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TUESDAY. MARCH 10 GAME CALLED AT 3:30 P. M. TY COBB AND NAP RUCKER IN AUGUSTA UNIFORM AGAINST BROOKLYNS TOMORROW P.M. Game Will Be Called at 3:30 O’clock and Larqc Crowd Will No Doubt Attend. Manaqer Robinson Announces His Line Un for the Game. The bis same between the Augusta und Brooklyn clubs will he played to morrow afternoon, beginning at 3: SO o’clock, at Warren Park. The grand stand will be in such shape as to ac commodate the people and the price of admission will be Mi cents. With Nap Rucker and Ty Cobb play ing for the Augusta team the game is sure to be the occasion for a large number of people to attend. Nap will twirl for the team which he played for in the da+'s of long ago, and not so long ago, either, for Nap is yet young and spry. Anyway, visions of Lou Castro, Ducky Holmes, Andy Roth, and a great many others will arise when the fans see Nap trot out on the Held In an Augusta uniform. Ty Cobb, the peerless ballplayer, who Is recognized as the king of them all. Is There Any Money in Baseball? Read This Article Then Decide Whether There Is or Not By FRANK G. MENKE. New York.—ls there any money in baseball? Oh. not much for the stock holders of a winning club—that is. not more than dividends ranging from 300 to 2,000 tier cent each year. That's all. And as far as the ball player is concerned—well, there isn't much in it for him; not more than $200,000 or $200,000 that he can run up into a. million in a few years by careful investment under toe (guidance of business men who know an oppor tunity when they see it and who glad ly tips to star ball players. The National Exhibition Company is the corporate name of the New York Giants, it's incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, which laws do not compel a corporation to pub lish orj&ven tile a list showing earn ings. iTierefore, the exact profits garnered each year by the Giants are a matter of speculation. Cleared Most $1,000,000. But those on the inside of basebali declare that the Giants for the past three years, including the world se ries receii ts, of course, have cleared close to lI.OOOUOo a year. The club is capitalized at $50,000, which means that the club ha 3 paid dividends each year of $2,000 on every SIOO invest ed. The Chicago Cubs, next to the Giants have been regarded as the big gesi money-makers in the old league. According to Charles Webb Murphey demoted prexy of the outfit, he start ed in baseball in 1905 With ope cot ton shoestring and emerged with "over a million," That means that Murphy alone “cleaned up” an aver age of close to $150,000 a year, which Includes the marvelous increase In the price of the stock which lie sold. Murphy got nearly SIO,OOO for every SIOO share of stock he had in the Cubs —showing that his stock had in creased 100 times in value in some thing like seven years. Red Sox—s6oo,ooo. The Boston Red Sox in 1912 —When they won the world’s championship —are said to have cleared nearly SOOO,OOO. The Cleveland Naps last year, although they finished third, and were practically out of the pen nant race during the last six months, cleared about $150,000, according to reports. The Athletics in 1910. 1911 and 1913 are said to have cleared over $1.500,000 —an average of $500,000 a season, and in 1912 when they Tailed to grab the pennant, they earned something over $200,000. Every time anyone intimates to a OPING OIL G/IME FOR CITY Tickets for This Game Can be Procured From the John J. Miller Cigar Store and Gar delle’s. As has been announced in The Her ald. the first same of the season for the Augusta baseball team, will be played Wednesday at Warren Park, with the Brooklyn Dodders. The game will be (filled at 3:30 o’clock. Tickets for this same' can he pro cured from the John J. Miller Cigar Store or (lardelle’s drug store, they being put on sale Tuesday. There Is expected to be a rush, as every one wants to see the first game, so the fans had . I ter not wait until the last (minute to purchase them. This game is being played for the purpose of raising funds to cover the expenses of the repairs to the grand stand Nap Rucker will pitch for Au gusta and Ty Cobb will play in the outfield. These too men are expected to show the fans a few things. Rrouthers says that he wdll give Manager Robinson, of the Brooklyn boys a hard fight. When "Babe" says a thing like this, there must be some thing doing, as he Is a man of very few words He had a few of the boys down at the park this morning, get ting them in shape for this game. The Augusta baseball fans have been cry ing for a real game for the past two years, and now that they have it. there is expected to be a large crowd of them to turn out. Skirts dry cleaned, 50c up. Augusta French Dry Cleaning Co., Fone 2976. W. D. T. B. First Baseball Game for Augusta Be Played Tomorrow will play for the Augusta team also. Ty will leave the next day to Jotrt the Detroit team and will play with the Tigers against New Orleans on Sun day. Both Nap and Ty are Immensely popular in Augusta. Nap Is one of the greatest piteherg In the business and he is regarded by many ns the peer of left handers. Manager Robinson announces bis line-up as follows: Cutshaw, second base; Daubert, first base; Wheat, left field; Smith, third base; Stengel, right field; Rlggert, center field; O'Mara, shortstop; Mil ler and Fisher, catchers, and Reulbach, Ragan and Allen, pitchers. Manager Brouthers of the Augusta Club is unable to furnish his line-up at this time. However, Cobb and Rucker are certain to play. baseball magnate that there’s a for tune in baseball the said magnate re leases a wail of anguish and assures the populace that "there ain't no money to lie made in baseball; base ball is a losing proposition unless you have a pennant winner each year."’ Isn’t it od thden, in face of this statement, that even the magnates of tail end teams to the game—get a death grip on the stock of their club and let go only when some organized taction in their own organization lorces them out? . , B a I• Players' Harvest. Skidding off now in the general di rection oi the ball player one finds a large number of instances to show that numbered among the next genpr ation of millionaires there will he quite a crowd of ex-ball players Christy Mathews,m, of the Giants, started in baseball thirteen years ago with a wise head, a good arm and a pair of shoestrings. Todav Matty is worth between $200,000 and $300,000 and the money Is coming in so fast time he needs a wheelbarrow to cart ia off to the bank. Matty hasn't made his Tortune sim ply as a player. But the game gave bun the start—and it gave him the lame he is coining into dollars now. Matty s income for the past few years has been something between $30,000 and $40,000. Some of it has come •rom tile exchequer of the Giants He has made a large pile ''writing” ar ticles tor the newspapers. He has ' written a hook that brings him a nice royalty. He is co-author of a I ? r , lnKS - ll * m n,ce rutnms. Bui One of liis biggest sources of in come Is from hi 3 investments. Matty, during his years as the idol of New York fandom, has gained the friendship of many of New York s business men, and many of the Wall Street brokers. Whenever these men learn of a ' good tiling” bv tne way of investment they "slip the tip to Matty and Matrv “gets in"—and usu aHv he gets out with a nice big '] roTit. Frank Chance, manager of the Yan kees. is worth about $200,000. Lajoie, of the Naps, who was a Woodsocket hackdrlver about 18 years ago, and mighty happy when he earned $2 a dav is worth in the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO to $l5O 000 Mordecai Brow-n, once of the Cubs and now of the Feels., has about SSO 000 stored away in the cooler. Eddie Collins, the Athletic second Barker, is worth around $50,000 today, ac codring to reports. “Pity the poor ball player.” YALE CREW MATERIAL IS NOT VERY HEAVY The Men Are Taller, Older and Lighter Than They Usually Are. Coxswain Candidates Average 114 Pounds. New Haven, Conn.—Crew material at Yale is light, compared with previ ous years according to gymnasium fig ures given out for the 103 candidates for the ’varsity squad. The men are taller, older and lighter the average weight being 166 2-5 pounds, as against 167 1-4 last yenr, and 171 pounds two years ago. Ten coxswain candidates average 114 pounds each. "The stroke which we have decided upon is a modification of the long body swing, said Richard Armstrong, graduate rowing adviser, as used by Harcourt Gould last season The new stroke will depend more on the slides for Its power. The recovery will be started by getting the hands away from the body quickly, the body be ing held In an upright position." The shortening of the sweep Is a distinct change from the so-called pure English stroke used last year by Yale. American center rigging will be used on the shells exclusively. In addition to the Harvard race at New Jxindon and the triangular race with Cornell and Princeton on May 23, Armstrong said Yale will enter a crew, irobably the freshman boat at the "American Henley,” on May 16. BEST FAMILY LAXATIVF. Beware of constipation. TTse D'. King's New Life Pills and keep well. Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of West Frank lin, Me., calls them "our family laxa tive." Nothing better for adults or aged. Oet them today, 25c All drug gists or by mall. H. E. Bucklin & Co. Philadelphia or St. Lou la. JEFFERY MOTOR CARS Reliable Auto Co. 1 1 *s the Man With the Swat Who Collects the Stuff; Baseball*s Hall of Fame Shows It New York.—Here Is a poem. It is so labeled because If it weren't a lufgg number of people might not know hist what we were attempting. This poem, Is Witten with apologies to Ilill (Mil len Bryant, who swatted over .400 in tilt Poetic Dengue for a large number of years; A Poem. So swat, thnt when thy summons elites to sign A contract for the Voxt six month* to play In that major league realm where each onr rhall tuk' His chamber in Baseball's Hall of Fame, Thou go not like a guy afraid to ask For a boost In pay; but susta'ned and soothed By a lusty swat record, approach thy boss hike one who is doing him a huge favor. And deniarrtl about four thousand more per year. If Post-Mortem ceremonies are eon ducted over this poem they will re veal the fact that It ts intended as a hit of advice to ambitious hushers. It means that the baseball bloke who Is handy with the mace, even though a lilt unwieldy on hoof and slightly in clined to foor.le line drives. Is the man who can demand —and get—the bulkv pay envelope. It’s their wonderful hatting prowess more than their fielding skill that have kept I-ajoie and Wagner in the big tent years after those who started out wrth them as kids were pushed into the sideshow and the discard. The marvelous batting skill of M t ap An son of the old Chicago Colts, kept him in the game at least six yenrs after his fielding had slumped to the point where he was hardly good enough for the minors. Tyrua Raymond. Hy Cobh is a wonderful all-around player, but it’s his hitting ability that has hnnexed for him a contract that calls for one of the highest salaries ever paid a ball player. Joe Jackson, of the Naps, Is an ordinary fielder, vet because he Is a demon with the hickory he la regarded as one of tpo most valuable ball players In captivity. Frank Baker, of the Athletics, Is a a fair inflelder, and rather slow on the paths, but he Is one of the greatest batsmen the game ever has known. BOWLING EVENT MDlipiET Annual Tournament to Be Held at Atlantic City From April Bth to the 29th. New York.—ln representative bowl ers, th.- annual tournament for the lour American championships to be held in Atlantic City, N. V., from April 8 to April 29. will attract n er est from all sections of the United States and Canada. Inquiries and re ouests for entry blanks received every day by Major M. W. Gage, the secre tary, whose headquarters arc- at 50.1 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. T., Indi cate this. , Major Gage received word from Walter Hartley, formerly a member of the Brooklyn Interstate championship team, saying he would head a team ot six men from Pasadena, Cal., to Atlan tic City. Hartley Is now a resident ot the .Sunset State. These six men will Journey all the way across the Amer ican continent to make bowling lds l°New Jersey bowlers report that they will be strongly represented at Atlan tic City. Newark plans to send a do* en teams. Paterson Is conducting a campaign for fifteen under the aus pices of tile. Passaic Country Bowling Association. Hoboken will have a half dozen. New Brunswick has arranged for five and 'l'renton for as many. in Connecticut perhaps a dozen will go to the seaside, while upper New York Is a veritable hotbed for N. B. A. competitors. Utica alone will have five teams. The situation In New York and Brooklyn Is excellent. Forty-two al ready have made arrangements to compete. The New York Bowling As sociation Is forming campaign commit tees for the purpose of pushing the national tournament. HOPEFUL FOR BETTER RACING CONDITIONS Plenty of Evidence That Those Interested Are Expecting Much Better Conditions. New York.—fn spite of Ihe faet that racing has passed through a number of extremely lean years, there Is plenty of evidence that those most directly Interested are hopeful of bettr condi tions In the near future. Enough train ers and Jockeys have applied for and received licenses thus far this year to make a resectable showing even In the palmy days, when racing held the boards without intermission from early In the spring until late In the fall. No less than 155 trainers received credentials at the -most recent meet ing of the Jockey Club. While dozens of those will undoubtedly appear fn the additional role of owner, the list con tains the names of many veteran handlers of the thoroughbred In the matter of Jockeys, too, Hie Eastern turf will he well supplied. Sixty-six of these, veterans and bud ding talent, have received official rec ognition. Including practlcully all the riders with whom the followers of the sport became familiar 'luring the ab breviated season of 1913. Gloves Cleaned, any length, 10c. Augusta French Dry Cleaning Co,, Fone 2976. W. T. B fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. And so lie draws a mighty husky sal ary as Athletic salaries go—because of bis hitting Charles Hickman, the old "Plano Bogs," always was something of a shins as a Bolder, \et he could eon* l nect with the hall regularly and with | terrific km pact. And that kept him In the guute for many years after Ills slight fielding usefulness had gone. : Charlie Rossman, first saeker of the j Naps and Tigers some years ago, was , a mediocre fielder and atrociously er- | ractle aa a thrower. Blit because he could hit he stuck around longer than he would base otherwise. Many Instance* Baseball history shows hundreds of such Instances. And, also, It shows ] that hundreds of players who had few j peers as fielders, but who could not hit. flushed Into view along the major league horizon and soon after dimmed and faded entirely They couldn’t hit —and so they didn’t belong. "Rhody" Wallace, the Brownie vet eran, has been shunted off to the aide , lines. He slowed up a lilt on his field ing and was sent into the discard. Were he good batter he still would belong. "Bill" Bradley, regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of all time, was shoo-ed out of the major J leagues by the Cleveland Naps when Ills batting fell off, although his field ing was almost as brilliant as It was In the early days of Ills stardom. Pitcher "Dode" Cross, onw back In ] the majors, was kept on tlie pay-roll ; of the St. Louis Browns for a couple ( of years although as a pitcher he was one of the finest little bloomers that ever canne along Why did they keep him? Simply because he was a great pinch hitter Mike Donlin, many years past his prime as a ball player, Is back on the New York (Hants payroll. Mike to day perhaps couldn’t run 100 yards In 14 seconds and a class D player could outfield him. But Mike still ran hit —and that’s why he’s contracted for at a nice salary. Anil so it goes. IPs the man who can swat —and swat ’em far who draws the tiiggest salary and who ling ers longest where the calcium Is brightest. And the man who can’t con nect with hurtling siihere Is the man who carves hut a small niche—ls any— in Baseballs’ Hall of Fame. Columbia Ball Players Are Arriving in Bunches Six Pitchers aryl a Backstop of the Comers Are Now Ready for the Prelimi nary Season. i in- r» Columbia, S. C—The advance guard of the Comers of 1914 is arriving In sections. Baxter and Wlnchell, pitchers, blew In Saturday. Corley, also a pitcher, come Saturday night. Garvin of Union, came yesterday. I) I) Jxrwerv oT Rockmart. Gn., a pitcher, and D. Lockerbie, a backstop of Charlotte, wrote their nanieß on the register of the St. John during the morning. Bob Tliackam. the local lad. Is the other member of the pitch ing staff The burlers. It seems, were particularly anxious to get on the scene at an early hour In the sea son. The other players are expected In a few hours, according to chat around the hotel lobby. Douglas nnr bison the manager of the Comers, will have about 30 aspirants In the field. Twenty of these will try out under eonlracts. WALTER JOHNSON ONLY VETERAN TWIRLER Clarke Griffith Will Have to Depend Largely on Youngsters the Coming Season. Washington. Walter Johnson will. In all probability, be the only veteran twlrler Clarke Griffith will have on his Senator pitching staff the coming season. With Boh Groom figured among the absent, all of the other twlrlers have had but a year or so of experlenee. In one respect this Is an advantage, for If they come through and make good they will he valuable for mgnv year* to come. Which Is not the case with pitchers who have been tn the game for six or eight years. Arthur Shafer Quite. San Joae, Cali. Arthur Hhnfer, third baseman of th* New York Nationals, announced today he had cjult profes sional baseball. He said he was go ing Into business. St. Louia Ft da Off. St. Louia, —Twenty-one members of the St. Gouls Federals under Mordecl Brown, their manager, will depart to night. for Monroe, La., for spring train ing Pitcher Edgar Willett, formerly with the Detroit Americans and Catcher llarrv Chapman, formerly with the Atlanta Southern League team, have been at Monroe several days super "vtslng the work of putting the diamond in shape, STUBBORN, ANNOYING COUGHS CURED. "My husband had a cough for fifteen years and my son for eight years. Or. King’s New Discovery completely cured them, for which I aifo most thankful," writes Mrs. David Moor, of Saginaw, Ala. What Dr. King's New Discovery did for these men, It will do for you. Dr. King’s New Discovery should he in every home. Stops hack ing coughs, relieves la grippe and all throat and lung ailments Money hack if It falls All drugtsts. Price 50c. and SI.OO. H. E. Bueklen & Co. Philadelphia or St l.ouls. JEFFERY MOTOR CARS Reliable Auto Co. DOWN AT WARREN PARK AMD STILL THEY COME The stream of beautiful things for Spring continues to flow into us unceas ingly. One would think that already we are taxed to full ccipacity to accomo date the immense volume already receiv ed, but each day brings more and more, until now it is next to impossible to give you an adequate description of our im mense offerings. . ' ' % Come here and take your time in going through. You will for the time become lost in the maze in wonderful bargains. Charmingly Beautiful Silks Taffetas! Taffetas! Wo have thorn in both plain and the two tones, in the very latest combina tions of colors, at, per yard ..$1.25 35 hidi Hfessalines, in .-ill the new col ors, nothing in Augusta to equal them under 1.25 per yard, our special $1 18-inch Taffeta, woyth (Joe, at ...49* 27-inch Bengaline Silks, in black, white and colors, special value .. .. . .69* White Wash Silk, genuine tub silk, special at *>o* Yard wide Tub Silks, in neat stripes, worth SI.OO per yard, at 85* 36-inch llabutai, in black, white and colors, worth SI.OO per yard, at . .85^ Beautiful line of new Foulards, worth 75c per yard, at 50* Cheney Bros'. SI.OO Showerproof Foulards, at 85* 40-inch Crepe do Chines, worth $2.00 per yard, at $1.50 Specials in Shirt Waists See window display—the very latest and newest models of white crepes and voiles, nicely trimmed and embroider ed, special for this sale $1.49 WISE DRY GOODS CO. Broad Street : : Augusta, Oa. Charming Display of Coat Suits and One Piece Dresses Wool Suits, Silk Suits in plain amd brocade; Pongee Suits, Silk Bengal me Suits, also one piece Dresses in Taffe tas, Crepe de Chines, Crepe Meteors, Canton Crepes, Cotton Crepes, Ra tines, Linens, Eponges in plain, fancies and embroidered, in a most fascinating array, from.. $lO to $35 Towels Towels 204 40-inehHuek Towels, worth 15c, it • 10* Full bleached Turkish Towels, worth 15c, at 10* Elegant line of Huck Towels, worth 25c, at 19* Scalloped Iluck Towels, worth 35e, at 25* Extra large Turkish Towels, special at, .... .25^ 25e Turkish Towels, at 19* New Wash hoods 19c figured Crepes, at 10* 35c new striped and check Crepes, at 25* Don’t fail to see our showing 35*, 50*, 65* SI.OO, $1.25, $1 50 and $2.00 per yard. Nothing in the city to equal them at the prim SEVEN