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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
Bringing Up Father
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By George McManus
Jordan, Manchester, Murphy,
Holliday and Champlin Have
Chance to Finish First.
W HO is going to .win the hand
some loving cup being donat
ed by Hearst's Sunday Ameri-
i;in and The Atlanta Georgian to the
most popular player in the Empire
dote League? This is the question
it is puzzling fans in this circuit
ilicse days.
Five players are now closely buneh-
rt, with any one of them having an
xcellent chance to cop the big prize,
then there are several others who
mjy- still be heard from if their fol
lowers will only get busy. But at the
'resent time Dick Manchester, Pat
Murphy, Otto Jordan, Goat Holliday
irnl H. Champlin have the best
chance. They are the favorites and
have been taking turns in holding the
top rung of the ladder for the past
few weeks.
Jordan Setting Pace.
Otto Jordan is setting the pace now'.
The Valdosta manager has hit his
early stride, and votes are pouring in
fast for him. Manchester and Mur
phy are right behind the Valdosta
manager and may oust him from his
present position any day.
Goat Holliday was the big man yes
terday. Several hundred votes were
sent in by his admirers and he is but
a few votes behind Murphy. Rube
Zellers, Dudley, Mutts Gray, and
Franks are also moving up in the
race.
Everybody Clipping Coupons.
The coupon-clipping stunt is now
the popular sport among the fans in
this circuit. The fans have taken to
this contest with a vengeance, and
.every day some player does some star
work, usually a batch of coupons are
received for him the next day. When
Valdosta wins, Jordan is remembered
by the fans. When Murphy gets a
couple of hits or has a good day in
the field, Thomasville fans are heard
from, and so on down the list.
Send in Votes.
The coupon appears in to-day’s pa
per. so get busy and vote for your fa
vorite diamond star. The more votes
fent in by you, the better chance
your player, has of moving up in the
race. Remember, you can get your
friends or neighbors to help you. By
all means don't hang on to your cou
pons. Mail them to the Baseball
Popularity Editor, Atlanta Georgian,
Atlanta, Ga.
‘CHICK’ EVANS LOW MAN
IN WESTERN TOURNAMENT
HOMEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB.
FLOOSMOOR. ILL., July 23— Playing
exceedingly fine golf. Charles Evans.
Jr . the present title holder of the West
ern amateur championship, played in the
second half of the qualifying round here
this morning and led the 64 survivors
when he turned in a card of 73 for the
round.
This, with his score of 73 made yes
terday. gives him a grand total of 151
for the 36 holes. He went out in 38
and came back in 35. On the home hole
he holed his approach, which was off
the green, a distance of 75 feet from
the cup. and it gave him a four for the
hole and enabled him to beat Warren
K. Wood's score of 152.
Warren Wood, of the Homewood Club,
made the morning round in 75, taking
36 for the first nine holes and 3$ for the
return trip. This, with his score of 77
made yesterday, gives him second best
score ip the qualifying round.
WOOD WILL BE OUT OF
GAME FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
BOSTON, July 23.—Joe Wood, star
pitcher for the Boston Americans, will
be out of the same for several weeks.
Examination of his injured right
under the X-ray yesterday showed that
there is a crack’in the end of the big
bone, and indications are that a piece
of the bone has been chipped off. Un
usual care is being taken in the treat
ment of the injury to guard against
stiffness in the joints, which would put
an end to Wood’s usefulness as a pitcher
NILES AND DABNEY WIN
EASTERN TENNIS DOUBLES
RORTON. July 23..—In the opening
round of the Eastern tennis doubles
at Longwnod yesterday Niles and
Dabney defeated Clothier and Gard
ner in one of the most sensational
doubles matches ever played at the
local court. Score, 7-5, 5-4, 4-6
and 6-4.
In the only singles match played
this morning S. C. Inman defeated
H. C. Pray 6-4, 6-2 and 6-3.
TIGERS BUY A THIRD-SACKER.
DETROIT, July 23—The Detroit
baseball club has purchased Third
Baseman Beck, of the Weea club in the
Texas League.
WHITE SOX SELL SCHALLER.
CHICAGO, July 23.—Walter Schaller,
utility outfielder of the White Sox, has
been sold to the San Francisco club of
the Pacific Coast League.
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SMITH ASKED But c Murphy Opened Up-Once
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Bargain in Joe Agler Resulted
By Otto Floto.
T HE itjiid# story of how the match
between Gunboat Smith and
Jim Flynn was finally cinched is
just coming to light. In Order to get
th« Gunboat person's bold Spencerian
moniker to the legal sheet of paper on
which were written the conditions
that are to govern the bout, Jack Cur
ley was forced to guarantee Smith
and his spiritual advieer. James
Buckley, that their share would
amount to' $5,000. Curley did not care
to' assume the risk, but was forced
up to a barrier which meant either
comply with the demand or no match.
Smith, it is claimed, wanted the re
fusal to guarantee him the amount
named above as a loophole to crawl
out of the meeting with the Pueb-
loan.
“The very fact that I have shown
such anxiety to clinch the bout for
Flynn speaks louder than words how-
certain I am that Jim can stow away
the Gunboat," whites Curley. “If
from what I have seen of Smith en
titles him to be called the Gunboat
then Flvnn is the Battering Ram and
will sink the old hulk as soon as he
jams into it. This battle, as you
know, is the commencement of the
elimination of ‘white hopes.’ Man
ager Billy Gibson will offer a belt
emblematic of the premier heavy
weight honors among the whites. If
Flynn wins if—and there isn’t the
least doubt in my mind but that he
will—I want to go on record right
now- as saying he’ll be ready to de
fend It against all comers. We’ll
give out checks like they do In the
barber shops on which will be printed
the word NEXT.”
JEANNETTE WINS BOUT.
NEW YORK, July 23.—Joe Jeannette
failed to make an impression here when
he met John Lester Johnson The con
test went ten rounds with Jeannette an
easy winner Sheriff Harburger ordered
the bout stopped between Willie Roth-
well and Ralph Rose In the fourth round
when Rose hit low.
'COOPERSTOWN WINS POLO MATCH.
i NARRAGANSETT PIER. R. I . July
I 23.—The Army polo polo quartet was
defeated by the Oooperstown team in
i the second round for the Overture Cup
I at the annual Point Judith tournament
^ yesterday by a score of 9 ft goals to 7.
Bv O. B. Keeler.
S PEAKING of Chubby Chawles
Murphy, however—and a good
many people are speaking of C.
C. these days—it musn’t be gathered
that Mr. Murphy never has opened
up his heart at all. just because he
was the least bit fractious in that
little matter of the Leifleld deal with
Atlanta.
Not by any means.
There was a time, now, that Mr.
Murphy did the Crackers a good turn,
and you may Judge how good it was
by the fact that the Cubs’ owner sold
the Crackers a ball player for exactly
half the price he could have realized
elsew'here.
Doesn't sound liko Mr. Murphy,
does it?
But It was—and he didn’t have to
do it. either.
Maybe you remember when Joe
Agler came to the Crackers. Maybe
you also remember Just how it w-as
that he didn’t stay in Jersey City,
where he came from. But if you
don’t you may find an, excuse for a bit
of history.
• * *
UERE it goes.
* * Agler belonged to the Cubs. Jer
sey City made an offer for him. Mur
phy accepted the offer. Agler re
ported.
So far, O. K.
Then came the trouble.
Mr. Murphy asked for the pr’ce.
He said it was $3,500. Jersey City
said it was $2,500. Mr. Murphy show-ed
a telegram offering $3,500. Mr. J. City
showed a telegram, filed at the other
end, offering $2,500.
Apparently both were correct. Un
deniably both were sincere in their
convictions. The mistake seems to
have happened along the wire some
where.
But, anyway, there was a fearful
row. Jersey City offered to pay
$2,500 for Agler. Mr. Murphy wouldn't
touch it with boxing gloves.
Right at the top of the squabble
Mr. Murphy wired heatedly to know
what the Atlanta club would give for
a perfectly good fork-hand first Pack
er.
The Atlanta management said
$1,250.
Mr. Murphy said, “Done."
And it was.
And (considering also Mr. Agler s
first basing capacity-) the Atlanta
management has felt pretty kindly
toward Mr. Murphy, which may serve
to offset some of the regard enter
tained for the Cubs’ owner in Jersey
City.
* * *
N EWS from our old friend, "Lefty”
Russell.
The expensive southpaw didn’t have
much luck with the Athletics, anl
when he came to Atlanta year before
last he didn’t find the come-back trail
thickly set with four-leaf clovers. The
prize beauty showed class in only one
game. Then he flivvered. Also his
habits were not of the most serene,
and he was afflicted with tempera
ment.
It looked as if he never would be
a regular pitcher.
And he i. ci n’t now.
He’s a first baseman with the Al
lentown club, of the Tri-State
League. And the last set of records
from that circuit give Lefty a fine
little rating.
Playing in 61 games, the ex-slab-
man has a batting average of .314 and
stands well up toward the top of the
heap. His fielding average is not so
lofty, hut his .975 is explained by a
willingness to go after anything in
sight.
And the folks down at Allentown
like Lefty pretty well, thank you!
* * •
THE grim rally of the apparently
* down-and-out Pirates is getting
to he the talk of the National League.
Not even the Giants have been
steaming along with the powerful
drive of the Clarke machine in the
last two weeks, though the command
ing lead of McOraw's clan overshad
ows a spurt that otherwise might be
threatening. The present series be
tween the clubs cuts deeply into the
situation, especially as the F’irates
started it with the record of being
easy for the Giants in every previous
encounter this season.
KILBANE PLANS LONG TRIP;
TO MEET BEST IN CLASS
Don’t All Speak
At Once.
By 0. B. KEELER.
IXT BO was it said the Pirates
V V irrrr through—
That then lacked the class and the
wallop, too ;
Who kidded the slump of that mighty
crew
In phrases of light derisiont
Who was it said that when Bonus
passed
The, fikull and Bones would crawl
down the mast—
That the One Best Wager, first and
last,
H as a berth in the Second Di
visionf
TJtfBO was it said they would
V V walk forlorn
In the Lowly Ways that are trimmed
with thorn—
Would play the target for wads of
scorn,
With never a flash of deflancet
They’re traveling now, on the sea
son's wane,
At a mighty clip—but the dopesters
strain
For It Tip to quiet the wild refrain:
“Will they EVER wallop the
Oianter
FRENCH CHAMPION QUITS;
TAME BRAND OF KNOCK-OUT
BOSTON, July 23—Mftriel Thomas,
welterweight champion of France,
was declared defeated by Mike Glover,
of South Boston, In the fourth round
of a bout here last night.
Thomas had the better of the argu
ment in the first two rounds, bui
Glover became aggressive in the third
After two minute« of fighting in the
fourth round, Thomas dropped his
hands and walked toward his comer,
followed by Glover. Referee Sheehan
interfered, rendering a decision of a
"technical knockout."
RED SOX SIGN RADLOFF,
LEFT-HANDED MOUNDMAN
CLEVELAND, OHIO. July 23.—
Johnny Kilbane. featherwieght cham
pion. has announced that his prom
pted trip to Ireland will be extended
into a boxing tour of the world. The
champion will go after the best in
England, Ireland and the Continent,
after which he may visit Australia
and meet the best featherweight**
there.
BOSTON, July 23.—The work of
strengthening the Boston Americans
for the pennant race of 1914 has be
gun. Two young pitchers have been
bought within a few days Pitcher
Radloff, whose purchase from the
Manistee club of the Michigan State
League was announced here to-day,
being the latest acquisition. The new
comer Is a left-hander. He will re
port at the close of the Michigan
League season.
Food for Sport Fans
THE PLAYERS’ UNION.
The score won knotted in the ninth,
a man on every base,
And on the slab the pitcher stood
with sorrow on his face.
Then up stepped mighty Tyrus Cobb,
his bludgeon in his hands,
And mighty were the cheers that
rang throughout the crowded
stands.
Hut Tyrus never smote the ball upon
that fateful day,
For all the athletes turned their
barks and calmly walked away.
“There's nothing doing." they averred,
and left the baseball yard.
“We ran not play against that guy—
he has no union card."
Some base wretch has unearthed the
fact that Mr. Chappelle’s first name is
Laverne. This shows that you can al
ways get something on somebody If you
dig deep enough.
Old Bill Naughton uttered a great
truth when he said that 'fighters get
more than they are worth. A conserva
tive estimate is that most of them get
99 per cent too much.
If those Pirates do not have a care
they may be thrown into the hoose gow
for exceeding the speed limit.
If the National League schedule were
to open on the Fourth of July, the Pi
rates would finish approximately 147
parasangs to the good.
The sole trouble with the said Pirates
is that they can't break the old habit of
being left at the post.
Bobby Wallace did the hero stunt at a
fire yonder eve. thereby garnering al
most as much glory as If he had made a
home run with the bases full.
/ love to see Old Joe Dunn as he
gayly frisks about,
As graceful as a William goat that
suffers from the gout.
Bat Nelson says he has quit the ring
in order to have more time to count his
money. This always has been Mr. Nel
son’s favorite pastime.
The reason Brooklyn is not losing
more games is that there is a rule for
bidding it to play more than two games
in one day.
“The Qlants will win in a walk,” quoth
Joe Tinker, who. having been walked
on by said Giants, knows something of
their walking ability.
The man who first called it the sport
of kings must have had an awful grouch
against the monarchlal form of govern
ment.
WHITE AND CAPERS BEAT
AUGUSTA NET CHAMPIONS
AUGUSTA. GA., July 23.—When Hen.
ry Garrett and Will Gary defated tfie
Waring brothers, of Columbia, 9, C.,
for the championship in doubles In the
recent South Atlantic tennis tournament
it was thought that the Augusta cracks
would rest secure with their hard-fought-
for honors until next year, at least, when
an effort would be made to defeat them.
Rut such was not to be.
There 1r being conducted a city ten
nis tournament here and Ed H. White
and Frank H Capers, who did not look
at all serious in the South Atlantic ten
nis tourney, defeated Garrett and Gary
6-3, 3-6 and 6.0 It was about the fud-
est Jolt that Messrs. Garrett and Gary
have had in a long time.
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