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TTTF ATLANTA OEOPCTAN AND NEWS.
KIllS LAUGH IT
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IS TO HIGH
N ARHVILLE. TENS’.. Au* 80.—
That loud wall Harry Co-
veleskle omitted In regard
to the “quitting” proclivities of
Wee Willie Prough looks to be only
another case of pot calling the kett*
black, and If the big Pole doesn’t
do atome fancy sidestepping. hie slafms
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*
bender*. It was on the Vols’ last visit
to Lookouttown that Elberfeld ad
mitted. ho the Vols assort, thfit tin
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
Tabas* o Kid is quoted as having given
as his reason for sending Rudy Som
mers to the hill in the Pole’s place.
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N OBODT can blame Elberfeld for
picking the «oft places for hla
star fllnger and not Jeopardizing hla
chances for the Hose medal by send
ing him out against a club which Is
pretty apt to give him a drubbing.
Hut It certainly 111 become* 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.
BUI Schwartz, while on the subject
of medals holds the opinion that
neither Prough nor "Covey” la 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 Ms regular turn In the
box, or to pull a gaxne out of the
nre," 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
base-stealing. But Brown has been
worth a whole lot more to Dobbs
than either Prough or Coveleskle. Ht
Is always ready to work. In turn or
out. He goes In there to pitch his
head off, when some other pitcher Is
being mauled, and he pitches for the
Montgomery club to win the game,
not ro that Elmer Brown can win a
gilt badge.
• • •
it'T'HESE medals are all wrong, any-
1 how. What good do they dot
And I can show you a whole lot of
harm they cause. They stir up bit
terness among hall players, in gen
eral, they break up teamwork for
fellows will get to working for n field
ing or batting record and won’t risk
chances on a lot of plays, for fear
they will hurt their fielding or bat
ting record.
Look at that Cobb-Eajote scandal
over In the American League, all on
account of the Chalmers trophy, and
just as long ns some fellow who
thinks he Is causing a stimulus n
hitting, running or pitching, keeps
tin offering prizes, Just so long are
vou going to see bad feeling crop
ping out among the plmyers.”
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 th© East that
numerous changes would he made In
the ranks of the Cardinals, especl^ly
In the ownership. President Schuyler
P Rrltton 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 Held to buy the
Cardinals and that Mrs Britton was
more than willing to dln>ose of her
major league club.
"Mrs. Britton is not going to sell.”
declared President Britton this morn
ing. “I can’t understand how such a
story could be printed We are ex
tremely disappointed with the show
ing of the team this year, but Mrs.
Britton is making every effort to
etrengrthen the team for 1914.
“Many players have been bought,
and we are willing to spend $100,000
to aecure new material 1 will say
one thing, and that Is that there will
be several important trades during
the winter.
“Manager Huggins Is negotiating
with rival managers, 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.”
Mutt Hated to See Jeff Miss What Was Coming to Him
By “Bud” Fisher
Bonnell Sails for
World's Ball Tour
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Dll LEAGUE
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HATTANOOGA, TENN., Aug 30
Tlherft seems no poslblllty of the
Southern League 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 Leugue
dubs 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, as only one-
half the population of the six towns
mentioned would he used in deter
mining the total source of attendance
of the circuit and in fixing its classi
fication.
• • •
L EAGUES arc 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 I>ixie League
clubs are sanctioned by the Southern
League moguls, the total population
of the circuit that is. from a stand
point of Hassiflcation would be too’
low for a Class A rating. Class B
would he the new ranking of the
league.
• • •
T he disadvantages of this are un
doubtedly too great to he 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 aa 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 ball
can be considered in determining the
classification of a league was brought
out tills 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.
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CHICAGO Aug 80 — M Dick Bonnell,
Charles A. Comiskey's advance agent
for the coming New York-Chicago
world’s baseball tour, sailed yesterday of money paid for the outfielder was not
from Vancouver on the Empress of .la stated, hut is understood to be $5,500.
YANKS BUY MONTREAL STAR.
NEW YORK. Aug 30 Frank Gilhoo-
ley. the much sought outfielder of the
Montreal club of the International
League, figured in a deal whereby h«pHf?ht.
became the property of the Yankees.
George McConnell, the New York pitch
er. and a cash consideration were giv
en t«- the Montreal club for the highly
recommended outfielder The amount
TWO SOX VISIT BLOOMINGTON.
BLOOMINGTON ILL., Aug 30.—
Pitcher Scott and Shortstop Weaver, of
the Chicago White Sox, witnessed the
Hloomington-Davenport game here yes-
terterday. being on a scouting tour for
I Comiskey.
BALL TEAM TO TOUR JAPAN.
from Vancouver on the Empress of .la
pan. the Canadian ship chartered to
carry the teams across the Pacific. Mr
Bonnell will visit Japan. China the
Philippines and Australia to conclude all
details of the tour, and "ill return to
Yokohama in time to meet the Empress
of Japan when she brings out the teams
It was leurned to-day that arrange- i
ments for the world’s tour have been ,
practically perfected for the itinerary i
between Vancouver and Port Raid Ex- I
hibPion games will he played at Yoko- . SEATTLE. WASH Wig JO The mnannit.w*
l .ima, Toklo Kobe Nagasaki, Shane- ! • veralty of Washington baseball team pwn ' 1 n ‘
hai. Hongkong and Manila From Ma- 1 sailed on the Yokohama Maru f<>r a two
nila the teams will proceed to Austra- ! month*' tour of Japan, where games
lia. arriving at Brisbane New Year's "ill he played with teams representing
Day. There will probably be games ‘ the leading universities,
at Brisbane, Sydney. Melbourne and I
Adelaide, as the stay in the antipodes) 150 IN GOLF TOURNEY,
will last about ten days ! GARDEN CITY, N \ . \ if
In antic‘pation of the courtesies that The national amateur golf tourney
will be extended his team during their which - pens here Monday will have 150
Australian visit. Mr Comskey has turn- , entrants Abe Mitchell. the famous
ed over his White Sox Park to the 1 English golfer may not compete. He
Australian cricketers, who are also I has been delayed in coming to this
k «uaking tW world's tour j country to Qualify.
By Chick Evans.
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 compete
In the annua] Invltatjon tournament,
beginning on Thursday, September
11, and ending on September 13. It
lc Indeed an honor to be asked to
complete In an event that furnishes
the severest tent of golf in America
This tournament follows so clonely
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 m»»
from taking part 1n it this year, and
my regret is all the deeper because
I had the pleasure of playing the firm
tournament of the National Golf
Links of America and realize fully
Just what I am missing.
Many Noted Player# 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 far 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.
The first of their tourneys was then
and there Instituted, and all of th*-
players of note and some other# 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 -
lmr object, studded with twinkling
lights, which proved to be the private
yacht of Ledyard Blair. Mr. Blair
was commodore of the New' York
Yacht Club and his yacht was the
flagship.
Evan# Finishes Third.
In the morning, off In the distance
we saw a atrip 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 1
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 first.
Herreshoti won low score with an
84. and something like 95 ended the
I myself played the only
double figures of my life when I took
12 on the sixteenth 1 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 w ho had bten consistently scor
ing 75 or better piling up strokes
in lavish fashion. Rut 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-
is very interesting. Lying up along
the shore at the end of Long Island
Is this bit of whaf 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
reproduction* of famous British holes.
This has accordingly been done, and
the resemblance to the originals is
startling. Details have been carried
out w’ith 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 ouch holes In one round.
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
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“Commish” Picks on C. Murphy sS
English Course Is Model.
The history of the construction of
the National golf links of America
Davis & Freeman
Golf Semi-Finals at
East Lake To-day
The semi-finals In the first and sec
ond flights of the Davis & Freeman
trophy golf tournament, under way
at the East Lake course of the At
lanta Athletic Club, ^re 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 stage,
which will be played off to-day or
to-morrow, when the finals in the
first, sec.ond and third flights will be
settled.
Three former winners of the hand
some trophy are not in the semi-final
matches. F. G. Byrd, who has won
the cup two years, i s not competing,
while W. R. Tichenor 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. l3owdelI
Brown.
Second Flight.
Semi-finals— H. C. Moore vs. W. H.
Glenn; G. E. Rose vs. .1, D. Darling.
Third Flight.
Semi-finals—J. K. Mellett vs. R. P
Jones, Jr
Finals—W. C. Warren meets win
ner of above match.
Fourth Flight
Finals—H. L. Dix vs. G. L. Simp
son.
Jock McNeil Benefit
Races Next Friday
The Jock McNeil benefit race* sched
uled to take place at the Atlanta Mo
tordrome last night were called off on
account of rain. They will be run off
next Friday.
The regular program of races will he
held on Mondaynight The same event*
scheduled to he run off last niglr will
be held Monday An added event, the
Australian pursuit, has been arranged
by the management.
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 McKettrlck wfll take Jo© Jean
nette, Young Ahearn, Barney Williams,
Frank Moran and Mike Dunn to Paris
next month. He has already arranged
matches for most of hjs 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 ca.ll off a match with
Georg© “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 tne promoters that lie
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 zVustralian lightweight
of promTSe, w’ho took the long trip here
with Sam Langford, 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 at .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
• * •
Even though he lost his match with
Johnny Dundee at Ix>« Angeles on I^ahor
Day I^each Cross will not he idle on the
holiday date. He has cinched a bout
with Jack Boscawen at Vancouver.
Willie Ritchie will be an interested spec-
I tator at the mill.
• • •
Billy Walters has been made a 10 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
“W
MOHR. BUCK AND HICKEY
WIN-BOUTS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—Here are the
results of the boxing bouts staged at
Rockaway 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 . box^d to a
ten-round draw.
WHITE LECTURES FANS.
MOLINE. ILL., Aug 30—“Doc”
White, of the Sox spoke to more than
500 fans here at the reception for the
local shop league players. “The trou
bles, of the big league pitcher” formed
his theme.
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, hut Isn’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 Leawae, 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, work 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.
* * *
\T AYBE the National Commission
is working on the theory that
.Murphy is not only a farmer, but
also a rube. If so. there are several
baseball moguls who are slated for
a rude awakening some of these days.
• • •
T T will be many moons before the
1 world 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. '
• • •
Vy ILLIE RITCHIE is rapidly giv-
vv 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 M
a real champion meeting third-raters
on a big day such as Labor Da>f with
the game full of suitable opponents.
Do these actions stamp Willie a Gans,
Nelson or Wolgast? Not much.
• • •
’"THEY use plenty of dop© in the
* fighting game,
Such as ail 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 30 -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 slow 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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