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TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
Now Is the Time When the Baseball and Football Fans Can Weep Quietly Together
Oh, My, Yes! Things Are in Terrible Shape in Mexico
By ‘Bud’ Fisher
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Ebbets Flashes $25,000 Speech
on Herrmann, and Garry
Breaks His Promise.
By Frank G. Menke.
N EW YORK. Dec. 18.—Those
lo^d bellows of commingled
rage and anguish which near
ly fractured your ear drums to-day
came from Chicago—from the throat
of C. Waistcoat Murphy, to be exact.
They Issued forth the moment that
C. Waistcoat learned that Garry
Herrmann, the genial owner of the
Cincinnati club, had worked some
thing like a criss-cross and sold Joe
Tinker to Brooklyn for 825,000—the
biggest cash sum ever paid for a ball
player.
C. Waistcoat left yesterday for hi*
Chicago domicile Before leaving he
bad an extended talk with the said
Mr. Herrmann. After the talk and
lust prior to departing for the train
C. Waistcoat informed the assem
blage that it was “all fixed up" and
led everyone to believe that Tinker
would play with the Cubs next sea
son.
Until 8 p. m. yesterday Herrmann
gave off the impression that what
Murphy said was pretty nearly right.
Quite loudly Herrmann announced
that Murphy had been authorized by
him, as owner of Mr. Tinker, to deal
with Tinker.
“If Murphy and Tinker can come
to some understanding—and I don’t
doubt that they can—Tinker will
go to Chicago," spoke Herrmann. “No
other club can negotiate with Tinker
;n the meantime."
Deal in "Soda Water” Parlor.
Just then C. Holiday Ebbets, own
er of the Brooklyn team, sought out
Herrmann in the Waldorf-Astoria "so
da water” parlor. And then, right
before a large lot of people, the Gar
den of Eden scene, which Involved
Adam. Eve and an apple, was re
peated. Ebbets played the role of
Eve, Herrmann held down Adam's job
and $25,000 took the place of an ap
ple.
“Looklt here, Garry," said Ebbets,
“you think I’m kidding about that
$25,000 for Tinker. I’ll repeat the
offer now and make you a cash pay
ment of $3,000 to bind the deal.”
"But." protested the weakening
Herrmann, "y’ see, Charley, I’ve given
Murphy a chance to talk to Tinker
first."
Ebbets responded to the effect that
"Murphy ain’t a-goin’ to give you
$25,000 or anything like it. I’ll bet.
You’d better take this here $25,000
offer, Garry."
And. finally, Garry did.
Immediately afterward Ebbetts
announced: "Tinker said he would
not play with .Brooklyn, but I guess
he’ll change ms mind. He’s to get
$10,000 of that $25,000 if he signs a
Brooklyn contract and that’s a
mighty good inducement. I admit
that $25,000 is a mighty big price to
pay for a 34-year-old ball player,
but with Tinker In our line-up we’re
going to give some of these gents
with pennant dreams some mighty
unpleasant nightmares.
“Further than that—I expect we 11
get back what we are paying for
Tinker in increased attendance in
our exhibition games and during tile
first month of the regular league sea
son Tinker will be a drawing card.”
Herzog May Manage Reds.
Before putting through the Tinker
deal Herrmann gave Outfielder Bob
Bescher to the Giants for Catcher
Hartley and Infielder Herzog, who no
doubt will be selected as manager of
the Reds.
Both the Cardinal and Pirate own
ers to-dav expressed themselves as
pleased with the deal which they en
gineered bv which First Baseman
Konetchy. Third Baseman Mowrey
and Pitcher Bob Harmon, of the Car
dinals, were turned over to the Pi
rates in exchange for First Baseman
Jack Miller. Inflelder "Cozy” Dolan.
Outfielder Owen Wilson, Outfielder
Arthur Butler ard Pitcher Hank
Robinson. . ,.
Why the Cardinal owners should
be pleased it is hard to tell. The
ways and minds of baseh mag
nates are beyond all human under
standing.
Tinker Surprised at
Offer, Says Murphy
Can Still Get Him
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—"I have received
no official announcement of my sale
to Brooklyn. All f know Is what I read
and am told.” said Tinker this morn-
lnp, when told Brooklyn had closed
the purchase for his services.
"I want to play in Chicago, hirst,
because I have business Interests here,
and second, because I like that club. I
stated recently that I wouldn t play In
Brooklyn. A . T _
“When T made that remark I meant
every word of it, hut I had little thought
T hen that the magnates would cut me
in on $10,000 of the purchase price.
This, with the promised salary of from
17,500 to $10,000. certainly is a surpr.se
and makes me sit up and think
ever. If President Murphy will stand by
me I’ll make good my threat not to go
East.. Murphy can get me If he s will
ing to spend the money.”
Tf Murphy Is sincere in landing Tjn-
ker, there Is still a chance. He has
plenty of surplus material and some of
this with some real money would bring
Tinker back. Though the sale to Brook
lyn was made, it carries with it a clause
ihat if .Toe refuses to sign a contract.
Ebbets is to get back his coin and doe
again will be the property of the Reds.
YANKEES SELL BACKSTOP.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The Yankees
last night disposed of the services of
Catcher Smith, the youngster who
Joined the team in midseason Smith
was sold to the Montreal club, of the
International League.
GALLANT AND HAYES IN DRAW.
TVBSTFIELD. MASS. Dec. 13.—Gil
bert Gallant, of Chelsea, and Grover
Hayes, of PHiladelphia, went ten rounds
t© a draw In the main bout at the
Whip Athletic Club ta*t night.
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News of the Ring Game
By 0. B. Keeler.
A TLANTA golfers, and particu
larly those allied with the At
lanta Athletic Club, are con
gratulating themselves on the pros
pective visit to Atlanta of Charles
Evans, Jr., better known as “Chick,”
who Is to spend a week—probably the
week of Christmas holidays—as the
guest of George Adair.
“Chick” and Mr. Adair are rather
more than acquaintances. Their ex
cellent friendship is of several years’
standing, and their mutual fervor in
the matter of golf is an additional tie
that binds.
As a matter of fact, it was the
aforesaid mutual tie that attracted
Mr. Evans to Nashville some years
back at the same time Mr. Adair was
there, the object of both being a golf
tourney. -
Anyway, they met in Nashville and
have been good friends ever since.
* * *
<<T GOT to thinking about ‘Chick,’ up
L there In Chicago, probably with
his favorite links all covered up with
snow and Ice, and I thought he might
like to swing his clubs over our At
lanta courses ” said Mr. Adair. “So I
Invited him to visit me, and he, took
me up right away. Oh. he’ no stran
ger here. He was in Atlanta two or
three y urs ago, and played at East
Hake then.”
• • •
A LSO, here’s something else
Mr. Adair Is redesigning the Ath
letic Club course at East Cake into
what is expected eventually to be
one of America’s classic Inland
courses. It was a. mighty good
course to begin with. But Mr. Adair
has been planning for years to change
the plan to conform with that pub
lished In The Georgian some months
ago—his own pet Idea, gained from
experience on a hundred famous
courses In America and Europe.
So Mr. Adair is keen to get Mr.
Evans' opinion to the new plan, and.
while playing over the present course
the famous amateur no doubt will use
his practiced vision on the lay-out for
the future.
“ ‘Chick’ has played on every fa
mous course in the world, I suppose."
said Mr. Adair, "and his opinion is
eertalnly worth something in a mat
ter of this kind.”
TT mav be remarked in passing that
I every bunker except two designed
for the new course has been put in,
and‘all the putting gTecns sodded but
two and it is now a certainty that
the new course will ba ready for play
bv June 1, 1914.
* * •
E EVERTING to the pleasant topic
of Mr. Evans, it will be recalled
that Harrv Vardon and Edward Ray,
the great British professionals, after
their tour of this country last fall,
gave it as their opinion that Evans
was the best amateur golfer they era-,
countered, by no means excepting |
| Francis Oulmet, who defeated them
both in the open championship tour
nament at Brookline.
“We do not judge a player by hi*
performance in any one match, or
even in any one tournament.” Var
don told the English newspapers. “We
rate him by the manner in which he
takes hold of the ball and his gen
eral style and power to play And
by that standard we consider Mr.
Evans the best in America.”
• • •
C OME now more complimentary
notices from our British friends.
The latest copy of “Golf.” the cel
ebrated British weekly organ of the
game, edjted by Harold H. Hilton,
contains Mr. Hilton’s comment on the
selection of Vardon and Ray.
Mr. Hilton is about as well quali
fied to pass judgment on a golfer as
any man living, dividing, as he does,
with John Ball the honor of being
Great Britain’s greatest amateur golf
er.
We quote Mr. Hilton in his maga
zine.
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<<T HAVE always held the opinion,
* and moreover have expressed it
rather freely, that in his accuracy in
hitting his wooden club shots, and
likewise in his Iron play up to the
hole. Mr. Charles Evans, Jr„ 1s the
equal of any amateur player living
I saw enough of the Chicago boy’s
game at Wheaton last year to con
vince me upon this point.”
After which Mr. Hilton says more
very kind things about Friend Chick.
* * •
S O It is no wonder that’Atlanta golf
ers feel indebted to Mr. Adal!
for affording an opportunity to watch
"Chick’’ in action—for, of course, hs
will play while here.
Will a duck swim?
Sprint by Fogler
Fails to Gain Lap
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Spurred by nu
merous complaints of thefts and other
“strong arm” work. Deputy Police Com
missioner Dougherty and 30 men raided
Madison Square Garden to-day and
drove out the gangsters who have been
preying on the spectators at the six-day
bike race.
Seven men were arrested as suspects.
The raid took place during the hours
when the drowsiness of spectators made
them easy prey for pickpockets.
The race will end to-night, with the
00a 08t number of broken records that
has ever attended a similar event.
Fogler, a veteran rider, took the lead
of the Add shortly before 8 o'clock and
pedaled furiously in an attempt to stead
a lap, but failed. At 8 o’clock six teams
were tied for leadership and they were
11 miles and 8 laps ahead of the record.
Y. M C. A. FIVE WINS.
COLUMBUS, GA., Dec. 13.—In a bas
ket hall game her last night between
the regular Y. M. C A. team and a
picked team from the Atlanta City
I^eaguf the former won by the score of
71 to W. Peddy starred for the locals
and l.luk for tb* visitor*.
Boxing critics will soon be touting
Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul phan
tom, as the knockout kid, and
rightly so. Not in years were
fans given the shock they were hand
ed the other night when Gibbons
stopped “Wildcat” Ferns in two rounds
at New Orleans. Ferns needs no intro
duction to pugilistic fans, as he has for
years been known as about the tougheot
welter in the game.
* • •
Gibbons' achievement In putting the
Kansas City boy away deserves much
praise. Several weeks ago Mike met
-Timmy Perry, who is well known around
these parts, and knocked Jimmy out in
a few rounds. The feat, however, was
overlooked by many of the fans, as they
said that Jimmy was slipping. But
Gibbons’ knockout win over Ferns
proves without a doubt that he Is the
holder of a real punch.
• • •
Joe Mandot has made a good start
on his come-back campaign. Joe took
on Pat Drouillard in a ten-round go at
Windsor Wednesday night, and accord
ing to reports had a good shade on his
rival. If Joe buckles down to hard
training there is no reason why he
shouldn't be able to give the best of
them a tough argument.
• • •
Eddie Hanlon will be asked to stack
up against a wise old owl Tuesday
night in the person of Jack Robinson.
Jack, although well along in years, is
still able to beat youngsters who know
little of the game. But—they all meet
their Waterloo some time, and it would
not be the biggest surprise in the world
if fhis Hanlon boy spilled the beans.
• * •
Eddie is a stiff puncher and has tha
makings of a comer. Local fans who
saw Eddie floor Terry Nelson here a
few months ago know that when Han
lon hits, the receiver usually takes a
dive to the canvas. Robinson may still
have his good old head with him, but we
would advise him to stay clear of Mr.
Hanlon’s right hand.
* • •
Although McFarland has been beat-
K ig all his opponents regularly for the
ast five years, Chicago fans refuse to
rave over him. Packey was hissed and
hooted all through his go with Britton
McFarland’s tactics in making his op
ponents make weight, while he comes
in at eatchweight, is the cause of his
unpopularity.
* • *
Leach Cross will probably be matched
wifhin the next few days to box Bud
Anderson In Los Angeles. Anderson's
recent knockout win over Barrleau has
put hirp in line for another chance at
the Easterner.
• • *
The calling off of the Rltchie-Murphy
set-to has muddled up the lightweight
division worse than ever. Murphy In
sists that he is entitled to first crack at
the champion, while Rivers, Britton,
Cross and Welsh are all raving mad
They must now settle back and await
their fling at the title holder.
* • •
If “Kid” Young, Meyer Pries and
Charlie Lee are looking for a chance to
swing the padded mitLs, Frank Baker
says he will acocmmodate the trio.
Frank is tired of waiting for a bout
around these parts, but states that he
would like to put up one farewell exhi
bition.
• • *
Baker says he will box all three boys
on the same night, boxing four rounds
with each, and agrees to heat every
one of them. Also, let it be understood
that Frank doesn’t weigh one pound
more than any of these boys who are
demanding big price* to meet him.
WOLEAST PITS
IN A HI FOR
IIS OLD TITLE
Ad Says Ritchie Failed to Make
Weight for Murphy and Should
Join Welters.
By Eddie Geiger.
C HICAGO, IDE., Dec. 13.—Ad Wol-
izast From hla Milwaukee train-
lng camp astonished us by lodg
ing a claim to the lightweight cham
pionship yesterday. He based it on
the allegation that Ritchie was un
able to do the weight agreed on—
135 pounds—an hour before for Tom
Murphy, and that this was the rea
son the match was called off In San
Francisco. Here is what Wolgast had
to say over the telephone:
“I am the champion again. Ritchie
could not make 135 for Murphy. His
nose is not sore and It did not rain.
Willie belongs in the welterweight
class with McFarland and Gibbons.
Ritchie won the title from me by
unfair methods; I had no chance to
win that day. They were in there
to trim me. He was given the honor
on a foul Now' he can not make the
weight any more, so the title reverts
to me. This means that my fight
with Charlie White Friday night of
next week in Milwaukee will be a
championship affair. Of course I
can t lose the championship in a no-
deciaion contest unless White should
happen to stop me. I will be on the
lookout for that left hook, never fear.
Remember, I am the 133-pound cham
pion.”
It may be that Wolgast knows
what he is talking about on Ritchie
being unable to mak** the weight.
Willie was credited with making 135
at 3 for Leach Cross in New York,
but the commissioners are not very
strict on the weighing in the EaRt.
Anyway, Wolgast has lodged a claim
w’hich 1r bound to start a hot argu
ment with the California champion.
Hoppe to Defend Cue
Title Against Sutton
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
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NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—WiHie Hoppe,
the baJk-line Willard champion of the
world, has been challenged for the 18.2
championship by George Sutton, of
Chicago. The challenge was supported
by a $250 forfeit JJpon being notified
Hoppe accepted anq named February 3
and the Astor HotAl as the time and
plao* for the contest.
MR. LYNCH SPEAKS.
1 trust the leaffue will prosper,
That you will ne'er go broke;
I wish you every bright success—
/ also hope you choke!
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President Tener, of the National
League, says that his chief concern will
be to preserve the honesty of the game,
and ho seems to think that this will
take up all his time.
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The Baseball Writers’ Association is
going to hold a meeting in New York to
take a solemn vote on the “Cincinnati
base hit,” which is a device whereby a
man gets a single whether he makes it
or not.
• * *
The National League meeting reminds
us of a conclave of opium smokers.
Nobody ever mentions any sum less than
$26,000.
* * *
It Is true that these futurists can
paint noises, we would like to have a
full-length portrait of one of Billy
’Smith's "speeches” during that last At
lanta-Mobile series.
« * . •
TINKER PASSES.
Autumn and uointer the old refrain
Rings through the country from main
to main:
“Manager wanted for Reds again.**
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You can look for a general relief from
tension through the smaller cities of the
Atlantic Coast and the Middle West.
The International league and the
American Association have decided not
to inflict on the defenseless peasantry
of those places their interleague gou
lash.
* • *
The back-to-the-soil movement ought
to be strong among ball players. Rube
Kisinger is treated with the utmost
con side rat ion because he has a farm to
run out to when he isn’t.
• * *
“Since the newspapers depend so
fnuch on baseball for news ” begins
Governor-President Tener. Exactly!
Just as the grafters, in turn, depend
so much on the newspapers for pub
licity.
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FEAR.
A little line of print or tiro
Can fill the heart with dread,
When it trllx nr>me butther stew
In leaking from, the dead.
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Yes. Felice, the managers maybe sa|d
to be Tinker-ing
* * *
Jack Knight refuses to be traded to
Toledo by the Yankees. We should
worry.
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The Boston Braves will use the Red
Sox Park the greater part of next sea
son. The arrangement allows for the
housing of the former while a steel and
concrete grandstand Is being built for
the clan of G. Stallings.
• * *
HOPELESS.
There was a man in our tovm
Whose mind was thick rcith moss;
For he believed this salary wheeze
About the ne^c league boss.
3HERIDAN VS. DONAHUE.
CHICAGO. Dec. 13.—Mickey Sheridan.
South Sid** lightweight. has beeu
matched with Harry Donahue, of Pekin,
for ten rounds before the Grand Avenue
Athletic Club at Kanaaa City Decem
ber 18.
Brothers Have Habit of Losing
By H. M. Walker.
L OS ANGEI.ES, CAL., Dec. 13.—
“If I reach the next cor
ner without somebody drop
ping a safe on me or wopping me
over the head with a ladder I’ll feel
that luck is coming my way.”
Cigar store speech by Samuel Wal-
lach.
“This appears to be the open sea
son for the Cross family,” he adds.
“All I need now is news from home
that my house has burned down or
an epidemic of the pip has struck the
hired help. The first , gink that sa vs
‘Merry Christmas’ to me had better
duck and duck quick.”
The cause of Sammy’s grief is the
fact that both his fighting brothers
have acquired the habit of getting
licked. Aside from tne manager-
brother’s natural gloom at having the
family pride steam-rollered there are
financial cuts to heal. No manager
can smile when his entry is running
a bad second.
* * *
A BOUT one month ago Leach Cross
** had a 10-round tangle with Willie
Ritchie in New York and emerged
from the muss smeared with the con
viction that understiidying a world’s
champion is a had business.
Then came his trlp^to California
with a fine large tvfrenHy'-round lacing
w r aiting at this end^of the line for
him. And Leachesywould rather lose
to any man in the game than his old
tormenter, Joe Rivers.
“Brother” Phil Cross stepped into
the ring of the Atlantic Garden A. C.
one night last week for a scheduled
ten-round hook-up with Johnnie Al
berts, a New Yorker who has never
amounted to much in the record
book.
Seventeen minutes after the gong
rang a right cross whizzed through
the air, landed right on the Cross
head and Cross Wasn’t right until
much later in the evening, when he
woke up in the bathhouse.
Two brothers walloped in one week.
Why shouldn’t Samuel rave?
• • •
S eriously speaking, waiiach
takes the defea 7 t of his young
est brotl er greatly to heart. Phil had
made several first-class showings
and gave promise of developing into
one of our best little American welt
ers. It was planned to bring him to
the Coast this month and Promoter
McCarey had agreed to uae him in
three matches.
“In some respects Phil a better
man than Leach,” explains Sam.
“But he isn’t careful enough. Look
at Leach and Abie Attell. You never
hear of anybody stretching them out
on the carpet for keeps, do you?
That’s good management, another
name for caution.
“But Phil loves to slug. He’s a
regular Ketchel for pulling the sen
sational stuff. T suppose he traded
W'allops with Alberts and got the
worst of the trade. He’ll have to go
back and beat Alberts to get himself
on the perch again."
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‘VTvT” GOODWIN It! on- of the
1 ’ many who bellevo that Joo Rlr-
ers will yet be the world’s lightweight
champion.
‘Tve been going to the ringside for
35 years.” says the actor man, "and f
never saw a man ptrt up a hetter bat
tle than Rivers did against Crow.
"The Rivers of that night would
have been a hard proposition for
Ritchie to handle. f realize that
Cross was not at his best, but in the
best moment he ever knew Leach
-ould not have tamed the Rivera that
faced him.
"Joe la bound to improve if he
takes care of himself, and we may
yet he cheering him as tba title-
holder.”
• • •
A alone is against Ahia Attell tu
** his fight to regain the feather
weight championship.
According to San Franclaco report*.
Coffroth will bring Attell and Kll-
bane together In February.
When ".Tim” was inclined to argue
against the possibility of the match
proving a paying venture, Attell Is
said to have offered to protect the
promoter by financing the venture to
the extent of guaranteeing the "guar
antee" demanded by Kllbane.
It can not be denied that Attell !■
entitled to a return chance at the
crown he wore for »o many year*
But
“They never come back!" says Tom.
"How about Ketchel?" asks Dick.
A fresh field for an old argument.
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