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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916.
Golfers Don’t Find a Tea Caddy Necessary When They Tee Up atthe Nineteenth Hole
+GEORGIAN SPORTS COVERED 4 EXPERTS
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Scott Hudson Goes to Columbus
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Grand Circuit Meeting in the
Interest of Late Closing Purses
By Ed Danforth.
HE Grand Circuit harness races
I of the Southeastern Fair will
be exploited among the horse
men at the Columbus, Ohio, meeting
Monday by Scott Hudson, superin
tendent of races. Mr. Hudson will go
to Columbus in the interest of the
fourteen late closing events on the
fair program and also will solicit en
tries for the Coca Cola Cup, the stake
or 2:00 pacers, which was originaly
wmnounced as an early closing affair,
but which did not fill.
The management of the fair has a
track program of which they are just
y proud, and it is expected that Mr.
Hudson will find a ready response
from the horsemen in securing the
cream of the big line talent for At
lanta’s meets. The Columbus meet
ing opens on Monday andéd the late
losing class purses close on Septem
bher 20, giving two days in which to
fill the lists. Not until Mr. Hudson
has returned from Coclumbus will the
exact make-up be known of the com
pany of horses that will come to At
anta to stage the first grand circuit
meeting, but the management of the
fair are not worrying over the mat
ter. Indications have already been
noted that the horsemen along the
Grand are anxious to give Atlanta a
real rousing send-off in her maiden
start as a member of the colony.
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THE trotting events that Mr. Hud
son wil talk about are for the
following classes: 2:05, 2:07, 2:10,
2:13, 2:16, 2:18, 2:20. The following
pacing classes have been provided:
The Coca Cola Cup, 2:00, 2:05, 2:07,
2:09, 2:11, 2:15, 2:18. The cup event
carries a $1,500 purse; in the others,
the purse is SI,OOO. All will be decid
ed on the three-in-five plan except
the 2:00 event, which will be two
in-thre. Surely a well balanced array
that will give a chance for every
horse on the big line to get a slice of
the prize money.
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HOSEMEN here are especially in
terested in the Coca Cola Cup,
which will bring together probably
the fastest bunch of harness horses
ever assembled in one race—that is
if the leading side-wheelers of ‘the
season enter, and it is expected that
they will. The wigglers that have
beer. burning up the ovals this sum
mer form as fleet a company as ever
drew a sulky, and it will Dbe the
chance of a lifetime to see these Kings
in action.
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IN the field from which the Coca
Cola Cup hopes to draw its en
tries are Napoleon Direct, 1:59 3-4, by
Walter Direct—Lady FElectres, the
horse that pulled “Pop” Geers in the
first mile he ever rode in better than
wo minutes; Sipgle G., 2:00, by An
derson Wilkes, rated by many as the
&reatest campaigner of the lateral
gaited class; Russell Boy, 2:001-4, a
powerful going bay, that has been
stepping along with the best this
summer; Hal Boy, 2:011-2. These
are the horses that have made his
tory this summer on the Grand Cir
cuit, and their appearance in Atlanta
would be a great drawing card from
the gatekeeper's standpoint alone,
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WORK on the track is being pushed
as rapidly as it is possible to
drive chain gangs and steam shovels.
The outlines of the track are fast
taking shape, and the clay fills are
rapidiy approaching each other. The
Mmanagement of the fair expect to
Fave the course completed in ample
time to allow the bed to settle before
th: opening day. Fxpert horsemen
have stated that the track when com
pleted will compare with any course
on the big line in point of speed, and
certainly it will be the most beauti
ful from a scenic standpoint. The
SWeep of the oval as it turns the up
per end of the lake or where they will
swing into the stretch is unexcelled
Wwhen viewed from the grandstand,
and the location of the stand will give
an unbroken view of every stage of
the race.
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Inter-city Boxing
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—The first of
the series of Intercity amateur boxing
tournaments will be held by the Pitts
burg Athletic Club on October 8. Bat- |
Uers from New York, Boston, Phila
delphia and Cleveland have been invited
0 compete. RBenny Levine, who looks
after the scrappers for the A. A. U.,
Will escort the K’:w Yorkers. |
Hot Springs Race
Meet Called Off
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HOT SPRINGS, ARK., Sept. 16.—At a
Meeting of 'hfi hmril“.n{ xnvernnrsduf
"ess Men's was de
:MM not to hold a fnli‘“:u"ot' meeting
*re this year, us had heen =cheduled
? _',“’::GXl' T;lrl:. . ghl‘ R“an« Mt|n‘s
, CC! © .t ove
%dy for racing here. . ¢ Soverning
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SETS NEW CASTING RECORD
| (CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—With an aver.
ofcor 108 1.5 feet, Towis B, Degarmo,
tance pAKO, Won the light tackle dis
mary l‘y and established a new national
tlona} U the feature event of the Na
10urng Amateur Casting Association
begy onent at Washington Park. The
J“.Mprcvloul record was made by
Yoats E. Ammen, of Chicago, several
A 2 and wes 3% 4.5 feet.
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American Gets 47, National 27.
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Crackers to Contest Dodgers
' Claim on Snyder—Yerkes Star
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| £N\ INCINNATI, Sept. 16—The an
nual draft completed, many
baseball men scattered to their
homes today to prepare to close the
season. Members of -the National
Commission remained behind. They
’wiH go over plans for the wm‘]d'sl
series. |
Connie Mack and Charley ('omis-§
key were the biggest drafters. The&
Philadelphia manager put In drafts'
for 26 and drew 12. Comiskey drew
14,
Seventy-four men ewre picked, all
told. Of this number the American
League drew 47 and the National 27.
CH.‘\RLE YFRANK surely lost a
valuable player wehn Steve |
lY'-rl\(-s was drafted by the Cleveland |
Indians. Steve was sent down here|
by Joe Tinker, and it has always re
mained a mystery to the writer whyg
the Chicago pilot ever let Yerkes out. |
l Steve is by far a better second |
{ baseman than many players we know
of who are pastiming around the key- |
Isturm sack in the majors. Yerkes |
should make Fohl a very valuable
man next season. Besides being a
corking fielder, Steve is fairly fast on
{ the bases and a dangerous man at
.har.
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JA.\'H'I‘HF,R member of the Crackers |
‘ has been drafted, the Brooklyn !
club putting in a claim for Catcher|
‘Sn‘\w‘!vr‘ This, however, will not stivk.}
according to Secretary Coulson, nf‘
the Atlanta club, who states that Sny- |
inlor belongs to Atlanta and that
{ Brooklyn had no right to draft himl
{ from Macon, |
| Besides, the majors can take but!
‘r-ne man from a club, and as Sn_\'dor!
is now the property of the Crackers, |
and not Macon, it looks very much a.u'
if the promising catcher will again
wear an Atlanta uniform next season,
unless he is purchased before the 1917
campaign rolls around.
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W HILE looking aver the draft list it
seems that the Vols were over
looked entirely in the draft. How
ever, most of the stars on the Nash
ville club belong to the St Louis
Browns, which just about tells th(‘]
stroy. {
Joe Harris, who pastimed at first'
base during most of the past se:\non!
for the Lookouts, but who is also a)
valuable man at other positions, was
also snatched up by the Indians .Ynnl
will probably get a stiff try-out at the}
initial sack by the Indians, and we|
will be very much surprised if "nigl
Joe” doesn’'t make good. |
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AAmnnz the players drafted werel
the following:
» Drafts in Class AA and A:
New York Americans—Rawlings,
Toledo;: Monroe, Memphis,
Philadelphia Americans—Jones, Co
lumbus; Jennings, Minneapolis;
Noyes, Portland: McGafingan, Ver
non: Bassler, Los Angeles; Schaeur,
Louisville,
Cleveland Americans—Harris, Chat
tanooga: Miller, Omaha; Yerkes, At
lanta.
- Chicago Americans—Milligan, Kan
‘nan City; Kopp, Buffalo; Gray, Wich
ita: Kip, St. Joseph; Kirkham, St. Jo
lseph.
eDtroit Americans—Dyer, Denver,
| New York Nationals—Witterstaette,
Newark,
Chicago Nationals—MeTigue. To
ronto: Dilhoefer, Milwaukee; Mugsel,
Birmingham.
Philadelphia Nationals — Fittery,
Salt Lake.
Brooklvn Nationals — Fabrique,
Providence,
St. Touis Americans—Kenworthy,
Oakland.
Boston Nationals—Massey, New Or
leans.
St. Louls Nationals—De Fate, To
peka.
Drafts below Class AA and Class
A were:
Dickerson, Dothan, Cleveland Amer
feans,
Dunning. Portland, Maine. Brook
lvn first, Detroit second, Cincinnati
third,
Hill, Waen, Texas, Philadelphia
Americane filret., “hicagn Americans
second, Plittshure third,
Leking. hWeeling, W. Va.,, Pitts
burg firet, New York Nationals sec
ond, Chieafilo Americans third,
Knaunp, Shreveport, L.a., New Vork
Nationals.
Mauda, Fort Worth, Texas, New
York Americans.
McCancess, Dallas, Texas, Roston
Nationals.
Pettv, Ban Antonio. Cleveland first,
Detroit second, New York Americans
third, |
Shaw, Macon, New York Americans,
Snyder, Macon, Brooklyn, |
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Coast Tennis Stars
Play for Title Today
CINCINNATI, Sept. 16.—William M.
Johnston, former national champion, and
Willls E. Davis, the clay court cham
plon, will meet here today for the tri-
State tennis championship, Both are
San Franciscans. Johnston is the fa
vorite,
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MRS. NEWELL GOLF VICTOR
FRENCH LICK, IND., Sept, 16,
Mrs. A, B. Newell, representing the In
verness Club, of ’l‘olot‘n. won (1:0 wogn
an's championship tournament of the
Central florf Assoclation here yesterday
afternoon, defeating Mrs, 1. . Mason,
of Loulsville. Mrs, Newell proved su
r‘erlnr in driving, while the work of Mrs,
A%on on the green was excellent,
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Amateur Event,
SHEVILLE, N. C, Sept. 19—
A The first annual registered
trap shooting tournament held |
under the auspices of the L'niversity:
Club in Kenilworth Park was a de
cided success.
In the amateur event, J. Sanfnrdf
Burnett, of Jefferson City, Tenn,, won |
the handsome silver cup offered by
the Asheville Board of Trade, scoring
125 out of a possible 145 clay pigeons.
The Interstate Association cups
were won as follows:
First, W. W. Shemwell, Asheville,
with 124 out of a possible 145 targets;
second, George C. Smith, Knoxville,
Tenn., with 123 out of a possible 145 |
targets; Fred Worsham, Knoxville,
Tenn., 123 out of a possible 125 tar
gets; fourth, Isaac Andrews, Spar
tanburg, S. C., 121 out of a possible
145 targets; fifth, John M, .\lnrem-nd,l
Charlotte, 121 out of a possible 145
targets,
In addition to the regular events,
Mrs. J. L. Doggett, of Clarksburg,
Miss., won thirty-two out of a possi
ble fifty. Col. W. S. Luske, of Ashe
ville, a veteran of the Civil War, is
still enthusiastic over the sport, and
in two events scored 28 out of a pos
sible 30 pigeons.
A number of professional shnts‘
were registered from different sec
tions of the country. |
~ The second annual event will be!
held in September, 1917, will have‘
‘the co-operation and support of the
local Board of Trade in bringing it
to the attention of trap shooting en
lthuslasts throughout the country. i
Vols Beat Charlotte
With Kroh Twirling
CHARLOTTE, N, C., Sept. 16.-~The
Nashville Volunteers, championg of the
Southern Association for the season of
1916, took the third game of the series
from Charlotte, of the North Carolina
League, here yesterday afterncon. The
score was 2 to 1 Fach of the three
games has been decided by a one-run
margin.
The final game of the series will be
played here this afternoon, and a large
crowd is expected to turn out. Neither
the Vols nor the Charlotte team will
play the winners of the American As
sociation pennant, it was announced
here last night.
Floyd Kroh twirled a good game ¥ri
day, allowing five hits, while his team
mates made three errors. Geary allow
ed seven hits.
Score by Innings RHE
Nashville ~ ... ... 100 000 100—- 2 7 3
Charlotte ... .. .. 000001 0001 5 2
Batteries: Kroh and Marshall; Geary
and Manchester
Wheat Hits Safely
28 Straight Games
Zack Wheat, }:nvr;n-u outfielder of the
league-leading Brooklyn Nationals, got
one his out of three trials yesterday,
running his string of consecutive games
in which he has secured one or more
hits up to 28 Zack is a former Mobile
Gull.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 16~ Princeton de.
seated Yale, and Harvard won from
Corne!l in the semifinal round of the
intercollegiate golf championship on the
links of the Oakmont Country Club at
Oakmont vesterday Princeton and
Harvard will play for the title today
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.--Joe Burman,
of Chicago, and Frankle Bell, of Brook
lyn, will meet here tonight in the Broad.
way Club,
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Y brother, Jake Abel first got it into his head that he
wanted to enter the pugilistic game. Jake at that time
was but seventeen years old, and he weighed around 124
pounds, if I remember correctly.
Jake managed to get by in those days by selling newspapers,
and it was pretty tough making money that way. This was back
in 1910, and when Jake finished selling his wares he usnally made it
his business to visit the Chattanooga gymnasium to watch the va
rious boxers go through their training grind.
Jack Doherty was Chattanooga’s most popular boxer then, and
it happened that Jake’s friend)
and pal, a lad named Silverman,
was matched to box Doherty be
fore Bud Sharpe’s elub in Chat
tanooga.
The result of that scrap nearly
broke Jake's heart, as Silverman was
khanded a bad lacing by the tough
Doherty, and as Jake was in Silver
man’s corner on the occasion, it made
things anything but pleasant tor]
Jake.
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AFTER the Silverman bout Doher
ty was a chesty sort of a lad.
He had whipped his most{ dangerous
rival, and he didn't appear to be
overly anxious to Keep this fact from
Jake, who was always ready and
eager to stick up for his friend and
pa, even though he did lose. Finally
one day early in April Abel happened
around to the gymnasium to watch
the boys box, when this same Doher
ty pushed his way through the crowd
and inquired if Chattanooga had any
other boxer to dispute his claim to
the lightweight championship of the
‘Tennessee city.
~ Doherty’s boastfulness had just
‘about gone far enough and Jake,
usually a peaceful lad, could stand it
no longer, so he called Doherty’s turn.
The pair nearly engaged in a fight
right in the gymnasium, but cooler
heads prevailed, and Bud Shappe, the
promoter, who was also present, set
tled the matter by stating that he
would match Abel and Doherty for
the semi-windup to his next show,
providing the boys would fight on a
winner-take-all basis. This quickly
suited Doherty, and Jake not want
ing to back out, accepted. The date
of the scrap was set for April 10,
1910. z 2
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I NEVER will forget when Jake
told me about that match., He
begged and pleaded with me not to
tell our folks, and 1 finally agreed
for his sake. This bout was one of
those old-time grudge affairs, and
Jake's newshoy friends turned out
strong to pull for him, while all of
Doherty’s admirers were also there,
When 1 saw Jake step into the
ring that night I wouldn’t have given
a penny for his chances. He looked
anything but a boxer, and 1 couldn’t
kelp but feel sorry for him. The bout
was announced as a winner-take-all
affair, the victor to get SSO, while the
loser was to receive nothing for his
end,
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T() make a long story short, Jake
surprised every one in the
house, including himself, by the neat
whaling he handed Doherty, After
the bout Jake was the happiest boy
in the world, as he drew down the
SSO, more than he ever had in his
life, and it was right then and there |
that he decided that making money
with the padded mitts was far easier
than selling newspapers.
Jake, however, had no more than left
the arena when he received some sad
news. One of his pals told him that
a fine welcome was awaiting for him
at home., Dad had heard of his box
ing and he was ready to drive Jake
from home, as the entire family
expected to see a boy with a busted
nose, tin ears and on the verge of
death, bust open the door. But such
was not the case. Instead, Jake, and
1 was at his side, too, just arrived
on the scene appearing the happlest
lad in the world, He had the 850
tightly clasped in hiz right paw, and
it did not take him long to turn it
over to his father. It was the easiest
SSO he ever earned in his life, and
I never will forget the occasion.
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AKE is now employed by Randolph,
Rose & Co., in Jacksenville, He
doesn’t intend to box any more, but
he never will regret his career in the
fistic world. Steady training gave
him good health, and of the 200 bouts
he has taken part in, he has only
suffered one knockout, and he has
won a great majority of his bouts,
s 0 I guess the pugllistic game was
pretty good to him after all. Be
sides netting Jake quite a bit of
money, it made a boxing fan out of
me, and seldom it is, indeed, that I
miss a scrap around these parts.
MAX ABELSON.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
CLUBS— Won. Lost. Pet.
Srookiyn . ~ .. B o 4 507
Folngeipnie . ;o 11 55 584
DOBLON . . .o« vl 18 55 577
e Tk . .. . @ 62 528
PItSUrE. . « .+ B 72 ATI
tHHCRRD . . - . . . B 3 76 444
B iatis. . ... B 78 435
Sincinnest . .. . B 86 381
American League.
Clubs. Won. Lost. Pet.
SO, ... o 08 08 676
POt eoo v B H 0 .574‘
SRR, >, ¢« + . B 60 S
Y TR, .. . B 66 522
Bk Naul. . . 18 68 518
Ve, : . .« D 69 A 1
Washington, . ~ . 68 [ R
Philadelphia. . , . 30 106 28
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. |
National League,
Chieago at Philadelphia (two games),
Cincinnati at Brooklyn (two games),
St. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburg at New York.
American League.
Washington at St. Louis,
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,
National League.
Brooklyn, 8; Pittshurg, 1 (five innings;
rain).
New York-Cincinnati; rain,
Chicago-Boston; rain.
St. lLouis-Philadelphia; rain,
American League,
Chicago, 3; Washington, 2.
Detroit, 4; New York, 2
Boston, 8; St, Louis, 3.
Cleveland, 3; Philadelphia, 2
Exhibition Game.
Nashville, 2; Charlotte, 1.
American Agsociation,
Minneapolis, 10; Columbus, 0
Toledo, 4; dt, Paul, 0.
Louisville, 4; Milwaukee, 2,
Kansas City, 9; Indianapolis, &
International League.
Buffalo, 6; Toronto, 1.
Providence-Newark; rain,
Richmond-Baltimore; rain.
Rochester-Montreal; rain.
ST. LOUIS BOXERS IN BOUT
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—Billy de Foe,
Bt. Louls featherweight, and Young
Rector, of Jersey City, will clash here
tonight at the Falrmont Cliia
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Thirty Points Separate Jackson
and Speaker—Chase Still Tops
N. L., With Daubert Next.
i US SPEAKER, leading hitter of
| the American League, went to bat
\ three times against the Athletics
Yesterday afternoon, but failed to get a
hit, while Tyrus Cobb, of the Tigers,
poled out three safeties in four trips to
the pan, gaining 5 points on the great
Indian oulfielder But fifteen nou:he.s'|
now separate the famous batters, .Joe
Jackson, the slugging White Stocking,
smashed out a couple of safeties in four
attempts, increasing his percentage, and
he is fifteen points behing the *‘Georgia
Peach.”
Hal Chase, of the Cincinnati Reds, did
not play yesterday, and he is still lead
ing the National l.eague batters with
an average of .327 Jake Daubert, of
the Robins, pushed Rogers Hornsby out
of second place when the southpaw first
sacker drove out two hits in three
trials. Jake now has a percentage of
sl¥, two notches ahead of Hornsby,
who did not play yesterday Wagner is
in fourth place with 307, ang Robert
son is fifth with .304
Following are the batting marks
American League.
Players. ABD. H. Puot
BROREE. ... i 496 188 .379
Cobb. . s ey 493 179 .364
Jackson . b 42 189 .349
| National League.
| Players. AB. H I‘<'!‘
(ChARS,, & &+ s 4 06 o ML 108 B 9
Daubert s I d bR D
(Borihy. . 0.5 0. M 8 345 SlB
| WEREDEP, .« 66, 00 368 135 008
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Jess Willard Too
I Busy to Get Fat,
Jack Curley, who is interested in Jess
Willard, asks sympathy for the heavy
weight champion. Stories have been
circulated that Jess is growing so stout
that he is developing into a rival at
traction of the fat ladies that are with
the circus Jess is traveling with.
Curley gives Willard's following daily
schedule to show that he has little to
eat, much less get fat:
10 a. m.—Out of bed for the dalily
shave and morning bath.
10:30 to 11:15-—Always a brisk walk in
the open air.
11:15--Breakfast in his private car.
11:45--Dictating answers to letters,
interviews, ete
12:30 p. m.—Writes answers to per
sonal letters, gives thirty minutes to
personal business affairs, discussions,
ete,, and glances over pn{wrn.
1:16-Goes to the tented city and into
his dressing room to prepare for the
afternoon show.
2:30--Makes entrance into main tent
and receives introduction in cowboy uni
form.
3:3o—Does his cowboy act on favorite
horse
4:4s—~Takes part in the boxing and
athletic portion of the circus.
5:00-—Drresses again for the street.
5:15 to €:00-Takes a short drive in
auto, visits with friends, ete.
6:15-~Has dinner in private car.
7:l6—Returns to circus lot and pre
pares for evening performances,
8:15--Second entry of the day.
9:30-Becohd cowhoy act,
10:45--Dress and returns to private
CAar.
11:15Train pulls out for the next
town,
11:15 to 12:230--Midnight discussion of
events of the day, plans for future, etc.,
a bite to eat, and then to bed for some
sleep and ‘“‘nothing to do till tomor
row."”
' CHICAGO, Sept. 16,—~Clark Griffith,
manager of the Washington Americans,
announced last night before leaving
(hicaxo that Harry Harper, his star
left-handed twirler, would not pitch
“gain this season, on account of a sore
arm. Griffith sald he expected Harper
to be one of the hest left-handed pitch
ers in the league next season,
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.—~The first real
football weather of the season drew out
# good number of candidates at North
western today., Captain Driskill s on
the {nh and handling the men until the
regular coaches can take chuarge on Sep
tember 17
Daubert, Stengel, Johnston, Wheat, Mayer,
Stock, Jackson, Coveleskie, Paskert and Smith
Ald Leading Major League Teams.
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By Harry Lewis.
UTTING on a world series
P without the aid of one or
more former Southern League
players taking a hand in the affair
would be just like getting away with
a crap game without the aid of a pair
of dice,
Athletes from this section of the
country have long held a prominent
place in the national pastime, and
this season will be no different frem
past campaigns, no matter which
teams clash for the big honor when
October rolls around.
As the years are ticked off the
worth of the performers from this
sunny land of ours becomes more
and more apparent to the men who
guide the destinies of the major
league clubs, and so it has come to
pass that Southern League lads are
looked upon as fixtures in every one
of these titanic struggles.
Eyes of the baseball world are to
day focused upon the work of six
clubs—Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Boston in the National League, and
Boston, Detroit and Chicago in the
American. St. Louis, Cleveland and
New York may yet loom up in Ban
Johnson’s outfit, but the three lead
ers are the ones to reckon with now.
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iNOT since 1908, when the fight wasl
very close in both circuits up to
the finish, have baseball fans wit
nessed races that came anywhere
near equaling the great struggles of
the present season. You can’t tell
from day to day which team is liable
to crush its way to the top of the
heap, and the chances are the issue
will not be settled till the final days
of the season.
On the line-up of every one of the
six threatening teams, with the ex
ception of the Red Sox, you will find
the names of former Southern
League players, whose mighty efforts
are now doing much to keep their
teams in the race.
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THE Tigers still cling to Harry
Coveleskie, the “Big Pole,” who
pitched for the Barons and Lookouts
in this ecircuit. Ernie Boland, also a
member of the Tigers' pitching staff,
is a former Vol, while George Cun
ningham, last season on the Look
outs’ pitching staff, is doing mound
duty for Hugh Jennings' clan. Tyi
("obb, the wonderful “Georgia Peach,”
never pastimed for Southern League
clubs, but he once played for the
Augusta team and also wore the uni
form of many amateur nines in this
section of the country, which is the
real reason we have long consid
ered him one of our own products.
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Tl,fß.\'l.\’(} over to the Chieago
White Sox, we find one member
of that squad who at one time wore
a Southern League uniform. The
party we refer to is none other than
Joe Jackson, the famous Sox out
fielder. Jackson labored under Char
lie Frank as a member of the Pels.
He went to the Indians from that
club. Later, the Cleveland team sold
Jackson to the White Sox, where he
is starring daily.
On the pavyroll of the Philadelphia
National ILeague club, Pat Moran
boasts of three former Southern
League stars in Milton Stock, George
Paskert and Erskine Mayer. Two of
these players are former Atlanta
stars. Both Paskert and Mayer
played ball in this city, Erskine and
George did much to win the National
League flag for the Phillies last year,
and they are doing their best to de
liver again for Moran's aggregation,
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PHAIR VIE pas
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JUST A HABIT.
He is gloomy and sullen and sober
And carries a frown on his face;
He is full of regret just as if he had bet
And lost his last dime on a race.
If he smiles it is painful and sickly,
As cheerless as old Connie Mack's.
You acn see the same smile when a man
bets his pile
And is caught with a lone pair of
Jacks.
Oh, why should a coach in the Autumn
Go around with a frown on his brow?
In Winter and Spring he will whistle
and sing, -
But he looks like a funeral now.
He doesn’'t know why he is gloomy
When football begins in the Fall.
He doesn’'t know why there's a tear In
his eye—
It is merely a habit—that's all.
‘When our scientists succeed in discov
ering the psychological phenomena
which cause football coaches to look
gloomy we shall have another job for
them. Why do men wear spats?
Since Weeghman's threat to abolish
the city series, the Cubs have been
showing signs of awakening. To the
average ball player, the Jingle of coin
is more effective than an alarm clock,
We are given to understand that
Carl Morris and Frank Moran will meet
in New York this Fall. Fall is the
right word.
MORE ABOUT MARY.
Mary had a littie calf, ‘
And so it isn't strange ‘
That Mary often heaved a sigh |
And wished the styles would
change.
~ Connie Mack’'s team may be a finan
clal failure this year but it {8 not due
to the size of the salaries Connie pays.
Mike Gibbons is thinking about takin
on Jack Dillen. Thinking about it wl“
not hurt,
—ATLANTA, GA.
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‘Real Sport |
* Features in |
~ American ;
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§ OLLOWING its usual cus-
E F tom of furnishing its read
/ ers with the best sport
{ news, the sporting pages in next
¢ Sunday's American will carry
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§ J. W. Heisman, coach of the
{ Tech team, will write exclusively
| for the Sunday American short
! biographies on several candidates
‘> for the Tech eleven. If you want
{ to know ‘“who’s who” on the Tech
l? eleven you simply must read
{ Heisman’s articles.
{ Erwin Howe, basebail’s leading
! statistician, will give readers of
y The Sunday American the official
| batting averages in the National,
{ American and Southern Leagues.
l( Ed Danforth, expert turf writer,
l(; will also have his weekly story on
|' the grand circuit.
!% The city golf tournament, racing
|| results and entries, boxing and all
‘A, other news will also be found in
|{ Sunday's American.
Milton Stock was secured by the '
Giants from the Mobile Gulls at the
close of the 1913 Southern League
season, and later shifted to the
Phils.
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B()S’]‘ON National League fans
fairly idolize J. Carlisle Smith,
who is taking care of the hot corner *
for the Braves. Stallings secured
Smith from the Dodgers back in 1914,
and the third-sacker aided the Bos
ton squad in winning the National
f.eague pennant that season. He was
hurt at the close of the cumml?.
but the Braves managed to win the
world’'s title from the Athletics, with
Deal taking Smith's place in the big
clash. Smith is an Atlanta boy and
several years back played with the
Vols. Walter Tragressor, catcher for -
the Braves, caught for the Barone
in this circuit.
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BR”()KLYN. league leader in the
National, is being aided in the
pennant fight by no less than four '
'Southern League stars, The entire *
outfield of this club is represented'by
ex-Southern leaguers—namely, Zach |
Wheat, Jimmy Johnston and Casey
Stengel. Wheat once drew salary
from Mobile, Johnston is a former
’l’,amn, while Stengel chased flies for ¢
the Montgomery Billikens some years
back. In the infleld, Jake Daubert, .
at first, once played with the Vols.
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AI“TF.R looking this formidable list
l over just once the fans of the !
entire country must come to the con
clusion that the pennant contenm’
aggregations of the National 3
American leagues can't forget the
- League talent when they g"f’
casting about for sultable players to
round out their clubs. Feliae
In the light of recent events, various -
superstitious persons have a hun%m% ,
this will be a lucky year for .
("Chick’”) Evans Hughes. s
Pocket Billiard Champion is an im
posing title, but we can remember when
they were called pool sharks.
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BRING BACK THE ANCIENT FIGHTS
Brlnql Back the Ancient Fights!
n days of old -
When knights were bold .
The knight who came to grief »
Would never bawl -
Or kick or call *
The referee a thief. .
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He did not grow! .
Or yelp or howl! .
As losers do today. .
He could not speak, »
The poor old geek, »
For he had passed away. .
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Kid Gleason was a brakeman in al -
vouth and has never forgotten it. o &
put the brakes on the White Sox when »
they were slipping. ;Qj
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Williams Almost .
illiams Almos p
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Loses Title in Go *
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BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 16.—Kid Wil- »
!Imms. bantamweight champlon, struck |
a young tornado in Dick Loadman, of .
Lockport, here last night, and almost &
lost his title. Loadman forced the fight- ,
ing all the way and had the chlmml .
hanging on lin several rounds. The- N
tle was a ten-round affair and full of &
2o all the way. &
DR.J.T.CGAUL?
g SPECIALIST (for men)
32 Inman Building
Adlanta Georgls