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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
If Mutt Loses To-day, It’s Right to the Cleaners for Hun
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By “Bud” Fisher
By Joe Agler.
B irmingham, ala., au*. 13-
Carl Thompson Is going to fret
the final shot at the Barons In
Birmingham, and Carl is going to do
his level best to lick his old team
mates. Carl will be on his mettle in
this contest, as Prough, the Barons'
celebrated right-hander and a sure
trial horse in the Big Show next year,
has been saved for the 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 (lays
back, we wouldn’t have been very
hopeful against a bird like Prough.
But in the last two games we have
been hammering the ball savagely,
and it didn’t seem to make any dif
ference who was slinging it. Moley
has used up all his pitchers except
Prough in the last two games And
maybe w’e can keep up the good work.
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TMCNT 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. Hard-
grove was easy and Gregory was no
improvement. Evans got into the
going after our tongues were hanging
out with running around the bases,
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 shap#» for
the long and decisive home series.
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ATANAGER SMITH has shipped
4 Price, Dent and Conzelman
home to rest up for the furious grind
that Rtarts Thursday with a double-
header against the Lookouts. 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 w e should be able to
worry along through the game to
day, especially as we are hoping we
won’t need anybody but Carl.
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Sports and Such
FAMOUS IN SPORT—V.
The Marathon.
THE MARATHON WAS staru-d
some two thousand years ago by a
young Greek who didn’t realize
what he wan doing or he wou'd
never have done It. as the Greeks
v»-ere a highly civilized and Intelli
gent people. He can he excused
only on the ground that h*» was
young and flighty, and easily be
came excited over trifles.
A man named Darius had come
over from Persia—which 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 Miltiades knocked
him dead in a punch, showing that
White Hopes are much the same
in all ages.
Although everyone expected this
result, one young man, who Is now
believed to have been a cub re
porter. got so excited that he ran
25 miles to Athens to beat everyone
In with the news. The run killed
him, the Greeks* always being lucky
in these matters.
Ever since that evil day other
young men of unstable mental
poise have gone forth In their un
derwear to run 25 miles on the
('lightest provocation, although only
a few have died immediately nfter
the finish. Many comparatively
sane and useful citizens have been
cast into the booby-hatch for less
than a voluntary run of 25 miles ‘n
heat and dual, but the alienists
have not yat taken up this species.
In this much the Marathon is a
glorious institution. The fact that
there is 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.)
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•’THE GERMAN COMMISSION
will study various phas.s of ama
teur sports in America” Is an
nounced. Ah—or—Including “sum
mer bawball?”
THERE IS OBVIOUS INCON
Mistency in the ruling off of Jockey
Wilson, who has been nelping Im
prove the breed of horses by pull
ing thrm up in such races in which
they seemed to be going too fast.
It is surely for the improvement
of the breed not to overwork them.
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AS THESE LINES ARE hatted
out Connie Mack has for the sec
ond time conceded the victory of
the Athletics in the American
League race. We are beginning to
think that he is nervous.
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THE FIGHT IN NEW YORK
the other night demonstrates that
Smith can hit hard enough to knock
out Jim Flynn, and is knocking out
Flynn has ever t —m simply a ques-
■ott of hitting hard enough, the
Htt!e doesn't prove much.
JZANNETTE-LANGFORD GO
MAY BE DECLARED OFF
IX)S ANGELES. Aug 13.—The pro
posed Langford-Jeannette match Is
“up in the air.’’
Jeannette claims that he must sail
for Paris on October 10 to fill an
engagement with Georger Parpen-
tier. and asks for a September date
in T os Angeles.
Promoter McCarey, of the Pacific
A (\. replied that the September date
'• 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 nigh*
&ad will open an ear*./ r-epn at Ven-
kca. Cromt due tPVrfi Lyalina to
day.
Ad Wolgaet Is es meKe
Oreg., for a rest. He will nv
tprn here to train eight days for hi«
admission day match against the
winner of to-night’s fight between
Dundee and White.
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Walsh to Visit Bonesetter Reese
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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 steedied ths
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
is the matter with Walsh and they
are afklng 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
seemed to be as good as ever when
the spring seaoon opened this year.
He pitched and won and the Sox fans
settled down comfortably to see “Big
Ed" give them another season of
phenomenal work.
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DUT it wasn’t to he. Tn a little
44 while Walsh discovered that he
“wasn’t there,” and It didn’t take
much longer for Ids friends to sec
the simp thing. That shrieking spe:* ’
had dwindled and the “spltter” that
formerly almost dropped at the feet
of the batter as ho swung far over !i
didn’t drop at all. The arm wasn’t
sore, hut s nnething 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 he a tremendous
blow to President Comiskey and his
hopes. And It emphasizes again and
again the tremendous value to a team
of a single star pitcher.
' PUB fans and Sox fans used to
| ^ argue and even fight over the
I question of whether Mordecai Brown
I or Ed Walsh was the greater per
former. And a year or so ago. when
the everblooming Brownie, idol of the
Wtfst Side, started to go wrong, the
Sox fan laughed and said there was
nothing to it; that Walsh was as good
as ever and probably would go on for
years skinning the Cubs in the city
series and generally being an eyesore
and a thorn in the (tide of the West
Sider. Brownie was sent to the
minors because he wasn’t of service
to the West Side team.
But there never wm anything the
matter with the Brown arm. His
trouble was all in the knee, and when
that was remedied, BrDwnie was as
good ns ever That smart young fel
low, Joe Tinker, knew and quickly
grabbed Brown hack from the minors.
BrovVnie In beating National League
teams In the same old style—has
beaten the Cubs. too. This Is both
pain and sorrow for the West Side
fan-comfort, though, In the thought
that Brown Is still going while Walsh
Isn’t. Which may or may not settle
the arguments of long ago.
THE pitcher is a tremendous factor
* in the baneball of to-day. And
only a manager in Jimmy Callahan’s
present fix can realize what 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 pitchv
we ever had here, and one of the
best batters. He has been gtting
a lot Of gOOd pitching out Of Scott,
Gicotte and Russell, and especially has
worked the latter at a terrific pace.
Hence the general fear that he 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.
Standing of the Clubs.
Mobile
Mont.
Atlanta
B’ham.
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67 48 .583
63 45 .583
60 51 .541
59 54 .522
tV T. TV
■ C’nooga. 55 54 .505
M’ph's
N’ville.
N. Or
55 59 .482
48 64 .429
37 69 .319
Appalachian League.
terTxville 5. Bristol 4
forstnwn 8, Mlddlesboro 4.
Wne 7, Johnson City 2.
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. Louis at New York.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L iv W. L Pc
NY. 7 2 32 .963 Boston 44 58 .431
Phlla. 61 37 .622 B’klyn. 44 56 ,44t
P’burg. 55 49 .529 C’nati. 43 67 .391
Chicago 5 51 .619 : S. Louis 41 65 .387
Tuesday’s Results.
Boston 7-9 Chicago 3-3.
Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 2.
New York 6. Brooklyn 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
No games scheduled.
Standing cf the Clubs
W L IV | W L. Pc
Phila. 72 34 .679 Boston. 50 54 481
Cl'land. 66 43 .606 Detroit. 46 63 422
W'gton. 59 47 557 | $. Louis 44 69 .389
Chicago 58 53 .523 i N\ Y. 35 67 .343
Tuesday's Results.
Chlcfc£o 4. Philadelphia 2.
Sit. Louis 7. New York 2.
Texas League.
Dallas 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.
Standlnq of the Clubs.
W . *• I W i. Pe
Sav’nah. 24 16 .600 Albany 20 22 .476
C’bus. 23 19 .648 | Chas’n 19 23 450
J’ville. 20 22 .476 , Macon 18 22 .450
Tuesday’s Results.
Savannah 4. Jacksonville 0.
Macon 4. Charleston 2.
Albany 10, Columbus 0.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Newnan at l.aGrange.
Anniston at Talladega.
Gadsden at Opelika.
Standlnq of the Clubs.
W. L. P C t VV L. Pc
G’den. 49 34 .590 An’ton. 42 45 .483
N’nan. 43 42 .506 L’G’ge. 41 45 .477
Ojelika 43 44 .494 T’dega. 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 Thomasvllle.
Brunswick at Waycrosa.
Standing of the Clubs.
\V L TV • \V L Pc.
T'ville. 20 16 .556 Am’cus. 19 19 .500
V’doata. 19 19 .500 B’wick. 18 20 .474
C dele. 19 19 .500 W’cross 18 20 .474
Tuesday’s Results.
Waycross 8, Brunswick 2.
Thomasville 5. Valdosta 0.
Amerlcus 4. Cordele 1.
OTHER RESULTS.
Virginia League
Norfolk 6, Roanoke 4. Others post
poned.
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Sporting Foodj GeorgeLockner Won Sweepstakes
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Morty Graves Injured an Eye
-By QEOBQB B. PHAIR—
DILLON TO BOX KLAUS IN
12-ROUND BOUT AT BOSTON
REVENGE.
(A Baseball Tragedy in Three Acts.)
ACT I.
Ike Swatt, the might if baseball star,
was smitten with a dame
Who owned a flock of lucre and an
old and honored name,
Hut when he offered her his hand
she coldlg spurned the same.
ACT IT.
It 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 he took the final strike it
left the poor girl fiat.
“Revenge!" she cried, in accents
wild. “I'll marry him for
that r
John McGraw arises to remark that
the Giants this year are stronger than
they ever were Reports from the front
indicate that they are particularly
strong with the left jab and the right
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
once owned a billiard hall he does not
seem able to handle the ivories.
GAMENESS — THAT’S A BUSI
NESS.
Lew Richie once claimed that he rode
his motorcycle for pleasure, thereby
demonstrating that he was one of our
greatest comedians.
We fake exception to the claims of
those Western fight promoters that
fighters are getting more money than
they earn. A man who can amputate
money from a fight 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.
A heavyweight fighter named Flynn
ltd* endowed with an ironclad chynn.
He didn't much care
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
j motor boats is a victim of the hop habit
i 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 M'ke has am
putated h Islegs or his thirst.
WHY?
“7 came from Californiaremarked
a Western gert.
“Rut strange to say, / never won a
tennis tourt^nnenf.”
“It is a noble sight.'" he said—“the
river marathon!
It is a noble sight to see the athletes
fifth ting on.
It is a noble sight to see them stem
the sullen tide.
Rut why do they prefer to swim when
there are boats to ridef"
T 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 rider3,
met with a slight accident that at
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 upwat'd 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 summaries:
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
McNeil, second. 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, flrsG
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.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Aug. 1< .—
Jack Dillon has accepted terms for a
twelve-round bout with Frank Klaus
at Boston, August 26. Theae men
have been recognized generally as
the best of the middleweights dur
ing the last year. K’.aus 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.
Is a
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JOHNSTON FORCED
BY LEONARD
HARD
BEEKMA.N
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
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.
Play in the third round of the singles
will be resumed to-day.
Carolina Association.
Winston 2. Greensboro 1.
Durham 6. Asheville 2.
Charlotte 8. Raleigh 1.
Charlotte 5, Raleigh 1.
American Association.
St Taul 5-3, Indianapolis 1-4.
Milwaukee 5. Louisville 2.
Toledo 4. Kansas City 2.
Minneapolis 6, Columbus 0.
International Leaque.
Toronto 0. Jersey City 0.
Newark 2 Roohester 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, 2St. Louis 8-3.
Annual Mountain
Excursion
Southern Railway
Saturday, Aug. 16.
56.00 Asheville, N. 0.
$6.00 Lake Tonaway, N. 0.
$6.00 Hendersonville, N. C.
56.00 Hot Springs, N. C.
$6.00 Tate Springs, N. C.
$6.50 Bristol, Tenn.
Final Limit September 1.
Three trains to Asheville.
Morning Noon Night !
8:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 9:30 p.m.
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Also sold in Pints and Quarts
Yes, we make that good Lemo-Lime always sold at
the Ball Park, and at the Motordrome.