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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

One of the queer things in that city
is the batting of George Mullin, the
veteran pitcher Mullin is a jolly
quick-witted joker and years ago he
began talking back to the bleachers.
He was warned that the bleacherites
would put him out of the business.
but persisted. Every afternoon he
would walk down in front of the
bleachers and engage in verbal
skirmish with the crowd, trying to
hold his own at rough repartee with
hundreds. He abused the crowd,
laughed at them, accused them of
quitting" and enjoyed 1t. If he had
taken it seriously the result might
have been different. but after a time
it became part of the game and now
the spectators in the oleachers would
not be satisfied If Mullin forgot to
start skirmish. Last summer. 60
ing out on a car in Detroit. three
young fellows were talking.
"Oh, I've got peach OF a get-back
at him today" said one. and. at the
SCuI lCduCoI VI lilt OtlltiS he uTtW
out a card and read what he was 60
ing to say to Mullin if he came near
their seats
1t is not the great crowds that at
tend the crucial games that exert the
strongest influence over players. True
there is natural nervousness among
all the players when a tremendous
throng gathers to see them, as in
worlds series games; but the ones
that help the home team. or damage
1t. are the crowd of from six to ten
thousand, stirred up by the regulars"
who, day after day and season after
season, incite those around them
There are thousands Of these regulars.
self-appointed claques or cheer mas
tiers, and some of them feel as IL they
are doing as much to help the team
to victory as If they were out there on
the mound pitching. The large crowds
usually are the fairest and most
sportsmanlike. for In these great gath
erings the rabid and partisan fan is
lost and his utterances are smothered
These crowds police themselves and
the players feel safe and assured of
fair play. and after the first nervous
ness passes. they play their best.
A baseball crowd is much like a
mob. Without leader II is lust noise
and turmoil, but with one recognized
leader 1t can do much. A few wears
ago a number Of Chicago men at
tempted to carry out theory that the
crowd needed leaders and the result
was one of the most dangerous ex-
periments ever attempted. The White
Sox rooters organized, band of men
far above average intelligence. who
laid daily plans for melting crowds
and stirring up enthusiasm. The
Board of Trade Rioters operated at
both Chicago parks, being organized
primarily to attack McGraw and the
Giants. They wrote and circulated
songs. invented ingenious methods of
harassing a worthy foe. and to force
undeserved victory upon the home
teams. The idea spread rapidIy.
Rioters clubs" were organized in
many cities and towns to help the
home teams. For a few weeks il
looked as IL the new movement would
seriously endanger the national game.
The crowds grew more and more vio-
lent Then. suddenly and without
warning almost, the widest efforts of
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

the world, but sorrowful experience
has taught most of us that it's safer
TO get that sort of editorial disclaimer
OF responsibility into print before
looking up the copy, and perhaps
the northumberland who knows"
that he wrote unfortunate" because
that is what he intended to write.
didn't rashly chance the discovery of
his own guilt before he convicted the
composing room of it.
Be that as it may, the meaning of
the sentence was cruelty changed, and
a friend was grieved or offended. Not
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

his well-known interest in the plans
for the Identification of the national
capital. Il am glad to think that an
Englishman who loves the United
States and its people," the former en-
voy wrote, lis not debarred bySan
official position from taking in all
your projects for the artistic devel-
opment Of the national capital an in
terest as keen as any that your own
citizens could take
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
By Hugh S. Fullerton
Copyright, 1913 By W. G. ChapmanI

song of the Sox rooters when they
scent victory.
One of the most dramatic displays
of loyalty ! ever saw was in 1907,
when the team. beaten and displaced
from the championship, came home to
close the season. They had gone
away in high hopes, and failed 1t
was Sunday, and as the defeated
team marched down the field 1000
men and women stood silent and I'M
covered for a moment, then broke
into applause that swept the stands.
II is small wonder that team back
ed always by such loyalty won even
during years when 1t seemed much
weaker tEan its opponents.
| have heard opposing players de-
clare they would rather face anything
in the game than the grinding root
ing" Of the Chicago south side fans.
The only duplicate | know is the
rasping. nerve-racking, long Yale yell
Not all players are frank enough to
admit that the roofing has any effect.
Indeed il is a common pose to pre-
tend that they do not even hear. But
they do. Even among themselves
they pretend they do not care; but
once in while they tell their inner
feelings. They know that half the
men who quit the major leagues are
driven out by the voice of the fan. I
have seen men break and go all to
pieces, rave and swear and abuse
everyone after suffering a cruel grill
ing by a crowd.
Walter Wilmot, one of Anson's ia
nous old Chicago players, came to a
game on the old grounds fifteen years
after retiring. He looked across to-
ward the left field and said:
There's some of them out there
now I'd like to choke"
Yet the roar of the crowd does not
break them as quickly as does some
sharp thrust of sarcasm or biting wit
from an individual. Perhaps that
shaft is only the last straw, but when
player Is in a nervous collapse he
usually RACES at some individual who
said something to him. Josh Reilly.
one Of the merriest, happiest players
ever knew. blew up" one day and
had to be restrained from assaulting
three or four thousand men in the
bleachers.
Did you hear what he said?" de-
manded Reilly as the other players
tried to restrain him.
What did he say" inquired some
one
He said: Reilly. you're disgrace
to the Irish" and then he ragged
again.
One of the quickest things / ever
heard was remark from a Wash
ington fan which upset Frank Isbell,
the veteran, completely. lsbell's head
is as bald as a concrete pavement,
and usually he kept his cap plastered
tightly on his head to shield himself
from the gibes of crowds. This time
he tried to steal second and made a
desperate, diving slide around and I'M
der the baseman only to be called |
out. He was so enraged that he ran
at the umpire. grasped his arm, ar
gued and raved and finally in sheer |
anger, jerked off his cap. hurled il !
onto the ground and jumped upon it. |
His bald head glistened in the sun
light and the crowd roared. Then, |
above the roar came a voice:
Put on that cap. They pinched |
Mary Garden here for less than that"
Possibly more trying than any con-
certed roofing is the incessant nag.
ging to which players on the Polo
grounds, New York, are subjected.
The one great bit of rejoicing among
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

Wow. Wow! Great eye. Eddie!
Make him put 1t across! Bust a
fence! You can do it! Wow, Wow,
Wow!.! ROBBER, All right Tough
luck, Eddie. Two and two. Make
her be over. Home run. Eddie, old
scout. Break the gate Wow! Wow,
Wo-."
The red-faced, apoplectic young
man In the front row made a trumpet
OF his hands and yelled until the
veins in his neck turned purple. In
the middle OF the final Wow" he col
lapsed. looked Disguised and turning
to me said:
What do they keep that hunk OF
cheese for? He can't hit. Never
could. Striking out in a pinch like
that"
The fan, bowling encouragement or
bawling abuse at the ball players is
the spirit OF the town. Just how
great an influence this spirit exerts
upon the playing strength of the team
representing the town or city is i'm
possible OF calculation, but 1t is GER
tain that II is part of the national
game. He and his fellows exert al
most as much influence upon the team
as does luck, and this spirit is so in
extricably mixed with the element OF
luck that 1t is impossible to deter
mine cause and effect. There are
cities In which the loyalty OF the fans
has waned and turned to gibes. and in
these cities no player does well
There are crowds that remain loyal
In victory and in defeat These in.
spire the players to give their best
efforts to win. Ball players will tell
you that teams invariably play bet
ter with friendly crowds applauding.
The fan Invariably will respond that
he would be loyal provided the club
would win games enough to Justify
loyalty. The players accuse the fans.
the fans accuse the players, and both
are In measure right The major
ity OF patrons will root" when the
home team Is winning. Any team will
play better ball and win oftener II
the patrons are loyal. The fan. voic-
Ing the spirit of the town, is a pow
er for victory or defeat.
Conditions in different cities com
prising the circuits OF the major
leagues assert a powerful influence
over their teams. Players will tell
you they would rather play for the
Chicago White Sox or for the New
York Giants than for any other teams.
They will assert that twenty Cobbs
could not win a pennant for Cinct,-
natl under conditions which the man.
agement is now striving to change.
The fanatical loyalty OF the White
Sox rooter and the Giant patron. the
angry abuse of players by the an.
nually disappointed Cincinnati pub
lie. the sarcasm and raillery OF Wash
instan trained for years to
expect nothing but defeat. have an
immense effect upon the players and
teams. They make or mar PLAYERS,
and weak men win for one type while
brilliant ones fail and lose for the
other
The baseball fan is an unique Amer
lean species and the most rabid of all
enthusiasts. Compared with him the
golf fan, the bridge fan, even the
bowling fan are mild. Baseball is
the most serious pleasure ever in
vented.
Probably the most blindly loyal
crowd In the world Is that which fol. ,
lows the fortunes of the Chicago
American league team, and to one
who Is disinterested the Chicago sit. |
uation is acutely funny The White
Sox park Is located on the south side |
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

the National league players last year
when they saw the wonderful Brush
stadium was that the crowd could not
make itself heard on the field as it
did in the old stands. The Polo
grounds crowd is odd. Somehow
fans who occupy box seats either are
not as rabid as those in the cheaper
seats or they are on their good be-
havior, and a fringe of box seats is
an effective shield for players.
Strangely enough the crowds on the
New York American league park. al.
though quite as noisy, are much fair.
er. than the crowds at the Polo
grounds.
One would think that visiting play.
ers would like to play on grounds
where the home team is unpopular
through defeat or other causes but
they do not. They rather resent the
home crowd abusing the home men.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

IN the office of journalistic neigbbor
a TACT that probably explains why we
can read with smiling composure an
elaborate editorial apology which ap-
pears in the Hartford Courant
Its able political commentator tried
the other day to say that "unfortun.
ately for Connecticut" Ebenezer ]
Hill is no longer a member of con.
gress. Printer and proofreader COM
bined to deprive the adverb of its
negative particle! At least the able
political commentator SO declares. and
we wouldn't question his veracity for
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
SOMETHING TO CAUSE LAUGH
Typographical Errors, Not infrequent,
Seldom Give Rise to Feeling of
Mallciousness.

Typographical errors come only too
frequently from even the best regu-
lated newspaper presses. They are
always humiliating, often cause of
anger. and occasionally dangerous. but
now md then they are distinctly
amusing. This latter quality they are
most apt to have when they are made
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
UMBRELLA CAUSES SHOOTING
Constable cunningham's Explanation
Of Woundins Two Miners Who De-
manded Shelter.

observation-disclosures they would
not desist in their requests to be al.
lowed to walk under his umbrella dur
ing a heavy rain storm, Constable
Thomas Cunningham pulled his re-
volver and shot Samuel Culp and
James Cole, both Of Scott township.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14

so long ago more astonishing error
than this one crept into book review
of ours-a very solemn and scientific
book. 1t consisted of the substitution
OF the word caribou" for the word
carbon" in paragraph dealing with
the chemical composition OF the stars.
In that case the writer's fierce self
explanation is at least highly plausi-
BILE. as it seems hardly possible that
he wrote caribou" when he intended
to write carbon" but even he was
cautious enough to make no deep In
ouiry into the matter.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
BRYCE IN LETTER OF REGRET
ington Friends or Love for Amer
lean People.

Washington.-James Bryce, former
ambassador from Great Britain just
before leaving American soil. sent
back from San Francisco a letter of
American people. The letter, made
public here. was in reply to one from
residents of Washington expressing
regret at his leaving. 1t referred to
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
Husband "Tranferredp Wife

New Brunswick, N. ARRESTED for
DESERVING her husband, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bloomfield Of Perth Amboy. declared
her husband had transferred" her to
William Mcfarland, who was also ar
rested. Both received Jail sentences.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
$500 for Small Dog.

New York.-A four-pound pomeranE
an. which arrived from Europe on tne
Carmania, was bought by Legget Puits
for $1,000. The dog is the most vaie
able one of its kind In the world.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
Seek New Trial: plea Is Novel

Los Angeles, Collaborating that
George H. Peck. millionaire reai'y
operator OF San Pedro. had fallen
asleep and snored during the trial, Lee
Rial. found guilty OF sWindliag. mas
asked for a new trial
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-14
One-leuued Man browns.

Philadelphia.-Leopold Click of this
city took off his wooden leg to go
swimming. He took a cramp in his
other leg and was drowned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
.TacksOn'S Clout a Record One
Q 0 o Q @ O .
Longest Homer, Says Sam Crane

pionship contests and not because
they were the real thing in drives.
Why, / have seen Ed Delehanty
clout a ball 80 far over the present
left field wall on the Philies' ground
in Quakerville that make the home
runs made by Cravath and Magee
this year on the same grounds look
like hunts
Thompson Made Long Clout.
In Cincinnati / saw Sam Thomp-
son hit the ball so hard and far
that the home run smashes of Bes-
cher. Bates and other long hitting
Reds of the present look like handle
hits.
have witnessed Arson make home
runs IN Chicago OFF wild pitches that
would make the fourbag drives Ct
Schultz and Zimmerman look like
mere infield pop-ups.
Mike Tiernan lifted the ball once
over the right field fence on Mauhat-
tan Field into Brotherhood Para
(now the Polo Grounds.) That his
toricaI hit Of Tiernans. too, won %
| famous thinning pitching contest
| between the two star pitchers of that
| time OS90), and the spot where the
/ ball went over the fence was marked
/ by a small American flag for several
] wears. Even the harlem NllldI b'g
/ revered the wallop so much that ne
/ didn't steal the flag
! l have seen-well, all those grea'
hits and many more-but | will come
down to earth now and take off nay
| hat TO Joe Jackson, of the Cleve-
| lands. for making the longest lick
| ever saw-and that was Monday
Doubt About O'Rourke's Hit
| Jim O'Rourke has heretofore beer
credited with making the Longest
/ smash. but there is a doubt on that
| record. Jim hit the ball over left
/ field fence on the present Boston
/ Braves grounds. and the bah never
| stopped going until IL landed ir
| Providence. r. l. The ball went into
\ the express car of a through train
/ from Boston 20 Providence that didn't
stop until II got 10 the Rhode Island
] Capital,
There Is a history connected With
/ Jacksons smash A small boy recoV-
cred the ball somewhere down IN
Harlem on a side street and hearine
about the record wallop- (why, Har-
| lem was full Of SD brought the bal
/ back TO the Polo Grounds and showed
l il to Joe after the game.
Joe paid the youngster ten-doilal
note for his prize-and 10 was wei
worth the money. II IS a mementl
] Of the longest hit ever made.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
By Sam Crane.

NEW YORK, June Joe Jack
N sons home run waIlop over
the roof Of the right field wing
of the Brush stadium last Monday
was marvel
There were two other circuit clouts
made, but while they were hard hits,
they were not patches on "Jolting
Joe's" job that cleared every sky
high obstacle I'm the Polo Grounds
and IN the immediate neighborhooi
for miles around. The ball landed
somewhere There is no doubt Of
that, for Sir Isaac Newton's state
ment that everything that goes up
must come down is still considered SIS
sufficient authority TO bank on even
In these baseball days when up in
the air" is considered a permanent
ascension,
Yes. Stree, Joe Jacksons wonderful
wallop was a record breaker II was
the longest drive ever made on the
Polo Grounds. either TO right field,
center field or to left field. Buck
Ewing is given credit for smashing
the longest hit ever made toward tine
Harlem River That was in the days
when the left field was known as
"BurkCville." that euphonious title
being derived from Eddie" Burke
once Giant leIt UclUef, VINO played
the sun field without the aid Of
smoked glasses or "a net, and never
missed nv bail. so tits said. or a
high one. either.
Opinions Differed
There are various opinions az "a
where the ball went over the left field
fence that Buck soaked so far. But
90 was made In the Players League
DAYS Of 1890. and sailed over the outer
bulWarks at about where the presen;
25 cent pen IS now located
some drive you young fans of
the present day may say, but in those
good old days there were some slug
gers-consecutive WALLPAPERS. | might
say. Ike Babe Arson, Roger Con-
nor. Dan Brouthers Sam Thompson,
Ed Delehanty. Mike Tiernan and
others who. IL they didn't make a
home run "a day, We're ashamed to go
10 the captains Office and draw
their half monthly stipends.
Home Run" Baker has made quite
a Small" reputation since those days
bv smashing out homers of Matty
and Rube and they possibly earned
more fame than the lengthy ticks
of the old-time sWattcrs, soaks, but
only for the reason that they figured
as winning Clouts in world cham %
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

York. The series with Philadelphia,
Washington and Boston will all be
hard ones. The Maps have made all
these gains without Laioie, and with
him back in the game the aggrega-
ton will be greatly strengthened, as
the return of Wagner braCed up the
Pirates.
THE Boston Red Sox are still off
L color, although they have shown
flashes of better ball recently. The
failure of their pitching staff has
been largely responsible for the poor
showing. None Of the pitchers who
looked so good in the worlds series
have been able TO win consistently
this spring Even Smoky Joe
Wood has not been smoky. When
their pitchers come around in shape,
as they are bound to do, Boston will
do considerably more winning, but |
do not believe the Red SOx have a
chance for the pennant There are
too many other high-class ball teams
ahead Of them I'm the competition
now.
THE White SoN have made good
L showing, better than was ex-
pected of them, and may come
through and scare lot of managers
before the race is over Their pitch
ers are displaying grand form, even
without the aid Of Ed" Walsh.
White, Russell Benz and Scott have
all pitched good ball. Pitching has
been a big factor in the races in
both leagues so far this year, the clubs
with the twirlers getting the early
starts, with the possible exception of
the Athletics.
DETROIT and the New York
l. Americans look hopeless. Some
body said the other day that the only
reason they are keeping a cub in
Detroit is to give Cobb a chance TO
see how high he can bat. Chance
realizes he will have to tear his club
down and build over again. He he
gan 10y trading Chase. His task is a
tough one.
Copyright. 1913 by the Mcclure News
paper SyndlCateD
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
"CHICK" GANDIL HASN'T
DROPPED BALL IN YEAR

WASHINGTON, June Washing
ton baseball fans are pointing out that
Walter Johnson is not the only record
holder on the local team. Chick
Gandil who one year ago this month
began playing first base for the Sen
ators, has never dropped a thrown
ball in all that time, except when
the throw was so wild it pulled him
off the bag This is believed to be
a record for accuracy in fielding.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

The wonderful City Life Sec.
ton of The Sunday American
will be berer than ever on Sun
dav. Mutt and JEFF, and Powers,
the great cartOonist, with dozens
of other fun-makers, will have
exclusive features.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

Happy Hoohgan starts to
break into society-A fine fea-
ture in the Comic Section of The
Sunday American.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07


"Batted for Chappelle in eighth.
Score by innings:
CHATTANOOGA -. 003 O1O 100 -
Atlanta o.. -. 900 600 $50 O-5
Summary: Two base hit-Alper-
man. Three ba Sc hit-WeIchonCe
Double plays-Elberfeld 20 Flick to
Coyle, .: Alperman TO Agler. Home
run-Alperman Innings pirChed-By
Chappelle. s. with hits and ; runs.
Struck out-By Chappelle, /; by Co
veIeskie, l. Bases on balls-Of
Chappelle. 4; off Dent, l; of SOM
mers, 1: off Coveleskie, 1. Sacrifice
hits-Street. Flick, Agler. Elston.
stolen bases-Elberfeld. WelchonCe.
King Hit BY pitched ball-By Chap
pelle. johnson. Time-2:15. Empires
.-F1held and Rudderham.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
CHRISTY MKTHEWSONS
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

in the
tn mex two
biggrw t
this It
The
Ceveand
81 on
Athletics out They playing at their ogme speed now and
Bmngham will find the East viii be in NwL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
stsndLnn n ths cIubs
FrLdaNs Results

Chattanooga. 2. Atlanta. 3.
Montgomery. o. Mobile I fourteen tn.
uluEsF.
Nashville Birmingham. rain
<gN Orleans Memphis, rain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
W0LGAST RULES 10 TO 8
FAV0RITE OVER DUNDEE

LOS ANGELES, June 7-Ad VOL
CAST, former lightweight champion,
to-day ruled a 10 to 8 favorite over
Johnny Dundee, the New York feath-
erweight.
The two meet at Vernon on Tues
day night I'm a 2O-round bout
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
THE GLADIATOR.

IT is the bdr-rOOm rOUstabout,
Who cleans around the house,
Occasionally, lrhcH not too big,
He takes hWs6H short-drm dig
At some HdIf-cOnSciOuS sOuSe.
II Is the needy manager
Who takes him into camp,
And bOrrOTs trunks and fighting
shoes,
And, IOi In all the sporting neics:
DEATH Jones, the HeiC White
Champ :"