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LEFTY RUSSELL is
AGAIN THE VICTIM OF
THE BASEBALL GAME

Lefty Russell who enriched the cof-
fers OF the Baltimore baseball club back
in 1910 by something like a lump of s12, :
600 cash. is getting his bumps if accounts
prove true. Russell's jump to the majors
was not as marvellous as his fall After
Connie Mack had decided that Russell
was done for" he shipped him to Charley
Hempllll, who tried him out at Atlanta
and then relegated rim TO the Virginia
league. He could not make good there
and then he went into semi-professional
ranks
The Shenandoah and Woodstock clubs of
Virginia We're declared rivals in the base
ball world of Virginia and the Shenandoah
club was smarting under defeat The
manager heard of the famous Lefty
Russell and Immediately ''rung'' him in
on the team. As usual. there was bet
ting IN the country towns ons the result
and SO enthusiastic were the hackers of
the Shenandoah club that the good people
of that town sold mortgages on their
property in order to win a few shekels on
the game.
SO the day of the battle car1e. All OF
the money that could be borrowed. stolen
and made was placed on the game, for
the sports did not think they had one
CHARGE in thousand to lose with the
$1,000 beauty ornating the mound for
Shenandoah.
Russell started off like house afire,
but in the second inningsthe Woodstock
players welded the bludgeons with tell
ing and effective strokes and soon the
result of the game was a settled affair
He was beaten by a score which ran in
to the teens.
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RUDE MARQUARD TO
GET SMALL FORTUNE
FOR YEARS EFFORTS

Several have been mentioned to lead
the Atlanta Crackers next season and
many believe that the choice lies be-
tween germany sehaefer and Billy
Smith. whitley" Alperman has not been
given fair chance to show his abil-
itv with the bunch of disgruntled vet
Grams who were left by the late Ia
mented Charley Hemphin and lie, too.
is considered to be IN the running.
six have been mentioned: Alperman,
Smith, Sehaefer, Sid Smith, the former
ager of the Columbus South Atlantic
league club, ard Patrick Flaherty, the
veteran left handler. have been brought
before the notice of the Crackers as
future leaders
Billy Smith has been offered the
management of the Chattanooga club
again next season and now 1t is up
to BILLY as to whether he will stay
or whether he viii go back to At
lanta where he gained a swell repu-
tation by taking two pennants for the
Crackers. 1t is understood that the
Cracker management will make no
offers until he either refuses or ac-
oepts the offer However, it is known
that Billy has a yearning for the Geor-
gia capital
Whitley" Alperman has been in
charge of the club since Charley Hemp
hill was let out by the directors of
the club His efforts have not been
crowned with success, but he has added
much younger blood to the club and
from records Of The men, has a fine
lot of youngsters. Weiser, the leading
hitter of the Carolina league; Lyons,
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TINKER, CAREY AND M'INNES
HAVE BEEN MOST DANGEROUS
: BATSMEN AT CRITICAL TIMES

Detroit, Mich, August 1l-(SpeciafO
Joe Tinker of the Cubs, and Max Carey
of the Pirates, are two athletes Who
have been doing some timely hiring
at the psychological moment this sea
son, even if their batting averages are
not very high. Chicago has landed an
even dozen battles either in the ninth or
in subsequent innings during the present
running and j. Faversham.
who had eleven points in the voting for
the Chalmers National League trophy
last year. has kicked in at the proper
time with wa1lops that gave the team
now trailing the Giants the verdict.
Carey has a similar record, having
been responsible for four of the Corsairs
ninth or extra inning triumphs Senior
Marsans of the Reds has a record of
having batted home the winning tally in
three games copied by the ODayites
either in the last regularly scheduled in
ming or final round
Stuffy Mc1nnes of the Athletics is the
American leagues premier fnisher He
has batted home the winning run in two
games won by the Mackmen in the ninth
and two games landed by them in over
time. In point of usefulness, these feats
should win some votes for the Chalmers.
iris Speaker of the Red Sox and Guy
linn of the Highlanders each Nave been
responsible for three of their teams win
either in the ninth or in subsequent in
nings.
This is the honor list of major lea guers
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SOCKALEXIS STILL A LAZY,
FAT INDIAN ENJOYING LIFE

I Old Town, Me, August 11.-This is a
story about Louis Sockalexis from his own
home town, written because thousands of
baseball fans are asking the question,
Whatever became of Sockalexis?" OF,
rs this Andrew Soekalexis. the mara
thon runner, any relation to Sockalexis,
the old Cleveland ball playeres, Then
that line of thought is quite likely to
break out into Talk about your Ty Cobbs
and Wagners and Bakers-guess you never
saw Sockalexis when he was in his
prime" or Yes, Big Chiefs Meyers and
Bender are some Injuns, but you'd
oughter seen Louis Sockalexis. Why in
a game on the Polo grounds once ! saw
him and Soekalexis stories will be
fan feed for some years to come
Much has been written about the
Sockalexis of today that is not a fact.
He is not dying in poverty" neither
is he "a ghost of his former self" He
is no. running a, ferry. He is just a fat,
smoky, lazy Indian, who lives with the
tribe on the Indian island reservation of
the Penobscots, which is practically part
of tie city Of Old Town, being but
few rods from the mainland. He doesn't
work much, because he doesn't have to-
lie couldn't die in poverty, because power
ty is unknown in the tribe. While there
are times when the people are not living
in luxury, the tribe is, In a way, the
wards of the state of Maine, and has a
tribal income enough to provide for the
necessities As for being a ghost, he
weighs close TO EGO pounds.
When he takes notion he picks up an
odd job and sometimes works for the
ferryman but for the most part he spends
his time In reading the sporting news, of
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SIX HAVE BEEN MENTIONED
AS PROBABLE LEADER OF THE
ATLANTA CRACKERS IN 1913

the leading swatter of the Kitty: Ham
Reynolds, the heavy hitting catcher of
the Albany club In the South Atlantic
Johnson, a promising pitcher from the
Kitty league, and Duggleby, a veteran,
have been signed.
Although the Crackers have not won
often It is thought that Alperman will
be given another season to demonstrate
his prowess and ability as manager
on account of the directors allowing
MIN to purchase Youngsters at a fancy
price Atlanta has not been poorly
patronized, like many tail-endingl clubs,
but has outdrawn 1911.
The boom to offer the management
Of the Crackers to Germany" Schaefer
is a recent one, but the suggestion is
meeting favor. 1t is stated by the
scribes that Schaefer's coaching, to-
gether with his consistent playing,
will be of great value and his funny
antics will prove to be good dra wing
card. However, it is doubted If Clarke
Griffith will allow Schaefer to leave
the Nationals after securing such fine
results from his foolishness.
James Claudius Fox, who has won
two pennants for the Columbus club
in the Sally league, is included also. It
is argued that he is wonderful leader
and is popular with the atlanta fans
Sidney Smith, who Is catching in Won
derful form for the Columbus club in
the American association, has been
talked Of as the most likely candi-
date. sid Smith is a former Crack er
and was a local favorite Patrick Fla
herty has been mentioned but his can
dldacy Is not looked upon favorablv
The race for the managerial role of
the Crackers seems to lie between Al
pefman. Billy Smith and Germany
Schaefer
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Games Today
Memphis at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Mobile.
Atlanta at New Orleans.
Nashville at Montgomery.

Returning with a better lead over the
nearest club than when the road trip was
begun. the Barons are ready to tackle
the Memphis Turtles in a doubleheader
this afternoon at Fleetwood. When the
Rarons left to play the Memphis club on
July IS. they led the Mobile Gnlls by 6A
games After playing 10 games, on for
eien territory, the Barons gained II
game on the Gulls.
1t is probable that the Memphis club
is weaker than at any other time of the
season Rudy Baerwad. the right field
er and dangerous pinch hitter. and
club Moulton, the second sacker, are
out of the fray and the lineup is a
patched up one. Merritt and Tonneman
are dividing the work at the second sta
ton, while Outfielder Cox, secured from
the defunct Meridian club is playing in
Baerwald's position.
The Barons are in fine fettle and hu-
NOR. Hardgroye, Foxen and Boyd have
been In Birmingham for the past few
days resting up to get into condition for
the double bill this afternoon and should
be In fine shape to twirl 1t is probable
that Bernhard will send his star twirler
Parsons In one of the games, while New
ton is also about due to twr.
Following a series of four games with
Memphis. the Barons meet the Volun-
teers on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
After the Vols come the rejuvenated
Crackers, for three games. Then come
the Lookouts for series of three games.
Then the Barons jump to New Orleans
for two games and return to tackle the
Mobile Gulls, which in Itself should pro-
vide a bit of amusement to the hungry
fans of Birmingham. The Gulls play four
games and then the Pelicans open up
on Labor Day In a doubleheader and
another game on Tuesday. The Bill
kens come for three games on Septem-
Der 5. and and play the last game in
Birmingham besides that of September
II, the last game of the season in Bir-
mingham.
Mobile, the Barons' only rival. Is also
at home for nearly three weeks and
meets practically every club in the
northern division and a few of the south
ern division. On Wednesday and Thurs
day the Mobile club will enjoy off days
while the Barons will he fighting hard.
The first game will begin al 230 this
afternoon, with Smith and Parsons as
prospective twirlers. Foxen and Doc
Newton will probably oppose each other
in the second.
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which he never misses a line, devours
every big league game with great gusto,
and is always ready to fan with any
one. For a peculiar trait of his is that
he is about the only Indian ever known
here that would talk. About four words
is the extent of the average Penobscot,
but Sockaiexis has a great command of
language and plenty of 1t.
When the great book of baseball is
written there will be a short but graphic
chapter on 'Sockalexis, the Man Who
Night Have Been" In all baseball his
torys there has been no more lamentable
chapter than the rise and fall of the
"Abanaki Adonis,' as some writer called
him Discovered by the lamented doc"
Powers while playing in Maine. lie was
taken to Holy Cross, where his develop
ment was rapid. He was soon the college
sensation of the year. Big league scouts
camped on his trail, and Patsy Tebeau
of Cleveland landed him
They say that the downfall of Sock
alexis dated from his first pay day. The
lights of the Zig cities dazzled him. He
was coaxed, threatened cajoled, all to no
effect. He simply would not listen to
Managerial advice or recognize any dis
cipline. He was given every chance. but
there was the aboriginal Indian thirst for
frewater, which was unquenchable. One
night, in getting out of a second story
window to avoid a guard on the floor
below, he broke his ankle.
Andrew Sockalexis, the plucky mara
thon runner, is his cousin. Andrew never
tasted liquor and never used tobacco. Ho
has more bf the Indian traits of seVicaf.
silence, cogsed determination, with
physique that made him a World epprend-
er. The old tr.kesmen say:
ANDREW Sock UNI good boy. Louis
Sock-ugh.
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who have struck telling blows for theic
clubs in the ninth and extra inning VIC
tories this season:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicagoi Tinker 1; Zimmerman, 2
Leach. 2: Sheekard, l; Schultz, /; Need
ham. i; Cheney, l.
Cincinnati. Marsans. 3: Hoblitzel, ?;
Mitchell ?; HUMPHREYS, ]; Egan, l. Nc
Donald, l. Bates. l.
Pittsburg: Carey. 4; Wagner, 2; Wilson.
/; Miller, 1; Hyatt. l.
st. Louis: Evans, ,; Hauser, 2; kon-
etchy 1; Smith. /; Bliss, /; Cakes, /.
Boston: Miller. |; Mcdonald, i Sweeny.
|; O Rourke, /; King. L
Brooklyn: Northen. /; Moran. l.
New YORK: Herzog, ,; Mccormick. |;
wilson, l; Doyle, !; Crandall, ]; Meyers.
l. enodgrass. l.
Philadelphia; cravath, 2; Lobert, /;
Doolan. /; Luderus, l: Downey, l.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago: Bodie. 2; Weaver, ,: Block,
!; Kuhn, 4; Walsh, / Collins, l.
Cleveland: Lajoie. . Easterly. I; Gra-
ney, 1; Olson, /; Birmingham, l.
Detroit: Cobb. 2; Moriarty. ?; Mullin, l;
Crawford, Il; Louden. l.
St Louis; Laporte. 2; Pratt l; Wal
lace, /.
Boston: Speaker, 3; Hooper, / Lewis,
l. Wagner, I; Wood. L; Carrigan, j.
New Yoris: linn. 3; Martin. L Street,
l; Ferd Il Maloney. 1; Chase. /.
Philadelphia: McInnes, 4; Maggert, ,;
Lapp, /; Oldring. I; Baker, l.
Washington: Gandil. 2; Morgan, .; Fos-
ter, /; Shanks. L Moeller, |.
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BILLIKENS SIGN
ADAMS AND WALKER

Selma. August u.-(Special.)-- Karl
Adams and Ernest Walker. former men,
bers of the Selma club of the Southeast.
ern league, left Sunday morning for Mont.
gomery, where they will join the Mont
gomery club OF the Southern league.
Adams, who is a Montgomery boy, has
proven one Of the best pitchers in the
Southeastern league during the past sea-
son, ard his friends here are of the opint
ion that he will make good with ths
Montgomery club
Adams has splendid curves and good
assortment of speed and with little
sand and training will no doubt prove
winner for the Billkens. Ernest Walker
Is birmingham boy. and was the sem
sation OF the season in the Southeastern
circuit He is a fast outfeder and covers
large territory. Walker began the sea-
son with the Bessemer club. and was aft
erward occurred for Selma. During the
entire season he hit above the 800 clip.
ard will Probably make good with the
Montgomery club
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MEMPHIS MOGUL SCOUTING
FOR TWO LIKELY PLAYERS

Memphis, August u.-Touring the north
in search for suitable players to take
the place of Oatfielder Baerwald and In
fielder Moulton, President Coleman is anx-
ious to find these players. When it was
seen that BaeI wald and Mouton would
be out of the game for long period the
local mogul started out.
1t is evident If the locals want to remain
in first division, two more players must
be secured. Outhelder Cox was secured
from the debris of the Meridian club of
the Cotton States. together with Pitcher
Needles, and he was Immediately placed
in>right field. Pitcher Needles was farmed
out to the Kitty league, but will be re-
called next season. However. it is not
thought that he will permanently hold
the POSITION.
1t IS believed that President Coleman's
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PELICANS BEAT THE
CRACKERS TWO GAMES

New orleans August 11-Both games
OF today's double header went to m.
local team, to s and to .. Sitton,
Becker and Waldorf, pitching for At
lanta, gave way In the pinches. but
the locals were able to win only by
the narrowest kind of margin in both
battles. The first game was featured
by home runs of Hendryx. McElveen
and Johnston, that of Johnston break
ing up the game with two down In the
ninth.
Darkness ended the second game at
the close of Atanta's half of the
seventh innings. Score:
- NJ,
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TENNIS CHAMPIONS
WILL MEET MONDAY
FOR TRIAL MATCHES

New York, August Ranking tennis
players of the country Will meet on the
turf courts of the Meadow club AZ
Southampton, l.. l., this week Tor VIVA,
is regarded as a tryout for the national
tourney at Newport next week Eastern
players admit their supremacy Is more
seriously threatened than for many
Years.
w. A. Larned, seven times winner OF
the national singles championship, WIZ
play at least a part of this weeks tour
rey. hoping TO recognize old FORM. Inc
veteran is not in the bets physical con-
veteran. is not in the best physical con-
tion whether he will survive the play
ing through the ordeal now REQUIRED 81
the title holders. the newer PAYERS
s,cb as Maurice e. McLoushlin. the Pa
CHIC coast star, or Norris Williams, the
rational clay court champion, will be
watched with interest. Beals e. Wri5slt
and william ]. Clothier, both former ma
.tional champions. are others expected TO
compete.
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tour of the Forth is to get glimpse of
St Louis. where he made an effort to
build up the Turtles for the battles of
1913. Besides Cox and Needles, it is under
stood that the Turtle manager has signed
two olher Cotton States stars, but he
wont confirm the rumor.
President Colemans first stop was at
st. oLuis, where he made an effort to
land ali infielde- and an outfielder. Waiv-
crs could not be secured. 1t is understood
that LaPorte was one of the two men,
and that he was to join Memphis, but
Washington nabbed him via that route
The pitching staff has been going better
lately than Tor the few previous weeks.
Parsons has shown much stuff, while
Merritt has hetn able to win pretty con-
sistently When he is not pitching Mer-
rift is playing second base in Moulton's
steady. Messenger Doc Newton and
Ferguson have also been doing well and
displaying an occasional squirt.
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nARQUARD

If RUDE Marquard worked himself into
physical wreck In making his world
record of 10 consecutive victories he will
be well paid for his debilitation. Before
the year is over Marquard will have
made $4,000 as the result of breaking
that record. The New York club will
not pay him that amount but he will Sc
cure that much Just the same.
1t Is very probable that he will not
secure more than $4,000 from the Giants
as his seasons salary could not be large
in amount after two such disastrous
seasons as 1911 and 1910. However to
this will be added a bonus of $1,000 for
good work with the club. Then the
sporting men OF the great metropolis
have promised to reimburse him with at
least 5000 more for his aid TO the
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SMALL VALUE FOR
EGGS ON HALF SHELL

Chicago, August 11.-Because it is i'm
possible to unscramble eggs and also that
eggs on the half shell have no market
value. caused officers of the Chicago and
Great Western Railroad company today
to urge employees to use more care in
handling egg crates. Experts of the de-
partment of agriculture recently es-
tlmated that the railroads of the country
lost si5000,00o annually by improper
handling of eggs, The egg season now Is
at its height, says the railroad warning.
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TY COBB WILL DEMAND $4,000
A YEAR TO PLAY WITH DETROIT

Detroit, August 11.-tSpecial )-Tak-
ing into consideration his worth as a
drawing card, as well as his ability as
ball player, Ty Cobb is going to
demand $4,000 for his next three years
work with the Detroit club. This is
Cobb's last year under the $4,000 con-
tract. which he signed three years ago.
and he admits that he is going after
substantial increase-just how much,
he will not say. Before the great play
er dons a uniform next spring he viii
have to be signed to a new contract
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DERRILL PRATT HAS
HIT AT A .499 CLIP
SINCE GAME JULY 81

st. Louis, August 11.-tSpecial.)- Derrill
Pratt, regular second baseman for the
Browns, now that Frank La Porte is no
longer member of the team, has been
hitting like a demon since the team re-
turned home In the 10 games played
against the eastern clubs. Pratt has COM
piled an average of f99, and facing some
of the star pitchers. too.
Not since the return home was made
has Derrill gone without a bingle. He
always managed to get at least one. The
Athletic hurlers proved the easiest for
Pratt. Against them, he made nine hits
in 10 attempts for 800 average. Pratts
record against the east:
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H@

Giants and he win be given an automo-
bile by the New Workers.. If he should
fail to land the automobile offered by
the Chalmers people for the most valua-
BILE player In the National league
1t is extremely probable that the New
York club win win the pennant and IL
they should it will mean Just $4,000 mora
to him His share of the world series
receipts will amount to about $500 or
$1,000. Then II the New York club should
land the rag, big vaudeville syndicate
bias offered the star southpaw a vaude-
vile contract for % weeks at $1,000. This
will make his income for the year
amount to $4,000, and If he should have
luck in the following years, he should
be able to make 100000 before he is I'M
fit for slab duty.
Ban players are not paid like ribbon
clerks, after all.
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and this will cali for considerably more
salary than Ty is now drawing.
Cobb is just as good a ball player
as he was three years ago and his
value as a drawing card to the games
has increased considerably. Being with
losing team has handicapped his
playing to some extent, but there ia
no doubt as an individual Cobb pulls
at least $4,000 into the Golfers of tho
Detroit club during season. There
are other players possessed of drawing
ability but none of them is equal to
Cobb and this must be taken into con-
sideration when the new contract 10
made.