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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
He Had It Once" I« Like Saying “He'd lie a Champion if He Could Punch
US II STAR, IS
N. r. EXPERT
Prince Hal Is Said To Be on His
i Last Legs as Big League
!, Performer,
By Monty.
*-rEW T’ORK. Deo. li P«uu Hal
Chase! They railed, him >
* Iojtfev. a four-flusher, a stalfer.
a,\ grandstand .player, a quitter, ajrid
they say lie was ‘ laying dqwn" jo'll
the. New York Americans. And they
said that was why Frank Charice
traded him to the White Sox. Now,
listen to something that will surprise
ypu—Chase is on his last legs as a
big league ball player, and the next
reason is likely to be his last in the
majors.
Prince Hal. as he was called at the
Height of his glory when the ac
^uow ledged ’peer of first basemen, j
V*\ r as guilty of an he was. charged j
with irr 1910. He was accused of pur- ;
posely laying down on the job so that j
could get th^ position of man*
'Lager of the Yankees, then held by
George Stallings, with whom Chase)
•*«i*Jd not get along with ai all. Chase
"‘got Stallings’ job the next year—that
lifst'dry. But lie failed as a mana
ger—that. too. is common knowledge,
fhifi, when Harry Wolverton was
Appointed as his successor, Chase,
disgruntled again, resumed his old
Toaflpg tactics.
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YXTOLVERTOX failed, and ‘ Frank
y ’ ('Chance was signed up to head
’The team the past season. Chase
swore by all that was holy then that
'■rthe was going to “play his head off"
lOr the Peerless i>ader. He became
a beco,worshiper of Chance. But he.
continued to play poor baseball in
spots, and the fans howled, “He’s up
to his old tricks again—lasting down
the job." The tough luck of it is
this—Chase was not laying clown 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. Biit this lime'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
tio confide almost anything, is au-
ij^htrTity for-a story told by the man-
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*t/\XK Saturday afternoon last
* . ^ smumer,-just before Chase was
’^traded.” says Chance, “the crowd got
after Chase and booed his every
, move. When the game was over
Ch&Se' could not be found in the
clubhouse, lie had locked himself in
one of the shower baths, and wailed
until • h3 thought everybody - had
dressed and gone. But when he came
£bwt Trainer Barrett* and myself were
still there. Chase was crying like a
baby. He went over and sat down on
wine of the chairs, with his face bur
led in his hands, and the tears
streamed down his cheeks. He sob-
Tied as if his heart would break. We
tried to console him. but he would not
speak. Before Barrett and r left,
• there were the beginnings of tears in
■ our eves. too.
f "The next day I went to Air. Far-
lr reli and said: ’See here, this boy
isn’t laying down on you. He's Hy
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
U.OO late.' "
After Chase was traded to Chicago
hr put up a sensational game for a
’ v vhort. while, but then slumped and be-
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
>i’r manager. Chase, it is learned, was
entirely innocent of any such thing,
but the primed charges stung him
igain. until now he is practically a
broken down ball player, both physi
cally and in spirit. Poor Hal Chase!
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Unexpected opposition was encoun
tered among Southern League mag
rates this ‘morning to the awarding of
the Rose trophy to the most valuable
player in the league. The club presi
dents remembered some of the trouble
that came last fall in the closing days
the contests for the three medals
"ff.ered for the 1913 season. ,
The trophy next season wilt be in
• barge of a commission of eight news
paper men. one sporting editor from
« j flrh city in the league. Each member
of the commission will vote for eight
pi|.a.vers. bis first choice receiving 8
quints, ills second choice points, and
so on. The votes of the eight scribes
will be compiled and the player receiv
ing the highest number of points will
w iri the award.
BOXING LID STILL ON.
ANDERSON. IXD.. Dec. 15— Sher
iff Black, of Madison County, had no
tified the promote s of a prize figh
;T El wood billed for Wednesday night
to call off the same. Jack Dillon, vf
Indiartapplis, and .Jadk Jeffries,
brother of 1m Jeffries. were
matched. The ban "tr the’fight game
Madison Count.' ten years pi-i
will b® con! in-u*- d.
C ^mp Loses First 20-Round Go
,, n << . t.t. tn . , ScheduleCommittee
Matty Baldwin Wins Decision
This is the sixth uf the series of the life an<i Imltlrs of Lighticdyht
Champion WiUic Hitehic, written exclusively for 'The (Jcoryiun.
By Willie Ritchie.
S AN FRANCISCO, Dev. 15.—Aft
er my first bout with Johnny Mc
Carthy I felt that I 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. I was a bit
downcast, figuring that I did not fight
a good fight, and now that ( look over
tlie past I know very well that J
made a bad showing that night.
The next one in line for me was
An tone EaGrave, also some tough
lightweight then. He had just gone
fifteen rounds w ith . Bat Nelson, and
had lost to Ad AVolgasi. but still they
looked upon him as a rough and tum
ble fighter who would give any of the
lightweights a. battle.
This was the only match in sight
for me. so J 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 1
did not raise any objection. I knew
that 1 bad to bent him if I wanted to
keep forging ahead, and I made up
my mind to take a chance, no matter
wiiat happened.
Anyhow, -I got the decision after
six rounds of rough and tumble fight
ing. EaGrave kept after me all the
lime, 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 1 finally boxed
him cleverly in the last two rounds,
and the decision seemed to suit the
crowd all right..
Tackles Baldwin Next.
This victory made me ambitious,
and I felt that it was up to me to
break in the twenty-round game if I
hoped to do anything for myself. Mat
ty Baldwin was in town, and they
were looking for somebody to fight
him. Talent was scarce, and finally
Jim Griffin cam© to me and offered
me a proposition to go on with the
Boston boy.
1 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 gieat 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 fai-
ther than eight rounds, and all. of my
opponents had been boys with local
reputations only.
The date was set for Adgust 30,
1911. I will-never forget it as long
as 1 live, because it was my first
twenty-round trial. Baldwin at that
time looked like one bf the leaders of
the ligntw eight division. None of
them had beaten him decisively, and
they were even talking aboil! send
ing him in against VYo'gast for the
lightweight championship.
I trained hard for the -bailie and
reported -a Dreamland in fine shape;
Of course. Baldwin was pbout, a T
to I shot over me. and'l guess lhat fie
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.- President John
lv. Tener, of the National League, has
increased the membership of the
league's, schedule committee by the ap
pointment of Charles If. F.bbets, of the
me to take a chance and rush anil mix i .. . . . . . . . „ ,,,
thin.. ,h. , H„, I Brooklyn club, and John Heydler. sec-
ret ary of the league.
Old League Gets House Cleaning
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New Blood Comes Into Circuit
j Athletic Club Five I‘Red’ Smith Here;
Will Meet Augusta j Thinks Dodgers Will
Quintet Saturday Be Well Up in 1914
things up with the veteran, but I
thought to myself that the best thing
1 could do would be to make a care
ful fight of it, so J did.
Loses to the Boston Boy.
Matty tore right after me in the
first round, lie tried to get my goat.
He called me a busher and a four-
rounder and a dub. and he told me
that he was jusi waiting to knock me
stiff. At first P look this stuff, and
then J began to hand some of my own
talk back to him. at iHe same time
keeping sway from him and boxing
the best I knew how.
I really believe that I could have
knocked Baldwin out that night, or
else I might have given him a bad
besting, but I did not. dare take the
charter. I wanted to make sure that 1
could go i lie twenty rounds and finish
strong. I had heard so much aboui
four-round fighters blowing up that 1
was rather badly spared, because 1
was not sur* of myself
Instead of forcing things for the
first, fifteen rounds. 1 allowed Baldwin
to do all the leading. Me certainly did
outpoint me. for l covered up and
boxed and skipper! away when I
thought 1 was in danger
But when the sixteenth opened up
1 felt strong and my wind was good.
T decided to take a chance. 1 waded
in and mixed things up a bit, and
Matty lost his smile and clinched when!
1 landed a tight to the jaw.
This gave me courage, and the bal
ance of the battle I was after him all
the time. He looked all in and a< t°d
thatWay. He knew all the trick of the
game, and he managed to fool me. but
still, if I had known about one-twen
tieth of wiiat 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 Tam willing
to admit that he outpointed me He
had such a lead in the first fifteen
rounds that my only chance would
have been a knockout, and tie stalled
me. ail right. I sure did miss a grand
chance, for had 1 slipped one over on
Baldwin I would have been right up
near the top.
Harry Foley refereed the ha I tie.
Doesn't it seem strange that f should
have taken him as rny manager' two
years later, after- I trad become the
champion? 1 admit this myself, but
at the same rime 1 always did have a j
great deal of admiration for Foley. J
He might ia\e given me a draw that j
night and hate got »wa\ with ii. hut
he was :oo conscientious for anything
like' tha 1 .
Of course. ! never figured nn Foley
as a manager then. He came to me
after- the battle and gave me some
good, sound advice lie told me how
I could have beaten Baldwin b\ wad
ing in. and he took me c^dde and > ins
trat'vi a lew tricks to m*- which
Barney Dreyfus, of the Pittsburg club,
will rempin at the head of the commit
tee as the Governor's personal repre
sentative.
Cincinnati Officials
Oppose Tinker Deal
CINCINNATI, Dec. J 5.—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
335:000 to Charles H. Kbbets, of
Brooklyn. Others are satisfied with
the transaction in that form, but do
not believe the 315.000 net to be pa d
Cincinnati is a sufficient return for
Tinker's service*. 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 thai# will yield
the Reds one or more players to
strengthen the playing of the team.
It is a practical certainty that Tin
ker will not be with Brooklyn unless
President Kbbets agrees to some, othar
sort of a deal contemplating the ex
change of players.
.Cross-Country Run
To Be Held Saturday
The annual croes-countr > run of
Georgia Tech will be held Saturday
afternoon.
The. course w ill be from the school
to the waterworks and leiuni, a dis
tance of a little over three mile ,t .
A handsome cup has been offered
to the winning team, and medals to
tlie first three men. in addition to
this, twenty pies and cakes, baked bj
the wives of the members <»f the fac
ulty. will be presenter! t«» the next
twenty men.
Heavies to Box in
New York on Dec. 22
figured i nit t w ay
At \
dtdsed i | fi;
NEW U>RK. Dec 15. Battling |,c
virskv. :h*» sensational light heg\>
weign, bo.* been signed ir* box i«n
rmirms w ■ Jim < 'ufTe; iije lAublic
giant, in *he Garden, nn December
't he *?’ii" night. >ri I lie same ’'icg
r>. T-ge rtodel. the R ( *«. w II tackle t r i|f'
man Jim Flynn in i o n round bout.
By Damon Ruuvoii.
N eKv Fork, Dec. 15.—They have
now made a prettx good job of
the house cleaning in the Na
tional League, and the hitherto musty
old organization is ill 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
late- 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 Jhe Giants; Jim Gaff
ney, of the Braves: YV. 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 were
a* many of them as there were of the
other fellows thwv started in to throw
things out the windows
It all began w ith the elimination of
Horace Fogel as year ago. At the
same time a muffler was applied to
Charles Webb Murphy, the celebrated
conversationalist front Chicago.
Lynch 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
tire progressives of the National
League, headed by John K. Tener.
and made up of the gentlemen named
along with Charles Hercules Kbbets.
the Squire of Flatbuvh. Never let it
be said that we slighted Charles Her
cules hn any matter. He was a pro
gressive long and long before the Na
tional League felt the slightest symp
tom of a change, and he is a pro
gressive now.
If Charles Hercules were not al
ready a progressive, he would un
doubtedly be converted bv his part
ners. the Messrs. McKeever the
Messrs. Progressive McKeever. as we
might say. to give them their firm
name.
«‘uriouslv enough. Harry Hemp
stead. Jim Gaffney. \Y. H. Raker and
Schuyler Britton are all compara
tively inexperienced in baseball af
fair* The former, who was the fit«t
of t e newcomers to break uto i s
league. Is a son-in-law of John T
Rrusit • :e shiest legislator league
ev *■ had. but Mr. Hempstead pair,
little attention to ha-’ebali. Like ihe
other- however, he ,i l ,;; iio--«
man and bwriness fmn are vet 1 pe
culiar people in that they v an 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 the 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 hre alike in that they
are cheerful, good fellows. ‘There are
few better than Hempstead. Raker.
Gaffney or Britton, and a short, an
swer is unknown them. Truly
these be queer times in the National
League.
YYe are not saying that John K.
Tener will make « startling success
of his new Job of presidenting. Time
alone can determine his fitness for
the position, but we do say that the
magnate? of the league have showl 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 will be Tenor s fault,
and Tener has yet to come a cropper
on any job lie ever undertook, if we
read his record right.
Ad for Barney Drey fuss. Murphy
and Garry Herrmann, they are in the
movement, but not of it. They are
Just being swept along by the gen
era! impetus of the vacuum cleaner
that i» being applied to the league.
They probably do not object, because
it would 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 on indefinitely, it is about time to
oust Garry.
Vandy Eleven May
Play North Carolina
NASHVILLE, TBNN., Dec. 15.—It
was officially announced last night
that Vanderbilt probabl.v would meet
North Carolina University in football
next reason for the first time since
190*1. Negotiations have practically
been closed for bringing North Caro
lina here on October 24
Other games scheduled to date are:
Tennessee, Nov ember 7: Auburn, in
Birmingham November- 14 and Se-
vvanee m Thanksgiving Day. The
matter of » 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
•Cl! be n*i-es:-.tr\ :•• inn Km In- ’ : j p j -
'Hie Augusta Young Men's Chris
tian Association basket bail team will
pla> the Atlanta Athletic. Club bas
ket hall team in the (bird game of
the season next Saturday night on
the local club’s floor
The schedule for the ?ea?on fol
lows:
December 30—Augusta Y. M. C. A.
December* 37-—Open.
January 3—In Columbus.
January 10—Auburn.
January 17—Georgia.
January 34 — In Birmingham
January Ji—Open.
February 7—Birmingham Athletic
Club.
February I4—Mercer or Clemson.
February 31—Columbus Y. M. C, A.
RUSSELL TO BOX KNIGHT.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 15.—
Frankie Russell, local lightweight,
has been matched \o box Phil Knignt
in a ten-round bout at El Paso, Tex.ifr,
on Christmas Day. 'Phis will be
Frankie’s first scrap since lie lost to
Joe Rivers about one month ago.
J. Carlisle ("Red”) Smith/ third
baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers anil
Atlanta boy, is back after a trip to
ctiba with the Dodgers after the close
of the National League season.
"Red” had a gieat season with the
Dodgers. He batted at a .396 clip,
fielded way up among the third base
men, and led tlie National league
barters in making two-baggers. In
the extra base department he was
among the first ten.
"I 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 I think Joe
will come along, especially if he gets
that $10,000.’?
FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY TO-DAY
BARNESVILL?:. GA.. Dec. 15.—The
class football title* at Gordon Institute
will bo decided this afternoon when the
Juniors and Seniors meet in the final
game.
Here is a fine old brand that
never varies in quality.
During all the years of its great success
it has never once lowered its original
high standard.
Alw ays made of choice leaf, selected for
its unusual mildness, and ripe, mellow
richness.
Piedmont is a cigarette imitators have
never been able to equal. W hole
coupon in each package.
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