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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-19
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X THE ROUNDUP

I'LL IlOONDTOI
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The arIstocracy of the bovine world
is On exhibition at the Portland land
show.
Mulnomah and Whitman football
teams viii not face each other this
season,
During November Portland shipped
~ cargoes Of grain totaling l,013,38j
bushels
There are 1O7 cases on the Linn
county circuit court docket Judge
Galloway faces them,
#&#
The work Of building stations on the
Oregon Electric between Albany and
Eugene is about completed
y
The Oregon State Bar association
met in Portland today Tuesday, and
holds It's annual banquet tonight
The big land show opened at Port
land Monday with the finest exhibit Of
agricultural products ever made IN
that city.
A slide on the railroad near Tlla-
nook last week has left that place
without mail or train service since last
Thursday
Albany citizens held a mass meeting
Saturday night to take steps to put a
stop to the blind pig industry Al
least 800 were in attendance.
Marshheld is coming to the front as
one Of the best business towns In
southern oregon 1t has a fine harbol
and is destined to be n good sized city
Edward Derrnger in an altercatim
at dance at Cottage Grove Saturday
night was pushed through window
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
Bv W. j. McBeth.


NEW YORK, Sept 3o.-As a
n big league poet our old
' friend. John Milton, hit
about 800 or thereabout He had a
great as ortment--curves. speed
and a change OF pace But he new
or slipped anything over the plate
more apt than his famous passage:
They also serve who only stand
and wait"
The future must have opened
to give John glimpse of
Harry Mccormick as inspiration
for that line. "Mush the Moose
stands forth as the epitome of that
sentiment. Big, congenial Mac has
done considerable standing and
considerable waiting this season,
but he has nevertheless served the
Giant cause as well as Mathew
son. Tesreau or Marc lard. That's
putting II very strong.
In many respects Mccormick is
one OF the most remarkable char
acters Of the national pastime, He
defies every law of athletic fate.
He is hy far the most remarkable
come back Of the present genera
ton Volumes have been written
about Jimmy Callahan and Mike
Donlin. yet more remarkable than
the story of either is the return of
McGraw's great pinch hitter.
Mccormick Slow as a Snail.
Either Callahan or Donlin is a
Mercury compared to Mccormick.
Speed is one Of the first attributes
of modern baseball Either of the
accepted come back twins can
beat out hit now and then by
slapping ii slowly toward some in
acknowledgements never. He has
to swat 1t where they "ain't" His
only virtues are une,ring eyesight
and the physical powers Of execu-
tipn
When Harry Mccormick Knocked
off at the close of the season OF
1909 he apparently knocked off for
good For two years he didn't take
a ball in his fist He devoted his
entire attention to commercial
lines He had evidently outlived
his usefulness as major league
asset. No one made any fuss over
his departure, not even McGraW.
Last spring Harry Mccormick
made application for reinstatement
~ the hands of the national COM
mission This was necessary be
cause he had failed to observe the
reserve clause of his contract with
the Giants. He got back into the
good graces of the organization
without show or even fuss Even
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
Giants and Red Sox Can Not Rely Entirely Pitchers He
MISTAKES WILL DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

bats and every pitcher pitches as
past performances would forecast,
it would be just about tossup be-
tween the Giants and the Red Sox
in respect to twirling and stick
work, This being the case, the
trail of the logic leads to the 9TH
er departments of play-base run
ming, fielding. general team play
and fighting spirit. And, when it
SINNERS down to a contest of SUI
periority in these departments, it
is matter not so much OF grand
achievements as of mistakes that
will decide the issue. Thus. we
shout:
The worlds series will be de-
cided on basis Of MISTAKES
made, the team with the least
lapses chalked up against il, of
course, taking the honors.
There always is the possibility
in a battle of teams that have
never met before that batters may
take kindly to the offerings Of a
pitcher who logically figures as a
hard one for them to reach. This
may be the case this year, the same
as it may be in any event similar
to a worlds series, where the con-
tenders are strangers to each other
Tesreau may prove a morsel for
the Red Sox hitsman and Wood
may turn out to be the same for
the Giant slugsmiths, but the evil
dence at hand does not point in
that direction Nor does it indi-
cate that Ray Collins and Mathew
son will be batted over the lot.
Matty Will HurI Opener.
The power ratio of the rival hurl-
ing corps seems remarkably bal
anced. Mathewson, who by prece-
dent probab bly, will pitch the first
game for New York, seems we'll
fitted to cope with Wood, whose
christened handle, by the way. Is
not Joe, but Howard Emerson.
They call him Joe for short, for
the same reason that President
Taft might be called George or
Timothy.
Matty's steadiness would prove
an asset in the getaway game as
1t did when he beat the Athletics
in last years opener Wood will
be pitching against a club that spe-
cializes on right handed pitchers,
which would detract from his
charm. These two factors ought to
even up the edge that Wood pos
sesses over the veteran in speed
and smoke in which Christy has
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

fallen off somewhat during the 10 :.
few annums.
Wood and Mathewson come first
in order of discussion because tho,
almost certainly will be the initial
appearers. But. according to orr
way of thinking. they will not hold
as much mastery over hostile stick
wielders as Jeff Tesreau and Raw
Collins. After Tesreau has seen his
mates battle the Red Sox in ona
game he will be at least partially
used to the scene and the tension
and should be able to dish UP his
best assortment Of Missouri snit.
, balls. Collins, with his southpaw
delivery, ought to be a harder mt
Tor the Giants to crack than his
teammate, Wood, because the Ma.
tlonal league champions display
weakness against starboard- sjders
The game or games in which these
two meet (if they do meet should
produce less scoring by both teams
than when Matty and Wood clash.
but there will not be very MANY
runs in any case if results bear out
advance appearances.
5atters Wise to Marquard.
1t is within the range of possi-
bllity that no other twirlers will
be called upon than the quartet
named. If there is any other to
break into the series, it likely will
be RUDE Marquard the human CO.
Goa tree. Because of his remark
able string of nineteen straight,
Marquard would seem entitled to a
chance for sentimental reasons
alone. But Marquard is not the
winning pitcher that he was early
in the race. Why? Question has
puzzled the baseball universe. Mar
GUARD has all his stuff and speed,
despite any statement to the con-
trary. Also the much made-of
mental strain that has had little
or nothing to do with his loss Of
puzzling ability. What is it, then?
The secret at last is out 1t is
this:
Marquard holds the ball in such
a way that batter can watch
him, know what kind of q curve
he is serving up and meet it &C
cordingly. The Chicago Cubs got
next to this back in July and
stopped his sequence of wins, later
tipping off every other club in the
league. From that moment Mar
guard has been a mediocre tWirI-
er, and, try as he did he could not
rid himself of the fault. The Red
Sox, knowing this failing OF the
RUDE, would possess a great edge
over him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
McGaws Big Ske Has Baed Out Many Victories Stages
PINCtI=EiITTER MCCORMICK A VALUABLE GIANT

not have been actively engaged in
strife more than a couple of hours.
Yet he pulls down big league sal
airy, and he will get a full share
of the worlds series spoils. He Is
likely to figure in the big classic,
too, If occasion arises for pinch
hit.
All of which goes to prove the
wisdom of old John Milton as a
baseball prophet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
MAY MISS
WORLDS SERIES GAMES

BEVERLY. MASS, Sept. 30.-Unless
some of President Taft's friends in
Vermont and New Hampshire change
the tentative program they have
mapped out for a presidential visit to
THEM states, the most distinguished
baseball fan in the country will miss
the world series games in Boston next
week
The president accepted an invita-
ton to witness world series games In
Boston the day the Red SoX ClinChed
the American league pennant. Friends
in the White mountains. however, re-
Gently asked him to make an automo-
bile tour there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
GLOVER LOST TO TECH:
FAILS TO PASS "EXAMS"

Glover, the man from Wisconsin. who
has been playing such good football
for Tech at left end, is ineligible on ac-
count of failing in an examination and
not having the required units for a
freshman, and will not be able to play
any more this season
This is a hard blow to the team, as
Glover is good man and would have
been valuable asset toward making
Tech a winning team this fall Who
will be shifted TO fill his place has not
yet been decided.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
ATLANTA SOCCER CLUB
TO MEET OCTOBER :

The Atlanta soccer football CLUB VII
hold a meeting at their headquarteTns, r. a.
G. Spalding & Bros. "A North br9 s
street. October 3, at which time ON,
GERS will be elected for the ENSUING year
and plans discussed for the season ,o,l
The question of forming toolG Is
league for soccer players will De az,
cussed. league is now organized ~
the East. covering the entire section "l ~
the West The local players propose
organize such a. league In the SCUM S ae.
have il a member of the American as
ISOLATION. ,,st
The local club won all of its games . arS
season, and with many more cIuoS car car
colleges taking up the game inle al
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
CUBS TO BUILD 100000
STAND; TO SEAT 10000

CHICAGO. Sept. 30.--The Chicago Ma.
tionals will start next season with a new
steel and concrete grandstand, to cost
$4,000 and with a capacity of 60 600 II
was announced by President Murphy.
Twelve thousand fans will have to stand
when a capacity crowd Is present. and
arrangements TO prevent those standing
from interfering with the vision of those
seated are novel
A subway about is inches deep is to
De excavated in front Of the "hleachers"
and stands, and on DAYS when ali accom- :
modal tons are required the last Corners
VIII have TO stand in the "dugout."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

McGraw didn't take a tumble Mac
figures that he would not stand in
the light of the big fellow making
a livelihood.
Hit Ball Hard at Marlin.
McGraw probably figured on
using Mccormick in some sort of
trade. There did not seem to be
the ghost of a chance Of the bat
tie Scared veteran catching on
against such an array of outfield
talent as the Little Napoleon mus
tered. Anyhow. Mccormick was
ordered TO report to Marlin. He
brought with him little more than
MS batting eve. But he showed
mat he had not forgotten how TO
sung the ball. In batting skill the
oId fellow started right in where
ne mad left off two years before
AND he made such a fine impress
sion in the Southland that McGraw
forgot all about any notions of
turning him loose.
Mccormick. who would oualifv
Tor regular berth if his legs were
sound. Is one Of the sowest run
ners in the game He earns every
nit. And New York pays well for
the labor. He is a pinch hitter of
approved type; his record shows
that. So far this season McCor-
mick has figured in 36 games. In
all that time he has been to bat
Just S5 times. He has scored four
runs, delivered twelve hits for a
total Of sixteen bases and an aver
age OF ,S45 and has stolen one base
that on the soft end of a double
piIfer Outside the luscious bat
ting average. McCormicks work
may not be very impressive. But
it typihes a season Of work well
done.
Kept Only For His Hitting.
Self-sa sacrifice is the fundamental
creed which Mccormick must fol-
low toward his fellow associates.
With his batting prowess ends Nc
Graw's concern in him. MCCor-
mick is supposed to deliver the
pinch blow that starts a rally or
drives home the necessary runs;
then he steps out. He is not even
allowed to linger as base runner
once his office is performed. Til
lie Shafer or some other irrepressi-
bic fleet athlete takes up the base
running burden from first and big
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

T T is the fashion to make predic-
tons as to the winner of the
worlds series. | am going to
vary the custom to some extent by
combining myself largely to COM
,parisons of the Giants and the Red
SoX rs see them from study of
the dope" Now, | can't say be
lieve much in the dope" as ap-
piled To a short series of seven
games. in which the element of luck
sometimes overshadows sheer abil-
ity; still, it is always interesting
to me to study the possibilities.
McGraw is now pointing our
club toward the big series-our sec
ond consecutive chance at the
championship of the world. We
meet a club that the average fan
considers weaker than the Athlet-
les of last year, although Connie
Mack, who leads the Athletics, is
quoted as saying that the Stahl
aggregation is better club than
the one he had in 1911. Mack
should know
Remember this: I haven't seen
the Red Sox play this season, and
haven't had a chance to study
them. / am basing my observation
on the figures. | can't see where a
man who has never seen and stud
led both teams in action has any
license to say, arbitrarily. that this.
or that player is better than an
other | think fan" who has
watched the clubs all season is bet
ter able to judge for himself than a
man who has seen but one team,
and is intensely partisan, anyway.
Confident Giants Will Win.
feel confident that the Giants
will defeat the SoN. and it is a con-
tidence born of the honest belief
that we have the best ball club
The wish, in my case, is father to
the thought
| think il will be conceded that
we have the greatest manager in
the game today, and therein lies
tremendous advantage in our favor
at the outset McGraw has proven
himself a woRderful baseball gem
eral and will leave an indelible inn
press upon the game b believe he
is the greatest single asset that
New York has in the coming series.
want to say, in passing that
everything which has been printed
about the ability Of smoky Joe
Wood is true He is a great pitch
er. know, because used o pitch
against him down in the American
association when he was with KAN
sas City and | was a member Of
the Indianapolis club Whenever
our teams came together Joe and
were always matched for a battle
don't recall that Wood ever
gained a decision over me, and we
used TO average ten and twelve
strikeouts to game. Since those
days we have both probably mate
tally changed our methods Of
pitching. ! know | did. and Joe
must have done the same. because
he would never got away in the
big league with nothing but his old
smoke. Make no mistake about
Wood-he is very very good
However | want to discuss the
other players in their order and
We will drop the pitchers with the
statement that | believe McGraw is
as well. II not It'll. better. forth
fed with Mathewson, Tesreau,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
CENTRAL ROAD PATRONS
WANT "SHOO-FLY" TRAINS

MACON, GA. Sept S0.-Citizens S tbs
merchants of a number of towns on r, e.st
Central of Georgia railroad VIII mit
in Mcaon on October Z to lot itturCad
commission with petitions for two .ss I2I
fly" trains. The people Of SmI'I+, Main in
and Eufaula. Ala. want morning. c%n
between those two points that W" fror,
meet with the train which comes me
Smithvlle to Macon every morning. or
patrons of the road living in TholInIqissgJn and
Griffin. GAINESVILLE. Forsyth. klNo. .r,'jce
Bolingbroke will also ask for SsI,con
which will enable them to reach Nc s
by $40 o'clock every morning and re-
turn in the afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
FRANK CHANCE EXPECTS
TO PLAY AGAIN NEXT YEAR

CHICAGO, Sept 3o.-Frank l..
Chance, manager Of the Chicago Ma
tional league baseball team. said here
today he had received no official mott
fcation that he had been deposed
from that position by President Muir
ply OF the club.
Chance said the opera zion he re-
Gently underwent in New York was a
success and he expected to play ball
all next season
Chance and Murphy did not meet
yesterday. Murphy was positive IN his
assertion that there was no likelihood
OF Chance being retained as manager.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
Rube Marquard Compares Giants and Red Sox
McGraw's Men Have Benefit of Experience

ing on us there, even with Gardner
at his best
The figures show that Larry hits
.317 against Herzog's .265. Gardner
has stolen "a bases to Charleys 33,
and has scored 81 runs to the
Maryland mans 70.
There is no discounting Gard
ner's ability. Like Herzog, he was
not originally a third baseman, but
he has been made over into great
player at that corner. His hitting
puts him in the class of Frank Ba-
ker, the, man who made such a
wonderful showing in the worlds
series last year. would consider
Gardner the most dangerous man
among the Sox at bat next to Iris
Speaker.
The latter of course, is in a class
by himself among the outfielders
who will take part in the big Sc
ries. 1t may be his misfortune to
fall down, as Ty Cobb did in the
worlds championship games in
which he figured, but you've got to
always regard man of Speakers
great ability as a factor until the
last man in the last game is out
As for Duffy Lewis and Harry
Hooper the figures do not show
that they outclass our outfielders
to any great extent. Lewis hits
.273, while we have Josh DeYore and
Murray hitting .266 and .2S7, re-
spectively. with Snodgrass whaling
the ball at .25S, Hooper taps
light PAS.
In base running, as shown by base
stealing, our men completely out
class both Lewis and Hooper. De-
wore has stolen % bases, Murray
80, Snodgrass 3S, while Lewis is
credited with but and Hooper
with 26.
Then, too. we have Beals Beck
er, who hits .264, and has stolen %
bases.
Outfieders Even on Defense.
In the fielding line. doubt if
the BostOnians will show our gar
deners anything in a short series.
The Sox outfielders are noted for
their throwing, but that is also the
Giants long suit. No man in the
world can shoot the ball better than
John Murray. and no man in the
world can do any more spectacular
fielding than that same Red"
1t is admitted that we have the
SoX outclassed behind the bat Bill
Carrigan certainly can not be com
pared to Meyers in any single de-
partment on their figures. The chief
hits .S47 against Carrigan's 259.
Meyers is a better thrower; he has
even stolen more bases than his
lighter opponent, although neither
can be classed a much of base
runner. Remember Meyers work
in the last worlds series. He was
generally considered the star of the
Giants, whereas the prophets fig
ured he would go to pieces under
the drive
Taking the second line. as YOU
might call it, | believe McGraw has
Stahl outclassed with Artie Shafer.
Grover Hartley. George Burns,
Henry Groh and Harry Mccormick.
against CLYDE Engle. Henriksen,
krug, Thomas, or any of the other
SoX substitutes. Shafer. Groh and
Burns can Ali in at any time with
out the team losing strength. save
from the standpoint Of experience.
while Hartley is ready for regular
service as a catcher right now.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30

Ames, Crandall Wiltse and your
humble servant, as Stahl is with
Wood. Bedient, O'Brien, Collins and
Hall.
MerkIe Great First Stacker.
Fred Merkle is nov conceded TO
be one of the greatest first base
men in the country He would be
ranked by any unbiased expert
among the first three. His work as
"doorkeeper' for the Giants has
been a big feature during the two
championship years of the team.
This season he has been hitting
about 800 right along. sometimes
rising above that mark. and occa-
sionally falling few points below.
AS against Merkles 800 batting
average-it was really SOL the last
time | saw the figures-Stahl also
hits about 500. so there is not much
batting advantage al that particu-
lar point in the lineup. Merkle is
much faster than the Sox leader
on the bases and Otherwise He
has stolen 80 bases, against Jake's
II. He has scored Il runs against
Stahl's Sim basing my figures
on the table issued last Friday.
September p, Merkle had played
1913 games against Stahrs SO up to
that time
believe we have it all over the
SoX a first base.
Between Larry Doyle and Steve
Yerkes | believe there is no argu-
ment Doyle Is today the greatest
second baseman in the National
league. Doyle bats 1928 against
Yerkes Pa He has stolen "a
bases, while Steve had stolen less
than half dozen on Morelands
figures last week. Doyle has scored
- runs against Yerkes' So
AT shortstop Wagner, of the Sox.
has nothing on our Arthur Fetch
er in the figures Wagner hits .266.
while Fletcher is banging the ball
for .266 Wagner has scored II
runs to F'letchers co and Arthur
. P'NN' w III lSNSi games imam the
SoX short fielder Wagner has
stolen 20 bases against Fletcher's
IL.
Wagner is a veteran who has
been playing bah quite a long time.
while Fletcher is comparatively
youngster, but Fletcher has had the
advantage Of experience in one
worlds series | know that Wag-
ner is considered one of the strong
est men on the Sox club. and have
heard much about his fielding but
let me tell you now that Arthur
Fletcher has been working around
the short field recently in a man
ner which has never been excelled
by any man.
Herzoa Better Than Gardner.
was going 10 give YOU an ar
gument at third base, too. but l
guess that is unnecessary now in
view of the work of Charley Her
zog lately, | see where the eX-
pelts who had been giving the Sox
a wide shade on Larry Gardner at
third over the "Canteloupe King
have commenced to reneg after
seeing Charley. The Marylander
has been saving games for the
Giants by his grand work at the
hot corner, and has picked up in
his hitting, unless it is generally ad-
mitted that the SoN will have moth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
By Monty.

TINE worlds series of 1912 will
not be fought out entirely
nor even principally between
batter and pitcher, as has been
the written comment of more than
half the scribes who have devoted
pencil and paper to the subject
If the series is played true to
the dope" if every man batter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
NEW TRIAL FOR NEGRO
SERVING LIFE SENTENCE

MACON GA. Sept 30.-For the first
time IN the history Of the courts in Bib
county. a negro under life sentence has
been granted a new trial by the court
which tried him. The negro, Floyd Jones,
was convicted of wrecking the Dixie FLYER
on April 20, and has already begun his
sentence.
Since the trial, two white bows have
confessed their responsibility for the
crime, and, although they have left Ma
con. and can not be located. Judge Haw-
kins considered that. under the circum-
stances. the negro was entitled to an
other trial
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
KOLEHMAINEN Is BEATEN
BY QUAIL IN 12-MILE RACE

professional race al The Vsilsburg sta
-ilW IN which fye runners competed.
h.Hy Qual, the American champion.
"a ter alternating in the lead with WI
3teN hohlmalnen. Of Finland beat the
aver TO- the tape by inches I'm 1.O6:lq
lNhh Johsnnsen Of Sweden was third
Au.e-thuo Of a mile back James Crowley
81 Is CITY. was fourth, and Carl MIN
Y enm of Sweden, last
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-30
VICE PRESIDENTS CUP
FINAL EAST LAKE CLUB

The vice presidents golf trophy is the
next and last trophy to be contested
for by the golfers OF the Atlanta Ath-
letlC club at East Lake.
The qualifying round Of this tourna-
ment will be played next Saturday. the
PLAYERS qualifying Win their net scores
The first and seconds rounds Of match
play must be played by October H. The
seml-hnals must be played 10y October l2
and the finals by october 10