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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
An-Star Team Proves Weakness Of the League
In But Few Positions Are Men Up to Standard

fering of the entire Southern
league?
Don't McAllister and Seabough
stand up as a fine pair of catchers
alongside Of such giants Of the past
as Jim Archer, Ed Sweeney, Mig"
Clarke, Sid Smith and a few more?
Oh, elegant! McAllister is a fair
man, nothing more. Seabough was
canned by the second worst team
In the league In mid-season and is
not due to last very long in Class A
company.
McGilvray IS a pretty sorry Star
of the First Basemen." He doesn't
measure up TO the standards of
other days-Jake Daubert, Jim Fox
in his prime, or any one of a dozen
that might be mentioned. His bat
ting is excellent and above the
average. But his fielding is a
crime
Wares OF Montgomery, is toll
erably good second baseman, ac-
cording TO the averages.
Almeida is a useful third base
man because of his grand sticking
But he's sorry fielder, even if he
has done good work on the Atlanta
diamond. Elberfeld at short is
playing good ball though neither
his batting nor his fielding record is
remarka Bile.
T is in the outfield that the pres
ent league shows weakest
Johnson is a fair man, according
TO the present averages, but he
would have to play longer to make
It certain that he could keep up
such work. WelchonCe is a gen
timely good outfelder, but no star.
Stengle is just an average man.
Compare these chaps with the
great outfieiders of the Southern
leagues past-Speaker Jackson
and the boys who have made good
in the big leagues, not to mention
men like Daddy" DUNCAN, Moles-
worth Winters. Wiseman and the
chaps who grew old in Southern
league harness.
oh, yes, it's a fine league this
year
But nobody will be sorry If next
years effort is just shade better.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
M'LOUGHLIN WINS
TENNIS TITLE BY
BEATING JOHNSON

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 26.-Maurice
f. Mclaughlin, the Pacific coast crack,
defeated Wallace F. Johnson, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania champion, in
the title round of the National Lawn
Tennis singles here today, As. 2-6, So,
GA, GO.
MCLoughlin's great squirt just when
he looked to be beaten beyond a shadow
of a doubt was simply wonderful
Johnson completely outclassed him in
the first two sets. But the young col
legian tired in the third set. He tried
hard to come back in the fourth, but he
didn't possess the necessary stamina to
pull him through.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
By W. S. Farnsworth.

by w. >. F'arnSWOrth.
Tt HE Atlanta Motorcycle club,
an organization of $50 local
men, has great big kick
to make. And it is just one, too.
For some reason or other they are
being deprived of their rights. The
following letter to the writer ex-
plains itself:
Atlanta, Ga, Aug 25, 1912
w. S. Farnsworth, Sporting Editor
The Georgian.
Dear Sir: The Atlanta Motorcycle
club, numbering about $50 young men
OF the city, wishes to be heard from on
the Piedmont park question.
Recently We wanted TO hold a mo-
torcycle race meet and being unable
to get the use of the Piedmont park
half mile track we had to go to Rome.
Ga, our little neighbor of 20, 900 popu-
lation, to get track to ride on. The
grounds at Piedmont park were closed
by the city fathers to all fairs, ex-
positions and pay amusements and
promised to the people free as play
ground
The ball teams Of the City league
are allowed to use the baseball dia-
monds, the concessionaire at the lake
is allowed to hold swimming matches
and the like to attract crowds, and vet
the motorists of the city are denied
the use of the splendid driving track.
The club has taken the matter UP
with Manager Carey, of the park
board, and after considering the mat
ter he Is favorable to allowing the
track to be used, but the park board
purposely took this out Of his hands
by passing a special order prohibit
ing bicycles, motorcycles and automo-
btles from using the track.
The reason given is that people are
crossing the track to go to the lake
They should be reminded that there is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

You can't figure anybody else in,
however, for Sykes, who is leading
the regulars in fielding. is batting
only .235, and Agler, who is second
in fielding, is batting nowhere
Wares is out by himself among
the second basemen. He leads the
second sackers in both batting and
fielding. Alperman is good sec
ond, with batting mark around
the two seventies and a fielding
record Of .959
Almeida gets his position the
same as MCGilvray does-because
Of good batting and despite poor
fielding. His smuggling mark is 800.
but he is fielding next to last
among the regulars Spencer, of
New Orleans, has much more con
sistent marks-275 in batting and
$50 in fielding.
Among the shortstops # is toss
up. HARRISON is leading the short
fielders in batting, with hefty
mark, but he is next to the worst
fielding shortstop in the league.
Balenti, who is batting just behind
HARRISON, is fielding just one posi-
ton better Elberfeld is no star
at either batting or FIELDING. but
gets the position for lack of bet
ter man.
y the outheld the stars aren't
peculiarly plentiful Johnson.
Of Montgomery, is batting 1854 and
fielding "A thousand" But he has
been in only 80 games. Welchonce
is proving himself a real star with
weak team and is entitled to a
position. Stengle kicks in despite
the fact that he stands fifteenth
among the regular fielders of the
league. The only man who presses
him even close for a position is
Jimmy Johnston, Of Birmingham.
The rest Of the outfelders are a
total loss, as far as the averages
show
N oW, disregarding the pitchers,
for lack of real statistics Ca
mere record OF games won" proves
nothing, isn't that a pretty sorry
team to stand out as the best Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
RIVERS SLIGHT CHOICE
IN FIGHT WITH MANO0T

LOS ANGELES. Aug % Fight fans
are daily hocNug 20 the training camps
of Joe Rivers and Joe Maudot who viii
battle uu the afternoon OF Labor Day.
From the interest displayed the bout
might he q worlds championship event
instead NJ meeting that az best can
moan only a chance 20 Eight Nd WolEaSf.
Rn'n Nandot and Rivers are working
hard and both are doing lot OF boxing
Tho betting stands 10 Co With Rivers
faNUrtfe a large amount is being
wHEered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

As there were no games scheduled IN
the American league yesterday, none OF
the batters were able 10 increase their
cloutlns averages. Iris Speaker is only
six points behind Ty Cobb. and the
Georgia Peach has got to keep going to
keep the Boston slusger from nosine
him OUT, for IRIS has been coming like a
whirIwlnd during the past four weeks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

night Although Russell has been fight
ing little more than a year he is picked
by many followers TO defeat Coster.
Willie Richie will have to train little
for his 20-round bout with zone Round"
Hogan on the coast Admission Day, as
he is in good condition from the many
matches he trained for that fell through
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
WELSH MAY MEET TEMPLE.

MILWAUKEE. Aug -b.-Fay Tom
ole and Freddie Welsh. NJ England,
probably viii meet In twelVe-round
no-decisSan contest at Winnipeg, Man
an Labor day,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

OF course, that Is not necessarily
~ the real all-star team of the
league. But the best players, ac-
cording to the averages, are there,
McAlnster, of Montgomery. gets
the position OF leading catcher be-
cause OF his good batting and de-
spite the fact that in fielding he
stands seventh among the regulars,
Seabough is second among the
catchers In batting and third in
fielding. so he is entitled to the
other position. Dilger, a really
good fielding catcher, is out on the
strength Cor rather weaknessl of a
.178 batting average. The once
highly touted Elliott is down to
$50 in batting and stands third
from last in fielding Haight, Of
New Orleans, has pretty decent
marks, with a batting average Of
ass and a fielding Of .97S, which
puts him second in fielding.
7 COOKING over the infeld, IT is
II pretty easy matter 10 pick
those entitled to positions. McGil-
vrays good batting average gives
him first place among the first
basemen And that despite the
fact that he is next to the worst
fielding first baseman in the league,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
The Big Race

Here is the newest dope on how the
Big Five" batters of the American
LEAGUE ar hittino:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
Bv Percy H. Whiting.

TOTHING is better calculated
N to show what a dub year
this good season of 1912 has
been in southern league baseball
than the weakness of the all-star
team. picked according 10 the aver
ages.
This is the team automatically
selected from the latest crop OF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

Joe 'nsfer and tauaIp Russell are iu
good condition lur snelr iou-rnuua night
Al the orleans a e., New Orleans, To-
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
Increased BuslAess.

A flattering report on the con.
d ., of the national banks in
Kentucky, showing gains in de-
posts nd resources which index
prosperity, was made Wednesday
by the Comptroller of the Cur.
rency, Lawrence D. Murray.
The report shows the condition
of the national banks of Kentucky
under the call of September 4th,
1912, as compared with their con-
dit'on under the callof September
LIST, 1911. The comparison as to
principal items is as follows:
1912 - Loans and discounts
$47, 73S, 25l.58; individual depos-
its, $41, 141, 22l.44; total resourc-
es, 1858, 934.62.
l91l-Loans and discounts $41,-
$50, 92O. OS; individual deposits,
*38, 1862, S49.1S; total resources,
$50, 1916, $50.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
VOL. XVII.
To Sto, Overt. ats on Eci.k.

The Comptroller of the Cur.
rency has decided to take vieor-
Gus steps looking toward the
breaking up of the practice pur.
sued by bankers of permitting
their depositors to make over.
drafts. He has instructed the
Bnak Examiners to warn the
bankers in their respective juris.
d,ctiohs that this practice must
be discontinued at once. The at.
tention of bankers is to be called
to the following decision of the
United States Supreme Court:
IA usage to allow customers
to overdraw and to have their
check and notes charged up with
out present funds in the bank,
stripped of all technical disguise,
the usage and practice thus at
tempted to be sanctioned is a u
sage and practice to misapply the
funds of the bank and to con.
vince at the withdrawal of the
same without any security in ia
vor of certain privileged per-
sons. Such a usage and practice
is surelya manifest departure
from the duty, both of the direc-
tors and Cashier, as cannot re.
ceive any countenance in a Court
of justice. 1t would not be sup
ported by any vote of the Direc.
tors, however formal, and, there
fore, whenever done by the Cash.
Ter it is at his own peril and up
on the responsibility of himself
and his sureties. 1t is ANYTHING
but we'll and truly executing his
duties as Cashier.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26

Kciern Meth /, VI Forming.

BY the cooperation of the u
nited States Government aud The
and the State of Kentucky, thru
the College of Agriculture OF he
State University, plans have been
perfected by which a system of
instruction in a2ric allure can be
established in each county and
the farmers be taught modern
methods without leaving the r
own homes. Indeed the expo.
ments and demonstrations will
Re made on the farms themselves
and the farmer can thus have the
problems of advantage and in.
terest to him worked out upon
his own place, and to the I'M
provement of his own property.
1t is thought that by far the
most effective method of improv-
ing agricultural conditions in
Kentucky will he by thus bring.
ing the instruction to The farm.
er's own door, instead of by
means of lectures at specie
points and through commrnica-
tions by mails, which have been
the only method heretofore en-.
ployed.
1t is sought to put the system
of agricultural instruction prac-
tically on the basis of the pres.
ent public school system, and
each county can have an ay,ic''.
tural instructor who will devote
his attention exclusively to that
county, and each group of twelve
counties will have a supervisor
to whom the instructors report
and the supervisors within turn
report through one of the three
main divisions into which the
work has been divided to the d.
rector of agricultural extension
at the College of Agriculture at
the State University.
Prof. Fred Mutchler, of Bowl
ing Green, will have charge o
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
To Construct Sample Roads.

Object lessons in good roads
will be furnished the school
children of Kentucky by Com
missioner of Roads r. G. Terrell
at the suggestionn of Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, superintendent
of Rowan county. Commission.
er Terrell has announced that up.
on request of any school district
he will have constructed fifty feet
model roadway under the super
vision of an engineer of the de.
partment in front of the school
house for the purpose of instruc.
tion aid demonstrating The
method and result to the pupils.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26

After several months OF work
investigating raIes in o,ltr
States, and con 'erring with in.
surance companies, the State In
surance Board of Rating, as ii s
usually called, has promu'ga ed
its schedule Of :aues OF fire r.
surance on farm property in gel-
eral and upon dwellings and thci:
contents in cities and low rs. The
boar has rci ced The rate
on an average of sboui g. + Ct
cent.
Ruby Laffoon, the chairman Of
the board, says the new r..es
will result in a saving OF $50, G. a
year to property nwntrs, yct
fhe rates as promulgated are not
as low as the rates upon he SINE
classes of property in Ohio, Mis-
souri,, Illinois aud many other
States, but statistics show that
the ratio of loss in income has
been greater in Kentucky than in
many of the other States. He
said the board confidently believ.
ed the reduction in rates would
stimulate the insurance compan-
les in an effort to reduce the fire
waste, and would make them es.
pecially careful regarding over
insurance.
The companies have thirty
days in which to decide waei her
they will ABIDE by the provisions
of the new rating, or whether
they will withdraw their agencies
from the State. In the latter
event, insurance n.en believe t.. !
a special session ef,tiie Legisla-
ture would he called to repea!
the law.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
Change In Pastors.

Elder ID. II. Matherly has re,
signed the care of the Christian
church in this city, and will re-
sumo his studies in the Bible
school. Elder Elmer Winkler of
Estill county, will serve the
church as pastor in the future.
Bro. Winkler assisted Bro. Math-
erly in a prOtracted meeting with
the church some weeks ago and
during this time greatly endear.
ed himself to the membership
on the account of his earnest
talks and Jealous preaching.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
NO. -.

one of he zee 1ivi,'o" osei
other experts will be chosen soon
to direct the wOi'l of he O,hcr
two dir sio :. Bv tie p. q aA,
has been perfected cav co nty
whick will raise a comps q; 'vay
small share of the expense viii
be furh; shed with az 'nst cor
aud have ell o:her adv 1T g &C
the system, ihe az ic.'r t:N e.
tension i,ision srpp'vi TIE
''lk D he CO.. from e Sc
fund provided by the S., ie 4
and National Government :. lie
amo' Mt reg, ile1 from t." CO =
ties is so smal. ;.'ati it is bc'eS I
that all OF ;heu w..lia,,e Dis
tage of the system as soon "a :. =
opportunity becomes knOwo,r q
already Madison end Hendc =,
counties have been placed uro,
the roll.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
'nIcd In Wa.h'n.tol st-te.

A telegram was received by
;ie Curtises here Wednesday
1G,h, from Jess Allen at Wa'la
Walla, Washington, that Ambros
Curtis was killed in a relay race
. t,lst place Tuesday afternoon.
No details we're given. No en-.
noo dement's can be made IS to
the funeral.
Ambros was 10 the race hoi e
u. siness for a number of years,
ald had won fame as a relay
rider. This year he had two
sri IS, and the cad accident or
ne rack Tuesday brought I'M
timely death.-Two Buttes, Colo.
Sentinel.
Mr.. Curtis is a naive OF Es,i'l
c"uh.y aud an old school male OF
the editor of this paper. HIS
many friends here will reg :e, TO
learn of bis untimely death.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
Insu ,'f,cient Means OF Handling Crop

Inst, ,;Icient Means OF Handling Crop i.
1t is expertly calculated that
the bumper crops show an excess
over the average yield of 81 per
cen;; at going cereal prices this
rep. eseu,s $40, Geo, OC0 as the p
moant of excess wealth created
by OoUatifol farms this year.
With the announcement as a
means of marriug the prosperity
cones doabt of fhe capacity of
the railroads to- transport TIE
crops and great& doubt of the
capacity of the kahks to finance
the crop movedsnt. 1t is tie
old question of q Effective bank
ing system. It. AHlapaea rnder
the strain of prosperity.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
A Profitable investment.

A few years ago, Joseph Gar.
rett, Of Woodford county, bought
some land at Old Furnace and
set ont more than one thousand
apple trees, besides lot of 9th
or fruit. The peach crop this
year was large and the apple crop
is also a heavy one. Mr.. Garrett
died two years ago, but his wid,
ow is looking after the orchard
and is making good money out
of il.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
Buys Autos.

Robert Blackburn and S. D.
Hall, both of Stanton, have each
purchased new au,Umobi'2s d
brought them through from Lou
isv Vile. These are tie first auto
mobiles that have ever been
bought by any o. ot'c ~ =.
Reform like charity should be-
gin at home.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26

Services 2rd and III Sabba,hs q
each noc,h.
p'Hver Nee" ;, NeIne > y ey4-
ings.
Chas. f. Mann, Pastor.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26

An early frost is predicted aud
this cool weather makes us give
some credence to the predi,, o..
In fact some are claiming to have
already seen some frost.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26
Real Estste Srie

The Progressive Ran' r q
Co., of Winchester, wiz c. q %
a big lend and lot sale at Win
chester next Thursday, DC Oter
3rd. Winchester CO.. .irnes 10
grow by leaps and ho, d. 4
this lot sale IS only ~ fe,, ~
with the p"oc ~cce've e,i'Nc' )
hnstling city. If anv Of or ct
liens are thinking If buying 'o;s
in the Ga'ew"v citv e VII nv
them TO attend this :a'e newt
Thursday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-09-26

Pa. nl4I Ci.UEC.;.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-09
CAN'T HOLD
FOREIGN BORN

THE workingmen are against
Wilson The foreign-born will
vote against him. and we're going
to have HI of time to keep
them in line
Thus spoke Col. 'Bill" Thomp-
son of Chicago, close friend of
Mayor Allen, Of Joliet, as he sat
at one of the press tables at the
Coliseum Wednesday and watched
the seat of bandannas, and way
ing hats, and the yelling thous-
ands. Col. "Bill," from a Demo-
cratic viewpoint, was sizing up
the crowd, taking note of it's
temper, and making an estimate
of the force and stretch of the big
wave expressed in the Coliseum
gathering.
1t was gathered from his re-
marks that the Democrats are
visibiy worried by the outlook.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-09
CONTRACTOR HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
George MCGEE and His Au-
tomobile Come to Grief
Near Valpo.

George MCGEE Chicago contractor
we'll known in Hammond and Gary off,
cial circles was quite badly hurt and
his auto wrecked in an accident which
happened near Valparaiso yesterday.
While the machine was being driven
along the road, near the Jack Forbes
farm, the rain came pouring down.
While the man at the wheel was try
ing TO put rubber robe over himself
and companion, he lost control There
was a crash. the front axle was dis
placed. the engine was boosted from
it's normal position, one of the men
had his hand thrust through the glass
wind shield and was badly cut, and
another had his head bruised The
occupants of the back seat were
thrown so forcibly against the forward
seat that the back of the latter was
caved in and broken. How the people
escaped with so few injuries as they
did seems miraculous.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-09

The Allardt Brothers. who have
made a lot OF money out of the
Orpheum Theatre in Hammond evil
IDENTIFY think well of that city as
show town for they have just signed a
lease by which they take over the
Hammond theatre.
The lease was signed by the
Metropolitan Realty Company, the
holding company composed of William
II. Gostlin. Peter w. Meyn and Julian
Youche which purchased the property
from the Towle estate several years
ago.
1t is understood to be the policy of
the Allardts to confne the Hammond
theatre to the legitimate productions
and the Orpheum policy will remain
the same.
The Allardts have unlimited facili-
ties for booking the best attractions
and II is believed that they will make
Hammond one OF the best show towns
IN the country.
Maurice Hankenson, the manager Of
the Orpheum theatre. is TO have the
management of the Hammond theatre
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-09
GROCER LOSES HIS
HARD-EARNED Cash
Robber Then Beats It to
the Aetna Woods
Yesterday.

NJ. NJ. Duchich. a Gary grocer at
Fifth avenue and Massachusetts, street
and John Stollis were sitting in the
kitchen of the later's boarding house
in Rhode Island street near Sixth ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon counting
some money. Stollis was paying
Duchich bill. Nearby sat Sava
Gagich-the star boarder. Neither of
the two noticed that as Stollis counted
out the dollar bills and laid them down
on the table that Sava also counted
them and slipped the crisp bills into
his pocket.
Neither noticed that Sava quietly
slipped to the doorway and made his
getaway. Bye and bye Duchich and
Stollis got through with their business
and Duchich reached over to get his
money but 1T wasn't there.
They looked out the door and the
fleeing Sava could be seen beating it
toward the Aetna woods. Officers
Juric and Miscovich were pressed into
service and after trotting half a day
through the sand dunes they gave up
the search a bad job. Two years
ago an empIoye of Duchich's skipped
out with 5000 and went to Servia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-09
ULTIMATUM EXPECTED.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-An ultimatum
employees that the traction companies
must answer definitely the demands
of the men for higher wages this aft
ernoon is in the hands of the traction
officials and the crisis in the strike
situation is here today The general
committee representing the different
carmen's unions drew up the ulti-
matum last night and it was present.
ed to the heads of the traction COM
panies early today.