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DOINGS OF THE DAY IN THE SPORTING WORLD
DEIALMA BROKE
WORLD’S 10-MILE
RECORD
Mrs. Cnn«o Brolte Her
Previous Record in a
Five-Mile Exhibition.
NEW ORLEANS.—The principal
f«- at lire of the flirrt day's Miird! Gras
automobile rac<» was the breaking of
the ten-mite world * track teoord for
heavy-weight gasoline car* by Ralph
DePalmn. In his Flat car he mad--
the distance In b;U 2-5, which Is 1
1-5 second* better than the record
made bt Burney Oldfield In 1904. De
Palantu made his record In the ten
mile handicap. defeating a field of (Ire
after being handicapped a full minute.
Mrs. Jon a Ciineo broke her own
redd'd for five miles In an exhibition
race, her lime being 5:05 2-5, de
former record, which was also the
world’* woman s record, wan 6:04 5-. i.
Mrs. ftinto rte ousted the turns with
ea»f and made them sharper than
most of the m*n and kept abreast of
Def’nlina so- the Ural lk miles of the
fifty-mile raec.
No accidents of any kind orcurrel.
The rncen last two days more. The
features of Sunday'* race* will he the
100-m!le event in which there will be
P-n entrlen Including Mr*, (hineo nnd
Del’nlma.
Firat event free for all Mile trial
for world record. DoPalina, Flat-
Cyclone 54 1-4 won; Illall Mntheson,
101, second; Itobertaon, Simplex, 1 O'
8-5, third Mr*. Ouneo, Knox-Ola.ut,
1:02 15, fourlh. All other enfrlt »
scratched.
Second event —Ten-mile trial to
lower world* circular track record
of 9:12 4-5, Halpli D* Palma, Flat-
Cyclone, H 17 2-5.
Third event —Five-mile exhibition:
Mr*. Joan Newton Cuneo, (Knox-
Glantl 5:05 2-5. Woman's record
held by Mrs. Cuneo 0:04 3-5.
Fourth event- Five-miles, gnaollne
stock chsssix lotfvlng car, tourabotit
selling at *750 to $7,000 —the ears of
Htirmau (Thorn**.l and t.lndro?,,
fOld.smoblle) broke down In the he
y. .inlng Scwnrti! (Bulck) flnlared
tine mile only. No time announced
Fifth event Five-mile, limited to
New Orleans entries, was eliminated
Sixth event Fifty rnllo*, free for
nil cars DePalama (Flat Cyclone);
time 51:37 4-5 won; Mrs. Cuneo
(Knox-Olant t; time 52:40 3-5 second;
Hob*rt*on, (Simplex) third. No time
unnounoed.
Seventh event —Ten-mile*, DePalu
ms (Flat-Cyalone), time 9:11 2-5 won;
Robertson (Simplex), second; Strang,
Usotta) third. Time of winner only
announced.
W»nt-*dv«rti*e It—ls Its "In tha
way;’’ for someone probably NEEDS
CASTRO SOS
HIS CONTRACT
The authorities of the Augusta
baseball club have received the sign j
ed oontrnct of Mnuagor Castro. In j
addition they have received the con
tracts of Broan. Griffin and Feagan |
Griffin Is u youngster who has been
highly recommended to the club. He
comes from Mtllen and has played
good Independent league ball and
may hare good league ball In him,
CLARK KICKSTn I
SALABYJFFERED
MACON, Ga. Bill Clark has Joined
the hold-out club.
The Macon owners received a let
ter from him yesterday In which he
stated that he wanted more money
than the amount specified In the con
tract Just tendered him.
BUI fbels that he la entitled to a
raise, biYauae of the hard work done
by him last season.
And Clark did work hard. There's
no question about that. He was the
most earnest pitcher on the Macon
staff, and the fact that he did not
win a majority of htw games Is whol
1) attributable to the bum support
given hint by a bum team At that,
however, he finished the sessou with
a reoord of 18 games won. ID lost.
Which Is not so bad for s pitcher
of a fifth place club
Hut the salary questlou Is one that
Is entirely between Bill Clark and
the club. The ownera say that they
have offered him a contract and that
not one word or figure of It will be
changed They further say that If
BUI would rather stay (n Ashbttrn.
Ga.. and pitch on Saturdays for the
Aahburn Invlnclbles than come to Mb
con and earn a well-filled purse, they
Want advartits It—for there are
people looking for a chance to buy
• used carriage.
TWO CRACK SKATERS
Two of the crack skaters who have come to the front this season. On the left
is shown Phil Kearney and on the right Edmund Lamy.
President Jones Calls Meeting
of League Next Saturday
The next, mooting of the South At
lantic league will take place In Chat
ianooga on February 27 at the Hotel
fatten at 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
Phis 1« shown In a cull sent tho lo
cal owners by President W. A. Jones
of Jacksonville The call which Is
given below' shows the thlußs which
will be considered at the meeting:
"A meeting of the South Atlantic
league Is hereby called for 3 p. m.,
February 27, at tho Hotel Patten,
Chattanooga. Tenn.
"Would respectfully urge that each
club be represented, as the league
defrays the expenses of one repre
sentative from each club, and there
will be many matters of Importance
to he aoted upon.
"Section 2 of nrttclo 3, providing
that each club shall send certiorate
to the annual meeting of the elec
tion of their respective members of
tho board of directors was not com
FIX ANNOUNCES
1909 CJIDHS
ATLANTA. Ga—Manager James
Claudtus Fox, the new mogul of the j
Columbus South Atlantic league team,
la enthusiastic over his prospects for j
the coming season. While he has not j
signed all the men he Intends to.
those that he haß signed please hint ;
highly.
Fox has signed the following men:
lntlelder. Hilly, a third baseman
from the Ohio and Pennsylvania
league; Hammer!, shortstop former
ly with Macon In the South Atlantic
league; Combs, a second baseman,
whose home Is In Knoxville. Tenn.
Fox himself will play first base.
Outfielders Riggs secured from
the Virginia league. This man was
tried out last spring by Atlanta and
sent to the Virginia league. Stubbe,
who played with Macon last season
and some the year before; Mathews,
■ from Ueesvllfe, S C.
Pitchers —Ross Helm and Pop K.v
--! ler. from Little Rock These two
men will be the team’s standby and
should have a great season. Gordon,
'from Pensacola. Fla.: McLeod, from
Florala. Ala . and there Is a possi
bility of Jim securing hts brotlter
John Fox, from the Norfolk team In
the Virginia league
Catchers*— Massing, the old Shvere
| port and Mobile catcher, and he
should be the headiest man In the
South Atlantic league; Hamrick,
from Poughkeepsie. N. V,
won't shed a single tear. The fact
that they have seven or eight ex
perlenced pitchers on hand fortifies
j them against all hold-outs So even
ilf Bill Clark refuse* to report, the
Macon club will got along very well
I without him
I It Is to be hoped, however, that
the two will come to terms-
plled with; each club will elect their
member of the hoard of directors and
present his credentials at this called
meeting.
"There are many needed changes In
ihe constitution, made necessary by
the expansion from a six to an eight
dub league, which did not recolve
attention at the SaSannah meeting:
I will be glad if each of you will give
this your special attention so that
same can be handled promptly and
intelligently when brought before the
meeting.
"Have authorised Mike Finn of
Little Rock to draft a new schedule,
which he has promised to have In my
office by the 23d. Provided he doX
this, will see that you are furnished
with copies of same as soon as pos
sible In order that you may give same
your attention prior to taking action
thereon at Chattanooga."
SPITBALL Willi BE
ON HAND ON
Many of the Famous
Thrower* of the Decep
tive Fooler Are in Game.
NEW YORK—Although a lot of talk
was spilled last fall about abolishing
the "spit ball" the "damp delivery"
will be juat a« much in evidence
next season as It was last year, in
fact It will be more In evidence here
In New York _Five of the twlrlers
who will start®ut with the Yankees
—and they look like five men who will
aurely stick for the big show—are
'.'spit ball" artists. They are Ohesbo
ro. Lake. McConnell. Quinn, and Ford
Then there Is "Bugs" Raymond, who
comes to the Giants. He has the
best " apitter" lu the National
League.
Manager George Stallings of the
Yankees Is evidently a believer in
the moist curve. As for Jack Kleinow
and his assistants, they might well
be equipped with rubber uniforms and
tin palls whjn catchiug tha wet ball
boys.
Although Jack Ohesboro did not use
the "wet drop” very much last sea
son. he can always dish It up wheu
the occasion arise*. Then there is
Joe Lake, who can manipulate his
"spltter" as good as any of them,
i Geo. McConnell, the tallest man in
baseball, has a peculiar break to hU
i spltter" that will raise Cain when
jit comes to hitting it. Russell Ford
who was a great "spit ball" pitcher
with the Atlanta team last season,
j w ill also be giving the Yankee catch
ers some trouble. John Quinn is the
last of the "spit ball" artists, so If
these five men get working good they
will, no doubt make a great deal of
j trouble for the heavy hitters of the
I American League.
I The question of the Yankees' "spit
I ball" men came up w htle Willie Kee
ler was around the other day and this
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
is what the great little hitter says
about that kind of a ball—
" Any time a 'spit ball’ is breaking
good there is not use trying to hit
it Just go up there and take your
string. It makes no difference wheth
er you have your eyes closed or not.
I have tried all kinds of ways to catch
the 'spitter’ Before it broke, but all I
did was to beat the air out in the park
All the great hitters in the game now
will tell you the same thing, and the
worst of it. all is that some of the
'spit ball' pitchers have a different
break to their hall than others."
And it might be added that the
catchers have their own troubles with
this ball. Jack Kleinow, Blair and
Sweeney will be doing some great
ducking around next season and nap
the elusive wet bulb.
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INDIAN Si 10
BE SPEEQ_ MARVEL
[ CARLISLE, Pa. —Lewis Tewanima,
the youthful Hopi student at the Car
lisle Indian school, who has jumped
into fame in the last year because
iof his long distance running, came
j to the Carlisle school two years ago,
j with eleven other Hopis or Moqui Iu
! dians, from Arizona. Lewis, as a
I boy, had often followed the govern
| ment mail carrier on foot over the
| Arizona plains, and was an adept a:
i the popular pastime among the Mo
qui youth, who raced on set courses
-around the maces or table mountains
• where their homes lay, kicking a
I small football before them as they
I progressed. He was the only one
!of his tribe to take an interest in
| athletics at Carlisle.
: Indian Coach Warner allowed him
to try at two miles during the sum
| mer of 1907. Increasing this dis
j tance, Warner discovered Tewanima’s
I ability as a long distance runner. At
the Olympic Marathon in London.
Tewanima, who had badly swollen
knees, and who evidently suffered
*onles throughout the race, came In
mnth. He was handicapped severe
ly by rain and mud in the Yonkers,
N. Y., Marathon, and won the big
Pastime club race of ten miles.
"Mike" Murnhy, the famous Penn
sylvania trainer, has picked Tewa
nima as one of the greatest prospec
tive American runners, saying that
he will unquestionably make the coun
try’s best ten-miler, if properly
trained.
MITCHELL WILL
CATCH FOB ICON
MAOOtG. —The Macon club yester
day purchased the release of Felton
Mitchell from the T?rockton team, of
the New England league. He will be
the regular shortstop for the locals
during the following season.
Mitchell is well known to the fans
of of the South Atlantic, and especi
ally to the bugs of this city. He
played' with Charleston in 1904, un
der the management of Ed Ashen
back, and made a pretty good rec
ord. While never a strong hitter, he
has shown up exceedingly well as a
fielder and on the bases.
For the last two years Mitchell has
been with the Brockton club, of the
Now England league, and It required
a nifty sum to secure his release.
THE ARCADIUM
Harison Building—Quality Vaudeville.
The Kramers in their original act
FLAP JACK SAL
MILLE TlNA—Lightning Change Artist. CLAUDE SUMMERS—Comedian.
Moving Pictures changed daily, from 2:30 to 5 and 7 to 8; Vaudeville 5 to 7, 8 to 11.
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RESULTS
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—What may
develop into an effort to make wagers i
Jon a large scale on baseball games!
'was launched today when a tuture,
boow such as characterized betting in
J old times on the American Derby and |
i other big events of the turf, was!
started, showing Cleveland’s team
favorite for the American League ,
race and New York the first choice*
i in the speculation offered for Nation-1
al League pennant. Odds of 6 to 5
are offered by the proprietors, with
j the bettor being given the option to
, select any team except the favorite, j
: There are all sorts of fancy odds post-
I ed. “Place” betting is offered; also
"Show” betting, with the longest odds
offered against Washington finishing
one, two, three at the wind-up. If
any one cares to bet that the Sena
tors will g“t a slice of the purse they j
can get ll.hOO to $250.
Although "Texas” Murphy is ac- j
cepting bets, it is generally believed
that the bank roll is being furnished
by men higher, it being currently ru
i mored that Dan Stuart is one of the
! financial hackers. Odds are not post-
I ed on other races, hut with the ask- J
] ing those with speculative inclinations
will be offered odds on any minor J
or major league race.
The local baseball colony look with
disfavor on this- scheme, believing
that it will be forerunner of other
ventures during the season now that
horse race gambling has been sup
pressed in a majority of states.
GOOD RECORDS OF
JUIIOIIJJLGrS
In the pull-up contest of the junior I
gymnasium class at the Y. M. C. A. j
Saturday morning, Robert Sherman, i
aged 14 years, distinguished himself
; by “chinning” the bar 20 times, which J
is a remarkable record, being only ,
three points below that of the inter- !
mediate and senior classes. Edwin
Davis came second, with 16 pull-ups
to his credit.
The team standing by points is now
as follows: X team, Capt. Ray, 422
points; Y team, Capt. Davis, 422
points; Z team, Capt. Sherman, 560
points.
I The three best individual standings
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY CT.
up to date are as follows: Sherman,
166 points; Davis, 154 points; Mac
murphey, 122 points.
The next event, a running high
jump, will be pulled oft next Tues
day. In two well played basketball
games Saturday morning the Y team
j defeated the Z team by a score of
10 to 0, and the X team beat the Z
team 6 to 1.
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