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\1 D HEARS'!''S SUNDAY AMERICAN. AT!, A NT A. OA, SUNDAY, SEPTKMHEfi imr HE TO IE Bringing Up Father 1) 1 uterattiocul New* Semce By George McManus BIG9F00TBALL Boilermakers Likely to Again Be come Serious Contenders for Honors This Year. E NTER a new power in Western football. Gridiron rooters, one and all, bow the knee to Pur due University. A respectful attitude toward the boilermakers of Lafayette, fnd., will involve no loss of standing a* an athletic prophet, for the coaches of the West are already in line. In fact, a sensational booming of Pur due stock is the latest word in sport ing circles. W T ith the start of the 1913 practice season three weeks away, Minnesota and Wisconsin are the favorites for the season’s honors in the minds of the fans, with the Badgers ahead by a shade Chicago and Illinois are reckoned as strong contenders, and Purdue, for the first time in many years, has broken into the front ranks with a group of cold facts to sustain its claims. The new line means nothing less than a “big five” in the West, accord ing to the college critics. While the wise ones are not advancing Purdue prematurely as a probable champion, they admit that the Indiana school has chances to go a long way to ward the honor and predict that it will make the larger institutions hus tle all the way. New Coach Has Fine Record. The presence of Coach Andy Smith at Lafayette is the chief factor in the new boom. Smith, who has been head coach at Pennsylvania for several years, enters the Western coaching field with a great record as a auc ceaaful mentor and his rival teachers i expect him to make the fur fly in J every direction His acquisition means that Purdue has a coach of the first rank. The F(W'\ Ivania coaching system has long ^^en recognized os an or ganization of remarkable efficiency. The Philadelphia coaches are accus tomed to hold daily conferences on every angle of the play throughout the season, and the members of the department acquire an enormhus amount of information. Poach Smith's gridiron knowledge represents the combined wisdom of many experts, including the Pennsylvania alumni and coaches, and he is expected to do great things with it. Smith will not want for good ma terial. either Oliver, the spectacular Purdue back, is regarded as one of the cleverest players in the country. He was the real hit of the 1912 sea son and should show development this year. Oliver will have more able as sistants this year than last, as the Purdue freshman team of last year was a strong aggregation Badgers Strong Candidates, in addition to Captain Tandberg, the Badgers will have the services of such stars as Berger, halfback; Tor- mey, halfback; Bellows, quarterback; Powell, center: Keeler, guard; But ler. end and tackle; Ofstie, end; Ge- lein, guard Lange, end. VanOent. lineman; Moffett, fullback; Breck inridge. end and tackle, and Alexan der. halfback. Several of the new’ sophomores are heavyweights, weigh ing over 200 pounds each. Coach Stagg declares that Chicago will be among the front rankers, and his opinion is based on a study of k ieal facts While the maroon line " is a doubtful proposition at this stage of the game. Stagg will have almost h superfluity of talented backs. The only cloud on the back field situa tion is the fact that there is no star quarterback who can he put to work .at the start of the season Breathed, of last year's varsity ...quad, and Russell and Boyd, of last 'ear’s freshmen, are the leading as pirants ofr quartet, and a pretty struggle between these candidates is slated fof the early part of the g>lnd McConnell is another candidate for general. The hack field veterans are captain Norgren, halfback; Ken nedy. halfback; Gray. halfback; Fitzpatrick, halfback and fullback, Pierce, fullback, and Coutcbie. half- hack. While Wisconsin looks like a win ner on paper. Minnesota's chances seem equally good The Gophers lost only two of their varsity players and the sophomore material, according to those in touch with the situation at Minneapolis, Is excellent. It is stated that several of the regulars will cer tainly lose their places to the incom ing sophomores. Minnesota lost to Wisconsin last season, but not without pushing the Badgers to the extreme limit. The statistics of the game show that Min nesota gained more ground than Wis consin did and it was the consensu:* c? opinion that the Gophers prac tical ly outplayed Wisconsin for three fourths of the game. Wisconsin shot ihe ball over the line on one occasion after getting possession of it about thirty yards from the goal, and chalked up another score by the for ward pass route. So far as the re sult of this famous game is concern ed. therefore. Minnesota has none the • e of the argument Zuppke to Strengthen Illinois. Wisconsin’s claims, however, are not to be questioned The Badgers had twenty "W” men last year, and only six were lost by graduation. Gillette, Bright and Van Riper, of tlie back field, but nybodv at Madison is worrying, since Captain Tandberg i> *ock with tb» complete second string back field and a good bunch of sopho more candidates. The veteran linemen are De~ Jar- i.ien. center. Miller, center liairis. guard: Scanlon. tackle: Vruwink. Huntington. Goettier and Kyan, ends The new' acquisitions in the line are Shull and Hardlnger. star tackles. Hatcher and Redinon. guards. Whit ing. center, and Shiveley Foote and Sellers, ends The presence of roach Zuppke. of Illinois, gives the I’rbana school its < laim to inclusion in the “big five.” Zuppke takes the lead at the State school with a big reputation and known ability The 111 ini fans are aiready boosting their alma mater for grea; thing- this fall, but the ma jority of the Western football follow - ers are Inclined to wait for the early games before put ting the stock at too high a figure Football T eamsNeed GoodCoaches •!*•*<* Many Keep lobs for Long Terms BY INN1S BROWN E a VIDENTI.Y directors ofatlileti. s amonp Southern institutions are * romlng to realize the fact that , it is a wise policy to get the beat tn- 1 atructor poasible and to hold on to him until he liaa had full opportunity to prove or disprove his worth for 'the position. This seems to he the case In football, at least, as appears from the roster of Dixie football I coaches for the approaching season. No less than six of the leading teams in the Southern and South- : eastern States will work under Ihe same instructor as In the season of ttiu In several cases these coaches i have had charge for a number of ! years, at least iwo of them being about to enter their tenth season * • • T llK local Tech team is one of the two t hat is entering its tenth con- Isecutive season under the same coach. Skipper Heisman first Joined forces with the Jackets In 1904 lie had made a remarkable showing tlrst with I Auburn anti then with Ihe Clemson Tigers. Following a rather disastrous ! season in l!>03. a contract was signed with tlie local pilot. He has been on 11,,. job since, and bids fair to sup ply the strategy and cunning that w ill direct the Smithies for several yeurs more to come. , At Vanderbilt. Commodore Dan Me. Gugln also is entering Ills tenth sea son with the Gold and Black squad. The ex-Wolverine came to Nashville in 1 !mi4 following one season for Jim | Henry ex-Chicago star. He has held sway' since. He is a fixture as far as the university D concerned, and no doubt will remain there so long us he continues to coach the game. 0 0 0 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, it may he said that a decade is not far amiss. Mike has delivered the goods, and there appears i to he no imminent danger of his being replied. Next to this trio. Harris Uope. for mer Sewanee star and present promi nent citizen of Carteraville. Oa . takes rank in point of years. Harris has been on the job for the Purple Tigers for some five years, 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 each fall to whip the Mountaineers into shape In this connection it may be noted that Sewanee made a lucky strike when they secured the services of ; their former star quarterback to di- j iect them. For four or five year* 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 m this city who can recall the names j of Sewanee football coaches for five y ears preceding Cope's first Eastern ers and Middle Westerners were both I tried for one year at a time. None <>f them got the best from the mate- i rial. The season of 1907 was a nota ble one in this respect A fine hunch | of good material was allowed to go to seed through poor coaching. • • • f^OAdll CUNNINGHAM is about ’o ' take tip 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 -Bob McWhorter. You all know Bob. If you don’t, look up the schedule for local football during Over 200 Players Traded This Year the coming season and stroll out to Ponce DeLeon on the occasion of the gamca 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. 0 0* ANOTHER 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 an! Black squad may have been prior to the annual combat, (’unningham has been able to lead a victorious and Jubilant squad from Ponce DeLeon on each occasion since 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 his certificate at the close 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 was 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. * 0 <0 /'''LEMSON, Mercei- and Mississippi have “bunched ’em" and called for n new deal. The Carollnans havo 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 luck at all in lining up likely looking material, he will give the Tigers a winner. Mercer has lined up Lewie Hardag . 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. Brlon. a former Mis souri man. will handle the Oxforl team Following two seasons under I)r. Stauffer, marked by rather tem pestuous times, he is likely to bump into a rather unsettled state of af fairs. The Mississippi ns. however, generally show up with a supply of good material, and the new,,..director should at least draw a fair trial in this respect. FROM the above it is apparent that ” there is little tendency to grab up sonic unknown product, shove him in for one season, and then pass him along. It is doubtless If an> pre vious season la the history of the game In the South ever showed more competent coaching. Certainly none ever rtlowed anj better and if an\ team counts up a failure at the end if the season, the chances are that such will have to be charged to some source other than the coaching Yankees Will Train In Texas Next Year JINX TO 111 HE IS SECONDED By Otto C. Kioto. W HILE arguing fight facts and fancies in a resort where pugilistic topics have prece dence over business affairs, the con troversy waxed back and forth re garding seconds. There were present ut the time at least three persons aa well posted on fighting and fighters as you could find after fine-combing the w’hole country in an effort to out do them. We argued about seconds in general, and selected some famous handlers that were hoodoos and others that were good luck. This sort of conversation always lends itself to the imagination and so we told all we knew- regarding the men In the corners. I began by telling them that *he tighter himself, if he were ;i brainy boy, had no heed of advice In the “corner." That all he needed wos at tention and care as to his physical comforts, and if these were given him he would be able to do the rest to bring about success. Others con tended that a second at times had as much to do with winning a fight as the principal himself. This is true to a certain extent when a clever sec ond or adviser takes advantage of a technicality and forces the referee *o bo decide in fa for of hist man. Blit we can relate any number of inci dents where great fighting seconds could not make a man win even though they worked w'ith might and main to do so. 1 then related to them a little his tory which showed that one of the very greatest of fighters himself was the poorest of seconds when he went behind a man. This was due to tiie fact that the swid fighter could think so fast that when he tried to dis tribute his Knowledge to the m« n he was looking after the latter was un able to grasp It and, therefore, was worse off than he would have been had he b°en allowed to battle in his own fashion. The man 1 have in mind is Jack McAuliffe. Jack's record is certainly a unique one. No other second or adviser comes anywhere near it Have you ever stopped to think that Jack McAuliffe was behind three world's champions when they lost their titles. That's an actual fact. Jack whs be hind Ual McCarthy, at Troy. N. Y.. when George Dixon won the bantam weight championship from him. Me Auliffe w as in Jack Dempsey’s corner when Jack went down to such humil iating defeat at the hands of Fitz simmons. and lastly, we find him ad vising John L. Sullivan, when the “big follow” lost his title to Jim Cor bett at New Orleans. Talk about being a • Jinx’’ in a cor ner—well McAuliffe is the grand ex alted ruler of that order of ill omens. ‘Cincinnati- Base Hit Is Q O © O 0 © 0 And MaybeHe'sRight Play Puzzles Baseball Scorers Athletics’ Veteran Heaver Has Fifty-nine Shut-out Games to His Credit. E' Byrne Greatest Third Sacker in National ST LOUIS. Sept. t>.—Third Baseman Mowrey. of the Cardinals, is quoted as saying that Bobby Byrne, now of the Phillies, is the greatest third baseman in the National league. Says he: "He can do everything, come in on bunts, go back to take throws and everything that goes with the job." By W. J. McBeth. N EW YORK. Sept. 6.—The Cin cinnati base hit if 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- se i f. That i« 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 of errors had boon committed. I do not think that any of' the scorers inten tionally favored the batter. rt was a cose of unfamili: v with the sense of the new scoring rule. 0 0 0 POMMON sense, after all. is a oret- tv fair guide to a proper solution of every problem. The Cincinnati base hit—as the name impBes—origi nated in the home city of the Rod" Sporting writers 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 w 1th a base hit and not irged with a time at bat and nothing to show for it, as prevailed when the play wa.‘t formerly designated a “field er’s choice.’’ Ifere was the proposition pure and simple. The old fielder’s choice wasjus: what the name implies. IVitlf 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 pT&y resulted or if the batter was retired at first base there was 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 trv to' force the man w’ho hail progressed farthest round the bases. Often long chances would he taken with him where an out at first would be a dead certaintv. 0 0 0 D O at first base it lefi 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 w is no way to tell for sure in the absence of the play at first base whether the hit ter would or would not nave been re tired. Tt was maintained that Lhe | runner should be given the benefit a DWARD PLANK is the “boss” of the whitewash brigade. .The expert wielder of the brusn. The chap who has distributed goose eggs with a free and open hand, ex ceeding all records in this line in the history of the American League. v By placing six shut-out games to liis credit this season Edward Plank has surpassed the mark set by “Iron Man” Walsh of the White Sox. Mr. Plunk has 59 of these games to his credit—all 9-inning games or better. A Swell Record. The wonderful left-hander framed up his first runless game in 1901 against the Milwaukee club, then a member of the American League. And every season since the expert expo nent of the cross-fire delivery has placed a goodly number of these games on record. “Ed” Walsh, the former holder of the honor, lost the cunning or other wise out of his arm before the Vet eran Plank dtd, so it put him out of the running No doubt if the “Iron Man” could have held this season he would Rtill be king of the Whitewash Brigade. Another Distributor. Dr. White is another gentleman who proved a clever distributor of “goose eggs.” The dentist has had the extreme pleasure of applying the brusli 53 times. Other hurlers who have proved handy in holding the op position* runless in Mr. “Ban” John son’s circuit are or were “Cy” Young, the much-lamented “Addle" Joss, the never-to-be-forgotten G. Edward “Reuben" Waddell, and the atest as pirant for honors in that line is W. Johnson, the holder of many records. Plank is liable to add a few more scalps to the many that now dangle from his belt before the season closes. But the lead of six games will hold him as champion for another year at least. Here is the list of those who made a record of 40 or more run- . less games in the American League j the doubt. Furthermore, it was ar- since its orga nization. Number of Number o* irued that the skill of a base runner in avoiding retirement in tbe face of a Name Years Games possible force-out should reflect to 1’Iank 13 59 tbe credit of the batsman. Walsh . . |i 54 Team play i- one of the most neces- White u 52 sarv essentials of a winning club. Joss . . . . 10 44 Harmonv between batter and base Young . . 11 44 runner must prevail at all times in \\ addell 10 40 order to establish this characteristic. Johnson 7 40 In the interests of the base runner lhe batter must often take chances on hitting balls at which 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 ba^e runner may give is nothing more than fair and just to be credited toward the joint cause of the two. • * • r 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 tvery 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, said an old scribe. But it didn’t show up anything of the kind. The fielder who failed to touch second base was as guilty of an error, in my estima tion. as if he had dropped the ball. He should have made sure of retir ing the furthest advanced runner. Of course most scorers do not give an error when an out is registered. Still there is an example where the com mon sense of the baseball rules should make the charge of a misplay inevitable. * * * „ Hr HE mote one considers the "Cin- 1 cinnati" base hit. the more fair it seems. A batter is not charged with a time at bat when he sacrifices or intentionally advances a runner a base to 4iis 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 who seorse a runner from third as the result of a long fly. NEW YORK. Sept. H. “Don't think for a minute I talk this way to protect myself because we're ast," says Frank Chance. manager if the New York Americans. “I didn’t believe such a bunch of dummies could be assembled on one club until I joined the Yankees They didn't know the first principles of baseball. Not only that, they didn't try. In the clubhouse when we were losing in the spring, everybody laughed, whistled and told funny stories. "That doesn’t win ball games. Base ball if? serious, if you want to get on top. The Cubs were on top because the boys had one thought—baseball and to win. They figured out plays before each game how to fool the enemy. li was nothing but baseball with them. “Of course, now. a smart manager can get everything out of a player. He musi study bis boys, see how he Is going to direct them. “But if you haven’t the class you can't squeeze water out of a rock, and if you haven’t the class you're not go ing to win." ‘Wild Bill’ Clark to Lead Way cross Team Big Hurler Will Be Retained as Man ager of Empire State League Club. WATCROSS, Sept. 6.—It is quite cer tain now that J. Eangdon Fiark. better- known in the baseball world as "Wild Bill" Clark, will manage the Waycross 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- cress. MACKMEN HOLD RECORD. The Athletics now hold the record for the season with eleven players crippled Barry. Dan Murphy. Plank, Coombs. Schang. Thomas. Lapp. Orr. Strunk, Bush and Brown. BROWNS ARE AFTER SNYDER. Pitcher Clifford Snydei. the young collegian with Henderson in the Kitty League, has been attracting a good deal of attention. Both Milwaukee, of the American Association, and the St. Louis Browns are said to be after him. i¥IOMEY LOANED TO SALARIED MEN AT LAWFUL RATES ON PROMISSORY NOTES ' Without Endorsement Without Collateral Security Without Reel Estate Security NtTI0*»l DISCOUNT GO. 3211-12 Fourth National Bank Bid,. W-.-1H wmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm—■ 7/1 $5 GOME TO ME I Examine Your Teeth Free! EXPRESS PREPAID CINCINN ATI. Sept t> More than 200 major league players have been traded, purchased from other major clubs or from the minor leagues during the last year, according to a list handed down by die National Commission. All trades or sales from August 20 are included. The Boston Nationals lead In men ob tained Twenty-three play ers new to the Boston National team have been con tracted for during ihe above-mention^! period Cincinnati comes next with -I Detroit is third with IF while the others are as follows Cleveland. 17. New York Americans. C' Pittsburg 14 St Lou is Nationals. 14. Chicago Americans. 14: St. Louis Americans. Lb Boston Americans. 11; Washington. 11 Chicago Nationals. 10. Brooklyn Nationals. 10: New York Na tionals. 4. Philadelphia Nationals, 4 Philadelphia Americans. 2. NEW YORK. Sept 6 Frank Chance, according to information to-day. has practically decided that the spring training of the New York Americans next year shall be carried out In Te^as. Houston is mentioned as a probable selection, the player* lo report about March 1. g<> through three weeks of seasoning in the Texas climate, and work North by easy stages Bermuda, it has been definitely determined, will not see the Highlanders again MILLER GOING EAST CHICAGO. ILL. Sept. fi -Big Char lie Miller. FdistVs heavyweight, and Maangcr Carter, passed through thti city yesterday on their way to New York, where Miller hopes to secure several matches. Manager Carter be lieves his boy can clean up all of the big fellows in this section of the country. CHEAP EXCURSION TO FLORIDA Via G. S. & F. Railway. Fare from Macon to Jacksonville $4.CO, Palatka $4.50. St. Augustine $4.50, and Tampa $6.C0. Propor tionately low rates from in termediate stations. Spe cial trains leave Macon 10:30 a. m. and 11:30 a. m. September 9. Tickets lim ited five days. C B RHODES. G. P. A. j Macon, Ga. 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