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The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

"one ought. every day at least, to
hear little song, read good poem,
see fine picture and, II it were pos
sible, to speak a few reasonable
words. Goethe.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

Dyspeptics, despair notl While there
Garfield Tea, there's hope.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

A fellow can make hit with girl
by telling how much he misses her.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

Don't kick till you know just where
the shoe pinches.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

On the road to success 1t isn't every
man who knows when to change cars
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

A pure. mild and potent laxative, Gsrnelt
Tea All druggists.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-10

Some people waste lot Of time try
ing to save 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
New0rleans Gets Championship;
Rainwater, of Atlanta, Wins Cup

semi finals, Schwartz from D. S.
Weaver, Memphis. FL. and Bouden
from Robert Davidson, Chattanoo-
ga, 80.
In the second flight F. c. Stahl-
man, Nashville defeated W. A.
knight Asheville, / up, and Law
son Watts, Nashville, won from A.
NJ. Post New Orleans, 81
So l.. Probasco. Chattanooga, de-
feated J. w. Stokes. Nashville, and
W. A, Devices, Jr., Chattanooga,
won from f. Martin, Chattanooga,
in the third flight
The winners in the semi finals of
the fourth flight were j. f. Morgan,
Memphis, who defeated n. T. Mon
tague. Chattanooga, As, and 6. d.
Baxter. Nashville. who won from r.
G. Watkins, Chattanooga, 4-3.
In the fifth flight r. E, Richards,
Atlanta. defeated P. A. Wright, At
lanta, 81, and W. w Simmons,
Memphis, won from c. v. Foust,
Birmingham, 8-6
Despite the defeat of Byrd in the
semi finals yesterday. the Atlanta
delegation will not return cupless.
c. V. Rainvater of the Atlanta
Athletic club turned in the low net
score in the handicap. This man is
far from a brilliant player but is
one Of the steadiest in Atlanta and
his steady plugging down the mid
die of the course netted him an ST,
which, with a handicap of Is. gave
him a net of 70
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
DOUBLE UMPIRE SYSTEM
TO LAST WHILE LONGER

MEMPHIS, June s. -Advices from
Southern league headquarters are to
the effect that the threatened curtau-
ment Of the Empirical force will not
take place at any time soon, and there
is more than an outside impossibilty
that the dual judgeship proposition will
remain intact until the yellow and sere
Of the autumnal period becomes sea
sonable matter. This, coming straight
and direct from his judicial eXcellencN.
W Marmaduke Kavanaugh, and almost
Immediately in the wake of p state
ment to the contrary. Is a signal for nu-
merous and vociferous yelps of JOY 1t
is needless to recount the virtues of
the modern system II has many ana
all add to the betterment of the game.
However. IL wasn't doubt as to the
effectiveness Of the system that placed
il in Jeopardy in this circuit II was
the additional cost incident to the en-
ployment of new umpires. owing 10
the horrible weather and the other
tragic feats engineered by the elements
the opening weeks OF the league We're
far from successful. financially or ar
isticallY. luasmuch as there are Ger
receipts never require the hiring OF eN-
pert mathema ticans there is never "a
world of coin made in DlXle's major
league When an unusually bad start
was made IL therefore became neces-
sary to reduce expenses For time II
looked a if the umpires would be the
ones to feel the keen cutter In the
locality where the celluloid Is hung
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June
S.-Nelson Whitney and
Bill" Stewart. both of New
Orleans. embarked this morning on
the long S6-hole grind that viii de-
eide the championship of the
Southern Golf association for 1912.
Each man has already tasted the
honors Of golf1ng leadership. Whit
.ney is the only American born golf
err who ever held first honors twice
He was champion in 1907 and 1908
Stewart won the title last year. 1t
was considered more or less Of
huke then, but his work this sea
son has given the lie to that dope.
for he has fought his way to the
finals through the very thickest of
the fight
One other match is in progress
that goes all day That is the So
hole finals In the first flight. Al
bert Schwartz and Whitney Bou-
den, a veteran and kid. are fight
ing it out in that division. The re-
manuel VI tire lilifii ildlNllGS dl
being played at Is holes.
A big gallery is following the
championship contest.
After one of the most spectacu-
lar matches seen in the local tour
nament. the last Atlanta golfer was
eliminated from the Southern
championship yesterday afternoon.
The hopes of the Gate City expired
in the big gully separating the
eighteenth tee from the green +.
G. Byrd, champion of 1910, and the
only Albanian who reached the
semi finals. and ". P. Stewart. of
New Orleans champion Of 1911,
reached the seventeenth hole all
even Stewart made tremendous
shot from the last Tee and virtually
reached the green, a distance OF
over zoo yards. In attempting to
duplicate this. Byrd pressed top
ped his hall and it rolled down to
the depths below. The sphere found
an unplayable lie and lodged there
So the Atlanta man picked it up
and gave up the match
In the other semi-hnal match in
the championship flight yesterday,
Nelson Whitney. Of New Orleans,
champion OF 1907 and 1908. trim
med F. England, Jr.. newcomer
from Little Rock. So
The two other New orleans play
ers. A. r schwartz, champion of
1902 and Whitney Bouden. the IL
year-old lad. Won in the first flight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
u. OF M. REINSTATES
ALL ITS "HIRED HANDS"

JACKSON. MISS. June SThe gen
eral college board has ordered the re-
tnstatement OF six students at the Uni
versity OF Mississippi, members of the
1911 football team who were suspended
because Of alleged acceptance Of money
for their participation in athletics.
The college board also rescinds the
action of the faculty in dismissing Dr..
y. P Stauffer. coach OF the "Ole Miss
football team. and generally recognized
as one Of the ablest football coaches in
the South Dr. Stauffer, who is now al
his home in Philadelphia was notified
by telegraph of his reinstatement
Briefly stated, ii was charged that
the rules OF the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic association had been violated
al the university and that the six stu
dents who formed the principal strength
Of the 1911 team had been. in various
wavs. paid for their services The trus-
tees could find mo merit in the charges
and ordered that the boys be reinstated
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

also got safe swat. but 1t was Of
the scratch variety, Stump making
A swell one-han stop and falling
by few feet Of getting the batter
at first
Thompson uses a fast drop and
out curve, His main dependence is
change of pace, possessing the
ability to mix them in deceiving
manner Speed he also has in
plenty, and while his performance
Of Yesterday was hardly a test suf-
ficient on which to risk any predic-
ton IS to his future, hts big league
debut could not have been more
promising under the circumstances
The new twirler halls from the
land Of cotton He was born at
Spring city, Tenn. twenty years
ago. All the baseball experience he
possesses was gained while with
prep school and college teams
Irwin Unearthed Thompson.
During the last three years he
PLAYED with the l. Of Georgia
and while there pitched few times
against the Yankees in spring ex-
hibition games. 1t was on one of
these occasions that he attracted
the attention Of Scout Irwin, who
secured him
A month ago in a game against
the Auburn college nine of Ala
hama Thompson struck out % men
in a nine inning contest, Last sea
son he won eleven out of twelve
games for his alma mater. Wolver-
ton is greatly pleased with the
showing made by him Yesterday
and viii undoubtly coach him along
carefully He may get chance to
start R game in the near future.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

the Barons is strengthening. In
side Of a week the Crackers should
be twice as strong as they were a
week ago. That sounds pretty
strong, but it will not miss it much.
If Brady and Russell are the men
they ought to be. the pitching staff
will be a good bit more than twice
as strong. If Coleman and the
new man, name unknown, are as
big an Improvement over East and
the man who goes as baseball
headquarters expects. the infleld
will be pretty nearly three times
az strong. The addition of Gala
han and the departure Of Ganley
should bolster up the outfield mate
rally. And the catching staff was
doing very well, anyway.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
Hemphm Discouraged Over Weather. His Players Need Work
RACE IN SOUTHERN GETS BETTER EVERY MINUTE

This chap Pat Donahue is max
ing the croakers sing changed
tune. When he came here most of
us thought he had one foot and
both arms in the grave. But
blessed if he is not proving the best
man who has worked behind the
bat for Atlanta since Sid Smiths
day. And of late he has had a
tremendous advantage over Smith
in pegging to second The way he
tagged those four New Orleans
runners Wednesday was something
that the Pelicans will remember as
long as this season lasts.
Graham continues to look good.
too He was certainly a bully good
trade for McMurray At first he
looked like another McMurray but
he has proved to be vastly better.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

LIE ~ EAiSfn W. NFAiACf - IN @-
Carl Thompson, the tall col
- legian who joined Wolver-
tons outfeld a few days ago hsd
his first opportunity OF pitching In
a big league game yesterday, and
although the big blonde twirier ala
not have a chance to cover hlmseit
with glory by scoring victory ne
certainly made good
The game was tucked away by
the Maps when Thompson made his
debut in the fifth inning, Davis
hopefuls having a lead Of seven
runs at the time, with Kaler going
AZ his best. The Maps had been
getting to Jack quinn hard and
often. banging his delivery for sew
on hits. which, with the aid of a
few misplays, gave them a com
mandins lead. but Thompson walk
ed to the mound cool and self-pos-
sessed and nary a fear of going
against the fence breaking crowd.
Famed Birmingham at Start.
His first act was to fan Bir-
mingham, one OF the Maps collec-
ton OF 800 hitters. and before the
game was over three other aspiring
Clevelanders had tossed away their
bats after vainly trying to connect
with his puzzling curves When
Thompson wasn't striking them out
he had the Maps popping up easy
flies Only twice did they get the
bail out of the inheld, once when
Lajoie singled and on the other
occasion Birmingham flied to Cree.
Lajoie's hit was the only real solid
hit made off the youngster. Ball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
mo JOB FOR EAST WITH
u.s." SAYS B. BERNHARD

MEMPHIS. TENN. June Walter
East will not be bought from Atlanta
by the Memphis club, and Second Base
man Moulton will not be displaced by
anybody
That's the announcement from base
ball headquarters and puts an end to
the rumor that East would be bought
by the Turtles
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
CORNELL TRACK FOUND
TO BE YARDS TOO LONG

ment Of the Percy field track ON which
the Cornell track meets are held showed
that Tell Berna CORNELL great dis
tance runner ran 81 yards more than
TWO miles when he established the new
American record of AHA MAY 4
The track four yards too Ions on
each quarter
ID rs figured Berna ran two miles IN
about . minutes y seconds Tie for
mer mark set by Berna was 9.25 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
Bv Percy II. Whiting.

wild with the Atlanta ball
club, with the gate receipts
and with our dispositions. About
three solid weeks of sunshine is all
that will save us. Manager Hemp
hill is fairly wild over the weather.
Here | have a team, he says,
that needs work And can give
it to EN-? can not. l can't play
in the rain
The Crackers are not unlike the
Irishman with the tight boots who
said. Faith, an I'll never be able
to act EN- on till after l wear 'em
bit" In their case they'll never
be able to win any games until
they play a few.
Some teams get good on loafng.
They are the ones made up of well
behaved Youngsters. No team of
veterans ever played good ball I'M
less it was playing steadily.
MANY fans have wondered this
NA year why Manager Hemphill
loaded up his team with so many
veterans The official explanation
is that Hemp" took over tail
end team, with little material on it
that he could use When the wreck
ing crew got through with the
Southern league ant-Champs of
1911 all that was left was COR
were" it's immaterial to mel
Sykes, O'Der. Sltton and Atkins.
Naturally Hemphill had to build
up the team from the bottom And
naturally he picked up old players
to do it,
Did you ever notice that when a
man comes down from the big
leagues to manage minor league
club he always ugs lot of old
timers with him? 1t never fails.
That's easy to explain. too.
A manager coming down from
above knows the hig leaguers and
the ex- big leaguers. But the vast
mess of minor league performers is
as queer as kraut to him. So he
grabs for what he knows
NEXT year the local baseball as
~ ISOLATION plans to daily more
with young PLAYERS. There are two
reasons for this. one is that the
kids liven up team and add to the
speed The other is that minor
league club must depend, quite
largely, for its income on develop
ing young players for sale to the
major leagues.
In these days. when any ordina-
rily good player is worth $4,000 and
star brings more than a score of
thousands, it pays to dig them up
HAS anybody noticed that the
Southern league race is getting
good If not. please notice. Yes
terday three teams we're tied for
third place, Today Chattanooga
has the position, all alone
Right now the league leaders and
the tai-end clubs are separated by
but l& full games.
OF course. birmingham has a
rather exalted standing. At that. II
the Barons lose games Nhlle the
Cults are winning 5. Mike Firms
team Will pass them
The real tight race is between
second and seventh places, inclu-
stve. only S1-2 full games sep
arate the Mobile club from the
Crackers, which is moderately near.
The Guns, i'm second place. have
lost one more game this season
than the Crackers. in seventh place
The Atlanta club, though il
stands next 10 last at present. isn't
tagging so tremendously far be-
mind with an Of its Wretehed 477
standing f. is only lie games be-
mind the Barons, who are out in
front
Every team in the league except
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
New York Scribe Praises Work
Of Carl Thompson, Now a Yank

~ARL THOMPSON, the former University Of Georgia
1 twirler made his first appearance the mound in
- Yankee uniform last Wednesday, when he finished
game against the Maps in Cleveland Harry Chaser
respondent with the for Hearss New York Evening
Journal had the following say about the work of
Athens hero:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

Goodyear No.Rim.Cut tires are
never less than 10 per cent overthe
rated size.
Actual comparison was lately
made with FIVE leading makes of
clincher tires. And No-Rim Cut
tires, measured by air capacity,
averaged 1877 per cent larger.
But call the oversize merely 10
per cent. That means 10 per
cent more air-10 per cent added
carrying capacity. And that, with
the average car, adds Is per cent
to the tire mileage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

Our 1912 Tire Book, based ON 3
years of tire making, is filled with
facts you should know. Ask ua to
mail it to you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
PALL WINS TOURNEY

LONDON June S.--John BaII vs.
.erday won the amateur golf cham
ponship ~ Great Britain IN the tourna-
Dent played at Westward Ho
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08

cut. These new-type tires-No.
Rim.Cut tires-save that % per
cent.
These two features together
No-Rim- Cut and oversize--under
average conditions, cut tire bills
in two.
That Is why No-Rin- Cut tires
now far outsell any other tire. They
are used today on some 200, 900
cars.
You are bound to come to them.
But, while you are waiting, your
tire cost is twice what it need be.
Let US prove this to you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
By Harry CHASER.

~LEVELAND. OHIO, June s
carl Thompson, the tall coll
legian who joined Wolver-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-30

But Il Is; only the Puritanisn IL tainted.
tainted with scntifnentality ana hypocrisy
Its real. brave. clean austerities all gone.
and only the primitive and savage element
remaining. For when the Americans are
forced TO look any unwelcome or impolite
fact In the face they cannot ear Il. and all
their savaEery breaks out. 10 IS not so long
since Maxim Gorki and the woman who
stood in the relationship of vito 20 him
were turned on OF one New York hotel
after another because they were rot legally
married 10 IS still a fact that n gentle
woman smoking a cigarette in n New York
restaurant would be asked either 70 stop
doing 50 or 70 leave; and Il was only the
other day that n negro WAS hrufally
lynched because he was alleged 20 havc
spoken insultingly 70 a white woman over
tho f~nlorhonn
And all this In the sacred name OF cniv-
airy IL looks more like cruelty And. IN
fact. sentimental people are generally
rather cruel az heart. q Is not really the
sufcrirgs Of others that touch them so
much as their own discomfort caused by
tho contemplation % suffering In Others:
ans Trov''e7 srch Tpon'e do not sec SUI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-30

imitation OF London society. But for the
average stupidity and often rank vulgarlty
you might imagine yourself. in these cir
cles - New York. 20 be IN a London draw
ing-room.
Life is the Americans real theatre. He
addresses himself with deliberate rusto 10
all the little circumstances that attend his
business occupation: his business is far
more than a means OF making money 20
him; Il is his hobby. his dana. his religion
all I'm one. Hence the love ~ titles: hence
the number Of president and vlce-presi-
dents and officials that are created In
ove-v business ente-r-lse
And even the man in quite a humble
capacity can visualize himself as an fndi-
vidual unity % inportance. and spirit him.
self nm for his ardu0us duties by n DRAMA
nc sense % HIS part in them. H Is not
plain JOHN Smith: he IS Conductor smith
~ Tho Motive Power Department o. the
United marlborough Freight and Trans
po-ta'ion Company; and IN This rpleudi1
Fr'eo he sees himself going about his daily
1u'Ios
There are no supers IN me American
business drama: every one has n place on
tho h''. and fNo majority no stars
Boston. OF which they are so proud. Is
spOiled hv a distressing and p~rigcish SELF
c-ousci.dsness hat makes even Eca:ine
scholarship renellant. n s. the clltiyation,
ro' It utcrorv people. t1t n a literary so
ciefy. and IN re results Is just ne unsari4-
factory as are those doses OF culture with
which the travelling American seeks 20
treat himself IN hts rapid flights 70 Europe.
You cannot 70 20 art or literature a. Won
can n Nichv or Carlsbad or Contrevviiie.
FOR a treatment: they must grow OF them
selves.
eally American. affords a wonderful *.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-30

ample OF the substitution OF restlessness
and circumstance for real rapidly and
economy OF time. The business man. In
his ramat character OF a locomotive
pressed for time. hurries into the barber
shop and extends himself IN a chair. feet
and hands outspread. n bootblack engaged
on each foot. q manicure on each hand.
and the barber himself operating or his
head But such are the seductiOns OF the
barber shop thai no probably spends
twenty minutes or half an hour there. as
against the Englishman's four or ave min
utcs.
American sensuallty. like q corpse
smothered IN flowers. is buried deep be-
meath a pile 81 sentmeutal!tles. courtesies.
and what are called chivalries-lhe kind
OF chivalry that consists In standing up
and removing YOUR hat when the char
woman go's i1 tho elevator with you.
In that innate s~oundness Of core. which
ono means when one uses The word char
actor ] believe fLe American 70 be above
any nation IN the world When one has
said tfat n man or a peonie has rharac-
ter. one has said the supremcst thing that
can be said about thom. The golden thread
OF character runs through American life
and society. much 1ttenuated here and
there. hu' practically rubrokcn from top to
bottom T believe that II Is this character
tstfe W .ch a~ccouu's 'or what one NAY
call the America ch7-m.
For ] think tha- there IL a charm that
is typically American. Just az there Is a
vulgarity which IS also tvpicauv Amer
lean. But the American vulgarity Is In
hnitely less horrible than. say. the vul-
Rarity ~ the French. sud he American
charm is much more delightful. because
much simpler and souDder than 1he hrii-
liant and rather heartless charm OF the
French a. their best
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-30
BY YOUNG
From Ms Article. "inerican Character
~isticS.- in The English Review.

A MERTCANS pride themselves very
~ much on their attitude toward
women; hut after all. leaving out
tho hat-removing and door-opcning part OF
Il. what does this attitude consist In? The
American society woman IS as much pam
pered and pettei as TIE favorite OF any
Eastern harem. and money Is lavished
upon her in exactly the same way and for
exactly ths same reason.
Her life. since most American men are
closely occupied with business. Ia lived al
most entirely among womnn-among the
favori'es OF other harcWs. who crowd to-
ge'her IN noisy restaurant luncheon par
ties. chattering endless nonsense ~ the top
OF thei- s0i"es-thie heirg almost their sole
distraction po7r fN'n@s ei7cc 'o~ women
no more than for anyone else (evcep, for
children and for servants who have the
liberty N be i%usol'ut and innriciant Is
thcro INV true Nho-'v n A~eric7
Just NJ tho mowcnf WHOM women IN
american society tccomc mature thev
'e7se ~ 'i-n 1rd - gov ana ROMAN ta''
chil@rcn. haif dolls Tc'ore wa-r'a~c thov
can do ne 'hov ple1er. after marriar, they
'1rr"r'er 10th in~d'vidualifv opa IfNe-'v ~
tHOurh' md wovr~ort THE simoie fact
~ sevr7l charm and attraction. which con-
Germs thcm CO ~'r-r'- &C. f-s4ftI through
ont 10 = verv hvror~l'ira' splrft.
= &C. ~o~N~nf--I ~r 2 enc~f q % vorfh'ui
id-'1. Tho r0c.rv ~ g done fa- moro than
fus''rc n - 'NN pr-n0eo - romantic love-
Tskiv~ SOt - > ~.iy -r~-~r'7o1 M ~ this
noint and IN thir P1fea Affe- marriage n
70 supposed miraouIoue'v 20 ce7se. hut the
women know we'll fNaf @ dos MT cease
American wor'o0 30 no~'oriouei- among
The most avr'7u0uq a0T eucro~es~f IN thn
purvu'' ~ those feminine ar's nv which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-30
And Here rEr. Filson Young, English Novelist a
Editor. Tells Why He Thinks the Wife of
a Rich American Might as Well Be
the Favorite of a Turkish Pasha

II HERE seems TO be no end 10 the
succession OF British innate OF
American life and character Every
writing Engllshman aud E~nglishwoman
visiting these shores-and quite a number
who have never beheld us except In per-
spective-have been impelled TO record In
print the result OF their observations OF
that unique human specimen. homo Amer
~fcanus."
Certain OF these observers-and critics
are deserving Of more attention than
others. Mr. Fiison Young. who writes on
american CHARACTERISTICS" In n recent
issue Of The English Review. IS a dis
tinguished novelist. essavist and editor
The following paragraphs from his article.
therefore. should have value In proportion
TO their interest.