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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
CR|FF WILL TURN
OVER PLAYERS
To CRACKERS

~ ILL SMITH just naturally
II hasn't a word to say about
the Atlanta bali club for 1913
except that he's hopeful.
I'm under contract with Chatta-
nooga until October l." says Bill.
After that time come around and
III fill your ear full"
At that, Bill has plans.
For one thing, as soon as the
season is over Bill is going. to
Washington, He doesn't know just
when he viii leave He will stay
in Chattanooga until October /,
provided President o. B. Andrews
will not let him go earlier. He will
then run over to Atlanta for a day
or two and then start North.
Bits ultimate destination will be
the worlds series. But first off he
Will stop at Washington
Griff To Turn Over Men.
"Griff writes me he has some men
for me- says Bill, and l guess I'll
look 'em over. If they are any
thing we can use, I'll close for them
then and there"
Asked if he considered it prob
able that Washington would train
in Atlanta next spring. Bill said, Il
don't know what to think. The
whole trouble is that Clark Griffith
is superstitious. He trained in
Charlottesville this spring, and this
summer he has done well. For that
reason he will want to go back to
Charlottesville, But it isn't de-
cided yet"
OF couree, when the proper time
comes Bill Smith will slip in a few
drafts. He always does that. and
often picks up a batch of good
men. Bill has one of the finest
known system of volunteer scouts.
and he covers a half dozen leagues
with care.
When the first game of the
worlds series is sprung, Bill Smith
will be there. Bill never misses a
worlds series. He's always there.
Just when Smith will return to
Atlanta he doesn't know yet. but
it is probable that he will arrive
about November 10 to. spend the
winter. After he once takes up
his abode in the Gate City. he isn't
likely to beat it out again until the
team travels out on its first trip
next April.
Crackers Won Yesterday.
1t might be added in passing that
Bill Smiths ball -to-be handed
it to his present charges at Ponce
DeLeon yesterday afternoon with a
score of 5 to ?. The mighty Cove
leskie was a trifle wild. and the
Crackers made their hits count.
Brady was hit briskly, but he got
wonderful support. and he kept his
hits reasonably well separated.
The Crackers and the Lookouts
hook up again today. This is the
last ladies' day of the season here.
Wednesday comes the final game of
the year on Atlanta soil. Wednes-
day night the team beats it away
10 Memphis for the last series of
the year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
FODDER FOR FANS

. The only person connected with the Red
Sox who hasn't been given credit for the
pennant- winning performance is the bat
boy The latest man 3, who won it for
that he probably did his share.
Old Bill Phillips will probably be re-
tanned as manager of the Youngstown
team next year.
Connie Mack accuses RUDE Oldring and
Chief Bender of costing him the pennant
this year.
''Parson" Nicholson, the old Detroit sec
ond baseman, is out with an interview
stating that the chief difference between
the ball players of today and those of a
score of years ago is that they are over
coming superstition. "Parson' said he
knew an outtielder who wore the same
undershirt all the season through be-
cause he thought it brought him good
luck.
Don't ever shuttle the If deck" is
Fred Clarke's advice to young ball play
1t is said that ]. Sheckard has played
better ball this year than any time in
the past ten seasons:
Kirke, former Pelican, now with Boston,
promises to finish the season with bat
ting mark well above 800 He is hit
ting EN- $40 right now.
Esmond of Cincinnati. is the weakest
regular batter of the National league.
Lew Richie did not develop into Giant
Slaughterer until he hooked up with the
Cubs. Lew downed the Giants twice while
he was with the Phillies and once while
he was with the Pilgrims.
DOME Bush has the lead in the Amer
lean league for getting free passes He
has eighty to his credit already.
Harry Davis may go back to the Attn
letcs next year He is needed as as
sistant manager of the Philadelphia team.
The Detroit News says that Ty Cobb's
demand for salary will be somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Otto Hess has lost seventeen games for
session this year.
Dick Bayless is batting 1921 for Vernon
Del Howard is leading Heitmuller with
an average of 1855 in tifty-seven games.
Roy Castleton has won nine games and
lost five for Vernon this year.
"Izzy" Hoffman's suspension has run
for twenty-fOur days now and he is
complaining that he ought to be released
or used.
When Eddie Ainsmth was last in Bos-
ton his Cambridge friends gave him a lot
OF things, including reception. a ban
quet, a handbag, a safety razor and a
large time generally. Eddie Is a native
Of Cambridge
The Giants scored four home runs in
two DAYS last week II they keep that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
IF SCOUTS DEFEAT
FOXES TODAY THEY
WILL WEAR CROWN

COLUMBUS, GA, Sept. 10.-Colum-
bus is going to put up a hard fight to
win today's game from Jacksonville in
the post season series for the cham
pionship of the South Atlantic league.
The count now stands three victories
for the Scouts and one for the Foxes.
If Jacksonville should cop today, they
will be the winners, as the series is the
best four out of seven. Columbus won
the first game of the series and lost the
next three.
Yesterdays game went to the Scouts
to the tune of 4 to >. Mccormick. who
did the hurting for the locals, was
steady all through the game, allowing
only four hits. In the Seventh the
Scouts made three of their hits and
this. coupled with misjudged fly by
Outfielder Lewis, netted three runs for
the visitors. The other came in the
third on a hit. an error and a sacri-
flee. Columbus scored their two runs
in the seventh on a trio of hits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BRISTOL BEATS ROANOKE
IN FIRST GAME OF SERIES

BRISTOL, TENN, Sept. 1O.-"Red'
Munson's Bristol boosters, champions
OF the Appalachian league, yesterday
defeated the Roanoke Tigers. pennant
winners in the Virginia league. in the
hrst of the series of six games, half Of
winch will be played here and the re-
mainder at Roanoke, by the score of II
to 2.
Williams, the star twirler of the APP
paIacnlan, was on the mound for Bris-
tol, while Burleson, the former Mobile
pitcher was in the box for the visitors
The locals played an errorless game,
and hit Burleson freely, while Will
liams was effective at almost all stages
of the game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
PRESIDENT BARROW is
HOT AFTER STAlLINGS

NEW YORK, Sept 10.-President
Barrow. of the international league
has announced that he will bring Man
ager Stallings. of Buffalo, before the
board Of directors of the International
league and compel him to substantiate
or retract the charges he made in the
Buffalo newspapers against the UNI
pires in the Buffalo clubs recent series
with the Montreal team.
This was the second or third time
this season that Stalliugs came out
with a statement blaming the umpirrs
for the poor standing Of the club bur
in his latest outburst he even went so
far as to accuse the umpires Of in
tention9llN giving decisions against
his team IN two OF The Montreal games.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
Golfer Hilton Explains How He Was Beaten
Heat and Wretched Putting Eliminated Him
By "Bud'' Fisher

theless managed to run down two
which managed to put his head
well above water.
WaIdo's Puts immense.
In the morning round he played
extremely well, not exactly brill
liantly, but sound. speedy golf,
backed up by extraordinarily ac-
curate short approaching and
deadly hOling out. Never once did
he fail to get down in two strokes,
when within so yards of the hole,
and his average puts on the round
must have been less than one and
half per hole. 1t was putting Of
a sensational order it was just
continuous deadly work from dis
tances varying from four feet to
four yards. and it enabled MIN to
win all the holes which he looked
like winning and ha4ye many of the
holes which he appeared likely to
lose
1t was rather heartbreaking golf
to play against, as oy his accurate
short game he retrieved literally
every mistake that he happened to
make, but with all this virtue in his
game
Should Not Have Lost Match.
l., nevertheless, should never
have lost the match if could have
played my normal game. For some
reason or other. l could not hit the
ball straight with my wooden clubs.
| commenced slicing my tee shots,
and in trying to remedy this de-
feet developed an abnormal hook.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BY Harold H. Hilton.

w THEATON, ILL, Sept. To-
w 1t is unfortunate, but new
ertheless only too true,
that the amateur championship of
the United States, from a partici-
pants point of view, interested
Norman Hunter and myself no
more after the first few days play
We both fell by the wayside. my
own lapse being chiefly due to
sudden and complete loss of form.
for which | have not yet been able
to find any explanation except that
it lies in the possibility of the ex-
traordinary climatic conditions
having completely upset me. They
have been extraordinary, at least
from a Britisher's point of view,
as the thermometers have been
within hailing distance of 100 in
the shade for the past week.
American golfers have one and
all been most kind and sympa-
thetic over our misfortunes and
have not failed to realize and APP
preciate the difficulties under which
we have had to labor.
To revert to my own defeat at
the hands of young Waldo. The
boy deserved his success, as he
played with any amount of pluck
and conservative determination
and never became seriously per
turbed until the last nine holes of
the match, when l was quickly
catching him, but Notwithstanding
his most evident anxiety at this
juncture of the match, he never
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
SOL

L believe correspondent, who is
over here representing the English
papers, has suggested that my fail
ure to drive straight was the out
come Of my using some new driv-
ers which l had acquired in this
country, but that is not in any vav
correct, as l could not hit full
shot straight with any of my clubs.
and I tried them all. The truth is
something had gone wrong with
the works, and the only explana-
ton | can think of is that the ex-
tremely trying weather of the pre-
vious day, when the qualifying
round was played, had upset me in
some way.
Unable to Putt Well.
But, Notwithstanding my erratio
driving, l would still probably have
won had 1 been able to putt, but
could not hit the ball up to the
hole, either in my short run-up
shots or my puts. The green's
were heavier than they had been
on account Of the deluge of the
previous day. But l was quite
aware of that fact. l simply could
not hit the ball sufficiently firmly.
My cOnqueror is not in any way a
brilliant player, his methods are
somewhat studied and methodical.
The following day, when he was
at one time no less than s down to
Paul Hunter, one of the best of the
young Chicago players, the latter,
however, found himself only one up
with five holes to go. Young Wal
do had taken seven holes from him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
KLAUS BEATS MOREAU
ON FOUL IN 4TH ROUND

AK LES BANS. FRANCE. Sept.
10.-Marcel Moreau, the French pugi-
list. was disqualified yesterday in the
fourth round of his fight with Frank
Klaus. the Pittsburg heavyweight. for
foul lighting, and the decision was
awarded TO Klaus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BY John "Chief'O Meyers
Giants Great Catcher.

~ n 4 AA1N A4bE iGaSA AtAlA VI TIC p c1AlAu
~ Is felded and the crowd be-
gins 10 pour out Of the park
snd the players disappear into the
clubhouse-what them
The fans read in their papers
next morning: New York at Pitts
burg" or New York at Boston,"
or something like that And until
the bulletin boards begin to put UP
the score inning by inning. in the
afternoon. they know little or moth
ing about the men they have been
watching and cheering
What have the ball players been
doing in the meantime2 How have
they got to Pittsburg, or Boston,
or wherever they are2 How do
they travel? How. when abroad,
do they spend their mornings be
fore the game. their evenings aft
erward?
! remembered the other day a
ltte song from a comic opera
once saw. It was something about
when the enterprising burglar
iSn't burgling." and went on TO tell
Of his nom professional life in very
interesting fashion And though
there isn't any connection between
ball players and burglars-except
in the matter Of stealing bases-it
occurred to me that the fans might
Hike to know little something
shout the enterprtsing player when
he tsn't playing.
Wen, suppose we've just finished
. game on the Polo grounds. Our
Bchadule calls for a battle with the
Pirates in their homo park. OF
coursa, the Srst thing is 10 get
there and we get there in easier
and better fashion than any other
sort OF traveller.
Have Private Pullman Cars.
We hsve two private Pullman
cars Of our own, always, and they
are our travelling homo We assem-
bic at the railroad stanon-sorne-
times forty strong--and Just pile
aboard and make ourselves com
Portable.
In the first place, might men
don the make-lIp OF our party. We
carry twenty-five players, as many
as the rules wifi allow; John Nc
Graw, ths manager; Wnbert Rob
tnson. coach and assistant mana
ger; the club secretary and his as
sistaut; Or. Finley the club ply
sician; Ed MackAll. the club train
er; Dick HeuneSsy, our kid mas
cot, and often as many as ten or
twelve newspaper writers, especial
" toward the end of a close race.
Nobody has TO bother about de-
tails like tickets or berths OF bag
gage. The secretary has that all
arranged IN advance, and all that
the player has to do is to show
up at train time II he is regular
he takes possession OF a seat which
indicates that his berth, when it is
made up win be a lower" That's
an absolute rule Nothing but the
cream for the frst-str1ng players.
As soon as the train pulls out
the boys so to their favorite amuse-
ments-card playing, reading or
tanning Don't think "a player
finishes his game when he sheds his
spangles He doesn't Many a game
is played all over again as soon
as the boys get together.
There's "a 1ltf1C quartet Of ms "a },.,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
Chief Meyers Tells How Players Spend Time
Diamond Warriors Are Qannish Off the Field

mond. That seems to be the badge
Of big league class.
One thing we hear from strang-
ers most frequently is. Have a
drink. old man? Let's drink one
for good luck in today's game"
That invitation is invariably re-
fused. Few of the boys drink any
thing at all, and those who do take
a glass of beer occasionally do it
among themselves always. The
present-day player differs greatly
from the old timer, who mixed with
every one.
Pleasant strangers, with sensible
questions, we don't mind, but they
are in the minority to the buffers
In who simply want to tell their
friends that they are the associ-
ates of ball players.
There's no morning practice on
the road, so we're free. Each man
goes to his favorite pastime. A
good many play pool or billiards in
the hotel. Matty chases off and
plays chess or checkers with some
local expert. OF course, every one
knows the big fellows skill at all
those heavy thinking games.
For my part, I'm an art bug; so
! dig up some collection that is
on exhibition, or find a museum
where there are good paintings
and statuary, and spend all nv
time there. The Chicago museum
and the Carnegie institute in Pitts
burg are favorite morning haunts
of mine.
Then, too. every one has friends
in each of the cities. and those of
us who were college men have
their clubs to go to. spend
good bit of time in the Dartmouth
club in Chicago.
In the evenings on the road the
atergoing is the favorite occupation
of most of the boys MIR. Brush
the owner of the Giants. is a mem
Der of the Lambs club in New
York. and extends the courtesies of
the ball park to the actors. In re-
turn, the Giants are invited to the
theaters wherever any of the
Lambs are playing, We go in a
body just as we go about every
thing. If there are no shows. or
we've seen the shows before. we
go to the movies" for we're all
picture fans.
| don't suppose the average fan
ever hears much about another
subject I'm going to touch upon
the letters that ball players get.
These come much more frequently
to the club house at home, but we
get them on the road. too.
Women Write to Players.
A good many are from women.
You wouldn't think that a ball
player would have the same expe-
rience as q matinee idol. but he
does. Some of the letters are
mighty funny. l got one the other
day from girl who merely signed
an initial. in which she told me
where she was going to sit that
afternoon in the grandstand, de-
scribed her costume and then add
ed:
When you turn around and run
back toward the stand for a foul
fly, as you often do, | wish that
YOU would see me and give me
some sign of recognition"
Imagine a ban player in tight
pinch Of game looking after
high fly and at the same time
handing a woman the Chautauuua
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
SELECTS GUN TEAM.

JACKSON. GA, Sept. lO-Cantain O.
L. Mallet of the Jackson Rifles. has
selected the team that viii represent
the company at the reglmental shoot at
Holton Thursday and Friday Besides
Captain Mallet, those who will attend
are Sergeant J. A. Mcclure u. NJ.
Thornton, Lewis White Fletcher Duke.
Claud Thurston, L. f.. Turner. Marlin
Ban l. \. Maddox. Homer Harris
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
NAT THORNTON VICTOR
; IN MATCH AT CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND. OHIO, Sept. 1O.-Nat
Thornton, Southern tennis champion.
won his opening match in the Ohio
state tourney which began here yester-
day. He defeated S. A. Manchester in
straight sets The competition is for
the state championship. and a number
of players from the middle West are
participating.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10

No games we're played in the Ameri
| can league yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
DETRAY TO COACH "oLp MISS"

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Leo Detray. the
former University of Chicago football
star. has closed a contract to coach
the University Of Missouri eleven this
talL He viii start work on the squad
September 20.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
The Big Race

Here is the up to the minute dope
on how the Big Five" batters of the
An1arican Ieaoue ara bitf;co.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-25
TELEPHONE line
ON SOUTH SIDE
Wire Communication With
Westport and Cohassett
Within Two Weeks

Within two weeks the south side
telephone line will be completed, ac.
cording to announcement made by
A. C. Gaillac of the Aberdeen Cham,
ber of Commerce committee. to VIII oh
organization credit is due for secur.
ing the construction of the line
The line to the whaling station
was completed Tuseday, and will be
in service at once. This part OF the
system has been built by the Har.
Dor Telephone company. At the
whaling station it will connect with
a line to be built by Mrs. II. b.
Waldron, proprietor of the Cohassett
Beach hotel. She has already let a
contract for a line to run from the
whaling station. including the lay
ing of a cable across the bay to
Westport, to the Westport lve-sav-
ing station and to Cohassett.
Mr.. Gaillac and J. B. Benson, the
members of the Chamber OF Com
merce committee. worked tirelessl;'
the job for the past six months. The
construction of the line is of much
Importance to both Aberdeen and Ho-
quiam, and is of special Importance
to shipping.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-25
PrOdded by the Exposures OF the Herald, the
County Commissioners Order Harmless
Investigation of County Tax Rolls
WILSON RESOLUTION CONTAINED TEETH
Placing the Responsibility of Investigation on
the Assessor May Make That Official
the Tax Dodgers Goat

/ SCISSOR, when it is properly the duty
OF the prosecuting attorney.
NO matter what the findings of the
assessor, the result is sure to be un-
satisfactory. If frauds are discover
ed, their prosecution devolves upon
| The attorney, who will have to take
| his information from the assessor in
stead OF receiving it first hand if he
| makes the investigation. If no frauds
are reported, the general public is
| likely to do the assessors office an
injustice. by thinking they were con-
| cealed for a purpose-since the ex-
| posure by the Herald OF the doings
in Section 21-21-7, so that either way
the Investigation may turn the re-
suit is pretty certain to be the same
unsatisfactory to the large majority
of taxpayers.
1t will be noted that under the
Wilson resolution the county attor-
ney was given free hand. He was
simply ordered to investigate and to
punish any and all persons the in
vestigation should show guilty of
crime. The order carried with it all
the authority to make the probe thor.
ough and its adoption would have
taken the matter from the board of
commissioners entirely, which was er-
identity just what the majority did
not want
Under the provisions of the Davis
resolution, the assessor is merely CIV
en- authority to examine the rolls,
and to employ the necessary help to
do so. His findings will be reported,
of course, to the commissioners, who
can, if SO desire, make him the goat.
1t is doubtful if the law would COM
pei the assessor to obey the order
at all He is not under orders Of the
board of commissioners. and his pow
ers and duties are clearly prescribed
by law, and the law does not con-
template his office usurping the func-
tions of the sheriff or prosecuting at
torney.
The Herald lays no claim to prOphe-
cy, but will venture the prediction
that if the assessor permits himself
to be ordered to perform duties not
pertaining to his office by the board
Of commissioners, and, making this
investigation, reports fraud, he will
find himself and report receiving slim
support from the majority of the,
board. This prediction requires no
gift of prophecy. 1t is based upon.
the record findings of Hopkins and
Davis when they defeated the wilson
resolution on July Is, and declared
there had been no fraud or cOllu-
sion shown"
One may we'll ask what public
good can result from an investigation
the result of which must depend upon
the two men who in almost the same
breath, penalized the Weyerhaueser
Timber Co. for taxes escaped through
fraudulent representation to a deputy
assessor, and declared there was no
fraud shown?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-25
HEAVY LUMBER
CARC0SHIPMENTS
Aberdeen Breaks All Pre-
vious Records During
the Month of June

With the arrival here of the steam
er Plaiades of the California Atlantic
Steamship company from Portland
the schooner w. j. Patterson, from
San Pedro. the barkentine S. c. Allen
from Honolulu, and the steamer Jason
probably tomorrow, the lumber cargo
shipments this month will break all
previous records. The British tramp
steamer Harlesden, loading $4,000
feet of lumber FOR Panama, will fin
ish this week. The Plaiades' began
loading this morning for Balboa, the
Patterson for San Pedro and the Allen
a return cargo for Honolulu. The
steamers Daisy Mitchell, Grays Har-
Dor and Raymond, also new arrivals
will add to the record. Steamers
Newburg and Coronado departed The
Plaiades will take about 2,o00,000 feet
of lumber She has partial miscel-
laneous cargo stored at Portland.
Avalon is Launched
The steamer Avalon which has been
built in the yards at HoQuiam. was
launched at high tide Tuesday night.
Miss Frances Paine of this city was
sponsor. The Avalon was built for
the HartWood company of Raymond
and San Francisco for the trade of
Willapa and Grays Harbor. She will
have accommodations for q passen-
gers and 100000 feet of lumber The
cost OF the Avalon complete will be
$135,00 She will be towed to San
Francisco in August, where her boil
ers and machinery will be installed.
Capt. Christense, we'll known from
Grays Harbor to San Francisco, will
command.
The Herald Tells II All.