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• Wf • f< T<*> •* Quit if Given Less Money VHH'TE , wopes Too/vy HA'J'i THE POSE guT LITTLE EliE 0.CE.TT NlANA6-E?- PAL7-ET5 AwD M0RALJ VAJIU. HOPE IT uUT" 300fJ <>J Sj.v/. And Maybe We Shouldn’t Hand It to Elberfeld’s Pepper Kids—What? CRACKERS SMASH WAV TO CHANCE AT 1913 PENNANT By 0. B. Keeler. W ELL, b:>ys, we’re still THERE. As these few twittering lines escape a stalled and har assed typewriter, the Crackers are resting in their tents, calmly contem plating the toughest test an Atlanta ball club ever went up against. And the flittering Gulls, pop-eyed froi l a terrific upheaval by the Pep per Kids, are fighting for their sec ond wind, and wondering if they can take as many as ONE GAME from the Tovn Boys. • * • B ILL SMITH and his men smashed their way to the supreme test by winning eleven out of the last twelve games. Winning e'even out of twelve game? 's something of a trick, at any stage of i pennant race. It reaches the Homeric stage when thoie games MUST be won—when the Last Chanc-3 tension strings the ner , r es to the snapping poiht in EV CRY GAME. And for r.early two weeks, now. the Crackers have trotted on the field lafly, knowing well that the Last dunce was hanging on every game; on *very plat’; at times on every ball pitched or pegged or hit. f'' CT this, boys doesn’t spell all c-o-u-r-a-g-e of what the Crackers displayed in fighting for that Finn Crack at Mobile. ft It’s a shorter word than “courage, and it means a lot more. But we ■'an t get it oy the proofreader. It’s a little old. good old Anglo-Sax on word, and the polite name for it s 1 viscera ’’ ' That’s what the Crackers used In ihe r smashing fight. * * • A ”D what s this Last Chance, that has sent a game ball club fight ing like the Greeks at the gates of Prey, and' turned the best baseba 1 town in the South upside-down and got Itself talked about by everybody, jve -y where? • * * THIS is the Last Chance. 1 Mobile is here to play four games, one n day. Mobile has a lead of three games >n he Crackers. After the Mooile series. Atlanta pla r 9 one game with Chattanooga, inc Mobile plays two games with New Orleans. - Atlanta’s Last Chance at . the 1913 pennant is to trim the Gulls FOLR jA VIES IN A ROW. That’s all. • * • E VEN that miphtn’t win the rain That performance would put the Crackers one game to the good. Then, if thev could beat the Pepper Kids from Chattanooga — probably witl the Big Pole pitching—the Gul s cou'.d go ahead and beat the twice in the same place, and tne Crackers would finish the season hair a game ahead. • * • O S’ the other hand, if the Pepper Kids trimmed the Crackers in that single game Saturday, while the Gulla beat OsiaajM* the two clubs would stand at a tie in the percentage column. Then it all would depend on that single game between Mobile and New Orleans, played in Mobile Sunday. Mobile would win or lose the pen nant by that game. * * * S O you see what a fragile thing it is—this Last Chance that Bill Smith and the Crackers have fought their hearts out to get; the chance to try to whip Mobile FOUR GAMES IN A ROW. That’s what it is. * * B UT we want to say. here and now, that even if the Gulls win to-day, and win to-morrow’—if they win the series straight—we want to say that Bill Smith and the Crackers of 1913 have earned their niche in the Hall of Fame, and a place In the heart of every true baseball fan In Atlanta. No ball club, and no manager, ever made a gamer fight against heavier odds than Bill Smith and the Crack ers of 1913. c 55 S Dent or Price for ‘lump Game’ Griffiths Bad Lacing CANTON, OHIO, Sept. 2—Johnny Griffiths, the locfal sensation, suffered the first defeat of his career at the hands of Charlie White, in a twelve- round bout here yesterday. White gave the greatest exhibition of boxing ever witnessed In a local ring. The Chicago boy had a big margin in eight of the twelve rounds and nearly had Griffiths out at the finish. White showed a stiff punch in his left hand, and several tinfes made the home boy cover up in order to keep from being knocked out. Griffiths managed to have & slight shade in two rounds, while the other two were even. This is the first time that Griffiths was forced to leave the ring a loser. He was badly beaten at the finish. Promoters here are now trying to match White with either Joe Mandot, Tommy Murphy or Leach Cross. His showing here yesterday entitles him to a bout with the best in the light weight division. Brown and Christie In Ten-Round Draw TERRE HAUTE, IND., Sept. 2.— George “Knockout” Brown and Gus Christie battled ten rounds to a draw here yesterday. Brown kept on top of his opponent at all times, and had he been able to land more clean blows would have carried off the ver dict. Christie was the cleverer of the two and fought the cleaner fight. The bout was full of action. NEW PACING RECORD. HARTFORD, CONN., Sept. 2 —Braden Direct to-day is the holder of the sea son’s pacing record. He stepped a heat here yesterday in 2:02%. BROU’S I N J F.OTION A PER. M A X E NT V C It E of themoet obstinate casea guaranteed in from 3 to 6 Uayg ; no other treatment required. Sold by all druggists. VV\fWWWVWWWS/WWWW + •-! *•* *•+ Crackers Tuned for Great Series G ILBERT PRICE or Elliott Dent will draw the pitching assign ment in the “Jump” game of the sternest series of the year—the grimmest and most important that has confronted a Southern League ball club since Atlanta faced the Pel icans in 1904, with four straight games to win, or lose the pennant. Billy Smith was quite himself this morning, after the terrific strain of yesterday. But he was in no wise talkative, that not being his custom. “We’ll do our best,” Bill said. “We know what we are up against, and it’s a tough job. But I never saw the boys more confident.” In fact, in the clubhouse yesterday afternoon, when the Crackers had beaten out the Pelicans in a hair-lift ing finish, and the news had been re ceived that Chattanooga had beaten the Gulls, the members of the Cracker club gathered in a close conference. And at the end of It they shook hands all ’round. And they said to each other: “Boys, we can lick these birds—and we’re going to do it.” That’s the way they feel about it. And we believe they’re going to be mighty tough picking for those said Gulls. C HICAGO, Sept. 2.—John J Mc- Graw, of the New York Giants, Is the highest paid manager in baseball. McGraw receives $25,000 a year for managing the Giants. McGraw will receive this sum for five years after the expiration of 1913. For the first time the inside story of the way in which McGraw signed this big contract is told. The story came from the lips of the little boss himself. And. it revealed him as a man able to play the game of “bluff” off the field as well as on it. McGraw demanded that sum. And one of the reasons he secured it was because he offered just one alterna tive—his resignation. Here is what happened: McGraw, during the lifetime of John Brush, was satisfied. The relations of the magnate and the manager were cordial. They understood each other McGraw knew what to expect and the two went along very pleasantly On the death of Mr. Brush new men came to the head of the club. Mc- Graw’s contract had but a short time to run. As the story goes. Brush had as sured McGraw that for his faithful ness In handling the club he would be rewarded in Brush’s will. It was understood, it Is said, that he would get a piece of the club. McGraw was content. But when the will was opened there was nothing there for Muggsy. An gered to fche quick, he rushed in with his resignation. It is said there were no prelimi naries. The scrappy manager said he had come to resign. The officials couldn’t understand the proceeding They asked McGraw if he wasn’t sat isfied. He answered that he was not They wanted him to go into details and to state his grievances. Then came the opening. They want ed to know whether there wasn’t some way by which he could be retained; if there were not some circumstances which would cause him to reconsider his determination. The fighting boss answered that there was. He stated that if his sal ary was increased to $25,000 a year and the contract ran for five years he would sign a new’ contract then and there. They demurred- McGraw was get ting in the neighborhood of $18,000. It was pointed out that this was rather a heavy Increase. McGraw ad mitted the fact, but stated that $25,000 a year for five years was his price. A new contract was drawn up. Mc Graw was hand-ed a pen. He affixed his signature and went out of the office of the New York ball club the highest salaried man connected with the playing end of the game. The story comes straight from the lit L le Napoleon, as they sometimes call him, himself. In those five years McGraw will be paid $125,000. And you can wager It isn't one of tho>«e baseball contracts that permit a club owner to turn player, salary’ and all over to some other club or give him his uncon ditional release, with the salary ceas ing on the day that it goes into ef fect. It’s $25,000 * year for five years, rain, shine, thunder, lightning, first place, last place, top of the second division or last place in the first. High School Sprinter Ties World's Record HARTFORD, CONN., Sept. 2.—-How- aid P. Drew, the Springfield, Mass., High School sprinter, yesterday equaled the world’s record in the 100-yard dash on Charter Oak track at the Connecticut Fair, going the distance in 9 3-5. Five stop watchrs caught the time at 9 3-5, and this time was of'c rally announced, but It was given out later mat two atop watches had caught 9 3-5. A rew min utes later Drew ran the 2.20 yards in :22. MANAGER DRAWS SUSPENSION. FORT WAYNE, IND., Sept 2.—Pres ident Heilbronner, of the Central League, to-day suspended for the remaindci oi the season Manager Nee, of the Day- ton club, and imposed a limit fine on the player for his attack upon Umpire Ross during Sunday’s game at Dayton. HEAVIES IN SHAPE. NEW YORK, Sept. 2 — Both Frank Moran and A1 Palzer, “white hopes,’’ announced today that they were in prime condition for their ten-round bout which Is to be staged In this city to morrow night Palzer 1a a slight fa vorite 111 the betting. Third-Rater Gives Wolgast Bad Beating OAKLAND, CAL., Sept. 2.—Ad Wolgast, former lightweight champion of the world, arrived at the conclu sion to-day that he belongs to the “has-been” class. The “Michigan Wildcat” tried conclusions yesterday with Joe Azevedo, regarded as a third- rater. and the latter severely punched the former champion. He battered Ad all around the ring and sending him crashing to the mat in the seventh round. Wolgast was on his feet at the finish of the ten-round bout. M’DERMOTT FIRST IN SWIM. ST. LOUIS, Sepi. 2.—Mike McDermoti, of the Illinois Athletic Club, won the seventh annual national championship 10-rnlle swim, conducted by the Missourf Athletic Club here to-day. He covered the distance in 1 hour 50 minutes and. 45 seconds. -^*NOlJ.VXI M | JO 3dVM3B- A* NAiaOOdB 13AtfN3H £6 M31NVW NOHJ •oiiiviN Aa xoa iviaAdo*9i9ioonHa iv Ni 3 IAJ 3 N 3 fcs s^insdvo; m -g p SOUTH ATLANTIC SEASON ENDS; SAVANNAH WINS FLAG SAVANNAH, Sept. 2.—The South At lantic League has closed the second half of its 1913 season. Savannah finished In first place with Jacksonville second, Columbus third and Albany, Charleston and Macon next In order. Savannah won in the first half of the season and gets the pennant. Savannah won 34 and lost 26 games during the second period. ECZEMA And all aliment* of tha skin, such aa utter, ringworm, ground Itch and erysipelas are ln- atai.tly relieved and permanently cured to stay cured by TETTERINE Don’t suffer when you can relieve yourself go easily. Head what Mrs. A. B. King. 8t- Louis, says Have been treated by specialist for ecze ma without suooest. After using Tetterloa a few weeks I am at laat cured 80o at druggists, or by mall. SHUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH. QA. BASEBALL —TO-DAY= MOBILE vs. ATLANTA Game Called 3:30 FORSYTH To’-HIGHT 8:30 Sam Mann & Co., T L»a.r W WILLARD SIMMS 8 CO. ALEXANDER A SCOTT CASCH SISTERS MAMIE ELMORE CAMILLE’S POODLES R. E. REANE KEITH VAUDEVILLE ALWAYS LYRIC ALL THIS WEEK Matln««a Mon., Turns., Thura. and Sat. EMMA BUNTING In Har Greatest Succeaa “THE CIRCUS GIRL” “THE VICTOR’’ ,aiBvnaa aio shx,, DR. WOOLLEY’S SANITARIUM a ■ j «Afi ■ | And All Inebriety and Opium and Whisky ^n? *™i c ted ns o c uV nti 34 ' J years’ experience shows these diseases are curable Patients also treated at homes. 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