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[ AFHVILLE, TENN.. Aug 80 —
That loud wall Harry • Co
veleskie emitted In regard
to the “quitting' proclivities of
Wee Willie Trough looks to he only
another rase of pot calling the kett*
black, and If the big Pole doesn't
do jx*me fancy sidestepping, his slams
on the Baron slabber are liable to
prove a boomerang.
Bill Schwartz and other members
of the Vols almost laughed themselves
to death when they read the yarn
Coveleskie was spinning about Prough
picking out the soft spots and being
a bit too much of a saffron hue to
tackle the Crackers, in order to pre
serve his record for the Rose trophy
The Vols now claim that the Giant
Killer passed up his regular turn in
the box to sidestep the Schwartzmen,
who always take kindly to Harry’s
benders. It was on the Vols’ lajit visit
to Lookouttown that Elberfeld ad
mitted, ho the Vols assert, that tin j
future Tiger would not go in against
Bill Schwartz’s crew. The locals al
ways made the going so rough for
“Covey.” You know I am nurs
ing Harry along for that medal," the
Tabasco Kid is quoted as having given
as his reason for sending Rudy Som
mers to the hill In the Pole’s place.
"MOBODY can blams Elberfeld for
picking the soft places for his
star tlinger and not Jeopardizing his
chances for the Rose medal by send
ing him out against a club which Is
pretty apt to give him a drubbing
But It certainly ill becomes the big
Pole to holler “quitter” against
Prough. BUI is only working on the
same system which the Lookout boss
admits he Is following in Harry's
case
Bill Schwartz, while on the subject
of medals holds the opinion that
neither Prough nor “Covey” is right
fully entitled to be called the “best
pitcher In Judge Kavanaugh's cir
cuit,” no matter if their records do
show this pair of stars to be so far
out in front of the slabbers’ field.
“The man who should be entitled
to a medal Is the pitcher who can go
In there whenever his club needs him,
either to take his regular turn In the
box, or to pull a game out of the
fire,” says Bill. “A pitcher like El
mer Brown, for instance. Of course,
he has no more chance to cop the
Rose medal than I have the one for
baee-st.-allng But Brown has been
worth a whole lot more to Dobbs
than either Prough or Coveleskie. He
Is always ready to work, In turn or
out. He goes In there to pitch hla
head off. when some other pitcher is
being mauled, and he pitches for the
Montgomery club to win the game,
not so that Elmer Brown can win a
gilt badge.
• • •
mTHGRE medals are all wrong, any-
* how What good do they do?
And I ran show you a whole lot of
harm they cause. They stir up bit
terness among ball players in gen
eral. they break up teamwork for
fellows will get to working for a field
ing or batting record and won’t risk
chances on a lot of pluys, for fear
they will hurt their fielding or bat
ting record.
Loik at that Cobb-I>ajole scandal
over in the American Dengue, all on
account of the Chalmers trophy, and
just as long as some fellow who
thinks he is causing a stimulus n
hitting, running or pitching, keeps
an offering prizes. Just so long are
you going to see bad feeling crop
ping out among the players.”
And after you stop to think, it all
over the Vols* boy pilot hasn't had
a bad guess at that.
Cards Will Not Be
Sold, Says Britton
CINCINNATI. Aug. 80.—With ru
mors running wild In the East that
numerous changes would be made In
the ranks of the Cardinals, especially
In the ownership, President Schuyler
P Britton makes a complete denial
of any sale. Britton arrived here yes
terday from Atlantic City, and will
remain with the team until Its return
home.
After the Cardinals left New York
a story came out to the effect that
bidders were In the field to buy the
Cardinals and that Mrs Britton was
more than willing to dispose of her
major league club.
“Mrs. Britton Is not going to sell,”
declared President Britton this morn
ing. ’I can't understand how auch a
story could be printed We are ex
tremely disappointed with the show
ing of the te.»m this year, but Mrs.
Britton Is making every effort to
etrengthen the team for 1914.
“Many players have been bought,
and we are willing to spend $100,000
to secure new material I will say
one thing, and that Is that there will
be several Important trades during
-the winter.
“Manager Huggins Is negotiating
with rival mamigers, and we have
told him to complete any deal he sug
gests that will be an improvement
for the Cards. Anybody will go if
we can improve the club.”
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DIXIE LEAGUE
C HATTANOOGA, TENN.. Aug. 80
There seems no poslblllty of the
Southern Irf^gue recognizing
the new Dixie circuit.
Not that the magnates of Kava
naugh's organization are opposed to
the project of the Memphis pro
moters. as most of them feel friendly
toward the new organization, but be
cause of the fact that If Dixie l.eague
clubs are allowed by the Southern
League in Nashville, Chattanooga,
Memphis. Atlanta, Birmingham and
New Orleans, as Is suggested, the
classification of the Southern League
would be lowered to B, aa only one-
half the population of the six towns
mentioned would be used in deter
mining the total source of attendance
of the circuit and In fixing Its classi
fication.
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L EAGUES are ranked by the Na
tional Association of Minor
League Clubs in Class A A. Class A.
Class C, Class C and Class D, ac
cording to the total population of the
towns comprising the circuits. The
Southern, of course, Is Class A. hav
ing a good margin oVer the required
gross population, but If Dixie League
dubs are sanctioned by the Southern
League moguls, the total population
of the circuit—that Is. from a stand
point of classification—would be too
low for a Class A rating. Class B
would be the new ranking of the
league.
• • •
T HE disadvantages of this are un
doubtedly too great to be con
sidered. for It would give the West
ern league the right to draft from
this circuit at the price fixed for Class
B clubs. In other words, the clubs
of the Southern League could lose
two men by draft each year Instead
of one. not to speak of the other dis
advantages of a lower classification,
such as a lower price for the men
drafted.
The fact that only half the popu
lation of towns supporting two teams
with the protection of organized hall
can be considered In determining the
classification of a league was brought
out this spring, when Charley Frank
attempted to put the Cotton States
League In New Orleans. President
Kavanaugh Informed Frank at that
time that Secretary Farrell of the na
tional association would reduce the
league rating If the plan were per
sisted in.
YANKS BUY MONTREAL STAR.
NEW YORK, Aug 30 —Frank Gllhoo-
ley, the much sought outfielder of the
Montreal club of the International
League, figured in a deal whereby he
became the property of the Yankees.
George McConnell, the New York pitch
er, and a cash consideration were giv
en to the Montreal club for the highly
recommended outfielder. The amount
of money paid for the outfielder was not
stated, hut is understood to be $5,500.
TWO SOX VISIT BLOOMINGTON.
”-t—■ BLOOMINGTON ILL., Aug 30 -
Philippines and Australia to conclude all PUcher S cott and Shortstop Weaver, of
detalla of the tour, an,i mil, return to Fh.cag White Sox witnessed the
V . . 1- L o m n » * i IM a t n out the 1 ..
Bonnell Sails for
World's Ball Tour
CHICAGO. Aug SO —M Dick Bonnell,
Charles A Comlskey's advance agent
for the coming New York-Chicago
world’s baseball tour, sailed yesterdav
from Vancouver on the Empress of Ja
pan. the Canadian ship chartered to
carry the teams across the Pacific. Mr.
Bonnell will visit Japan, China, the
ill
Yokohama in time to meet the Kmpres
of Japan when she brings out the teams.
It was learned to-day that arrange
ments for the Avorld’s tour have been
^radically perfected for the itinerary
between Vancouver and Port Raid Ex
hibition games will be played at Yoko
hama. Toklo, Kobe Nagasaki, Shang
hai. Hongkong ami Manila From Ma
nila the teams will proceed to Austra
lia. arriving at Brisbane New Year’s
Day. There will probably be games
at Brisbane, Sydney. Melbourne and
Adelaide, as the stay in the antipodes
Bloomington-1 y»venport game here ye
terterday being on a scouting tour fqr
Comlskey.
BALL TEAM TO TOUR JAPAN.
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English Course Is Model
National Links Sure Severe
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Low Scores Are Impossible
* By Chick Evans.
C HICAGO, Aug. 30.—A large num
ber of Western amateurs have
recently received Invitations
from the founders of the National
Golf Links of America to competo
In the annual Invitation tournament,
beginning on Thursday, September
11, and ending on September 13. It
lo Indeed an honor to he asked to
complete In an event that furnishes
the severest tent of golf In America
This tournament follows so clowelv
upon the National that competitors in
the latter event can easily play in
the former—If they have the time.
It Is a matter of great regret to me
that my business will prevent me
from taking part In It this year, and
my regret Is all the deeper because
I had the pleasure of playing the flrat
tournament of the National Golf
Dinks of America and realize fully
Just what I am missing.
Many Noted Players There.
I had heard something of the Na
tional golf links of America before I
went there. For a number of years
the building of the course had been
going on, and rumors of the great
work had traveled as Car as Chicago
In 1911 the national championship
was held at Apawamis, a really good
course at Rye. Just outside of New
York, and this year found the Na
tional golf links almost completed.
’Phe first of their tourneys was then
and there Instituted, and all of th*'
players of note and some others were
invited to participate.
There were many unforgettably
pleasant circumstances surrounding
this event. Immediately after the
National final we visiting players
were driven In an automobile to
the Yacht Club at Rye, where we
boarded a motor boat, and soon we
were headed for a large, dark-look
ing object, Htudded with twinkling
lights, which proved to be the private
yacht of Dedyard Blair. Mr. Blair
was commodore of the New York
Yacht Club and his yacht was the
flagship.
Evans Finishes Third.
In the morning, off In the distance
we saw a strip of land that recalled
a bit of British coast. The new
clubhouse loomed prominently above
the sand, and we knew we
were at our journey’s end. Some of
us were put up at the clubhouse, but
Albert Seckel, Mr. Hilton and I
stayed at Chateau Hencoop. C. B.
MacDonald's beautiful home at the
edge of the course. The tourney was
a big success, and 1 was fortunate
enough to win one of the prizes. The
playing seemed remarkable at firs*
Herreshotr won low score with an
84. and something like 95 ended the
flight. I myself played the only
double figures of my life when I took
12 on the sixteenth. I made 89. and
ins*ead of being woefully out of the
running, as I supposed. I qualified
third. It seemed strange to see these
men who had bten consistently scor
ing 75 or better piling up strokes
in lavish fashion. Bqt there we were
up against the severest test of golf
in the world. It was a thoroughly
delightful event, however, only marred
by a plague of mosquitoes, and these
insects, being unaccustomed to dining
on Englishmen, seemed particularly
desirous of making a meal off Mr
Hilton. Perhaps they were cham-
sailed on the Yokohama Maru for a two
months' tour of Japan, where games
will be clayed with teams representing
the leading universities
The history of the construction of
the National golf links of America
is very Interesting. Lying tip along
the shore at the end of Dong Island
Is this bit of what an Englishman
might consider Ideal golfing land,
treeless and sandy, with the gentle
and frequent undulations of a British
seacoast. The prime mover In the
building of this course was C. B.
MacDonald, who did so much for Chi
cago golf. The idea was to construct
a course composed of eighteen exact
reproductions of famous British holes.
Thla has accordingly been done, and
the resemblance to the originals Is
startling. Details have been carried
out with astonishing exactness, and
the only criticism to be made Is the
difficulty of the course. No poor golfer
can be expected to play successfully
eighteen such holes In one round,
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
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Commish” Picks on C. Murphy v £“ s S
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Davis & Freeman
Golf Semi-Finals at
East Lake To-day
The semi-finals In the flrfit and sec
ond flights of the Davis & Freeman
trophy golf tournament, under way
at the East Lake course of the At
lanta Athletic Club, are scheduled for
play this afternoon. The third flight
semi-finals will have only one match,
that between J. E. Mellett and R. P
Jones, Jr., and the winner will meet
W. C. Warren. The fourth flight al
ready has reached the finals Istage,
which will be played off to-day or
to-morrow, when the finals in the
first, second and third flights will be
settled.
Three former winners of the hand
some trophy are not In the semi-final
matches. P. G. Byrd, who has won
the cup two years, is not competing,
while W. R. Tlchenor and Hamilton
Block failed to survive the early
rounds.
Following is the remaining sched
ule of play:
First Flight.
Semi-finals—T. B. Fay vs. C. V
Rainwater; J A. Ellen vs. Dowdell
Brown.
Second Flight.
Semi-finals—H. C. Moore vs. W. H.
Glenn; G. E. Rose vs. J. D. Darling.
Third Flight.
Semi-finals—J. E. Mellett vs, R. P
Jones. Jr
Finals—W. C. Warren meets win
ner of above match.
Fourth Flight
Dix vs. G. L. Simp-
Billy Gibson, the New York promoter,
is trying to arrange a match between
“Harlem’’ Tommy Murphy and Packey
McFarland for next month. The two
met a couple of years ago, Packey carry
ing off the decision after twenty rounds
of hard battling. However, many think
that Murphy Is a much improved fighter
now.
• • •
Dan McKetrlck will take Joe Jean
nette, Young Ahearn, Barney Williams,
Frank Moran and Mike Dunn to Paris
next month. He has already arranged
matches for most of his fighters.
• • «
Ad Wolgast’s next appearance in the
ring will take place Labor Day after
noon, at Oakland, Cal. His opponent
will be Joe Azevedo, a promising young
ster in the boxing game
* * *
For the 99th time Jack Dillon has
been forced to call off a match with
George "Knockout” Brown, the Chicago
middleweight. Brown and Dillon were
matched to box in Terre Haute, Ind.,
on Labor Day. but yesterday the Indian
apolis boy wired the promoters that he
will not be able to fill the date on ac
count of a broken rib. Gus Christie
has been substituted for Dillon.
• * *
Jack Reed, an Australian lightweight
of promise, who took the long trip here
with Sam I^angford, will be one of the
new attractions this season.
• • •
Again we hear from Jimmy Grant, the
popular little bantamweight. Jimmy is
at present in Chicago helping Charlie?
White train for his ten-round go with
Johnny Griffiths a,i Akron, Ohio, Mon
day. Jimmy wants to come here to box
either Spider Britt, Kid Young or Char
lie Lee. He has already stopped Britt
and has a draw' to his credit with Kid
Young.
• • •
A1 Palzer and Frank Moran are down
to hard training for their ten-round
set-to at New York on September 18
Moran is training with Joe Jeannette
and Sailor White, while Palzer is box
ing with Tom Kennedy and “Soldier”
Kearns.
• * •
A New York club is after a match
between Carl Morris and A1 Kubiak.
Local fans well remember the tough
scrap Kubiak gave the Oklahoma heavy
weight here some time ago.
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Even though he lost his match with
Johnny Dundee at Los Angeles on Labor
Day. Leach Cross will not be Idle on the
holiday date. He has cinched a bout
with Jack Boscawen at Vancouver.
Willie Ritchie will be an interested spec
tator at the mill.
• • •
Billy Walters has been made a 30 to
7 favorite over Eddie Clabby in their
ten-round affair at Hammond, Ind..
Monday. Walters’ recent victory over
Young Denny at New Orleans has boost
ed his stock sky-high among the welters.
May Be a ‘Farmer’ But No Rube
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Jock McNeil Benefit
Races Next Friday
MOHR, BUCK AND HICKEY
WIN BOUTS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug 30.—Here are the
results of the boxing bouts staged at
Rockpway last night:
Walter Mohr of Brooklyn outpointed
Patsy Kline of Newark, N. J., in ten
rounds.
Tommy Buck of Philadelphia out
pointed Banty Lewis of Newark, N. J.,
in ten rounds.
Young Hickey of Harlem and Kid Al
berts of Elizabeth, N. J., boxed to a
The Jock McNeil benefit race»s sched- ten ' roun d draw',
uled to take place at the Atlanta Mo- WHITE LECTURES FANS,
tordrome last night were called off on I MOLINE ILL., Aug 30.—"Doc”
account of rain They will be run off j White, of the Sox spoke to more than
next Fridav , 500 fans here at the reception for the
The regular nrorram of rare* win I local aho P league players. "The trou-
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scheduled to be run off last night will nis ineme *
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Australian pursuit, has been arranged
by the management.
KETCHEL TO BOX GOODMAN.
SUPERIOR, WIS , Aug. 30.—panny
Ketchel will fight i
Goodman and Steve
here Monday night, September 1
0BACC0 HABIT .’Siz'ffiTjrJ!
l ro»i- >«»ur health, prolong y#ur lift. No more
•lomai'h tr tilde, no foul breath, no heart weak
ness Kiyain r aalv vi*or. calm n*rv»». clear «y*s and
full of scabs
> What could be more pitiful than the rondl-
> tlon told of In this letter from A. R. Avery.
; Waterloo, N Y
We have been usln« your Tetterlne. It’*
the best on earth for skin aliment*. Mr*.
, s. C. Hart was a *l*ht to »ee. Her face
».it a mas* of scabs. Tetterlne has cured
> It.
Cured by Tetterine
\ Tetterine rural eoaoma. ground Itch, ring-
, worm and alt akin trouble*. Its effect u
) magical.
I 50e at druggists, or by mall.
SHUPTnINE CO.. SAVANNAH. UA.
HY pick on me?" That Is
what President Murphy, of
the Cubs, Is asking these
days.
Usually the first matter to be taken
up at a session of the National Com
mission, that is, after the first for
malities have been disposed of, Is to
decide the paramount question—
“What shall we do to Murphy to
day?”
This Is not a defense of President
Murphy, but l?»n't the National Com
mission a little harsh in Its treat
ment of the owner of the Cubs?
Murphy was recently fined $500 for
farming out players to Louisville.
Is It possible Murphy Is the only
“farmer” In the National League, and
are no rural citizens in Ban John
son's organization?
If there are other farms In both
leagues why is it Murphy is made
the goat and a fine of $500 Is dropped
on his shoulders?
Maybe the Commish knows, and its
word Is law; in fact, the baseball
moguls who shape the destinies of
the national game, and shape them
to suit themselves, \fork on the the
ory “the King can do no wrong,”
and they are “the King.”
It Is the opinion of more than one
who has been following the national
pastime for a number of years that
if any National Commission would
do a little prospecting it might suc
ceed in finding a number of so-called
’farms” in both big leagues.
• * •
\Y AYBE the National Commission
•‘■’4 is working on the theory that
Murphy Is not only a farmer, but
also a rube. If so, there are several
ba.'ieball moguls who are slated for
a rude awakening some of these days.
• • •
T T will be many moons before the
1 w’orld will see another Weston.
The veteran pedestrian stands alone
In the hiking game, If one can stand
in that game. He has been walking
almost ever since he learned how’ to
walk, but the others find riding on
the rattlers more to their liking.
• • •
VyiLLIE RITCHIE Is rapidly giv-
v ’' ing proof to Billy Nolan’s state
ment that he won’t tackle tough
game. In Vancouver he is going to
battle Freddie Welch’s sparring part
ner, an unknown, so to say. Think of
a real champion meeting third-raters
on a big day such as Labor Day with
the game full of suitable opponents
Do these actions stamp Willie a Gans,
Nelson or Wolgast ? Not much.
T HEY use plenty of dope ir* the
fighting game,
Such as all sorts of booze and hops,
But the brand that makes the cham
pions lose fame
Is the old-fashioned knock-out
drops.
With Thomasville
VALDOSTA, GA_. Aug 80. -Timely
hitting by Valdosta, mixed with errors
by Thomasville. gave the local club the
opening game in the post-season series'
played here yesterday.
The score was 8 to 4. A drizzling
rain rendered play sTow and faulty, and
had it not been for the importance of the
series the contest would have been rated
uninteresting
A large crowd saw the game, many
visitors being present from Thomasville,
Quitman, Waycross and other towns.
The second game is to be played in
Thomasville this afternoon. *
The score by innings:
Thomasville 020 000 200—4
Valdosta 100 520 00* 8
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