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Tlie Fans Are Now Beginning to Count tlie Days When Spring Practice Begins
BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
■EVER HISKEfl
r -
Cliib Members Have Never Seen
Him Play, and He Even Re
fuses Them Lessons.
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‘Chick” Evans.
■ oNCE played golf in a town of
about 10,000 people. The golf
* club liad a most enthusiastic
membership, more or less unfamiliar
with the game, and it had everything
that goes with'a links—even includ
ing a professional. This professional
c the topic of 'my story to-day. I have
ft ren and known intimately many golf
ofessionais in my lifetime, but this
ne was the queerest of them all.
When I was first told that the club
,dd a professional I thought what a
One thing it was. for beginners al-
x\avs need help and a new’ club can
not always afford to employ expert
assistance. In the course of conver
sation. however. I began to hear
strange stories about him and si
lently I acquired a curious interest in
h . For instance, one of the mem
bers said: ‘Tom said that he made
a 38 the other day, but I don’t be-
iieve him.”
Refuses Lesson to Members.
It seemed very strange to me that
ihe members of a “pro’s” own club
were unacquainted with his game.
Then 1 heard someone else say that
Mr. C. could not get a lesson because
Tom did not want to give it. A
strange situation, indeed, I thought.
Near the clubhouse was a comfort
able cottage, which I was told was
built for the professional, but, it was
further added, he refused to sleep
there because it was too lonely. All
of these statements aroused a great
curiosity and I looked around with
some eagerness hoping to see this
extraordinary professional. He was
not in sight, however, and his ab
sence on one of the busiest golfing
days of the season added piquancy to
the situation.
1 was coming up the ninth hole of
this nine-hole course, first time
around, when I saw some one go to
the flag for my second shot. The
action seemed familiar and I recalled
that in Great Britain this wras done
in championships. I w’as just won
dering what experienced golfer was
doing this when behold! it was our
friend the professional. He wore cap
and knickerbockers—the typical golf
dress of the old country, and he look
ed like hundreds of fellows that one
sees on links in England and Scot
land. My! but he was British. He
walked down the fiTst bole -with me,
felling me first of aH that he had
made 35 and 36 on the course and
never took over 91.’ He told me that
lie had beaten some of the best play
ers in England. It seemed strange
that a player of his remarkable abil
ity was hiding his light in a small
club.
“Chick's” Challenge Rejected.
By this time my curiosity was
whetted to see him play, so I asked
some of the members to arrange a
tame. They said they would try, but
hey did not think he would play. I
;ad never heard of a professional re
fusing that sort of a request from
lub members.
Tom was sent for. however, and
after a long time he^pppeared at the
locker room door and the question
was put to him. With indescribable
^motion he refused. I told him I
would give him 2 up on each nine
and let him name his reward if he
neat me. A member offered to get
ip a purse of $500 to be his if he
made a 35 that afternoon, but he
wouldn’t play, risk his reputation, or
waste his time with an amateur, he
said, and ran away. Truly a unique
'•ase.
Some of the members tell me that
Me really plays some remarkable shots
and knows the game, but that be-
ond these shots none of the mem
bers had seen him play practically all
•summer. It seems that a member of
the club noted for his benevolence
found Tom in great trouble and he
'ad brought him to the town and
'he club and continued to do every
thing possible for him, but an air of
aloofness had characterized this
strange professional from the begin
ning.
Jack Johnson Breaks
Arm in Paris Scrap
I’ARIS. Dec. 20.—Jack Johnson,
eayyweight champion of the world, is
arriyrig his right hand in a sling as a
’ r *su1t of his fight here last night with
r >mmy Johnson. The match ended in
Mf ■ eighth round with honors even.
Af'er the end of the battle it was dis-
vered that Jack Johnson had broken
left forearm In the third round.
■'Weree Maitrot announced the bout a
draw.
John Ward Slated
To Lead Federals
*T LOUIS. Dec. 20.—John Ward.
York lawyer and old time player,
[ns slated to be president of the Fed
eral i^eague. Ward is not friendly to
r ganized baseball as represented by the
M league and is familiar with the
workings of the game from several
i’leies. The magnates of the league are
' eeting here to-day.
Langford Battles
Jeannette To-night
NEW YORK. Dec. 19— Joe Wood-
manager of Sam Langford, who
' r ts Joe Jeannette in a twenty-
*nd bout in Paris to-nigh r .
ri °d here yesterday that the “tar
’ ,v ‘ had taken off so much flesh
J he would weigh not more than
' pounds in the ring. Woodman
in the dispatch that Langford
a strong favorite and would
>ur#ly win.
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She Doesn’t Lose Her Head Even When Buying Presents
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BOUGHT Vbo FOR ChristMAS, M4,
May Try Inter-League Series
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A. A. and International Plan It
By O. B. Keeler.
P ENDING something more excit
ing to gab about, we might con
sider the inter-league series
Idea, which now looks to be in a fair
way to get itself tried out next sea
son.
Up East, in the big show, they re
fer to it politely as '‘trying it on the
dog.''
Inasmuch, however, as tlie canine
section of the combination In this in
stance consists of the American As
sociation and the * International
League, we of the Class A standing
do not feel disposed to insist on that
rating of the experiment.
Anyway, here's the dope, so far as
cooked
...
T HE tentative plan calls for a
schedule of 112 games to be play
ed by each of the big minors men
tioned above, the season to close.about
the middle of August. v
The reason for that, says President
E. G. Barrow, of the International,
Is that "the rave usually is decided by
that time, anyway.’’ We'll speak ,pf
that later.
Then the rest is simple.
* * •
T HE respective pennants having
been decided in each of the leagues
as usual, only a couple of months
earlier, the two circuits get together
and play out a schedule by which
each team In the American Associa
tion plavs each team in the Interna
tional a series of four games on the
International’s home lots, after which
the process will be repeated, the In
ternational League playing around the
A. A. circuit.
In this way a schedule of 56 games
will be eked'out, and the relative
standings of the leagues at the end
of it will determine the championship
of < Mass A A.
Very' pretty, is It not?
* • •
\X 7AIT a moment before you say.
W yes—it is not.’
Think about it. now Wouldn’t it be
a pretty interesting thing if for once
all the towns in the .Southern League
could be pulling for each other against
an invasion by the entire force of the
Pacific Coast League, or uniting for
a desperate dash into the enemy’s
country, striving tooth and nail and
extra-base wallop to win more games
from the Westerners than the West
erners could win from them
Wouldn’t there be a scramble for
the parks in the afternoons, and for
sporting extras to see how Birming
ham and Los Angeles camp out while
Atlanta was licking. San Francisco?
Of course, there are only six club.*
in the Coast circuit, so two weak sis
ters would have to be dropped from
our league—but this is merely for
purposes of illustration.
• * •
AS to tlie statement o/ the Eastern
magnate that the race practically
is decided by Augus 15, we desire to
file as loud an exception to It as we
cam register and ggt through the
mans. if
So that part*of the plan is dis
tinctly fish-like, the way we see it.
* * *
OUT if the big minors decide to try
it on next year, they may be sure
of being watched with deep interest,
not only arouncj this circuit, but also
by the major leagues The National,
or such part of it as doesn’t mind
being represented l/y Garry Herr
mann. already has suggested a simi
lar plan, but Ban Johnson turned it
down with a dull thud.
But Ban will keep an eye on the ex
periment, too—If it is made.
Jaurez Racing
Results
FIRST—Five and one-half furlongs:
Prospero Boy 98 < Gentry), 8-6. 4-5, won;
Hyki 98 (Neylon), 7-5. 2-5, out, second;
Tlgella 96 (Phillips). 20. 8, 4. third.
Time, 1:16. Also ran: Ida Cook, Ajax,
Christmas Eve, Hattie Me and Meshach.
SECOND-Six furlongs: Ave 90
(Haynes), 3. even, 2-5, won; Rioja 115
(Claver). 7, 6-2, even, second; Frank
Wooden 110 (Gross), 8-5, 3-6, 1-3, third.
Also ran: Oscuro and Gold Dust.
'miRD—Six furlongs: No Quarter 110
(Booker), 5, i-5, 3-5, won; Cordle F. 100
(Dishman). 15, 6. 5-2, second; Eye
White 115 (Hill). 8-5. 2-5. 1-5. third.
Time. 1:22 3-5. Also ran: Art Rick,
Koronl and Swift Sure
FOURTH—Five furlongs Janus, 95
(Neylon), 8. 3. 6-5, won; Buck Thomas,
10F> (Teahan), 3. even, 1-2. second; In-
quieta, 100 (Ford), 4. 8-5, 4-5, third.
Time 1:07. Lady Pender, Mazurka.
Herpes, Frazzle also ran.
FIFTlY Five and one-half furlongs:
Parlor Boy. 110 (Claver), 9-10. out, won.
Salesia. 104 (Haynes), even, out. sec
ond: Visible. 104 (Collins). 10,'2, out.
third. Time. 1:13 4-5. The Fad also
ran.
SIXTH Mile and one-sixteenth:
Downland. 94 (Neylon), 7 to 1. won:
Defy. 103 (Claver), 3 to 1. second; Ur-
sula Emma. 108 (Groth). 1 to 2 third.
Time. 2:00 1-5. Also ran: Falcada,
Husky Lad. Rake and Judge Walton.
LOOKS LIST IS
Ritchie Asks $10,000
To Box Jimmy Duffy
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—Charley Mur
ray. the fight promoter of Buffalo and
also manager of the Queensberr\ A. <\.
of this city, wired Willie Ritchie, the.
lightweight champion, an offer of a
guarantee of $7,500 to'box Jimmy Duffy,
t.he « rack lightweight of Loekport. N.
Y., for ten rounds. Ritchie has wired
back that he will accept if guaranteed
$10,000.
Basket Ball Champions of South
Will Play Athletic Club in
Atlanta February 21.
C OLUMBUS, GA„ Dec. 20.—The
Columbus basket ball team,
conceded to be the undisputed
champions of the South for the past
four seasons, is fast rounding into
form and is leaving no stones un
earthed to carry off the championship
honors this year. The team has en
gaged in two battles this year, win
ning both with comparative ease. The
first encounter was with the Bessemer
A. C., which they smothered. 59 to 13;
the second was with the Fifth Regi
ment, Company G, quintet, of Atlanta,
which they won, 71 to 19.
The Columbus team has tasted de
feat on their home court once in five
years, Mobile Y. M. C. A. accomplish
ing the stunt year before last in a
close, nerve-racking game. The court
in Columbus is much smaller than
other courts in this section, but larger
courts make no difference to the Co
lumbus team. They seem to be as
much at home on a large one as a
small one
The Columbus learn will be seen in
action on the Atlanta Athletic Club
court on P'ebruary 21.
Coach Bridges has nor completed
his home schedule as yet. The fol
lowing will give you an idea of" the
opponents the Columbus aggregation
will compete with.
December 23—Central College of
Missouri.
January 3—Atlanta Athletic Chib.
January 9—Montgomery Y. M. C. A.
January 16—Auburn.
January 24—Birmingham Athletic
Club.
January 30—Mercer
The road trip, which will begin on
February 14. will include the follow
ing games:
February 14 Auburn.
February 18- Birmingham A. c
February 19 Bessemer A. •'
February 21—Atlanta A. c
February 23—Asheville Y. M. C. A.
February 24—Charlotte Y. M C A.
February 26—Lynchburg Y M. C. A.
February 28—Charlotte Y M. C. A.
ILLINI ARRANGES GAMES
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. Dec 20. Direc
tor Huff, of llinois. to-day announced
the first completed football dates for j
By GEORGE E. PH AIR-
THE MAGNATE’8 LOT.
When the public isn’t clamoring and
h aiding
And the critics haven't got him gtt
the pan,
'then the holders of the sloclc are
a heaps growling,
And are on the point of handing
him the ran.
It s a, v wonder that he isn't driven
1 batty,
That he doesnt' end his troubles
with a gun.
When he runs a baseball team in
Cincinnati
The magnate's lot is not a happy
one.
If a baseball team and a distillery
could be run successfully by the same
method, Cincinnati might win a few
pennants.
As we understand it, the Cincinnati
manager is responsible to Garry
Herrmann, who, in turn, is responsi
ble to the stockholders, who are ut
terly irresponsible.
If Mr. Murphy succeeds in bringing
Joe Tinker back to Chicago, he will
go a great way toward wiping out the ]
memory of that green hat.
Georges Carpentlef has been offered
$2,500 a week in vaudeville on the
strength of the walloping he handed
Bombardier Wells. The question Is,
How much would they have offered
him if he had whipped a regular pu
gilist?
While there is nothing in a name,
Mr. Ever Hammer is an appropriate
name for a pugilist. But it would be
the ideal name for a column conduc
tor.
—
GOVERNOR TENER. I
He tried to escape from political life.
With-it* slime and its mud and
intrigue.
He tried to escape from political
strife—
AM) HE WENT TO THE A A -
TJOSAL LEAGUE.
The time has come for Governor
Tener to gather the N. L magnates
behind closed doors and swing alter
nately with right and left until the
said magnates are at peace.
Those six-day bike racers are righ;
in protesting against being fined. If
the public had Its way, the fines would
be slammed on the promoters
The report that Happy Hogan con
templates buying the St Louis j
Browns leads one to believe that
Happy will not be happy long
Commodores May Quit S. I. A. A.
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One-Year Rule Hurts Vanderbilt
Big ‘‘White Hope” Proves Fail
ure and Plans to Return to
Old Job on Engine.
1914. The Illinois eleven will play In
dlana October 10 and Northwestern Oc
tober 24 both on Illinois field. Wis
consin will probably be added to the
schedule. JLNnols, ^according to Di
rector Huff, will be glad to schedule
Missouri- fot an early game
It is no surprise to learn thet
Packev McFarland will not be allowed
to fight in Milwaukee for a year.
In fact, it was suspected that he would
not be allowed to fight there for the
next twenty years.
(
By Jack Comvay.
B OSTON, MASS., Dec. ^O.—Carl
Morris, broken in spirit, but
blessed with a rather bulky
bank roll, has hit the trail for Sapul-
pa, Okla. The big “white hope’’ real
izes that he will never be a success
as a boxer and so intends to return
to his old job as an engineer.
Morris, of course, may not like the
idea, of laboring eight hours a day for
six days a week for $25 or so, where
he has. been in the habit of receiving
from $500 to $2,000 for boxing ten or
twelve rounds But such is the fate
of young men who are unable to make
good within the hemp ropes.
The Oklahoma giant occupies a
queer position In the sporting world.
He was never a champion or even a
near-champion, and yet he has re
ceived more publicity than some of
the greatest ring men of former dec
ades. Morris’ position in the ring was
due to the “white hope’’ craze.
Morris Is six feet four Inches tail
and weighs 235 pounds. He is built
on the lines of a champion, bul has
never startled us by his work in tlie
ring. His first few bouts ended un
satisfactorily, but after that be im
proved. Morris was then matched to
clash with Jess Willard in New York
and the contest proved a Joke. The
men were ns slow as truck horses in
moving around the ring, while they
displayed little knowledge of ring
era ft.
M6rris was disgusted with the
showing he made against the cowboy
and has decided to retire from the
ring
National League Not
To Pension Anson
NEW YORK Dec. 20. President John
K Tener. of the National League, an-
nouio ed to-day thai the proposition to
grant a pension to Cap" Anson, the
veteran Chicago ball player, had been
abandoned. Mr. Tener said Anson was
not In need of a pension and he saw no
reason for granting one
"Anson would certainly refuse it if i (
were offered,’ said the league presi
dent \
Anson is now appearing in vaudeville 1
N ashville, tenn., Dec. 20.—
That one-year rule isn’t taking
* well with Vanderbilt support
ers and there are even now murmur-
ings of the local Institution being
withdrawn from the S. J. A. A., al
though no such move is expected In
the neat future. Knowing that the
South is in need of some sort of or
ganization, Vanderbilt would be re
luctant to drop out, especially as it
is the backbone of its existence, but
Jt is hard for them to swallow a pill
such as was handed them at Jackson
ville.
If it had been a straight o%e-year
rule without exceptions there would
have been no kick coming, but it is
hard to see the justice in a rule that
applies to Vanderbilt, yet In no way
affects an Institution like Sewanee.
Vanderbilt Is also up against it when
it comes to playing Virginia and
North Carolina, to say nothing of
Michigan. The latter college has a
strict one-year rule, but its greater
number of students gives it an ad
vantage over Vanderbilt that can best
be equalized by the absence of a one-
year rule for the local team.
It would be a little far fetched to
state that the one-year rule was aimed
directly at Vanderbilt, but the trtfth
remains that it is hurt far more by It
than any other Southern school. Were
Vanderbilt's games confined only to
the S. 1. A. A. teams it would have no
cause to worry over any kind of
handicap, because of the superiority of
its material and coaching, but this is
not where the blow will strike it,
hardest.
Just how much the one-year rule
will handicap Vanderbilt next year is
hard to say. A number of promising
players were expected to enter tho
university. The rule wlli undoubted
ly keep several of them away, fot*
many would prefer going to soMo
other university where they can play
during their first year. Of the 191*
line Huffman, White. Warren, Lowe,
Askew, Reyer, Carmon and Putnam
will return, while Josh Cody will bo
eligible as a result of having attended*
college this season. This will glvo
them a fair line if the expected im
provements in the majority of tho
candidates transpires. In the back-
field Peck Turner is the only loss,
and with such men as Curry. R. Tur
ner, V. Turner and Bell coming along
It is hard to believe that this depart-
tur© will be weak. Cohen andOhes-*
ter also promise do make a strong
pair of ends. Vanderbilt ought to
have a fair team in spite of the rule,
but not so strong as it would hav«f
been otherwise, and next year they
need every ounce of strength they
can get.
Athletic Club Boys
Clash With Augusta
Quintet To-night
The Augusta Y. M. C. A. quintet will
be the Atlanta Athletic Club’s oppo
nents tonight in the third scheduled
basket ball game on the local 1 cam’s
floor. The Jkugusta boys come well
touted and are expected to give Joe
Bean’s warriors a stiff tussle. The lo
cals have put in a good week of prac
tice ami are ready to annex gaifle num
ber three to their collection. The line
up of the Augusta team is not kitown,
but the Atlanta boys will line-up as
follows Smith and Forbes, forwards;
DuBafld, enter; Carter and Weaver,
guards The game will start promptly
at 8:30.
INDIANS RELEASE PITCHER.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 20. -Mike Kelly,
manager of the Indianapolis team of
the American Association, announced
here that he had released Pitcher Wil
liam Harrington, of Indianapolis, to
Binghamton of the New York State
Elberfeld Fails to
Reach Terms With
New Orleans Club
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20— 4 'fCid’’ El
berfeld. former Ix>okout manager, is stil!
unable to reach terms with the Nev*
Orleans club. After, a conference yes
terday. Elberfeld left the local cluh a
headquarters admitting that he«coul<$
riot reach an agreement.
Elberfeld Is holding out for several
hundred dollars more than the Pelicans
are willing to give him, and it look*
very much as if he will sticU his de
mands. Another meeting may be held
this afternoon.
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prepared to remoTe the CAUSE as well aa the
EFFECT.
TETTERINE CURES
SKIN DISEASES
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