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THE ATLANTA HEOROTAN AND NEWS.
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No Matter W licit 1 C J14 May Bring, the I )odgers Have the Hot Stove League Pennant Safe
GOLF EMBLEM
■Chick" Says Chicago Player
Conceived Idea of Official
Flower in Dream.
By Ohick Evans.
C CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—The other
morning as I was seated at my
desk a prominent golfer came
n to see me. His eyes were beaming
and his w'hole person seemed an em
bodiment of health, and this One
physical condition, he assured me,
was the crowning result of two fine
days of December golfing weather,
which he had enjoyed to the utmost.
Not only had he played golf all the
■lours of one of thofce beautiful De
ember days, but he had also dreamed
it through the night, and the dream
was so real that he had difficulty in
separating it from .the events of his
waking hours.
It seemed that on a rare December
dav he found himself standing, in
ompany with all the golfers of all
the clubs of Chicago, at the last tee of
the Midhomechieedgexview Club. On
>his marvelous day that seemed to
have been stolen from late October,
ihe sun—a half-circle of fire—was
hist sinking in the west and on the 1
■ iher side of the heavens a big white
moon was coming up.
* * *
the eastern horizon the soft glow
of the moonlight contrasted with
iie brilliantly resplendent hues of the
sunset, while t\igh above the blended
.■.dors of the two great luminaries
lone tiie marvelous blue of the sky
and underfoot was grass of midsum
mer greenness. The atmosphere was
ool and clear and every object was
sharply outlined, and with the com-
ing of sunset the winds had quieted
; nd the trees were still. Ill this
scene of peace and calm the assem
bled golfers were standing at the last
tee of the last game jf the year.
As each man walked up to the tee
he realized the solemnity of the occa
sion and played his final drive with
areful deliberation. One by one the
drives cracked loudly in the clear air
and bv the time the last shot was
played the Sun had disappeared and
the whole course was flooded with the
white light of the moon. Just as the
countless army of golfers were about
to start for their second shots, Mr.
hone Pitcher of Midlothian, who was
standing a little apart from the
group, spoke:
* * •
“p ENTLEMEN of the Mldhome-
^ chicedgexview Flub, look about
you: Above ys it? all the beauty of
flip heavens, and stretching out In
every direction is the intimate beauty
of the course, but I beg you to ob
serve at your feet the shining disks
of gold that strew the green of the
fairway. Here, there and everywhere
we see them. When we begin our
first golf in the spring the little gold
en circlet Is there to welcome and
encourage us and in the last game of
the season it is still with us. At all
times, in various garbs and various
( laces, it smiles upon us, and. like the
golfer. It never dies. The English
man has his rose, but* its season ia
Brief. The Scotchman has hts thistle,
but It is rarely seen; our own little
flower is with us almost the whole of
the year.
Gentlemen, I move that we adopt
* dandelion as the national emblem
of the golfers of America!"
v short silence followed the speech,
broken quickly, however, by B C.
Sammons ajid John J. Abbot, who
seconded the motion, which was car
ried with great acclamation... Then
each golfer went to his ball to play
hi? .second, and as the last shot of the
tsi golfer died away in the clear,
bright moonlight, every golfer van-
shed, leaving the '’links alone with
the little dandelions.
This is the dream as told to me,
and 1 ask the opinion of golfers con
cerning it. There is an unsenti
mental si.de to the question, of which
every greenkeeper can cell us some-
thing. We trust the dandelion can be
taught due respect for the putting
green.
Jaurez Results
FIRST—Five furlongs: Little Birdie,
"■> (Neylon). 3. 1, 1-2. won; Martin
havis. 115 (Taylor). 2. 3-5. 1--L second.
\mohalko, 115 (S. Johnson). 15. t>. 5-2,
r 'l. Time 1:02 4-5. Rip Van Winkle,
"If-: May. Leford, Swiftsure. 'Miss
'■le. Molberg. Christmas Daisy. Veno
v an also ran.
SECOND—One mile: Husky Lad, Hd
Eeeney), 5. 2, 1, won: Cordie F, 103
1 -liman), 4, 8-5. 4-5. second; doe
' A M "ds, 112 (McMartin), 8. 3, 3-2, third.
■. 1:43 1-5. Maggie. Forge, Sadie
Shapiro, Marie Coghill, Robert. Frieze.
< a-fferata, Mawr Lad, .lack I^ax-
■ ' also ran.
M1RD—Seven furlongs: Eye White.
1 'Neylon), 3. 1, 1-2. won; Sister Flor-
f »\ 10S (Jones). 8. 3. 3-2. second;_Prin-
Industry. 108 (Gentry). 4, 7-5. 3-5.
” ■'!. Time, 1:29 1-5. Amity, Bonton,
Quarter, Zulu. Ormonde Cunning-
cn. Shorty Northcut, Ben Uncas, Sinn-
;,, in also ran.
FOURTH—Five furlongs: Bright-
-' -no, no (Ford), 8-1. 2-1, 3-2. won;
!n K Elk. 119 (Cavanaugh). 20-1. 8-1.
4 second: Parnell Girl, 110 (Gargan),
4: 8-5, 4-5, third. Time. 1:03. Ida
; : avinia. Velie Forty, Sir Ballinger, The
Buck Thomas also ran.
HFTH Five and one-half furlongs:
110 (Kirschbaum), 8-1, won:
! avv * 110 (Molesworth). 1-2. second;
ros Pero Bov. 108 (Gentrv). even, third,
"te. 1:09. Tempie Focht. Tigella. Ro-
do, Princess Janice. Sir Harry also
ran.
SIXTH—Seven furlongs Swede Sam,
-'8 "Fentry), 8-1. won; Ocean Queen,
." 'Benton). 2-1, second; The Monk,
' ‘Hill). 3-5, third. Time, 1:29. Mi-
r ’ -is. Salesia. Rose of Jeddah, Acumen.
HUR s also ran.
POLLY AND HER PALS
Pa Is In For It Now, All Right
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KELLY BESTS BURNS.
ANKAKEE, ILL Doc. 23.—With
. flight left and a right cross. Spike
' '• of Chicago, defeated Jimm>
r ns. of Kankakee, in ten rounds
aere last night.
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Cincinnati Hit Up Again—Help!
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B. Smith Gets Catcher No. 5
By O. B. Keeler.
I 1 TE view with alarm the dire
y y fact that the Cincinnati Base
Hit—so called—is up tigain.
Heaven hellup us: we fnd an idea
it was going to requiescat in pace.
Bujt no. Like the bad penny; like the
noted Feline <tf Fiction; like the
Like the—you can tili in the blank
'—it is here again)
It is up; up to the scattered mem
bers of the Baseball Writers’ Asso
ciation of the U. S. A.
* * *
T HE way we understand it, this
bogus base hit thing is nothing
very new. Back in 1899 Nick Young,
then president of the National
League, sanctioned it on the sugges
tion of somebody whom we recall as
Harry Von der Horst. Harry Pul
liam repudiated it, and for years it
slumbered ignobly, disturbed only by
the bloody, battles fought by Jack
Ryder over its alleged uses.
Then Ban Johnson put the weight
of his power and prestige back of this
quaint little friend of the feeble hit
ter.
And it became a go. being oatfied
resoundingly, but Nevertheless scored
for a couple of seasons.
...
T HE Baseball Writers’ Association,
having adopted it en masse out
of deference to B. Johnson’s well-
known tender feelings, repudiated it
individually, to a grievous extent.
To be plain, they knocked the r. H.
much harder than any frantic bats
man In a pinch lambasted the hit that
was so scored.
But at the recent meeting, with
about 10 per cent of the membership
present, the B. B. writers ducked the
issue and decided to take a vote on it
bv mail.
T HIS is, indeed, sad. but we decline
to lose any sleep over the mat
ter. Properly administered, the B.
H. probably is a pretty good thing,
though from what we have seen of its
operation it is utilized in about 90
situations in the 100 to dodge the old
fielder’s choice, which most people
.fancy It has superseded.
Oiir idea of tlie thing is that in
stead of voting on the subject the
rules committee ought to get its
skulls together and publish once and
for all the true meaning and working
of the thine, and put it up to the
scorers to use it that way.
U J V. Simp!;, haven't the time nor
the space to go further into the
matter lust now, and. besides. Our
-small opinion wouldn’t cut any figure
before the B. B. writers say their
will—or after h. either
Personally, we don’t care for the
Cincinnati wallop.
• * *
1X7 E note with mixed emdtions the
** acquisition by the Crackers of
Julian Munch, a youthful backstop,
who also should be a corking good
table man, and the reasonably fair
chance for B. Smith to capture Jim
my Esmond, formerly third sacker.
for the unfortunateT’incinnati Reds
* * *
pi-ARK GRIFFITH slips us Munch
^ with the official O. K. of Mike Ka-
hoe. Senatorial scout. The young
ster was a debutante last season, and
played great ball with the Syracuse
team. Billy-has much faith in Ka-
hoe’s judgment, and will give the kid
a thorough try-out next spring. As
lie has onlyifour other catchers on
his crew, it may be seen that the
youthful Mr. Munch will fall into a
flowery bed of ease when It comes to
scrapping for a job—what?
* * *
AS to Mr. Esmond, he undoubtedly
would be a good player in this
league. The trouble is, Billy also is
angling for Cozy Dolan, if the big
leaguers will waive on him. which is
uncertain. And if Bill should hook
both Esmond and Dolan there woulu
be the making of a highly mingled
situation, to say nothing of old friend
Salary Limit kicking in.
We wish Billy luck, however.
Indianapolis Club
Sold for $175,000
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—James C. McGill,
owner of the Denver club, three times
champions of the Western League, has
purchased the Indianapolis franchise, in
the American Association. The deal,
which has been pending for several
months, was consummated here when
Mr. McGill, through Jack Hendricks, the
Denver manager, paid a heavy install
ment of the $175,000 purchase price to
So! Meyer, former owner of the In
dians. In addition, th$ new manage
ment comes into possession of the
Springfield, Ohio, club, of the Central
League, a holding of the Indianapolis
club. •
TERRE HAUTE GETS EX-CUB.
TERRE HAUTE, 1XD., Dec. 23.—
Harry Paynter, a Chicago pitcher, has
been signed by Terre Haute. He was
with the Cubs on the last spring
training trip and later when Evers
toid him to report to Montreal and
he refused to do so. he was suspend
ed Recently he told Evers he was
willing to play wherever sent next
season.
Kilbane ‘Crazy’ to
Get Another Scrap
With Johnny Dundee
CLEVELAND. OHIO. Der. 23—"When
Johnny Dundee and I clash again, if it
should come to pass that we are
matched up for the third time, the best
fighter will win.’’
“‘It was my own fault that 1 did not
win last time I boxed him for nine
teen rounds, and in the twentieth put
on a fighting finish. tie kept mixing
with* tnt*, and it was such a good round
that the referee saw fit to call the <on-
tesi H draw. i made 'Id mistake <<r
fighting in that last round. If I had
boxed him the same as in the preceding
chapters the decision would have been
mine without a doubt. If 1 did any
real fighting at all and planned to win
that way J should have started the slug
stuff earlier.
"That's the only way to beat Dun
dee decisvely by fighting and fighting
as fast and as hard as you ran. You’ve
got to whale away with him, fight him
coming, fight him going, and mix liber
ally. The harder hitter and the faster
hitter will come out best.- And that
will be me Dundee hits any old way.
I don’t.”
Kilbane expresses himself as being
crazy to get ^Mother crack at the Ital
ian, the only fellow he has not whipped
by a healthy margin.
$100,000 Insurance
Policy for Johnson
WASHINGTON. Dec 23.—Walter
Johnson, the Senator's great hurler, will
be ihe mo^t heavily insured ball player
In the history of the game next sea
son. At a meeting of the directors of
the Washington club recently it was de
cided to make application for a policy
covering Johnson to an amount said
to be $100,000 against accidents, illness
and death.
DENNY STOPS LONG.
MEMPHIS, TEXN . Dec. 23. Jack
Denny, New Orleans lightweight,
knocked out Bobby Long, of Indian
apolis, in the sixth of a scheduled
eight-round bout last night.
KANSAS SHADES COFFEY.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, Dec. 23.—
Kid Kansas, of Buffalo, shaded Jim
my Coffey, of New York, here last
night. Coffey got in many light
jabs, but Kansas did all the dam
age.
ROCK ISLAND PICKS HEAD.
ROCK ISLAND, H^L., Dec. 23.—
Arthur Selzmann was unanimously
elected captain of the Rock Island
independent football team at a meet
ing held yesterday. Reports showed
a successful reason financially
KAUTZ BEATS ENCK.
RACINE, WIS.. Dec. 23.- Bill
Kautz, of this city gave Freddie
Enci<. of Aurora. Ill., flic beating of
his life in n ten-round wind-up be
fore the members of the McCue A. C.
last night.
Augusta Wants to
Place Ball Team
In ‘Sally’ League
AUGUSTA. Dec. 23. A committee
has been appointed to solicit funds to
get a berth for Augusta in the South
Atlantic League in 1914. At a meeting
of the committee last night it was de
cided to see what could be done to
ward raising funds for Augusta plac
ing a team in the league Mr. c B.
(iarrett is chairman of the solicting
..committee
Olympians Triumph
Over Marietta, 13-3
The Olympians triumphed over the
wtrong Marietta eleven. 13 to 3. yester
day afternoon.
This is the third time Marietta has
been defeated this season. The Mari
etta boys were slightly handicapped by
the absence of one or two of their play
ers, but their substitutes played a good
game.
The Olympians, by steady line rushes
and forward passes managed to keep the
ball away from their own goal line.
For the Olympians Sullivan, Smith,
Morgan, Robertson and Simon starred.
Hawkins. Parmalee, Klein and Clay
showed up best for Marietta.
Williams Accepts
Offer to Box Campi
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. While
awaiting the decision of the National
Sporting Club of London regarding a
match between ’’Kid" Williams and
Digger Stanley, bantam champion of
England, Sammy Harris, manager of
Williams, has accepted an offer of a
$3,000 guarantee for a bout between
hift man and Eddie Campi in Los An
geles February 22 Harris and Wil
liams will start for the coast Janu
ary 10.
Joe Tinker Becomes
Property of Dodgers
NEW YORK. Dec. 23 Joseph B. J in
ker, former manager of the Cincinnati
club, officially became a. member of the
Brooklyn National League club yester
day when his release was formally pro
mulgated by Secretary He.wller. of the
National league. Secretary Heydler
received word from President Herr
mann, of the Cincinnati club, that Tin
ker had been wold to Brooklyn, and
Tinker’s name was according!' placed
on the reserve list of the Brooklyn club.
HUERTA SHOULD WORRY
I ell me not of Kaput inf a x, Carrunzis
las. Matin intos ;
/ ran laity h al oltl John I'cncr,
thouyh I Ikir> a fearful job.
'lean has lii.s l/rrnnaunintas, lhu
ll h yin I a s, E h Ixtsislas.
Awl / thank mu stars / do no* hare
to handle such a mole
Horace Fotjel hints that he may be
the next president of the Reds, leading
one to believe that, the worst is yet to
come.
This Charlie Kbbets is an unreason-*
able cuss. He warns Charlie Murphy to
keep quiet on I he Tinker case, just as
Jf the said Murphy could keep quiet on
anything.
It is easy to explain the decline in the
attendance at New York boxing shows.
The game is suffering from an over
supply of beef.
The report that Jess Willard drew
$1,462 in Buffalo does not necessarily
mean that Buffalo is proud of Itself.
HERRMANN TO HERZOG.
(tome work' for us and he. our yoat
And try to keep ihe ship afloat-
A I least, unlit the l it ist hmans rott
To tie th< Hint tnt to pour eoat.
/ know that they will rock tilt boat,
/till come with us tint/ he our yoat.
Shortly after he signed his contract to
manage the Reds, Charlie Herzog an
nounced that he could see a pennant.
Never having tried the Cincinnai brand,
our visions have been confined to lizards
and pink mice.
The optimistic scribe who wrote that
"Herzog will probably manage the Reds
as long as he desires," evidently has
never heard of Tinker. O’Day, Griffith,
etc., etc *
VIVA FREE LUNCH!
‘7 am ruined/" stiitl tne ftyhter as he
rend the fearful news.
And his heart been me so heavy it tie
's st-ended to his shoes.
7 a in ruined he repeated. "I am
f/t>nt beyond till hope '
'There is not hint/ now before me hut
a rafter and a rope.
"'Then is nothiny now before me hut
ti pistol or a dirk .
Tor the free hint h ytnne is tleatl ami I
HTjTI NT to yo to work T*
Levinsky Defeats
Coffey; Flynn and
Rodel Fight Draw
NEW YORK. Dec. 23 And still the
"white hopes" come and go. A gen
tleman by*the name of Battling Levin-
sky is a candidate for the "white hope"
crown to-day as a result of the defeat
he administered last night to Jim
Coffey f^evlnsky w»s ourweighted 2fl
pounds, but put. up a rattling good
scrap.
Jim Flynn and George Rodel fought a
draw
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Harvard and
Princeton yesterday won the honors
over Columbia and Yale in the first
round of the twenty-second annual in
tercollegiate chess tournament. liar
vard won from Columbia, the winner
of the ehampionshlp last year, three
games to one, and Princeton defeated
the Yale players, points to J ] x
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