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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
FODDER FOR FANS

The Mansfield team of the Ohio State
league has on its lineup Pitcher Black,
Catcher Blue and Fielder Redman. And
yet it Is not colored nine,
II there is a post-seres game between
the American league pennant winners and
picked team which is likely, Clark
Griffith will lead the picked team.
The Louisville team is next to last, but
Manager Jack Hayden has been signed
for 1913. They are going to give him
another chance.
Owing TO the illness of Umpire Bier
halter, Bob Spade was summoned on
short notice to take up job as umpire
in the American association. Evidently
he did not last long at that managerial
job he had.
The indianapolis team has an amateur
owner and a bush league manager. But
il might get going, even with that com
bnation. Billy Smith was known as the
over the Atlanta team. After he won two
pennants they forgot that title.
Somebody sent out from Atlanta the in
formation that Bill Smith won pennantS
for Atlanta In 1908 and 1910. OF course
he didn't win pennants either of those
years. The rags he grabbed were in 1907
and 1909.
Jim Delehanty has secured place with
the Minneapolis club.
Mcmillan was the leading base steaIer
and the third best run getter OF the In
ternational league when he quit to go to
the HghlandeTs His last day in the In
ternational he hammered out two doubles
and triple.
Eddie Murphy, the Baltimore outielder
was the first man in the International
league to score 100 runs He turned the
trick in llS games.
Kid" Wells, with Jersey City, has bat
ted S57 this year, which is considera bly,
above his Southern league clip
George Cradle, ex--Cracker pitcher, has
been tined S25 and indefinitely suspended
The old complaint!
Ten Million, who looked like ready
money in the big league This spring. has
Sioux city. Iowa, TO Tacoma, Wash.
Challenge: The champion team Of the
Atlanta Federal Penltentiary lea que would
like to play series with the Cracker
club.
In a recent game al Sayiu Rock. Conn.
between the New Haven and Bridgeport
teams a giant umpire attacked q ball
PLAYER named Bobby STOW and then
mixed up with Jack Sprat and a half
dozen ball players i'm a general riot. No
body will he surprised To learn that the
name Of the said giant umpire is Null
laney. The suspicion exists that his first
name is nOmiuiCN
Fred Schupp. tho southpsw for whom
NCGVaw gave Decatur s. O0O is the hiEu-
est priced player who ever broke into a
big les que squad with less than a wear $
professional experience Last year Schupp
Was a mere semi pro
President TAFT is such an ardent base
ball blE tNat nr has directed Major z. T..
Enuadr~ his military AID, 10 make an en-
animation OF daredevil bHn Moelcr s.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23

ten-round scrap at Indianapolis Labor
Day.
Tom Jones, Ad Wolgasts manager, will
leave for Chicago September l. Jones
said he and the champion would return
to Los Angeles after Ads fight with Nc
Farland in time TO meet the winner of
the Mandot- Rivers bout
odds on the MRndot- Rivers contest have
been dropping lately and from present in
dicationS the Mexican will only be a
choice OF 10 to or 10 to when the two
lightweights enter the ring Labor Day.
Tony Caponi, middleweiEht. has been
matched with KID Clark for a round
engagement to be staged at Columbus
Labor Day Caponi fought here several
times last winter and made good inn
preston with Atlanta fans,
Willie Richie has accepted the terms
offered by Promoter Jimmy Cofroth for a
20-round battle with Tommy Murphy at
San Francisco Labor Day. The weight
win be 1873 pounds at o'clock, about five
hours before the fight, which should al
low the puEs to enter the ring strong.
Luther Mccarthy held Jesse Willard.
the big cowboy hope to ten-round draw
at the Garden \. C, In New York, Mon
day night.
Tom Kennedy can no longer be Cupsid-
sidered a white hope The big tighter
was an but knocked out by Jim Savage
in New York few days ago.
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Jordan Doesn't Want the Chattanooga Mnagemene Says Himself
SMITH WAS WISE NOT TO REPORT HERE SEPT. 2

this 1912 baseball season in the
South. The race in old Dixie Major
this year has been extremely close.
Any time any one of five teams
made a rush it could have threat
ened first place. And yet, barring
Mobile, no team has made a real
rush this season. The Barons took
an early lead and have held it right
along by a small margin. They
have never had things ali to them
selves. Any team in the league that
spurted could have passed the
Barons, But no team spurted.
This race has been one of the
odd affairs when the teams ran
punched all the way, with only a
little distance separating them but
with few changes in relative posi-
ton.
Even the justly lamented Crack
ers have been where they could get
not only out Of last place, but out
Of the second division If they could
only have won a half dozen games
in a row. But they have plugged
right along, winning just enough to
keep within hailing distance but
not enough to pass any other
teams.
Yea, verify, 1t has been a blighted
season.
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Rath Does Not Get Due Credit;
Lack of Weight His Handicap

whom we have seen. Morris can 20
from the plate to first base much
more speedily than from first to
second, or second to third. II is
difficult to account for that fact.
but ii accounts for his slim
total Of thefts He probably can
beat Heider to first by several steps,
but he isn't in Rollie's class in
sprints between other bases.
Ten Pounds Would Help.
He would be delighted II ten
pounds or more would consent to
add themselves to his present
weight. He figures that this would
give him more clouting strength
and make him almost so per cent
more valuable.
The other day in Washington,
when the Sox figured that Walter
Johnson was going to pitch, they
were guying Morris about his com
planning Of sore ankle He really
was lame, but the others professed
TO believe that ne wanted to lay off
day and thus avoid the unpleas-
ant job OF facing the holy terror.
There's no chance for me to lay
off, retorted Rath, because there
isn't any one else who can play my
position. | could have pneumonia
and still would be obliged to work.
Besides, TIL bet that I'll hit John
son Just as well as any of the rest
of you"
Gets Only Hit of johnson.
Morris went them one better.
Johnson allowed one hit and Rath
got It, So he had the laugh on his
helpless pals
Rath has no weakness as sec
ond baseman. His throwing is next
to perfect he covers plenty Of
ground and tags runners as well as
the next one. But just those two
things, inability to hit for extra
bases and inability to steal, pre-
vent his being hailed as a star or
even rated at his real value
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
TWO CITIES GO AFTER
FIGHT THAT NEW YORK
REFUSED TO TOLERATE

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Following the
to allow the ten-round boxing c 1,lT4toir
between Jack Johnson and Joe Iean1
nette to take place in this city on SEN
TENDER %, Jesse and Edward Mc1Tabdn
proprletors of the st. Nicholas Athlete
cup announced today that they WouId
pfoDaoly try to stage the bout in PhiIa-
delphta or Baltimore. ''''
Johnson again announced his retire
meht from the ring as soon as the de-
e e OF the boxing commission was
McMahons believe that they can nerl
suade him to change his mind.
Inc promoters announced that thew
would make trip to Chicago shortly 10
see Johnson. Jeanette has said he
woulo box Johnson anywhere, although
he preferred New York.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23

{ >HATTANOOGA papers are quot
Ing o. B. Andrews, president
of the Chattanooga club, in sting
ing interviews, denouncing Bill
Smith for saying that he was go
ing to buy Otto Jordan for use in
Atlanta next year. Andrews claims
that he wouldn't sell Jordan under
any circumstance.
OF course this is a typical An
drews interview AS a matter of
fact, Atlanta papers started the
idea that Jordan would come back,
and all Bill Smith ever said for
publication on the subject was that
if Jordan was for sale he would
buy him.
1t can probably be taken for
granted that Bill knows the base
ball rules and customs fully as well
as Mr.. Andrews
1t is also a cOri1ing guess that
Otto Jordan will be back in Atlanta
next season. He wants to come
back so bad it hurts him, and what
Otto wants he usually gets-bar-
ring pennants.
G PEAKING of pennants-the Biz
mingham team continues to
maintain a comfortably secure hold
on the Southern league lead and
should cop.
1t has been an odd thing about
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SWEDES WILL FIGHT HARD
TO WIN NEXT OLYMPIGD

NEW YORK, Aug 23.-The Iates, re-
L ,g party Of Olympic athletes
Ernie, Hjertberg, the American trains.
who had charge Of Sweden's OiVnpT'G
team, mas been re-engaged to train he
is regarded as indicating mat the Suada,
nave begun TO look seriously for OHM
honor5, and that they are planning tn
turn iI y ogt formidable team for the games
That the desire for American trainer,
Is sweeping all over Europe as evidenced
%. me oIter made by France to Lawson
robertson, the Irish-Americap ci,t{--,
trainer to take charge Of the French an
letes and prepare them for the NO.
olympic meet. Robertson declined fGe
present berth w" ms
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OLYMPIC MEN WILL BE
GUESTS OF NEW YORK;
FUN BEGINS TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Aug. 28.-The celebra-
ton in honor Of the victorious Ameri-
can Olympic athletes viii begin here
tonight and last throughout tomorrow.
a special performance Of The Rose
Maid" will be given at the Globe the
alter for the athletes, and practically
every man who wore the United States
shield az Stockholm will be present
A parade and dinner viii De given to-
morrow. The parade will start at ia
a. m.
Invitations were sent to President
Taft. Governor Dix and Mayor Gayuor
N attend the dinner tomorrow evening
A corps ~ blueiackets from the Brook
lyu navy ward w.li march with The attn
totes In the procession.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
MAYBE MACK MADE DEAL.
BUT HE SAYS HE DIDN'T

BALTIMORE, Aug 23.-Connie Mack
manager 1i5 Of the Philadelphia Athletics IS
2alG 10 nave completed a deal with the
t tf.y by which he gets Outfieiders lam.
WaIsh and Eddie Murphy and gave nm
B TSgT RiaS sSG Lord, fnfelder
forth and $4,000. Walsh and Nurphv
nave oeen batting over $50 all season
,PHIlLADELPHIA, Aug. 23.-Manager
MACK, or the Philadelphia American
league club, denied the report from BAH
more that he had completed deal vim
me baltimore. International league club
Dunn and myself have discussed Gesi
ment." any "s'e e-
Manager Mack denied the rumor that
the trade would be the forerlInner -
shake-up in the Athletics club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
WILSON OF KNOXVILLE
PITCHES N0-HIT GAME

KNOXVILLE TENN, Aug 23-Finis
Wilson. southpaw of the local Appalach-
ian league team, pitched a uo-htt no-run
game against Johnson City Yesterday att
ernoOn, and after a rest Of fifteen min
uteS, shut the same team out again by
the score Of TO 0. In the first game
which was won, TO O. ShorJstop Norley.
a college recruit hit two home runs i'm
succession. Unknown To Wilson and Nor
ley. scouts watched their work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
BY Percy H. Whiting.


along through their semi
final road trip of the season.
This-afternoon they open in Mont
gomery to play a postponed game
with the Tribe of Dobb. Then they
have regular contests there Sat
urday and Sunday. After these
games are out of the way they open
in Nashville for a queer little two
game series with the Vols. The
trip ends with three games in Chat
tanooga
The next home game comes the
first Monday in September, the
same being Labor day, This starts
a series Of ten games, which will
be played in ten days, with a dou-
BILE header on Labor day and with
one Sunday with no game.
on September 13 the Crackers Of
1912 set out on their last road
jaunt. 1t is to Memphis, and there
the Crackers will play three
game series and break up A few
Of the local players will return
to Atlanta to winter. Most of
them will beat 1t to their own
homes,
IRON New Orleans they are
L quoting Otto Jordan as ex-
pressing small desire for the Chat
tanooga management next year
and giving his reasons. This is
what Otto says
"Once is enough. Never again
for me-" he answered when ques-
toned.
What's the matter don't you
like managing" queried a friend
It's not that at ALL" answered
the Chattanooga field captain. Il
think can do all O. X. with prop
er support, but I'll never succeed
Billy Smith again. He's a good
pal of mine. but l wouldn't take
his Job"
We'll. it would be all right if he
went somewhere else and left the
Chattanooga job open" insisted the
friend.
That's what they said at Allan
ia" answered Jordan 1T was all
right with Bill, but not with the
people. They wanted him and my
taking that job cost me a good
many friends, very good friends.
And | certainly don't want that to
happen again, If l get another
chance at managing 1t will be to go
to another team. ! don't want ever
to be promoted from the ranks
and succeed a manager in the same
town as l did Smith at Atlanta"
Wise old Otto. He knows his
business.
. PEAKING of that, so does Bill
y smith They wanted Bill to
come over to Atlanta and take hold
September 2. Doubtless it could
have been arranged but it wasn't.
Bin was too wise.
OF course Bill might have come
to Atlanta, Fingered up the shat
tered remains Of the Calamity of
1912 and managed TO win some
the chances were all against him.
The acknowledgements wreck is
too far gone 1t has the losing habit.
An opium eater in the last stages
b.. M, .,,,,v, Wooded IA tho a RHO than
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-09
FLAY TEDDY
tcOu,inued from Prs, Pas,.,

tea for the majority Of the committee
which recently submitted for the
majority Of the committee which in.
vestigated the steel trust. II was an
elaborate eXcoriation % J. =. Pie.
POM Morgan. John ID Rockefeller and
others who have figured in financing
the steel industry.
Several OF Mr. Stanieys assertions
of facts Were challenged by rcpresen-
iative Gardner OF Massachusetts. Rep.
Hblican. who prepared the minority
report in opposition TO the majority
report.
Was not the statement OF Leoni.
das Merritt on the Transaction with
Rockefeller retracted?" asked SIR
Gardner
IT was. answered Mr.. Stanley.
explaining that Mr Merritt signed a
retraction when settlement was
made with his brother for s400. 600
Representative Gardner asked Mr.
Stanley u this portion Of the story
81 steel was not struck from the re-
port by the other majority members
Mr. stanley said ~ We. aad that he
told 10 on the floor TO get h TO the
public
The gentleman should not convey
the impr' ssion 10 was not made pub
lic.' said Mr. Gardner Every news
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-09
FIREMEN WIN
Stage r nth Inning Rally and Defeat
City Railway by the
Score Of p 20 8.

Ey st.4iLe "A genuine. boui-iidc
ninth inning rally which was produc-
tive % six runs the nremen defeated
tho CAV halfway team in the annual
game II tho SEASON yesterday after
noon on 'h, Island Park 10y the score
q l. ,oN. Everything rcsemblcd q
CITY RatlWa,- victory but the firemen
with that Itvcr-sa, die spirit that
has been acquired hy them IN fighting
nr" arnSs and hcfor. the dust cleared
away . sufficient number Of runs had
been pushed across the rubber 90 cop
tin conflict
The gam. was particularly brisht
in spots. with emphasis on the spots.
and the victory registered by fhe
fr'mtn was partly responsible To- the
wiidrsss 90 the city Railway hsaver
The errors werc even az six Counell
ard Eerp formed the battery for the
winners ANA Schui Smith and RuJic
for the yaiq.ishod
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county. many of the old wells have
stopped flowing and the owners are
resorting 10 the high explosive fluid
To rejuveniate them. In localities
where the producing formation has not
been exhausted. tn response II liber-
al In the Dortheast extension the
Ohio Fuel on Company Nos. and 3
on the Chloe Copenhaver farm. The
production Of the first was increased
IRON 20 TO 800 barrels and the last
from 30 TO $50 barrels. the ensuing "a
hours. On Elk river. the Walnut
Greek Oh Company shot its 40. s on
the Coal 4 Coke railroad right OF way
and Increased its production from 20
to so barrels a day. The completion
OF new wells and the shooting Of the
old does not stop the decline OF the
field. The estimated production of
the field is now between 1000 and
$4,000 barrels a day. This is a drop
OF more than 10000 borrels day
from what it previously registered.
The Gauges.
The gauges OF the wells and farms
producing the greater part of the AK.
gregate are as follows: Ohio Fuel oil
Ccmpany's Nos. ! TO II Chloe Copen-
haver. l.405 barrels: Nos. / TO 10
Barth- Schwartz. $50 barrels; Nos. |
and G. {. d W. +. Myers. 20 bar.
Ieis. Nos l and J y. Keeter. 1870
barrels: Nos. l TO IL G. w. White.
go barrels. Nos. 10 IL A. +. Hays.
$40 barrels; Nos. to J. II. Copen.
haver. i05 barrels: Nos. l 10 3
rhumm heirs. 200 barrels: Nos. | 10
, J. NJ. Young. 1870 barrels: No. > ].
\. Price. - barrels No. | W. l..
becker. 100 barrels. United Fuel Gas
Companys Nos. / to > Wise-Darrah.
$40 barrels. Nos. TO II Jas. r.
Brown. 1905 barrels; South Penn Oil
Companys Nos. TO 8 Albert Myers.
l.OlO barrels: Nos to Bannister
heirs. $50 barrels; Nos. and . W. s.
Jarrett, 29O barrels: Nos. l. >. and
q l. G. Myers. AS barrels: Nos. | 10
4 Fred Gardner. 395 barrels: Nos. |.
= and o. VI. Jarrett. $40 barrels:
No. ! II. +. Cline. $50 barrels: David.
son and Gates Nos ! to s Davidson.
Gates. 30 barrels: Walnut Creek on
Companys Nos. ! to 8. Coal 4 Coke
railroad right of way. 400 barrels; r.
{. Heslop's Nos. ! and ? Vernon Jar.
rett. 81 barrels: Grosscup. Rummell
4 Schawb's Nos. l to ~ David J. Jar,
rett. 1900 barrels Moorzell oil & Gas
Company's Nos. l and Robertson.
arrett lot. 20 barrels. Williams oil
C0mpany's No. ! J. a. Price. 50 bar.
rels: Freudenbergcr Oil Company
Nos ! and > Fred Gardner. $40 bar.
rels; Nos l and Slack heirs. 60 bar
reis: Ivory G. Jordan. receiver. Nos
I 10 Edna Myers. $40 barrels: It's.
kewah oil & Gas Company's Nos. I
and Booker heirs. % barrels: W. S
Edwards or Company's Nos ! to G.
Graham heirs. 325 barrels: Nos. 10
=. s. Jones lots. 81 barrels. and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-09
KANSAS ELECTION

TOPEKA. Kansas. Aug S-Although
United states Senator Charles curtis
has. upon the face Of returns up "a
late tonight. popular majority Of
between four and Eve thousand votes
be probably has lost in his nght for
denomination for bis seat in the sen.
ate
Governor W u Stuhhs. his oppo.
neuf. according 90 10 nights returns.
has ninety legislative districts out OF
one hundred and slNty-fSo boz the state
AMI as senators are nominated under
th" Kansas law hy plurality of legis
iativ" districts. stubbs seems 90 have
won
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-09
FINALS REACHED
In TOURNAMENT
MEMS DOUBLES AND SINGLES
ARE STARTED THURSDAY.
Fast Play and Close Matches charac-
terized Third Day Of Big
Tournament

Threatening skies might have les
sened the number OF entrants but Il
failed 10 keep down the ardor OF the
participants in the tennis torney be-
ing conducted by the Wheeling Ten
mis- Club for the championship of the
city, who were scheduled TO play yes
terday. Regardless OF the fact that
the rain Wednesday evening placed
The courts in soft condition. the
matches played OF yesterday were ex-
tremely interesting and closely con-
tested. Thursdays pay saw the
ladies' singles and doubles finished
up to the finals which will be played
off tomorrow together with the finals
in mems singles and doubles. The
fastest and best matches OF the week
will be Witnessed on the courts to-
morrow as sevC-2l OF the best players
in the city vii be- seen in action.
The ladies' finished their matches
first yesterday the men starting their
singles and doubles Immediately after.
In the scmi-hnals in singles Miss
Elizabeth Hugus defeated Miss Ann
Hugus 6-3 and 81. In the tri-fna s
in Doubles Miss Ann Hugus and Miss
Sarah Kirk defeated Mrs. II. G. Whit
aker and Miss Mary Simpson 6-l and
81 and the winners OF this match tri-
umphed over Mrs. Charles Waddel
and Mrs. Edward Stifel in the smi-
finals by the scores OF g. and SO.
Miss Frances Ogden and Miss Eliza
beth Hugus. by clever playing fought
their way 10 The finals by defeating
Miss Eleanor Greer and Virginia Hig-
gins by the scores OF g. and 60
In the finals in singles tomorrow,
Miss Sarah Kirk will be opposed by
doubles Miss Frances Ogden and
Elizabeth llugus will oppose Miss
Ann Hugus and Miss Sarah Kirk. The
mems singles and doubles which
reached an advanced stage yester-
day will be completed this afternoon.
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agreed 20 fight sam Langford and
sam McN"v In Australia under GER
tain conditions az yet not complete
with promoter W. ". Mcinioch.
"Johnsgn told representatives 81
Mclntoch that the offer $4,000 for
lights with LanEford and McVey
would bc acceptable To him pro-
vided he would give $4,000 for train
ing expenses and three roung-trip
tickets @ Australia and provided tina;
10000 were reposited with me.
Tcarney said.
He chose mo as stake holder be-
cause I had guided him in business
investments. 7 have no connection
with promoting the fight other than
that Of stake holder
After Johnson had issue ultimatum
McLntosh's representatives came 70
me for references. That is the last
I heard % the proposition.
Johnson refused 20 affirm the re-
port that he would enter the ring h
said he would fight II Il would be n
personal favor 10 Tearney"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-09
OIL AND GAS

Operators IN the southwestern part
OF West Virginia are more interested
In the test wells dilling In Kana~ha
and adjacent counties than develop
ments in het Blue Greek FIELD Each
well drilled Is est for some par
iicular locality. and a test is not
considered complete till after IL has
been drilled through all sands. in
GLIDING the Eerea grit Operations
in Clay county are by far the most
interesting. II is in this county
that the wildcatter is the mos hope
iul OF discovering a new pool.
At Blue Knob, Henry district, Clay
county. the Blue Knob Oil and Gas
company has drilled a test on the
6. W. Butcher farm into the Big Lime
and has gasser in that formation
with an estimated capacity OF 100000
cubic feet a day. OnLittle Sycamore
creek. Union district. the Little Syca-
more Creek OIL and Gas company is
drilling in the salt sand at No on
the Goshorn heirs farm.
On Bull creek. Peyton district.
Boone county. r ~ Bangor has drill.
led 4 test on the Darts farm through
the salt sand and has developed a
light gas pressure. on Coal river.
Sherman district. Fred Rich & Co.
are down 1900 feet at n test on the
Samuel Stephenson farm. On Eight
cen Mile creek. Union district. Tut
nam county, Nelson & Hun are down
1000 feet at their test on the James
Williams farm. On Island creek.
Washington district. Lincoln county,
Park s. co. arc starting n test on the
William Crawfor farm.
Shooting at Blue Greek
In the Blue Greek field in Kanawha