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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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By Joe Agler.
B irmingham, aha., ah*. i» —
Carl Thompson Is going to get
the Anal 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 days
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 we can keep up the good work.
• • •
T^JENT 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. H&rd-
grove. was easy and Gregory was no
improvement. Kvans got into the
going after our tongues were hanging
out with running around the banes,
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 I
home in the best possible shape for
the long ami decisive home series.
• • •
MANAGER SMITH has shipped
i ' A Price, Dent and Conzelman
home to rest up for the furious grind
that starts 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 w*e
won’t need anybody but Carl.
If Mutt Loses To-day, It 9 s Right to the Cleaners for Him
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FAMOUS IN SPORT—V.
The Marathon.
THE MARATHON WAS star'ed
some two thousand years ago by a
young Greek who didn’t realize
what he was doing or he won't!
never have done it. hm the Greeks
were a highly civilized and intelli
gent people. He can be excused
only on the ground that tv* was
young and flighty, and easily be
came excited over trifles.
A inan named Darius had come
over from Persia—which was the
home of the White Hopes dn those
days—to fight for the title. Twelvt
men wanted first slam at him, and
in the draw for the privilege one
Mlltiades won. The mill was
pulled off at a little place called
Marathon, and Ml It lades knocked*
him dead in a punch, showing that
White Hopes are much the same
in all ages.
Although everyone expected th*s
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 the’r un-
denvear to run 25 miles on the
slightest provocation, although only
a few have died immediately after
the finish. Many comparatively
sane and useful citizens have been
cast into the booby-haUh for leva
than a voluntary run of 25 miles *n
heat and dust, but the alienists
have not yet 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 phases of ama
teur sports In America" i*» an
nounced. Ah—or—Including "sum
mer baseball?”
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 them 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 batted
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 nisht demonstrates that
Smith can hit hard enough to knock
oat Jim Flynn, ami is knocking out
'•'Ivnii has ever V “°n simply a ques-
'on of hlttlnsr hard enough, the
.attie doesn't prove much.
jiTANNETTE-LANGFORD GO
MAY BE DECLARED OFF
LOS ANGELES Aug 13—The pro
posed Lane ford-Jeannette match is
"up in the air."
Jeannette claims that be must sail
for Paris on October 10 to fill an
engagem* nt with Georger Carpen-
tler, and asks for a September date
*.n I-os Angeles.
Promot<r M*Carey. of the Pacific
A r\, replied that the September date
flhed. Jeanne*tc 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 mountains last nigh?
inti will open an « ar y f rayid at Ven
ice. Cross Is due tf .a ^Jlalina to-
Ad Wolgaat Is en met# t* iV-
foev. Dreg., for a rest. He will rr»
2?rn here to train eight days for hi«
admission day match against til?
* oner of to-night’s fight between
Dundee and White.
Mighty Arm Loses Old Cunning
By Ed W. Smith.
C hicago, ill,, Aug is.—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 th3
team when it was going at its worst
ha» lost its strength its cunning and
its power—and the Sox are flounder
ing. Nobody seems to know what
ia the matter with Walsh and they
are asking 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 season opened this year.
He pitched and won and the Sox fans
settled down comfortably to see “Big
Kd” give them another season of
phenomenal work.
• • •
OUT »t wasn’t to be. In a little
while Walsh discovered that h**
“w-nsn’t there," and it didn’t take
much longer for his friends to see
the s\me thing. That shrieW’ng sp«
had dwindled and the “stpitter" that
formerly almost dropped at the feel
of the batter us he swung far over It
didn’t drop at all The arm wasn’t
sore, but something 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 shoulderu that weren’t
very far gone. But If Walsh doesn’t
come back it will be a tremendous
blow to President Comiskev and his
hones. 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
question of whether Mordecai Brown
or Ed Walsh was 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; 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
Slder. Brownie was sent to the
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 when
that was remedied, Brownie was as
good as ever. That smart young fel
low. Joe Tinker, knew and quickly
grabbed Brown back from the minora.
Brownie Ip beating National League
teams In the same old style—has
benten 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 bnfieball 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 pitcher
we ever had here, and one of the
best batters. He has been gtting
a lot of good pitching out of Scott
Clcotte and Russell, and especially hue
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!
1
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RE V E N G E.
(A Baseball Tragedy in Three Acts.)
ACT 1.
Ike Sicntt, the mighty baseball star,
was smitten with a dame
Who owned a flock of lucre and an
old and honored name,
Rut when he offered her his hand
she coldly spurned the same.
ACT II.
It was the final inning and they
needed (me 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 I/I.
For she had bet her fortune on the
prowess of his bat,
And when he took the final strike it
left the poor girl flat.
“Revenge!” she cried, in accents
wild. “I'll marry him for
that I 9 *
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
Morty Graves Injured an Eye
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. w-ith 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 at
first looked ns if it might cause him
the loss of his right eye.
Morty was tinkering on a pedal af;-
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 summaries:
Southern Merchants' Purse.
Heats, one mile: final, tw-o miles.
First Heat—Jock McNeil, first;
Freddie Luther, second. Time, :43.
Second Heat—Morty Graves, first;
The rough house among the Giants | Wilmer Richards. second. Time, : 42.
erely proves the o!d theory that Larry I Third Heat—George Lockner. firs- ;
First Heat—Tex Richards, first;
George Lockner, second. Time,
1:27 3-5.
Second Heat—George Renal, first;
Freddie Luther, second. Time, 1:26 D5.
Final—George Locktaer, first;
George Renal, second; Henry Lewis,
third. Time, 3:39 4-5.
DILLON TO BOX KLAUS IN
12-ROUND BOUT AT POSTON
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Aug. 1*.—
Jack Dillon has accepted terms for a
tw-eive-round bout with Frank Klaus
at Boston, August 26. Theae men
have been recogmized generally as
the best of the middleweights dur
ing the last year. Klaus defeated
Dillon in San Francisco, the bout
being a tw’enty-round affair, and Dil
lon squarely beat the Pittsburg cham
pion here in a ten-round go last May.
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
NESS.
A BUSI-
BASEBALL SUMMARY
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 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.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Atlanta at Birmingham.
Memphis at New Orleans.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
Montgomery at Mobile.
Standing of the Clubs
W L. IV
67 48 .583 ,
63 45 -583 I
Mobile
Mont.
Atiunta
B'ham.
59 54 .522
C'rooga.
M’phis
N* villa.'
N 1 >r
W L
55 54
55 59
48 64
37 69
Vr
.505
181
429
.319
Appalachian League.
AtfOxville 5. Bristol 4
WoFst.twn «. Middlesboro 4
V«ne 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 V°fk at Brooklyn
St. Louis at New York.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. Pc ' W L
N Y. 72 32 .963 Boston 44 58
Phi la. 61 37 .622 Bklyn. 44 56
P'burg. 55 49 .629 C’nati. 43 67
Chicago 5 61 .619 S. Louis 41 65
Tuesday’s Results.
Boston 7-9 Chicago 3-3.
Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 2.
New York 6. Brooklyn 5.
Pc
43]
.446
.391 1
.387 I
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
No games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs.
\V L Pc | W. L.
Phila. 72 34 .679 Boston. 50 54
Cl’land. 66 43 .606 , Detroit. 46 63
W’gton. 59 47 557 ■>. Louis 44 69
Chicago 58 53 .523 i \\ Y. 35 67
Tuesday's Results.
Chimso 4. Philadelphia 2.
St. Li'ii's 7. New York 2.
Texas League.
DaJiaa • San Antonio 3.
Austin 0. Beaumont 6.
Fort Worth 6. Houston 4.
Waco x. Galveston 2.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Macon at Charleston.
Albany at Columbus.
Savannah at Jacksonville.
Standing of the Clubs.
w ! w l r~
Pav’nah. 24 16 .600 ! Albany 20 22 .476
C’bus 23 19 .648 : Chas'n 19 23 .450
J'viUe. 20 22 .476 . Macon 18 22 .450
—— ■ «
Tuesdays Results.
Savannah 4. Jacksonville 0.
Macon 4. Charleston 2.
Albany 10, Columbus 0.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Newnan at LaGrange.
Anniston at Talladega.
Gadsden at Opelika.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. P C t W 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 Americus.
Valdosta at Thomasvllle.
Brunswick at Way cross.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L Pc » W L. Pc.
T’ville. 20 16 .556 Am’eus. 19 19 .500
V’dosta. 19 19 .500 B’wlck 18 20 .474
C’dele. 19 19 .500 W’cross. 18 20 .474
Tuesday’s Results.
Way cross 8. Brunswick 2
Thomasvllle 6. Valdosta 0.
Americus 4. Cordele 1.
OTHER RESULTS.
Virginia League
Norfolk 6. Roanoke 4. Others post
poned.
TRUTH
IS STRANGER THAN
FICTION.
Harry Glenn, second. Time. :43
Final—Harry Swartz, first; Jock
McNeil, second. Time. 1:26.
Three-Cornered Match Race.
B. st two OUt Of three heats. First
heat, one mile; second heat, two;
th'rd. 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. T’me, 2:12 1-5.
Heats, two miles; final, five miles.
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
A heavyweight fighter named Flynn order to w-in over I^eonard Beekman,
Was endmi't’d with an ironclad chynn. i ot New York, in the third round of
Hr didn’t much rare ' Meadow Club's invitation men s ten-
7, .7 „ " \ ar S . nis tournament here yesterday. Beek-
If they walloped him there man surprised the Western crack by
Just as long as he gathered the tynn. w inning 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-
I feated C. F. Walston. Jr., at 12-10. 6-1.
Wallace F
Possibly some ore can tell us whether 1
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 tei! us whether M'ke has am
putated h Islegs or his thirst.
WHY?
“7 came from California,” remarked
a Western gent,
“Rut strange *to say. I never won a
tennis tournament.”
“It is a noble sight!” he said—“the
river marathon!
It is a noble sight to sec the athletes
fighting on.
It is a noble sight to see them stem
the sullen tide.
Rut why do they prefer to swim when
there arc boats to ridel”
Johnson, of Philadelphia,
member of the American Davis cup
team, scored an easy victory over Brie
Winston in the second round in straight
sets 6-1, 6-3.
William A. Lamed, the seven-time
champion, defaulted to A. S. Dabney
ard 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 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 o. Indianapolis 4.
Pittsburg 10. Chicago 2.
Kansas City 6-4, St. Louis 8-3.
Annual Mountain
Excursion
Southern Railway
Saturday, Aug. 16.
$6.00 Asheville, N. 0.
$6.00 Lake To:cav/ay, N. 0.
$6.00 Hendersonville, N. C.
$6.00 Hot Springs, N. C.
$6.00 Tate Springs, N. C.
$6.60 Bristol, Tenn.
Final Limit September 1.
Three trains to Asheville.
Morning Noon Night
8:00 a.m. 11:16 a.m. 9:30p. m. j
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AUGUSTA AND TAMPA MAY
JOIN SALLY LEAGUE
COLUMBUS, GA., Aug. 13.—Ther© la
a movement on foot to add two cluba
to the South Atlantlo 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 month*
that will result in the addition of two
other teams to the league.