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^m THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, FRIDAY. MAY ifi. 013. JOCKEY BEN8CHOTTEN DEAD. BALTIMORE. May 16.—Jockey James Benschotten, injured during the running of the LI net end steeple chase at Pimlico yesterday, died early to-day. Benschotten, who was rid ing Sir (.’leges, was thrown at the tenth jump. As he attempted to rise he was struck on the head by the hoofs of another horse. SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT What Happened to Rummy? Crtjiyrttht* 181*. ItltSVfcstloaa) Newt B*r»1p«. :: By Tad TRUSSES Abdominal Support*, Elastic Hoalerr, ate Expart titters, both lady and man attendants; private fitttnf rooms Jacobs’ Main Store 6-8 Marietta St. By Percy H. Whiting B ERMUDA may be a lot better place to train than Atlanta. Ar thur Irwin, whose specialty is being wrong on everything, says it is. He pointed to the fact with pride when he returned from the beautiful isle. Look at the Yanks this year," said Arthur. They looked good enough then. But now—well, they're just about he same old Yanks—neither bettei*' <-r worse than those who trained in Atlanta the previous year. The fact is the Yanks are the Yanks. You could train them at Nome or at Balm Beach, you could feed them ou humming bird tongues or prunes. It would never change 'em. • * • T'HE truth is, though, that the old Alibi army is beginning to light on Bermuda hard. Caldwell. Ford and McConnell all claim that the work in the heavy, moist air of Ber *nuda put their wings utterly on the blink. They say they felt all right •vhile they were there but that they haven't felt right since. It’s tw-o to one that if it were left to a vote of the Yank players who were in Atlanta in 1912 and In Ber muda this spring as to whether they would prefer Bermuda or Atlanta for 1914 the Gate City would get a solid vote. At that Atlanta does npt want them back—or any big league ball club. The vstem of allowing the Crackers all the park arid all the time for their training worked out fine. Never in history hate the Crackers made such a start as they got this year. It was no fault of the training that they afterwards hit a sickening slump. What did cause it we don’t pretend to say. We are quite sure, however, we shall be glad when it's all over. * * • CPEAKING of training camp alibis ^ Josh Devore worked a new one this spring. The Giants were at Knox ville and Josh was messing up fly balls in terrible shape. Finally osh came in and said, ‘‘It’s an awful high sky to-day. I guess that's the reason I’m missing ’em.” The other players started an argu ment. alleging that the sky wasn’t "high" at all. "Why. sure it is,” retorted Josh, sweeping his arm around to include the landscape, “it has to be high or they couldn’t get these mountains under it.” • * • T HE fact that there are different 1 sorts of “skies” is lost on most fans. But you never see a ball player H-o on the field without glancing cas ually upward to get a line on the sky. Some days there is a “high sky. * The lid looks a million miles off and a high-hit ball goes soaring up until it looks like a mere fly speck on the scenery. On other days the ball goes sky- hooting to the same altitude perhaps but comes soaring down looking the size of a toy balloon. A. high sky, for some reason, makes catching difficult. If you doubt it. sneak to the out field some day and watch some , high flies alight. Especially go to the aunfield and judge the difficulties of playing that position. Oo on several different days and get the effect of ■he high and low skies. After that you will be more lenient in judging »n outfielder who drops a fly ball. • * 0 \\! KILE Horace Fogel is in the “ex- v posin’’ business strictly for the publicity he can get out of it, which is considerable, it is a fact that an Investigation would do no harm Ball players aren’t "slaves” by a whole lot. At the same time they are victims of certain sorts of abuses. They are in about the same fix as the average man who works for some body who has a lot more money than he has. They have to stand for a lot of things that aren’t altogether fair Unless there is some «ort of an investigation the time will surely come when the ball players’ fraternity w ill be force to take a hand in things and there may come a big baseball strike. It will take something of that sort to wake up the magnates. Sporting Food J Bv Left Hook IM FLYNN, who is going to trade wallops with Jim Savage at the Auditorium-Armory on June .j has sent a challenge to be read at the ring^de of the Smith-Willard battle on the Pacific Coast next Tues day night. In the defi Flynn offers to meet the winner and wager any where from $1,000 up to $10,000 that he can beat him. We learned this in a telegram from Jack Curley, Flynn’s manager. Said telegram reads as follows: “New York, May 15, 1913. “Sporting Editor, The Georgian, At lanta, Ga.: “Have sent a challenge to be read when Smith and Willard climb into the ring next Tuesday. Flynn is 1 willing to meet the winner and bet ; anywhere from $1,000 to $10,GC0 . on ■ the side. JACK CURLEY.” ^By 0*0*0* PHAIR THE DOPE THAT FAILED. Where is the dope of winter days That baseball writers writt They spread their stuff before our gaze And got away with it. They placed the Giants at the lop. Likewise the Hose of Red. They swore these teams were sure to cop— ‘7f is a cinch *' they said. The Brooklyn and the Cleveland clubs— They looked at them askance. Quoth they : "These teams are naught but dubs; They haven't Qot a chance!" Where is the dope of yesterday That baseball writers irritf And yet these doysters draw their pay And get away with it. John Evers has been suspended for several reasons, one of which Is that the Giants need a few games. It is against the law to hold one’s nose in che presence of A1 Orth, but even the eloquence of Tom Lynch fails to convince us that A1 is a sweet mag nolia. The oase of Mr. Schaller reminds us that the best recommendation a ball player can get is to be fired by Hugh Jennings. CHRISTY MATIitWSOHS BIG LLAGUl GOSSIP l N EW YORK, May ltt. Yesterday I wrote a long story on what Joe Tinker, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, had to say about different National league teams. I think that some remarks on my own hook might fit in here. The Chicago Cubs are playing wonderful ball. They look better to me. now that I have seen them, than I thought they would, and Evers has them all working for him and traveling at a rapid clip. I believe that they have a chance for the pennant, with the Giants going badly, ns they are at present, and the Pirates away dow n in the race. Cheney is the best pitcher Evers has working for him now, but the great danger in* faces is that he will over work Cheney. With a strong pitching staff, as I have said frequently before. Evers would have the l>ost chance of any manager in the league for the championship right this minute, I honestly believe. Toney, Illeliie and Laven der may come around strong enough to help Cheney take can* of the pitching. The great catchers of the Cubs, Bresnahan and Archer, will benefit Mr. Jennings is now in realize the igs is feelings of down an elevator shaft. a position to man falling M ATTY BALDWIN wants to come to Atlanta to display his wares. His manager. John Igoe, writes that he would like nothing better than to match Matthew with Leach Cross in this city. Cross and Baldwin would make a corking card. Cross shows at his best against a slugger, and “SLUG GER” is Baldwin's middle name. Against a clever, two-handed boxer Crofs looks like a rank lemon, es pecially over a 10-round route. * * * MATE LEWIS, of Chicago, who is handling the reins over Charley White, can’t be a big league manager, or else he would have never signed his man up to meet Joe Thomas again. White stopped Thomas a few weeks ago in New Orleans. Lewis ought to be satisfied with that victory. Thomas Is a mighty shifty boxer and he would have undoubtedly beat en White had not Charley nicked him on the paw. Next time Thomas will guard better, and according t.> my way of thinking Thoman can outpoint and defeat any lightweight in the world unless his opponent is _ lucky enough to land one good wallop. | are New York fans who even go to But Thomas verily has a glassajaW Brooklyn. Once in a while there passes a day on which some rude person does not render One Round Hogan hors du com bat. Philadelphia is one of the few cities in which a man can win. lose and fight a draw at one and (he same time. Messrs. Olson and Nunamaker have been found guilty of fighting, but it would be impossible to convict Willie Ritchie on that charge. , SADNESS. Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are: “It rains again!” If Ritchie and Rivers meet in deadly combat on July 4. we fear that Mr. Ritchie will not en.1oy a safe and sane Fourth. Some men will endure any hardship to gee a good ball game. In fact, there immensely by their handling. Brltlwell is another player who sur prised me. He looked as (food In this series as he did when he was with the Giants at his best. He is cover ing lots of ground, and banging the ball very hard. The whole Chicago team Is hitting well. Evers has nil excellent club there, and, in spite of all the remarks about the disruption of the old Cub machine, this one looks like a very good substitute. * * * P HHjADEM’HIA. the team that looked foolishly easy before the sc;i hi opened because of the facility with which it was trimmed In the ante-season series by both the Wash ington club and the Athletics, is mak ing the pace in the National League yet. The showing of the Phillies Is largely due to the wonderful pitching GOLFERS MEET SATURDAY FOR A. L. DUNN TROPHY The golfers of the Atlanta Athletic Club will qualify Saturday on the East Lake course for play for the A. L. Dunn trophy. The players will qualify according to their gross scores. Match play in the first flight will be from scratch, handicaps applying in all the others. As mriny flights as fill will be played. A handsome booklet is being print ed. listing the golf tournaments for 'he season, and will be issued by the golf committee of the club in a few A%ys. M'CUE STOPS O’CONNELL IN NINETY SECONDS RATINE, WIS.. May 16.—Matty McCue, of this city, stopped Jeff! O’Connell, of Chicago. In 90 seconds last night with the most vicious punch a featherweight ever carried In a five-ounce mitt. O’Connell dug his nose into the canvas five times :n that time, propelled by the terrific power of Matty’s right. NAPS SECURE TWIRLER. CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 16—L E. Hinton, the University of Arkan sas southpaw, will come here Mon day for a tryout with the Naps. He’s a six-footer and hag pitched two no hit games this season. illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllll!llllll!ll!ll!ll!IIIIIM which they have received so far. It Is the best twirling that has been shown In til • league, and this pitching put the Giants into a losing habit that appears to l>e hard to shake off. If the Philadelphia pitchers blow, the whole club will go, because the observant one has probably noticed that most of the games have been Won by small scores, with Phila delphia shutting out the other club or permitting only one or two run*. It is a good fielding team, but the hitting is light. * Magee Is the ties! on the club, and none of the rest sticks out as a won dor with the bat. * * • P hiladelphia win be a conten der for the pennant, but I do not think the club lias a good chance to win it. The pitchers on the other teams are going to improve within the next month. Not another staff besides that of the Quakers is ini shape now. The Philadelphia pitch ers are at the top of their form at present, and are likely to slow’ off. When the other pitchers round to. and the Quaker twirlers start to fade, the Phillies are liable to do a little sink ing through the percentage. * * • O NK cheerful aspect of the rate at this writing is that no club has achieved any big jump on the field, and a little sustained winning streak will soon put any team up in the run ning again. The Giants must get said winning streak liefore they start away on the arduous Western trip into the enemies' country. I Copyright. 1913. by the McClure News- paper Syndicate.) and on this account must be counted out of the running for the 133-pound title. • • • A BOSTON paper quotes Battling ** Nelson a9 saying that the Audi torium-Armory here is the greatest place he ever saw for holding a box ing content. "Mechanics Pavilion, in Frisco, was a bush league affair compared to the Armory in Atlanta.’’ says Bat. “And it is far ahead of Madison Square Garden in New York, too.” • • • TZID YOUNG, the local lad who has been touted as a comer, will never be able to dispute Johnny Coulon’s right to the feather title. The kid looks like a young heavyweight these days. I doubt if he can get below 126 pounds now. If Young can build himself up to the lightweight limit and learn some thing about boxing he would prove a mighty good card. Any lad who can hit like thir youngster is sure to cut a big swath in the ring game. A LA B A M A AG A IN DOWNS SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS TUSCALOOSA, ALA.. May 16.—-In the fastest ’game of the season Ala bama again defeated Southwestern Texas. The feature of the game was the pitching of H. Vandegraaf for Alabama, who gave up but one hit. He also fanned thirteen. Southwestern plays Texas next week for the championship of Texas. White City Park Now Open .John Ruskin Two Sijes After dinner - Recess 1 -THE VICTOR" DR, WOOLLEY’S SANITARIUM Opium and Whisky George Knockemout Brown complains that he got only $100 for fighting in New urk. but there are those who b»- Ileve that he got approximately >99.70 too much. Speaking of crual and Inhuman pun ishment. a Court In 9t Louis haa am putated a baseball magnate from $6,000 without the aid of ati anesthetic. Fifteen hundred athlete* took part in a Marathon race In Nsyv York. And yet they keep Harry Thaw In Matteawan. Ad Wolgaat a recent operation may have affected his fighting, but reports from the coast Indicate that It failed to remove his voice. Still, It will not be necessary to call out the police to handle the crowd when the Federal League opens in our fair city. Managing a team in Cleveland appears to be just one jinx after another. The young man who broke the fifty- mile running record le not In danger of establishing any records for hortt tenae. AS C. MATHEWSON MIGHT WRITE. Long gears they shook their heads And told me / was fading. Mg youth had fled, my arm was dead, My work was retrograding. And yet I u-ork while others fade. The speed hoys and the clever. For men may come and men may go, Rut I go on forever. DEVOGHT REFUSES TO REPORT TO CRACKERS MEMPHIS TENS., May 16—Mana ger Smith announced before pulling stakes that Catcher Devoght, recent ly purchased from Boston, would not conte South and that the deal has been called off. He states that Pitcher Dent la expected on every train. Graham was put out of the game by Umpire Kerin for disputing a called ball on Love In the ninth Inning. Gra ham kicked so strenuously that the umpires plastered a $5 fine on him. HARVEY TRIMS UIBBEY. SEW YORK. May 16—Johnny Harvey, of New York, administered such a terrible beating to young and all Inebriety and drug addictions scienti fically treated. Our 3* years experience show* these diseases are curable. Patients also treated at their , Libber, of New York. last night that homes Consultation confidential. A book on the eub- leet free DR B P WOOLLEY & SON.. No. »-A Y$* La C«ni fdrium ~ the referee stopped the bout In the i sixth round. The vlctorv of Boys High over 1 ech Ugh gives them a clean slate for the season with 6 won and no defeats. ... Following is the standing of the teams n the local Prep League; Boys High 6 0 1.000 Marlst 3 2 .600 Tech High 4 3 -£‘1 Peacock 2 4 .260 Q. M. A 1 6 A2j • * * It will be a difficult task to pick the pitchers on the all-Prep team this year Fox appears to lead the field, but if Attempt is made to name any others Callahan, of Maria, and Weston, of Tech High, will cause many of the experts i great deal of trouble. * • • Gordon College has secured a good man in Irvin Van Taasell to hot As ath letic coach for the coming year. V an Tflasell is an old Ohio Wesleyan football -t baseball star and was with the York club of the TD-8tate League for ohe season. He graduated from Michi- in in 1910. • * • A three-game series to dec d* the local Grammar School championship will be played next week between Form wait uool and Kdgewood school. Formwalt the winner of the South Ride Pub- School championship, while Kdge- wood holds the same position on the orth Slds • • • The Locust Grove Institute team de bated the University of Goergia scrubs Wednesday afternoon 6 to 1. The game was a good one. No errors were made ind neither aide scored until the sev enth inning. Combs, of Locust Grove. :ow*»d only three hits. • * * The last game of^he local Prep base ball season will be played on May 27 between Peacock and Marlst. Marlst iikI Tech High will battle for second ’see next Wednesday. Boys High will .iv Peacock Tuesday afternoon * * * *’’e tennis tournament between Bovs High and Peacock will probably be olayed next week on the courts at Faist 1 eke. This tournament should be in- •eresting as both schools are well rep resented in this branch of sport. * * • The track season this year was not ns iccessfnl among local Prep teams as »*at of last year. This year only one record waa hung up. Roberts, of Marist. made that in the pole vault. Ills i of 9 fcet 6 inches in the annual meet May 9, should stand for some time. • * * The West Point High School team is one of the strongest turned out at that no I in years. The season is nearly over and ihe nine has been defeated but twice. ! * • * Gene Turner, official Prep league um- J lire, has given entire satisfaction this BASEBALL SUMMARIES Games Friday. Games Thursday. Atlanta at New Orleans. Birmingham at Mobile. Chattanooga at Memphis Nashville at Montgomery. Standing of the Club*. W. Ia. Pc. W L. Mobile 26 9 .743 Mont. 16 17 M’phiS 17 16 .631 Chatt. 14 18 N’vllle 17 15 .631 B ham 11 18 Atlanta 17 16 .615 N. Or. 11 20 Thursday’s Rssults. New Orleans 6. Chattanooga 0. Montgomery 4. Birmingham 1. Nashville 8, Mobile 2 Atlanta 6, Memphis 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Friday. New York at Chicago. Huston at St. Lords. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit. Standing of ths Clubs. .469 .438 .378 .356 W. Phila 17 6 O'land 18 9 W'gton 15 8 Ch’go 17 12 Pc. .739 .667 .662 .686 W L. Boston 11 16 St. I*. 12 18 Detroit 9 19 X Y 7 18 Pc. .407 .400 .321 280 Thursday’s Results. Chicago 3. New York 2. Boston 1ft. St. Louis 4 Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 0. WaHhlngton-Detroit. rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Friday. Cincinnati at Boston. Si. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburg at New York Chicago at Philadelphia. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Friday. Macon at Charleston. Albany at Columbus. Jacksonville at Savannah. standinq of the Clubs. Y\. L. Pc. W L. Sav'h 18 6 .760 Macon- 11 13 J’vJlle 15 9 .625 Ch’ston 9 16 CThus It 13 -458 Albany 8 16 Pc. .458 .376 .333 SALE $1.00 Choice Thursday’s Results. Mo con 5. Charleston 0. Albany 4. Columbus 0. Jacksonville 2. Savannah 1. GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE. Games Friday. N'pwnan at Talladega. Lad range at Gadsden. Anniston at Opelika. ; Standin W. L. Gadsden 7 3 . T’degn 6 4 Newnan 5 5 of the Clubs. YV Ann'ton 5 O’llkft 4 LaG'ge ? 500 400 .300 Pl)ila. B’klyn N. Y St. L. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pc 15 7 .682 17 9 13 12 14 13 .65 i .520 .619 W L. Ch’go 15 14 P’burg 13 16 Boston 10 14 C'noti 8 19 Pc. .517 ,417 .296 Thursday’s Results. Pittsburg 7, New York 2. Philadelphia 6. Chicago 5. Cincinnati 11. Boston 5. Brooklyn 8. r>t. Ixuiis 6 EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Friday. Waycrosa at Cordele. Americua at ThomasviiJe. Brunswick at Valdosta. Thursday’s Result*. I.aGrang«- 7. Gadsden 3. Anniston 4, Opelika. 2. Talladega 15. Newnan 1. COLLEGE GAMES FRIDAY. Georgia vs. Tech, at Atlanta. Mercer vs. Florida, at Macon Gordon vs Stone Mountain, at Barnes- Vllle. Sewance va. R P. V., at Bewanee Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi A. and M., at Nashville. Tennessee vs Kentucky Btate, at Knoxville. Appalachian League. Bristol 3. MiddlfHboro 2 (10 innings). Johnson City 4. Cleveland 2. Knoxville-Home. rain. Carolina League. Asheville 4. Charlotte T. Raleigh 4 Greensboro 1 Durham 7, Winston-Salem 2 Virginia League. Newport News 3. Petersburg 8 Richmond 8. Roanoke 3. Portsmouth 5, Norfolk 4. International League. Newark 2. Rochester 0. Buffalo 6. Providence 3 Baltimore-Toronto. w*et grounds. Montreal-Jersey City, not scheduled. Texas League. Galveston 9, Dallas 0. Austin 6. Beaumont 0. Waco 6. Ban Antonio 5 Fort Worth-Houston, rain. This Is a disposal of 100 dozen §£ men’s white, plain or plaited = bosom shirts, men’s new, nobby == colored shirts, every one a regu- HE lar $1.00 quality; while they last 89c Men’s Department, Also Our Soda Fount, Open Till 9:30 Saturday Night Men’s 50c Silk Hose § at 25c pair | Just received over 1,000 pairs pure thread silk || ' = half hose in all colors, with linen sole, heel, toe =5 = and garter top, 50c values, 25c pair. is given and an •canon and an attempt will he made to •ngage him for next year Turner 1r a former minor league ball player and at ^resent la secretary of the Tech Y M. A Standing of th W. L Pc T'ville 9 4 690 W’croas 8 6 .616 V’dosta 7 6 .538 Clubs. W C’dele 7 B'wick 6 Am'eus 3 10 Pc. 53S 385 .231 It looks as If Riverside Academy will } ‘ ,v Hsh the seiison wdth a clean slate | This team has won 17 games. The near- . ^st that It came to defeat was a tie I game played early In the Reason . . . i/ocuat Grove is probably the only » ■•rep nine in this section of the country • •Viat could give the Riverside cadets a -nod argument, hut unfortunately L O. t. Is not entered in the O. T A A. this year so no games will be played between the two. Thursday's Results. Thomasville 7. Americus 3. Valdosta 12, Brunswick 7. Cord el e 18. waycrosa 3 Cotton States League. Clat kedale 12. Jackson 2. Meridian 5, Columbus 4 Pensacola-Belma. not scheduled. American Association. Louisville 10. Milwaukee 2. Milwaukee 3. Louisville 2 Kansas City 4. Toledo 8 Other games postponed, wet grounds. “HOBE” FERRIS LET OUT. MINNEAPOLIS!. MINN.. May 16.— "Wobe” Kerris, third baseman, and Glenn Liebhnrdt. pitcher, were uncon ditionally relens ! to-day by Presi dent t’antillon. of Minneapolis. REDS SELL SEVEROID. BOSTON, May 16.—The sale of Catcher Severoid. of the Cincinnati Nationals, to the Louiavllle club of the American Association .was an nounced here yestt rdaj. Severoid will Join Louisville immediately. White City Park Now Open Summer Underwear 1 50c Garment §[ 50c Garment = Men’s cool summer cross bar and pajama check Shirts and Drawers H Best Balbriggan Shirts and EE Drawers, in all styles and = sizes J.M.H1GE Cosbsni 1