davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Giants Have Edge in Battery
Men; But It's Not a Big One

victories will prove the hero of the
series
Pitchers Are Even.
Everything considered, it is non
sense to say that either one of
these pitching STATS outclasses the.
other They are just about equal.
This would be by no means true
if Joe Wood were to suffer reac-
ton on account of his record run,
but judging from the way he
pitched against the Highlanders,
his slump lasted about as long as
the flight of a shooting star across
the sky.
Ray Collins. the second best
pitcher in the Stahl crew, while
not generally figured as formidable
as either Mathewson or Tesreau,
is a consistent winner and his
portside delivery may prove even
more effective against the Giants
than Woods right-handed smoke
balls; for the Giants do not hit
up to form against fork hand flng-
ers. In the post season series
played by the Giants and Red Sox
in 1909 Mathewson defeated Wood,
but was conquered by Collins The
sturdy Vermont youth won undying
fame in Boston in that victory
over Matty. He held the Gotham
ties to five scattered hits, two of
which were decidedly lucky ones.
While Collins has not had worlds
series experience, this previous APP
pearanCe against the Gothamites
will tend to make him feel at home,
and, anyway, his record shows him
in the light of a fine riser to big
occasions. He has done his best
work in crucial games.
Bedient's excellent record for the
season places him on par as
rescue man with old Doctor Otis
Crandall, New York's most illus
trious savior of losing games.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05

that it would be waste of space to dwell on
their baseball regulations Marquard will see
a majority of the games from the bench and
can tell of the contest from that angle Mey-
ers and Carrigan will be in almost all games
and will tell how the battles are waged, from
the viewpoint of the warriors
Also as there are few million old-fashioned
folks left who believe that the best stories of
any game come from men who have made it
their profession to write them. The Georgian
has sent its sporting editor, w. S. Farnsworth
to the series. He will furnish daily stories in
his breezy inimitable style. No writer in the
country today is better calculated to handle
the games in authoritative and entertaining
fashion than Mr.. Farnsworth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Sox Must Win First With Wood
Or Giants VIII Cop---Doc White
By "Bud'' Fisher

Red SoX be put under a heavy
handicap so far as the remainder
Of the games are concerned but
their playing would be affected.
1t is all right to ak of game"
ball clubs. 1 think that the Red
Sox are one all right. I'm quite
certain that every nan on that
team is a courageou, ball player,
otherwise the Boston ,ellows would
not have won so easily in our
league.
Here is what l am getting at.
The Red Sox have unbolnded faith
in Wood. He has been almost I'M
beatable this season. They are
convinced that he will hive all the
better of the Giants. NV. if the
New Workers succeed in overthrow
ing Wood, then the confidence Of
the Red Sox will be shattered and
they will find it difficult to play
with the same dash that thy would
have shown had their idol won his
game.
Will Be No Runaway Face,
On the other hand, If Wood
should get away to a gooo start
and win not only will the Re- Sox
have the advantage so far as ictual
games are concerned, but the onfi-
dence which the fellows hal in
Wood at the start will be incre sed
and heightened until they will be
unable to see how they can be
licked. They will play with greaer
dash and confidence than ever b.
fore, and team possessing tie
playing strength of the Red So,
reinforced by confidence, forms
mighty tough combination to beat
That is my reason for saying that
1t all depends upon Wood. If he
can win, fine for the Red Sox. If he
loses the opening battle, then it's
fine for the Giants, because, in my
opinion, the New Workers will be
well on their way toward the
worlds championship.
From which it may be gathered
that I am not among those who
think that the Red Sox are going
to run away with that worlds
championship flag. l wouldn't want
to predict the number of games
that it will go, but l don't mind
saying that l think the Boston lads
will have their hands full, with
their big chance coming right at
the first day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
HESS WINS EIGHTH IN
ROW FOR PILGRIM CLUB

You can talk about your Marquards,
your Johnsons and your Woods. but
the most marvellous of all the pitching
performances of the year has been pull
ed by two-headed Otto Hess. former
Pelican pitcher who arose from the
grave this year and who has just I'm
ished eight straight wins for the Bos-
ton Nationals team
If Hess had been man of reasonable
age, it might have been different But
he's old He did grand work for New
orleans last year, but not one man in a
million supposed that he could get back
in fast company and win any games.
He did, however, and he won them for
the worst team in modern baseball. the
Pilgrims of Boston.
Verify, this Otto Hess is a wonder.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
By G. Harris DOc) White.
White Sox Pitcher.

ZOE WOOD and the first game of
the series are the two big ifs
- that stand in the way of pro-
claiming the Red Sox the worlds
champions in advance of the game.
The advance wagering makes the
Red SoX the favorites Not being
in the wagering business and hav-
ing no desire to make a wager, l
am not impressed by that. Wager
ing means nothing, except that the
majority of the people who want to
wager favor a certain ball club.
Since the majority of the people
are not going to play in the worlds
championship games I refuse to be
awed or refuse to believe that the
Red Sox are overwhelming favor
ties in the big series.
If Joe Wood wins the first game
think the Red Sox should be the
favorites. If Wood pitches and the
Red Sox are defeated in that first
game, then | would not want to
have much of my money strung on
them.
The first game of a worlds series
is always big factor in determin-
ing the winner. 1t did not hold
good last year but it has been the
general rule that the team that took
the first grabbed the bunting en-
blematic of the highest honors that
can be won on the diamond. The
first game this year is going to be
of more importance than ever be-
fore, in my opinion.
Opener in Big Battle Means Much.
If Wood can get the first game
the Red SoX will have the edge.
Wood is a strong fellow, man
who can come back and. if he can
start with win he should be able
to duplicate and probably make it
three during the series. In my
opinion he is the tWirler that will
have to bear the brunt of the work.
If he gets away with a lose the
Red SoX will suffer a tremendous
handicap.
In fact, it is difficult to over
estimate the damage that would be
done the chances of the Red Sox
should Wood be beaten in the mi
tial contest. Not only would the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Experts Cover Series for The Georgian

The Georgian will have the greatest array
of baseball talent representing it at the
worlds series that has ever covered such an
affair for any Southern paper
William A, Smith, manager of the Atlanta
baseball club, has been exclusively Engaged
and will report the games, play by play, for
The Georgian extras. His reports will appear
in no other papers. This is the first time that
man of real baseball prominence has ever
covered series and reported it, play by play.
for any paper Watch for this big exclusive
feature in The Georgian's baseball extras
Three big league players will look out for
The Georgian at the games Marquard, Mey-
ers and Carrigan. So we'll are these men known
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
By Monty.

NTEW YORK, oct. 5.-Only three
~ more days before the Red
Sox come whirling down
from the Hub sweep out upon the
Polo grounds and close into dead
ly grapple with the Giants for the
highest honors in the baseball
world While 10000 fans emit a
mighty roar there will begin what
promises to be the best old worlds
series in the history of the annual
ella ssic.
Are the Bostonians a stronger
team that were the Athletics of a
year ago?
How much stronger are the
Giants than r. W months back?
man who could answer these
questions would be able to pick the
winner, just like that But it re-
mains for Fate alone to decide
what shall be the truthful reply,
the reply that fits the conditions,
that tells correctly the relative
strength of the rivals under high
pressure in a battle OF prime inn
portance squeezed into the space
OF few short days.
From the standpoint of person
mel alone. leaving out of consider
alton such things as temperament
and tactics, the problem divides it
self into four faCtors-pitchers
catchers, infeld and outfield. Fig
uring from any angle, the pitch
ing staffs compare practically
even if neither cracks and ascends
as the gas out of a broken balloon
That much is conceded by all
hands. Tesreau, Mathewson and
Marquard loom up almost on the
same rung with Wood. Collins,
Bedient and O'Brien, so they can
be passed over and the trail of the
dope be followed through the other
departments.
Giants Have the Catchers.
The edge so far as catchcrs and
infielders are concerned belongs to
the Giants. The Red Sox have the
better of the outtield argument
But there is no outclassing seen in
any of the wings, except where it
is balanced by the superiority Of
the rival in other departments.
iris Speaker, George Hooper and
Duffy Lewis frame up into the
greatest trio of gardeners in the
game today. AS a corps of fly
chasers, abridgers Of base hits and
throvers, they are without supe-
riors. At attack they are fends
from the fiery furnace. this apply
ing to Speaker In particular.
Murray. with his proneness to be
spectacular upon occasions, may be
a big factor I'm the series if he
finds himself not in such a slump
as he suffered in the last worlds
series. when he failed to hit any of
the Athletics pitchers with effect.
He may offset some of the advan-
tage of the Red Sox in the garden
end of the affair. Snodgrass is
good plugger, consistent but not
sensational, while Devore and
Becker, who viii alternate in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Now, Really, Harry, Jeff Doesn' t Mind 1t Bit

NJ a~es<G,~~. dAt7.1. =
Sea, ote 614R~.-
! R1vS AAA-A 11Dtt o"sd rB
keu<7op Ye~NA a"~A o42e"~ @eF0s
ao@& &e"~4 1A t~fA~ fo"A >
GAr4 lat 5ut = h&o,e& 1t 4"
okana III wa9 86.O OK X HR
qF &eox u4s 40 m~cSc& NJ
0AOaDYe R~O o. S&~& S'sA: >
fee a~Urs feOE~''t. q nv as
4 0,A-s cne Oo&o CIV 0fo1p R""N
*s~"'4 ReO1t OoRA<& J 1&1,>4<
\ @e'o a&sulA do. %d Kim K
Rafty Ro11 O. 4sS.A,
! 'Tdotss @~'ieseees.
i = Atav~h 5nAjao"a =.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
YALE PLAYS SYRACUSE.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, oct 5.-A
hard struggle was in store for Yale this
afternoon in the game with Syracuse
football eleven. Captain Spalding be-
ieves that the Blue is able to win.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Standing Of the Clubs.
YesterdaN,s Results

Boston "A, Philadelphia .
Brooklyn s. New York 8.
Others not scheduled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
standlna Of the Clubs.
Yesterda avs Result,.

" asnInCtOn 4, New York .
Philadelphia 4, Boston 3.
Chicago e. Detroit o.
Cleveland-St. Louis, not scheduled.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Gap1es Tndav-

1aiflCo quay
Chicago in Detroit
Cleveland in St Louis.
Washington in New York.
Boston in Philadelphia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT TRADE REPORT

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week.
state labor Is we'll employed and general
retail compares we'll with that of last
year. although it Is not as good as could
be desired owing to weather conditions.
Marble manufacturer report some i'm
provement in volume OF new business,
while among tho granite manufacturers
but little change is noted in the genera
demand. Reports from the slate belt
indicate a small increase in shipments
OF roofing slate but the prices reoeived are
said little less than usual. Organ man
ufacturers report demand has kept UP
well and they have considerable business
ahead. Some small Improvement Is re-
ported among the machine interesta
Garment manufacturers report a normal
trade while the demand for lumber holds
up we'll and prices fully as good as usual.
There has been more activity in the de.
mand for potatoes and the prices ara
said UP from what they were two months
ago. Retail business, as far as sales Of
seasonable goods is reported as rather
slow as the weather conditions have no.
favored largo sales Wholesalers and job
bers report collections inclined to be slow
Included IN the failure reports OF the
week are one voluntary bankruptcy ana
one compromise offer
Burlington manufacturers are well en-
ployed and retail merchants note trade
has been fully as good as could be ex-
pected for the period At Winooski the
mills are well employed in all lines. Rut-
land reports a large amount Of building
work has been done this year. more than
has been noted for some time Labor IL
well employed in all lines Reports from
ST. Adams show but little change in the
condition of the manufacturing interests,
while the retail merchants predict a good
holiday trade. St. Johnsbury reports 4
good business among the manufacturing
interests and some Improvement in retail
trade. A new bank is to open for bust
ness at Hardwick with the commence
ment Of the coming year, Montpelier re-
ports labor well employed for this period
of the year, Among the granite manu-
facturers work for future delivery is said
coming in well. Bennington manufac-
turers and retail merchants comment fav-
orably regarding present conditions while
at Bellows Falls all labor is said well
employed. in fact there are but few un-
employed Retail business IL said to have
been fully as good as could be expected.
Reports from Brattleboro state all man
ufacturers are busy and among the re-
tail merchants the outlook for holida'
trade Is considered good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12

Senator Blanchard of Windsor has
been reported favorably by the judi
ciary committee.
If we take Il mental excursion back
over the caucuses hcll in Burlington
during the past year, we plain voters
will remember that in the caucuses in
our little say directly for or AGAINST
everything of any importance that was
accomplished, We will also remember
that in caucuses for tne nomination of
state and county candi iates our say
was "A very limited one We hal 10
chance in these primaries to say whom
we preferred to have for candidate OK
ccpt indirectly as we voted for dele-
gates pledged to one or another can
iidate.
Take as specific instances the State
and county caucusos held by the Re-
publican party last spring. In the
county caucuses, We plain voters had
our choice between three tickets 50
that we might east a ballot bearing
the name of Mr. Mower. Mr. shaw. or
Mr. Becde. We had no chance to vp;,
on nominations for the other counlY
offices, the other senators, the sida
Judges, the sheriff AMI the States a.
torney. In other words. the count
caucus was dominated by the contest
of choosing the senator from Burling
ton and all other choices were lost
sight of i'm that.
officers, we common voters had no say
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
--- - -
VERMONT NOTES.

Barre is now entirely free from am
pox. the last patient being released viii
the week.
An organization of Barre business m
may be formed to obtain the Macs
chusetts State rights of the Eureka VenI
Ing machine of the st. Johnsbury firm
Charles Scarey of North bennington
T-ycar-old boy who ran away SaturdaI
was found lettering In the Rutland ST.
ton Monday night and returned hon
with his brother.
John j. Retting. aged S., sculptor of II
wooden statue which surmounts q
capitol building at Montpelier, and
prominent retired mercantile man
Brattleboro. died Saturday.
Lewis Towslev Of Manchester was -four
unconscious lying beside the railroi
track north of the Proctor station Satu
day evening. His condition is serious, al
little Is known Of how he happened
be injured. He had severe scalp woun
Frank Angelo. the confessed burgl;
who robbed the j. f. Gibson saloon
Rutland. was sentenced Saturday to tv
years In State prison at Windsor
Miss Charlotte S. McGuirk of Rutlar
was injured in Pittsford Sunday when &
automobile struck the carriage in WhiC
she was riding. She escaped with on
slight injuries, although she was throw
from the vehicle.
lion Penevitch Of Brattleboro had h
right wrist and two ribs broken when
attempting to pull a dr1ll out of a no
he fell down an embankment. the dr.
giving way suddenly
The Greater Vermont association hi
secured the services of a road expert f,
lecture purposes through the office
public roads. department of sgricHtur
Wa ShinRfOn. ID. &.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12

The WEEKLY FREE PRESS, cents
cer COPY, 60 cents for six months, s''o
per year. postage paid.
Advertisements and subscriptions re-
ceived at the office. 1870 College street
Full advertising rates sent on appiica-
ton.
Accounts cannot be opened for supscrlp-
lions Subscribers will please remit win
order. Names are not entered until pay
ment is received. and all papers are stop
ped at the end OF the time paid for
Remittance at the risk Of the subscriper
unless made by registered letter, or oy
check or postal order payable to the pun
fishers.
The date when the subscription expires
IL on the address-label Of each paper.
the change Of which to subseoue'''
date becomes a receipt for remittance
No other receipt is sent unless reduesteu
The receipt of the paper is suii'c'e'''
recent for the first subscription
when a change of address Is des'reu
both the old and new addresses shou''
he given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12

as To who should be governor II
that primary the only say was on the
merits of the Hon. c. w Brownell. A.
opposed 10 the virtues of the Hon. Max
l." Powell No one In Burlington lad
chance to vote for either of the cub .
crna torial candidates or for the other
candidates, for the other contestants
for second place, Frank T.. Howe and
Mr.. Barnes OF Addison or for any
other candidate for any office. IL
would seem that no possible harm AMI
much probable satisfaction might come
OF giving every man in a party the
opportunity to register an opinion FOR
or AGAINST every possible nominee Of
mat party for every elective office.
In the main the thing wanted Is a
broader opportunity for the registerin,,
of popular opinion. And in this cas-
the want is so great that If we be-
Level in the existence of anv sucb
ihIng as an abstract right, we woulI
call this particular want IA right
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
THE PRESSING PRIMARY SunIE,yr

Inc subject of direct primaries in
mis- day and generation isAound TO be
battle-ground for discussion, ann the
present vermont Legislature cannot
hord to pass 1t by witlaut having seri-
busly considered IT,
mere is indeed no likelihood that
TINS subject will lack attention. Al
really a half dozen more or less OF
primary bills have been introduced in
one branch or the other of the Legis-
nature And in the Senate. tae excel
seht primary measure introduced nv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
SENATOR DILLINGHAM'S IMMIGRA-
TION BILL.

While members Of the Vermont
age Of the Dillingham; immigration
bill. and have asked the Vermont dele
cation in Congress to support 1t. word
comes from Washington that the
democratic congressman from New
FORK will oppose the measure. having
oted in a caucus to take this course
1t is easy to understand why con-
.ressmen from a great COSMOPOLITAN
'ity like New York should feel con-
'traine1 TO oppose a measure intended
0 vigorously restrict further immi-
grafton. The metropolis has a very
,arge foreignbo population, and the
chances are that a majority of it's
voters are either naturalized citizens
or the sons of foreign born parents
Under these circumstances, the senti-
ment against Legislation tending TO
prevent the friends and relatives Ut
such voters from coming to ths United
States would naturally be very pro-
nounoei
The most noteworthy feature of the
immigration bill is the educational
lest. which requires that all immi.
grants shall be able to speak and
write one recognized language. It
VIII b. recognized at once that this
provision would go far to remedy
many OF the evils of immipratton I,
Its present form. although some of tho
most Objectionable classes coming into
the United States at this time are
we'll educated and therefore all the
more dangerous
An educational qualification woula
bar host OF ignorant Immigrants.
and when one has said this. it means
that very large proportion of the
objectionables is included in this
lass The ignorant classes that are
coming into the United States are the
most difficult for this nation to ass,n.
''"'"' anu Hot Few OF their number
ONE here simply for the purpose If
securing what money they can earn
u very low wages In competition with
american labor. ana then returning
to the old world
IL IL to he taken for grantel how
aver, that the congressman from n
number OF the large cities and some
Of the states in which recent immi-
grants have largely settled will toin
with the democratic congressman from
New York in opposing restriction
that Will exclude host of relatives
of present American residents and
citizens, ana there is reason to fear
tnat the measure will accordingly not
receive the support as a whole which
u merits AT the hands of the nations
lawmakers.