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r rc Bov N IS. S>iCk TODAV I l-L hav£ rO kuu n-te. lift-, Till cooev OV£ Vi f-loors\ STA6-E DOOR-. OF TMET AMt Kl CA NJ LE^AG-UE ?ipp/aj,s . ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1913. SOME 1 LADIES’ MAN By 1 ad Copyright, 1913, International News Service. SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT /K'( MJHAT- ^ I D'VE MEM-' - l A(tA.jK Other Seven Clubs “Lay For” Leader, Declares Chief Meyers PENNANT WINNER HAS TO BE EXTRA GOOD M Lmi 1913 Great Year for Youngsters!CDNNi[ MACK , M O o © © o o © tried tj bet Many Have Won Regular Places Three Backfield Men and One Tackle Plan to Join Coach Heisman’s Squad. C HATTANOOGA. TENS.. Sept. «. Unless all present signs fail, four star athletes of this burg, the cream of the "prep" school foot ball material, will be teen under Heis man’s banner when Tech begins h. r practice for the 1913 season at At lanta. The stellar four are Patton of Baylor. Johnson of City High P iiool and Cushman and Morn-urn if t:u County High. All four are back- field men with the exception of John son. who plays at tackle. In Patton, Heisman is getting the greatest backfield man ever turned out by this city since the days of "Skinny” Shipp and Ed McCallie. H- has been an all-city man for the seasons and is a wonder when carry jug 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 Waller I-each, formerly of Tennessee. He will weigh about 16.3 pounds. J OHNSON, like Patton, is a great man carrying the hall and also a brilliant defensive player. He is tall and rangy and possesses powerful legs. He is a strong man either on tiie 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. * • * fVTORRISON, the final member of th IV1 quartet, is a hlg 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. Sept. 6.—Grover Alexander, of the Phillies, will not be able to take his turn on the pitehing hill for several days. In a game with the Pirates Alexander stopped a ter rific bounder with his bare hand. He suffered a split finger, which will pr. - vwtu him from pitching for some time. By Monty. Ik tBWTORK, Sept 6 Considering the crop as a whole, this year’s har\ \ 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 tlie 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 (his 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 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 toe 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 tiling 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 Brooklyn?. 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 linns 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 "f the Pirates, jflso has done surprising work, and the same ran be said of Heinie Groh, who has been stationed at third base on the Reds by Joe Tinker. O tto miller, of Brooklyn, and Bert Whaling, of Boston, are great young catcher?. New pitchers who have shown nr* well are “Al” Demarco, of the CDn’s: “Indian’ Johnson, of the Reds. “Bill” James. of the Braves, and Erskine Mayer, of the Phillies. The American League has more new battery men of ability, but docs 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 Wallie Sehang, 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 exoe- 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 bes; fielding shortstop in th? American League. Fritz Maisel, his expensive mate, is the shiftiest third base development of the season. * * * A merican league outfielders who look like the goods are Lar ry Chappell, of the White Sox: Nemo Leibold, of the Naps, and Flash Gll- hooley, of the Yankees. Within the next few years, just i* sure as you live, at least half of the-*c youngsters mentioned will be con ceded by all to be the real stars of the game—that-is. of course, if a doz^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. 6—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 her< It was a contest of giants. Geyer weighing IDS and Harris 202. in which endurance only was the deciding cle ment. Harris was beaten off a: the last minute of contest and fell dazed and bleeding against the ropes. Both men were badly punished. New York Yankees Came Near Landing American League's Premier Catcher. By John (Chief) Meyers. (Star Catcher of the Champion Giants and One of the Leading Sluggers of the National League.) ANAGER CONNIE MACK, of the Philadelphia Athletics*, 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 St. Louis or Washington. “Because of the excessive heat which prevails in theee 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 carrv 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 view?' without due thought. Mack certainly has had plenty of time to study conditions in St. 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 all heat records for the hlg leagues. But I honestly believe It is not necessnr> to go into Missouri to apply the Mad; theory. 1 think that every pennant winner must be far stronger than any riva> to carry off the honors of a tight race. Almost a Triple Tie. There have been exceptions, of court*. The most notable in which New York was concerned was in IMS. when a technicality gave Frank Chance’s Cubs their third straight pennant. That race was so close that 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 Chicag > and Pittsburg. The American League used to have some wonderful finishes. If I re member rightly. Detroit was crowded right to the wire each season that Hugh Jennings was winning his three straight flag a Detroit was not a popular champion, and every club In its company took every measure to thwart the Tigers. It was the same thing so far as the Cubs were 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 feci very proud If our team carries off a third straight pennant. “Stop the Giants.” New York 1s somewhat differently situated than any other two-time champion of recent years. “Stop N* w York at all hazards” is the watch word of the fans of the other towns. Upsetting the Giants in looked upon as the highest possible honor, save pennant fame in the provinces. The fact that New York is striving for it? 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 Ffirates, has been out of commission several times this season. But he always managed to g< t Into the line-up whenever New York met the Buccaneers. Hans would have come back against us on crutches. If necSfoary. Other teams so conducted their campaign as to present the verv stiffest opposition to New York. We got the toughest pitchers, nat urally. It was simply what we ex pected, and what every champion has a right t<» expect aa 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 Pox, a chnmpion of the world, drew chief attention for sever al 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 is little better than his tools” goes in baseball. McGraw 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 result of the world’* se ries. I think I shall wait until we have cinched the pennant before talk ing along those lines. I will say that I believe our team is much stronger than In 1911 or 1912 and that if wi win the pennant we shall give a very good account of ourselves in the big series. 1ST OW that Wally Sehang. 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 Sehang. 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- : ; 1 it pitchers, In ex i • for him. During the winter, Mack wanted to trade Sehang for Green. Luck! That’s the word to use in con nection with Mack and Schar.g. The same goddess gave the Athletics Sehang by the draft route when twelve other clubs had in their bid. r pitched a game for the Yank a, and alter being claimed bv Pittsburg for th« waiver price, is now back in the minors with Holyoke * * • J ACK DUNN, the Oriole leader, is peeved because the reported price Of SI2.000 and two players for Fritz Maisel has been questioned He says Maisel is a cheap man at that price. ‘Gaffney, ol the Boston National*, offered nearly that amount.” said Dunn Inst night. When I went to \. ■ York foi i final confeyei th Frank Farrell. I met him at 20 min utes to 12 o'clock, and I caught ft 12:05 train for home. That’s how long it takes to do businents when a good player is wanted by the big leagues. • • • «TALK about 512,000 being a high A price. Why, the Yankees have pot a fourth of that amount hack at the gate, and If Maisel had started off sensationally, the whole amount •• »uld have been paid by fans around the circuit anxious to look over the youngster. "When ‘Lefty’ Russell, whom I sold to the Athletic?* for $12,000 several veurs ago pitched his flr?t game there lands. Ha 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.” Jim Thorpe to Wed Indian Maiden Soon McGraw's Famous Recruit Plans Honeymoon Tour of World With Giants. 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 ing trip. Stallings Won’t Get Duncan and Wilson CINCINNATI, OHIO. Sept. 6. The National Baseball Commission has denied the request of the Boston Na tional League club that the «*ale of Duncan to the Philadelphia National? 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 fat that it was assured of both players. Th* rornmisMion, 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. Branch Rickey To Lead Browns, St. Louis Rumor ST LOUIS. MO., Sept. 6—That Branch Rickey, scout and legal ad viser of the Browns, will succeed George Stovall as manager on Sep tember H. when the ciub departs on its last Eastern trip, was authorita tively reported to-day. Although the Browns’ management would not con firm the report, it la generally un derstood that the change will he 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. Ho 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, MIUH., Sept 6—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 i from that city. “I wouldn't sell the club for that l price, anyway,” he said. “I paid $75.- j 000 for it two years ago, and have | sent about $25,000 worth of players i there since. We don’t care particu- I larlv to sell it, though, of course, we i would if offered money enough. We had a pretty good teum there this I 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 ger?.” CHANCE TRIES NEW SOUTHPAW. BOSTON. Sept 6.—Patrick Martin, a southpaw 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. 6—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 nays the prop osition is not one that pays well enough to enjoy the luxury of a bench leader, and Stovall 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 fans have now turned on him. U. S. May Abandon Olympic Gaines 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 introduce? professionalism Into the struggle He expressed doubts as to the exact use to he 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 ,hc 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 right. He added that America maintains amateur athletics In the purest form and does not spend a cent on competitors except to pay fares. PUG’ LOSES ms Hobo Dougherty Refuses to Lay Down to Regular Actor, Even for the Movies. I OS ANGELES. CAL., Sept. 6 — Hobo Dougherty, former spar ring partner of Ad Wolgast, has abandoned his career as a moving picture artist. Had he lingered long er he might have imprinted himself Indelibly upon the tablets of fame— and gelatin. Ilobo # wrenched himself away from his a n when t he plot of I he p ay d 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 had 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. Why, sir, to witness Hobo in the act of lugging around the camera in the wake of the movie operator was to have ascended the starry heights of entheticism. He Played Character Parts. 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 was 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 hi«» ears expectantly. He was a little disgusted to learn that Kid Dalton had been engaged especially to play the part of the other prize tighter, but he reflected that It takes two to make a prize fight and someone must be t h< re to be 11 iked In t he - nd of t he drama. When it came to that parr of the play they got Hobo and the Kid into their prize fight togs and planted 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. I-Iobo.” said the director firmly, “you take a poke in the jaw and the referee counts you out.” "Me take a sprawl. Me Mop to that wop!” shrieked Hobo “Whas the matter wit you? Are you coocoo?” "It's that way in the play,” pro tested the director. "Well, change the play,” yelled 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.” ll I’ll -ell do,” said Hobo. “I’ll flin 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, snid Hobo, tearing off the gloves. And thus parsed another great career from the public eye. MERRIAM TO COACH IOWA AGGIES. CHICAGO. ILL.. Sept f>.—Ned Mer- riam the former star halfbark of the University of Chicago football team in 1907-08. was to-day appointed coach for the Iowa Agricultural College. Merriam was noted as a 440-yard man In the low hurdles TO TRAIN ARMY ELEVEN. WEST POINT N Y. Sept, tf -Ha-ry Tuthili. trainer of the Detroit American League team, who also has acted as trainer fpr the cadet football team 'he last two seasons, again has been en gaged as trainer for the Army eleven. He will report for duty at West Point next Thursday.