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Hv Damon Runyon. N EW YORK, Aug. 20.—Handsome Harold McCormick, president of the Amalgamated Assassination of Pinch Punchers, has called a meet ing of the board of directors tc con sider the application of Sir Mlque 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; Charlev McDonald, of Boston; Doc Miller of Philadelphia; Bennv* Myers, of Brook lyn; Johnny Bates, of Cincinnati; Jack Lelivelt, of Cleveland; Otey Crandall., of St. Louis: Olaf Hlnrick- sen. of Boston, and Hugh High, of Detroit, to meet him in a dark alley some night so he can poll the delega tion. It is believed that Sir Mlque 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 certainly has flourished and spread. When th« s CJlant chief employed Samuel Strang, the best baritone ever In baseball, to pinch bit 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 w r e 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 so when S. Strang went away from here to sing and such McGraw lay in wait for another pincher of his caliber. Handsome Harold McCor mick is the answer. Meantime, however, other clubs had adopted the pincher. and now w? have among others, the illustrious persons named above, most of whom do nothing but pinch bit, but who get fat salaries for sc 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 fdr themselves? Not us. We shall not say it, because we have a high regard for the pincher, and, moreover, we envy him hls job. Sir Mlque could always spank the baseball, and be 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 goes 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 *tiormous expense, for all we know. >n the payroll of the New York Giants. * * * ’ A HASTY compilation of the Schush family now playing professional baseball, show's the following line-up: Schalk, Sdhang. Schmutz, Schardt, Schact and Schauer. * * • J ~)E TINKER says he will resign. which is the same thine in a gen eral way that the Cincinnati fans said when the*- saw him coming. • * * pHRIS 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. * * • IARLEY M. TRSREATJ. the pitch- ^ ing pachyderm, is still in there leading the boys in number of strike outs. 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 Is * 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 vouner man, who Is now at Roanoke. Perrvman was supposed to report at Marlin last soring, and »for days and days the Giant chief anxiously searched the horizon for a glimpse of the youth, who is said to bp several stories in height, but Perryman 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. BUCK O'BRIEN NOT WANTED BY A COAST LEAGUE CLUB LOS ANGET.ES. Aug. 20.—The services of "Buck" O’Brien, one of the pitchers who helped the Boston 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. SMITH, ATLANTA, LOSES TENNIS MATCH TO ADOUE 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. Macqulston. of Dallas, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5. Adoue disposed of V. H. Smith, of Atlanta, 6-3, 6-4. Play in the doubles was started to day. THE ATLANTA GEOROTAN AND NEWS. Us Boys ^ United States Patent Office. Skinny Shaner Gets His—Outside the Picture, Fortunately 6ee, | 6(JT A LETTER FROM VAN - HE’S UP in the country on his fathers ranch and he wants us AU- To COME UP AND VISIT AT HIM GOSH, I'LL TO SHOW This To SHRWMP FL'fNN ! Hey shaner wwcha; Cror there? j CAN THAT CHATTER V'fOO F)ADE ME DROP it OUCH, ME \ O ijgfi E. Peeper! j ^ • q > \ '^\A NO\N L15TEN, NO stallin’ Tell me WHATCHA- SHUT UP SHOT t)f> WAIT TlU- ISHOVN^A- SHUT UP for a Jiffy - i ts a ' SURPRISED') s? - ediTors noxe - HERE J> A PICTURE with A kick in if BUT, WOOD 7AH believe irr i\t MISSED HIM! TOO BAD TOO BAD THAT SPOILS ouR WHOLE DAYS WORK AlAMARA FOOD TOR.FANS COOKED AND SAY FOLKS is You Coding dp to the country with us? SHRIMP AND ME AND EMILY AND MARY <S GOlNfc- PA SAYS THEY HANE COWS IN THB COUNTRY AND THEY give MILK- IM GOING To ASK ONE FOR. SOME. shiners 60orydm advice LET AGO Y To *o9 HAVE LOTS MOTHERS ' OP SUGAR IN HIS TEA VIHAY IS if NO "MAN WANTS Bur ir he fa&rs does NOT WANT To lose P A BALD HEAD Homo, cm fr 1 U-da^ FROM 60S KLAPR ONE of oon COMPOSITORS what is 7he Lowesr eoin made by cor. ckner/vmenT? Folly and Her Pals Copyright, ItlS, International New* S*rr1ee The Old Man’s a Fan, Although He Didn’t Know It Swartz and Renel Star at Drome +•+ +•+ +•+ v • + •+ + • + Glenn Loses Special Match Race H ARRY SWARTZ and Georges Renel had their machines in great shape last night, and as a result captured all the honors at the Motordrome last night. Renel won all three heats in the Maddox Sweep- stakes, while Swartz copped the finals in the Southern championship. Glenn and Swartz gave the fans a thrill in the special 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 finished after Glenn had led for three- quarters of the distance. * m • T HE final heat of the Maddox Sweepstakes was easily the best race of the night. Tex Richards and Renel had a neck and neck race, and for a time it looked as i fRichards were sure to cop the honors. Renel was there at the finish about two feet ahead of Rich ards. Luther also crowded the lead ers in this race. Harry Glenn finished second to Swartz in the Southern champion ship. Swartz took the lead at the start and was never headed. Following are the comrlete sum maries: SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP. (Heats. 1 Mile, Final 2 Miles.) First Heat—Harry Swartz, first; Morty Graves, second. Time, :43 2-5. Second Heat—Georges Renel, first; Tex Richards, second. Time, : 43 1-5. Third Heat—Harry Glenn, first; Henry Lewis, second. Time, :44. (Final, 25 Points for First; 15 for Second; 5 for Third. Won by Harry Swartz; Harry Glenn, necond; Georges Renel, third. Time, 1:26. SPECIAL MATCH RACE. Fir9t Heat (1 Mile)—Harry Swartz, won. Time, :43 2-5. Second Heat (2 miles)—Dead heat. Time, 1:30. Third Heat (& miles)—Harry Sw r artz, won. Time. 2:15. ROBERT F. MADDOX SWEEP- STAKES. (Ten Points to Winner; 6 for Second; 3 for Third.) First Heat (2 miles)—Georges Re nel, first; Tex Richards, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 1:27 4-6. Second Heat (4 miles)—Georges Renel, first; Henry Lewis, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 2:57. Third Heat (6 miles)—Georges Re nel. first; Tex Richards, second; Freddie Luther, third. Time, 4:24 4-5. Points—Renel. 30; Richards, 12; Luther, 9; Lewis, 6. RINGSIDE NOTES EX-CHAMPION WRESTLER NEAR DEATH IN JOLIET, ILL. JOLIET, ILL., Aug. 20.—James Bardell, former tiainer of the White Sox and ex-champlon lightweight wrestler of the world, is dying in a Joliet hospital. Bardell has been failing for months and suffered a complete nervous breakdown a week 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 is an old personal friend of Charles Comiskey, Jim Jeffries, Tommy Can non and other sportsmen. He was one of the three sponsors of Packey Mc Farland’s first fight at TattersaHs old fight arena in Chicago. 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 iu the lightweight . division, have been matched forJa 20-round fight on La bor Day at (the Vernon arena. JACK JOHNSON MAY NOT BE ALLOWED ON LONDON STAGE tkii LONDON, Aug. 20.—There is a possibility that Jack Johnson, the American negro pugllst. will not be allowed to appear on the stage in this city. The announcement that he would do a turn next week at one of the music halls brought a number of re monstrances to the management to the effect that the London public, after the recelatlons of Johnson’s violations of the white slave laws of the United States, would not stand for the negro pugilist as an enter tainer. The manager retorted that he did not think the question of morality en tered into the matter if the boxing exhibition by Johnson was a good one. Besides, the term "white slavery" does not mean the same in England as it does in the United States, and the crime with which Johnson is charged in the United States would not be an offense against the law here. The Federa tion of Variety Artists will discuss the question at a meeting in this city on Thursday. FOR ATHLETICS D ETROIT, Aug. 20.—"If Cleve land is going to win a pennant, it better do it this year, for it is my honest opinion that it will have no chance next year, for I figure that I will then have the best team I ever had." Such Is the remark made by Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics. Connie has little to say about the race this year. He is not given to boasting and has not put in a claim for the championship of 1913, but he is taking time by the forelock and putting in his bid for the 1914 bunt ing. Connie likes the material ho has at hand. He is nursing it carefully and by virtue of that caution may succeed in winning the title this year. But win or lose this year, he can not see anything but success ahead next season. Hls reasons are many. While Ira Thomas has slowed up and Jack Lapp is not hitting as well as he should and has, Walter Schang al ready looks as good an any catcher In the league and he should Improve next year over the great form dis played this season. Connie probably will pick off a youngster this fail to help the former Buffalonian and Lapp. Pitchers Performing Weil. Take his pitchers. Bender and Plank have done grand work this year. They may not be as good next* season, but that is what the experts have been saying for years. Jack Coombs must be reckoned as an un certainty. but looks in better physi cal condition than he has for several campaigns. But Connie is not counting on his three veterans. He has already quietly announced his plans, which are to use Bush, Shawkev. Brown and Houck regularly In the box in 1914 and give his three veterans «a fair amount of rest and only call upon them for relief work and in emergencies. He asserts. mo9t emphatically, that Bush, Shawkev, Houck and Brown form the best quartet of youngsters in the country, and he counts on them being better in 1914 than this year, when they have shown ability to go along and keep the Athletics in the race. Then there is no telling just what prizes Mack will pick up in the draft and by purchase. He got Schang. Bush and Shawkev this season, and the plums may again fall into his basket. Has Only Great Infield. Of course. Connie has no infield worth mentioning—has no one except Mclnnls, Collins. Barry and Baker. only three of whom can hit .330 or Mike Kelly, the Indianapolis boy, has entered upon the boxing scene. Kelly wished to announce that he is open to meet any hoy 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 he a twenty-round en gagement between Joe Rivers and I-^ach Cross for I^abor Day. The mill will be held In Tom McCarey's arena. Charley Kyton has been named as referee. * • * Kenosha, Wis., plans to open the box ing game next month. John Keating, promoter in the Wisconsin city, is after Tommy Murphy or I^each 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 daily and expects to be 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 is to help train Charley White for hls 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 Hibbing, Minn., Danny meets Young Thomas, and on September 1, at Superior, Wls., Johnny Tillman is to he his foe. Steve Ketchel, the Chicago light weight, will don the padded mitts with Eddie 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 be their fourth meeting. 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 Association Club, 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 Che ney, sent to the Cubs by Louisville in 1912, made good. Cheney did make good, and is the most dependable man on the Cubs' staff. Murphy was fined $500, while Grayson was debarred from organized baseball. 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 yesterday shewed that Paskert had broken a finger cf hi® right hant a catching a drive of Schulte’s hat yes terday. and that Walsh har* suffered a broken hone in his foo'. when hit by a bat during practice Shrrmcp Bridwcll. cl the Chicago Na- t tonals. was net!fled here to-day that he ha:l been suspended for three days for throwing dirt toward Empire O’Day. fo.i.'iw'ing a decision at the home plate in yesterday’s game. better and only four of whom can field with consistent brilliancy. Pretty tough outfit—that $100,000 infield. They say the weak spot In the Athletics i» the outfield. So it is com pared with the remainder of the team, hut lined up against- the outer garden representatives of other clubs, *t show’s superiority over St. Loulq Washington, Chicago and New York. WILLIAMS HANDS WHITE LACING IN TEN ROUNDS NEW YORK. Auff. 20.—Rnrney Wil liams, a light heavyweight, of Phila delphia, beat Sailor White, the big lo cal bruiser, after ten rounds of mill ing at Far Rockaway last night. White barely weathered a tempest of blows In the fourth round. The bell was very welcome. Again in the sev enth the Quaker Olty boxer had hts big adversary all to the bad, but was unable to connect with "a finishing punch. Williams weighed only 165 to White’s 206. 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 battle 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 290-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 hls foot turned on a pebble and was sprained CINCINNATI, OHIO. The Southern Railway 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. SportSandSuch FAMOUS IN SPORTS—Vm. The Queer Ride. T he queer ride is a cor- rollnry to the Breed of Horses, which was discussed in an earlier paper of this series. The two are fast woven together. All efforts to separate them have, up to this time, failed. Thus is It now generally recog nized that the Queer Ride is an inevitable agency in improving the Breed of Horses. The owners of race tracks are against gambling anywhere but in their clubs and on the Stock Exchange. Any of them will tell you so. But in spite of this fact humbler men insist on betting on the results of horse races, and the Queer Ride was in troduced to eliminate the slight element of chance, without which there can be no true gambling. The Bookmakers have responded nobly to the call, and have made free use of the Queer Ride in car rying on the crusade againet gam bling. It is believed that by per sistent use of this device betting on horse races can be finally abolished. It Is figured that even a man with so little primary intelligence as to buck another man’s game will eventually see a light after he has blown his bank roll against a mire thing every day for several years. The Bookmaker is usually, though not always, the author of the Queer Ride, and the Jockey is the active agent. Successful demon stration of the phenomenon is very simple. It requires only the morals of the race track and a well-de veloped forearm. On the whole, an unpretentious but valuable institu tion. ("The Amateur” will be the next victim. Get a ringside seat.) * • • WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MR. Vardon and Mr. Ray. the English golfers, we have a profound hunch that the American string of inter national victories is about, due to be badly mangled. • • • LET IT NEVER BE CHARGED that we are hoggish. We hope the I Opium Wh A M | at Home or JBSftdR S an! term. n Whiskey and Drag Hablta treated at Sanitarium. Book on aubjeal B. M. WOOLLEY, 24*N, Atlanta. FULL OF SCABS Wh»t could be more pitiful than the condl- . tlon told of In this letter from A. R. Avery. « Waterloo, N. Y.: ( We have been utlnf yeur Tetterlne. It*a the beet on earth fer akin aliment* Mra. S. C. Hart was a sight to see. Her face a mass of scabs. Tetterlne has eursd Cured by Tetterine Tetterlne curea eczema, ground Itch, rlng- i worm and all skin troubles. Its effect la i magical 50c at druaolats. or by mall. SHUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH, GA. English will win the golf cham pionship and that they will continue to lead the world In cricket. Noth ing could be fairer than this. • * • IF HUGHEY JENNINGS EVER reads the news of the chess mas ters' tournament he will never let a guy with a name like Tenen- wurzel get away. * * • WE ARE GLAD TO LEARN that a pitcher named Tlncup is about to break into the big leagues. He will fill a hole left by the pass ing of Lush. BigReduction IN Denial Work GOOD WORK means more practice and ■ower prices. We have reduced our prices on all Dental work, but the quality of our work remains the same. Gold Crowns Bridge 00 00 Work 00. Set of Teeth Best That Money Can Buy $3.°» 15“ We Use the Best Meth ods of Painless Dentistry Atlanta Dental Parlors Cor. Peachtree & Decatur Sts. Katranc* 19 t-2 Paachtraa St.