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By W. J. McBeth.
N EW YORK, Sept. 6.—The Cin-
olnnati base hit is a much
abused and little understood
stranger in baseball. Its mission was
all well enough; the trouble is that
the«majority of our scorers refuse to
get properly acquainted with it. A
few days ago the publisher of one of
New York’s greatest papers asked one
of his sporting writers to explain the
Cincinnati base hit. The writer
flunked. He didn’t understand it him
self.
That is one of the great troubles.
At the Polo Grounds within the past
few weeks I have seen hits slipped to
favorites where the rankest sort 01
errors had been committed. I do not
think that any of the scorers inten
tionally favored the batter. It was a
case of unfamiliarity with the sense
of the new' scoring rule.
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COMMON sense, after all. is a pret-
^ ty fair guide to a proper solution
of every problem. The Cincinnati
base hit—as the name implies--origi-
nated in the home city of the Rede.
Sporting waiters of Garry Herrmann's
town believed that under certain con
ditions when a batter helped his run
ning mate to advance without him
self being retired, he should be cred
ited with a base hit and not charged
with a time at bat and nothing to
show’ for it, as prevailed w'hen the
play was formerly designated a “field
er's choice.’’
Here was the proposition pure and
simple. The old fielder’s choice wasjusr
what the name implies. With one or
more base runners on the paths when
the ball was batted to a fielder the
latter had the choice of making a
play at any one of several bags. If a
force play resulted or if the batter
was retired at first base there w’as no
question about the hitter being cred
ited with a time at bat and nothing
more. Naturally when there appeared
time for the play it was always policy
to try to force the man w’ho had
progressed farthest round the bases.
Often long chances would be taken
with him where an out at first would
be a dead certainty.
• • •
DI’T if the play was made other than
^ at first base it always left open
to argument the question as to wheth
er or not the batsman might have
beaten the ball to first -base. It was
maintained by the advocates of the
Cincinnati base hit that there was no
vay to tell for sure In the absence of
the play at first base whether the hit
ter w’ould or would not have been re
tired. It W’as maintained, that the
runner should be given the benefit of
the doubt. Furthermore, it was ar
gued that the skill of a base runner in
avoiding retirement in the face of a
possible force-out should reflect to
the credit of the batsman.
Team play is one of the most neces
sary’ essentials of a winning club.
Harmony between batter and base
runner must prevail at all times in
order„to establish this characteristic.
In the interests of the base runner
the batter must often take chances
on hitting balls at w’hich he would
not offer, if left to his own initiative,
or if no base runner preceded him.
Working in conjunction with the run
ner and having to jeopardize his
chances of hitting safely whereby, it
has been argued that whatever re
turn the base runner may give is
nothing more than fair and just to be
credited toward the Joint cause of the
two.*
• • •
'F HE “Cincinnati" base hit was
* never intended to be abused the
way it has been. It was not the sense
of the rule to credit the batter with
a hit every time the opposing side
failed to register an out. Errors
should figure as prominently in this
play as in any other No one is given
a base hit if a ground ball is man
handled The fact that the play may
be made to some other than first
base does not eliminate a fielder’s
liability to error
Recently at the Polo Grounds, a
double play was missed because a
fielder failed to tag second base be
fore making his relay That shows
up the "Cincinnati’’ base hit, safd an
old scribe. But it didn’t show’ up
anything of the kind. The fielder
w’ho failed to touch second base was
as guilty of an error, in my estima
tion, as if he had dropped the bail.
He should have made sure of retir
ing the furthest advanced runner. Of
course most scorers do not givd an
error when an out is registered. Still
there is an example w'here the com
mon sense of the baseball rules
should make the charge of a misplay
inevitable.
• • •
HT HE more one considers the “Cln-
A cinnati” base hit, the more fair it
seems. A batter is not charged w’ith
a time at bat when he sacrifices or
intentionally advances a runner a
base to hi-s own disadvantage. Why
should he be charged with a time at
bat and not given a hit when he not
only advances one or more runners,
but likewise reaches first base safely
himself. Certainly he has done more
for the common cause than the fel
low who is lucky enough to drop a
bunt into the infield. It stands to
reason, also, that his bat has been
of more service than that of the man
w-ho scorse a funner from third as
the result of a long fly.
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LAPORTE, IND., Sept. 8.—George
Mullin, ex-Tiger and former Washing
ton National pitcher, has been signed
to play with the Bryan, Ohio, Independ
ent team for the remainder of the sea
son. Mullin hopes to be able to come
hack another season and again get into
major league company.
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By George McManus
JOHN DOBBS TO
LIAO TOOTLES
NEXT SEASON
Bill Elwert Likely To Be Selected
to Manage the Billiken
Team in 1914.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Sept. 6.—
Johnny Dobbs, for three years man
ager of the Montgomery Billikens, an
nounced to-night that he has severed
his relations with the Montgomery
club.
The new owners of the local fran
chise made every effort to retain
Dobbs’ service for next year, offer
ing him a raise of $200 a year more
in salary' than he received this year,
but he refused. While Dobbs made
no announcement himself of his fu
ture plans, owners of the Montgom
ery franchisee say he will manage
Memphis next year at an increase
in salary of $1,000 more than he re
ceived here.
Dobbs recommended Captain Bill
Elwert, third baseman, of the Mont
gomery club, as his successor here,
and it is most probable that Elw’ert
will lead the Billikens next year.
There have been three applications
filed already for Dobbs’ place her.*,,
including Elwert’s, but the owners of
the franchise are favorable to Elwert
and it looks like he will land the
managership.
Dobbs and Elwert are both here,
not having gone to Memphis with
the team.
Southern League
3ILLIKENS 3, TURTLES 2.
MEMPHIS, TENN., Sept. 6—Mont
gomery defeated Memphis in the
opening game of a transferred series
here to-day, score 3 to 2. A batting
rally in the second inning, in which
the visitors rapped Kissinger for three
hits and two runs, practically won
the game. Kissinger was put out of
the game in the fifth for disputing a
called strik# Harrell replaced him.
and permitted wha proved to be the
winning score. Styles pitched effec
tively for the visitors in the face of
uneven and .discouraging support.
The box score;
Montgomery.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
McDowell. If.
. 4
0
1
3
1
0
Wares, 2b. .
. 8
0
1
2
0
Manning, 3b.
. 4
0
0
2
4
2
Sloan, rf. . .
4
0
1
3
0
0
Walker, of. .
. 4
1
2
1
0
0
Kan up, ss. .
4
1
1
3
1
0
Snedecor. lb.
. 3
1
2
9
1
0
Rogers, c. . .
. 3
0
0
4
1
0
Stiles, p. . .
. 3
0
0
0
0
Totals . .
.32
3
8
27
12
2
Memphis.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
Love, 2b. . .
. 4
0
0
3
7
0
Merritt, cf. .
. 3
0
0
1
1
0
Baerwald. rf.
. 4
1
3
• 0
0
0
Ward, 3b. . .
. 4
0
0
0
0
1
Schweitzer. If.
3
0
0
5
0
0
Abstein, lb. *
. 4
0
2
10
0
0
Stanley, ss. .
*»
0
0
o
0
0
Seagough. c.
. 3
0
0
6
6
0
Kissinger, p.
. 1
1
1
0
1
0
Harrell, p. .
. 2
0
0
0
0
0
Snell ....
. 1
0
0
0
0
0
Totals . .
.31
2
6
27
14
1
Score by innings:
Montgomery 020 010 000—3
Memphis 001 001 000—2
Summary: Tw’o-base hits—Kis
singer. Baerwald. Hits—Off Kissin
ger. 5, with 2 runs in 4 innings (none
out in 5th). Sacrifice hit—Merritt.
Stolen bases—Wares, Sriedecor,
Shanley. Double play—Manning to
Snedecor. Passed ball—Rogers.
Wild pitch—Harrell. Bases on balls—
Off Kissinger. 1; off Harrell, 1; off
Styles, 8 Struck out—By Kissinger.
3; by Harrell. 3; by Styles. 4. Hit
by pitcher—Shanley (.2). Time—1:50.
Umpires—Fifleld and Kerin.
VOLS PLAY EXHIBITION.
NASHVILLE, TENN., Sept. 6.—In
a farcical game between a picked
team from the City League and th*
Vols. the Hitter won. 16 to 2. Bo
land. for the Nashville club, only al
lowed one hit. w hile all three twirier5
for the City Leaguers were hit hard.
Every fielding play and catch made
by the Vols was burlesqued, the game
resolving Into a comedy.
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WAYCROSS, Sept. It la quite cer
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known in the baseball world as "Wild
Bill” Clark, will manage the Waycros*
team in the Empire League next sea
son. He has made Waycross a splendid
leader and fans generally are Insistent
upon his retention as manager. The re
serve list which the local association has
filed contains the names of practically
all players appearing in the last few
games of the Empire season for Way-
cross.
MACKMEfl HOLD RECORD.
The Athletics now hold the record foF
the season with eleven players crippled
—Barry. Dan Murphy, Plank, Coombs*
Schang. Thomas, Lapp, Orr, Strunk,
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CARLISLE, PA., Sept. 6 —James
Thorpe, the greatest athlete the world
ever produced, astonished his friends
by announcing his engagement to
marry Miss Margaret L. Miller, a
beautiful Cherokee Indian maiden,
now in California, but a resident of
Otoe, Okla.
The banns will be published In St.
Patrick’s Church here, and the pair
will be married on a date in October,
to be determined by the conclusion of
the world’s series.
Jim will take his bride on a honey
moon tour around the world when he
goes with the Giants on a world-tour
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GEORGE ADAIR
E GHTY-SEVEN golf onthuAlaatA
qualified yesterday afternoon In
the 1913 club championship
tournament of the Atlanta Athletic
Club at the East Bake course.
The follownlg are the entrants and
the score, made:
First Flight.
George Adair, 80; W. P. Hazlewood,
90; R. G. Blanton, 82; T. B. Pay, 90;
C. V. Rainwater. 85; J. O. Smith, 85;
Russell Richards. 90; C. E. Cowin, 89;
J. S. Derr, 86; J. L. Graves, 89; W. J.
Tllson, 86; H. Block, 88: H. P. D.
Cowle. 87; P. Lowry Arnold, 88; VY.
R. Tlchenor, 87; E. T. Winston, 88.
Second Flight.
Perry Adair, 90. Melt Saul. 98; A.
Doonan, 90; C. B. Mott, 97; R. A,
Palmer, 91; A. T. Todd, 97; D. E.
Root, 93; R. E. Trippe, 97; J. T.
Raines, Jr., 93: Sam Williams, 97; R.
P. Jones, 93. Frank Adair, 95; C. G.
Holditch, 93; Robert Jones, Jr., 95;
W. H. Rowan. 94; G. A. Howell, 94
Third Flight,
C. G. Lippold, 98; D. R Henry, 102:
Walter Alfriend, 98; H. R. ('olif, 101;
William Markham, 98; K R Cobb,
101; Clarke Donaldson, 98; H. M
Ashe, 101; W. C. Warren, 101; George
N. Sprnig. 98; L S. Hard, 100; E. H
Barnett, 98; R J. Gresham, 99; Scott j
Hudson, 100; J. M. B. Hoxsey, 100; |
R. J. Norris. 99
Fourth Flight.
George L. Simpson, 102; T. I* In
gram, 103; EX D. Richardson, 103;
John S. Cohen, 126; Dr. Jackson, 104;
J E Htrkev, 118; J. C. McMichael,
104; J. T. Smith, 107; B. M Blount,
107; Keith Conway, 112; W. B. Sea- j
brook, 107; C. M, Nlnnlngor, 107; D
A. L’Esperance, 108; J. G. Darley. 109.
Veteran Plank Is
Slowest Pitcher in
American League
BOSTON. MASS.. Sept. The slow
est pitcher In the world ha* been dis
covered He Is Eddie Plank, the Ath
letics’ veteran Just for curiosity, and j
to settle an argument. The Times’ tele- |
graph operator in Philadelphia held the
watch on Plank when he pitched against '
the Browns In a recent series
After Stovall made a double he con- j
turned 30 seconds throwing the first ball I
to Pratt. This period elapsed after he
received the ball from the catcher and j
before lie delivered It to the bat. The ,
next pitch required 25 second* Pratt
hit thin ball
In the same inning he took 25 sec
onds throwing the first ball to Williams
Three pitches to Balenti required 28. 36
and 30 seconds Hank pull* down his
cap. hitches up his trouser*, wiggles his
left foot and buries it in the pitcher’s
box like an old hen going to rooet Then
he carefully scrutinizes the bases and
the outfielders, and by the, time he geis
around to pitch the batter is half fid
geted to death.
That’s the system of his stalling—to
get the other fellow over-anxious
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BASEBALL
SUMMARY
Result* of Every Game of Im
portance Played Yesterday.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Game* Sunday.
New Orleans at Mobile.
Memphis at Montgomery.
No other games scheduled
Standing of the Club*.
W. L Pet. ] W. L. Pet.
Atlanta 81 66 .591 I Mont... 69 66 .611
Mobile... 81 56 .581 | M’phls... 62 74 456
B'ham.. 73 64 .633 Nash.... 62 76 .449
Chatt— 70 63 .626 | New Or. 44 88 333
Saturday'* Result*.
Atlanta. 5; Chattanooga, 0.
Mobile. 4; New Orleans 3
Montgomery, 3; Memphis. 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Sunday.
St. Louis at Chicago.
No other games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L Pc. I W. L. Pc.
New Y.. 87 42 675 Boston. 66 69 448
Phila... 74 49 .602 ; B’kl.vn... 55 72 433
Chicago 72 67 558 C’nati.. 56 79 411
Fburg 70 69 .542 | St L... 46 88 343
Saturday's Results.
Boston 4-7: Philadelphia, 1-2
Pittsburg, 4; St. Louis, 2
Brooklyn. 2; New York, 0
Chicago, 5; Cincinnati. 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Game* Sunday.
Chicago at St. Louis
Cleveland at Detroit.
No other games scheduled
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc j W. L. Pc.
Phila... 85 45 654 Boston. 65 63 608
Cl’land,. 79 62 603 Detroit 57 73 438
W'gton.. 73 66 566 St L. . 60 84 373
Chicago 68 65 511 New Y. 44 83 347
Saturday’s Results.
Washington. 9. New York. 1
Philadelphia. 9; Boston. 2
Cleveland. 3; Detroit, 1
St. Louis, 4: Chicago. 0
OTHER GAMES.
International League.
Baltimore. 6-6 Jersey City, 1-6 (sec-
end game nine innings darkness).
Buffalo. 3-4; Montreal 2-3
Providence, 7-1; Newark, 0-6;
Rochester. 6; Toronto. 2.
American Association.
St Paul. 4; Columbus. 0.
Minneapolis 3; Indianapolis. 2.
Milwaukee, 4; Toledo, 1.
Federal League.
Kansas City, 4; Chicago S.
Pittsburg. 5; Cleveland, 2.
Indianapolis 6-10; St. Louie. 4-4.
Virginia League.
Petersburg. 2-5; Norfolk. 1-1.
Richmond, 2-5; Portsmouth, 1-8.
lioanoke, 4; Newport News, L
By Innis Brown
E VIDENTLY directors of athletics
among Southern institutions are
coming to realize the fact that
it is a wise policy to get the bejst In
structor possible and to hold on to
him until he has had full opportunity
to prove or disprove his worth for
the position. This seems to be the
case in football, at least, as appears
from the roster of Dixie football
coaches for the approaching season.
No less than six of the leading
teams in the Southern and South
eastern States will work under the
same instructor as in the season of
1912. In several cases these coaches
have had charge for a number of
year*, at least two of them being
about to enter their tenth seaHon
* • •
T HE local Tech team i* one of the
two that is entering Its tenth con
secutive season under the same coach.
Skinner Helsman first Joined forces
with the Jackets In 1904. He had
made a remarkable showing first with
Auburn and then with the Clemson
Tigers. Following a rather disastrous
season tn 1903, a contract was signed
with the local pilot. He has been on
the Job since, and bids fair to sup
ply the strategy and cunning that will
direct the Smithies for several years
more to come. *
At Vanderbilt, Commodore Dan Me-
Gugln also Is entering his tenth sea
son with the Gold and Black squad
The ex-Wolverlne came to Nashville
In 1904, following one season for Jim
Henry ex-Chicago star^ He has held
sway since He Is a fixture as far as
the university Is concerned, and no
doubt will remain there so long as he
continues to coach the game
• • •
O VER at Auburn, Mike Donohue also
has been on hand for a good num
ber of years In the absence of defi
nite Information, tt may be said that a
decade Is not far amiss. Mike has
delivered the goods, and there appears
to be no Imminent danger of hts being
replnced. _
Next to this trio, Hants Cope, for
mer Sewanee star and present promi
nent citizen of Cartersville, Ga., tabes
rank tn point of years. Harris has
been on the Job for the Purple Tigers
for some five yeHrs. and he can no
doubt continue to hold the Job as long
as he can take the time from his busi
ness to go away for three months eacli
fall to whip the Mountaineers into
shape. ,
In thin connection^ it may be noted
that Sewanee made a lucky strike
when they secured the services of
their former star quarterback to di
rect them. For four or five years
prior to Cope’s return, the Tigers had
experimented with an average of one
man to a season. It is doubtful
whether there is a Sewanee alumnus
in this city who can recall the names
of Sewanee football coaches for five
years preceding Cope’s first Eastern
ers and Middle Westerners were both
tried—for one year at a time. None
of them got the best from the mate
rial. The season of 1907 was a nota
ble one in this respect. A fine bunch
of good material was allowed to go to
seed through poor coacliing.
• • •
poACH CUNNINGHAM is about to
take up his burden at Athens for
the fourth consecutive year. It is an
easy matter to date his entry by rea
son of two sources. He landed at
Athens along with a young man wide
ly reputed in prep circles, known as
McWhorter-*—Hob McWhorter. You
all know Bob. If you don't, look up
the schedule for local football during
the coming season and stroll out to
Ponce DeLeon on the occasion of the
games between Georgia and Virginia
or Georgia and Auburn. If you can
appreciate the honest efforts of a
thoroughly conscientious and earnest
young athlete to literally chew up the
opposition. It will be a pleasure to
meet him, provided said opposition
doesn’t happen to carry your convic
tions in the combat, to say nothing of
a little ‘sweetening’’ to make the
game interesting
•
A MOTHER consideration by which
** the advent of Cunningham may
be reckoned is the record of annual
contests with that worthy foe, the
honorable Yellow Jackets. No mat
ter what the fortunes of the Red and
Black squad may have been prior to
the annual combat, Cunningham has
been able to lead a victorious and
Jubilant squad from Ponce DeLeon
on each occasion sln^e he entered the
lists. In the estimation of many
Georgia supporters, this fact alone
would entitle the Georgia coach to
have the geometric symbol Q. E. I>.
attached to ids certificate at the cloee
of the season, regardless of the show
ing otherwise.
D. T. (“Tubby”) Graves will again
direct the fortunes of the University
of Alabama team. Graves has held
the helm for two years, and his rec
ord is deserving. He came South to
tackle a job under new’ surroundings.
He fell heir to a lot of enthusiasm,
plenty of spirit and an abundant sup
ply of grit in the way of material, but
avoirdupois wa.s badly needed. Neither
of his two years has produced any
considerable quantity of heft, and it is
to be hoped that he meets better for
tune the coming season.
• • •
pLEMSON, Mercer and Mississippi
^ have “bunched ’em” and called
for a new deal. The Carolinans have
taken small chances in their selec
tion. Bob Williams succeeds Frank
Dobson. Williams is an experienced
man and knows the game as it is
played in these parts. If he has any
lu< k at ull in lining up likely looking
material, he will give the Tigers a
winner.
Mercer has lined up Lewie Hnrdag.’*,
former Auburn and Vanderbilt star.
Hardage is an experiment. He may
do. and then he may not. However,
he will have the advantage of know
ing the game thoroughly from a play
ing standpoint, and also of being fa
miliar with conditions. He Is a work
er himself, and he will no doubt
make his team work. If he can get
them off to a good start, he should
make a nice showing with the Bap
tists.
Mississippi is likewise trying out
new timber. Brion, a former Mis
souri man. will handle the Oxforl
team. Following two seasons under
Dr. Stauffer, marked by rather tem
pestuous times, he is likely to bump
Into a rather unsettled state of af
fairs. The MissisLsippians, however,
generally show up with a supply of
good material, and the new director
should at least draw a fair trial in
this respect.
• * •
‘ROM the above it Is apparent that
there is little tendency to grab
up some unknown product, shove him
In for one season, and then pass him
along. It is doubtless if any pre
vious season in the history of the
game in the South ever showed more
competent coaching. Certainly nono
ever showed any better, and If ar.v
team counts up a failure at the end of
the season, the chances are that suen
will have to be charged to some
source other than the coaching.
Mrs. Locke Joins
Women Club Owners;
Controls Phillies
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.—Women’s
rights are becoming real and earnest in
the major leagues. To-day three wo
men control the majority stock in three
National League clubs—Philadelphia.
New York, and St. i-souis. The hand of
Providence gave this power to the wo
men in each instance.
Mrs. Locke, widow of the president
of the Phllliea, is the most recent of
the trio of women magnates^ She ob
tained a controlling interest in the lo
cal National League club recently when
her husband died in Atlantic City. Al
though no official announcement was
made at the time Mr. Locke purchased
the Phillies last January, it is under
stood that he was able to provide enough
capital to get a big block, sufficient to
control the club.
Since Mrs. Locke is said to be the
sole beneficiary of his estate in Mr.
Locke'■ will, that stock will revert to
her. unlesa some other arrangement is
made.
U. S. May Abandon
Olympic Games
PARIS, Sept. 6.—Secretary James
E. Sullivan, of the American Olympic
Games Committee, said to-day that
America would withdraw from the
Olympic games If England introduces
professionalism into the struggle. He
expressed doubts aj» to the exact use
to be made of the funds now being
raised in England. He said that if
men were going to be systematically
taken from employment In order to
train hard for the Olympic games it
was flagrant professionalism. On the
other hand, if England intends to em
ploy mbney improving athletic equip
ment by giving boys encouragenmm
to train on their own Initiative, that
would be all right. He added that
America maintains amateur athletics
in the purest form and does not spend
a cent on competitors except to pay
fares.