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By ‘Bud’ Fisher
N. Y. EXPERT
Prince Hal Is Said To Be on Hi's
Last Legs as Big League
Performer,
Bv Monte.
N EW YORK, Dec. 15.—Poor Hal
Chase! They called him a
loafer, a four-flusher, a staller.
a grandstand player, a quitter, and
they say he was “laying: down” on
the New York Americans. And they
said that was why Frank Chance
traded him to the White Sox. Now,
listen to something that will surprise
you—Chase is on his last legs as a
big league ball player, and the next
season is likely to be his last in the
majors.
Prince Ha!, as h$ was called at the
height of his glory when the ac
knowledged peer of first basemen,
was guilty of all he was charged
with in 1910. He was accused of pur
posely laying down on the job so that
he could get the position of man
ager of the Yankees, then held by
George Stallings, with whom Chase
did not get along with at all. Chase
got Stallings’ job the next year—that
4^ history. But he failed as a mana
g'er—that, too, is common knowledge.
Then, when Harry Wolverton was
appointed as his successor, Chase,
disgruntled again, resumed his old
loafing tactics.
AAfOLVERTON failed, and Frank
W Chance was signed up to head
the team the past season. Chase
swore by all that was holy then that
4 he was going to “play his he*td off”
' for the Peerless Leader. He became
a hero worshiper of Chance. But he
continued to play poor baseball in
spots, and the fans howled, “He’s up
to his old tricks again—laying down
on the job.” The tough luck of it is
this—Chase was not laying down on
the job—not last year. It brings to
mind In a way the story of the boy
who called “Wolf” when there was no
wolf. But this time the “wolf” had
arrived, and the fans wouldn't be
lieve it. They thought Chase was
still a great ball player, but that he
wasn’t trying.
A Boston friend of Frank Chance,
a man to whom the P. L. is willing
to confide almost anything, is au
thority for a story told by the man
ager.
POLLY AND HER PALS
Aunt Maggie’s Making Chickens of ‘Em All
uQNE Saturday afternoon last
summer, just before Chase was
rraded.” says Chance, “the crowd got
after Chase and booed his every
move. When the game was over
Chase could not be found in the
clubhouse. He had locked himself in
one of the shower baths, and waited
until he thought everybody had
dressed and gone. But when he came
out Trainer Barrett and myself were
still there. Chase was crying like a
baby. He went over and sat down on
one cf the chairs, with his face bur
ied his hands, and the tears
streamed down his cheeks. He sob
bed as if his heart would break. We
tried to console him. but he would not
speak. Before Barrett and I left,
there were the beginnings of tears in
our eyes, too.
“The next day I went to Mr. Far
rell and said: See here, this boy
isn’t laying down on you. He’s try
ing to do his level best, but he just
can’t play the way he used to. His
days as a star are over. Now’ he’s
trying to accomplish things, but it’s
too late.’ ”
After Chase was traded to Chicago
he put up a sensational game for a
short while, but then slumped and be
gan to play mediocre ball again. The
Chicago fans, just like their New
York brethren, got after Chase and
accused him of loafing and even con
spiring to get Jimmy Callahan’s job
as manager. Chase, it is learned, was
entirely innocent of any such thing,
but the printed charges stung him
again, until now’ he is practically a
broken down ball player, both physi
cally and in spirit. Poor Hal Chase!
Juarez Results.
FIRST—Seven furlongs: Stanley S.,
105 (Vandusen), 5 to 2, won:
Compton. 103 (Teeny). 7 1, second:
Quick Trip. 105 (Groth), even, third.
Time. 1:26. Marie Coghill. Henry
Williams. Jessamy, Dromi, Bon Ton.
Reda., Zinand. Frank Wooden, Judge
Walton, No Quarter. Rioja and Joe
Woods also ran.
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Matty Baldwin Wins Decision
Ebbets and Heydler
On National League
ScheduleCommittee
This is the sixth of the series of the life and battles of Lightweight
Champion Willie Ritchie, written exclusively for The Georgian.
By Willie Ritchie.
SECOND—Selling, seven furlongs:
Acumen. 106 (Teahan). 5-2. won;
Mary Emily. 106 (Taplin) 7-10, sec
ond; Tom Chapman. 105 (Woods),
2-1. third. Time. 1:25 2-5. Swede
Sam. Moonlight, Oscuro. Ben I ncas.
C. w. Kennon. Commendation and
Hazel G. Moller also ran.
THIRD—Selling, five and one-half
furlongs: Luther. 104 (Vandusen),
6-1. won; Dominica. 107 (Taplin). 1-3,
second; General Marchmont. 106
'Woods), 2-5. third. Time 1:05. Par
lor Boy. Hasson and Titan also ran.
FOURTH—Five and one-half fur
longs: Manganese. 107 (Grothb . to
2, w'on; Blarney. 116 (Gross). 4 to 5.
second; Emerald Gem. 112 (Warring
ton), 1 to 3. third. Time. 1:05. Rea*
path and Birdman also ran.
FIFTH—Five furlongs: Doc Allen.
115 (Loftush 3 to 1. won: Bucx
Thomas. 115 (Gentry), even, second:
Colonel Curn, 108 (Claver), 2 to 1.
third. Time. :58 3-5. Conarne, <’or.-
jury, Ida Lavina, Dusky Dave. Mag
gie. Parnell Girl and Venovon also
ran.
SIXTH—One and one-sixteen? \
miles: Melts. 100 (Claver). 5 to 2.
won: Nannie McDee. 105 (Gentry). •»
to 5, second: Sugar Lump. 103 (Hth»,
7 to in. third. Tim**. 1:53. Cubon,
Lord Elam, Sir John and Wise Masjn
also ran.
S AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15—Aft
er my first bout with Johnny Mc
Carthy I felt that 1 was ready
for most anything. I found him the
toughest proposition of the bunch. He
gave me plenty of trouble, and he
started me thinking. 1 was a bit
dow'ncast. figuring that I did not fight
a good fight, and now' that I look over
the past I know very well that I
made a bad showing that night.
The next one In line for me was
Antone LaGrave, also some tough
lightweight then. He had just gone
fifteen rounds with Bat Nelson, and
had lost to Ad Wolgast, but still they
looked upon him as a rough and tum
ble fighter w'ho would give any of the
lightweights a battle.
This was the only match in sight
for me, so I accepted it. We fought
over in Oakland, and were supposed
to weigh 135 pounds. It looked to me
as though Tony weighed a ton. but I
did not raise any objection. I knew
that I had to beat him if 1 wanted to
k^ep forging ahead, and I made up
my mind to take a chance, no matter
what happened.
Anyhow', I got the decision after
six rounds of rough and tumble fight
ing. LaGrave kept after me all the
time. and. believe me, I had to do
some very fancy stepping and stalling
around. Now and then I would go in
and slug with him. but I finally boxed
him cleverly in the last two rounds,
and the decision seemed to suit the
crow'd all right.
Tackles Baldwin Next.
This victory made me ambitious,
and I felt that it was up to me to
break in the tw'enty-round game if I
hoped to do anything for myself. Mat
ty Baldwin was in town, and they
were looking for somebody to flgn*
him Talent was scarce, and finally
Jim Griffin came to me and offered
me a proposition to go on with the
Boston boy.
I was undecided at first, but Griffin
kept after me. and so did my friends.
They gave me the usual old line of
stuff about a great future and a
chance to make a reputation for my
self. and finally I fell. Mind you, up
to this time I never had gone far
ther than eight rounds, and all of my
opponents had been boys with local
reputations only.
The date was set for August 30.
1911. 1 will never forget it as long
as I live, because it was my flrst
twenty-round trial. Baldwin at that
time looked like on** of the leaders of
the lightweight division None of
them had beaten him decisively, and
they were even talking about send
ing him in against Wolgast for the
lightweight championship.
I trained hard for the battle and
reported at Dreamland in fine shape.
Of course. Baldwin was about a 3
to 1 shot over me. and I guess that he
figured that way. My seconds advised
me to take a chance and rush and mix
-things up with the veteran, but 1
thought to myself that the best thing
I could do would be to make a care
ful fight of it, so I did.
Loses to the Boston Boy.
Matty tore light after me in the
first round. He tried to get my goat.
He called me a bushel* and a four-
rounder and a dub. and he told me
that he was just waiting tb knock me
stiff. At first I took this stuff, and
then I began to hand some of my own
talk back to him, at the same time
keeping away from him and boxing
the best I knew' how.
1 really believe that I could have
knocked Baldwin out that night, or
else I might have given him a bad
beating, but I did not dare take the
chance. I wanted to make sure that 1
could go the twenty rounds and finish
strong. I had heard so much about
four-round fighters blowing up that I
was rather badly scared, because 1
was not sure of myself.
Instead of forcing things for the
first fifteen rounds, I allow'ed Baldwin
to do all the leading He certainly did
outpoint me, for I covered up and
boxed and skipped away when I
thought I was in danger
But when the sixteenth opened up
I felt strong and my wind was good.
I decided to take a chance. I waded
in and mixed things up a bit, and
Matty lost his smile and clinched when
I landed a right to the jaw
This gave me courage, and the bal
ance of the battle I was after him all
the time. He looked in and acted that
way. H? knew all the tricks of the
game, and he managed to fool me, but
still, if 1 had known about one-tw’on-
tieth of what I know' now, I sure
could have flattened him
Harry Foley to the Rescue.
All the fans who saw the battle
know that I had the last three rounds
by a big margin. But I am willing
to admit that he outpointed me. He
had such a lead in the flrst fifteen
rounds ‘hat my only chance would
have been a knockout, and he stalled
me. all right I sure did miss a grand
chance, for fi^d I slipped one over on
Baldwin I would have been right up
near the top.
Harry Foley refereed the battle.
Doesn't It seem strange that I should
have taken him as my manager two
years later, after 1 had become the
champion? I admit this myself, but
at the same time I always did have a
great deal of admiration for Foley.
He might have given me a draw'that
night and have got away with it. hut
he was too conscientious for anything
like that.
Of course. I never figured on Foley
as a manager then. He came to me
after the battle and gave me some
good, sound advice. He told me how
! could have beaien Baldwin by wad
ing in, and he took me aside and illus
trated a few little tricks to me which
I have never forgotteu.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—President John
K. Tener, of the National league, has
increased the membership of the
league’s schedule committee by the ap
pointment of Charles H. Ebbets. of the
Brooklyn club, and John Heydler, sec
retary of the league.
Barney Dreyfus, of the Pittsburg club,
will remain at the head of the commit
tee as the Governor's personal repre
sentative.
Old League Gets House Cleaning
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New Blood Comes Into Circuit
Cincinnati Officials
Oppose Tinker Deal
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.—Several
members of the board of directors of
the Cincinnati National League ball
club do not approve of the sale of
Joe Tinker for a cash consideration of
$25,000 to Charles H. Ebbets, of
Brooklyn. Others are satisfied w r ith
the transaction in that form, but do
not believe the $15,000 net to be paid
Cincinnati is a sutfleient return for
Tinker’s services. It is pointed out
that $15,000 will not be sufficient to
purchase from other clubs even one
first-class player, while the club is
in need of more than one good man.
A majority of the directors believe
that a trade of Tinker for other play
ers should and could have been ar
ranged to vastly more advantage to
the Reds. For that reason the deal
may be declared off and Tinker dis
posed of to some club that will yield
the Reds one or more players to
strengthen the playing of the team.
It is a practical certainty that Tin
ker w’ill not be with Brooklyn unless
President Ebbets agrees to some other
sort of a deal contemplating the ex
change of players.
Cross-Country Run
To Be Held Saturday
The annual cross-count r\ run of
Georgia Tech will be held Saturday
afternoon.
The course will be from tlie school
to the waterworks and return, a dis
tance of a little over three miles.
A handsome cup has been offered
to the winning team, and medals to
the flrst three men In addition to
this, twenty pies and cakes, baked by
the wives of the members of the fac
ulty. will be presented to the next
twenty men
Heavies to Box in
New York on Dec. 22
NEW YORK. Dec. 16. Battling l>>
vinsky. the sensational light heavj -
weight, has h» en signed to box ten
rounds with .lim Coffey, the Dublin
giant, in the Garden, on December 22.
The same night. In the same ring.
George Rodel, the Boer, wdll tackle Fire
man Jim Flynn in a ten-round bout.
Bv Damon Runyon.
N EW YORK, Dec. 15—They have
now made a pretty good job of
the house cleaning in the Na
tional League, and the hitherto musty
old organization is all polished up.
and presents a clean and inviting
appearance. There may be one or
two corners that the cleaners have
overlooked, but they will get at ’em
later on.
The new blood that came into the
league during the past couple of years
Is responsible for the rehabilitation
of the antique. Men like Harry
Hempstead, of the Giants; Jim Gaff
ney, of the Braves; W. H. Baker, of
the Phillies*. and Schuyler Britton, of
the Cardinals, could not abide the
mess they found on their arrival.
If there had been only one or two
newcomers they might have to stand
for the old order, but too many
strangers landed on the league at
about the same time, and they just
naturally drifted together for com
pany. Then, finding that there wer%
as many of them as there w r ere of the
other fellows, they started In to throw
things out the windows
It all began with the elimination of
Horace Fogel as year ago. At the
same time a muffler was applied to
Charles Webb Murphy, the celebrated
conversationalist from Chicago.
Lyneh of the Old Order
Finally, the new crowd went out
gunning for an able, responsible citi
zen to conduct their business on a
business basis, and they picked out
John K. Tener. the Governor of Penn
sylvania. What happened to John K.
is now a matter of history. It seems
that the house cleaners had nothing
against Thomas J. Lynch, but they
felt he belonged to the old order, and
so he had to go
A new combination has therefore
come to baseball. It is composed of
the progressives of the National
Teague, headed by John K. Tener.
and made up of the gentlemen named
along with Charles Hercules Ebbets 1 .
tiie Squire of Flatbush. Never let It
be said that we slighted Charles Her
cules in any matter. He was a pro
gressive long and long before the Na
tional league felt the slightest ojmp-
tom of a change, and he is a pro
gressive now.
If Charles Hercules were not al
ready a progressive he mould un
doubtedly be converted by bis part
ners. the Messrs. McKeever—the
Messrs. Progressive McKeever as we
might say. to give fhem their firm
name.
Curiouely enough. Harry Hemp
stead, Jim Gaffney, W. H. Baker and
Schuyler Britton are All compara
tively inexperienced in baseball af
fairs The former, who was the first
of the newcomers to break into th*
league, is a son-in-law of John T
Brush, the ablest legislator the league
ever had, but Mr. Hempstead paid
little attention to baseball. Like the
others, however, he was a business
man, and business men are very pe
culiar people in that they can not see
why their business interests should
be jeopardized by a lot of senseless
jangling.
Wanted to Uplift League.
Mr. Hempstead had notions about
uplifting tlie league before the others
arrived, but he had to wait until he
got able assistance, and then the
general uplift almost yanked the dear
old National League out of Its boots.
Another strange feature of the
change that has come over the an
cient organization is the fact that all
the progressives are alike in that they
are cheerful, good fellows. There are
few better than Hempstead. Baker.
Gaffney or Britton, and a short an
swer is unknown to them. Truly
thes»e be queer times in the National
League.
We are not saying that John K.
Tener will make a startling success
of his new' job of presldenting. Time
alone can determine his fitness for
the position, but we do say that the
magnates of the league have shouf a
disposition to yield to the sentiment
of the fans by picking out the best
man they could find and giving him
full swing for four years. If Tener
falls down that wdll be Tener's fault,
and Tener has yet to come a cropper
on any job he ever undertook. If we
read his record right.
As for Barney Drevfuss. Murphy
and Garry Herrmann, they are in the
movement, bpt not of It. They are
just being swept along by the gen
eral impetus of the vacuum cleaner
that is being applied to the league
They probabl.v do not object, because
it w : oulA do them no good to object
They belong to another regime en
tirely.
Garry Herrmann is still a member
of the National Commission, but that,
too, is something that will probably
be taken up a little later on. The en
tire National Commission has served
its purpose as it is now constituted
and might well be abandoned, but
granting that the commission is to
go op indefinitely, it is about time to
oust Garry.
Athletic Club Five
Will Meet Augusta
Quintet Saturday
The Augusta Young Mens Chris
tian Association basket bail team wdll
play the Atlanta Athletic Club bas
ket ball team in the third game of
the season next Saturday night on
the local club’s floor.
The schedule for the season fol
lows.
December 20—-Augusta Y. M. C. A.
December 27—Open.
January 3—In Columbus
January 10—Auburn.
January 17—Georgia.
January 24—In Birmingham.
January 31—Open.
F'ebruary 7—Birmingham Athletic
Club.
February 14—Mercer or Clemson.
February 21—Columbus Y. M. C. A.
RUSSELL TO BOX KNIGHT.
NEW ORLEANS. LA., Dec. 15.—
Frankie Russell, local lightweight,
has been matched to box Phil Knignt
4n a ten-round bout at El Paso, Texas,
on Christmas Day. This wdll be
Frankie’s first scrap since he lost to
Joe Rivers about one month ago.
‘Bed’ Smith Here;
Thinks Dodgers Will
Be Well Up in 1914
J. Carlisle ("Red”) Smith, third
baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers and
Atlanta boy, is back after a trip to
Cuba w ith the Dodgers after the close
of the National League season
“Red” had a great season with the
ledgers. He batted at a .296 clip,
fielded way up among the third base-
men. and led the National League
batter* in making two-baggers. In
ihe extra base department he was
among the first ten.
”1 think Robinson will have a first
division team next season." says
Smith. “He has a strong infield, with
Daubert on first: Cutshaw, second:
Tinker, short, and yours truly on
third. Of course, we are not sure of
getting Tinker yet, but l think Joe
will come along, especially if he gets
that $10,000.”
FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY TO DAY.
BARNESYILLE, GA., Dec. 15.—The
class football title at Gordon Institute
w ill be decided this afternoon wdien the
Juniors and Seniors meet in the Anal
game.
Vandy Eleven May
Play North Carolina
NASHVILLE, TENN. Dec. 15 It
was officially announced last night
that Vanderbilt probably would meet
North Carolina University in football
next season for the flrst time since
3 900. Negotiations have practically
been closed for bringing-North Caro
lina here on October 24
Other games scheduled to date are
Tennessee, November 7; Auburn, in
Birmingham. November 14. and R«-
wanee. on Thanksgiving Day The
matter of a game with Michigan is
being considered, but. on account of
the hard schedule, it is hardly prob
able that it will be attempted, as it
will be necessary to make the trip
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