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IU j n r. iir.imiTUuv ain u ixr^wo. If Mutt Loses To-day It Looks the Bastile for Him 4 4 By “Bud” Fisher By .Tamos Clarkson. Despite the fart that big Jeff Tes- reau. a Riant of the Ozark Mountains before he became a New York Giant, has not been going any too well this season. Manager McGraw, the smart and brainy leader of the probable winners of the National league bunt ing. is pinning his faith In the b*g twirler. whom he believes will prove one of the stars of the world's se ries during the coming fall Tesreau Joined the New York club in the fall of 1911. He was not given much work that fall, but when the Giants went to Marlin to open their 1912 training season the big moun taineer was taken In charge by Wil bert Robinson. McGraw's chief ad viser and coacher of yoting pitchers, and before the carr.p was three weeks old great thing* were predicted for Tesreau. Before Joining the Giants. • Big Jeff" performed with the Shreve port club in the Texas-Oklahoma League. He made good all of his advance notices by pitching winning ball for McGraw all of last season In fact, it was Tesreau’s work, along with that of the famous Mathewaon and Marquard, that piloted the New York machine saffly over the National League goal. He w r on and lost a game each during the 1913 cham pionship against the Boston Red Sox. his victory having been witnessed by a brother who had traveled all the way from Seattle. Wash., to see him perform in a world series game. Tesreau Is a popular fellow among ; his fellow players, and his qunlnt humor and stories of bear hunts and the like in the Ozark Mountains do much toward keeping McGraw’s men in a good humor when things on the diamond appear to be a little bad for them. The big right-hander has the honor | this season of leading the National League fling*-?* as to strlke-outs. He also leads the league in the issuance of passes, a record which he does | not care about retaining McGraw figures that with Tesreau pitching the kind of ball of which be la capable, and with Mathew son and Marquard. to say nothing of Hemaree, all In first-class shape, his New York Giants should experience little difficulty in grabbing the big end of the series with the Pbiladophia Athletics when the two clubs battle for the world's championship In (>ctober. Turn Out for McNeil Benefit +•+ -ha-I- •!*•+ +• + Dead Rider's Mother Needs Aid BOXING News of the Ring Game Frankie Burns, the cIrhsv Jersey City bantam, will exchange wallops with Benny Chavez, the crack Trinidad hoy. in a ton-round sot-to at Denver to-mor- iow night Both these boys have been fighting good of late and should put up an lntercstlpg mill • • • Jim Griffin, the coast referee, has been selected to Judge the Willie Kltchie-Freddy Welch bout at Van couver next month The rival scrap pers agreed on Griffin yesterday. • • • Toting Shugrue, who Is matched to box Jack Britton at New York on Sep tember 10, will take on Young Brown next week Brown Is a tough light weight, having met such stars at Leach Cross, Tommy Murphy and “Knockout" Brown. He should give Shugrue a tough scrap for ten rounds ENTRIES AT SARATOGA. FIRST 3-year-olds, selling. 6 fur longs Battery 101, xAfterglow 96. Trl- fler 105. Scallywag 101. Progressive 108, xLuria 96. Hobnob 116. Sandvale 109. Briar Path 107, Dorlon 106 SECOND- 2-year-olds, handicap, furlongs: Surprising 122. Florin 107, Trade Mark 98. Tranid 108. Gracilla 113 The Frsher 107. Brumley 103. Harry L. 106. Ralph 104, Well Known 99, Flltter- gold 117. I'ncle Mun 108. Also eligible: Edith W. 110. Roamer 116. Stars and Stripes 97, Preston Lynn, 110. E VERY motorcycle fan In Atlanta should be at the Motordrome Friday night. It will be a bene fit [>erfonnance, every cent above ex penses going to Jock McNeil's mother in Scotland. Thjs fame Jock McNeil, hero of many a thrilling race at the Saucer, time and again gladdened the hearts of his admirers by dare-devil riding before he was killed. And it is up to those admirers to dig down in their pockets and see to it that Jock's mother is given aid in this great distress. Nobody is going to be allowed within the wooden walls Friday night unless they pay to enter. The of ficials, the newspaper men and even the riders must "kick In." Let's make it a banner night. The program arranged is a "bear" and the riders promise to ride as they never have ridden before. They will i ok their own lives to help out a most worthy cause. Bo let the fans risk the price of admission. And. by the way. If you have a little extra change, take along a few friends. Here .8 the complete card of events: First Event. First Heat Southern Championship (trial heats, one mile; final, two miles. First two men In each trial heat to qualify)- Swartz, Graves. Lewis and Glenn. Distance, one mile. Second Event. Second Heat Southern Champion ship—Richards, Luther, Lookner and Renel. Distance, one mile. Third Event. First Heat Special Match Race— Graves vs. Richards. Distance, one mile. Fourth Event. F’lnal Southern Championship. Dis tance, two miles. Fifth Event. First Heat McNeil Sweepstakes to be scored by French point system— 10 points for winner. 6 for second and 3 for third) Swartz, Luther, Lewis. Lockner, Renel and Glenn. Distance, two miles. Sixth Event. Second Heat Special Match Race— Graves vs. Richards. Distance, two miles. Seventh Event. Second Heat McNeil Sweepstakes— Swartz. Luther, Lewis, Lockner. Renel and Glenn. Distance, four miles. Eighth Event. Third Heat Special Match Race— Graves vs. Richards. Distance, three miles. Ninth Event. Third Heat McNeil Sweepstakes— Swartz, Luther, I^ewla, Dockner, Renel and Ginn. Distance, six miles. Johnson’s Speed Beats Curves •]•#•{• +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Often Tells What He’ll Throw THIRD 3-year-olds and up. Helling, mile Swish 107, xlnstepeor Lestrade 102, Batriuohe 107. xHeaucoup 105. xRoy al Message 100. Bonnie Bloise 105, x\Va ter Welles 109. FOURTH 3 year-olds and up, handi -ap. mile Bane gat 95. Cliff Edge 98. Spring Board 110. G M Miller 111. -\ire> 90. Coy Lad 97, Plate Glass 103. Strenuous 92.Sha«kelton 107, Princess Callow a\ 104, Hedge 102, Mission 100 Tartar 102 Also eligible: Star Gaze 93, Guy Fisher 106. Azylade 100. FIFTH—2-year-olds. Helling. 7 fur longs: Robert Oliver 106, Old Ben 107, Small 104, Preston Lynn 112, xHeart- beat 97, Water ljidy 108. Iaidy Orme 109, x Flask 108, Bac 111, Onta'uri 101. Chriatophine 101. SIXTH -3-year-olds and up. maidens, mile Ann Tilly 103. Queen Sain 103. Gilbert 105, Carroll Reid 108, Margerum 105. Prospect 106. Noble Grand 105 x Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather cloudy; track fast AT OTTAWA FIRST Turse $500. 2-year-olds, hand- •caj., 5Ms furlongs Sykesie 106. Commo dore 110. Marlon aGiety 112, Dark Ros- aleen 109. Old Reliable HO. SECOND Purse $500 . 2-year-olds, handicap, 6 furlongs Stevestu 96 Fin r raid Gem 104. Minda 107. Hodge 128. IauIv Trinity 102. Fathom 105. Czar Mi chael 113. THIRD Purse $400. 3 year olds and up. selling, mile furlong: xMemisis 94. The Gardner 107. Tactics 111, xStrite 104. Naughty I .Ad 110 FOURTH Purse $600. Russell hand icap. 3-year-olds and up. 6 furlongs York laid 98. Towton Field 103 Panza- reta 110. Yorkville 102, Mediator 104, Sherwood 114 FIFTH--Purse $500. 3-year-olds and up, selling, mile: xArdelon 99. Willie 101, Dick Deadwood 101. Venera Str.nne 103, Spellbound 112. xBobby Cook 102. R. H. Gray 101, Chemulpo 102. ixwedav 107 SIXTH—Purse $600. 3-year-olds and up. selling. 6 furlongs xlaimode 97, xFred Lesty 104. Queed 104. Anavrl 103. Inland 107, Back Bay 107. Spring Maid 97, Tankard 102, Camel 104 Spring Mass 104, Tom Sayers 106. xSpohn 108 Also eligible: xCamellia 100. x Marna Tohnson 98. xBen Prior 100, Jim L 100 Myrtle Marlon 108. SEVENTH Purse $500. 3-year-olds and up. selling, mile: xMertisis 93 xGraneau 101. xThe Rump 105, xTom Holland 106. Miss J.»nah 108, l.*dv Ran kin 112. Senator Sparks 117. xRalph Llovd 95. S halier 103, xMoonlight 105 Bernadotte. 107. Heretic 111. Lord Elam x Five pound apprentice allowance i '•* IW^^er clear, track fast." By Bill Bailey. C HICAGO, ktlg 28 Walter John son, marvel of the Senatorial pitching staff, not only Is one of the greatest twirler* who ever stepped on a slab, but he is a hurl ing freak. t , . He is the onlv pitcher I ever looked at who apparently didn’t care whether the batter knew what was coming or not. There may be other twlrlers who tell the batter In advance what Is coming when they ate so far ahead that it makes no difference, or so far behind that the game is a Joke, but ti i-- Johnson does it right along. H® i even does it when the game is close. He beat Jim Scott 2 to 1 last Sun* J day on the South Side. It’s very true that Johnson bad to possess much luck to get the verdict, which gave him his fourteenth straight win With two on and two out, Ping Bodie lost a fly ball in the sun and permit ted two runs to count. Those two runs gave the Senators the victory’. But that isn’t the burden of this story. This story Is of Johnson as a pitcher, and it isn’t based upon that single game Did you notice how he pitched to Chase in the first round 0 Heady Work on Slab. Berger reached first because of Morgan's error and went to second on Lord's infield out. Chase trod to the plate. Now a base hit would have put Berger across and the Sox would have had a lead of one run. Mind you. this first game of the se ries was a flgbt for a run. Both man agers figured that one run would win Chase knew very well that Johnson was going to stick that first ball over the plate. And Chase knew Just as well that he was going to step Into it and drive it out for a base hit if he could. Likewise, this Johnson per son out on the slab knew that Hal would step into it. Did he put it anywhere except over the plate? He did not If he had possessed a rifle of a bore that shot a baseball he couldn't have put It nearer the center of the plate. Mine strike." howled the umpire. The next ball was In the same place, and Hal swung again. I ‘‘Two strikes," howled the ump. Then Johnson pulled the unexpeot- ' ed. He started a curve ball for the plate and Hal swung It broke wide , and the first sacker fanned on a near wild pitch. But the first two times that Chase swung he knew exactly what was coming Yet he couldn't hit. Wt^v? | It was the tremendous speed that the elongated twirler was using. Didn't Waste Any Balls. Johnson didn't gi\* a base on balls j during that game and i* is doubtful if he wasted as many as half a dozen throughout the battle. You know what th* average pitcher tries. If be has control he pitches inside or outside, he tries for the corners. If he has the batter in the hole, he tempts him with pitches that the batter dare not let go by and which he can’t drive far if he connects. Johnson may do that occasionally, but In the majority of cases he puts that ball straight across. Did you happen to notice how he pitched to John Collins in the ninth? It would have been foolhardy for al most any other twirler in the business to have pitched as he did to Shano. With two gone. Bodie and Chappell singled and Schalk, who ran for Ping, was on second. Collins had been hit ting fairly well. This time he w'hlpped the first ball pitched Into the stands for a foul and^k. strike. The second likewise was a strike. Now. the ordinary- twirler would have kept the ball inside or outside or _ high or low, as he figured the weakness of the batter, because a base hit meant a run and a tied score. What did Johnson do? He put on a bit- more steam and whipped the hall square acros* the plate and waist high. Collins swung and the game was over. “Kidded’’ Ping Bodie Out. I say there may he other twlrlers who don’t care whether the batter knows what is coming or not. But they are mighty scarce Bodie came up in the sixth. He had just lost that fly ball in the sun &Hd VU feeling pretty bad, so John son began to "kid” him. "Here’s a good one,” said the Wash ington twirler. "One strike." howled the ump. But Johnson had kept the faith. The hall was square across the plate. The only trouble was that It was a bit too fast. "Well, you didn’t hit that one. so I'll give you another chance," laughed Johnson. "Two strikes,” howled the ump. Yes. It was straight across. The only trouble was that Ping’s eye wasn’t quick enough to telegraph Ping’s brain that it was time to swing that club. Yes. Ping struck out. But telling Is quite a habit with this Johnson. He tells you what's coming, and it comes. The only trouble Is that you are no better off than If he handed you the "double cross.” AUTO RACERS FINED. DALTON, Aug. 28.—Seriously' ob jecting to two automobile drivers us ing Hamilton street, Dalton’s main business thoroughfare, for a motor drome. Recorder Tarver yesterday- afternoon fined Dr B L. Kennedy and Jim Caylor $5 each for indulging in a race the night before, “PERSONAL LIBERTY.” (( rvi It Glorious Constitution,” G The sad Bookmaker said, “Ordains for each of us the right To grab his daily bread. All night I'm firin' jockeys. And work all dap the same, To pry the sucker from his rush— And here comes this reformer push And tries to crab my game!" “Me, too!" the Fight Promoter Took up the woeful tale. "They’re tryin' hard to stop me From nailin' any kale. I'm grabble' easy money By match in' White Hope Jakes, An' then when some bone-headed plug Can't take a wallop in the mug, They blame me when he croakst” • ♦ • IT 18 TO BE HOPED that th« Powers that Be will now take some steps to abolish the White Hope Parodies from the box fight map. Killing them off, even at the rate of two every three months, Is a slow and unnecessarily harsh method. • • • HAVING LOST $60,000 this sea- eon,.Mrs. Britton is willing to sell the fit. Louis Cardinals for $500,- 000. Which gives rise to the ap palling thought of what a club le worth that makes $60,000. • • • OLD BILL NAUQHTON SAYS that the "somethlng-ln-the-tea” story about the Jeffries-Johnson fight Is "gaining credence,” but ap parently those with whom it Is gaining credence are keeping awful ly quiet about it. » « • PITCHER JOE LAKE, OF THE Tigers, has been sent to Minneapo lis, this being considered the largest single consignment of ivory ever shipped to a minor league city. • • * “WHITE HOPES PLACE BOX ING IN JEOPARDY ,” announces a contemporary-, which we consider a big news beat, If true. We never heard of any white hopes who got near enough to boxing to place it in Jeopardy or anywhere else. • * • BY WAY OF FURTHER demon strating that professional baseball Is a great sport, the Giants are claiming the deal by which Byrne and Camnlts go to Philadelphia wan framed up with the Idea of beating them out of the pennant. • • • IF THE BIG LEAGUE CHIEFS keep on insisting year after year, that baseball isn’t on the level, people will begin to believe them after a while. • • • PRESIDENT EBBETS IS NOW thinking about building a bicycle track at Ehbets Field. It will be a costly undertaking, but It will cer tainly call for a bear of a dedica tion speech. • • . WHEN YOU FIGURE ON THE amounts that W. J Bryan draws to the gate, Owner Shlbe Is Justified In Insisting that Connie Mack loosen up and talk more than has been his wont. WAYCR0SS AND BRUNSWICK •PLAY IN RECORD TIME IN FIELD DM ENGAGEMENT Y OU Just have to hand It to tho*e Crackers. If you didn’t, they probably would run away with it. anyhow. Yesterday was field day at Ponce DeLeon, and the Crackers made a clean sweep of the field. They cap tured first place in every one of the five events, getting unto themselves, In addition to honor and glory -’nd the plaudits of a big crowd, sundry shoes and hats and silk shirts and umbrellas and like usuables, offered by enterprising Atlanta merchants to stimulate competition with Bir mingham in the Grand Attendance Contest now waging fearfully be tween the two cities. Tommy Long was the individual hero, winning the lOO-yar^ dash like a regular sprinter, and circling the bases in 14 seconds, only 2-5 of a second south of Hans Lobert's fa mous mark, set in Cincinnati a num ber of years ago. Our new outfielder, Mr. Nixon, showed a powerful whip, winging the pill in from deep center well beyond the plate. The distance was too great to measure, but it looked not far from 400 feet. The record, 421 feet and a few Inches. Is held by Sheldon Le- Jeune. FYank Manush also was a double prize winner, copping $5 for expedi tion In a sack race and a brace of siik shirts for enterprise in fungo hitting, walloping the hall nearly to the score- board on the fly. Long Sets New Record for Runs *£••4- Great Work Boosts Mark to .101 A N old-established Southern League record went glimmer ing yesterday in the fifth in ning of the combat between the Tur tles and the Crackers. Tommy Long started the game with 98 runs to his credit for the season of 1913. The league record was 99 run'*, scored by Gus Hill, of Nashville, in 1902. Tommy went right after the record. He doubled himself on in the domestic portion- of the first inning and scored the record-tying run when Smith tripled. A lot of ball players might have stopped there, figuring on a dozen games more In which to break the record. But Tommy had other ideas. Besides, the Crackers got to needing more runs right then. So In the fifth inning Tommy scored another run, rounding out his cen tury mark and breaking Mr. Hill's record. Then in the seventh Tommy got up with Agler on the towpath and Just naturally kissed that old pill nearly to the edge of the visible universe. That was the third run, making 101 in all, and putting Tommy two ahead of the former record. And Tommy still has a dozen games in which to add other runs to the mark. RITCHIE AND WELSH SIGN FOR TITLE BOUT SEPT. 20 VANCOUVER, B. C:, Aug. 28.—Ar- tides for the world’s lightweight championship bout I.ere between Wil lie Ritchie and Freddie Welsh Sep tember 20 were signed to-day. For feits will be posted to-morrow. Jim Griffin, of San Francisco, will ref eree. Indiana Race Track Closed By Governor PORTER, INT)., Aug 28.—Steps were taken to-day to dissolve the Mineral Springs Jockey Club, and announcement was made that there would be no fur ther attempt to hold races at the Min eral Springs track this year. Two com panies of state militiamen, ordered here by Governor Ralston to stop the racing because of alleged violations of the In diana betting laws, were ordered to re main a few days longer, to make sure no attempt would be made to resume the racing program. Ben Hymen, track manager, speaking for the racing association, said today that the stand taken by Governor Ral ston was “worse than anything ever pulled off in Mexico." D00IN GIVES FREE REIN TO STRENGTHEN PHILLIES PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 28.-Manager Dooin, of the Phillies, announces that he has received word from the club owners that there Is an almost unlimited amount of money m his disposal, for the purchase of players. Dooin is to start Immediately in an effort to strengthen the Phillies. COCHRAN TRIUMPHS OVER EAST POINT IN TITLE GAME, COCHRAN, GA.. Aug. 28.—Coeh-I ran. by winning two out of three games from East Point, claims the State championship among the ama teur baseball teams. In a fast game, 1 the last of a series of three with the I crack team from East Point was won by Cochran, 4 to 3. The game throughout was replete with brilliant plays, darino- base run ning and fast fielding from the time i the umpire called "play ball” until the last man was out In the ninth Inning j “ZIM” LOST; CUBS LEAVE FOR HOME WITHOUT STAR DRINK Pure, Delicious, Refreshing WAYCROSS. GA.. Aug. 28-Wav- ernss and Brunswick teams of the Empire League yesterday morning played a nine-inning game In one hour and nineteen minutes, breaking the league's record and establishing what Is believed to be a new record for Class D leagues. Hartner pitched for Brunswick and Clark for Waycross, the locals win ning 6 to 1 McLaughlin was the umpire and he kept players on the Jump from start to finish. 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