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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, • AiS . \] [an to A [an, Which Woulc [ You Rather Be, Huerta or Carl Morris? IS HAVING GOOD III HUNTING If You Don't Believe It, Read This Letter From the Crackers' Great Backstop. SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT Judge? JUDGE? Good Night, JUDGE! TV*e IDEA OP ASKING- If i, I HAUC AAV OV iTt,T - •STEV' VUiTH oA \aj *TvfOOT"■ Hurt TUi j. i fc tv* ?i-AC6 vj netie I LOST AAV F*AT— TWEV vfOOULPwT OiaiB/t ME aimk-vj i mi_o tmfja iha r I \XAS 7JV0667 SOMHAuSER. IP JTAAT AwV rvd M Or -T0 OAV * LA. C.UT LOOSE I r> HIS t$ (he fourth of n sene* of letter* from member* of the Cracker*, the Southern League pennant i/inner*. It i* from Harry ( haptnan, the great young hark*top. Thomas, Okla., Deo. 12, 1913. W S. Farnsworth, Sporting Editor, The Atlanta Georgian Dear Bill: T guess you think I am a little slow in answering your letter, hut I have Just come home from a big hunt of 24 days on which I had a dandy tim** You asked me to write a letter for your paper, telling what 1 have been doing since I left Atlanta. Well, here goes. I left for Cincinnati from Knox ville and stayed two weeks with a boy friend in that city. We put in most of our time going to shows while in the city, and when not in the city we were at his ramp on the Miami River fishing boating, kodaking and eating large feeds that the cook would have fixed for us when we came in. and we sure did enjoy them - at least, I did. and I am most sure my pal did. as he was not used to the out-of-door life as I was Sure was a great treat for me to have a place of that kind io go to after those 26 days of hard fought battles at old Ponce DeLeon, in which 1 gave the man ager and fans everything I had. *ven if I did have two ribs caved in. Rut there was too much at stake to think of as small a thing as two broken ribs Rut at times they would make me think of them. Rut I should worry, they are all right now. •Speaking about giving every- ihing I had. 1 want to say that every fan gave everything that had. if not a little more. In fact, all the boys on the bench thought the world had or was coming to an end. the noise was so loud. There were times when we could not un derstand each other without talk ing in each other's ear. So that is what 1 call rooting, and I hope they keep the good work up next season, and I am sure they will. The Crackers are going to give them something to root for. So. get ready for that big day when the umps yell "Play Ball. 1 ' Landed home from Cincinnati O. K . and w r as glad to get hack, as anyone would be after they are away for seven months. Was home only two days and went to Texas for a prairie chicl^n hunt Was gone a week. Drove through in a car Had a dandy time and killed 38 chickens. it took us one day and part of the night to make the trip, a* we were heavy loaded and '•ould not drive fast, and the roads are not the best. Came home from that hunt and took life easy for a while, about two weeks, 1 guess. We had a little snowstorm from the north and that makes duck shoot ing good out here, so 1 hit out for a good lake 42 miles from here. The storm did not last but a short time, so 1 did not stay long We got there at 3 p m and at JO a. m the next morning we -were getting »n the train with 93 ducks, and that is more than any other two hunters have ever brought in So 1 guess we are champs. Have taken a number of small duck hunts since hut never had such good luck And by that time the quail season had opened, and three of us had been planning on a big hunt as soon as the season was open for quail, which was Novem ber 15. On the 17th we loaded our wagon for the trip, so we could get an early start on the morning of the 18th, on which we left in a covered wagon and landed back home the 10th of December. Now. apyone that never took a trip of that kind does not know what fun and good times are unless they go and see for themselves No use of me to tell you what it is like, and how much you will eat and how good you will feel Of course. I mean if you like the out-of-door life and to hunt, camp out and sleep in a tent or in a sleeping bag 1 will take a sleeping bag for mine. We had one big time, killed a world of quail, but very Vw ducks, as it was not duck weather while we were gone We salted a lot of quail down while we were out and they were fine and dandy when we landed back home So we can have quail and not have to hunt them for some time Think I have enough hunting to do me for a while So think 1 shall sit around the Are and rub off some of those foul tips I got at Poncy snd try to gam a few more pounds 1 have gained fourteen pounds, and that is about all 1 need, for no body loves a fat man—not at Poncy, anyway. If Manager Smith can find play ers to All the places of those he lost, and I think he can. even if it is hard to do. we'll be in the race again. Smiths long suit is to find players .iust a little faster ’han the other managers have Then he tells them what to do. and they go and do it Sc* fans leave it to Rill, as they call him. and don't worry until we lose six in a row I am all <> K up to date, and 1 am going to take life easy until time for the training season and 1 will be one of the first to want to nee what some of the new pitchers have and will bring all the pepper there is in Oklahoma—and they have a lot of it out here. So good luck and good-bye and a Merry <*hr;stmas and a Happy New Tear to one and all. Yours trul>. HARRY E. CHAPMAN. Sporting Food By GEORGE E PHAIR * J. TINKER SINGS. My country, 'ti* from thee. Sweet latul of liberty. From titer I stray. To Brooklyn / must roam. Aero** the raging foam. And leave my happy home, The V. S. A. I love thy rock* and rill*. Thy wood* ami templed hill* And tdher scene*. 1 would prefer to be, Chicago, III., with thee. But Brooklyn offers me W,000 bran*. Mr. Tinket, however, will not be compelled to spend the whole season in Brooklyn. The seven other c'ties on the National League circuit are in the United States. Yagotta hand it to Mr. Murphy for his gallant effort to land Joe Tinker. He was willing to spend anything but money. Mr. Murphy whh runner-up in the Tinker deal, thereby getting half t he publicity without investing any capi tal. Jess Willard deserves great credit for his overwhelming victory over One-Round Davis. He outweighed his man by a b*re 50 pounds. Consider what a scant margin is 50 pounds in a prize fight. Gunboat Smith does not outweigh Johnny Coulon by much more tha n that. In spite of his defeat, it must be admitted that One-Round Davis more than lived up to his name He lasted a round and a half. Fortune is a finicky old dame. For instance, Art Butler was married on the same day he was sentenced to play with the Cardinals. FINANCIERS. Where are the champ* of yesteryear Who hung around buffets. And spent their pile foi quart* of t hen. And turned Ilirir nights to days? The old time < humps hai r wandered hence. And modern champs prevail. Who would not squander thirty f rents To save a friend from jail. There is no truth in the report that Georges Carpenter has earned $200. 000, although he may have collected that amount for whipping English heavyweights. There must be a mistake in the re port that Willie Ritche is wearing an ice pack on his head. It must be a hot water bottle on h»s feet. Report# from the Ju«rez track indi- oate that new records are almost as numerous as new revolutions. Per*ever«nce always brings suc cess After trying out approximately 14,000 dedication. Charlie Ebbets finally has corralled something worth j while dedicating. A competitor in a six-day race has a distinct advantage over a specta tor. Being always on the move, 't is difficult to pick his pockets. Besides, he has no pockets to p'ck. GEOGRAPHY. " Where t* Brooklyn spoke the teacher. To her class (me winter day. "Brooklyn." said a bright young creature, "I* where Tinker soon will play." Harvard Will Elect 1914 Captain To-day i A M RR1DG K. MASS . Dot 17 The Harvard football team will hold a meeting here to-day to select a captain for the 1914 eleven It seems certain that Charley Brick - ley, the team's great halfback, will get the place, though Walter Trum bull. the big guard, has quite a few supporters. Eighteen men are eligi ble to vote for the captain BRITTON VS. DEWEY NEW YORK. Pec 17 Jack Britton, who has been laid up with a heavy ,-r*ld for a few day?, j? well again, and Las be*»n secured to meet A1 Dewey, the Wilkesharre. Pa welterweight, for ten rounds at a show ro he brought off at Wiikesbarrc next Monday night. INDOOR SPORTS By Tad Baldwin Defeat Hurts Ritchie +f»S* *}*•+ Champ Later Wins Over Britton This is the seventh of the series of the life ami battles of Lightweiqth Champion Willie Ritchie, rcritten exclusively for The Georgian. Four Teams Enter in Cross-Country Run At Tech Saturday lire cross-country race that will be held at Tech Saturday afternoon is ere a 11 tig much interest among the stu dents. The rate has been an annual affair, the students entering for themselves and running for individual prizes alone This \ear a new plan will be tried out by the school. At Tech there are three dormitories, namely, the Swann. Knowles and one that is known as the Shacks. The stu dents that reside In Swann will compose one team, the students of Knowles an other and the men In the Shacks, to gether with the men that axe taking the co-op course, will form another. For the day students, that is students that reside in the city, another team will be formed, making a total of four teams to enter the race. Pfyl Reinstated; To Join Lookouts NEW YORK, Dec. 17— Montgom ery Pfyl. a left-handed first base man. was reinstated by the New York National League club yesterday and released to Chattanooga, of the Southern Association. Pfyl received a try-out with the Giants four years ago and later jumped to the Califor nia outlaws. He applied recently for reinstatement. ‘Bobby' Baugh Declares War v*v *!*a*r v • *1* v*v *r • v +*v Attendance Record Is Up Again ( Jack Johnson Fights Frank Moran Jan. 25 TORONTO. ONTARIO. Dec. 17.—In a letter to Tom Flanagan from Paris Jack Johnson says he has signed up for two fights He meets Jim John son. a big negro who. a couple of \ears ago. masqueraded over Europe as Jack Johnson, at Paris. December i9 He fights Frank Moran in Par s January 25 for twenty rounds. John son asks Flanagan to go over to han dle him for the Moran fight. No men tion is made of the purses hung up for the two fights. NEW BOXING CLLB IN GOTHAM. NEW YORK. Dec. 17 Jess and Ed McMahon, the local boxing promoters, plan to operate another big boxing club. 1: is understood that the> will be grant ed a license to conduct bouts at the New Star Casino at One Hundred and Seventh street and Lexington avenue B\ r O. B. Keeler. "A RIM-VISAGED War is about to •j- wrinkle up his Lowering Front once more and embroil two moet excellent cronies and a couple of large and prosperous cities, to say nothing of a brace of ball clubs. Frank Callaway and Bobby" Baugh are at it again That means that Atlanta and Bir- mingliam are hooked up in a chal lenge match as to the attendance rec ord for 1814. as well as to which team will show ttie fattest percentage col umn at the end of the season. Following is the manner of the declaration of war. * * • AT the annual dinner Monday night 1 * at the Hotel Ansley, Mr. Baugh made a speech. The mere fact in itself was not unusual Mr. Baugh has made speeches before. But this speech was a highly incendiary af fair. First. Mr. Baugh grudgingly com plimented the Crackers and their president. He really said some very nice things about them, and about the dinner, and about the town—you know how such things go. But the more Mr. Baugh talked, the higher his gorge rose He was thinking about that at tendance business. And finally Mr. Baugh unfolded, signed, sealed and delivered the fol lowing tirade against Major Calla way : • • • “THAT man Callaway.' said Mr. * Baugh, "doesn't know how to take a joke Besides, he’s a Mean Guy. When I get through telling vri about him you will begin to wonder how the well-known integrity of baseball is maintained as long as Frank Callaway is mixed up in it. Oh. I'm going to expose things. 1 ami "It was this way. "Last year you may remember we had a little affair something of this order over in Birmingham ! w s compelled by circumstances over which I had no control to say a few genial words to the assembled guests, this Callaway person being among them. "In the course of my remarks it is quite possible I hinted that Bir- mingham was going to win the pen nant again, and, furthermore, was going to beat Atlanta out in atten dance I say, it is possible 1 may have let fall some such hint* 1 * • “MOW. I contend that this man A ^ Callaway has no sense of hu mor. justic or proportion, to say nothing of the eternal fitness of things. He can't take a joke. "He took my mild hints just as if I had meant them. And then what does he do? Why, gentlemen, he goes to work and enlists the Ad Men's Club, and the Chamber of Commerce, and some Royal Rooters or other, and all the Atlanta news papers. and I don't know what all besides. And his blamed club not only wins the pennant by the grace of that stout party at the right of the toastmaster (loud cheers for C. Frank), but his blamed town also ups and snows under Birmingham in attendance. and percentage, and everything else. "Now'. I put it to you fair—has a man like that any business in a sportsmanlike game?" • • • AND then Mr Baugh abandoned himself to threats. "But we re going to get you yet. ' he assured Mr. Callaway at the top of a very robust pair of lungs. "You can't take a joke, so were nor going to joke this time. Birmingham is going to wallop Atlanta in attendance, and the Barons are going to make the Crackers look just exactly th« size of those little doll ball players down there on that diamond. And when von come down to Birming ham to the next annual meeting I'm going to laugh at you good and plenty " • • • CO there was the defiance, and it ^ was up to Mr. Callaway to take it up, which he did promptly. "And when you come apologizing back to Atlanta to the next annual meeting." he finished, "T’ll have an other joke to tell you that’ll top any thing you've heard >et. And it will be on Birmingham " T*HUS did «'roo! war break out on e * more, and the campaign so ge*- 1 loriously wound up by the Crackers last September will have to start all* over again on Aprii 15, 1914. Boxing Commission Hands McFarland OneYearSuspension MILWAUKEE, WIS.. Dec 17.— Packey McFarland was last night sus pended by the Wisconsin boxing com mission for one year for failure to give a "satisfactory performance" in the bout with Jack Britton in Milwaukee on December 6 Packey McFarland, when notified of his suspension, said he was little con cerned over the action of the Wiscon sin boxing comifiission in barring him from boxing in the State for a year. "Their ruling has no influence in other States," he said, "and I don't care if I never fight in Wisconsin again. If I failed to comply with the law. the commission was wrong in letting me box Jack Britton. They are the ones who should be disciplined." McGowan to Captain South Carolina Team COLUMBIA. S. C. Dec 17.—W B McGowan, tackle and quarterback, was last night elected captain of the Uni versity of South Carolina football team for the season of 1914. McGowan is from lAurens. S. C.. and has played three years on the varsity eleven. CORDIER WINS TITLE. NEW’ YORK. Dec. 17.—A. J. Cordier, former Yale captain, is the new na tional champion at squash tennis. The j final match of the tournament played j veseerdav resolved itself into a Yale- Hafvard battle. Cordier’s opponent be ing Evelyn Dupont Irving, a Crimson player. Cordier won with a total tally of 55 aces to 37. By Willie Ritchie. S AN FRANCISCO, CAL., Dec. 17.— The fans of San Francisco did not seem to think much of me after the Baldwin fight. Many of. them accused me of having cold feet, and they went around town saying that I never could make good as a twenty-rounder. I don’t blame them now, for I realize that I s'.iould have done better against the Boston boy. In fact, I really should have knocked him out. But my friends down Coallnga way still were boosters for me. Right afr- er the Baldwin scrap t. ey wired me to come back to tlm oil fields and take a chance against Tommy Mc Farland in a twenty-round mix-up. McFarland was going good then. He had returned from the East a few months before with the honor of stay ing ten rounds with Champion TVol- gast The Coallnga promoters made me a pretty good offer, and I decided to take it. 1 felt that I must show something in the way of a v knock out punch if I hoped to stay with the fighting game. I realized that Tom my was a tough nut. but I was in good shape after my battle with the Bostonian, and I figured that I had a chance to do something with my hay maker. I was the favorite with the fans down in Coalinga because they knew me. But many of the sports in San Francisco made McFarland a favor ite over me. 1 heard this later on. However, I was desperate. I made up my mind to take a chance for a knock-out. and I never worked so hard in all my life as I did for that battle, because so much depended upon it. Knocks Tom McFarland Out. 1 stepped into that ring feeling like a 2-year-old. So did McFarland. In fact, we both looked good. He start ed right after me and rushed me hard. He landed a few stiff ones on my stomach in the opening round, and 1 will admit that he shook me up. As all the local fans know. Tommy is a fine infighter, and it is hard to get at him. It was nip and tuck in the sec ond, and again in tlie third. He was strong and aggressive, and I had to keep stepping pretty lively, and he made me use everything in order to keep out of his wav. The short-end bettors were boosting him along, and at the end of the second round he was holding me even, all right, and he may have had a lead. The third round found me slugging with him and taking all sorts of chances. We just stood toe to toe, and went at it. I had a shade because I guess that my condition had some thing to do with it. The finish came in the fourth. It was then' that I decided to take a chance and end it, if possible. I feint ed Tommy with a couple of lefts and waited for a chance with my right. He finally left an opening, and I shot over across to the Jaw. That settled It. Tommy took Gie count. Naturally. I felt great after that battle. T showed a knock-out wal lop, and I was eager to get back to San Francisco, sign up for some m-ve fights, so that I might convince all the fans that I was able to punch hard. Johnny McCarthy a Jinx. I hurried right back home when 1 learned that I had a chance to get on with Johnny McCarthy. After knocking McFarland out. T was boos‘- ed around San Francisco again, and I began to feel pretty proud of mv self. The first thing I did when I got back to tow’n was to sign with Me Carth.v for a ten-round mill over In Oakland. I was full of confidence and I intended to go r'ght in and try for a knock-out. I realized that I won in have to square my? elf with my old friends, and I was ambitious to make good. But no such luck. I fought a mis erable fight against McCarthy. I could not box, nor punch, nor d > anything else. He held me to a ten round draw, and I all but cried in mv dressing room after it was over. T realize now that Johnny must have been my jinx. Try as I could. T never seemed to get right for him He must have had something on me, or else I must have been made to or der for him. Anyhow, I was not in a position to display a punch or to box him, and once more the knockers started after me. I did not blam** them this time, either, for I shouli have done better. Jerry Murphy was fighting good then. He looked like one of the beet of the four-round boys. I begged for a chance against hitn. and they gate it to me. Although this was only a couple of weeks after I had marie such a bad fight with McCarthy. L tore right after Murphy and won -he decision easily. I had everything that night, and I set myself right wittj the fans again. Britton an Easy Mark. Next came Jack Britton. He hal just arrived, bringing with him that great Eastern reputation. True, be had not done very well among the four-rounders, but the fans were claiming that he had not got used to our climate. All he wanted was a crack at me. He promised to wipe up the ring with me and send m* back to work in Jigtime. And I gave him the chance. We drew r a big house, and, if T re member right, Britton was a strong favorite over me. But that was all T had his number in the first round, and T really belie\ T e tha.t If T had cut. loose in the third T would have d Jack out and practically ended i. « ring career. If ever I had a qjp.n where I wanted him. it "was Britton Maybe he will admit it and maybe he will not. He outweighed me aud he was sup posed to have science enough to make me look like a busher. But T just stood up and took a chance. In the last two rounds I measured him right. They veiled for me to go 4 n and take a chance, but T preferred to play the game safe. I remember that I had him staggering around the ring in the last round, for he whs helpless. This was a great boost for me, nnd T realized it. In fact, it started me on a new career. I made up my mind then and there to keep on tailing chances and quit playing a safe frame T began to believe that I had a knock out wallop, and T came to the conclu sion that the sooner I tried it out the faster I would pt> to the front if ih°y ’gave me a chance. AUGUSTA FIVE IS STRONG. The Augusta Young Men's Christian Association basket ball team, scheduled to play the Atlanta Athletic Club Sat- urdav night, is expected to furnish the locals a mighty stiff fight. Augusta al ways has a splendid quintet and reports from that city indicate that this year's team is stronger than usual RUSSELL STILL SLIPPING. IWty Russell, for whom Connie Mack paid $12,500 and who pitched a few games for the Atlanta ball club, is un- | able to stay in high-class baseball. He has been sold by the Baltimore club to the New York State League Mickey i Corcoran also goes to the New York State League ITCHING PILES Every sufferer from Itching pile* should read theae words from H. S. Hood, of Bellalre. Mich., who was Cured by Tetterine For sixteen years I had been a sufferer frem Itchlnf plies. I got a box of Tettorlne and loss than half a box made a c« spleto cure. Tetterine fires Instant relief to all skin dis eases, «uch as eceema, tetter, ringworm, ground ' 1 itch, eur. It has the right medicinal Qualities 1 1 to get at the cause and to relieve the effect. 1 Get It to-day—Tetterlt.e. 50c at druggists, r by mall. 8HUPTRINE CO . SAVANNAH. GA a yrerarnreii >pium w%!»k*y mod Dru Hebtf* Iswelerf it Hone er at SanltsHrm Book on owhjeee 'Vw. DR B M. WOOLLEY. M-S. Wtma laaltaxlnm. Atlanta. 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