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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
Georgia Football Team
Won't Meet Vanderbilt
On Gridiron Next Fall

a THENS. GA, Dec 2I-Johu
~ Morris. graduate manager. has
announced the University Of
Georgia football schedule for 1918.
/ is radically different from any es-
sayed during the past few years.
Louisiana State university comes
TO Athens for the second game of
the season on October Il. while
Virginia takes the place of Wander
bile in Atlanta on October 25, and
North Carolina comes to Athens on
November !
Georgia was very anxious to meet
Vanderbilt again in Atlanta, but
the Commodores wanted to carry
the game to Nashville, which is
financial loss, especially to Georgia,
as was shown in 1911 Virginia was
offered the Atlanta date when Van
derbilt declined, and Immediately
accepted, and no game will be play
ed with Vanderbilt
The schedule follows:
October 4-Citadel or Chattauoo-
ga, In Athens.
October Ill. S. u in Athens. =
October 1S-Alabama in Birming-
ham.
October 25-Virginia in Atlanta.
November North Carolina in
Athens.
November S-Clemson in Angus
Ia (probable).
November 15-Tech. in Atlanta
Thanksgi Ving-Auburn at Au-
burn, or at Athens.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

4 woman owning a ball club is THE
limit, Is the official decision IF the
American league Therefore a ruling has
been passed that no woman shall be al
lowed to own franchise in the Ameri
can league and no woman shall be al
lowed to attend meeting.
Fletcher, one Of the bush league players
during part of the world series, will
hardly be Giant regular next year
o =. proof Of the pudding is The eat
the proof the better the pudding"
The Selma fans nave raised $500 to
finance the team during the coming sea-
son. 1t looks as though that ought to
be- enough to finance the whole league.
Does ANYBODY want the Montgomery
franchise? It's pitiful thing to see any
thing g9ng begging, right here on the
edge Of Christmas.
L. Noojin, formerly University of Ala
bama, Chattanooga, Greenville. Charlotte
South Bend and Cincinnati player (hes
only KID at thaD win probably play
with Asheville this year,
France is TO have baseball league,
and they want Larry Lajoie and Jean
French, but Jean, who is by way Of being
hold out, is inclined TO go.
Big league writer's are talking Of Al
Demaree as a finished product''-which
may be compliment or may not
OF course We all admit that Charley
Murphy IS a simp; but then he's out
traded every man he's ever encountered;
he won more publicity than rY Cobb,
and he's made more money than any man
in baseball. 4 poor simp. surely.
Bob Harmon has gone into the wall
paper business ana says he's stuck on it,
The Browns have already sent
groundkeeper 10 Waco to prepare for
what's to follow II last springs re-
ports We're true, what they should have
sent was cook
An AN Drive in-runs team. selected ac-
COrding to the ability to shove EN-
over, would include Pitcher Han. Bos-
ION. with Ia catcher Stanage Detroit ~;
first base. Gandil Climbers. IS; second
ller, Athletics 1SS: shortstop Barry. Ath-
lefles Ok; left field. Lewis, Red Sox, Ill;
center field. Speaker Red Sox. 9S; right
field Crawford, Detroit, los. Rather
shifty team, too.
Ray Schalk viii catch Ed Walsh next
year--which indicates a busy season for
the Milwaukee graduate.
sam Crawford is holding out now for
the FIRST time in fourteen years
When Hub Northern slips so far that
he IS traded TO Toronto for Benny Meyer
it's about time he settled down
Clyde Engie has signed for 1918. snd no
questions asked
Jack Doyle. arter some unpirinS in
the International expresses delight with
hts job ~ scouting for the White Sox
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
COBB COT $685.
FOR EACH HIT
LAST YEAR

TVERY time Ty Cobb made q
T. base hit during the season Of
1912 he earned 1886, accord
ing TO figures of Herman Wecke, a
baseball dopester, and according to
the same busy little statistician in
1910 he was paid at the rate of
1852 per safety, while in 1911 he
made $36.29 per swat. fielding and
base running not peing considered
in figuring his compensation.
Does it pay to play baseball? Ty-
rus Raymond has been drawing a
salary of $4,000 for his services each
of the last three years. Now Tvs
contract 3 run out and he wants
another calling for $4,000 more.
In the last three years, according
to Wecke, Ty Cobb has made 671
hits, while his salary for the same
length Of time was $1,000. If Cobb
were getting paid for making hits
alone, he would have received more
than $40 for each safety, which is
some payment for swinging a bat
and hitting the ball where thew
amt"
If Cobb We're getting paid for this
alone, his most profitable year so
far would have been 1910 In that
season he made 1876 hits at a salary
of $4,000. which would have given
him $45.92 for each bingle.
That's a whole lot more than the
average workingman receives for
weeks hard labor, so it can be seen
at glance that it pays to be the
best ball player living.
In 1911 Ty made 24S bingles. for
which he received an average of
$36,29 each. This was his poorest
year, when the amount of stipend
is taken into consideration. but at
that it is a very nice little sum.
For each hit in the 1912 campaign
he gathered in 1886. All in all.
he received for each bingle in the
last three seasons the wee sum of
$40.25 each.
Cobb's batting and fielding marks
since he started playing profession
i baseball follow:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
Record of ,Shottcn
In Last F our Years

being recalled in the fall by the
Browns.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21

being recalled in the fall by the
Browns.
Got Regular Position.
He got a regular berth i'm The
, outfield in 1911. Considering tho
fact that he was with a tail-end
outfit, he made a good record, 6ar-
ting 255 and fielding $50
Last season, although the ,eam
was more or less Of d joke. he made
his work stand out quite pronH-
nently and showed no little i'm
provement in batting and base run
ming. He played through the en-
tire season without missing a game.
boosted his batting average %
points and stole ten more bases
than in 1911 When the odicla
records were published Bert suf-
fered a severe shock, for he had
anticipated his rating with much
pride. and discovered that q clag-
zeal error robbed him Of credit foa
stealing ten bases This was recu-
led by Ban Johnson in a special
bulletin.
ShOtten vas born IN the Ohio
town mentioned in the opening
paragraph % years age He began
his professional baseball career in
1907. He is a well built chap close
to six feet in height. He throws
right handed, but bats from the
left side of the plate, which gives
him an added advantage in get
ting down to first in record time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
HARVARD MAKING STRONG
BID FOR PERCY HAUGHT0N

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Dec. 2l.-Rc.
neWed pressure will be brought to beal
on Percy Haughton within the next week
in an effort TO influence him TO sign q
tiye-year contract at $4,000 q year a.
squad
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
BRESNAHAN TURNS DOWN
OFFER TO BECOME ACTOR

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-Roger Bresns
nan. depcsed manager Of the St. Louis
the stage at handsome salary and star
Ia sketch, "i'etticost Rule" saving:
I am no actor. and ] refuse 10 lie :
fool
The sketch IS written around his eype
rienCes with the St Louis club. which is
owned by Mrs Helene Brlttou
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
Good Third BaSemenAreScarce
Articles; Southern League Has
Had But Few Real Top-Notchers
BY Percy II. Whiting.

ATOTH1NG is more scarce than
~ hens teeth. But good third
basemen are close second
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
THESE ARE TOP NOTCH
DIXIE THIRD BASEMEN

average .2S0 to 290 and his fielding
was flashy.
Another third baseman who had
"a season or two of brillancy was
Walker. he welded a monstrous
bat with murderous force; and he
knew how 10 field
Pug" Bennett contemporary
of Cargo, was "a man well remem-
bered for clean, aggressive work.
Bennett was. for a while, a heavy
hitter and a quick thinker.
A player vino, for one season,
looked a world beater was Scotty
Walker of Atlanta. The little lad
came to the Gate City at the end of
long period OF wretched third
basemen. In consequence, the dis
covery Of q lad who could field his
position. throw to first and who
wasn't afraid and didn't tank up
with cheap booze was real event.
and he was hailed as the wonder OF
The world More brilliant fielding
and throwing than Scotty Walk
er's have seldom been seen in the
league. Like Babb, Walker had
but one good season. After that he
began to fade.
For consistency, the palm goes to
two performers who year after year
figured creditably in the record
George Rohe and Clayton Perry.
Robe appears first IN the record
book In the year 1904. The years
OF 1905. sos, 1909 and 1911 find him
in the third basing division. always
with good fielding mark. occa
sionaly with Il good batting record
For good, steady dependable work
he has seldom been eQualed
Clayton Perry's record is even
longer. lie figured in 1906. 1907.
1905. 1908 and 1910 as a third base
man. And when he wasn't playing
third he was playing second and
doing moderately well, Perry has
been the sort OF chap who has bat
ted around $50 or a bit less and
helded around gas ever since he
broke in. He isn't a great fielder.
but he plays a pretty steady game
and, all things considered, is one
Of the best
THE Southern league has never
had a really great third base
man. The southern has never sent
third baseman to tile big leagues
who became really great. The
southern league never had player
who in previous times had been
great I'm the big leagues. OF course.
these statements aye subject 30
some explanations "t5ed" Smith
may develop into wonder, though
he didn't quite arrive last year.
Phelan, under more favorable sur
roundiugs, may be as good a man
some day in the National league a.
he was in the Southern. though he
did not show 1t last year. Bobby
Byrne. a famous big league thlrd
basemau, played shortStop on the
southern. And, Of course, the ex-
ception OF Lave Cross should be
mentioned. lie was once-g great
who slumped back But he does not
have to be considered. because he
played but part of a season.
Verify. verify, third base is
tough Old position 10 play and good
third basemeu have been alarming
ly scarce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
Bert Shotten, Browns Young
0utfielder, Is Classed Among
Fastest Stars in Big League
(This is the fifteenth of series
of articles on youngsters who made
good in the big leagues in recent
years.
By Sam Crane.

THAT tiny speck on the map
of Lorraine county Ohio,
known to postal clerks and
a few others of that section Of the
Buckeye State in which it is sit
uated as EIyria, has u bunch that
some day in the not too distant
future it will be hailed as widely
and prominently as Royston, Ca,
or Trappe, Nd.
For what Ty Cobb and J. Frank
lin Baker have done to bring these
formerly obscure places to the no.
tice of the public Bert Shotten
hopes to do for the city of his
BIRTH and the citizens of Elyria
swear by him.
Bert Shotten is not exactly a
new conner in the ranks of the ma
jor leagues. He has worn a St.
Louis uniform for several years
But it is only recently that he
has impressed the fans with his
ability and been hailed as a young
ster with bright future on the
diamond. Shotten's greatest asset
is speed. As yet he has not learned
how to use it to the best advan-
tage in circling the base paths.
When he does it is predicted he viii
be credited with base stealing
record that will compare favorably
with those of Cobb, Milan and 9th
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
stovall = Good Tutor.

. ONON AICt.
George Stovall has not been with
the Browns long enough to perfect
Shotten in the art of base running.
When the Browns go into training
next spring the St Louis boss will
give him a special course in this
department of the game. and he is
free in stating that ne confidently
expects to make q great star OUT
of him. Even in the short time
Stovall has been with the Browns
he has improved Shotten wonder
fully by his instruction.
In beating out hunts and little
hits there is not a player in the
league who compares with the st.
Louis in1elder, excepting Cobb, ac-
cording to such an authority as
Hal Chase. It is not often that
the Yankee first baseman is caught
mapping. Shotten, however. put
one over on him last season. Hal
was caught unawares because he
never dreamed the player possessed
such great speed. 1t was during
game in St, Louis
Shotten raped a grounder be
tween first and second and Hal
started for the ball. 1t appeared to
be an easy uuassistcd play for
Chase, He had made similar ones
hundreds Of times, and figured ii an
out, as did the spectators.
But Shotten darted down the
line, and. although Chase sprinted
and flung himself headIone toward
the bag. the fleet outfeldor crossed
the sack in safety.
That night, after the game
Chase, in discussing the play with
his teammates, said some highly
complimentary things about the
youngster, and no time was lost bv
Hal thereafter in handling his hits.
Speed Helps Percentage.
Shotten is fairly good hitter.
His speed, too. enables him to get
many hits that less speedy PLAYERS
would lose. But, aside from this
he is improving rapidly in batting.
as well as in base running.
Shotten was just picked up by
the Browns in 1909. He played in
only seventeen games that season
and did not get chance to show
anything. The following year he
was sent back to the minors for ad
ditionaI seasoning. He spent part
Of his time with the Omaha club Of
the Western league, and finished
The 1910 season with Wheeling.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21

~ hens teeth. But good third
basemen are a close second
for all around, consistent scarce
ness. Some things are scarce most
OF the time, like seventeen year To-
Gusts. But there haven't been
enough good third basemen to go
around since the baseball was in
vented And the crop coming on
for next year doesn't show any
signs of increase.
Look over the big leagues. The
top-notchers. the pick of all the
baseball world, the result Of in
Vulnerable years Of training and
development, are: In the American,
Gardner. Baker and Foster: in the
National, Lobert. Herzog and Zim-
herman Cthe last named slipped IN
solely because OF his superlative
ability with the stick).
40 league that can be recalled
N has been hit any harder by the
third baseman famine than the
Southern. Try to remember a real
N great third baseman last year.
The year before Any year since
the league started!
A iaunt through memory and
record books does not help much
Only two third basemen in all
southern league history were su-
perlative good hitters They were
Delehanty. Of Little Rock and
Brouthers. of Shreveport and New
Orleans. The former got a mark Of
$50 in the hard hitting season Of
1903 and the same year the latter
smacked en- .SiS. Haudlbo, OF
Memphis, hit an even 500 in 1901,
and Taylor. Of Chattanooga, topped
him two points The same year,
RED smith beat 800 ana so did
Almeda. otherwise, the 800 hit
ters have been desperately infre-
0uent in Southern league history.
There have been less 800 -hittcrs
among third basemen than among
men who have played any other
position except the slab job.
IT HE fielding averages Of the th'ro
basemen are equally barren OF
hiah marks. old Lave Cross, the
wear he slumped into the southern,
set a mark that viii stick a while
$50 But that was for only part OF
season. Roy Montgomery ,97S
is the best mark for full summers
work.
Not over a half dozen felders in
all the leagues history have fielded
over $50.
ar course. mere averages don't
~ tell the whole story, o. even
the largest part Of it, Whata man
sger wants at third 80 a man who
will play the position. who viii plug
The hole. who win go after every
rhing within reach.
Give your memory a tounce and
see how many men really did this.
Deleh8ntv for an his batting
helded under 500 and was only
fAAI performer NiAAAlht Nnh lNN
lo- were mediocre folders.
Lave Cross. the fielding leader.
helped to pile up his average by
going after only such balls as he
was sure he could reach. Roy
Montgomery, whose delding mark
was next best. was never regarded
as "a top-notcher
Vet there have been Few third
basemeu IN the league.
Charley Babb. the year ne came
down from Brooklyn 70 Memphis.
qualified all right He was a fash.
could go either way. would tackle
fourteen-inch projectile in full
motion. He batted and ielded well.
Another third baseman who viii
stand out IN the memory Of the
old-timers was Brouthers He was
1 rangy. agile lad, q good batter
arc willing fielder. Ia s03. 1909.
i'o5 and 1906 he was right at the
Top. both in batting and fielding
Hls ost'ine curing tast tim. would
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
ACORN HuLLs.
tnl

The farmers Of this vicinity are looking serious over the continu- ous wet weather.
 Miss Ethel Whisenhunt is sick this week.
 Miss Maud Reid. who has been sick for the past three weeks, Is reported no better.
 Miss Bertha Gilstrop was elected organist for the Acorn Sunday school. Our school is greatly im- proving.
 The Easter egg hunt given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c. R. Hale Sunday was we'll attended. Miss Verna Reid received the prize Tor finding the hidden goose egg.
 The singing at the home of Mir. Gilstrop Sunday night was suc- cess. Every one seemed to enjoy themselves.
 The people of the Owens Chapel vicinity will meet Sunday evening and appoint committee to pre- pare for the exercises for Decora- lion at that place. Everybody come. There will also be services at 2:30 D. m.
 The debating society and literary at Oak Grove is still alive and do- ing well. The subject for discus sion next Saturday night IS, Has Woman the Right to Vote?"
 XT,.naon
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
TEN FOOT NOTES.

w. NJ. Wimberly lost a COW last week.
 Much fence building since the high water.
 Walter philpot made a trip to Dallas Thursday.
 Charles Miller made q business trip to Egger Saturday.
 i.arven Edmonds and Frank Mays shopped in Egger Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Martin re- ceived new organ last week. D. C. Miller of Highland was here on business Thursday and Friday. Mir. and Mrs. John Martin gave a musical entertainment last week. Mrs. Ida Ford of Egger visited her cousin, Frank Mays, last week Mir. and Mrs. Browns baby was laid 10 rest i'll the Waters cemetery Monday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garmon Of Egger visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank May Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ora Conn of Opa spent last week with Mrs. Conn'S father and mother on account o1 high wafer.
 Guess Who.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
rNk NEWS.

Mrs. John Talkington has been i'll for several days, but is reported better.
 Mrs. J. k Hendrix and daughter Rena have moved to Mena
 The literary at Concord will meet Saturday night. April i3. All invited
 Mrs. George Harrison and fouI children were shopping in Mena Tuesday.
 Messrs. Melvin Quinn and Ed Parish were transaeting business in Mena Monday.
 Rev. A. c. Dickerson of Egger will preach at Concord school house next Sunday morning.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jake Cagle and Mir and Mrs. G. l.. Harris and son Lutie were shopping in Mena Monday.
 Claud Miller is spending this week with his grandparents, Mir and Mrs. W. P. Mullikin of Mena.
 Lei everyone who is interested ir the decoration al Concord this year meet at Concord church house neXl Sunday afternoon at ? o'clock and prepare program and set time for cleaning off the graves.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
Bo,LDERs FROM ROCKY.

J, L. Horner was here Sunday. h. X. Ghamhirn has sold his farm. imther Allen was quite sick the first Of the week.
 '. t Cunningham will move this week to AlNa. OK.
 Rev. C. c. foliNer will preach at Freedom next Sunday.
 C. E. Connally and E. Rowe made business trip to Mountain Fork Monday
 Mrs Ethel Mckinney. wife of ]. F.. Mckinney. died April i, aged % years. She leaves husband, two children, q father and mother. three brothers and five sisters. Her par ents, Mir. and Mrs. E. G. Turner. brothers 0iin. Odes and Hiss and sisters Mrs. E. Rowe, Mrs. W. D. Hughes. Mrs. L. X. Cummings, Mrs. Willard Lowther and Mrs. D. D. Davis all live in this community except Mrs. Lowther. who lives at Cans. Ok. Funeral services were held at the grave by Rev. ]. l.. Bedding. The remains were buried in the Mt. Gillead cemetery. Her uniimely death has brought sadness to the entire community.
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
COVE CATCHES.

Been a wishm' an a wishn'
 At l could go fiShin',
 With my long cane pole
 Down in the old deep hole.
 The fruit mans best friend, the busy little bee, has not been buzz ing around among the peach and pear blossoms this spring.
 Born. to Mir. and Mrs. George Car per on April i. and also on the same date a son to Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. Rowells, Dr. J. M. Rector attending
 The Cove graded school will close next Friday with literary and graduating exercises in the after noon. II is to be hoped taht by this time next year we will have high school.
 Mrs. Felix Lutenbacher was call ed to Horatio last week to nurse Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Dickerson, who have been very low with pneu- monia. Mrs. Lutenbacher is a pro- fessional nurse and has been very successful with her patients.
 In spite of the chilly and dis agreeable weather, the display of Easter hats was unusually large last Sunday, but the general array of gay spring tOggery was some what cclipsed by cloaks and winter wraps. Cove. by the way, has more stylish young ladies and well dressed young men than any other town of it's size in the county. Rex I. M Alexander preached his farewell sermon at the presbyter- ian church last Sunday evening and the services were attended by a large congregation. Rev. AleXan- der is not only an able preacher but fine man, and he has made many friends outside of his church people who regret to see him leave It is reported that his place will be filled by Rev. Wallace, the boy preacher.
 II is feared that the heavy rains have damaged the Elberta peach crop more than all the frosts and freezing weather of the spring and winter by washing the pollen otl the blooms. In fact. it is generally known that a heavy rain at a eer- tain period of blooming peach trees is fully as disastrous as a killing frost. The results may not show so soon, but imperfect polIenization causes the little peaches to fall of and knotty, imperfect fruit is what natures.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-11
 GRaNNIs GRAINS.

Prof. Johnson has moved to Port Arthur avenue.
 C. l.. Loehridge of Mena was here on business Saturday.
 Mrs. J. C. MeClennen has been sick, but is now improving.
 A. C. Mathis is making improve ments on his home property.
 Leila Stokes has accepted a po- sition as clerk with J. N. Neal.
 Never before has the prospect been so bright for large peach crop.
 The fruit growers association in- tends to plant 200 acres Of eanta- l0upes.
 Prof. pige from Old Potter i. completing the school term for Prof. Johnson.
 Miss Myrtle Aston and Mir Hughes of Giilham were xsiitor. between trains Sunday.
 j.. C. Scheoley has sold George Dannefs th-acre farm ta BranN taseoeer Of Sloan Springs. Con- sideraiion Si .0o0
 4. W Cssilehefry from Icxas ha, bought i6e acres ef hand from 2 fyreo through fhc firm of Hogan cosie and Tolle. Consideration fi n90.
 4B eAcftIeui program Nas Tel. sierea by ihe sunday school sanaa, night ai ihe Bapiis church. 4h. tQNsc was crowded. end ais Ner. nHanimouk a lha.r praise ta Ihakl N so l90k paa aud ihe cammatt. sAi4a aHfaHpea fha rAuHA a ffeNiaTatF attafafni WEtt s4t.
 Hikes aud Nata iiaesafns A ff4 t MES Hl M HHNrSf.