Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-03
By Charles DRYDEN.

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national pastime we hear SO
much about? To the wild ass
Of the bleachers and the cornfed
boob in the boxes it is a game of
science. skill and saliva between
two teams OF profusely illustrated
young men with red necks and
freckles To the insider the whole
institution. from top to bottom, is
founded on bull con, booze, bone
heads and alibis; and the greatest
of these is the allbi.
After listening to the almost ante
morton outcroppings Of Mr.. Fogel
Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Hermann, Mr..
Hedges and other game sports, we
have reached the foregoing painful
conclusion Because the Phillies did
not win the pennant Pinch Presi-
dent Fogel of that powerful organi-
cation bursts into print with the
statement that President Lynch Of
the National league sold three um-
pires to McGraw. and that the trio
handed the Giants 81 games they
did not win Whether this be bun
con- booze. bonehead or alibi. or an
aggravated attack of all four, we
are unable to state one thing is
certain Hon. Fogel should be pos
ing as the star model in a sausage
factory instead Of besmirching the
national pastime in all its beauty
and purity Likewise innocence.
"Herrmann's Case Pathetic"
The case Of Mr.. Hermann is pa
thetic He. too. is In the alibi class,
having complained to President
Lynch that Umpire F'inneran
cussed Player Egan instead Of
player Egan GUESSING the umpire,
Because Of this discrepancy in the
dope developed in the last week Of
the season, the unhappy Reds failed
to cop the peunant Curses The
plant of Mr. Hermann should car
~ great weight. He Is chairman of
the national commission, an Elk of
international renowu and a gentle
man of high literary attachments.
II is said Mr. Hermann can read
the label on any bottle in any Eng
lish-s speaking buffet in the United
States. What is more to the point,
Larry Mclean, the brilliant young
Red backstop, has been known TO
tnhale the gasoline night and day
for weeks and weeks and still keep
from skidding The alibi in this
case is complete.
Poor Mr. Hedges is to be pitied.
He is the victim OF a wicked con-
spiracy. Every year he purchases
forty or fifty bush league artists
at So per head though other clubs
in the same league sometimes go
as nigh as $3.50 per promising
young athlete on the hoof At the
start Of each season the Browns
plunge TO the bottom and stay
there. The reason for this is that
the American league umpires have
Instructions TO give the Browns the
short end Of all decisions The
idea is TO drive Mr.. Hedges out Of
the baseball business and compel
him to peddle Salvation Army song
hits for a bare subsistence Say.
can you beat it2
Rum Crazed CUBS Win Flaos."
We now touch on the melancholy
sorrows Of Mr. Murphy. His rum
Crazed ruins won four penuants ana
two big flags while the mUk-fed
SoN. fun Of cheese tumors. landed
one peunaut and one worlds flag
The last word i'm aIlbi is due 90 the
fact the Cubs were unable ta grab
all the pennants what is Again.
curses. Never has the alcoholic
alibi pestered MIR. Comiskey and
caused him 10 squirm and WEIGH.
In the eyes Of Mr. Murphy a plat
ter Of sarsaparilla is greater than
a bonded warehouse within the
broader vision OF the conyiya Mn.
Comiskey What are q few barrels
Of booze to the old Roman He
is the modern Moses who sm.tes
the buns instead of the roofs and
refreshments gush forth
MI, Comiskcy b. true sport
The annex ~ his 0nIg, Ia. som If