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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
South Barren of Big League Timber as 1912 Season Closes
SMALLEST CROP IS SHIPPED TO MAJORS THIS YEAR

fact is that whereas in other sea-
sons every man who witnessed
eight ball games during the year
picked all Southern teams, this
years all Southern selections have
been as rare as the honest man, the
dinosaurs and the dido.
If the Southern catchers were
gone through with a fine tooth
comb, nothing would be harvested
that looks like a real bali player.
The Barons probably will win the
pennant, and they will do it with
two catchers that could never have
stuck through the season with a
tail-end club in years gone by.
And they are a pretty fair critic
rian Of the backstOpping strength
of the league.
Demaree No Youngster.
The pitchers show nothing more
remarkable. Demaree may stay up
but Demaree is far from being a
youngster. He came South with
Jimmy Ryan in 1903, and he has
been pitching Indifferent ball ever
since until this year. when he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
BUNDY SICK; TENNIS
MATCH PUT OFF A DAY

NEWPORT. II. l., Aug 2l.-Of the 1859
aSpirantS for the national lawn tennis
championship in singles who were on the
entry list Monday but So remained in the
running when play closed Yesterday Al
though two matches was run off yester-
day there We're no unexpected results
and the survivors are considered the pick
of American tennis players
The national championship in doubles
was to have been decided Yesterday, but
Thomas {. Bundy, " Los Angeles. one
Of the challengers, developed a slight IN
ness and the tide holders. Raymond II
Little and Gustav +. Touchard. of New
York, generously requested a days de
lay.
Instead Of the doubles event the com
mittee Immediately staged a lively con-
test in singles between former Champion
William }. Clothier, OF Philadelphia. and
Edward +. Larned. of Summit, n j.
Clothier won in straight sets
The last call for delinquent entries was
made at noon. and among those against
whom default was recorded was former
Champion Reals g Wright OF Boston
OFFICIALS of the United states Lawn
Tennis association today Cahled the Brit
lsh association that America would not
be represented in the trial matches for
the Davis international cup. now held in
New Zealand
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
CRACKERS PLAY
GETAWAY CANE
IN BARONV|LLE

" BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Aug. 81.
II The Crackers will offer
themselves for slaughter again
this afternoon at Redwood park.
Having been beaten to a pulp in
two games, they have lost all hope,
and the Barons look like a ! to 10
shot in the final game Of the series.
The score of yesterdays farce
was the same as the day before. II
to 3. The Crackers were outclassed
from start to finish, and looked
more like a Class q outfit than a
Glass A team.
Young Johnson was hit to all
corners of the. stadium. two home
runs, a triple and three doubles,
added to six singles, being aggre-
gated off his delivery.
Entirely outclassed. the Crackers
were easy. Prough allowed run
in the first inning and then after
the Barons had counted eight times
in the first three sessions he mere
ly toyed with the visitors as a cat
plays with a captured rat.
The only feature was the ease
with which the Barons slammed out
the pellet to all corners of the lot.
Every Baron save Marcan and Nc
Bride landed safely once or oft
ener.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
BOTH UMPIRES INJURED
IN GAME AT PITTSBURG

PITTSBURG. Aug. 2l-In the dou-
BILE header here yesterday between
Pittsburg and Brooklyn. rmpirps Bren-
nan and Owens were both injured in the
first part of the first game. and two
players were called upon to act the
rest of the first game. and all Of the
second. As far as is known this is the
first time both umpires have been hurt
in a major league game. The two
teams split the double header
Umpire Brennan. during the first
inning Of the first game slipped near
second base. injuHng his knee cap. TIM
pire Owens, who was behind the bat.
was hit by foul tip off Jack Miller's
bat in the second inning of the same
game, his breastbone being broken.
II was then decided by the managers
OF both teams To use players as UNI
pires. Catcher Phelps. of Brooklyn. and
Hyatt. utility man Of the Pittshurgs.
were called upon to act and umpired
the rest Of the afternoon
Umpire Owens was unconscious when
taken TO the hospital Physicians. It Is
said, Will have 10 use an N-ray to as
certain the extent OF his injuries. I'M
plre Brennan Is not SO seriously hurt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
By Fuzzy Woodruff.

w Smith and G. moie s,.,~. IL,
are engaged in their three
cornered joint debate as to the rel
ative strength of the Southern club
that probably will win the title in
1912 and the teams that were
awarded pennants in 1910. 1907 and
a few other years ages and ages
ago. the fact stands out in favor of
the contention Of Messrs. Frank
and Smith that not one single star
is being sent to the major leagues
from Dixie this season.
In fact. of the eight or ten dozen
ball players who have worn South
ern league uniforms this season,
there is hardly one that looks good
to become even a lesser luminary
in the major league armament
There is hardly one that has looked
better than his fellows of this
league.
The most potent proof of this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
Smith Will Be Both Manager and Acting President of Atlanta
WHOLE WORKS TO BE TURNED OVER TO NEW MOGUL

president Of a baseball association,
especially with green manager
working under him, earns his pay.
A Ii this detail work Of the South
ern association is nuts for Bill
Smith. He has been in the league
for six years. He helped make some
Of the rules and he helped establish
some of the presidents.
This fall the whole works will he
turned over to Bill Smith Pres-
dent Galloway will reserve the right
to sign checks. The rest of the du-
ties and the honors OF the job go to
Bill Smith.
The board Of directors proved
this year that they would not in
terfere with their managers They
gave Charley Hemphiu all the rope
in the world-and he went out and
hanged himself manageriauy
speaking. Not until he had proved
that he was utterly UNIT for the
place did they take a hand. Then
all they did was to can" him.
Since Alperman has had the job he
has had fun sway. II was up to
him to make or break the team.
Next year Bill Smiths authority
and power will be even greater.
President Galloway will turn over
to him not only all the duties of
rhe managers job, but most Of those
of the president as we'll Major
Galloway will act in a sort of tinan-
cial advisory capacity.
In effect. Bill Smith will be both
president and manager Of the club,
The board of directors will merely
Q. X. what he does and pat him on
the back when he wins games.
II HIS new arrangement will suit
Bill Smith. He's a 400 hitter in
the Hard Work league All he asks
is to be let alone He'll do the
rest and do it right. He doesn't
ask anybody to shoulder the blame
in case he fails. He wants to do
all the work and is willing to di-
vide the credit.
But watch him make things hum!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Galloway. 1t has been tolerably
strenuous season for Major Gala
way Neither Hemphill nor Alper-
man knew the first thing about the
Southern league or about manag-
ing when they took over their jobs.
AS a result, a world of the routine
work fen on President Callaway's
shoulders
Nobody outside of baseball head
quarters begins to suspect the
amount of routine work that must
be done, the immense amount of de
tail drudgery that is involved in the
job of buying and selling players,
drafting, trading, waving. and in
the little ordinary very-day af-
fairs Of a ban club
Just consider though There is
the Atlanta club. with its own es-
tablished way of doing things This
in turn is owned by the Georgia
Railway and Power Company with
strict rules for the handling of
financial matters Then the Allan
Ia club is a part Of the Southern
league. This organization is gov
erned by a complicated code which
mas been the outgrowth of eleven or
twelve years OF rule making-and
worse, IL is governed by precedents
and customs that have never been
reduced to writing at all The
Southern league, in turn is a mem
Der of the National Association of
Baseball Clubs, with It's set of rules
and its wen established procedure
for handling all cases. Then if the
local club has any dealings with a
big league, that's another story
again. For the big leagues have
Sull another form Of government
and a different equipment of rules
and procedure. And above them all
hovers the National Baseball Com
mission. the supreme court of base
bah, hedged around by more rules
than the supreme court of the
United States-and without any
constitution to work by.
You have our word for it-anv-
body who takes over the lob of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

really seems to have developed
something, but few of his most ar
dent admirers look for him to per-
form any wonders in the large
arena
Young Clarence Smith, the pop
purVeyor that Wordsworth devel-
oped this year, may come around in
time. In fact, in view of hts ten
der years-he is but eighteen-he
stands better chances of making
name and fame than the Mobile de-
mon. When you are through with
these two. the curtain can descend.
Doc Johnston will never remain
long in Cleveland. He is fine Glass
"A" timber, but his classification
will not go higher. Paulet may also
come" but he will never be a Dau-
bert.
Almeida has had his fling In the
big league. He will probably be
recalled, but he'll never stay up.
He'll go back to bed in a Glass a.
'NA III i1V Netii SGT d SIOuilu Dali
to his left His disposition is indif-
ferent and these two things will
overcome his natural ability as a
hitter.
Wares May Make Good.
Wares, of Montgomery, may fill
in pretty well in the Browns in
field, but that isn't whooping 'em
up to any considerable degree. and
of the outfielders Jimmy Johnston
seems certain of staying for a while
with the possibility that Stengel can
grab a berth with Stovall.
But where are the Jacksons, the
Speakers, the Oldrings, the Dau-
berts. the Fords, and Archers. and
SWeeneys that were once produced
so prolifcly? They are gone from
these diggings. Maybe with proper
cultivation another year will pro-
= duce once more one of these banner
crops.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

'rls Speaker sure is closing in fast on
Ty Cobb for top batting honors. There
is only ten points separating them to-
day, Cobb fell of fraction over
point yesterday, by securing only one
hit in four times up. Speaker, on the
other hand, gained almost two full
points. He earnered two safe swats in
three trips TO the plate. Joe jackson
lost point. He pounded forth two
hits in six attempts. After hitting like
a demon for three weeks, Eddie Col,
Inns took slump. In the double.
header the Athletics lost to the White
So%, Collins only managed to connect
once IN eight times up. Five notches
did he drop back therefore. Lajoie was
bit of on his feed, too. al he only
connected safely once in six chances.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
BY Percy H. Whiting.
THE Atlanta Baseball associa-

%HE Atlanta Baseball associa-
ton certainly timed the deal
with Billy Smith to a real
nicely II the announcement that
Bill was coming back had been
postponed until the end of the sea
son, the fans of Atlanta would at
present be committing suicide by
ones and twos, or else renouncing
baseball.
The team of today IS the most
hopeless thing that ever stepped on
a baseball diamond. The only
bright spot in all the gloom is the
knowledge that Bill Smith, a real
manager. as he has proved right
here in Atlanta, win be back on
the job next spring. for two-year
try at getting the Crackers out of
the depths.
The present Crackers are out for
a worlds record. They seem to be
trying to see how many games they
can lose just as quickly as posi-
BILE. The ST Louis Browns and
the Boston Nationals never had
anything on this bunch Of Crack
ers. Their playing, especially on
the road is "A horror.
But cheer up. Bill Smith is COM
ing And that means a first divi-
sion team 10 a certainty. and il isn't
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
FODDER FOR FANS


There is much rejoicing in New York
The Yanks viii probably not finish last
ens ssSs tb 1na Na od JoRns e mas
ter is right. :" saws Cobb. won cant see
en-
"And when Won can't see EN- Won cant
hit 'em.
Louisville on the off chance that Freddie
can help him in the nennant dash
Whom ,rop,,,,,, MAMMA, ,o,+ t,,, ro,,,
. ~ IOtiiiliS IllI E lelI Tue hOCL-
ting an even 200 and was leading the
lack Grin, tho storm, King of tho VII.
ginia league, has given M at Newport
News and has assoc from tbe garoa He
attTa ction Tor troIlbie WIN oil "'i''i'iH
paul Davis s,,ooooao, C,.;,, -. >,o-,..,,..
Naw %a' laws Succeeoeo "rirl at Newport
->0""'
~ noss fiei1n ioIIneT SoutheTn leaguer IS
IIT ~ ~ ~ 'Iie eN tI Ledsue as Nuie
Ftar ne rranseu ms name Ior luck,
sLteI winning recent game ana the
chaHee StuCk'
,....
Arue Holman has reported to the Pi-
tieman. re wants salary while he was
SIN anu - SN IuS uoeSH want TO give IL
70 MN Barney claims that Murphy
should pay, the amount. Doubtless the
Wrahgle VIII go TO the commission.
fallen on J. F. Baker Starring in the
series put Robe, AltroCk, Isbell. Adams
and Delehanty on the blink, but J Frank
the $50 mark.
BROOKLYN has passed nm Hot SPRINGS
bets has not selected his camp for next
spring, but 1t will not be "the Springs"
Extra-New Orleans PAPERS Of Satur-
day quote Smith as DENYING that he is
coming TO Atlanta Beats al how long
the principals of such deal are in get
ting onto the real facts Mayba he ad
Bill Smith says that the 1910 PeliCans
were better than the 1910 Barons. Sure
And a picked team from both of them
1917 crackers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
BRANNEN QUITS GEORGIA:
WILL GO INTO BUSINESS

ATHENS, Aug 2l.-Kid Brsnnen. the
University Of Georgia baseball star OF
the past season and recently elected as
director OF athletics at Georgia Military
college. has resigned his position anu
VIII 20 into business with his father
Arthur X Maddox. assistant football
coach a. the University Of Georgia. has
Reen chosen 90 succeed Branuen. and
- accepted the position Maddox left
'for Milledgevile this morning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
The Big Race

Here's how the Big Five" of the
American league are hittino the ball
the averages including yesterdays
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Tom Foxen. a pitcher. who has been i'm
the Southeastern. may be signed hy Lon
Castro 10 finish out the season at Ports
mouth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

The best $4,000 worth of ball player in
the southern league this year was Rafael
Almeida This man was offered broad
cast this spring. Rick Woodward was
the only man who had the gameness to
grab him. He has done more than any
other man toward winning the pennant
for the BarOns
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Birmingham is trying 10 spring that old
hunk about poSi-segRon series with the
American association pennant winners
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Detroit will draft Albert Basham. the
catcher from the Gainesville team of
the Kitty league
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Brown keene has been i'll and has not
been playing regularly with the Indian
apOliS team
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

oh yes. another man who says the
southern league this year is slower than
It has been in three years is Carleton
Molesw orth. manager OF the Birmingham
team, that is winning the pennant in the
Southern league
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Chattanooga fans are said to favor Sam
Crawford for manager next year above
Jordan. That's satisfactory to Atlanta
fans and probably will not ruin Otto's
disposition. Jordan is needed in Atlanta
TO round out the firm of smith, Jordan
& Co
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
Here's How Crackers
Are Hitting the Ball
Right Up to Date

These averages include all games
played to date:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Bill Smith says that the 80 Pelicans
were better than the 1910 Barons Sure
couldn't have held up their end with the
1907 Crackers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Extra-New Orleans papers of Satur
day quote Smith as denying that he i.
coming TO Atlanta. Beats all how Ions
the principals Of such deal are in get,
ting onto the real facts. Maybe he ad
mitS IL now
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

president of a baseball association,
especially with a green manager
working under him, earns his pay.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

Brooklyn has passed up Hot Springs.
Ark, as training camp President Eb-
bets has not selected his camp for next
spring, but it will not be "the Springs"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26
WOMEN HOLD A
BUDGET EXHIBIT
SuttragiStS' Good Work In a
New York State Town.
HELPED BY THE AUTHORITIES.

A Set of Questions Pertaining to Mu-
nicipal setterment Was Also Sent to
Candidates For Public office-Other
Towns Could Make Use Of the Plan.
While women in England are smash.
ing windows and breaking heads WON
en- in America with the same ultimate
aim are engaged not in destructive
militancy, but in active constructive
participation in government. The first
step in this direction was taken re-
Gently by members of the Hudson
River Equal Franchise society when
they started campaign for the social
aud economic rehabilitation of a New
York state town.
AS starting point the society held a
budget exhibit. At this exhibit was
shown how much the village has eX-
pended for various kinds of services
during the past several years and what
has been obtained for the amounts so
spent Unusual increases in appropri-
atoms were analyzed with a view to
ascertaining whether such increases
have been due to need for increased
services or whether they have been due
70 wrong methods.
The significance of this method lies
not in its application to this particular
town, but to the fact that it applies al
most without exception to almost all
American communities. With the CO.
operation of the New York bureau of
municipal research and the Westches
ter county research bureau the men,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26

THE BUDGET EXHIBIT WILL EVENTUALLY
MEAN SUCH THOROUGHFARES AND HOUSES
AS THESE IN ANY TOWN,
bers of the Equal Franchise society
have begun a movement which may
we'll become nation wide. The mem
bers, however, did not stop at holding
this budget exhibit. They wanted to
be sure that the village trustees would
fall in with their plans. Accordingly
Just before the recent election each or
the candidates was asked whether II
elected he would do his part to bring
about such progressive steps as these:
First-To formulate an annual budget
showing all incomes and outgoes for the
coming year. each budget to be based on
a clearly defined community program.
Second.-To hold public hearings on the
program and on the budget.
Third,-To provide in advance for all
annual expenses in order that unpaid bills
might not run into succeeding years.
Fourth.-To revise ana eQuallIe the as
sessment rolls
Fifth.-To install an effective system OF
accounts and records.
Sixth ITO draw up definite specifications
and award contracts to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder.
SeVenth.-Io require prompt anu Kun
| publication of village reports.
Eighth-To maintain bureau of lnfor-
nation for inquiries, complaints and sug-
| gestions Of citizens.
| Ninth.-To call q conference at least
once a year with officials of neighboring
communities which affect or are affected
! by the towns policies
Tenth.-To accept the advice OF inform
ed citizens and experts in all village mat
| ters.
Eleventh.-To adopt vigorous measures
20 eradicate preventable causes OF dis
| ease.
To these eleven questions all the can
lfdates answered in the affirmative,
some of the replies showing unlocked
for enthusiasm. AS a result, the mem
bers of the society are in the unique
position Of having public administra-
tive body waiting for their suggestions.
For the little town the carrying put
of the idea will mean rehabilitation.
For the cause Of those espousing 1t
the results will reach even farther.
Through the idea municipalities will
see their potentialities.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26
FOR BIC
MIMIC WAR GAME
$4,000 Troops, U. S. and Militia,
VIII Participate.
BOSTON TO Be ATTACKED.

Aeroplanes and Balloons viii BE Used
For Scouting Purposes-Thrse Days
Battle to Be Fought Near New Bed.
ford, Mass, In August.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26

LEGAL BLANKS FOR sale at The
Citizen office: Land Contracts,
Leases, Judgment Notes, Warrantee
Deeds, Bonds, transcripts, Sum-
mons, Attachments. Subpoenas, La
Dor Claim Deeds, Commitments, Ex-
ecutions, Collectors and Constables'
Bonds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26
WESLEYAN BOYS "S0RE."
Every Member of Last Class of Co-eds
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

To the deep chagrin Of the male stu
dents Of Wesleyan university, at Mid
dletown, Conn, every young woman in
the graduating class this year, which
is to be the last class Of women to re-
ceive diplomas from the university,
has been elected for high scholarship
stand to the honorary society Of Phi
Beta Kappa.
One of the arguments which the male
students have advanced against coedu
cation, which becomes extinct at Wes
leyan this year, is that the young wo'
men have taken scholarship honors
which otherwise would have gone tc
the men.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-26
As IA Health Food.

The properties OF the pineapple
are extremely healthful, its contents
of pepsin being of so high an aver
age that, of all the fruits, 1t takes
the highest rank among those pos
sessing the qualities that aid diges-
tion.
If pineapples were not so artifi-
cially high PRICED it Is a certainty
that the citizens of the United States
would discover in them a highly
beneficial food medicine, as well as a
delightful fruit.
A quarter of a pineapple, taken at
breakfast, would afford more tonic
than two grapefruit. A glass of the
juice of fresh pineapple, taken dur
ing a heavy meal, would furnish pep
sin enough to make the after-dinner
pepsin tablet unnecessary. Pineap-
pie juice is a drink practically un-
known TO Americans, but the people
of South America, where the pine
apples often sell for less than one
cent each, drink vast quantities OF
the fresh pineapple juice. With ice
and a little sugar, 1t makes the most
palatable and soothing hot weather
drink imaginable.