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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
FODDER FOR FANS

The paths of baseball glory" opines
Joe Williams, lead but to the stage"
They refused to make HERE Meek man
ager of the Victoria team, but, on the
strength of .346 batting average, they
allowed him to stick as player.
Frank KRONER, catcher of the Eleventh
Cavalry team, off on a furlough, is work
ing out with the Chattanooga team and
hopes for position with Memphis.
,"ole" -Oleson., a Sacramento, recruit,
who is feet II inches tall, has been
forced to send home for some special
custom made, f1t-guaranteed bed clothes
to keep both his shoulders and his feet
covered at the same time.
The North Carolina league viii open
its season April "a and will play until
September S-or as long as 1t lasts.
Jake Daubert is suffering from optim-
siritis-he thinks the Brooklyn club has
a chance to finish in the first division.
"A good pitching staff means a trou-
blesome ball club" says Christy Mathew
son, gently boosting his own game.
McGraw says that the guy whose pic
ture is on the new nickels was grand
father of Jim Thorpe
A new style for baseball letters has
been set by Benny Meyer, of the Brook
iyn club. A recent letter from him to
Bill Dahlen read: Dear Bill; | have
retired, Yours, BENNY"
Jake Daubert played second base in
Brookyn's first game-just to show Hal
Chase something
Bill jacobson is hobbling around the
hotel at Marlin on crutches. His injury
is likely to drop him back to the Mobile
team for another year of hardening
Tinker will carry nine pitchers this
year.
Manager Earl Mack will report March
| is to his Raleigh club. If Father Mack
slips son enough good players he should
be heard from,
Memphis papers have served naotice on
the Turtle club that it must be the real
| thing this year If ii is to expect any pa
| trOnage The town is in bad way FOR
diamond enthusiasm and steadily getting
worse
Fred Clarke took one day. OF hard
| practice-and then a day off. lie admits
| there is just an off chance that he Is get
| ting old.
| They worked the badger game on Ed
Reulbach. but he squared things by TAX
| ing one Of the men who had victimized
| him out to the club house to destroy
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

all evidence of the highland then had
the friend arrested for breaking into the
club house. Some kidder, Ed.
The st. Paul club is asking waivers on
Ralph Capron.
]. Carlisle (Red) Smith is the musi-
clan of the Brooklyn team and has organ
lied trio that is a wonder. He doesn't
sing, but is there in tickling the worries.
The Jinx has taken a hand in the condi-
tioning of the New Yorks and Hal Chase
is out of the game for a couple of weeks
with sprained ankle.
Bill Smith continues to be bugs over
Hartner. This young chap may cop out
regular place with the locals.
Lawrence Pruitt and c. Kimbau. of At
lanta, will be tried out by the Albany,
Ga, team this year.
Seats are on sale for the Gillespie bene-
fit at Ponce DeLeon next Saturday. Tum-
lin is handling them. Kick in with a dol
lar OF two for this good cause.
Clavo and Acosta, the Cubans on the
Washington team, have progressed fast
enough in their English education to order
square meal almost anywhere
Harry Welchonce Is showing up too
well with the Senators to suit Bill Smith
The former Vol appears likely to land.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
THOMAS IS RING
MARVEL; BATTLES
o. 'KEEFE TONIGHT
By Left Hook.

" ONSIDERING the short time
that he has been in the ring,
Joe Thomas, the New Or
leans lightweight, who meets Tom
my .O'Keefe at the Orpheum to-
night, is a marvel. Joe's debut in
the game was only a year and
half ago, but since that time he has,
fought such men as Joe Mandot
and Jack Britton, and the only
time he has been bested was by
Britton who gained a close deci-
sion over him.
Thomas earned the respect and
admiration of Atlanta fans when he
gave Frank Whitney more than he
could handle, and although the ref
cree declared the bout draw, the
papers gave Joe all the best OF it.
Joe Is Not Twenty Yet.
Thomas is not 20 years old yet,
and is a quiet, likable sort of kid.
1t was only by chance that he ever
became a pugilist. According to
the story Joe was escorting young
lady home from a dance one night,
and on the way they had to pass
through one of the toughest sec
tions of New Orleans. 1t was while
they were in this district that a
big, tough looking fellow passed
them and addressed an insulting
remark to the young lady.
Joe was just a kid then, with his
first pair of long trousers on, but
he waded into that big fellow like
a bull terrier goes after mastiff.
The bully was so surprised at this
furious onslaught from such
small kid that he offered no re-
sistance. but went down like log
with Joe on top. By the time the
ruffian had come to-" Thomas had
called a cop.
When he reached home that night
Joe thought over what had hap
pened He had read lots about the
big easy money that some of the
good scrappers made, and as he
was working hard and not get
ting much pay, he decided to try
his luck at the ring game. He was
not big or heavy. but he possessed
the one thing which all fighters
must have. self-confidence.
Beat Bunch of PreIim Lads.
1t was not long after this that
the kid was knocking them all cold
in the prelims to the big bouts in
New Orleans. His rise since then
has been meteoric, and he is still
coming. with a good many years
ahead Of him yet.
The bout tonight will mean much
to the winner. Both boys are com
ers and well on the way to the top.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
By j. w. Heisman.

TN baseball many fielding prob
lens confront the pitcher and
catcher.
One of the puzzles the pitcher
often butts into is whether to at
tempt the fielding of a ground ball
that seems to be rather out of
reach, yet close enough to make
him think he might get it with a
hard effort. Some pitchers let this
kind go by altogether, while others
so after every old thing that comes
along. OF the two prefer the lat
ter. They should, however, realize
that by thus going after everything
in and out OF reason they must
often fail themselves to get the ball
and at the same time spoil the
fielding Of 1t by the shortstop or
second baseman. They frequently
touch it just enough with their
finger tips to defect II from its
course and thus throw It out of line
and away from the other man try
ing for it.
Much depends upon how fast the
ball is travelling, and also on how
fast the men are behind you II
you think the ball is ripping along
at such rate that If you don't get
1t neither will anybody else, you
should. of course. try for It, II It
is swift line ball you will prob
ably only have time to stick out
your hand at arms length for It;
but this you should always do, with
the gloved hand at least. Better
be little careful though, how you
put out your bare hand after one of
these hot drives, for this hand is
your pitching paw and an injury to
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
Baseball Hints for Amateur Ball Players---No. 7
Heisman Advises Battery Men About Fielding

it will hurt you and your team
worse than losing the batter.
To go to the other extreme, ball
may be rolling so slowly that you
realize at once it will never get to
the shortstop or second baseman
before the runner will have reached
first. In this case you should make
try for it, no matter IL it seems to
be out of your reach.
Balls that the infielders ought to
be able to get a pitcher ought to let
go by, simply because that's what
the f1elders are there for, while your
primary business is to pitch. In
case of doubt, though, jump in and
take 1t.
M ITH a runner on first or sec
ond, or both, and none out,
you must always be prepared for
bunt; therefore you should follow
up your delivery Immediately by
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

springing forward. If you can't
guess whether the batter will try
to put it down to the right or to
the left you will do we'll to come
straight forward till you find out.
You can generally tell, though, by
noting whether he is right-hand
or a left hand batter and whether
you threw the ball in close to him
or wide.
DON'T forget to cover first base
when the regular guardian of
that sack is pulled away to field
batted ball, and to cover third when
the third baseman has to come in
for bunt.
When a foul fly goes up between
catcher and first baseman you
should coach them as to which
should take it. Similarly you
should call out when a bali is be-
tween catcher and the third base
man.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
By Percy II. Whiting.

UT DON'T see why 1 haven't
got as good a squad this
spring as I had either time
! won the pennant in Atlanta"
So says Bill Smith. and william
Andrew is calculated to know.
Fact is" says Bill. II think this
squad, in some ways, is a bit bet
ter than any of the others. To say
am pleased is about the least 1
can do"
Now, don't go out and buy tick
OTIS on Atlanta, Just on the strength
Of this, because Bill can't figure on
the twin terrors of the baseball
managers-the Demon Rum and
the Demon Luck-both of whom
got in their fine Eye Italian hands
last year.
CMITH believes his pitchers are
good. He knows that, with so
many youngsters, the thing is sort
of a gamble. But he believes he
has sort of a king full" to gamble
on, which usually entities a man
at least to linger in the betting
for a while.
Now that waily Smith and Wal
Ter Keating look so good the in
field problem is not troublesome.
If Dobard proves better than Keat-
ing, why better still. For Keating
looks plenty good enough.
The outfield will work itself out
right. All the men are going good.
1t may not lead the league in hit
ting, but It will be strong on field
ing.
"a THING 1 like about the team
"a this year." says Smith, '1s
its pep and the fact that all the
boys seem to be trying. You take
club that is like that and you'll
hear from it."
Q NTH Is planning to take his
~ club to Milledgeville for games
against the Georgia Military col
lege team Monday and Tuesday OF
next week. If the G. M. c. folks
will guarantee expenses, Smith will
take the team on.
Il want all the games l can get,
says Bill, "and from what Ham
Reynolds, who has been coaching
there, tells me, they will give us a
good run for it. Then, l like to
see the boys under fire away from
home. There is sure to be a lot of
yelling and a lot of fuss down there
and can find out how some of the
Youngsters stand up under It,
d AT GRAHAM turned up sick
Yesterday morning. He seems
70 have grip, or hard cold, or
something of that sort, and has
been under a doctors care. With
luck, he should be out in a day or
two.
g I'D SMITH who knows a pitcher
- when he sees one and who isn't
usually wasting praise on raw
youngsters, has a high opinion of
this young Ernest Osborn. In fact,
he is 80 keen about him that he has
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
present Cracker Squad Best Ever Had' Smith
[anager Thinks He Has Rag Winning Material

finds what the "slat" can do under
fire. If he is released. he will go
to Macon.
THE Atlanta club hasn't any In
dians on its club this year.
But 1t has two ex-Indians Gill
bert Price, as Is well remembered,
played with the Nebraska Indian
team last summer. And Lee Her
ring pitched for the Cherokee In
dian team. Both men were billed
as "re'lar Injuns," though neither
looks the part. Both are promis-
ing hurlers, the former of the
southpaw persuasion, while the lat
ter is g. right handler.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

been tnquiring of Bill Smith what
he planned to do with Osborn, and
II is a cinch that he will tip some
scouts off to watch him.
Osborn, thanks to his tremen-
dous height and his abnormal
reach, has a mess Of speed. If he
has some control to go along with
1t, he will star. He has a moder-
ately free swing and enough curve
to get by with.
Manager Smith hasn't any very
immediate plans for Osborn, ex-
cept to give him a thorough try
out. He will slip him in every
game he gets a chance until he
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BARON BACKSTOPS BLOW
IN, LOOKING VERY GIFT

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 11.-Bir-
mingham's 1918 brace of backstops, who
viii fight it out during the training season
catcher, both reached Birmingham Mon
day, getting an even start in that respect
al least. They are Mayer, the White Sox
ooy, who halls from Cincinnati, and Dll-
ger, of last years Baron outfit.
. Dilger looks to be in excellent condi-
uon. He is just about as fat as he was
iast season and expects to take off even a
NIUE of that. Mayer, the new man, has
not had chance to show Manager Moles-
worth anything as yet, except his ply
s.que and facial expression, both of which
are entirely satisfactory to the Baron
leader Nobody has been canned yet
save the Cuban" who was cornered by
Moley and later. so It is reported, turned
"A' 10 he a member OF that race which
gave Jack Johnson TO the prize ring. Tie
was therefore. allowed to sink silently
n.' iorgettulness So far as local rams
are concerned
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
UNLESS ARCHER GETS
$500 HE QUITS GAME

BOONE. IOWA, March 11.-Jimmy Ar
cher, hold-out catcher of the Chicago
Cubs. asserted today that unless he were
offered a contract calling for $500 he
would not play ball this season. Archer
and his wife were summoned here by the
death Of Mrs Archer's mother. They will
return to Ormond, Fla. the latter part
Of the week
II will not sign a contract for any
thing less than $780," said Archer.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
RAIN PUTS CRIMP IN
WORKOUT OF BAR0NS

BIRMINGHAM, March 1-Rain pre-
vented any baseball work at Rickwood
Monday, but the Barons will be at it to-
day doing anything" according to Moles-
worth, that will keep them going"
I'm not saying a word" declared the
iGaa VI af e becs,,se ~ IN !,
worth saying just find it better to win
pennants during the actual playing rather
than before the opening. ] have had but
a few days to look my men over, but |
am not displeased so far"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
OTTO JORDAN REPORTS:
NAMES DRAWS FIRST CAN

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March IL
Absolutely refuting all rumors OF his be-
ing q holdout Otto Jordan appeared at
baseball headquarters yesterday after
noon and announced himself ready for
the 1913 season. Otto is in excellent con-
dition and about eight pounds lighter than
when the season closed last year Jor-
dams appearance accounts for all the
members of the 1918 squad. Mana ger
Elberfeld today Internationally released
First Baseman Names, who played last
season In the Texas and Southeastern
leagues.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
INDOOR BASEBALL PROVES
TOO MUCH FOR GRID STAR

MADISON, WIS, March 11-Henry F.
Cochems. progressive leader and former
star football player, is confined to his
bed in Trinity hospital with a fractured
left ankle. The fracture was the result
OF an accident in an indoor baseball game
Cochems will be confined to the hospital
for the next four weeks his physicians
say.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BILLS SIGN TARIEroN

MONTGOMERY, ALA, March IL
Bob Tarlton, the former Little Rock
and New Orleans first baseman, who
played in the New York State league
club last season, has been signed oy
| the locals.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
sEELRAcH PENN cAprAlN

PHILADELPHIA, March 11-Charles
Seelbach, of Cleveland, was today elected
the seasons captain of the University of
Pennsylvania basket ball team Seelbach
played center during the past season
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

LIE MARIN RESTS CUTLER.
CHICAGO, March l1.-Constant LeNIar-
in has another victory to his credit to-
day after winning in two straight falls
over Charley Cutler.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
Rice Cup
Tennis Final

Down at Puunene the Rice Cup
tennis tournament is still going
strong, and the finals are to be
played this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Collins and Lindsay are to meet
Young and Engle, and a good
match should result.
During the week, the Paia pair,
Rice and Rosecrans, were defeated
by Young and Engle, after a five
set match. The score was, 10-S,
0-6, GA, 4-6, 6-3, and the winners
surprised even their most ardent
admirers.
The tournament has been a great
success and the deciding match this
afternoon should draw big crowd
of tennis fans to the Puunene courts.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
SOIons Order
Bills Paid

When the county supervisors
met this week in special session,
they did nothing much except pass
bills for payment >and order the
issuance of salary warrants. There
was some difficulty i'll getting quo
rum, as Drummond and Meyer did
notput i'll an appearance. However,
Supervisors Henning, Kalama and
Lake got together on Wednesday,
and transacted what business there
was to be done.
1t was decided to instruct the
county clerk to write to Mrs. Fos-
ter and inform her that the position
of District Muse at Makawao is to
be abolished on December 81.
The regular meeting of the
supervisors will be held on We'd
nesday next and it is said that
some important matters will be
taken up.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
Good, Close
Ball Game
All-Maui Team Loans Battery and
Is Then Defeated
q TO 3.

There was a great surprise wrought
on the Wailuku diamond last Sun
day, when the "Next Best" bunch
of ball tossers took the scalp of the
All-Maui team, to the tune of 4 to
3. That looks bad but, when it is
explained that the All Maui boys
loaned their battery to the Rest,
the defeat of the representative
team is explained.
1t was Il great game and the big
crowd of rooters that attended had
the time of their lives. The score,
after eleven innings of fight, tells
the story pretty well. 1t was a
game that kept the fans on their
toes all the time, and one that every
fan on Maui should have seen.
The interest taken in baseball on
Maui is the admiration of all visitors
to this island. The reason, in many
peoples opinion, is because the
teams that make up the league, are
from different districts and, conse-
quently, each has it's own fol-
lowing. That is good stunt,
and one that is not possible where
Several teams are formed from the
same town or village.
On Sunday last, Manager Rice, Of
the All Maui team, was on the
ground. Vie watched closely the
work of the \men on both teams,
and there may he some changes in
the lineup made later on.
Five games in all >Neto be play
ed between the All Maui team and
the Rest" These games will
Timber up the representative, team,
and get it into good shape for the
games that will be played against a
Honolulu aggregation, around about
Christmas time.
The detailed score of Sundays
game follows:
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
Well Known
Men Sick

County Attorney D. H. Case is
rather seriously i'll in Honolulu. He
was to have been operated on last
Monday but, owing to a bad cold
and weakness, the operation could
not be performed.
Mr.. Case has been advised to
take a rest of couple of weeks be-
fore submitting to the surgeons
knife, and he and his wife are now
living at the Atherton home in
Nuuanu Avenue.
r. A. Wadsworth, Of this town,
is also in Honolulu for medical
treatment, and may also have to
undergo an operation. This news
was received by the last mail. All
Wailuku wishes the two well known
men a speedy recovery from their
sickness.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
Pr0n1Oti0niiSt
Visits Maui i

Sidney r. Jordan, Of the Hawai-
ian Promotion Committee staff, was
a visitor to Maui last week. He
came up on a flying trip and, be-
fore leaving for Honolulu, was
shown over n good deal of the ISL
and. w. II. Field took the Oahu
man up lao Valley and right to the
tableland. Mr.. Jordan was delight
ed with the scenery, and declared
that even he, though in touch with
the scenic attractions of the islands,
had no idea that there was anything
as beautiful as lao Valley. The
Needle claimed much of the visit
or's attention and he said that the
pinnacle is a wonderful sight. Mr..
Jordan was also taken over Paia
and Puunene way, and he remarked
that the Maui roads are better than
most of the streets of Honolulu.
He had nothing but praise for the
roads and wished that something of
the sort existed on Oahu.
About seven years ago Mr.. Jordan
was on Maui for trip, and it as
founded him to see the progress
that has been made at Kahului,
Wailuku and the surrounding dis
tricts since he was here last.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06

At the annual meeting of the
Maui Teachers, the following inter
esting paper was read by Mr.. O. r.
Boardman, of Lahaina School:
The human mind is so constitut-
ed that, i'll order to remain fixed
on one thing for any length Of
time, and to make lasting impress
sions, the subject must be attract
i've, must appeal to the mind, must
be interesting. How often do we
hear people say that they do not
remember what the lecturer said or
what the story was about because
they were not interested in it. And
the experience of each of us is the
same. We listen attentively to and
remember the things that are in
teresting to us, and our attention
and the duration of the impressions
on our minds are exactly in pro-
portion to our interest in the sub
ject.
Now, if this is true of adults,
how much more is it true of chill
dren. How much of the listless
air, how many of the mischievous
pranks, and to what extent the re-
tardation of pupils are due to lack
of interest, l shall not attempt to
say, but we d o know that when a
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1913-12-06
PINKhAM'S ARRIVAL IS
AWAITED WITH Interest
"FIome Buying" Crusade> Does Not Convince Some
PeopIe-How a Hio MAN. Made Much Money
J. P. Cooke Says, Keep Up Fight"

fail to sho& the difference between
coast value and local. A case was
called to my attention the other
day that shows thc\ \drift of things.
A college class of Approximately,
sixty students, decided\to adopt a
class pin. They sought prices and
were quoted SO, go each. This meant
S216,OO for the lunch. The coast
price for the sap1e article, both shops
to make them 70 order from furnish
ed design, was S2.S5, each, or S151,
for the lot The goods were bought
from the coast dealer because the
class thought it best to put the
difference in money to other uses.
Yesterday a member of the Hui
Nalu showed me a gold" medal
he won at a meet last year in the
harbor. The charm was a regula-
ton A. A. U. medal, marked 10
X. y which is supposed to indicate
the purity. Around the edge Of this
ten karat gold medal the wash was
wearing off, showing a silver base,
the ten karat gold being merely in
the plating that covered the silver.
"Caveat Emptor" | said to myself,
though the phrase has long gone out
of use. Now is this the custom re-
garding competition medals, or is
it merely a custom here in Honolulu
were the high cost of living for
bids the use of the real thing?
The agitation on the subject of
home buying is interesting, and
is prolific Of results not always in
favor of the home merchant, as one
of the communications in the Sun
day Advertiser proves. The mer-
chants seem to think they have a
grievance that should be corrected
and the public are under the i'm
preston that the merchants are the
people to correct by way Of lower
prices. But mail order houses will
exist until the sun grows cold, and
their owners will continue to make
money out of the people who buy