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T1TF ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. A\ I] N EVERY ATLANTA HOME By Tad Copyright, 1913, International News Service SILK l IAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT 1,1: ^ 'Vi* 1 * HERE'S A F&*> pttESetJTS «-) 111 here's a f&a 1 presets-A no(jTcook supped- ([■ v,OEzK£ ALL (rO'VG D0V\AJ TOVJV TO CAT TDL/i&^T - A,W0 T>+ew TO THE- a a nv / P” I “YOuR MOwOR VJt VJOILC P^r 0M\ j 5TX.MC* rtJCAS-gjUCA^l? I ^ w An/" who OR.CN/E H AfcfcV l» y ups Crackers Were Greatest Team Ever in Southern League, Says Billy SMITH PROUD OF VICTORY-PROUD OF HIS MEN By Bill Smith. F OR the third time. I am to-day the leader of a Southern League pennant winner. For the third time Atlanta can boast a championship club. It is entirely natural that I am proud. But my proudness cornea from the thought that I have had the honor of leading the greatest, gamest club that has ever fought for a Dixie title There have been clubs to win pen nant* before, but there has never been a club to come from behind and. with relentless purpose and undying spirl\ do the things that my club has done. I take no credit for myself. I be lieve that every man. from Agler to Welchonce, and that’fl n» near to the end of the alphabet as I can come, have contributed as much and more to the success of the club as I have. • • • AND don't think for a second I am ** overlooking old Charley Frank In the la fit analysis, Frank won the pennant for Atlanta. The schedule makers put this Job up to him rather than to me. No two cities in the league are more closely allied than Mobile and New Orleans. Frank himself Is a native of Mobile. Th^re is where hla family lives There is hla real home. But Frank proved the honesty of baseball. He knew that his two games with Mobile would decide the scri •*». He tried his best In each game. He battled valiantly for the first nnr. came near winning. When he sent "Finif*" Wilton in for the last he knew he was doing all that mortal man could do. He didn’t want to beat Mobile. He didn't want to lid Atlanta He wanted only to preserve the in tegrity of baseball. And he did it.. 1 GUBSS the fans of Atlanta can * realize how I felt yea ter 'ay Can you imagine your sensation when you are handcuffed and a r>bb< r Is g *ing through your pockets? Can you imagine how you would feel when your automobile breaks down in the middle of the Sahara Desert for lack of water? You know that you have got to de pend on oome one else to help you through. You know that you are helpless in aiding yourself. 1 had to sit through yesterday afternoon listening to the telegraph Instruments, and I thought that every dot and dash would mean blighted hope and unachieved ambition to rne. I couldn’t see the sunny sjde at all. And when the last message came over, I was too faint to cheer, but I will say that I rendered a prayer of thanks. Aftermath stuff Is always bad. • • • 1 WANT to say just a few things in 1 conclusion, though. Atlanta has been represented by the best ball club this year that ever won a Southern League pennant. That team has been supported by the most loyal fans that ever gave encouragement to a band of profes sional athletes. I believe the Southern Leag~ue has seen its best race this year. Mont gomery finished tlfth and was in the race for the pennant up to two weeks ago. That’s enough. As for next year, I have only this to promise. I will work as hard as I did this year. My hope is that I will have the splendid support that players and fans gave me this season. If I do. anotheT pennant will fly at Ponce DeLeon. Play Starts To-day For A. A. C, Title Match plays in the four flights for the golf championship of the \tlanta Athletic Club will commence this aft ernoon over the East Lake course. Here are the pairings in the four flights: First Flight. George Adair v.s. W. P. Hazelwood. J. S. Deer vs. 1. L. Graves. H. t\ D Cowee vs. Lowry Arnold. R. C. Richards vs. C. V'. Rainwater. .1. Ormond Smith vs. C. E. Corwin. W. R. Tlehenor vs. R. L. Winston. W. J. Tilson vs. H. Block. F. B. Fay vs. R. G Blanton. Second Flight. Perry Adair vs. Mllt«Saul. J. S. Ruine vs. H. C. Williams. C. J. Holdltch vs. R T. Jones, Jr. R. A. Palmer vs. A. T. Todd. D E Hoot vs. R. E. Tripper. W. H. Rowan vs. G. N. Howell. R. P. Jones vs. Frank Adair. A. A. Doonan vs C. B. Hott. Third Flight. C. G Lippold vs. D. R. Henry. G N. Spring vs. N. C. Warren. R. J. Morris vs J. M. Hoxsey. W. Markham vs. K. R. Cobb, l^lark Donaldson vs. H. M. Ashe. J.. I. Gresham vs. Scott Hudson, E H Barnett vs S. Hard. H. R Calef vs. W inter Alfriend. Fourth Flight. G L. Simpson drew a bye. J. C. Me Michael vs. J. J. Smith. W. H. Scabrooke vs. W. B. Nininger. E. D Richardson vs J. S. Cohen. Dr. Jackson vs. J. E. Hickey. D. A. L'Ksperance vs. J. G. Darling. B. M. Blount vs. Keith Conway. Unofficial Figures Give Welchonce Batting Trophy Unofficial figures give Harry Wel chonce, leading stickman of the Champion Crackers, the top place in the list of Southern League batsmen for the season Just ended. Wel chonce and Robertson of the Gulls were 'W4 at .340 when Mobile and FOUR MUSKETEERS By O. B. K. (Being a Small Argument for an Old Contention That a Team Is as Good as Its Pitchers.) You may sing of the speed of the Rabbit-— Of the noodle of Billy Smith; You may point to the bludgeon of Welchonce As a scepter to conjure with; You may boast of the smooth machination, Team-play at the top of its bent— But the heart of tliat organization Was Thompson, and Price, and Dent— And Conzelman. While you cheer for a pennant, unfurling, As the work of a master-mind Spare some little praise for the hurling That trailed eager foeinen behind; And the moral of this little story, While proudly the gonfalon flies, Is to give a big slice of the glory To Thompson, and Dent, and Price— And Conzelman. New Orleans started their final strug gle. The great Dave failed to get a hit in four times at bat. and hlipped back below his rival for the first time since enpfry in the season. Unless ^he official figures turn up a discrepancy. Welchonce will get the handsome Rose medal for batting and will establish a new record for total number of hits in a season, his mark being 193. as compared to Huelsman’s total of 191 in 1901. Sports andSuch THE WONDER. “Look well upon yon white man'* hope," a ntranger said to me; “Look well upon yon gent—he is a wondrous sight to see. He never was a wonder as a wielder of the mitts; An ordinary white man's hope could put him on the fritz." “Then tell me why the lowbrow is so famous," answered I. "He never whipped Al Palzer,” was the geutleman's reply. Bill Carrlgan has been condemned to manage the Red Sox In 1914. but It strikes the casual observer that the Job Is more In Oscar Hammersteln’s line. Frank Chance has signed a youthful pitcher named George Shears, probably on the theory that he will cut a wide swath. HARVEST TIME. (An elegy written by a wrestler.) Full many a dollar lingers all un seen Within the pockets of the wrestling fan, Full many a healthy roll of virgin green, Full many a coin we cat! the Iron Man. The boasts of challengers, the pomp of pow'r And all that press stuff lures the wrestling crank. We cop the coin and four/tush for an hour— The paths of tcrestlers lead but to the bank. Frank Gotch has returned to the game, but not because he needs the money. It Is simply because collecting coins Is one of his Incurable hobbies. One deplorab’e feature of Mr. Gotch’s return is that It will cause one Zbyszko to burst in with an ultimatum or two. Messrs. Gotch and Zbyszko will un doubtedly meet this winter, if the pub lic will stand for it. PS: The public wfff stand for any thing. No Hzart-Breaking Rally, No Blood-Sweating Finish, Can Beat Us Now! THANKS TO C. FRANK WE’RE STILL THERE-TO STAY! Bv O. B. Keeler. F OR the LAST TIME, boys— We’re THERE! We’re there, and we’re still there, and we’re going to STAY THERE. Champions—1913! • • « N O hard-luck flurry in the ninth can rob us now. No more blood sweating finishes; no more heart breaking rallies; no more agony of suspense as brain and w'hip are pitted against brain and bat in the pinches. It’s all over. And we re THERE! • * • T HANKS, Dutchman! We couldn’t have done it better ourselves. Thanks. Finis Wilson. Your go 3d left whip wrote a mighty ‘‘FINIS’’ under the last chapter ot that absorbing serial, “The Pennant of 1913.” Thanks. Pelicans. You cinched the pennant already morally won by Gamest Team on Earth— And you proved again, and bril liantly. and gloriously, the ABSO LUTE HONESTY OF BASEBALL! * • * THF, Crackers deserved that rag. if * ever any club deserved anything Bill Smith deserved it. Atlanta de served it. A month ngo—two weeks—two days ago, it seemed that the sole reward of a great, game club and its great, game manager was to be the splendid fight they had made, to lose at the finish only the crown that would mark, but add no luster to, the Homeric campaign of 1913. And now we have the glory of the fight, and the crown of championshio, as well. A >T> just a word for Mike Finn and ** the Gulls. They lost, just as the Crackers came near losing. And they lo»i fighting—fighting gamely to the end. even as the Crackers would have lost. In a way, Mike Finn and his Gulls helped the Crackers to the champion ship. For it was Mike Finn’s good, game ball club that finally stopped Montgomery’s long winning streak, and tore the Billikeris from their high place and sent them reeling into the discard. And in doing that, Mike Finn and his good, game ball club fought out their hearts and arms, and when the final test came, they had nothing but their courage left. That never left them. They re quire no sympathy There will be no feeble wail from that fine old Irishman. No flowers—no tears for Mike. But—hats off. boys, to Mike Finn and his fighting ball club, that came so near to beating us! N OW, about this Honesty of Base ball thing. How many unwitting fans—or imi tation fan*—have you neard say in the la3t two weeks: “Oh, it’s all a frame-up, to get the gate receipts. It’s all fixed for Mo bile to win out from the Pelicans. Mobile didn’t need to win in At lanta.” And how many times have you heard it said In the last three days: "Well, it will be a tie. now—and a fat series to play it off in.” If the last game of the season in Mobile did nothing else, it added one more ABSOLUTE PROOF of that clearest and cleanest thing in the realm of sport— THE ABSOLUTE HONESTY OF BASEBALL • • * W E’LL let it go at that, boys, with one more small comment, which you may possibly have seen before— We’re THERE! Sporting Food i By QKOROI PMAII*- BUSINESS OF YAWNING. In the days when trees are budding and the baseball bat starts thudding And the baseball teams are all a’thirst to get each other’s gore. Men trill hang around the ticker watching for each little flicker And on every mortal’s lips tee hear the question: "What’s the . scoref” But in dags of mild September there is but a dying ember Of the flame tee mortals cherished in the happy days of yore. No one hangs around the ticker watching for each little flicker And we answer with a pawn when someone questions: "What’s the scoref juet a* we had begun to think there was nothing new in baseball Tom Lynch busts In and decides a protested game against the Giants. Mr. Lynch deserves great credit tor his adamantine firmness, etc., but the Giants didn’t need the game, anyhow. We note by the paper that Cleveland fans are looking forward hopefully to next year. This Is the best little thing they do In Cleveland. Babe Adams Is now the Iron man of the National League, but It would take an expert accountant to keep track of all the wooden men. WHAT’S THE USE? "I am worth ten thousand dollars.’’ said the player from the bush. But I failed to notice any signs of gladness on his mush. "I am worth ten thousand dollars," he repeated with a sigh. And he wiped away a tear drop that was shining in his eye. "I am worth ten thousand dollars to the man I’m working for, But I haven’t had a two-bit piece for seven days or more.’’ Clark Griffith arises to offer $100.00C for Tris Speaker. Ciark Is bound to be one of our best little spendthrifts, as long as It doesn’t cost him anything. Another sign of approaching winter is the annual tale that Joe O'Brien Is going to be president of the National League. HARBINGER. Full well / know that summer wanes and autumn comes apace. ’Tis not because I see the gold upon Oame Nature’s fare Tis not because I see the leaves are falling all about While children wend their way to school, nor pause to laugh or shout 'Tis nol because I see the flowers die in glade and glen— / know it when I read that old Frank Ootch is loose again. Richards and Graves to Clash •!•••*• Big Race at Drome To-morrow T iWO of the greatest speed mer chants In the world will hook up to-morrow night at the Mo tordrome when Tex Richards on his Indian flyer and Morty Graves, strad dling his Excelsior record-maker, will engage in three heats of a special match race of one, two and three miles, respectively. Last week they staged the greatest match races ever pulled off with mo torcycles. Graves won the first heat. Richards the second and the third was a draw. They went at an aver age speed of 88 miles an hour. Can you Imagine just how fast that is? They circled the local saucer four times in 41 seconds. That’s al most as fast as you can tell about their doing It. The remainder of the program is also good. There will be the two heats and the finals in the Southern championships and the three heats of the sweepstakes. Here is the complete program: (Heats 1 mile, finals 2 miles, 25 points for first, 15 for second and 10 for third.) First Heat—Dockner, Lewis, Glenn and Graves. Second Heat—Renel, Luther, Swartz and Richards. SPECIAL MATCH RACE. (Best two out of three, 1, 2 and 3- mile heats, for side bet of $50.) First Heat (1 mile)—Final South ern championships. SWEEPSTAKES. (French point system, 10 for first, 6 for second, 3 for third.) (Three Heats, 3, 5 and 7 miles.) First Heat (3 miles)—Lockner. Lewis, Glenn, Swartz, Luther and Renel. Second Heat—Special match race (2 miles). Second Heat—Sweepstakes (6 miles). Third Heat—Sweepstakes (7 miles). I Persons with gambling instincts are laying slight odds that the Braves beat the Bed Sox in October when the two teams meet In an inter-city series. The Braves for the past three weeks have been putting up just about the best brand of baseball being displayed in the National League, and if they go into'the series with the Red Sox trav eling at their present clip it would not be surprising if they grabbed the city championship in easy fashion. • • * Just about the best slugging exhibi tion of the year was staged in Chi cago yesterday against the Cardinals when the Cubs. In a double-header, punched out three doubles, six triples, three home runs and five singles, which swats were enough to give them both game. • • • Baumgartner, of the Browns, triumphed over the White Sox In a pitchers’ battle with Bentz and Cicotte, gaining the count 1 to 0. * • • Those pesky Naps refuse to let Con nie Mack and his Athletics dream un interrupted pennant dreams. Counted out of the race at least a half dozen times in the last six weeks, the Cleve landers continue to harass the Phila delphians. and now are only six full games behind the league leaders, with each team having about twenty-five games still to play. • • m It was the wonderful fielding and time ly batting of Larry Turner, the veter an third-sacker. that enabled the Naps j to win over the Tigers yesterday Time | and again Turner stopped Detroit ral lies by brilliant stops and throws, and it was his war club that earned three tallies for the Naps. • • • Mathewson. of the Giants, has been skidding badly in the last month, being beaten in the majority 'of gameilin which he has started. » Frank Schulte, of the Cubs, who is aiming for the title of the best home run hitter in the old league, cracked out a brace of four-base swats yester day. * * * Walter Johnson, the wonderful twirler of the Senators, whose $7,000 contract expires this season, has announced he will hold out for $12,500 for next sea son. It isn’t likely that Johnson will hold out for very long The Washing ton management is said to be perfectly willing to pay him the price he de mands and give him a three or five year contract to boot. . . . ’’kid” Elberfeld. the old Yankee Shortstop, has resigned as manager of the Chattanooga team. In the Southern I League, and will handle th» reins for Cotton States Play Begins at East Lake This Afternoon The third annual tournament for the Cotton States Tennis champion ships is to begin this afternoon on the celebrated red clay courts of the Atlanta Athletic Club at East Lake, with one of the finest cards of tennis cracks ever assembled in a Southern meet. Forty of the best players in the South are entered for the tourney, which was obtained by the Athletio Club as its feature sporting event this year. Carleton Smith was at the head of the movement to get the Cot ton States event here, and his work has been amply rewarded by the class and number of the entrants. Players from Birmingham, Chatta nooga, Nashville. Knoxville, Macon, Montgomery, New Orleans and other cities are here as guests of the Ath letic Club, while Carleton Smith, Bryan Grant, Nat Thornton, Ed Car ter, and a host of other local cracks are prepared to bring the big title to Atlanta, if it can be done. The present title holder, Lee Allen , Brooks, of Birmingham, will be here before the week is out to defend his title against the winner of the tour ney, while Brooks and Barrett, also of Birmingham, will be contestants in the doubles matches. The drawings for the opening round are being held at the East Lake club house this morning, and play will be gin this afternoon before a great crowd of tennis lans. Special ar rangements have leen made to handle the attendance, which is expected to be record-breaking. the New Orleans team next year. • • • The Giant and Athletic recruits and substitutes clashed tn Newark. N J yesterday in an exhibition game for charity. The battle ended in a 1 to 1 tie at the end of the eleventh inning because of darkness. • • • Ty Cobb of the Tigers, gained on Joe Jackson, of the Naps, who is leading him in batting in the American League yesterday. Joe went hitless in five trips to the plate; Ty got one out of three at tempts. THE ATLANTA MATINEE WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, LITTLE VOSS FIXIT Nights 25c to $1. Mat., 25c to 75c. FRIDAY & SATURDAY The STRAUSS Music Play The Merry Countess Orchestra of Fifteen. SEAT SALE TUESDAY. Nights, 26c t c $1.50. Mat., 25c to $1 LYKIC w^ s k Mats. Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday The Season's Greatest Play THE uALL OF He HEA.iT A Cast of Merit A Great Stage Production. Matinee Prices, 15c, 35c. Night Prices. 15c. 50c, MOTOR RACES Tuesday Night 8:30 P. M. ~ MOTORDROME F ORQY7 U OAILY MATINEE 2 30 r viiai 1 n Nightnt 8so WORLD’S GREATEST TURKEY TROTTERS, Frank Inez HALE and PATTERSON LYDIA B R ?Y cu EN 0F klUlHC nil SlNGiNb CUMcDi NNES Delmore and Lee; Doris Wilson ^^^nd^Comp^nyj^andothejj^^