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ATLANTA, GA„ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1913.
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Copyright, 1915, International News Service.
SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
1913 Great Year for Youngsters
® O Q Q O O Q
Many Have Won Regular Places
Three Backfield Men and One
Tackle Plan to Join Coach
Heisman’s Squad.
C HATTANOOGA, TENS, Sept. 6.
Unless all present signs fail,
four star athletes of this burg,
the cream of the “prep” school foot
ball material, will be seen under Heis
man’s banner when Tech begins her
practice for the 1913 season at At
lanta. The stellar four are Patton
of Baylor, Johnson of City High
School and Cushman and Morrison of
the County High. All four are back-
field men with the exception of John
son, who plays at tackle. j
In Patton, Heisman la netting the
greatest backfield man Ver turned
out by this city since ill? days of
“Skinny” Shipp and Ed N <?*>allie. He
has been an all-city mo* for three
seasons and Is a wonder gjhen carry
ing the ball. The lad can smash the
lines or pick his way through a brok
en field in a way that local experts
believe will make him all-Southern in
his first year. Patton hails from
South Pittsburg, Tenn. In stature he
resembled Walter Leach, formerly of
Tennessee. He will weigh about 163
pounds.
• • •
J OHNSON, like Patton, Ls a great
man carrying the ball and also
a brilliant defensive player. He is
tall and rangy and possesses powerful
legs. He is a strong man either on
the line or in the backfield. Johnson
will weigh around 170 pounds.
Cushman, who s the lightest man
of the four is a brilliant tackier and
a grand open field runner. He is
rather light for line plays and would
best be suited in S. I. A. A. circles for
an end.
* • •
TV/TORRTSON, the final member of the
quartet, is a big husky fellow
weighing probably 170 pounds. He is
a grand defensive player.
Cunningham was very anxious to
secure Patton, but the latter has de
cided to cast his lot with Heisman at
Tech.
ALEXANDER HAS BAD HAND.
PHILADELPHIA. S«fpt. 6.—Grover
Alexander, of the Phillies, will not be
able to take his turn Jn the pitching
hill for several days. In a game with
t+ie Pirates Alexanderlstopped a ter
rific bounder with his^bare hand. He
suffered a split finger,twhich will pre
vail -bim from pitching; for some lima.
By Monty.
N EW YORK, Sept. 6.—Considering
the crop as a whole, this year’s
harvest of young ball players
surpasses that of any other season
within memory. Of course, some
teams have been more fortunate than
others in their pickings from the bush
that bears both peaches and lemons.
A number of the big league clubs
have obtained nothing but the yel
low fruit, containing seeds, but they
are far in the minority. Some of
the others have rounded up as many
as half a dozen youths who are cap
able of taking rank as regulars.
One striking feature of the young
blood this year is the fact that prom
ising performers have been found for
every position on the diamond. This
includes both leagues. If one were
willing to take in a few youngsters
who hung around as reserve timber
last year, to blossom forth as regu
lars this year, he could line up all
star young teams from both leagues
which, if playing through the season
as regular aggregations, would have
been able without a doubt to finish in
the first divisions.
• • •
T HE National League has held Its
own with the American this year
in the matter of newly-developed
players, a thing which has not been
the case for several seasons. Young
outfielders who have sprouted forth as
stars are George Burns, of the Giants;
Claude Walker, of the Cubs, and Ca
sey Stengel, of the Brooklyns. Burns
is probably the most dependable all
around fielder in his league, despite
his short career. Williams is a speed
er of the Cobb order, and Stengel an
embryo Speaker, although, of course,
lacking the latter’s steadiness.
A real star has been brought out for
every infield position. Walter Maran-
ville, of the Boston Braves, is the
best shortstop in the league, every
thing considered, since Hans Wagner
has been below par. Ralph Meyers,
his six-foot four teammate, already
rates as one of the game’s best base
runners, is a fair hitter, and fields
his position in startling style, besides
being one of the brainiest youths in
the game. When Manager Stallings
was away with his sick wife in Buf
falo and Captain Bill Sweeney was
suspended, Meyers ran the team like
a veteran. Jimmy Viox, the young
second baseman of the Pirates, also
has done surprising work, and the
same can be said of Heinie Groh, who
has been stationed at third base on
the Reds by Joe Tinker.
• • •
fVTTO MILLER, of Brooklyn, and
^ Bert Whaling, of Boston, are
great young catchers. New pitchers
who have shown u^> well are "Al”
Demaree, of the Giants; “Indian”
Johnson, of the Keds. "Bill” James,
of the Braves, and Erskine Mayer, of
the Phillies.
The American League has more
new battery men of ability, but does
not figure quite as strong in recruits
on the other Jobs. Joe Boehling, of
the Senators; "Rebel” Russell, of the
White Sox; Bob Shawkey. of the Ath
letics; Rube Foster, of the Red Sox:
George Dauss, of the Tigers; Walter
Leverenz, of the Browns, and Ray
Keating and Heinie Schulz, of the
Yankees, are all youths of ability on
the mound.
• • •
R AY SCHALK, of the White Sox,
and Wallle Schang, of the Ath
letics, who had their doubts near the
end of last season, are now rated
among the best catchers in their
league. Dick Gossett, of the Yankees;
Red McKee, of the Tigers, and Sam
Agnew, of the Browns, also have
shown up well behind the bat.
Harry Williams, of the Yankees,
who seems to be quite an Indetermi
nate quantity, is the only first base-
man worth mentioning who has been
broken in by the American League.
Derrill Pratt, of the Browns, has
turned into a crack second baseman
as the result of his last year's expe
rience. Roger Peckinpaugh has done
the same as a shortstop since being
sent by the Naps to the Yankees. It
Is not even stretching matters to call
him the best fielding shortstop in th?
American League. Fritz Maisel, hi3
expensive mate, Is the shiftiest third
base development of the season.
* * •
AMERICAN LEAGUE outfielders
** who look like the goods are Lar
ry Chappell, of the White Sox; Nemo
Lelbold, of the Naps, and Flash Gil-
hooley, of the Yankees.
Within the next few years, Just as
sure as you live, at least half of these
youngsters mentioned will be con
ceded by all to be the real stars of the
game—that Is, of course, If a doz a n
or two new Walter Johnsons, Tv
Cobbs and Hans Wagners are not fer
reted out In the meantime. Things
are so advancing these days that
speculation is a hazardous matter.
Jack Geyer to Hurl
Defy at All Heavies
TRINIDAD. COLO., Sept. Ef
forts are being made to-day to match
Denver Jack Geyer with some of the
big heavies, following his action of
knocking out Fireman Harris, of
Trinidad, in the fifteenth round here.
It wan a contest of giants, Geyer
weighing 198 and Harris 202, in which
endurance only was the deciding cle
ment. Harris was beaten off at the
last minute of contest and fell dazed
and bleeding against the ropes. Both
men were badly jyuuishecL
no to GET
New York Yankees Came Near
Landing American League’s
Premier Catcher.
N OW that Wally Schang, the South
Wales youngster, has become
the first string catcher of the
Athletics and Is attracting the atten
tion of the baseball world by his won
derful work, many of the critics are
going into ecstasies ever the wonder
ful foresight of Connie Mack in pick
ing up and developing Schang.
Connie Mack's foresight in retain
ing the youngster was simply be
cause the New York Yankees would
not hand ov^r either Keating or Pad
dy Green, both pitchers, in exchange
for him. During the winter, Mack
wanted to trade Schang for Green.
Luck! That’s the word to use in con
nection with Mack and Schar.g. The
same goddess gave the Athletics
Schang by the draft route when
twelve other clubs had in their bid.
Green, who was a costly recruit, never
pitched a game for the Yanks, and
after being claimed by Pittsburg for
the waiver price, is now back in the
minors with Holyoke.
• • •
TACK DUNN, the Oriole leader. Is
peeved because the reported price
of $12,000 and two players for Fritz
Maisel has been questioned. He says
Maisel is a cheap man at that price.
"Gaffney, of the Boston Nationals,
offered nearly that amount,” said
Dunn last night. When I went to
New York for a final conference with
Frank Farrell, I met him at 20 min
utes to 12 o’clock, and T caught a
12:05 train for home. That’s how
long it takes to do business when a
good player is wanted by the big
leagues.
• • •
ii ALK about $12,000 being a high
* price. Why, the Yankees have
got a fourth of that amount back at
the gate, and if Maisel had started
off sensationally, the whole amount
would have been paid by fans around
the circuit anxious to look over the
youngster.
"When 'Lefty' Russell, whom I sold
to the Athletics for $12,000 several
years ago pitched his first game there
were 22,000 people in the stands. He
hurt his arm In that game. If he
had remained in good shape and went
around the circuit, the fans in every
city would have been out to see him
work,”
Other Seven Clubs "Lay For” Leader, 1
PENNANT WINNER HAS TO E
declares
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Chief
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Meyers
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By John (Chief) Meyers.
(Star Catcher of the Champion Giants
and One of the Leading Sluagers
of the National League.)
M anager connte mack, of
the Philadelphia Athletic^ In
terested me very greatly a
short time ago when he expressed an
opinion that It was practically im
possible to win a pennant in either
SL Louis or Washington.
"Because of the excessive heat
which prevails in these cities practi
cally all summer, the home teams are
subjected to a very severe handicap.
I believe," concluded Mack, "that
under such conditions a pennant win
ner would have to be fully 20 per
cent stronger than any rival of the
field.”
Connie Mack’s opinion should carry
great weight in any argument He Is
one of the very greatest baseball
managers of the present time, and a
man who is very careful not to air
his views without due thought.
Mack certainly has had plenty of
time to study conditions in SL Louis
and Washington, and 1 for one, am
willing to let all he said of the
Mound City go for me. I should very
much dislike to appear there in
77 games every season.
St. Louis doubtless hold's aJl heat
records for the big leagues. But I
honestly believe it is not necessary
to go Into Missouri to apply the Mack
theory. I think that every pennant
winner must be far stronger than
any rival to carry off the honors of a
tight race.
Almost a Triple Tie.
There have been exceptions, of
course. The most notable in which
New York was concerned was in 1908.
when a technicality gave Frank
Chance’s Cubs their third straight
pennant. That race was so close tliat
the championship had to be decided
In a post-season play-off game. Sev
eral days before the Cubs finally tri
umphed, there was a possibility of a
triple tie among New York Chicago
and Pittsburg.
The American League used to hove
some wonderful finishes. If I re
member rightly, Detroit waa crowded
right to the wire each season that
Hugh Jennings was winning his three
straight flaga Detroit was not a
popular champion, and every club In
its company took every measure to
thwart the Tigers.
It was the some thing so far as the
Cubs w ere concerned in their halcyon
days. And again, it is up to us Giants
to fight a combination of seven clubs
A team might slip through to vic
tory one year without attracting un
usual concerted opposition from Us
rivals. But the moment it endeavored
to repeat it would find all the hos
tility it could appreciate. For which
reason I think Manager John McGraw
will have every reason to feel very
proud if our team carries off a third
straight pennant.
"Stop the Giants.”
New York is somewhat differently
situated than any other two-time
champion of recent years. “.Stop New
York at all hazards” is the watch
word of the fans of the other towns.
Upsetting the Giants is looked upon
as the highest possible honor, save
pennant fame, in the provinces. The
fact that New York is striving for its
third consecutive championship nat
urally makes the combined opposition
more pronounced than ever before.
I think I can cite a few examples.
Hans Wagner, the wonderful short
stop of the Pirates, has been out of
commission several times this season.
But he always managed to get into
the line-up whenever New York met
the Buccaneers. Hans would have
come back against us on crutches, If
necessary. Other teams so conducted
their campaign aj^ to present th© verv
stiffost opposition to New York.
We got the toughest pitchers, nat
urally. It was pimply what we ex
pected, and what every champion has
a right to expect as a tax on its
crown.
"I will venture to say that Connie
Mack has experienced the same thing
this year. Of course, the Boston Red
Sox, a champion of the world, drew
chief attention for several weeks un
til their case was seen, to be hopeless.
Owe Success to McGraw.
I said before that much of the
Giants’ success had been due to the
wisdom and generalship of Manager
McGraw. Still, the players deserve
great credit, too. The old saying that
"a workman 19 little better than his
tools” goes In baseball. McOraw has
some pretty valuable property In the
line of players
The Giants should be good for three
or four more seasons.
Do you know that I am one of the
old veterans? Well, I feel Just as If
I were starting out on my career.
Seriously, we have a wonderful bunch
of youth and speed and I do not
think that half of our present regu
lars have yet reached the zenith of
their careers. Mathewson is the
player now at the height of his vigor
and by the way he Is traveling he is
far from the beginning of a decline.
I have been asked repeatedly to
forecast the remilt of the world's se
ries. T think I shall wait until we
have cinched the pennant before talk
ing along those lines. I will say that
1 believe our team Is much stronger
than in 1911 or 1912 and that if we
win the pennant we shall give a very
good account of ourselves in the big
weries.
Jim Thorpe to Wed
Indian Maiden Soon
McGraw 1 . Famous Recruit Plans
Honeymoon Tour of World
With Giants.
Branch Rickey
To Lead Browns,
St. Louis Rumor
CARLISLE. PA., Sept. 6-blames
Thorpe, the greatest athlete the world
ever produced, astonished his friends
by announcing his engagement to
marry Miss Margaret. L. Miller, a
beautiful Cherokee Tndlan maiden,
now In California, but a refddent 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
ing trip.
Stallings Won’t Get
Duncan and Wilson
CINCINNATI, OHIO. Sept The
National Baseball Commission has
denied the request of the Boston Na
tional League club that the sale of
Duncan to the Philadelphia Nationals
and Wilson to the Toronto club by
the Dallas club of the Texas League
be set aside. The Boston ciub claimed
that it had negotiated with the Dal
las club and the negotiations had
gone so far that it was assured of
lx>th players. The commission, how
ever, held that there was a difference
between the terms offered by the
Boston club and that which the Dal
las club would accept and held that
the sale of the players to the other
clubs were valid.
ST. LOUIS, MO., Sept. That
' Branch Rickey, scout and Iqgal ad-
■ viser of the Browns, will succeed
! George Stovall aa manager on Sep-
I tember 8, when the club departs on
I its last Eastern trip, was authorita
tively reported to-day. Although the
| Browns’ management would not con
firm the report, it is generally un
derstood that the change will be
made.
President Ban Johnson of the
American League reached this city
unannounced and was closeted with
President Hedges of the Browns the
greater part of the day.
Ban Johnson’s visit to this city
usually eventuates In Important base
ball developments. He seldom calls
without an Important reason for be
ing here.
Ban Johnson is said to have dis
liked Stovall ever since the umpire-
spitting episode.
Navin Denies $70,000
Offer for Ball Club
Detroit Magnate Adds He Does Not
Care to Sell Providence
Team.
DETROIT, MICH., Sept. Presi
dent Navin this afternoon denied that
he had been offered $70,000 for the
Providence club by a syndicate of
Providence capitalists, as reported
from that city.
"I wouldn’t sell the club for that
| price, anyway,” he said. "I paid $76,-
• 000 for it tw’o years ago, and have
I sent about $25,000 worth of players
there since. Wo don’t care particu
larly to sell It, though, of course, wo
would if offered money enough. Wo
had a pretty good team there this
year except for lack of good pitching,
even though it is finishing low. We
will have a better one next year. Be
sides, it’s a good place to train Ti
gers.”
CHANCE TRIES NEW SOUTHPAW.
B< >8TON, Sept. 6.—Patrick Martin,
a sDuthpaw pitcher, purchased re
cently by the New York Americans
from the Lawrence club of the New
England League, reported yesterday
to Manager Chance.
George Stovall Won't
Manage Mud Hens
CLEVELAND, Sept. 8.—George
Stovall will not be engaged as man
ager of the Toledo club, in the event
of his being released by St. Louis.
President Somers thus declared him
self yesterday.
For the Toledo Job Somers wants a
playing manager, as he says the prop
osition is not one that pays well
enough to enjoy the luxury of a bench
leader, and Stovail admits he is prac
tically through as a player.
It is absolutely certain that the for
mer Nap’s days as a Brown are num
bered. The funs have now turned on
him. .
U. S, May Abandon
Olympic Games
PARIS, Sept. C.—Secret pry James
E. Sullivan, of the American Olympic
Games Committee, said to-day that
America would withdraw from the
Olympic games it England introduces
professionalism Into the struggle. He
expressed doubts as 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 money improving athletic equip
ment by giving boys encouragement
to train on their own initiative, that
would be all righL He added that
America maintains amateur athletics
in the purest form and does not epend
a cent on competitors except to pay
tareo,
PlIC LOSES
Hobo Dougherty Refuses to Lay
Down to Regular Actor, Even
for the Movie*.
I OS ANG17L/EJR, CAT., Sept.
. Hobo Dougherty, former spar
ring partper of Ad Wolgast, has
abandoned his career as a moving
picture artist. Had he lingered long
er he might have imprinted himself
indelibly vper. <bo tablets of fame—
and gelatin.
Hobo wrenched himself sway from
his art when the plot of the play de
manded that he "lie down” in a prize
fight play to his ancient enemy. Kid
Dalton. This was too much to do even
for art.
Up to this time Hobo hed covered
himself with distinction. He used to
carry the camera tripods from place
to place with an "air” and "tang’
that no one else has ever attained. 1
Why, sir. to witness Hobo in the act
of lugging around the camera in tha
wake of the movie operator was to
have ascended the starry heights of
estheticism.
He Played Character Part*.
But that was not all. Hobo was
cast for several character parts. Once
he took the part of a waiter and had
to throw Fred Mace out of the restau
rant Another time he took the part
of an expressman. Hobo wa* pro
gressing in his art when the end came.
The director of the company an
nounced that a prize fight would be
the next drama and Hobo plucked up
his ears expectantly. He was a little
disgusted to learn that Kid Dalton
had been engaged especially to play
the part f the other prize fighter, but
he reflected that It takes two to mako
a prize fight and someone must be
there to be licked in the end of the
drama.
When it came to that part of the
play they got Hobo and the Kid Into
their prize fii?ht togs and planned
them in front of the camera.
"Now,” said the director, briskly,
to Hobo, "you lead with your left and
he right crosses you. You take a poke
in the Jaw and go down and the ref
eree counts you out.”
Wrong Guy Gets Poked.
"You mean he takes the poke in the
jaw and is counted out,” corrected
Hobo easily, quite amused to think
the director should make such a slip
of the tongue.
"No, llobo,” said the director firmly,
"you take a poke In the Jaw and the
referee counts you out."
“Me take a sprawl. Me flop to that
wop!” shrieked Hobo. "Wha* the
matter wit you? Are you coocoo?”
“It’s that way in the play,” pro
tested the director.
"Well, change the play," yeHed
Hobo. "I ain't going to flop to no
body I kin lick with one hand.”
"We can’t change the play,” said
the director, shortly. "Come on, now.
take your poke and go down.”
"Well I'll tell you w'hat 1*11 do”
said Hobo. "1*11 flio up a nickel with
him to sec wno has to flop.”
"No,” said the director, "you’ve got
to flop."
"Then you can get another actor,”
said Hobo, tearing off the gloves. And
thus paired another great career from
the public eye.
MERRIAM TO COACH IOWA AGGIES.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 6 —Ned Mer-
rlam, the former star halfback of the
T>iversify of Chicago football team In
190708, was to-day appointed coach for
the Iowa Agricultural College. Merriam
was noted as & 440-yard man in the low
hurdles.
TO TRAIN ARMY ELEVEN.
WEST POINT, N. Y., Sept. 6.—Harry
Tuthill. trainer of the Detroit American
league team, who also has acted as
trainer for the cadet football team the
last two seasons, again has been en
gaged as trainer for the Army eleven.
He will report for duty at West Point
next Thursday.