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10 THE ATLANTA CEORfRAN AND NEWS. One Female Foe Is Bad Enough, but Two SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT v^/vr Ri6+tr H-AS m*r GUV (iOT Tti pAW Mk- H6 AIN’T” A -SOOGE- T^-ATS OCO 5IUC KNT H-AP-P-S- H t'5 A “ / (Je'i SEEN' KtOP/wG VOuy A R.IGV-T e,u ‘ r / A VJftOWG OVE-y ^ ANO VOO Q&UC'JCD XMAT I v/jAS Going OUT N iTH AAAE Y^XBliCvlT suoav SILK. H-AT H-APP^ poiCD AL ME ” HE- GOT nuout; O.K. UNTIL- He i_et-t a 01 ai_ y 1>+£ VN^Hm'-S HACKtT TOWlfrt+T" e'H-V'E.C- I'LL JUST AGOLTT COP OUT" TVtt JwuELJ-CTi T JANE. THEl-E / OIL me Sun MNTJM/NE J OH ALECK MO —- MO — v/EA— BO - 0Nfe M-OUC tKOCK. AMO AAV CONQUE IS 0(0 7HEV Should WANS STEPS \..T^E L0WUF6 Ex-Cracker Manager Hit .285 While Catcher Was Only One Point Behind. THN^KE. IH THE 5RATH S ID SMITH and Charley Hemphill, former Crackers,both hit well the past season in the American As sociation, according to the official av erages released for publication to day. The ex-managt r of the local (Jan belted the ball at a 285 clip, and tlie cx-backstop of the Hill Smith brigade finished right behind with an average of .284. Following are the averages of those players who hit .200 or better: Name and Club AH R. FT. |Pct Rondeau. Minneapolis .. 45 8 17 78 Eayrs, Columbus 59 15 221.373 Warren. Toledo 57 7 201.351 Chappelle, Milwaukee ... 350 601122 .549 Reilly, Indianapolis .... 466 83 157 337 C lories Toledo 199 38 65.327 < isborne, Louisville 668 101 214 320 Kirke, Toledo 525 56 108 .320 A, James St Paul 336! 38 106 315 Miller Columbus 604 771188 .311 F Roth Louisville 15 3 14.311 I). Jones, Toledo 3981 57 92 309 Walker. Kansas City. . 532 89 163 307 Murphy. Columbus 92 10 28 .304 Rossrnan. Minneapolis ... 54' 72 166 .302 lngerton Ind.-Louis 73 12 221.301 Booe. St. Raul 141 21 42 .298 J. Delehanty. Minneapolis 610 81 181 .297 Rehg. St Paul 471 55 1411 2**7 Harper. Kansas City... 37 4 11 .297 Niehoff, Louisville 581 89 172 296 Metz Indianapolis 526 62 155.295 Alitzer, Minneapolis 640 141 187 293 Riggert, St. Paul 614 95 179 .293 Fiene, K (’.-Minn 266 34 78.293 Rath, Kansas City 1-14 24 72 .292 W. Hinchman, Columbus 593 120 176 .290 Randall. Milwaukee 548 94 15.8 .288 Ferris. St. Paul 194; 23 56 288 Bonn lit. Columbus 101 20 29.287 Clark. Milwaukee 556 85 1591.286 V (’lemons; Louisville 316 36 90 .286 George. Toledo 112 13 32 286 (Kessler Kansas (’Ity *112 10 32)286 Hemphill. St Paul 428 60 1221.286 S Smith. Columbus 483 31 137 284 Gilbert. Milwaukee 557 89'157!.282 J Jones. Columbus 281 30 79 281 Couison, Kansas City.... 75 7* 21 280 Browne, Minneapolis . .. Ill 21 31279 Clarke. Indianapolis ' 78 10 22!.278 Matthk. Kansas City.... ‘156 12 43 278 Severoid. Louisville . . ,.j273: 30 76 .278 Kritchell. Kansas City. .1 42 18 39.276 T. Jones, Milwaukee 536 71 1461.272 Stewart Indianapolis ... 55 5 15 272 Dougherty, Milwaukee . . 96 11 26 271 Shelton, Columbus 592.115)1601.271 Bronkie Toledo 587 78 158!.269 Scott St. Paul 620 72 167).269 Killlfer. Minneapolis 556 86 149 .268 Perring, Colon.bus . 607: 90 162 .267 Do Palma to Press Claim for Unpaid Prize Money Due Drake, Kansas City 611 1 Blackburne. Milwaukee. . 580 Carr, Kansas City 256: Clymer, Minneapolis .... 166 11. Hinchman, St Paul... 641 1 >. Nicholson, Louisvlle, 107 Autrey, St Paul 617 Gaiioway, Indianapolis... 249 Compton, Kansas City... 130 Gerber. Columbus 692; Livingston, Indianapolls..234! Burns, Minneapolis ! 77 Niles, Indianapolis 544 Miller. St. Paul 247, Burns, Toledo 475 Barbeau. Kansas City.... 534 Burch, Louisville 615 Huglns. Milwaukee 470 Huiswitt. Louisville 473 Kruger, Toledo 369 Brady. Toledo i369j Downey. Kansas City.... ;457j Marshall. Milwaukee 126 Hunter. Minneapolis 249 Mean miller. Louisville.... 583 Downs, Indianapolis 226 Beall, Milwaukee 279! Eddington, <lolumbus-Tol. 336 I ,ewis, Milwaukee ]54ti Watson Milwaukee 20 Flynn, St P.-Ind 419j Walker, St. Paul 113 < )wens, Minneapolis 1384' Baxter, Kansas City 77) Williams, M inneapolis. ... 1637 Crandall. Indianapolis.. . . 523 McKeehnle, St Paul .110 Slapnicka. Milwaukee. ...112 F Delehanty, Minn 442 Weinberg. Louisville ! *04 Gardner, Toledo 496 Schrieber, St. Paul 160! Krug. Indianapolis 503 Rhoades. Kansas City....| 76 Roth, Kansas City ! 153 1 Breton, Kansas City 1233 D'Rourke. St Paul '537 Casey. Indianapolis 220 Dlmsteiid, Minneapolis. ...1220 II Gardner, St. Paul 1 89 »'’Connor, Kansas City.. 353 I Benson. Columbus 625 Collamore, Toledo *112 K Smith. Toledo < 74 Boyle. Louisville 1 61 Ferry, Columbus 83 Smith. LouisviMe 35 Williams. Kansas City... '320 (’ettrnan, Indianapolis. . .. 237 Stansbury. Ia>ulsville 638 Kelli her, Indianapolis !l!5 Brief. Kansas (’ity 120 Basket te, Toledo. . 98 Woodruff Ind. - Milw *299 Berg. Milwaukee 117f> Southworth. Toledo 117 Patterson, Minneapolls.. .100 Payne, Kansas City '100 F Davis. Columbus 100 Hluhm, Toledo 178 Tannehill, K C - Minn... '552' Hanger, Toledo ' 73 iDeVogt. Toledo '1"3 Smith. Minneapolis )1R» Whelan, Ind -Minn "V”* T. Downey. Ind -Loilis .'223 Kommers, Columbus.... 70 INDOOR SPORTS MI L\VA 1 ’KEF, Dec. 18.—Ralph I)e Palma, winner of the 1912 Vanderbilt cup automobile race here, and from whom victory in the Grand Prix was snatched by Caleb Bragg by virtue of an accident while on the last lap of the long grind, is in the city to press his claim for the portion of the prize money unpaid. Various drivers have come here from time to time and the Milwaukee Automobile Dealers’ As sociation has been meeting the claims as fast as possible. De Palma is re ported to be ready to commence suit for his money if it is not forthcom ing immediately. '00 ks/O'A' TV at Ot-D 3rur=*- Packey Always Smiles When He Hits a Man,” Declares Miss Loughran. Cleveland Will Not Join Tods' in 1914 C HICAGO, Dec. 18.—How to win the love of an heiress—in three rounds—is the advice of Packey McFarland, heavy lightweight pugi list, could give all aspiring prizefight ers. Miss Margaret Loughran, of Joliet, the heiress in question, has enlight ened the world. She i% a tall, pretty brunette. “Mr. McFarland,” said Miss Lough ran, “possesses these virtues: He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t chew, he /// //////)///'/' * NAI STEtt MALL [ 5 KIND OP QUi£T (SNT BE 9 CLEVELAND, Dec L8 Then will be no Federal League team In this city 'luring the season of 1914 unless some thing unforeseen develops. Charles X. Zimmerman, former pres ident of the local club and a member of the board of directors, said the club had absolutely failed to secure new grounds for the coming year, without which it would he obliged to surren der its franchise. At a recent meeting of the league, the Cleveland owners were ordered to obtain a new playing field or give up their franchise. Zimmerman said to day : “We absolutely would not consider returning to Lun Park next season, last year’s experience there was enough. Other sites are In the hands ..f people with whom we are unable to do business. They can’t see anything we offer, and we can't go any higher.” BEST SHOW IN TOWN IS EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE OLD DUTCH MILL The snappiest, cleanest and most interesting show in Atlanta to-day is that at the Dutch Mill, is the verdict of th© hundreds who have witnessed the perfor mance of “Hello, Bill,” thi* week. The chorus especially is good, the costumes being new, bright and catchy, while there is not a prettier bunch of show girls to be found. They can sing and dance, and are as graceful as can be. It is. indeed, a good show and worth twice the price of ad mission. DECATUR DIRECTORS MEET. DEC ATT’It, ILL.. Dec. 18 Decatur baseball directors held the first meet ing of the season last night and dis cussed ways ami means to run the club next season. While they agreed to con tinue Three-1 League baseball, the elec tion and reorganization will he at a la ter meeting SHUGRUF. HELD TO DRAW. NEW YORK. Dec. 18 Young Shu- grue. the clever Jersey City boxer, and Gy Smith, the Hoboken cyclone, put up a rattling draw scrap at Brown's gym last night. IIVPOOR. SPORTS MEET/N& BlU-i GIRL'S GIRL. Augusta Five Comes Here With Clean Slate for Season Fleischmanns Want To Sell Cincinnati Club, Declares Fogel BOXING Diamond News and Gossip $25,000 A SMASH. How can a man do better Than advertise his game With mighty bid and festive kid, When none will call the same? Saturday night at the Atlanta Ath letic Club thef Joe Bean quintet will have as their opponents the plucky Au gusta Y. M. C. A. of Augusta, Ga. The Atlanta boys are not expecting an easy time of it and arc putting in extra time preparing for the affair. The Augusta five has a clean slate so far this season and hope to down the local squad They will arrive Saturday PITTSBURG, Dec. 18.—That the Fleischmanns, who control the major portion of the stock of the Cincinnati National League club, and who, in the past, have dictated the policy of the team’s management, are disgusted with the odium that has fallen on the club of late, was indicated by a communication received here to-day from Horace Fo gel. the former National League mag nate. In his letter, sent to a prominent base ball man here. Fogel declares that the Fleischmanns are anxious to dispose of their holdings in the Cincinnati club. In part Fogel says: “As a result of Herrmann's actions as to Tinker, I have been commissioned by Max Fleischmann to try to persuade ’Jeff’ Livingston to purchase their con trolling interest In the Cincinnati team. In the event of Livingston purchasing the Fleischmann interest I would cer tainly again have something to say in organized baseball circles.” Men Crave Their Beauty And in Atlanta’s Cravat Displays you were never treated to a finer show than this season’s exhibit. Excepting that the Cincinnati dii tors refuse to sanction and Tin thinks he won't accept if they do, Brooklyn deal for the shortstop may said to be consummated. For the fifth consecutive year Brook lyn leads the Winter League. of the PARkS- COMPANY’S Foreign Weaves tspeciallv is this true CHAM BERS-11ARDW1CK rich showing of and Designs. Just give him good judgment. Cravats. “There will be harmony in the Na tional Tveague,” says the president, in dicating that he is more' of an optimist than a prophet. Brooklyn fans will be glad to know that they will have plenty of Dedica tion Days this summer. Mr. Ebbets is once more on the schedule commit tee. Georges Carpentier, the present pugil istic Idol of France, is not above dis cipline at the hands of the French box ing federation. He was recently fined $100 for his bout with Jim Lancaster, the Frenchman's former sparring part ner, at Geneva. Cravats—and you’ve shown For men do like handsome The entire pitching fraternity of the American League is under a cloud. Ty Cobb's bats have been stolen. Lancaster, it developed, was in reali ty Max Abbott, and Carpentier was charged with boxing Abbott knowing he was not Lancaster. Abbott was sus pended for four months and the referee for nine. Petroskey Wins Over Benz in 12-Round Go The Order of Ex-Managers of the Cin cinnati Ball Club are probably sore over the spectacle of Owner Herrmann not being permitted to own his own team. It's the prince of cars—and car of prince?. Two grand dukes and nineteen princes drive Fords in Russia. And the sturdy car is as popular with both classes and masses the world over. Its unequal ed merit lias won it world wide recognition. In addition to the above we re showing an enormous range of fine MATCHED SETS— Hosiery, Handkerchiefs and l ies at $1.30 and $2.00. Hosiery and Ties, or Handkerchiefs and 1 ies, at $ 1.00. Wp always felt that there was some thing loose in that Tinker deal. Mr. Ebbets was jubilant, and we could hard ly picture Mr. Ebbets jubilant over pay ing $25,000 for anything. Promoters In New York are trying to learn who is managing Ad Wolgast now. Frank Mulkern is handling Ad in his Agflt Wit • W1 U While Tom Jones avers that he is still the mentor of the Cadillac Dutchman In the mean time. the former champion has both of them making matches for him. TTE, MONT., Dec. 18.—Sailor Ed skey was given a decision over Leo of Butte, at the end of twelve Is last night, in which the ma- of rounds were Petroskey’s by a margin. Petroskey worked a shift invariably worked havoc with Benz the Butte lad was sent to his i li\v times. At no time did Benz u to have a chance and the best uld do was to hold his own in five Friends and relatives of Charley Her zog will be glad to know that there is a good chance he will not be sentenced to manage the Reds Johnny Dundee struck a Tartar the other night when he whs held to a draw by Johnny G iiTiths In a twelve-round go at Canton, Ohio. Funny business, this boxing game. Head-line writers should be more careful The announcement that “Dentists Beaten in Rough Game,’’ is manifestly the bunk to anyone who has ever experienced the rough game of the dentists. YANKEE FIGHTER TO RETURN. NEW Y» >KK. Pec. IS.—Harry Stone, the American lightweight who has been fighting in Australia for several months, writes he will return here the latter part of February. Since Stone has been in Australia he has won the four fights he has fought. He defeated Johnny Summers, eba npion of England, twice: Hook Keyes, of Australia, and Matt Wells, of England. ne Suits and Overcoats Billy Papke hurt his hand punching a bag This naturally gives rise to the query. What would he do to his hand if he hit Carl Morris on the skull? “Hans Wagner can remain with the Pirates as long as he is able to play ball.” declares Barney Dreyfuss, thus disposing of the rumor that Pittsburg contemplated turning Honus out into the cold w-hile still a valu able player. Mail Orders Fi led and Satisfaction Guaranteed Five hundred dollars is the new price of the Ford runabout; the touring car 13 five fifty; the town car seven fifty—f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get catalog and particul. :s from Ford Motor Company, 311 Peachtree St.. Atlanta. Ga. Frank Raker has closed for his match with Jeff Gaffney in Savannah on Christ mas Day. Frank will leave for the bat tle ground within the next few days. They are scheduled to go ten rounds*to a decision. LIPPE BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA. NEW Y 'UK. Dec IS.- Vi Lippe has tffi Englai -t for Australia with three .fighters ar-il will arriv»> there on Jan uary 8 They.me b'fT Smith. .' merican middleweight: Nat Wiliams, the Eng lish lightweight, and Jules Puberg French middleweight, who won several battles in Fans. XMAS RATES Reduced over N.. C. L. Ry. and W. & A. Apply any Agent. 37-39 Peachtree BLOOMINGTON SIGNS PLAYERS. BLOOMINGTON. ILL.. Dec 18.—The Bloomington Vssociation las received the signed < on tracts of Walter Lyons* shortstop: l acy Dmnaree, catcher, and George Kritsch, pitcher. 1611! 61 163'. ,580 80 153 . 256! 26 681. 166 25] 44 166'. 641 94 107 21 28 617 64 161 j. 249: 22 65 . ; 130! 15 34 592: 63 154 234; 21 60 . ! 77; 4 20]. 544 85 141 247 26 64 475 50 122 . 534 97, 137. 615 96. 158 470 48 121‘. 473 55 1211. Look Out for the Fighter Who Thinks More of His Oratory Than of His Punches