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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
MCLOUGHLIN PUSHED HARD
BY QUAKER SCHOOL BOY

NEWPORT. r l.. Aug 24-Maurice
r. Mclaughlin. of San Francisco who.
with r. &. Bundy won the national
doubles lawn tennis championship
Tuesday. narrowly missed being elm
mated from the tournament FOR the
singles championship yesterday by
Philadolphla's sthoolboy player Rich
ara y Williams Jr Mclaughlin was
forced a. extend himself to the limit
Ia nys hard sets The scores we're ga
t-7 6-3, SO G-3
n was one 81 the four matches ~ the
day Zoo the atl-comers tournament A.
the result ~ che day's play Mclaughlin
"ilI meet william Clothler. W
Philadelphia and Kari a. Blair ~
Sew York. R1I plty Wallace q. John.
son also ~ Philadelphia, Va the semi.
hHair today
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
. WHY LEW RICHIE CAN .
BEAT GIANTS, WHILE :
OTHER HURLERS FAIL :

Comedian Lew" Richie has q
been crowned 1.-THE Giant Killer" q
He has given the New York team q
more trouble than any other hurI- q
err this season. The Giants have q
hit him and hit him good and hard q
at times, too. But 1t is after they q
get on the bases that Richie gets q
in his good work. The New York q
ers are great base runners. Richie 9
has practically no windup. He q
keeps the Giants glued to the bags. q
They are never able to get any .
lead on him. And with Archer q
catching him, Richie is the anti q
dots for Giant victory, for Jim. a
my nails EN- all going down. q
-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
: WHAT IS NEEDED TO:
. PUT BOXING GAME ON
. A SOUND BASIS HERE

. Reputable business man to d. {
rect management. q
Matchmaker who knows boxers Z
and their records.
Well ventilated club with proper &
fire exits.
Boxing commission to punish q
takers. 4
Evenly matched performers. 4
Competent referee who can not q
be bought.
Betting not allowed at ringside. 4
Fighters to post substantial for q
felt for appearance and condition. q
Reputable physician to examine G
. boxers before they enter ring. q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NOT AS FAST AS
AMERICAN
BY W. S. Farnsworth.

rs the American league faster
than the National league?
That question has been asked
thousand times. Yesterday / re-
received a letter from fan in Rock
Hill asking me to decide a wager
on the above. While there is no
real way of telling which organi-
zation is the stronger, 1t is my opin-
ion that the Johnson circuit is far
and above superior to the Lynch
league.
True. there are as many 800 bat
ters in the National league as there
are in the American. But the
American league has by far the bet
ter pitchers. And it is the hurting
material that makes the younger
organization the stronger, in my
opinion.
The National league stood pat
too long When the American
league began to prosper the Ma
tional sewed up every player of
value. But when these players be-
gan to enter the veteran class the
managers did not look far enough
ahead; they did not go out and I'M
earth promising material. McGraw
alone proved the exception.
A ND all this time that the Ma
1 J tional league teams were
standing pat the American league
was developing players. This is
especially so in the hurting depart
ment of the game Surely no one
can class the National league pitch
ers, as a whole, with the Ameri-
can league boXmen.
Where can the National league
dig up bunch that compares with
Wood, Johnson. Plank, Coombs.
Collins. Dubuc Hall, Bedient. Ford,
Bender. Gregg, Walsh, O'Brien and
Mullin2
Marquard, Richie. Mathewson,
Tesreau, Alexander, Rucker. Law
ender, Reulbach and Camnitz are
the best the National league pos
sesses. Some Of them are coming.
but the old Mathewson,
Camnitz and Reulbach-naven-t got
very many more seasons left in
them, Rucker has never been able
to show advantage because Of being
glued to the Brooklyn roster.
IT is my opinion that the Ameri-
can league will again win the
worlds series this fall. Boston will
undoubtedly cop the gonfalon i'm
the A. L. while the Giants. in my
opinion win repeat in the \. l..
But the Cubs are every bit as good
as the Giants, and if they should
nose out the New Workers. INV
weekly insult viii be placed on the
Speed Boys just the same
Boston has the best pitching STAFF
in the country. Wood, Collins. Hail.
Bedient and O'Brien are all mar
ve,s
Against them the Giants would
have to use Nathewson and Mar
guard practically alone. Tesreau
right now appears TO be going
stronger than either 81 McGraw's
veterans II East years title series
still he lacks the experience Of GO
ing through such struggle. and
experience is the big asset i'm such
a series.
The Cubs would probably show
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
BOXING
Late News and Views

Grover Hayes, lightweight, left Tuesday
night on worlds tour all his own. His
manager w. r. Stuart has arranged a
series of bouts for him in Australia, Paris
and London.
Eddie McGoorty and Dave Smith have
showed their battle back to Labor Day in
Steao or next Monday evening. Smith is
ner OF the London marathon. The only
possible trouble is that Hayes may get
matters mixed up and train Smith for
marathon instead of a fight.
Johnny King, Chicago lightweight
doesn't know whether to call himself
hoodoo fighter or one who is feared bv
itihe other men of his class. Although the
ana has good record to back the chaJ-
lenges with, he has been unable to secure
door. ms
Jim Flynn is training hard for his fight
with Charley Miller in san Francisco
Labor Day. This match means much to
TTlynn, as the winner will be sent against
champion. Flynn is confident and saws
Morris
b Will a;s, Ritchie and one Round" Hogan
nave signed articles to fight 20 rounds at
Jimmy CoHroth's San Francisco club Adj
mission Day, September 8 Coffroth tried
To- 70 match match Murphy with Richie, but the
FASTENER was tied up in Gotham and can
not get in action there on that date
New. York papers praised Tommy
heete Tor the gameness he showed in
ms ten-round tight with Leach Cross in
New York few nights ago Althoueh
the lrishman was outclassed by Leach he
Waded right in. He was groggy at the
END from the many body punches the
- y,y'r
Phil Cross was sick and unable to an
pear in the seminal to his brothers
match Joe Motto. of Cleveland. TOOK
Cross place and gave Johnny Dohan a
good argument for ten rounds, although
the latter was declared the winner.
PHI Brock has two matches scheduled
for Cleveland next month. on Labor Day
he Will meet either Pal Moore or K, @
Brown, while he is matched with Sarnn1,.
Trott for September 81.
Johnny Callahan and Tommy Bresna-
han are in good condition for their ten
night; Callahan is the fighter who was
attacked by several dogs while doing ROAD
work few days. ago. and escaped injury
only after he had killed two of the dogs
with large club, which he carries vbsn
on the road.
Tommy Ginty and Matty Baldwin
fought twelve-round draw before The |
Pilgrim \. c., in Boston, a few nights
ago Baldwin landed often, but his blows |
lacked steam. 0"'
Although the proposed bout between
Jack johnson and Joe Jeanette has beer |
called off, the matches offered - H. Al /
thur in Australia still stand and If a.
champion cares to travel to the Antir,dC /
ne can PICK up quite bit of change
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
WEISER, CRACKERS NEW
PLAYER, BREAKS FINGER

Bud Weiser the hard hitting fielder.
purchased by the Crackers from the Char
lotte Carolina league team. some time
back for delivery at the end of the Caro-
lna league season, broke a finger during
game recently and win be out of the
game for the rest of the season. ...
w eiser was TO have reported to the
Crackers September 2, but on account of
the Injury he viii not report here until
next spring. Welser was leading the
league i'm hitting when he was hurt and
should prove a valuable man To the At
lanta club next year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24

Ty Cobb went TO bat eight times In the
double header with the Senators and
banged forth four safe swats. This 500
eIoutng boosted his average a point and
half and today he Is singing the pill at
4t3 clip.
iris Speaker was up four times and
garnered two hits. He Jumped full point
thereby. He is now exactly 7 points be-
hind the Georgia Peach"
Joe jackson fell off 8 points yesterday
by falling to get over one hit in five trips
to the plate.
Larry LaJoie hit an even 500 for the
day, his trusty wagon tongue connecting
once In two times at bat.
The Athletics didn't play yesterday, so
Eddie Collins STOOD still"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
By Percy H. Whiting.

II golf champion of America,
but a resident OF England
and registering from the Royal Liv-
erpool Golf club, has reached
America and is ready to defend his
title over the course of the Chicago
Golf club at Wheaton, ILL.,, in the
amateur, championship, which will
be played the week beginning with
September labor day.
With Hilton is Norman +. Hun
ter, one of the top-notch golfers of
Great Britain. 1t is also reported,
though not known for certain, that
John L. Low. who captained the
oxford Cambridge team which
played In the United States in 1908,
is in this country and that he will
enter 1t will be recalled also that
Norman F. Hunter was a member
of the same team.
These English golfers are playing
steadily and owing to their early
arrival should be thoroughly accli-
mated and in first-class trim when
the golfing begins at Wheaton.
The Englishmen will find several
American golfers in fine form to re-
ceive them. 1t has always happen
ed that when the championship was
played at Wheaton Western golfers
have
may not happen this year. Jerome
Travers is playing grand golf He
has been tuning up for weeks over
the course of the Mahopac Golf
is said to be playing his best. which
means championship golf. He re-
Gently holed the first hole of the
Mahopac course. 100 yards, in one
stroke. 1t was the first time in his
life he ever accomplished the feat
Of making any hole in one. and he
considered II a good omen.
Another Metropolitan golfer who
is going very strong Is Oswald
Kirkby. He won the New Jersey
title, defeating Travers, and with
luck should get close TO the national
finals.
If Kirkby or Travers don't defeat
the Britishers 1t will be up to some
OF the Westerners, and Of the whole
lot by far the strongest is Charley
Evans He is playing the best golf
Of his career and If he can settle
down for a week at Wheaton he
may send the Englishmen back
empty handed.
Hilton. in rather poor taste it APP
pears. in a recent article I'm The
London Weekly Budget, poked fun
at Americans because the Ameri-
can title is held by an Englishman
(himsel0, because the one Ameri-
can who went to England for the
British championship, Fred Here's
hon did not survive the first round,
and because the American born
professional, McDermott. who went
to England for the British open.
did not even qualify. The josh was
started by the fact that Americans
poked fun at the Britshers for their
weak showing in the olympic
games
In England and Scotland. at big
golf championship events, they use
policemen 90 keep the crowds back.
Hon Michael Scott, NJ. f., and
81 +, Taylor. who had planned TO
visit America with Hilton and to
play iu the American championship
have been detained To- England by
business engagements
You often hear ~ birds killed by
driven balls but now comes James
BLACK North Berwick profession
al Uho claims he Killed swallow
with ID driver ~ was taking some
practice swings along toward dusk
when the bird struck against his
driver as De ASS nnishluE brisk
stroke The driver hlt the bira on
TIE head and killed f. cold.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
The Big Race

Here is the newest dope on how the
big Five" batters Of the American league
are hitting, Including Yesterdays Games:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24

Dave Castor Has finally been nred ont
~ the sally league. n seems that he re-
."iNe1 more than $50 month 100 salary
last year. which Us airing nnouse" IU
the Sally
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24

Walter Camp, Jr. half5ack of the
Yale team and son of Americas
greatest football authority is in a
hospital suffering with ueui,ls and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24

shades ~ iho lameutel Father chad.
w..E-kuss Ford is leading tho Highland
u.aEers with batting average ~ nearl,
800
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24

You often hear ~ birds killed by
driven balls but now comes James
BLACK a Nurth Berwick profession
al. who claims he killed a swallow
with ID driver ~ was taking some
practice Swings along toward dusk
when the bird struck against his
driver as Dee Has nnishluE q brisk
stroke THE driver biz the bira on
the head and killed lt cold.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05

hearing these people talk. From the
moment that Jim Baker had stated that
the murdered man was his own son,
Louisa had known that he had spoken
the truth. Instinct was guiding her
toward the truth, showing her the
truth, wherever possible. She listened
at first deeply interested-to the
scrappy evidence which told Of Paul
Bakers early life, but the family from
Chaplain Junction road had marvel
lously little to relate. They no more
understood their adventurous spirited
son than they would have been capable
of aiding and abetting the fraud which
he concocted.
They themselves were far too simple
and too stupid to be dangerously GRIM
inal. And so the evidence quickly lost
Its interest for Louisa. She herself,
with The f~ragmentary statements which
n heard, could more easily surmise
the life history of Paul. Baker than
could the doting mother, who retailed
~complacently every mark on the skin
and on h body Of her son, and knew
nothing whatever-less than nothing
of his thoughts, his schemes, Of the
evil that was IN him, and the ambition
which led to his end
And now the last Of the Baker con-
tingent was dismissed. Jane Smith,
the sweetheart of the murdered man,
was the last to leave the ~coroner's
table. She did so with a food of tears,
In which the others promptly and in
continently Joined.
The coroner, somewhat impatient
with them all, for their vague notions
on the most important bearings of the
case had severely tried him, adjourned
the inquiry until the morrow.
He ordered the jury to be present at
a quarter before ten, and gave the sig
nal for general withdrawal.
After which everyone went home.
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Continued Next Weekly
TROUBLES OF A DENTIST.
EHrpro tHa phiIa1 a1~h Daao~5

Dentists have just as many hard
luck stories to tell as any other clasa
of people If one takes the time to lis
ten to them. One who has an office
downtown that is pretty we'll patron
lied was bemoaning his hard luck last
week. He does not like to pull teeth,
and generally manages to send those
patients who need such work to q man
nearby, who specialiZes in teeth pull
ing. One of his regular customers, a
man whose teeth he has petted and
cured for several years, appeared at
his office not long ago and complained
Of a toothache. The offending molal
was found to be beyond repair and the
dentist advised that he have 1t out
He consented, but insisted that this
man would have to do the job. The
dentist agreed, and then found that
his patient insisted Upon taking gas.
II can't give you gas" he objected;
"a man Of your size and strength takes
gas very hard. and you would regret
it If I gave 1t to you" The man could
not be persuaded, however. and insisted
both on this dentist performing the
operation and on using gas. The re-
suit was even worse than the dentist
had feared. When the man was com
ing out Of the gas he struggled so
hard that he managed to destroy nearly
$50 worth Of fixtures attached to the
window near him.
Il not only lost all the fixtures" said
the dentist IN telling the story, but
had a hard job to do, and lost the
man for a friend besides, for he said
that I had no business to hurt him as
much as I did. The moral of that Is,
never break q rule."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05

derstand, when 1 seed the paper in one
o. the other chaps lands. I couldn't
give up my work then. / 'ad to wait
till evening to speak to my missus.
Then we talked it all over, and young
Smith e took a day off and me too, and
Mrs. Baker and Emily and Jane Smith,
they all come along"
dead man, and you swear that it is
your SOM"
II take my oath, sir. Ask is mother
there. She knows 'er own son. She'll
tell you just what vaccination mar e
'ad on is arm, and about the scar on
lis leg and all. The ladies, sir, they
are that sharp"
Jim Baker-feeling no doubt hat his
ordeal was nearly over-was losing his
nervousnessness, or perhaps 1T took a
new form, that of ~jocularity. The cor
oner thought it best to check his efforts
at humor in the bud.
THAT will dol" he said curtly.
And the Chaplain bricklayer at once
retired within his shell of humble self
'deprecation. He answered a few more
questions that the coroner put to him,
but clearly his own circle Of vision was
so circumscribed that, willing as he
undoubtedly was, he could throw no
light whatever on the unknown events
which led up to the extraordinary fraud
pTdClISSu On the EdTl OI GLhuClyLl6 anu
which eliminated in the mysterious
murder in the taxicab.
The father of the strangely enigmat-
&c personality, who indeed had taken
many q secret with him to the grave,
was far too Indifferent, too fatalistic,
to put forth any theory as to his sons
motives, or the inducements and temp
tations which had first given birth to
the astoundingly clever deception.
Wearied and impatient at last
the coroner gave up his questionings.
He turned to the jury with the accus-
toned formula:
would any of you gentlemen like to
ask this witness any questions?"
The foreman Of the jury wanted to
know If the witnesses son had any
birthmarks on him, or other palpable
means of Identification.
Yes, sir" replied Jim Baker, "hut is
mothcr'H tell you better'n me-she
knows best-about the vaccination
marks and all"
The foreman hen asked the coro-
ner whether the jury would be allowed
to identify the marks. On being as
sured by the coroner that after adj
journment this very day every means
would be taken to c~orroborate Jim
Bakers statement. the jury seemed
| satisfied.
And the coroner called the next
witness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05
CHAPTER XXI.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO d.
NnT CApE

AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO
NOT CARE.
For the first time in the whole course
Of her life, Louisa Harris felt hat con-
vention must be flouted and social du-
ties could not be fulfilled.
When the coroner, rising from his
seat, gave the signal for general ex-
odus, she had felt her fathers firm
hand grasping her arm, and leading her
out Of the fog ridden, stuffy room into
the cold, gray passages outside.
The herd Of cackling geese were
how they cackled and gossiped! It
seemed as If the very f1oodgates of a
noisy, bubbling stream had been torn
asunder, n a whirlpool Of chattering
women been let loose upon the earth.
Convention, grim and untractable,
tried to pull the string to make all
puppets dance. Bus for once Louisa
to insinuating calls from her friends,
responding with a mere curt nod to the
most gushing ooh, Miss Harris! how
are your" which greeted her from ev-
cry side.
She turned her back resolutely on
convention. The slave for once re-
belled against the taskmaster; the pup
pet refused to dance to the aver weary
ing m~onotonous tune.
She had lost sight Of Luke the moment
the court rose. She supposed that his
solicitor, MI. Dobson, knowing the
ropes, had led him away from the reach
Of caCkling geese by leading him
through some other more private way.
But h was far too dazed. too numb,
either to wonder or to be disappointed
at this. She felt as II she had pitched
head foremost down a long flight of
stairs, and had only just had sufficient
strength to. pick herself up and not to
let other people see quite how severely
she had been bruised.
Mentally. morally, even physically.
she felt bruised from head to foot.
Colonel Harris contrived to steer her
through the crowd; at the gate outside
even the smoke laden atmosphere
seemed pure and invigorating in COM
partson with hat stuffy pen, wherein
the herd of cackling geese had found
its happy hunting ground. Louisa drew
In q long breath, filling her lungs with
fog, put feeling a little freer, less
choked in spite Of the Crime which she
inhaled.
Il think" said Colonel Harris now,
that you'd better go straight back to
the Langham and get some tea. You'll
feel better when you've had your tea"
Il feel all right, DEAR" h said, try
Ing to smile.
80 much the better" he retorted
with an equal effort at cheerfulness.
I'll come along as 500 as l can"
Where are you off to, dear?" she
asked.
"Tn just go and have a talk to Tom"
he replied.
I'll come with you. I can wait in
the cab. I don't suppose that you'll be
long"
He tried to protest, but obviously
she had made up her mind. Perhaps
she did not like the idea of going back
to the hotel alone. So he hailed a pass
ing cab and told the man to drive to
Scotland Yard.
He had Acknowledgment despite
former prejudices-
selected a taxicab. He wanted to see
Tom as soon as was possible.
Continued Next Weekly
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05
r. THIRTEEN YEARS
unlucky Number for Dakota Woman.

The question whether the number
'13" Is really more unlucky than any
other number has never been entirely
settled.
A So. Oak. woman, after thirteen
years Of misery from drinking coffee,
found a way to break the "unlucky
spell" Tea is just as Injurious as cot
fee because it contains caffeine, the
drug In coffee. She writes:
For thirteen years I have been, a
nervous wreck from drinking coffee.
My liver, stomach, heart-in fact, my
whole system being actually poisoned
by 1t.
Last year I was confined to my bed
for six months. Finally 1t dawned on
me that coffee caused the trouble.
Then I began using Postum instead OF
coffee, but with little faith, as my
mind was In such a condition that
hardly knew what to do next.
Extreme nervousness and failing
eyesight caused me to lose all courage.
In about two weeks after I quit coffee
and began to use Postum I was able
to read and my head felt clear. am
improving all the time and ! win be q
strong, we'll woman yet.
II have fooled more than n person
with a delicious cup Of Postum. Mrs.
S.wanted to know where I bought my
fine coffee. I told her my grocer had
It and when she found out It was Pos
tum she has used 1t ever since. and
her nerves are building up fine. -.
my brain is strong, my nerves
steady, my appetite good, and best of
all. I enjoy such sound, pleasant sleep"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Get the little book in
pkgs., Tho Road to MELVILLE"
There's a reason" ~s.sg-
Ever read the above Ietterf A nevs
enc appears from time 20 Inn They
are wemuAneb true, and fuil Oh hunaAm
'tntexent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-05
Keeping Water Cold.

If you are in the habit of taking a
pitcher of iced water to your room on
retiring, try this: Procure a square
pasteboard box with lid, sufficiently
large to hold your pitcher, and give 1t
two or three coats of varnish on the
outside, allowing each coat to dry
thoroughly. Place your pitcher Of wa
ter in this box on retiring, putting the
lid on tightly, and you are sure of
having cold drinking water any hour
of the night.