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! TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS If Mutt Loses To-day, It’s Right to the Cleaners for Hun • • • • • • • • • • • • 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. • • • 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. • • • 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. Can. YOV (NSAfc(M€ THAT? Ber Ofw UNCIE HUN" Town And N l WA s 5CAATCHCP TIW Tl 'i Hl/O fly (A tow I'VE /aihp ro cop ! iw fcoNN. Quit. 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.) • * • •’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. • • • 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. • • • 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. It All Depends On the Kind of “Hitting” 5Alb, I6NAT2'; As HowThjsje. W>**> A , SfcfcAY Amount OF ICftOECrX Amoajg- i THtM CHIA/Xsp ORIENTALS x F«dW N l/VHAT I KEV ^"STEAIED vmifmtfmirrFr fMOO U)HAT Form of , CftuEuy Do You l accuse The. ?>oopJ ^Chunks ■ 1 of having, * Dcajt They Acc The T/mes') 'Hit TMe. r—zr Hirr/^G is a is it /jcrr ' lr in IS MOT ! ukfvr is 1/MoT Au/mvs Walsh to Visit Bonesetter Reese •!* • *1* *J* • *1* *1* • •!* *!*•+ *!••+ 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. * * • 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. \v i. iv 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. r Sporting Foodj GeorgeLockner Won Sweepstakes l *•* *•+ +•+ +•* +•+ +•+ 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 Wholesome Delightful Drink 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. MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW i**'* Ginger Ale that is Recognized as BEST, because it has stciocl the test Thousands. of As a summer drink it has no equal. UEWREsmm EiESTFIJL Sc 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.