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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

Bill Kay, who led the New York State
league tha{ IN batting is great piayer-in
several times, but couldn't make go.
Aurora had a player-and he was a
roarer, too-who performed in 1913 games
as an outfelder and didn't amass an err
ror,
Guy linn. who didn't report to Roches-
ter last year, wasn't suffering from a
swelled head, but a sWelled appendix or
something of that sort, Is the rumor now
ANYHOW he has applied to Camel for re-
instatement and Job.
Barry Mccormick is a card. After he
shuped from Milwaukee to Peoria he
looked over the reserve list of the little
Illinois club, said he liked the first base
man. and to release everybody else. He
is now doing some tall scouting
Louisville is roofing to set Jack STAINS
bury back from the Cardinals. AS he is
better than a 300 batter in the Ameri-
can association there isn't lot of chance.
Baseball maxims: THE Anti-saloon
league sure sends up lot of ball play
erS who stick.
Another one: "A lot of ball players
got diamonds who amt got anything
1t looks as though the papers would get
llred of talking about "a second Ty
Cobb. There amt no such a pus-
son
And while all New York is popping
hNsterically over the prospect of getting
FRANK Chance as manager Of the High
landers the Peerless Leader goes right
on picking oranges.
RUDE Marquard, in discussing his Bios
som SeeleN troubles, denied all the allie
cations of his aCCusers except the one
that he is great left-hander.
Akron has raised 10000 and will buy
itself "A bah club
/
CN Young has been offered the job Of
managing the Portland team, of the
Northwestern league,
Harry Gaspar. sent by Cincinnati to
Toronto, says he Will give up baseball in
favor OF photography. They say he is a
right good photographer
When the PittshurE club sent Blue
Grass league player contract calling
for so month, the player sent back
word he could make more money stopping
ruuawaNs back home, T.. S.-He is stiu
stopping runaways
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
By Percy H. Whiting.

TT the Cracker team of last sea-
son had been properly held in
hand it would have finished
certainly no worse than fourth.
Booze grabbed it. Old Red Eye cost
the Crackers any chance OF a cred
liable showing.
One of Manager Smiths big jobs
this coming season will be to keep
the Cracker bad actors from per-
forming any cut-up stuff. He had
a lot of them willed to him by
Manager Hemphill. There is no use
going into details. Most of the
fans know which players were
tanks and which we're not.
However Bill Smith doesn't eX-
pect any trouble-nor do the fans
who know him.
Il never had any trouble with
any of my players" said Smith in
talking over the matter of disci
pine. Il treat them right and
they treat me right. OF course, any
manager who let's his players walk
over him is a simp. The first time
he sees a head, crack it-that's the
idea. After he has made examples
of two or three of his players he
doesn't have any more trouble.
Anyway. I never did
One of Smiths chief assets has
been his ability to enforce disci-
pine. Bill doesn't stand for any
foolishness. He is in most deadly
earnest about this pennant chasing
business. and he gets his players in
the same notion. His example is
contagious, and it is a mighty dull
player who does not, after a bit,
begin trying for the pennant as
hard as Smith.
Smith has had some bad actors
on his staff now and again-some
right here in Atlanta. But never
a one but behaved better for
Smith than he ever did for any 9TH
er manager.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
PLAY STARTS JAN. 9
IN BILLIARD TOURNEY

PITTSRURG, Dec 6-Play for the
worlds championship at 1871 balk line in
billiards will take place in this city Jan
uary 9. 10 and H. George Sutton hav-
ing challenged Ora Morningstar. present
holder. The winner is to receive the title
diamond trophy, all gate receipts and a
purse of 81 600. offered by Harry Davis,
Mornmgstar have agreed to post side
bet Of $500
one Of the interesting features. how
ever CenterS in the efforts to include
Ysmada. the Japanese expert who re-
Gently competed in the 1872 tournament
in New York, Yamsda has not yet con
scented TO enter the contest, but nego-
tiatiOns are under way In any event
sutton and Morningstsr win battle for
the 1871 title
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06

Football cranks may be interest
ed also in some Of the previous
picks. Here is the consensus all
S. l. "A. eleven for previous years
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Last Belated All SouthernS
Are in and Here's Final Pick
Of South's Gridiron Experts

ward and Tennessee expert, ranked
the Southern players for the three
previous years:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
WHITE SOX HAVE
A REAL FIND IN
RUDE PETERS
By Sam Crane.
(This is the tenth of a series of
articles on youngsters Who Made
Good in Big Leagues" last season.)

Good in Big Leagues last season.)
-
n NY young pitcher who can
~ win five games and lose six
i'm his first year as a big
Lacquer is worth watching, and can
be recognized as having very prom
Using ability as a boXman.
This was the record made by
"Rube" Peters. who pitched for the
Chicago White Sox during the sea
son of 1919. That Manager Jimmy
Callahan has confidence in the tall
youngster was shown when he de
cided to keep him as one Of his
regular staff for next year; in fact,
Callahan has given # out that he
thinks Peters will be one OF the
pitching sensations of 1913.
President Comiskey who is one
Of the most liberal of club owners,
when It comes to the point of pay
ing big money for any player he
thinks will strengthen his team,
was lucky in securing Peters by
draft from the Minneapolis club, of
the American ssoCiatiOn, in the
fail of 1911
Comsley might have been tipped
off about the Youngsters ability
before any other owner, for the
Chicago magnate has many agents
working for his interests who are
not regularly employed scouts.
Anyhow, "Commy" gotin first with
his claim. and although there was
some controversy over securing the
services of the promising twirler,
he was finally landed for the White
SoX, and at the low drafting price.
One of His Best Deals.
1T was one OF the best deals I
ever made" was the comment OF
Comiskey, last spring, at the time
Peters gave glorious promise.
The White SoX trained during the
spring of 1912 in Waco, Texas, and
on one visit paid to the White Sox
camp l well remember Manager
Callahan praising Peters to the sky
and predicting the youngster as
having a great baseball future.
Peters was born in Jackson,
Miss % years ago, and began
playing professionally in his home
town in 1909. He remained with
= the Jackson club through 1910,
when he was mailed" by the Min
neapols club for 1911. His rise
was very rapid for during that
season he won eleven games and
lost three. giving him percentage
of 1856
pstors ,.a.e tha adi,,r ,,i,,lo,. Of
-, ,,',,t'7
tue american aSSo'ia''on' ms hlS'
year IN high-class league
Peters as his ability developed.
was spottcd hv scents from all over
tho carnt,.,. Inn, ro,,isl,o,.,s i,+or
~
eS'S were wen looN'u "I'er o\ tue
Cantillon brothers, with whom
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
S2,500,000 YEAR
FOR BASEBALL
SALARIES

w 1iSv. professional msSp u6 b'' f5sir
minds to concertedly de-
mand bigger salaries, as they pos
sibly may some time through the
newly organized Players fraternity,
it would be well for them to study
some of the financial statistics Of
organizedf baseball and get some
idea of how much money is now
being handed out for players SAL
aries
It is possible that the figures
would make a most effective strike
breaker. They will give a stagger,
anyhow.
According to Secretary Heydler's
records. 2S3 players took part in
National league games last season.
A conservative average of salary
for each player would be $4,000,
probably it is nearer $4,000. But
taking the lesser amount, the
amount for salaries alone paid out
by the parent organization was
$7O7.50O.
$1,414,5oo Big Leagues Salaries.
The American league can be put
down as paying out to players
fully as much as the National. This
brings the salary list of the two big
leagues up to the astounding fig
ures of $1,414,5O0, nearly a million
and a half, and without the latter
amount is reached.
But those are not all the figures
by a long shot. The report of Sec
rotary Farrell presented at the re-
cent meeting of the National Asso-
citation of Minor Leagues, showed
that 1897. 900. only a shade less than
a full million dollars. was paid out
by the minor baseball leagues
throughout the country in salaries.
Now, taking this million with the
nearly a million and a half the two
big leagues dispense for playing
talent, ii will be seen that the pro-
fessional players throughout the
round numbers annually.
This shows that the club owners
are doing something toward the
uplifting Of the "downtrod," and
many of the minor league mag
mates are "over their heads" in
their endeavors to keep above
water and pay salaries.
Few Clubs Make Big Money.
The first three clubs in either the
American or National league and
AA, make big money and the two
clubs that are fortunate in having
teams that contest for the worlds
championship make bigger money
but in the long run when profit and
losses are averaged up. it will be
found that the salaries of the play
ers fo"ms the kitty" where the
most of the money finally drifts.
To enable the clubs of the Ma
tional and American leagues to pay
the salaries of their players they
must average $500 per game for the
IA games scheduled. But salaries,
While forming a big item. are only
one of the many expensive ones the
club owners have to face.
Nothing can perhaps show better
the wonderful growth of the ma
tional game than the enormous
amount paid for salaries, but it also
proves that the magnates are not
"hogging it all" as some players of
the past did foolishly believe to
their sorrow. and some Of the play
ers of the present imagine just as
ridiculous things. And possibly it
may be to their sorrow. too
There are individual cases where
certain deserving players have been
underpaid. but the great big ma
iority of the capable ones are paid
according to their abilities and
their salaries raised in accordance
with the Improvement they show
and their increased value 10 their
clubs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
CARRLEY EBRETS WILL
SHOW FAMOUS BASEBALLS

BROOKLYN. Dec 6-Wheu the
Brooklyn Dodgers hold their house
warming in the rotunda of the Ebbets
field stadium next spring one OF the
most interesting things to be found
there will be the big case containing
all of the balls won by the famous old
Atlantics Of Brooklyn in the infancy of
the national pastimo.
Among the number is the ball used in
the eleveu-inning battle with the Gin
cinnati Red Stockings i'm 1870. when the
Atlantics broke the great winning
streak Of Cincinnati The famous old
case Of balls has passed through sew
eral hands in the past decades, and re-
Gently was bought by the Brooklyn club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
JUDGE IN INDIANAPOLIS
UPH0LDS BASEBALL FAN

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Dec 6--A solar
pleXus punch TO the wife who objects
70 making late supper for her husband
because he is baseball bug and stays
to root for the home team until the last
man Is out was handed down by Judge
Collins, In police court
II was home-run swat on the part
of the court
The domestic troubles OF Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Williams were being argued in
the court room and Il was found that
when Williams was late in coming home
from the ball game no wife or supper was
ready TO greet him. 1t was a cold bis
cult for him
the wife t5at She must ind some cn,,r ,V,,,
bond of sympathy so that they could live
together in peace.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
CantO Township

July II, l9l2,
After a months vacation this scribe
I will endeavor to keep in the ranks
hereafter and send in items of interest
| to the readers here and abroad.
First news we heard on our return
was G.. W. Dixon and Eli Bohen had
Succumbed to an attact Of automobile
fever and now ride in E. NJ. f. cars.
We supposed they were immune.
Since the electric storm a week ago
the telephone system has been badly
mixed and is still mixed so talking is
uncertain.
The Little family were callers on
Mrs. Richardson one day last week
while Lloyd was visiting at home.
If it is not too late we will report
that John Zimmerle had a colt killed
by lightning last week and ~Skartvedt's
barn was struck at the same time and
considerable damage done before the
fire was stopped. A supply tank full
of water and several men to use 1t
was all that saved the building.
Quite a number from this neighbour
hood attended the Assembly during
the week and seemed pleased with
the entertainment.
Lloyd Little returned to his work
in Sioux City Saturday after spend
ing a week with his folks on the farm,
Mrs. Lee Richardson visited Tues.
day afternoon at the Arnold home in
Canton.
Wheat harvest Is over and some
oats have been cut and are reported
to be a heavy crop.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Lincoln
July 10, 1912

July 10, 1917
Virgil Millage is the owner OF a
new "Krit" a
We are having some rather chilly
mornings now.
Matthias Eneboe and friends called
on Mr.. Gubbrud Sunday afternoon.
Erland and Matthias Rusten called
on Peter Tuntland last Tuesday eve.
Martha Nelson called IN her cousin
Magnild and Clara Gubbrud Sunday.
Peter Skartvedt called on friends in
this vicinity last Friday.
Quite a few from out this way
attended services in Romsdahl church
Sunday.
The Aid Society held at Mrs.
KittIeson vas very we'll attended.
The Aid Society will meet with Mrs.
Ole Eneboe July, 81, 1912.
The Prayer meeting was we'll attend
ed which was held at Mr.. and Mrs.
Kittleson's home.
Matthias Rusten from Raymond
| Mimi, made a short visit with his
brother Mr.. e. Rusten last week.
The crops are fair in Mimi.
Ole Eneboe is painting Mr.. Rusten's
house now adays.
John Hanson is making a resovoir
and cement side walk for Mr.. Rusten.
Maurice Nelson and daughter Alma
retured home Saturday after a two
weeks visit with relatives in Duel Co.
South Dakota and Minnesota.
Selma Kittleson left for Gayville
last Thursday after a vacation at
home. She is clerking at a store in
Gayville.
Mrs. E. KiUtleson and Mrs. P. J.
Nelson called on Mrs. M. Nelson Fri
day afternoon.
Little Clara Gubbrud spent last
week with her auntie Mrs. M. Nelson.
Edwin and Martha Nelson return
ed home last Saturday after a visit
with their relatives Mr.. and Mrs.
Hagen in Hawarden, Iowa. Tyler
Hagen returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Enebo Sundayed
with the Alness family.
Bessie and Philip Rusten visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Roadway Sun
day.
Amanda Stephenson Clara and June
Rusten visited with their friend
Selma Satire Sunday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
MANY going to Circus.

Ringling Brothers circus Is attrac6-
ing unusual interest this season be-
cause of it's many new features ana
the new aspect given the show by the
addition of the great spectacle.
"Joan of Arc" The circus will be
seen in Sioux Falls on August 2nd ana
this city and surrounding country
will be we'll represented as it always
is when Ringing Brothers are within
excursion distance.
There will be a new parade in the
forenoon three miles in length. The
menagerie is practically twice as big
as it was last year and contains many
specimens of strange animal life new
to American ZOOS Audiences will be
entertained by 375 Of the greatest OF
Europe's circus artists. Chief among
the stars who are exploiting novelties
and sensational acts are: the Ty-Bell
sisters, known as the "The Human
| Butterflies" whose remarkable aerial
performance was the talk OF Europe
last winter: Carlos CaesarO. kno Wn
as 'tthe man with the iron head'' the
| Castrillon, the Hines imball and
| the Florence families of acrobats:
Joseph LaFleur, who does a backward
dive from the dome of the tent. the
Schuman performing horses, three
herds Of trained elephants that are
new to this country, and Capt. HUI
ing's two troupeS Of trained seals and
sealions. There are many more big
acts. Novelty and freshness are the
keynote of the performance and there
are fifty clowns to keep the audience
in constant merriment.
The great feature of this show is of
course the newly added spectacle.
"Joan of Arc" with a trainload of
special scenery, costumes and stage
properties and a cast of 200 charact-
ers. There is also a ballet of 300
dancing girls, a chorus Of 400 voices
and an orchestra of 100 soloists. This
is the greatest dramatic and specta-
cular production ever presented in
America, enacted on a specially built
stage bigger than a hundred ordi-
nary theatres. 1t is made portable
so that it can be erected in the main
tent each morning. This great en-
t~ertainment is given as an intr0du c.
tory to the regular circus perfor-
nance and entails no extra charge of
admission.
s'Joan of Arc' tells a masterful
story from French histo ry in a thrill
ing and dramatic way and with the
wonderful illusion of tons of special
scenery and stage devices. In the
great battle scene the audience is held
spellbound by the realism of the
scene, while the enactment of the
coronation of Charles VII is beyond
question the most sumptuous and in
spring stage picture ever seen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
Exit Mr.. William Lorimer.

William Lorimer did not leave the
Senate without sticking some pins
here and there. He did not quit with
out making some OF his holier-than'
thou colleagues culver. There was,
for example, the Baltimore ghost
chaser" Kern of Indiana. Kern, ac-
cording to Lorimer, Is an authority
OH corrupt means OF entering the
| Senate, for did he not charge that
Shively, his senior in the Senate, beat
him to it four years ago by corrupt
! means? There were also Lodge and
Lea-a Republican reelected with
the aid of Democratic votes, and a
Democrat elected by the aid of Re
publican votes. Were these votes
better than Lorimer's Dem ocrats?
There was Crawford Of South Oak
ota. Lorimer held up an affidavit i1
which Crawford was accused of having
hired a man to file On some land fol
him. The paper on it's face was as
strong as Whites confession, and yet
| Lorimer said he would not believe or
such evidence that Crawford was un'
fit for the Senate.
There was finally the Colonel him
self. Lorimer exhibited afidavits In
which five Delegates to the Chicago
Convention swore money had been Of
fered them to desert Taft and vote
!, for Roosevelt. or course, he did not
charge that Roosevelt knew about
the offers. Neither was 1t claimed
thai Lorimer knew about the cor
ruption of White, If it ever occurred
To be sure, Lorimer was making a
partizan defense. He was doing all he
could for himself. He slurred over
reams OF evidence. He picked and he
chose, and when he had done all he
could, he did not convince a single
Senator.
1t is we'll that Lorimer has gone.
The case has taught a lesson to the
rising generation. There will be nc
more Loriners in the Senate. With
out a fiawless title nc man will here
after dare to approach its portals.
Not that Lorimer has been sacrificed
as a warning. There were ample rea-
sons, legal and moral, why he should
go. Evidence Of corruption sufficient
to vitiate his election was ample. The
| Senate could not ignore 1t. The plea
of tres adjudicata" had no place In
the discussion, for the reason that
the crime, if committed, was a con
tinuing crime. Lorimer, If he held a
stolen Senatorship, was committing a
crime against the people of Illinois
every time he cast a vote.-Minneapo-
lis Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
Lynn Township.

July Is, 1912.
wander Scion has returned from
a visit with relatives at Ericksburg
Minnesota, where he enjoyed a two
weeks stay among the lumber fields.
Shock threshing is near at hand and
Mr.. G.. Berg will start the ball a
rolling in a few days, Horace Sanders
machine doing the work.
Mr.. Homer and wife returned to
their home in Gothanberg, Neb. after
a fortnight visit at the Fosha home.
Lars Moberg and wife are re joicing
over the arrival Of a son born on July
18th. Here's congratulations.
We were in attendance at the
Lincoln Impersonating melodrama at
the auditorium and enjoyed the efforts
OF the actor immensely. We imagined
ourselves back In Session days was so
realistic.
John Kaffar hasa fine new E. M.
f. a OF the touring type and was
treating a number of his friends to a
ride on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Wayne Kuhns is visiting
friends at Grundy Centre and other
POluUS Al AOWo'
Messrs Hill and Henry Rolph to-
gether with their families enjoyed a
number Of the chautauqua numbers
at Canton and speak very highly of
the talent displayed there. Surely
these c%hautauqua are a great benefit
and credit to the community and
should be patronized.
Edwin Anderson of Sioux Falls is
visiting relatives in South Lynn.
In a recent straw vote for presi-
dent taken at a certain gathering Of
people it was decided that Wilson is
The winner. Taft and Teddy each
had = shadow OF a chance as some one
made q Z then erased it and we
could not tell which was In the voters
mind but whichever he intended to
write he was evidently ashamed OF.
for he erased and wrote Wilson in
stead. Now II we could have our say,
but we can't for we are not an Ameri-
can citizen that way altho we pay
taxes we are not classed with those
who are created equal etc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
Norway.
july Is. l9I,

, coiy *, oiS
Mrs. Andrew Landekiil of Naples,
S. d. and Mrs. A. EidneSs of Henry,
S. D.. have arrived for several weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Bertha Wilson is at Chicago
where she is attending the National
Educational Association.
MI. and Mrs. Ludwig Eidness visit
ed at the home OF Mr.. Ole Ulrikson
Sunday.
The Z. FL. S. meets July 81 at the
home OF Esther Rommereim.
Miss Thora Ensrud entertained a
number of her young friends Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tollefson were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A, j. Rommereim Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Sullestad are the
proud parents of a baby girl born on
the 7th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Paulson and
family visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Rise IN Sunday.
John Tollefson was a Sioux Falls
visitor Thursday on business.
On the evening of July % Rev
Quello will deliver a sermon in the
Norwegian language in Romsda.
church. Spy.