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TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
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Copyright, 1913 International New*
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By Tad
I National League Averages Are An
nounced— Cravath Runs Sec
ond With .341.
AB.
. 60
. . 155
..508
rr\\\y. official National League bat-
I ting averages, releaned to-day.
1 show Jake Daubert. the Dodgers
Unrt saoker. and Jormar Southern
Vague p-.aver, leads the list in lilttlnR.
. . smashed the ball at a .350 clip for
the season.
Tingling and McDonald both top Dau
bert, but neither played in many games.
| Cravath is the real runner-up. with an
average of .345.
following are the averages of the
batters who hit .200 or more for the
season:
Player and Team.
Tingling. Brooklyn.,
jMcDonald, Cin Bos.
Daubert, Brooklyn .
Miller, Philadelphia.
Cravath. Philadelphia.52»
Hvatt, Pittsburg 81
v/alsh, Philadelphia .. oO
Collins, Bo6ton »
Brown. Boston 34
Yiox, Pittsburg 492
Tinker, Cincinnati ...382
l Bf-'M-r Cin.-Phiia... .414
Hartley, New York ... 19
Timmerman, Chicago .44t
Hess, Boston 83
Meyers. New' York ...378
Schmidt, Boston 78
Magee, Phila 470
Crandall, N. Y.-St. L. 49
Wheat, Brooklyn 535
Lobert, Philadelphia .573
Wagner, Pittsburg ....413
Cooper, New York .... 30
Fletcher, New York . 538
Marsans, Cincinnati ..435
Titus. Boston 269
I Zinn. Boston 138
Smith, Brooklyn 540
Oakes. St Louis 539
Snodgrass, New York .457
Saier, Chicago 519
| Adams, Pittsburg ...114
Hauser, St. Louis .... 45
Shafer. New Y’ork ....508
Leach, Chicago 456
Bums. New York ....605
Herzog. New York ..290
McLean, St. L.-N. Y...227
Hoblltzeli. Cincinnati .502
Evers. Chicago 446
Huggins. St. Louis...382
Egan. Cincinnati 195
Connolly, Boston ....427
Groh, N. Y.-Cin 399
Doyle, New York 482
Butler, Pittsburg 214
Gibson. Pittsburg ....118
Schulte, Chicago 497
Bates, Cincinnati ....407
Carey, Pittsburg 620
Konetchy, St. Louis..604 75
MoOormick, New Yodt 80 9
Myers. Boston f24 74
Hendrix. Pittsburg ..99 13
Kllng, Cincinnati ....209
Miller. Pittsburg 580
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Miller, Brooklyn . .
Kelly, Pittsburg
Murray, New York .
428
...320
. . 82
...520
Cutshaw. Brooklyn ..592
Magee. St. Louis 531
Fischer. Brooklyn ....165
Wilson. Pittsburg ...580
Mitchell, Chi.-Pitts.. .478
Moran, Brooklyn 515
Archer. Chicago 368
Byrne, Pitts -Phila... .506
« larke, Cincinnati ...330
T'evore, N. Y. Cln.-Ph.277
Knabe. Philadelphia...571
-Ludertis*. Philadelphia.588
Usher, Brooklyn 474
Faskert, Philjuielphia.454
..Almeirln, Cincinnati.. .130
Merkle, New York ....563
Harmon, St. Louis .. 92
Mowrey, st. Louis ..450
Lriner. St. Louis 81
Blackburn,* Cincinnati 27
Bescher, Cincinnati ..511
Erwin, Brooklyn ... 31
Sweeney, Boston 502
Dooin, Philadelphia .129
James, Boston 47
Mingo, St. Louis 307
Clymer, Chi.-Boston ..142
•Suggs, ‘‘inclnnati .... 67
Mann, Poston 407
( *°od. Chicago 91
Griffith, Boston 127
Kord. Boston 235
Evans, St l.ouis 245
Phelan. Chicago 261
•Maranville, Boston ...571
•Bimon. Pittsburg ..255
Eirkj^atriok. Brooklyn 89
Kinder, Philadelphia .360
5iy«e. Phil.-Cin.. 326
M haling, Boston ....211
Hummel, Brooklyn ...198
•Ssste, B r.°. okl >^ ... «7
405
88
42
246
246
Bridweil, Chicago
Rudolph, Boston .
Needham, Chicago
Klrke, Boston ....
Hander. Boston .
t , !p D Chicago 203
f; olnn - Phil.-Pitts.;....259
!» " Pittsburg.. 155
• agner. Brooklyn ... 26
./ Boston 2lo
Human. Pittsburg ... 83
Bmitn, Boston .......285
& ha n. Chicago ..162
p, Chicago ...156
r ’ li' s - Brooklyn . . 18
l New York .. <15
^nitted, St. Louis ...404
f ar :i uar J; New York. 105
Beriho’ Philadelphia..518
Herghammer. Cin 188
n-. ,® r >. St. Louis ...406
cJth an 2’ Cincinnati . 79
rw ’ r ' ht - b.ouiB 183
Chalmers. Phila 33
Grant. C!n.-.M. y n 4
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Cincinnati ... 48
Tvi •„ Isew York .. 24
Boston 102
fe. Cincinnati 64
aw- t \ ' Louis .... 59
M'TarUjj. Pittsburg .. 74
Booe. Pittsburg so
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NOT LET LOOSE
Jake Daubert and Wheat Are Also
Fixtures With Brooklyn
Team for 1914,
Milwaukee Closes
i’wo Corking Bouts
' AC<,», Dec. 1. Milwaukee s pro-
.v! aVf * at laHt dosed two matches
should prove highly attractive to
spectators and promoters. The
'° m ® 8 ®- week from to-night, when
.McFarland ana Jack Britton
o\er the ten-round route. The
, is set for December 29. when
( labby will endeavor to polish
, K /i Cl ip and make his claim to
Purei? I<W ‘^weight championship undis-
WELTERS MATCHED.
i 'M KEE, Dec 1. Kid Graves
•ce Barrett, local aspirants to the
weignt crown, have been matched
ten-round bout before the South
Ehlotic Club, of this city. Thurs-
'*bt. The pair met in Brooklyn
r ago and ever since each has
victory ove>- his riya ! . In
• j mi-final. Jack Redmond and Hail
• lightweights, will clash
Bv Sam Crane.
B ROOKLYN, Dec. I.—President
Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club,
and the McKeover Brothers all
deny that Nap Rucker will be ex
changed for Marqttard and Herzog, of
the Giants, and Ebbets also took oc
casion to say that Manager Wilbert
Robinson will have to keep hands off
when it comes to a case of the dis
posal of Daubert. Rucker or Wheat.
Club owners do not look with pleas
ure on a manager or anyone else but
themselves bothering with their club’s
assets, and players are in that class.
But. nevertheless, while that is
right in a way, still it is those man
agers like McGraw and Mack who are
given free rein and absolute author
ity to release and engage their play
ers who have been the most success
ful and have made the most money
for their employers.
Interfered With Tinker.
It was because of President Herr
mann’s interference with Joe Tinker
in running the team that caused the
manager to take a sensational fling at
Herrmann last seaso and it was be
cause Tinker insisted on full power
for next year, which was not granted,
that Joe was not signed as manager
for next year.
It was because President Herrmann
did not want to take the burden of
Tinker’s release cause on his own
shoulders that the officials of the club
were induced to sign the statement
giving the reasons of Tinker's being
thrown down. That the Reds will be
a second division club next season
seems to be a foregone conclusion.
After being in baseball for a year
or more club owners get the foolish
idea that they know how to run their
teams as well as, if not better than,
the managers they hire for the job.
Then comes the friction’ between the
magnate and manager, and the jig is
up ms far as the winning power of the
team goes.
McGraw a Real Manager.
John T. Brush, when he engaged
McGraw as manager of the Giants
was wise enough to give- the latter
full power over his players, and he
never withdrew his manager’s abso
lute control. This was one reason why
McGraw has been so remarkably suc
cessful. What McGraw said was law.
and there was no going behind his or
ders. There was no‘appeal, not even
to Mr. Brush.
President Hempstead has followed
in the footsteps of his lamented fa
ther-in-law. and the result was that
the Giants were again winners of the
National League pennant, and more
monev v\.is turned into the coffers of
the club than ever before.
Athletic Club Five
Opens Basket Bail
Season Saturday
The basket ball season will be inau
gurated by the Atlanta Athletic Club five
next Saturday night, when they clash
against the Bessemer Athletic Club,
from Bessemer, Ala. *
The local team has been practicing
for the past ten days and should be In
great shape for a tough game by Satur
day. They are looking for a harder
game than the> had with the Bessemer
squad last year, as reports state that
the visitors are much stronger this sea
son.
Following is the probable line-up of
the Atlanta team:
Dubard, center (captain!: Forbes,
Smith, Abbott. Wight, forwards; Carter.
Weaver. Locke, guards.
The line-up or the Bessemer team
will he:
Houston, center: B S. Clay (cap
tain), Donaldson. Bailey, forwards; 1.
Clay. Edmondson. Filmore, guards.
Johnny Dundee Gets
New Orleans Match
With Joe Rivers
NEW ORLEANS, LA.. Dec. 1.—Joe
Rivers, the Mexican lightweight, who
defeated Leach Cross last week, has
been matched to box Johnny Dundee in
a ten-round bout here on Christmas Day.
T. D. Tortorieh, promoter, closed the
match yesterday.
This bout should prove a corker for
local fans. Dundee has been coming to
the front rapidly lately and is bound to
give the Mexican a tough scrap.
Will ’Shop’ for Players Together LOOKOUT FOR
Food for Sport Fans
■y QIORU ft. PKAIft.
Riders. Work Out in
Six-Day Cycle Race
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.—The entire con
tingent of sixteen teams entered for the
six-day bicycle race in Madison Square
Garden, which starts at midnight Sun
day. December 7. began final training
to-day on the roads in this vicinity and
at the Vailsburg. N. J.. motordrome.
The German team. Packe Busch and
Applehaus, and the French team,
Perchicot and Breton, were out for
practice. I’erchlcot is also entered for
the feature event in the preliminary
races next Saturday night against Frank
Kramer, .Jackie Clarke and Francisco
Verri for the world’s short distance
championship.
This year, for the first time in the
history of the six-day race foreign
teams overshadow the American en
tries. There are only six American
teams in the contest There are five
distinct foreign teams and five combi
nations. four of which are composed of
one American and one Australian each,
and one in which an Englishman will
ride with an American.
Among the prominent entrants be
sides those already mentioned arc)
Clarke and Hehlr and Walker and Pye. |
of Australia; the Australia - American ;
combinations of Ooullet and Fogler. i
Grenada and Moran. Root and Mc
Namara. and John Bedell and Corry. !
Fred Hill and Kvan and Walthour and j
Collins. America, arid Verri and Brocco, (
Italy.
PLAYERS SOLD.
DECATUR, ILL.. Dec. 1. Pitcher
“Rube" Hildebrand ami Third Baseman I
Toner, of the Great Fads club of the j
Union Association, were purchased by j
the Decatur Three-1 League club. This ,
is ihe firsr step taken for th»- reorgan- ,
m Hs-* ****■ for ' . '14 car-., i
By (). B. Keeler.
B ILL SMITH expects to have
some active support in his
gum-shoe endeavors in New
York about December 8 and 9, when
the National League annual meeting
comes off. C. T. Nunnally, a direc
tor. is going on to New York on
business Monday and he told Billy
Saturday he would try to wait over
for him and chaperon him through
the toils and pitfalls of the season.
Rill grinned and took unto himself
a hunch that with the Hon. Nunnally
of well-known generosity in baseball
matters back of him he could loosen
up a few notches when it came to
picking up a couple of infieiders,
which is what Bill will be trying to
do in New York.
As to the prospects. Bill has no
more to submit just now than that
the Pittsburg bunch ha» a long string
of youngsters and B Drtyfuss is
a trading kind of a bloke.
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T HE Cracker management is book
ing exhibition games for the
practice season. These games already
are arranged:
Louisville. American Association,
March 16. 17 and 18.
Cleveland Americans March 19, 20
and 23.
New York Americans, March 26.
Rochester, Eastern League, April
7, 8. 9, 10 and 11.
The Boston Braves—so-called be
cause* It was sheer bravery that kept
them in the National League fori
many seasons—-also want a three-
game s'ries here, and invite the
Crackers to visit Macon and play
them there. Dates will be arranged
as soon as possible.
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py the way, the Braves’ communi-
^ cation, written by George Hial-
lings. manager, is a very cordial
epistle, and includes an urgent invi
tation to Bill Fmith and the At
lanta Club’s directors to spend some
time at Mr. Stallings’ big planta
tion, “The Meadow," near Haddock.
Ga.
After requesting the exhibition
games, Mr. Stallings writes:
"If we have anything that will do
you any good, we will be glad to
help you all we can."
That, refers to players, of course.
For the invitation—
‘‘The birds are plentiful, only too
tame*, they need someone to scare
them up a little. Tell Messrs. Ryan
and Nunnally if you can lure them
this far away from the big city we
would be pleased to have them with
us and will try to fix up some real
city food during their stay."
Messrs. Ryan and Nunnally, hav
ing tried the said hospitality last
year, agreed that no special induce
ments would be needed to lure them
down to “The Meadows” if they
could possibly arrange the visit.
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DILL expects to leave Atlanta
* ' about December 6 for New York.
He may possibly go a bit earlier and
stop over at Washington.
TY COBB did his best stick
* work against the Boston.
Philadelphia and Cleveland pitch
ers in leading the American
League batsmen for the fifth con
secutive season. The Red Sox
pitchers were the easiest of the
lot. In the last campaign he
faced the Boston twirlers seven
ty-nine times and banged out
thirty-five safeties for an aver
age of .4 43. He made seven lilts
off Collins in fifteen times up;
eleven off Leonard in twenty-
two tries; eight off Bedient in
nineteen chances: three off
O’Brien in the four times he
faced Buck: two off Anderson in
four attempts, and three off
Moseley in ten chances. Cobb
faced .Joe Wood three times, but
didn’t get a safety, nor did he
get a hit off Foster in the three
chances he had against the Kid.
Wy koff. of the Athletics, was
real meat for Tvru*-. who found
him for five safe hits in seven
tries.
T HE appointment of Wilbert
Robinson to succeed Bill Dah-
lon as manager of the Superbas
has met with great approval
among the umpires of the Na
tional League.
"Lord" Byron declares that the
owner of the Brooklyn team could
not have picked a better man
than Robinson to handle his team.
There is a reason for "His
Umps" madness. Bill Dahlen
haunted the umpires night and
day. while, on the other hand.
Robinson, mild and good-natured,
rarely if ever gets into a con
troversy with the czars of the
diamond.
WT ILBBRT ROBINSON’S first
* *' move as manager of tin*
Brooklyn team is the suggestion
that involves the transfer of
Charlie Herzog to the Brooklyn
club. The Giants’ infielder would
be used a* shortstop if the deal
is completed. Since the release
of Bob Fisher to Toronto, the
Brooklyn ib is left with two
candidates for short flefd — Mowe,
a New York State League re
cruit. and O’Hara, of the Fort
Wayne team of the Central
League.
DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED.
COLUMBUS. Dec. L—-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Co
lumbus Baseball Association, the old
board of directors was re-elected. At a
subsequent meeting held by ttao direc
tors. George S Hamburger, a manufac
turer, was elected president of the as.
sor>at ion. The general impressions p • -
vails thu .Inn Fox will again be elected
manage; ol the learn.
Local Manager to Leave on Scout
ing Trip Saturday—Will At
tend National Meeting.
B ILLY SMITH, manager of the
Crackers, is not satisfied with
the players he has on hand for
next season. This much was settled
yesterday when the local manager
stated that he will leave Saturday
morning on a scouting trip. He will
also attend the National League
meeting at New York December 9.
Smith plans to stop off in Wash
ington en route to New York to have
a conference with Clarke Griffith.
Smith would like to get another in-
fielder or two for next season, if pos
sible, as from the present outlook of
things the Cracker manager will be
able to use a good man.
At present Smith has Eible for first,
McConnell for second, Jennings for
short and Manuah for third. Eible
and Jennings are unknown quantities
and Smith would like to have some
one on hand in case either happened
to fail to deliver the goods.
McConnell should have little trou
ble in holding down the middle cush
ion during the entire season. He was
a star in the American League until
he injured his legs, and should be
heard from next season In this cir
cuit. He is a fast man and a corking
player to lettd off.
Manush is well known around these
parts He proved a valuable player
as substitute for the locals and is a
good veteran to have on a team, espe
cially when some of the players in
the infield are youngsters.
Basket Ball League
To Close Season
The National Guard Basket Ball
League will play its final games this
week.
Three games remain to be played, two
Wednesday night and one Friday night.
The battle Friday night will be in all
probability for the championship of the
league. Company G and the Governor's
Horse Guards regulars will meet. Nei
ther of tuese teams have lost a game
ye?
The Horse Gaisrds have played and
won six games, while the Company G t
team has only played four, two of their
ganu s being postponed.
The Horse Guards have experienced
little difficulty in winning their games.
SOME JOB.
Tht: fjenls who own thn haxebaJl club
aYc always in his way
And cross him on the slightest
provocation:
The creatures in the blearhrrs string
/hr hammer every day
And fill his soul with sorrow and
vexation.
He gels il from, the owners and hr,
gets it from the mob
And stands enough abuse to drive
him batty.
I thank the Lord / do not hold the
wretched person's job
Who tries to run a team in Cin-
einnatty..
Leading a team In Cincinnati is a
great little Job except that the leader
is suposed to remain seven blocks In the
rear.
The report that the Kenosha club has
signed Jimmy Clabby and Packey Mc
Farland will be news to Jimmy Clabby
and Packey McFarland.
Not detracting one lota from Mr. Mc
Farland's record, but reports from
Windsor indicate that Brewer fought
like one.
Recent events lead one to suspect
that Garry Herrmann is the Fred Mer
kle of the baseball magnates.
JOE SHOULD BE WORRIED.
Joe Tinker up and answered thus:
“/ do not caro a Tinker's cuss.* 1
least. The Hot Stove League has a few
hundred more jobs to wish on him.
Mr. O'Brien, of Harvard, is aecuaed
of having pulled a boner in tbe Yale
game, but an investigation reveals the
fact that It. was the rules committee
that committed the Merkle
Automobile drivers next year wtll race
for prizes amounting to $105,000. some of
which will not go to the undertakers.
MISSED
A city huntsman kitted a stag.
A stag of noble sue.
And straightway hurried howo to
brag
About his prize.
"How queer! How wondrous queer! 19
they cried.
And yet it was not queer
For hr had fried to shoot his guide.
And killed the deer.
COOMBS LEAVES HOSPITAL.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec I Jerk
Coombs, the Philadelphia American
League c)nt>'s pirciM*!*, who has beer a
patient In a hospital since before the
world’s series last October, left the In
stitution to-day Coombs contracted ty
phoid of the spin*- during last spring s
training season. He expects to he in
condition to Join the Athletics next year
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Joe Tinker aver* that he would rather
work for Charlie Murphy than for Gar
ry Herrmann. Gee, but Garry Is a pop
ular guy!
Having played a world’s series with
the Athletics, the Giants ought to be
accustomed to rough going.
Football also has its economic advan
tages. A young man who has been cheer
leader for four years is highly quali
fied to ballyhoo for a moving picture
show.
Eddie Collins refuses to work for $15.-
000 a year In the Federal League, evi
dently on the theory that It is impossi
ble to pay the butcher's bill with stage i
money.
Valuables worth nearly $10,000 were
left In the Harvard stadium, to say
nothing of Yale’s goat.
The official batting averages show j
that the White Sox are weak hitlers, i
hut von can’t make the Cub pitchers j
believe it.
It is hoped that Joe Tinker will not
sign a contract for a few months at
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