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Jim a j jja.n *mum mvrN A *s j j A i\ w rv T) ie Clubhouse of the ^ A railing Tecim Is General lv 1 Paved With Good [ Intentions HliPPy BECAUSE Says He Can’t Be “Goody” and Play Ball, but That He Can 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 LEWIS ACCIDENTAi ' 1 \* ls I IK-' 6 Will midiii.» k m i. I ' \flHATS TW£ MATTEE- i wowoed- MANBfi i PorEGoT JOMETTH1 IUG- - (MPOR-TAnjT see xmm.wO-t B/kT*DA v O- SO ■ A wwWERJMW- Xwu RATS' , Aalfcl? THO- ivW A-LtUCIYi AMUfc-K 700K. A. VJAirRCTW OUT LATH Ml S-HT 6H - 'UETH I H-eA.R.0 HER. THAW T}M> TOO -HdH , S' YOU — thnake /p TVUE GPATH j - HA — H A. — amo unruu 146 HO — H-O - rumv-c-aosen. iS At LOME AfrA/W Uoij’ CajOuu vjmAT She hcmo -repTA-v At- TUT ffirMJllAUr, JOE AieTvRO THAT ATP ALEOCTTfA/uD&P- HAi (J£fM TAioNfir A VOUM9- TAME. OUT k)i frOT". DETM2.- NiJHO 00 V0Y THiWIC I MET LAST WKJHT \yj HAOOy E"M SNA<E (M . -me (rF-ASS fc. 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Boensch Gets Place at Quarter 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. ITCHING PILES E»ery sufferer from ltchlnc pile* should read words from II. S. Hood, of Hell air e, Mich., who was Cured by Tetterine For slxtren years I had been a sufferer from Itchln* pile*. I pot a box of Tetterln# and let* than half a box mads a ca vplats cure. Tetterine plve* Instant relief to all skin dis eases. -’ch as eczema, tetter, ringworm, around 1 Itch. ei*. It has the right medicinal qualities ' to set at the cause ard to relieve the effect. ‘ Get tt to-day—Tetterine. 50c at drti9oists. r by mall. SHUPTRINE CO SAVANNAH GA PAY ME FOR CURES ONLY in/out h 7oV b *h Jrd U earned^ m^y w It h Jut ^ be I no cured. don't you think It I, high time to accept OR. HUGHES’ GRAND^OFPt^ You will certainly not be otit any more money J : u . tat Ion and Examination are Free for the , th FL,,,.* to my tre* 1 If I decide that your condition will not yield readijy w w ^ ment, I will be honest with you and tell you so. at your money under a promise of a cure. chargs My treatment will positively cure or I will make you tor the following diseases: KIDNEY, BLADDER AND BLOOD TROUBLE. PILES. VARICOSE VEINS. FISTULA. NERVOUSNESS. WEAKNESS. RUPTURE. ULCERS AND SKIN DISEASES. CONSTIPATION Eczema. RheumatUtn. Catarrhal Affections, Plies and Fistula and all Nervous and Diseases of Men and Women. , j am New and Chronic Case? of Rumlng. Itching and Inflammation stopped In t r« sgalnat high and extortionate feet charged by tome physicians and specialists. * v t reasonable and no more than you are willing to pay for a cure. All medicines, u* vislTI.NU best of drugs, are supplied from my own private lal>oratory. OUT-OF-TOWN Air.* .^jyynmg THE CITY, consult me at once upon arrival, and maybe you can be cured hero 1 om»». Many < asea can be cured In one or two visits. _.,.s Hour* • CALL OR WRITE—No detention from business. Treatment and advice confident), - ^ *- m to 6 pm. Sunday. 9 to 1. If you can't call, write and give me full des- _ j ^t^ case in your own words. A complete consultation costa you nothing and u I ca 1 ' J DR. HUGHES 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.