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Jilt’. A 1 LAMA ULOKUlAiN AMJJ JNtiWS, WEDJNJLSDAl, MAY 7, 1J113.
THIS SEASON
By Pfiivy II. Whiting.
I T looks as though the Southern
League were set to make a killing
this year. The attendance thus far
has been marvelous.
*At the opening of the season, thanks
to the early start and the consequent
bad weather, receipt? were not what
they should have been—but at that
records were broken.
Since the weather has come around
and warmed up decently there has
, been nothing to it but ENORMOUS
crowds.
Here in Atlanta all records for early
attendance were smashed. Chatta
nooga has held up well, despite the
\\ r« tched work of the team. Nash
ville has had corking crowds. Mem
phis is off in attendance—a^nd al
ways will be as long as a cheap team
is inflicted on the Bluff City folk?.
Birmingham has had amazing crowds.
The attendance in Montgomery is
FINE. New Orleans has been a shade
off. And Mobile—well, please picture
nearly 8,000 people paying their way
in at the turnstile there!
If the race stays close the atten
dance records will smash all records
to bits
* * •
D OWN in New Orleans there is a
feeling that the Pelican?’ chief
played a pretty shrewd joke on the
trackers by euchring them out ot
Williams.
Maybe so. We'll let it go at that—
if they will.
But* to Cracker fans it appears that
the joke is on Frank. After Williams’
debut here and while it was supposed
he still belonged to the Crackers I
asked Bill Smith. “What about Wil
liams?’’
Now Bill is slow to criticise a man.
But there wasn’t any room for ar
gument in this case.
“I don’t care r lot for what he’s
showed me yet,” was Bill’s reply. “He
may come around, but—” and he
sighed.
Bill was tickled to death to be so
well rid of Williams.
As for BiBland—he continues to look
like a million dollars ($1,000,000)!
This lad wasn’t one of the kind who
was hawked around and nabbed by
the highest bidder. Smith has had
bis eye on him for six months. When
he found out Williams wouldn’t do he
wired Barney Dreyfuss, “What will
you take for Bisland?”
About that time it began to appear
that Hans Wagner was coming
around all right, so the Pirates made
a stiff price on Bisland. The local club
closed so fast it took their breath
•away.
As for Williams—well, we’ll keep
Bisland.
* * *
B ASEBALL writer? the country
over are hooting at what they call
the “Cincinnati” base hit. It is one
of these fielder’s choices that, by dic
tum of Ban Johnson, is to be scored
a base hit.
\ For instance, a runner is on first.
The batter, on the hit and run.
grounds weakly to the third baseman.
The third baseman tries to land the
runner going to second. The throw
is too late. And all hands are safe.
But had the third baseman thrown
to first it would have been an easy
out.
Ban Johnson says it’s a hit.
The baseball writers say it’s a “Cin
cinnati” hit. „
In the Atlanta press box we score
that in what appears to be the only
logical way. If the thing looks like
an infield hit and it appears that the
runner would have beaten it we give
the batter a hit. On the other hand,
if it i? apparent that the batter
would have been out a mile at first,
if the throw had been made there, we
m ore it a fielder’s choice.
Of course there are some close de
cisions on this—but so there are on
a lot of other hits, when the scorer
must decide whether to Vet them go
as hits or errors.
It is better to let the scorers us*e
their judgment than it is to give moil
hits when they were not entitled to
them.
It isn’t that we object to giving the
batters a few unearned hits—but these
hits go against the pitcher just the
same as screaming singles and work
an awful hardship on him. The pitch-
pr is thu? made to pay the penalty
because the inflelder throws to the
wrong base.
Buffalo Team Buys
Jackson From Braves
Manager Stallings Plans Big Shake-
Up in Team; George Is
First to Go.
BOSTON, MASS., May 6.—Manager
George Stallings of the Boston Braves
is planning a hi; ahake-up in his
team, which he hopes will help put
Boston on the baseball map.
Stallings started' the shake-up yes-
ferday when he sold George “Hicko
ry” Jackson, the former Southern
League boy, who has held an outflild
berth with the Braves for some time,
to the Buffalo club of the Internation
al League. He will join the team at
Providence.
“Buster” Brown is also doomed to
walk the plank. The big right hand
er has shown nothin~ so far this sea
son and Stallings has about decided
that Brown will not do.
SOMETHING GOOD
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The most perfect Constipation
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TONS. the sooner your liver, bow
els and stomach will he In fine con
dition.
They are simply wonderful,
splendid; they are gentle, sure,
bile’sful. Take them for sick head
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etc. All druggists have them at
25 cents a box. Free sample from
Hot Springs Chemical Co.. Hot
Springs. Ark.
CUES MILE
I.
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
By Jack Law.
D AVE ROBERTSON, who is cov
ering right field for Mike Finn’s
Mobile team, secured his early
baseball training under the tutelage
of a former popular Southern League
player, Dick ('rozier, who covered the
outfield at different times for Little
Rock and Atlanta, was the man who
taught Robertson the first rudiments
of the game.
Robertson, who is a native of
Portsmouth. Va., attended the Uni
versity at Rocky Mount, where Dick
Urozier taught the young steps how
best to perfect their athletic abili
ties. Under Orozler’s watchful coach
ing the Virginian showed remarkable
athletic prowess especially in base
ball.
When the Tide Water League was
started in a spirit of pique to put the
Virginia League out of business, Rob
ertson 'tied the Elizabeth City tea: i,
which Wt 4 a member of the outlaw
Tide Water League. He soon was ac
knowledged the best pitcher in thu
organization. Opposing clubs were
lucky when they made a run off him.
On account of his wonderful hitting
he was used in 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 land the big pitcher. In fact,
every manager In the Virginia League
tried to seize Robertson, but he was
loyal to the Tide Water. Robertson
was a free ueent at the time, as the
Tide Water was not recognized by or
ganized ball.
Scouts After Robertson.
In a short time Norfolk was be
sieged by scouts of almost all the ma
jor league clubs in the country.
Detroit especially made Robertson
flattering offers and Bobby Rother-
mel, their scout, took another pitcher
named Stafford, from the same team,
but could not induce Dave to sign.
The more offers that were turned
down by Robertson onlv made the
major league clubs he more anxious
to secure him.
Mike Finn, at present in charge of
the Mobile team, was at that time a
scout for .he New York club. Dirk
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 term:-
with Mike. This friendship resulted
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 a little of Tv
Cobb’s stuff on McGraw’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 the
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 was as free
as the wing bf Rube Waddell in his
palmy days. But sad to relate, Rob
ertson injured his left shoulder in a
football game and was compelled to
throw underhanded ever since. On
account of his superior hitting ability
McGraw kept him and was endeav
oring to make a first baseman of him.
He was offered to one manager of a
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
clear title to him. which McGraw 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 is exceedingly
fast on his feet.
Tom McCaiey is after u Wolgast-
Dumlee match for Lus Angeles, June 3.
Although Ad recently stated that he
wan going to quit the twenty round
game. McCarey thinks he can induce
the former champion to go through with
the Dundee scrap
• * *
Joe Golden, manager of Joe Thomas,
writes from New Orleans that he has
his protege signed for a return bout
with Charlie White, the Chicago whirl
wind. Joe says he is confident Thomas
will reverse the verdict next time, and
again reach the top of his class. They
are to meet on May 19.
* • *
Johnny McFarland, Packey's cousin,
has picked up a new boxer that he
thinks wMl^make a star. His name is
Johnny Doyle, and was sent to McFar
land by Billy Gibson, the New York
promoter. Doyle is after a match with
Matty MoCue.
• * *
Chicago fans are going wild over the
MeCut-O’ Connell match May 15. Al
though the scrap is to be stuged at
Racine, Wis.. hundreds of fans are to
attend the inix-up from the Windy
City. O’Connell and McCue are botn
well known in Chicago, and have a
host of admirers. •
* * V
Jack White, of Chicago, was given
the decision over Eddie Dennis last
night at Frisco. The boys went four
rounds, with White the aggressor in
every period. Jack is a brother to
Charlie White.
* • •
Reports from ihe Pacific Coast state
that the fans there are very much dls-
S runtled over the result of the Kilbane-
•undee match, and that if the men
meet again little interest will be dis
played or aroused.
I * * *
I “ ’Twould be a right smart trick if
Jim Buckley were to pit Gunboat Smith
' against Luther McCarty, win, and then
grab the lightweight championship with
I Tommy Murphy.
* * •
George “Knockout" Brown, the Greek
! middleweight from Chicago, is making
good in New York. George has already
had four bouts in the Eastern city,
winning every one of them in decisive,
fashion.
* * •
Only the question of weight appears
to stand in the way of a ten round
bout between Harlem Tommy Murphy
and Joe Rivers in New York. Rivers
wants to weigh in at 133 pounds ring
side. while Murphy is insisting on 133
at 6 o’clock.
* * 4
A1 Lippe. who had four American
fighters in Paris this winter, has com
pleted arrangements to take three box
ers to Australia. He has picked A1
Kaufman, California; Jeff Smith, Bay
onne, N. J., and Frank Loughrey. Phila
delphia. They plan to sail from San
Francisco June 3, leaving New York
May 20.
* * *
Young Brown, the New York light
weight, has wired a challenge to the
winner of the Mandot-Anderson con
test on the coast May 30. Brown has
fought the toughest lightweights in the
Eastern city.
• * *
Kid Young, the local featherweight, is
certainly wearing classy togs these
days. Young is one of our best news
boys. besides being some bear when it
comes to swinging the padded mitts.
* * *
Fans here have not forgotten the
Grant-Young draw staged here recently,
and are clamoring for a return bout
between the boys.
* * *
Meyer Pries threatens to desert our
ranks. Pries is seriously thinking of
beating it to Baltimore, where he hopes
to get on with some of the bantams
in the Maryland city.
* • •
Battling Nelson says he is going to
quit the boxing game on May 15. Bat’s
great work during his career, however,
will live long after that. Of all the
lightweight champions, the great Dane
can easily be classed as one of the
greatest.
* * *
Although beaten and slambed around.
Bat still packs the various arenas he
boxes at and would even to-day draw
a banner house with Willie Ritchie.
CHRISTY MATHEWS0NS
BIG Lit
LEAGUE GOSSIP
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
AP" IIUCKKK, of Brooklyn, in probably the most unlucky performer in the world. He
can pitch shutout hall for nine innings and lose more games than any man who ever
stepi>ed into the middle of the diamond. He wears the championship belt for this.
Rucker started against me in Brooklyn last week and did not give the New York cJub
a hit for seven innings. The safe punches ugulust him totaled only two in nine tunings, and
yet he lost his battle.
It was one of the keenest pitching duels in which I have ever engaged, and there was
nothing to do but work all the way.
Iv hen the thirteenth inning rolled around, and it. was the (Rants’ turn to bat, a messenger boy handed Mc
Graw a telegram. He looked at it for a minute, and suw it was numbered thirteen. He turned to the tieiich and
said : “Well, boys, here’s where we win it/’
TIGERS DEFEAT NEWBERRY
AND WIN CAROLINA TITLE
CLEMSON COLLEGE. S. C., May
6.—Clemson won from Newberry. 6 to
5. and thereby cinched the State
championship with 1.000 per cent.
Many of the ten games played in the
State were won by large scores. The
game yesterday was featureless, ex
cept for the base running of the
Tigers, who purloined' 11 sacks, and a
home run by Cureton for ClemsoD.
Ezell struck out 13 and Epting 5.
GEORGE ROHE TO PLAY
AGAINST MOBILE TO-DAY
MOBILE. ALA., May 6.—George
Rohe, the ex-Pelican, will act as util
ity man for the Trackers this sea
son. Bill Smith secured Rohe from
New Orleans yesterday and he will
report to the club some time to-day.
Rohe will probably be placed in
right field against Mobile tills after
noon In place of Graham.
"WILDCAT” FERNS WINS
DECISION OVER PERRY
KANSAS (’ITT. MO,, May 6.—
Clarence “Wildcat'' Ferns, of this
city, \va* given the decision over Jim
my Perry, of Pittsburg, Pa., here
last night at the end of a ten-round
fight, which was tame and featureless
throughout.
AUTO FOR MIKE MURPHY.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.—As a to
ken of their esteem members of the
Detroit Athletic Club have announced
their intention if presenting Mike
Murphy, Penn's veteran track coach,
with an automobile, which he may urn-
to go from his home to Franklin
Field to train the Red and Blue ath
letes.
MARS TRIMS M’GOVERN.
CINCINNATI, May 6.—Knockout
Mars, of New York, won over Benny
McGovern, of St Louis, In ten rounds
last night.
PELICANS RELEASE GWIN.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6.—Pitcher
Gwin has been unconditionally re
leased by Manager Frank.
White City Park Now Open
GEORGIA TRIUMPHS OVER
WASHINGTON AND LEE, 12-0
ATHENS, GA., May 6.—Washing
ton and Lee fell before the hands at
the University of Georgia here yes
terday by the score of 12 to 0. The
visitors were in the air at all times
and exhibited the poorest fielding
seen here this season. The Virginians
were able to connect for but two
safeties off the delivery of Corley,
while the locals larrupped the bend
ers of Larrlck for thirteen bingles.
The features of the game were th
pitching of Corley, the fielding of Mc
Whorter and Erwin and the batting
of Ginn, McWhorter, Hutchens. Bow
den and Erwin.
i
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
the 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.
FRANKIE RUSSELL LACES
ANDERSON IN MEMPHIS GO
MEMPHIS, TENN., May 6—
Frankie Russell, of New Orleans,
easily defeated Jimmy Anderson.,, of
Indianapolis, In eight rounds last
night. Anderson took his beating
gamely. Russell made a good show
ing. and efforts are being made to
match him with some real star of the
lightweight division.
PHIL CROSS BEATS ERNE
IN SIX-ROUND BATTLE
PHILADELPHIA. May 6.—In a
fast six-round bout Phil Cross
sprung a surprise by derisively beat
ing Young Erne, of Philadelphia, re
cent conqueror of Mike Gibbons. He
not only outslugged, but outboxed
Erne and made a great hit by hit-,
fast and aggressive style.
IRA DAVENPORT TO RETIRE.
CHICAGO, May 6,—Ira J. Daven
port, one of the greatest runners th.
West has produced, is about to bid
the spikes and scanty clothes a ford
farewell. Before he wanders into the
dim obscurity of business life Ir.i
wants to croon his career with a
new world' - record for Ihe half mile
on an outdoor track.
I T was then that the Giants started
(he rally which tore ltucker
apart. He is a great twlrler, one of
the greatest in the game, and he as
sumes nothing. He does not com
plain teeause he has hail his rare
talents burled among the relics of a
second division club ever since he in
vaded the big league. He is not at all
conceited. He takes his defeat phi
losophically and does not “beef."
Yet, like the rest of us, Rucker
hates to lose.
“They got to me at lsat," he re
marked at the end of tlie thirteenth
inning. He did not find fault with
any of his backers.
* * •
S OME may criticise me when 1 say
he is one of the greatest pitch
ers in the game, and then hint at the
tiox score in which my club came out
on top. It is like the story a war
correspondent told me once.
“During the Japanese war,” he
said, “we were attacking a Russian
position one day and had thrown up
some hasty fortifications. General
Nogi insisted in standing in an ex
posed place and viewing the action
through his glass. Finally 1 said to
him: •
“‘General, you are in a dangerous
position. You had I letter come down.’
“ ‘Yes,’ he replied, ‘and I would
come off those fortifications and quit
making sketches, too. If I were you.’ ”
By praising Rucker for this game.
I am hinting that I deserve some.
But I honestly say that the lietter
ball club was behind me. Rucker
should get just as much credit for the
magnificent game he pitched as I did
for my work.
Whenever I twirl, I never have any
luck. That is the second game this
year in which I have been forced to
work overtime.
* * ,
1ITHEN the Eastern clubs in the
» V American League invade the
West this week, there will lie a lot
of sears left on the teams that in
habit the West.
The Yankees will be the only boys
that will look soft from present indi
cations.
Philadelphia and Washington are
two tough clubs this season. When
these two teams go West, they will
meet only one possible championship
contender, and that is Cleveland.
Cleveland appears to lie going bet
ter so far in this race than the team
lias in years, but Washington is liable
to ta'ke the ambition out of the Napa.
Even during the many years when
the Senators were trailing along in
the dust of the American league,
they could always give the Cleveland
team a fight, as a weak club frequent-
i ly will some particularly strong one.
1 The Washington team took eighteen
out of twenty-two battles from the
Cleveland dub last year.
* * *
B OSTON has been going liad so
far this season, and the dub
has not played ball at all like a
world’s championship team. Stahl’s
chances of repeating look to me to
lie very slim, considering the compe
tition in his league. “Jake.” himself,
will probably be out of tbe game a
good deal from now on, as lie is slow
ing up. Stahl lqis lieen trying to dig
up a good first baseman to take his
place, but the digging has not lieen
very profitable. He made an effort
to grab Hal Chase, but Chance was
looking when they tried to slip him
lliree or .four boys whose names sel
dom apjiear in the headlines. If
! Stahl could have picked up Chase, it
might have put him in the race. As
it. is, it strikes me he is going do have
a tough time keeping even near Wash
ington and Philadelphia.
Both these clubs are traveling as
fast as gossip in an actor's boarding
house now. one of the teams may
drop by the wayside on the Western
trip, hut I doubt it, because T cannot
see any keen opposition in the West,
it will probably be a case this year
of Washington and Philadelphia fight
ing il out, with every series between
them being of vital importance.
* * *
P ROPHETS are springing up all
over the circuit every day who
openly declare that Washington is go
ing to win the pennant. Griffith has
one pitcher he can tiro against Ills
enemies any time lie wants to lie sure
of a game, and liis name is Walter
Johnson. He humbled the heretofore
unbeaten Plank in a thrilling battle
the other day.
So far on the season's record, Grif
fith appears to have the edge on the
Athletics with pitchers, but there is
mi doubt about “Connie” Mack’s in
field tietng stronger than the Wash
ington one, while the outfields are
about a standoff. The Athletics are
a harder-hitting club, while the
Washington team is faster. To my
mind, it is the speediest aggregation
1 ever saw in action in the American
League, in spite of the fact they call
the Red Sox the “Speed Boys.” The
club plays together well, too, and Is a
great machine. I think that the real
battle will develop between the Sen
ators and Athletics.
• • •
I N the meantime, the New York
Americans are not acting as if
they intended to crowd anybody fight
ing for the pennant.
So far. Chance has had very hard
luck with Ids club, and none realises
better than tic thnt some of the pres
ent member* of the team will have to
go. He told me liimself, only recent
ly, that a catcher and a pitcher would
be let out. and that he expected the
public would la* very much surprised
when the immes were announced.
Chance Is like a woman when il
comes to perspicacity.
You can’t fool women.
They let you think you are fooling
them some of the time, but jusl when
you believe you are getting awa\ with
it they tiring you up with a half-
turn.
Some of the Yankee ball players
thought the.i were fooling Chancfe.
Might as well endeavor to hide some
thing from mi X-ray by wrapping It
111 tissue paper.
(Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News
paper Syndicate.)
Many Stars After Ritchie’s Title
© © © o © o o
Morgan SaysCoastWantsBritton
By Ed W. Smith.
C HICAGO, ILL.. May 6.—Unless all signs fall, there will Is* some lively
fireworks touched off before July 4 under tbe championship chair in
which Willie Ritchie has such an insecure seat at the present time.
Jack Britton, of this city, to say nothing of Freddie Welsh, of England;
Tommy Murphy, of New York, ami one or two others, are preparing some
stunning pyrotechnics, and lieileve when the fireworks are set off there
will lie something fine doing and thnt Ritchie will no longer tie the chum-
pion de luxe in idleness that he now is.
Dumb Dan Morgan, who is helmsman on the Rrltisli ship, was In the
city the other day on his way to New York, anil had a few lively things to
say about the lightweight situation. A young man named Bud Anderson
cleared the air pretty well for Morgan by removing one of Dali's lighters
from serious consideration as a champion. Said Bud knocked out Knock
out 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 ad
vance just as many arguments over one star as he can over two; so, as
far as Dan is concerned, it really doesn’t make a great deal of difference
about the Kayo’s defeat.
Ritchie Mutt Meet Britton.
“Ritchie simply lias got to pay attention to Britton now. anil within a
couple of weeks we will lie on our way to Isis Angeles to force him into a
match out there,” spake the word miser from New Y'ork. “They told me
in Los Angeles just before I left that If 1 didn’t return within a month
with Britton, they would know then that I wasn't sincere in wanting a
battle with Ritchie. So what can we do but go right out there and try to
force the Issue? Ritchie must fight, and Britton is the card on the coast.
That is why I am feeling quite complacent about the matter, anil can see
a match in sight right now. Nolan cannot keep Ritchie bottled up and
cart him around the country in a glass ease any longer.
“Britton has done everything that has been asked of him In the lust
year. Excepting the Lackey McFarland fight, where lie met a welter
weight, Jack has whipped them all, and that entitles him to a chance at
the title. He can make 133 pounds at the ringside and light well. He can
make it easier than Ritchie can, and I am willing to liej on it. So you can
safely jot back down as the best lightweight liet of the day right now.
Brown Clear* $120,000.
“Because he wanted to take a rest. I sent Brown back home. The kid
has cleared up *120,000 since I’ve had him, and it is a record that I am
proud of. He is well fixed, and doesn’t have to worry at all. Horry 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 $60,000
scattered around the country in different banks. Just think of it. he lias
hail thirty fights In the last eight months! That's going some, ell? And
because lie didn’t knock Pal Moore’s bead off in Philadelphia the other
night they accuse him of faking! I think after I have had a chance to
talk with the laiard of safety there that I can get the ban lifted on him.
And»r»on Not |n«xpori*nc*d.
"This Anderson boy that licked Brown is not an inexperienced hand.
He is about 20 years old, and has been fighting six or seven years. He
stands and waits for a man to come to him. and then chops down on tbe
jaw with funny little books that are mighty dangerous, lie will la* a good
man when he learns more about, the real championship stuff. If Maudot
Isn’t til the I lest of shape, Bml Is apt to flatten Joe just; as he did Brown.
Also, I saw this McAllister fellow fight out there. Great man, too, and
he’ll he a heavyweight some day. Take it from me, lie can fight."
The fa Tim yesterday gave Hal Chaso,
Yankee first baseman, an unmerciful
roasting, calling him “bonehead,’’ “quit
ter," '‘boots," and like names To those
who have seen Chase in action during
the past week, it has seemed that lie is
not giving his best efforts to the club
Sporting writers in New York are al
most a unit In the clamor to have
Chase traded or sold.
• • •
The Yankees, who left last night for
the. Western trip, now own the unenvia
ble record of not having won a game
j this season on their home grounds.
The Pirates defeated the Naps 6 Jo 5
in an exhibition game played m Cleve
land yesterday. It was the first time
a Pittsburg club has played there in
seven yeurs
Manager Fred Clarke got hack into
the game for the first time since 1911.
Hohus Wagner cavorted at short for
the first time since the 1913 season
opened.
* * *
The Giants are now in sixth place—
the lowest position they have held in the
National League race at tills time of
the season for many years.
• * *
Walter Johnson, of the Senators, act
ed us relief pitcher again yesterday
when the score was tied, and his team
then batted out a victory Johnson now
has a straight string of six victories,
and lias pitched 42 consecutive Innings
without being scored upon
* * •
Sherwood Magee, of the Phillies, an
nexed two home runs yesterday, while
Cravath, his team mate, got one
* * •
The Brooklyn Dodgers grabbed off an
other victory yesterday and are now
resting in third place.
* * *
Ty Cobb's return to the game has put
a lot of ginger into the turnstiles.
• # *
The Ited Sox last again yesterday and
those who predicted a runaway race for
the world’s championship this season
are wondering who monkeyed with the
jinx
* * •
Hendrickson, the sub-outfielder, whose
hit 11•*11*« < i the Red Box to win the final
! game in the world’s series last fall, was
a regular yesterday, and amassed four
hits out of five times at the bat.
* * *
Ouakertown fans are happy. The
Philadelphia teams head their respective
| league?.
* * *
j The Giants, who have juet lost four
! straight games to the Phillies, are hope-
I ful to-day of recruiting th«ir losses.
! Joe Tinker’s tail-end Reds open a four-
’ game series in Gotham.
By Sam Crane.
PHILADEt-PHIA, PA., May ff
the Giants have the idea roaming
around in their belfrys that they have
the National League pennant cinch
ed without playing for it they want
to chase It.
They were never more fooled in
their young and tender live®.
Other champion clubs before them
have fallen by reason of over confl*
dence, and they are on the high road
for a thud that will shake them
from their head to their heels.
It Is possible they are having their
annual slump now, but with an*
other team excepting the Giants it
might be said they are outclassed*
Of the victories to their credit, a
majority were won from the tail-end.
Boston Braves, a team that has been
Just as easy for every other team
that has had the luck to go lip
against them.
Lack Fighting Spirit.
Th»* Brooklyns have more than held
their own with the Champs, and
now the Phillies have broken even
with them. The first month of the
championship season is nearly over.
Another week and it will be.
What have the much-touted Giants
to show for It?
In the two Philadelphia games
played here the boys have not shown
the fighting spirit that they have so
long been noted for.
I will not say they have been in
different, but they have played a list
less game and that verges closely on
indifference with them for they are
famous for the good old "pepper.”
They have lacked that snap, the
fire, the ginger that heretofore have
been their middle games.
They must pull themselves out of
the dopey rut they are in and quick
ly too or they will be so far behind
that it will develop into a question
whether then can or not.
Food for Sport Fans
PREP LEAGUE NOTES
There will be two good struggles in
the Prep championship race this season.
The flr«t one is between Tech High.
Bovs High and Marist for first place,
and G. M. A. and Peacock will fight fully
a? hard to keep out of last place.
* * *
If Piedmont Park bathing beach is
opened early enough this year. Boys
High School will have a water polo
team. Many of the school athletes are
expert swimmers ar.d a good team can
be organized If arrangement* can be
made some aquatic meets will be held
with some of the other schools in the
city.
• * •
The annual track meet Friday ia the
chief topic of discussion among local
prep Rchool students, and a large at
tendance Is expected. The meet should
prove the most successful in years.
* • •
Boys' High and Marist will meet Wed
nesday for the second time this season
on the Marist diamond. The other game
resulted In a ten-inning tie, and since
that time both teams have been stead
ily Improving The game Wednesday
will have a great d*»al to do in regard
to deciding the local prep champion
ship.
« • •
The West Point High School team is
one of the strongest teams ever organ
ized at that school. The team has played
a number of games and in most cases
has come out victorious. They would
like to get a game with Tech or Boys’
High
• *
U is estimated (hat at least fifty en
tries will be seen ir the track meet Fri
day at Marist field. The latest rumor
at Boys’ High has it that the school will
be entered in the meet, but many of the
athletesvhave renounced that they posD
tively would not enter.
• • *
It seems mange that there are no
relay race* on the program of the prep
track meet Friday. A mile relay race
with six men •on each team Is one of
the most exciting event* one would want
to sec.
t $ $
Gene Turner, official Prep League um
pire, has given entire satisfaction this
seannn. and an attempt will be made
to engage him for next year Turner is
at present a member of tbe Georgia
Teen faculty and i* also a former minor
league ball player.
• * *
It begins to look as though Riverside
will finish the baseball season this year
with a clean slate. So far thWi team
has won sixteen straight gomes and
has played one tie. They have met
nearly every prep team in the State
and beaten them all easily. Riverside
could trim most of the colleges this
year.
* * *
The reason for the success of the Riv
erside nine this year ie in the excellent
pitching staff and the slugging ability
of the player*. Williamson, McNeill and
Haines are all first-class twlrlers.
So much pressure is being brought to
bear by the alumni of Emory College
In favor or intercollegiate athletics that
it looks as if the faculty and regents
will be forced to grant their wishes.
Following is a Mist oL athletes from
Tech High School and the events In
which they will be entered In Friday:
100-yard dash, Bedell and Parks; 220-
yard low hurdles. Bedell and Parks: 440-
yard dash, Bedell, Covington and Whit
taker; 880-yard run. Downing. Coving
ton. Shropshire and Miles; one- mile run.
Cobb, Hifes, Downing and Covington;
shot put, Meyers. Bedell. Weston; ham
mer throw. Bedell and Meyers; high
jump, Perry and Chamberlain; broad
jump. J&coous and Bedell; pole vault,
Meyers.
Jim Prease, of Riverside, is one of
tbe best first basemen In prep circles
thia yea He is a big, rangy chap and
can uull in anything that comes within
six feet of the hag. He is also one of
thu heaviest hitters on the team.
* * •
The game Wednesday between Boys’
High and Marist will be a pitchers’ bat
tle between Fox and Callahan. These
two lads are perhaps the best pair of
twlrlers in the local league and both are
going great now
A tennis tournament will soon start at
Peacock There are a number of experts
at this game there and the tournament
will be a hot one. The games will prob
ably he played on the Piedmont Park
courts.
1 mother wan weeping.
Her baby icon steeping,
Us fath(T, the villain, had fled from
the fold.
Ah da plight was waning
She sat there complaining
And wept as she saw all the victuals
grow cold.
Far out on Ihe bleat hers.
With joy on his features,
I The father teas lifting his voire to
Ihe sky.
The poor mother's wailing
Was all unavailing,
For how could he leave when the
score was a tiet
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 Cobb’s 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 BUI Smith is so great that they
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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 Qotch 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 (rime, they thought.
when Tyras Raymond Cobb
Demanded several chunks of dough
for working at his job.
And so they fined him fifty bones and
put him on the pan,
A horrible example for the others of
his clan.
Rut when a magnate boosts the price
Of seats by yonder fence,
Where fans ran get a birtVs-eye view
by paying fit) cents—•
Said magnate breaks a baseball law.
but does he pay a fine.
‘Tush! Tush!” they say. "Don’t bother
us. tiring 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.
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