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Honus Wagner, Ret ting onr-e more Into the National Deague Society for Three Hundred Hitters nates back about six years ago Hans Ieobort and Zack Wheat also horn In under the same conditions and, in fact, that exclusive society,; this year numbering 23 member.'* would have been curtailed by three had it not been for something that happened half a dozen > ears ''back. We refer to the sacrifice fiv rule. POLLY AND HER PALS By Cliff Steritt S IX \ oar5 ago Billy Murray, now a Pirate scout and then manager of i he Phillies, instituted a motion to credit with n sacrifice hit the useful bloke who should arise in the pinch and smite a long fly to the ouflsld on which a runner on third scored. This was a deserving clause in the f* •>< ing rules, and has proved a popu- 'ar measure since its adoption, hut nevei more so t an this ’ear. • * • U 7ITHOUT that saving clause, dat ing six years back, good old Ho- nus. for the first lime in all his long end honorable National League ca reer, would have finished outside the charmed circle of 300 wallopers. As ii was. Hans batted an even 300 1> the official figures. Without the credit of sacrifice fli<deducted fxom r . a' hats." tiie Klyii.* Dutehmar , <Pt- (i pret t v fair ■ itt' a\ ei age. by t.ite v* ,y. but a whole lot of a margin •'hen those i wretched little two pQif?Ut would have separated tin* shortstop from | ! v igh.tfu’ olaev in i: ‘ noble three hundreef ctass. DltBKRT atrl D'heat would have been hauled >twn to a miserable .:97 each had thvy VX’d> charged with i times at hr,t on ihe several occa sions when their long -punches counted runners from third Among the other »wutters who profited b> the rule were lake Dan Leri, who led the National 1 eagu* by h margin of .002. (ti*wv Orsvath, w ho ran second, would have lost 005 from his record had Ms sacrifice flies teen plain “at bats." and Ilelnle Zim merman gained still more, finishing .007 better than he would have If Mr Murray had not fathered that bright' idea six years ago. • • • \ MONO the .300 hitters who did not ** pole any sacrifice file', were Mil ler, Collins, Brown, Schmidt. Hess Hartley. Hooper and Frandall. Jack Miller, of Pittsburg, hit the most sac tifice flies, ids total being fifteen Kd Konetchy walloped thirteen, and two Cubs—Zimmerman and Saier were next in order, with eleven and ten. respectively. | FT. to our way of thinking, the! best thing that sacrifice fly F’ingj I a« done In its six years of ■ para- t on 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 wa* damaged and running on one side b\ leason of a busted knee and had no chance to hit in his usual stride- we rame to bat with this little asser tion “Honus will bat .300 with a crutch, if necessary." And Honus did it. Thanks to Mr. Murray. AGAIN STOPS [sporting Food And Where Are Our Champions? i By GEORGE E PHAIR < +#+ +•+ +•+ +,+ +• + +*+ Yes, ‘Where?’ the Echo Answers Referee Halts Bout in the Fifth Round to Save Pittsburger From Knockout. $10,000. The shades <tf night were Tall nig fast H hen from a banc ball meeting passed I magnate full of liquid joy j Who saiil: "I'll hand you, Joe, old boy, .)110,000." II to n Joseph heard the gladsmne nt tes It thrilled him to the very shoes. "I'll even play in Kankakee*' , He said, "if you present to me $10,000 ” Dec. ’hip, Scranton apparently To-day he Buckingham to Coach, [°<‘J i George A . dleweight come to stay, be taken seriously in the gle for championship honors, put himself right tip in the ranks last night, when, for* the sec end time, he knocked out Prank Klaus, local star. This time the fin- 1 ish came in tlie fifth round of a six- round bout. Anti then the Cincinnati crotcd Spoke up in accents harsh amt loud: i ITTSBl A P® c - -**•— "hear Sir—IVr swe%r to eat our hat mid- i lief ore you get your hands on that h.-ts | $10,000.” must strug- The news was printed far and wide, t’hiPi On hilt and plain and countryside, front .4 tu i a s n flashed about the earth As advertising it was worth $10,000. • * • I In spite of all the press agent work tin beat Klaus into a belnless i i n hi * behalfl Joe Tinker refuses to In- ; !■ . , L ,, , ple **V feat the stage, thereby making himself , Ltion. anti Referee Dillon stopped the idol of theater patrons. Tlomrpr livinivnn RflVQ ! 1 1 )0!U to prevent serious injur> * • • • L/LIIVCI VJliUIiUU Jjvf V O Landing a hard left on the jit# of The fact that Mr. Tinker demands ’ I Klaus started the Pittsburger over three-year contract to play In Brooklyn DENVER. Dec 24 H. G. Bucking ham. of Memphis. Tenn . was last right appointed coach of the University of Denver football team He formerly was a coach of the University of Tennessee XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R Apply any Agent. 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 hia weaken ing opponent, putting him down. Klaus got up ut the count of seven, but w*aa very weak. Chip was after him like a flash, raining blows on h1s jaw and head The arms of Klaus dropped to h'.s aide, and Referee Dillon stopped the bout. Although on his 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. shows that he Is ment. a glutton for punish* Far be it from ua 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 ef Charities complains that the State haar»*t enough Institutions to provide for Its Idiots. The said board evidently attended the alx-day bicycle race. * • • It may be true that Fred Clarke of fered $35,000 for Joe Tinker, but he did not apeak above a whisper. By Left Hook. fj>HE ring statistician who cuts J loose once a year with a review of the champions will find him self all out of material when he reaches for the 3912 “dope.” Jack Johnson had a liyely year, In jail and out, mostly in. but as heavy weight champion the Big Cinder was not t ailed upon to defend Ills 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 Jow Reichl. Ah! yes; the middleweight cham pions. some flock. We have Jimmy Clabby, middleweight champion of Hammond, Ind And George Chip, 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 second. The remainder of the herd might possibly qualify as sparring partners for a reaJ fighter. Packy McFarland la the welter- Giants Announce Spring Training Trip Schedule for 1914 MEN Cured Forever By • true BprcUnsI who fuiMEUM (hr exprr* - fM of yrarn. Tfc« right kind of «rprrirnro-<lolng lh* lint thing the right | vr*y hundred* and prr 1 spa thousand* of tint**, with unfailing, prnnanent rraulta Don't 70* think tt’a Urea tx> gat tha right treatment f I will nin ftm or rnaka no charga, thus prmtng that nr rrearrt da*, arlmtlflc ar» absolute ly certain. 1 hold out no falao hopoa If 1 fnd your ra.«A 1* lnourablr. If *ou dr*lr« to con suit a reliable, long eatahllahed apecialint of *a.*t experience, <<:ne to rue and learn what ran he aoeompllahed with skillful, scientific treatment l »-an cure HkXKl Pnlaop, Yari- roi* Veins, l leers. Kidney and Bladder dia- rs*e«. Obstruction*. Catarrhal PiachargeA Pile* and Rectal troubles and all nerroua and Chronic Diseases of Men and Women. Examination free and atnollf confidential. Hours. 9 a m to 7 p. m Sundays. 9 to 1 HR. HUGHES. SPECIALIST Opposite Third KfttT Rank if 1 I North Broad S: . Atlanta. Ga How lucky it was for the National ACKERLAND DIES. l.eague that Its meeting was not held ( CINCINNATI, Dec*. 24 Max Acker- in Cleveland, where the barkeeps are on land, 57 tears old. brother-in-law of ex /i strike j Mayor Julius FleUchmann, died at his. • • • home here yesterday from a protracted Having perfected a fool-proof aere- lillr.es*: He leas t s a widow and several j plane. It behooves Orville Wright to j children A brother. Harry \ekerland. move to Cincinnati and start work on a of Pittsburg. Is a stockholder in the fool-proof ball club. [Chicago National league baseball club ] * • • I The remains of the 12-foot giants (found In Louisian^ are said to have re- •markably thick skulls. This shows that oven in prehistoric times there were white hopes. Feds Make $45,000 Offer to Joe Tinker Canterbury A very ghattelT eo’lg', adanrablv oalaaced in ita proportion*. A great favorite w(*ki vonng «te«,a«<1 tho wk# wiab to be tip to tfa- mark i« atyle. Ide fih’er OoJJars 2 for 25c a’.wara fit well and never gap at the top. They ataad for precision. ac< uracy, nfinite aicety of detail and all-ronud right ne»». Carlton Shoe & Clocliins: Co. j CHICAGO. Dec 24 -The Federal league la hot on the trail of Joe Tinker, former Cub and recent manager of the : Keds. and If they can get him. $46.- i000 for three years will not be too high 'a price. Tinker and the heads of the j Chicago Federal League club at e to meet again to-day. it la reported to 'alk signing The minute Tinker Is ready to affix hia name to a contract !the Federal people will poet the $45,000 In a bank to insure Joe that his money will follow hia service. The offer meets in the hope that Charlie Murphy, of the [Cubs, can get him. 3uh*)1**M s.pq jnq *pj.\ojdd« s.oop ipiw COLUMBUS FIVE WINS. ! COIJ MBV’S, GA . Dec. 24. In a bas- l ket hall game last night. Columbus Y. M. C v. defeated Central College. Mis-J aouri. 114 to 26. Peddy, for the locals, made 66 points. NEW YORK, Deo. 24.--Secretary John B. Foster, of the New York National ,eague 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 arne on the Polo Grounds before the eginntng of the regular season Following is the training schedule of the team: March 14. 15. 21. 22. Dallas; 28. 28. 0. 31. Houston; April 1, Beaumont; April 4. 5. 6. 7. New Orleans. April 8. Nobile; April 9. Chattanooga; April 11, 12. 13, Baltimore. The training schedule of the second team follows March 7, S. Dallas; March 14, 15. 21. 2. Waco: March 28. 29, Dallas: March 0. Denison; March 31. Sherman; April 1. Bonham. April 2. PariR; April 8. Texarkana; April 4. 5. 6. Memphis: April 7. Nashville; April 8. Knoxville, April 9. Asheville April 10. Richmond: April 11, Portsmouth. LOADED BALL ABOLISHED. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 24.—The uae of the loaded ball in bowling was abolished by the officers 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. LOUIS. Dec. 24.—Carelessness on the part of Jack Shelton at the begin ning of the sixth round put a sudden end to his bout with Leo Kelly at the Fu ture City V O . last night The Comp ton Hill boy landed a solid right across to Jack's jaw which sent the former shoemaker down for the count of ten. weight champion, but he isn’t printing this fact on his letterheads, for f^ar 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 his two most dangerous trailers—Joe Rivers and L.eaeh 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 Kilbane 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 heen on the run for the past twelve months, leav ing all the fighting in this class to Williams. Ledoux and Campi. Wil liams is the best of the bunch and Is the bantamw elgnt king in everything but name. Not a title changed handa, not a champion (save Ritchie) took a fighting chance. Nothing about the year 1913 for the ring birds to grow excited over. Freddie Welsh Made 10 to 8 Favorite OverJohnnyDundee NICW ORLEANS, LA., Deo. 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 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 neen going good of late and Is being touted all over the country as a contender for Willie Ritchie's crown. This mean* 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 bard battle on its hands next 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. 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—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. Fourteen Games for 1914 Rutgers Nine NEW BRUNSWICK, N J., Deo. 24 — The Rutgers College 1914 baseball sched ule, consisting of fourteen games, was announced to-day. The locaJ college Is to have a Saturday game with Prince ton. The schedule for the Southern trip, to rollow the Princeton game, has not been announced yet. The schedule fol lows: March 28—West Point, at Welt Point. April 4—Princeton, at Princeton; 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 13—Stevens, at home. McFarland Is Still In Good Graces of NewYork'Commish' NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Packey Me Farland Is still In the good graces of th« New York State Athletic Commission There will be no suspension of the Chi- ago boxer because he offended In Wisc onsin, which State ruled him out of the T ng for a year. The boxing body of this ( State took up the McFarland case with 1 s regular business yesterday, but failed to see why they should punish the Chi cagoan. The commission, in discussing th« case, declared the Wisconsin body erred Jn suspending Packey without a heat fig. They went further to intimate that J was up to the commission to stop Packey from entering the ring that Tight if he had offended and not wait until the promoters got clear and then place the nan on the boxer. Their con tentlon is that the public 1* to be ecn- ldered first, not the promoter*. Western Magnates May Get Control of St. Louis Americans LOS ANGELES, Deo. 24.—ft wti learned txx-day from an Eastern baeeball man wintering here that a deal Is on between President Mater, of the Venice and Stockton clubs, and Bob Hedges and the directors of the St. Louis Browns, whereby the Coast League magnate* expect to obtain control of the Browns and will back Hap Hogan a* manager of the team. No confirma tion could be had of the story. ITap Hogan is manager of the Venice club, 4n the Coast League. Cigarette of 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 Joe Azevedo over in Oak land a few nights ago has decided to shake the dust of California from his shoe* and take a chance at the ten- round game In New York. He depart ed for the East, promising to return in good form. Moran says that he can get 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 says, he can alwavs get plenty of work in the ring 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, tJOOrCh! CARDS PLANS SOUTHERN TRIP. ST. AUGUSTINE. EL A. 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 srrive 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. lO forty rip* Saaitari ».• uoa WMikey sad Dm- Habit* ' »• *r at SaaltaHaai. Book oa snbjM* DR B M. WOOLLEY, U-H, V4a*» 1 FULL OF SCABS What eould N* mor« pitiful than the corutl- 1 tlon told of In this letter from A. R. Avery. 1 Waterloo. N. Y.: We h«ve been uslni your Tetterlne. lt*s the best on earth ter skin aliments. Mr*. 8. C. Hart was a il«ht to see. Her face was a mass of scabs. Tetterlna has cured > lt * Cured by Tetterine \ Tetterlne cures eczema, ground Itch, rln*- ' worm and all akin troubles. It* effect la 50a at druiBlst*. or by mat!. S mazi'-al. SHUPT31NE CO.. SAVANNAH. GA. 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