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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
PUTS ATHLETICS
By Sid C. Keener.
I F luck continues to break for Con
nie Mack and thte Athletics, then
the 1913 American League pen
nant race should not be close. The
meaning of luck is injuries to ath
letes, the stars of his flock. And so
far the lean Cornelius has been
mighty fortunate in ways of acci
dents.
Mack is directing a bona fide cham
pionship ball club all right, still many
teams which figured on dope, and even
on the ball field, to win have lost out
because this and that star was dis
abled and put out of harness for a
lengthy period.
The lucky part for Mack and the
Athletics is that he has the banner in.
field in major league circles to-day,
and that his quartet has been on duty
every day since the first game of the
season, April 10.
Infield the R«al Strength.
The Athletics’ infield really is the
tower of strength to the club. Of
course, the pitching staff has more
than held its own, still the Mackites
are winning games when the pitchers
are cracking.
Without a doubt the combination of
Mclnnis-Collins-Barry-Baker forms
the infield de luxe, and Stuffy, Eddie,
Jack and Frank have been in there
every day. Collins is the only player
who has missed once, and recently,
during a double-header, Mack laid off
the Columbia U. lad to give youngster
Bill Orr a chance.
Of course. Mack has been without
Jack Coombs since April 11, when ty
phoid fever put “Colby Jack” out of
commission. But Plank and Bender
are having an unusually good year,
and then Connie has been fortunate
in getting excellent pitching from
youngsters Brown, Bush, Houck and
Wyckoff.
Both Kinds of Outfielders.
In the outfield Mack supplied him
self with fly catchers in case of in
juries. At present he has Danny
Murphy, Rube Oldring and Jimmy
Wah'h, right-handed stickers, and
Eddie Murphy, Amos Strunk and Pete
Daley, left-handed swatters.
In the outfield Mack has supplied
himself with batters for the two kinds
of pitching, also for injuries.
In catching, Mack is taken care of
in case of injuries, but so far no one
has been needed. Schang and Lapp
are doing all the catching, and even
Ira Thomas, who practically caught
the Mackites to the 1910-1911 flags.
has» not been behind the bat in a sin
gle entertainment since the start of
the season..
The peculiar part is that Mack has
been lucky, mighty lucky, with his in
fielders. Not only are they in there
every day, but they are hitting the
Athletics to the pennant. Collins has
a .347 average; Baker, .326, and Mc-
Innes, .325. And the trio has scored
202 runs. •
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
Rain put the finishing touches on ma
jor league baseball yesterday, the Na
tional games all being postponed. The
American League teams spent the day
traveling eastward.
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Connie Mack, of the Athletics, takes
exception to the statement that he Sen
ators will beat out his earn. Mack says
his men fear nobody and w'ill breeze
home in the American League.
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Manager Chance plans a big shake-up
in the Yankees. He is contemplating
benching Birdie Cree and Harry Wolter
and filling their places ia the outfield
With Roy Hartsell and Ray Caldwell.
The latter has not been meeting with
success as a pitcher, but is developing
into a good outfielder and batsman.
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In the hope of widening the gap be
tween his team and the Phillies Man
ager McGraw of the Giants will send
his team along at the clip they have been
traveling the 1 atsfew weeks, when thev
begin their second invasion of the West
to-morrow.
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Manager Clark Griffith has ordered the
Senators to keep away from Lake Michi
gan. Outfielder Shanks turned hts ankle
and Injured his head while diving the
other day and will be out of the game
for several days. Griffith’s order was
to prevent further inroads on his players
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Alleging that he was assaulted by Jack
O’Connor, manager of the Federal
League, John S. McNulty, a former um
pire, has brought suit for $35,000 against
the league, the St. Louis Club and
O'Connor, Its manager. It was McNul
ty's first day of umpiring and also his
last and he alleges he has been unable to
earn a living in his profession.
FILLINGEM AND WILDER
TWIRL TWO GREAT GAMES
CORDELE, July 25.—Seldom, if
ever before In the history of organized
baseball, has a record been made that
would compare with that of Flllin-
? em and "Baby" Wilder, pitching for
ordele in a double-header against.
Waycross Wednesday. Fillingem
went nine innings for a shut-out game
with no hits, and Wilder twirled a six-
inning game, allowing no hits and no
scores, striking out nine men.
By this remarkable record. FHlin-
gem and Wilder have proved them
selves the star twirlers of the Em
pire State League. Not only has a
no-hlt, shut-out game been pitched
before In the league, but the fact that
Cordele took both games with the
same brilliant record makes it a
precedent that will probably not be
equaled, though .he league Is main
tained for years, for which prospects
now appear very favorable.
ARMY AND NAVY WRANGLE
OVER FOOTBALL FIELD
West POINT, N. Y., July 25.—The
Army and Navy athletic officials still
are at a deadlock over the selection of
the place where the next Army-Navy
football game shall be played.
The Navy Is Insisting that the game
take place in Philadelphia, while the
Army contends that it should be
played at West Point and Annapolis,
alternating each year, or in New York
City, preferably the latter. The Army
opens the football season early this
year, playing a game September 27.
NEGOTIATIONS ON FOR
M’FARLAND-RITCHIE BOUT
CHICAGO, July 25.—Negotiations were
» begun to-day for a t8n-round contest
between Packey McFarland and Willie
Ritchie in Milwaukee early in October.
McFarland had gareed to meet Ritchie,
who is considering the proposition.
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N ashville, tenn, July 25.—
Any time a player comes track
ing out from the majors, there
immediately goes up the hue and cry
that he has finished his act under the
Big Tent, is on his way to the exit
ahd only lingers around the side
shows because it reminds him of the
fame that was his when he occupied
the center ring.
The cases of a return engagement
in the majors are almost as rare as
the appearance of feathers on turtles
once a “slave” has started sliding,
since oftenest it is the case that a
ball tosser loses his ambition and de
sire to hobnob with the stellar lights
once he has started shunting on down
to the bushes.
It’s because Artie Hofman is the
exception that proves the rule that
makes his case so full of interest, es
pecially since so many widely differ
ent explanations of his appearance
in the Southern have been offered.
Sure He Can Make Good.
It’s no joke that the “them-wap-
the - happy - days - in - Akron” stuff
had a lot to do with Artie casting
his fortunes with Bill Schwartz, but
the real honest-to-goodness reason is
that the boy leader of the Vols af
forded a protecting wing, under which
Circus Solly could hide himself while
the business of a clever little scheme
of Hofman’s was getting oiled up.
The milk in the cocoanut of the whole
affair is that Artie doesn’t believe he
Is all through with the big show, and
although they have their thumbs
down on him, in the National, there
is still a fine young chance for Artie
to slip into Ban Johnson’s circuit,
where one Frank Chance is leading
at present a forlorn hope in Manhat
tan.
Harking away hack to the time
when Charles Webb Murphy, the un
grateful owner of the Cubs, traded
Artie and King Cole to the Pirates
for Lefty Leifield and Tommy Leach,
there started the breach between
Murphv and the Peerless Leader, who.
in the language for which Chance is
widely noted, explained to Charles
Webb just where he could head in.
Leastways, that’s the way Hofman
tells it.
Didn't Like Fred Clarke.
Harboring an intense bitterness
against Murphy, which found its best
evidence in the recent suit for $3,000.
which Artie pulled against the Chi
cago club, and a hankering for the
fighting tactics of the Peerless Lead
er. made Hofman and Fred Clarke
anything but a Damon and Pythias.
All of this ill feeling, coupled with
a pair of bum pins, soon caused
Clarke to sour on the former Cub out
fielder, and he began to look for a
place to pigeonhole Artie, until he
could get in good shape and bend his
neck to Clarke’s yoke; and Kansas
City looked like a good place to the
fiery Pirate chief.
The Blues were given a short option
on Hofman at the stiff price of $2,500,
after waivers had been secured on
Artie—and there seems to have been
a heap of inside stuff pulled In send
ing the blonde gardener out of Mr.
Lynch’s circuit, by the. way—and a
deal was framed up between Hofman.
Clarke and the Kansas City club by
which Artie should he returned to the
Pirates at the end of the present sea
son at a 20 per cent increase in sal
ary in the event he “went good” in
the Western circuit. This arrange
ment appealed to Hofman about like
a spell of the itch, and he declared
he had rather quit the game than be
mixed up in any arrangement which
would send him back to the Bucca
neers and the tyranny of Clarke.
When he balked, and wound up by
kicking over the traces, the Kansas
City club did the perfectly wise
thing and allowed the option to ex
pire.
An Old Pal of Schwartz’s.
Business of “for old times sake”
making a loud noise in the wings
and Artie learning how Bill Schwartz
was getting gray headed over the poor
old Vols’ slump. He would be tickled
to death to come down and help an
old pal out, if the Vols could buy his
release. Did they? They did. For
$1,500—(count ’em)—a thousand iron
men less than Kansas City stood
ready to kick in with, but it was a
case of a bird in the hand, etc., with
Clarke, and hence Hofman chasing
flies in the Vols’ left field.
But there is NO conditional re
lease clause in Artie’s contract, as
has been whispered about. He is the
sole property of the Vols, bought and
paid for. with no strings tied to him
one way or the other.
But this is a fact: Schwartz knows
Artie’s ambition to return to the ma
jors; he knows he is anxious to once
more work under Frank Chance’s
banner; that Chance is dead stuck on
having Artie with him once more, and
maybe Schwartz isn’t going to help
his* pal get back where he is crazy to
be. Maybe a duck can’t swim, but
he puts up a pretty good imitation.
Virginia League.
Pittsburg 12, Norfolk 3.
Richmond 2. Portsmouth 1.
Newport News 6, Roanoke 5.
Appalachian League.
Middleboro 7, Bristol 3.
Johnson City 6. Morristown 5.
Cotton States League.
Columbus 6, Selma 1.
AMERICANS WILL MEET
BRITONS IN NET MATCHES
WIMBLEDON. ENGLAND, July 25.—
The interest of the tennis world will be
focussed to-day on the championship
matches at Wimbledon, where the
Americans will attempt to win the
Dwight F. Davis international tennis
trophy. England will spare no effort
to defend the cup, which is the last re
maining token of her former athletic
supremacy.
The two singles matches will be played
between Maurice E. McLoughlin, of San
Francisco, facing J. C. F’arke, whose
unexpected victory last year over the
noted Australian. Norman E. Brookes,
was Instrumental In bringing the cup
to England, and R. Norris Williams, of
Philadelphia, meeting C. P. Dixon.
Parke fell an easy victim to the Cali
fornian in the open English champion
ships, but a round of tournament play
since Is said to have greatly Improved
his form. England pins her hope on his
ability to defeat McLoughlin. who is
reported to be stale. English critics
are united in declaring there is less than
”15” difference between Wi.Hams’ play
and that of McLoughlin. A greater
crowd is expected than the crush which
attended the Wilding-McLoughlin
match.
PELKY AND SMITH MAY
CLASH ON TURKEY DAY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—Indi-
cations are that Arthur Pelky, Tom
my Burns, heavyweight battler, and
Gunboat Smith will do battle in this
city on Thanksgiving day. Burns to
day announced that he would have his
man ready on turkey day and that
Smith would be the foe, the match
going to the highest bidder.
CROUCH ROBBED: GETS DRAW.
OTTAWA, ILL., July 25.—Ben
Crouch, of Chicago, and Kid Mack, of
Joliet, fought eight rounds to a draw
in the wind-up of a boxing show held
here last night. The decision came as
a surprise to the fans, as Crouch
cleanly outtought Mack, knocking him
down several times. “Specia Deliv
ery” Hirsch, of Chicago, and Ed
Brandenburg, of St. Louis, went six
rounds to a draw in the semi-wind
up.
BASEBALL SUMMARY
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Friday.
Atlanta at Montgomery.
Nashville at New Orleans.
Chattanooga at Mobile.
Birmingham at Memphis.
Standln
W. L.
Mont... 56 40
Mobile 58 43
Atlanta 50 41
B’h.am. 48 44
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.583
.574
.549
.5221
of the Clubs.
W.
Chat.
M’phls.
N’ville.
N. Or..
L.
48 45
47 54
41 53
31 59
Pc.
.616
.465
.436
.344
Thursday's Results.
Birmingham 3. Memphis 0.
Mobile 3, Chattanooga 1.
Other games postponed, rain.
Thursday’s Results.
Savannah 3. Albany 1.
Columbus 7. Macon 0.
Charleston 6, Jacksonville 4 (11 in
nings).
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Thomasville at Americus.
Cordele at Waycross.
Valdosta at Brunswick.
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W. L. Pc.
C’dele. 14 9 #09
T’vllle 12 10 .545
V’dosta 11 10 .524
W. L. Pc.
B’wlck 11 10 .524
A’cus. 10 13 .435
W’cross 8 14 .364
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Friday.
St. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet
Phila... 64 27 .703
d'land. 65 37 .598
W’ton.. 52 39 .571
Ch'go... 51 45 .531
Boston.
Detroit
St. L...
N. Y ...
W. I.
42 46
39 57
38 59
28 59
Po.
.477
.406
.392
.321
Thursday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Friday.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Standing of the Clubs.
N. Y...
Phila...
Ch'go..
P’burg.
W. L
61 26
50 33
46 43
44 43
Pet
.701
.602
.517
.506
W. L.
B'klyp. 39 43
Boston. 37 49
St. L... 35 54
C’nati.. 35 56
Pet.
.476
.430
.393
.385
Thursday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Friday.
Charleston at Jacksonville.
Columbus at Macon.
Albany at Savannah.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc. | W. L.
C’bus. 17 8 .680 I Chas’n. 12 15
S’v’nah 14 10 .&3 I J’ville. 11 14
Albany 13 13 .500 1 Macon 9 16
sdav’!
Brunswick 3. Valdosta 2.
Waycross 4, Cordele 1.
Thomasville 5, Americus 4.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE.
Games Friday.
Newman at Talladega.
LaGrange at Gadsden.
Anniston at Opelika.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet
G'den 39 31 .557
N’nan. 36 33 .522
Opelika 36 34 .514
W. L. Pet
L’CJ’ge. 35 34 .507
An’ton. 32 39 .451
T'dega 32 39 .461
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Thursday’s Results.
LaGrange 4, Gadsden 2.
Talladega 10, Newnan 9.
Opelika 6, Anniston 6.
OTHER RESULTS.
American Association.
Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 5.
Others not scheduled.
International League.
Toronto 11, Baltimore 5.
Providence 5, Rochester 3.
Jersey City 1, Montreal 1.
Buffalo-Newark, rain.
Federal League.
Pittsburg 4, St. Louis 3.
Kansas City 3. Chicago 0.
Carolina Association.
Greensboro 4. Charlotte 3.
Winston-Salem 6. Asheville 0.
Durham 16. Raleigh 3.
Texas League.
San Antonio 4. Dallas 0.
Beaumont 6, Waco 2.
Austin 6, Galveston 2.
Houston 4, Fort Worth 3.
U NLESS rain butts in again, lo
cal motorcycle fans will have
their much-sought-for chance
to see the Marathon race at the Mo
tordrome to-night.
The races were postponed on Tues
day and Wednesday nights, but if the
weather man will dish out some dry
weather for to-night the riders prom
ise to give the fans some racing that
should be the classiest of the season.
$500 to Winner.
The Marathon race, with ten rid
ers on the track at the same time, is
the big feature. The speed teams are
scheduled to circle the track 105 times,
and the winner is to receive a cash
prize of $500. More thrills seem like
ly to be crow’ded into this race than
all the other races ever pulled off
here.
Other Races on Card.
A special match race, three heats
and a final of a sweepstakes and a
trial against time by Tex Richards
are the other events to be pulled off
The following is the complete pro
gram:
Tex Richards against time. One
mile. Present record held by Eddie
Hasha and Morty Graves. Time,
38 4-5 seconds.
One mile to qualify for two-mile
final. Two to qualify in each heat
and three in fastest heat.
First Heat—No. 1, Morty Graves;
No. 2, Harry Schwartz; No. 3, Billy
Shields; No. 4. George Lockner; No. 5,
Tex Richards.
Second Heat—No. 6. Freddie Lu
ther; No. 7, Georges Renel; No. 8,
Jock McNeil; No. 9, Henry Lewis;
No. 10, Harry Glenn.
Harry Glenn vs Harry Schwartz.
(Special Match Race.) Two miles,
best two out of three heats.
Final heat of Motordrome Sweep-
stakes—Two miles.
Second heat of Special Match Race
—Glenn vs. Schwartz.
Third heat of Special Match Race,
if necessary'.
Big Marathon Race—(26 miles 385
yards), ten riders to compete. Each
rider will have to ride 105 times
around the track. Winner to receive
cash prize of $500.
Contestants—No. 1, Morty Graves;
No. 2. Harry Schwartz; No. 3, Billy
Shields; No. 4, George Lockner; No.
5. Tex Richards; No. 6, Freddie Lu
ther; No. 7, Georges Renel; No. 8,
Jock McNeil; No. 9, Henry Lewis;
No. 10, Harry' Glenn.
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INDIANS SELL TWIRLER.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.—George
Keiserllng, of the Indianapolis Amer
ican Association club pitching staff,
has been sold to the San Francisco
Pacific Coast team. Manager Kelly
also announced Ihe purchase of
George Norton, a young leftlhander
from the Hastings club of the Ne
braska State League.
TETTER
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McQulddy. Eatlll Springs. Tenn. says:
I had a sever# case of tetter on both
hands and 1 Anally got helpless. A leading
shysolan knew of no cure. I decided ta give
Tefterlns a trial. To ray utter surprise and
satisfaction It worked a speedy cure.
Use Tetterine
It cures ecsema. tetter, erysipelas, itching
piles, ground Itch and all skin maladies.
50c at druggists, or by mall.
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Are your eyes easily reddened by
sun, wind or dust? Our scientifically
fitted lenses will correct the predis
position.
Oculist service at optician prices.
L. N. HUFF OPTICAL CO.
Two Stores:
70 Whitehall. 52 W. Mitchell.
Adv.
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That you buy at the Ball Park, Motor
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