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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LINEUP FOR TO-DAY.
BY Percy II. Whiting.

birmingham MUST be beaten"
That's the motto Of Atlanta fandom
to-day.
The bumptlous Alabama metropolis
lad the nerve last season to win the
Southern League pennant. It had the
sau to win the trophy for the largest
opening day crowd 1t went further
aud had the crust to show the largest
raid attendance for the season.
It happens this year that the league
schedule sends the Birmingham Club
against the Atlanta nine in the open
Ing game of the season on Cracker
soil. It transpires likewise that the
Alabama city has the largest attend
ance mark thus far shown-a measly
sOSS paid admissions.
Mayor on the Mound.
This afternoon it becomes the duty
Of the Atlanta Ball Club to humble
the 1918 pennant winners Of the
Southern League. And to see it well
done the Gate City viii turn out a
crowd that will make Birmingham's
little old S,OSS look like six counter
felt nickels!
The real festivities are due TO be-
gin this afternoon at 3:15 when with
Mayor James G. Woodward on the
slab, Lii Marcan at the willow, Mike
Donln behind the bat, and a brass
band going fun blast in the stands.
the first ball of the 1918 season will
be pitched.
Just now much "stuff' Jim Wood
ward can put on the ball is not a
matter of record in any of Colonel
Spaldings justly famous guides, but.
iudEed by the way he has been saw
ug out the opposition in some recent
political contests, the old man has
considerable pep left.
Whole Town to Close Up.
There viii be plenty doing, how
ever before Mayor Woodward pro-
rels five and one-half ounces Of cork,
yarn ami leather across, or in the
proximity of. the home plate at
roncey Park.
I'm fact, the doings began early this
morning Trains from nearby towns
md cities have been pouring in fans
aII the morning suburban and rural
footers who have come in for a big
.ay and big game.
Early this afternoon factories. stores
and offices closed up as tight as or
Sunday, and the crowds poured oul
and began surEing toward the park
Hours before the gates We're opened
fans had begun TO gather. An hour
before they swing wide there viii be a
mob.
shortly after breakfast the wild
fans stormed the uptown ticlsrt Of
ices and cleaned them out Of every
hing they had for sale. II looked
Ike bargain day, and ordinary bust
ness was suspended until the last fan
was satisfied and the sold out" sign
uOsted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

going back-who were pretty far back
last year and likely to be worse this
year.
Catehers About Even.
Fred digger of the Barons-Batting.
III. fielding, 1913 Is one of the
greatest defensive catchers in the
minor leagues. on the offensive al
most the reverse is true of him. lie
has a good pegging arm. Dilger
handles himself poorly at bat and
does not get on often. on bases he
is heavy.
Pat Graham of the crackers-Pre-
Stunning that Pat will be used to catch
Brady in the opening game there does
not appear much advantage either
way Graham IS easily the better
batter but does not play his position
quite so well as Dilger.
1t would be hardly worth while try
ing 20 compare pitchers on opening
day here, for too much uncertainty
exists as to the men who will be used.
From a study Of the two teams.
however, 1t is evident that unless the
Barons have a most tremendous adj
vantage on the slab the Crackers have
the better team and viii cop on open
ing DAY
Baron Battery Men Good.
As for the men not considered the
Cracker catching staff will probably
be weaker than the Barons. The
pitching staff Is uncertain II the
Baron slabsters hurl as well this year
as they did last, they are likely to
have an advantage over the Crack
erS, though this IS not certain.
The most notable feature OF the
Barons' play last year was the spirit
with which they went at IL. Fans
called them the college team" be-
cause they dug after everything like
college men They actually seemed
to enjoy It, The right spirit doubtless
contributed ten or fifteen per cent 10
the Barons' strength last year. II
they play with the same spirit this
year they will be hard 10 stop.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
Crackers System is Hit and Run
Q o o @ @ o 9
Rar0nS ReLv On Hittfno--Pftchfnq
BARONS.

TT the Barons show well at the
conclusion OF the season this year,
1t will be more the result of good
pitching and timely hitting than OF
what is generally known as "machin-
cry ball
Not many hitters are on the squad
at the present time, but one or two
additional men will be procured In
the immediate future. The Barons
present a very formidable defensive
team and the doubt OF the fans for
their success, lies In this fact-the
present absence OF the necessary
swatters.
However, the idea, underlying this
seemingly paradoXical state OF az
fairs is that inside" team work will
not figure so very materially, from
what can be seen and adjudged OF IL
from the practice and the opening
championship games,
Team Work Not Big Factor.
Wordsworth is not a stickler for a
very complicated set of inside" sig
nal stuff and the necessary signals
used heretofore by his outfit have all
been of the decidedly simpler pur-
suasion. Team work was not ths
main factor in winning the 1912 pen
nant.
There is a marked distinction be-
tween team work and the inside stun
referred to. As matter OF fact
reference is made herein more to the
signal thing than TO the team work
proper. With ELAN acting as field
general there is necessarily a ten
dency to excitablity on the part OF
the Barons, though they have great
confidence in him as a player.
Believes in "outside" Game,
Wordsworth. while necessarily re-
framing from giving away any OF his
signals, smiles indulgently at the
idea that the Barons run on a set
Of them Of anything like a complicat-
ed character. He believes in playing
the outside game for all Il is worth
and keeping no more OF it INSIDE
than is absolutely necessary.
The Barons won a number Of theia
games last season in the last rounds.
showing that they are aggressive in
the face Of odds, and therefore may
be called an aggressive team as =
general thing.
Wants Fans to Know All.
But as for the inside" stuff-weH.
Wordsworth states that he hopes to
win out this season in a manner
that all the fans will be able to see,
In other words, the little Baron man
ager is hardly a progressive in the
matter of modern signal codes and
believes in making this feature Of the
game as simple as possible and al
lowing the players to devote all their
energies and brains TO playing that
part OF the game that is visible to
the spectator.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
CRACKERS.

IF ever a man had his own peCu-
liar scheme Of team play that
man Is Bill Smith. Unlike most
Of the Southern League managers Of
to-day-in fact Bill Schwartz is the
only other exception-the local mogul
has never had the advantage Of big
league experience. He broke in with
bush league and after a few years
as a player was made a manager
Since then he has been managing
minor league clubs.
The result OF this is that Smith
has worked out a system OF play
peculiarly his own. 1t is not some
theory Of a big league manager tried
on with a minor league team. Instead
it is a minor league system, devised
TO meet Glass A conditions. tried in
Class A ball and found successful
Has Many Ex- Big Leaguers.
Smith this year has the notable ad-
vantage of team made up almost
exclusively Of big league cast-offs or
men who have had at least training
experience with the guys from the
big show. This means that these men
know modern baseball and how to
play IL. They do not need to be told
the simpler rules of the game.
Despite the fact however, that the
Cracker players are pretty wise heads
there will never be a time when Bit
Smith Is not in supreme control Of
the club and directing its every move
from the bench.
Must Play Smith Ball.
Bill never talks Of his signals and
his inside stuff. But for an that he
has complicated system for passing
his orders onto the field and any
team that is playing for smith is
playing Smith style Of ball
smith believes in "a varied system
Of attack Il may be because he
worries himself into constant changes
OF mind but the fact remains that he
is everlastlnEly switching his sys-
tens. his signals, his batting order
his lineup and his mind.
Always Crossing Opposition.
This sometimes bothers the Crack
or players a bit but il isn't a cir
cumstauce to the way it bothers the
opposition. They never know what
they are up against or why The
result is that, either by accident or
design. Smiths teams are cyerlast-
ingly crossing their opponents.
This year the best part OF Smiths
attack Is based on the hit-aud run.
10 is doubtful II the South ever saw
a better club at the noble art Of n
and-r And il is this system Of play
that has been winning games right
and left for Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

In the track meet held last week by
Donald Fraser school, Jernigan and
Phillips made nearly al OF the points
for their team. These boys are WoHpet9
tery- rf me baseball team besides being
members Of the football ana track
squads.
Peacock and Boys High viii meet
Wednesday on the Peacock diamond al
Piedmont Park , esce eea son mas and ~ t if
boys realize that this will be a good
opporunity to slip one over on the
Iasders Naugum and Sans VIII do
the pitching for Peacock
tween Tech High and Marlst VIII be
oTofber important factor in determining
ne prep League championship this year.
II Tech High can win, then IT will
,,ur NTarist from first place 10 thlrd' ana
xyIIl place the high school boys ciese
second TO Boys High In the stahalhs
Of the teams.
The game should prove a good one.
-~bere win he two mighty good pitchers
-,.rToefrg one another when ilt Two
ra51ns clash Callahan ana FarhS are
about as good as any OF tAGuL aL4
srpr6rt. there viii be battle between
tie two IWiriers-
7-re Bows High track team VIII hold
ID ,.-arFfrfrarv meet tins afternoon NJ
,raan Flats to decide upon me enTles
for the dual meet n@tWeeA eC ~ I''E -,
and Bows High, which VIII ne Het" en- en-
he about thirty athletes IN TINS pre-
Imiuary meet
To- tra came between Bows High and
Tech high schools tae ohig man 20
pei hft OF Fox, Of BOYS Hig9. was
I'm Paris. Who pitched for the Culver
lies
Parks had been purposely walked
fv-fce and this time Fox thought ne
would take chance.
Parks is the best hitter. on the Tech
rTigh team and usually oia"S pass
from an opposing pitcheF
srgr,rek. the Bows High shortsJop.
r--f-- ike sure pick for aIl-IFcp this
.a- ne PLAYED q nue game against
=-..-r High. ana has been delivering the
Goods In every game he has PLAYED IN
tEis year
Toe Bean has shifted Lowry from
z--- rr1e. where hr has been PLAYING
Ell season. To- second. and CfeeYeS is
now holding down bag 80. 3.
--s. 7rsrrst nine viii clash with Tech
r5...a tomorrow on the Nar.sf
diamond.
Knox. L..s-. q. H.r aH. F.r are
ssr- of OH. most promising .'t.. men
-.r l.l-V ma tNe Twelve
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
VINCENT CAMPBELL is
THROUGH WITH BASEBALL

ST. LOUIS. April 14.-vincens
Campbell. the fleet centerfelder OF
the Boston Nationals. says he Is
through with baseball and will de-
vote his spare time to managing aa
automobile accessory store in Pitts
burg. Vim is I'm town shaking HANDS
with all old friends
II guess YOU can count ma out as
Tar as hdsebfl rs concerned" said
Campbell Il returned nv CONTRACT
to Manager Stallings two months
ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
INDIANAPOLIS PROMOTER
AFTER WHlTE-RlVERS GO

CHICAGO. April I4-Ben Crose,
one of the fight promoters of Indian
apOlis. yesterday secured the con-
sent Of Nate Lewis. manager Of Char
lie White. for the latter's appearance
In INDIANAPOLIS i'm May for a match
with Joe Rivers. the Mexican light
weight. who recently fought Leach
Cross in New York.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
Figures Prove Crackers are Best
q O @ CO 9 o @
40 Stronger Than Birmingham

TLANTA holding be
tween Atlanta and Bminham And while the fanatics are run
tive strength of the Birmingham and Atlanta which will this
scientific basis both neups were
ability,
thinking
basis
hitting considered
thinking department"
playing Birmingham
full figures
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
NASHVILLE WILL TRY FOR
BIG ATTENDANCE TO-DAY

NASHVILLE, TENN. April IA
The Southern League baseball season
in Nashville will open to-day at
which time the local fans viii make
an effort 10 break the opening df-
tendance record Chattanooga viii be
the opposing team. Members OF -he
Legislature viii attend In a body and
the majority OF the business houses
will declare a half-holiday A mig
parade will precede the game. Mayor
WOWse VIII pitch the first ball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
AMERICUS MEETS ALBANY
IN EXHIBITION GAMES

AMERICUS. GA, April 1.-The
exhibition games between the Ameri-
Gus and Albany league teams TO be
played here to-day and Tuesday will
open the baseball season locally. Al
bangs team viii be en- route 10 Co
lumbia TO open the season there. and
stop off for two exhibition games
with Americas.
Manager Harry Weber has eigh-
teen artists here trying out for places
on the AmeriCus team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
SHUGRUE AND LORE ON
EDGE FOR GO TONIGHT

NEW ORLEANS. La. April IA
Young Shugrue. the New York light
weight, and Johnny Lore, who held
Joe Mandot TO a draw here. are
ready for their ten-round fight to-
night Both boys have completed
training and are on edge for the fray.
Promoter Tortorich has promised
the victor a match with Joe Thomas
for the next show. The winner Of
the latter match win get on with
either Leach Cross or Joe Rivers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
O'KEEFE AND BROCK TO
MEET IN 12-R0UND BOUT

CLEVELAND. O.. April 14-Prc-
moter Bernie Strap yesterday an
nounced that he had signed Eddie
O'Keefe. Of Philadelphia. and Matt
Brock. OF Cleveland. for 12-roua8
bout iu Akron, Ohio, April 2N. He
also stated that Pal Moore. the Phil
adeluhia lightweight. would meet
johnny Grimths. OF Akron. for fight
at Canton. Ohio. April -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
COULON SIGNS TO BOX
HENNESSY AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. MO, April 14.-JOhnay
Coul0n. champion bantam of the
world. and Francis Henuessy, local
115-pounder. We're signed yesterday
10 box before the Future City Ath-
letic Club I'm an eight-round bout on
April %. This will be Coulon's first
fight ia a year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
BRITISH POLO PLAYERS
READY TO START TO WORK

LONDON. April 1.-THE British
polo players who are to contest I'm rhc
international cup race I'm the Mead
OVERLOOK field next June. are now as
sembuug at Eaton Hall. guests u
the Duke of Westminster
They are ready 90 start practice.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
CONNIE MACK TO KEEP TEN
PITCHERS THIS SEASON

BOSTON. April 14-Counfc Mack.
manager of the Philadelphia At1-
letics. announced to-day that ne
would keep ten pitchers throughout
The season He said his twirling re-
cruits looked so good to him that he
could not make up HIS mind whi-u
TO cut adrift Nack's pitching roster
is the largest IN the big leagues.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON THURSDAY

The tenth annual season ~ the
South Atlantic League viii Doe Off
Cially opened Thursday. With "a strict
enforcement of the salary limit the
prospects of this little league are
the best in its history.
Following BIS the schedule for the
opening day:
Albany AZ Charleston.
Macon at Columbus.
Savannah at Jacksonville
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
TENNIS CHAMPS SET SAIL
TO MEET AMERICAN TEAM

SYDNEY, n. S. w. April 1.-THE
Australian lawn tennis team which IS
to meet the American team i'm one
Of the preliminary matches for the
Dwight T.. Davis international lawn
tennis challenge cup. has sailed for
San Francisco on the steamer Ven
tura. The team is made up Of Horace
Rice, s. NJ. Deust and A. ID. Jones.
The steamer is expected 70 reach san
Francisco about April 26,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
BASEBALL SUM MARES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Birmingham at Ponce DeLeon. Game
tarts at $3.50.
Memphis at Mobile.
New Orleans at Montgomery.
Chattanooga at Nashville.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games To-day,
brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia
81 Louis at Cincinnati.
Iittsburg at Chicago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

The victory Of BOYS High last week
les the team with NITist for first place
Here is The standing Of the teams in the
Prem League.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
TECH TO PLAY FOUR ROAD
GAMES IN TWO WEEKS

Tech has four road games ahead
of 70 iu the near future.
Friday and Saturday they journey
To Auburn Ala, for series Of two
games with Mike Donahue's Alabama
I1lys.
The following week the University
of Alabama lads viii be played at
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
LELAND BASEBALL NINE
WILL BATTLE IN JAPAN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CAL.
April 13.-Leland Stanford Junior
University announces that il viii send
a baseball team TO Keio University,
Japan The japanese University
agrees 10 pay $4,000 to the Stanford
managers for the trip The Amer
can team viii stay thirty days IN
Japan. and agrees 10 finance return
visit of the KeiO University team.
The Sunday American goes every
where all over the South. If you have
anything to sell The Sunday Amer
lean is The Market Place Of the
South" The Sunday American is TIE
best advertising medium.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games To-day.
chicago at St. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at WsshinEl
NHW York at Boston.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
CLASH IN BALL SERIES

TSCALOOSA. ALA, April 1.-THE
University Of Alabama team leaves here
tomorrow on q road trip Of four games
in the state OF Georgia.
Wednesday and Thursday the Uni
yersity Of Georgia win be played at
Athens
on Friday and Saturday Mercer Uni
yersity viii be played al Macon.
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w. 81 r. R.

Effective April II. an trains Of
~. g. and ST. L. Railway and w
and a. Railroad have been resumed
except trains Nos. ss and 80. Dixie
Limited UiNie Limited has been
a. continued. AID sleeping CAR
service Interrupted nn account VI
floods has been resumed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

YesterdaY,s ResuIts.

New Orleans =, Mobile 8.
Mobile 5, New orleans l.
Memphis 4. Montgomery o,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

Yesterdays Results.
aicagO Z, st. Louis p
-leyeland Detroit. rain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

n you have anything to sell -dver-
tise in The Sunday American. Lar
eest circulation Of any Sunday Q ews-
paper in the South.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

Nearly every body IN Atlanta reads
The Sunday American. YOUR ad-
vertiserent in the next issue will sell
goods. Try It!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

Yesterdays Results.
chicago z. pittsburg
tiuCinuati-St. Louis. rain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
ATLANTA.

Average 742o ago $50 81
Grand average IS per cent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

Knox L..N- 81. ' "..
fsr- uT OH. most promising .'a.. men
Rows ugH this #r p. Nl-.
E.A las u-GL ----U a.s t"-''s-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14

In the track meet held last week by
Donald Fraser school, Jernigan and
Phillips made nearly all Of the points
for their team. These boys are wonders
I'm an athletic way, and form the bat
terry of the baseball Team besides nelhg
members of the football and track
squads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-24
FAMOUS WOMEN OF HISTORY.
CATHERINE DE MEDICI, 15ls-158e.
PART l.
Copyrighted. 1913. by Willis J. Abbot,

Poftiers of the crown jewels and send her
into exile. But GATHERINGS power was not
yet complete. The young king was In
deed complainant enough, but his wife.
Mary Stuart. Queen of Scots, was begin
ming to show that talent for intrigue and
big politics which she manifested all
her LIE. The young queens advisers were
the Cardinal Lorraine, by whom she had
been educated. and the Duke de Guise. the
same who fatuously counseled her to
ciaim the throne of England and pro-
claim her cousin Elizabeth a bastard
Again Catherine resorted to diplomacy.
Hating de Guise as she did she neverthe-
less made him one Of her advisers. 1t
was at this time there occurred the So
called conspiracy of Amboise. which was
put down with hard and bloody hand.
In the executions which followed the con-
spiracy she showed for the first time her
bloodthirsty spirit The ladies of the
court. her own children, herself even made
holiday of these horrors and gazed down
upon the bloody execution ground
The reign of her eldest son was a source
of worry to Catherine. who saw clearly
the growing domination OF Mary Stuart.
TO whom he was passionately devoted. and
who In turn was dominated by Cardinal
Lorraine and the Duke de Guise. But
presently the brow OF the queen regent
was observed to clear, her disposition to
brighten once more. Ii appears that her
favorite astrologer had predicted the
speedy death of Francis The prospect OF
unlimited power quite overcame any ma =
ternal sorrow she might feel I'm the pend-
ing death of her eldest son. 1t was limited
indeed. that she made the astrologer's
prediction doubly sure by a dose OF poison
for which her family was famous. At any
rate Francis died after a reign of scarcely
year. Mary was packed off to Scotland
lest she should marry the caild king
Charles IN, who. indeed, was quite eager
And Catherine again assumed the reins
of power with a long period as queen re-
gent before her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-24
RESUME SHIPMENT OF TIES.
Firms Preparing for Big Business the
Coming Summer.

Preparations are being made by the
firms in this city and elsewhere that
ship railroad ties from Alexandria and
wharves along the Potomac to Baltimore.
Philadelphia. New York and Boston to
start the loading of vessels as soon as
all danger of ice making is over for the
winter Vessels are now being chartered
for the service and early in the coming
month the loading OF them will be started.
The mild weather of the winter has al
lowed the cutting OF the ties and of pulp
wood to progress unrestricted, and 1t Is
stated that the coming season will be one
Of the busiest in the tie-shipping industry.
II is estimated that over half million
ties Will be sent during the season from
Potomac points to the big cities In the
north for use in railroad construction
and up-keep. and a large fleet of vessels
Will be employed in their transportation.
1T is expected that one of the McNally
barges will be the first to load this sea-
son. She will take her cargo aboard
at Occoquan, and she will be followed
closely by the big barge Clara Brooks.