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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS
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SOME SEPTEMBER MOURNS
By Tad
Copyright, 1913, International News
Service.
SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
• LOVE MM GET
Graft
*!-•+
May
GLASS TO-DM S
for Ball Stars Near End
+•4* *!••+ +•+ +•+ +•+
Eliminate Player-Scribe
J. Conzelman Is Air-Tight, While J. Pluvius Fails to Hit in Pinches
CRACKERS WIN TWICE, BET CAIN ONLY HALF A LAP
By O. B. Keeler.
-fcy^HOEVER had that seven-in-
\A/ ning hunch deserves a fair
" " slice of credit for the two
ball games the Crackers wrenched
forcibly away from the dejected Peli
cans yesterday.
The scores don’t indicate closeness.
6 to 0 and 6 to 2.
But in addition to the Pelicans, who
weren’t particularly tough, there was
J. Pluvius.
And Jupe always is a tough cus
tomer. especially for the Crackers.
It was the seven-inning hunch that
enabled Bill Smith’s help to slip it
to the opposition and J. Pluvius at
the same time, thereby demonstrat
ing the advantage of pickling two
Pelicans with one dornick, as set
forth in musty adage.
* * *
S O far as the opening combat is
concerned, the flowers go to Mr.
Joe Conzelman by acclamation, or
words to that effect.
Joe was right and there was noth
ing else to it. The Pelicans amassed
one hit and a base on balls off Joe
in seven innings, the rest of the at-
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tacking side of the box score being
computed in virgin ciphers.
It was Lefty Wilson who got the
hit, too, which would ordinarily be
considered adding insult to batting
average.
• • •
W ELCHONCE and Nixon led the
boarders in their attack on the
lunch counter, each getting a pair of
hits, one of each brace being checked
to second. Nixon also distinguished
himself for bravery on the held of
battle by stopping a foul with his
face, the ball glancing from his bat
to the plate and bounding up vicious
ly. The plucky little outfielder was
laid out. but resumed play after some
emergency treatment and later beat
out a pretty bunt and made a couple
of neat catches.
» • •
IT was in the second game, how-
F ever, that Nixon flashed the
brightest ray he has emitted thus
far.
With two Pels on the way, the pow
erful Kyle walloped a terrific drive
to the foot of the Bull sign. The two
Pels counted, of course, but Nixon,
after a fine sprint to the Red Moun
tain, shot that pill, low, fast and on
the first hop, straight into Holland's
hands at third, and only a wild slide,
aided by Umps Pfenntnger, saved
Kyle’s life.
The throw, for distance, speed and
accuracy, hasn’t been equaled at
Ponce DeLeon this season.
...
H AVING wrapped up the first game
with neatness and dispatch, the
Crackers started out to make it two
straight and gain half a lap on the
Gulls, who couldn’t win more than
one, because that was all they were
plaving.
Gil Price was opposed to Peddy, and
it was all over but the rain In the
second round. Five hits, notably a
double by Welchonce and a regular
triple to the score board by Honest
Joe Dunn, cleaned up five runs.
Then Wally Smith, whose single
scored the lash of the five, saw that
dusk and drizzle were closing in and
got himself nipped off first, as fol-
lows: _
Green to Yantz to Kraft to McDow
ell to Kraft to Erwin to Peddy to Er
win to Kraft.
That Is all, except to add that Wally
got back to first once during the
chase, set off for second again, and
finally fell on one ear from exhaus-
I tion and was tagged on the left ankle,
which was entangled In Kraft’s collar.
* * *
T HE Crackers had a hard time gat
ing out fast enough In the do-
| mestic section of the fourth, Dunn
and Price getting singles in spite of
themselves, and the Pels staged a
small flurrv In the first of the legiti
mizing round, tapping Price for two
safeties before succumbing.
• * •
T DTTING up the achievements of
our various record-busting he
roes, we find Mr. Welchonce cutting
down the iead of the Season’s Hit
Record from fourteen to eleven, by
two regular punches and one fluker
of the Clnci variety. A dozen hits
in nine games will give Harry the
mark.
Tommy Long bonded the total rune
mark a couple more, and now stands
spectacularly at '103.
« « •
IVTNG the enemy hie due. we de-
sire to mention a grand running
catch by Kyle of a long drive from
Bisland’s bat toward the fence In
left center. Kyle went racing over,
stuck out bis gloved hand, and froze
the ball by the narrowest of human
margins.
The Pels* also consented to allow
Manush to run for Harry Welchonce
after he got a diit in the third inning
of the flrsrt game. This was not the
customary relief that takes a player
out of the game, but a matter of
courtesy by the enemy that permitted
Harry to return and punch out a
disastrous double In the later rounds.
Thanks, enemy.
We reciprocated later, letting Mr.
Stevenson pedal for Yantz whefci It
looked as if the Pels might break
it up on Price in the second game.
Vive Sportsmanship!
A bas Piking.
• • •
D AILY feature: Mobile won.
Special feature: Mobile lost
half a lap, at that.
Cheering prospect: Coveleskle.
BASEBALL SUMMARY
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Gafrtes Saturday.
New Orleans at Atlanta (two games).
First game called at 2:IB o’clock.
Mobile at Chattanooga.
Montgomery at Birmingham.
Memphis at Nashville.
Standing of the Club*.
Mobile..
Atlanta,
Mont....
B'ham..
W. L. Pc
80 50 .616
74 65 .574
66 59 .528
67 63 .515
W. L Pc.
Chatt.... 64 61 .512
M’mphis 62 66 484
N’ville. 55 74 .426
New O.. 41 81 .336
Friday’s Results.
Atlanta, 5-6; New Orleans, 0-2.
Mobile, 6; Chattanooga. 0.
Memphis, 6; Nashville, 5.
Birmingham, 3; Montgomery, 1.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Saturday.
Columbus at Albany.
Savannah at Charleston.
Macon at Jacksonville.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet | W. L. Pet.
Sav’nah 33 24 .579 Albany. 26 30 .464
J’vllle . 31 26 .544 ! Ch’ston. 25 29 .463
Col'bus .. 30 26 .536 | Macon... 22 32 .407
Friday’s Results.
Jacksonville. 2; Macon. 1.
Albany, 2; Columbus, 1.
Charleston, 2; Savannah, 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Saturday.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburg
St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Standinq of the Clubs
W. L. Pc.
New' Y.. 82 38 .683
Phila.... 69 45 .605
Chicago 66 55 .546
P’burg. 63 55 .534
W. L. Pc.
B’klyn. 52 64 .448
Boston.. 50 66 .431
Cin nati 49 76 .392
St. L..,. 45 77 .369
Friday’s Result*.
Chicago, 6; Pittsburg, 1.
St. Louis, 3; Cincinnati, 2
Philadelphia, 3; New York, 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Saturday.
Cleveland at bt. Louis.
lew
Washington at Posion.
Detroit at Chicago.
Standing of the Clube.
W. L. Pc. W. L. Pc.
Phila... 81 39 .676 Boston. 69 69 .600
Cl’land. 73 49 .699 Detroit 62 71 .423
Wash... 67 62 .663 Ht. L . . 48 79 .378
Chicago 66 69 .624 i New Y.. 40 77 .342
Friday’s Result*.
Cleveland, 3; St. Louis, 0
Other games postponed; rain.
OTHER RESULTS.
American Association.
Minneapolis, 3; St. Paul, 2
Columbus, 5; Louisville, 4
Indianapolis, 8, Toledo, 2.
Milwaukee, 10; Kansas City, 3.
Carolina Association.
Asheville, 4; Raleigh. 4
Durham, 7; Greensboro, 2.
Other games postponed.
International League,
Toronto, 7-2; Baltimore, 6-8.
Newark, 2-5; Buffalo, 0-8.
Montreal, 7: Jersey City, 3.
Rochester, 2; Providence, 1.
Appalachian League.
Johnson City, 3-3; Bristol, 1-0.
Knoxville, 3; Middlesboro, 2
Morristown, 5; Rome, 0.
Virginia League.
Norfolk, 4; Petersburg. 8
Newport News, 7; Portsmouth, 3
Richmond-Roanoke, rain.
Federal League. .
Indianapolis. 11; Pittsburg, 6.
Cleveland, 3; St. Louis, 3.
Kansas City, 6; Chicago, 1.
Texas League.
Houston, 4; Galveston, 1.
Austin, 5, Waco, 3.
San Antonio, 6; Beaumont, 4
Dallas, 6; Fort Worth, 1
O UR tall and lanky friend, Slim
Love, may get a chance to
break into the iron man class
in the double bill with the wretched
Pelicans this afternoon.
Manager Smith said this morning
that he was uncertain as to his pitch
ing lay-out for the pair of seven-in
ning games to-day, as Elliott Dent
needed a little more rest, as Bill saw
It, before starting up against the Gulls
In the final drive next w r eek.
Bill said he was going to start T»ve
in the first game, and If the long boy
got along well and felt like it, he
probably would let him go right back
at the Pels In the afterpiece.
For the Pelicans, Glavenich and
"Dixie” Walker are slated to oper
ate.
As the situation now’ stands, it
looks as if the Crackers will have to
take four more games from the Pels
to stay in the running. If Mobile gets
as good as an even break in Chatta
nooga. And the Gulls took the jump
game there yesterday.
A w'hale of a crowd is expected to
day and for the two games I-abor
Day, one of which will be a morning
game, at 10:30 o’clock, the other being
played on the regular afternoon
schedule.
BURNS HELD TO DRAW.
DENVER, COLO., Aug. 30. —Benny
Chavez, the Mexican, and Frankie
Burns, of Jersey City, went ten fast
rounds here to a draw' last night.
Friday’s Games
First Game.
New Orleans ab. r. h. po.
McKillen, If. . .3 0
Erwin, ss 3
McDowell, 2b. .3
Kraft, lb 2
Hendryx, 3b. ..2
Kyle, cf 2
Green, rf.
Adams, c.
Wilson, p.
. . .2
.. .2
.. .2
Totals 21
Atlanta ab.
Agler, lb 3
Long, If 2
Welchonce, cf. 3
Smith, 2b 4
Bisland, ss 3
Holland, 3b. ..2
Nixon, rf 3
Chapman, c. ... 2
Conzelman, p. .2
0
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0
0
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1
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9
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3
RAFT for the ball players In
"writing” articles for papers
around the circuits, especially
being featured during the world’s se
ries, Is to be wiped out by the Na
tional Commission. Letters received
from B. B. Johnson, president of the
American League, and T. J. Lynch,
president of the National League,
bring out this information.
While nothing definite has been
ruled by either the National Commis
sion or Johnson or Lynch, as heads
of their league’s or members of the
National Commission, tne two high
moguls state that steps will be taken
to do away with the etll which has
brought rounds of criticism from rival
players, managers, magnates and even
the scribes.
Reading between the lines of Presi
dent Johnson’s letter there are two
ways in which the player will have to
retire from the field of Journalism.
First: The National Commission
may rule prohibiting the athlete from
allowing their names to be used on
articles not written by themselves.
Second: The league presidents will
suggest to the magnates of the con
testing clubs preventing the players
from encroaching upon the field of
the legitimate scribes.
The first step to eliminate the play
er-scribe came last winter when It
was exposed that the players did not
write their articles. The names of
the real authors and the players were
brought before President Johnson,
and he Immediately sent out a warn
ing in his league.
Johnson’*^ Command Obeyed.
President Johnson’s command was
obeyed and every American League
player had to refrain from “writing.”
At that time Frank Chance intended
to join the field of “writers,” but when
he signed up with the Yankees he
was forced to withdraw'.
And President Lynch, too. fought
against the player-scribe. However,
Manager McGraw, of the Giants;
Christy Mathewron and a fe\? other
continue collecting from syndicates,
Letters From the
Two High Bosses^
Sporting Editor The Atlanta
i Georgian and News: The romtnla-
miasiion has taken /io formal ac
tion In regard to players writing
for the papers. As president of the
American League I have taken the
subject up with our club owners,
and Insisted that this practice be
[stopped. The commission is wait
ing on Joe Jackson, the president
of the Baseball Writers’ Associa
tion. He promised to write Chair
man Herrmann on this matter and
request that some action be taken.
It is our purpose, however, to
“stamp out” the evil, and some
thing w'ill be done at the next
meeting of the commission. Sin
cerely yours, B. B. JOHNSON.
• • •
Sporting Editor The Atlanta
Georgian and News: There Is no
question but what the commission,
at Its meeting to arrange for the
world’s series, will take up the
question of ball players writing
for the newspapers and covering
this series. Iam not prepared to
say just what action will be taken
by the commission to put a stop to
this practice, but the commission
Is unanimous in its opinion that
such articles should be handled
by the newMpaper scribes them
selves. Yours truly,
T. J. LYNCH.
championship club to a fifth place
one.
Commission Is Supreme.
The National CommiMsion is 'com
posed of Messrs. Johnson. Lynch and
Herrmann, and is the supreme court
of baseball. What they say goes.
And If Mr. B. B. Johnson writes
that “It is our purpose to stamp out
the evil” then the players’ graft of be
coming scribes is at an end.
Cross May Act as
Substitute for Welsh
Against Champion
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Aug 30.—Unable to get Pollock, mana
ger for Welsh, down to business regard
ing the arrangements for the fight
scheduled for September 20. Hugh
Springer, head of the local fight syndi
cate, to-day notified the English cham
pion that the promoters now proposed
to open negotiations with Leach Cross
when the “fighting dentist” comes to
town to-morrow, and put him In as an
opponent for Ritchie, instead of Welsh.
This threat had the effect of the re
ceipt of an Immediate understanding by
Springer from both Pollock and Welsh
^hat they would appear Saturday morn
ing at any place designated and post
their forfeits. Springer accordingly
gave them until Saturday noon. Welsh
seemed to be able to convince Springer
that he was getting in good shape and
would have no complaint three weeks
from to-day that he was not rssdy to
fight.
WILLARD HEARING CARRIED
OVER UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 30.—After hear
ing the testimony of three witnesses in
the preliminary examination of Jess
Willard, Promoter T. J. McCarey, and
ten others who “participated” in the
fight at Vernon. In which “Bull” Young
was Rilled, the hearing was continued
until next Tuesday.
MRS. STALLINGS DEAD.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Aug. 30.—Mrs.
George T. Stallings, wife of the man
ager of the Boston National baseball
team, is dead at a local hospital here
after a long Illness.
ENGLISH GOLFERS WIN.
KENOSHA. WIS.. Aug. 30—Vardon
and Ray, the English golfers, defeated
the pick of American players of Wis
consin on the Kenosha Country Club
links.
9 21 10
...000 000 0—0
Totals 24
Score by Innings:
New' Orleans
Atlanta 001 103 x—5
Summary: Two-base hits—Nixon,
Agler, Welchonce. Double play—
Bisland to Agler. Struck out—By
Wilson 2, by Conzelman 6. Bases on
balls—Off Wilson 5, off Conzelman 1.
Sacrifice hits—Long. Conzelman.
Time—1:45. Umpires—Pfenninger
and Rudderham.
Second Game.
N. Orleans, ab.
McKillen, If. . 3
Erwin, ss. . . . 2
McDowell. 2b. . 3
Kraft, lb. . . .3
Hendryx, 3br. . 3
Kyle, cf 2
Glreen, rf.
Yantz, c.
Peddy, p:
.21
ab.
. 2
CUBS VS. PERU.
DA SALLE, ILL, Aug 30.—iVU
canceling the exhibition game at Ivru
for September 4. Owner Murphy, of the
Chicago Cubs, decided to give a fjrtme
there on September 12.
Totals .
Atlanta.
Agler, lb. . .
Long, If. . . .
Welchonce, cf..
Smith, 2b. . .
Bisland, ss. . .
Holland. 3b. . .
Nixon, rf. . . .
Dunn, c 2
Price, p. . . . 2
h.
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2
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6
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2
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5
0
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6
3
2
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4
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4
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2
3
17
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2
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1
2
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1
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Totals . . .17 6 9 15 7 1
Score by innings:
New' Orleans 002 00—2
Atlanta 150 Ox—6
Summary: Two-bftse hits—Erwin,
Welchonce. Three-base hits—Dunn,
Kyle. KL'iuck out—By Price, 3; by
} «3Ajr » liases on balls -Off Price,
I*; off Aid l Wel-
| chonce. Stolen bases Nixonfi Agler,
Long (2). Passed balls Dunn. Yantz
[Time—1 horn*. Umpires -Rudderham
*and Pfennin,/nr
•although they do not write their owr.
0 stories.
That It Is foolish to allow the
player to become a scribe is gleaned
from the following paragraph, which
appeared in McGraw’s story this
week:
Men who have been considered
steady veterans have gone all
off their normal form. Barry
was taken out of the game last
w«ek because he was going bad
ly, and Barry was considered to
be one of the infield mainstay*.
“Connie” Mack put Oldring, s
regular outfielder for the last
several seasons, at shortstoD, and
he seems to be handling tne job
in pretty good shape. The crack
ing of his veterans is what wor
ries a manager,
McGraw says that Barry was
benched because he fell off in his
playing, when the truth is that Barry
was badly Injured in a series with
. the Naps two weeks ago, and was
i i so badly crippled that he could not
get back in the game.
Imagine Mack benching Jack Barry
w'hon he Is physically fit to parade
around short and use Oldring in that
position!
Matty’s Story Caused Trouble.
In the 1911 world’s series, an article
“written” by Mathewson “called*
Marquard for pitching a certain kind
of a ball to F*rank Baker, who got a
home run that won the game. Then
on the next day, Mathewson pitched,
and Baker also found “Big Six” for a I
home run.
These stories, according to reports |
in the East, caused trouble in the
ranks of the Glantf-v and aided in their |
defeat by the Athletics.
Then last fall, the Red Sox, ap
pearing in the world’s series, had sev
eral members “writing” articles! The
scribes did not weigh their words, but
had one -Mayer attacking the other
for this or that play, with the result
that several scraps were held in the
clubhouse after a game.
Reports, too, went the rounds tha*
the Red Sox players resented the
stories “written,” and caused a dis
turbance that the players were nag
ging continually this spring, and re
fused to aid the team play, which
brought them down from a world*
White May Referee
Palzer-Moran Scrap
NEW YORK. Aug 30 Frank Moran
and A1 Palzer, heavyweights, to-day
stopped quibbling oyer the selection of a
referee for their bout here Wednesday
night. A slate of three names was made
by the managers of the men who would
be suitable as referees. Those men are
Billy Joh, Billy Roche and Charley
White. Final selection of a referee will
be made from that list, with the chances
favoring White
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