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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS C. F If Mutt Loses To-day, It's Right to the Cleaners for Him • • • • • • • • • • • • By “Bud” Fisher By .Top Agler. B irmingham, ai.a.. Aug. i3 — Carl Thompson is going to get the final shot at the Barons in Birmingham, and Carl is going to do his level beat to lick his old team mates. Carl will he on his mettle in this contest, as Protigh. the Barons’ celebrated rfght-hander an 1 a sure trial horse in the Big Show text year, has been saved for tb« last game with the Crackers. Chapman will catch, and you may be sure we will all do our best to pull the game out for Carl. A few days back, we wouldn’t have been very hopeful against a bird Ilk*. Prough. But in the last two games we have been hammering the ball savagely. a.nd it didn't seem to make any dif ference who was slinging it Moiey has used up ail his pitchers except Prough in the last two games. And Xnaybe we can keep up the good work • * * T’ySNT had an easy game yesterday ^ and let up after the fifth Inning which was the proper thing to do. as We had the game well in hand. Mard- grove was easy and Gregory was no improvement. Evans got into the going after our tongues were hanging out with running around the liases, and got away pretty well. Having taken the first two games Straight, we are going to fight hard to make it a clean sweep, so as to go home in the best possible shape for the long and decisive home series. • * • TV f AN ACER SMITH ha shipped 1 1 FYice, Deni and Oonzelman home to rest up for the furious grind that starts Thursday with a double- header against the liookmit^ They will get a good rest and should be in fine shape for the critical part of the •campaign of 1913. With Thompson. Voss and Love we should be able to worry along through the game to day, especially as we are hoping we Won’t need anybody but Carl OH.horr.or.-s* MUTT FAILED ON ANOTHefc 6£ T UNCLE. MUM WAS SCRATCHED However, MUTT IS 5H00T(N(, TH£ whole .Bankroll Tooa’t. ip fit DAMS feXPBJESS loses tqtsa't ( tAVJVT'HONT WfNG CHOUGH To But a pimr. op UE <be«*ds PC*L A HOMWAMtfc GIRD. KRAZY KAT It All Depends On the Kind of “Hitting” / • < J r \ <p * tjf Sports and Such FAMOUS IN SPORT—V. The Marathon. THE MARATHON WAS clamd *ome two thousand years ago by a young Creek who didn’t realize what he was doing or he wou'd never have done tt. as the Creeks were a highly civilized and intp’li gent people. He can be excus* d | only on the ground that h-> wms i young and flighty, and easily be i came excited over trith a A man named Darius bad come over from Persia w hich was the home of the White Hopes in those days—-to fight for the title. Twelve men wanted first slam at him. and in the draw for the privilege one Miltiades won. The mill was pulled off at a little place called Marathon, and Mlltlades knocked him dead 1n a punch, showing that White Hopes are much the same in all ageF. Although everyone expected th'x result, one young man. who is now believed to have been a cub re porter. got so excited that he ran 2u miles to Athens to beat everyone in with the news. The run killed him, the Creeks always being lucky in these matters. Ever since that evil day other young men of unstable mentul poise have gone forth in their un derwear to run 25 miles on the slightest provocation, although onlv a few have died Immediately after the finish. Many comparatively sane and useful citizens have been cast into the booby-hatch for lets than a voluntary run of 25 miles ‘n heat and dust, but the alienists have not yet taken up this speeies. In this much the Marathon is a glorious institution The fact that there Ik no law against It is the greatest single proof we have that our country is still the Land of Liberty. (The n®xt film will be knock out—‘‘The America Cup.” Get it at any cost.) • • • “THE GERMAN COMMISSION ■will study various phas»? of ama teur sports in America” In an nounced. Ah — or—including ’’sum mer baseball?” THERE IS OBVIOUS f NCON - latency In the ruling off of Jockey Wilson’ who has been nelping im prove the breed of horses by pull ing them up in such races in which they seemed to be going too fast. It is surely for the im prove men i of the breed rot to overwork them. AS THESE LINES ARE hiUteil o’,it Connie Mack lias for the sec ond lime conceded tho victory of the Athletics In the American league race \\ ■ are beginning to think that he Is nervous. • • • THE FIGHT IN NEW YORK the other night demonstrates that Smith ran hit hard enough to knock out Jim Flynn, and is knocking out Flynn has ever 1 -n simply a ques tion of hitting hard enough, the battle doesn’t prove much J FAN NETT E-LANG FORD GO MAY BE DECLARED OFF LOS ANGELES. Aug 13 - The pro posed Langford-Jeannette match is “up in the air.” Jeannette claims that ho must Rail for Paris on October 10 to fill an engagement with George r C arpen- tier, and asks for a September date In Los Angeles. Promoter McCarey, of the Pacific A replied that the September date Ik filled Jeannette will have to post pone his Paris bout or cancel the lo cal date. Mexican Joe Rivers matched to box Leach Cross on Labor Day. re turned from the mountain* last night and will open an early camp at Ven ice. Crot-s is due from Catalina to day. Ad Wolgast is en route to Med ford, Oreg., for a rest. He will re turn here to train eight days for his admission day match against the winner of to-night’s fight between 'Dundee and White. Appalachian League. Knoxville :>. Bristol 4. M^ristown ». Middlesboro 4. 7, City 2. I jAID, I6NAT2’; Hou/Tneee. wai-s a Gift EAT AmOUWT OF tCRUECry AMOMG , them CHI^tSF ORIENTALS, from'' l/VWAT ! HEV 0"&TeMFE> Noo lWHAT Form OF I ciiueuy Do V00 l ACCUSE "this. PoorJ ( CH/AIKS '- op HAVING * Yxnt They All The. Times Hit 'The. £: HiTT/nIG is a Hrueot is it Men - 2f~ Walsh to Visit Bonesetter Reese +•+ +•+ •S-.+ +• + + •+ +•+ Mighty Arm Loses Old Cunning By Ed W. Smith. C HICAGO. ILL, Aug 13. -The mighty Ed Walsh arm has gone The terrible whip that In years past kept the Sox in the running when they wabbled and steadied th» team when It was going at its worst has lost Its strength Its cunning and Its power—and the Sox are flounder ing. Nobody seems to know what l« the matter with Walsh and they are arklng Bonesetter Reese to make a diagnosis. Nobody is hinting that vast overwork has “killed” one of the greatest performers the diamond ever knew — not that, because Walsh jwemed to he as good as ever when the spring seahon ojfbned this year He pitched and won and the Sox fans settled down comfortably to see “Big Kd” give them another season of phenomenal work. • • • I) I T ! t wasn’t to he. In a little while Walsh discovered that, he ’’wasn’t there.” and it didn’t take much longer for his friends to see the tame thing. That shrieking speod had dwindled and the “iplttef** that formerly almost dropped at the feel of the batter as he swung far over it didn't drop at all The arm wasn't sore, hut s miething had departed from it and it remained merely an arm—and without baseball value. Maybe the bonesetting man can give Walsh some relief He has done won ders with some arms and knees and ankles and shoulders that weren't very far gone. But if Walsh doesn’t come back it will be a tremendous blow to President Comiskev and his hopes. And it emphasizes again and again the tremendous value to a team of a single star pitcher /’’HJB Tans and Sox fans used to ^ argue and even fight over the qiientlon of whether Mordecal Brown or Ed VValnh wa» the greater per former. And a year or so ago. when the everblooming Brownie. Idol of the West Side, started to go wrong, the Sox fan laughed and said there was nothing to It; tnat Walsh was as good as ever ind probably would go on for years skinning the Cubs In the city series and generally being an eyesore and a thorn in the stide of the West , Rider. Brownie was sent to the I minors because he wasn’t of service | to the West Side team. | But there never was anything the ! matter with the Brown arm. His trouble was all In the knee, and w’hen that was remedied. Brownie was as good as ever That smart young fel low. Joe Tinker, knew and quickly grabbed Brown hack from the minors. Brownie Is beating National League teams in the same old style—has beaten the Cuba, too This Is both I pain and sorrow for the West Side fan-comfort, though, fn the thought that Brow n Is still going while Walsh isn’t. Which may or may not settle j the arguments of long ago. * • • T HE pitcher is a tremendous factor in the baseball of 10-< 1 • i\ . And only a manager In Jimmy Callahan’s present fix can realize w hat it means to have Walsh gone Jimmy knows pitching angles a little better than other managers, because once he was one of the greatest of them all— certainly the greatest fielding pitcher we ever had here, and one of the best hatters. He has been gtting a lot of good pitching out of Scott. Cicotte and Russell, and especially has worked the hitter at a terrific pace. Hence the general fear that be may break the Texas wonder down. Oh. for an Ed Walsh at this stage of the ' battle! SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Atlanta at Birmingham Memphis at New Orleans Chattanooga at Nashville. Montgomery at Mobile. Stardlng of the Clubs. Mobile Mont. Atlanta B'hani. W L IV 67 48 .5*3 63 45 .5*3 60 51 .541 69 54 .522 W L Pc C’nooga. 55 54 505 M’phis 55 59 4*2 N'ville 48 64 429 N. Ur 37 69 .319 Tuesday’s Results. Atlanta 12. Birmingham 3. Mobile 5. Montgomery 3 New Orleans 1. Memphis 0. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Chicago at Boston New York at Brooklyn. St. lamia at New York. r N Y Phlla P burg Chicago Standing of the Clubs. W. L Pe. W. L 72 32 963 Boston 44 58 61 37 622 B'klyn. 44 56 56 49 529 C’nati. 43 67 5 51 519 j S Louis 41 65 Tuesday's Results. Boston 7-9 Chicago 3-3 Pittsburg 6. Cincinnati 2 New York 6. Brooklyn 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. No games scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. W L Pc. f Phila. 72 34 679 Cl’land. 66 43 606 W'gton. 69 47 557 Chicago 58 53 523 . W. L Pc. Boston 50 54 481 Detroit 46 63 422 ■». Louis 44 69 .389 V. Y 35 67 343 Tuesday’s Results. Chicago 4. Philadelphia 2. St. Louis 7. New York 2 Texas League. Dallas 2. San Antonio 3. Austin 0. Beaumont 5. Fort Worth 6. Houston 4. Waco 1, Galveston 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Macon at Charleston. Albany at Columbus Savannah at Jacksonville. Standing of the Clubs. W. _ - I W I., Pc Sav’nah. 24 IS 600 j Albany SO 22 476 ("bum. 23 19 .546 [ I'his n 19 23 .450 J'villc. 20 22 476 I Macon 18 22 .4.70 Tuesday’s Results. Savannah 4, Jacksonville 0. Macon 4, Charleston 2. Albany 10. Columbus 0 GEORGIA-ALABAMA LP AGUE. Games Wednesday. Newnan at LaGrange. Anniston at Talladega Gadsden at Opelika Standing of the Clubs. W L. P C | W. L Pe G’den. 49 34 590 An ton. 42 45 .483 N’nan. 43 42 606 L’G'ge 41 45 477 Ojelika 43 44 494 T’degu 38 48 442 Tuesday's Results. Talladega 4. Anniston 3 Opelika 4. Gadsden 0 LaGrange 11, Newnan 10 EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Cordele at Amerlcus Valdosta at Thomasville. Brunswick at WaycroM. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc ’ W It. Pc. T’ville 20 16 .666 Arncus. 19 19 500 V’dosta. 19 19 500 t B wick. 18 20 474 C’dele. 19 19 .500 ! W’cross 18 20 474 Tuesday’s Results. Waycross 8. Brunswick 2. Thomas villa 5. Valdosta 0. Amertous 4 Cordele I. Norfolk poned. OTHER RESULTS. Virginia League. 6. Roanoke 4 Others post- j ; Sporting Food GeorgeLockner Won Sweepstakes aSORQE B. PHAliK *•* *• + *•* REVENGE. (A Baseball Tragedy in Three Acts.) ACT /. Ike Sivatt, the mighty baseball star, was smitten with a (lame Who owned a flock of lucre and an old and honored name, Hut when he offered her his hand she < yldly spurned the same. ACT II. ft was the final inning and they needed one tie. Our Hero ambled to the plate and saw three strikes go by. The game was lost while she looked on with murder in her eye. ACT III. For she had bet her fortune on the prowess of his bat, And when hr took the final strike it % left the poor girl flat. “Revenge!*' she cried, in accents wild. “Ml marry him for ihatr John McGraw arises to remark that the Giants this year are stronger than they ever were Reports Trom the front indicate that they are particularly strong with the left jab ami the right f Morty Graves Injured an Eye T hook. The rough house among the Giants merely proves the old theory that Larry McLean Is contagious. In spite of the fact that Mr. McGraw. N ponl1 once owned a billiard hall he does not ' l(; — , - ‘ p -° n seem able to handle the ivories. GAMENESS - THAT’S NESS. A BUSI - Lew Richie once claimed that he rode his motorcycle for pleasure, thereby demonstrating that he was one of our greatest comedians. We take exception to the claims of those Western flt/ht promoters that lighters are getting more'money than they earn. A m».n who can amputate money from * ^ight promoter earns it The report that Porter track will be opened again indicates that the fall guy has saved up another bank roll. TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. .4 heavyweight fighter named Flynn Was endowed with an ironclad ehynn. He didn't much rare If they walloped him there Just as long as he gathered the tynn. Possibly some one can tell us whether the man who picks out the names for motor boats is a victim of the hop habit or is just naturally that way. The press agent tells us that Mike Schreck Is down to 177 pounds. But he does not tell us whether Mike has am putated h isiegs or his thirst. WHY? “/ came from Californiaremarked a Westef n gent, “Rut strange to say. / never won a tennis tournament.** “It is a noble sight."' he said—“the river marathon! It is a noble sight to see the athletes fighting on. It is a noble sight to see them stem the sulU’it tide, Rut why do they prefer to swim when there are boats to ridet" HE Forrest Adair Sweepstakes at the Motordrome last night proved to be one of the great est speed struggles ever seen In the big bowl, and George Lockner finally finished in the lead in the last heat, doing the five miles in 3:39 4-5. Tex Richards won the first heat and George Renal the second, each of two miles. The last heat was a whirlwind af fair, with the riders bunched so close ly that the proverbial blanket would have covered the field most of the time. Morty Graves, captain of the riders, met with a slight accident that it first looked as if it might cause him the loss of his right eye. Morty was tinkering on a pedal aft er winning the first heat of the three- cornered match race, when the pedal flew upward and struck him in the eye. Medical attention was secured at once, and late last night it was said the injury would not be perma nent. Here are the complete summarieg: Southern Merchants’ Purse. Heats, one mile; final, two miles. First Heat—Jock McNeil, first; Freddie Luther, second. Time. : 43. Second Heat—Morty Graves, first: Wilmer Richards, second. Time. :42. Third Heat—George lockner. firs-; Harry Glenn, second. Time, : 43. Final—Harry Swartz, first; Jock Time. 1:26. Three-Cornered Match Race. Best two out of three heats. First heat, one mile; second heat, two; third, three. First Heat—Morty Graves, first; Harry Swartz, second. Time. ; 43 1-5. Second Heat—Harry Swartz, first; Jock McNeil, second. Time. 1:29. Third Heat—Harry Swartz, first, Jock McNeil, second. Time. 2:12 1-5. Heats, two miles; final, five miles. First Heat—Tex* Richards, first; George Lockner, second. Time, 1:27 3-5. Second Heat—George Renal, first; Freddie Luther, second. Time. 1:26 1-5. Final—George Lockner, first; George Renal, second; Henry Lewis, third. Time, 3:39 4-5. DILLON TO BOX KLAUS IN 12-ROUND BOUT AT BOSTON INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Aug. l t .— Jack Dillon has accepted terms for a twelve-round bout with Frank Klaus at Boston, August 26. These men have been recognized generally as the best of the middlewelghts dur ing the last year. Klaus defeated Dillon in San Francisco, the bout being a twenty-round affair, and Dil lon squarely beat the Pittsburg cham pion here in a ten-round go last May. AUGUSTA AND TAMPA MAY JOIN SALLY LEAGUE COLUMBUS, GA., Aug. 13.—There is a movement on foot to add. two clubs to the South Atlantic League next sea son, and in this movement the plan is to take in Augusta, Ga., and Tampa. Fla The movement had the backing of the Columbus Board of Trade, and Secretary Willis B. Powell has already opened correspondence with business men of Tampa, his old home, and they are elated over the prospect of becom ing members of a baseball league. It is probable that more definite ac tion will be taken within a few months that will result In the addition of two other teams to the league. JOHNSTON FORCED HARD BY LEONARD BEEKMAN SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y.. Aug. 13 — William M Johnston. the California school boy tennis champion, was forced to play at his best in his match in order to win over Leonard Beekman, of New York, in the third round of the Meadow Club’s invitation men’s ten nis tournament here yesterday. Beek man surprised the. Western crack by winning the first set of their match 6-1. The second and third sets went to Johnston 10-8, 6-1 In the second round Johnston de- j feated C. F. Walston. Jr . at 12-10. 6-1. Wallace F. Johnson, of Philadelphia, a member of the American Davis cup team, scored an easy victory over Eric Winston in the second round in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. William A. Lamed, the seven-time champion, defaulted to A. S. Dabney and afterward said he would not com pete at Newport next week. 1’lav in the third round of the singles will be resumed to-day. Carolina Association. Winston 2. Greensboro 1. Durham 5. Asheville 2. Charlotte 8. Raleigh 1 Charlotte 5. Raleigh 1. American Association. St Paul 5-3. Indianapolis 1-4. Milwaukee 5. Louisville 2 Toledo 4. Kansas City 2 Minneapolis 6, Columbus 0. International League. Toronto 0. Jersey City 0 Newark 2 Rochester 1 Rochester 3. Newark 2. Providence 8, Buffalo 7 Baltimore-Montreal rain. Federal League. Cleveland 0. Indianapolis 4 Pittsburg 10 Chicago 2 Kansas City 6-4, SSt. Louis 8-3. Annual Mountain Excursion Southern Railway Saturday, Aug. 16. $6.00 Asheville, N. 0. $6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. 0. $6.00 Hendersonville, N. C. $6.00 Hot Springs, N. 0. $6.00 Tate Springs, N. C. $8.50 Bristol, Tenn. Final Limit September 1. Three trains to Asheville. Morning Noon Night 8:00 a. m. 11:16 a.m. 9:30 p.m. • MAKS RESERVATIONS NOW! Is a Wholesome Delightful Drink A is Ginger Ale that Recognized as BEST, because it has stood the test of Thousands. As a summer drink it has no equal. PURE REFRESHING RESTFUL 5c a glass at founts Also sold in Pints and Quarts Yes, we make that good Lemo-Lime always sold at the Ball Park, and at the Motordrome.