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I N the intervals of rumors con cerning Bills' Smith and his pend ing deals tor Desperate Esmond and Third-sacker Yeager, of Montreal that one looks as if it will slip, by the way—and other gossip of a simi lar nature, we note ‘that the reason for our old friend, Honus Wagner, get ting once more into the National League Society for Three Hundred Hitters dates back about six years ago. Hans Libert and Zack Wheat also horn in under the same conditions, and, in fact, that exclusive society, this year numbering 23 members, would have been curtailed by three had it not been for something that happened half a dozen years back. We refer to the sacrifice fly rule. * * • CIX rears ago Billy Murray, now a O Pirate scout and then manager of the Phillies, instituted a motion to credit with a sacrifice hit the useful bloke who should arise in the pinch and smite a long fly to the oufield on w hich a runner on third scored. This was a deserving clause in the scoring rules, and has proved _a popu- ar measure since its adoption, but never more so than this year. * * • \X/ITHOUT that saving clause, dat- W ing six years back, good old Ho lms, for the first time in all his long and’ honorable National League ca- leer, would have finished outside the charmed circle of .300 wallopers. \s it waif, Hans batted an even .300 ir. the official figures. Without the redit of sacrifice flies deducted from Ills “at bats,” the Flying Dutchman would have hit just .298—a pretty fair little average, by the way, but a whole lot of a margin when those wretched little two points would have separated the great shortstop from his rightful place in the noble three hundred class. * * • O OB TORT and Wheat would ha\ IV. been hauled dowpi to a miserable "97 each bad they been charged with times at bat on the several occa sions when their long punches counted runners from third. Among the other swatters who profited by the rule were Jake Dam pen who led the National League by P margin of .002. Gavvy Cravath V he -an second, would have lost .00;, from his record had his sacrifice flies been plain “at bats," and Heinie Zim- mennan gained still more, finishing on, better than he would have if Mr. Murray had not fathered that bright idea six years ago. * * • A MON6 the .300 hitters who did not Jv p 0 tp a ny sacrifice files were Mil ler. Collins, Brown. Schmidt, Hess. Hartley, Hooper and Crandall. Jack Miller of Pittsburg, hit the most sac rifice flies, his total being fifteen. Ed Konetchv walloped thirteen, and two I nhs—Zimmerman and Saler—were next, in order, with eleven and ten, respectively. * * • I I T. to our way of thinking, the best thing that sacrifice fly thing iRs done in its six years of opera- ion was to Keep old Hans TVagner "iiere he belongs—in the most exclu de and select batting circle of his league—in the Society of Three Hun dred Hitters. We always said Honus could Hit .300. When it was reported he was damaged and running on one side by reason of a busted knee—and had no '•’nance to bit In his usual stride—we ame to bat with this little asser tion: ‘Honus will bat .300 with a crutch, if necessary.” And Honus did it. Thanks to Mr. Murray. THAT'S TOO BA&, MV 9€T <olLA MOiSSTt?- CHAseb DOU/&4 A MCkfc AMti J .SUPPOSE Wt've LOST ’£*4 Both. imus T6oHll rUj/ 'V€-5 / eysb YORTH€1*-K\oe<t THE 'Gila monster snakcs so h^'Ll fat vouils th^n r •So To SL6FP IX TMfc HOLt AAO j T<lL NtNfeR. G,fc r J r n» pifeFr HU? H*»AOOT r OH, POOR -SNAkt * LCAO TO HOL& |TH6 fX OH , MV Poor pet POLLY AND HER PALS And Where Are Our Champions? [/JR JOHNSON Yes, ‘Where?* the Echo Answers STRENGT! UMPIRE STIFF I on ,c- I • N. Cl | BS a conrtl . A*err- . tt’» Mr». r fac* tartd u. riar effect U MEN Cured Forever By a true specialist who possesses the experi ence of yeara. The right kind of experience—doing the same thing the right way hundreds and per- hapa thousand* of time*, with unfailing, permanent result*. Don’t you think It's time to get the right treatment? I will cure you or make no charge, thus proving that my pr **ent actentlflc. methods are abeolute- ' certain. I hold out no false hopes If I find '•"r <as« la Incurable. If you desire to con ‘ k reliable, long-established specialist of •'ipertence, rome to me and learn what -• accomplished with skillful, scientific ‘a men*. j ran cure Blood Poispn. Vari- -• 'ein«. Ulcers, Kidney and Bladder dis- p' “batnictlono. Catarrhal Discharges. - pt 1 Rectal troubles and all nervous And '-ntr Diseases of Men and Women. ' ami nation fre« and strictly confidential. " 9 a ni. to 7 p- m.. Sundays. 9 to 1. M. HliGHES, SPECIALIST opposite Third Nat'l Bank • 2 North Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. Bv J-ieft Hook. I 'AHE ring statistician who cuts loose once a year with a review of the champions will find him self all out of material when he reaches for the 1912 “dope.” Jack Johnson had a lively year, In jail and oat, mostly in, but as heavy weight champion the Big Cinder w r at not called upon to defend his title. The wholesale movement to “legis late” Johnson out from under the championship failed for the simple reason that none of the pale heavies were able to make a decent showing. As championship candidates our White Hopes run muchly to gorgon- zola. the same being a fine brand of ripe cheese recently discovered by Joe Reichl. Alii yes; the middleweight cham pions, some flock. We have Jimmy Clabby, middleweight champion of Hammond. Ind. And George Chb-, middleweight champion of Scranton, Pa. And Frank Klaus, middleweight champion of Pittsburg. And Frank Mantell, middleweight champion of Sacramento. And Billy Papke, mid dleweight champion of something or other. Clabby appears to be the best of the lot, with Chip a suspicious secono. The remainder of the herd might possibly qualify as sparring partners for a real fighter. Packy McFarland is the welter weight champion, but he isn’t printing this fact on his letterheads, for fear that he may have to meet Mike Gib bons. Mention these two boxers and you have talked about the entire 142-pound division. Willie Ritchie has worked like the regular lightweight champion that he I is. Since taking the title from Wolgast, the San Francisco boy has beaten his two most dangerous trailers—Joe Rivers and Leach Cross—and is now rematched to meet the veteran “Har lem” Tommy Murphy. But it is up to I him to fight Freddie Welsh as soon as possible. As featherweight champion. John nie Kilbane had an easy year of P. He tangoed for twenty rounds witn I Dundee, kicked “Young" Mars, of Cin- cinnatl. until that youth never can hope to amount to ^ anything, ana picked a few' “plants. 1 Johnnie Coulon, as bantamweight champion. Is the most pitiful sped- men of a title owner we have ever had run for the past twelve months, leav ing all the fighting in this clas.« to Williams, Ledoux .and Campi. Wil liams is the best of the bunch and is the bantamweight king in everything but name. Not a title changed hands, not x champion (save Ritchie) took a fighting chance. Nothing about thi year 1913 for the ring birds to grow excited over. Giants Announce Spring Training Trip Schedule for 1914 American League President Said to Have Signed Two New Arbiters—One ‘Fired,’ C NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Secretary John R Foster, of the New York National 1 eague club, last night announced the spring training trip schedule of the team. For the first time in many years trie Giants will not play an exhibition f ame on the Polo, Grounds before the eginning of the regular season. Following Is ihe training schedule of the team: / March 14, 15, 21. 22, Dallas; 28. 29, 0. 31. Houston; April 1. Beaumont; rf \pril 4. 5. f>, 7, New Orleans; April 8, JToblle; April 9, £hattanooga; April 11, 32. 13, Baltimore. The training schedule of the second team follows. March 7. 8. Dallas; March 14. 15. 21, 21, Waco; March 28, 29, Dallas; March f). Denison; March 31, Sherman; L.pri! 1. Bonham: April 2. Paris; April 3. I'Yxarkana; April 4, 5. 6, Memphis; April 17, Nashville; April 8, Knoxville; April 9, Asheville; April 10, Richmond; April 11, Portsmouth. to look upon. <’onion has been on the — CATARRH] BLADDER < Relisved In ; '24 Hours J Each C»p- N , '■nil heart! Ihe (m|0Y)< name < Br>mre of counterfeits i Fourteen Games for 1914 Rutgers Nine NEW BRUNSWICK. X J., Dec. 24.— The Rutgers College 1914 baseball sched ule, consisting rtf fourteen games, was announced to-day. The local college is to have a Saturday game wdth Prince* ton. The schedule for the Southern trip, to follow the Princeton game, has not been announced yet. The schedule fol lows: March 28—West Point, at West Point. April 4 Princeton, at Princeton; April 15, Hamilton, at home; April 18, K. P. ].. at home: April 25, Union, at home; April 29, L’rsinus, at home. May 2—Swarthmore. at home; May R. Stevens, at home; May 9. New York University, at home; May 13, Dickinson, at home; Mfcv 16. New York University, at New York; May 23. Delaware, at Newark, Del.; May 30, t'nion, at Sche nectady .June 13—Stevens, at home | Holiday Gun Shoot At College Park j The College Park PresH Club will hold i; <x regular holiday gun shoot on tlm club’s grounds to-morrow morning. In addition to the regular shoot a hand! cap affair will be held in the afternoon. A beautiful loving cup will be given to the winner. HICAGO, Dec. 24.—While the magnates and managers of major league clubs are scouting around for material to strengthen their clubs for the 1914 campaign. President Ban Johnson is not sitting around idle. Big Ban Is searching the Class A leagues for good umpires, because he needs them badly. The staff as it is at present is none too good. Reports have it that the czar of the American League has signed two new eallmen. Thty are “Red" Held, the St. Louis boy, who last year did good work in the Pacific Coast League, and Ollie Chill, of the American As sociation. Held has been in the game a long time, and wherever he went he has done well. He umpired In the Con necticut League, and then last year went to the Pacific Coast, a Class A A body. He had little trouble in the Western League wdth players, many of whom are former major leaguers. It is also rumored that Big Ban is about to correct the biggest mistake on his umpire staff That Is, to fire Charley Ferguson, who gained much notoriety in the George -Stovall inci dent last summer. Johnson stuck by Ferguson unAil the end of the season, but after the close of the campaign he took some recognition of howls of the different managers Crack Runner Coming To America in Spring NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—In a letter to Matthew P. Halpin, chairman of the athletic committee of the New York Athletic Club. Jean Bouin, holder of the world's record for running one hour, > announced that lie would come to America next spring and probably en ter some of the open athletic meets. Bouin is the runner who at the Stock holm Olympics created a sensation by his showing in the 5.000 meter race, in which he ran the winner, the redoubt able IlanneH Kolehmainen. to a half yard in the world's record time of 14 minutes 36 3-5 seconds At the Stockholm Stadium on Labor Day of this year Bouin. in an hour race, rari ten miles in 50 minutes 46 seconds, 17 seconds faster than Kolehmainen a«* romplished in his record ten-mile cham pionship race He ran Hie unprecedented distance of J1 miles 1.442 feet before the hour had lapsed. Fifty Motorcycle Demons to Start in 300-Mile Marathon SAVANNAH, GA., Dec. 24. Fifty ma chines are expected to compete in the 300-mile Grand Prize pro fessional motorcycle race over the shortened Grand Prize automobile course on Christmas day. The value of the cash prizes and cups to be contended for has attracted motorcycle riders from all over the country. So important has the event become that the Federation of American Mo torcyclists. of which the Savannah Mo torcycle Club is a member, and under the sanction of which the event will be run. has sent down Arthur Mitchell, of Chicago, as official referee for the race. While the entries are piling in the road work has not been left undone. The Chatham County Commissioners have had a force of convicts at work for several weeks, smoothing out the rough places on the course and banking and improving the turns. This will not only be the longest mo torcycle event of its kind ever staged, but the first of its kind—tire only 300- mile race for the world's record for the distance and this record will probably stand unless another race is attempted at Savannah. Freddie Welsh Made 10 to 8 Favorite OverJohnnyDundee NEW' ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 24.—Fred die Welsh. British champion, has been made a 10 to 8 favorite over Johnny Dundee, the Eastern lightweight, by lo cal fans Welsh has been working here for the past week and Is showing great form in his daily workouts. Harry Pollock, manager of Welsh, is looking for a sure win for his protege. Pollock says he has Welsh matched to box Frank Whitney in Atlanta and feels that a victory over Dundee will boost Freddie's stock considerably. The Eastern lightweight has been going good of late and is being touted all over the country as a contender for Willie Ritchie's crown. This means that Welsh will have to be at his best to win. Dundee is expected here some time J to-morrow and will get down to real I work at once. A victory over Welsh will be, a big feather In his cap. Western Magnates May Get Control of St. Louis Americans LOS a ANGELES, Dee. 24 It was learned to-day from an Eastern baseball man wintering here that a deal Is on between President Maier. of the Venice and Stockton clubs, and Bob Hedges and the directors of the Sr. Louis Browns, whereby the Coast League magnates expect to obtain control of the Browns and will hack Hat* Hogan as manager of the team No confirma tion could be had of ihe story Hap Hogan irf manager of the Venice club, in rtie Coast League. McGoorty Battles * Smith To-morrow.; Other Bouts on Card j CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Some interesting fights are billed for to-morrow' after noon and evening Probably the. most Important is Eddie McGoorty’s match • with Dave Smith in Australia. Eddie I Is to box four men abroad before, re turning. Smith is the firsu Here are the matches for to-morrow: Battling •Levinsky vs. Jack Driscoll, ten rounds, [at Brooklyn; Eddie McGoorty vs. Dave p ... _ , . _, r . Smith, 20 rounds, at Sydney. Australia; Referee Halts Bout in the Fifth KM VVIlIlama vn Frankie Bradley Sir rounds, at Philadelphia; George Rod el vs. Howard Morrow, ten rounds, at Sy racuse. N. Y.; Kid Kansas vs. Willie j Beecher, ten rounds, at Syracuse, N. Y.; Carl Morris vs. .lark Geyer, ten rounds, [at Clovis, N. Mex. Round to Save Pittsburger From Knockout. P ITTSBURG, PA., Dec. 34.— George Chip, Scranton mid dleweight, apparently has come to stay. To-day he rhust be taken seriously in the strug gle for championship honors. Chip put himself right up in the front ranks last night, when, for the sec- end time, he knocked out Frank Klaus, local star. This time the fin ish came in the fifth round of a six- round bout. Chip beat Klaus into a helpless condition, and Referee Dillon stopped the bout to prevent serious injury. Landing a hard left on the jaw of Klaus started the Pittsburger over the dizzy road. Chip then closed in and shot a short right to the jaw. Klaus became weaker, and Chip con tinued raining blows on his weaken ing opponent, putting him down. Klaus got up at the count of seven, but was very weak. Chip was after him like a Hash, raining blows on his jaw and head. The arms of Klaus dropped to his side, and Referee Dillon stopped the bout. Although on his feet, Klaus was battered and did not know what was going on. (’hip at no stage of the fight was In danger. He was cool and put up a wonderful battle. Mississippi A. & M. Has Strong Quintet The Atlanta Athletic Club basket bail team Is going to have a hard battle on Its hands nexi Saturday night when they meet the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College quintet. Reports from the visitors’ camp state that they have a better team than last season, when they made it hot for every team they played in Mississippi. Ala bama and Louisiana. OUTFIELDER TO JOIN BENEDICTS. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Fred Williams, the Cubs’ speedy outfielder, will cele brate Christmas eve py joining the An cient and Honorable order of Benedicts. He will he married this evening to Miss Vada Perkins, of Ooodland, Ind. The ceremony Is to he performed at the home of the *bride. COLUMBUS FIVE WINS. COLUMBUS, GA., Dec. 24 In a has ket ball game last night, Columbus V. M. C. A. defeated Central College, Mis souri, 114 to 26. Peddy, for the locals, made 66 points. The Cigarette of LOADED BALL ABOLISHED. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.—The use of the loaded ball in bowling was abolished by the officers of the Inter national Bowling \ssociation here last night. Opposition to the loaded ball was inaugurated by the inter national association some time ago. ACKERLAND DIES. CINCINNATI. Dec 24.—Max Acker- land. 57 vears old. brother-in-law of ex- Mayor Julius Fleischmann. died at his home here yesterday from a protracted illness He leaves a widow and several children. A brother. 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