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SIX
The Sportiight of Last Season
New York.—A fluke single made by
Charles Mullen, first, baseman of the
Yankees, ill the last game of the 1911
aeason. cost Frank Farrell, owner if
the Yankees, exactly SI,OOO. An]
earned SSOO for Mullen.
Mullen was purchased by the Yan
kees from the Lincoln, Neh., team In
the Western 1-euKue early in the sum
mer. Mullen ranked as one of the
beat first sackers In the minors. When
Farrell yet him there arose a differ
ence in the price that Farrell was
willing to pay and the amount that
Owner Jones, of the Lincoln club,
wanted
'Well, here’s a compromise offer,"
•aid Farrell to Jones. If Mullen fin
ishes the season with my club and
has a batting average of .260 or bet
ter I’ll give you that extra thousand
dollars. Otherwise. I won’t."
Jones accepted the offer, and when
the official averages were given out
the other day it wad seen that Mullen
had batted exactly .260. He made 84
hlta in 323 trips to the plate.
Mullen made the. hit that shot hts
average up to .260 In the last game
of the year, when the Yankees played
the Athletics. It was a puny grounder
that Mullen beat to the bag because
the Athletics, taking things easy, did
not overly exert themselves going af
ter It. Without that hit Mullen's ave
rage would have been only .267.
When Mullen wan about to leave
Lincoln. Jones told him about that
11,000 that Farrell was to give If Mul
tt:i hit .260 or better
"If you deliver, Charley, and the
11,000 cornea to me, I’ll give you half,"
■aid Jones. And Jones will keep his
promise.
Reports that Jimmy Collins, the
greatest third baseman that ever play
ed the game, is dying In Buffalo, re
calls the greatest chapter In Amer
ican Leageu history.
Rack In 1903 Collins led his Red Box
Into the world series battles with the
Pirates. The Pirates took the first
three games of the series In such easy
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in Augusta.
FOR PREVENTION
GUN-DEAFNESS
Emergency Committee Ap
pointed in Britain for Inquiry
Into Added War Terror.
London.—Announcement that Iht
British government Is to appoint no
emergency committee to consider
measures to prevent gun diafness
nmirni.' soldiers end sailors calls at
tention to an added war terror much
discussed recently In military and
medial circles.
‘‘The enemy may not deprive you ol
life or llmh," writes a medical rorre
spondent, "hut It is fairly certain that
your own artillery will slowly hut
surely make you deaf."
Several officers who recently re
turned on furlough were called up for
examination and found to have suf
fered more then a fifty per cent Im
pairment In hearing, owing to the In
ceasanl reports of thslr own guns The
exact physiological reason was usual
ly found In a rupture of the drum
membrane with occasionally n shat
tering of concussion of the aural laby
rinth
Both Ihc Frcn-h and American na
vies have made special provision tot
the prevention of gun-deafness.
DECREASE FOOT
BALL FATALITIES
Danger Will Lessen if the Phys
ically Unfit and Untrained
Are Kept Out of Game.
Chicago.—ls the physically unfit
and untrained playere are kept out
of football, the game will he free from
danger, according to the opinion ex
pressed In the report of the commit
tee on fatalities tn football, submit
ted to the Nnttonal Collegiate Ath
letic Association’s convention here to
day.
Dr George W. Ehler, of the Uni
versity of Wlscongin. chairman of the
committee, autd In the report that the
assoc nit lons should go on record to
point dangers of the game that exist
for the physically unfit and the un
trained athlete Ha urgad that alt
candidates for teams submit to a rigid
medical and physical examination and
the strict supervision of players
Sensationalism.
Investigation by the committee, the
report stated, showed that the cause
for outcry against the game as a
"brutal and degrading sport cannot be
maintained, and the sensationalism
fashion that It nothing hut n
miracle could win the world champion
ship for them. To win, the Red Sox
had to take the four remaining games.
And they did, hecaune Collins, game
to the core, h»-gg<-d and pleaded with
his men to “come back."
After the third straight heating, Ban
Johnson and the club owners quit cold.
They left town that night. To them
It seemed a hopeless fight. And then
it was that Collins gathered his men
Ground him and, with tears in his eyes,
said:
“They've quit us. hoys -all of them.
They think we're beaten. But there s
a chance yet. There’s hope. So let
us pull together. Bet’s get to going
tomorrow arid we’ll heat ’em yet. Will
you do this for me, hoys?”
History shows that the “boys” de
livered They went in and heat the
I’irates next day. That gave them the
necessary confidence and they took
the next three and won the champion
ship.
It was the wonderful Collins courage
tha‘ saved the day for the Red Sox.
John McGraw has decided to give
George Burns, his great outfielder a
try at third basing job this spring.
Burns used to play infield and he play
ed it in style. That was in the minors.
When he went to the Giants McGraw
needed an outfielder more than he did
an infielder. Ho he put Burns to work
In the outfield and Burns at once
developed Into the greatest outfield in
the National League.
“Some people may think it fool
ish for me to play Burns at third”
said McGraw “hut some people thought
the JMrates were foolish when the
transferred Bonus Wagner from the
outfield to shortstop.
“I’ve got more outfielders than I
need. And I haven't a real third base
man. If Burns shows he can play tho
bag lie'll be the regular third base
man next year. And I think he cal
play that hag as well as any man In
the game. lie’s a natural born, all
around baseball player.”
that has been attached to It should
lease to exist.”
Of the thirteen players reported to
have died this year from results of
participation In football games of
practice, Hr. Khler said, only three
were college men, and only one was a
member of u regular varsity team
All other deaths reported, he said,
were boys under 20 yearH of age, who
played on high school athletic clubs,
anl Irregular teams.
UNCLE SI TO
PUBLISH PAPER
First Number of the Daily
Commercial Report to be Is
sued January Second.
Washington. To promote the for
eign commerce of the United Stales,
the government will go Into the news?
paper huslm>ss January 2nd. when
the first number of The Dally Com
mercial Report will he issued by the
department of commerce. It will pub
lish all Important commercial cable
grams received from the attaches of
various embassies abroad and from
consular offices throughout the world.
It also will contain brief abstracts of
(the findings of Investigators of the
' department In many lines of Ainerl
-11 an enterprise, and w ill present to
the business world each day the gist
| of the business of the department of
commerce for the preceding day.
Up to-Date Dally.
The plan for a live, up-to-the-hour
■ commercial dally was worked out by
j Dr. K. K. I'ratt, chief of the bureau
|of foreign and domestic commerce.
The new publication will take the
| place of The Dally Consular Report
now Issued. Hereafter the long mall
I reports front American consular of
ficers reviewing business conditions
and opportunities In their respective
seettons, will he published as supple
ments to The Commercial Report.
K. A. Rratid. assistant chief of the
bureau, who returned today from an
extended tour of Inspection of the
eight tew branch offices of the bu
reau, rc|>orted that the branches were
meeting with a cordial reception from
business houses and were working to
full capacity tn co-operation with the
merchants and manufacturers.
Of Great Value.
•These officers have become a fac
tor In American business life," he
said. "They have proven themselves
of great value to "the business world
In furnishing relations with the agents
of the federal government whose busi
ness it Is to aid American enterprises
seeking a foothold abroad.”
The branch offices are located at
New York, Boston. Chicago, St lamia,
Seattle San Francisco, Atlanta and
New Orleans This gives two offices
to each geographical division of the
country and no extension Is contem
plated during the present fiscal year.,
DIET FOR IRE
BRAIN WORKER
American Association for Ad
vancement of Science Told of
Relation Between the Indi
vidual and His Food.
Philadelphia.—The Importance of a
periodic examination to determine
Whether there haa been developed a
change In the relation of the Individual
to hls food, which, he ftald, Is a danger
that threatens the brain worker, was
urged here today by t)r. Louis Fau
geres Bishop of Fordham University,
before the social and economics and
science section of the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Sci
ence.
"The life of a brain worker," Dr.
iiishop said, should consist of forty
years of preparation and forty years
of faithful labor, but many leaders In
thought are found giving out In the
fifties; nearly all of the remainder In
the sixties, with only a few enjoying
active work In the seventies.
“Of the Importance of rest, recrea
tion and exercises in the prolongation
of efficiency, too much cannot he said
hut there Is a large group whose effi
ciency and longevity depends upon
diet. It may happen at any time to
any brain worker, that he may develop
an ldiosyncracy against some particu
lar food which may start a process of
degeneration In hls cells that eventu
ally leads to hls loss of efficiency and
finally to loss of life.
"In the absence of a definite knowl
edge of the food relations of the Indi
vidual, safety for the brain worker lies
In the avoidance of the abuse of laxa
tives; In the limitation of the number
of protein foods as much as conven
ient; a study of the actual food re
quirements of the body by means ot
the splendid classifications of food
values that Is distributed by the
United States government; regular rest
and exorcise and the development of a
proper philosophy of life.”
IF DECISION IS
CONTRA, NOT TO
GIVE OP TICOT
Concluding Arguments in Mat
ter of Augusta-Aiken Petition
To Increase Fares to be Heard
in Columbia.
The arguments In the matter of the
Augusta-Aiken Railway and Electric
Corporation’s petition to raise the pas
senger rate on the Augusta-Aiken line
from one to two cents per mile will he
heard before the South Carolina Rail
road Commission in Columbia this af
ternoon and tonight.
Vice-President J. H. Pardee and Mr.
J. P. Wood will represent the railway
company and Messrs. 11. K. Gyles. John
f. Williams and E. F. Brigham will
probably appear for those opposing
the Increase.
Judging from the apparent ‘‘lean
ings’’ es two members of the commis
sion toward the railroad company the
result of the matter Is a foregone con
rluslon, although the opponents of the
Increase still have hope. The figures
which Mr. 1,. J. Williams presented
regarding the Augusta-Aiken produce*!
n sensation at the last hearing in Co
lumbia
The opponents of the increase will
not give no their fight even though a
decision Is rendered against them.
ENJOYMENT "AN HOUR OR
SO OF IT, AT MODJESKA
"The Girl In Question", "The Wtlrt
man's Rand," “Was Ills Decision
Right?" and “Our Mutual Girl" com
pose the excellent program secured
for the entertainment of Modjeskaltes
for today and evening at Augusta’s
most popular movie house- the Mod-
Jeska.
A great deal of interest Is being
manifested in the Mutual Girl series,
run once a week At the Modjeska.
Praise Is voiced on all sides as to the
goodliness of this production. tine
lady parton was heard to say. “Why
1 keep up with the styles by simply
following this picture. Then, besides
keeping up with the stvles a pleasant
time Is spent, for the Mutual Girl se
ries not only shows these hut there
Is a ’plot’ that keeps the Interest of
the spectator centered on the picture,
really making them observe the new
est modes more keenly."
Monday. Wednesday and Friday, the
management of the Modjeska always
have the famous Keystone jokesters
to amuse their patrons. And judging
from the crowds present on these days
this variety of comedy Is Increasing
In Interest and causing more laughter
day by day In fact the minute the
tttie es a Keystone Is flashed on the
screen the audience slopes hack In
their seat, issues a little chuckle and
Is ready for a "reel" or two of amuse
ment.
There are always good, clean and
Interesting pictures shown at the
Modjeska. the kind that the movie fan
never get* tired of. Try this theater
once and you will always be a regular
customer.
Regular movte prices prevail.-
1.000 DELEGATES TAKE
PART. PROHIBITION ASS’N
Topeka Nearly a thousand dele
gates took part today tn the national
convention of the Intercollegiate Pro
hibition Association. Two hundred
and fifty schools and nearly every
slate were represented. After ad
dresses by workers In stale and na
tional prohibition movements, si>eeehos
were to he begun tn the biennial na
tional oratorical contest of the asso
ciation. The s|>eakers were winners
in state and Inter-state contests and
are students of colleges in Tennessee,
California. Michigan. Ncbrsaka, Ore
gon and Kutunua
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
CONGRESS IS IN
SESSION AGAIN
Legislative Calendars Crowd
ed. Big Task Ahead After
the Brief Christmas Recess.
Washington.—With the reconvening
of congress today after a brief Christ
mas recess, both houses faced the big
task of clearing up crowded legisla
tive calendars.
Awaiting the action of congress are
the big appropriation bills and the ad
ministration program. The supply
measures have the right of way in
both houses and while the house has
passed two of them and some general
measures, all are yet to he acted upon
In the senate, in addition to the ad
ministration program. The adminis
tration ship purehase bill is awaiting
action in both houses.
In the senate the immigration bill
was the order of business for today
while in the house the postoffice ap
propriation bill was the unfinished
business.
FOREIGN ENVOYS
ASK ABOUT NOTE
Ministers From Belgium and
the Netherlands Request
Copies of U. S. Protest to
Great Britain.
Washington.—The minister from the
Netherlands called at the state de
partment today to obtain for his gov
ernment a copy of the American note
to Great Britain.
He conferred with Chancellor Lans
ing, who prepared for him a memo
randum giving the substance of the
note. As the minister left the depart
ment, he said, the information given
him confirmed the published reports
of the note.
He said Holland had told Great
Britain virtually the same thing, but
he thought added weight would he
given to the argument because of the
vigorous position of the American
government.
Later the Belgian minister called at
the state department to obtain infor
mation about the not to Great Britain
and was promised a copy of a memo
randus which is being prepared.
DEATHS
HAYNIE, HAROLD HENNING—The
7-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Haynie, died yesterday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. Funeral will be
conducted tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock from the residence of his
parents, 1636 Walton Way. Rev.
G. T). Stone, assisted by Rev. \V.
T. Hamby, will officiate, and the
interment will follow in the city
cemetery, ; ‘
* 4a
PARNELL, MRS MARY—Died yes
terday morning at 9:30 o’clock In
Hamburg, 8. ('., 1n the 72nd year
of her age after an illness of sev -
eral days. Deceased is survived
by several grandchildren living in
Augusta and Aiken county. Fune
ral services were conducted this
morning at II o’clock from the
Pino Grove church, Aiken countv.
Rev. H. J. Hydrick officiating, and
the Interment followed in the Pino
Grove cemetery.
JACKSON, MISS CROWF.I.LA Died
yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock,
suddenly, in the 15th year of her
age. Funeral services will he con
ducted tomorrow morning at 11
o’clock at the First Presbyterian
church, and the interment will fol
low in the city cemetery.
CO VERT NOTON, MRS. GERTRUDE
C. Died yesterday morning at
11:30 o’clock, at the residence, 147 S
Walton Way, in the 42nd year of
.her age after an Illness of five
days. Funeral services were con
ducted this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, at the West View Ceme
tery chapel. Rev. J. F. Roberts of
ficiating, and the Interment fol
lowed In the West View -emetery.
ROSENQUTST. MRS. AGNES—Died
December 26th, In Clpelum, Wash
ington, 1n the 37th year of her
age. The remains of deceased will
he brought to Augusta for Inter
ment. arriving here Saturday, and
the funeral will be arranged for
Sunday.
LIVINGSTON, THOMAS P. -The in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
l’. Livingston, Wheless Station,
died this afternoon at 12:20 o’clock
at the Wllhenford Hospital, tn the
2nd year of his age. Funeral an
nouncement will he made later.
LEO FRANK RESOLUTIONS.
Fort Worth. Te^as. —Texas Zionists,
holding their annual meeting here to
day. declined action on a resolution of
protest against the execution of T^eo
M. Frank offered by Vice-President I.
N. Mehl. He withdrew it when other
members advised against It because
the appeal is aenin pending in the
supreme court of the United States.
QTDAMII today only
01 nAnU CONTINUOUSLY
George Klelne, Fllmdom’s Fore
most Producer. Prescriks
“JULIUS CAESAR”
The mightiest spectacle In the
history of motion pictures. It is
ftlmdom's 42-centimeter gun It
Is a colossal masterpiece, feat
uring Anthony Novelll. and a
supporting cast of 20,000. This
picture is reputed to have cost
4355.000 und took two years to
construct It. It Is greater than
"Quo Vadts," made by the same
producer, and features the same
great star. It Is well worth a
dollar you see it for a dime.
Schedule of starting hours:
10:30. 12:00, 1:30. 3:00, 4:30,
6:00, 7:30, 9:00. >10:30.
Sams Prices—6c and 10c.
THE BEST—SO COME.
At The Grand
"POLLY OF THE CIRCUS.”
When a play lives more than a cou-
I pie of seasons it is a positive sign
i that it is deserving of longevity.
! “Polly : f the Circus" is considerably
I older than a couple of seasons, but it
|is just as fascinating as ever. Miss
j Margaret Mayo’s lovely romance of
| the sawdust arena is one of the most
Popular pieces ever staged in any land
and it will survive many more sea
sons. With dainty Elsie St. Leon who
by the way, is an accomplished circus
equestrienne as well as a most charm
ing actress, this romantic comedy
drama is just about as interesting as
it can be. The management has pro
vided the youthful star—Miss St. Leon
it: still in her teens—with a wholly
acceptable support and it is assured
patrons of the Grand, to which the
play comes New Y'ear’s Dav, matinee
and evening, that the performance will
he thoroughly deserving of patronage.
The circus features have been
strengthened and this sensational act
will prove of peculiar attraction to the
children as well as their elders. Seats
on sale tomorrow, 10 a. m.
MISS MAUDE ADAMS.
The appearances of Maude Adams at
•the Grand Tuesday evening, are be
:ing awaited with pleasure. As is
| known the actress is to be seen in a
! double bill consisting of "The Legend
lof Leonora” and “The Ladies Shakes-
I poare." There is much interest in
these plays and very much more in the
actress herself for her popularity
| knows no bounds. Manv people have
i tried to analyze this popularity, but
|it has defied analysis. Other player
jfolk have become popular and then
(faded into the background. They
i were popular only as long as they
j had popular vehicles to exploit. If
| one harks back to the early days of
| Miss Adams’ career he will find that
she has always been popular. Her
first concrete hold on the public came
| in Barrie's charming play, “The Little
(Minister.” And her biggest successes
.since then have all been in plays from
(Barrie’s pen. “The Legend of Leo
jnora,” the latest long work by the
(dramatist, is typical of its author in
| the numerous pleasing qualities that
lit contains. It is whimsical, it is
(quaint and in the court room scenes
j there is just a suspicion of broad
| travesty. But like all real comedy it
has its meed of pathos and when this
begins to be felt the clever Barrie
brushes it aside with a laugh. The
| new play is in three acts and opens
at a dinner party, where Leonora, in
ia delightful scene is found to be a
(blend of many women. "The Ladies’
Shakespeare’’ treats of one of the
Bard’s most popular comedies con-
Wlensed to one act of three scenes. Its
(costumes are of the Elizabeth period
and the atmosphere of Shakespeare’s
Itime is faithfully retained. It is one
lof the most amusing works that has
I come from the Barrie pen. The sale
(of seats for the double bill is to open
(Saturday morning at 10 o’clock and it
promises to he very heavy. Free list
positively suspended during this en
gagement.
HITS MINE, SINKS.
London, 3:10 a. m,—The Glasgow
steamer Gem, a vessel of about 600
tons, has been sunk in the North Sea
Iby striking a mine. Two of the crew
were rescued, hut the fate of the others
is unknown.
VESSEL IN DISTRESS.
Honolulu, T. H.—A wireless message
from the Liner Sonoma, yesterday, said
the harkentine Irmgard was in dis
tress south of the Island of Oahu. A
tug sent out to search, returned last
night, unable to locate the vessel.
Plans for 1915
Many times during 1914, as in pre
vious years, you have promised yourself
to start a Savings Account, and get
ahead in the world. Each time you
have put it off. Now the year is gone,
and you are no better off than you were
twelve months ago.
Don't make any more futile promises.
Even if you have but one dollar, come in
and start an account. Make the start
—that’s the only hard part—and then
make your plans to save SYSTEMATI
CALLY during 1915.
4 Per Cent Interest Allowed on Savings
Deposits.
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THE CHRISTMAS GIFT
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Boxes.
Waterman’s Fountain
Pens.
Leather goods, as Lap
Desks, Music Polls,
SANTA, the infallible judge of Christmas Pres
ents, would say: Buy at RICHARDS and SAVE
MONEY.
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THE JUNIOR INDOOR
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
AMERICA TONIGHT
New York. —The two-mile run, the
sprinting races and the 600-yard run,
which will be decided at the junior
indoor championship of America at
the 13th Regiment armory in Brook
lyn tonight will bring together a num
ber of high-class athletes and prom
ises to be the feature events of the
meet.
In the two-mile race, Paul La Funa,
of Philadelphia, Harold Weeks of
Boston, A. J. Fogel and Pet Flynn
of the Irish-American Athletic Club,
of this city, will be among the start
ers. The favorite for the 600-yard is
Eddie Frick, the i 912 Metropolitan
half-mile champion.
The most prominent men entered
in the sprinting events are McDonald,
the Military Athletic Champion; Hor
risey of Boston, Jones, the junior Met
ropolitan champion; Setbbins, of
Georgetown University, and Bowser
of Syracuse University.
Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Dartmouth, Colby, Syracuse and Co
lumbia are the colleges which have
nominated men to compete against the
crack club from the east as far west
as Chicago.
Men’s Letter Cases,
Pocket Books.
Bibles, Prayer Books,
Hymnals.
Books for children.
Toys, Toys.
Games, Games.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29.
FIVE-FDOT HAWK.
Atlanta. —A hawk which measures
five feet from tip to tip isn’t often
seen in Georgia these days, but that
Is the bird J. F. King of Ocllla caught
in a steel trap a few days ago. He
used a dead sparrow hawk for bait
and the big fellow came down to feast
on its dead cousin, only to get both
feet firmly in the trap. The big hawk
put up the best fight he could, but
couldn’t get in many blows with both
talons in the grip of the steel jaws.
“She gained 50 pounds on her trip.
Says her experiences were broaden
ing.”
At BIJOU Today
Ches Davis Musical Comedy Com
pany Presents the Laughable Farce
Entitled—
“THE ISLE OF BON BON.”
Scene: The Island of Few Men.
This is a very mirthful farce in
which there is an abundance of
good singing, tuneful musical num
bers and "nifty” dancing. The
feature of the bill is the Imperial
Quartet. These boys certainly can
and do sing.
Three reels of Those Always-
Top-Noteh Motion Pictures from
Bijouseope. Ask anybody about
the “Worth-While” Bijou Pictures.
Usual Prices—loc and 20c.
Continuous Performance After
2:30 P. M.
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