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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
BY Percy II. Whiting.

TT is the middle of February. The
Giant recruits have arrived in
Marina miscellaneous col
lection Of Youngsters gathered from
hither and yon, picked up by the
highly paid scouts of the richest
ball club in the world.
The mellow spring sun of an
ideal Texas day has warmed the air
and dried the field The rockies
are out for their first days work.
Moving briskly about all eyes, and
occasionally considerably noisy, are
John McGraw. the Napoleon of
baseball managers and his portly
assistant, Wilbert Robinson
The ball is tossed about bit,
gingerly, with the awkward effort
OF men Numbering long unused
muscles. The players are fun Of
animal spirits and are skylarlinE
bit. But they show that the
throwing practice is drudgery.
Then comes the welcome order.
Let's bat"
With a rush that bespeaks great
eagerness. the players swoop on the
shiny pieces Of turned and polished
ash. They dash to the plate. all
eager for a crack al the bah. some
body is cajoled or impressed for
service-at the pitching slab Your
Uncle Wilbert straps on his chest
protector, slips into his mask and
mitt. And the fun is on.
Among the men waiting their
turn you'll notice one young Giant,
OF Swedish cast of countenanCe.
tall, timber a bit awkward and all
eagerness. His shoulders are un-
canny broad and he erasps his bat
with big, useful hands
It's Jacobsen Doll Baby" ia
cobsen. late of the Mobile team or
the Southern league
When his turn comes he walks to
the plate, grasping the bat at the
extreme end The first ball he fouls
off and Robinson grunts as it bores
into the pauuchy protector Earring
the muscles bones YES. alas.
the fat beneath
Another ball comes floating up a
straight one, shoulder high. There
is fine. healthy wallop, the bat
meets the bah with the free. natural
swing of the born hitter" and the
leather scars ON and ON, far be
yond the reach of the farthest out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
By Left Hook.

4 commission is '''ay 4 The idea e ooH mas
launched by George w,
Adair, himself boxing enthusiast,
and 1t has met with such over
whelming approval that it is more
than likely to become an estab-
lished institution.
Mr.. Adair's idea is to have the
mayor appoint a boxing commits
sion Of three, which shall have alb
solute control over all boxing
matches held in Atlanta. 1t will
issue permits to the clubs, will
blacklist all boxers who frame or
fake, and will adopt a code of rules
that will guarantee Atlanta boxing
of the highest class.
When boxing was last revived in
Atlanta boxing committee was
appointed by the police commission
and It was hoped that they would
take over the work of keeping the
sport on the high plane that it is
run in New York. Philadelphia and
other large cities. This committee.
however, proved unwilling to take
over the possibilities of the task
and have taken no recent interest
in the sport
Mr., Adairs movement in favor of
an Atlanta boxing commission will
be pushed along and it should be a
matter of but a few weeks before
the sport is in the hands of three
sportsmen OF the highest class who
will guarantee that all bouts will
be run in a manner above reproach
Big Bout Awakes City.
The idea of boxing commission
was the direct outcome of the
amazing interest stirred up i'm At
lanta and the nearby towns and
cities over the Brown Abel bout
set for Friday night at the Atlanta
Auditorium Armory, When the
substantial men of the city who
are boxing enthusiasts saw the pos
Sjbilities of real bouts here they
recognized the need Of a commits
sion to handle them and set the
ball rolling.
1t has already been proved be-
yond a question that the Brown
Abel match has stirred up more in
terest than was ever before felt In
an affair of this sort. The fact
that the engagement is to be staged
in such a building as the Atlanta
Auditorium Armory is in itself a
guarantee Of Class But even
that was not needed, when the
performers are to be Knockout
Brown and Jake Abel
Both Boxers Are Fit.
Abel is now training for tho bout
at Fort Oglethorpe, at Dodge. ca.
Brown is in New Orleans. Roth
men are absolutely fit and ready for
the engagement 1t means a lot to
both of them and they are not talk
ing any chances.
The local miHtiamen are working
their heads OF to stir up enthusi-
assn in the coming bout. If it, and
the one which will follow it. are
successes. il will mean that the At
lanta Grays and the Capital CITY
Guards will be able 10 go to the
Wilson inauguration
Already one bout between Fort
Mcpherson soldiers has been signed
ami everything possible viii he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
TEAM OF LD-TIMERS
WILL PLAY AT A. A. C..

Thursday will be odd Timers Night
at the Atlanta Athletic club
In honor of the event Coach Joe
Bean has organized a team made I'D of
old-ume basket ball players, and this
organization will compete with the reg
ulars
Among the old-timers who will par
ucipate in the contest are Luther Hud-
son, Coke Davis. Walton Griffith, Fred
Hoyt' Leo Spencer and Dick Jemison
After the game there will be the usuaI
dancing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
KAVANAUGH CAN NOT BE
AT SCHEDULE MEETING

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Jan. 21.-The
schedule committee OF the Southern
league will meet here Saturday, January
rs, according to the announcement today
Of President o. B. Andrews, of the local
club.
Judge W. NJ. Kavanaugh. president Of
the league and member ex-officio, will
be unable to attend, but will be repre-
sented by President Coleman, of the Mem
phis club The other members of the
man and President Andrews, will be
Charley Frank, president of the New Or
leans club, and Secretary c. z. Colsson,
of the Mobile club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Southern Sent Up % Diamond Stars Last Fall
Already II of These Men Are Back With Minors

ere outfielder in Dixie, proved a
National league sensation. But in
the main records, form and tenn
peramental fitness count, and It is
possible to get pretty good line
on what the ex-Dixie stars are like
ly to do.
As the count stands now, 20 play
ers were sent up last fall; II have
come back. OF the IS who remain
more will be written anon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

~ ETROIT, Jan. 21.-Frank Ma
vim, president of the Tigers,
is threatened with a second
revolution. The players who went
out on strike last summer, when
Cobb was suspended for smuggling
spectator in New York, are on the
warpath again. 1t is expected that
they may demand the head Of
Hughey Jennings as term OF
peace.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

fore he enters the ring. DR. Louis
{. Roughlin, one of Atlanta's most
prominent physicians, has been Sc
cured to take the measurements of
and examine the men. If he finds
any one of them not in top-notch
condition they will not be allowed
to go on.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
. THE GEORGIAN WILL
!: PUBLISH A SERIES ON
; MEN WHO WENT up,

The Georgian begins today a Sc
rtes of four articles. written by
Percy H. Whiting, on the players
sent up by the Southern league
last fall and on their chances of
remaining in the major leagues.
The Southern has furnished so
many sensational big league stars
that the fans of the Dixie circuit
always follow with interest the
. doings Of the ex-Southern Ieaguers
in the big show"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
FIVE COLUMBUS PLAYERS
HAVE SIGNED CONTRACTS

COLUMBUS. GA. Jan u -\ra,aro-
FOX, of the Columbus baseball club has
received five signed contracts from mon
who VIII constitute the 1918 team. Those
VINO have sent in their contracts signed
are Morrow and Wood. pitchers. Spitz-
magic and McDuff, infelders. and Viola
outhelder. 1t is the intention of Mana oe,
toX to order his men to report about
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
B0wnAbe Bout on Friday Puts New Life Manly Art Game
ADAlR PROPOSES LOCAL BOXING COMMISSION

done to give the affair military
angle. The ushering, the policing
or the building and all the affairs
will be in the hands of Atlanta's
citizen soldiers
Physician to Examine Men.
Every boxer will be forced to I'M
dergo a thorough examination be-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
MoHR eEsrs Johnson

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Johnny Mohr
the local lightweight added to his long
string of victories last night by defeat,
ing Leo Johnson in fast ten-round
bout.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
FOREIGN PLAYERS BARRED.

NEW YORK, Jan 21.-It was decided
at a meeting of amateur billiard play
ers that hereafter no foreigners be per
mitted to compete in the American
balk line championships
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
BELMONT HEADS JOCKEY clue

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-August Bel
mont the muiti-millionaire, has been
again elected chairman of the Jockey
club which will open the season ON
March 81 with sixteen davs racing Al
Norfolk. Va.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

trip. His vast size and his vast
good nature make him a natural
victim Of many a joke. But he's a
baseball player, and that night the
wires hum with his praises-a nat
ural hitter. and no bad fielder, they
say.
"He1l do is the verdict.
But viii he?
Il" HE Southern league sent %
players to the big leagues last
fall. In this number there were
some 'cOVer-ups." For instance.
Washington protected" Agler for
Atlanta, Cleveland covered up
Hendryx for New Orleans.
Then number OF players were
taken over by major league clubs
for one reason or another and then
passed on to other minor leagues.
some after a trial, others without
any.
For one, Roy Moran was given
brief trial by Washington and sent
on to Sacramento.
Cleveland took Nagelson off
Charley Franks hands and turned
him over to New Haven
Wants was secured by Chicago
from Birmingham and turned over
20 New orleans.
Long was returned by Mobile to
Washington and handed back by
the Senators to Atlanta
Williams, the Montgomery out
fielder was turned back again, even
If he was a tremendous hitter.
James, the outfielder turned over
by Nashville to Brooklyn will be
back with Nashville this year
Weaver, who was farmed out at
New orleans last year, has been
turned over by the Boston Nation
ais to Atlanta.
Aitchison, really promising
pitcher, who led the Southern
league hurlers despite the fact that
he was hooked up with a sixth
place club, has been turned over by
Brooklyn to Newark subject to
immediate recall no doubt. il he
begins showing signs of big league
greatness
summers. turned over by Nash
vile to Brooklyn and by Dahlens
team to the Cubs win doubtless go
to some minor league.
Gardella. the Mobile third base
man, was turned back ON the
Giants and bv that club sent To
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

| SUBMITTED the whole list OF
Southern loaguers who had gone
higher to Bill Smith. one man at
a time, with a request for verdict.
lie was inclined to be optimistic.
He ought to stick
THAT guy is a good one He'll
stick.
Il don't see how they can send
him back"
These were his verdicts as the
names of McAlHster. the John
stons and the Johnsons. Demaree.
Smith, Clancy Almeida, Wagner
and Balenti were reeled off.
But, of course, they will not.
There isn't chance, II half OF the
recent Southern league products
who are now on the big league
rosters stick this year. and If half
the remainder are good enough for
the big leagues next year, a mira
Gle viii have come to pass.
one man out Of five is pretty
fair averagc-and it wasn't the
best lot in the world that was sent
up last year
IN three articles which will fol-
low the chances the players sent
up last fan have of sticking in the
big show Will be discussed
The success Of southern leaguers
in the big leagues has been fun Of
contradictions Sid Smith. who
looked the best catcher in the
Southern league. couldn't make
60 ~ j, IN the big leagues. lack
Wheat who appeared but a medic
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
HAD SOME WAY TO TRAVEL
Thirsty Man Had Not Thought Of Pos
sibIIIties When He Made Con-
tract With Guide.

After North Carolina voted to be .
dry state it's citizens became very sus-
picious Of strangers.
One day a commercial traveller went
up to An old negro in a little town IN
the eastern part Of the state and said
to him:
Say, uncle, II you will lead me to
some place where l can get . drink
I'll give you two dollars"
The old darkey looked him carefully
over, accepted the two plunks. and
said: "All right. boss, just foller me-
He led the thirsty n through the
town, on through the suburbs, into the
country, and then started due west
After they had traversed about hve
miles in silence and still nothing In
sight, the man asked:
Look here, Nose! Where are We
going after this drink"
Yves gwine over into Kentucky
boss; we can't get nuthin' in dis state.
Judge
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
Introduction Needed.

Housekeeping" said a pessimistic
New York bachelor, will soon be a
lost art-in this town, at any rate
What makes you think that
asked a woman friend.
DO you know what eggplant looks
like before it is cooked?" was his ap-
parently i~rrevelant reply.
Mono" the woman replied, i
don't believe l do"
Right there said the bachelor,
"you have an answer to your W
question. If you were the only wom-
an who didn't know raw eggplant
when you saw it, or II eggplant was
the only raw vegetable you were not
acquainted with, l would have nc
grounds for the assertion; but have
1t on the authority of restaurant pro
p~rietors and marketmen thai half the
women who eat all their meals out
.ould not call eggplant, satisfy, pars'
alps, kohlrabi and most of the turnlf
family by name if they met them face
to face. Is thak true?"
81 am afraid it is" the woman ac
Hnowledged. But most men wouldn
recognize them. either"
"Oh," said the bachelor, that's dlt
ferent. We are not supposed to b
up in such things"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
NO EVIDENCE OF STATEMENT
Foreman Of Jury Had Claimed They
Had One Mind, But Losing Lawyer
Wanted to Be Shown.

Counsel for the prisoner looked
hopefully at the faces Of the jurors as
they filed into their seats, and listened
hopefully as the foreman announced
that they had agreed. His client had
enjoyed ample pr%ovocation for the as
sault upon the person of Tobias Jones;
but the Jurors were uniformly Tobias
friends and not unbiased.
THE jury is all of n mind. your
honor" the foreman said. we find
the prisoner guilty"
You hear the verdict. counsel" ~
Aharked the judge. THE jury Is all
of one mind. Have you anything to
ask Of the court before sentence 10
pronounced?"
Yes, your honor" replied counsel.
still hopefully; for the purposes OF
the appeal which my client will take,
1t would be of material assistance to
learn which one of the twelve men
who have reached this verdict is pos
sessed of the one mind you are SO care
full to mention."-New York Evening
Post.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
FACE FULL OF PIMPLES

Rufin, N. C.-"My face became full
Of pimples and blackheads, and
would itch, burn and smart. The skin
rough and red. l vas really
ashamed OF my face. My arms and
back were affected almost as badly.
The pimples would tester and there
would come a dry scab on top. The
trouble caused my face to be disig-
ured badly and the itching would both
or me SO I could not sleep well nights.
especially during warm weather.
The trouble lasted me three long
years without anything doing me any
good until a friend told me about CUT
cura Soap and Ointment and then !
decided to try them. After the nrst
application l could see some improve
ment. After using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment two weeks l did not look
like the same person; most Of the
pimples had disappeared. At the end
Of four weeks l was completely
cured" (Signed) Miss Mamie Mitch
ell, Jan. 9, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solo
throughout the world. Sample of eaci
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address pos
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADJ
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18

special study-can SO plan that the
expense will be within reach of mod
est means, let the house be convent
ent and attractive, making a thor
oughly desirable home.
Simplicity Of design, construction
and arrangement is a present-day
tendency that helps along very, mate
rally to this end. The elaborate and
costly ornamentation Of former years,
the gig-saw scroll work. the towers
and spires and the much cut-up floor
plans find no favor with home build
ers today. Builders now have to de-
pend more on the symmetry and right
proportion of their different parts for
their attractiveness; and the convent
ence Of housekeeping and of home life
in general are the factors that de-
termine the arrangement Of interiors
rather than the desire for mere dis
play.
The architects task is probably
more difficult under this new order OF
things than formerly; at least more
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
When ~Ex.Preeident Taft Was Married

1t was formerly a pleasant custom
of society reporters to indulge in pre-
dictions as to the glorious future of
the happy pair.A Journalistic prophet
Of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
in writing of the wedding of Miss
Helen L. Heron. daughter of John
W. Heron to William Howard Taft,
which occurred twenty-seven years
ago, had this to say:
William H. Taft is one of the
young men of the city who may be
depended Upon in public affairs. He is
one of the highest standing OF the
graduates of Yale, and his original
powers, perfect integrity and courage
and correct instincts, as well as thor
ough information, have made him use
full, won for him the friendships and
enmitNes most complimentary, and
opened for him a career that has the
highest promise of great distinction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18

A boys view of policemen is thus
quantity expressed in the examination
papers of the Albert Street school
Bulwell, Nottingham, England;
One of our ~well-known men in the
large towns is the policeman; he is d
very large man, and looks very smart
in his suit of blue.
IF he sees a boy who ought to be
at school, he tries to catch him and
take him to school, where he is pun
ished.
His duties are many. At night he
walks quietly down the streets in case
there are any robbers. . He
carries a lamp about with him to See
where the robber escapes. If the rob
Der hides, he will be traced. The pc
liceman carries a staff, a whistle, ant
some handouts in case be needs
them"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
Her Lucky Day.

Frances Is only a little girl, but n
has a quick mind and the gift OF Ian
guage that sometimes distinguishes
children who associate much with
their elders. The other day Frances
came home to her mother with cheeks
like roses and eyes like stars.
oh, mamma" she exclaimed, hap
PLY, "I've had the best luck this
morning! l got downtown just at
the psychological moment
Did you DEAR" was mothers
pleased inquiry. And what hap
pened?"
Said Frances. solemnly: Il saw a
parade"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
WAS LOVING THE SPARE ROOM
Baby Remarks Led Mother to FIX W
the Rest Of the House for
the Family.

A mother was often puzzled by the
request OF her little daughter to De al
lowed to go up to the spare bedroom
and stay a few whiles," as she child
ishly phrased it. The tiny four-year'
old was the youngest In a crowded
household of children and grown PEG
nile. and the press of daily work left
little time for esthetic culture. Only
in n spot had the mother spent time
or money to add anything like adorn
ment. and that was because the guest
room was so little used that it seemed
hast tn bestow the one or two nice
things there to save them from rough
usage. 1t was a dainty green and
white room, and, like B~unyan's Cham-
her of Peace, 1t looked toward the u
rising.
One morning. in the midst OF the
r,sh and scramble to "straighten out
things" 1t occurred to her to follow
the little one, and see what she might
be doing. She peeped IN at the door
and nausea In wonder. There on the
Noor ep a square of softened sunshine
Law the missing baby. a look Of SUI
preme content on her chubby face all
the irritation and crossness OF the
f, morning gone entirely out of 1t.
what are you doing here?' the
mother had it on her tongue to say
but stopped and only looked the ques'
ton.
rs just loving this lovely room,
.a;d the child, smiling her answer. III
feels nice, muvver.'
That mother ~pondered the mater
for a day or two and then threw oper
the guest room for general family
usine whenever guests were not II 1t
Moreover, she began to brighten tne
rest of the house with little oeau''
touches.-Mother's Magazine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18

,r william A. Radford will answer
I,,ons and give advice FREE OF
C~cT on all subjects pertaining to the
l.S,act Of building, for the readers of this
suD, On account Of his wide experience
pap rd,tor. Author and Manufacturer, he
:. uIthout doubt. the highest authority
= al these subjects. Address all inquiries
= a William A. Radford. No. 17s West
- s.on boulevard. Chicago. Ill. and only
snciose two-cent stamp for reply.
Ono of the most frequent demands
usde upon architects and builders is
Or a house Of moderate cost, yet one
that will satisfy persons Of taste and
refinement and come up to what they
,seI a home ought to be. With the
.dvancing scale Of prices both for
building materials Of all kinds and for
mo skilled labor required to fashion
them into q permanent residence. the
problem Of satisfying this demand
.eems to become mor and more diff
0cult Of solution.
The writer has given a great deal
NJ study to this matter. and has come
n the conclusion that the way out lies
not in going without, as SO many fam
uies do-continuing indefinitely the
aid unsatisfactory renting life, moth
ing is to be found in running far into
debt-also as many demonstrating
obligations far beyond their safe abil
Nv and mortsaging the future happi
ness and safety Of the home.
No. the problem is rather one fol
the architect to meet, unwilling al
they usually are to help much alont
lines of economy. Architects ordinar
Yy. are paid q certain percentage
ranging from 5 to IL per cent. oil
the total cost Of labor and material
entertng into the construction; SO l
/, only natural II they eem q trif,
uninterested and lukewarm about hold
ing down the expense. Nevertheless
II is a fact that the skilled arohitec'
In designing = house-especially II h
has given that branch Of the wor
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
His Need Of the Moment.

An old darby was encountered by
the expedition SEM by Uncle Sam for
the relief Of sufferers by the Missis-
sippo foods. Uncle Eph was in a
dilapidated looking skin or dugout,
which he was having considerable
trouble to keep afoat. He was busy
padding with one hand and bailing
out his craft with the other when the
relief boat came within hailing dis
lance of him:
Hello there, uncle. What do you
WANT"
Nothing but wings, boss was the
answer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18

The accompanying design is a good
example OF what may be accomplish
ed along the lines mentioned. This ia
a house of good size. % feet 6 inches
by 80 feet 6 inches, having a very
large living room. dining room,
kitchen and pantry on the first
floor and two large bed rooms, bath
room and three clothes closets on the
second floor; arrangement Of the
rooms as we'll as their size. lighting,
etc.. is according to the most ap-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-18
Horrible Thought.

Senator Borah Of Idaho tells this
story Of how a psychologist and me-
diumistic professor was received In q
small town in his state:
The professor was talking to q
young society bud about the possibili.
ties of the j~ourneyings Of ones soul
why. my dear young lady," he de
clared, ut is possible for you in your
sleep to travel to other planets in the
middle OF the night"
ooh, professor" she cried In evi
dent alarm. Not in my nightgown!'
The Sunday Magazine.