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ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, MAY 2 3, 1915
Here Are Three Players
Picked on All-Star fe,
More Squabbling
Over Marsans, Now
Playing With Feds
Harvard Football
Captain to Teach
School Near Yale
The protest against the taklhg of dep
ositions filed by the Cincinnati Nationals
In the suit to prevent Armando Mar-
nans from playing with the St Louis
Federal* wan overruled, and the taking
of depositions continued
The protest was based on the ground
that the Federal District Court In Chi
cago has under consideration an appli
cation for an Injunction restraining the
Cincinnati club from proceeding with Its
suit against Marsans.
The deposition of Manager Herzog, of
the Cincinnati Nationals, said that be
went to Ivy Wlngo's home In Georgia
last winter to sign Wingo for the St
Is.uls Nationals. Wing., had then gone
over to the St Louts Federals.
Wingo signed with me St I»uls Na
tionals, Herzog said, but It was not
definitely decided that Wingo would
become a member «»f the Cincinnati
team The understanding was that a
trade would be made if terms satisfac-
C AMBRIDGE, MASS., May 22.—
Daniel of the Lion’s Den will
have nothing on Eddie Mahan,
Harvard’s famous football cap
tain, who is to spend the summer
in the lair of the Yale bulldog.
Hi : story tells one that it is just
about as natural for the kin of old
Eli and the children of John Har
vard to dwell
At the left is
Harrison, of
Georgia; Jim
Senter, Tech
hurler, is shown
in the center.
Below is Pitch
er Hitchcock,
Joe Bean’s
crack slabman.
in peace and har
mony—in an athletic sense—as it
is for the wolf and the lamb to
pass the time of day together.
Mahan is certainly entering the
lion’s maw when he starts his va
cation work as a tutor in the Rox-
bury school’s summer quarters at
New London, Conn.
FAME.
’Tis sweet to be a baseball star,
A play or of renown,
For / would sec this line of stuff
In every car in town:
Larry Snuff, the famous member
of the Woofs, smokes Alfalfa Mix
ture. “After a hard day on the ball
field," he says, “I always smoke a
pipeful of Alfalfa Mixture. It soothes
the nerves and is good for corns,
bunions and warts."
’Tis sweet to be an actor man
And join a movie show
And see this gentle, line of bunk
No matter where you go:
Montgomery Montmorency De
Luxe, the famous star now appear
ing exclusively for the Photobull
Motor, “National Magazine of
Motoring,” Also Will Give Gold
Prize for Best Account of
a Journey Across Continent.
Baseball Still Holds
Upper Hand in Sport
These three
stars were a big
help to these
teams the past
college season.
During the re
cent series with
Tech, Harrison
proved a tower
of strength to
his team. Coach
lleisman says
the*Red and
Hla<*k infielder
is in a class by
himself.
A SILVER medal for every auto
mobile owner who drives hig
car across the continent to the
Pacific Coast from any point east of
the Mississippi River before the close
of the exposition in San Francisco
and San Diego is the offer made >y
Motor, of New York City, the “na
tional magazine of motoring."
This step is taken because of the
Intense interest iri motor touring in
this country that has developed this
year because of the Pacific Coast ex
positions and the Eurojauin war,
which has kept many Americans
from summering abroad. Then, too.
the incentive to tour is greater this
year because of the faut that the Gov
ernment has decreed that on Augusi 1
the Yellowstone National Park shall
be o-pen to motor travel. It Is esti
mated that at least 3,000 cars w:il
make the trip across the continent
this year. Some have started already,
but the bulk of the travel will begin
early 1n June and last until late in tlie
fall.
Motor supplements its offer of a
•ilver medal for every owner who
makes the trin with the offer of a
gold rpedal for the best story of stu n
a trip, while a silver cup will be given
for the best photograph of a scene ora
such a tour, regardless of the story
award.
Conditions Are Simple.
Conditions governing this award ire
simple, indeed. l ed tarn* has been
dispensed with, and the only stipula
tion made is that the owner must
check ut at the start and cheek in i-t
the finish. In case the tourist starts
from New York City he can che< k :n
with the business manager of The
New York American: If he starts
from Boston. The Boston American «s
available; at Chicago this can be done
at The Chicago American. Southern
ers with an ambition to make a trip
toward the setting sun can have their
start certified to by The Atlanta
Georgian.
In case none of these cities
parsed through by the tourist, Motor
will be satisfied If the owner has his
start certified to by the postmaster
in his home cit or by some city offi
cial. Another regulation is that the
aspirant for a Motor medal notify
that paper of his intention in writing
before the start.
When the Pacific Coast is reached,
the owner must check in at the office
of either The San Francisco Examin
er or The Jats Angeles Examiner, cer
tifying by affidavits as to the time he
•tarted and finished and the princi
pal towns through which he has
passed. There are no time stipula
tions—all that is required Is to drive
to the Pacific Coast.
Send a Dozen Photos.
As for the gold medal award, that
trophy is offered for the best descrip
tive story of such a tour, accompa
nied, of course, by suitable photo
graphs. These articles need not be
more than 2,600 or 3.000 words In
length, and there should be at least a
dozen photographs submitted with
Record crowds at several opening
games and big, representative gather
ings in all cities in the National and
American Leagues indicated clearly that
baseball carries the same wide appeal as
In other years and that interest in the
great national game is far more alive
than many pessimistic souls would have
us believe, writes Herbert Daley in The
New York Tribune. This general awak
ening on the opening day bodes well for
the new-born baseball year and presages
a return of the popularity which marked
the sport three years ago, when it was
on the crest of the wave.
Hairston, Hunt, Franz, Moore, Noble,
Bowman, Vick and Thompson Also
Honored—Team Not as Strong as
in Other Years, According to ‘Heis.’
By J. W. Heisman.
r_ |~’HE writer will confine his selections for an All-Southern Col
lege baseball team to players of institutions in the States
A of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina.
Most of the college teams have played very erratically this
composing the teams. It may very well follow, then, that some of
my choices may not meet with the entire approval of this or that
year, and this, in large part, holds true, of course, of the players
reader whose observation of the
playing of some selected player in
the game or games he saw differed
widely from what the writer seemed
to see of the same man's work in
some other game or games.
To what extent I could I have tried
to remedy this and correct the large
chance of error by conferring with
many able baseball judges and critics
who were, in some instances, in posi
tion to follow the career of this or
that player more closely than couid
the writer.
To the reflectively inclined it will
be apparent without many words
that in attempting to select the best
players of the year for each position
one must have regard for the all
round work of players considered.
Thus, in the case of a pitcher, it will
not do merely to consider what ab
stract pitching talent he has—mean
ing by that what kind of balls he can
serve up to a batter. We must take
into account how he fields his posi
tion, how he watches runners on
bases, how coolly he can think and
how steadily he can hold himself in
the pinches, what regard he has 'or
teamwork, and even his batting and
base-running ability must be thrown
in the scales.
So with a catcher. He must be
something more than a mere receiver
of pitched balls. He must have a
good throwing arm, be sure death to
foul flies, and. to a much larger ex
tent than a pitcher, it is required of
him that he make good with the stick
and on the paths. And that’s the
way it goes all through the team.
Good Catchers Scarce.
To start with the backstoppers: I
must say that I have seen few good
catchers this spring. As a class they
are “not in it" with those of average
years; while the best of them do not
even compare with such men as
Buchanan, ex-Tech, and Hudgens,
ex-Georgia.
Conning them over, the writer re
calls a pretty good catcher in Bar-
barln, of Mississippi A. and M.; an
other In Wells, of Alabama, and a
thifffl In Hairston, of Auburn. Din-
nine full innings. A fault of temper
ament disbars him. Otherwise, he's
a very good catcher
Barbarin is peppery and efficient,
but lacks finish generally.
Dinkins i» a wonderful Little catch
er. Despite his lack of size, he fs a
nice receiver, a fair hitter and has a
good arm. I would say that his light
weight debars him from being select
ed above others who have a big ad
vantage over him by nature.
Cody has the makings of an excel
lent catcher. He has made errors this
season, but so do all freshmen, and
others as well. He is a natural hit
ter, and he gives great promise in the
matter of handling the ball. He lacks
tory to all could be reached, Herzog
said.
Miller Huggins, manager of the St.
DjuIk Nationals, testified that he went
to Cuba to get Marsans hack in or
ganised baseball.
JACK JOHNSON MAY
BECOME BULLFIGHTER
Hitchcock fol
lowed up his
great work in
the mound of
last year by
hurling just as
good ball dur
ing the past
campaign.
Jim Senter, a
great pitcher,
was given the
utility job by
the Tech coach,
due to his all-
round baseball
ability.
Hitchcock and
Senter would
prove a hard
pair for any col
lege team to
beat.
PARIS, May 22.—Jack Johnson, ex-heavy weight champion, when
asked to-day if he intended taking up arms for the honor and glory of
the French flag, said: “As far as 1 am concerned, the war is over. For
the first time in yeartf I am at peace."
Asked what he intended to do, he said: “I have been Invited to be
athletic director for a gentleman’s club In Havana. I might go there and
open a cafe ns a side line. It certainly Is one of the last good towns, but
on the way here I stopped in Spain to see bull fights. Mah goodness,
man. I certainly felt T wanted my time at prize fighting. These bullfight
ers are busy all the time and make more money than world’s cham
pions; so maybe I will be a bullfighter.”
Asked about the Willard fight, Johnson said: "That guy ain’t no fight
er. but you can’t beat him Why, man, he's got a reach from here wav
over there." Jack pointed at buildings across the boulevard.
Kilbane Agrees to | Tigers and Indians
Battle Abe Attell Both Want Jim Bagby
DENVER. COLO.. May 22—Abe At
tell. former featherweight champion,
and Johnny Kilbane. present title hold
er. have been matched for a scheduled
ten-round no-decesion bout to be held
In New York City on tne night of June
11. according to word received here last
night from Joe l^evtson. Attell’s New
York representative.
Attell is now on the vaudeville stage
working eastward, and will arrive in
New York in time to put the finishing
touches on his condition needed for the
bout Attell is in great shape at the
present time and will need only a few
weeks' training to put him in good con
dition.
Kilbane defeated Attell in a bout for
the featherweight title at Vernon. Cal..
February 22. 1U13
Cleveland and Detroit are involved in
a controversy over Jim Bagby, the for
mer Cincinnati hurler. who has been
pitching such remarkable ball for the
New Orleans club, of the Southern
league. Bagby claims that he is in a
way the property of the Cleveland
club and claims to have a letter from
President Somers to that effect.
On the strength of this letter. Presi
dent Navin. of Detroit, tried to secure
Bagby’s release, but again the Cleveland
club was an obstacle, as the Indians
have first claim on the New Orleans
club through a working agreement made
b> I‘resident Somers and President
Heinemann. of New Orleans, several
years ago. Bagby claims that the In
dians do not warn him. but still keep
him from being signed by any other ma-
I or league club. The transfer of Pitcher
Cnight by the Indians to the Pelicans
would load one to believe that the
Cleveland club intends to secure Bagby
in a short time.
Bagby was with the Reds for a trial
three years ago. but was sent back for
further seasoning Constant changing
of managers at Cincinnati caused the
overlooking Bagby ar*l the option waa
not exercised The Cleveland club then
nicked him up and turned him over to
New Orleans. His work this season
compelled every major leader who lias
seen him to declare that he is ready
for faster company, and that he will be
a star in the American league.
whip Left Hook. Still It is said that
the law against the sale of dope is ef
fective.
Wagner Will Battle
Anderson on May 28
Each Federal Owner
Coughs Up $10,000
WASHINGTON, Mav
fith believe - that Krar
key to the American 1
If the Athlet; th r<1 )
at Trappe. M the .*
chance to win the j r
real competitor hut th
Griff. If Baker decides
Connie Mack’s team it
become a strong
Oriffmen and the Red s«>x
Fox docs not rank the Tigers as
tenders, believing th-' :ire
crack before long.
“The Athletics need Bai.
he needs them, that’s a cinrh.
way the Old Fox puts it
' 22. Clark Orif-
nk Baker $ the
league situation,
baseman remains
Senators have a
pennant, having no
‘.he Red Sox. says
to return to
will immediately
mtender with the
The Old
con-
sure to
k r r ! n ?. re tb»n
• a.” is the
— v "If be changes
Ms mind and loins the earn it will
make a whole lot of differ* • r* j n the
general work of the ball club if he
remains away all year. I don’t see where
they 'will get off. They seem about
done without him Eddie Collin*- was
a heavy loss, but the team could hive
got along without him an long a> Ba
ker was on deck. But with Baker out
of the line-up the team is lmpossibl*
Speaking of dope, why should the
Government prohibit the sale of sleep
ing powders when a man with two bits
in his pocket can watch a three-cushion
billiard match?
May 22.—Billy Wagner.
TOLEDO.
Chicago lightweight, will be on the big
card arranged for the entertainment of
the race fans at Indianapolis on the
night of May 28. Wagner will go ten
rounds with Jimmy Anderson, Indian
apolis, a lightweight protege of Jack
Dillon Wagner is expected to be a
busy lad. meeting Johnny Griffiths, of
Akron, here on the night of May 21 be-
tore the Toledo Athletic Club.
Wagner returned to Toledo last
Thursday unscarred from his recent ex
cursion to Denver, where he met and
defeated Johnny Reagan, of San Fran
cisco. in fifteen rounds. At Battle
Creek. Mich., he decisively beat Artie
Kauffman, of New York, in twelve
rounds.
BALTIMORE. May 22.—It became
known here to-day that each of the
eight club owners in the Federal League
had been forced to put up 110.000 to help
along some of the clubs which have not
been drawing the expected crowds. De
spite reports of large attendance in sev
eral cities, it is said that it was neces
sary to assess the magnates to meet
the expense of some of the teams.
Dan O’Leary is going to walk to
1 Hammond, In spite of the fact that
there Is no law compelling him to walk
to Hammond. Dan Is a glutton for pun
ishment.
PHILOSOPHER BABE ADAMS.
“These great hitters certainly have
their funny whims and alibis,’’ laughs
Babe Adams “They will go up to hat
and come hack muttering that the boob
hasn’t a thing hut If they pole out a
homer they will come back to the* bench
smiling and say. That guy lias more
stuff than any pitcher f ever saw ’ "
OY. THAT'S A TRAINER.
(By Nate Lewis.)
Consider Joe Thomas
Who trains Charlie White.
He carries the satchels
With all his might.
They call him Joe Thomas
Where’er he may roam.
But Joe TTThomashcfski
When he is at home.
AL DEMAREE'S RETORT.
John McGraw told A1 Demaree he was
lucky when he beat the Giants, and
Demaree came back with the answer
that since joining the Phillies he had
been permitted to resume his old style
of pitching, which made him such a
success when he first came up.
COFFEY TO POST FORFEIT.
Billy Gibson, manager of J4in Coffey,
the "Dublin Giant.'' will soon post a
Mg forfeit and issue a challenge to Jess
Willard for a bout early next fall. La
bor Day preferred.
few big contributors to Hearst’s Magazine in May
> is an “all star” big feature magazine
Wins ton Churchill,
nger, Charles Dana Gibson,
A. B. Wenzell
An All-Star College Ball Team for '15
POSITION.
PLAYER.
COLLEGE.
| Catchers
. Hairston
.. Auburn
j
Hitchcock
.. Georgia
| Pitchers
. Hunt
.. Mercer
j
Bowman
..Alabama
| First Base
. Frantz
.. Mississippi A. & M.
! Second Base ....
. Harrison
.. Georgia
| Shortstop
.. Hill
Tech
j Third Base
. Moore
.. Vanderbilt
| Left Field
. Vick
.. Millsaps College
| Center Field ....
. Noble
. . Mississippi A. & M.
Right Field
. Thomasson
.. Tennessee
Utility
. Senter
.. Tech