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THE ATLANTA HEOROTAN AND NEWS. r 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 MVI60M ill 1 1 I Aw, ?A, you DO 6b! 1 1m. V’J Doui | M/) AimVZ ~TIll's \ < —-Wo>J WHAT NlTTHlM’ of r MF For "The kiwd! j /4l*JT I lOLt VoU A /AlUIOtJ JiHES l DONT KNOW NO MOR'aJ Aw/. Come cm, pa, ~T 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. I 1ZA6E0 VLAil C UhRiSTMA* Tiu Vou) ~TOLD ME AM’ ILLJ do The e r AH* VlAR.y . if, I r \WAL' jEfS VOU M4RK MV WJOR OS 'liX'kKi lAOV, VER System wjumt wo Year. Cause me MADE IT A PoiMT WOT FOR To <Si7 MDCED UPlM W) SECRETSl I KMCW MV UL Book I Do Cincinnati Hit Up Again—Help! *1* • -I’ *!* • *1* *r • *1* •{- • *1- r*v *!*•*!* 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 ^ JEWELERS & BROKERS Ip. ^ *01 Peters Money to Loan Phone M STRICTLY PHIV XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. CHESS TOURNEY ON. 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 ) BigG Cnrr-n In 1 In .*i day* unnatural dtarhargm Contains no poisonx and may b« used full strength absolutely without fear (luaran- tecd no' to strhtun Prrvrnla rontagion WHY NOT CURE YOUF7SELF? 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