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r THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. «3v Damon Runyon. N EW YORK, Aug:. 20.—Handsome Harold McCormick, president of tha Amalgamated Assassination of Pinch Punchers, has called a meet ing of the board of directors to con sider the application of Sir Mique Donlin, who desires membership in the organization so he can go around' pinching with the Yankees, or some one. The puchritudinous, but otherwise all right Harold, has notified Messrs. Ham Hyatt, of Pittsburg; Charles McDonald, of Boston; Doc Miller of Philadelphia; Benny Myers, of Brook lyn; Johnny Bates, of Cincinnati; Jack Lelivelt, of Cleveland; Otey Crandall, of St. Louis; Olaf Hinrick- reen, of Boston, and Hugh High, of Detroit, to meet him in a dark alley come night so he can poll the delega tion. It is believed that Sir Mique will be admitted, if he can survive Jersey City, and his residence there will not be in any way held against him, as It is well understood that Mike is a Broadwayite at heart , When John J. McGraw founded the ' Pinch Hitter, little did he think that It would flourish and spread across all the leagues, as it most certainlv has flourished and spread. When th-3 Giant chief employed Samuel Strang, the best baritone ever in baseball, to pinch hit for him. it was because John J. McGraw desired pinch hits and not that he desired to encourage pinch hitters, but from the lowly be ginning of S. Strang grew the great army that we know to-day. Strang “Some Pincher.” It is related of S. Strang that he went up fourteen times in the tight places and tore off eleven hits, and co when S. Strang went away from bere to sing and such McGraw lay In wait for another pincher of his caliber. Handsome Harold McCor mick is the answer. Meantime, nowever, other clubs had adopted the pincher. and now we have among others, the illustrious persons named above, most of whom do nothing but pinch hit, but who get fat salaries for so doing, while com mon, or garden, ball players work from day to day for the same amount of money. And who shall say that they do not pay for themselves? Not us. We shall not say it, because we have a high regard for the pincher, and, moreover, we envy him his job. Sir Mique could always spank the baseball, and he had that peculiar quality of confidence that makes the pincher pinch. Take Harold Mc Cormick. for example. Harold does not believe the pitcher ever lived who had anything on him. Harold reasons that he has something on the pitchers, especially when he eocs up in the pinch. Pitchers Fear Harry. He argues that the pitcher is the man who is entitled to be afraid and not Handsome Harold McCor mick. Wherefore, he pinches punctil iously, and wherefore, he Is retained •at what may be enormous expense, for all we know, on the payroll of the New York Giants* * * • A HA STY compilation of the Schush family now playing professional baseball, shows the following line-up: Schalk, Schang. Schmutz. Schardt, Schact and Schauer. * * * J OE TINKER says he will resign. which is the same thing in a gen eral way that the Cincinnati fans said when the'- saw him coming. * • * f^HRIS MATHEWSON was once ^ quoted as saying that he could tell what Honus Wagner intended doing by watching his feet. Events of last Saturday prove that Chris is either becoming nearsighted, or that Honus has new feet. * * * P ARLEY M. TESREAIT. the piteh- ing pachyderm, is still In there leading the boys in number of strik ■- out'-. Charley M. has whiffed 132 batsmen, which record is topped only by Wonderful Walter Johnson, of Washington. D. C. Walter has breezed 163; Tom Seaton, of Philadelphia, Is next to Tesreau in the National League with 126 strike-outs, and he is the champion base-on-baller, with 89 passes, while Charley M. has a matter of 87. * * * T T appears that John J. McGraw ie 1 determined to have at least one look at “Preacher" Perryman, the the ological hurler of the Virginia League, at all hazards. He has exercised an option on the young man. who Is now at Roanoke. Perryman was supposed to report at Marlin last spring, and for days and days the Giant chief anxiously searched the horizon for a glimpse of the youth, who is said to be several stories in height, but 4 >Perrvman came not. It is said he |} remained in Georgia to complete his college course, and then he returned to the Virginia League, where Mc Graw first heard of him a year ago. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip ► The Giants’ lead over the Phillies was unimpaired by the defeat at the hands of the Pittsburg Pirates at the Polo grounds yesterday, as the Cubs tripped the Quakers in Philadelphia. The Cin cinnati Reds surprised themselves with two victories over the Boston Braves. * * # Max Carey, left fielder for Pittsburg, slammed out two home runs in yester day’s game. * * * While rain was keeping the Yankees idle in St. Louis the Athletics, leaders of the American League, were gaining at the expense of the Naps. * * * Walter Johnson, of the Washington Senators, pitched his thirteenth con secutive victory in the game against the Naps, setting a new record for the present season. The standing record is 19 games, held by Marquard. The American League record is sixteen. * * * Bonesette# Reese, the Youngstown, Ohio specialist, has assured Pitcher Ed Walsh, of the Chicago White Sox, that lie will be as good as ever next sea son Walsh’s trouble is a misplaced tendon. • * * Leo Callahan, released by Brooklyn to the Toronto club In the International League, will report to the Canadian nine to-morrow * * * The Boston Red Sox used three pitch ers against the White Sox, but the .Whites gauged them all. Us Boys 6EE, I Got A LETTER FR<W VAN • UP IN THE COUNTRY ON HIS fathers ranch And he wants, US all To x a CONE UP AND VISIT at him b GOSH, i'll HAVE W To SHOW This To SHRIMP PI VKI/U I Reginterrd United States Patent Office. Net shanei*. , fVAT* TUPteP? J Skinny Shaner Gets His -Outside the Picture, Fortunately (SHOT \UP SHOT OB WAIT TILL ishovnTa- SHOT OP FOR A JlFFT- ITS A SUfcpRlSER. 1 BOT, WOOD 3AH BELIEVE trr MlSSEft HIM! TOO BAD TOO BAD THAT SPOILS OUR WHOLE OAYS WORK TfyjtfiAlANAR*- FOOD FOR.FANS COOKED AND SERVED. BY SAT folks is You Coming dp to thUcqonTry with OS ? SHRIMP AND ME AND 6IDILT AMD MART-IS GOING - PA SATS THEY HAVE COWS IN THE Country and they give MILK- |'M GOING To ASK ONE FOR. SOME. eOOfclYDtfl AWlCff LET A GUY To NO 3 HAVE LOTS MOTHERS OP SUGAR. IN HIS TEA whAT is iT no "MAN eWNfs Bur If HE <b£rs if DOES Nor To lose p A bald head UQTIQXl Cm fr 1 tc-da^ from 60S KLAPB ONE op OUR COMPOSITORS whaT" is twe Lowesr CO//V MADE by cm GOVERNMENTS Folly and Her Fals Copyright, 191S, International News Ffcrrte®. The Old Man’s a Fan, Although He Didn’t Know It Jock McNeil Dies of Injuries .L « .L v • 'I* *1* • *1* End Comes to Racer This Morning O NE of the gamest and cleanest little motorcycle racers in the world went out early this morning, when Jook McNeil died at tne Grady Hospital of injuries re ceived Monday afternoon in practice. McNeil never recovered consciousness after his fearful fall, and died at 2 o’clock this morning. The little Scotchman probably was the most popular rider who ever ap peared In Atlanta. His riding was a revelation to those unfamiliar with the game. He brought to 111s« work a strange mingling of Scotch shrewd ness and hardy courage, and a won derful daoh and abandon that seemed to bespeak a warm-blooded Latin strain in his ancestry. He was more than a merely brilliant rider; he was really a ‘‘speed marvel.” The injury that caused his death was the result of thin strange enthu siasm. At the suggestion of some of hi 5 ? admirers, he was “riding the j white” in practice—sending his pow erful J. A. P. flyer by sheer speed up above the banked turns of the ’drome, until it was hanging, fly-like, | to the vertical white rim that topped j the bank, sustained by nothing but i ihe centrifugal force attained by a frightful velocity of 90 miles an hour. The rim, not intended to w ithstand -such a strain, yielded, and .lock and his great machine hurtled diagonally from the break to the bot tom of the track. Smith Day’ at Ball Park +•+ +•+ +•+ +#•!• Regular Baseball Party Planned BOXING News of the Ring Game BUCK O’BRIEN NOT WANTED BY A COAST LEAGUE CLUB LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20.—The services of “Buck" O'Brien, one of the pitchers who helped the Bostorf Red Sox win the world’s series last fall, were declined with thanks by the management of the Venice club of the Pacific Coast League last night. O’Brien is now a member of the Chicago White Sox. Captain Calla han telegraphed President Eddie Maier offering to sell O’Brien. Maier wired that he could not use the vet eran Reports that O’Brien is a hard man to handle probably had much to do with Maier's decision. EX-CHAMPION WRESTLER NEAR DEATH IN JOLIET, ILL. SMITH, ATLANTA, LOSES TENNIS M^TCH TO ADOUEj DALLAS. TEXAS, Aug. 20.—Yester day’s play In the first tennis tournament for the championship of the Southwest narrowed the contestants for singles honors to eight. Roland Hoerr. of St. Louis. Missouri Valley champion, and j b. Adoue, Jr., of Dallas, one of the Southern champions in doubles. are among survivors. Hoerr and Adoue will be opponents in the fourth round to morrow. Yesterday Hoerr defeated Paul D. Macquiston. of Dallas. 1-6, b-3. 7-5. Adoue disposed of V. H. Smith, of Atlanta, 6-3. 6-4 Play in the doubles was started to day. _ LEACH CROSS AND DUNDEE SIGN FOR LABOR DAY BOUT LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20.—Leach Cross, the lightweight, and Johnny Dundee, the New York featherweight, who lately has been fighting la the lightweight division, have been matched for a 20-round figta on La bor Day at the Vernon arena. JOLIET. ILL., Aug. 20.—James Hardell, former tialner of the White Sox and ex-champion lightweight wrestler of the world, is dying in a Joliet hospital. Bardell has been failing for months and suffered a complete nervous breakdown, a w’eek ago. Physicians declare there is only a small chance for him to live. He is known through out the country among sporting men as a trainer and boxing referee, and i.s .m old personal friend of Charles Comiskey, Jim Jeffries, Tommy Can non and other sportsmen. He was one of. the three sponsors of Pac key Mc Farland’s first fight at Tattersall's old fight arena in Chichgo. PHILADELPHIA STARS OUT OF GAME WITH INJURIES PHILADELPHIA, Aug 20— Paskert and Walsh, of the Philadelphia National League club, are out of the game for a time with injuries. An x-ray exami nation esterday showed that Paskert had broken a finger « f bf? right hant a catching a driye of Schulte’s bat yes terday. and tho» WoNh hoc’ suffered a broKen bone in his foo t when hit by a bat during practice Short step Fridwel!. ct the Chicago Na- t locals, was notified here to-day that he ha:l been suspended for three days for thre w ing dirt tov aid Umpire O’Day. f.».lowing a ('ecirion at the home plat^ in yesterday’s game. KING BRADY AND PITTS TO HURL FOR NEWBORN TEAM MADISON GA., Aug. 20.—Madison plays her last series of three games here for this season to-day, Thursday and Friday with Newborn. King Brady ex-pitcher for the Atlanta team, and Pitts. ex-Teoh pitcher, will do the hurling for Newborn, while Perryman and Gheesling will hold down the slab lor Madison. H ARRY SWARTZ and George Renel had their machines in great shape last night and as a result captured all the honors at the Motordrome last night. Renel won al Ithree heats in the Maddox Sweep stakes, while Swartz copped the finals in the Southern championships. Gleen and Swartz gave the fans a thrill in the especial race when they finished in a dead heat after Swartz captured the first heat. Swartz, however, took the third and final heat from Glenn by a great snurt at the finish after Glenn hal led for three quarters of the distance. * * * The final heat of the Maddox 1 Sweepstakes was easily the best race of the night. Tex Richards and Renel rad a neck and neck race and for a time it looked as if Richards was.sure to cop off the honors. Renel was there at the finish about two feel ahead of Rich ards. Luther also crowded the lead ers in this race. HaVry Glenn finished second to Swartz in the Southern champion ship. Swartz took the lead at the start and was never headed. Following are the complete sum maries : SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP. (Heats. 1 Mile. Final 2 Miles.) First Heat—Harry Swartz, first; Morty Graves, second. Time. ; 43 2-5. Second Heat—George Renel. first; Tex Richards, second. Time, : 43 1-5. Third Heat—Harry Glenn, first; Henry Lewis, necond. Time, : 44. (Final, 25 Points for First; 15 for Second; 5 for Third. Won by Harry Swartz: Harry Glenn second; George Renel. third. Time.' 1:26 SPECIAL MATCH RACE. PI ret Heat (1 Mile)—Harry Schwartz, won. Time. : 4? '-5. Second Heat (2 miles) Dead heat. Time, 1:30. Third Heat (3 miles)—iHarry Swartz, won. Time. 2:15. ROBERT F. MADDOX SWEEP STAKES. J (Ten Points to Winner: 6 for Second; 3 for Third.) First Heat (2 miles)—George Re nel, first; Tex Richards, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 1:27 4-5. Second Heat (4 miles)—George Renel. first; Henry Lewis, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 2:57. Third Heat (6 miles)—George Re nel, first; Tex Richards, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 4:24 4-5. Points—Renel. 30; Richards, 12; Luther, 9; Lewis, 6. tt^HIS is Bill Smith’s birthday, and I you are invited to his little par ty at Ponce DeLeon ball park this afternoon, 3:30 o’clock, R. S. P. D. Q., only there’s no use making ex cuses If you don't come tou. There will be several kinds of en tertainment provided. First off. there is the ball game— the concluding struggle of the season between the Barons and the Crackers. Then there will be a band. The band will parade before the game and ren der appropriate incidental music to the various passages after the man in the blue overalls says, “Play.” * * * T HEN there will be Bill Smith. guest of honor, admitting modest ly that he is 32 years old—he admits that much. And this is the time to show' Bill Smith that his w r ork in be half of Atlanta has been, and is, ap preciated. Bill is not a man to flourish the trumpets about himself or his work. He is a quiet, earnest man—and a dynamo in action when it comes to energy. He is a man of one idea when it comes to his work. That idea is baseball. He has brought two pennants to Atlanta, and has taken a club, hopelessly in the ruck the last two years, and made it fight for a third pennant this time. Atlanta fans owe Bill Smith much in the way of appreciation. To-day is a good lime to show it. • * * T HE lay-out includes Carl Thomp son. who couldn’t win for Bir mingham, in the role of trying to show why it was. Mr. Molesworth hasn't nominated his entry yet. It may be young Ery, the rookie. Bill Prough isn’t here, and his chance for revenge this year is gone forever. STILL AFTER M’ALLISTER AND PETR0SKEY MATCH SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.. Aug. 20— Promter Jim Coffroth is still struggling with the Bob McAlIiater-Sailor Petros- key-Jimmy Clabby problem. Jim wants first of all to arrange a return match between McAllister and Petroskey, be ing satisfied that there is an insistent demand for the same. In making his deductions, Coffroth is influenced by the fact that McAllister’s friends believe Bob should have received the decision in the recent bout, while I’troskey's followers are calling upon all non-partisan sports to bear testimony that McAllister would have been knocked out had the affair lasted a few rounds longer. In such a case, of course, a return match would fill a long felt want If It takes place Clabby Is assured a match with the winner, something worth hanging around for. If McAllister, after due consideration, decides he has had enough of the boxing game for a while, Coffroth will turn his attention to a Pet- roskey-Clabby match. FORMER MAGNATE TO SUE CHAS. MURPHY FOR $2,000 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.—William Grayson, Jr., of St. Louis, millionaire, former owner of the Louisville Amer ican As-delation (')ub, said to-day he Intended to sue Charles Webb Mur phy, owner of the Chicago Cubs, for $2,000, the amount of Grayson’s claim, disallowed Monday by the National Commission. Grayson says his suit will be based on Murphy’s unfulfilled promise to pay $2,000 if Pitcher ’ho ney, sent to the Cubs by Louisville in 1912. made good. Cheney did make good, an I is the most dependable man on the Cubs’ staff Murphy was fined $500, while Grayson was debarred from organized baseball. WELSH INJURED IN FIGHT WITH DRUNKEN LOGGER VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug. 20.—Injuries to Freddy Welsh. English lightweight champion, which caused the postponement of his titular buttle with Willie Ritchie, were caused by a fight with a drunken logger in a downtown street saloon a week ago. Welsh was kicked in the stomach by his 200-pound opponent and his ankle was hurt. He returned to training a day or two later. While he was run ning in Stanley Park on Saturday his foot -turned on a pebble and was sprained. EIGHTEEN PLAYERS SOLD BY CLUBS IN CENTRAL LEAGUE FORT WAYNE, IND., Aug 20 — Eighteen players sold In addition to six returned through optional agreements for a total consideration of $40,000. gives the Central League the season’s record In disposing of players, President Heil- broner said to-day. The league i.s a six- club circuit, with players’ limit of four teen CINCINNATI, OHIO. The Southern Railvvay an nounces reduced round trip fare of $15.00 from Atlanta to Cincin nati, Ohio; tickets on sale August 22, 23 and 25. good for return un til September 1. City Ticket Of fice, No. 1 Peachtree street. Both phones Main 142. Mike Kell>, the Indianapolis boy, has entered upon the boxing scene. Kelly wished to announce that he is open to meet any boy around these parts and is particularly anxious to get on with Charley Lee. "I will agree to box Lee on a winner-take-all basis, if he will sign for the bout now," wailed Mike yesterday when we met him at Five Points. The next big scrap to be staged on the coast will be a twenty round en gagement between Joe Rivers and l^each Cross for Labor Day. The mill will be held In Tom McCarey’s arena. Charley Eyton has been named as referee. * • • Kenosha, Wis., plans to open the box ing game next month. John Keating, promoter in the Wisconsin city, i.s after Tommy Murphy or Leach Cross to box Charley White at his opening show. However, both these boys do not seem overanxious to don the mitts with the Chicago whirlwind. Jimmy Grant writes from Chicago that he is boxing dally and expects to he in fighting condition soon. Jimmy is trying to get on with some of the stars around the “Windy City” and says he will probably sign for a match within the next few days. Grant i.s to heli» train Charley White for his match with Johnny Griffiths at Akron, Ohio, on Labor Day. Danny Goodman, the veteran light weight. has signed articles for two bouts. On August 28. at Hlbbfng. Minn., Danny meets Young Thomas, and on September 1, at Superior, Wis., Johnny Tillman Is to he his foe Steve Ketchel, the Chicago light weight. will don the padded mitts with Eduie Johnson, of Denver, at Pueblo, Col., on September 15. They are sched uled to go twenty rounds and are to weigh 133 pounds at 3 o’clock. • * • Fred Gilmore has matched his light weight. Mickey Sheridan, to box Patsy Drouillard. at Peoria, Ill., on Labor Day. This will he their fourth meeting. * • • .lack White has quit the boxing game. Jack has become discouraged over his recent defeat at the hands of Johnny Dundee and says he is through with the fistic game. I ■ Opium Whiskey ami Drug Habit* fronted I«l Hoa.e or »t Sanitarium. Book on lubjed JB Ffett. DR a. M. WOOLLEY 34-N. Vtaaue 41 SanPariuaa. Atlanta. Georn* ,. , „ , FULL OF SCABS What could be more pitiful than tho condi tion told of In this letter from A. K. Avery. Waterloo, N. Y.: Wr have been using your Tetterlne. 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