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The Lamar register., 1912-01-10

ular May election. Judge Teller
had issued an order directing the
the city authorities to call the spec
ial election Immediately. The su-
preme court took the position
that there were too many Ques-
tions involved that should be re-
viewed carefully by that tribunal.
The Rocky Mountain News says
Governor Shafroth became quite
exasperated over the courts hold
ing up this election and quotes him
as saying, These damned techni-
calities-its mighty hard for the
people to get what they want. "
They (the supreme cOurt) should
have decided it off the bat and saw
, ed time. They say they will hear
the case at once but at that. 1t
seems as If anything the people de
mand is always hedged up and
sewed up with foolish legal techni-
caiities-"
The question which the governor
wanted decided "on the bat" and
which he referred to as damned
legal technicalities' involves a
complete change In Denver's gov
ernment from its present form to
a commission form. Governor Shat
roth says the reporter misquoted
him.
Reports from over the state to
Chairman Mcdonald are TO the
effect that already the various coun-
ty organizations are. beginning to
boost" the Lincoln Day Get-To-
gether banquet Without exception
the republican press Is literally sup
porting the movement and the re-
publicans. individually. are looking
| forward to the occasion with the
hope that 1t means the beginning
of the end of any differences which
may have 'existsd In times past.
The various oommittsss appointed
by Chairman Mcdonald are hard
at work getting ready and the in
dicatims are that February 18th
will see one of the largest gather
ings OF republicans ever hled in the
state.
The second month OF the second
year of the present administration
Is fast passing away and 90 far.
the state officials are unable to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
twenty-five Greatest Southern League Players
No. 1---Sparks Wore Ball Room Pumps at Debut

1910, Sparks led the league in
pitching.
Arm Gone, Won With Head
The next season found him again
with Dobbs, only this time he was
back on his old stamping ground
In Montgomery, where fifteen years
before he had faced his first pro-
fessionaI batter and bravely brook
ed the taunts in reference to his
pumps and crimson stockings. He
pitched Dobbs' outfit into second
place in 1911, but his arm was
practically gone. His thinking ap-
paratus remained intact, however.
and he was able to be one of the
leagues leaders.
He saw that his baseball DAYS
were over. His careful living in the
days of his prime had guaranteed a
fat bank account and 1912 found
him, still looking the business man
and now a real business man. en-
gagged in the pleasant pastime Of
making two dollars for one in the
little north Alabama town from
which he emaneted.
There he teaches q Sunday school
class and votes for Richmond Pear
son Hobson and other prohibition
lists, but among his holy of holes
are pair of patent leather pumps
and blazing set of hosiery. He
has never forgotten that baptism OF
blood and native humor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21

and Black is to show well through
the rest Of the season. it needs
some Of its many loyal alumni to
come TO the rescue and to give
their time as Individual coaches
II the Georgia material can learn
the rudiments and oan leave Alex
Cunningham free to teach the big
principles of football, 1t will yet
come through the season with the
record Of only one defeat. For the
material is surely there.
< ATURDAY'S game was adver-
tised as a duel between Nc
Whorter and Hardage. 1t came
mighty near turning out an UNI
equal but mighty brave fight be
tween McWhorter and the whole
Vanderbilt team. 1t wasn't quite
that, for Henderson and Peacock
played good ball and several other
Georgia men did fairly well. But
in the main McWhorter played the
largest part of the game for Geor-
gia.
1t is pointed out that McWhorter
did not gain as much ground az
Hardage. Well. hardly.
Suppose conditions had been re-
versed and McWhorter aided by
the, brilliant Vanderbilt interfer-
ence and starting behind that
hard charging Commodore line has
played with Vanderbilt against
Georgia! And suppose Hardage
had been working with the demon
allied Red and Black eleven.
Would Hardage have gained as
much ground as McWhorter did?
We don't know the answer. But
it's worth considering.
No danger that we shall try to
detract anything from the brillian-
cy of Hardage's performances
There's a halfback worthy Of the
very highest position What John
Craig at his best had on him we
don't pretend to know. Also. be it
mentioned, his running mate, Col
Inns, is only a step or two behind
in brilliancy, but he is a shade
fragile to compare with the Com
modore captain.
IT was our impression that, after a
football game, the ball belonged
to the winning team. If this is
true, il was poor sportsmanship on
the part of the Georgia team 10
attempt to get away with the ball.
From our own personal viewpoint,
II would seem that, to the Geor-
gians, that ball would be a rather
sorry souvenir.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
SOME GEORGIA
DOPE P|CKEDUP
At BIC CANES
BY w. S. Farnsworth.

=
TUST before the last game of
the worlds series in Boston l
~ had a long talk with Frank
Farrell, president of the New York
league club. He tipped me off that
he doesn't believe Tommy Nc Mil
ian, eX-Yellow Jacket star, will
stick up in the fast company be-
cause of his inability to hit
Il am going to give Mcmillan
another chance next spring" said
Mr.. Farrell. but l don't believe he
will do. He can't hit. The little
fellow is a mighty good infielder
and fair man on the bases, but
| have got to get some hitters for
my team next season, and unless
Mcmillan takes a big brace | fear
| Will have to ask waivers on him
A PHILADELPHIA scribe at the big
games Told me an interesting
story about Claude Derrick, former
Georgia crack, who has been secur-
ed by the Yankees for next year.
1t seems that Connie Mack let Der
rick go to Baltimore the past sea-
son, where he played corking ball.
Mack tried to get him back by draft
this fall, but Washington drew him
and then traded him to New York.
The shreWd Mack hung onto Der
rick for two years, but Claud went
to the bad after the Athletics had
Chicago last spring. Mack sold him
to Baltimore, believing he had
reached the end of his career be-
, cause of an accident that happened
in the Windy City. But Derrick
soon recovered in Baltimore and
today is considered the best of the
Youngsters drafted by the Majors.
The accident was the result of a
lot of tomfoolery. A member of one
of the SWEETEST clubs in Chicago in
vted the Athletics one hot night
down to his club to take a plunge
in big pool In the party were
Derrick Bris and Rube Oldring.
Oldrng and Lord thought they
would have some fun with Derrick
and began holding him under the
water. First one and then the other
would push him down. Finally he
became exhausted and nearly
drowned. 1t took two physicians
all that night to bring him around
The shock Derrick suffered was
so great that he went all to pieces
and was unable to play any kind of
BAN. Mack as a result sold him to
Baltimore, But the Georgia lad
is O. X. now and all the scouts at
the series predicted that the Yam
KEGS have made swell catch"
u GORGE STALllNGS believes
N he will land i'm the first divis-
ion with his Boston team next year
AN will need to finish better than
fifth is a couple of pitchers" he told
me on the return To New York after
the deciding game
Wise baseball men consider
Stallings as great a manager as
McGraw and Mack. Hughey Jen-
nings claims that the Georgian
knows how TO handle players bet
ter than anybody in the world.
Look at the way he carried that
New York bunch into second place"
said the Detroit manager. And
look what Chase did the next year
with the same outfit, he added.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
By Fuzzy Woodruff.

\ PAIR of pumps, entirely prop
~ er for ball room, but
strangely out OF the picture
on ball field, and a pair of hose
as red as a blood stained Balkan
hillside made debut of a career
notable. And the career afterward
made baseball history, and base
pail history that the lovers of the
game are proud to boast about.
The shiny slippers and the in
carnadined hosiery were worn by
Frank Sparks on his first appear-
ence as a professional ball player.
They were discarded the next dav.
but the brand of baseball that the
youthful hurler pitched to the ac
compartment of the fancy foot
wear remained to keep him as one
or the most formidable slabmen the
National league knew for years.
Not more homogeneous to his sur
roundings than the adornment of
his neither limbs was the man who
made his debut that afternoon in
the early nineties.
The scene was set in the old
Highland park grounds in Mont
gomery. Birmingham was the on
posing team. John McCluskev.
afterward manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, was manager and
first baseman of the Montgomery
club. He had dug Sparks out of
Howard college, where he had
starred for Alabama's Baptist in
stitution of learning and baseball.
Fans Have Never Forgotten,
McCluskey's club was dragging
along in the race, and then, as now,
the finances of the Montgomery
club were not of j. Pierpont Nor
gan proportions. The attendance
was slim that blazing August aft
e1noon, but right now Columbus
himself could not discover a man
between the ages of eighteen and
eighty in Montgomery who will
not swear that he saw that debut.
There were fine and resounding
whoops of derision when Sparks
took the slab and began tossing to
old Heinie PETIT, who caught him.
Those crimson stockings and that
pair of pumps could not be over
looked by the native wits. Some
choice jests were flung across tine
field for the benefit of the embry-
onic star
He seemed as much like a ball
player as Roosevelt is like Taft.
He was not of pitchers size and
helft though those were not the
days of the gigantic hurlers. He
was blushing a beautiful accom-
pauiment to his hosiery and his
delivery was as awkward as a real
debutante's
The Birmingham batters were
not slow to go after him. Old Dad
Phelan, with his brigand mus
tachios, and all the rest of the
rough neck crew threw badinage
that added to his discontinue. The
home fans settled back to watch
the revelrY.
Was Sold to the PhIiies.
Then Sparks began to pitch. He
used the same slow ball and
sweeping curve and absolute con-
troll that later made him a terror
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
BY Percy H. Whiting

- y ~ - - W LII bI1A =
n TLANTA is off again on an
~ other footballIess week. On
Saturday the Tech team
plays-but IT plays in away
Jacksonville. Not until week
from Saturday will there be
contest in Atlanta And that day
there VIII be real one, for Au-
burn plays here that day and the
AubuEn-Te game is always some
performance.
Georgia has very moderate
gxme Saturday, with the UntverEi-
~ OF Alwbama as the opposition.
Tire following Saturday Cunning
HAMS man set busy with Sewanee.
Vanderbilt takes on q light game
Satuwday, with the University OF
MiswAsHtprd (prOvftsd that team
doesn't oasAoell. but the following
Saturday geks bsEsy'an earnest with
Virginia. Az that the fact that
vsEgfRriA was 30 numerically
truaxmcs6 Saturday by v M. I.
twxa6n iseter team lost the pre-
vaCuS Saturday, 81 70 o to Prince
toni, fn@kss this game hook rather
c4nnhy tor the Courmodores, and H
win ENcA @nSpgase anybody here n
the CornuFcH1orcs run tEp almost the
score on the Virgtu1ans that they
did on Gaorg1R.
Scwanse plays Tennessee Sat
urShwy m Chattanooga, and 1t
should be an Interesting game, The
Knoxville tesm Is all OF an unoer-
ta6nty and nobody Is absolute
ly cure ss YET rust what 70 expect
Of Sewan@@.
II appears thsS. in the South at
least. the coming week doesn't
promise any FttrrinE football do
ings
NOW that the mud, dashed up into
the senblSnce OF billowy
ocean by the heroic struggle on
Ponce DeLeon field Saturday after
noon, has begun to settle back TO
it's normal smoothness and the
football folks have had a chance to
think over the strange happenings
OF that fateful game. Georgians are
asking themselves a lot of things.
among them this: How the dick
ems did IT happen, anyway
Forty six to nothing scored by
what appears TO be only an aver
age Vanderbilt team on what
seemed an exceptionally strong
Georgia eleventh to O! II wasn't
a mere defeat 1t was merciless
drubbing
II viii not take over one more
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21

. TO National league hitters. That
night he owned Montgomery. The
next season saw him in a Birming-
ham uniform, but he was sold ear
ly in the race to the Phillies, and
for nearly fifteen yeaFs he drew a
salary and earned it, too. as a
slabman servant in the City of
Brotherly Love,
Sparks career in the National
league is too recent in date to re-
count Managers came and man
ayers went, but Sparks stayed. All
the time he pitched steady, heady,
consistent baseball. He was rarely
brilliant, but he nearly always
managed to go through season
with more wins to his credit than
losses. however poor the team be-
hind him happened to be.
1t is extremely doubtful if a
hurler ever remained in the major
leagues so long with so little stuff.
His fast ball was absolutely of a
negative quality. His curves We're
wide, but broke nicely. and he had
that great asset for pitcher-an
ability to outthink a majority of
batsmen.
Was a GentIemanly Player.
He was one of the first of the
gentleman" ball players. He was
a rare bird when he first broke
into fast company. Those were
the halcyon days OF the rough neck
Sparks stunned demon rum, to-
baeco. curse words and all those
other pleasures we are told to
escheW when we are young and
practice when we learn wisdom"
He never played Sunday ball. He
was always Immaculate in his
dress. being in appearance q rather
tinnicky business man rather than
a demon athlete. His voice was as
soft as the whisper of spring
zephyr and his words as carefully
chosen as those of a Sunday school
superintendent when he explains
why the lions didn't eat Daniel.
Until 1910 Sparks remained on
the Philly pay roll. When he was
through he was given an uncondi-
tionaj release as a reward for long
and faithful service and was not
slow to grab on with Johnny
nobbs of Chattanooga Though
the LookoutS finished fourth in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
FUZZY WOODRUFF
WRITES SPARKLING
BASEBALL SERIES

. This is the first of series of Q
stories The Georgian will print on
. Twenty five Greatest Southern
Q League Players" written by Fuz-
zy Woodruff. There is no one Q
better acquainted with Southern
league doinss for the past fifteen
years than Mr.. Woodruff, and all
his articles, like today's, will be Q
filled with spice and ginger. He .
opens his series with Frank .
. Sparks. who, after graduating .
from this circuit, went to the Q
. Philadelphia National league club 9
o where for years he was consid-
cred one of the worlds greatest .
pitchers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
GORDON AND RIVERSIDE
IN BIG BATTLE TODAY

Gordon football team emerged from the
Locust Grove game with only few
bruised players Today Gordon Journeys
TO Gainesville, where a game will be
played with the fast Riverside team Both
teams appear to be pretty evenly match
ed, and hard game is sure to he the
result.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
Atlanta Is Off Again on Football-less Week
Georgia Plays Alabama Saturday and Will Win

game Ike that for everybody to
reconstruct their notions about that
Vanderbilt team. Unless the dope
is badly deranged. il is a wonder
team-an eleven so good that it
will make history for itself that
will not for many years be forgot
ten.
There wasn't any license for an
average team to beat Georgia the
way Vanderbilt beat them. There
was not lot OF difference in the
weight In experience the Athe-
mans had perhaps a slight edge
Georgia had the advantage in con-
dition. The Commodores Wanted
speed was nuilified by the muddy
field.
And yet, despite all these things,
Vanderbilt just everlastingly
romped. There wasn't time
when there appeared any real
chance that Georgia would score.
Once. and only once, was there a
worried expression on a Wander
bit face. II was when Georgia had
made a couple of first downs in
succession and we're going good.
1t even looked had enough SO that
Joe Covington, VINO was re-
served for rear trouble. was stuck
in. Whistler Il was Joe's peppery
presence or Just the petering out
80 -
the ball was lost. and Vanderbilt
was off again on the mad chase on
ward and ever onward to Georgia's
g0si Tine.
If the Vanderbilt team has no
hard lack with inturieS-and tn
Juries are always a dangerous pos
sibility, for the CommodoTes have a
toletabiy fragile back f1eld-the
Vanderbilt team will not have trou-
Bile this year, except with one game
and that one with Harvard. And,
say what You please, II the Com
modores get up there in Eood
shape and with everybody on edge,
look out tor surprises! II is like
ly that the Crimson will have
enough power and drive to down
the Commodores, but they are like
~ 20 be treated to forward passes
and end runs that will startle
them.
ONE thing about the Georgia team
they had some clever plays.
One was a fake end run which was
built around the known fact that
every opposing team will play to
hold McWhorter. On this play
McWhorter and the interference
are started around one end. Then
the ball Is passed to somebody else,
who comes tearing through center
Tor good gain. Owing to the
eagerness OF the Vanderbilt men
not to let McWhorter get through
their fingers, this worked capital
ly several times. Cunniugha
men also unCorked some neat dou-
Bile passes and showed that they
knew lot Of advanced football
What they fell down on, often. was
lack of aptness and training in
The inability TO tackle,
90 start fast to charge hard and
The like. And these are things
that Georgia teams must learn
from assistant coaches. If at an.
For they do not lie Within the
scope OF head coach. If the Red
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
slG paEp GAME roDAv

LOCUST GROVE, GA, Oct. 21.-An IN
teresting game in prep school circles will
be played here today, when the Stone
Mountain team comes To Locust Grove
for game with the locals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21

At Lyric this week, the
Mother Love" dram a.
Madame X"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-21
VANDERBILT LEADS
SOUTHERN ELEVENS
WITH 3O7 POINTS

Vanderbilt with s07 points scored
against their opponents, leads the South
ern football teams. Here is how the
southern teams rank this morning:
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

Seed Oats, millet and spring rye at
the Elevator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

For Rsinbelt land bargains see the old
timer, r. L. Glow. OF CLOVIS land office
1913 Stout street. Denver. 80
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
d.. Miles, Heart Remedy

: kept in thousands of homes as a
friend always to be relied upon in
time Of need.
Sold BY all Druggists II the sirst
bottle saiis to bsnsflts your money
= rsturned.' Ask any Druggist.
HbLEs MEDICAL CO.. EIkhart, Ind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
Estray Notice

Notice is hereby given to whom i. may
concern that the following described
estray animal was taken up near Elbert,
Elbert County, Colorado, on about Ma,
%, 1912. To wit: One rcd steer about
IL years old; square crop right ear;
slope off top left ear; no brand.
Said animal being unknown to this
Board, unless claimed by owner on or
before June 26, 1912, said estray will be
sold by this Beard for the benefit of the
owner when found.
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPEC-
TION COMMISSIONERS,
DENVER, CoLoRADo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
LEGAL NOTICES
paBiic Trustee. Sale

Whereas, James E. Smith OF the
County Of Allen, State of Kansas, by
his deed Of trust dated November 20,
1908, recorded in book SO. on page IS, in
the Records Of the Office Of the Clerk
and Recorder of the County Of Ebert,
State Of Colorado, duly conveyed to the
Public Trustee in and for saio County
of Elbert, State of Colorado, the follow
ing described real eLtate. situate in Ell
bert County, State of Colorado, to wit:
The SWA OF Section 80 in Township
nine ~ south of Range Fifty eight t58)
West of the sixth eth p. NJ. Said
deed Of trustsswas made to sec ire the
payment Of promissary note of even
date with said deed of trdst for the sum
of Four Hundred Dollars ts40000), due
November 20, 1911 with interest at the
rate of percent per annum. Interest
payable annually to w. II. Wells.
AND WHEREAS, default was made
by said James e. Smith in the payment
Of principal ana Interest secured thereby
and the covenants OF said DE, d of Trust
have been violated, apd the legal hold
er OF said rote declares same unpaid and
payable.
Now Therefore, at the written request
of W. II. Wells, the legal holder of said
note pursuant to law, i, the Undersigned
Public Trustee in and for the County Of
Gilbert, Colorado, do hereby give notice
that will, at the hour of 10 o'clolck in
the forenoon of
Monday, July Sch, 1912, at the front door
Of the Court House in the County of
tlbert, Colorado, sell at Public Auction
to the highest and best bidder for cash.
thesaid described premises, and all the
right, title and interest, of the said
James E. Smith and assigns therein for
the purpose of paying the sum of Four
Hundred Dollars (5400.00) together with
the accrued interest, the taxes for the
year 1910, amounting to Twenty Six
Dollars 1926. .00), which the holder of the
note has paid and the costs and ex-
penses Of executing this trust, and will
deliver to the purchaser certificate of
sale as provided by law.
Dated at Kiowa, Colorado, this June
3, 1912.
ALLEN CARNAHAN
Public trustee in and for the County
of Elbert, Colorado.
First pub. June 7: Last July 8, 1912.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

The old reliable lines OF harvesting
machinery the Mccormick and Deer
ing-will be stronger and better this
year than eyer before.
r. Gates Mer. Co.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
ELTON

Middleton will make the
the season of 1912 at the
Tom Burnide Ranch on
Lower Comanche, located
512 miles southeast of
Kiowa and II miles north
east of Ebert. For terms
and description see poster.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

The largest and most complete line of
spring dress goods ever shown in Elbert
at r. g. Nero. Co.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

MILLINERY 4 have fine line Of
spring and summer Millinery now on
display.-Come and see my stock before
buying elsewhere. Mrs NJ. Johns.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28

Money Loaned-On real estate secur
ity. Lee Ramsey, en5 Empire Building,
Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
Stomach Troubles.

Many remarkable cnres of the stomach
troubles have baen effected by Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
One man who had spent over two thou
sand dollars for medicine and treatment
was cured by few boxes of these tablets
Samples free at All Dealers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
Sherifs Sale


State of Colorado
County Of Elbert
In the District Court, within and for
the City and County of Denver, State
Of Colorado:
Morse
Plaintiff
Defendant
BY virtue of writ of Execution Fl
Fa and fee bill issued out of the District
Court, OF the City and County of Den
yer, State OF Colorado, to me as Sheriff
OF Elbert County directed in favor Of
|. s. Morse, judgement Creditor, in or
der to make redemption as a judge
ment creditor from a sale of the follow
ing described land made by the Public
Trustee of Ebert County under trust
deed, viz: All of Section and 8, in Twp.
Six (6) South, Range 81 West, situate
in Elbert County, Colorado. Which /
shall offer for sale at public auction on
18th day of July, A. d. 1912. at the
hour of 10 o'clock A. M. at the Elbert
County Court House, in the city of Kio-
wa, County of Elbert, State of Colora-
do, to the highest and best bidder TO
cash.
j. Paul Jones, Sheriff.
of the County of Gilbert, Colorado.
Doud and Fowler, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
First pub. June 4: last July IL, 1912