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THE ATLANTA n EOT? (IT AN AND NEWS.
Plie Leading Hitter of the Stove League Seldom Hre.iks Records in Fast Company
bans Declares Course at Regina
One of the Best in the
Dominion.
By “Chirk” Evans.
r pHE Regina Country Club, of Re
gina, Canada, is four and a
half miles from the heart of
the town and the street ears run al
most to the clubhouse doors. About
$30,000 was spent last year in per
fecting the transportation service, so
that problem is well settled. The golf
course measures a little less than
6 000 yards. Our old friend, Arner
Tollifson, 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
trough 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
l he greens were torn up last fall and
are being made, in the literal sense of
The word. They will be built aecord-
ng to the best modern ideas and will
be 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
< iubhouses In the Northwest to take
the place of the present comfortable,
but unpretentious structure.
The club has about 200 members,
and the remarkable thing is that al
most all of them are active. The
club is a young one. perhaps only two
ears old, and at the time of its for
mation very few of its members had j
ever played a game of golf; at pres
ent, however, several are playing un
der 85. Truly an excellent record
;ha.t speaks equally well for the en
thusiasm of the members and the
zeal of the teacher. The ladies have
also taken a deep interest in the club
nnd Tollifson particularly mentions
Mrs. Philbrick, who has made won
derful progress in playing.
I understand that Tollifson 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- ,
♦ wan. Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Prince j
Albert, Indian Head and all the oth
er places round about. Tillifson says
rhat he has seen the 6,000-yard course
a mined 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-
jacks, where the officers of the Royal
Northwest Mounted* Police play (the
British colonial official is a great golf
cessionary), and some of the towns
people belong to this club, too,
Arner Tollifson himself laid out a
ourse 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.
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AT JUAREH*
FIRST—.Selling, all ages, 6 furlongs,
.xsay K0, A1ax 95, Hattie Mo 95, xire-
tente 103, xTom Franks 10., Pretty
Dale 108. John Hart 108, x-lessamy Ul,
Bear Abbey 111, Lookout 113, Hortcon
115, Dahlgreen 116.
SECOND—Selling, all ages, 6 fur
longs: xBinocular 111, Blaze B. lu, ,
1'"'|a 112, The Bailiffs Daughter 114.
hex 115, t'iinkand 110. I.ee Harrison 11
: 10. Fire 116. Wicket 116. Ranisy 116.
THIRD—Selling, all ages, 6 furlongs:
> llyki 93, Art Rick 98, xTrojan Belle
103, xGarden of Allah 103. xHazel C.
11), xCalethumpian 111, Winnifred 1
112, Madeline B. 112, Eddie Mott 116,
Galley Slave 116. Balronia 116.
FOURTH—Purse( 3 year olds and up,
furlongs: Koval Dolly 105. Henri
Walbank 105, Reim 105, U See It 10&,
.'limorioso 105. Paystreak 105. Florence
Koberts 105, Sonada 108.
FIFTH—Selling, 3 year olds and up,
furlongs: xPeter Grimm 98. xllerpes
103, Inquieta 103, xSlgurd 106. xOrba
Smile 107, xOrimar Lad 107. Cool 108
Madadero 108. Beda 108. Annual In-
presr 108. Bob Lynch 108, Doc Allen
112. Sir Alvescot 112.
SIXTH—Selling. 3 year olds and up,
1-16 miles: xMlami 100, Tom Chap-
k an 101. Molesey 105, Lord Elam 105,
xKelsetta 105, Mary Emily 105, Evelina
HO, C. W. Kennon 110, Judge Walton
ns.
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track slow.
Wells-Carpentier
Fight a “Fake,” Is
New York Report
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—According to a
New York report, the recent Bombardier
Wells-Georges Carpentier scrap over
in London in which Wells suffered a
knockout In the first round was a huge
“fake.” 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 Wells’ jaw,
and the fight was over. It is alleged
that close to $75,000 was won on the
fake.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Purse, $300: 2-year-olds; sell-
'Fg: bVt furlongs: Deposit 114, Cun:
Maid ill. Dainty Mint 111, aMassanet
aRunway 114. Ambition 110. Good-
■1 105, Bulgarian 114, Dick’s Pet 102,
'"cnir 114, Marty Lou 111.
u —Bedwell entry.
SECOND—Purse, $300; 3-year olds and
selling; mile and 20 yards: Karl of
" 1 vr.y too. Spindle 111, Port Arlington
Queed 105, Early Light 102, Toy
Toddling 108. Volthorpe HO, Golden
‘^asure 113. Brave 109, Gerrard 104,
Ladv Orimar 102.
i HIRD—Purse $450; all ages: selling;
• ' oieap; 6*4 furlongs: Monocacy 105,
mi r 97, Crackerbox 95. Dick Dead-
97. Prince Ahmed 110, Linbrook
Verena 100.
Ei i RTH—Purse, $500: all ages; sell-
z handicap; lVi miles: El Oro 106,
Gardner 110, Brvnlirnah 98, Bob R 10o,
Na P‘er 95, Star Bottle 100.
FIFTH—Purse. $300: 3-year-olds and
pi selling; 6 furlongs: Frank Hudson
• Robert Bradlev 96. Semi-Quaver 105.
M’ppertown 107, Amor 105. Right Easy
' Ancon 110. Ralph Uovd 101. Lord
•He* no. Camellia 102. Ann Tilly 110.
rov Weight 103. Sepulveda 110.
NTH —Purse, $350; all ages: selling:
Feather Duster 100. Master Jim
■ Rlatbush 88, Kinmundy 105. Plu-
s H6, Ardelon 105. Hedge Rose 108.
wytrence 111. Chartier 116.
°Ather cloudy. Track fast.
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 stage. President Hirsig has
demanded that Schwartz retract cer
tain statements, which so far the
manager has shown no disposition of
doing.
The controversy arose over the
Perrv-Berger deal, whereby Nashville
receives Heine Berger, pitcher, and a
cash consideration of $400 from Mo
bile for Inflelder Clayton Perry. The
deal was closed by President Hirsig
while in Atlanta.
Manager Schwartz, in a public
statement, declared that it was made
without his knowledge or consent, and
that the Welchence-Callahan deal of
last year was also made without his
sanction. Hirsig de'nies this and has
♦ ailed on Schwartz for a public re
traction.
RACING
RESULTS
‘Twirlers in 1913 Were Not as Effective as in 1912’—Cracker Captain
WELCHONCE PRAISES DENT AND COVELESKIE
BOXING
News of the Ring Game.
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Hnm.f WApikAnno called upon to face, as 1 was lucky ulant, but in almost every < ase there
Packey McFarland asks $15,000 to
Cruthers Signs to
Play With Athletics
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22.—Charles
Cruthers the young Philadelphian who
played brilliantly at second base for the
Athletics last season at the fag end after
the pennant had been clinched, has
signed a contract for 1914.
Cruthers is one of Earl Mark's finds.
He’ looked so promising both in batting
and fielding down in Raleigh, N. C , last
summer that the son recommended him
to the father. He joined the Athletics
after Raleigh had finished its season,
and in the few games he played he more
than fulfilled all pres.s notices.
KILBANE VS. GRIFFITHS.
CLEVELAND, CHID. Dec. 22 —Man
ager Jimmv Dunn said to-day that there
is a possibility that Featherweight
Champion Johnny Kilbane. of Cleve
land. will meet Johnny Griffiths, of
\kron in a twelve-round bout at Can
ton in January. Kilbane will insist,
however, that Griffiths make 130 pounds
ringside.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Queed, 103 j
(Turner). 7, 8-5, 4-5, won; Flying
Yankee. 112 (Byrne), 4. 8-5, 4-5, sec
ond; Clem Beachy, 112 (Wolfe), 12, h. j
2. third. Time, 1:17. Eaton. Gagnai\, '
Bert is, Miss Primity, Berkeley, Wil- j
Us. Dr. Jackson, Gerrard, Pleree Du- j
mas. Fred Levy also ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Prince
Chap, 110 (Buston), 13-5, 9-10, 2-5,
won; Sherlock Holmes, 112 (Byrne»,
7-5, 1-2. 1-5, second; Batwa, 107
(Pickett), 15. 6, 3, third. Tim",
1:16 2-5. Inferno Queen. Monkey,
Plain Ann, Cortcurran, Madman, Lord
Ladas, Dr. Dougherty, Silas Gruntp
pi so ran.
THIRD One and one-fourth miles:
Mycenae, 101 (Deronde), 5-2, 3-5, 1-3,
won: Billie Baker, 98 (Nicklaus), 20,
6, 6-2, second; ftchaller. 1 >1 (J. Cal
lahan), 30, 10, 3, third. Time, 2:11 1-5.
Kiel, Taypay, Outlan, Ella Grane also
ran.
FOURTH—Five and one-half fur
longs: Tarts, 112 (Bore!), 13-5, 4-5,
2-5, won; Lady Lightning. 108 (Bux
ton), 3. 6-5, 2-5, second; Prince Her-
mis, 112 (J. Hanover), 6, 8-5. 1-2,
third. 'Lime, 1:09 Ella Bryson, Sam
uel R. Meyer. Waterbury also ran.
FIFTH-*-Six furlongs: Deduction
112- (J. McCaheyL 9-5, 3-5, 1-3, won;
Oakland. 112 (Borel), 12, 5, 5-2. sec
ond; Kiva, 103 (Deronde), 7-5, 1-2,
out, third. Time, 1:16. Stealaway,
Henotic Letourno, Incision. Lord
Wells, Chemulpo. Jim Caffrey
ran.
SIXTH—One mile: Big Dipper, 104
(Doyle). 18-5. 3-2, 7-10, won; Ruis-
seau, 115 (Bauer), 20, 8, 4, second:
Patty Regan, 93 (Murphy), 30, 12, 6,
third. Time 1:44 1-5. La Sainrella,
Michael Angelo, Camel, Harcourt,
Woodcraft also ran.
AT JUAREZ.
I FIRST—Five furlongs: Little
| Birdie, 105 (Neyloa), 3, 1, 1-2. won;
i Martin Chavis, 115 (Taylor), 2, 3-5,
| 1-4, second; Amohalko, 115 (S. John
son), 15. 6, 5-2, third. Time 1:02 4-5.
I Rip Vanwinkle. Violet May, Leforct,
Swiftsure, Niss Nile, Holberg, Chris.-
j mas Daisy, Veno Von also ran.
SECOND—One mile—Husky Lad,
! 107 (Feeney), 5, 2. 1, rvon; Cordie F.,
I 103 (Dishman). 4, 8-5, 4-5, second:
i.loe Woods. 112 (McMartin), 8, 3, 3-2,
! third. Time. 1:43 1-5. Maggie, Forge,
I Sadie Shapiro. Marie Coghill, Robert,
Frieze. Jim Cafferata, Mawr Lad,
Jack Laxson also ran.
THIRD—Seven furlongs: fiyewhPe,
103 (Ne’lon), 3, I, 1-2 won; Sister
Florence, 108 (Jones), 8, 3, 3-2, sec
ond; Princess Industry, 108 (Gentry),
4 7-5, 3-5, third. Time, 1:29 1-5.
Amity, Ronton, No Quarter. Zulu. Or-
memde Cunnirigham, Short Northern,
Ber L'ncaa. Sinnfein aiao ran.
(Captain of Crackers.)
\ \ 1HILE 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 w’ere 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 ilie previous
season. For instance, Prough and
Hardgrove, 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 Goveles-
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 lost
column, but nevertheless no credit
should be taken away from the Pole,
for I consider him the hardest propo
sition J had to face at all times.. He
was a glutton for work, as his record
show's. Thfe past season has been
the only one in three that \ 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.
• • •
C AVET also worked in a great many
more games than he did dur
ing the 1912 season, and had lie not
been handicapped w’ith 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 other young
pitchers who were away up in the
percentage columns when they were
officially announced Dent. Price and
Conzelman. Atlanta: Hogg. Mobile;
Williams. Nashville; PL Brown. Mont
gomery, and Wilson, of New' Orleans.
The first three mentioned I was not
enough to be on the same club with
them, and doubtless, considering the
way Dave Robertson was treated at
their hands, I saved several points
on my season’s average, by escaping
them.
I CONSIDER Dent the best right
1 hand pitcher there was in the
league—curves, control and other es
sential qualities taken into consider
ationwith 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, j
His record shows that he did almost
as much as anyone else in bringing :
the pennant to Atlanta. \ might men- I
tion here that Carl Thompson show
ed himself to be a pitcher of consul- j
erable caliber while with the Crack
ers, and only his bad luck at Bir- I
mingham kept him from being among !
fthe select at the finish.
• * *
WHILE PI Brown was the strike-
** out king of the leagtie, 1 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 j
is hit freely. If not for this his j
percentage of wins would have been i
a great deal larger than it was.
Hogg displayed battling speedy 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 New' Orleans, and Wil
liams, of Nashville, are both young
southpaws, 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 less 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
flying colors.
IN making comparisons of the pitch-
* era 1 have failed to take into - on
slderation Prough, of the Birmingham
club, who led the league. He has a
grand curve ball and g good head, but
I don’t hardly believe his courage is
as strong in a tight place as that of
Eddie Dent and some more of the
boys 1 have mentioned.
Now. to take a glance at. the older
pi-tchers of the league, those held
over from 1912 and otherwise: Yer>
few if any of them were able to hold
their own and quite a few of them
were given a cringe of scenery, with
the hope that i* would prove a stirn-
was no improvement.
In speaking of a few w'ho found
the going pretty rough 1 might men
tion Case, Montgomery; Fleharty and
More, Nashville; Newton and Par
sons, 'Memphis; Brady, Atlanta, and
Berger, of Mobile. Berger did man
age *to win as many as lie 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 new pastures else
where. Taking all things into con
sideration and carefully comparing
tiie batting averages of thf men for
1912 and 1913 seasons 1 find that in
ipost cases each individual player
who was ranked as a regular during
the 1918 season increased his aver
age from 10 to 15 points, and in some
cases more. Of course, the Cincin
nati hit may have helped some, but
I 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. Dec. 22. Gunboat
Smith is a much better tortlfled fighter
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 changed. lie is now' one
of tiie most confident boxers in the
business.
“How big is this fellow Pelky?” asked
the “gunner” at his training quarters
yesterday.
"lie is not so lall as Jess Willard,
whom you shaded last May,” was the
reply.
“If that’s the rase, then everything
is all rigid. So long us lie is low enough
for me to hit I am satisfied,” remarked
Smith with a laugh. According to
Smith. Arthur Pelky wil! 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
Burns ordered that lie rest to-day.
jle boxed two rounds each with Char
lie Horn. A1 Kreitzer, Tommy Burns
and Stanley Dean.
Betting on the bout, though light, re
mains at the. opening od(L» of 10 to 8.
with Smith favorite, and he is expected
to remain at this point.
Opium Whiib*y «n«l Druu Habit* 4««tr4
•t Mom* or at Sanitarium. Rook on aubjet*
Free. DR. B M. WOOLLEY, J4-N. V*OK»
Sanitaria*. Atlanta, Oaorafa* _
these prospective opponents thinks be
is worth as much as Packey. These
$304)00 bouts have gone out of style
everywhere.
* a *
Joe Levy lias joined the rebels and
*avs Rivers will light only at 133
pounds He will make one exception,
W illie Ritchie, saying that Joe will be
glad t< gel on with the champion at 136.
* * a
Joe Thomas. Hie 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,
last week, and lost the derision after a
hot battle Thomas, however, was
forced to give away nearly 10 pounds
in weight.
a * a
Kind readers, chalk up another one
for Charlie White. The Chicago seiusa
tion add'd Ad Wolgast to his list of
victims lust Friday night, and is now
claiming the 133-pound title. Accord
ing to reports, the bout was one of the
best ever staged in Milwaukee, proving
a great Improvement over the Britton-
McFarland fiasco.
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Two corking heavyweight scraps will
be staked in New York to-night. Bat
tling Levlnsky, Danny Morgan's latest
wonder, meets Jirn Coffey In one of the
ten round mills, while Jim Flynn and
George Kodel clash in the other ten-
round affair.
a a a
Billy Gibson says he has to put 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.
a a a
Frank Baker took a trip to The Geor
gian sporting department Saturday noon
and had some harsh tilings to say
about “Kid” Young. The latter had
agreed to post a forfeit to meet Baker
in a private bout, but showed the white
feather by failing to put In ills appear
ance "SVhy, tie wouldn’t stop Into
thevame ring with me under any con-
ditkV-,” chirped Franklin, after wait
ing thirty minutes for Young to arrive.
Boxing fans will now turn their at
tention to Los Angeles and New Or
leans. Bud Anderson and Leach Cross
are scheduled to ela«h in a twenty-
round bout before Tom McCarey’s club
on New Year’s Day in a go that will
have much to do in deciding the fu
ture of both hoys. On the same day.
Freddie Welsh will swing the padded
mitts in a ten-round set-to with John
ny Dundee at New Orleans.
a a a
Willie Ritchie only wants $10,000 to
box Jimmy Duffy. We agree with Wil
lie when he says he doesn’t need a
manager of the Nolan type.
JEWELERS & BROKFRS
4ol Peters
BMg.
Money H/Cv
10 Al
Loan. *
Phone Main 228
STRICTLY PRIVATE.
Athletic Club Five
Arranges Game With
Mercer for Jan. 14
Jo© Bean, coach of the Atlanta
Athletic Club basket ball team, after
a. conference with Captain John West
moreland, of Mercer University, closed
for a basket ball game between the
two teams at the local club Saturday,
January 14.
This practically completes the At
lanta Athletic Club’s scnedule of dates
for the year, only one more open date
remaining.
Johnny Dobbs After
Baskette for Pels
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. Dec. 22.
"Big Jim” Baskette, who has been
pastlming 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 bad” with Toledo
and the Naps on account of Ms leis
urely habits, and the Mud Hens are
about ready to let him out. Dobbs,
who started Baskette In baseball In
1909, is confident that the big right
hander has some good baseball left in
his system, and will try his best Vo
sign him.
Mississippi Aggies
Play Local Five Next
The fourth pin# of the local basket
ball season will be played next Satur
day night at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
The Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical College five will be the op
ponents of the locals.
Wilton Jellico Goal
$5.00
PER TON
Tiie Jellico Coal Co.
82 PEACHTREE ST.
Atlanta Phone 3668
Bell Phone Ivy 1585