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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Vaudeville Actors Will Be Happy When Ball Flayers Decide to Stick to the Diamond
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HIKES REPLY
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“Boy Manager" Explains the
Welchonce-Callahsn Deal; Also
Talks of Perry Trade.
The Bunch Wishes All a Happy New Year
By ‘Bud’ Fisher
N ashville, d©c. 31 Manager
Schwartz gave out the follow
ing statement last night In re
ply to President Hirsiga article of
Saturday afternoon.
"As is well known. Harry Wel-
rhonce was drafted in 1912 by Wash- |
ington. Then, prior to the American j
Association meeting. w r hich was held
in November at Milwaukee. Mr. Far
rell. secretary of the National Com- |
mission, issued a bulletin whereby all *
claims for drafted players by the ma
jors would have to be filed by Feb
ruary 1. 1913. I advised Mr. Hirsig!
at this meeting to claim player Wei- I
ehonce, which, as we all know. w£
not done. I suppose it was either an
oversight of Mil Hirst’s, or he |
thought the national agreement rul-
ing, which reads that all Class A
players drafted by the majors were
to be turned back to clubs from which
ihev were drafted, still prevailed.
"in January. .Mr. Hirsig wrote me
»f the Callahan proposition and.
knowing tliat the Nashville club was
absolutely without funds, for at the
end of th** season they were unable
to pay me my salary and I agreed to
accept a one-year note for $1,000.
which is still unpaid, and also labor
ing under the impression that (’alia
hau would he given t<> the Nashville
club for claim on Welchonce. 1 then
wrote the letter whlMi Mr. Hirsig
published.
• • •
uA\’ coming t«* Nashville for spring
'•s training in 1913 I was surprised
to find that Mr. Hirsig had failed to
file claim for Welchonce and that
Atlanta was boasting of ‘putting one
over’ on the Nashville club. We then
immediately explained our position in
the matter to Secretary Farrell, who
at once recognized our claim and put
it in his next bulletin. We were still
n doubt us to our rights in the case
and as a precaution 1 asked Del
Young to write Welchonce wirnins
him against signing an Atlanta con
tract if he was turned over to that
club by Washington. This fact will
be substantiated by both Young and
Welchonce. 1 consented to negotia
ting with Atlanta for Callahan be
cause we were not sure whether Wel-
ehonce could be brought back here j
and. in rase w* lost him. I wanted to
get another good outfielder.
"Atlanta still persisted in their
claim that Welchonce was their prop
erty and this fact so irritated us
that we decided to Stand pat and hold
our ground.
"About this time 1 was called to
Cleveland, Ohio, by the death of my
mother, and while In that city 1 had
a conference with Mr. Bernard, vice
president of the Cleveland baseball
club, and he assured me that there
w as no doubt that we would get Wel
chonce by appealing to Mr. Herr
mann or the commission.
"After receiving this encouraging
information 1 immediately wired
President Hirsig as follows:
"March 28. 1912 W. G. Hirsig.
President Nashville Ball Club, Nash
ville. Tenn.: Can not leave before
Monday. Will see Herrmann at Cin
cinnati on Welchonce matter if pos-
sibe meet me there. Wire me at
Akron.
" WILLIAM SCHWARTZ.’
• • •
»< r T.lI8 telegram can be substan-
1 tiated by Mr Bloomstein at the
Western Fnion >fflce. from whom I
received the above copy yesterday
afternoon It was my purpose to
hold on to our claim for Welchonce
and land him as soon as possible, but
I was surprised to receive a tele
gram from Mr. Hirsig two or three
days later stating that the Callahan*
We’ bonce deal had been made.
"1 was always a warm admirer of
Welchonce’s ability as a player, and
the only reason in the world 1 ever
considered getting rid of him was on
account <»f the condition of the treas
ury of the Nashville baseball club.
* * •
u|V referring to the Perry-Berger
l trade, Mr. Hirsig lays particular
stress on the fact that l had been
willing to part with Perry prior to
his action in Atlanta. This is no se
cret and has no bearing on the dis
pute at all. llad 1 been able to bet
tor my ball club with certain trades
1 would have been glad to trade Per
ry. and 1 had even considered trad
ing him to clubs in this league. That
was a matter that was strictly up to
my judgment But Mr. Hirsig does
not state in his article that Mobile
wired us right after the Columbus
meeting that the> would be willing to
give $200 and Berger for Perry, and
that I refused to consider the deal
This was nearly a month before the
Perry deal was made, and we had no
further conversation on the matter.
* *• •
»*IN respect to Mr. Hirsig's recent
l conversion to the fact that 1 w ls
perhaps not the best manager he
could secure, a fact that 1 am fully
aware of. 1 would not like the im
pression to become prevalent that 1
did not attempt to strengthen my
club last year or that I thought it to
l>e good enough, even when we were
winning during the first month In
fact, while we were in second place. I
went to him with one of the advisory
board, and told him we were skating
on thin Ice. and that I realized the
club ought to be strengthened in or
der to maintain its position in the
first division. Me treated the matter
lightly, and said that the team would
finish there with the material we
had.
"1 make this statement to show the
fans where I have stood over these
mati -rs. and also to bring out certain
facts that seem to have been over
looked by Mr llirsig. No one regrets
the troubles that have arisen more
than myself, as nay relations with Mr
Hirsig had tyeen of the most friendly
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News of the Ring Game
Hirsig Declares That He Has
Never Been Able to Secure
Waivers on Him.
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N ashville, tenn.; Dec.
In summing up the
tertal left over from
season, baseball fans have
erall.v overlooked the fact that Artie
Hofman. former (Tub and Pirate star,
who finished the year with the local
club. Is still on the Nashville roster
Fntll otherwise disposed of, Hbfman
must be considered u member of the
team, although last season he ex
pressed a desire that he be allowed to
go to the coast next season, where he
could demand a much larg#r salary
for his services and also play several
more months during the year.
Artie signed w ith Nashville through
personal friendship for Bill Schwartz,
and it can not be said tliat he didn’t
do all within his power to lift the
Yols from their lowly position next to
the bottom. He didn’t succeed, but
the fans saw that he was playing his
best, and before the season closed
practically all of the bleacherites
were Artie's strong admirers.
It is understood that Manager
Schwartz would he glad enough to let
him go to the coast if he could be
gotten out of this league.
• • •
IJOFMAN is not desirous of return
ing to Nashville, according to
hi** own statement, hut just how he
can keep from it If he can not be
gotten out ol* the league Is hard to
say. Should Mr. Hirsig win out in
the courts in the present*Squabble, it
i» stated that he is desirous of bring
ing Hofman here as a manager, as he
has already stated that Schwartz will
not return if he retains control.
Hofman is now wintering at his
home at Akron, Ohio, awaiting what
ever disposition shall be made of him
and it is rumored that if things don’t
go to suit him he’ll sign up with Joe
Tinker or Mordecai Brown, his old
teammates, in the Federal League.
Artie has always had a desire to fight
the "baseball trust" and could do it
no better than to align himself with
the Feds, who seem to be in a fair
way to achieve success this season.
He admires Tinker as much as any
man in baseball and there is no doubt
of the fact that he would like to play
witn him again.
• * •
TJOFMAN’S road in organized base-
1 1 ball has been none too smooth
since he instituted a $3,000 suit
against President Murphy, of the
Cubs, for salary due him after he was
traded to Pittsburg. The suit Is still
pending in the courts, but it ls said
that Hofman has a good chance to
win.
But for this suit, it is the general
opinion that Artie would still be in
the big leagues, for he is undoubtedly
one of the brainiest and wisest out
fielders in the game, although not as
young as he once was However,
there are a number of clubs, includ-
1 ing the Browns and Cards, that could
I use a man of his ability, yet they
consented to let Pittsburg send him
out of the majors, thereby hinting
largely at a * frameup." \
OLD FITZ.
II is mi ancient warrior,
He stoppeth not a clock
Tim$ teas, he'd take this White Hope
crew,
Same day when he'd no work to do.
And slap the whole hum flock.
If the boxing commission are hon
est about wanting to keep Fitz in his
grave clothes, they should take steps
to prevent Fred McKay from publish
ing any more challenges. There is a
limit to the old man’s endurance.
* * •
Mr. Fitzsimmons says that "the av
erage lighter nowadays gets a case of
the rattles when he gets a punch In the
Jaw."’ This is not exactly the truth.
He gets a case of rattles at the thought
of getting a punch In the jaw.
• ♦ *
And then, if you want to think try
to figure how bad Fitz is to-day if Bill
Lang could knock him out four years
ago.
* • •
Jim Coffey says that "Leviimky is the
only boy 1 ever had to hunt for when
l wanted to start a punch.’ In some
vague way this recalls the story of the
hunter who brought the bear back to
camp by staying a scant ten yards in
front all the way.
• * *
We are pleased to note that Paris has
charged Jack Johnson with faking.
Paris being the only civilized commun
ity up to this time that has not charged
him with something. ^
* * *
"In PaHs," said Jack Johnson recent
ly." they called me the ‘‘Invincible.’’
Also, "faker" and "bum.’
Young Saylor and Kay Bronson, the
American fighters who have landed in
Australia, have already been signed up
for bouts at Sydney Saylor is to meet
another American fighter. Pal Brown,
of Minnesota, for 20 rounds on next
Monday night, while Bornson will go
against Johnny Summers, the English
welterweight champion, on or about
January lt>.
• • •
Jack "Sapper O'Neil, the clever En
glish lightweight, who made good in
his debut in this country by winning
in decisive fashion from Fred llalsland
in New York, has been matched to fight
Johnny liarvel. the Gotham lad. in New
York on New Year’s afternoon.
* * •
Freddie Welsh is receiving offers al
most daily iind could box twice a week
so far us the promoters are concerned.
His latest offer is from Salt I^ake City
to meet Gilbert Gallant, the Boston
lightweight. January Pv He has offers
to box at Memphis January 4 and at
Atlanta January 6.
* * •
The constant knocking Jess Willard
received at the hands of the many box
ing experts around the country must
have done the Kansas City heavyweight
much good. Jess stopped George Model
in nine rounds at New Haven. Conn.,
the other night, and is now in line for
a match with the winner of the Smith-
Pelky go at San Francisco to-morrbw
• * •
Frank Baker got himself in bad with
local fans when he had a false report
published concerning his go with Jeff
Gaffney at Savannah last week. Frank
was In line for a match with Mike Saul
at the Auditorium on January 6 but he
stands little chance of getting the bout
now
Famous Plays—By Heisman
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No. 3—The Old Guards’ Back
S ELDOM, indeed, nowadays, do we see any such bucking and running
with the hair by liucmen su/'h as we used to see in the olden days
of the game.
Just why this popular and effective method of advancing the ball has
fallen into decadence I can not say, for certain it is that it is quite as
possible to make good ground by using a guard or a tackle to gain ground
with the ball as anybody else, provided the man is good, the formation
correct and the ground dry.
Hut outside of the Tech team hardly any eleven in the South ever uses
a lineman for this purpose; and neither do many of the Northern or
Eastern teams, though once upon a time Hefflefinger, Cowan, Winter. (Jill,
Cranston, Bowser and a host of the star linemen were about as much relied
upon as the backs in this respect.
* * * *
N OW it is true that running a lineman could not be thought of on a
wet. field, for the reason tliat starting from one’s position on the line
and turning sharply around the quarterback calls for a very short
turn, especially if it is the guard wliojis to run with the ball; and such a
tur nean not Tie negotiated on wet or slippery footing. But on a dry field
an agile man can, with good cleats, make the turn with no difficulty; and
using him once in a while will give the backs a rest, while, at the same
time, it is a play so widely at variance with all those involving the use of
a back to carry the ball that the play constitutes an added difficulty for
The Guard.’<s Buck.
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
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> Course of Ball
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Athletics to Play
Series With Cubs
CHICAGO. Dec’ 31.—The Chicago
Nationals will play six games with
the Philadelphia Americans during
the spring training In Florida, it was
announced by President Murphy, of
the Cubs, to-day.
The first three games will be play
ed on March 13, 13 and 14 at the
Cubs’ training grounds at Tampa.
The others will be played March lti,
1? and IS at Jacksonville, where the
world's champions will train.
the defense both in the way of diagnosis and proper set and charge to stop
the thing: it makes a good variant.
Referent* to the diagram will show that this play as used by all the
big teams of the East twenty and more years ago was usually worked from
a uorrnal formation of both the line and the backs: indeed, in those days
we had hardly any other formation for any kind of play. It will l* noticed
that the fullback was slightly forward of the two halves, and this was a
good set of the backs for end running and many other popular plays as well.
* * # *
x \ j ELL, on the instant of the snapping of the ball these* three backs,
\ Y maintaining carefully their relative positions with reference to
* * each other, all plunged right at the back of their own tackle: and
one can see by noting the three black sjaits just back of the right tackle
what a splendid interference-pocket they thus formed for the left guard
coming behind. The right half watched that the opposing left end did not
get In too far anil get the runner, while the left half primarily helped the
right guard handle the opposing guard. The right tackle and end united
to turn the opposing tackle out, and if they needed more help the fullback
promptly gave It to them.
After stuffing the ball Info the left guard's stomach the quarter caught
him by the left arm and swung him around with a “crack-the-whip” swing
and bellied hint to t<iru short In. At the same time the left end abruptly
deserted his place on the line and came around behind also. Being a faster
man than the guard, it was no trick at all for him to put his hands on the
guard's hips and shove with all his might just as the guard hit the opposing
rush-line. And maybe those two. coming like a double locomotive on a
freight train, couldn’t jam things over a fellow! The left tackle junqied
into the guard’s place and took off his man so as to prevent the latter
from nabbing the runner from behind, and then he cut on through to meet
the play over on the other side of center.
• O • *
N OW this formation, and the interference as outlined, has all the ele
ments of the best modern football: hence, I say. it Is difficult to
understand why it is no longer used. Of course n t all teams of a
I quarter of a century ago had all the details as thoroughly worked out as
! 1 have here explained them, but the best teams aimed to i>erform the play
'this way: and with the weak defense of that day I can tell you that the
play was a whale. Why. Hefflefinger at left guard for Yale, Cranston at
right guard for Harvard. Bowser at eft guard for Penn, and Winter at
righT guard for Yale used to make ns much ground on this play as the
backs averager! Hefflefinger in particular was a perfect demon and. after
bursting through the other side of the line, would come tearing through an
1 oi»«n field for 10, 20 or 30 yards like a halfback.
Outfielder Lewis, of the Red Sox. has
decided to make Boston his home
throughout the winter, instead of jour
neying to California, as has been his
practice each fall. He says he wants
to see what a New England winter is
like.
• * •
Larry Lajoie fanned least of all the
American League batters last season.
In 137 contests the Cleveland veteran
took three swings just seventeen times?.
Danny Moeller, of the Senators,, was
the easiest to whiff, going down on
strikes 1Q6 times in 153 games.
* * *
The Washington University at St.
Louis lias 'lifted the ban on baseball
after having the lid clamped down hard
for three years. The coming spring
the institution will allow its team to
compete for the Missouri Valely honors.
* * *
This is a busy winter for Heine Zim
merman. clouting third sacker for the
Cubs. Since the 1913 campaign closed
Heine has been traded " something like
^five times.
"Dots" Millfer, the Pirate infielder, is
the latest ball player to take .up golf
ing.
• * *
"There never was a better umpire in
the history of the game.” says Nap
Lajoie. commenting on Jack Sheridan,
the veteran of the American League
staff and the dean of the arbitrators.
* * *
Jimmy Archer was in Chicago for a
few days recently with his wife, and
says that he is ready for the start of
the 1914 campaign. Archer and his
wife will spend the winter at Ormond,
Fla. Archer will go right from his
home to Tampa when the spring train
ing trip starts.
* * *
Charles Carpenter, president of the
Tri-State' League, does not favor an
eight-club organization. Carpenter
thinks that six teams are enough for
the league for the season of 1914. He
expects the league to have a better year
next season than it had last.
* * *
Up in New York they have it that
three clubs, the Giants. Phillies and
Cubs, will fight it out for the National
League pennant the coming season.
May be this will turn out to be a fact,
but then some team is liable to bob
up and spring the biggest surprise of
many days on the other fellows.
Heinie Zimmerman
Will Stay With Cubs
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—When asked if
he was thinking of trading Heine Zim
merman. as reported. President Charles
W. Murphy, of the Cubs, said: "I have
repeatedly stated that Zimmerman was
not on the market."
IIFEDERALS
American League to Ignore Sto
vall’s Case While National
Fights to Get Tinker.
KLAUS’ EARNINGS $125,000.
PITTSBURG, PA., Dec. 31.—George
Engle, manager of Frank Klaus, who
was knocked out twice by George
Chip within seven weeks, after he
had beaten the best in this country
and Europe, said that the former
middleweight champion is throifgh as
a fighter because of careless training.
He said that he and Klaus in the
several years thev had been together
had made $125,000.
MAY GET BOXING
EVANSVILLE. IND., Dec. 31.—Local
fight fans are inclined to believe that
this city will have boxing contests after
Mayor-elect Ben Bosse assumes his of
fice shortly after New Year’s Day.
By James Clarkson.
C HICAGO, Dec. 31.—Let the lit
tle old National League warn,
threaten and abuse the Feder-
als. The American League isn’t
going to pay any attention to them.
Ban Johnson, president of the ju
nior organization, probably remem
bering how ineffectual the attempts
to stop himself, Comiskey, Somers
and others some years back proved to
be, declares Jhat his organization will
take no steps to combat the inde
pendents and that George Stovall
would not be prosecuted.
"I do not believe that Tinker,
Brown and Stovall have signed,” de
clared Johnson when questioned last
night. "If they have it’s a severe
loss to baseball, as each one is an ex
tremely capable player and has done
much to help the game.
• • *
<«T AM not interested in the report-
* ed move to prosecute players
who have violated reserve clauses to
join the Federal league, and the
American League will take no case
to court.
"Should the grievance come up be
fore the National Commission, it will
not be at my Instigation, and I sh&ll
permit my colleagues on that board
to take the initiative.”
All of which is expected to quell
the determined efforts of the National
League to precipitate itself into a
law suit with the third league. John
son’s attitude can not well be ig
nored. On the other han^, it is the
National League that has suffered
the most. Stovall was out of the
American League as far as playing
was concerned, although he is still
the property ofrSt. Louis. It is doubt
ful if the Browns figure him as an
asset, anyway. With Tinker and
Brown it is different. Charles Her
cules Ebbets. of Brooklyn, has Just
paid $15,000 for Talker, and his phi
lanthropic activity has never before
reached such proportions. So the
Dodger Dedicator is sure to yelp if
he doesn’t find a way to get the mon
ey back.
Atlanta Quintet Put
Through Hard Drills
For Columbus Game
Joe Bean, coach of the Atlanta Ath
letic Club, is a busy man these days.
Joe is putting his players through a
stiff drill every afternoon in an effort
to found his squad into the best of shape
for their clash with the champion Co
lumbus five on the latter’s floor Sat
urday afternoon.
Although the Columbus team rules a
strong favorite. Coftch Bean is by no
means conceding them the victory. He
is going to take his boys down to Co
lumbus Saturday fit and ready to put
up the battle of their lives. A victory
over^the Columbus team will be a big
feather In the local boys’ caps and ihev
are not leaving any stone unturned in
the preliminary work.
Outlaws Plauuiug to
Put Club in Gotham
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—James A. Gil
more, president of the Federal League,
is in New York to-day "looking over
the ground with reference to getting a
ball park,” according • to Charles
Weeghrnan. president of the Chicago
Federal League club.
Weeghrnan said that at the meeting
here last Saturday of those interested
in expanding the new organization, a
New YorK millionaire produced a cer
tified check for $100,000 to guarantee a
club in New York. Weeghrnan said It
was true that Knabe had signed to
manage Baltimore, and added that John
Miller, who went to St. Louis from
Pittsburg, would manage the Toronto
club.
M’CORMICK SIGNS PITCHER.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Dec. 31
Manager McCormick has announced
the purchase of Turner, a right-hand
pitcher, from the Hendersonville club
of the Kitty League. This gives the
Lookouts nine pitchers.
ATHENS WINS CLOSE GAME.
ATHENS. Dec. 31.—Athens Y. M. C
A. basket ball team defeated the Fifth
Regiment five last night. The game was
decided in the last minute of play.
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