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11 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 FOR YOUR LAZY LIVER The most perfect Constipation remedy the world has ever known mines from Hot Springs, Arkansas. No matter what you have been taking to tone up your liver and drive poisonous waste from the boweis. the sooner you get a box of HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT 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 ache. indigestion, loss of appeitte. 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 DON’T BE TORTURED Krreira etri 1m? Instantly relieved and per- i manently cured. Read vvh*t J. R. Maxwell, 1 Atlanta. C,» . nays. It prove* (hat Tetterine Cures Eczema I suffered agony wilt severe eciema. Tried six different remedial and wn$ In despair when a neighbor told me to try Tet- ferine. After using |S worth I am com- ■letoly rured. Why should you Buffer when you can so easily r*t a remedy the* cure* ell *kir. irou b)M- orzema. lulling pllen, nrvMpelUN. ground Itch. rtPfv.-orrn. etc Oet It to day —Tettcnne. SOc tt druggists, or by mall 8MUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH. GA. TR USSES Abdominal Support*. Et**tlc Ho«l»rjr, r •«c Expert fitter*; both ledy end men attendant*, private fitting rooms Jacobs' Main Store 6-8 Marietta St. could strangle 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 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. , ^ynl , TH F, UNIVERSAL CAR If it’s right why change it ? A multiplicity of models is evidence that the maker is still experimenting.Thereis but one Ford model. And for five years our rapidly grow ing factories haven’t been able to make all we could sell—because it is right. 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