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I sun 1&, SiTM 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. . . *Goree ! - . . *Senteri .... tOrr 1 . . . 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 •V W- hrf ih-df ✓ • ■ ; W A;.’ - . .. • BRAVES RELEASE DICKSON. BOSTON. Dec. 27.—The Braves have released Walter R. Dickson to Roches ter cutting the pitching staff down to seventeen men. Think of the guarantee to re lieve Asthma in two minutes. XMAS KATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. E. R. Apply any Agent. A :! His RUPTURE K31SS3BaZ*£X?r-' r J^E-Lt IVY4372^ ' "S7rrr?3 : - {■ ■ ■fcJLSfe •• L FILLER'S rtlNUT'! *E53CK6fi'* ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my nly hope of cure was an operation. • 0 me no good. Finally I got (I • ng - that quickly and { id.■'.■*.y cured me. Years have *•.!. -I aid the rupture has never re- i.’iir although I am doing hard work- .; < nt.er. There was no opera-} r. r . lost time, no trouble. I have • sell, but will give full Infor- r :ibout how you may find a com- ur-c without operation if you write ! 1*'igene M. 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