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1 n ie Ki^liter W io Can (iet n I )eeision Over lol h i i ] Bar ievcorn Has ' Mot Ap] pea red Yet [Mil RUIE SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT [R TO TRIBE THE ATLANTA GEOTCGTAN AND NEWS A 2y They Produced an Effect; Sure They Did! Mtiu." rn« oU> VH N , w/r of iv« t+osro<- tn voO'FMf owe® ova ft auiT Trtc _>*r*E M-ASS-V oto ?*.- VJA«ri DOIfJ 7 OH wOTHiWft- CVC6TT THAT* ( SPWUTWOCf 1 POVJH L>W& Squabble Proves That of Club Has Right to Comolete Deals. r,Milk G. Monkc. iRK. Dec. 22 The Tlnke bble has brought clearl if> for** (he fact that 11 • 4 prov’r!r..,t of ; io trade, sell Ills retIon*. ii repudiated ».■ If also has up 1 club dI 1m ;! dub has full pov r bu;» a player a nd t ha i this r* sport. « an not !>* t he direct ora of a club, shown that the Cincln- F*rtors are vacillatin'* persons, that tney Interpret the rules of the National 1 dengue only as the\ tend to serve the best Interests of the Cincinnati elub. The ru!f« of the National League are clearly defined on the point of who ha* final and full power to nego tiate for players. That'person Is the president and the president alone. The National League rules take it for granted that the president of a Hub la empowered by the directors to act for them, and that all his acts are binding upon them. Practically the same Cincinnati club dire, tors who canceled the agreement made by Herrmann, declaring that his actions had to he ratified by the di rectors before they were final and binding, assumed a different attitude in 1910. AT that time Manager Dooin, of the ■* * Phillies, entered into a deal with (Jarrv Herrmann involving the ex change of seven players. When Pres ident Fogel. of the Phillies, heard of the deal, he ordered it canceled, de claring that Dooin had no authority to make, it. And how the Cincinnati people did roar! They insisted that Dooin did have the power; that the deal was legal and binding. They Insisted that a manager’s acta did not have to be ratified by either the president or the directors They carried their protest against the cancellation of the deal up to league President Lynch, who correctly interpreted the rules, de cided 1n favor of Philadelphia, stating that Dooin had no right to make such a deal, and that Fogel alone had the power. INDOOR SPORTS By Tad I TFE has lost about sll Its sweet- ness for the St. Louts Cardinal fans. It was hard enough for them to endure the blow dealt them when the selling of liquid refreshments was abolished at the park, but the sale of Pal Konetchy to the Pirates is a crushing blow. What charpis will a beer-less and Konetchy-less ball park have for them henceforth? ANDY CARNEGIE ought not to ** overlook Hilly Gibson, fight pro moter, when he hands out the next bunch of hero medals. Gibson de serves one for he Is attempting what tin other man in the world would try. He's trying to find, through process of elimination, a real, regular "white hope’ a man who can put up a bat tle a la Messrs. Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons and Jeffries I won't die happy unless 1 do. ’ sa\ s Gibson. Gibson’s a pretty nice fellow, and it seems a shame that he'll be unhappy and miserable wnen it comes time for him to make an earthly exit. Former Sox Southpaw, on His 1 Way to Minors, Thanks Loyal Supporters. COACH TO GET RAISE IOWA CITY. IOWA. Dec L*2 -The Iowa Athlet e Board has voted Coach Jesse R I law le> a substantial raise in salary for the coming season and ap pointed a com in i 11 ee to proceed at once with the drawing up of a contract to he offered him. NO CHANGE IN UMPIRES. PITTSBURG, Dec. 22 There will be no change in the staff of umpires, ac cording to John K Tener. president of the National League lie said the best managers hod told him the present staff is as good as could he found. BRITONS PLAN CHANGES. CHICAGO. Dec, 22 W hile the Ameri cans are standing pat on their 1913 ten- iVD rules the Britons are planning to fnakf some radical changes Also, they want the in: * mat tonal tennis rules for tf* 14 changed C hicago, ill., Dec. 22.-D0C White, veteran White Box hurler and until recently one of th© most effective pitchers on the South Side organization, to-day Is wending his way westward, where he will take up his new berth. White is heading for Venice, Cal., where he will be seen in uniform next season, and for several seasons thereafter. Here ia "Doc’s’’ farewell: "I would consider it a favor if you can find space in your columns to publish these few lines that I m.iv express to the Chicago public my gratitude for their part of my suc cess during my baseball career In this good old town. “Father Time has crooked his fin ger and has beckoned mo to come from my berth as major leaguer to the ‘brush’ to make my home. "Ten years and more I’ve struggled, fought and tolled and tried my best to win for Commy and the fans, who’ve always stood the test, supporting in a when I was ‘bad’ and giving me their aid when ‘Take him out' Is probably what they fain would have said, li’s hard to leave my friends and pals, who’ve been so kind and true. The thought of going chokes me up snd really makes me blue "Through future years I'll thank you. fans, for what you’ve been to me You’ve been my judge and Jury. and. 1 say tl gratefully, it's to you l owe what small success 1 may have had. i for you’ve encouraged me although ' my work at times was sad. The play ers realize what it means to have th * I fan’s good will; it helps a man to I hear the footers’ voices, loud and shrill. You've stuck to me through I all and helped me capture many aj game, you’ve not found fault when I was licked, but cheered me just the same. “You’ve urged me on to better j work by sticking day by da\. noil knowing, perhaps, how much T | meant. Hut 1 Just wish to say I’d, i love to grasp you by the hand and | tell you, one by one. how grateful to I you nil 1 am, now that my work 's 1 | done "To Commy and the boys 1 wish J success in years to come, and that • . \ U lick tht Cubs each \c.»t l guess that’s wishing some.’’ |,f , V.•1/te!iis I 'j ; I jl. \ J.» •.! !' it | " | 1 i.ih ■ I i ca^t for tml life OF WlE. hUNM$ A NATE. 1— GSTS THOSE CO<-C>X - i thm nk TW" I Got TXLP0P&- f» r JOME Ifee/IEASA A»/0 O/Jl CW5' TV*£ W A.J l Ct COt-D P-ATV AMt) VWRAO -VOUtt-EI-T- , i/p i ru O'LCi-O-n-t Nil 14U 'HUl I H ' rO CCW^'AJCE MNASEI-F THAT he S not .sic* AKJO he VAJOPy yf A'AJ Al/*- hNj g£_-n3 ima&iwatiow■ ill w4)\ ] . I I it A w L It ? I lll'i ii . i / SCCjCG-^/IW TC ■ td-at a oov \>j|TV* 0QIL.5 M | S NE'-K- cam twmk: ME. rne hw/e^/ AOi ? Nick Altrock’s Last Good Game v • v ft +•* Final “Flash” in Minneapolis By O. B. Keeler. O N a sport page of The Sunday American there w T as a big pic ture of Nicholas Altroek and a little story of how the once great southpaw was shoving lumber In a yard near the White Sox ball park in Chicago, the scene of many of his past triumphs. As I read that story I thought of old Nick’s grand performance of 1906, when he faced the Cubs and the peerless Miner Brown, and set them dow’n in the first game of the world’s series—and pricked the bubble of their confidence and virtually won the championship of the world for the “Hitless Wondeirs.” And then I thought of the last great game old Nick ever pitched, or ever w’ill pitch, I’m afraid. I saw him pitch that game. This is a little story about it. TT was In the early summer of 1912, * In Minneapolis. Nick was pitch ing for the Kansas City Blues, of the American Association. He had not shown much stuff since he left the American League a couple of years before, and had knocked about in the big minor league until Dan Shay picked him up in 1911. Carr took over the Blues in 1912 and regarded Nick as a valuable veteran, though he knew the old fellow was nearly done. W**ll, I was traveling with the Blues as w’ar correspondent for The Kansas City Star, and w r e set out for the first Northern invasion of the year, In May, I think it was. I have since thought it was rather odd—in fact, 1 thought it w f as odd at the time, for Nick wasn't in the habit of talking much about himself. But along about the time the porter started making up the beds, Nick came along to my section and sat down and began to talk. Minneapolis ball park; their mas ter’s whip cracked, and they Jumped through, rolled over, and played dead. T N a fairly comprehensive term of service, I never have been privi leged to see a regular no-hit, no-run game. It wasn't in my luck, 1t seems. But that last good game that old Nick Altroek pitched will do very well to keep me from mourning my lim ited allotment. In nine full innings, precisely 27 Millers walked from the bench to the plate. Twenty-five of them walked back to the bench. One Miller reach ed first on a single; one drew a base on balls; both died stealing. One fly ball was caught in the out field. The other Millers went softly out on gentle grounders, pop-up files, or on jumping, darting third strikes. When that game was over, I real ized that I had seen a game in which an absolute mastery of pitching arm and brain had been show'n. The other eight Blues might as well have been high school players. There wasn’t a hard fielding chance In the game. On the other side, the Blues made three runs for Nick, all in one ex plosive inning. That was three times ns many as he needed. No team on earth would have hit Nick Altroek that day. Y17ELL. that was Nick’s last good game—the last sparkle of the failing flame of a great pitching genius. Three days later, in St. Paul, Nick pitched again, and was found for a dozen sounding blows, though the Blues, pounding even harder, pulled him in a winner. He did noi win another game, and in a month he was given~an uncondi tional release. going promptly to Glark Griffith at Washington to make sport for the fans by his clownish antics on the coaching lines. LOCAL FANS TO SEE ENGLISH CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT ON JANUARY 6 FREDDIE WELSH AND WHITNEY TO BATTLE HERE By \V. S. Farnsworth. 1 T-'ARKDDIK WhT.su, the English lightweight champion. and Frank Whitney, the Fighting Carpenter, are going to open the 1914 boxing season in Atlanta, when, on the evening of January 6. they will tie up In a 10-round session. Our genial friend. Count Loti (’as tro, has decided that the time is ripe for another mill, and 1 guess he is right. The boxing fans seem to be all keyed up for a scrap; and in Welsh and Whitney they ought to witness a corking mill. Jack Britton the other night. After that Welsh met McFarland twice, once in a 25-rounder in Los Angeles and again in a 20-rounder in England. Both scraps were declared even. Matt Wells earned the decision over Welsh for tne English title in 1911, but Freddie reversed matters and won back the crown in 1912. ITust look over the following list of some of the men that Welsh has fought: Eddie Fox. Jimmy Dunn. Tommy Feltz, Tommy e Cigarette of Quality VITHITNEY needs no introduction i In Atlanta He has been tried Piedmont — the 5c. cigarette that has never been success fully imitated. Day in and day out—Pied mont goes along satisfying smokers who appreciate the goodness of finest, fra grant, mellow tobacco and perfect workmanship. The biggest selling 5c. cigarette in America—un commonly good—unvary ingly uniform. Whole coupon in each package. CiJ- IO forj* time and again and never found wanting. He has fought Jake Abel, Battling Nelson, Charle\ White and a dozen other lough ones within the boundary lines of the Gate City and always gave satisfaction True, he didn’t beat White, but he gave the clever and hard-hitting Chicago boy the hardest kiifd of a scrap. Frank has never been in a slow bout in Atlanta. You have got to hand it to this lad for making the other fellow travel. If his opponent wants to box, then Frank will box; If said opposition desires to stand toe to toe. then Frank accommodates. He always gives the fans a run for their money. .ove. Frank Carsey. Jimmy Devine. Matty Baldwin. Billy Glover, Young Erne, Willie Moody, Tim Callahan, Seaman Hayes, Young Josephs, Willie Fitzgerald, Dave Deshle.r, Maurice Sayers, Charlev Neary, Packey McFarland, Phil Brock, Abe Attell. Harry Trendall, George Memsic, Ray Bronson, Young Donohue. Johnny Prayne, Jack Good man. Henry Piet. Johnny Summers, Matt Weils. Pul Moore, Willie Ritchie, Jimmy Duffy. Jack l^angdon, Grovei Hayes, Young Saylor and dozens more. sail for Atlanta to prepare for hi? battle with Whitne\. \\’ E wish to congratulate Count Castro on starting off the win ter season with such a corking bout Carrigan Will Be Only Playing Leader BOSTON. Dec. 26.—BUI Carrigan will be the only playing manager In the American League next season Six of the other seven teams will be handle^, from the bench by former players in uniform, allowing them to visit the coaching lines Connie, however, will differ from all his rivals in this respec t It lias been many years since Connie uonr.ed a uniform, and yet he has been by tar the most successful of the lot. Tinker’s Demands Are“Unreasonable, M Declares Robinson CHICAGO. Dec. 22. The salary Joe 'Pinker demands from the Brooklyn Na tionals was termed unreasonable yester day by Wilbert Robinson, manager of ttye club, in a long-distance telephone conversation. Robinson went to Indian apolis to meet Tinker, who was not cer tain the Brooklyn manager would be there, and so did not leave Chicago. Robinson immediately got into com munication W'ith Tinker here. After the talk Tinker said he believed the differ ences between himself and the Brooklyn . lub could be adjusted despite the at titude of the club toward his salary request. "Robinson told me the $10,000 bonus was mine as soon as 1 signed, and wanted to know the salary ! expected.’’ Tinker said. “ 'Unreasonable.’ he re plied. when l told him. He promised to think it over.’’ Tinker would not name the salary figures, but some time ago he said that $7,500 would be satisfactory. He said he expected to meet Charles Ebbets. president of the Brooklyn club, before long. A ND now for Mr. Lightweight Champion of England Welsh. He atarted battling way back In 1905. His debut ended with his opponent tak ing a big sleep in the third round. Since then Freddie has fought fully 100 fights, and only twice was the de cision against him Packex McFarland was handed the verdict over him. But the bout was tn Milwaukee, where McFarland was exceedingly popular until he fought \I7ELSH gave VYiiUe Ritchie a " merry trimming in a 20-round go in Los Angeles just two years ago And Willie can’t see Welsh at all these days Only a few’ months back Welsh and Ritchie were to meet in Vancouver. Both men were on the ground, trained to the minute, and at last Welsh thought he was going to get a crack at the American title, but, alas— Ritchie found a wav out He claimed that he had been out- | talked of $500 by the promoters and he immediately caught the first train leaving the Canadian town. It was a case of chilled pedals of the lowest degree. TUTHILL IS OUT AGAIN. WEST POINT, N. Y., Dec. 22.—Harry TuthiU. trainer of the Detroit Ameri can league baseball club, and more re cently of the victorious Army football team, left he^e for his home In Detroit >esterila>. Tuthill has been confined to the hospital here since the day after the Army-Navy football game. MACKMEN TO PLAY PENN PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.—Connie Mack, of the American League Baseball Club, announced to-day that he had arranged to play two games with the University of Pennsylvania team next spring. The games will be played at Shibe Park on March 30 and 31. \1TELSH is now after Ritchie again, but Willie Is going to take on Tommy Murphy. However. Freddie says he will stick after the American title holder until he corners him In the meantime the European champion is going to tour the South. On New Year’s Day he will meet Johnny Dundee in New’ Orleans. Im mediately after th#*. scrap he will set JOHN HENRY TO COACH. AMHERST. MASS.. Dec. 22—John Henry, catcher of the Washington team, of the American League, has been appointed coach of the Amherst hookey team Henry', who was graduated from Amherst in 1910. was prominent as a hockey player while at college. PERRY IN MOTORCYCLE RACE. URBAN A, ILL.. Dec 21 Robert A. Perry, the Illinois freshman motorcy clist. -who holds the dirt track record for a mile on the old Indianapolis Pratt Resigns From Players' Fraternity ST. LOTTS. Dec. 22.—Derrill Pratt, second sacker of the Browns, has re signed as his club's representative In the Flayers' Fraternity. Unpleasant notoriety during the fall series, when he was accused of having divulged the secrets of the association, is the reason given for his resignation. There may be other causes. He ex plained his action thus: "Uncomplimentary and unfounded things were said about me last October when I was accused of telling the se crets of the Players’ Fraternity. Of course these reports w’ere untrue, but f»r the good of the players' Union Tam going to resign I have the fraternity’s good will at heart, and will do all 1 can for Dave Fultz's organization. N 'KTC told me the stor yof his life. He told me the story of sixteen years in professional baseball; the first tryout; the failure; the partial success; the tough luck; the hard times; the dawn of fortune; the first "regular job;” the prosperous times in the big showy And then Nick told me about that great series of 1906: how he beat Mordecai Brown the first day; how he pitched out a heart-breaking struggle against the three-fingered wonder on their next start—0 to 0. inning after inning, until Hahn, of the Sox. misjudged a long, high flv. "1 pitched Brownie the game of his life.'' Nick said, with a queer, wry grin on his rugged, homely face. “And if Hahn had caught that fly I'd been pitching him yet, L reckon!” W ELL. Nick told me all about It. and if it wasn’t very literary. It caught up in force and smashing metaphor. And some way I felt pret ty solemn, listening there in the dark ening Pullman to the life-story of the grand old southpaw who was far along on the dun-colored back trail. N ICK was sort of sheepish about It s he finished. He sat silent a mo ment; then he got up abruptly and slaoped me on the shoulder. “Gee.” he said, with an embar rassed sort of laugh. T haven’t talked s:o much about myself in the last ter years. But I kind of felt like loosen ing up, you know, and—aw, well- good-night ! ” L> T T do not remember Nick as a clown, though he undoubtedly was one of the funniest men In baseball. I recall Nick as the serious narrator of a long, hard, adventurous baseball life. And I recall him as a grim, cold and dominant figure, mastering with the final flash of his failing arm the slugging champions of Joe Cantillon. and pitching the best game of ball T ever saw—and the last good game of a truly great slabman. YALE ARRANGING DATES. NEW HAVEN, CONN.. Dec. 22.— While the Yale football schedule will not be formally announced until after New Year’s, It was learned last night that all the games but one have been tentatively decided upon The schedule includes: University of Maine Lehigh Washington and Jefferson University of Virginia. Colgate, Brown, Princeton and Harvard. All of the games except that of Princeton will be played here MACKMEN WANT “BUZZ." LOUISVILLE. KY„ Dec 22.—Theo dore Brzozowski. a local semo-pro south paw pitcher has been offered a oon- tract by Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics "Buzz.” as he is called, pitched a no-hit game at Car rollton. Ky , against New Castle last summer. ^ EXT day we opened In Minne- apolis. and Carr elected Old Nick Altroek to pitch the first game against the Champion Millers of Joe Can tillon. THEY W’ere a hard-hitting bunch of * veterans, those Millers, cham pions the last two years, and cham pions again that season, by the way. Claude Roasman, the two Delehantys. ”Gavvy M Cravath, now the home-run hitter of the Phillies, Hobe Ferris, Otis Clvmer—oh. they could hit, those Millers! But they faced their master’s hand that bright May afternoon, in the new ROWING CREWS BREAK RECORD MADISON. W1S.. Dec 22.—Crews'* of the University of Wisconsin broke all rowing records at this institution when they completed 230 miles of rowing for the fall season. This is 80 miles more than was rpwed In any other fall. FIGHTER DIES. LONDON. Dec. 22.—Jimmy Burrow’s, the lightweight boxer, died here after a bout with George Freeman, at the Ju ean Athletic Club. In the sixth round DO YOU ITCH? Speedway, yesterday entered the 300- | Burrows was pressing Freeman hard mile race at Savannah. Ga., on Christ-j v hen he suddenly collapsed an*l fell, mas Day. * Efforts t# revive him failed. If «o. u»e Tetterlne. It cures ec*ema. ground Itch, ringworm. Itching pile*. Infant sore head and other akin troubles. Read what C. B. 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