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TI1 ft ATLANTA HKOKtiJAN AND NEWS V If H* The Umpire Is More l)espise(U but Fie Generally Lasts Longer Than the Manager /« 2T SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT Judge? JUDGE? Good Night, JUDGE! 3USINE5S AT Southern League Season Will Open April 15—Schedule of 1 154 Games May Be Adopted. 'I' 1 HK twelfth annual meeting <»f the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs passed into his tory last night in a quiet and order’v manner, and. as all the members firm ly believe, ushered in a most success ful season for 1914. The pennant for the Southern As sociation championship of 19111 was awarded to Atlanta by Judge Kava- naugh Each club was represented at the session, and the local club was praised f<> he clean and sportsman- !■ k• manner in which it won the rl ig last year. Following are the delegates and the cities they represented: Atlanta -% Frank F. Fa I la way. C. .1 Ryan and VV. A. fRE IDEA OF AIf |U_ MAVJE /Y"/CVi rc_ <*- -STJcVM VijiTM o»*- vaj'TH’OUT- M <J e — TUli l S. TYte ?<-Ace vMMGRe I LOST" (+AT — TWGV vuiooLP^r QeLiejETWF vumcto i told rrte*o that I UlAi Tl/P'iC P-UMHAuSeP- , r rvte-V J7MT AmVTV'MO- * u_ pur loo it \ OVSTC* sTts^i ’ ^RE G-OOO y QTYDlTW A/<S Some cgAiy nuT hit r*£ 3U0 <r£ 0 tJ TV* £ M'AT ' ^ 1 Court vvestiopv AuO HG l A\w£uL^ A/> AO BE qiUALLV CG^fc^ Iff TO PejT 0 F k TKF PEED ©A*Cy 460;T TV4/1 TIME J. R H Rough and VV. Andrews. Wilcox a n d oil son and Rriscoe Nunnally, Smith. Rirmingham- D. Smith. Chft i ta nooga Montgomery Bobby (jlilks. Mobile Z Ford. New Orleans A .1 Helnneman. ’lemphls Frank P. Coleman. .\\.,hvillc \V C, Hirsig. Officers Re-elected, l id;. VV. M Kavanaugh, who has oen with the league since Its organ- ation, was unanimously re-elected h*;ilent -secretary treasurer. The moguls all paid Judge Kava- ni.jgh a high compliment n put'ing name in nomination. 'Viptain W T Crawford, of Shreve- . u t. a as again unanimously elected v 1 •• president of the league. The position of second vice pres ; - ' nt was created, and this was given Charles Frank. President Frank 17, Callaway, of the local club, mad 1 the nomination, and in doing so stated that it was generally understood Mr. Frank would not be connected with the league nex; season, and that the league could not afford to be without his advice and experience. This announcement puts to an end the New Orleans end of the league. Frank will represent the Cleveland INDOOR SPORTS Famous Comedian-Player to Act as General Utility Man With Lookout Team. c AOIVNT UHI CASTRO will return to the Southern League ranka next spring, wearing the span gle<* of the Chattanooga club. He la going to have an easy job not a thing to do outside of being assistant manager, head coach, utility inliclder, utility outfielder, pinch hitter (???) and entertainer. O. B. Andrews, president of the Lookouts, and Castro tame to terms good Lou held out and received amount for his services With Lou out or. the coaching lines the Lookouts- will In one of the greatest drawing cards In the circuit. He is popular with every fan In the league, and bis Arlie Latham style of coaching has amused thousands. Mr Andrews is to be congratulated for the wise move h made in bring ing the Count back into fast com ps n y club in the South, as It was believ *d that he would, and the New Orleans capital will probably purchase Som ers’ Interest and name Helnneman president and Dobbs manager. The hoard of trustees elected w *r« A. J. Heinneman. of New Orleans, chairman. Frank F. Callaway, of A»-j lanta, and (V P. Wilcox, of Montgom ery. Dixie League Represented. Pomeroy an 1 Hood, representing j I , _ . r>. .ie i, g • .pa ired hrf.c, :h-> ! Diamond News and Gossip directors at tin morning session ml ’aid th«* plans of the Dixie League be fore them. The Dixie League moguls want to •hare ’he use of the grounds of the Southern League, but do not want to commence placing until the season oi 2915. The matter was referred to a com mittee consisting of President Kava naugh, Mr. Coleman of Memphis and Mr. Helnneman of New Orleans. This committee was instructed to go into the matter and report at the Mobile meeting. The schedule committee appointed to draft the playing date was the same as appointed last sea son. Charley Frank of New Orleans. C Z. Colmn. of Mobile, and O R An drews, of Chattanooga. Holiday Dates Awarded. The holidays were awarded to V t - ’anta. Birmingham. Chattanooga and Memphis, the last-named team get ting the place of Nashville, who had the plums lust season. These dates July 4 and Labor Day. are the only cates during the season where the receipts are pooled It was ruled and the motion made and car ried that the home cities should he given $100 each on these days before any of the receipts w* re turned into the common pot. The league was redistricted at the suggestion of Mr Colson, a memhi r .•f the committee who suggested that b\ so doing much mileage could he «aved by the non-Sunday ami the Sun .lav-playing towns being paired off. On his motion. It was ruled that the league he divided into north and ■iouth, Atlanta, Chattanooga. Mem phis and Nashville comprising the northern division, sod V«*\v Orleans. Mobile Birmingham and Montgom ery the southern. Two schedules are »o be drafted, one calling for 140 -atries an 1 the other 154 The season \ill open n April 15 BASEBALL! I'll 100 TO 0. To hr bos# of ihr Medley*. (Thenr are nift rugey \ ieir*.) Is the softest job in intsrhull You're not a thing to lose. By Tad 133-Pounders to Ignore Ritchie +•+ +•+ +•+ +•* +•+ +•+ Shortstop Mai unville’e father says that the hoy should have Muck to his trade as tinner The temptation to say something about going into tin when he's canned is well-nigh irresistible. Where "Matt\ Tells of Diamond Trag edies'* we look In vaii for a mention of that tim*- Mr Baker knocked u base ball down into Central Park and ruined a carefullx constructed hall game that Matt> had been working on for nearly nine innings Athletic Club Bovs ij Out to Beat Augusta Quintet Saturday RACING RESULTS It's getting so that any otu- who men lions n ei o hundreds of dollars around a baseball porting is met witti the dottI Una look. '1'he toy ot American League batsmen oner tin* m ws that Jack Coombs may ver pitch again is temp ted by the The Augusta Young Men's Christian Association basket ball team will play the Atlanta Athletic Club quintet Sat urday night in the third game of the local basket ball season. The Augusta five has a strong team this season and Toe Bean N wasting no time In an effort to get his quintet in the best of shape. The Athletic Club boys have won the only two games played on their sched ule Mils season and hope to win Sat urday's games also I fact that W'alter Not I 11*011 still i .1 If* Lord Makes Only Trades at Meeting at it will make an\ diUVreme i. D ip Ansi n hut the National League failed to \ot« him that pension which the> had voted to vote him lie knows their hearts are in llie right place, as well as their Kale. Inasmuch us the new boss of the Bos ton Red Sox is a hotel man it is highly probable the U< t. mans will be known this season as the “Bellhops." \ little indignation meeting between Tom L\nch. Hank o'Day. Bill Dahlen and Joe 'Pinker might he productive* of a few wuim series for the Not Stove League Ritchie-Murpliy Go Closed for Jan. 28 AT CHARLESTON. FIRST -Five and a half furlongs: Bulgarian, 115 (Pickett), 7-1, 3-1, 7-5, won; A1 Jones 115 (Glass), 9-5, even, 1-2. second; Cliff Maid, 112 (McTag- gart), 5t-l, 9-5, 3-5, third. Time, 1:09. Sir Cab'dore, Kettle Drum. Massenet, Dick's Pet and Jezail also ran. SKt'OND --Five and a half furlongs. Loan Shark, 108 (Frasch), 4-5. 2-5, 1-5. won; Loretta Dwyer, 9S (Mur phy). 20, 8. 5-2, second; Servicence, 108 (Martin), 9-2. 0-5. 9-2. third. Time, 1:08 3-5. Rye Straw. Snowflake. Hearthstone, Coming Coon and Harry Mi Intyre also ran. F. Robert, Rake. Sw®de Sam and Jack Laxson also ran. ENTRIES. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec '0 The Willie Ritchie-Harlem TomniN Murphy match is on again The pair were matched last night to box 20 rounds for the world's title on the night of January 28. The lightweights will box for James THIRD Fiw and a half furlongs Americas, 108 ‘(Corey), 12, 5-2. 7-10. Nvon; Amoret, 113 (Hanover), 7-2, 9-In. 2-5, second; Deduction. Ill (Glass), 30, It). 7-2, third. Time, 1:09. Hilar Path, Anri Tilly, Viley, Chester Krum and Robert Bradley also ran. FOURTH Six furlongs Adair. 105 (Buxton), 30. N, 7-5, won: L. I Winning Witch. 109 (Goose), 13-20, 1-4. out. second: Celesta, 105 (Matin), t». 8-5. 7-10. third Time, 1:15, Star Tom Lynch now to a player to fee ditional release ns what it means his little uncon- • (Troth under the same terms as those which governed the buttle that was . died off because af Ritchie's sore nose Ritchie is to receive a $15,000 guarantee with a privilege of 50 per cent of the gross receipts, and Murphy will split the (.•attaining amount with Coffroth. \bout 500 people attended the ban quet given Manager Robinson, of the Superbas. in Brooklyn recently, and the new leader of Charle> Ebbets club found it harder to make a speech than | to manage a ball club. Connie Mack doesn't think the Ath- I letlcs have a cinch «»n the American Two trades were pulled off at the League fug next 'eat I h- leader of .... ! the w.-rld - champ . ns says that if tirif- southem Association baseball meeting ti!h ge , s ■ iie real hitter, the Tigers two yesterday t more good plovers, or Wood and Walsh Briscoe Lord, manager of the Gulls i r * me back, the Athletics will hav traded Inftelder Charley Starr to New Orleans in exchange for Infielder Tepe UMPIRE QUITS GAME. WASHINGTON. Dec 16 Edward S. Handlboe. for two years an uiti- j pin* for the Xmerican Association. I has announced* his retirement from I baseball. He hu* accepted a position Nvtth a Washington business firm. . real battle for the pennant. Starr should prove a big help to the Pelicans next season, as the New Or leans club made up of a bunch of youngsters, and is in need of a veteran. The Gulls have been after Tepe for some time The Gulls also marie a trade with the Ynls President Hirsig of the Nash vllle team gave up Clayton Perry, the second-sacker. and in return secured Heinie Berger, the big right hand twlrler Dundee Held to Draw By Johnny Griffiths LOOKOUTS BUY PLAYER. NEW YoRK Dec 16. Secretary John R. jA'Sier, of the Giants, an nounced to-day that he had Sold U Manager Harry McCormlo!.. of Chat tanooga, the services of Fir: : Base- inati Monte Pfyl. RODGERS GETS DECISION. PITTSBURG. De. 16 -Mickey Rodg- era earne<5 .r decision over Hooks Kvans. both 4*/ Pittsburg, in a six-round bout iJtfr rfAb.e South Side Club laet night. CANTON. OHIO. Dec 16.— In a bout that was fast and full of action, but savage from g<>i>g to gong. Johnny Grif- j fiths. of Akron, held Tommy Dundee, the Ne vvYork lightweight, to a draw her* la.-t nig' •. the tuns wading through twelve rounds * f milling. It was a no- decisioft contest, but the newspaper de cision ailed the bout even. SOX LEAVE FEBRUARY 19. i CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-rSecretary Harry Grabiner. of the White Sox, has announced that the advance guard of the South Siders nvIH leave Feb ruary 19 for Paso Robles. Cal., >h*‘ spring training camp. CROSS AND ANDERSON SIGN. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16 I^each Crons, of New York, and Bud Ander s'p, of Medford. Dreg, lightweights, signet! article'; of agreement to-day for » twenty-round bout New Year's Day at Vernon arena Act teas, Bast ante and Ivan Gardner also ran. FIFTH -Seven furlongs Ix>st Fortune, 106 (Turner), 3-2. 11-20. 1-4. won. Behest. 104 (McTaggart) 9-5. 1-2, 1-4. second; Stella ta. 106 (Mil ler) 7. 11-5. 3-5. third. Time, 1:29 3-5. Vila. Patty Regan. Otranto, Single Ray also. SIXTH -Mile and 70 yards: Lin- brook. 101 (McTaggart). 6-5. 3-5. out, Nvon; Earl of Savoy, 106 (Doyle), 40, 15. 5. second,: Golden Treasure. 109 (Davenport) 40. 15. 5. thiYTt. Time 1:48 1-5. Ralph Lloyd, Dynamite. Dr Dougherty, Knight of Uncas and Stent or also ran. AT JUAREZ. FIRST -Selling. 3-year-olds and up. 6 furlongs: Retente xl02, Army Maid xl07. Carter L07. Swift Sure 107. Gold Dust 112, Billy Myer 112. Frank Wooden 112, Dahlgren 112. Joe Woods 112. Kv- ran 112. Foxy Mary 112. Binocular 112, Brack Bonta 112. Sinn Feinn 1H>. SECOND—Selling. 2-year-olds, 6 fur longs Round Up xlOl, Milton Robleo | x 102. Bob Hensley xl03, Augustus l Heinze 103. Malay 107. Prospero Son 107, Ed Luce 111, Sosius 111. THIRD Selling, 3-year-olds, 5Vi fur longs: Tyree 100. Frazzle 105. Marsand 105. Rose of Jeddah 105. Ursulla Emma T08. Pendant 108. Thistle Belle 108. FOl RTH All ages, Axteca handicap, mile: Voladay. Jr.. 100; Just Red 100, Vested Rights 108. Bonne Chance 112. FIFTH Sefifng. 2-year-olds, 5 fur longs: Ajax 102. Maid of Norfolk 102. General Warren 102. Say xl05, Thomas Hare x105. Muv Buena xl08. Lt Estrella 110. George 110. old Goteh 110, Ala baina Barn 110. Ida I-avinja 110, Art Rick M3. SIXTH Selling. 3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs King Radford 107, Masurka 107. Eye \Vhite \107. L^bold xllO, Fa- neuil Hall 112. Tom Franks 112. The Fad M2. Island Queen 112. Balrfmia 112, Chilton Trance 112. Galley Slave 112 x Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather cloudy: track heavy Cincinnati Wants Two Players and $15,000 for Tinker CINCINNATI. Dec. 16.—Two play ers. a pitcher and an outfielder, to gether with $15,000 in cash, are asked from the Brooklyn club by the Cin cinnati club in exchange for the serv ices of Shortstop Joe Tinker instead of the straight sale of the player to the Brooklyn club for $25,000, as had been arranged by President Herr mann and Ebbets last week. This action was decided on, after the board of directors of the Cincin nati club had overruled the action of President Herrmann in making the deal. AT JUAREZ. FIRST Six furlongs May L., 112 (Groth). 3-2. 1-2. 1-5. won: Hyki. 115 (Loftus), 7-5. 1-2, 1-4. second: Woof. 105 (Dl§htnan), 20. S. 2, third. Time, 1:22 2-5. Ularibel. Panhachapi anti Prospero Boy also ran. SECOND—Mile and a sixteenth: Judge Walton. Ill (Guy). 6, 2. 1, won; Downland. 99 (Ford). 20, ( 8. •*. second; Jim Caffata. 108 (Yandusen), 6„ 2, 1. third. Time. 2:00 2-5. Clin ton. Bluebeard. Oscuro. Zinkand and Defy also ran. THIRD—Mile and a sixteenth Sleepland, 108 (Ormes). 5-2. even. 1-2. won; Forge, 97 (Haynes). 6. 2. even. : second; C W Kennon, 108 (Taplin). s, 3, 3-2, third. Time, 2;00. Cordie l AT CHARLESTON. FIRST Purse. $300. all ages, sellit^;. 5 1 '.. furlongs: Deerfoot, Dr. Jackson. Willis, Clem Beachv 115, Camellia. Judge Moneke. Clifton Queen 115 Pikes Peak 107. xHelen M. 94. xTheb Cook 113. Margerum 115 Malik 102. SE('»>NT) Purse $300. all ages selling 5*2 furlongs: xCharles Cannell 94. Elsewhere 115. Incision 115. xllenotic 110. Vigorous 118 xHandseletta 107. El sie Herndon 115 Luria 112. Golliwogg. 115. Tony W 116. Flatbush 99. THIRD Purse $300 2—year-olds, sell. Ing. 6 furlongs: xTrademark 104. x(^a- raqua 98 xSlngle Ray 91. Supreme 109. l.^ia 101. x Woodrow 100 Thelma I 107. Ambition 111 FOURTH Fort Moultrie. selling stakes of $1,200. 3-year-olds and up. 7 furlongs: xArmour 109, xSherwood lit. Grosvenor 102. Dartworth 112 Joe Diebold 112. Duquesne 115. Colonel Ashmeade 107. Prince Ahmed 112 FIFTH Purse. $400. all ages, handi cap. o l <2 furlongs: Miss Gayle 96. Gold Cap UT 4 Cam peon 108 Monocacy 100, Lady l ightning 108. Madges Sister 85. SIXTH Purse. $300. 3-year-olds and up. selling. 1 mile: xPort Arlington 106. xMycenae 106 xCharles F. Grain ger 106. Reno 106. xKinder Lou 101. \l>ady Orlmar 106. Plain Ann 111. Yan kee Pooh 111. Queed 106. Rernadotte 10 Vdlthorpe 114. Ruisseau 111 \ Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather clear, track fast. PRETTY SOFT FOR CARPENTI ER. LONDON. Dec. 16.—A Central News dispat' h says that the Pallad : im Mu sic Hall In London has offerer! Georges Carpentier. the middleweight champion of France, w ho recently \ n - Dated Bombardier Wells, a salary of $2,500 a week. Carpentier’s manager has been compelled to decline the of fer, as Carpentier has already ar ranged to appear at the Folies Ber- ^eres In Paris. BOXING PAYS FOR WISCONSIN. MADISON. WIS.. Dec. 16—The State’s share of boxing receipts for three and a half months, under the Hedding boxing law. reached $3,994 to day with the receipt of a check of $752 from the State Athletic Commission. M’AULIFFE BEATS HOUCK. BRIDGEPORT. CONN.. Dec 16. Young McAuliffe, of Bridgeport, won the decision over Tommy Houck, of Philadelphia, in a ten-round bout be fore the Liberty Athletic Club here last night. KETCHEL TO BOX SHULTZ. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Larney Lichten stein has matched Steve Ketchel with Battling Shultz, at Toledo. Ohio, for ten rounds on New Year’s Day. Steve, meets Tommy Bresnahan in Pittsburg Friday night in a six round bout. "THE OLD RELIABLE** REMEDYforM AT DRUSSISTS.OR TRIAL BOX BV MAIL SO* FflOM PIANTEN 93 HENRY ST. BROOKLYN.NY. - -BEWARE OF IMITATIONS- Real Lightweights to Organize By Left Hook. T HE Amalgamated 133-Pound Lightweight Boxers' Associa tion, to which only ringmen "ho can scale 133 pounds at the ring side for a combat are eligible, is in process of organization. This is no idle dream, according to information received from Nate Lewis and Tom my Walsh, managers respectively of Charlie White and Joe Mandot, who are acting as sort of 4 advance men and press agents for the association. They are in communication with the managers? of the leading 133-pound boys of the country and expect to have a startling announcement to make before long. A constitution and by-laws will be drawn up. annual dues fixed and officers elected. One important feature will be a heavy fine imposed on members who sign articles to meet pugilists heavier than 133 pounds. The aim of the association is. of course, to eliminate such fellow's as Willie Ritchie, present champion, and to keep the lightweight title where it belongs, among the real 133-pound lads of the ring. The movement was started when it became evident that Ritchie, who was handed the championship on a foul in the sixteenth round of a stubborn fight with Ad Wolgast. intended to raise the weight limit from that at which he secured the title', namely, 133 pounds. This action on Ritchie’s part makes it impossible for any of the boys who have b< en battling at the championship weight of 133 pounds, which Gans. Nelson and Wolgast all allowed was the proper poundage, to fight Ritchie on his own weight terms and have a chance* to win. Murphy Match an Example. Ritchie’s match with Tommy Mur phy. which was called off the other night for some mysterious reason, is an example. Ritchie had agreed to scale 135 an hour before gong time for Murphy, meaning about 137 at the ringside. Murphy was forced to accept the champion’s terms. So lit tle chance did the betting public think Tom had at that high poundage that Ritchie was a 10 to 4 favorite several hours before the bout was scheduled to have started. There are plenty of 133-pounders of class in the game, and they seriously intend to get together and fight it out for their championship. Ritchie will be referred to by them as the heavy lightweight champion and told to mingle with Packev McFarland. FTeddie Welsh. Eddie Murphy and Jack Britton as often as he pleases, but to leave LIGHTWEIGHTS alone. Just look at the lis. of 133-pound- ers who are corking cards about the country right now. Besides White and Mandot. the boys mentioned above, there are Ad Wolgast. now handled by Frank Mulkern; Johnny Dundee, managed by Scottv Mon- tieth; Johnny Griffiths, the Ohio sen sation, who permits his dad to do his business; Tommy Murphy, teamed b> Jim Buckley; Leach Cross, looked after by his brother, Sam Wallach. and Joe Rivers, who listens to what Joe Levy tells him. About four of them are claiming the title already The Association Has Class. They form a dandy bunch of real lightweights, at that, and what * time they will have scrambling for the championship if they go through with this plan. There is no reason why they can’t either. If all of them ignore Ritchie completely unless ne consents to do 133 ringside for one >' them, where will Ritchie be? Xut in a choice spot, believe us. Half of that gang can lace him at 133. The organizers are a bit worried about Buckley and Levy, who are angling for Ritchie matches for Mur phy and Rivers But they expect to show them the light before long, and to bring them into the fold. The other managers are with them to a dot. They say a champion can dictate He always has in the past. Perhaps this will be the first time where the reverse has been the case. Organ! zation accomplishes wonders. Go to it, gentlemen. Gibbons Hands Hirst Lacing for Six Rounds PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.—Boxing is play for Mike Gibbons. St. Paui ring sensation. He gave Joe Hirst* of this city, a bad lacing in a six- round bout at the Olympia A. A. last night. The fight went the six rounds because of Gibbons’ stalling tactirs Any time after the second round Mike had opportunities to put the game lo cal lad away, but when Joe was stag gering and in a bad fix Mike always managed to let up in his work. GENTRY HONORED. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Cyrus S. Gentry, graduate and director of athletics of McKendree College. Lebanon. Ill., has hepn awarded the Rhodes scholarship at Oxford College for Illinois. He was chosen from among six who passed the Oxford examinations. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ey. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. Going up—the number of Fords in world-wide service. Going down—the cost of motor car transportation. More than three hundred fifty - five thousand Fords now in use are keeping trans portation cost at a minimum the worlel over. Five hundred dollar* is the new price of th* Ford runabout; the touring car is five fifty; the town car even fifty—f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get catalog and particulars from Fora Motor Company. 311 Peachtree St.. Atlanta. Ga.