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Scrap and Hustle.
7 HIS is the second of a series of
letter* from the mem hers of
the champion Crockers. It is
from Rube Kissinger, the veteran
hurler. who was signed by Manager
Hilly Smith at the end of the vtvc
season. i.Ruhc writes very entertain
ingly as the following shows* L
Adrian. Mich., December 3, 1013.
Mr W. S. Farnsworth,
Sporting Editor Thf Georgian
Dear Sir—I found your letter of the 1
19th Inst, awaiting my arrival home!
Saturday evening Jn reply I’ll »ay
that I'm not very much of a story
writer and seek to avoid publicity ns J
much ax possible during the off sea
son, at least, but think I should at ,
leas; comply with your request
When 1 arrived home from Dixie 1
t\ ent to Sand l*ake Mich., for a Ash
ing trip, but that was cut short by »
message from the farm to come and
help finish up my new barn and silo. 1
spent 21 days doing carpenter and
farm work and then returned home,
expecting to have a hunting trip In
the woods of North Michigan for deer,
but another message to t ome to work
on the Lake Shore Railway cut that
short, and I went back to bridge
building, and am now putting In my
time at that work.
To-night 1 1 eave for Sandusky,
Ohio, where we have some w»»rk to do,
but how long I'll be there 1 do not
know, for, unlike baseball, we have no
fixed schedule, but go where we are
sent, finish that work, then away we
go wher* another bridge is troubling
or another one is to be built I'm
never at home for any length of time.
In fact, I’m more like a tramp than ;»
human being, but hope some day to
throw out my anchor and have it hold.
I'm glad the deal that brought me
to Atlanta went through at last, for 1
believe it is better for a ball player
to “circulate, as it were.” and not stay
too long In one place, for familiarity
breeds contempt. 1 am working hard
every day, and weigh 190 pounds now.
which Is just about my playing weight
in summer, and 1 hope my arm and
health will permit me to have a good
season for you
Now. don’t expect to have me com*-
to Atlanta to play ball and be a saint,
for that is utterly out of the question
with me. I never could play ball and
be a "goody,” but if hustling and
scrapping will help you. count me In.
With kindest regards to everybody,
believe me.
Sincerely yours.
(’HARDER S. KISSINGER
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
According to Newark newspapers the
International League champions will en
deavor to schedule a couple of spring
exhibition games here with the (.’rack-
era
• • *
The Newark manager. Harr> Smith.
Is said to be anxious to secure training
quarters at Columbus. Ga
• * •
If Fred Clarke should happen to se
cure Tinker, he will play .loe at short,
move Wagner to first, use Miller at sec
ond and Vlox at third. Wuite some in
field it would be
• ♦ •
in case Otto Knabe is offered the man
agerial berth in Cincinnati, th* Philadel
phia club w iir not stand in his way.
• • •
Ban Johnson is peeved because of the
stories being syndicated tinder Motlruw s
name B Byron declares that McC.raw
m not writing them and that they are |
"yarns " of the worse kind.
• • •
Bill Smith is confident that Wally
Smith wTil make g > *<><1 with the Senators
"There Isn't a chance In the world of
Wally coming hack to the Cracker*."
declares William
• • •
Garnet Bush, released as umpire in the
Pacific Coast league, expects to land a
berth in the Texas League. Care not
Buddy Ryan, outfielder, sent to Toledo
bv the Naps, is trying to have himself
assigned back to his old hangout, the
Portland club of the Coast League
• • •
When they start down the toboggan
they go fast Back in 1905 Doc New t m
was one of the best hur'ers In tht
American League Now he isn’t good
enough for Memphis, and next season he
will be cavorting in Texas pastures in
and around Galveston.
• • •
The Me*, by acclamation and unani
mous consent, have the field sewed up
In the National its McGraw; in the
American it’s McGilllcuddy; In golf it's
McDermott; In tennis it's MoLoughlln
And. we might add McFarland, is quite
a name in the boxing world
• • •
Just because lake Paubert took a
bunch of Brooklyn players to Cuba and ;
ga\e them a g *d 'mu his teamma .
have presented him with a cluster pin
containing sixteen diamonds
A New York scribe-wit suggests that
Tom Lynch could make Garry Herr
mann a good manager. Hasn't poor
Lynch been buffeted around enough by
lie National League?
• • •
Whether Wilbert Robinson wins a flag
for Brooklyn or not you have got to
hand it to him for nearly always being
with a pennant winner” He was a mem-
of the old Oriole flock that won
gonfalons '.n ten years
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Stein Stone’s All-Southern Elevens
FIRST TEAM. SECOND TEAM.
Player. College. Position. Player. College.
E. Brown ... Vanderbilt ....... End . ..Carroll Tennessee
Robinson Auburn End . . . .Vandergraff Alabama
T. Brown Vanderbilt Tackle ..Dobbins Sewanee
Dutton L. S. U. Tackle . . . Schiletter ........... Clemson
Pitts Auburn Center ...Morgan Vanderbilt
Thigpen Auburn Guard ...Putnam Vanderbilt
McCallum ... Sewanee Guard .. Bayer Tennessee
Boensch Vanderbilt Quarter ...Paddock Georgia
McWhorter . ...Georgia Half ...Rainey Tennessee
Newell Auburn Half ...Cook Ga. Tech
Sikes Vanderbilt ..... Fullback ..Harris Auburn
Russell Ford May Be
Traded to Cleveland
'Hobby' After Job as
Red's New Manager
NKW YORK Dec. f> Russell Ford,
for st-veral >eftrs one of the most ef
fective pitchers in the American League,
may be found in a Cleveland uniform
next season. A deal Is pending which
will give Chance George Kahler and
( tie of the Nap youngsters in exchange
for the famous spit ball artist. Ford has
not been a world-beater In the last two
years, but. although handicapped by be-
ing compelled to pitch for an unusually
poor team, at times has showed flashes
of the form which caused him to be
come known as one of the American
League's best pitchers.
President Somers, of the Naps. is
seeking two pitchers and an outfielder.
Russell Ford is a right-hander ami a
sptttcr Somers and Birmingham think
be will be a winner if added to tYu»
Naps staff With a gang of swatsmen
behind him like Birmy's boy* it j s fl K
tired l ord would win as many game* as
be did in the day* when the Yankees
were a fast team.
Kahler. who is mentioned in connec
tion with the deal for Ford, l ad all the
earmarks of making a great pitcher
when he first came from the minors.
But be has not Improved to any extent
Until six weeks before the last season
closed Kahler did not have anything
which resembled a curve ball. After be
had added the twist to b >* pitching re
pertoire Manager Birmingham gave him
another chance to show what tie could
do against real hatters George failed
to make a favorable impression with the
i fans
j Kahler is weak with men on the bases
j He seems able to g<> very w.Ji until *
I fnan reaches first. Then when he i»
» forced to cut out his sw ing he loses ef-
t fectlvene**.
CINCINNATI. OHIO, Dec. 6.—
Richard Hobliusell, first baseman of
the Cincinnati baseball team to-dav
made formal application for the man
agership of the club to Harry Ste
phens, its secretary.
Although there have been other ap
plications filed with Mr. Stephens, he
said that Hoblitzell’s would be the
only one of these to receive consid
eration.
SEWANEE PLAYERS’ LETTERS.
SEWANEE. TENN.. Dec. 6. Yes-
terdn\ afternoon the football players
received their sweaters and then the
picture of the 1913 varsity squad was
taken. The following men were
awarded their "S” this year: Captain
MacCallum. Mag wood. Barnwell, Dob
bins. Hamilton Moore, Parker, Tol-
lev. Thomas Ward. Hammond. Pal
mer. Myers. Fort, Scott. Hagan and
Manager Cass
BELL IS HONORED.
PARNRSYILLK. GA.. Dei*, tv-At a
meeting of the football team yester
day K. S Bell was e’ cted captain
for the 1914 team. This is Bell's sec
ond year on the team He has played
guard and tackle respectively, for the
past two seasons.
GALLANT 1N DRAW BOUT.
BOSTON Dec. U. Bu> Wood and
Gilbert Gallant fought a twelve-round
draw at Lowell last nighL
RINGSIDE NOTES
Willie Ritchie, lightweight champion
of the world, says that he will agree to
give joe Rivers a return match at Ver
non, Cal . providing Promoter McCarey
guarantees him llo.OOO for the bout.
Ritchie is now training for hi* match
with Tommy Murphy at San Francisco
on December 10.
Milwaukee fans refuse to become ex
cited over the Packey McFarland-Jack
Britton go in the Brewer City Monday
night. The fact that both boys have
agreed to tight at catch weights lias
taken much interest from the fray,
Packey will probably weigh around 145
against 138 for Britton.
"Kid” Williams was handed a neat
trimming front the club that promoted
his scrap with Lodimen in Milwaukee
on Thanksgiving Day. Williams claim*
that he was guaranteed 1800. but that
the promoters refused to part with more
than $500 after the scrap. The bantam
weight scrapper has put in a complaint
with the \\ isconsin boxing commission.
* * •
Jem Maloney, manager of Bombar
dier Wells writes that there 1* consid
erable betting on the Wells-Carpentler
fight in London on December 8. Ac
cording to Maloney. Wells has been
made an avail money bat against the
Frenchman. "1 expect Wells to win
Inside of twelve rounds,” says Maloney.
• • •
Sam I^angford is on his way to Eu
rope. where he hopes to get a bout with
Jack Johnson. Langford left New York
Thursday night.
• * *
Johnny Coulon. bantamweight cham
pion of tlie world, has been matched to
box Young Sinnett. In a scheduled ten-
roud bout on January 4 or 5. Racine,
Wls . will probably get the match.
• * <*
Cauliflower ears and mushroom noses
are badges of prize ring inefficiency.
So says Jack Root, one-time prominent
middleweight and now theatrical man.
Root is out of the ring game, but can
not refrain from roaming about places
where gloves fly.
* * *
Billy Gibson, the New York promoter,
is about tired of putting on heavy
weights. The poor scrap put up the
other night by Dari Morris and Willard
was enough to discourage any promoter.
m • •
Root thinks pugilists of to-day have
forgotten all about the art of clever
ness and fail to study the finer points
of the game. Outside of Willie Ritchie.
Johnny Kilbane and Mike Gibbons the~e
is not a boxer in the game to-day wii>>
can compare with the stars of former
years such as Jim Corbett. Kid McCoy,
Abe Attell. Tommy It>an and a score of
others, according to Root.
The middleweight division is the owner j
of some high class material at the pres
ent time Chip, Dillon. McGoorty,
Klaus, Clabby and (ribbons are all good
158 pounders. Chip at the present time
stems to have the best claim to the ti
tle. due to his knockout win over
Klaus. Clabby, however, is a close sec
ond.
• * *
Frank Baker may be matched to box
some boy in New Orleans before long.
Baker has asked T. D. Tortorlch, the
Pelican Otiy promoter, for a match
there with any boy weighing from 122
to 130 pounds. While waiting for an an
swer from Tortorlch Frank will prac
tice tango dancing. He claims it im
proves his cleverness.
'Big Six’ Should Be
Kept in Game'-Tener
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.—Here are the
six cardinal views of Governor John
Tener, of Pennsylvania, who has ac
cepted a four-year term as president of
the National League at a salary of $25,-
000 per year, upon the great national
game.
1. The game must be kept absolutely
clean.
2. Baseball needs no doctor. If ev
erything else were as healthy as base
ball physicians would go out of busi
ness.
3. Present day ball players are no bet
ter than the old-time players, but they
give more attention to detail
4. Mathewson should not be allowed
to quit the game. A man who has his
ability in playing the game should get
a club franchise when his playing days
arc over
5. Umpires rule the field, but at the
same time should consider the public.
6. I am prfeud of having been a pro
fessional baseball player.
In an interview published here to-day
Governor Tener. who will be the highest
paid man in baseball when he is of
ficially chosen to head the National
League pointed out what he will try to
do when he takes office.
"1 • ill not try to assume the role of
doct • said Mr Tener. a big. robust
six-footer. "It wil be my purpose to
see that the game is kept sanitary and
avoid the little things which might
tend to bring on disease. Baseball is
healthy."
Packey Turns Down
Offer to Box Clabby
In Long Go on Coast
CHICAGO, Pec. 6.—Packey McFarland
to-day turned down an offer of a 20-
round battle on the Coast with Jimmy
Clabby. Hammond’s crack middleweight.
The offer came from Jimmy CofTroth.
Clabby and Packey are very popular
out'West and “Sunny Jim” picked Jan
uary 16 for the date. According to Cof-
froth. Clabby is dead anxious to battle
the Chicago speed marvel, but since the
very best the Hammond boy can do is
148 pounds, McFarland passed it up.
The stock yards lad is on edge for his
Britton fight Monday night and will
wind up his work to-day.
Billy Smith Leaves
For Gotham To-day
' Manager Billy Smith, of the Crack
ers, will leave Atlanta this afternoon
for New York to attend the annual
meeting of the National League,
which will be held there December H.
Billy will stop off at Washington
en route for a conference with his
"riend. Clark Griffith. This confer
ence may result in the transfer of
some m_>re ball players to the Crack
ers.
Infielders are the men that the local
chieftain is after, and he expects to
get a couple of players while in New
York.
By Stein Stone.
(Vanderbilt Line Coach and Former
All-Southern Center.)
N ASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 6.—Se
lecting an All-Southern foot
ball eleven Is never an easy
task, since primarily It becomes nec
essary to have had an opportunity of
seeing all the S. I. A. A. teams in ac
tion, which conditions make It prac
tically impossible to do. But this year
it has been my privilege, in the ca
pacity of official and as a scout for
Vanderbilt, to iiave followed all the
big elevens with the exception of
Georgia and Louisiana State, so that
I feel I have obtained a very fair es
timate of the ability of the candi
dates for the coveted honor of a posi
tion on an All-Southern team.
In choosing the above eleven, I have
kept before me always the idea of
picking the bem player with respect
to position in the line up, which is
my theory of an All-Southern selec
tion—the best men in those particular
positions, and not simply eleven good
football players. Only in the case of
Sikes and Dutton, whom I have
shifted to fullback and tackle,
have I moved a man out of his
position, and as for that matter
Sikes has had much experience at
full. In my opinion, Sikes is by long
odds the most valuable player defen
sively in the South to-day. He is the
fiercest and surest tackier in the
game, never failing to stop his man
and very seldom is he fooled on a
play. But for his fumbling Sikes, in
my opinion, would be easily the most
valuable all-round player in the game.
Brown and Robinson at Ends.
Picking a pair of ends is easy, r or
Brown, of Vanderbilt, and Robinson,
of Auburn, spread-eagled the field on
the flank a. Both were reliable in
stooping sweens around their wings.
They also possess a whirl of speed in
covering kicks. Carroll, of Tennes
see; Vandergraff. of Alabama, and
Taylor, of Auburn, were good ends,
but stood little chance against Brown
and Robinson.
The work of Tom Brown, of Van
derbilt, despite the fact that he was of
no use to his team for three games on
account of a fractured ankle sustained
in the Michigan game, stamps him as
the best tackle of the year. He was
without a peer backing up the line.
Dutton, of L. S. U.. would make .in
excellent running mate for Brown.
Pitts Picked for Center.
Pitts, of Auburn, is my choice ar
center over Morgan, of Vanderbilt, his
nearest contender. Pitts’ passing was
at all times above criticism, and the
use of his hands on the defense was
one of his best qualities.
This season’s crop of guards was
nothing out of the ordinary. The-e
was not a man who played the
slashing, fighting style of game is
did Metzger for Vanderbilt in past
seasons. Thigpen, of Auburn, and
McCallum, of Sewanee, were best of
their class. Both were bulwarks of
defense, not only checking opponents,
but Thigpen was able often to break
through and pick off one of the se
ondary defense when his team had the
ball.
Boensch Best Quarter.
The selection of Boensch at quar
ter will occasion no little comment
and doubtless much criticism, proba
bly on account of His mediocre gen
eralship. Running from his position
Boensch is undoubtedly the best quar
ter in the South, having advanced *he
ball farther than any other backfielo
man. not excepting McWhorter and
Newell. Ha is by long odds the beat
punter who appeared on the Southern
gridiron this year, is hard as nail*
and a hard man to stop.
Backfield Looks Good.
Even though there was a wealth
of backfield material to select from.
McWhorter, of Georgia, and Newell,
of Auburn, were so far ahead of tho
field at the halves that no question
can be raised over their selection
They were fine end runners, went
in fast and low, stood no end of pun
ishment and yet performed In a ered
itable manner at all V .les. Sikes J
have discussed at some length abov.
This team would have a stonewall
defense, aggressive forwards, an ex
ceptional punter in Boensch and plen
ty of drive and scoring power In th*
backfield.
Federals to Quit
Chicago; May Put
Club in Milwaukee
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—If the report
that gained circulation in baseball
quarters here to-day is to be believed,
the Federal League will abandon Chi
cago next season. Milwaukee will he
taken into the circuit. James Gilmore,
who backed the Chicago Federal League
club last year, believes, it Is said, that
it is useless to try for the White Sox
and Cubs patronage, and furthermore
that there isn’t a park in Chicago large
enough Ptr the Feds.
The promoters, it sems. gradually «
steering away from a ‘
major leagues and are "cherni g
make headway against the Class
American Association.
Milwaukee, in their opinion, ‘ —
port two teams with noneonfllctlng
schedules, and for th 5*. ^rhicag-
league is ready to transfer V. t fc*
franchise to MUwa uke ®* , penannt
American Association had a P
winner this year.
GOLF AT PINEHURST.
PINEHURST. N. < . Dec 6 Two
rounds were played here yesterday in
the Country Club’s annual autumnal
golf tournament The survivors were
C. L Becker. Woodland, and H. V.
Saggerman. Englewood, in the first
division, and A. A. Stagg, Chicago,
and F. D. Wilkerson, Youngstown, in
the consolation flight, first division.
Final play will begin to-day.
BASEBALL SCRIBES TO MEET. j
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 6.—Secretary
Weart to-day announced that the an- j
nua! meeting of the Baseball Writers' j
Association of America will be held at I
New York on Tuesday, December 9.
.VAGNER DEFEATS MILLER.
VILKESBARRE. PA., Dec. 6.—Kid I
Wagner, of Wilkesbarre. defeated
Peck Miller, of Philadelphia, in a ten-
round bout here last night.
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Dutchman Helped Form Southern
Circuit and Was a Good
Manager and Magnate.
By 0. B. Keeler.
\ \ 7 ,TH passing of Ghar’ey
\\ Frank, the Southern L»agu«
lo*es a pioneer ball player
and manager, a wise old head, and a
baseball politician who had much to
do with forming the present organl-
xation and ad another time nearly
disrupted it again.
For ten years Frank has been *h^
leader of the Pelicans, and last sea
son is the only one of the decade that
didn’t see the Pels up and fighting for,
if not actually winning, pennants. He
has been a good manager, as he wa*
good ball player.
• • •
T HAI’ was quite a long time ago
when Uharley was a ball "layer
More than twenty years a c<» Frank’s
playing with the Memphis club in the
old Southern League attracted ntt’*n
tlon. and when the league disbanded
on account of a yellow fever epidemic
Frank went to the St. Louis team of
the old National League.
The Southern League was reorgan
ized in 1895, and Frank returned to
Memphis and I ©came manager of the
club.
The following year, however, found
him buck in the big show, playing
ack outfield game for the Columbus
team of the American League.
UKANK played several seasons with
* Columbus, and then returned to
Memphis, where, during the winter of
1900-1901, he worked out the proposi
tion of reorganizing he Southe r n
League. Newt Fisher, of Nashville
and Abner Powell, then of New Or
leans aided the Dutchman, and the
present Southern League stands
largely as a memorial to their sound
ideas and sensible management.
* * , •
PRANK ‘took charge of the Pel 1
cans the year after they had fin
ished a frightful season under the al
leged management of throe different
men. In a single season he made a
ball club out of a near-mlnstral
show, and had it up and lighting for
tlie pennant at the end. being beaten
out by a narrow margin.
Since then the Pels always have
been a factor. It is true they fin
ished in the cellar last season, but,
finishing in the cellar, they decided
the championship of the league by
heating Mobile in the last game of the
season.
We should call that being a factor—
what ?
Good old Dutchman—we wish him
well!
Former Vandy and
Sewanee Football
Stars to Clash Jan. 1
NASHVILLE. TENN., Dec 2—The
real climax to the 1913 football
Reason will be staged either In
Rlckwood Park, at Birmingham, or on
Dudley Field, at Vanderbilt, when an
aggregation of former Commodore mole
skin stars will on New Year’s Day set
tie a dispute of long standing with cer
tain pigskin artists who In days gone
by won fame at Sewanee.
Willis Stewart, a former crack end at
Vanderbilt who Inst season piloted the
Southern all-star invasion of Texas, is
arranging the New Year’s Day battle
and has succeeded in collecting a for
midable arraj of talent for use against
the Tiger*. Whether Birmingham or
Nashville will land the battle will de
pend a great deal on the inducements
offered by the Alabama city.