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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TTEST)AY. MAY fi, 1913.
GIVES MOBILE
D.
By Jack Law.
D ave r'obehtsox, who \* to\
ering right field for Mike Finn’
Mobile team, secured his ear!
baseball training under the tutelag
of a former popular Southern Leagu
player. Dick (’rozier, who covered th
outfield at different times for Llttl
Rock and Atlanta, was the man wh
taught Rob«*rtson the first rudiment
of the game.
Robertson, who is a native of
Portsmouth. Va., attended the Uni
versity at Rocky Mount, where Dick
<’rosier taught the young steps how
best to perf<*ct their athletic abili
ties. Under Orozier’s watchful coach
ing the Virginian showed remarkable
athletic prowess especially In base
ball.
When the Tide Water League w v*
started in a spirit of pique to put th
Virginia League out of business. Rob
ertson jetted the Elizabeth City tea: »,
which wv ■* a member of the outlaw
Tide Water 1-eague. He soon was ac
knowledged the best pitcher in that
organization. Opposing clubs were
lucky when they made a run off him.
On account of his wonderful hitting
he was used 1n the outfield and at
first base when not pitching.
Charlie Babb, the ex-Memphis man
ager, was managing Norfolk in the
Virginia League, at that time, and
tried to secure Robertson but was un
able to lamt the big pitcher. In-Ta t,
every manager in the Virginia League
tried to seize Robertson, but he was
loyal to the Tide Water. Robertson
was a free agent at the time, as the
Tide Water was not recognized by or
ganized ball.
Scouts After Robertson.
In a short time Norfolk was ba-
•ieged by .scouts of almost ail the ma
jor league clubs in the country.
Detroit especially made Robertson
flattering offers and Bobby Rotlier-
mel, their scout, *ook another pitcher
named Stafford, from the same team,
but could not induce Davo to sign.
The more offers that were turned
down by Robertson on.lv made the
major league chibs he more anxious
to secure him.
Mike Finn, at present in charge of
the Mobile team. was at that time a
scout, for ihe New York club. Dick
Crozier, whom Robertson always call
ed upon for advice, was with Mike
Finn several years in both the South
ern and the Connecticut Leagues and
was on particularly friendly terms
with Mike. This friendship resulte l
in Finn securing the young Por's
mouth lad's signature to a piece of
paper that bound him to the New
York team *
Robertson practiced n little of Tv
Cobb’s stuff on McOraw’s club by de
manding a bonus of $1,200 for signing
and was not to report until the 15th
of June. It was also stipulated in Dis
agreement that the left hander could
not be released by the New' York club
Inside of a year.
Injures His Arm.
Robertson’s arm while pitching in
the Tide Water League w.is as free
as the wing of Rube Waddell in his
palmy days. But sad to relate, Rob
ertson injured his left shoulder in a
football game and was compelled in
throw underhanded ever since. On
account of his superior hitting ability
MeGraw kept him and was endeav
oring to make a first baseman of him.
He was offered to one manager of .1
Southern League team on the condi
tion that the player be returned to
him under optional agreement, and
it was also demanded that the mana
ger should play him at first base. The
manager in question refused to take
Robertson unless he was given a
Hear title to him. which .MeGraw re
fused to consider. It was a lucky
break for Finn, as the player his
demonstrated here that he can cer
tainly hit the ball and \k exceedingly
fast on his feet.
SEATS SOLD FOR CHANCE DAY.
CHICAGO. May 6.— Every reserved
seut in the White Sox park has been
sold for May 17 which Chicago fans
have set aside as "Frank Chance
Day.”
Rheumatic Blood
is Whole Story
Sciatica, Lumbago, and
Dreaded Articular
Rheumatism
Cured.
You Will Feel Like an Acrobat Aftsr
Using S. S. S.
There is a host of jdlls, powders. -
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J tism. but they all lack the first
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To begin with, rheumatism is simply
| a name given to designate a variety I
, of pains, and can only be reached by
> irrigating the entire blood supply
with a naturally assimilative anti-
! dote. True, the pains may be eased
> with narcotics or the acids may be
; neutralized for the time being But
| such methods merely temporize and
; do not even lead to a cure.
> There is but one standard rhetima-
[ tism remedy, and is sold in all drug
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1 It contains only pure vegetable
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| mercury, iodide of potash or arsenic,
- and has proved a wonder for every
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The recoveries of all types of rheu
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1 fine tribute to the natural efficacy
of this remarkable medicine, for it
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Morgan SaysCoast WantsBritton
IL K<1 W. Smith.
C HICAGO, ILL., May fi. Unions all signs fall, there will lie some lively
fireworks touched off before July 4 under the championship chair In
whl<-ti Willie Hitehle has such an insecure sen! at Ihe present time.
Jack Hritton, of this city, to say nothing of Freddie Welsh, of Kngiand;
Tommy Murph.v, of Netc York, and one or two others, are preparing some
stunning pyrotechnics, and lielleve when the fireworks are s<>t off there
will lie something fine doing imil that Kltelite will no longer be the cham
pion de luxe in idleness that he now is.
Immli Dan Morgan, who is helmsman on Ihe British ship, was in the
dty the other day on his way to New York, and had a few lively things to
say a I sin I the lightweight situation. A .voting man named Bud Anderson
cleared the air pretty well for Morgan by removing one of Dan’s fighters
from serious consideration as a champion. Said Bud knocked out Knock
old Brown in hurricane style, and now Dan lias only the one lightweight
to give him any concern. But Dan can make just as much noise and ail
vanee just as many arguments over one star as he can over two; so, as
tar as Dan is concerned, it really doesn’t make a great deal of difference
about the Kayo's defeat.
Ritchie Mult Meet Britton.
“Ritchie simply has got to pay attention to Britton now. and within a
couple of weeks we will be on our way to I .os Angeles to force him into a
match out there,” spake the word miser from New York. "They told me
ill I,os Angeles just before I left that if I didn’t return within a month
willi Britton, they would know then that I wasn’t sincere in wanting a
Imtti,. with Ritchie. So what can we do but go right oul there and try to
force tiie issue’; Ritchie must fight, and Britton is the card on the coast.
That is why I am feeling quite complacent about the matter, and can see
a match in sight right now. Nolan cannot keep Ritchie bottled up and
cart him around the country in a glass case any longer.
’’Britton lias done everything that has Ims-ii asked of him in the last
.\ciir. Fxcepting the I’nekcy McFarland light, where he met a welter
weight. Jack lias whipiied them all. and I hut entitles him to a chance at
ll„. title, lie can make l.’k’i pounds at the ringside and tight well, lie can
make it easier than Ritchie can. and I uni willing to lid on it. So you can
safely jot hack down as the best lightweight ind of the day rigid now.
Brown Clears $120,000.
“Because lie winded to lake a rest, I senl Brown hack home. The kid
lias cleared up $120,000 since I've had him, and it is a record that 1 am
proud of. He is well fixed. and doesn’t have to worry at all. Sorry that
some of the coin doesn't cling to me. but somehow I cannot make it stick.
Britton also is pretty fat financially. He lias something like $50,000
scattered around the country in different luniks. Just think of it. he has
had thirt\ lights in the Iasi eight months! That’s going some, eh? And
nise lie didn’t knock Pal Moore's head off in Philadelphia the other
iiigtit they accuse him of faking! I think after I have had a chance to
talk with the board of safety there that 1 can get the ban lifted on him.
Anderson Not Inexperienced.
"This Anderson Im>\ that licked Brown is not an Inexperienced hand.
He is about 26 years old. and has been fighting six or seven years. He
slamB and waits for a man to come to him. and then chops down on the
law with funny little hooks that are mighty dangerous. He will he a good
man when lie learns more about the real championship stuff. If Mandot
isn't in the 1 M*st of shape. Bud is apt to flatten Joe just as lie did Brown.
Also, I saw tills McAllister fellow tight out there. Great man. too, and
he’ll he a heavyweight some day. Take it from me. tie can tight.”
BASEBALL SUMMARIES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Atlanta at Mobile
Birmingham at New Orleans.
Nash vine at Memphis.
Chattanooga at Montgomery.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L P C.
Mabtte .19 6 _T3T
A.riania. L4 9 HOH
N’ville. 11 11 .500
Mont... 10 12 .455
B'harti
M'phlfl
N (>r
Qatt.
W L P C.
9 12 455
10 12 .455
14 .391
* 14 .845
Monday's Results.
Mobile 10, Atlanta 6
Memphis 7. Nashville 3
Montgomery 4, Chattanooga 0
Birmingham 4. New Orleans 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
No games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs
W. - P C.
Philrt 13 3 .813
Wgton H 4 .733
(Miami 13 6 (185
Ch’go. 12 9 571
W. L. P O.
St L. . 9 12 429
Boston. 7 11 .389
Detroit. 6 14 .300
N. York 2 16 .118
iday’s F
Philadelphia s, New York l
Washington 5. Boston 3.
Other games not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York
St Louis at Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
Phila..
Ch’go. 1
B’klyn. 1
St. L. . 1
W. L. P C.
690
.588
.579
W. I,
P’burg 10 9
X. York 8 8
Boston 4 12
C’nati . 4 14
PC.
.533
.500
.250
Monday's Results.
Philadelphia 6. New York 3
Brooklyn 3. Boston 2.
other games not scheduled
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Tuqsday.
Columbu
Albany i
Savanna
Charleston.
Jacksonville,
at Macon.
Charleston 2, Columbus 1.
Savannah 2. Macon 0.
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Games Tuesday.
Oodlele at Americas
Valdosta at Thomasville.
Brunswick at Waycrose.
VY L. P C
Th’ville. 3 1 760
Cordele 3 1 750
\V’cross 2 2 .500
W
B'swick 2
Ajm’cus. 1
V’ dost a 1
ALL TECH WILL
[
500
.250 ;
250 I
Monday’s Results.
TVaycross 4, Brunswick 1.
Cordnle 9, Amerlcus 2
Thomasville 10, Valdosta 1.
the
of si
tilts
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Standing of the Clubs.
\V L p r j W L.
S Vital! V : *09 CTbu*. 7 8
J’ville. 10 •; ‘-25 I Albany 6 11
Ch’ston 8 8 .500 j Macon. 5 11
Monday’s Results.
COLLEGE GAMES TUESDAY.
Georgia vs Washington and l^ee. in j
Athens
Trinity vs Guilford, at Durham
Harvard vs Lafayette, at Cambridge
Pennsylvania State vs Central, at
Ithaca.
Chattanooga vs. (’arson and Newman,
at Jefferson.
Mississippi A and M. vs Kentucky
State, at Starkville.
Mississippi vs. Henderson ami Brown,
at Arkadelphia.
Catholic vs New York, at New York.
Tennessee vs Knoxville, at Knoxville.
OTHER RESULTS MONDAY.
American Association.
Minneapolis 3. Toledo 2.
Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 0
Louisville 4. St. Louis 0.
Columbus 8, Kansas City 4
Virginia League.
Norfolk 4. Portsmouth 4
Roanoke 8. Richmond 5.
Petersburg 9. Newport News 2
Carolina League.
1 >urham 6. Asheville 4.
Winston-Salem 5. Greensboro 3.
Charlotte 5. Raleigh 3.
International League.
.lerse\ City 6. Newark 0
Providence 8. Montreal 2
other games not scheduled.
Texas League.
Dallaa 6. Galveston 4.
Beaumont 7, Fort Worth 4.
Waco 3. Houston 1.
Austin 6. san Antonio 3.
Cotton States League.
Pensacola 12. Columbus 5
ClarKsdale 5. Selma 2
Meridian Jackson: rain.
College Results.
Wak*’ Forest S. Pnivorsit\ of N C. 2
-V C. A. and M. tL Guilford X.
G REAT preparations are under
way for the first series of the
Tech-Georgia base-ball games
at Athens on Friday and Saturday of
this week.
At Tech Flats yesterday morning .*
monster demonstration of the ever
lasting. never-say-die spirit was
made at chapel when all the students
signified their intention of attending
the Saturday game.
A special train will be chartered
and, with the band, the trip to Ath
ens will Ih* made at 11 o'clock. Stu
dents will be excused from classes on
this special occasion, and Athens will
be virtually overrun with the Yellow
Jackets. A goodly number will leave
on Friday to be on hand for the Fri
day game.
Jackets Going Strong.
The Jackets were given a stiff
workout yesterday afternoon and
showed up well after their struggle
with Sewanee on Saturday.^ The reg
ular varsity line-up was played, with
the exception of K. Montague, whose
place at the second- sack is a.-blv taken
care of by Captain F. Montague.
Pitts, the Jackets' southpaw, had a
good workout and showed up well.
He wflll doubtless get a chance either
Friday or Saturday to prove his
worth. He Is steady, has plenty of
speed and is a strong batter, which
is something unusual for a pitcher.
If not on the mound, he will probably
gather them up in right field, and he
can do that. too.
Dope Doesn't Count Here.
A comparison or even a near-com
parison of any sort of a Tech,-Georgia
game is not w’orth the ink it would
take to print it, and baseball is ns
exception. All previous dope, luck,
material and general all-round play-*
ing are cast to the four winds before
the schedule of these games is even
made up.
However, this year Georgia has the
only advantage in having played and
won more games, while Tech has only
won the series from Sewanee and
Clem son, with single games from
Mercer and Auburn. Georgia has won
from all these, coupled with wins
from other teams and a long, hard
knock on the road which abounded in
experience. Naturally, this tills the
lads from Athens with confidence.
Already touted as the Southern cham
pions, they are anxious to keep up the
name, and this they will try to do
aaginst the Jackets. They have every
thing to lose, while the Techs have
nothing.
Since the Alabama games the Jack
ets have been fighting harder and
stronger than ever before, and rt
present are showing the goods. Their
batting, base running and general all
round playink has developed wonder
fully, and they are bound to be in
top-notch condition by the first game
on Friday.
Georgia’s Pitchers Strong.
Post-season dope had it that
neither team has pitchers that could
be depended upon. That has been
knocked aside by Corley and Morris,
of the Red and Blatvk aggregation,
who have been pitching good ball.
The latter pitched a no-bit game
against Vanderbilt, and Corley alsD
has pitched jam-up ball all season
Eubanks has proved himself to be
a steady pitcher, ready to go in a*
any pinch. During the Sewanee se
ries be pitched thirteen Innings, or
part of two games, allowing but three
hits. All season he has been keep
ing his opponents’ hits well scattered
and has not allowed over seven hits
in any game. Pitts is also on the up
grade and < can be expected to cut
loose some stuff when called on.
GEORGIA TRIUMPHS OVER
WASHINGTON AND LEE, 12-0
ATHENS. GA., May 6 —Washing
ton ami L.ee fell before the hands of
the University of Georgia here yes
terday by the score of 12 to 0. Tho
visitors were in the air at all times
and exhibited the poorest fielding
seen here this season. The Virginians
were able to connect for hut two
safeties off the delivery of Corley,
while the locals larrupped the bend
ers of Larriek for thirteen bingles.
The features of the game were the
pitching of Corley, the fielding of Mc
Whorter and Erwin and the batting
of Ginn. McWhorter, Hutchens. Bow
den and Erwin.
IRA DAVENPORT TO RETIRE.
CHICAGO, May Ira J. Daven
port, one of the greatest runners th-
West has produced, is about to hid
the spikes and scanty clothes a fond
farewell Before he wanders into the
dim obscurity of business life Ira
wants to crown his career with a
new world'- record for the half mile
on an miHnnp track.
I Sporting Food
i By GEORGE E. PH AIR
1 mother teas weeping.
Her baby was sleeping.
Its father, the villain, had fled from
the fold.
Ax daylight u:as leaning
She sat there complaining
And wept as she saw all the victuals
grow cold.
Far out on the bleachers.
With joy on his features.
The father was lifting his voice to
the sky.
The poor mother’s waiting
Was all unavailing,
For how could he leave when the
score was a tie?
Perseverance wins in all walks of life.
If the Lookouts keep on playing they
may some day win a couple of ball
games.
There are various things which cause
persons to laugh, one of. which is a
verbal agreement between two baseball
magnates.
Ty Cobble life is rendered all the
more joyous by the fact that his con
tract does not bind him to read the
baseball dope over which he signs his
name.
Charley Frank does not state what
form of athletics he pursued while at
college, but we presume he was a mem
ber of the tank team.
As we understand it, the mutual es
teem between Messrs. Charles Frank
and Bill Smith is so great that they
could stRingle each other at a moment’s
notice.
We note by the papers that Luther
McCarty and Arthur Pelky are matched
to do battle in Calgary. In some circles
it Is rumored that they are pugilists.
If it be true that 'Gotch and Zbyszko
will meet in one of Chicago’s baseball
parks, we are unanimously in favor of
investigating the baseball trust.
The baseball season was inaugurated
in Paris with a score of 22 to 16, indi
cating that there are futurists in base
ball as well as in art.
THE NATIONAL COMMISH.
It was a heinous crime, they thought,
when Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Demanded several chunks of dough
for working at his job.
Ami so they fined him fifty bones and
put him on the pan,
A horrible example for the others of
his clan.
But when a magndte boosts the price
of seat4 by yonder fence,
Where fans can get a bird’s-eye view
by paying 50 cents—
Said magnate breaks a baseball law,
but does he pay a fine.
‘Tush ! Tush /” they say. “Don’t bother
us. Bring in a ease of wine!”
In view of the recent work of Mr.
Chance’s athletes, we san say without
fear of successful contradiction that the
Bermuda onion will not be adopted as
the national flower.
Joe Tinker has secured a mortgage
on the services of Johnny Kling, but
l*y some strange oversight he has neg
lected to sign Adrian C Anson and Bill
Lange.
Despite the fact that George Bause-
wein Is getting down to shape, we fear
that he never will be used as an adver
tisement for anti-fat.
Tommy Burns owns a club, makes the
matches, manages the club’s meal tick
ets and referees the fights. Thus vre
sod that a prizefighter sometimes de
velops into a merger.
Possibly the Mikado will lose some of
that warlike spirit when he learns that
Gunboat Smith is headed for California.
The official scorer in Detroit is unani
mously In favor of an upward revision
of Ty Cobb’s batting average.
COWEE DEFEATS MOTT
IN EAST LAKE FINALS
The results of the three flights in
the vice president's tournament at the
East Lake course, just finished, were
as follows:
H. P. D. Cowee defeated C. B. Mott,
5-4. in 36 holes in the first flight. W.
P. Hazelwood won the second flight,
defeating W. F. Spalding. 3-2. Frank
Adair defeated W. F. Upshaw, 4-3, In
tile third flight.
The second and third flights were
only 18 holes. Cowee was never over
85 in any of his matches. Frank
Adair was 82 in his match with Up
shaw.
MALONEY GETS JOB.
MOBILE, ALA.. May 6 — Outfielder
Maloney, let out by Manager Finn, has
been signed by Fort Worth of the Texas
League.
MEN EXPECT TO
[
A THENS, GA.. May 6.— For one
time during the many years
that Tech and Georgia have
met in battle for athletic supremacy
there Is a feeling of confidence in the
Red and Black camp that Georgia
will take the series from the Yellow
Jackets this season, and should do it
handily. Although such a feeling as
this pervades the entire atmosphere
around the Classic City it does not
mean that Cunningham and his slug
gers are going into the series over
confident.
That old story of upset dope is lia
ble to be called in to make explana
tions after most any old game when
Georgia and Tech are contenders, yet
there Is even money here that Geor
gia will make a clean sweep of the
four games.
The Red and Black team will miss
the services of Covington on third
base, as he has been the sensation of
two seasons at this corner and pos
sesses one of the best baseball heads
and batting eyes on the squad. Hol
den, captain of the scrubs, has filled
the place creditably in the most se
ries, but is woefully weak with the
stick, and his inexperience on foreign
territory will be a point in favor
of the Jackets, who usually want to
swarm and buzz very evidently on
the third base line.
Henderson May Play Third.
Henderson has about recovered
from his case of mumps, and Cun
ningham has announced that he will
give him a try-out in Covington's old
place. Since Bowden has gone to first
he has been leading the team in bat
ting. and the placing of Henderson
on third will give him another effec
tive hitter, especially against Tech’s
southpaw'. ‘Tiny” has fattened his
average against every left-hander he
has faced this season.
Tf the Georgia men can keep up
their wonderful batting it will take
great playing to head them off.
Team Hits Terrifically.
Though the twenty games played
to the Washington and Lee series,
eight regulars were batting over .300.
while the average for the entire team
was .310. A total of 222 hits have
been made by the Georgians, which
counted for 137 runs. t
Davis, of Auburn, has been the only
Southern pitcher that has been able
to halfway stop the terrific slugging
of McWhorter’s “Southern Champs,”
as they are now being called by loyal
Georgians far and near.
Corley will be Cunningham’s se
lection on the moiind in the opening
game here Friday, while big John
Morris will hurl the second. The
fact that the men of Athens have run
off with every series played is not
allaying any of the spirit, and the
chances are that the largest crowds
that have ever visited Sanford Field
will be on hand for the contests, es
pecially with Saturday a gala day.
COAST ANTI-FIGHT BILL
KILLED AFTER BATTLE
SACRAMENTO. May H.—The
Brown anti-prize fight bill was killed
by an amendment after a three-hour
fight last night. The vote was 20
to 17.
The amendment was offered by
Juillard. and it merely re-enacts the
present law. with the single change
that it limits boxing contests to twen
ty rounds.
If the Brown bill had passed, the
professional boxing game would have
been crushed In California. It limited
to eight rounds and prohibited more
than a 25-cent admission charge. Only
a $35 trophy to the winner was al
lowed.
DIXON DEFEATS GREELY.
WINNIPEG, May 6.—Tommy Dix
on. of Kansas City, was awarded the
popular decision over Johnny Greely.
of Pittsburg, in a fifteen-round bout
last nighit.
Quick,
Sate,
Aching
Heads
Promptly
Relieved
■ whst the Ctnie, a trial will demon
strate that at last you have found a quick.
relief in Anti-KamnLi Tablets—
wonderful pain relievers are not
f#. depressant t or habit formers.
Ask Your Drusclot For
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; from 3 to 6 day* 50 other treatment re-
) y'tired Sold b> all ^rucflota.
MUTWJET
COLUMN*
J IMMY S1IECKAK1) compiled a record in a panic last week that
probably never lias been duplicated and never will. He went to
bat four times, had 24 balls pitched to him, still never made
a single swing and the Ump bad to call every pitch.
In the first with three on, Jim had two successive strikes call
ed on him, and then waited for four successive balls, forcing Hug
gins home with a run. In the third Jim waited for another 3-2
count and then was called out 011 a strike that easily was 6 inches
on the inside.
And It wae the .same in the sixth the News Services checked up and
and seventh. The two reached found that it would Tear still more
3-2, when Camnitz dished up wide
ones on each occasion and Sheckard
walked, getting three free passes to
first, a strike-out, 24 balls pitched
to him and without swinging at a
single one.
* * ♦
NOE upon a Time a Promoter
^ grew Tired *of standing on the
Side Lines and Rubbering while Oth
ers sent their Treasurers to the
Banks with Gate Receipts, and after
having a Ghat with Himself He de
cided that he would Tear the Velx'et
off his Antlers and Horn into the Di
vision of the Spoils. Despite the Pro
tests of the Frayed and Ragged Mag
nates He got the Hunch that there
was Room for Another to starve in
the Baseball World.
Staking Himself to a Handful ot
Schedules and- a Fluster of Railroad
Routes He took a load off his Feet,
and a brief Half Hour with the Pen
cil and Slate gave him a List of
Towns that were Starving for the
National Game. Able to read. He
was Hep to all of the Stuff that was
Annoying to the Expert Scribes and
the Common Run of Fanatics, and
being Anxious to Please he Framed
up the Niftj^ Stunt of cutting It all
out.
There would be no White Slaves in
his Grand Aggregation. The Reserve
Clause would be Sidestepped, and at
the End of a Season tlu* Performers
could go out and get Jobs with other
Teams or with the Street Cleaning
Department. At the Swell Beaneries
the Rube Performers would be
taught how to Stab Peas and other
Rolling Food with a Fork. Tango
Dancing would be made a Cinch fot
Them to Fritter away Their Hours
of Leisure, and as for the Fanatics,
ReaJ Seats would be Held when Re
served. and Gun Men Ushers would
be barred from the Ball Yards. If
there was Anything left undone the
Fanatics would always find the Man
agement willing to Remedy the De
fects.
All in All. the Promoter had a
Grand Little Idea, and then He pre
pared to get Busy. His Announce
ment was sent to the Press and the
next Morning Sixteen Funny Men in
Sixteen Separate and Distinct Sec
tions of the Country' took a Crack
at the Wild Idea. The Frost that
was spattered about the collection
of States wouldn’t have given His
League a Chance if the Performers
had been Gum Prop Fed Guides from
the Far North. The Managers of
Big G-
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from Their Appropriations if They
sent out the Stories of the Game*
and the Word was given to Forget
the New League.
Learning of all this the Frayed an3
Ragged Baseball Bosses, who had be
come Horny Handed through dealing
out the Kale * necessary to provide
Entertainment for the Beloved Fa
natics. rejoiced because Popular Ap
proval had been Withheld, and One
who would have become a Brother
to Them had been Forced to keeii
his Money.
Moral:—One has a fine, fat chancs
to pry his way into organized base
ball.
LAGRANGE TO CELEBRATE
OPENING OF BALL SEASON
LaGRANGE, GA., May 6.—Mayor J.
D. Edmundson and President E. B.
Clark, of the Chamber of Commerce,
have issued proclamations calling
upon the business houses of the city
to close Thursday afternoon at 3
o’clock in order that all who desire
may attend the opening game of the
season between Newnan and La-
Grange.
LaGrange will endeavor to have a
record breaking attendance on that
occa sion.
White City Park Now Open
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