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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

know lot of players with high averages
l wouldn't have ON a baseball team of
mine; Not that Mike has team, but
Ralph Works and Larry Mclean have
picked out a title for their vaudeville
sketch 1t is Thirteen Feet of Baseball;
Connie Mack will increase the price OF
seats at his park next season. What
does he care if they DO revise the tar
Bobby Byrne will not be allowed to play
soccer, this winter. Barney Dreyfuss fig
ures he gets enough exercise in summer.
The genius of Charley Ebbetts is worth
an occasional marvel. Note that Charles
has decided to open his new park, with a
game between the Brooklyn and Newark
teams. Thus he gets the receipts going
and coming-for he owns both clubs
Garry Hermann is properly sore that
Charley Murphy crossed him on the Tin
ker deal and he will take big part in
the movement to spank c. Murphy for
his part in the "Fogel incident" This
will come up at the National league meet
ing.
Harry Stelnfeldt would manage the
Columbus team-if- they'd let him.
"steiney" is finding managing lot tough
er than playing.
Larry. Mclean may wind up with the
Cardinals next season. Anyhow, Cincin-
natl is through with him. He ought to
go to some distillery town, for reasons
well known to us all.
Frank Schultz is taking no chances with
his condition and is wintering at West
Baden.
hysterical fan in the back part of the
high brow section of the Boston American
stands was tearing the air with repeated
shouts Of Strike i'm Quit Strike i'm out!
Strike i'm Quit" until the reiteration be
came unbearable to those Immediately
around him. Finally some one, unable to
stand it longer, reached over, tapped him
gently on the shoulder, and said; Il
don't think they can hear you"
Tom Lynch wants to know if he can
kick in on Andrew Carnegie's eX- president
graft
Some humorist has it that the Phinies
got all the, breaks last season, including
Titus ankle, Knabe's hand, Dooin's legs
and Mangus pledge.
What's become of Sam Lever? No,
he's not dead. He. won seven and lost
year was Sans sixteenth season. In his
career he has pitched 34S games. He has
won 230 and tied Is.
Fred Clarke is going over from Kan
sas City to New York for the National
league meeting. Since he despises New
York and doesn't care a hang who is
elected president, IT may be inferred that
there is deal in the air.
Hans Wagner says that by gum! he's
going to play one more year anyhow, If
for nothing but to win back that batting
leadership.
Topsy Hartsel has moved to Toledo and
says he intends to remain there, even II
they fire him as manager. He will not,
though They never do.
Among the candidates for the job of
manager of the Keokuk team are joey
| Bills, once a Memphis player and George
Manush, once a resident of the Bluff City.
Joe Dunn, who goes from Mobile to
| Providence, is rated by Bill Smith as the
| headiest catcher in the Southern league
| last year
| Dahlen believes that Hot Springs is a
| jinx town. and that his team will proht
| by switching from there to Columbus, Ga
| for spring training.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

measure them, but by what they do do.
Now, what does the record show? 1t
shows that Vanderbilt won all her
games but one, and that one was a tie;
her percentage was 1000, for tie games
don't count in any sport. The record
also shows that Georgia won all her
games but one, while she tied another
Auburn's record also discloses one tie
and one lost game, but as we throw
out ties it leaves the slate standing for
both Auburn and Georgia all wins but
one. ~
BY this method Of reckoning, Wander
bilt is first, while Georgia and Auburn
are tied for second place.
No one will question Vanderbilt
right to claim first place. For, say
what you will about the mere record,
the public generally will take somewhat
into account in their own minds the
scores of other games, and what things
generally a team has achieved through
out a seasons play. For instance, how
could we fail to forgive Vanderbilt
their one off color day, recalling as we
do her crushing defeats of all other
Southern teams and her grand battle
against the very best team in the whole
country? In other words, we just must
heed to some extent our own opinions
as to a teams inherent strength, and
how we think that strength will com
pare with another teams nine days out
of ten. particularly when they do not
all play the same teams, and under
like conditions, as in a baseball league.
This kindly and favorable opinion,
say, will estop most every one from
voicing any protest whatever against
awarding the palm to the Commodores,
no matter what they may think might
be shown by mere figures. And SO there
will be no argument about Vanderbilt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
Auburn and
Georgia Tied.

But now comes the big hullabaloo.
Georgians will wonder how l can d.
vide their second layer of the cake in
two and give one part of it to Auburn,
when they defeated that Auburn team.
Can it be, though, that they have al
ready forgotten how badly they were
overwhelmed by Vanderbilt when the
latter could not even win by a single
point from Auburn? And look at their
failure to win from Sewanee! If Geor-
gia wishes to reckon percentages by
the inclusion of half games, she will
fare no better than tie for second with
Auburn, for she will have to count a
loss of 11-2 games Vanderbilt and
Sewanee) against IL for Auburn
Georgia and Vanderbilt).
In the East there are many, many
good football teams that do not meet
each other, and on this account real
ranking, based absolutely on the per-
centage of games won and lost as in a
league, is quite impossible. Yet the
writers do attempt rankings, and these
they base on their personal opinions for
lack of better data to guide them. To a
lesser degree we have here to resort to
the same crude methods, since the
teams in the S. l. A. A. do not play the
same teams, which makes all the diff
ference in the world.
And when / look over the work of the
two teams for the season as a whole,
and think of the caliber of the opposing
teams they both faced, l find myself
squarely of the opinion that Auburn
would have won from Georgia three
days out of every four, or oftener
Georgia people know and admit that
they caught Auburn Off edge. Still
this is a part of the game, even If not a
major part, and their splendid achieve
ment is not to be entirely set aside
Auburn made sad mistake in taking
on Vanderbilt the Saturday before
Thanksgiving, and it was equally a
doleful undertaking for Vanderbilt
Neither of them will make that mis-
take again
| have no mental reservations what
soever when l declare that taking into
account not only the one game the two
teams played against each other and
the circumstances and conditions under
which it was played but also their rec
ords for the entire season, they are en-
titled to no better and no worse thar
an absolute tie for second place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
Where Does
Tech Rank?

Does Tech rank above the remainder
of the field? It's very hard, indeed, to
say with confidence whether she is en-
titled to fifth place. But l believe she is
AS matter of fact the proper deter
mination of places for all the rest is a
harder problem than what has gone be-
fore. This is so largely for the reason
that the remaining teams have not
played such schedules as would enable
anybody to accurately determine much
of anything Thus Tech has not played
Tulane, Tennessee, l.. S. U. or either of
the Mississippis
Auburn has not played Tulane, Ten
nessee, Mississippi. Alabama nor Sc
vance. Georgia has not played Tulane,
the Mississippis, Tennessee, Mercer nor
L. S. U. And .Sewanee has not played
Tulane. the Mississippis, Mercer nor
Auburn. And so it goes.
Now, with these incomplete schedules
1T is quite impossible to get a good line
on the relative merits Of all the teams
in the S. /, A A. About all we have to
go by. is the fact that Alabama, whom
we know over in this section, defeated
Mississippi by a close score. and was
defeated by Mississippi A. & NJ. by a
close score. The two Mississippis did
not play against each other either this
year, so this leaves us high and dry
again. But Alabama defeated Tulane.
and Tulane defeated Mississippi A &,
M, while the latter defeated Alabama
all three being close scores. AS Ala
bama also defeated the University of
Mississippi which latter defeated L. S.
u, it looks like plain sailing to rank
Alabama at least on a par with the
other colleges over in that section.
And yet we all recall what Tech did
to Alabama-much the worst score that
has been put up against the Tusca-
oosans
And no one any longer thinks that it
was coming to an early height that en-
able Tech to do this, for she played
equally well in all her subsequent
games; and even on the last day of the
season defeated the strong Clemson
team by as great a margin as either
Auburn or Georgia had been able TO
turn the trick.
The luck of things has been against
Tech in nearly all her games this year
but those who saw them play most of
their matches will, am sure, encounter
no difficulty in assigning her to no
worse position than fifth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
What Teams Do
Is What Counts.

ans ms is not faultfnding; it is mere
l ,,,a.l SIS and logic, At Vanderbilt they
gr ,o" H. and at Auburn, too, without
,' wise words from me. And at Geor-
s sa toey know it also. Take the sea-
W. ToIK and record through and
h nrr III. has better team than Au-
,,a ''' while the latter has, in the same
as better team than Georgia. But.
,a,n,e vas SAID before, it is not by what
van or ought to do that we
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
" OF So pUd
Alabama Is
Given Sixth.

From the foregoing it will not be
difficult to observe that Alabama has a
nose ahead OF the remainder of the
field. She would have the right. think,
to claim this from her games with the
Mississippis and Tulane aIone-remem-
bering how these latter came out in
their games with each other But
when we recall Alabama's tie game
with Sewanee and her splendid show
ing against Georgia there remains no
doubt whatever. Tech was really the
only team that was able to put 1t over
the Tuscaloosans in large gobs
They had a rather close shave of it on
Thanksgiving day, but with the hard
fights they had been having all season
they were about all in, and are to be
congratulated on having won the game
at a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

have had no trouble in ranking
Vanderbilt first. Right after their game
with Auburn that would, of course,
have been impossible. That game
ended in d tie, and as each had won all
their previous Southern games. there
would have been no way but to have
declared the race a dead heat, had the
season ended there. Some have asked
me If I did not think Vanderbilt the
better team. Certainly I do--day in
and day out, under usual conditions,
etc" etc. But on the particular day
they happened to meet, Vanderbilt did
not show herself able to score more
points than Auburn; and it's points
that win and lose football games, not
pounds weighed, nor even yards rush
ed. Take basebaIl-it doesn't matter
whether you think Chicago has a bet
ter team than New York. The only
thing Of consequence at the end of the
season is which has the highest per-
centage. And they don't get that per-
centage by contrasting the total runs
each has made through the season, nor
ne batting or fielding averages of all
the players on the two teams, but sole
~ by referring to he columns which
snow how many games each won and
lost quite regardless of by how big a
margin they were won or lost. And so
II Is with every other sport and the
determination of it's champion.
But, unfortunately for Auburn. the
season didn't end with their brave bat =
ne against Vanderbilt. So pleased were
Jney at making the acquaintance of
~ l. Win, Esq, that they failed en-
lueIE to note that o. Confidence had
silently deserted the camp of the Com
'uouores and taken up his abode in
''1ir midst; While their erstwhile friend.
."''ied at their lack of alertness, as ST
IentlE turned his back on them and
".'oe friends with the despised Geor-
CLANS
Vanderbilt had beaten Georgia 46
70 W. 10 be sure; SO why worry? And
'iloush they had for two months
s"''ght had better team than Geor-
sd yet when the real test came they
,aled IN their turn simply because thew
mans"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
Florida and
Clemson Tied.

Tennessee played pretty good ball
and won from quite number of teams,
but, after all, nobody of consequence.
She lost rather badly to Sewanee and
Unexpectedly to Mercer; so Mercer
outranks her The trouble with Mer-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

tan ~ Is the duty of every Allan
% sI NJ. 70 vote in tomorrow's city
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

ERFWITH is the rahNln9 OF
IL c.,.b.rn football teams of 1912,
/ i ,.;++sn for The Georgian by
,obn w. Heisman. most famous ~
LII .xpert in the South and coa0n OF
s t. Tech team. Mr.. Heisn1an saw Pra0-
u ','-,r,, .v.ry Southern team IN acton
uC''y .sr and makes his ranking from
= personal study.
Rv !. W. Heisman.
T.. beginning to seep into the minds
- NOT a few people that there may
L he something in this mental MT
&c" and psychological edge, ousl-
I'., +bst have so often referred to In
~, .-,iry the chances of football
,aoms in particular matches. INFER
ne IN the outcome of games pased
,,.ar, tho scores made by the teams
g., ,revious matches do well enough
.,u,a+f,,es and then again they go
,5,,,. oe+ray, The latter is often the
,ao when the game under considera-
,t., Is one in which an extraordlnary
Interest centers, either on the part VI
ona or both contestants.
1e ,o+bing in particular is at stake
:, given match, the teams VIII gem
aranv play their usual game. with us
'--,,,II,,- to-be-expected Improvements.
n,,, IL one team gets particularly apx-
3a,,s IN win a certain game, ana tne
,rbar team happens to regard the game
rather lightly, there is almost oouho 10
4,,lou, a surprise party-in other WORDS
q grand upsetting of the dope,
Old 0. Confidence
Plays Big Part.
Mental condition may not merely IN
or,da euch states of mind as Keen
moss Of desire to win or comparative
Indifference over the outcome, but
,,.er-confdence and under confidence
~. ,veu The last of these is heard lit
lie Of but often plays its part In games
of football. If a team goes on held
feeling that it is going to be mauled
oil over the greensward, that very thing
is most ant to happen. 1t is not well
IN have ones team too badly scared.
But good old reliable O. Confidence
l. the "hale fellow to bump into often
est in a survey of who's who in foot
ball season He gives you the hearty
Sian on the back, tells you how we'll
YOU are looking and feeling, shakes
YOUR hand vigorously with one hand,
while in the other behind him he holds
his kerchief. saturated with narcotic
more deadly than chloroform. Yes,
he's the boy that puts football teams to
sleep, all right.
Well that chap and Mr.. Keen-To-
Win are some rivals, and it all depends
on which team they get hold of how
the game is coming out in a majority
Of cases. Sometimes the one gets hold
Of both teams, as when Georgia and
Tech come together. Then young K. T.
W. is the only one to get a pleasant
word from both camps-and battle
royal always results.
But the old mesmerizer, o. c., got a
strangle hold on couple of the teams
for short spasm each this fall, and
what he did to the dope is story pain
full to dwell upon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
Vandy Unquestioned Champion, Declares Heisman
Georgia and Auburn Are Ranked Next by Expert

mon Auburn's showing was, on the
whole, considerably the better of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

DahIen believes that Hot Springs is a
jinx town. and that his team will profit
by switching from there to Columbus, Ga,
for spring training.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

Connie Mack will increase the price OF
seats at his park next season. What
does he care if they DO revise the tar
if downward?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

Baseball wisdom by Mike Donlin: 81
know lot of players with high averages
| wouldn't have on baseball team OF
mine" Not that Mike has a team, but
it's the truth, anyhow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

Joe Dunn, who goes from Mobile to
Providence, is rated by Bill Smith as the
headest catcher in the Southern league
last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03
Vandy Team
Real Champs.

full to dwell upor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-03

Ralph Works and Larry Mclean have
picked out a title for their vaudeville
sketch. 1t is Thirteen Feet of Baseball;
or, Who Opened the Giraffe Cage"
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27

The forty-ninth anniversary of the L. N. W. Sunday School Union will be held tomorrow in the Goshen Congre- gational church, morning session at 10:30. afternoon session at 1:30. The grogram includes addresses on County Organization and Plans" by Mrs. F. F. Stevens. Round Table, conducted by State Secretary w. 1. Wooden. "The Intermediate Worker" by E. E. Kul- gren. "Adult Bible Glass Work" by G. E. Dav1s. Rev. c. W. Hanna is the president of the Union.
 Canaan Hose Company has received Cohoes, N. Y, large and handsomely framed photograph of the uniformed fire department of that city, as it appear ed on the day it won the grand prize of appearing firemen's S organization in the recent big tournament in Rochester, N. Y. The picture is on exhibition in Collins jewelry store window, and will later adorn the wall of the fire head quarters.
 A pleasure party consisting of Land- lord F. A. Baker, MT. and Mrs. Burgess, Howard Bierce and Mrs Emma Holt, motored to Pittsfield Sunday ill MT. Bakers car.
 Rev. H. Cornford and Mrs. Frank Stevens attended the Epworth League convention at Pawling, N. Y, yesterday. The former spoke on ''Sub-conventions, Their Need," and the latter on "The Junior League"
 Mrs. Madeline Proper, of Glencoe. N. Y., with her stalwart son Irving, IS in town for couple of weeks, visiting her cousins. Mrs. O., W. Camp and the Misses Granger. Mrs. Proper, who was Miss Madeline Ferguson before her mar riage, lived in Canaan and taught school here number of years ago.
 A son, Harry, was born to MT. and Mrs. Lyman Moesley last week Tues day. Weight, 12 pounds.
 Tickets to Pine Grove are now on sale atall stations, and should be purchased at the home station for the return trip, as the office at Pine Grove will not be open for several weeks.
 Jean Florent, of southern New Marl- boro, offers for sale Saturday, July 6. his place consisting of twenty acres of ! la hn AA@ household furniture. See posters for further particulars.
 MT. F. G. Hyde, of Torrington, has opened Ping Pong photo studio in the Canfield Block; 25 pictures for 25 cents.
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
Are You Ready for
 Warmer Weather? ?

Almost any day now you can look for warmer weather. Then there's going to be a wish for lighter clothes. The wise man will be prepared.
 The new summer suits are here. We have them in an almost in finite variety.
 Our Stadium Line made by Woodhall, Goodale & Bull, offers some unusually good values.
 You'll like the style, fit, fabric and finish of these clothes. Their reasonable price and the fact that they're covered by binding guar antee of satisfaction make them a profitable investment for you.
 Won't you come in NOW be- fore the rush is on and pick out the clothes you want7
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
Pointers for the Motorist

In fitting an inner tabe care should be taken that nothing remains in the enve- lope. Tire men not lnfrequently suffer criticism for supplying inferior tubes when the fact is that it is the motorist who is at ault. The Michelin Tire ex- pert says that frequently owners leave dust caps, washers and other articles in side an envelope and then complain when the inner tube punctures from mo apparent cause" after a few miles of travelling.
 Keep dust caps and other parts re- moved for tire fitting on bit of waste on the step or on the seat of the car or in some place where they can be found when wanted and where they cannot get inside the tire by any possible chance.
 Use does not injure tires. Like the human family it is idleness that destroys them. An inner tube hanging in gar. age all winter will be ruined by spring Its companion tube which is working daily remains flexible, elastic and fresh.
 It IS the same with an envelope or cas. ing. A tire neglected on the roof of 8 limosine exposed to the sun is baked and ruined, but the envelope on the car has nothing to fear from the same sun rays that destroyed it's idle neighbor.
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27

"Sick dog"
 "How now?"
 "Gave out that he had a million which wasn't working. Several colleges hastened to bestow deg rees upon him." And then? ?"
 "Then he built glue factory with the money. y."-Washington Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
Boys Suits

We call special attention to our line of Boys Suits at prices rang ing from $2.50 to $500.
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
PQnQmQ and Straw HQts

A few corking good lines and just what you need for these warm days. Prices al e right.
Connecticut western news., 1912-06-27
BaBriggan and Rbbed Underwear

A full line at 25c to soc for two-piece suits and $1 to $2 for Union Suits. Headquarters for B. V. D. Underwear.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

ulty OF the institute was held Fri
day. May g. in the conference room
OF the library. General Nichols oc-
cnpied the chair Most OF the time
was taken up with arrangements tor
Inc coming reviews.
The AdIutant-General OF tho State
has just sent the institute four held
ranges for the practice march.
Colonel Ford. the professor OF MS
tory. has been designated by the su-
perintendent to attend the alumni
meeting and banquet = Pulaski on
New Market Day.
General Nichols has accepted an in
vitaton OF Professor W. H. Kclster.
superintendent Of the public schools
OF Harr!sonburg. to make the COM
mcnccmcnt address on juno g.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. r. Glcavcs. OF
Wytheviie have been visiting their
CON- Colonel s. Il. Gleavcs. ut the COM
mnndants quarters.
Mrs. Hugh Campbell. OF Richmond.
has been the gucat OF Mrs. Logan.
visiting her son, Cadet Campbell. or
the fourth claas.
Captain KinsolvinG spent the week.
end in Lynchburg on business.
General and Mrs. Nichols VIII leave
Lexington on the 18th for New York.
where the superintendent Will attend
the meeting OF the New York Alumni
Association on the evening of tho
10Th. General and Mrs. Nichols will
later pay visit TO .heir nephew.
Lieutenant Robert Nichols. of the
Coast Artillery. who is stationed at
Fort Totten. y. Y. Mrs. Nichols Will
then go to spend some time with her
daughter. Mrs. darkness. in New Jer-
sey. and the superintendent Will re-
turn to Lexington By way of Philadei-
phia. bringing with J. nj Mr.. Cline
dinst. tho artist. who is painting tho
picture OF the battle of New Market.