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ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918.
RACING
RESULTS
Demon Rider Averages
MiIe-a-Minute Pace
Terrific Struggle.
Nearly
in
HARRY GLENN IS FIFTH
Puncture Forces Hal Gilbert,
Other Atlantan, to Quit.
Chappel Doesn’t Start.
S AVANNAH, GA., Dec. 27.—Facing
one of the coldest sea winds of
the season, Bob Perry, or Ur
bans, Ill., riding an Excelsior for the
manufacturers, won and established a
'*rd for the 300-mile motorcycle
aco with an average of 59 miles an
hour. His time for the race was
5:22:8.
»'lose on the heels of the fast-flying
professional came M. E. Jones, of
Middletown, Ohio, riding a Merkle.
His time was 5:33:3. Campbeljohn,
I ^ of Jacksonville, finished third in
; 4&: 24. Yerkes, of Jacksonville,
was fourth, and Harry Glenn, fifth.
The time for the fourth and fifth min
vas not kept.
The races that were to have started
at 9 o’clock in the morning did not
start until 11 o’clock, because of the
fact that a stiff breeze was blowing
:n from the sea. and had the riders
been willing to face the weather that
the Vanderbilt drivers decided was
too stiff, there would have been no
one to witness the event.
< To of the feautres of the contest
\ is the durability of the motorcycle.
I u few of the riders expected their
machines to last for the first 200
miles, but the accidents to machinery
More much less than during the auto
mobile races of last year. The course
was not in as good condition as it
was then, and on some of the turns
too plucky riders went into the ditch.
Savannah Boys Injured.
George Porter, a Savannah boy,
Mho Mas riding a stock Excelsior,
took the ditch in. the third lap, and
the machine fell upon him. His leg
snapped like a rf d just below' the
knee. The ambulance that was wait
ing rushed him to the hospital. A
little further around in the s tm^ lap.
G C. Adams, of Savannah, had the
same mishap. His ankle was broken.
J S. Caifero, of Savannah, who
looked like a winner until toward the
last went into the ditch at the six-
’eenth lap. He was unconscious when
T aken to the hospital and his conrii-
'ion to-night was serious. His sister,
'v'no was in the grandstand, fainted
when .she saw the ambulance go for
him. *
H. F. Kuck, Jr., Savannah, took the
turn into the homo stretch too short
and his machine hurtled. He was
literally thrown into the ambulance
that was waiting at the turn. He
stepped out uninjured and pushed his j
wrecked machine to the pit**. There '
v «re any number of minor injuries to
other Savannah boys, such as taking
barbed wdre fences, but the profes
sionals escaped with nothing but
some little wear and tear to machin
ery.
Tiie prizes were a cash prize of
S500 and the “Mayor and Alderman
Trophy” for the first, $250 for the sec
ond and $100 for the third.
Amateurs Sprint at Start.
The professibnals did not begin to
show up well until toward the last.
While the amateurs were taking at
the laps and a speed of as high as
66 miles, the “pros” were going slow
ly but surely, and when the sixteenth
lap was reached all but the best rid
ers were eliminated.
At the sixteenth lap of the eleven -
Pule course Jones was leading, with
Buckner, of Savannah, second, and
Frank Hart, of New York, third. Per
ry was then in the sixth place and
"as not counted on as a winner.
Jones held his own through the sev
enteenth and Buckner went out here
"ith machine trouble. Gregory, a
Savannah boy, who had never shown,
pushed his Excelsior into fourth place
and made the fastest lap of the day
a? a fraction above 67 miles an hour.
in the next lap Perry pushed him-
*-‘lf to the second place by nosing out
Hart, who moved up to second when j
T3 • • ' 4- .,nl Comr.Hlf* John I
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST -Six furlongs: Steal Away,
106 (Sumter)' 50, 20, 10, won; Moi-
. 'ut. m (Nathan), 9-2. 2, even, sec
ond: Henotie, til (Frasch), 5, 5-2,
4-5, third. Time, 1:171-5. Judges |
Munck, Eaton, Auto Maid, Terra
Blanco. Jauiy Orimar, Bertis, Gag-
nant, Theo Cook also ran.
SECOND—Five and -one-half fur
longs: Mis; Gayle, 108 (Obert), 4,
8-5, 9-10, won; Bulgarian, 106 (Tur
ner), 16 5, 3, second; Harebell, 103
(McTaggart), 9, 8-5. 3-5, third. Time,
1:10. Laura, Trade Mark, Lady In
nocence Squealer, Ruby Hyams also
ran.
THIRD--Six furlongs: Vlley, 106
(Neander), 10, 4, 2, won; Hearthstone,
109 (Deronde), 15, 6, 5-2, second; Pre
mier, 111 (Turner), 4. 8-5, 4-5, third.
Time, 1:16 3-5. Daddy Gip, Sylves-
tris, John Marrs, Pluvious, Bat Mas-
terson also ran.
FOURTH Mile and 20 j'ards:
Feather Dusier, 107 (Buxton), 2, 7-10*
out. won; Linbrook, 100 (McCahev),
10, 2, second; Colonel Ashmende,
Chic\ Evans lias More 7 han Golf 7 alent;
A Wonderful Personality Also His Gift
Fans See Atlanta Team Triumph,
66 to 29, in Season’s Best
Basket Ball Game.
SECOND HALF VERY FAST
By O. B. Keeler.
T W^NT out to East Lake Saturday
to watch’ “Chick” Evans play
golf. If there is anything I’d
rather do than that I simply haven’t
run across it yet Maybe I will, but I
have no very rosy hopes.
This isn’t going to be a whole lot of
expert testimony about “Chick” Evans
as a golfer. In the first place, I'm not
qualified to supply expert testimony
108 (Turner). 2, 1. 2-5, third. Time,
1:48 2-5. Craekerbox, Duquesne, Mer
ry Lad also ran.
„FIFTH---Six furlongs: Monocaey,
112 (Buxton), 1-2, 1-5, out. won; Cop-
pertown, 110 (Pickett). 7, 2, 7-10, sec
ond; Deduction, 13 4 (McCahey), S, 2,
7-10, third. Time, 1:16 2-5. Yenghee,
Robert Bradley, Royal Tea also ran.
(SIXTH—Mile: Frank Hudson, 110
(McTaggart), 13-10, 3-5, 1-5, won;
Toddling, 101 (Ward), 10, 3, even,
second; Earl of Savoy, 105 (Deronde),
12-5, 3-5, 1-4, third. Time, 1:43 4-5.
Also ran: Mattie L., Ilarcourt, Jim
Gaffney, Queen. Tom Holland.
Forbes and Smith Do Excellent!
V/ork in Ringing Basketst
on Local Floor.
I
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Fool of For
tune, 103 (Moore), 15. G-5, 5-2, Won;
General Warren, 93 (Neylon), 4-5, 1-4.
out. second; Sievesta, 110 (Kirsch-
baum), 5. 8-5. 4-5, third. Time, 1:13.
Rip Van Winkle. Auntie Curl, Ada
Kennedy, Round Up, Tom Knight.
Harwood also ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Ask Ma,
105 (Ford), 8-5, 7-10, 2-5, won; Nifty,
105 (Robbins), 6. 2, even, second;
Lady Riliev, 105 (Riddle), 8, 3, 3-2,
third. Time, 1:12 4-5. Also ran: Am-
i ; . Daylight, Zenotek, John Hart.
THIRD—Five- and half fqrlongs:
Herpes, 105 (Feeney), 3, even, 1-2,
won; Commendation, 110 (O’Brien), 7,
5-2, even, second; Zulu, 109 (McMar-
tin), 4; 6-5, 3-5, third. Time, 1:06.
Christmas Daisy, Blaze B, Nila, Ed B
and King Elk also ran.
FOURTH—Six furlongs: Royal Dol
ly, 105 (Kirschbaum). 9-2, 2, even,
first. Parlor Boy, 110 (Benton), 3,
even. 1-2. second; Mack B. Eubanks,
105 (Groth), 6, 2, even, third. Time,
1:12. Seneca, Arnon, Gold Finn, New
Haven and Uncle Ben also ran.
FIFTH—Six furlongs: Palatable. 103
(Riddle), 5, 8-5, 7-0, won; Weyanoke, !
N the best basket ball game of the
season the Atlanta Athletic Club
team defeated Mississippi A. and
M. by a score of .69 to 29, Spectacu
lar shots, good passing and fine all
round playing was brought out many
times during the game.
The contest was remarkably clear
of fouls. The stars were Clark and
Kinney, of the visitors. They shot
goals from all angles, bringing storms
of applause from the spectators.
For the Atlanta team Forbes and
Smith featured at field goal shooting.
Forbes rung the basket for eight
shots and Smith eight. At the end of
Die first half the scoxe stood Atlanta
4 4, Mississippi A. and M. 13. The
second half was the most interesting,
the visiting team playing the local
men to a standstill. Some extra good
pass work and blocking by both teams
wag seen in this half.
The game was refereed in good
style by John Westmoreland, captain
of the Mercer five. A large 6rowd at
tended.
The line-up:
A. A. C. , Miss. A. & M. •
Forbes (18), Abbott (4), rf
Clark (10), rf.
Brannen, Smith (16), If
Kinney (18), If.
DuBard (10), Falvey (4), c
McArthur, c.
Carter (4), J. Smith (2), rg
Gaddey, rg.
Weaver (6), Locke (2), lg...Noble, lg.
Summary
One point award—Miss. A. and M.
Time of halves—20 minutes. Fouls
committed—A. A. C., 8; Miss. A. and
M., 4. Goals from fouls—Forbes, 2;
Falvey, 2; Clark, 6. Goals from field
—Clark, 2; Kinney, 9; Forbes. 8;
Smith, 8: Dubard, 5; Carter, 2;
Weaver, 3; Abbott, 2; Locke, N J)
Smith, 1. Referee—Westmoreland.
in golfing matters. In the second
place, everybody who knows anything
about the game knows all about
“Chick” Evans’ perfect form; his
deadly masliie work; his superb long
iron play; his beautiful tee shots—
and his desperate grapples with the
putting green.
My Idea of "Chick” Evans' putting
is that it proves Mr. Emerson’s law
of compensation. Also, it is a good
thing for the grand old game. 1!'
“Chick” Evans c< ild putt comparably
tc% tho rest of his game, he would
break up the Grand Old Game in
about two-thirds of one season.
Mr. Eyans would be a lonely and
pathetic figure. Ho couldn’t get any
body to phiy with him.
Maybe He Will, Anyway.
Which isn’t bv way of saying Mr.
Evans won’t break up the game, any
way. At present, his putting is re
sponsible for h lot of brilliant and
hard-fought matches that otherwise
would be rather processional.
“Chick” (the name suits him, some
how. and it’s hard to miss using IL)
was having a highly diverting time
with his putts Saturday. His putting
was—well, eccentric. With a reason
able run in the way of sinking four,
five and six footers. “Chick” would
have turned in a card of about four
strokes under par. As it was, he was
three strokes on the other side, mak
ing a 78. It is interesting to note
that he look 40 going out and on the
long side (which is 600 yards longer)
he came back in 38.
Stewart Maiden turned the same
trick coming in, a neat 38, and also
had troubles on tho outward journey,
his total being 79. George Adair,
“Chick’s” partner, scored 43 and 40,
playing a fine game on the return,
while Will Rowan, who played with
Maiden, turned up a 44 and a 42.
A Sweeping Challenge.
The fact that Mr. Adair and his
guest won the host-ball match, 4 lip,
was the ground for a flight of gas
conades at the nineteenth hole.
“We haven’t lost yet, have we,
Knock Out Attell!
ENTRIES J
108 (Hoffman), 3, even, 2-5, second; ,
Janus, 105 (Feeney), 6. 2, even, third. M i noriP r.fl P’Pl 1 TO
Time. 1:13. Ir.quieta, Tight Boy, Fort j -Ll.AlUailv> jJCl'gUJ. uu
Sumter and Mazurka also ran.
SIXTH—Mile: Little Marchmont,
109 (Neylon), 7-5, 3-5. 1-4. won; Joe j
second: C. \V. Keimon^lOS (Taplfn)! j CI ^3VBLAN1>, Dec. 1
Cl, 2, evon. third. Time, 1:39 1-3. Mawr ! training for his 20-round bout
Lad. Mimesis. Ben I ncas, Galley | with Ahe Attell, slated for San Fran-
Slave, Swede Sam and Sleepland also ( c i sco , February 22. he will use the j
ran. — heavy bag more than ever before, for !
: he means to train for hard hitting, es- l
pecially with a view to winning; a de- j
cisive victory over the ex-champion. (
He is determined to stop Abe within ,
the limit. . , , i
There is no question about Kilbane s
1 all around improvement since his last
AT CHARLESTON. I session with Attell. He is stronger, and
I ag*purse $500. sell rg, G • has m uch more confidence in himself.*
fnrlonvs: Biii.dc 112. El Fall 112, Floral ij e realizes that he can hit hard when ;
Cr vvn 115. xLadv orimar 107. Ada 97, t j, e occasion demands it, and, being 1
x vl Jones 95, Question Mark 112. xWillis { familiar with Abe’s style and general
10G. Concurran 115. ability, he knows that he lias nothing
SECOND—Two-year-olds, purse §300, ; to fear in the coming contest,
selling, 5 furlongs: Mike Cohen 100, xEl j This does not mean that Johnny will
Mahdi 110, Belle Terre 103, Sonny Boy ( sacrifice his speed for hitting power,
112. x Lai ley Waters 104. A1 Jones 103, nor will he take any foolish chances.
Single Ray 103, xBelle of Normandy 95, [ He knows Attell is a crafty general, |
Bulgar 3 09. xMiss Roseburg 95. Charles I dangerous at every stage of battle. He;
Caniivll 106, xLady Innocence 98, xMar- > outboxed the former champion before j
tin Lou 98. i and can do it again, and he means to ,
THIRD—All ages, purse $450, selling send full steam into his blows in the I
handicap, mi:e: Merry Lad 108, Cock- * coming bout.
spur 104. Col. Cook 110. Klnmundy 110, I ——— ” I
Jabot 105, Servicence 104, Mycenar 104,!
Napier 98, Earl of Savoy 102.
FOURTH—Meggett handicap, all
purse $450. 6 furlongs: xCelesta 10G, • _ , - i 1 • j
Tarts 116, Samuel it. Meyer 113. Carlton J KCmiCltTlT* THT 1 n H h H
G. 109. D. H. Adair 104 Lochiel 10G, HdUiCL IUI iUl .LliCLLMJlU
Shackleton 108, Old Ben 98.
FIFTH—AH ages, purse $300, selling.; , , ,, ... . _
•lift 112J Jim Archer is the goat in the cham-
SheGt.f Holm- 115. John Marrs 112. pion hunting story of the season.
xaup Tilly LOT. tight Hasv 111. xAgnierjCub catcher leads all competitors in thi
III, C t o, pais i; j. Pluvious 115, Else-j “Mistaken” league. His unerring aim
where 112 and erring judgment put him and hia
, iv .nu vo , „ . spiiinr fellow huntsmen in a fine fix. Jim ws»
: Vu \ ' iraqu et° 94^ xCamei I Boone* IowT^Vlth some V friends ...
; n . « , v Regan 89 x lodge motored into tho country and. coming
IIJ. luck lit. xi ati\ rtegan o», x.iuage „ nb-oiw lnnirim' «™-d l»-ft tho car
Monck 10:>. Ham l>ance 114, Roisseau \ upon
IInDaround”in~ the” brush for a'while
Weather clear; track slow.
Evans is play
ing in top-notch
form these days
and is giving;
local players,
including such
cracks as Mr.
Adair and
Stewart
Maiden, the
Athletic Club’s
professional, a
merry time. He
is a wonderful
driver, plays an
excellent iron
shot, and is a
marvel vrith
the mashie.
t r 104, ,
a ges . * Archer Mistook Auto
. 10G. * _ . . _ . , .
of
he
likely looking spot, left the car
to pick up a few rabbits. After prow!
lng around in the brush for a whil*
Archer thought he saw a cotton tail.
He gave the object both barrels, then
saw his mistake.
n . . 4 « . i, > M ' JRAREZ ENTRIES. , jr or some unexplainable reason ha
‘^ucKner went out. ampble Jo.m FIRST Selling, 2-year-olds. 6 fur- ! had mistaken the auto for a rabbit.
r n began to show and pusneo Jj on g S; X M f-uce 97, xTheodorita 100, ,The shot pierced the radiator in a dozen
still another peg. j Reiiulram 103 Paw 105, Christiphine piatses. Long after darkness fell Archer
Profeesiona's Speed Up. | !(»:. xBosiJis M.-5. xGipsy Dove 106. Lillian ant j his conrpanions were busy whittling
Tho weather had moderated cm- i k. *107. Sir Harry 110. imatch-size pieces of wood to plug up
' • lablv b'- tlii- time irnd the ri : rs ; SEU>ND ’ing. 3-.vear-olds and up, the sieve-like radiator, previous to male-
a. * , .„■ fiitf.wwau“"
.rack Jaxson 102, Free Will 102, Lord!
ri iHL aii Handicap, Kcurst Is Nunicd
" furlongs: Osapie 92, Transparent 93. ■ ^
day, Jr., 98. Truly 102 Mannasseh
professionals, who had been using
1 n i ir machines with card and seemed
■ ntent to average anywhere from 50
GO mile?, began to crowd on more
steam.
A hen the race came to a tormina-
' on, the last laps had been made it
a average of about 63 miles an hour.
'!u 43 machines that started om’v
were in at the finish. a'nd,.wk i
exception of the first five, the./
were scattered over a wide field and
°veral laps behind.
The only other time, besides the
final time, taken during the race was
the end of the eleventh lap, 11*
utiles. The riders then in order wer-u
Tr >nes» 2:16:25; Buckner. 2:17:2!»:
Mart. 2:18:25; MosinT. Savannah,
-19:05; Gregory. 2:2040: Lampblc-
John, 2:24:36 The average hero was
vp rv nearly 66 miles.
Hal Gilbert on a Crane Atlaiua
,J i not show t(* any ad van: •
running and one the seventeenth
; &P a bad tire threw him from his
niachine. He was not badly hurt, but
did not go back into the race.
Arthur Chappell did not start.
HENRY to coach at hockey.
AMHERST. MASS.. Dec
Henry, catcher of the Washington
rnorican League baseball team, has
b.-f-n appointed coach of the Amherst
nockey team Henry, who was grad-
laipq from Amherst in 1910, was prom:
as a hockey player while In col-
Vc . - .
102. John Reardon 110. Mimoroso 112,
xxDorot.by Dean 103. xxlnjury 11G.
xxJ. W. Fuller entry.
KOI 1 ’ TU — Two—year-olds. the . Texas
Futurity 6 furlongs: Meshach 108, Dr.
Bail\ lOo. Little Will 110, xxxJaniel 110,
xxxiT '-i cro Bon 113, Manganese 117,
Redpath 11S.
xxxH. A. Beckham entry.
FIFTH—Belling. 3-year-olds and up.
.. ! irl* »: - xL:ttie Birdie 98. xParnell
! Girl 100 Tiki)- Wolffarth 100, Peter
| (n ; inim 702. Visible 105, Vernice Rico
105, Eva Padwiek 105. Little Jane 105,
xOrlmar l^ad 107, Bright. Stone 107,
»: ;ns ;••• !;•••> iins 108. Ilex
HI. Doc Allen 112, Sir Alvescott 112.
SIXTH - Selling. 3-yeur-oids and up,
niik- and a quarter: Gordie F 97, Sir
.1 din J01, xKelsetta 101, Sugar Ljnip
103.
xApprentice allowance.
Weather clear; track fast.
FEDS MAY GET DENVER STAR.
LINCOLN, NBBR., Dec. 27.—Third
Basemaa Quillin, of the Denver pen
nant winners, in the Western League,
1 r. ; declared h*. wi’i jump to the Chi
cago Ee- orals unless he i.s pedmitted to
1,1ay r**x \eor with the Lincoln club.
On Exposition Board
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Governor
Glynn announced the appointment of
Mrs. Millicent V. Hears!, wife of Wil
liam Randolph Hearst, as a member
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition
Commission from New York State.
See ad for Thomason’s famous
Asthma Itemedy, 50c.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MEET.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Doe. 27.—The
twenty-ninth annual meeting of the
American Historical Association opens
here Monday for a two-days' session.
Delegated will arrive to-morrow on a
special train from New York. There
will be a reception Monday afternoon
and a trip to Fort Sumter Tuesday.
HARTSEL GOES TO LEXINGTON.
Topsy Hartseh former member r.f the
Athletics and who managed the Toledo
Mud Hens the greater part of last sea
son. will manage the Lexington club,
of the Ohio State League, next season.
‘Chick?’” Mr. Adair said. ‘‘They
can't beat us—eh?”
"Certainly not, partner,” “Chick"
rejoined. ‘‘We hereby issue a chal
lenge to anybody in the club for a
four-ball, best-ball match, to be
played ”
“Make it anybody in the State,"
Mr. Adair cut in;
“I'll make it anybody in the world,
i nndAnciude Chicago,” “Chick” amend
ed; "nothing like taking in plenty of
territory when you’re challenging.”
Some Details of the Play.
The day was well-nigh perfect, and
Mr. Evans raised his arms, and occa
sionally his voice, to high heaven in
a paean of praise for the weather
man, i'he chill of the previous days
had left its card with all the quartet,
however, and probably—with the un-
cerialn condition of the putting
gi. accounted for much higher
scores than otherwise would have
been made
Going out. Mr. Adair made a spec
tacular 4 on No. 4, following Mr.
Evans’ trimming of 1 -2 off par on the
long and tricky No. 2. Stewart Malden
pulled off his favorite spectacular
drive far ovir the trees on No. 9, the
others played safe, and all made neat
4 s.
Mr. Evans began to play startling
golf on the long side. He and Maiden
laid iorig Iron seconds on the twelfth
green, singing their 4s, and only the
bouncing out of a well-sunk putt on
No V! kept. Chick from making a
beautiful 3. after his finest drive of
the day and a wonderful pitch shot
On the long, uphill No. 17 Mr. Evans’
low, wlnd-chca.ting drive traveled so
far up the s'ope that he had an ea3.v
mashie pitch to the green. He and
Maiden divided the last hole, now a
real “Long Tom,” with two beauti
ful 4 s.
Personality, Too.
But the wizardry of iron play and
those dazzling tee shots aren’t all the
secret of Chick Evans’ vast popular
ity.
I had met Mr. Evans, very briefly,
at a match he played last June In
Kansas City with the touring club of
Mid-Western golfers. Mr. Evans went
Continued on Page 8, Column 4.
Success of the Developer of Pitchers
for the National League Cham
pions Lies in the Fact That He
Knows How to Cheer Up Squad.
OZEMAX BULGER, the former Southern sportlnq writer, who is nmo
rtmsUtrrcd . ic of fit • , 'catcst ■■nisohnli experts in the t iff longues,
and who "hr* > ado \>ir V 'd:” sinrg he graduated from
It inn ■ ham days.
Mr. Bulger won mv of the tr< t popular writers of baseball the South has
ever Know: . Th Spirting L<Iitor of The min American asked him to
icrite a story. *•/.’< : ” y.- «7 odn't kw.ir who* to write about, but finally sat
down to a stall< riwi tygowi ii< r <1 turned out the following st‘rry about
Wilbert Robinson, tlu new Brooklyn manager. It is a very interesting
story.
Bv Bozeman Bulger.
Georgia Football
Team Will Battle
Virginia Oct, 2^
All-Stars Defeat
11th Cavalry 10-0;
Jean Patton Hero
ATHENS, GA., Dec. 27.—Professor , '-
S. V. Sanford, upon the receipt of a n ‘ h
wire from Virginia this afternoon,
practically closed the football sched
ule for Georgia next fall, with
exception of one date. October
tho
31.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Dec. 27.—
e terrific clashes of Jean Patton, the
Tech star, swept the defense of
MG V' :.th I'nited States Cavulry gridiron
aggregation off its feet in the third
quart* r <<f this atfernoon's fray and the
All-Star ' eleven headed by "Nuck”
diei'A 10 to 0, in a fast and stubbornly
contested game.
The line-up and summary:
This day will be filled with some gnod i ; ,- ( v ,- n> 0 f Vanderbilt, defeated the sol-
team, negotiations for which are still
pending.
There Is not a practice game of »be
schedule, while six S. I. A. A. games
are to be staged. T.he places where
the games are to he played were vritn-
held on. account of several being un
decided.
The schedule follows:
October 3—Citadel.
October 10—Sewanee.
October 17—North Carolina.
October 24—Virginia.
October 31—Pending.
November 7—Clem son.
November 14—Tech.
November 21—-Auburn.
BOYS ON LONG “HIKE.”
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.—Three Cl i ; ’-
boys will start Monday morning^ ‘ a i i v-
on a walk from this city to Sao
cisco. Their names are Lou My< r
ward Kane and WJIiiam Kan** T .
expect to complete the trip in s”ve.>
months.
Cavalry,
Tinble ....
Russell . . .
Lund . . . 1 .
Meyers . . ,
McDonald . .
Phillips . . .
Marshall . .
Pesoiidorf .
Hillard . . .
Ashton . . .
Jones ....
•Tech.
tBewanee.
tChattajiooga.
8 Vanderbilt,
U f< . Kromer (West Point). Um
ar* 'ifft-r (Ohio Wesleyan; Head
i Broxton (Chattanooga).
, m -at. Patton. Goal from Toueh-
'i-nmond. Goal from field—
ii : ». Quarters -10 minutes.
All-Stars.
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. . *Senteri
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. . . tPage
tV. Cammen
. •Cushman
. . § Brown
tHarnmond
. . • Patton
. tSpencer
. . l Parker
JM1E best baseball prospect in
this country is Brooklyn, and
If I ever get a chance to
handle a club, that's the one I’ll pick/’
When Wilbert Robinson made that
remark one day near the end of last
season It ought to have t!pp< d us < r f
that there something in the wind,
hut he follow d it up t ' raying:
“And I believe Bill Dahlen will have a
good club there yet L they let him
alone.”
Though he has n ‘ted in the Tea pa ci
ty of captain of several teams. “Hob
by,” until now, never had a chance
to realize his one ambition. He al
ways has wanted to be a manager—
to see If Ills theories would work out
when put on a practical haws.
In one respect Robinson has an
advantage over all'the manager*, and
it was for that particular ability that
McGraw first engaged him. This fa
mous old catcher, by a kindly tap on
the shoulder of a player or that
straightforward look out of the eyes,
can do more to keep a lot of young
athletes in the proper spirit far play
ing than all the rules for discipline
put together. He is not a disciplina
rian in the sense that McGraw and
Frank Chance are. They have a way
of making a player feel e!v-*t*pi c -h for
having played bad ball, while “Hob
by” condoles with him and then sud
denly makes him forget it.
“Robby” had been going South with
the Giants for two s»ringu before lie
was really engaged as a coach. His
engagement came about in a peculiar
way and by accident it so happened
that I was entrusted with tlie mes
sage that throught. him to the Giants
in times of trouble.
Giants Needed “Robhy” in 1911.
In the fall of 1.911, u b n the Giants
had gone West on their last trip with
a chance to win the pennant, thev
had played so hard at Pittsburg that
their uniforms were torn to shreds
from sliding and their nerves were on
rn.vf edge. McGraw was alarmed.
They had Just lost the first game to
the Cubs and the nervous strain had
been so great that they suddenly
flun ked.
“The man we need right now is oid
‘Robby,’” said McGraw, in the hotel
lobby one morning. “I told Latham
to wire him to come over and take
the rest of the trip with us. He’d put
this gang in good humor.”
About that lime Latham walked by
and McGraw asked him if he had sent
the message.
“I left It here last night with the
clerk,” said Latham.
“Well, [ bet he didn’t get It,” re
plied McGraw. “He hasn’t answered,
Say, you newspaper boys, go and fix
up a message to him, will you?”
The gang got together and we put
a little more in the telegram than
McGraw had suggested. It read thus:
“Come on first train and go in for
the big finish. Team is about to go
to pieces through worry. Come along
and help straighten out their nerves.
They won’t even play poker.”
We signed McGraw’s name to the
i message and “Hobby's” smiling face
. . *
Helped Giants Win Flag.
m “What’s the matter wiih you,
(h” l ^hief?” he said to Mcyer.-a who was
e 1 looking very drawn. “You arc work
ing too hard. Now, cut out this
training and come with me.” He
thereupon took the Chief to the bar
and make him take a hooker of bran
dy. He then escorted him to a show.
Noticing that Marquard was in the
dumps, he also took him along, after
giving him, on the quiet, a bottle of
ale. The nejet morning “Hobby”
arted a pool tournament, and- at
•■•on took. Fred Snodgrass and Fred
Merkel out to look at some new
styles in clothes.
Within another 24 hours the Giants
were iik** a lot of schoolboys. They
forgot to.dr troubles and won the
ihitd }:.:ute, After that It was p.
triumphal journey all the way back to
minute.
Cobh > \.<oiderful personality and
; . mi jy wa; t; bad don« the trick. So
iju-reciAtive were the boys of his et
na a good big
(hull; of their World’s Series prize
bbj" wm per-
i i to give up his business in
Baltimore and stay with the club all
the time.
"f a.: y” has other good traits aside
from : ability to keep the athletes
in Hie proper spirit. For instance, he
is tiie inventor of the portable homo
plate, ’ hich ho sincerely believes has
o more to help ’ ild pitchers than
any: ing in baseball. He had a thin
piece of rubber cut the exact size and
made 'he same color as a home plate.
This he rol’ed up and carried in his
pocket, ' • myt when a youngster was
warming up. Ah the fan knows, Mar
i'" . very wild for a time. He
tt< c but
m-er the
plate ho would go wrong ftgain.
Great Trainer of Hurlers.
“Robb ” took his patent home plate
out in a. corner of the field every
morning, and. no matter where Mar-
quarJ u armed up, lie had to pitch
over When th© season
started the Rube had as good control
as anybody. After that every young
piic * r bad to pitch over that plate
until “Robby” was satisfied he had
control.
During tho spring training season
his ••.. torn is to take four or five
pitchers "Ut and warm them up sl-
mti i i < noously. They all take turn
• I .. browing the ball. In the mean
time McGraw has a practice gam©
going on tho diamond, with a change
of pitcher ( very two innings. As soon
. s “Robby” has a pitcher going right
h. * -ti • to McGraw and the young
v. J. ” iy. sent io the box In that way
• :C whole : m d As worked into a reg-
r r game. But if one of them* fails
tn i t control that day, he is not al
low! to pitch to the batters unitl he
does get it.
< 'barley Ebbets made a wire mov©
in getting Roblneon as manager. Ha
is old enough not to be antagonistic
to the young fellows, .and his knowl
edge of the game is so well known
that the players will respect it. In
'other words, when he tells them a
thing, they will realize tiiat he knows
what he is talking about. In this
r* pcct Jake Daubert would not have
found the going easy.
It is a peculiar coincidence that
neither Hughey Jennings nor Wilbert
Robinson, though great stars in their
days, was lucky enough to get th©
management of a. club until after they
had been out of tho big league several
years.
Capt. Weaver Plans
Ten-Hour Walking
Match for Atlanta
Captain Homer Weaver is planning a
ter : (Mir walking match at the Audi
torium-Armory during the latter part of
January. Ho is busy these days Irving
to line up the best pedestrians In the
douth and If he is successful will sure
ly stage the event.
t» narm ■■■hbw-t.b
The Successful Specialist
Is the Result, of Special Preparation,
Vast- Experience. Natural Ability
ar.d Adequate Equipment
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BRAVES RELEASE DICKSON.
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released Walter R. Dickson to Roches
ter cutting the pitching staff down to
seventeen men.
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