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By Monty.
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” 01
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 Hal, as he 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
Is history. But he failed as a mana
ger—that, too. is common knowledge.
Then, when Harry Wolverton was
appointed as his successor, Chase,
disgruntled again, resumed his old
loafing tactics.
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T T7C> LVF7RT ON failed, and Frank
* » Chance was signed up to head
the team the past season. Chase
swore by all that was holy then that
he was going to “play his head off”
for the Peerless leader. He became
« 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.
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tiAXE Saturday afternoon last
shimmer, just before Chase was
traded,” 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 ha 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 of the chairs, with his face bul
led in his hands, and the tears
streamed down his cheek?. He sob
bed as if his heart would break. We
tried to console him, but he would not
speak. Before Barrett and T 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 be just
can’t play the way he used ^to. His
days as a star are over. Now hejs
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!
Sport Scribes Will
Pick Most Valuable
Player in Southern
Unexpected opposition was encoun
tered among Southern League mag
nates 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
of the contests for the three medals
off- red for the 1013 season.
The trophy next season will be in
charge of a commission of eight news
paper men. one sporting editor from
each city in the league. Each member
of the commission will vote for eight
players, bis first choice ' receiving 8
points, his second choice 7 points, and
: o on The votes of the eight scribes,
will be compiled and the player receiv
ing the highest number of points win
win the award.
BOXING LID STILL ON :
A N’DERSON, IN’D., Doc. 15.—Sher
iff Black, nf Madison County, h-ul no
tified the promoters of a prize fish;
ut Ehvood billed for Wednesday nistht
to call pff the same. Jack Dillon, of
Indianapolis, and Jack Jeffries,
brother of Jim Jeffries «'_>®
matched. The ban on the fish, game
In Madison County ten years pa>.
•will b© continued.
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Matty Baldwin Wins Decision
This is the. sixth of Ike series of the life and battles of Lightweight
Champion Willie Jiitchic, written exclusively for The Georgian.
Ebbets and Heydler
On National League
SeheduleCommittee
By Willie Bit due.
S AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 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 I look over
the past I know very well that I
made a bad showing that night.
The r.ext one in line for me was
Antone I^aGrave, 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 who 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 I wanted to
keep 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 mo, l had to do
some verv fancy stepping and stalling
around. Now and then I would go in
and slug with him, byt I finally boxed
him cleverly in the last two rounds,
and the decision seemed to suit the
crowd ■•ll 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-
tv Baldwin was in town, and they
were looking for somebody to flgh*
him Talent was scarce, and finally
.Jim Griffin came to me and offered
pip a proposition to go on w ith the
Boston boy. _ _
I was undecided at first, but Giiffln
k „nt :ift<*r me. and .“<> did my friends.
e me th- ;| 1 old line of
great future and a
; -are e to make a reputation tor my-
seif and finally I f-■ L .Mind you. up
this time I neve: had gone far
ther than eight rounds and all of my
opponents had been boys with local
refutations only.
. t e V , : set for August 30,
jr,!) I v.i:| never forget it os long
I live, became it ' ■ 1 my first
twenty round trial. JLsklwin at that
time looked like on- the lenders of
in, lightweight division, a one of
them had beaten him decisively, and
• \ •.■.•ore even tall Mg about send
ing him in agains v. vast for the
lightweight chami i -ns r*.
I trained hard for ?he battle and
reported at Dreamland in fine shape*.
Of course. Baldwin was about a o
to 1 shot over me, and 1 guess that he
figured that way. My seconds advised
me to take a chance and rush and mix
things up with the veteran, bur 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 bueher and a four-
rounder and a dub, and Ire told me
that he was just waiting to knock me
stiff. At first I took this stuff, and
then T 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.
I 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 I
could go the twenty rounds and finish
strong. I had heard so much about
four-round fighters blowing up that 1
was rather badly scared, because 1
was not sure of myself.
Instead of forcing things for the
first, fifteen rounds, I allowed 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 T was after him all
the time. He looked all in and aet^d
that way. 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 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 first fifteen
rounds that my only chance would
have been a knockout, and he stalled
me. all right. I sure did miss a grand
chance, for had \ 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 I had become the
champion? T 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# but
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 beaten Baldwin by wad
ing in. and he took me aside and illus
trated a few little tricks to me which
I have never forgotten.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.—President John
K. Tener, of the National League, has
Increased the membership of xhe
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.
Cincinnati Officials
Oppose Tinker Deal
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.—Several
members of the board of directors of
the Cincinnati National Deague ball
club do not approve of the sale of
.Toe Tinker for a cash consideration of
$25,000 to Charles II. Ebbets, of
Brooklyn. Others are satisfied with
the transaction in that form, but do
not believe the $15,000 net to be paid
Cincinnati is a sufficient 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 will 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-country run of
Georgia Tech will be held Saturday
afternoon.
The course will be from the school
to the waterworks and return, a (lis- i
tance of a little over three miios.
A handsome cup has been offered I
to the winning team, and medals to'
the first three men In addition toj
this, twenty pies and cakes, baked by
the wives of the members of the fac- j
ulty, will be presented to the next'
twenty men.
Old League Gets House Cleaning
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New Blood Comes Into Circuit
Heavies to Box in
New York on Dec. 22
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.- Battling J,e
vinsky, the sensational light heavy
weight, has b«>en signed to box ten
rounds with .Jim Coffey, the Dublin
giant, in th«* Garden, on December 22
The same night, in the same ring
George Rodel, the Boer, will tackle Fire
man Jim Flynn in a ten-round bout.
By Damon Runyon.
N EW YORK. Dec. 15.—They have
now made a pretty good job of
the house cleaning In Uie Na
tional Reague, 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 r 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 Plrillles, and Schuyler Britton, of
the Cardinals, could not abide the
mess they found on their arrival.
Jf there hat^ 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
as many of them as there were 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.
Lynch of th© 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 hisrtory. 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 tb baseball. It Is composed of
the progressives of the National
League, headed by John K. Tener,
and made up of the gentlemen named
along with Charles Hercules Ebbets.
the Squire of Flntbuwh. 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 symp
tom of a change, and he is a pro
gressive now.
If Ubarles Hercules were not al
ready a progressive, he would un
doubtedly be converted by his part
ners. the Messrs. McKeever—the
Messrs. Progressive McKeever. as we
might say, to give them their firm
name.
• ■ Harry Hemp
stead, Jim Gaffney, W. H. Baker end
Schuyler Britton are all compara
tively inexperienced in baseball af-
r iire. The former, who was the first
of the new’comer? to break into the
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 wee
why their business interests should
be Jeopardized by a lot of senseless
jangling.
Wanted to Uplift League.
Mr. Hempstead had notions about
uplifting th© 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 ha* 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 BrJtton, and a short an
swer Is unknown to them. Truly
these 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 presidenting. Time
alone can determine his fitness for
the poeitlon, but we do say that the
magnates of the league have showf 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 Tener’s fault,
and Tener has yet to come a cropper
on any job he ever undertook, if we
read his record right.
4\s for Barney Dreyfuss, Murphy
and Garry Herrmann, they are in the
movement, but 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 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.
Athletic Club Five
Will Meet Augusta
Quintet Saturday
The Augusta Young Men’s Chris
tian Association basket ball team will
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
low s:
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.
February 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
in a ten-round bout at El Paso, Texas,
on Christmas Day, This will be
Frankie’s first scrap since he lost to
Joe Rivers about one month ago.
‘Red’ Smith Here;
Thinks Dodgers Wili
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 with the Dodgers after the close
of the National League season.
“Red' r had a great season with the
Dodgers. lie batted at a .296 clip,
fielded way up among the third base-
men, and led the National League
batters 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,” aagn
Smith “He has a strong infield, with
Daubert on first; Cntshasg, second;
Tinker, short, and yours truly on
third. Of course, we are not mere of
getting Tinker yet, but I think Joe
will come along, especially if he gets
that $10,000.”
FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY TO-DAY.
BAR NEFTVTLLE, OA. Dea 16.—Tfc*
class football title at Gordon Institute
will be decided this afternoon when the
Juniors and Seniors meet in the final
game.
Vandy Eleven May
Play North Carolina
NA8HVIT2LE, TFJNN., Dec. 15.—It
was officially announced last night
that Vanderbilt probably would meet
North Carolina University in football
next season for the first time since
1900 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 Se-
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 he necessary to make the trip
to Ann Arbor,
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