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SACRIFICE FLV bringing up father
By GEORGE M’MANUS
KEEPS HOIS
10 JO cuss
Rule Suggested Six Years Ago
Enables Wagner to Maintain
Unbroken Record.
By (). B. Keeler.
w ,\ the intervals of rumor?* con-
I rerning Billy Smith and his pend
ing deals for Desperate Esmond
and Third-sarker Teager, 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 nates back about six years
ago
Hans l^obert and Zark, Wheat also
horr. in under the same conditions,
and. in fact, that exclusive society,
this year numbering 23 members,
would have been curtailed hv three
had it not been for something that
happened half a dozen years back.
We refer to the sacrifice fly rule.
CIN years ago Hilly Murray, now a
Pirate scout and then manager of
the Phillies, instituted a motion to
■ redit with a sacrifice hit the useful
bloke who should arise in the pincli
and smite a long fly to the onfield on
w hich a runner on third scored.
This was a deserving clause in the
*. oring fules. and has proved a popu-
ar measure since its adoption, but
never more so than this year.
POLLY AND HER PALS
Otherwise Pa Was a Good Picker
\I7lTHOUT that saving clause, dat-
ing six years back, good o'd Ho
nus. for the first time in all his long
and honorable National League ca
reer. would have finished outside the
• harmed circle of .300 wallopers.
As it was Hans hatted an even .300
fi the official figures. Without the
edit of sacrifice flies deducted from
his “at hats.' the Flying Dutchman
would have hit just .208 a pretty
fair little average, by the way, hut 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.
OOBBRT and Wheat would have
been hauled down to a miserable
.207 each had they been charged with 1
times at bat on the several occa
sions w hen their long punches counted
runners from third
Among the other swatters who
profited by the rule were .Take Dau- \
bert, who led the National League by j
« margin of .002. Gavvy Uravath.
who ran second, would have lost .003 j
from his record had his sacrifice flies
been plain at bats, and Heinle Zim
merman gained still more, finishing
.007 better than he would have if Mr. !
Murray had not fathered that bright j
idea six years ago.
A MONO the .300 hitters who did not
*■ * pole any sacrifice flies were Mil
ler, Polliits. 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
Cub*—Zimmerman and Saier—were
next in order, with eleven and ten,
respectively.
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THEV^ AWV OtAMCE
ft*. To <frr My
MowEY Back 1 am:
$10,000.
The shades of night were falling fast
When from u baseball meeting pulsed
1 magnate full of liquid jog
Who said: "I'll hand gou, Joe, old
bog,
$10,000.**
1 1'T, 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 tlie most exclu
sive and select hatting circle of his
league—in the Society of Three Hun
dred Hitters.
We always said Honus could hit j
300. When it was reported he was
damaged and running on one side by
reason of a busted knee—and had no
chance >o hit in his usual stride—we
came to hat with this little asser
tion :
“Honus will bat .300 with a crutch,
if necessary."
And Honus did it.
Thanks to Mr. Murray.
Referee Halts Bout in the Fifth
Round to Save Pittsburger
From Knockout.
When Jnsrph heard the gladsome
news
II thrilled him to the very shoes.
"Til even play in Kankakee "
He said, "if gou present to tne
$10 M0."
Buckingham to Coach
Denver Gridiron Boys
DENVER. Dec. 24 H G. Bucking
ham. of Memphis. Tenn., was la’Ht night
appointed coach of the University of
Denver football team He formerly was
a coach o| the University of Tennessee.
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R,
Apply any Agent.
1TTSBURG, PA. Dec. 24.—
George Chip, Scranton mid
dleweight, apparently his
conn* to stay. To-day he must
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
ond 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 I’Utsburgcr 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 hjm down.
Klaus got up at the count of seven,
but was very weak. Chip was after
him like a flash, 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. Chip at no stage of
the fight was in danger. He was cool
and put up a wonderful battle
And then the Cinrtnnuti noted
Spoke up in accents harsh and loud:
"Dear Sir , lir swear to eat our hat
Before gou get your hands on that
$10,000,'*
The news uas p tin ted far and wide,
On hill and plain and countryside,
And as it flashed about the earth
As advertising it was wotth
$ to,000.
In spite of ail the press agent work
In his behalf. Joe Tinker refuses to in
fest the stage, thereby making himself
the idol of theater patrons.
The fact that Mr. Tinker demands a
three-year contract to play In Brooklyn
shows that ho Is a glutton for punish
ment.
Far 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 tnat 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.
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CINCINNATI. D«c. 24 Max Arker-
land. 57 years old. brother-in-law of ex- j
Mayor Julius Kleischmann, died at his
home here yesterday from a protracted
illness, lie leaves a widow and several
children. A brother. Harry Aokerland.
of Pittsburg Is a stockholder In the
Chicago National League baseball club, j
How lucky It was for the National
League that Its meeting was not held
in Cleveland, where the barkeeps are on
a strike
Having perfected a fool-proof aero
plane. It behoove* Orville Wright to
move to Cincinnati and start work on a
fool-proof ball club.
The remains of the 12-foot giants
found in Louisiana are said to have re
markably thick skulls This shows that
even In prehistoric times there were
white hopes
Feds Make $45,000
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CHICAGO. Dec. 24.—The Federal
League is hot on the trail of Joe Tinker,
former Cub and recent manager of the
Reds, and if they can get him. 145.-
000 for three years win not be too big >
a price Tinker and the heads of the
Chicago Federal League club are to
meet again to-day. it is reported to
talk signing The minute Tinker la
ready to 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
in the hope that Charlie Murphy, of the
Cuba, can get him.
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COLUMBUS FIVE WINS
COLUMBUS. HA.. I 24. In a bas
ket ball game last night. Columbus v.
M. C \ defeat* d Central College. Mis
souri, 114 to 76 Utuily, for the locals,
inaiie 66 points.
ENTRIES.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRS'i' Selling, 2-year-olds. 5 1 * fur
longs: Dr. Halley 100, xTransact 100,
xPaw 103. xTheodorita 103, Round Up
103. Stevesta 105. Freda Johnson 105,
Husky Dave 108. Han Hachapi 108. Me-
shach 108. Ed Luce 108. Ceos 111. May
Buena 111.
SECOND—Five ami a half furlongs:
x Bashful Bettie 93, George Karine 100.
TPdy Wolffarth 100. Garden of Allah
100, Miss Nila 105, Amohalko 105,
Christinas Daisy 105, Charlev Brown
105, Ilex 108
THIRD -Five and a half furlongs:
xLlttle Birdie 95, xNifty 95. Edmund
Adams 105. Visible 105, Ormonde Cun
ningham lt>5. Cool 105, Zulu 105. Stare
105. Emerald Isle 105, Great Jubilee 108,.
FOURTH Mile: Sir Fretful 95. Vest
ed Rights 102, Seacliff 102. Truly 103.
Just Red 105. Irish Gentleman 105. Ma-
nasseh 105. Zim 106. John Reardon 108,
xxDorothy Dean 102. xxlnjury 115,
xxxFoundation 110. xxxPrime Eugene
115. Cousin Puss 115.
FIFTH—Five and a half furlongs, 3-
year-olds and up: xHerpes 100. xAn-
nual Interest 100. xHazel C 100. Ja
nus 100. xRo.se of Jeddah 100 Bright
Stone 105. Thistle Belle 105. Curlicue
105, xOrimar Lad 105. Miss Sly 110.
Sixth- Mile and a sixteenth, selling.
3-year olds and up: xClinton 98. xDefy
103. \ La bold 106. Oscuro 108. Pendant
108. 1/ord Elam 108. Polls JIT.
x Apprentice allowance claimed
xx—J. \\ Fuller entry.
xxx- J. Livingston entry.
Weather clear: track fast
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST Purse. $300 ; 3-year-olds and
up: selling, 6 furlongs: Camellia 107,
Berkley 112, Bodkin 100, Cynosure 107.
Agnar 105, Plain Ann 106. Deerfoot 105,
F.aton 115. Question Mark 112.
SECOND—Purse, $800; 3-year-olds
and up: selling 6 furlongs Batouch
102. Frank Hudson 109. Letoume 116,
Ethelburg II 104. Volthorpe 110. Troy
Weight 105. Mattie L 100. Terra Blanco
109. Inferno Queen 100.
THIRD—Purse. $400; all ages; selling.
5 furlongs Monocacy 112. Lady Light
ning 115. W. W. Clark 115. Ruby Hyams
102. Coy 112. Jack Kellogg 115. Deposit
105.
FOURTH Value $2,000. all ages;
Christmas handicap: mile: aSir John
Johnson 121. aRlngling 107. Dartworth
III. John Furlong 111. Grosvenor 100.
Floral Park 1J0, Carltdn G 108, Wilhite
110 Charlestonian 108. Kalinka 04.
Prince Hermis 111. Lochiel 104. Star Ac
tress 104. John P. Nixon 93. bRepublloan
114. hMonocary 109. Dr. Duenner 105,
Shackleton 110.
a Berwick stable entry. b—Talbot
entry.
FIFTH — Purse. $500. all ages. Santa
Claus handicap: 6 furlongs: Tarts 115,
Duquesne 105, Dr. Duenner 104. Shack*
leton 108. Samuel R. Meyer 107. Gordon
102. L H. Adair 104. Prince Hermis 111.
SIXTH Purse, $300: 3-year-olds and
up; selling mile and 20 yards: Master
Jim 109. Servtcence 112. Coreopsis ill.
Outlan 103. Sir Denrah 111. Big Dipper
105. Willis 103. Kinmundy 103. Tom Hol
land 111.
Weather raining and cool. Track
muddy.
less. 109 (Nathan), 4-5, 2-5. out,
third. Time, 1:09 1-5. Tom Hancock,
Madge's Sister, Woodrow, Otranto,
Malik and Old Jordan also ran.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Loretta
Dwyer. 103 (Williams), 6-5, 1-2, 1-5,
won; Prince Chap. 103 (Buxton), 7, 2,
4-5. second; Cockspur, 110 (Skirvin),
40, 12, 6. third. Time. 1:16 1-5. Henry
Hutchinson, Cherry Seed. Billy Yan-
derveer, Busybody and Chartier also
ran.
FOURTH—Mile: Marshon, 108
(Martin), 5-2, 7-11), 1-4. won; Loan
Shark. 96 (McTaggart), 5, 7-5, 1-2,
second; Dick Deadwood. 98 (McCa-
hey), 7, 2, 7-10, third. Time, 1:43 1-5.
Celesta and Star Actress also ran.
FIFTH—Five and a half furlongs:
Yeley, 108 (NVanc^er), 2, 4-5, 1-3,
won. Premier, 108 (McTaggart), 8-3,
1-2, out, second: Helen M.. 90 (De-
ronde), 9-2. 7-5. 1-2. third. Time,
1:09 4-5. John Marrs, Silas Grump,
Tomboy and Dr. Hollis also ran.
* SIXTH—Mile and 20 yards: Billie
Baker. 107 (Doyle), 13-5, even, 1-2,
won: Parrty Regfen, 93 (Murphy), 6.
5-2. 6-5. second: Reno, 107 (McChay-
etv), 12, 4, 7-5, third. Time. 1:46 2-5.
Mad River. Gerard. Spindle, FViwn,
Ruisseau; Camel and L. M. Eckert
also ran.
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 Pri^e 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 lias 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 offhflal 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., 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 Prin&eton game, has not
been announced yet. The schedule fol
lows:
March 28—West Point, at West Point.
April 4--Princeton, at Princeton; April
McFarland Is Still
In Good Graces of
NewYork'Commish'
15, Hamilton, at home: April 18, R. P.
I.. at home: April 25, Union, at home;
April 29, Uteinus, at home.
May 2—Swkrfhrfiore. 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-
neotady.
June 13—Stevens, at home.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Packey Mc
Farland is still in the good graces of the
Lew York State Athletic Commission
There will be no suspension of the Chi*
ago boxer because he offended in Wis-
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, but failed
1) see why’ they should punish the Chi
cagoan.
The commission, in discussing the
rise, declared the Wisconsin body erred
i i suspending Packey without a hear-
i lg. They’ went further to Intimate that
1 was up to the commission to stop j
Lackey from entering the ring that
light if he had offended and not wait
intil the promoters got clear and then
place the ban on the boxer. Their cor .
lention is that the public is to be con* j
tdered first, not the promoters.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Birka. 105
(Feeney), 4, 8-5, 4-6, won; General
Warren, 97 (Neylon), 3. even, 1-2,
second; Old Ootch, 106 (Kirsch-
baum), 4. 8-5, 4-5, third. Time,
1:14 1-5. Berth V., Colonel McDou-
gall, Little Bit, Woof, Thomas, Hare
Carona, Vava, Alabama Bam, George.
Durin, Fool o'Fortune and Barbara
Lane also ran.
'Western Magnates
May Get Control of
St, Louis Americans
i i
SECOND—Mile: Little Mareh-
mont. 112 (Loftus), 2. 2-6. out, won;
Joe Woods, 107 (McMartin), S. 3. 3-2,
second; Eye White, 107 (Neylon),
4-6. 1-6, out, third. Time. 1:40 3-5.
Sadie Shapiro, Stoneman. Ben Uncas
and Commendation also ran
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 manager of the team. No confirma
tion could be had of the storv. Hap
Hogan is manager of the Venice club,
in She Coast League.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Osaple. 105
(Taylor), 6. 8-5, 4-5. won; Manga
nese, 110 (Gentry), 7, 5-2, S-S, sec
ond: Blarney, 114 (Gross), 6, 2. even,
third. Time, 1:13 2-5. Janiel, Sir
Harry Redpath, Milton Roblee, Bing
and Edith W. also ran.
RESULTS.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—7furlongs: Rye Straw
111 tMcTaggart). 4, 8-5. 4-5, won.
Etbelberg II (Skirvin), 15. 6, 5-2.
second; Incision 115 (G. Bums). 18-5.
S-5. 4-5. third. Time 1:09 3-5. Also
ran: Theo Cook, La Aurora, Rover-
stein. Lady Etna. Oiem Beachy
Batwa, Coming Coon, Edna Laska.
Mississippi A. & M.
Has Strong Quintet
The Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball
team is going to have a hard battle on
its hands next Saturday night when they
meet the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College quintet.
Reports from tne visitors' camp state
that they have a better team than last
season, when they made it hot for every
bama and Louisiana.
SECOND—Five and a half fur
longs: Charles Cannell. 106 (Tur
ner'. 3. 7-1°, 1 -4. won: Serenata. 106
tMartin', 7, 2, 4-5. second, Penni-
Man Is Stabbed In
Fight About Woman
WAYCRO -S. GA., Dec 24.—In a
fight which started over a remark
made about a woman. Julius Nunn,
well-known In Wavcross. this after
noon received stabs in the back that
arc believed to ."atal. Two men
who attacked h*. have not been
found.
Moran Hopes to Get
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PAN FRANCISCO. Der 24 -Owpn
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made against Joe Azevedo over in Oak
land a few nights ago. has decided to
shake the dust of California from his
shoes 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
Ix>ndon, where, he says, he can always
get plenty of work In the ring
CARDS PLANS SOUTHERN TRIP
ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA.. Dec. 24-
Word was received to-dav 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.
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