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f GEORGIAN AND NEWS. /t °y 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. I 51mpiv Tell Vbu"lHiS T> Lt i vbu Kucufj That I have ^HEAP JeW/ELRV To LMT ME THE REST Of MV /—" ( HAfvRAL Lift !j J j WtiERl y'6otfj' PA * ^ Itf IjOWWA 51£ if 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. . 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HIGHBS, SPECIALIST Opposite Third Nat’l Park 16 1 - North Broad fct . AUanta. Ga ACKERLAND DIES. 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 Offer to Joe Tinker Canterbury A xenr shape:? cellar, admirable balanced la it* pmportioaa. . A great favorite with venng men and whi wish to be up to the mark in style. Ide Silver di YoJJars for 25c 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. gupvttsai} *v»U UM| TRAOjdda a.oof tniw always fit w**ll and never gap at the top. j Thev stand for precis’on. accuracy,: nflnilt | nicety of detail and ah.-round nghtness. Carlton Shoe k Clothing Co. 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 Fights in New York Quality Years ago Piedmont Ciga rettes captured the coun try with their goodness. And their high qualitystill keeps them popular. PAN FRANCISCO. Der 24 -Owpn 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 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. 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