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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

1t is wonderful the change of heart that
has come over that eminent patriot, w.
g. Hirsig, president of the Nashville
club When tho schedule was first an
nounced he was against 1t because 1t was
not fair
Then he studied it n while found that
his club had the lowest milea gel of any
change of heart.
That's only human nature.
But listen to the stuff he kids himself
with. The committee is selected by a
vote of the representatives Of the league"
he says. But it isn't. President Hava
naugh appoints it,
ut serves for nothing" says he. But
does it? If you call it nothing to save
your club thousand dollars by loading
the extra mileage on the other clubs,
then let it go as nothing"
1T is not possible for all clubs to be
satisfied" says Mr.. Hirsig No But it
IS possible to keep any Of them from be
ing robbed.
Oh well. let's change the subject
Nashville has a real Indian pitcher
His name is Leroy Chouteau and he hurls
EN- wet. Schwartz admits that he is a
bonehead, but believes that maybe he'll
learn.
Pitcher Jim Baskette claims that he has
entirely recovered from the effects of be
ing whitfield up and will report in good
shape,
Connie Mack picks the Detroit team to
run second With or without Ty Cobb?
If Ban Johnson sticks to it that Nick
Altrock and Germany Schaefer can't pull
their comedy stuff any more while games
are in progress it's likely that Washing
ton will can them. Griffith could hardly
afford to carry them as a serious propo-
sition.
Nap Lajoie has batted against 1000
pitchers since he has been playing ball
and has treated them all alike
Frank J.. Nayin spent $85,8Oo for new
material for this years club. But he
greatest ball player in the world
There's no reason why President elect
Wilson should not throw the first ball at
the Washington park He's already
thrown one-the inaugural ball
The life of a ay--so the Swat EN-
But then there was that fly of Snod-
grass
1t Is predicted that. the Texas Okla
homa league will start auspiciously and
end suspiCiously.
The Cubs are taking Rudy Summers,
late of Nashville, South with them and
will give him a trial. He Is all too light
to be a successful big league pitcher
Laugh if you want to, but if Pat DON
ahue keeps straight, and maybe he will,
he will make John DObbS as good
catcher as there is in the league
Bob Harmon has asked Miller Higgins
for permission to report late. But, Of
course he will not get it, It seems that
Harmon has developed into a business
man since last fall.
Doc, White wanted to quit the White
Sox this year and TO organize a team of
ington. Comiskey told him nothing do
ing and there wasn't
Sam Crane will be the official scorer
for the Giants this season Hereafter
the job will be rotated among the New
York baseball writer's,
Carlisle who is said to be promising both
at track and field athletics and at base
ball
Charley Frank has cut the price on
Haigh, Cheney, Tepe and a couple OF
others. II this doesn't fetch a bidder. he
will conduct a fire sale.
Memphis gave up 81 900 for Willis But
ler-which will be little enough II "the
Kid" plays up to his real Southern league
form,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
GOLF NOW REGULAR
PART OF TRAINING

NJ UMEROUS top-notch bali play
ers are golf enthusiasts. Ty
Cobb and Charles Bender have
played the local course this win
ter, and at various times Eddie Col
Inns, Harry Davis and many other
Athletics as we'll as representatives
of other big league ball clubs have
played at East Lake.
The game will be played more
this spring in the South by big
league players than ever before.
Barney Dreyfuss, himself an en-
thusiastic golfer, encourages all his
players to perform. The Phillles,
at Southern Pines, always make use
of the course there. The Tigers
will use the 9-hole Mississippi
Coast Golf club course, at Gulf
port: the Boston Nationals will
have the use of a neat course at
Athens; the Brooklyn team, at Au-
susta, will have the choice Of two
courses-in fact, there is hardly
a team which will train in the
South this spring but will find a
good golf course available, and
hardly a team but that numbers a
dozen or more enthusiastic golfers
IT O. be in the fashion. a baseball
player must be golf fiend. At
training camps this season there
will be as much talk of boyle and
par as there is of base hits and
charley horse Slamming the lit
tie white pill is becoming a passion
with the major leaguers. and on
most of the special cars carrying
teams to the South there will be
more golf clubs than ball bats.
The latest golf maniac is Clyde
Engle. the man that made Snod-
grass famous by slamming the ball
that gave Fred his chance to make
a 100000 muff. Engle has been
playing golf all winter and is go
ing TO recommend it to Stahl for a
regular Red Sox training stunt.
II used to suffer from charley
horse, probably because Of my un-
usual weight" says Clyde in his
recommendation of the ancient
game, but since ! have tackled
golf my legs are In good shape and
| don't expect trouble The walking
has kept down my weight. and if
Stahl wants better pair Of legs.
golf is the thing for him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
In Just Two Weeks Crackers VIII Be at Work
Bill Smith and Local Men Start Practice Today

mittee had slipped him something
soft and sugary, went over to their
side with a rush. That gave five
votes for the schedule
But now comes Charley Frank
with a statement that he doesn't
like to see anybody frisked And,
somehow, it sounds as though he
meant it.
1t is not improbable that, with
the help Of Charley Frank, the
three clubs which we're hurt by the
loaded schedule will get at least a
reimbursement of dates The local
club doesn't ask any the best OF it,
doesn't even expect an even break.
But there are limits, and this trick
schedule is beyond all limits.
THE long discussed Southern
Baseball Writers association
viii probably be organized at the
time the Southern league is in SEES
sion in Chattanooga,
The project has met with a hearty
response from the baseball writer's
OF the South, and 1t is likely that a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

NJ ONTGOMERY, ALA. Feb,
vi l1.-When President Frank
Galloway, of the Atlanta
Baseball association. marshals tn,
insurgent forces for a fight against
the Southern league schedule
which was submitted by the sched-
ule committee. he can count on
having President Charles &. Jones,
of the local club. scrapping beneath
his banner
The proposed schedule looks like
a joke to the local president-and
mighty sorry joke at that.
The chief kick which President
Jones will make is based on the
fact that the schedule requires his
club to open against Memphis, in
stead OF against Birmingham. as
has been the custom.
President Jones does not wish to
appear in the light of being
kicker" but he feels that il would
be TO the interest of all the clubs
affected to have the opening ar
engagements altered.
Under the proposed schedule
Montgomery opens in Memphis, and
Nashville in Birmingham, on April
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

goodly number of them will gather
in Chattanooga next Saturday. A
constitution viii be prepared for
consideration there and officers will
be elected.
The chief work Of this associa-
ton at first will be an attempt to
standardize the scoring systems
used in the league, 1t is hoped
later that it can suggest certain
changes in the keeping Of the
league records which will be to the
advantage of ball players and the
public. For instance, at present
the method of determining games
won and lost by pitchers proves in
many cases TO be utterly idiotic
and has been declared obsolete in
every up-t date league in the
country For another thing, the
figures furnished for the papers
and the official guides are decided
ly incomplete for a live league and
more complete details can no doubt
be urged in such a way as to pro-
duCe action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
TlNkER'S AUTO WRECKED:
REDS MANAGER UNHURT

CHICAGO Feb l7.-Joe Tinker. mana
ger of the Cincinnati National league
baseball team, narrowly escaped serious
injury here Saturday night in an acct
wrecked. Both front wheels were torn
off Tinker S car and the steering gear was
smashed
Tinker said the accident was due to
the sudden failure of street lamp
was nearing my home" he said.
when the electric lamp at the corner
went out. was blinded by the change
and, thinking | saw some one ahead : of
me, turned the car into the curb
The machine was not overturned and
Tinker was not thrown out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
GEORGE HORNE TRAINING:
RECORDS ARE IN DANGER

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb IL George
HORNE. holder Of the worlds high lump
ing record OF feet inches, is about 10
resume training for an extensive cam
psign. The former student at stanford
university is now travelling for a san
Francisco sporting goods house. and will
make the Garden City his training quar-
ters for the coming outdoor track season
HORNE is a member of the san Francisco
Olympic club and participant in many
OF It's field meets. He has found il neCes-
sary to train seriously I'm order to per
form up to his reputation as a high
Jumper
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
By Percy Fl. Whiting.

1.-TWO weeks from today, pro-
vided the proposed Southern
league schedule is adopted,
the Atlanta team will be assembled
at Ponce DeLeon park for spring
practice.
Bill Smith sneaked out quietly
yesterday and threw the ball around
for a couple of hours. AS a re
suit, he rolled out Of bed this
morning with every muscle as stiff
as a steel girder and as painful as
a nerve.
He is going right back this after
noon for more, and today marks the
opening of real baseball practice in
Atlanta All players wintering here
will turn out this afternoon, and
the field will be a lively place.
1t is more than probable that OF
TO Jordan will be among the first
to don a uniform and go at 1t. Otto
always is one OF the first to start
work, and this year will be no eX-
ception.
From now on there will be pnac-
tice every day at Ponce DeLeon
park. provided the weather is even
fairly good.
For couple of weeks past Bill
Smith has been spending every aft
ernoon AZ the park, working his
force full tilt in preparing the field
for play. Thanks TO some decently
dry weather OF late, work has been
progressing fast. Unless some
thing unexpected happens, the field
will be ready for play considerably
before the players are.
OF course. last year the work OF
the ground keepers was greatly re
tarded by the wet weather that
marred the whole training season.
The result was. It was not until
the real season was pretty well un-
DER way that the grounds were put
into as good trim as they are right
now.
Were coming along all right"
said BIZ Smith this morning; Just
give us few more days OF dry
weather and Wen have as fine
field as anybody in the country.
Bill Smith, il you care TO know,
is some shark at this business Of
putting a playing field in order He
knows how il ought to be, which
most OF them do; but more than
that, he knows how to put in order;
ana that's going some
It HE changing Of the bull sign
70 a position within possible
range has helped good lot. Where
the thing was placed originally II
couldn't be hit with Krupp gun
much less with a baseball pro
PEELED in any ordinary fashion
Fungo hitting experts ike Har-
~ Mcintyre Walter Johnson and
the cream Of the Southern league
sharpshooters have spent weeks in
trying 10 lace ball out to it, but
with no success Probably not once
in so years would il have beer hit
in its old stand. But Bill Smith
has driven the bull over to a new
position. and where he is now To-
Gated he is more than likely to be
walloped
THE Southern league continues to
seethe with the arguments
over the proposed schedule. As a
rule, the everyday fans don't care
hang about the schedule. So long
as they get their holiday games
they are content.
But this time it looks as though
three clubs in the circuit had been
victinized with the kindly assist
ance OF a cold deck. And fans ike
a square deal
Strange as it may seem. The Al
lanta, Birmingham and Montgom-
cry clubs will probably have to look
TO Charley Frank for help-if IL -
worth looking anywhere. President
W. G.HirsiE of the Nashville club.
when he found the schedule com
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
CY FORSYTHE TRADED TO
TOPEKA FOR 0UTFIELDER

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Feb. IL
President O. b, Andrews. of the local
club, has exchanged First Baseman CIV
Forsythe to the Topeka club for Cen
ter Fielder King Forsythe was former
ly with Dallas, and was the prize buy"
Of the Texas league The Giants tried
him out twice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
BRADY, LOST ALL WINTER.
KICKS IN WITH A LETTER

Pitcher Brady has written Manager Bill
Smith and that worthy fetched huge
sigh of relief when the communication
arrived. For Brady had not been heard
from all winter and Smith was keen to
know what had become of him.
Brady did not return his signed con-
tract, but from the tone of his letter it
appears that he win sign
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

bases like a young antelope. Drasl
is also out of school. which is wI
fortunate, as this would have led
his great year. He was Just geI
ting over rheumatism and re9rd
pitched some good ball last seal
son.
Another all-Southern man who il
out is Carl Sloan. "Toasties' wsI
one of the best outfielders Tech ha|
ever known, and his place will II
hard to fill.
This about completes the list Il
losses, but in the gain column therl
are lust about as many stars TO n
enumerated as there are in the los3
department.
New Men Look Strong.
For third base there are a grea 4
many candidates, most promireni
among them being Scrappy NOOra|
the football player. Moore is show /
ing up in good form. and with Al
even break of luck should land III
place. Shortstop has always bee1
a weak point with the Yellow
Jackets, but this year there is 1
man on hand who knows how 4
play that place like Hans Wagnsf
That man is Jack Donaldson H
is all in a class by himself
For second base, there are a goo
many aspirants, but Edgar MonI
tague looks good for the place m
less somebody shows up mighih
strong.
Goat" Holiday is back on II
first base position, but has ma
of great ability trying out again'
him. This new fellow is Am8Son!
who played with Stone Mountaip
last year, incidentally making al
prep first base and batting o7ed
300 The men mentioned are IN
strongest out so far, but a wee
may work great changes.
AttrIdge Will Catch.
Attridge. of last years ineligibIsi
looks good for the catcherS ]o'
with Captain Montague switched
the outfield. Attridge has the oe'
throwing arm in Tech, Is good
bases, but just a bit shy win IN
willow.
Nothing is being" said about
pitchers, but rest assured there
some slabmen on tap and they
being kept in the warmer uA
there is absolutely no chance
hurting their arms by too hard an
too early workouts. II
Assistant Coach Alexander "
help Coach Heisman in the "'
ball work by handling the '
team, and if he develops 3a'eo,
men as he does football men
varsity nine will have TO husue
Work has begun on the ne" :"
dunn and both diamonds VII. W
shape for the coming season.
year promises to be a oaHhe.
in the athletic line and a' zee"
alive with the hope Of Soo"'
championship team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
HARRY JONES
WILL BE SOLD TO TROY

The Atlanta team has virtually closed
deal to send Harry Johns. suuthpaw
pitcher, to Troy, y. Y
Manager smith is ANXIOUS TO place the
veteran with some good club as reward
Tor his faithful services and believes that
ne is doing both Johns and the Troy clue
favor by pulling the deal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
NORTHWESTERN PLEASED
Ar OALY'S APPOINTMENT

CHICAGO, Feb 17.-Championship foot
ball teams We're foreseen by Northwestern
university students today in their cele-
braton of the appointment Of Charles
laly, former AN-AmeriCsn Harvard and
West Point star
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
CUBS WIN SLUG
FEST; SCORE 12-5
Four Home Runs Feature the
Double BiII-TutWeiIer Gets
Two With Runner Ahead
Each Time.

CHICAGO. Aug. 4-Chicago de-
feated Brooklyn II TO five Sunday.
The contest was a smuggling match
from start 10 finish. a total OF 80 hits
being made between the two teams
OF these. there were home runs by
Leach. Stengel. Schultz and WILL
Jams: triples by Fisher. Needhan-
Stengel and Cutshaw and doubles oy
Leach and Needham.
Chicago started right after Pitcher
Raglan in the opening inning and
forced the Brooklyn player 70 retire
after the second inning. Wagner
came TO the rescue and for a moment
checked the smuggling Of Manager
Evers' men; but this stop was only
Of short duration when the locals
again commenced their fusillade OF
hits.
Lavender was on the mound for
Chicago and he too was hit hard, the
visitors never going an inning with
out a hit or two. Manager Dahleu
objected 10 Schultes home run,
claiming that the ball did not clear
the screen in right field. but Umpire
Brennan contended shat il did. AZ
another stage of the game Dahlen
claimed that one of his batters was
entitled TO his base on four balls. but
Brennan said there were only three,
Brooklyn 900 800 0O2- Is
Chicago $50 Ola O2%-12 10 9
Ragan, Wagner and Miller. Laven'
der and Needham. Umpires-Bren-
nan and Eason.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
ELLIOTT GIANTS BOW
TO STEVE GERGACZS
Negroes Are Defeated i'm Snappy Game
8 to Moore Fans
Is Men.

Another step toward the city
championship was made in a fast
and snappy contest when the Steve
Gergacz baseball club defeated the
Elliott Giants at Springbrook park
Sunday afternoon by the score Of
eight TO two. Moore. new twirler.
worked for the Gergacz team, pitch
ing excellent ball, allowing only six
scattered hits and striking out 16
men.
Efforts have been made to secure
games with leading city clubs by the
Gergacz team and formal challenges
have been issued. The Gergacz play
ers claim they are in the city cham
pionship contest and are ready TO
meet other teams. They will jour
ney TO Bourbon next Sunday after
noon.
Score:
Elliott Giants 900 600 200 ?
Gergacz .O02 040 IFS II ?
Batteries: Elliott Giants. Friedman
and Fisher; Gergacz; Moore and
Rallies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
PHILLIES HIT EARLY
AND BEAT CARDINALS
st. Louis Downed 5-3-Paskert Starts
With Triple and Singles
Do the Rest.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4.-Philadelphia
punched hits for enough runs in the
first three innings TO win from St.
Louis Sunday afternoon. The score
was five to three. Paskert's triple
and a single by Knabe started the
scoring in the first for the visitors.
Successive singles by Doolan, Killifer
and Brennan counted one more in
the second. In the third Knabe sin
gled and was sacrificed to second.
Gathers two base muff OF Magee's
pop, tailed the second baseman.
Magee scored when Luderus singled.
Sallee was relieved by Geyer, who
pitched fair ball for six and two
thirds inning. yielding but one run.
St Louis tailed its first runs in the
second on Gathers triple. Mowrey's
double and a single by O'Leary. In
the fourth Konerchy was safe on
Knabe's error. He stole second and
went TO third when Doolan, angered
at a decision. threw the ball away.
He scored on Wings out.
Philadelphia Zip 900 0O1-5 II ?
ST. Louis 900 100 00O-S s L
Brennan and Killifer; Salleo, Geyer
and Wingo. Umpires-Klem and
Orth.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
CIRCLEO BASES TWICE
BUT UMPIRE CALLED
HIM OUT, THEN FLED

DIXON, Ill, Aug. Aim Hogan,
who umpires all the thrilling engage
ments between the Dixon and Sterling
baseball teams, was not at his barber
shop Monday, so a couple of hundred
angry fans who dropped around to
continue Sundays heated argument,
were disappointed.
Umpire Hogan got in bad with the
fans in the seventh. Ned Whitehead,
slugging outfielder Of the Dixon Stars
drove the ball into the river and
circled the bags, but Hogan declared
he failed TO touch third. Whitehead
raced the circuit again.
You're out" said Hogan, you
missed second"
Hogan led by a neck when the
crowd chased him to the left field
fence, dropped over and disappeared.
Dixon lost the game.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
POWERS ON VACATION:
KAISERLING TO FEDS
Former Greenstocking Hurler Signs a
Member of indianapolis Team
i'm Federal League.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug A.
John T. Powers, president of the
Federal league, was granted a leave
of absence until the third Saturday
in September by the board Of direc-
tors of the organization. who ended
a conference here early sunday. on
the third Saturday in Septem Der "a
meeting of the stockholders will be
held here.
j. a. Gilmore. club owner of Chi
cago, will act as president and Will
be assisted by Floyd \. Rickert of
St. Louis, the srcetary.
George Kaiserling. a pitcher, sold
by the Indianapolis American asso-
citation TO the San Francisco team OF
the Pacific Coast league, Sunday
signed as a member of the lOca Fed
eral league club and reported Mon
day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
LAPORTE DEFEATS
GERGACZ TEAM 81
Fast Playing Keeps Score Down.
Greene Opens With Triple.
Caught at Plate.

After a hard fought nine innings
the Laporte baseball team defeated
the South Bend Gergacz players by
the score of five TO four Sunday aft
ernoon at Laporte. Fast playing
kept the score close throughout the
game. The Laporte team is one of
the fastest of that vicinity. Greene,
the first Gergacz batter sent the ball
into right for three bases. DeROse
sacrificed and Greene was caught in
a close play on home. Score:
Gergacz -. GOO 10 002-4 II 0
Laporte LOB COL 0O+-5 9 2
Batteries Gergacz, Wilson and
DeRose; Laporte, Kirby and Brown.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
WAYNES TAKE TWO
FROM TERRIERS
Homo Runs, .Triplets and Doubles
Pounded Out With Regularity
Shulte'S Four-Bagger
Protested.

FORT WAYNE. Ind. Aug. g.
Fort Wayne won both games of a
double header Sunday from Terre
Haute, the first a score OF four to
three and the second five TO four.
Tutweilder got a home run in each
contest, both coming with another
runner on. Donahue's home run back
of the sign in center, scored for the
visitors in he second game.
First game.
Terre Haute -. 600 Dol O2O-S IL 3
Fort Wayne -. 600 $50 1O"-4 s 2
Madden and HargroVe; Louder
milk and Wagner. Umpires-ROss
and Thomas.
Second game.
Terre Haute 200 800 O1O-4 2
Fort Wayne .2O3 900 0O%-5 8 2
Cantwell and Hargrave; Atkins and
Marten. Umpires, Thomas and Ross.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
KAZOO RACES WILL
DRAW BIG PURSES
Only City in United States This Year
To Give $4,000 Plum for Class
Race Trotters.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Aug. 3.-The
grand circuit meeting. which COM
mences here Monday and is sched-
uled 70 close on Friday, is not only
expected to rival DetrOit's blue rib
bon meeting but il will carry more
money to be distributed to the win
ners during the five racing days.
Kalamazoo is the only city in the
United States this year giving a
S12.0OO purse for class race among
trotters and a 1000 purse for PAGERS.
The rich purses and the first futurity
of the year are expected ~ make the
meeting one OF unusual interest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
DEMOLITION OF MOSQUE
LEADS TO Rl0TING

CALCUTTA, Aug. 4.-The demoli-
ton of a portion Of a mosque at
CawnpOre for street improvements
which had caused Indignation meet
ings TO be held in many parts OF
India and Burmah. led 10 serious
rioting at Cawnpore Sunday. A pro-
cession Of natives carrying black flags
visited the mosque and began replac-
ing the bricks OF the partly demol-
ished edifice. An attempt TO dispense
the gathering resulted In a conflict
with the police, who fired volley
into the crowd killing - persons and
wOunding 80. one policeman was
shot and 40 others were injured.