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r i PUTS ATHLETICS By Sid C. Keener. I F luck "continues to break for Con nie Mack and the 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- ■ ionship 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- ibled and put out of harness for a 1, ngthy 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 Real Strength. The Athletics’ infield really is the tower of strength to the ciub. 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-Colllns-Barry-Baker forms the infield de luxe, and Stuffy, Eddie, back 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 Walsh, 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 ease of injuries, but so far no one has been needed. Schang and Lapp are doing all the catching, and even fra Thomas, who practically caught the Mackites to the 1910-1911 flags, ha? not been behind the bat in a sin gle entertainment since the start of the season. f 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 Athlefics 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. * * • Connie Mack, of the Athletics, takes exception to the statement that he Sen ators will beat out his earn. Mack says l.is men fear nobody and will breeze home in the American League. * * * Manager Chance plans a big shake-up in the Yankees. He is contemplating benching Birdie Cree and Harry Wolter and lining their places in the outfield with Roy Hartsell and Ray Caldwell. The latter has not been meeting with success as a pitoher, but is developing into a good outfielder and batsman. 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 they begin their second invasion of the West to-morrow. * • • Manager Clark Griffith has ordered the Senators to keep away from Lake Michi gan. Outfielder Shanks turned his 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. * • * 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- gem and “Baby” Wilder, pitching for Cordele in a double-header hgainst Waycross Wednesday. Flllingem 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. Fillin- ffom and Wilder have proved them selves the star twirlers of the Em pire State League. Not only has a no-hit, 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 the league is main tained for years, for which prospects now appear very favorable. ARMY AND NAVY WRANGLE OVER FOOTBALL FIELD THE ATLANTA C.EOBCJTAN AND NEWS. 4 IQMM SPORTS G0VEEED4 Jeff Couldn’t Read It---“Dynamite” By “Bud” Fisher KRAZY KAT • • • • • • • • • • • • Ignatz Wouldn’t Stand for It Two SOULS UJITR Bur A i SlHfcLE. TkOOfrUV Two ESATS S U)M0S Be. Tmpsb A/UC S<*X.A uiNAT Bear amD "TCh/vk a^> ohe. * l! C’ 0w 'Tw/Aies, A AID tfeNATS YIraj.65, AA/D aaiajs^ tjuueey u y (5 'no Suom\ ) Th/aj(5 -r - - Artie Hof man May Go to Yanks •{••+ •}** , l* Vol Gardener Playing Fine Ball • ASHVILLE. TENN., July WEST POINT, N. Y., July 26.—The Army and Navy athletic officials still a re at a deadlock over the selection of \he 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 Annapolln alternating each year, or in New York G'ity, preferably the latter. The Armv °pens the football season early this year, playing a game September 27. NEG0TIATI0NS ON FOR M’FARLAND-RITCHIE BOUT 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 and only lingers around the aide 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 ouce a "slave’’ has started sliding, since oftenest it is the case that a bail tosser loses his ambition and de sire to hobnob with the stellar light? 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 Itlake Good. It’s no Joke that the ’’them-was- the - happy -» days - in - Akron" stuff had a lot to do with Artie casting his fortunes with Bill Schwarts, hut the real honest-to-goodness reason is that the boy leader of the Vo’s af forded a protecting wing, under which Circus Solly could hide himself while the business of a clever little scheme of Hofman’" was getting oiled up. The milk In the cocoanut of the whole affair is that Artie doesn't believe he i« all through with the big show, and although they have the r 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- Harklng away back to the time when Charles Webh 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 Murphy 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 $8,000, which Artie pulled against the Chi cago club, and a hankering- for the fighting tactics of the Peerless Lead er made Hofman and FTed Clarke anything but a Damon and Pythias. All of this ill feeling, coupled with a pair of bum pins, noon 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 pend 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 be 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 CHICAGO, July 36 —Negotiations were begun to-day for a ten-round contest between Packey McFarland and Willie Ritchie in Milwaukee early in October McFarland had gareed to meet Ritchie fcho la considering the proposition. 25.— 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 legs 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 clau?*e 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 ban Francisco, facing J. C. Purke, 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.dams' 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 outfought 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. Standing W. L. Pc. Mont... 56 40 .583 Mobile 58 43 .574 Atlanta 50 41 .549 B’harn. 48 44 .522 of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. Chat. 48 45 .516 M phis. 47 54 .465 N’ville. 41 53 .436 N. Or.. 31 59 .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). 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 CLland. 55 87 .598 W'ton.. 52 39 .571 Ch’go... 61 45 .531 W. I. Boston. 42 46 Detroit 89 57 St. L... 38 59 N. Y.... 28 59 Po. .477 .406 892 .321 Thursday's Results. No games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Friday. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet. N. Y... 61 26 .701 Phila... 60 33 .602 Ch’go.. 46 43 .517 P’burg. 44 43 .506 W. L. Pet. B’klyn. 39 43 .476 Boston. 37 49 .430 St. L... 35 54 .393 C’nati.. 35 56 .385 Thursday’s Result*. No games scheduled. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Friday. Charleston at Jacksonville. Columbus at Macon. Albany at Savannah. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. I \V. L. Pc. C’bus. 17 8 .680 I Cbas’n. 12 15 .444 S’v’nah 14 10 •W 1 J’villa. 11 14 .440 Albany 13 13 .500 l Macon 9 16 .360 EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Thomasville at Americus. Cordele at Waycross. Valdosta at Brunswick. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. | W. L. Pc. C’dele. 14 9 .ftp B’wlck 1110 .524 T’ville 12 10 .545 A’cus. 10 13 .435 V’dosta 11 10 .524 | W’cross 8 14 .364 Thursday’s Result*. Brunswick 3. Valdosta 2. Waycross 4, Cordele 1. Thomasville 6, Americus 4. GEORGIA-ALA BAM A LEAGUE. Games Friday. Newnan at Talladega. LaGrange at Gadsden. Anniston at Opelika. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet O’den 39 81 .567 ! L’G’ge 35 34 .507 N’nan. 36 33 .522 An’ton. 32 39 .461 Opelika 36 34 .514 I T’dega. 32 39 .461 Thursday's Results. LaGrange 4. Gadsden 2. Talladega 10. Newnan 9. Opelika 6, Anniston 5. OTHER RESULTS. American Association. Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 6. Others not scheduled. International League. Toronto 11, Baltimore 5. Providence 5, Rochester 3. Jersey City 1, Montreal 1. Buffalo-Newark, rain. Federal Leanue. Pittsburg 4, St. Louis 3 Kansas City 3. Chicago 0. Carolina Association. Greensboro 4. Charlotte 3. Winston-Salem 5, Asheville 0. Durham 16. Raleigh 3. Texas League. San Antonio 4, Dallas 0. Beaumont 6, Waco 2. Austin 8, Galveston 2. Houston 4, Fort Worth 3. U NLESS rain butt* in agairr, 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 poitponed 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 crowded 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 s trial against time by Tex Richard* 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-fnile 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' (jlenn 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 Gienn. BROU’S L*-JECTH>ff-A rzi\ of the moat obstinate cast** guaranteed In from 3 to 6 day* 5 no other treatment required f • *- INDIANS SELL TWIRLER. INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.—Georgo Kelserling. 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 Tettertne cures tetter. Read what Mr*. V. C. McQulddy. Estlll 6prln*s. Tenn, says: I had a severs case ef tetter on both hands and I Anally got halpless. A ieadlnf ■ hysolan knew of no curt. I decided to give Tettorlne a trial. 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