■ old swats yesterday and won a ball gamtj, 7 to 4. We h4t right up to our capabilities and got to Sloan in one in ning strong enough to win the old pastime. Birmingham is drawing fine and we played to a big crowd. Now that we threaten ,to close In on them, I look for big turn-outs. ^ Arthur Pelky Stops Morris in Eighth Burns’ Protege Hands ‘Oklahoma Hope’ Severe Lacing—Winner May Meet Luther McCarty. CALGARY, ALBERTA. May 2.—Ar thur Pelky stopped Carl Morris, the Ok lahoma. hope, in the eighth round here last night. Morris made a miserable showing and was hissed by the fans during the en tire fight. He was out of shape and made very little effort to do any real fighting Morris was badly beaten at the finish, and. although the fight was stopped by the referee. Pelky gets credit for a knockout. Pelky is Tommy Bums' protege and should be heard from in the future. Be tried hard at all times. He will probably meet Luther McCarty at a later date Pelky recently held Tommy Burns to a draw. LOOKOUTS PURCHASE GOLDEN. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 2 - Pitcher Roy Golden was purchased by Chattanocga last night from thj^St. Louis Nationals to strengthen Ell? - feld’s wabbly pitching staff The question of the man who will he let go to make way for him is open, lying between More. Chappelle and Troy. Stunning Straws! The midspring sun lias got his “burning glass” out, putting felts to rout and making you seek the relief of a cooling straw, as eagerly as a burning thirst seeks a cooling drink. WE HAVE ALL THE STYLES- ALL THE SHAPES—ALL THE BRAIDS— Sennits, Splits, French Palms, iV.ngkoks, Panamas, etc. The newest effects in dimen sions, hands, etc., $1.50 and Up. By Bill Phelon. C INCINNATI, Muy 2.—Billy Smith, now a minor ienpue manager of great renown, was not always a diplomat and a man of shrewd est calculations. Nowadays, Billy Smith stands ace-high with press and public, lie is a good fellow with the scribes, and the major leaguers consider him a wise and able leader. But in tile days of his youth, when his blood ran hot and hls temper w-as still hotter, Mr. Smith was quite a scrapper and forever involved in war and trouble. Down in Mobile, oh many, many years ago, Billy Smith got into a vigorous quarrel with a sporting editor. Acrimonious remarks were ex changed through the wire netting, and next morning found Mr. Smith doubly furious. His foe had taken u good healthy kick at him. and had fried, panned, boiled and roasted him for further orders. Mr. Smith vowed vengeance, and renewed the vow at frequent intervals all day long. Bill Starts for His Man. During the afternoon. Billy kept away from the press box. He had figured that he wouldn't start anything at the ball yard, but would go that very night and tear up the office where his enemy held forth. The resolution grew more firmly fixed as night wore on, and when Mr. Smith finally started for the office he was ready to fight a legion of devils. It was nearly midnight when he reached his goal, and he found the place a beehive of industry. As it chanced, a 1’residential message of great impor tance had lieen Issued from Washington; all over the country the millions were waiting for that message, and the type were clicking from Portland, Me., to Portland. Ore. Mr. Smith wasted no time. He made his way to the office of the sporting editor and declared war. There was a brief skirmish, in which the invading army was victorious. Mr. Smith turned the enemy’s flank, broke through bis center and began to crumple up his reserve. The sport ing editor ran out of his sanctum, and galloped up the hall, with Mr. Smith braying in full cry at hls heels. As the laittle surged up the hall, a squad of hardy printers hove In sight, each man carefully lugging the form in which reposed a page of the Presidential message. These black and Ink-stained typos loved their sporting editor, who had been liberal with ball park passes, and they would not see him abused by any wild-eyed, raging, two-fisted insurrecto. Then Comes the Blow-Off. With a hoarse chorus of rage and determination, they surged forward, and every man, with a fearful crash and a rattle of falling type, de posited his burden on the head of Killy Smith. Mr. Smith went, to the floor, with punctuation marks sticking all over hls scalp and suggestions as to the tariff in hls ears, while comment on the proposed battleships jammed his month beyond repletion. Shattered and full of type he lay; strong men came and bore him forth, and it was ten days before he could resume his place upon the club. BADLY CRIPPLED R OCHESTER, May 2.—With Tom my McMillan pretty badly stove up and with four other top- notch players incapacitated the Ro chester team is in awful shape. McMillan’s injury is not serious. He twisted his leg in a recent game and has not been able to play good ball since. New players for the Rochester Baseball Club are coming. Just what Hip deal amounts to or what athletes are Involved isn't known, but Man ager Ganzel and President Chapin had a heart-to-heart long-distance telephone chat yesterday that is ex pected to result in some sort of deal, Insofar as Frank Farrell of the New York Americans was an interested third party. The local club has met with a series of reverses suffl’ ent to disrupt any ball club in a minor league. For in stance, read: Outfielder Roland Barrows—Leg broken in training camp. Shortstop Tommy McMillan—Leg twisted in league game. First-Baseman Schmidt—Finger badly lamed and player disabled. Catcher Walter Blair—Suffering from lumbago. Pitcher Kiepfer—.V o on sick list. And Ganzel counted on these five, as much a< any other combination, to get the club away to a flying start Critics who have had a chance to get a close-range view of the Cham pions say they won’t do—at least, they don’t shape up a? formidably as iast year. With all the men men tioned back in the line-up it may be different. Eiseman Bros . j Inc. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall Entire Building Established 1865- EISEMAN BROS., Inc. -Incorporated 1912 100-Point Values! Your full equivalent for your every 100 cents spent. Whether you spend $18 or $4’>, the ONE HUN DRED POINT VALUE is as persistently a part of your purchase at this store. 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