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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ?! ALTHOUGH THGV HAVE COST" <?Om= OFTHW OF- LATE TM£ Cr/Ab/Hi AMO ATHLETICS A*E So PAR. aheap that it rs At-MOiT" IMPOSS/BL6 FOt? THCM. TO LOSS' //'s Easy to Understand the Meteoric Behavior of Minor League Clubs ONLY BIG SHOW CAN HOLD ON TO STAR PERFORMERS By O. B. Keolor. A ND now we are about to witness that ‘most prevalent of sum mer coipplalntM, and fall com plaints. and winter complaints—the bursting up of successful minor league clubs. Some geek put it out that nothing succeeds like success. Fortunately for his reputation, you can split that two ways from the Jack. « • i S UCCEEDING like success in minor baseball leagues means succeeding In bursting up the aucceesful club for the next run. ', It stands to reason that the better players a club has on it, the better chance those players have of “going up" when the season's grind is over. It stands equally to reason that the club with good enough players on it to finish A-l In a big minor league is going to lose some of the best of thone players by draft, or by the sales route, as a means of gelf-defense And all that means that the champs of this year are going to have some shoes to fill before the roses bloom again. • • • M UCH has been said, written and warbled recently of the dupli cates of Bill Bernhard and Bill Smith, who have made eternal places In the Hall of Fame by taking over a tail-end club and in a single season shooting. prodding. booting an/i otherwise projecting the same into Position 1. Division A. It is a remarkable performance, in a minor league. In a major league, it Is Impossible. • • • A nother thing. You doubtless have noticed that in recent yearn if the Giants have not copped the gonfalon in the older big league, they have been right on Its heels. The same idea may have occurred to you in connection win the AtW- letics in the American league While, on the other hand, in the Stavanaugh circuit, in the American Association—In all the underlings »>f baseball—it no uncommon thing to see the champions or the runner- up sink to the cellar—or at least the butler's pantry—in a single season. • • • T HERE occurs to us only one glar ing exception to this rule. That is the aged and spavined bull club of J.»*- Cantillon, out In the American Association The Minneapolis Millers have won three pennants in a row. and are crowding hard for the fourth, being a close second in the present race. • • • D UT that, by the way, is the Fatal Exception that supports the rul*\ For Joe (. antilion has. by hook or crook—largely the latter, it is saLt by * v:;»-j—Joe *'ar.'Ilon ...is managed to retain practically intact the same club from year to year. Joe "stands in" with certain clubs in the big ten*, notably the White Sox. He gets his pick of the big leaguers Ju*t n * they start to slip. Joe figures craftily that those old, ex perienced hoys have three or four years more of just as good baseball In them as they produced in the Big Show—minus a degree or two of speed. That is why they are “back.” But Joe calculates—and rcMults commend his calculation—that the ability to present the same line-up of hardened, experienced veterans, year after year, is safer and more productive than taking a chance on the brilliant "coiners." who, if they "come," are sure to be yanked high er in short order. Ritchie Again Calls Off Welsh Battle VANCOUVER. B. C.. Sept. 10.— Because the promoters refused to give him 50 per cent on all conces sions for the Ritchie-Welsh bout on September 20, Willie Ritchie, light weight champion boxer, announced his Intention of leaving for San Fran cisco, and said the proposed contest was off so far as he was concerned. Forfeits for the bout have all been posted. Ritchie was guaranteed $15.- 000 and 50 per cent of the moving pictures. The amount over which he is said to have complained was in the neighborhood of $400. according to the promoters. YYIO league clubs are rurely roe* teorlc in their behavior. A clip ping club, like the Cubs, descends by slow stages—one. two, three, and so on. it rarely drops from first to ilfth. Big league clubs'climb the same, as a rule. They do not hound giddily from fhe ruck to the pinnacle—as did the Crackers* to revert to the original proposition. • • • M OW, what about Bill Smith and next year? That’s not a query to be dealt with off-hand. Nobody knows, to begin with, how many of the seven go-uppers will stick. Nobody knows who will till the shoes of those who do. Luck cuts In deeply In the behavior of the rookies. It is rather an idle divertisement to go about waving the arms and making prophecies for 1914 with the flapping of the 1913 bunting yet new and crl*<p in our ears. • * * B UT playing it safe, it looks as if Bill Smith >vill start out with a club that will be strong enough to Insure his record against any skid- llkc procedure into the second di vision. Looking at it from the dark side —which, by the way. Is the bright side for the youngsters who have gone up—Bill Smith Mttil has left the nucleus of a powerful club, granting that one more star may go by the draft route. • • R UT the point is, Bill Smith is quite likely to lose seven members of ' the great team that brought his third pennant to Atlanta. You see what it means. John Dobbs Sure to Lead Lookout Team Britons Preparing CHATTANOOGA. Sept 10. — It seems a certainty that Johnny Dobbs will manage the Lookouts next year. Public sentiment in his favor is al most overwhelming petitions in the baseball centers, having been Ailed with hundred?* of names of promi nent fans. In messages to personal friends Dobbv has expressed himself as will ing t*> come, and President Andrews has stated that he would be glad to talk to Dobbs as soon ns Elberfeld officially submits his resignation. President Andrews states that he will make no attempt to prevent El berfeld going to the Pelicans, al though he is on the reserve list. Langford a Winner A Polo Challenge In Just 30 Seconds LONDON. Kept. 10.—The Burlington Club of London, the polo organization, is preparing a challenge for another international polo match with the Americans. The deli which will ask for dates early in June, ami will be sent to New York within a week or two. The backers of polo teams here are ready to expend at least $100,000 on some new polo ponies and the British Isles. Australia, ami even South Africa are being scoured for mounts. What do you think of a wom an who forgot her wedding day, forgot her husband, forgot she was getting a divorce, then met her husband in the street and rushed up and kissed him? A very remarkable exclusive fea ture in The Sundae American. NEW YORK Sept. 10.—Sam Lang ford. the colored heavyweight boxer of Boston, earned $1,000. his guarantee, in 30 seconds last night by stopping John Lester Johnson, who is sarfd to be the heavyweight champion of South Africa. From the moment angfofd stripped for the bout Johnson showed fright. I^angford landed a left In the stomach and in the clinch sent half a dozen in the back, the last of which sent John son down for a count of eight. As Johnson staggered to his feet Langford rushed and Johnson fell without receiv ing a blow. Gould Plans Long Trip in Airship NEW YORK. Sept. 10.—Edwin Gould, one of the most enthusiastic millionaire mariners in America, has purchased two air boats and plans a flight along the coast from New Lon don to Palm Beach. He has been spending several weeks in Chicago watching Harold McCormick's air boat and perfecting his flying. The largest Gould air boat will carry six persons on a cruise and will be the most luxurious in the world. The flight from New London to Palm Beach is to take place next month. WILL WAGER $5,000 ON WHITE. CHICAGO. Sept. 10.—Local admir ers of Charlie White have upward of $5,000 to wager that the Chicago 128- pounder can defeat Johnny Dundee. Leach Cross or Tommy Murphy. They will bet any part of the above amouni Willie Ritchie can't knock him out. Board Will Act on Lynch's Reversal BROOKLYN, N. Y.. Sept. 10.— President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club, who Is chairman of the Na tional League Board of Directors, to- § da.v requested President Lynch to call a meeting of that body at Cincinnati on September 16 to act on the appeal of the New York club from the deci sion awarding the forfeited New York-Philadelphia game of August 30 to Philadelphia. Mercer Football Work Starts To-day MACON. GA.. Sept. lO.—The first foot ball practice of the season will be held on the Mercer athletic field this after noon. Coach Lewis Hardage, the ex- Vanderbilt star, has arrived and so has Captain Kelley. The athletic officials at Mercer pre dict that the Baptists will have the be^t eleven in its history th‘s year. Theie are over 40 candidates for the team. 4.04. 4.04. Real Baseball and Comedy There O LD enemy, Jupe Pluvlus, of de- testlble memory' among the baseball fans, wept all over the clay courts of the Atlanta Athletic Club at East Lake yesterday after noon and prevented most of the ten nis fn the second round of the Cotton States championships, as well as chasing to cover in the clubhouse a large number of expectant fans who had gathered in anticipation of some classy matches. * Only two matches in the men’s sin gles were played, while a cobple of matches !n the first round of doubles were played, and three more default ed to the second round. E. V. Carter won his way into the third round of singles by defeating H. J. Hall, 6-0, 6-2. his youthful opponent not getting settled until the second set. when he played a clever game. C. M. Ramspeck defeated E. W. Smith. 6-2. 6-2, in a match much more closely played than the scores Indicate, as a great number of the games worked their way Into long deuce struggles. Ramspeck’s fine driving and placing finally won over Smith’s faet network and smashing. I11 the doubles Mansfield and Smith hao' an easy time with two of the “younger set.” Tupper and McMillan, who put up a fast and entertaining struggle, however. They showed speed and form, and another year of seasoning should put them on a level w'ifh the best in the city. Matches holding over from yester day will be played off to-day, the schedule starting promptly at 2:36 o’clock. Yesterday’s results follow: SINGLES. Second Round. E. V. Carter Jr., defeated H. J. Hall. 6-0, 6-2. „ w C. M. Ramspeck defeated E. w Smith, 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES. First Round. Hallman and Hall defeated Starr and Cintz, 6-1, 6-2. Black and Owens defeated Nat Thornton and partner by default. Lee Dongles and partner defeated Porter and partner by default. Ramspeck and Orr won by default. Scott and Ramspeck defeated Par rish and R. Y. Smith by default. Grant and Carter defeated Hall and partner by default. . _ Mansfield and Smith defeated Tup per and McMillan. 6-2, 6-1 Paul Sentell Will Manage Galveston MOBILE, ALA., Sept. 10.—Paul Sen tell. utility man of the Mobile Southern League team, during the past season, has been given an unconditional re lease In order that he may accept the position of manager of the Galveston Club, in the Texas League. Sentell came to Mobile last season from Chattanooga, and made a splen did showing. It was believed previous to the Galveston appointment that lie would he drafted Into the majors next year. Bodie Still Has a Chance for His $600 PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 10.—Ping Bodie. Coast League star now with the White Sox. who recently was deprived of his bonus 'of $600 because he took a stein of beer, to-day was told by Man ager Callahan that if he kept up his good work and would remain on the "water wagon” from now <>n he would receive hie $600 a* originally promised THE LINE-UP. Bizzy’s Team. Wallop's Team. Bisland, s.s W. Smith, 3b. Holland, 3b Manush, 3b. Agler, lb Castro, ss. Welchonce, cf Holliday, lb. Chapman, c Long, If. Thompson, p B. Smith, cf. Dent, If. Winters, rf. Lunger, 2b Dunn, c. Voss, rf Price, p. N OW, you know how It is about benefit games. It seems to be the general opinion that a ben efit ball game is a sort of charity affair—a hand-out, as it were. Even when the game is played by a group of champions—and by all odds the classiest champions that ever smashed their way to a gonfa lon in the Southern League. Let’s take a new slant at the game to-day, which starts with some lit tle field day events promptly at 3 o’clock this afternoon. • • • "PHIS is by way of a guarantee that ■** unless rain or snow or other un toward weather calamity butts in, that game to-day will be the biggest measure of good sport and real fun you ever had a chance to buy for 25 cents. Whether you appreciate that grand fight the Crackers made for the 1913 flag—whether you care a hang about the pluckiest ball club the Southern League ever sported—whether you are a good sport or a piker—that game to-day Is going to he a big bar gain for your two-bits, or anybody’s two-bits, just on its own merits. • * % THERE’S Lou Castro. 1 You know Lou. Everybody knows Lou—ball player, manager, sporting writer, "inside” expert and all-round comedian. The writer of these humble lines intends gladly to cough up the price of admission for himself and a friend or two, in the anticipation of seeing Lou in action once more. And there’s George Winters and Billy Smith in the outfield. When Lou heard that his comment was: “Ask Wally who he’s going to have to throw the bail In for his outfield.” • • • T OU also says he would like to bet that his old friend, G. Winters, gets as many hits as anybody else. “That boy surely could pickle them,” says Lou, "and I’m just as certain that he is going to put the wood to that old pill this afternoon as I am myself.” Which, by the way, is some cer tain. Lou has something up hts sleeve be sides a tanned and fuzzy arm. besides that, there is going to be some good, sharp ball playing. AND be too. Bisland has a hunch that he can make a ball club go some as captain, and we have it straight that he i* going to read his hands the riot act before the game and go after the reg ular cap’n’s goat in earnest. Every body in the world knows what kind of a shortstop Rlvlngton Is, and if he develops a talent for leadership, too, there’s no telling where that young man will land—but It will be some where well up in the baseball world • • • S O just duck that afternoon engage ment—you’ve got a legitimate "previous” at the ball park. Tickets at Tumlin’s, or at the park. Spend a quarter—take a friend along and make it four-bits. You’ll get value received—and then some. Come on’ out! ROCKMART EASY WINNER. ROCKMART, GA., Sept. 10.—Rock- mart Jotfmeyed over to Cedartown and showed them how the national game of baseball is played. The result was: Rockjn&rt 18, Ceuartown 0. Billy Papke Will Buy Wisconsin Farm KEWANEE, ILL., Sept. 10.—Billy Papke, former middleweight champion announced to-day that he will move to Madison, Wia., to make his permanent home. He has lived in Kewanee since he became an aspirant for pugilistic honors, coming her© from Spring Val ley. III. Papke will purchase a farm in Wis consin near Madison. He has not re tired from the ring and will be seen in Badger arenas this winter. Spike Kelly Wins From Tom Sheehan SUPERIOR. WIS., Sept. 10—Spike Kelly, of Chicago, outpointed Tommy Sheehan, of Chicago Heights, in a ten- round battle here last night Although Kelly had the better of it all the way, the fight brought out some good box ing and was well received by a large crowd of fans. ELLEN SONDER WINNER. MARBLEHEAD, MASS., Sept. 10.— The President Wilson cup, emblematic of German-American Bonder yachts supremacy, was won yesterday by the Ellen, owned by Charles P. Curtis, of Boston, which defeated the Cima, own ed by Guy Lowell, also of Boston, by 1 minute 35 seconds, in a strong breeze. Both are American boats. Photographs of the newest hats for fall and winter are given in The Sunday American. Just from Paris. Called “flapper” hats and “flopper” hats. Every woman will want to see them. Board of Health To Bar Spitball WILMINGTON. DEL., Sept. 10.—The spitball will be under the ban in Wil mington if a resolution introduced at a meeting of the Board of Health is adopted. The resolution, an amendment to an ordinance of 1905, was given its first two readings and it will in all likelihood be passed at the next meet ing of the board next Monday. If the new law is adopted signs will be dis played on the Tri-State grounds next season forbidding the use of the spitball under penalty. M emphis, tenn., Sept. 10.— Mike Finn, nosed by a cruel turn of fortune out of the fifth Southern League gonfalon he has just missed copping, will have a chance to try his well-known con structive powers on a very erratic ball club in 1914—the Memphis Tur tles, in fact, who have just dispensed with the services of Bill Bernhard. Sir Michael was in Memphis last niglit, still wearing the genial smile that has helped his undisputed abil ity to make him famous. President Frank P. Coleman, of the Memphis club, announced that Mr. Finn had signed to manege the Turtles in 1914, a one-year contract. “I am much pleased to have Mr. Finn at the head of our club,” Mr. Coleman stated. “He is a most ex cellent doctor for just the trouble we have been experiencing, and if given a fair chance and some reason ably capable players, he is sure to pick up the necessary stars to make a winning ball club. Mr. Finn will be given all the help we can possibly afford him.” Mike expressed himself as being pleased with his new job. He de clined to say much about the late pennant calamity. “We lost, fair and square, and that’s all there was to it,” was his only comment. Morris and Flynn Seek Battleground CHICAGO. Sept. 10—Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, and Carl Morris have agreed to battle. The pair met here yesterday and each declared a willing ness to trade wallops. The managers of both hurriedly sent out for bide. Player ‘Beaned;’ Skull Crushed BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Sept. 10 — While pitching a baseball game at EarlviUe, Fred Wiley was struck on the head by a batted ball and his skull crushed. His condition is serious. Whxt could be more pitiful than the condi tion told of In this letter from A. R. Avery. Waterloo, N. Y.: Ws have been ualni your Tatterlna. It*a tne best an aarth for skin ailments. Mrs. ». C. Hart was a sight to saa. Her faaa waa a mass af scabs. Tetterlne has eurstf it. Cured by Tetterine Tetterlne cures ersema. ground Itch, r --* -»• - magical. conn and all akin troubles. Its affect 50c at druggists, or by mall. SHUPTRINE 00.. SAVANNAH, QA. J0BACC0 HABIT 2S,r .lEV ■ prove your health, prolong yaur fife. No more stom ach trouble, no foul breath, no heart weakness Re gain manly vlgar, calm nerves, etear eyee and su perior mental strength. Whether you chew or imoks pipe, cigarettes, rlgars. get my interesting Tobacco Hook. Worth Its weight In gold. Mailed free. E. J WOODS. 534 Sixth Ava.. 746 M., Now Yarfc, N. Y. | $2.00 TO CHATTANOO- I GA AND RETURN W. and A. Railroad will sell j round trip tickets from Atlanta to Chattanooga and return for train J leaving Atlanta at 8:35 a. m. Thursday, September 11, 1313, j good returning not later than train j arriving Atlanta 7:35 p. m, Satur-j day, September 18, 1913. C. E. HARMAN, General Passenger Agent. Opluov Whiskey and Drug Habit* treated at Home or a« Sanitarian Book on asbjact fVea. DR. B. M. W DOLI.E Y, 34-N, Saaitariwa, Atlanta. Gasrpic , J Night School at Georgia Tech Will Open September 17. Enrollment and Registration September 15 to 19 Inclusive Courses in Architecture, Mechanical Draw- ing, Electrical Engineering, Woodwork, Carpentry and Joinery, Foundry Practice, Machine Shop, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, English. This Night School Is a Regular Department of Ga. Tech Contingent Fee $5 Per Term. TUITION FREE For further information write J. N. G. Neabit. It f