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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
By Percy H. Whiting.
THE late Robert Louis Steven

TIME late Robert Louis Steven
son. in his Strange Case of
Dr.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
makes his double-barreled hero
say: ~ stood committed to pro
found dupEicity of life.
hazard the guess that man will be
ultimately known for mere polity
of muitifarious, incongruous and
independent denizens two
natures 81 commended in the
field of my consciousness"
It's a weird fact that baseball is
fairly peppered with examples Of
this DIR. Jekyll- Mr.. Hyde stuff.
A man in everyday life may be
as quiet as a tombstone-only to
20 on the field and transform in a
second into a bowling hoodlum.
THE most common form Of
L Jekyu- Hyde transformation is
that Of a man who is a terror on
the field, a gentleman off.
Just by way Of not going far
from home, consider the case Of
otto Jordan The former Cracker
manager has tanned down now, but
in the good old days he was as in
fiammable and anarchistic a ball
player as ever lived. He raved at
umpires. he quarreled with oppos-
ing players. he rowed with newspa-
per men. In New Orleans they usu-
ally ordered out the reserves when
otto arrived and once they took
him to the clink in the barred
wagon.
That's Otto Jordan on the field.
Mr.. Jordan off the field is anoth-
er person entirely. Never lived
more genial, good open
hearted chap, a home-lOver, an an
imal lover, a great Joker. a man
bubbling over with fun.
Another example you all know is
Hugh McMurray, bah player and
plumber
In the role Of plumber Hugh was
quiet to the point of absolute still
ness. He was all sunshine Never
lived more genial man. From sea
sons end to the beginning of the
next one little Mac" was the
Sunshine Society's shining exam
pie.
On the ball field Red" was the
most aggravated crab the world
ever knew, In the words of Bill
Smith. Redo fight his grandmoth-
er, And he would too, especially
if the old lady had tackled the job
of umpiring. Red was much given
to bad language, TO biting remarks
and 10 fist fights, No names need
be mentioned. but Red and Ger
tain Atlanta manager tangled once
to the total Disagreement. tenn
porary fortunately of both-over
some trivial point
Sticking right around home still.
we have the case of Harry Math.
ewS whose emporium Is located at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20

shortcomings on The part of their
new rivals.
All of the new managers can not
be at the head of the winning
teams, but it goes without saying
that all will strive for success as
they never have before.
With Evers and Tinker in q bat
tie of managerial wits. the games
between the Cubs and Reds will
make baseball history, as will
those between the Giants and Cubs
and the Giants and Reds.
There is no doubt that Evers and
Tinker We're a big part of the brains
OF the Cubs. Chance was born
baseball leader, but still it can not
be denied that Evers and Tinker
We're most worthy lieutenants of
the p. l.. Without those two stars,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
By Bill Bailey.

0HlCAGO, Dec. 20.-Is Iy
Cobb, the wonderful out
fielder of the Detroit Tigers,
4 great judge of ball players? Or
even a good Judge?
Charles w. Murphy, president of
the Cubs. answers NO" At the
first jump you might get the i'm
preston that the West Side mag
nate was belittling the Georgia
Peach. But you read and you win
discover that President Murphy
says that it is the greatness Of the
wonderful outfelder which ruins
MIN as a judge.
The conversation came up like
this: President Murphy was back
from New York and naturally was
discussing the big trade which he
put over there. As a matter of
fact, the name Of Red" Corridor
came up. President Murphy said
that every man that he had talked
to about Gordon has proclaimed
him great young player with two
exceptions. one was William
Grayson, one time president of the
Colonels. The other was Tyrus
Cobb, the great outfielder Gray
sons opinion was quickly disposed
of
Does Cobb think Corridor is
not O great prospect? President
Murphy was asked
Thinks Well of Corridor.
He does was the answer
We'll, didn't that have ten
dency to sour you upon the young
ster?" the West Side magnate was
asked.
1T did not was the answer.
and I'll tell you why. Cobb is the
greatest ball player in the game
today. We in the National league
admit that, That puts me away on
the right foot No one can say
that I have a light regard for the
playing ability of this wonderful
player. But 1t is his very great
ness which counts against him
when It comes to judging another
player
Take Cobb at the bat. Ha
stands up there a perfect batter.
His swing is perfect He has a
wonderful eye. Cobb knows how to
bat. There is no bluffing, no four
flushing about him. He knows His
is the correct way. Without think
ing of himself, he sees the faults
in the other mans position at the
plate.
I'm his mind he doesn't argue
that the other fellow isn't a good
batter because he doesn't bat like
Cobb. But knowing how. he does
see only the faults. Therefore ne
jumps at the conclusion that the
other fellow isn't a great player
because he does things which Cobb
knows TO be wrong.
Take youngster on the bases
and have him judged by Cobb. and
what happens? The youngster is
condemned, Here is what happens.
Cobb knows how to run the bases.
He knows how to get a lead. He
knows when to start. He knows
now to go into a base; he knows
now to slide. He knows the cor
rect method of stealing. Maybe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
New Bosses May Break
Old League Monopoly

There will be four new managers
in the National league next year.
They are George Stallings, who will
lead the Boston Pilgrims; Johnny
Evers. who will direct the destinies
of the Chicago Cubs; Joe Tinker,
who will try and put Cincinnati on
the baseball map and Miller Hug
gins, who will lead the st. Louis
Cardinals.
These men may make baseball
history in the old league Chance,
Clarke and McGraw have had a
monopoly on the National league
pennants since 1901. Chance will
lead the New York Yankees next
season, but can any one of the new
leaders in some way help to cause
the downfall of the Giants or the
Pirates?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
Cobb a Crack Performer, But
He's a Poor Judge Of Players,
Says'Chubby Charley Murphy
By "Bud'' Fisher

he has figured it all out, and maybe
it comes to him by intuition. Now
he doesn't say, This fellow isn't a
base stealer because he doesn't
slide like 1 do.
Not Best at SLIDING.
What ne does say is. This fell
low isn't a good base runner be-
cause he doesn't know how to slide
The difference is this: The fellow
may not know as much about base
stealing as Cobb does, but at the
same time he knows so much more
than the average player that he
ranks under the head of the good
ones.
It's so in every department Of
the game. Cobb knows now and
the youngster knows it in lesser
degree. The one is absolutely sure
OF himself and the other wabbes.
Corridor doesn't measure to the
Cobb standard. Al the same time
we think he is destined to be
great ball player It's only natural
that we should have preferred Cobb
TO have a high opinion of the
youngster But at the same time
we are not discouraged by the fact
that Cobb doesn't like him, and for
the reason that Evers and l do not
believe that Cobb is a good judge.
In no manner must that be con-
strued as rejecting upon the play
ing ability OF the Detroit outdeider
however"
The Cub boss is elated at til.
deal which brought Corridor to the
West Side team and was telling
some OF the opinions which he
heard expressed while in New
York. He says that every man in
the American association with the
exception of Grayson declared thar
Corridor was certain to become a
whale.
Change Murphy's Mind
The Cub president went East
with the idea that Red" lacked ag-
gressiveness. He entertained no
such notion after talking to some
of the baseball men who saw him
in action last year The claim now
is that the only weakness which
the youngster has is that he at
tempts to cover too much ground
and that in his anxiety to get hold
of the sphere he fights it. Which
is often the fault of a fast young
ster, and one which can be over
come under smart management
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
Dual Personalities Are Plentiful
In Baseball Jekyll-Hyde Act a
Familiar Diamond Phenomenon

81 Marietta street Now. "Nlatty"
Is a card. He's a humorist. a
mimic, a teller of funny stories, a
pool player of goodly repute and a
good fellow. Matty, once wound up
and started is funnier than a min
strel show. Harry Mathews off the
field is a clever. genial gentleman.
Matty on the field-well, that's
different again. They called him
shutter in genial recognition of
his profound ability at personal
disparagement.
1t was ever Matty's wont to come
marching on the field at the head
Of his team. abusing the players of
the opposing team. He usually
picked out one whose goat" was
known to roam and then he would
get it and drive it off.
Tonneman, q decidedly chesty
youth. was one of Matty's particu-
larly alluring targets. Matty would
march on the field. would spy Ton
neman and would then unleash
something to the general effect Of
"Oh, there you are, you swell
headed, low-down, foul missing.
pitcher plaguing, Wild throwing
buzzard Why, you'd" Wen. a
lot of it must be left 10 the imaSi-
nation, for excellent reasons
But that was Matty all over, es-
pecially back in his playing days.
Now that he's branched out as a
manager he's Quoted down and
leaves the billingsgate to his play
ers Al best, on the field he's sur
ly, earnest quarrelsome-and in
his day there wasn't a better
catcher
And there you have the dual per-
sonality again.
Nor would the article be COM
plete without a mention Of Bernie
McCay. Never lived a man who
would go further In rowdyism on
the field. They called him the
John ]. McGraW of the Cotton
States" and that was no endearing
appellation, as applied. He de-
served It, too
of the field, though. there is no
more afrable, self-respecting, clever
chap than Bernie McCay.
= DING up into the big leagues,
you find hundreds OF these
Jekyll-Hyde chaps.
For instance: f. Chance. the
Peerless Leader (albeit at present
he has nothing to lead save an or
ange grove).
Chance IS one of the most open
and agreeable chaps in the world
off the field. In the old days ne was
considerable of a good fellow"
rather Inclined TO registering and
large. late doiugs, Even now he
stacks up as the best sort Of a good
fellow off the field
Have YOU ever seen Chance in
Uniform Never lived a man more
strictly business" He is always
Ia dead earnest, always froWniug.
always morose. He snaps out his
ga Al1l 80 nov Nv - tAtR AiilllltN.
DULLES his players, crabs at his
opponents and is as surly ana I'M
lovedly a character as could he pic
tured
Another dual personality" per
former was Fred Tenuey. They tell
me he was something of a dude.
purist and Beau Brummel off the
held-a man inclined toward daln-
tiness in speech, manners ana
dress.
ON the field Teuney was rough.
dirty, quarrelsomc--a rough meek.
good and proper. This manner of
acting he put on with his uniform
and cleaned off with his shower
bath.
Another Well known example is
Clark Griffith. ON tine field be is a.
Qumrelsome old pest. rasper "
mupires a terror to players.
on the field there never lived a
more genial. clever gentleman.
And there YOU are.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
COMPLETE RECORD OF INFlELDER
ZTMMERMAN'S CAREER ON DIAMOND

Heinie Zimmerman Y,
fielder Bats and throws right
Played semi professional ball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
PAPER MUSLIN SCRAP BOOKS

At this time OF the year. more 'nai'
,nv other time. our mothers and our
hrothers. and we ourselves get c1rcu,
lars and postals. Christmas cards anu
magazines. all with illustrations ana
some with illustrations in color. Id
fact we get so many that after ~hlle
we really don't know what to do with
Them. so we throw them in the waste
basket. Don't let us do that any
more Let MS save these pictures ana
haste them IN scrap books and seno
them to hospitals. The scrap book can
he made Of green paper muslln' De-
cause green is comfortable to the eye
Law three pieces of muslin. each eigh-
teen inches by twelve inches, on top
az each other nat upon the table, ana
then measure nine inches from eacn
end and sew with strong thread down
the centre. Then the scrap book VIII
ne made and 1t will have twelve pages.
This will be light and easily handled
hy children in bed and will be never
ending JOY to them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
PUZZLE PICTURE-TF1E NATIVITY
NO.. I,

craftsman. for he studied anatomy from
we'll known physician before he learned
to paint. In after years he gave this
physician great pleasure by painting III.
portrait and presenting it to him.
His first lessons in drawing he took
from an uncle. an artist. and did so we'll
that when he was thirteen he was quite
proficient in the rudiments of his art.
Later he studied under Andrea Montegns,
] a master, and learned so quickly that he
| soon excelled his teacher In special lines
! OF the work, showing an originality and
skill that in time made him one OF N.
great masters. One of these excellencies
was in "foreshortening' means 10
draw aslant, so that certain parts OF A
| figure stand out from the plane surface
and the figure appears like one In life. He
was also proficient in charoscuro, which
means light-dark. or the blending OF the
| light and dark shades with such exact.
ness that il is a perfect representation
of nature, which comes out in this pict.
ure We are trying to name.
| Although Antonio gave 10 the world
many beautiful pictures and some very
noted ones, his principal work was that
Of painting altar pieces and frescoes az
on the ceiling and walls of the Cathedral
at Parmani. the church and monastery
Of st. John the Evangelist, in the con-
vent of st. Paolo, and others.
He was particularly celebrated for hs
painting of cupolas. Titan, great mas
ter, after seeing the painting on one Of
these famous cupolas declared that u the
cupola was reversed and filled with gold
| Il would not be worth the value Of the
painting. That Antonio realized In de-
gree that he was a great painter Is shown
by his remark after studying one OF
| Raphaels masterpieces: IL too. am
painter" showing that he not only an-
preciated the great master, but that he
had been inspired TO greater effort In his
work
| The popularity Of his paintings Is at.
| tested by the fact that picture OF his In
| a church at Seville. Spain, in order TO pre-.
serve Il from barbartc hands during the
Peninsula War was cut in TWO and aeaeh
| half sold TO a different purchaser. with
the understanding that the two halves
should he united after the war But7vhen
the time came to"restore the painting
each man refused 10 give UP his half: 30
the painting remains to-day IN two parts,
but as each half Is a whole picture II Is
worth the keeping.
| g. The artists masterpiece the picture
I whose name We must guess, was original
W orderedrby one Pratonero OF Reggie
| IA l522Ifor the sum Of 20s lire, Pratonero
i.stIprlztng that the whole should be
dane excellently we'll" The painting was
not completed until eight years after
When it was placed in church in Mo-
dena. Here II was wrangled over By
the Dukes Of Modena, until one more
bold than the others stole it from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
A cow IN THE PANTRY.

Dear Readers Of The Tribune Junior
Forum:
I am going to try and write as good .
story as yours are.
Belle, with her family OF dolls. and
Mamma, with her mendins basket were
sitting out under q big maple tree.
All at once they heard a heavy step In
tho kitchen.
who can II be-" said Mamma,
More steps were heard and then, crash
Rattle! Bang! Crockery and t!nware
seemed both gong to ruin together.
Mamma rushed in and found old Black,
the COW, In tho pantry.
She had gone into the kitchen, then
smelling tho cold boiled vegetables IN the
pantry had gone In there and knocked
lot OF things of tho shelves and war
now feasting among the ruins. Mamma
then went outdoors and put stick
through the window into the cows face
and fairly forced her 70 back o,ft-
Mamma had a sweet time cleaning up
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he has served Us wen, so has he also been
q all fed -

he has served us wen, so has he also been
well fed"
The poor dog, who was lying stretched
out in the sun not far of, heard all that
was said, and 1t made him sad to know
that the morrow would be his last day.
Now, Sultan had good friend, wolf;
so IN the evening ne slipped out into the
forest to visit him, and complained to
him Of the fate which awaited him.
Listen, gossip" said the wolf, take
courage. / will help you out Of your
trouble. | have thought Of something
Tomorrow morning early your master
and his wife are going out into the fields
haymaking. and they Will take their
little child with them. While they are at
work they will lay the child under the
hedge In the shadow. You lay yourself
by him, as n you meant TO watch him.
II will wait Till all is quiet, and then i Will
run out OF the wood and seize the child.
Then you must spring after me. as If you
would seize 1t from me. ] will let the
child fall and you shall bring it back to
Its parents again. and they will believe
that you have saved il from me, and
will be the more thankful because they
intended to kill you. Instead Of that, you
will be in full favor. and nothing will ever
cause them TO give you up.
The dog followed this advice, and, as
II had been planned. so It was accom-
plished TIE father screamed as he saw
the wolf run away with his child through
the wood; but when poor old sultan
brought il back his Joy and gratitude
knew no bounds. He stroked and patted
the old dog. saying. Nothing shall ever
hurt you now. you dear old dog. and you
shall never want for food and shelter as
long as you live"
To his wife he said Go home at once,
wife, and cook some bread and milk for
poor old Sultan. II is soft, and will not
require teeth to bite It. And bring the
PILLOW from my armchair lie shall have
II for bed"
And so from this time old Sultan had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

drops OF honey dew. And IL has the most
delicate rose tinted colorins underneath.
The tiny, slender stalks are covered
with delicate pink flowers. Indeed II
looks very. very harmless. But watch II.
You will see some poor little ny or ant
come to. drink the dewdrops on the
leaves. Alas they are caught by the
sticky drops. They pull and struggle, but
II does no good; for the long. threadiike
hairs in the plant bind them tight, the
leaf closes up and they are dead.
DO YOU know why the plant wants the
insect that It catches' II wants 1t Tor
food, Just as YOU want nice chicken or
pie
Shall tell you how the food u disested
BY the plant? The liquid that looks Ike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

carved angelic faces---the messengers OF
the Madonna and the Christ child-lrom
snowy blocks Of marble. while the great
masters in sacred inspiration painted
wonderful paintings, pictures OF the HOY
Night. OF the wise men, OF the shepheids'
Of the lowly stable with the wondering
cattle and OF the Madonna with the Holy
Babe,
rb... nictures-some crude in workman
ship. others masterpieces Of art-oecame
known as pictures OF the Nativity. one
of these pictures is so beautiful, drawn
With such clear cut lines, and the hght
from the little Babes face is 30 radiant
that Il beams In the midst like star
revealing the brooding tenderness OF the
mothers face and the figure OF Joseph
who is lettering the ass in the back
ground. that 1t Is not only one OF the
most noted as we'll as the most popular
OF all these masterpieces. but IT is one OF
the worlds greatest Christmas pictures
The artist who painted this picture was
an Italian. His name means JOYFUL rus
paintings show Joy in the beauty OF ms
art, a Joy in painting his kicking angels
and joyous-faced children, especially IN
the comely face OF the infant Redeemer
think he has been we'll named. great
master made this comment: He was the
only painter and then declared that the
children painted by him breathe and'smil'
with such grace that one who ses them
Is forced TO smile and be happy with them
But this artist had another name. the
name of the town in which he was born
IN 1894. as IL was the custom In those days
to give one a third name, the name
ones birthplace. 1t was by this nam
that he became known as a great maste'
so am going TO let YOU guess this name
and then you will remember II.
lie must have been an industrious little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
The Week Poem
THE BUILDERS.
Henry wsdsworth Longfeilow.


=, AIT are architects OF Fate,
= working in these walls OF Time
Some with massive deeds and great
Z sons With ornaments OF rhyme.
Nothing useless is. or low;
Each thing In fits place is best;
And what seems but idle show
: Strengthens and supports the rest
For the structure that we raise
Time 10 with materials filled;
Oar to-days and yesterdays
- Are the blocks with which we build.
truly shape end fashion these;
Leave no yawning gaps between;
Think not. because no man sees.
such things will remain unseen.
I'm the elder days Of art
builders wrought with greatest care
Zach minute and unseen part;
= FOR the gods sea everywhere.
, Let. us do our work as we'll,
both the unseen and the seen:
Make the house where gods may dwell
Beautiful, entire. and clean.
Else our lives are incomplete.
Standing in these walls of Time,
Broken stairways, where the feet
stumble as they seek to climb.
|. Build to-day, then. strong and sure
>, with A frm and ample base;
And ascending and secure
Shalr tomorrow find its place.
. Thus alone can we attain
To those turrets where the eye
Sees the world as one vast plain
And one boundiess reach OF SKY.