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BE BIB HELP TO TliK A'l'IiAJNTA UKAJKU1AJN AJN1J JNhJWS. By Sam Crane. N EW YORK, Aug. 4.—Something must be done to the Yankees. The low position of the team has caused many fans to lose heart in the club o’ success, while many others are appealing to Frank Chance to get the boys to working. What the team needs is pepper. Chance has installed more fire into the squad than any previous leader, but they should have more. Now, to counteract that falling off of interest and enthusiasm, it is al ways good business management to reawaken waning interest by afford ing something new in the baseball lines for the fans to enthuse over and talk about. And here is my idea of how to go about it: Imagine Mike Donlin as a Yankee and play him regularly in the out field. The Yankees need more than any thing else just now some such elec tric personality as Mike Donlin on the fie ld to inspire them with the good . old "pep.” Polo Grounds patrons have been educated to expect some fire, some snap to the games up there, and they resent It if it is not given them. * * * * M IND you, this is not intended as a reflection on the methods Man ager Chance has chosen to adopt. He is the manager and his decision on ' how to run his team is final, but, nevertheless, more action, more snap among the home players would be welcomed, and to rlly mind, Mike Don lin affords the Moses in the present dilemma. Donlin may be thought by many to be a "has been,” but he is far from being that in my estimation. He is a fighter, anyhow, and has more real good baseball left in him than nine-tenths of the green youngsters who may be produced as problemati cal life savers and rescuers of the discouraging conditions. M IKE is so constituted physically and mentally that he cannot help putting the fear of defeat into the quaking hearts of the opposing players. He is a bundle of nerves himself, and he forces his fellows to keep up the pace he sets. The principal thing now is that new interest should be aroused, and /■urely Mike is the boy who can do that I do not know that Donlin would loin the Yankees, but knowing his jove of the game and desire to keep in It, I have no doubt he could be Induced to don the Yankee spangles. Baseball Summary. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Monday. Atlanta at Chattanooga. Birmingham at Nashville. New Orleans at Memphis. Standing of the Clubs. W. I- IV | W. L. Pc. ' Mont. 60 42 .588 f Chat. 51 49 .510 Mobile 64 46 .582 | M’mphis 53 57 .482 Atlanta 55 47 .539 | N’ville. 44 61 .419 B'h&m. 55 49 .529 I N. Or. 35 66 .347 Sunday’s Results. Memphis 5-6, New Orleans 1-4. Nashville 9. Birmingham 2. Montgomery 6, Mobile 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Monday. Chicago at Washington. Cleveland at New York. St. Louis at Boston. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc Phiia.... 68 30 .693 CHand. 63 38 .624 W’ton.. 56 42 .571 Chicago 52 51 .505 W. L Pc. Boston. 46 61 .474 Detroit.. 42 60 .412 St. L. . . 41 64 .390 New Y..31 63 330 Sunday’s Results. No games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Monday. New York at Pittsburg. Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet. ^ T ew Y.. 67 29 .698 B’klyn. >hila. 57 35 .620 Boston ’hicago 61 47 .520 C’nati. ’’burg.. 49 46 .516 Am’cua W. L. Pot 42 50 .467 41 54 .432 39 62 .386 14 17 .452 Sunday’s Results. Chicago 12. Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 3. Cincinnati 8, Boston 5. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Monday. Charleston at Albany. Jacksonville at Macon. Columbus at Savannah. Standin . W. L. Pc Col'tms 21 12 636 8’v’nah 17 15 .531 Albany 17 17 .500 of the Clubs. W. L. Pc Ch’ston 1/ 18 .486 J’ville 16 17 Macon 12 21 .485 .364 Sunday’s Results. edule 'Jo games scheduled. EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Monday. Thomasville at Cordele. > Way cross at Valdosta, i' Brunswick at Americus. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. I W. L. P.C. T’ville 17 12 .586 V dost a 15 15 .500 Cordele 17 13 .567 I Am’cus 14 17 .453 B’wick 15 15 .500 I W’cross 12 18 .400 Sunday’s Results. No games scheduled. GEORGIA ALABAMA LEAGUE. Games Monday. LaGrange at Talladega. Opelika at Anniston. Newnan at Gadsden. tanding W L. Pet Gadsden 45 33 .577 N’wna. 41 36 .532 Opelika 39 39 .500 W. L. Pc. L’Gr’ge. 37 40 .481 A’nlston 37 42 .463 T’dega. 35 44 .443 Sunday’s Results. No games scheduled. American Association. Columbus 2. Toledo 0. Louisville 7, Indianapolis 6. Minneapolis 7, Milwaukee 0. St. Paul 5-6, Kansas City 1-5. Federal League. Kansas City 13-1, Pittsburg 4-0. Indianapolis 13, Cleveland 5. Texas League. Houston 1, Dallas 0. San Antonio 6-3. Fort Worth 3-0. Austin 2-2. Beaumont 0-7. Waco 5-2, Galveston 0-2. International League. Rochester 6. Newark 4. Providence 5-2. Montreal 2-4. Others not scheduled. The Fact There Are No Coyotes in South Georgia Makes No Difference :: By “Bud” Fisher V65, 5N\V^->( THAf* WHKT SoiWfc To HUNT.SNIP6S. (How Y 0U Hitt BEHIND the &1-IND ftNl> Keep QyieT ulMen the 5MIPS COi-KCi CLOSE YOU’LL HEftR. himv ftMD fweN ceNYVY peep our ftNO SHOOT Hlf* This IS ft Cinch! AS SOON ftS X HEftR. RusT(_6 the other, side or 'the bund x peep out And Z.OV4IE- DEAD SMlPC AA, 1 heak A RuSTLS - (NOW TH6 t>l(VTY UUOR.K. ■WILD S. GEORGIA. SPOTTED COYOTTE Min** Star Cp, Polly and Her Pals Copyrisht, 19*13. International Nt*w« Service. mf They Might Have Called the Camp “Never Inn” Hit Trail for a Dozen Road Games +•+ -l-** Dent Will Face Lookouts To-day By O. B. Keeler. T HE Crackers, some scrappier by reason of their recent engage ment with the hapless Vols, have hit the Long Trail once more. And if it isn’t so long this time, the little Jaunt more than makes it up in importance. As far as can be seen in the course of human events. Bill Smith’s chances to fly a third pennant in Atlanta de pend mainly on the shape in which his ball club returns to the old town lot August 14. Approximately a dozen games wili be played, making some little allow ances for kinks in the weather and for extra double-headers. H ERE is the schedule of the final road trip: August 4, 5 and 6-6—Chattanooga. August 7, 8, 9 and 10—Nashville. August 11, 12 and 13—Birmingham. AXE of the three series ought to be easy money, judging by the per formance of the Vols at Ponce DeLeon last week. The others are bound to be tough, particularly the Birming ham engagement. The Barons still are in the chase—and the clubs they encounter from now on are bound to realize it. • • • J UDGING by the performance of the Smithmen in the last series, they will be pretty tcugh picking. Four of the five games were splendidly pitched. In one of them Carl Thomp son came apart at the seams before anybody knew what wap coming off. In three of the other games the enemy got one run per game. In the other contest, they got two. The defense was good. And the at tack was adequate. With a fair brand of pitching the present Crackers will win a majority of their remaining games. The at tack will not be as savage as It was with Alperman and Bailey In the line-up Holtz hasn’t exhibited any startling slugging ability, and Holland has vet to get started. * * • B OTH the new hands, however, have showed marked fielding ability. Holtz starred with a number of fine running catches in the Nashville se ries and in the last two games Harry Holland was fighting off the Vols In the pinches with all the dash and ac curacy of a seasoned leaguer. A ND then there is the other new hand. Slim Love. Experience has taught us (rather rudely at time?) not to pin too much faith in snap judgment of ball play ers. Particularly is It risky in the case of a pitcher, and more especial ly if that pitcher is a fork-hander. * * * PORT-WHEELERS are uncertain, 1 as a rule. When they are good, they are very, very good—like the lit tle girl with the well-known curl. And when they are bad—well, you remember the celebrated George Ed ward Waddell. Incidentally, there Is what is said to be a scientific explanation of the southpaw’s erratic disposition and performance. He does his work on the left side, and pitching is some wrenching work. The heart is on the left side. Ergo, the system and its nervous connections are continually upset, and you have a G. E. Waddell or a Jim Vaughn. On the other hand—that is, on the same hand, the other way round— there is that marvel of steadiness and efficiency, Edward G. Plank. • * * G ETTING back to Bill Smith’s phe nomenon, it may be remarked that his showing the first time out proves one thing conclusively—he ha* stuff. Whether he will be able to de liver It consistently is another thing. But the writer will vouch for a fast ball that is a fast ball, a baffling hop on the name, and what will be a very fair change of pace, once he learns not to tip It off. The String’." curve ball didn’t ap pear very useful Saturday. But that needn’t bother him. As long as he can lay that fast one up there where he wants it, mixing in a few slow ones to set it off. no ball club in Claps A society is going to slaughter him very profusely. And in the only game he has work ed £»o far. Slim seemed to have the control that compels the batsman to hit at balls he doesn’t like—which is the only kind of control worth having. * * • M anager smith is not given to making rosy predictions of what he expects to do to the enemy, espe cially In the enemy’s own backyard. The most he would admit. Just before leaving Atlanta, was that Elliott Dent would work in the opening game against the Lookouts. Still, that sounds pretty hopeful. TIE ANOTHER CHANCE WILL HOLD ON. NEW YORK, Aug. 4 —Manager Frank Chance, of the New York Americans, denied emphatically to-day the report from Los Angeles that he would resign as leader of the Yankees at the close of the present season. He stated he was perfectlv satisfied with the pres ent outlook for the team and the condi tions under which he was working. RED SOX PURCHASE PITCHER. BOSTON, Aug. 4.—Announcement was made to-day of the purchase by the Boston American club of Pitcher Rieger, of the St. Paul team, of the American Association. NAPS GET BRENT0N IN THREE-CORNERED DEAL NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 4.—Manager Choliy Frank, of the local Southern League team, yesterday announced he had obtained from Toledd, of the American Association, Pitcher Stephen son and Outfielder McKlllen, and that Pitcher Brentor., of New Orleans, had been released to Cleveland, in the Amer ican League. W ITH Comlskey holding an op tion on "Wee Willie” Prough, the Chicago White Sox will probably land the wonderful twirler. When the Chicago club placed Mayer on the Birmingham club, the mogul of the White Sox exacted an option on the Birmingham team. As Prough is leading the league, his third trip to the majors is assured. Although Prough would bring at least $6,000 were he placed on an open market, the Barons will get but $2,500 for his services. In view of the fact that Chicago holds an option on the club, the other major league teams have not bid for Prough. Bur. four times during the season has the elongated right-hander been beaten by the best talent of the league. The defeats administered came from the unexpected forces. The Pelicans downed Prough twice. His present mate—"Rube” Evans— downed him on May 4, 4 to 1. Bren- ton was the next victor, with a 3-2 ten-innings triumph on May 30. Som mers scored the third on June 3, with a 6 to 3 victory, while "Pug" Cavet scored the fourth, winning 2 to 1. * * • TTNHERALDED. Prough captured his sixth straight victory when he defeated the Turtles recently. The winning sequence was begun June 9, when Memphis way beaten 7 to 3. Hogg yielded before Bill’s masterful twirling on the Fourth of July, 3-1, while the third straight came when Case was defeated, 10-1. on July 7. Relieving Boyd and tying Harrell prevented the growth of the record, but Prough defeated B.igby on July 25 for the fourth straight. • • * /"'AVET had previously beaten him after he had captured four straight, hut Campbell, pitching for Mobile, permitted him to take the fifth when Birmingham won, 5-3. After a sore arm prevented him from taking his regular turn, Plyl trounced the Turtles, 4-2, and registered his sixth straight Injuries Wreck Big League Clubs SOLDIER POLO +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Wagner, Cobb and Others Suffer JACKIE CLARKE WON TWO BICYCLE RACES NEWARK, N. J., Aug 4.—Jackie Clarke, the "Australian Rocket,’’ rap tured the 10-mile open professional race in easy style from a Has.-y field of Cy clists at the velodrome here last night. Paddy Hehir was second and Lioyd Thomas third. The wfnner’s time was 21:28 1-5. Clarke also defeated Alfred Goullet. of Australia, in their 1-niile match race In two straight heats. Donald McDonald captured his fifth title event this year when he won the 2-mile amateur race, thereby clinching the 1913 title. S T. LOUIS, MO., Aug. 4—When the list of accidents and In juries to major league players for this season is tabulated, then probably a record will be registered. Never before, anyway, not for re cent years, has there been so many mishaps to the athletes of the dia mond Only one team has escaped the wave of accidents, and this is the New York Giants. No doubt this probably accounts for the late streak of the N. L. champs which brought them up to the top of the ladder after they were counted out of the running. All other clubs, though, have been victims of accidents which have taker* away their stars for lengthy periods. And this, no doubt, has been quite an important factor in deciding the two major league pennant races. Here is a list of tlje important in jured athletes: National League. Cardinals—Huggins, hit on head by thrown ball, out two weeks; Hauser, injury to knee which practically has kept him out all year; Wingo, broken thumb, out two weeks. Pittsburg—Gibson, fractured knee, out two months; Wagner, injured knee, out almost all year. Chicago—Archer, twice suffered broken finger and out for four weeks; Zimmerman, injured foot and out three weeks. Cincinnati—Tinker, attack of ap pendicitis and sprained ankle, out three weeks; Hoblitzel, broken ankie, out four weeks; Marsans, sprained ankle, out three weeks. Philadelphia—Dooin, broken finger, out three weeks; Paskert, typhoid fever, out two weeks; Magee, injured arm, out two weeks. Brooklyn—Rucker, Injured thumb, out two weeks; Catchers Irwin and Miller, broken fingers, out indefinite ly. Boston—Sweeney, injured leg, out two weeks. New York—Nothing of importance. American League. Browns—Stovall, injured hands, out off and on, may not play any more tills season; Wallace, broken left hand, will be out four weeks; John ston. hit on head by pitched ball, out ten days. Cleveland — Birmingham, broken leg, out two months; Lajole, Charley horse, out ten days; Chapman, in jured ankle, out a week. Detroit—Cobb, spiked twice, ut two weeks; Gainer, twisted ankle, out a week. Chicago—Walsh, sore arm, out three weeks, not with team now in East; Weaver, sore arm, out ten days; Lord, sprained ankle, out ten days. Philadelphia—Coombs, typhoid fev er, out since first of season, has not pitched single game. Washington—Gandil, sore foot, out a month; Foster, typhoid fever, out two months. Many other minor in juries to players. Boston—Wood, injury to arm in spring, out two weeks; injury to thumb now, will keep him out two more weeks; Stahl, injured foot, out all year; Bedient, sore arm, out two weeks. New York—Sweeney, broken fin ger; out a month. And while the list could be boosted by a dozen or more, this only show's i the important athletes who have been kept out of the game since April. St. Louis Teams in List. The two St. Louis teams are in the list, and the Cardinals, by losing Hug gins, Hauser and Wingo at different times, have been wrecked completely. Easily the loss of Hauser has been the greatest. O’Leary and Whitted have tried to fill the shoes of Arnold, but without much success. Then in the spring when Wingo was catching great ball he had the thumb of his right, hand broken. Almost at I the same time Hildebrand and Mc Lean were injured, and Huggins had to call for Heine Peitz, and get young- stern from the minors. With the Browns, Stovall’s absence Is certain to tell. The lnflelders have ruined Stovall’s hands, and before leaving for the East Wednesday ho said that he thought he would not play any more this year. Wallace and Johnston are the other victims. The loss of Jake Stahl, Joe Wood and Hugh Bedient put the Red Sox out of the running. And finally Stahl, when he couldn't play and the champs started to silp, his injury cost him his job. McGr*w Supplied With Subs. The case of the Nationals almost is the same, and but for being without many of their stars they probably would be right up with the Athletics to-day. Only for a short run has Griffith been able to present his entire team on the field. Fortunately for the Giants and Me- Graw, they have escaped the hoodoo. However, the shrewd John J. has sup plied himself with extra material, and an Injury to any of his infielders or outfielders would not weaken the Giants much. He ha* Shafer, Grant, McCormack, Cooper and Thorpe ready to step In. Even the pitching staff Is protected, and it would take more than a mis hap to Matty or Marquard to stop the Giants, as Fromme, Wiltse and Cran dall probably could step in and hold up the Gotham crew. The Athletics, by developing sev eral young, pitchers, have traveled along without Jack Coombs, who has been the only Injury. Even the in- flelders have been in there every day since April 10, which has helped. But down the list of the other teams all of them have been battered and punctured. The great Tyrus, Lajole, Wagner, Dooin, Rucker, Archer, Zim merman, Sweeney. Walsh and many others being the victims. BASEBALL Diamonc* News and Gossip Another crucial series will start to day. The Naps and the Athletics begin the first of four games. Birmingham’s men, trailing the leaders- six and one- half games, will try to reduce the lead. The last time the Naps visited Qua- kertown the margin was even less, but the Athletics took three out of four. The Naps, however, are playing better ball than the Athletics at the present time. T HE all-star polo team which will meet the Fort McPherson quar tet Wednesday afternoon on the | parade grounds at the Fort has been 1 Two doubles, four triples and four cir- practlclng for a week and are confl- cult clouts and twenty singles, marked dent that they will defeat the soldier 1 JJ*e swatfest between the Dodgers and T 0BACC0 HABIT You can conquer It easily In 3 days, im prove your health, prolong your lift. No more •torn* h trouble, oo foul breath, no heart weak- neaa Uegain manly vigor, ealm nerve*, dear eyes and superior mental strength. Whether you rh»w or smoke pipe, cigarettes, cigar*. art my Interesting Tobacco Book. Worth Ita weight. In gol 1 Mailed fro*. 4. J, WOODS. 544 bUtbAvs.. 74AM.. Naur York. N.Yt boys. The team consists of Captain J. O. Seamans, of the Governor’s Horse Guard, who played thr* game in the army and who will lead the team; Al beit Sidney J. Tucker, of Lexington, Va.; E. M. Landrum, of Pensacola, Fla., and Milton Wise, of New York. Robert F. Maddox will act as timer; Wilmer L. Moore, scorer; James-* R. Gray and Clark Howell, goal Judges, and Colonel M. E. Carthew-Yor- stoun, referee. In addition to the game there will be a band concert by the regimental band, and music by the Glee Club of Company M. A tug-of-war on horse back and also wrestling on horse back. Cubs. The latter bunched theirs at the right time and Brooklyn was on the short side of the score again. • * * The Phillies kept up their winning streak. bunchUig enough hits in the first three innings to grab the opener from St. Louis. « • a The R*»ds took the Bostons into camp. Dickson pitched winning ball until the seventh, when he weakened and Tin ker's men romped home. HANLON V8. HARDY. CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 4.—Bud Han lon and Tommy Hardy, local feather weights, have signed articles for a ten- round boxing contest, to be staged by the club offering the best inducements. The boys will do 128 pounds. NEW 1914 PRICES Effective August 1, 1913 • ■ ■— Model T Runabout $500 ModelTTouringCar 550 Model T Town Car 750 With Pull Equipment, t o. b. Detroit. Ford Motor Company Detroit, Michigan