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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
Worlds Best Teams Almost Ready Final Tse Worlds
FIRST GUN IN Big BOMBARDMENT FIRED TUESDAY

Boston clan. has IL bow to Fred
Merkle when it comes to a matter
of individual play. Jake is a great,
old, Srlzzled veteran. but MerkIe
can take his measure at first bas-
ing. Both tan the hide off the ball.
but Stahl will get thrown out many
times on drives that for the faster
Merkle would be safe hits. Stahl
also is somewhat of an impeachment
on the bases and likewise fails to
cover the ground around his posi-
ton quite as well as the Giant, He
may be somewhat surer on thrown
balls. but if so, that is about the
only thing mentionable in his favor
aside possibly from experience and
headWork, and Merkle is not built
of solid ivory in the dome by any
means, despite the frequent knocks
hurled in his direction because Of
the. one most historic wooden top
play ever turned.
The Giants catching department
is much more dependable as well
as more brilliant than that of the
Hub horde. In our own humble
opinion. Arthur Wilson is at least
the equal of Chief Meyers, if not
more. and the New Workers will not
suffer if the Indian is inca acitated
and Olaf has to get behind the
swinging bludgeon. Both are eter-
nallY hard hitters and average base
runners, despite their bulk, and
they also can execute the rough
and fine points of the catching art
in top O. tn mornin style. Bill
Carrigan receives much credit from
Stahl for the Red SoX success, but
many find II hard to figure that
Carrigan is anything approaching a
star catcher. The same goes for
Forrest Cady However. who knows
but what they may upset the dope
just as did Ira Thomas two years
ago. when he was figured the one
weak spot of the Athletics against
the Cubs and then came to the fore
with eclat?
The utility men are certain to
figure largely in the series. and in
case of injuries Or other troubles
both sides are well supplied with
capable reinfoTcements. Marty
Krug and Henricksen in the out
field and Neal Ball and CLYDE En-
gel for the infieId are the Red SoX
substitutes. while Arthur Shafer
and Hank Groh for the first line of
defense and Burns for the garden,
together with Grover Hartley be-
hind the bat. form the Giant corps.
They compare about even.
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, bat
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 fin
ished eight straight wins for the Bos-
ton Nationals team,
If Hess had been man Of reasona ble
age. it might have been different But
he's old He did grand work for New
orleans last year but not one man in q
million supposed that he could get back
in fast company and win any games
He did, however, and he won them Col
the Wpst team in modern baseball the
Pilgrims of Boston.
N'rly. this otto Hess is a wonder
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 staffs outclass 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 fight Of a shooting star across
the sky.
Ray Collins, the second best
pitcher in the Stahl cpew, while
not generally figured as formidable
as either Mathewson or Tcsreau,
is consistent winner and his
portsido delivery may prove even
NOR" effective against the Giants
than Woods right handed smoke
balls, for the Giants do not hit
up TO form against fork hand fng-
rrs In the post season series
PLAYED by the Giants and Red SoN
in 1909 Mathewson defeated Wood.
but was conquered by Collins. The
sturdy Vermont youth won undyins
fame in Boston in that victory
over Matty. lie 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
pearauce against the Gothamites
will tend to make him feel at home,
and, anyway. his record shows him
i'm rhe light of a fire riser to big
occasions. He has done his best
work in crucial games.
Bcdient's excellent record for the
season places him on par as
rescue man with old Doctor Otis
Crandall. New York'e most illus
trious savior of losing games.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
By Monty.
\ TEW YORK, oct. 5.-Only thre


NTEW YORK, oct 5.-Only three
y 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
mighty roar, there will begin what
promises to be the best old worlds
series in the history Of the annual
classic.
Are the 5ostonians a stronger
team that were the Athletics of a
year ago?
How much stronger are tho
Giants than twelve 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
W hat 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 i'm
portance squeezed into the space
Of a 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 lnto four factors pitchers,
catchers, inheld and outheld. Fig
uring from any angle. the pitch
ing staffs compare practically
even If neither cracks and ascends
as the gas out of broken balloon
That much is conceded by all
hands. Tesreau. Mathewson and
Marquard loom up almost on the
same ruug 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 catchers and
inhelders are concerned belongs to
the Giants. The Red SoN have the
''NNti VI tue butlltlu argument.
But there is no outclassing seen in
any of the wings except where il
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 corps of ny
yhasers abridgers Of base hits and
throwers, they are without supe-
riors. At attack they are nends
from the fiery furnace, this apply
ing TO Speaker in particular.
Murray with his proneness 10 he
spectacular upon occasions. may be
q big factor i'm the series II he
finds himself not in such a slump
as ne suffered in the last worlds
series, when he failed to hit any Of
the Athletics pitchers with effect
lie may offset some Of the advan-
tage Of the Red SoN in the garden
end Of the affair Suodgrass 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

remaining job, depending upon
whether the opposing pitcher is
Highlander or a southpaw, are
just barely above the average.
Giant Infield Strong.
In the infield the around mer-
its OF the rival componeuRs bear
about the same relation to each
other in inverse ratio. The Giant
quartet is more efficient both in
run building and run killing. Odd
~ enough, this fact seems to hold
rue throughout the entire array
Where one man is superior to the
player of corresponding position ON
the opposition in defense he also
bears the advantage in offense.
There is one spot in the inner
bulwarlls that is better taken care
of for the Red Sox than for the
McGraw clan. This is shortstop.
where Heime Wagner, Stahrs field
lieutenant. holds forth. Wagner iss
cat in speed He gets going in
the direction of a ball batted to-
ward his territory, which is no
small area, like a lightning flash.
wagner can cover more ground
even than the brilliant Arthur
Fletcher, his rival and IS quicker
to get rid Of the ball and make il
81 hiz accurately toward the intend
ed target. He also is more valu-
able man when his team has the
"ins, his noisy and peppely man
nerisms counting heavily in his ia
Vor.
At the other three stations New
York looks to be all ia the merry,
although Larry Gardner can give
Charley Buck Herzog hot scram-
BILE for third base supremacy. Both
these fellows are good, game men.
with plenty of real baseball brains
as we'll as mechanical ability. Her
zog, if anything, is trfe faster
and therefore, gets the greater es-
TEEN by a hair line.
Larry Doyle is Yerkes' superior
in every task that confronts a sec
ond baseman. Ginger. hard hit
ting, rapidity of movement. alert
ness, throwing and anything else
YOU can name-in all these Lar
ripping Larry is better man than
u GOtcha" Steve.
MerkIe Has It on StahI.
lake Stahl, at first, though the
gallant leader of the victorious
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 il 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 Georgians baseball extras
Three big league players will look out for
The Georgian at the games Marquard Mey
ers and Carrigan. So well are these men known
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 talk of game"
ball clubs, I think that the Red
SoX are one all right I'm quite
certain that every man on that
team is a courageous ball player,
otherwise the Boston fellows would
not have won so easily in our
league.
Here is what | am getting at
The Red Sox have unbounded faith
in Wood He has been almost un-
beatable this season They are
convinced that he will have all the
better of the Giants. Now, 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 they would
have shown had their idol won his
game.
Will Be No Runaway Race.
On the other hand. if Wood
should get away to a good start
and win not only will the Red Sox
have the advantage so far as actual
games are concerned, but the conf
dence which the fellows had in
Wood at the start will be increased
and heightened until they will be
unable to see how they can be
licked. They will play with greater
dash and confidence than ever be-
fore, and team possessing the
playing strength of the Red Sox,
reinforced by confidence, forms a
mighty tough combination to beat
That is my reason for saying that
it all depends upon Wood. II he
can win, fine for the Red Sox. II 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 | 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 I don't mind
saying that | 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

that it would be a waste of space to dwell on
their baseball regulations. Marquard will see
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, 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, nmable 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
YALE PLAYS SYRACUSE

NtW HAVEN, CONN, oct. "a
hard struggle was in store ion. Yale this
afternoon in the game with Syracuse
football eleven Captain Spaldiug be-
lievrs that the Blue is able to win
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
standing Of the clut
Yesterday's Refuits-

NI1||Te W z Wv NUTr ,
Philadelphia s Boston
Chicago o. Detroit
Cleveland ST. Louis. NOT scheduled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
standing Of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.

Boston IA, Philadelphia
Brooklyn :. New York 3
Others not scheduled
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
THE BASEBALL CARD.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Today.
Philadelphia in Boston
New York in Brooklyn.
Pittsburg in Cincinnati.
81 Louis in Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
THE TWO CONVENTIONS.

There will be LOIS delegates in
the republican convention to be held
in Chicago in June, and 1904 in the
democratic convention in Baltimore
Each party allows the states two
delegates for every electoral vote
The difference in the number of del
|egates in the two conventions arises
from the territorial representation.
The republicans admit two dele
gates apiece from the District of CO.
lumbia, Alaska, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, and six delegates from
Hawaii. That means fourteen dele.
gates in addition to the 1,064 from
the state. The democrats admit six
delegates from each of the five terri
torial districts, thus increasing their
total to sixteen above that of the re
publicans.
| In the republican convention $40
votes will be required to nominate
In the democratic the two-thirds rule
Requires 1923.
| States ordinarily elect two dele.
gates to each convention for each
representative in congress, and tive
| for each senator, thus electing four
elegates-at-large. There has been
comment on the fact that Illinois i:
to have eight delegates-at-large The
reason is that under the new congress
sional apportionment Illinois gain'
1.-TWO congressman who have not yeI
been assigned to districts. So -four
delegates-at-large, representing thi.
additional population, are to go t.
1.-The conventions, besides the four reg
lular delegates-at-large.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
CLEAN UP THE CITIES.

The example set by Mayor Parks
of Whiting in inaugurating a two
weeks cleaning up of the city by
the city officials and citizens combin-
ed is one worthy of emulation every
where, American cities are far be-
hind the European cities in the mat
ter of civic cleanliness. There
stringent laws are ENFORCED. AS
to rubbish garbage and other I'M
slightly things that make a city a by
word. Hammond has begun to get
active and after May 6, the city
authorities intend to use drastic
means to get alleys and back lots
cleaned up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
THE SOCIALISTS FALL DOWN.

The suspension of the Chicago
Daily Socialists recall to mind some
of the recent failures of that party
in conducting municipal admipistra
tions. Marked failure has been made
in three places recently. Milwaukee
has tired of its Socialist government
and has overthrown SeideFs power
by refusing to returning him to office.
At Newcastle, Pa, United States
Steel corporation town the socialists
have quarreled with their mayor. He
is of their party, and the business
men are opposed to him to such an
extent that they have asked that he
resign from office-a request that
his own party concurs in.
Last fall Lorain, O., city about
the size of Gary and another United
States Steel corporation center. elect
led a socialist administration. The
day before yesterday Lorain news.
paper printed this:
The parting greeting to be ex-
changed between the Socialist par
~ and their former leader. Mayor
T. w. Pape, took place this morn
ing when Secretary F. w. Coll
sent the mayor letter informing
him that he had been expelled
from the party by a meeting of
Local Lorain held Thursday night.
The communication was short and
directly to the point"
Pape, like Mayor Seidel, was /;
leader in the exponent of socialist.
ideas. Yet neither Pape nor Seide
could find that theories will mi,
with realities. AS panacea TO
municipal short comings the Social
listic remedy seems to lack the virtue
lattributed to it. 1t even has beef
predicted that in time that the So
cialists, aided by those who hav
been trained in the service of tina
party in Europe-and there ar
many of them among the foreigner
/ in the region-might gain possession
of the government of one of our loca
cities. Yet Lorafn and Newcastl
cities almost identical like our own
in size and in industrial interests
have seen the Socialists fail. So. 70
the time being that party need no
Ibe regarded as a possible rulin
lpower in any of these industrial com
lmunities, but as 1t strengthens an
eliminates the radicals it may be
come farce.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
HI e A X ID
r. u B E

MAY time. but none of those old
fashioned lilacs about.
IF the price of hay and oats keep
going up the way they have been doing
done a lot US will be forced to buy
autos.
THAT Boston aviator who is to mar
ry an heiress has experience that quail
fies him to enter the highest social cir
c1eS.
1T is about half past four, when the
kids have all gone. and only the mark
ings on the blackboard remain to tell
of the busy day that the school teacher
feels the loneliest.
FOR some reason or other our
'steemed Gary contemporary has gra-
ciously RETAINED from INJECTING on a
long suffering public it's periodical
spasm about it's being time to plant
trees.
A GARY man is suing the South
Shore interurban because an injury to
his eyes received while riding on tina,
line makes him see double Lucky man
| Think how happy he ought to fee
when he looks at silver dollar
IN London aldermen are elected fol
| life. Think what great chances Alder
man Battle Axe Castleman would have
| to work for the uplift of the pe-puI
were there no elections to bother him
AMONG other things that the first OF
] the month brings are receipts for lodge
dues.
| BIBLES are to be placed in every
room in all Lafayette hotels. Perhaps
( If the Hammond landlords would put
| good book in each of their rooms Fed
eral Judge Anderson might be induced
to rescind his decision not to spend
night in Hammond There's nothing
like trying and Hammond will have
something to boast about If she curbi
| his honor.
FROM what we can CLEAN at Atlanta
City they are either oyer-dressed oil
er-dressed and some are neither.
WALL STREET SEES FAT STEEL
YEAR" read TINES headlines. Now w,
wonder If steal wasn't meant?
1T was quite nerve racking, but w
/ managed to get that mischieviou
| youngster Tom Knots by the month o
April without getting him arrested
However, when the green apples begii
to ripen we fear that our task will be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
.eTHIS is MY 52ND BIRTHDAY,
DoE<cIas TfIden.

Douglas Tilden. the we'll known
sculptor was born in Chico. California,
May /, 1860. At an early age he lost
his hearing as a result of scarlet fever.
He was educated at the California
state Institution for the Deaf and aft
er his graduation in 1879 was in
structor in the institution for some
years. He studied sculpture in New
York and Paris and since 1888 has de-
voted himself to the art. From 1891
until 1900 he was professor of sculp-
ture in the Mark Hopkins Art Institute
of the University of California. Among
Mr. Tilden's notable works are The
Baseball Player" in Golden Gate Park.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01

shine, and revels in the luxury of
their balmy breath. But what are
the deep forests, or the laundering
waters, or the richest landscapes that
bounteous nature ever spread, TO
charm the eyes, and captivate the
senses of man, compared with the
recollection of the old scenes of his
early youth? Magic scenes indeed;
for the fancies of childhood dressed
them in colors brighte1 than the
rainbow, and almost as feeting =
From Sketches by Boz"-Charles
Dickens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
yards possible.

yards possible.
1t is therefore with poor grace that
the officials of this railroad come in
with claim for such large damages.
1t does not show the proper spirit of
gratitude. 1t shows that it does not
pay to make such sacrifices for the
benefit of railroad. Hard headed
railroad men come to think that it is
their right, not to say their privilege,
to vacate the streets of city and
then come in for big damages when
improvements are proposed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01

hard one.
AMONG other little precedents that
nave been broken is the one that steel
mills never do any business in presi-
Dental years.
HENNERY ColdbottIe returned from
81. John last night He brought with
MIN several kegs of Spring Hill mineral
water, and as our proofreader copied
one of them and suffered relapse
thereby kindly pass over all errors.
MILLER man talks of producing
yoikiess eggs. Why not? We have
porkless pork and beans and strawber-
ryless short cake at the boarding
house.
THE passing Of the garlic: We see by
the papers that the Art theatre of Gary
is to be perfumed with oil of roses
MAY firsts aren't like they use to be-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
The Day in
HISTORY
"THIs DATE IN HISTORY

May H
1690-First Colonial Congress met in
New York City.
1700-John Dryden. famous English
poet, died Born in 1881.
1707-Legislativ union of Scotland
England.
1s0s-Charles ". of Spain abdicated in
favor of Bonaparte.
College. founded in
1889, chartered as a university.
1S45-Methodist Episcopal Church
South organized at Louisville.
1S47-Corner- stone laid for the Smith
sonian Institution in Washington
1S62-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler took
possession of New Orleans.
1SSs-Lord Stanley of Preston appoint
ed Governor General of Canada.
|1S9s-American squadron under Com
modore Dewey destroyed the Span
ish feet in Manila Bay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-01
$1,000 IN TEN DAYS.

Billy" Sunday the noted ranter
and alleged revivalist got $4,000
cash for ten days meeting in
wheeling, West, Va. recently.
We will cheerfully wager a pound
of new potatoes that $4,000 is more
money than all the rest of the God
fearing, good-doing, half-starved
preachers of Wheeling get in a whole
year and now that Sunday has strip.
ped the town of $4,000 they probab
ly will starve the rest of the year.