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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Knocks for Inter-League Series
mo Friends for Herrmann's Plan

D UT, as Messrs. Lynch and John
- son agree, there is one big dis
advantage.
The Worlds Series has come to be
regarded as the Baseball Classic. 1t
is the short. sharp, crucial encounter
that settles for all time between two
particular cubs which shall enjoy the
title of worlds champion of a certain
year.
The settlement may not suit every
body, But as a matter of history the
better club usually wins. AMI any
way, the affair is settled in the good
American Way-in a short, sharp, de-
cisive action.
D REXY LYNCH fancies the long
drawn -out interleague season
would result in a great loss of inter
est, with the contests becoming mere
local series, not of national impor-
lance"
PreXy Ban already had voiced a
similar opinion
And now even Jawn ]. McGraw
who has n right to be sore on the
present system if anybody has lines
up with the powers that be and chimes
in at the top of his lungs for a World $
Series
Which. by the way. reminds one
that even the losers "cut" is worth
having.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Western League Will
Undergo Big Change

ST. JOSEPH, MO, Oct 27-The
belief here is strong to-day that sew
eral new teams will appear on the
roster which now comprises the
Western League. Following the meet
ing of the board of directors, this be-
came known, and the report was
practically corroborated by John Hol-
land, owner of the local franchise,
who favors plans for a revolution.
The league now is composed Of st.
Joseph Lincoln, Des Moines. Sioux
city. Omaha, Topeka. Wichita and
Denver.
Topeka, Wichita and Sioux City,
according to the plans, will be
dropped, and Peoria, H.. Davenport,
Iowa, and Minneapolis will be added.
This is brought about by the poor
showings which have been invaria-
bly, made from a financial standpoint
by Topeka, Wichita and Sioux City.
considered the weak sisters OF the
league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Glove Mascot of All Players
Crane Tells Of Elberfeld's Mitt

forts of the Giants have not resulted
quite so winnirgly we like to go back
to that period-but we digress.
In the last game the Jersey Citys
played this year-or near the last,
anyhow-Mike made home run that
had a big influence on the final result.
In fact, / think 1t was Mikes circuit
clout that won the game for the
Shelters" Mike was considerably
elated, and then some. Mike, be ii
said-and I am forfeiting no conf
dence--is slated to manage the
"Skeeters' next year, and that homer
the club owners.
In the mix-up over the homer and
the consequent celebra tion--for Jersey
City did not have so many victories
to occasion the shooting IF of many
ireworks-Mike lost his glove
And, by the way there was prize
OF so pounds of tobacco that went
with the "Bskerite."
Anyhow. Mike peeked out through
the halo that encircled his brow and
bethought himself of that glove.
They All Disappeared.
A. Jersey small boy was handy
Just the same as they are in Harlem
and all over the world--and Mike
tossed MN half dollar 10 go get tnat
glove. And Mike, having confidence
in the kid. also gave him an order for
that 50 pounds OF tobacco.
Neither the glove, the tobacco nor
the kid showed up.
Mike had all the wires" working
he could think Of to locate the kid. in
Guiding Joe Humphrey, who an
nounced the sad loss from every prize
ring in Greater New York.
Then Mike was asked to go around
the world with the Giants and the
loss of the ancient mitt doomed up in
bigger proportions
Police Took Up tho Hunt.
The police of Jersey CITY were noti-
fed and squads of detectives were put
on the job.
We hesitate TO say that JERSEY City
detectives are better than the Waldo
board, but / will say the glove was
received About the 80 pounds of to =
bacco | know not.
That glove was shipped by parcel
post yesterday to Mike.
The Jersey City small boy is still at
liberty, but onl, because Mike is on
his way around the world.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Scribes Will Play
Golf for Adair Cup

George Adair has offered hand
some trophy for the winner of golf
tournament with Atlanta newspaper
men as contestants. Said tourney is
to be played over the Athletic Clubs
course at East Lake.
w. l.. Halstead, of The Constitu-
ton; 0. B. Keller, of The Georgian,
and John Paschal. Of The Journal,
have been appointed "a committee
to meet with George Adair and ar
range all the final details of the tour
nament.
There will be 32 entrants. No quail
flying round will be played The 80
players will be paired and in the
first round Of match play the defeated
sixteen will form a second flight.
There will also be trophy for the
runner-up In the first flight and one
for the winner of the defeated six
teen.
The first round of match play must
be played by Saturday. The commit
tee will meet Wednesday and make
the drawings and then the players
can start to work. Three weeks have
been allowed for the contamination of
the tournament. though the players
are sure to complete it In less time
than that.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Michigan Aggies Are
Strong Contenders
For Western HOnOrs

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-For Western
football honors the Michigan Agri-
cultural School squad looms up
large. The Aggies trounced Michigan
University week ago, and Saturday
tumbled Wisconsin, last years big
Nine" champions, Ny score of ~ to
Z. In the Western conference Chi
cago's defeat of Purdue by two goals
from the field to nothing, put Coach
Stages men in the top position in the
big Nine" Chicago's hardest com
ing battle is with Minnesota on Mo-
vember IS, and dopesters today were
predicting an easy victory for Chi
cago.
Iowa would have been considered
for conference honors by virtue of
her rs to defeat of Northwestern
Saturday, had it not been for the de-
feat administered by Chicago a
week ago. Coach Zupke, of Illinois,
was making claims to-day that his
team would give a good account Of
itself at the close Of the season. Illi-
nois defeated Indiana Saturday at In
dianapolis Victories also have been
scored by Illinois against Kentucky,
Missouri and Northwestern.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Christy Mathewson's
New Play Makes Big
Hit on Opening Night

NEW YORK. oct. 27.-The new
Christy Mathewson play. The Girl
and the Pennant,' was given its ini-
t!el New York presentation at the
Lyric Theater last week. The au-
dience was enthusiastic and the houss
was crowded. Random was well rep
resented and faces familiar to base
ball rooters could be distinguished IN
all parts CT the theater.
The Girl and the Pennant" is the
joint effort of the Giants famous
twirler and RiGa Johnson Young. The
story concerns young woman who at
the death of her father becomes own
err Of q baseball team, and Of her
struggles with the manager, who re-
sentS the woman's ownership.
The manager later finds himself in
financial difficulties and bargains to
sell out to the manager of the rival
contender for the pennant. Fortunate
" for the girl. his treachery is frus-
trated and all ends well.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Packey Mcfarland has announced that
hereafter he will meet welterweights.
He said this about year ago, Dut ne IS
still coaxing the little lightweight bat
have to hand it to the stockyards boy,
however; he's the wisest boxer in the
game to-day by all odds.
The 20-round bout between Georges
Carpenter. the French champion, and
left Smith, the American middleweight,
fought at Luna Park, Paris, October Il,
won by Carpenter on points, drew sl9,-
900, which shows how popular Carpen-
tier is with the fight fans of France;
Carpenter received guarantee OF $s'ooo
and Smith $500
Vienne, the fight promoter Of Paris,
Is trying to get either Eddie McGoorty.
of Oshkosh Wis, or Frank Klaus to
fight Georges Carpenter in 20-round
of the American fighters $4,000 for the
fight.
Ad Wolgast, ex-lightweight champion,
has just closed deal with former May
or Fred Heath, of Hastings, Mich, pay
ing Heath $4,000 for a ranch near Med
ford Ore Wolgast now owns two
ranches in Oregon, a Michigan farm and
considerable live stock.
ldbh fOslclO. 1lIeIS oilIO'Si, was
In Atlanta Saturday and closed two good
bouts for his next show on November 8.
Jack Payne and Frank Baker were
signed to battle 10 rounds in one bout,
while Kid Young and Kid Brown will
clash over the same route in the other
half of the all-star card. All these boys
promise to start training at once for the
bouts.
Kid Young has also been matched to
meet some boy at Jacksonville, Fla,
next month. Charles Leonhardt, the pro-
moter there, wants TO use Young on No
vember 5. but the newsboy battler has
asked for later date on account Of
his Athens engagement.
Sam Langford and Jack Lester will
clash in 20-round go at Taft Cal. to-
night This will be Langford's first bout
on the coast in nearly two years.
Tom McCarey. fight promoter of Cali
tornia, figures on three elimination bouts
FOR next month. Eddie Campf and Ben
ny Chavez, bantams, to meet on No
vember 4; frankie Burns, the Oakland
lightweight, and Bud Anderson, Novem-
her 10. and Leach Cross and Joe Rivers,
the Mexican, on Thanksgiving Day. All
three fights will be for 20 rounds at YER
non, Cal.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
By Sam Crane.

NEW YORK. Oct. PA ball
" players glove is his stock in
trade! or he thinks so, any
how. In fact, think a player would
throw over" load of empty barrels
and call 1t jonah instead of mas
cot if he lost his mitt.
And that would be going some.
There was kid Elberfeld the
Yankees shortstop a few years ago,
who would face spiked shin with
equanimity and gloat over the scars;
still he would weep salty tears IL his
glove was missing. And, mind you.
that glove was only a frame-a wreck
1t had nothing but an outer edge. The
fingers of it might have been whole
and intact. but the palm OF the glove
was-the ambient. 1t was as wide
open as the wide, wide world. And
yet the kid thought he couldn't play
without that fragile, fiimsy protection
Of nothingness
That old saying OF funny critics,
that all he had was glove" was
trite with the kid.
More Than Superstition.
And at that there is more than su-
perstition in it.
Inc worst Insult another payer can
hurl at an opponent after the latter
muffs ball is to have an opposing
player say: why don't you take the
rubber out OF your glove?"
The last thing in baseball para
phernalia q ball player will give up
is his glove. He mourns the loss
of it more than the Harlem small bov
does the demise of his grandmother
the day before the opening game Of
the Worlds Series.
Just as an incident to put more
emphasis on that, we will tell about d
little thing that happened to Mike
Donlin this fall
Made Good With Homer.
Now, Mike is no spring chicken in
baseball and neither is he a has
been" There is a lot of good base
ball still left in Sir Michael. He has
a glove that has enwrapped his star
board f1ipper ever since the Giants
beat out the Athletics for the worlds
championship in 1905.
That may be a long way back to
refer to, but as the result OF later eff
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
WOLGAST NOW
DUE To RETIRE,
SAYS NAUCHTON
Expert Says Ad Should Have
Walked Out of Game With
Battle After Recent Go.
Bv w. w. Naughton.

c AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-very
y evidently the reunion held In
w. Milwaukee recently by AID VOL
CAST and Battling Nelson left the two
ancient fire eaters in bad shape. VOL
CAST is laid up with a splintered rib
and has had to forego the pleasure"
of boxing Charlie White, of Chicago.
AID is careful! not to let Nelson get
the credit of inflicting the damage. He
says that the rib was bent slightly
while training for Nelson, but that he
did not suffer any distress or incon-
venience while boxing the Dane. Then
when he began to train for White a
jolt from a sparring partner fractured
the rib and doctor called halt on
further ring activities for a while.
The brush with Wolgast worked
injury to the most vulnerable portion
OF Nelson anatomy, to wit. his hands.
Bat Is as hard-headed and rock
ribbed a in the years when the writer
dubbed him the Durable Dane, but
latterly he has had to visit bone doc
tor Reese after every bout he en-
gagged in.
1t is to be presumed that what
Bonesetter Reese said after this most
recent visit has had a discouraging
effect. for Nelson says he has deter
mined to retire from the ring.
OF course, Bat has retired before
many times, for that matter-but he
wants 1t to be understood that all
previous retirements simply led no to
this one This is not to be a Patti
farewell, but John l.. Sullivan good
bye. Not even the prospect of an
other crack at Wolgast will bring
Nelson forth from his shell again.
Wolgast says he is merely laid up
for a while Still those who saw the
old rivals in action in Milwaukee
think that Wolgast and Nelson should
have thrown their arms across each
others shoulders. like pair of Dro-
mics, and walked out of the game to-
gether
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
HARVARD RE|GNS
SUPREME OVER
EASTERN TEAMS
Dartmouth Ranks Second to Grim
son Eleven at Present Rating.
Princeton Defeat Big Blow.
Bv Frank G.. Menke.

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Harvard
~ to-day reigns supreme in the
Eastern section of the football
world, with Dartmouth second,
Princeton third and Yale and Penn
sylvania about tied for fourth place.
One of the big regrets OF this sea-
son Is that Harvard and Dartmouth.
for the first time in many years, will
not meet. Just now it looks as if the
champion must be chosen from be-
tween these two teams and not from
among Harvard, Princeton and Yale,
a in former years.
Each new contest in which Har-
ward figures more forcibly demon
strates the fact that the Crimson
squad this year is one of the best
football aggregations ever gathered
together-a team that has a stone
wall defense and a smashing, DASH
ing offense that no opponent this year
has been able to stop.
THE Dartmouth aggregation, by its
to victory over the speedy
Princeton outfit, has demonstrated
beyond a doubt that it is now team
that ranks second only to Harvard,
and many there are who believe that
the heavy New Hampshire team, if
sent against the Crimson, would come
out a winner.
Princeton's defeat Saturday was a
crushing blow to its supporters who
looked for a. victory, or, at least,
lie score. The muddy condition OF
the field greatly handicapped the IT.
gers, who depend very largely on
their speed, but it was about as large
handicap to the Dartmouth boys,
who were unable to use the forward
pass, one of the main dependencies, to
any great extent.
SATURDAY was day of surprises
- and one in which the dope"
was upset and scattered in seventeen
directions. Everywhere throughout
the East the games were played in
quagmires, but this gave one side 80
much advantage as the other. Per-
haps on a dry field the results, how
ever, might have been different.
Next to Princeton's defeat by Dart
mouth the most surprising result was
the 0 to 0 Yale and Washington and
Jefferson score. The Ellis looked f3r
at least a 20 to score, and such
miserable showing made by the Bull
dogs has thrown the coaches into de-
spair. This was the Tecond time this
season the heavy Yale outfit was
played to a standstill. the little Maine
team turning the trick several weeks
ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Calhoun May Go To
Mobile; Mike Finn
Is After Paulette

MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 27.--Cor-
respondence between Manager Finn,
Of the Memphis team, and local
friends leads TO the belief that Mo-
bile will secure the service OF First
Basenan Merry Calhoun, former Bos-
ton player and known to Southern
baseball enthusiasts as the premier
college first bdseman of Dixie This
means that Paulette, OF the Gulls, will
camp on first base for the locals
Calhoun is a former Georgia Tech
athlete and was unanimously picked
as All Southern first baseman.
1t is also rumored here that Third
Baseman Smith will join Bris Lord
in Mobile next season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
De Gro Meets Carney
For 3-Cushion Title

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.--Alfred De-
orc, three cushion billiard champion
who is to defend his title against
Joseph Carney of San Francisco,
next week. will play practice games
at Doyle's to-day tomorrow and
Wednesday afternoon and evening
His opponent this afternoon will be
Henry FraZen.
Tonight he will cross cues with
Ikujiro Tamura, the japanese cham
pion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
GrOss-Ritchie Scrap
Off; Leach Injured

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-The much
iooked-for Richie Cross match billed
for Wednesday night isn't going to
take place on that date, and local
boxing fans who were eager to see
the champion in action will have to
wait a while longer. Cross strained
muscle over his ribs while working
Tor the bout A specialist to-day said
Cross will be able to fight on No
Vember 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Fitzsimmons Tells
How He Lost Title

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Robert Fitz-
simmons told Supreme Court Justice
Barlow S. Weeks and jury how he
lost the worlds championship to Jas.
j. Jeffries in their fight which took
place in San Francisco on July %,
1902. F'itzsimmons said:
II was so busy chopping jeff to
ribbons that l left an opening over
nv solar plexus. | hit jeff thou
sand times; he hit me once. But that
was enough. ! wasn't knocked out
lust paralyzed. But he was sight
wnen | saw him half an hour later in
the dressing room"
F'itzsimmons' story was part of the
testimony offered in a suit for Islander
brought by Joseph Egan, a boxing
promoter, against New York maya
zine.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
A. F. Awtrey Sends
a Letter Concerning
Jim Preas' Charges
The following letter explains itself:
Asheyille. N c., Oct "a, 1918.

The following letter explains itself:
Asheville, N. c., Oct. "a, 1913.
Sporting Editor Georgian:
Dear Sr--I notice in your issue Of the
22d an article relating TO the protest
ing of Mr.. Preas, member of the
Georgia Tech football team. and it APP
pears that [ am held responsible by
Tech supporters for this protest. |
consider it quite presumption on the
part of whoever started the rumor to
come out boldly and make such a state
ment, for l have had absolutely nothing
to do with this case one way or the
other.
/ can state frankly that do not know
who entered the protest and every Tech
man will admit that it has never been
the policy OF the athletic authorities at
Georgia to protest men, so it seems they
are taking much for granted,
The article also stated that Preas had
been urged to go to Georgia by me,
which is another mistake, for he was
here but a few minutes while on his
way to Tech, and l merely asked him
where he Intended going and did not
mention Georgia to him.
| can state emphatically that 1 know
nothing of this mans athletic record
and do not care TO know, and inclose
herewith statement from Colonel
Bingham to substantiate my statement.
tSigned A. f. AWTREY.
Asheville. N c., Oct 20, 1918
| hereby certify that A +. Awtrey has
never approached me in any shape or
form for the purpose of obtaining in
formation regarding the thletic rela-
lions of this school with Mr.. J. II.
Preas, Jr, now at Georgia Tech.
(Signed) r. BINGHAM.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
Negro Speed Demons
Hold Meet Tuesday

The negro motorcycle race meet
which was postponed twice last week
will be run tomorrow afternoon at the
local Motordrome, weather permitting
The start will be at 2:30 o'clock
Bill Jones and Lloyd Brown will de-
fend the honOrs of the local colored
contingent against the invasion of Ben
Griggs and Willie McCabe, OF Chatta.
nooga, and the Wilson brothers, Of New
Orleans
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
DIES OF FOOTBALL INJURIES.

KALAMAZOO, MICH, Oct T.-As
the result of injuries received in foot
ball game. Hal Warner, IL years old.
public school student, Is dead here
o-day. The boy. when tackled. fell on
the ball and his physician says his
heart was affected by the fall. He was
playing in class game.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
cAPRoN QUITS ATHLETICS.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 27.--Ralph Cap
ron. former University OF Minnesota
football star. and who has also won
considerable fame on the baseball dia-
mond, has quit athletics for good. lie
intends TO engage in the real estate
business in Minneapolis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
By O. B. Keller.

TR. AUGUST HERMANN now
MI has two major league pres!-
dents arrayed against him on
his little proposition to substitute for
the Worlds Series every fall an inter
league schedule, by which every
American League club will play every
National League club a series Of eight
games, the worlds champion being
decided as the pennant winner in the
league which comes out on top.
If you have had the patience ana
persistence to unravel that Dickens
esque sentence. you may be somewhat
impressed with the idea of the august
Mr.. August Hermann.
We were-at first. And even since
Messrs. Tom Lynch and Ban John
son have declared against 1t, we are
able to find some points in its favor
NJ 4. HERRMANN'S plan was to cut
lVl down the playing schedule of
the two major leagues to about two
thirds of its present size, and occupy
the time thus saved by putting on an
interleague schedule by which to de-
termine the champion league" The
pennant winner in that league, of
course. wonld be entitled TO the
worlds title
THE plan of the 64-game schedule
l presents certain interesting
points.
Assuming that it was applied to the
respective league finishes of this sea
son. we should have the entertaining
spectacle of the mighty Athletics pit
ted alternately against the Giants and
the lowly Cardinals-and certainly the
St Louis bunch wouldn't fare much
worse at the hands OF Collins, Baker
& Co. than did the National champs
on the other hand. the smuggling
Philadelphia Nationals array would
be encountering the Browns and the
Yankees, striving to get back for the
National League some of the points
won for the American by the prowess
of the Athletics.
And, of course, there would be more
equal strife among the Cubs and the
Sox, Pirates and Maps. Tigers and
Braves and so on down the roster
1t really would be entertaining. And
for a couple OF months there would
be a vast amount of figuring needed
to keep up with the Kaleidoscope
shifts in standing, with one whole
league playing against another
DOUBTLESS 1t would be interest
II ing.
Each club would encounter every
other club in the rival circuit in eight
games; four on it's home grounds, four
on the grounds of the rival league.
The length of the schedule would pre-
vent any Worlds Series repetition Of
two or three star pitchers; the regu-
lar run Of the slab" would have to
perform
1t would be a good test OF relative
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
MURPHY WINS

INDIANAPOLIS, oct. 27.-"Three-
Fingered" Jimmy Murphy, of Chicago.
won a decisive victory over Jimmy An
derson. of this city. in 6-round affair.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
eRAckLiN SCORED TOUCHDOWN.

CARLISLE, PA, oct 27.-Coach
Glenn Warner announced that 1t was
Brackin, the Indian halfback, and not
Guyon left halfback, who scored the
touchdown against the University of
Pennsylvania in their annual football
game Saturday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
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