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, , ------ TIT FI ATLANTA GEOTtClTAN AXD KFWS. 1 Pile J Leading F Litter of the Stove League Seldom ] Brea i <s Reeorc w in 1 H 'ast Company — Mutt Bought the Wrong Breed of Gila Monster By ‘Bud 9 Fisher Evans Declares Course at Regina One of the Best in the Dominion, / By “Chick” Evans. rpHE Regina Country Club, of Re gina, Canada, is four and a half miles from the heart of the town and the street cars run al most to the clubhouse doors. About 430,000 was spent last year in per fecting the transportation service, so that problem is well settled. The golf nurse measures a little less than f. 000 yards. Our old friend, Arner Tnllifson, the club professional, tells me that the land Is a sort of flat prairie, yet the course Is not really monotonous, for a creek winds through it and around the north side. The club has discovered that while the prairie grass makes an excellent fair green, it does not make a good putting green. For that reason all the greens were torn up last fall and are being made, in the literal sense of the word. They will be built accord ing to the best modern ideas and will lie sown with the finest grass seed. Club Is Growing Rapidly. In addition to the contemplated im provement of the course, for which there is ample money, it Is planned to erect before long one of the finest clubhouses in the Northwest to take the place of the present comfortable hut unpretentious structure. The club has about 200 members, and the remarkable thing is that al most all of them are active. The Hub is a young one, perhaps only two rears old, and at the time of its for mation very few of its members had ever played a game of golf; at pres ent, however, several are playing un der 85. Truly an excellent record that speaks equally well for the en thusiasm of the members and the real of the teacher. The ladies have also taken a deep interest in the clpb and Tollifaon particularly mentions Mrs. Philbrick, who has made won derful progress in playing. 1 understand that Toliifson will have complete charge of the club, outside, and in, next year. Winnipeg Joins in Tourneys. The Regina players have their tour naments, too; once a year they jour ney to Winnipeg and once a year the Winnipeg golfers go to them. In the provincial championship played last season at Regina there were over 60 entrants. They came from Saskatch ewan, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Indian Head and all the oth er places round about. Tillifson says that he has seen the 6,000-yard course jammed with players time and again. The Regina Country Club is not the only course in Regina. There is a nine-hole course out near the bar racks, where the officers of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police play (the British colonial official is a. great golf missionary), and some of the towns people belong to this club, too. Arner Toliifson himself laid out a course at Saskatchewan Beach, which Is 30 miles from Regina. It is on the shores of the last mountain lake, and Arner says that he is well satisfied with his work on it. "fAAi, T«i^ iw <SllA MONVreR, o-n e S SNAkr UPON TBC ’ Ul ^1-l rr To 'ou ONt Peso /* * i HER-C's * or «tlft OK j Jeer's per sn ake . the i 6R-<» nvoavrg=R. Devour* I SNAices ljk* sproeRA ry> 1 — < Pur*, „ ye wfU ***- 1 T’ll Put right THCb Box WJHER.& vTEPP KEEPS HtS SNAKS A 'ND J Good bye o‘> HERB Mm do To that Snake . he's cueujrm tvc Life our op hisv• Ujon*t be sofc£ U/H6N M€ SUNOS OUT «NT dlLA. AlONSTBR mas. ( EATEAT CHS SNAKE J T (^of*vvaj<^KT By Co POLLY AND HER PALS Of Course, the Family Couldn’t Afford It This Month I CAbi &CAR.CEL'/ WAlT -to 5ho*j WH/1T The BuUCH BOUGHT you TokChwstmas.va'J ——r Wot 0UA/CH } 'i/JH'f Ai/fJJ M466-1E , HA, ASHUR. VlLlClA /aId r _ OM 1 YoU Chipped ^ Mty 1 51/re! 'That£ TheJ OkilV VW4y W/E- Coulo AFFord Such) ^k) Eypfusiwf PRL6FW7! me ARE You <pUI7E PoilT/VE y'knJ /4fToRo IT - PoSiTiviE! M A FI6URED it JyMA OUT.' <*>/ \ you HAVE FIVE R4y MOMTH V'kmow! Lookout President Knows Nothing of C. Smith Signing CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. Dec. 22. President Andrews professes entire ignorance of the reported purchase of Pop Boy” Smith, former Binning - Iiarn hurler, from the White Sox. He *ays he has heard nothing from Mc Cormick on the matter. Of course, it would not be possible for McCormick to close a deal with out the presidents signature, how ever. and President Andrews is of the opinion that the deal has been closed McCormick, but await# waiver* or other formalities before being official ly promulgated. Cravath Threatens To Join Federals I/»S ANGELES. Pec 23. -Cravath, one of the stars of the Phillies. tnay jump to the Federals "The Federal league has made me a swell ofTer lor next season and unless the Philadelphia management ‘comes through 1 strong ®m going over to the Federal* ” This wire was received by a b*re to-day. The movement of the Fens shows how strong they are in their fig • for stars. Mississippi Aggies Play Local Five Next The fourth game of the local basket- hall season will be played noxt Satur- ria' night at the Atlanta Athletic Club the Mississippi Agricultural and Me chanical College five will be the op ponents of the locals. Wells-Carpentier Fight a "Fake/' Is New York Report CHICAGO. Pec. 22.—According to a '•'New York report, the recent Bombardier Wells-Ueorges Garpentier scrap over in London in which Wells suffered a knockout in the first round was a huge •Take.” The story Is said to have been brought to this country by an American who witnessed the contest. As the story goes, there was an agree ment to make a clean-up ; Heavy wa gers were made that Wells wouldn’t last two rounds, and those in the know went about betting freely. Garpentier stepped out. tacked one on Wellft’ jaw. and the. fight was over. It is alleged that close to $75,000 was won on the fake. Schwartz and Hirsig Wrangle Over Deal NASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 22.— The breach between President Hirsig and Manager Schwartz, of the Nash ville baseball team, has reached a serious stake. President Hirsig; has demanded that Schwartz retract cer tain statements, which so far the manager has shown no disposition of doing. The rontroversy arose over the Perry-Berger deal, whereby Nashville receives Heine Berger, pitcher, and a cash consideration of $460 from Mo bile for infielder Clayton Perry. The deal was closed by President Hirsig while in Atlanta. Manager Schwartz, in a, public statement, declared that It was matte without Ills knowledge or consent, and that the Welrhonee Callahan deal n4 last year was also made without his sanction. Hirsig denies this and has called on Schwartz for a public re traction. KILBANE VS. GRIFFITHS. CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 22—Man ager Jimmy Dunn said to-day that there >R a possibility that Featherweight Champion Johnny Kilbane, ®f, Cleve land, will meet Johnny Griffiths^ of Akron, in a twelve-round bout at Can ton in January. Kilbane will insist, however, that Griffiths make 130 pounds ringside. HARRINGTON RELEASED. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN., Dec. 22.— Mike Kelly, manager of the Indlanapo- 11* train, of the American Association, announced here last night that he had released Pitcher William Harrington, of Ihdianapolis, to Binghamton, of the New York State League. RITCHIE WILL GO EAST NEW YORK. Dec. 22 Willie Ritchie win he metrhed with Freddie Welsh. '»» Rivers or Parksv McFarland^ a* Madleon Square Garden, after his bout with Tnmmv Murphv on the roast. '«n- ao 23. according to an announcement VyA 8B-<iay by Promo** - • Glbsou. Cruthers Signs to Play With Athletics PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22 —Charles Cruthers the young Philadelphian who placed brilliantly at second base for the Mhletles last season at the fag end after , the pennant had been clinched, has , signed a contract for 1914. , Cruthers is one of Earl N’aek s finds. He looked so promising both In batting i and fielding down In Raleigh. X. C last | summer that the son recommended him to the father. He joined the Athletics after Raleigh had finished Its season. I and in the few games he played he more than fulfilled all press notices. A. A. U. Track Men Ignore Kolehmainen NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Hannes Koleh- malnen world's champion long distance ninner. was ignored by the registration committee of the Metropolitan Associa tion at Its meeting at the St. Bartholo mew A I' The •'Investigation. an- ^m.-ieed as continued at the meeting where the Finn produced all bln prizes, sons rent lv has not continued to ant ex tent and nothing was done towar.l dis ciplining Kolehmainen or absolving him from blame. •Wow irhaddayathink o’ that? I\ ill Homcnnc put me ,Joseph to the spot where I am at?” Clark Griffith avers that Garry Herrmann is not wholly to blame for the situation in Cincinnati. It would be downright cruelty to place all the blame on the shoulders of one man. One way to produce a winner in Cincinnati would be to keep Tinker and trade the stockholders. The report that Georges Carpentier has been fined $100 for faking shows I how rapidly the French are assimilat ing American ideas. “Sentiment,” says Mr. Murphy f “will not cut any figure in the reorganiza tion of the Cubs.” This is one of the easiest things in the world to believe. THE MAGNATES’ WAIL. Oh. the lotifj atifl snowless winter! Oh, the warm and balmy winter! 'When the buds of spring are showing In the grass at yonder ball yard; When I hr zephyrs in the bleachers Are as warm as those of Maytime, And we sit and yearn for baseball, liut there ain’t no baseball schedule; And ire think of what is earning In the cold and clammy Springtime When the air is full of moisture and tin park is full of puddles And the bleachers all are vacant And tlx gate receipts are absent, oh. the warm and balmy winter! oh, the cold and clammy Springtime! “There is hope for Jess Willard,” says Jim Corbett, thereby smashing the world's record for optimism. We note by the sport page that they are playing baseball in St. Louis. That is more than they dc in summer. It is said that t'harlie White went into the fiffbt game for his health, but promoters can tell you that he Is not In It for his health now. The report that bowling enabled Cy Falkenberg to come back reminds us that some players bowl, while others bowl. VOCAL MONEY. The moment that a baseball star is placed upon the block The magnate ele.ars his voter and gives the baseball world a shook. He offers forty thousand bones in such a lusty strain That everybody hears the news from Oregon to M<iins. Oh. hr would gladly sign a do+cn milllon-dollar checks. Hut on the square, he wouldn't pay ten thousand dollars ( Mex.) Hr doesn't hicfl the player, but he hastens to r.rptain. "Oh. / was double-crossed” he says, and wears a look of pain* By Harry Welrhonee. (Captain of Crackers.) 1 x 7 HILE but seven men hit for a percentage of .300 or bet ter in the Southern League last season. I am led to believe-that the pitchers as a whole were not quite as effective as they were during the season of 1912. as there was a gen erous increase in batting averages the past season over that of the pre vious year. In some cases the younger pitchers increased their percentage of games won and lost over that of 1912, even though their clubs finished lower In the race than they did the previous season. For instance, T’rough and llardgrove, of the Birmingham club, both can boast of higher percentages than they could for the season of 1912, although their club won the pennant that year and finished third this year. I account for this by the fact that both men have developed great ly and their pitching the past season was just as good as the increase in their percentages would indicate. The same thing might apply to (’oveles- kie, of Chattanooga, and Cavet, of Mobile, although in the Pole’s case his club’s standing was materially in creased over that of 1912. This may cut some figure in his won and lust column, but nevertheless no credit should be taken away from the Pole, for I consider him the hardest propo sition I had to face at all times. He was a glutton for work, as his record shows. The past season has been the only one in three that I have been called on to face him that I didn’t think we could get his goat, but the same tactics that we used in seasons gone failed to affect him last season, and any time 1 stepped to the plate it was a battle to see which would come out on top, with the Pole finish ing as often as I did. * * * ( ^AVKT also worked in a great many more games than he did dur ing the 1912 season, and had he not been handicapped with a bad eye during the closing weeks of the sea son he would probably have done better. Although I consider him a much improved pitcher I did not find him as much of a puzzle as I did the year before. In fact, the Nashville club could not beat him during the 1912 season, regardless of who pitch ed against him, and perhaps this had something to do with him having something on me, but I managed to chase the hoodoo after Joining the Crackers. There were several oth^r young pitchers who were away up in the percentage columns when they were officially announced Dent. Price and Conzelman, Atlanta; Hogg. Mobile; Williams, Nashville; E. Brown. Mont gomery, and Wilson, of New Orleans. The first three mentioned I was not called upon to face, as I was lucky enough to be on the same club with them, and doubtless, considering the way Dave Robertson was treated at thefr hands I saved several points on my seasons average by escaping them. I CONSIDER Dent the best right- * . hand pitcher there was in the league- -curves, control and other es sential qualities taken into consider ation—-with Joe Conzelman running him a close second. Dent had it on him in at least one thing, namely, control. Price is a great pitcher and can stand all kinds of work, although prone to be a little erratic at times. His record shows that he did almost as much as anyone else in bringing the pennant to Atlanta. I might men tion here that Carl Thompson show ed himself to be a pitcher of consid erable caliber while with the Crack ers, and only his bad luck at Bir mingham kept him from being among the select at the finish. * * * Y\7 HILE K. Brown was the strlke- ** out king of the league, I rate him about third among the right- hand pitchers, and Hogg, of Mobile, fourth. Brown has the failing that so many strike-out pitchers acquire. He is likely to develop a wild streak in some particular inning of the game in which he either walks enough batsmen or is compelled to let up on his speed to get the ball over, and is hit freely. If not for this his percentage of wins would have been a great deal larger than it was. Ifogg displayed baffling speed at times and again at other times was not so much of a puzzle, but every thing taken into consideration he is a mighty steady pitcher with the re quired nerve and brains that go with It. Wilson, of Now Orleans, and Wil liams, of Nashville, arc both young soutlipHWH, and 1 consider them both good men who are just in the early stages of development Wilson, es pecially, has an iron nerve, as no one with loss than that could have gone through the mill that eventful day at Mobile last .September when a pen- rant was at stake and come out with Hying colors. IN making comparisons of the pitch- 1 or* I have failed to take into con sideration Trough, of the Birmingham club, who led the league. He has a grand curve bail and a good head, but 1 don’t hardly believe his courage is as strong in a tight place as that of Eddie Dent and some more of the boys I have mentioned. Now, to take a glance at the older pitchers of the league, those held over from 1912 and otherwise: Very few if any of them were able to hold their own and quite a few of them were given a change of scenery, with the hope that it would prove a stim ulant, but in almost every case there was no improvement. In speaking of a few who found the going pretty rough I might men tion Case, Montgomery; Fleharty and More, Nashville; Newton and Tar- sons, Memphis; Brady, Atlanta, and Berger, of Mobile. Berger did man age to win as many as he lost, but he was not near as effective as In 1912. There were also about 35 oth er aspirants who found the pace too fast during the season and were compelled to seek now pastures else where. Taking ail things Into con sideration and carefully comparing the batting averages of the m<*n fur 1912 and 1913 seasons 1 find that in most cases each individual player who was ranked as a regular during the 1913 season increased his aver age from JO to 15 points, and in some cases more. Of course, the Cincin nati hit may have helped some, but 1 hardly think enough to be notice able, and after due deliberation I be lieve we will have to attribute the general increase in batting to poor er pitching handed us in 1913 than that of 1912. Smith Out to Beat Pelky in 5 Rounds On New Year’s Day SAN FRANCISCO. Pec. 23 Gunboat Smith is a much better fortified lighter than when he appeared here last, and he knows It. Time was when Smith would almost shy at a. piece Of paper like a thoroughbred race horse, but things have cnanged He Is now one of the most confident boxers in the business. "How big is this fellow Pelky?” asked the "gunner” at his training quarters yesterday. "He is not so tall as Jess Willard, whom you shaded last May," was the reply. "If that’s the case, then everything is all right. So long as he la low enough for me to hit I am satisfied,’’ remarked Smith with a laugh. According to Smith, Arthur Till will last about five rounds on New Year s Day. Smith is gaining weight, though hard at work. Pelky worked out before a large crowd. He boxed eight rounds so stren uously yesterday that Manager Tommy Bums ordered that he. rest to-day. He boxed two rounds each with Char lie Horn. Al Kreftzer, Tommy Burns and Stanley Dean. Betting on the bout, though light, re mains at the opening odds of 10 to X. with Smith favorite, and ho is expected to remain at this point. Bill Foxen Released By Birmingham Club BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 22.—Announce ment waa made last night by President BAugh, of the local baseball association that Bill Foxen. Baron twirier, had been sold to the Wilkesharre Club. Foxen has done good work for the Barons since being a member of the club. The disposition of Fox«n caused little surprise, as it had been indicated that he would not be a Baron next season. HURT IN ATHLETICS. MADISON, WI8.. Dec 1*2.- Eighty- eight, or 1.02 per rent of the 7,1 HO ac cidents occurring in Wisconsin during the last fiscal year were due to football or other athletic work, according to the Rtate Board of Vital Statistics Sporting Food ‘Twirlers in 1913 Were Not as Effective as in 1912’—Cracker Captain BOXING > By GEORGE E. PHAIR < JOSEPH IS NOT JOSEPH. Thru dosenh Tinker un and spoke: WELCHONCE PRAISES DENT AND COVELESKIE News of the Ring Game. Athletic Club Five Arranges Game With Mercer for Jan. 14 fight Gibbons or dabby and each of these prospective opponents thinks he is worth as much as Tackey These $30,000 bouts have gone out of style everywhere. • * * Joe Levy lies joined the rebels and nays Rivers will light only at 133 pounds. He will make one exception, Willi** Ritchie, saying that Joe will he glad to gel on with the champion at 135. * * * Joe Thomas, the New Orleans boy, continues to hit the toboggan at a mer ry clip. Joe met Bobby Waugh in a fifteen-round go at Fort Worth, Texas, Iasi week and lost the decision after a hot battle. Thomas, however, was forced to give away nearly 10 pounds in weight. • • • Kind readers chalk up another one for Charlie White. The Chicago sensa tion added Ad Wolgast to his list of victims last Friday night, and is now claiming the 133-pound title. Accord ing to reports, the bout was one of the best eve/- staged in Milwaukee, proving a great Improvement over the Britton* McFarland fiasco. • * • Two corking heavvweight scraps wll! be staked in New York to-night, Bai- tling Levlnsky, Danny Morgan’s latest wonder, meets Jim Coffey in one of the ten-round mills, while Jim Flynn and George Hodel clash In the other ten- round affair. • * * Billy Gibson says he has to nut on "white hopes” at his New York club because he can’t get any other fighters Which reminds us of the man who wanted fried onions when he couldn't get Ice cream. • ♦ • Frank Baker took a trip to The O«or glan sporting department Saturday noon and had aornh harsh things to say about “Kid” Young The latter had agreed to post a forfeit to meet Raker In h private hunt, but showed the, white feather h\ failing to put in his appear ance ”*Vhv, he wouldn't step Into the same ring with me under any con ditions.” chirped Franklin, after wall ing thirty minutes for Young to arrive. 0 0 0 Boxing fans will now turn their at tention to Lom Angeles arid New Or leans. Bud Anderson and Leach Cross are scheduled to clash in a twenty- round bout before Tom McCarey's club on New Year’s Pay in a go that will have much to do in deciding the fu ture of both boys. On the same day, Freddie Welsh will swing the padded mitts In a ten-round set lo with John ny Dundee at New Orleans. • * * Billy Wagner, brother of Charlie White, may meet Joe Mandot at Wind sor, Ontario. Promoter Glassco, of Windsor, Las started negotiations with Tommy Walsh, manager of Mandot, in an effort to secure the French ring- man for a January date. * • * Willie Ritchie only wants $®t ,ntv> to box Jimmy Duffy. We ngree with Wil lie when he says ho doesn’t need a manager of the Nolan type. Joe Bean, coach of the Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball team, after a conference with Captain John West moreland, of Mercer University, cloned for a basket hall game between the ztwo teams at the local club Saturday, January 14. This practically completes the At lanta Athletic Club’s schedule of dates for the year, only one more open date remaining Johnny Dobbs After Baskette for Pels ( HATTANOOGA, TENN., D«c 22. “RIk Jim" BRskirit*, who ha* ltaen paztlmlnar for Charles W. Somers at Toledo and Cleveland for some four seasons, probably will Join Johnny Dobbs at New Orleans next spring Baskette got “In had" with Toledo and the Naps on account of his leis urely habits, and the Mud Hens are about ready to let him out. Dobbe, who started Baskette In baseball in 1909, is confident that the big right hander has some good baseball left tn his system, and will try his best to sign him. New York' Commish' Will Not Bar Packey NEW YORK. Dec 33 That the 1 ork boxing pommispion wifi not placn Psrkex McFarland undc.r ans*pension her<* was stated to-day by Commiaaioree FrW. who declares McFarland’s show mg in bouts her®, even though he never trl«‘d to knock out his opponents has made him a great favorite with the'fight fans. McFarland, in a wire to Billy Gibson, infers the Milwaukee promoters were piqued herati.se the crowd was waa not. up to expectations. aJid that the speeta tors were peeved because he didn’t try to knock Britton out. He adds his sus pension in Wisconsin was due to spite work. Si OF7PHIN PPM iciuw if Home at •< S«nlt«rt»m Book on auk)*# rr**. DR. B M. WOOLLEY, *-N. iMikriM, Allan, JEWELERS Sr BROKERS 301 Peters Money ^ to Loan Phone Main 22*. STRICTLY PRIVATE PER TON The Jellico Coal Co. 82 PEACHTREE ST. 1 Atlanta Phone 3688 Bell Phone Ivy 1585