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TTTF ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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SPORTS’
THE OTHER FUGITIVE
By Tad
Copyright, 1913, International News
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SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
THE MEW VOR-K AUTHOR 'TIES
ARE ANX/OU5W AvA,A»r/M6-W0RU>i CHAMP^iH»P
THE FO <j • TIN E siuHO SUCCE S S
EVAOED Hem T/*jC£ I SS5"-
Figures Won't Lie, but They Will Lead You a /We/ry Dance in Baseball
EVER CALCULATE HOW THEY BO WHEN THEY DON'T ?
By 0. B. Koeler.
I T has been a long time since some
body fim came forward with that
cheerful maxim to the effect that
figures do not lie.
Probably It was true, then.
But It is equally probable that
baseball wasn’t invented, or, at any
rate, played extensively at that time.
Which isn't by way of saying fig
ure:; prevaricate, even now, and even
connected with baseball
But they do somp funny things,
when applied to baseball And if the
gem who got up that aforesaid
rpnxim ever had conned baseball sta
tute.* to any extent, be would very
Ukel\ have ooked a little ex pi a ha
tory note onto his train of thought,
to wit:
"Figures won’t lie, hut baseball
figures will argue you out of it.”
* * •
O NF came of solitaire that beats
Canfield is 10 take a set of base
ball statistics and tr> to figure out
from it why this team won the pen
nant. or why that team didn’t, and
so on.
1 >lck Jemisnn. who easily ranks A 1
among baseball statisticians in the
^mitb has compiled a page of dope
n # * n ,i recently clo*ed Southern
League race And that page might be
tarmed justly a romance In figure*
Ti is Intensely interesting and if
von aren’t careful, you will be holding
vour head with both hand* and run
ning around in diminishing circlet*,
trvlnp to account for some of the
things you KNOW happened In the
late struggle.
a a a
C* LANCING at the team batting a' -
i.j erases it ie noted that Atlanta
aaa -21 points ahead of the nearest
competitor. Mobile, in the matter of
hitflnK. Also. Atlanta noored "! more
nine than Mobile
But it is recalled that Atlanta nr,-
,«h»d a scant half eame to the front
n f the Gulls- and th» question Jmm*
dtatelv presents Itself, “Why?’
0 • •
HE first reasonable answer that
- suggests Itself is that the Crack
ers’ fielding must have been some
one frightful, to permit such a close
finish with so great an advantage
in hitting and run getting.
But the table shows the Gulls field
ing only three points better than the
Crackers—a tiny margin that might
easily be explained by the Atlanta
,-lub going after more chances and
harder ones, as the table also indi-
° a \o' help there—the Crackers ought
o have romped home under wraps.
* • •
A ND to make thing* worse. BUI
iV smith’s men led in that Impor-
t*n f art sacrificing, and hammered
imp bull out for the greatest number
nr extra bases. , . „
■\Tobi!** did show a r«*a^>n for bring
V «H ,,p, in »h« number of stolen
topping Atlanta. -70 to 130
~ " would have been a giddv mer-
n E o round of b*~ running ind**d
O make up th*> advantage gainrd in
siting and slugging and r1fl* mg
a - sho-*n on the Crackers’ side of the
ledger.
T
A ND you can work up a similar revs
** about the relative position of
every team in the league, or in any
league.
You recall the marvelous perform
ance of the White Sox in 1906—the
“Hitless Wonders," who won a pen
nant handily while batting at the cy
clonic clip of less than .230. at the
ver\ foot of the league list in team
hitting’'
Ann then they beat the Cube and
their baiting in that fateful werie.-*. if
wc recall it correctly, was about .191.
What do you think about that?
• • •
A BCM’T the only club in the South
ern lyeagnei that traveled accord
ing to the figures was New Orleans
The luckless Pels batted in last
place, and fielded in last place—and
finished in last place.
But those same pels gave the
Prackera a mighty boost In time of
need, and there’s no call to rub any
thing in«o them, either figuratively
or otherwise.
THAT dope pheet of Dick Jernison’s
A ie ari interesting thing and It
does inspire one with a huge respect
for the quaint and almost lawless
workings of presumably cold and un
sympathetic figu! vx *. when applied to
the National Game.
Figures won’t lie. maybe but they
will talk you out of It, when it comes
to baseball.
• * •
THF! report persists that ”< ’irons
‘ Soils" Hofman. isho finished the
season with Nashville, will go to the
New York Yank* next season.
In 57 games. Arlie batted for an
average of .285, which 1* easily his
regular speed—and. as is not gen
erallv known, mos* hitters of real
worth will bat as well or better in
the big show as they do In (’lass A
company.
At any rate, it was not Solly » hit
ting but his legs that got him in
wrong with Fred Darke at Pitts
burg It is said the ev-Cub’s tinder
pinning now haa recovered it* wonted
snap, and that he is fit for regular
gardening.
And "Circus Solly” does want to
play for Frank ('hanee and the New
York Yanks. In the old days, when
Chance was the “Peerless Leader"
of the Cubs, Solly was one of the
P. L.’s most trusted player* and
warmest friends. and the friendship
has outlived the disconnection of both
with the once-famous Cub machine.
* * •
O CR personal thanks to Mr. Jemi-
son for his kind words and par
ticularly for his sportsmanlike ex
pression of the spirit existing among
Atlanta baseball fans and Atlanta
baseball writers It is our firm be
lief thar, no matter which of them
is doing the ofTF ial scoring, visiting
players and visiting clubs will always
get a square deal In this town, OR
A LITTLE BDOE If the situation Is
tight.
Atlanta doesn’t want, AND
DORS N’T NEWT), anything not won
In the open.
May Place J, Coombs
In a Plaster Cast
PH TT / A DBLPHTA. Sept 1 ft. .lack
Coombs, *tar alabman on the Ath
letic team. i» out of the world’s ee
rie* Jack to-day la in the TJnlver*ity
Hospital of this city. MuaclM of the
pitcher’s hack, weakened by » recent
attack of typhoid fever, phvalcinne
say, were unable to stand the strain
in his attempt to work into condition,
and it is said he mav be placed In a
planter cast for several weeks.
Iselin Member of Cup
Defender Committee
NEWPORT. R I . Sept 16 —Colonel
Oliver IseUn. millionaire Kportgman, tol
da> became a member of th* svndicate
which commissioned Nat Herroshoff to
build the yacht that will defend the
America’s cup against Sir Thomas Lip-
ton’s challenger.
Lookouts Get Mike
BalentiFrom Browns
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept. 15.
President Andrews of the Chatta
nooga Club announced from Cincin
nati to-day the purchase of Mike
Balenti from the St. Louis Browns.
The Indain shortstop was a Lookout
in 1912, and was drafted by the
Browns last fall.
TO ACT ON PROTESTED GAME
CINC INNATI, Sent 15 The directors
of the National League will meet here
Tuesday and take up the Giants' protest
a gat r*t Pre.-ident Lynch's action in
a warning the. protested New York Pbi’a-
delpMa game, pla; ed August 30, to the
PhiL.ea.
FODDER FOR FANS
The nTiillicF gained a full gam#* on the
Giants yesterday by winning from the
Reds while the New Yorker.™ were b*'
Jng coated with w’hltewash b\ the Cubs
* * •
The Giants yesterday established a
«<WHon J record by garnering 14 hits
and getting men on hasp through errors,
yet falling to score a run Eleven Giants
were left stranded on bases for the lack
of a timely hit. while the rest perished
trying to beat .Tlmmj Archer r. throws
to second
* * «
The Dodgers and cardinals staged n
burlesque game ' eaterdav. which finally
ended in a victory for the f’ardinaD,
the victory being made possible b” two
errors by Tingling, the Dodgers’ pitch
er who went into the box in the ninth
and booted the two eaev chances that
cam* his way
• * *
Judged by the present showing of both
club*, if the Giants and Athletics were
to go into the world’s series fight now,
the New’ Yorkers would be tnphrnvy fe
vorites In the betting The Giant bat
ters have recovered from their slump,
the fielding has perked up considerably
and the pitchers are whizzing along in
nice form.
• • •
With the Athletics, however the club
bing slump continues. The $100,000 infield
continues to wabble and the pitchers
are hurling ln-and-out games Bender
and Plank, who wdth Coombs did the
work for the Athletics in the 1911
world’s series battles, can not seem to
get back into their stride and the young
twlrlers are unable to pitch consistent
ball with indifferent support
• • •
However. Connie Mack doesn't seem
to worry for publication at least Con
nie has an idea that his team will round
into world’s series form before October
comes around end give the Giants the
battle of their lives
• * *
The Yankees are hopeful of emerging
from the relist- position in the Ameri
can League to-day THcy art- now only
threo points in the rear of the Brown*
"Once we get out we ll sta- out,'' de-
. lares Manager Chance
Chance. \ by the way expects great
\
things of hip team next vest The ad
dltion of ap almost new infield and *ev •
oral outfield recruits who look ' good”
make Chance feci that his tea in will be
ahlc to rumble along in the first dB'ision
next year
* * •
The Naps are might.\ glad ths 1 they
will have no more gurnop with the Sen
afors this vent The Washington ag
gtegaiion, which always has "jinxed”
the <'ievelanders. took fifteen out «*f
twenty-two games staged with the Naps
|
W. K. Vanderbilt Iuto
Savannah Cup Row
SAVANNAH, Kept 16 William K
Vanderbilt, the "Father of the Vander
hilt Cup.” was drawn to-day into the
fight between the Savannah Automobile
Association and the racing motorists, the
result of which will determine whether
the cup and grand prize races will be
held at Savannah next November.
President Harvey Granger conferred
with him in New' York to-day and sent
an optimistic telo./rram to Savannah.
Mr. Vanderbilt agrees with Mr Gran
ger that the association should not re
turn the entrance fees or pay the freight
on racing entries Mo will ai otu o cor
suit with the automobile manufacturers.
BINGHAMTON WINS PENNANT,
BINGHAMTON, N Y. Kept. 15
The local baseball club won , n jv*>
nant in the New York State League
with 84 victories and 53 defeat>- Tim
Wilkesbarre. Pa . club finished second,
with 84 victories and 56 defeats
$10,000 CHESS DONATION
HAVANA, Sept 15. The city author
ities ha\-’ promised to donate $10,000
for prize purposes in *ase the inter
na'opal >tess tourney is played here
next w.r.icr.
IN THE FALL.
Of all mo (I words a fan can hair
The worst are: "Watch our smokv\
next year”
At this writing George Ftovall is
the most popular baseball player in
St. Ixiuis. This is because he is no
longer a member of the Browns.
Jim Flynn announces that he still is
in the fight game, but it is hard to
believe it after watching him in the
ring.
George Stovall is on the market
He is charged with being a regular
bali player, which is an unpardonable
crime in St. Louis.
If you had your choice between
holding a Government Job in Mexico
and being a manager in the American
League, what would you do? That’s
just what we thought.
EPITAPH.
Here lies a ttiolorri/cUnf hold whose
soul has wandered hence.
Hr was a iril/i and daring youth, hut
hadn’t any sense.
A motorbike was never built In jamp
a picket fence.
The report that the Disturber has
arrove in England dors not necessar
ily mean that Sylvia Pa.nkhurst lias
returned to her native heath
"America,” says a British expert,
"will one day excel in golf as in other
athletic sports.” To say nothing of
chess and other athletic sports.
A chunk of bon« weighing 500
pounds has been unearthed in the
wilds of Maine. This shows that pre
historic man played baseball.
A scribe in the East informs us that
Bob Fitzsimmons haen’t a gray hair
on his head Tie neglects to mention
that Mr. Fitzsimmons hadn't n brown
hair, nr a black hair, nr a pink liair,
or a blue hair, or a green hair, or a
mauve hair, or » hair of any race,
color, creed or previous condition of
servitude Aside from that he re
semhb-s Paderew’ski
Ping Bodie is busy reciting those
famous lin«6 by Coieridge: ”Lager,
lager everywhere, but H20 to drink.”
BODIE SINGS AGAIN.
Drink to me only with tlnnr eyes
And / will drink with mine,
Hut not the foaming stuff that lies
Within a rooting stein.
lAke nectar from Olympus tossed,
It is a drink: divine,
Hut what a single stein has nost
Would buy a vat of icine.
ANSWER Just as you have read Mils
will others reah your ad if you place
it In the Want. Ad columns of this pa
per. A word to the wise Is enough
Tremendous Driving Power Marks Play of Club’s New Golfing Champion
ADAIR DEFEATS BLANTON FOR A. A. C. TITLE
BIRMINGHAM AND RE
TURN.
SEABOARD, round trip
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Arrives Birmingham 1:20
p. m.
C
EOROE YV ADAIR is the golfing
j champion of the Atlanta Ath
letic Flub for tlie season of
1913 one of the best golfing season*,
by the way. the club ever ha* enjoyed.
Mr. Adair, playing a spectacular
brand of golf, won the final match
from H. G. Blanton. 6 up and 4 to
play, in 36 holes of excellent golf,
under weather conditions not partic
ularly favorable to consistent play.
The final match began with a good
sized gallery following the morning
round. Blanton was playing hi* usual
Moran Coward, Says
Manager of Smith
NEW YORK, Kept. 15. Jim Buok-
ley, manager of Gunboat Smith, the
"w'hito hope dost foyer." to-dny openly
accused Frank Moran, oonqueror of Al
Palzar and a number of ottvr "white
hopes.” of cowardice.
"Moran roared around about wanting
a fight with Gunboat." declared Ruckley.
"We agreed to give him a fight next
Friday night and w»*re ready to post,
our forfeit of $1,000 As soon as he
knew we meant buatness Moran hacked
out.”
steady gamr w lule Adair, right at the
start, showed promise of some ex
traordinary driving, which was fully
realized as the play progressed
Playing full into a strong east wind,
the coming champion laid a second
shot on No. 2 green and sank his sec
ond put for a 4. the i*ar rating of that
hole being 4 1-2. On the eighth hole
Adair'.* drive was well over 300 yard*,
being almost in the second trap
Once or twice this tremendous driv
ing power got the winner into trouble,
but far more often it put him In posi
tion for an easy pitch shot to the
green, while his opponent, forced to
take chances with a midiron, or even
a brassy, was under a much greater
• train.
The finish of the morning round
found Adair 3 up. Going out in the
afternoon, with a big gallery follow
ing the play, he added one more hole
and turned with the score 4 hole* in
his favor.
Adair won the tenth hole, halved
the eleventh, and won the twelfth,
making him dorml* A
Blanton played brilliantly on rh«
thirteenth, hi* opponent picking up
after a bad third shot, and still had a
long chance when the pair drova off
for the fourteenth This hole Adair
made tn 4. however, and won the
hole and the match—and the club
championship.
On the five hole* played on tiv«
homeward Jonrner of the l#urt rvnind
Adair registered th»«« 4s. a 8, and a
pick-up. His golf, apart from bb*
spectacular driving, was <*xtrem«iy
steady, and hi* potting was daadr*
accurate His opponent wjffereil
somewhat In the breaks of the game,
but played pluckily and trleadUy ti»
the finish.
IriatlOlai
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it Horn# or ■« Sintirti*. Oo<*lir om «•
DR B M. WOOLUCY. M-l«. VtaMd
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Bat Nelson Says
He Has Quit Game
SEATTLE. WASH . Kepi. 15 Battling
N»!imn perhaps lh« greatest light
weight fighter who ever jived, has ar
nounced that be has hung up the gloves
that brought him fame and victory and
never will don them again
Bat rle< lare« he D through with the
fighting game for all time, "and thia
ain’t no Patti farewell, neither, it’s a
teal so-long
KILBANE BATTLES WALSH.
CLEVELAND, OHIO. Sept If. Ar
companled by hts managei. Jimmy
Dunn, Featherweight t’hamplon Johnny
Kllbane to-day is hear!ing for Fk>Ktoii.
where he will meet Jimmy Walsh, of
ihat rity. in n t wel ve-round bout to
morrow night. Kilbano expressed confl
denee in his ability to defeat. YValsh.
ATLANTA HFAL ESTATE is increas
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Wtd’LD Y<>T’ BI'Y a good atrtomobile
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