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TIE.\T?>T > SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA. C,A.. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1913. American Sporting 1 Pare ,ead All Other EVES OF BASEBALL PUBLIC FOCUSEI IE Chance, Stallings, Carrigan, Rickey and Robinson Will Bear Watching Next Season—Yankees and Braves Should Be Well Up in the Race. NICK ALTROCK, ONCE STAR SOUTHPAW, NOW SHOVING LUMBER NEAR SCENE OFTRIUMPHS NICK ALTROCK AS HE LOOKS TO-DAY. By Prank O. Monke. N EW YORK, Dec. 20.—The eyes of the basebaJl public Just now are focuaed In the general di rection of Messrs. Chance. Stallings, Carrigan, Rickey and Robinson, and voices are asking-: "What’ll you fellows do In 1914?" Anybody who can answer that Question just now will come mighty elope to forecasting Just what the fin ish will be in both leagues next Oc tober. The above-mentioned quintet con stitute the "dark-horse” element In the major leagues, and the eleven ri val managers are having nightmares these winter evenings worrying over Just what those five fellows will do. Of the five, Robinson Is the only one who will make his first how as manager In April, 1914 The other four handled the managerial reins for the whole or part, of the 1913 aeason. Rut their work was only of experi mental nature, nothing upon which to base an accurate estimate of their strength when once they get under way, as they are expected to do next yea r. Much Expected of Chance. C 'HANCE, chief of the down-trod den Yankees, Is expected to lead an uplift movement next summer that will cause heaps of troubles for all baseball persons who aspire to places In the first division. Chance took over the Yankees last year when they stacked up as about the wor»t aggregation ever given the title of a baseball dub The use of the pruning knife en abled Chance to rid himself of lots of excess baggage, and the wide-open purse of Owner Farrell ennbled 1dm to get together a fast Infield and a speedy outfield. The Yankees just now look weak in the pitching box, but some of < ’hance’s# recruits may develop Into finds. If they do the Yanks will bear watching. Corrigan, at the head of the Red Sox. will have practically the same team that grabbed the American league pennant and the world's championship 1n 1912 Perhaps the team has disintegrated; perhaps the old lire and spirit that carried them to the crest of baseball in 1912 is gone. Without it, Carrigan can not be expected to cut a very wide swath In the American l.eague, .-veil though be has some of the greatest stars of the game on bis roster. Can Red Sox Come Back? D ITT the 1913 slump, which finally caused the "canning'’ of Jake Stahl end the appointment of Carrigan. may not carry through into next year Perhaps 1t came only in the nature of n reaction, a relaxation, that usually follows all terrific strains If the Red Sox do “com© back” next sum mer, they’ll be up around the top all the year, giving the Athletics, Sena tors and Nap* looked upon now nfl 1he three contenders for the 1914 pennant, a merry little tussle for the piece of hunting and a slice of the world's series melon.* Robinson, the new Brooklyn rnana ger, fell heir to a mighty good ball club— one of first division caliber, if It ran secure a good infielder* and an other pitcher. The Dodgers last spring played championship ball, but the lack of one reliable pitcher to assist Ruck er and Flagon proved their undoing. As soon ns Rucker and Flagon, worn out by* working almost every other day, were forced to give way to the younger and less capable slabsters the Dodgers faltered and fell. Robinson is regarded as one of the greatest, developers of young pitch ers In the country. Perhaps he can tote his youthful slabmen to the train ing camp next spring and develop them Into steady, consistent workers. However, "Bobby” would feel much easier in mind if be could secure by trade or purchase one more seasoned twirler. Rickey Will Lead Brown*. Branch Rickey will lead the “srteak busting" Browns next year. He step ped Into the managerial shoes after Oeorge Stovall wan lifted out of them late in the summer. The St. Douis outfit never has been a dangerous fac tor in any pennant race since 1908, but they are something of an uncer tain quantity this year, although It’s a 100-to-l bet that they won’t grab the bunting. The Browns drew about 30 players in the recent drafts, and some of them were among the best men that cavort ed in the bushes last season. Rickey may be able to pick about five or six good men from the gang. < liven some new blood, Rickey may weld together a team that will fur nish more trouble than the Browns ever have given before. The Browns, as many may remember, have for many years possessed the happy fac ulty of breaking winning streaks, Ball clubs can go along amassing great records, whipping every other team in the league, and then when they come to the Browns they go down and out. It’s the same with record-breaking pitchers. Stallings Most Feared Leader. Stalling* is the most feared mana ger in the National Reague. He took hold of t ho Braves last year after they had floundered for years in and around the cellar position, infused some of his own fighting spirit Into them, fired a few "hasbeens” and “neverwussers,” and built up a team that played wonderful baseball throughout the year, and fought to the bitter finish in every battle. Stallings next season will be strengthened by a few young pitchers and some fielding recruits. One or two may develop into good ball play- ers. if they do. Stallings will have a team that will be a strong contender for first division honors next season. In Tyler and Purdue he has two great pitchers In Maranvllle he has one of the best shortstops In the game. He has schooled his men thoroughly in teamwork, and they are due to dem onstrate its effect next season. Sidelights on Sports I F the Federal Deague is to suc ceed it must succeed In the baseball season that is to come, for it will never have a better year to establish itself In the proper manner. And if it does not succeed In the next twelve months It would do well to cash in its chips and quit the baseball game. It is no penny-ante session that the Federals are sitting down to. It is a table-stake game and it lakes money to play that brand of poker. The officials of the so- railed “outlaw” organization say that each club In the circuit has put up a guarantee of $25,000, making a total of $200,000 for eight clubs in the league. It Is to be presumed that this fund represents the munitions of war with which the league intends to fight its way for a foothold on the baseball battlefield. • • * COME of the Federal League ^ owners are men of wealth. They are attracted to baseball by reports of enormous profits which they believe the major league clubs make every year. They are figuring on making from 10 to 50 per cent on their invest ment. Very recently Connie Mack, who owns a half interest in the Athletics, champions of the world, said that the profits of his club were not over 2 per cent on the Investment. Other big league • Tubs the writer knows of made no more than 3 per cent. After years of membership in the American Deague it was only last season that the Cleveland club made a profit that could be con sidered worth while. In base ball. if things break right, there is a chance of splendid profits, but If things go against you the profits aro mighty small if there are profits. Yet the fascination is such and the gambling instinct so strong that it is only rarely that a club owner will sell his property. He is always figuring that he will get a good team of players together and rake off the big profits that can be made with a winning team. t THE Federal Deague has picked 1 several large Western cities and Baltimore In the East in which to do business. The main question its promoters should consider is whether there is a de mand for another league in tl*e territory they have invaded. Doubtless two or three of the cities where they propose to es tablish clubs are ripe for the in vasion. but how about the other five cities? The Federals. from the way they talk, desire to establish themselves on the same basis as the major leagues and such or ganizations as the American As sociation and the International League. Well, it takes a pot of money to do this. The expenses of a big club are something enor mous. Clubs like the Giants. Red Sox. Cubs and Pirates cost more than $1,500 a day to main tain. • • # THE sacrifice hit causes more 1 “second guesses” in baseball than any other play. If a team is two or three runs behind and gets a man on first with no one down, and the next batsman hits into a double play, half the fans exclaim "Why didn’t he sacrifice the runner to second?” But most ball clubs do not sac rifice in a case like the one men tioned. If a club is two or three runs behind, even if it is early in tho game, that club usually wants to get those runs back ail at once. Minnesota Will Not Play Carlisle Team MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. ! t—The board of athletic control of tiif\, I’niversity of Minneapolis, at a meeting to-day, de cided by a unanimous vote that there would be no football game with Carlisle In 1914. The board was officially noti fied that ihe net receipts for the Min nesota-Chku go football game, played at Northrop Field on November 15, were $32,148.;>0 (>f this amount Chicago re ceived $1«,074 25. P Bv Montv. Famous Sox Pitcher, Broken in SpIVit, Takes Laborer’s Job in Chicago. N EW YORK, liec. 20.—The Tin- cinnatl Club of the National Deague is not owned by August Herrmann, otherwise known as Gar- . ry, and Joe Tinker was not fired from ‘ the managerial job by Herrmann, he inside history of the Reds dur- ng the Inst few months has been learned from one of the trusted at taches of the club who attended the annual meeting of the National League In New York last week, and some of the facts he disgorges will upset a lot of opinions held by Cin cinnati fans. The present owners of the Reds are Julius Fleischmann and his brother. Max. Julius Is a former Mayor of Cincinnati. They had been interested financially In the Reds for several years past, but the deal by which they obtained absolute control of the club was not put through until the last few* weeks of the past season. H#rrm*nn a Figurehead. Herrmann, who still is president of the club, will remain in that office as long as he wishes—unless he refused to do the bidding of las bosses. He now is only a figurehead, being re tained m the position of president largely because of his prominent rep utation in baseball affairs and his long service rendered to organized ball as chairman of the National Com mission—a job he has held so long that it would be hard to think of anybody else holding it. As soon as the Fleischmanns ob tained the full control of the club last summer. Max Fleischmann insisted that Harry Stephens, a friend of his and associate in certain affairs in Cincinnati, be made secretary of the club, a position that he (Max) once neld. Stephens not only was secre tary in the usual sense of the term as applied to a lasebaJl club, but he was Instructed to act ns a sleuth or “spotter,” a job that never existed on any other big league club. Stephens was ordered to gumshoe around and keep his cars open for gossip, and to leport everything he saw or heard to the Fleischmanns When Joe Tinker finally learned of this, through friends who had been tipped off about it. be waxed hot under the collar, but said nothing in particular. Swore He Would Get Joe's Job. In the last w*eeks of the season a story came out of Cincinnati about a rupture between Tinker and the Reds’ business management, which caused the prediction that he was to be let out. The details of that trou ble have not been told yet. The mix- up was caused by Max Fleischmann "bawling out” Tinker at Redland Park one day because Tinker made some managerial move in the game that did not suit Max’s Ideas of how base ball should be played. Tinker told Max to “go to. etc..” not knowing that Max was one of his secret bosses. Fleishman was incensed and swore to himself that he would “get Tinker.” And. as every fan knows now, he “got Tinker.” It was Max’s ire en tirely that caused the dismissal of the manager By Davenport. iWICAGO, ILL., Dec. 20.—It isn't what you used to be, it's what you are to-day. Five years ago Nick Altrock’s name was on the lips of every fan in the :wo big circuits. ills mighty port arm and his misty saline floaters were the talk of the baseball world, and he was rated one of the most wonderful pitchers base ball has ever known. That was five years ago: to-day he is shoving lumber for a big concern at Thirty-fifth street and Shield's ave nue. Flve#years ago, or perhaps a little longer, he was one of the pitchers who helped the White Sox to win a world’s series At that lime he was drawing a good salary. To-day he :s a laborer working for wages. Nick came to Chicago shortly after the close of the recent season. Hoped to Make Trip. The fact he was not invited to ac company the Sox and Giants on their trip around the world hurt the once great twirler. He confidently expect ed he w r ou!d be asked to go along with his side partner in comedy, “Germany” Schaefer. The expected invitation was not forthcoming and Nick settled down to remain in Chicago during the winter. He drew a fair salary during the past season from the Washington club, but prospects were dimmed when President Ban Johnson issued an edict against comedy on the side lines, for Nick’s stock in trad 4 e since his arm went bark on him has been his comedy with Schaefer. The lure of the diamond Nick could not resist, and after the season closed iie found a loafing place near the South Side Park. On the day that the Sox and Giants departed for their world tour Nick happened to be in his loafing place when the White Sox groundkeeper hapnened in. Nick overheard him tell ing a friend that he was seeking men to do some sodding at Comiskey Park. “What does it pay?” asked Altro:k, and upon being told the job would pay 40 cents an hour he said: “Me for that job. Show me the sod.” As he toiled with the other laborers a flood of memories of bygone days surged through his brain. He saw himself once more on the mound, while thousands of cheering fans spurred him on to victory. lie caught the signal from the catcher and once again that mighty arm was in motion. His spitter was working as of old, but this time the spitter worked on the handle of a shovel. It was but a dream, for when this work ended Nick found himself face to face with the stern reality of win ter coming on, the cost of living high and no money coming in. Some stern reality. Nick did not sit back and wait for something to come his way. Never Shirks Work. “Most men tire themselves o 1 r look ing for an easy job,” said Nick y. s- terday, as he shouldered a long, heavy oak board, and carried it to a freight car, “but yours truly never was afraid of work.'' Nick proceeded to get a move on himself and soon landed a job in the big lumber yard at Thirty-fifth street and Shields ave nue. The once great spltball pitcher *s still in fine physical condition and he hopes his present work will round him into condition for a successful sea son on the diamond next season. When seen at work by a photog rapher and asked to pose for n pic ture. Xick'said: “No, I won't pose for a picture* I guess my posing days are over. I am a workingman now. If you can snap me while I am at work, go as far as you like. I am not ashamed to be seen In overalls. I have never been afraid of work. In the days when I was pitching T never shirked, for I wanted to give value re ceived. and so you can just point your old camera my way while I am at work.” Altrock hopes to work with the Sen ators again next season and says he may surprise Clark Griffith by show ing his old-time pitching form. LEVY SELLS JAMESTOWN TRACK. NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—Smith and I Pern’. Chicago syndicate bookmakers, have closed a deal for Robert Bevy's interest in the Jamestown race track. The price is said to be $20,000. Anderson to Tackle Cross in Return Go On New Year's Day NEW YORK. Dec. 17.—Beach Cross and Bud Anderson have signed articles of agreement with Promoter Tom Mc- Carey t<> battle 20 rounds at the Ver non Athletic Club of Bos Angeles on New Year’s day. They agreed to make 135 pounds two hours before the fight. Young Shugrue. the crack Jersey Ciiy lightweight, has signed for a bout with Willie Beecher, of the East Side, at the Collar City Athletic Club of Troy on January 5. SET REGATTA DATE. CLINTON, IOWA, Dec. 20. The ex ecutive committee of the Mississippi VaUey Power Boat Association to-day postponed tho selection of a place for the next regatta until January 10. The annual convention will bt held in Chi cago March 6. 0R£3ttFREC TREATISE. The Leach Sanatorium. Indianapolis, Ind., Las published a booklet which kifes interesting facts shout the cause of Cancer: also tells what to do for rain, bieedin*. odor. etc. Write for it te-da^. mentlenlnj this papar. Louie Hardage Now Promoting Soccer Football League p*^**^^**************^ ANNISTON. ABA., Dec. 20.—Louie | Hardage, the well-known Vanderbilt football star, is in Anniston and will make his headquarters here this win- ' ter. He has proposed that a soccer football league be organized here, three teams representing the Pelham Guards, the Alabama Presbyterian Coliege and the City Afbletic Club. A pennant will | be offered and a warm race will re sult. 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May Match Russell Against Joe Mandot NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 29.—Remy Dorr, manager of Frankie Russell, the French Market lightweight, is trying to get Promoter Tortorioh to book Rus sell and Mandot here shortly. "From the way the past few matches have turned out I don’t see how Tor- toritch can sidestep this Russell-Man- dot go. He’s lost money on the others and it goes to show that the fight fans want a local boy in the ring. 1 believe that a match between these two boys will bring Tortoritch some money, also a piece for myself,” says Dorr, who is willing to fight on a percentage basis. ANOTHER LEAGUE PLANNED. ERTE, PA., Dec. 20.—A new baseball league, to be known as the Pennsylva nia State League, is the latest in the sport world. It has the backing of Horace Fogel. Fogel suggests a league made up of the following towns: Erie, Altoona, Scranton, Wilkesbarre. Wil liamsport, Harrisburg. Reading and Troy. He has promised to use his in fluence to make it go. TO ATHLETICS Expert Thinks Mackmen's Second Sacker Is Four Times as Val uable as Joe Tinker. By Frank G. Menke. EW YORK, Dec. 20.—If Joe T!n- ^ ^ ker is worth $25,000, what's the value of Eddie Collins? That is the question that basebail fans are asking to-day. Onr answer is that Collins is worth just about four times as much as Tinker, or ex actly $100,000, although we doubt f Connie Mack would let him go even for that figure. A perusal of the records of the two great infielders seem to show the «u- perlority of Collins. Tinker, in twelve years as a major leaguer, has amassed a grand fielding average of .937 and a grand batting average of .264. Collins broke Into ih* game as a regular in 1908 and in tho six years since then has compiled a grand fielding average of .958 -and a batting average of .233. These figures show that Collin* each year has hatted 69 points better than Tinker and fielded 21 points bet ter—a tremendous margin. GOOCH A RHODES SCHOLAR. CHARLOTTESVILLE. 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