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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-23
The Major League Races
Cleveland fors Aears has possessed
IV.-The Cleveland Americans
f Fey HUGH s. FULLERTON.

Cleveland for Mems has possessed
a ought-to-be but isn't ball club, and
this season appears to have made a
final effort to escape from that cat
egory and present a team that will
look fairly weH on the field, no matter
how weak it may appear on paper.
For five years c eVeland's teams, on
paper, have figured from first to fifth,
and generally possessed strength
enough to be close to the top If the
best could be gotten out of the players.
This season the team figures fourth
or fifth on paper, with a possibility of
going third and an outside chance of
second.
Some of thu elements that have pre-
vented the club from giving its best
to its patrons still exist, but their
force has been minimized and the
owners and the manager understand
the difficulties.
Cleveland's past troubles have been:
First-The annual attempt at serving
two masters, because certain influ-
enccs have interfered at times with
the acllng manager, WillcIl is SulllcleHL
in itself TO wreck Il team. Secondly
The tendency to individual play in
stead of team play, which has been in
dulged in by the best of the indi-
vidual players, and, third. discomfort
and Indifference following spells of
losing.
The fact that Lajoie,, himself one of
the greatest players Of all time, has
failed to get into the spirit of the club
and has been the leader among the
indifferent ones has hurt more than
anything else.
Ill-timed changes of management
also have damaged the team. 1t now
presents a club that at least will have
enthusiasm for a time-a strong if
uncertain pitching staff. q fair infield,
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much affected by bad catching. Vean
Garegg is, of course, the star of the
aggregation. He is a great man and
with better catching and proper en-
couragement would be a wonder.
Mitchell, another strong possibility,
failed raiserably last season after
promising to be great. If 1 had an
American league club with a heady
catcher this would be my first bid.
is a winner and a nice work.
er who ought to improve. Big Jim
Baskette is a puzzle. In fact a lot of
the Maps showing depends upon the
behavior of some of the men. Bas-
kettle is young and a fire eater and
during the winter took more than a
mouthful of fire n got carved up in
a knife battle down south. How much
this will affect his work is of course
hard to tell.
Personally l like Kahler. He was
unsteady at times last year and de-
veloped a nice spit ball. He is a
| glutton for work and while his record
does not show it, looks good. Steen
was a fair pitcher. 1t would be a sur
prise if Cy Falkenberg, the tall vet
eran, came back and won steadily, and
almost too much to expect, but his
work in the association last year
promises much He pitched better
than he has in four years.
OF the new men l get the best re-
ports from Cullop, who is considered
a Wonder-another Nap Rucker, by
some of the scouts who looked over
the Appalachian league. Hallop, a
giant right handler, and Wilson, a
s%outhpaw, are from the Appalachian
and only experiments.
Olson and ~Peckinpaugh will be the
subinfielders, Olson probably getting
plenty of work somewhere. Ryan looks
a fair o%utfielder and Clancy from New
Orleans has a chance to stay.
The team has chosen an excellent
training ground and will try out a
whole raft of youngsters, including
two or three kid catchers. They do
not promise to help the team strength
to any extent.
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a spotty outfield weak in one spot, a
rather poor catching staff, and a whole
lot of material hat cannot be used ad-
vantageously.
Birmingham showed himself a capa-
bic and enthusiastic las last fall,
has the respect of his players and the
liking Of the very elements that have
been indifferent in the past. l believe
the club will give the leaders strong
resistance during the first four months
of the season and finish with an i'm
proved percentage, if not a higher
standing.
The makeup of the team is at pres
ent uncertain. According to the rec
ords, Cleveland owns 81 ball players,
and has SO or h active list for the
spring training "trip. Among these are
seven of scarcely class AA caliber,
and three of unknown strength. Re
member, however, hat the Cleveland
team finished strong last fall and
showed a lot of improved pitching
right at the tail end of the season.
| am figuring that the regular team
will be made up of Jackson, right
field; Lajoie, second base; Turner,
third base; birmingham, center field;
Liebold or Beall, left field; Chapman,
shortstop; Johnson, first base; Carisch,
Land and O'Neill, catchers; Gregg,
Blanding, Falkenberg, Cullop, kahler,
Baskette M Steen, pitchers. The
others l have considered only as pos
sibilities.
That makes a spotty and uncertain
ball club, with a batting order that is
enough to give any manager the willies
to figure out. The batting order will
have a very important bearing upon
the strength of the team, as the hit
ting strength is SC ~unequally distrib-
uted and the speed the same way.
Liebold may beat Beall u of a job
in the outfield merely because he
would be better to lead off. Chapman
probably will hit second, and he can
not hit up to the gait he showed last
fall when he batted .315 in 81 games.
If Chapman could hold that gait with
Jackson and Lajoie to follow him they
would finish up a lot of pitchers.
Cleveland was third in hitting in the
league last season, which, j believe,
was al bit above its real hitting
strength, being lifted by the individual
work of Jackson and Lajoie.
Studying the team individually,
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though probably above his gait, and
fielded fairly well after a ragged start.

though probably above his gait, and
fielded fairly well after a ragged start.
He>looks a conner.
Turner in all probability viii be at
third, a man of brains and long exper-
fence, and an earnest worker who will
be of value in steadying Chapman.
Joe Jackson, of course, will play
right. He is II of the greatest in
the business, a marvellous hitter, a
good fielder and thrower and a fast
man, without great Intelligence, al
though he has shown Improvement
since entering the American league
and seems able to learn baseball at
least. Birmingham is a good outfield-
er, and as he believes in a field man
ager he probably will retain his berth,
especially as not one of his men can
beat him at he game. He is a heady
and clever ball player and a run get
ter, in spite of the seeming lowness Of
his hitting average.
The third position, left, is in doubt.
Liebold, who is a fast and promising
man, may get it or speed, but I give
Johnny Beall a chance. Beall is
rather a good ball player. He has been
UP IL Couple VI lllneS, once with the
White Sox, and his failure to make
good was due to being. overlooked in
part and i'll luck in the other part.
They tell me he is an improved play
er. He can hit, and has fair speed.
Reaching the catchers we strike an
interesting study. Cleveland hasn't
had a competent catcher in years, and
has three problems now. Grover Lund
has the strength, everything, but he
failed once just when he was COM
mencing to improve and promised to
become a good man. Failure to con-
dition properly and a fight with an
employe put him into the minors. Last
season he took the pledge and had a
corking year at Toledo, so he may be
expected to come again.
ONeill l don't think will do, and
while Carish is much touted he needs
a lot more to be a top notcher. In
justice to him he handled Cleveland's
wild and erratic pitchers last season
better than any one ever has done and
much *of the credit for the strong
,shoEing of thesteAnhNas due to him.
and. he cana2hN hhrNNand in, timely
fashion. sssSs&sse7st5
The pitching has, / believe. been
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The local directors expect to decide
within the next few days as to Whcth-
err it is to be the Old park or a new
one and Immediately thereafter work
on one or the other will be started 50
that a field win be in shape in time
for the games with COmiskey's White
Sox in early April.
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BISCUITS WINS.

Dcs MONIES, IA, Feb. 22.-Stanislaus
the Polish wrestler defeated
Jess Reimcr of Iowa in straight falls
here tonight. The first fall was
scored at the end of "a minutes with
a scissors hold on the head, and the
second i'll 80 minutes With a half
nelson on head. HbysZko appeared
To have the bout his own way at
nearly all stages.
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johnson at first is, O a winning ball
player. He is a whirlWind in brief
spell $, but lacks the class for an en-
tire. season. This. fellow is "bone,"
and I believe thateif. Cleveland fails
this season it can be attributed as
much to lack of brainwork as to lack
of individual merit. t3
TWO years ago Johnson was -touted
strongly by several major leagues, in
Guiding Manager Evers of the Cubs,
as a great player, but it was discov-
cred that he could not hit much. ex-
cept in brief streaks, and that his
brain work was very slow. John An
derson, Cleveland took him over, tried
him, and last fall brought him back
Mechanically he is improved. He is
fast and makes the plays to second
n third like lightning, comes in well
on slow Founders and fields the bag
well, except for some weaknesses on
low throws.
Lajoie will play second and a great
deal depends upon whether or not his
heart is in the game. If he is in
clined to make an effort to hustle he
will make the team at least one posi-
ton higher. ! have few hopes. Lajoie
has grown accustomed to the careless
system of ball playing and is indif-
ferent at heart. 1t looks to me as if
I there is little hope Lajoie ever viii
play good ball for Cleveland n that
the only hope of his aver being great
except at bat is that he be traded.
There was quite a. fight for the
shortstop position last fall and it looks
as if Cleveland has picked up one OF
the best young infielders in the bust
ness in Chapman, who was sent tC
Toledo under an optional agreement
and recalled to replace Captain Olson
ard Peckinpaugh, who haG shown
weaknesses He hit ViciouSly, al
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OFFICERS OF SALT LAKE CLUB.

"mum" is the world. The remainder
Of the pitching staff will be composed
of Youngsters. Talking about Young
sters, Mac has just II Of them on the
string SO far.
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AS for Players.

Don't expect me 70 tell a great deal
obout MctYoskev's probable Lineup for
1914 because the old sphinx has never
b,en known ia divulge any names un-
I'll reporting time ON the reserve llS'
Rittr,lff nitrhors, pandleton. Davis
and Davaroaux inrialdprs. and Spcn-
ar and p,nar outfialaars OF the
ohova mentioned Anas Rii,rolff.
Do,sraonx and Snancor may lac
r,dod Released or sold Morgan is
,,ra # hi. i,h and unmma1 who has
,ru,o,s 1oola1 o,,,d ia Nar and who is
IooLinr tho nirt,ro of health This win.
far ;s ia hayo 81 ,ea,1ar bor+h Pen.
a,atn, win ho , rixt,ra with McC1oS-
TO-. and b,s signaa hie contract IA
,ic 10 a,eo ,,,r. ,f - noeition unless
Mac c,n aet , onod trade for him
Da,orao,x 10 ,nxi,us to rarnaiu ON
,bo coast and Nac vroto him tine
,,t,ar d.. +alIiuu him, that If los
Arga1as is wiIinu T., nav $500 for his
,,laoe. ba n,,,. inin niIlnn,s foam, Mac
,,,otaa tha ,rHu,iy, hovyay.r thar
pri,,. !, :, ai,ia. tho &zoo n,,,,rrn
ni, tu,o h,hios and rta.a II inf, -,
HAM. for tbem lake H,Rnor il vork-
mo fo,. = land conrtny ,t Area
Idaho ami saws ne will moi, he anlr to
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Plans for 1918,

The ~inCorporators of the new com
pany agreed to pay Dick Cooley $40
000 for franchise, park, players an /
al. Two thousand dollars of tins
amount has been paid Cooley and the
ba will be handed over Feb. p
The company is incorporated for $780,
coo and, among other things, expects
tn build a new park second to none
i'll the west 1t Is possible that the "ld
park viii be used during the 1919
season. If SO, additional ground Will
ta rented Just outside of the south
--4sm gunner. The stands will then be
moved so that they will be OUTSIDE OF
the present enclosure and the dla-
mond will be turned around so as tc
afford more room. opera chairs foi
the grandstands have already beer
ordered and a sod infield will be pro-
vided. In other words, everything
will he made SO inviting for the fans
that they will find it impossible to re
main away.
Dick Cooley more than doubled ms
1aoney in 1911 when Cliff Biankenshil
made his team a popular one, and th'
new owners of the club expect t.
treat the ans in such a manner tina
thev will make Il share of baseball
stock in this city a valuable asset
Years ago we used to go up and dow
the street with a subscription list
begging donations for baseball, but
is different now-eVery man with
little spare change is willing to get II
and, therefore, the new owners nav
had comparatively easy sailing II
fact they have had two offers to Sc
from persons who own resorts n In
city and who would be tickled TO pfih
baseball 10 their OarkS-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-23
In Baseball Associa-
ton Sought by Utah In
vestors and Public Interest
Is Keen--New Manager
Has Good Veterans on Re
serve List and Some Finds
Under Cover.
BY WALTER D. BRhTZ.
(Sporting EDITOR Of the Evening
Telegram.)

Salt Lake City, Feb, 22.-ln its 20
wears of varied experience with base
ball leagues, both state and interstate,
this old sport-loving town never
awaited the opening of Il season with
r.ore anticipation nor with bettef
prospects in view, If salt Lake doeS
not turn out crowds the like of Nhlch
attended the game in 1911, or even
better, l will certainly miss my guess
and | believe | have studied this state
and her baseball fancies as ong and
as closely as the next man.
Immediately after Dick Cooley I'M
dertook to supply baseball in person
for this hungry baseball populace and
permitted Cliff Blankenship to get
away from him, there was something
14mentably wrong. The fans did not
seem 80 take to Dick Cooley's meth
dds ana when he began to throw III,
hooks into Blank" and later per-
united him to go to Missoula, the
camel's back was broken completely
in two. Cliff B~lankenship was easily
the most popular manager who ever
handled a team here and we maze had
a few. There is only one other man
ager in this neck of the woods VINO
occupies anything like Partnerships
nasitiou in the heart of fandOm anG
that is John J. McCloskey. | believe
salt Lake fans are SO strong for these
two men because they are scrapptrS.
The fact remains, at any rate, tha'
they are lin right" to borrow from
the yernacular, and it is fortunate FOR
the league to have one Of these men
in Salt Lake for this, the biggest OF
the cities in the circuit, wants to WIN
as badly as do the little ones MAJ
-aminds me-Salt Lake has never Wo |
a nenna in any kim of a league. on
va other hand, it has usually spent
tlc. season fighting to clrcuilFehl
landing in the cellar.
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PINCH HITS
SPRING FEVER.

SlRlNG fEN Elk.
tired and stretchy,
tired of your work?
You've got it. .:tsf
would you iist like to rest
do nothin' but shirk?
You've got it.
like to go to the bah park,
jist lounge aroun'. '
Ir stretch yerself out @
ON the damp, soggy ground?
If yer ask.n' the reason,
answer is found
You've got it.
Are YOU longin' right now
FOR them good old bleachers?
You've got it.
or maybe you're drcamin'
OF long drives ana Screechers,
You've got it.
You're wishin' right now that vaca-
ton was here,
Don't let the physician give you a
bum steer,
You know what you git when the
spring time is near
And-you've got it,.
TN--t
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The Reasons.

There arc two good reasons thefe-
fore why Salt Lake is smack'AS 1t"
Inns for a great SeaSon-lt mas q hNS'
hnst1inr manager and its baseball IN
forests are heing financed b. the best
,itiyans and the biggest boosters In
the town.
Going into detail and trying to zen
readers Of The Muscular about john
N~cCloskey's record would be Wasting
y ords and spreading too much ink So
suffice by saying that "Old Honest
JaWn' has his mine set upon making
good. Il have been taking What was
left in his league ever since it was
1rganized," is the way Mac puts IT,,
land now have the chance | have
teen looking for, So leave it to me to
make good" You knoW what that
means. coming from John McCloSkeY,
and that is just what the local bugs
are banking on. so much Tor John
McCloskey.
The men who are financing the CLUB
Cor McCloskey are hustlers OF the flr5t
rank and men who stand well III the
communicates well in fact that th"'
have raised $3.50 in actual cash
without half trying. w, H.. Boothe,
Jr.. president Of the new incoFpora-
lion. is one of Salt Lakes leading life
insurance men; ID. c. MCINTYRE, wee
president, is a mining mar OF reputei
&. G. liite. secretary and treasurer, IS
another mining man.; j, f. Nelson, a
director, is the senior member Of the
firm Of Nelson & Langford, which
OWN and controls the Saltair ana
Salt Palace resorts. while Chester n
Sutton, another director, is II popular
rhIa mimi man
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The pitching has. I believe. been
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Here is a quartet of players who are
on the big league black list: Fielder
Jones, Pat D~ougherty, Golden IF the
Cards and Scan'on of Brooklyn.
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A new scheme is to be tried at the
tournament this spring. according to
Coach McGough. a committee will go
over the records Of h season and
pick the four best teams. Each oil
these cams will head a division OF
fives and the semi-finals will be
played by divisions. This method is
expected to keep the best t""~"~ ""art
until the final games. Last year sec
ond-rate teams got the prizes for Sec
ond and third places because they
didn't meet a good team until they
played in the final matches.
4
The Garden City Indoor Baseball
league has reformed.
sa =
1t is time.
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A BLUE PRINT.

Prizefighting may be brutal, but it's
popular. The public is willing to wait
until morning for reports of the revo-
luton in Mexico. but when there is a
lag prlzetlght every man. woman and
enid in the city must know the re-
suit before going to sleep. The tele-
phone in this rest room rang 7,943
times last night and 1912 of the peo-
pie who called wanted to know the
fight results. The other fellow was
the weather man with his daily re-
port.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
TiftOn

TIFTON, June 21.-Mrs. Theodosia
Griggs returned to her home in
Dawson Tuesday after a visit to
Mrs. w. w Banks.
O. S. Halliday and bride, of Spar
tanburg, S. c.. are spending week
with Mr. and Mrs n. w. Halliday.
Mrs. A r. Colcord, Misses Marie
and Sarah and Mr.. Alton Colcord, of
Atlanta, who have been the guests Of
Mrs. J. b. Murrow and daughter, Miss
Bessie. left Friday morning for East
man.
Mrs. Nichols Peterson spent the
first Of the week In Quitman.
Mrs. J. E, Cochran entertained the
Junior Y. w. A. Wednesday after
noon with nine tables of Salmagundi.
Miss Harvey Lee Hutchinson won the
members prize and Miss Ruth Britt
the guests prize.
The Misses Colcord of Atlanta. who
have been the house guests of Miss
Bessie Murrow, have been entertain
Cd with picnlcs and parties. Satur-
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NiIIedgeVlIIe

N1MILLEDGEVILLE, June IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pittman
chaperoned party Of young
people on a straw ride Tuesday.
Miss Marie Harris was hostess at
a card party Thursday when she en-
tertained the members of the B. B.
Club.
Miss Ellen Joseph was the winner
of first prize, a boudoir cap. After
the games a salad was served.
Miss Harris guests were Misses
Alice Darlington. Rosallne and Ellen
Joseph Jean. Rebecca and Francis
Hall, Alva Willingham, Florence An
drews, Laurie Shurley, Nylic and
Bessie Bland.
Miss Bonita Allen entertained the
W. b. Club Tuesday.
Several tables Of progressive trail
were played after which Miss Asatel
Allen assisted in serving salads and
ices.
The Philathea classes of the city
gave lawn party konday afternoon
and evening on the Court House
lawn.
Misses Maymie TinsaR and Sadye
Greene left Friday for Nashville to
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Nashville

NASHVILLE, June, 21.-Miss
IN Clyde Daniels, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Daniels, and
DIR. Lawson Rentz were married at
Cecil.
Mrs. N. T. Peoples entertained her
Sunday School Glass this week. Those
present were: Misses Clarice Askew,
Myrtle Tyson, Opal Shepherd, Nettie
Snead, Gladys Sweat, Ina Askew.
Pearl Bullock, Lucille Anderson and
Kate Sweat.
Miss Estey Tyson has returned
from a visit to Adel
Miss Lonabelle Lewis was the re-
cent guest of Misses Leila and Mol
lie Register.
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson of Howell,
was the recent guest of relatives.
Mrs Henry Remington has return
ed from a visit to Valdosta.
Mrs. J. Falcon Brown and Mrs. Max
Morris were recent visitors to Abel.
Miss Blossom Mercer Of Atlanta,
was the guest of Mrs. J. F. Brow last
week.
Mrs. e. Harry Brown has left for
visit to relatives in Atlanta and
Monroe
Miss Allie Thomas Of ouitman, is
spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Henry Remington.
The Misses Snead entertained the
Embroidery Club on Thursday af-
ternooL.
Misses F1oy and Ada Spires Of Tiff
ton, were visitors Of the Misses
Snead last week.
Mrs. Jessie Tyson of Abel, was here
Miss Jewell Gidden has returned
from a visit to Douglas.
Miss Maggie Driver was recent
visitor to Nashville.
: Those who enjoyed their hospital
itv were: Mrs. w. r. Smith, Mrs.
r. .une I.ovett, Mrs E. Harry Brown.
Misses Alma Tyson and Mrs. J. Fall
con Brown.
Miss May Cornell of Macon, visited
relatives here last week.
Miss May Clyatt has returned from
a visit to Abel.
Mrs. walter Lovett of Jacksonville,
Is visiting here.
Miss Mary Holden Of Abel, was in
town recently.
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Methodist Missionary Society Fri
day evening at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Copeland.
Mrs. James B. Park will give the
Woman's Club a reception Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Marie Smith entertained
Thursday in compliment to Miss LII
Ian Moore, and her guest, Miss
Smith, of MilledgeviHe.
Miss Fainie Wheeler entertained
Monday at alfresco party, in compli-
ment to her guests, Miss Sara Amoss
of Minedgevllle and Miss Louise AL
lison of Atlanta.
An event Of this week was the par
ty at which Mrs. e. T. Arnold enter
tanned Friday morning IN honor Of
her guests, Miss Arnold of Philomath
and Miss EunIce Pitts of Locust
Grove.
Miss Julia Hudson entertained
Wednesday in honor of her guests,
Misses Althea Miller, Inez Smith and
Tommie Fraley Of Milledgeville.
Miss Kate Hall entertained Thurs
day I'm compliment to her guest, Miss
katherine Joiner, Of Hapeville
Mrs. John T. Boswell entertained
Wednesday In honor of her guest,
Mrs T. c. Dawson, of Atlanta
The Domino Club was entertained
Saturday by Misses Gena and Carrie
Carter in compliment to Mrs. Albert
Kink, and Miss Alberta Gray. of Ma
con.
An enjoyable affair of the week
was the bridge party OF Miss Marie
Wright. in compliment to her guest,
Mrs. Charles Dennis, OF Atlanta.
Mrs r. w. Bethea entertained
Monday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Albert King, of Macon, and Miss Al
berta Gray, of Macon.