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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Bat Choking Not Popular With
Red Sox; They Free Swingers

T hasn't been so long ago that
Tyrus Cobb was quoted on this
proposition. Time was when |
thought could grab my bat at the
very end and swing with all my
might" said Tyrus But these
curve ball pitchers broke me Of
that habit and ruined that belief
| realize now tnat the way to get
the most base hits is to choke the
bat and then meet the ball. | NAV
not get the power behind the drive
that | formerly got. but get more
hits Because by choking the bat |
am in position to hit quickly and so
take advantage OF a quick breaking
curve If IT breaks where I can hit
it."
Now, there are not many who are
going to dispute what the Detroit
slugger has to remark on the ques-
ton Of hitting. But at the same
time you have this Boston club TO
/
isn't a pitcher in the American
league who is going to claim for a
moment that the Red Sox can't hit.
It's an accepted fact that they can.
and If you don't believe it consult
almost any pitcher of your ac-
quaintance and he'll tell you about
the time that they made him take
to the woods
WET, the only men who choke
their bats on that club are
Hooper. the man who leads off. and
Wagner, the shortstop. who bats
seventh. There isn't freer hitter
or longer swinger In the game
than this Iris Speaker. And
Yerkes, Gardner and Lewis stand
up there ana start their swings be
hind their backs.
No one in the game is going to
dispute that the free swinger Is the
lad who drives in the runs when he
does connect with the ball. Chop-
ping hits may be fine and the thing.
But when you see these lads from
Boston standing up there with their
hands at the very end of the handle
and swinging from the shoulder YOU
are bound to have some doubts
about 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

- ONE good men are going to
Mercer this year from various
Georgia prep schools. One is Hol-
man Grice Of Edwardsville, Ala,
who played grand ball at Norman
Park this year. They probably will
use him at center where he will
succeed his brother He weighs
227 pounds. and Is said to be bet
ter man than his brother-which
makes him tolerably good
Here is an assortment of good,
strong candidates for positions,
some of them subs and scrubs of
last year, and some of them new
men, but all promising candidates
for regular positions:
Bob Heinshon, sub guard last
year. Weighs IT'S; will be guard
this year, and sub at center, if nee
essary.
Asbury Hall, half, from Abel, Ga.
Went to Sparks institute last year.
Weighs 1865.
Holman from Shellman. Ga. At
NOiiIldH dIh last veal ElIllcl
tackle or end.
Herschel Forester. a north Geor-
gia boy; guard. He is certainty
Huguley and Kelly subs last
year each weighing 172, are practi-
cally assured OF positions as tackles
this year. Regarded as valuable
men.
Miles Smith, of Norman institute.
Picked to be a flashy half. Weighs
165, and is very fast.
l.. B. Aultman. of Triton, weighs
10, and is expected to be a star
end.
Miller Wood, of Cochran. Ga,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

The Appalachian league sent up quite a
| lot of players for rank bush organiza-
tion-Davis to Cincinnati, Walker and
Cullop to Cleveland, Williams to Brook
Ign, Sloan to ST. Louis and Shaw to Kan
sas City
Gonzales. the Cuban who has been
signed by the Boston Braves, can't speak
English.
Armando Marsans. of the Red team, has
been given leave Of absence for the rest
of the season and has departed for Cuba.
The national commission will arrange
! for the worlds series at meeting which
will be held Monday at Cincinnati.
The national commission has decided
that the Cincinnati club has purchased
| Peter Kinseiey after the end of the
purchase season and that he is subject to
draft. You would hardly look for Garry
| Herrmann's club to pull a bone over the
! rules.
Mrs. Helen Britton says that Roger
| Bresnahan's contract as manager of the
Cardinals has still four years to run and
! that Roger will have TO stick to the finish.
She denied that she ever interfered with
| him except in the one famous fizzle-the
one that made Rajah see red,
The sporting program for the fall and
! winter
Worlds series
Presidential election.
| Absolutely nothing.
| Herman Schaefer is calling the atten-
| ton of the world to the fact that Detroit
| hasn't won a pennant since Jennings let
him go-not that it made any difference.
The fund for the Birmingham baseball
| players has reached $500. II the play
| ers get $50 apiece out Of il when it is
| finished they will be doing remarkably
well.
! Extra-Adrian won the pennant in the
South Michigan league. What of tiff
anything?
club OF the Connecticut league and viii
use it for farming purposes.
Weilman. of the Browns, is said to he as
big at Jim Wigs.
The fact that 80 few real sales were
made by Southern league clubs to major
leaguers this fall is another indication
that the league this year is vastly slower
than normal
Newark rumors have il that a draft
will be put in by Brooklyn on Billy Zim-
norman. former Cracker outtielder He
has played fairly good ball this season
Those who have been waiting all season
for the Red SoX TO crack are still wait
ing So is McGraw. Its his best chance
Saturdays gate receipts az Mobile will
be divided among the Gull PLAYERS Seems
as though this act might run foul of the
leagues salary limit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
CHECKER JOURNEYS WILL
ALL BE HELD IN ATLANTA

KNOXVILLE, TENN. Sept. 1S-The
NTH annual tournament of the South
ern Checker association closed two
DAYS of play in this city last night.
John NJ. Allen. Jr.. of Knoxville. who
Won the championship at the Green
vile. ). c., tournament last year. sue
cessfully defended his title against all
corners. $. s. Mailman. of Spartan
burg, 5. c., won second honors: G. c.
Raymond, of Atlanta, third: S G.
Neville. Of Knoxville, fourth. and f. b.
fIsnbu1n, of Anderson. S, c., NTH
The minor tourney was won by cas-
Frazier OF Knoxville. with w. T. New
man. of Atlanta, second
+. Z. Ftshburn was elected president
Tor the ensuing year and Frank James.
OF columbia, :. c. secretary and treas
urer
Beginning with the 1918 convention
annual conventions will be held at thar
point,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
BY Bill Bailey.
W WHAT'S all this talk about
w choking the bat to hit the
pitching Of the modern

W THAT'S all this talk about
w choking the bat to hit the
pitching OF the modern
twirler?
You have heard and read the
stories. Ty Cobb is one Of those
who remarks that you have to
choke if you expect to get the base
hits.
Take a look at the Boston Red
Sox and you are at least likely to
have some doubts on the subject
You may not become convinced that
choking OF the bat isn't necessary
But you are bound to admit that
there are two sides TO the argu-
ment. Because there are just two
of the Red Sox regulars who choke
their bats.
The lads who line them hard and
far are the fellows who grip the
bat AT the very end and then take
good, healthy swing.
AMONG those who do not choke
- their bats are "Sluggers"
Yerkes. Speaker. Lewis, Gardner.
Wagner and Cary. When Stahl is
In the game the count is to 2
against the choking of the war club.
The pitcher isn't counted, but when
Wood is on the mound the fellows
who grip the club near the handle
have another vote Because Wood
also stands up there and whales at
the ball, getting all the power he
can behind his drive and grasping
said drive producer so near the
handle that his left hand Is on the
knob
You know there is a theory In
baseball that choking the bat is
more scientific. Those who favor
that method claim that the pitch
ers OF today break their curves so
quickly that the fellow who grasps
his bat at the very end and swings
Is sure to make show of himself
They claim that by choking the
bat the slugger can hit quicker
and, while he may not get the dis
lance that the long swinger does
that he will get so many mora
base hits that he will be the gainer
in the end.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Baptist College Should Have Best Team Its History This
MATERIAL IS HEAVY AT MERCER AND PROMISING

comes from Locust Grove institute,
where he starred; candidate for
line.
Hugh Cochran of Buckhead, Ga.
at Gordon institute last year, and
was one of that prep teams best
players, at end.
Mills, sub last year, candidate for
line.
D ROFESSOR r. w. EDENFIELD
who is head of the athletic de-
partment at Mercer, is crammed
full of enthusiasm over this years
prospects. He says that never be-
fore has Mercer coach had such
material to work with. And more
over according to his beliefs. never
before was there such a coach at
Mercer as DR.. Strouds
The doctor. by the way. is gen
uine NJ. d. He has a lot of train
ing and coaching methods that are
peculiarly his own, and he will go
through the season without an as
sistant coach.
Mercer Is making a big try to
come back" 1t would like to re-
gain place in Georgia where it will
rank as the athletic equal of the
University of Georgia and Tech. 1t
may not succeed in doing it this
year. but If it doesn't it will not
be for any lack of trying.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
THORNTON DEFEATED IN
DOUBLES AT CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND OHIO. Sept Ia
Playing in The semi finals or the state
tennis tournament Yesterday. w :
McElroN, Of Pittsburg beat J c. Roy
ON. OF cleveland. 6-S, 6-l and 81. and
9. Nelson, Of Dartmouth college. de.
feated Y W. stephens of Wilkinson.
SIS, 5-5 and g.
I'm The third round ~ mems doubles
Reed and Manchester beat Thornton
and Asmsuong 5-5 40 and 6-4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
BY Percy II. Whiting.

an athletic rut. The University
Of Tennessee Is finding it out.
So is the Atlanta ball club, the
Boston Nationals, the St Louis
Americans, the track teams of
England, and Walter ]. Travis
for few assorted examples. Some
times teams fail at it. For in
stance, the University OF Nashville,
which has slumped from promi-
hence to nowhere. Others succeed
as witness the Washington base
ball team and the Vanderbilt elev-
en-, which was a joke twelve years
ago.
All of which is by way Of lead
ing up to Mercer The Macon col
lege a few years back was nowhere
in football. 1t ranked a little bet
ter than the average prep team,
but not lot
Then they set about building up
It was a tough job, but they put a
good man on it--Frank Blake, of
Nashville. He made grand start.
" NiVI ltC hApRRCQ lllt NOth, 1OdCH
Strouds was secured. And he's at
1t yet, with good chances OF sue
cess.
Last year, for the first time in
ages, the Mercer team was a tough
proposition. Good colleges quit
leading off their schedule with it,
and Mercer games ceased to be re-
garded as practice affairs by Tech,
Georgia, Clemson, Auburn and the
big colleges of the middle South.
T f you ask any of the Mercer men
about prospects they at once be-
gin unloading a tale of woe.
why. look who We lose" say
they; "Grice, Conger cellars, Fox
worth and Bradford. Wow"
Well, you have to hand it to them.
That's a pretty big loss to any
team. Grice, who played well at
center; Conger, a guard; cellars.
quarter and captain, and Foxworth,
half back, were the mainstays of
the team last year
But then it's always the main
stays that go. College men don't
seem to realize that The coach
gets hold of a man and trains him
three years. BY the time he en-
ters the fourth year he has be-
come a mainstay. But, OF course,
the next year he is graduated. And
no old >, 'tNInftA
our mainstays."
The good coaches are the ones
who always have a good crop of
mainstays coming on.
COACH STROUDS will have
y some real material to work on
this year. OF last years team he
will have back these men:
Norman, captain and fun back
Irwin, quarter, and perhaps the
best all round player on the team.
Very fast He played half a dozen
different positions last year
Cook quarter and general sub.
Light. but fast and versatile.
Mcknight end.
Jameson end.
Westmoreland guard
Heinshon. Miles. Hughuley. Kelly,
Jenkins. Grenade. Stribling. lines
men, all subs last year.
There are some good men in that
lot Out of that batch of 1911 subs
some clever regulars should be de-
veloped
ct HE one bright spot" they tell
me. about the team is that it
will be the heaviest in the history
Of the college"
Fine business Weight will he
needed this year, for heavy men can
pillow through and make the need
ful ten yards in four downs.
little investigation shows
however. that experts expect the
Mercer eleven will average 165
pounds That's heavy for Mer-
Ger but it's mighty light for 1912
football team. However. YOU can
safely count on it that they are
putting the figures low. and IL will
not be surprising II Coach Strouds
has an eleven that will total one
ton before he Is through
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
YALE PROSPECTS NEVER
BETTER"-C0ACH A. HOWE

NEW HAVEN, CONN. Sept. n
Head Coach Arthur Howe. of the Yale
football eleven. said today that the ont
look for 1872 could not be brighter
SIXTY men including six veterans. have
reported Tor practice. BomeiSter. one
or last seasons stars said he would he
on the field this afternoon. Work this
week and the first IT next will consist
of falling on the bail, passing and dunn
my tackhng
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

Newark rumors have il that a draft
will be put in by Brooklyn on Billy Zim-
norman. former Cracker outtielder. He
has played fairly good ball this season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
POULTRYMEN SHOULD
LEARN ADVERTISING

ground. The bountifulness of the crop
all depends upon the quality of seed
soWn and the kind and amount of cul-
tivation used to bring the crop to ma
turity. If a farmer should rent a field
for $50 and should not have the proper
quality Of seed to plant in it to insure
a good crop, he would surely get some
elsewhere The same applies to adver-
Using 1t would be better for some ad-
vertisers to spend $25 for space and $25
for good copy to run in it than to spend
$50 for space and fill it with home
made" copy that will produce no re-
suits.
But Don't Get Discouraged.
What | have just said may have d
tendency to discourage some beginner
in advertising. / do not want such to
be the case / only want to point out
some of the stumbling blocks that will
be found in the pathway. If | should
tell you that advertising was an easy
thing YOU would know at once that il
was untrue. TO tell the truth modern
advertising is a big problem Again. If
were to tell YOU that raising poultry
was an easy thing that can be success
fully carried on while lying on our
loNery beds of ease you would put me
down at once as an untruthful man. be-
cause you know better. | may as well
tell you one as the other. Each has its
ups and downs; Its pleasures and it's
pitfalls; its advantages and its disad-
vantages; and the only way to accom-
plish anything worth while in either is
to grasp every opportunity that leads
us step nearer to our goal.
When you have an opportunity to
study advertising make the most of that
opportunity Study the advertising of
such men as L. r. Fishel K. b. Thomp-
son, A. c. Hawkins, J. G. Fisher, Will
liam Cook Il Sons, Kellerstrass and
others. Try to find the reason for their
success in their advertising. You may
same as they have done, but that makes
no difference. The principle which they
use in advertising is correct. and if YOU
use the same principle you can not help
but arrive at the same result
Nere are treat many factors which
make up the whole of advertising. Some
of them are: Honesty, continuity con-
fidence. style, acquaintanceship and as
ISOLATION They are the threads that
make up the great business fabric and
must be thoroughly understood and
carefully handled to insure success in
any business venture. Permit me to
say, however, that the more we learn
of every factor entering into a pub
licity campaign the better prepared we
will be to conduct thar campaign to a
successful tinish.-The Industrious Hen
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
BY SAMUEL F. DE POY.

What is advertising? Webster says,
1T is publishing notice or giving infor-
nation" While this is true, how much
more is modern advertising! The sue
cessful advertising of today must do
more than publish notice; it must draw
the attention OF the reader and create
an interest for the thing advertised suf-
ficient to land the order.
Most all advertising that does not
pay is either made up of very poor
copy or lacks a systematic follow up
system. One is about as bad as the
other but when we find both together
we can depend upon the money so spent
as wasted Many poultry advertisers
do not know good copy from poor, and
many others have no follow-up system
whatever They buy space at high
prioe, furnish some very poor copy, and
then fold their arms and wait for re-
suits If these results are unsatisfac-
tory. and they always are. the paper
carrying such advertisements receives
all the blame. How well the publish
ers know these facts, although they
dare not say much about them.
Must Study It Carefully.
Why do such conditions exist? The
only reason is because poultry breed
ers, as a class. do not study advertising
as they should. None Of them will at
tempt to conduct lawsuit if they have
not studied law; none without medi-
cal education will attempt to make a
diagnosis Of a dangerous disease or
prescribe a remedy; but nearly all will
attempt 70 conduct an advertising cam
paign whether knowing anything about
advertising or not
We sometimes read of the great sue
cesses made by advertising. When
studying these we find nearly all have
been carefully planned by some adver-
Using man and the plan executed with
as much system as is employed in the
operation of any of our great railroads.
OF course, some of our foremost poul-
trSmen of today are doing their own
advertising They are doing it success
fully because they have studied and
mastered the science and art, the theory
and practice of modern trade getting
1t Isn't the Papers Fault.
When | hear an advertiser say that
he is getting no inquiries from his ad
in paper with a fair circulation |
put him down at once as a weak copy
man, If he receives plenty of replies
but makes few sales | lay the trouble
at once to his follow-up system. one
or the other must be at fault
When you pay S25 or $50 for white
space in any publication. you must re-
gard it as only the rental for the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
VENTILATE BOOSTING
QUARTERS OF CHICKENS

If the coop is exposed to the direct
rays of the afternoon sun. especial care
must be taken to see that the roosting
quarters are well ventilated for if the
fowls are shut up in some tight closet
with no fresh air to reach them, they
will suffer during the whole night and
will be in no condition to begin the
next day. In some way provision must
be made for their comfort during the
night.
Even an occasional neglect at any-ot
these points will affect the fowls un-
favorably. and unless fowls have the
best of care at every point, they can
not do their best
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
GOOD RECIPE THIS FOR
MAKING BEST WHITEWASH

A reliable method of mixing white
wash is as follows (smaller proportions
may be used to make the desired
amount: % One bushel quickime
Stacked with fifteen gallons of water;
keep in barrel covered until steam
ceases to rise; stir occa sionally to pre-
vent scorching. CD Two and one-half
pounds of rye flour beat up in a half
gallon of cold water; then add two gal
Ions of boiling water. go Two and
one-haIf pounds of salt Crock salt is
besD dissolved in two and one-half gal
Ions of hot water Mix ca and CD,
then pour into Cd and stir until well
mixed. Alum added will prevent it
rubbing off. one ounce to each gallon
of WhiteWash. Molasses, a pint to every
five gallons of whitewash, will cause
1t to penetrate the wood and stick bet
ter.
A one pound cake of cheap soap dis
solved in boiling water and added to
every five gallons of whitewash will
give it a gloss like oil paint. 1t is best
applied with spray, as it then can be
forced into all cracks and crevices.
Some apply hot to kill lice, but we pre-
fer to add to the above about four
ounces of carbolic acid, which will do
the work just as we'll and the white
wash may be applied cold. If brush
is used be careful that all cracks are
filled and apply a good even coat. 1t
looks so much better than if dobbed on
The above mixture will produce a
product equal to paint and will go on
with a brush and look just as smooth
if care is taken in applying,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
DON'T FEED MUCH CORN
WHEN WEATHER IS WARM

Corn in any form should he fed but
sparingly during hot weather. OF the
solid grains, wheat and oats are the
safest and best and sprouted oats are
especially good.
Green food can be so easily procured
in the summer that the fowls should
never lack for an abundance of it..
Lawn clippings. lettuce, Swiss chard
and many weeds from the garden are
readily eaten by fowls kept in confne-
mcnt, though some care should be taken
that this food is not wasted by being
given in large quantities at a time.
Little and often. is a good motto.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
THERE'S MONEY IN
RAISING OF SQUADS

Carneaux. Maltese or Swiss Mondaines,
as they breed almost as fast and their
squads weigh from twelve to sixteen
pounds to the Dozen. where the Homeos
will only run from seven to nine
pounds. However. there is great diff
ference of opinion among breeders on
this point as to the different breeds to
raise
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
Miscellaneous Poultry.
Chicken Ranch For Sale.

TWO lots S0x1721a; seven-room house
perfect 60-foot porch; incubator room
with incubator: hot air brooder: chicken
lot S0x100; fence eight feet high Cooard
and wre) cut into five runs; roostlng
rooms for each run; stocked with me
White Rocks; pulled off 800 last year; me
garden; open range; some fruit. Price
81 500 cash or half down. balance time III
building and loan or mortgage. Courtesy
to all real estate men. Reason for sell
ing: Too much office work. Address Dr.
{. D. Seely, Fitzgerald. Ga. 1871
SELLING OUT-Black, White, Buff Or
pingtons, Black Langshans, Pekin, Bun
Orpington and Runner ducks (white and
fawn and whitel Prices should move
them. Also collie dogs and Berkshire
hogs. w. E. Lumley. Tullahoma, Tenn.
EGGS FOR MATCHING after Sept 1.
Baby chicks after Oct 1. From ouI
high grade, vigorous. prize winning
strains of White Leghorns, Buff Orping-
tons and White Plymouth Rocks. Fail
prices very low Send for them. Bacon
& Haywood, 16e Springfield ave, Guyton
Ga. S-17-4
FOR SALE-Beautiful pen Plymouth
Rocks and Minorca hens. account NOV
ing. Call Sunday, IS Cunningham place
west side 1850
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
Plymouth Rocks.

WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS-Exhibi-
ton stock speciality. Eggs for hatch
ing and baby chicks. Reduced autumn
prices Send for catalogue. Bacon &
Haywood, 166 Springfield avenue, Guyton
Ga. 8-31-2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
= Orpingtons.

FOR SALE-My entire lot Buff Orping-
tons cheap; fine chance for some one
to go into chicken business. 1444 DeKalb
ave. lO4-S-Sl
BUFF ORPINGTONS-Exh stock a
speciality Eggs for Matching and baby
chicks Reduced autumn prices Send
for catalogue. Bacon G. Haywood, 166
Springfield avenue, Guyton, Ga 831-1
CRYSTAL White Orpington mems; one to
three dollars; young stock; bargain
prices to make room, Write us Valley
View Farm, North Chattanooga, Tenn.
Asia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
Cows.

FOR SALE-Fine mich COW; price right
Phone Ivy $500. 33-S-29