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I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. COVERED met FU A Gila's a Gila, but Not a Monster By ‘Bud’ Fisher feet; ' HAT roo FM\S, MV PCT Gil a. Mowsrt? chased aeri^;, *NAK£ Down A MOLf A Mt> MV" 1 I ..uPftj'jC tofc'vt LOST 'PM Both. 1 MO-.T Go >repr I TfifJ FOWMfP €ILA MOMSTpP. PATS 5NAKPS So A^'LL 6AT VtXTRi A^t HMPA To steep i h r»w mole ahO Rule Suggested Six Years Ago Enables Wagner to Maintain Unbroken Record. By (). FT Keolor. | N the intervals of rumors con- I < erning Billy Smith and his pend ing Heals for Desperate Esmond j and Third-sac ker Yeager, of Montreal — that one looks as if it will slip, h.v the wax and other gossip of a simi lar nature, we note that the reason for our old friend. Honda Wagner, get ting once more into the National League So<fetv for Three Hundred Hitters uates bark about six years ago Hans Lobert and Zaek Wheat also horn in under the same conditions, and. In fart, 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. * * • S IX yrar* .iro Billy Murray, now a Pirai» ■srout and thrn mannKor of thr Phillies, instituted a motion to credit with a sacrifice hit the useful bloke who should arise in the pinch and smile a lone fly to the outlaid on which a runner on third scored This was a deservlne clause In the scorlne rults and has proved a popu lar measure since Its adoption, hul pc\ el more so than this year. • * * U WITHOUT that saving clause, dat- . im t,g i v fowl old Ho nils, for the first lime in all iiis loot and honorable National League ca reer. would have finished outside tile charmed circle of Ittlft wallopers. As It was Hans hatted an even TOO It: ttie official figures. Without the credit of sacrifice files deducted from his "ai hats." the Plying Dutchman would have lilt Juat 298—a prettx 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 lightful place in the noble three hundred class. • • • R OBERT and Wheat would have been hauled down to a miserable .297 cacti had they been charged with times at hat on the several oeea sions w hen ibelr tong punches counted runners from thtid Among the other swatters who profited In the rule were .lake Dnu- hert. who led the National League by a margin of .002. Gavvy ('ravath, I who ran second, would have lost ,00k ^ from his record had tils sacrifice files been plain "at lints.' and lfelnte Zlm merman gained .still more, finishing 007 better than lie would have if Mr | .Murray had not fathered that hright I Idea six .years ago. • • • \ MONO the .300 hitters who flirt not pole *n\ sacrifice fllc c were Mil ler. Collins. Brown. Schmidt. Hess Hartley, Hooper and Crandall, .lack Miller, of Pittsburg, hit the most sa* rifloe flies, his total being fifteen Ed . Konetchy walloped thirteen, and two I Cubs-Zimmerman and Saier—were next in order, with eleven and ten. respectively. • * » I ITT. to our way of thinking, the best thing that sacrifice fly thing has done in its six years of opera tion was to keep old Hans Wagner where he belongs in the most exclu sive 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 icason >f a busted knee and had no chance »n hit in his usual stride we j Dame to bat with this little asser- t ion: Honus will bat .300 with a crutch , if net essarv Anti Honus did it Thunks to Mr Murray. POLLY AND HER PALS By Cliff Steritt GEORGE CHIP AGAIN STOPS E Referee Halts Bout in the Fifth Round to Save Pittsburger From Knockout. Buckingham to Coach Denver Gridiron Bovs DENVER, Dec. 24 H. G. Bucking ham. of Memphis. Term., was last night appointed coach of the University of Denver foot hall team He formerly was a coach of the Cniversity of Tennessee. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. MEN Cured Forever By * true specialist |H>sse«*es the eiperl- ot year* The right kin-1 of experience —dot ng the same thin* the rlgl.i I «ay hundred* and per JL, haps tUounauda »f liutr. fv. J with utifai’.ng. pcinjui.ri.i t<"*ulia Doa'i you think trealnrulf 1 will cure you or uaka no charge, thus prut lug liial Dit prew. ii! day. *< IriiUlK roctl <»da ara aboulutv 1* eertalu. I hold out no raiae hoi.r* if I find your rgae la Incurable If ymi d«~dre to con » .It a reiiai'ir. long e«tal'liah< <1 ei-oalisi of «aai espericn-e, units to m. and team what «an Iff aft oir.j-haht'd **•"' AilVul acienttfk treatment. I can cure Blood I’ntaor. Van <oa» Vein*. I leer*. Kidney an 1 Bladder dla- eage*. otiatrufilerja. Catarrhal Discharges Idles and He* tal IWUhN and m'< 1 n»r»oua and Chrnni 1 Idaeaae* of Men and Women l»■mlnaUr-- and atrictiy >.v.n<i> nt)a. Hours 9 f m to 7 p m . Sundays. V* tn 1 DR. HLGHES. SPECIALIST oppoaue Third Nat 1 Bank IS 1-2 North Broad St . A'lar a. Ga I "JITTSBURG, PA., Dec 24.— George Chip, Scranton mid dleweight, apparently ha* come to stay. To-day he must be taken seriously In the strug gle for championship honors (’hip put himself right up in the front ranks last night, when, for the sec end time, he knocked out Prank Klaus, local star. This time the fin ish came in the fifth round of a six- round bout. Chip heat Klaus into a helpless] condition, and Referee Dillon stopped tho 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 i and siu>! a -luTt right to tha Jaw.I Klaus became weaker, and Chip con- | i.nuod 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 I him like a flash, raining blows on his jaw and head 'Pile arms of Klaus dropped to his side, and Referee Dillon stopped the bout. Although on ids feet. Klaus was battered and did not know' what was going on. Chip at no stage of the fight was in danger. He was cool and put up a wonderful battle. ACKERLAND DIES. CINCINNATI. Dec 24 Max Acker- land, 57 years old, brother-in-law of ex- May or Julius Pleischmann, died at his j home here yesterday from a protracted ; illness. He leaves u widow and several j children A brother. Harry Aekeriand. « f Pittsburg. Is a stockholder In the Chicago National league baseball club. | & Canterbury Sporting Food By GEORGE E P*4AIR < $10,000. Th* shades of night were falling fast When from a baseball meeting passed A magnate full of liquid joy Who said: "1*11 hand you, Joe, old boy, S 10,000.** 11 hen Joseph heard the gladsom-e news It thrilled him to the eery shoes. "I'll even play in Kankakee lie said, "if you present to me $10,000.** And then the Cincinnati crowd Spoke up in accents hjirsh and loud: "Hoar Sir —We swear to eat our hat Refine uoy get your hands on that $i 0,000.** The news was printed far and wide, fin hill and plain and countryside, And as it flashed about the earth l v adiwrtising it was worth $10,000. * • • In spite of ail the press aqent work In his behalf, Joe Tinker refuses to in fest the staae. thereby making himself the Idol of theater patrons. The fact that Mr. Tinker demands a three-year contract to play in Brooklyn shows that he Is a glutton for punish ment. • • • Car be it from us to offer any advice to the Cincinnati directorate, but Bob Messenger, of the Browns, has the right name for a manager. • * * The New York Board of Charities complains that the State hasn’t enough institutions to provide for its idiots. The said board evidently attended the six-day bicycle race. + * • It may be true that Fred Clarke of fered $35,000 for Joe Tinker, but he did not speak above a whisper. * • * How lucky it was for the National League that its meeting was not held In Cleveland, where the barkeeps are on m strike • • • Having perfected a foolproof aero plane, It behooves Orville Wright to move to Cincinnati and start work 6n a fool-proof ball club. • • • The remains of the 12-foot giants found In Louisiana are said to haye re markably thick skulls This shows that even In prehistoric times there were white hopes Feds Make $45,000 Offer to Joe Tinker And Where Are Our Champions? + •+ •!•••$• +•+ Yes, ‘Where?' the Echo Answers A rrry shapely collar, I •'* b> it ably b«la nerd tti its proportion A *re*t favorite with voting tnen.snd those wu* wish lo be up to the mark in style. Ide f//i cr CoJJars for 2 S« • ’war* St w-n sod nerer jap at the top. Th^r stand for pr^c Ton . accuracy, 1 « Gait# • icety of detail sad all-round rightness. i wui iiuU siioefruoiUtnglo. CHICAGO. Dec 24.—The Federal league Is hot on the trail of Joe Linker, former Cub and recent manager of the Beds, and if they can get him. $45.- hOU tor three years wili not be too high w price 'Linker and the heads of the Chicago Federal league club are to meet again to-day, It is reported to *ilk signing. The minute Tinker is ivad' t». affix his name to a contract the Federal people will post the $45,000 In a bank to insure Joe that his money will follow his service The offer meets Jn the hope that Charlie Murphy, of the Cubs, ran get hint. #u; s^H nq * r.iojddw tjii vt COLUMBUS FIVE WINS. t’OLl'MRI'S. <;\ De. J4 In a bas ket ball gamr last night. Columbus Y. M c \ defeated Central College. Mis souri. 114 t«» Peddy, for the locals, made kt» points. By Left Hook. T HE ring statistician who cuts looae once a year with a review of the champions will And him self all out of material w’hen he reaches for the 1912 “dope.” Jack Johnson had a lively year, in jail and out, mostly in, but as heavy weight champion the Big Cinder was 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 mir White Hopes run muchly to gorgom - zola, the same being a fine brand of ripe cheese recently discovered by Joe Reichl. Ah! yes; the middleweight cham pions. some flock. We have Jimmy dabby, middleweight champion of Hammond. Ind And George Chip, middleweight champion of Scranton, Pa. And Frank Klaus, middleweight champion of Pittsburg. And Frank Mantel!, middleweight champion of Sacramento. And Billy Papke, mid dleweight champion of something or otficr. dabby appears to be the best of the lot, with Chip a suspicious seconu. The remainder of the herd might possibly qualify as sparring partners for a real fighter. Packy McFarland is the welter weight champion, but he*sn’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 is. Since taking the title from Wolgast, the San Francisco boy has beaten hi9 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 him to fight Freddie Welsh as soon as possible. As featherweight champion, John nie Kilbano had an easy year of it. He tangoed for twenty rounds witn Dundee, kicked “Young” Mars, of Cin cinnati, until that youth never can hope to amount to anything, and picked a few “plants.” Johnnie Coulon. as bantamweight champion. Is the most pitiful speci men of a title owner we have ever had to look upon. Coulon has been on the run for the past twelve months, leav ing all the fighting in this class 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 a champion (save Ritchie) took a lighting chance. Nothing about th.» year 1913 for the ring birds to grow excited over. Fifty Motorcycle Demons to Start in 300-Mile Marathon SAVANNAH, GA., Deo. 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 cupa 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 I he 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 the 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. Giants Announce Spring Training Trip Schedule for 1914 NEW YORK, Deo. 24.—Secretary John R Foster, of the New York National icague club, last night announced the spring training trip schedule of the earn For the first time in many years he Giants will not play an exhibition amp on the Polo Grounds before the ♦ ginning of the regular season. Following is the training schedule of the team: March 14. 15. 21. 22, Dallas; 28. 29. 0. 31, Houston; April 1, Beaumont; v\pri! 4. 5. 6. 7, Now Orleans; April s. I 'bile April 9. Chattanooga; April 11, 22. 13, Baltimore. The training schedule of the second team follows March 7. 8. Dallas; March 14. 15. 21, 2 Waco; March 28. 29. Dallas; March U Denison March 31, Sherman; April 1. Bonham; April 2 Paris; April 3. Texarkana: April 4. .< t>. Memphis; April V Nashville; April 8. Knoxville; April 9. Asheville: April 10. Richmond. April 11. Portsmouth. LOADED BALL ABOLISHED. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 24.—The use of the loaded ball in bowling was abolished by the oiflcers of the Inter national Bowling Association here last night. Opposition to the loaded ball was inaugurated by the inter national association some time ago. SHELTON STOPPED IN SIXTH. ST LOV IS Dec. 24 -Carelessness on the part of Jack Shelton at the begin ning the sixth round eut a sudden md t.» bis bout wth l.eo Kelly at th*» F\» lure »’it> A C . List night The Como t"ii Hili bo> landed a solid right across to lack’s .taw which sent the former shoemaker down for iL« count of ;eu 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 lool^pg for a sure win for his protege. Pollock says he nas 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 oeen going good of late and is being touted all over the country as a contender for Willie Ritchie's crortn. This means that Welsh will have to be at his best to win. Dundee is expected here some time to-morrow and will get down to real work at once. A victory over Welsh will be a big feather in his cap Mississippi A. & M. Has Strong Quintet The Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball team is going to have a hard battle on i s hands next Saturday night when they meet the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College quintet. Reports from the visitors' camp state timl ,hey have a better team than last season, when they made it hot for every team they play^d In Mississippi. Ala bama and lx'U.a.aua. Western Magnates May Get Control of St. Louis Americans LOS ANGELES, Dec. 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 St. Louis Browns, whereby the Coast League magnates expect to obtain control of the Browns and will back Hap Hogan as magager of the team. No confirma tion could be had of the story Hap Hogan is manager of the Venice cluh, In the Coast League. Moran Hopes to Get Fights in New York SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 24—Owen Moran, the British lightweight, disgust ed with the poor showing which he made against .Toe Azevedo over in Oak land a few nights ago. has decided to shake the dust of California from Ms shoes and take a chance a? the ten- round game in New York lie depart- ed for the East, promising to return in good form. Moran says that he can got on in New York, and he expects to start there in a few weeks after he does some training If there is nothing doing for him around Gotham, Moran Intends to return to London, where, he sa.ss. he can ulwava get plenty of work in the ring CARDS PLANS SOUTHERN TRIP. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA . Dec 24 - Word was received to-day from Man ager Huggins of the St. Louis Cardi nals saying that the advance guard of the team twenty men will arrive here February 20 for spring training Fifteen or twenty more men will ar rive on the first of March All of them will remain here until the April series with the Athletics is completed Fourteen Games for 1914 Rutgers Nine NEW BRUNSWICK, N J., Dec. 24.— The Rutgers College 1914 baseball sched ule, consisting of fourteen games, was announced to-day. The local college is to have a Saturday game with Prince ton. The schedule for the Southern trip, to follow the Princeton game, has not been announced yet. The schedule fol lows: March 23—West Point, at West Point. April 4—Princeton, at rrinceton; April 15. Hamilton, at home; April 18, R. P. I., at home; April 25, Union, at home; April 29, Urslnus, at home. May 2—Swarthmore. at home; May 6, Stevens, at* home: May 9. New York University, at home: May 13, Dickinson, at home; May 16. New York University, at New York; May 23. Delaware, at Newark, Del.; May 30, Union, at Sche nectady. June 18—Stevens, at home. McFarland Is Still In Good Graces of NewYork'Commish' NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Packey Mc Farland is still in the good of the lew York State Athletic Commission. There will be no suspension of the »'hi- ago boxer because he offended in Wls- onsin, which State ruled him out of the r ng for a year. The boxing body of this ! State took up the McFarland case with ] s regular business yesterday, blit failed jt> see why they should punish the Chi- i cagoan. i The commission, in discussing the lease, declared the Wisconsin body erred ifi suspending Packey without a hear I ig. They went further to Intimate that i was up to the commission to stop ! Packey from’ entering the ring that light if he had offended and not wai’ t ntII the promoters got clear and then place the ban on the boxer. Their con 1'ntlon is that the public is to be eon- idered first, not the promoters. Thd Cigarette of ^Quality Years ago Piedmont Ciga rettes captured the coun try with their goodness. And their high qualitystill keeps them popular. The choice, mild tobacco and careful workmanship thatputs them sofarabove all imitations, has made Piedmont the biggest selling 5c. cigarette in America. Whole coupon in each package. lO for um Wkl«kty Oru H«M*« ' !«*»• t» Br*ok •• «. OR. 8. M WOOUJY.aMVMI ISMltuika, Atlanta. Gaorpa FULL OF SCABS What could he more pitiful than the corull 1 tlon told of In this letter from A. R. Avery 1 Waterloo. N. Y : We »'avs been uslrq your Tetterlna. |fa the best on earth for «*ln ailments. Mrs g. C. Hart wat a »l«ht to soe Her faca »aa a matt of scabs. Tetterlna hat cured Cured by Tetterine Tettertn* cure* «r-mt, ground Itrh, ring worm and all skin troubles. Its effect 50e at drufolsts. or by mall. majical 6MUPTSIHE CO.. SAVANNAH, GA. CATARRH OF THE bladder 1 Relieved ill 24- Hours „ Each Gap- bear* rb© (MIQY) name y ,y t JgiMM gfeosm**^**