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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
"CAN'T STANDARDIZE GOLF
BALLS" DECLARES U.S.G.A.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-When the execu-
tive committee Of the United States Golf
association made its annual report to the
main body few days ago it touched on
the efforts of both sides of the Atlantic
to standardize the golf ball and declared
that as no practical way could be found
to bring about such a contamination no
action was taken in the matter In other
words, the standardized golf ball, after
considerable study and research, and long
communications with the Royal and
Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews on the
subject, is practically impossible at pres
ent.
A year ago the standard golf ball was
one of the most discussed topics in golf
and opinions of all kinds and from all
kinds of people in the game found their
way into print The United States Golf
association was requested to look into the
matter with view to determining, if
possible, what a standard golf ball should
be. The brief mention of the subject In
the report of the executive committee, de-
claring 1t an impractical move, puts the
quietus for some time to come on this
veNatious, if important, question. and at
once demolishes a mountain of theoreti-
cal advocacy which has been advanced in
its favor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
Smoky Joe's" Salary Raised; He $3.50 Year Now
THEY PAY WOOD Sl.82 FOR EVERY BALL HE HURLS

and beat all league records for per-
centage of games won. besides ty-
ing the league record for consecu-
tive victories.
Wood is but % years old. too,
and under favorable circumstances
should have at least seven more
years as q star i'm big league base
ball Added to his salary are the
potential profits Of worlds series,
too. Last year his share was $4,000.
If the SoX should win another
woFld's series. Wood should re-
ceive close to $4,000 as this sea
sons income. including side"
profts-if his salary is really $500
TT HATS a very tight little salary
L for a 23-year old, working six
months a year. Very few presi-
dents of the leading banks of the
country beat Understanding on a
months o-the year basis.
WOOD pitched in 49 games last
Wv season. At $500 year that
would mean about $172.O9 per game.
He pitched 344 innings-iust aver
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

aging eight innings to a game.
That would be about $21S0 an in
ming. Not being quite so old, nor
nearly so steady as Walter John
son, Wood wastes more balls and
more energy than Johnson does
While "the Terrible Swede" pitches
from about 80 to about 100 balls in
a game of nine innings, smoky
Joe" goes him about ten better,
on an average While no statistics
have been kept, YOU will find Wood
averaging about twelve balls to an
inning. So, you see, Joe Wood will
be paid about S1.S2 every time he
hurls the horsehide in a regular
game of baseball this year-always
assuming that the $500 story is
true
I \ other words, Wood threw that
ball from 1000 to 1920 times last
season and for probably just about
the same work he is credited with
receiving $500 this year, to say
nothing of perquisites. SO there's
still plenty of easy money if you
only know how to get it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
By Left Hook.

T OE THOMAS, one of the trio of
wonderful lightweights who
- have combined to put New Or
leans on the Queensberry map in
large black capitals. reached Attain
ia this morning in top notch trim
for his fight with Whitney Friday
night.
The Dixie Athletic club has leas-
ed the Orpheum theater for a Sc
ries of bouts and plans to put on
Friday nights winner against Bat
Ting Nelson.
Thomas is reputed to be "a really
clever lad. He is a mere kid in age.
but he has put a lot of corking
bouts, against top-notchers. to his
credit.
Thomas manager, Joe Golden.
thinks well of his chances against
Whitney and is willing to bet his
head off on the outcome of the per-
Torrance, He saw Whitney in his
last bout here and he knows the
Cedar Rapids carpenter is clever,
but he believes that Thomas is
materially better and that the New
Orleans lad has a kick that will
SLOW Whitney down to whisper.
Fo ia semi windup the Dixie has
secured the whirlwind scrapper, Kid
Young, for a battle with Spider
Britt And il will he a battIa too
Those boys hate each other most
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
BY Riley

u oSToN. Feb. 15,-Neither
Is Jimmy McAleer nor Joe Wood
has confirmed or denied the
story that Smoky Joe" will receive
$500 for his efforts this wear to
smoke them past the American
league batters. If it is true. Wood
becomes in one big jump the high
est paid pitcher in the league. with
the possible exception of Walter
Johnson. who is credited with re-
ceiVing $1,000. but whose actual
salary is not known publicly, and
perhaps Big Ed Walsh. whose
pay is a club secret. too.
All we know today is that $1,000
is understood outside of the inner
most circles to be higher than any
other pitcher was paid before Nc
Aleer was credited with giving
Wood that amount.
7 f this is true, Woods salary is
almost doubled this year-a
shandsomc and substantial complf-
ment to the youth who leaped to
the front of his league last year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
CHARLESTON RAISING
MONEY FOR BASEBALL

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Feb IS
Baseball fans here are fairly confident
that Charleston viii be in the South
Atlantic league this year, with Colum
bia out of the running, and but COM
paratively small amount of money nee
essary to secure a franchise for this
city.
About 50. will pay for franchise
and settle Charlestons obligations tc
the Sally league, a debt hanging over
from Ransick's management two years
ago. About $1,000 is already subscrib-
ed for a franchise here, and a cam
paign for the remainder will be opened
this week.
1t looks now as if Columbia. Angus
ia, Anderson, Greenville and Spartan
burg will be without baseball this sum
mer as the proposed Carolina Georgia
league is no longer a possibility
Charleston has a good ball park in eN-
cellent condition ready for league bail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
COLUMBUS TEAM PLAYS
BIRMINGHAM WEDNESDAY

BIRMINGHAM ALA. Feb IA hot
game of basket bali is scheduled for
Wednesday night, when the Columbus
Young Mems Christian association team
comes here for return engagement with
the locals.
Birmingham and Columbus met in Co
lumbus recently, and the Georgia team
was victorious. The Barons expect to
reverse the count on the local floor, as
they will have their complete lineup in
the game and will have the advantage
of playing on full sized court.
On Friday night the Birmingham quin-
tet will close the season with a return
engagement with the Mobile Young Mems
Christian association, in Mobile. Mobile
won the game played in Birmingham by
1-pOint margin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
Little Children Almost Devoured by Monsters

ness and languid feeling, expelled
great stomach worm, over inches
in length. With this proof that their
child was the victim of these para
sites, the parents began to give the
little girl worm syrups, candies, pow
ders and various parasite eXpellers
(socalled). but there were no more
worms Of any kind passed. Still the
child became worse right along. The
father got a bottle of Quaker Extract
from Coursey q Munn's drug store,
and after taking but four doses his
baby passed over "a large stomach
worms. averaging about four inches
in length, and all of which were alive
This had been the entire cause Of her
very alarming condition, and Quaker.
by eXpelling the cause, had created a
complete cure for all her symptoms
Now, if your children are pale, puny.
restless at night and nervous during
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

fretful, and were hstless. not having
ambition to even play. They would
eat very little food, and were the
source Of much anxiety to their fond
mother Mrs, McClendon procured
treatment of Quaker Extract from
Coursey & Munn's drug store, and
after giving 1t to her babes for about
two weeks, says they are all as red
checked and rosy, and fun of real life
as any children she ever saw. They
cat almost anything they can get and
are gaining strength right along. one
Of them, the Oldest, expelled a large
number of stomach worms soon after
beginning the use Of Quaker Extract.
The other case is that Of the dear lit
tie five-Y ear-o old daughter of Mr.. T..
Robinson, living at 462 Bass street
who is a notOrman in this city. His
little one, who had been complaining
with pains In the stomach. restless
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

the day, picking at their nose. gritting
their teeth, listless, and having pains
IN the stomach, with a poor appetite,
don't you think you owe it to them
and yourself to get rid of all the
trouble? And now that school days
nave begun, they will need even more
energy, more ambition and courage,
which can only be displayed by a real
live, healthy, normal child Get some
of the wonderful Quaker Extract,
which will put the little ones of your
family in a normal state of health,
and rid their systems of all worms
or germs that may be infesting them.
The price is six for $500 three for
$3.50 or $1.00 a bottle
Can today at Coursey * Muun's
Drug store. % Marietta street. for
these wonderful Quaker Remedies
We prepay express charges on an
orders OF $500 or over
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
CRAIG, STAR AT PENSY,
CAN NEVER PLAY AGAIN

PHILADELPHIA Feb 17.-Walter
Craig, the University of Pennsylvania
quarterback who was injured in the Mich
igan game last fall when he tackled
Thomson and was badly hurt, will never
be able to don the moleskns again, ac-
cording to his family physician, who has
discovered that he sTta1ned a rupture OF
some of the blood vessels in his head and
that excessive athletic exercise probably
would result in cerebral hemorrhage.
AS an athlete Craig was a wonder. He
made the football team in his freshman
year and led the team during his last two
years while preparing for the university.
He is a Splinter of no mean ability and
under Mike Murphy last year did the
quarter mile in 40 Is seconds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
SPOKANE BARBER .BESTS
RUDE MARQUARD; WINS $50

SPOKANE, WASH, Feb. 17.-After
missing two baseballs thrown from the
top of the old National bank building and
being numerically joshed by the large
crowd which had gathered to witness the
performance, Rube Marquard, famous
New York Giants pitcher, offered any one
in the crowd $50 who could turn the trick
W. F.. Crowfoot, a barber. accepted the
challenge, and caught the first ball
thrown, RUDE paid him the $50 and dis
appeared.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
IRIS SPEAKER GETS BIG
RAISE: SIGNS CONTRACT

BOSTON, Feb. 17-President McAleer,
of the champion Boston Americans, sent
word from Chicago last night that Iris
Speaker, the center fielder, had signed
his contract for 1913
Speaker is the first of the Boston regu-
lar outfielders TO sign FOR the coming sea-
son. 1t is understood his new contract
provides a sensational salary increase.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
Joe Thomas Here Today for
Battle With Whitney; Affair
VIII Be Staged at 0rpheum

cordially and there Will be a knock
out sure when they hook up.
The card will be opened with
battle royal and followed by four
round scrap between Brown and
Seppero, a couple of clever no.
Founders.
The Orpheum theater will be put
in fine shape for the battle and
should prove a popular place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
SOX-GIANTS TOUR TO
COST ABOUT $4,000

CHICAGO, Feb. lin figuring on
the expense of the proposed tour of the
world of the Chicago Americans and the
New York Nationals, President G. A.
Comiskey. of the Chicago club last
night estimated the total at $4,000.
He expects to take fifteen players,
and the cost per man he finds will be
about 81, 500.
The New York club he said, probably
would take Il like number of players.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
5 DAYS OF HORSE RACING
PLANNED FOR STATE FAIR

MACON. GA, Feb. 17.--F'ive days of
horse racing will be a feature OF the
Georgia state fair next fall The associa-
ton has had racing under the ban for
the last four years. but it has been de-
cided by the directors to reinstate this
feature on the program. More than $4,000
will be distributed in cash awards.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
TERRY M'GOVERN AGAIN
NAMED OFFICIAL REFEREE

NEW YORK, Feb. IL The New York
state athletic commission has increased
it's staff of referees from q to 30 by the
addition Of Billy Moore. Terry McGovern
and Eddie Forbes. The commission in
ssts that the referees are masters of all
contests and should stop any bouts where
in one is outclassed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
SKI HUME RECORD RRokEN

IRONWOOD, MICH, Feb. 17-Ragnar
Omtvedt. Of the Norge Ski club, of Chi
cago, today holds a remarkable new rec
ord. In the American Ski association
meet here he made a jump of 169 feet
without falls--13 feet farther than the
former record.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
MEETING OF SOUTHERN
POSTPONED TO FEB. %

Official notices have been sent out that
the Southern league meeting will be held
in Chattanooga February %, instead Of
February 20, as originally planned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

Two games will be played in the At
lanta Basket Ball league this week The
4tn AtaletG club team plays tie
latter's court Tuesday, and the Knights
of Columbus meet the Young Mems Chris
tian association team at the latters court
on Friday night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
LONG SIGNS HIS CONTRACT.

The signed contract of Tommy Long
the right fielder who was with Mobile
last season, has been received by Man
ager Smith. This leaves seven men yet
to be signed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17
FIJL TON ENDS SEASON

The Fulton Basket Ball leagues 1912
1913 season will be brought to a close
with a double header at the Armory
courts on Wednesday night 4 post
poned game will be played Tuesday night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

W. " bRlEN says that $500 was
collected last year in fines by the
r ,.a''s management. When Nc
T, ,a" mes a man it goes, too.
a us' Is no assessing and then re-
"I''snce When he plasters on
. .2'' si0 to $50 for violations of his
rules 1t goes.
y appears that during a trip to
western city last season McGrav
'.a'1 OF stiff poker game In a
''' al the hotel. He waited until
MaS All over ana then asserted
He handed out $500 fines
a..' lefan star pitcher and in
Who. he said. should have
aa better and also tackled s25
,. 2" Young player who had
part in the game
play McGrav, said the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
MEXICAN WIRES CUT
Only Communication to Monte
rey and Capital Is by Way
of Galveston.

All telegraph lines from NuAyo La
redo into interior, Mexico have beer
cut and there is no communication to
Monterey and Mexico City, except by
way of Galveston, according to dis
patches received at the State Depart
ment today.
The State Departments Information
from Naco, Ariz.. indicates that Col
Obregon. with the constitutional army
attacked Cananea at o'clock Monday
morning, using field piece and ma
chine guns. The federals under Col
Moreno were reported to be making q
strong resistance.
Robert Chariot, said to be an Ameri-
can mining man Of New York, N. Y,
is reported to have been killed while
standing near window, and Pablo
Soto. said to be an American merchant
of Cananea, is also reported killed. An
American, name not learned, is said to
have been wounded in the arm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
CHIEF CLERK
Head of Division in the De-
partment of Commerce
Given Promotion.

DR.. George c. Havenner. chief of the
division of publications of the Depart.
ment OF Commerce, was today named
chief clerk of the department, to take ef-
feet April 1. Daniel C. Vaughn, assist
ant chief of the publications division
succeeds DR.. Havenner as chief. Robert
NJ. Pindell, jr., whom DR.. Havenner sue
ceeds, resigned to enter private business
Dr. Havenner was born in 1865 in Prince
Georges county, Md. He studied at Har-
ward University, from which he graduated
with the degree of NJ. D. He entered the
government printing Office in 1887 as a
compositor and served in various capaci-
ties there until 1902, when he resigned to
enter the bureau of statistics, then under
the Treasury Department.
Selected to Organize Division.
Later he was selected to organize the
division of publications of the then De-
partment of Commerce and Labor and
was made its chief. He has served on
various departmental committees, among
them the committee on editorial work OF
the Keep commission, and is now a mem
ber of the departments committee on
printing and of the economy and eff
cheney commission.
Mr.. Vaughn is a native Of Georgia.
Like DR.. Havenner. he was q compositOr
in the government printing Office and
worked there until he came to the divi-
sion Of publications under Dr. Havenner
at the latter's invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
PLANS FOR DISSOLUTION.
Pacific Railways Preparing to Obey
Supreme Court Order.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.--Wliliam
Sproule, president of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, who has arrived here from
New York, announces that under new
plans now formulating for the dissolution
of the Southern Pacific and Union Paci-
fic, the former will retain control Of the
Central Pacific He intimated that South
ern Pacific officials would leave other de-
tails of the dissolution ordered by the
United States Supreme Court to the
Union Pacific.
Sproule further announced that the
Southern Pacific would retain control of
the Associated Oil Company. The oil
company's executive committee, he said,
had recommended that the directors at
their meeting today declare dividend Of
11z per cent, to be paid stockholders April
Is. No dividend has been paid by the
company for six years.
The Southern Pacific's decision to keep
the Central and pass the unmerged prob
lem to the Union Pacific was reached,
said Mr. Sproule, at the recent conference
in New York of officials of the Hartman
properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
HUNT AVENUE ESTABLISHED.
Compromise Reached in Naming of
Roads at Gettysburg.

For several years past the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Loyal
Legion have endeavored to have the
War Department change the name OF
United States avenue on Gettysburg
battlefield to Hunt avenue" in special
honor of the artillery arm, and its
commanding officer at the battle OF
Gettysburg. The original name was
given by Secretary Lamont, In 1894.
Appeals to change the name to Hunt
avenue have been made to each sue
ceeding Secretary of War, including
the present Secretary. Mr.. Garrison. In
each instance the application has been
denied on the general ground that
there is no good reason for the sug-
Rested change. AS q compromise. how
ever, Secretary Garrison has directed
that the name Of Hunt avenue be given
to the road now under construction.
4rom the vicinity of Gen. Meade's
to point on tho Balt1-
more pike, near the left OF the Con-
federate line, at the battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
WILL PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Congressional Committe
Will Meet April 8.

To carry on the work OF the demo-
cratic national congressional committee.
. Representative Lloyd of Missouri will is
sue call for a meeting, probably April
10. The committees chief function lies in
spreading democratic gospel throughout
the congressional districts in the hope of
perpetuating the democratic majority in
the House of Representatives
Representative Lloyd will relinquish his
duties as chairman after the meeting.
Several members of Congress are in the
race to succeed him. Among them are
Representatives Johnson of Kentucky.
Finley of South Carolina and Palmer of
Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
FRANK E. FRAZIER RESIGNS
Assistant Chief Clerk, P. O. Depart.
ment, Going to New York,

Frank e. Frazier, assistant chief clerk
OF the Post Office Department, has ten
dered his resignation to Postmaster Cen
eral Burieson, to take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Frazier will become associated with
the United States Express Company as
assistant manager Of purchases and sup
plies. with headquarters in New York.
Mr.. Frazier entered the government
service several years ago as a clerk in
the Post Office Department being ap-
pointed from Wisconsin. After several
promotions he was made a post office in
spector and was stationed in the north
west. About year ago he was recalled
to Washington to take up the duties of
the position he has just resigned, and
since that time has taken an active part
in the installation of the parcel post sys-
tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
JAPAN TO TAKE PART.
No Truth in Report Regarding Pan
ama-Pacific Exhibit.

HONOLULU, March 25.-Lars Ander-
son, retiring United States ambassador
at Toxic, who arrived here yesterday
on the liner Manchuria, en- route to
washington. declared there was no
to reports that japan would
not exhibit at the Panama-Pacific in
ternational exposition in 1915 at San
Francisco If the anti-Japanese legisla-
ton pending before the California
were put through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
AMERICANS JOIN REBELS.
Soldiers of Fortune and COWBOYS En-
list Under Carranza.

NEW ORLEANS. March pa band Of
American soldiers of fortune and Texas
cowboys has enlisted in the rebel "con-
stitutionalist' army of former Gov. We
nustiano Carranza Of Coahuila, according
to advices received here from Ciudad Por-
firio Diaz, the Mexican border town op-
posite Eagle Pass. Tex. The American
force is said to include several men who
have participated in previous revolution
ary movements in Mexico and Central
America.
Col" Paul Mason of New York, who
participated in the Estrada revolution
against Zelaya in Nicaragua three years
ago, is one of the leaders in this move
ment
Several American adventures have left
New Orleans within the past few days for
Mexican border towns with the intention
of joining the Carranza rebel forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25
NO THIRD DEGREE" IN ARMY,
War Department Forbids the Asking
Of discriminating Questions.

The War Department has forbidden
the practice Of the third degree" in
the examination of enlisted men sus-
pected Of military offenses. A recent
circular prohibiting officers from ask
ing discriminating questions of prison
ers under examination has called forth
serious objection. Officers insist the
order is calculated to injure the sery-
ice by depriving the examining au-
thorities of opportunity to learn the
truth.
The department, however. adheres
to the principles of relieving a man
from the obligation to incriminate
himself, though 1t has modified the
original circular by striking out the
statement that "a falsehood told In
answer to such questions will not be
made the subject OF trial."