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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-16
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
UMPIRE GIVES RANK
DECISION BY TELEPHONE

Chicago Jan. 20.-"Being a resi-
dent of Kansas it is natural that the
should have its setting in that state,
said Walter Johnson
''The incident dates back seven or
eight years, and an umpire played the
leading role. [ wasn't a big Lacquer
when the stunt was pulled, and can't
appreciate the affair as do now.
of my memory serves me correctly,
Independence and Parsons were play
ing Two games were played on the
Fourth of July in the latter city The
umpire in the morning was German
Around him conferred the troubles OF
the morning.
EsThat German didn't like the way
the fans treated him was proved when
he didn't show up for the afternoon
game I am told he never held an in
dicator in another game, his lone ex-
perience causing him to lose any love
he might have had for his job.
eat the end of the ninth the score
was a tie, and the crowd was wrought
up over the extra inning. Neither club
scored in the tenth. In the first of
the eleventh independence got a man
as far as third with two down, and
the next batter hit ball to deep
''The umpfres first impression, as
well as decision, was that the batter
was safe, and that Independence had
put over the run that looked big
enough to win the game.
1.-THE captain and manager of the
home team seeing that the umpire
had waved the batter safe, made a
rush for the official. All the Parsons
players followed. About this time UNI
pire German was thinking how much
pIeasanter it would be back with the
old folks. Seeing the home athletes
on the rush he proclaimed the batter
out
THE home team halted but indie
pendence took up the charge. In a
minute German was giving imita-
ton of a rear brakeman a freight
train, alternate making motions that
he had declared the runner out and
safe.
IT crowd then took up the affair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
SAYS CHANCE
VOLUNTARILY
RESIGNED JOB

Chicago, Jan. 20-The Cubs past and
present, with particular reference to
Cub managers past and present and
with more particular reference to
Frank Chance as against Johnny
Evers. are dealt with in a long, sign
ed article by Charles W. Murphy, Cub
president in the Chicago Evening Pos t,
today It is the longest interview in
Murplay's career, the first time he has
emerged from the shell of secrecy in
which he has always been hedged.
Most interesting is his explanation
why Chance was let out and his COM
parison of Chance and Evers.
when 1 asked Frank Chance if he
wanted to manage the Cubs in 1913, -
he writes, "he replied: I would rather
not -
Murphy continues:
After Evers had succeeded to the
position, Evers said: would not trade
positions with the President of the
United States
accomplishments of Mr.. Chance, am
compelled to use rather recent ex-
preston of Mr.. Ted Sullivan and say:
Too often the chip gets credit when it
really belongs to the wave Chance
gets credit for achievements of the
Cubs in last years season. He should
get all the credit due him but 1t should
be borne in mind that he has been
fortified at all times with a, bunch of
ball players who, as Joe Tinker recently
said: Gould go out and do things "
youth and the prospect of advancing
age and pertinent1y said: why, en-
thuGiasm is pretty much confined to
those men who can play the game
and not to those who wish to draw pay
for telling others how to do it. We
don't want a. company for support. We
want more ball playing and less man
aging
AS between Chance and Evere. he
Says
Prank Chance was successful as a
playing manager am not prepared
to say he will prove a wizard a
manager. It might be said in passing
that the old National game is geared
up now SO that fast thinking is the
requisite of success. Handling ball
club nowadays, must be done after the
fashion that the electrical machine
works which makes the rtvets on the
modern steel 9zscrapers."
Murphy then says that he is conf
dent of q successful season. He says
he has the best fortified team in the
major leagues. He wakes enthusiastic
over the addition OF Bresnahan to the
Cub staff and says he has the best ar
ray of catchers in the world. He also
predicts success Tor Evers.
I'm conclusion, will say that the
club that beats US will win the flag.
Mark that prediction" is the way he
closes his statement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
.MATHENSON FINDS IT
HARD TO GET FANS
TO DISCUSS INSURANCE

Christy Mathewson, real estate and
insurance agent. has his troubles. As
ball player and author, Mathewson
fares we'll enough. In the one case
he can escape to the club house; in
the other if hard pressed he can do
his writing at home. But in real es-
people, and there's the rub. Not that
Christy is not sociable, but business is
business, and it's hard to do busin ess
when prospective customers insist on
talking baseball.
Christy Mathewson doesn't mind
talking baseball, but Mr.. Christopher
Hart & Co., in real estate and inSar-
ance has no interest in talking base
ball. He wishes the public could rea-
Mr.. G. Mathewson would be glad to
have you call on the subject of insur-
ance; he'll insure anything from your
hope of salvation to your next year
autom obile- If you care to- discuss
premiums call at the office of Sher-
wood Hart & Co., and tell him what
you have on your mind about insur-
ance. but do not ask him if he thinks
that the Giants would have divided
the winners end of the Worlds Series
is not sure exactly what Hans Wag-
ner's weakness at the bat is when
there are three men on the bases and
one run is needed to tie. Read the
sign exhibited in big type in the Of
fee:
This is an insurance office and not
q IOunSlnS room. Cnr1SCy MttheWSO
is interested in anything that has to
do with insurance. He does not even
recall the score of the last game of
the Worlds Series
t'Matty'' started the insurance bust
ness once before, several years ago,
and he gave it up when he found per
sons would talk anything else to him
besides premiums. But the big pitch
er never quits for good and he is back
at it again. He sits behind a desk and
has a stenographer at his elbow and
SIN okes an occasional cigar and reads
insurance figures. Sometimes he
dashes off story just for exercise, for
he is a writer, too. A man entered
the office.
How are you Matty?', he began. ST
have seen you pitch many a time"
you've got the wrong man. re-
piled big Six This is Mathewson
the insurance agent to whom you are
talking and not the baseball pitcher
Can we do anything for you in the
line of a life policy
Gust wanted to shake hands with
you. viii let you know about that
next week"
"You see how it is" said 'Matty''
after his caller had gone. That's the
handicap I am under.
But he thinks he can stick it out
through the winter. Next spring, he
says, he intends to take a vacation
thinks outdoor recreation will do him
q lot of good, such as playing baseball
Tor instance, but really he'd like to
talk insurance business this winter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
AL KETCHEL IN
GOOD CONDITION
LOCAL BOY EXPECTS TO BEAT
O'BRIEN NEXT MONDAY.

When Young. Corbett steps into the
ring at Eagles hall next Monday ev-
ening to referee the a11-star bouts
which the South End A. C. will hold
there, he will look into the faces of
many admirers, for the ex-chanpion
has a, large following among the local
fans
That the bout between Young Jack
OBrien and Al KetcIlel will be fast
there is no doubt, for Ketchel writes
from Waterbury that he is getting in
TO fine shape at George E. Mulligan's
gymnasium and he feels confident of
giving O'Brden the hardest battle of
his life.
Much interest is being taken in the
10 round bout between Kid Lewis, the
Waterbury punch artist and Hank
Griffin, the local boy, who has a big
s'kdck'' in both mitts. They will
weigh in at $50 pounds and the ses-
sion ought to be one that will keep
the fans on the anxious seat while it
is in progress.
The first bout of the night between
Kid Cushing of Springfield, Mass, and
Eddie Kelly, the Bridgeport boy, will
start at $50 o'clock sharp, and it will
be one of 10 rounds. Both boys are
evenly matched and the fans will do
well to be in their seats when the mill
starts
All arrangements for the three bouts
have been completed. The tickets
have been placed on sale and there
have been many demands for them all
ready
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20

After dickering with the New York
Americans for few weeks Ray Keat-
ing of this city has signed with the
Yankees His contract was mailed last
week and the receipt of it was an
nounced by the club today. Heating
was dissatisfied with the terms of
$500 month offered by New York
but after a little correspondence the
matter was adjusted
The New York American this morn
ing says: .tse
Pitcher Ray Heating and Shortstop
Jack Martin have swelled the list of
New York American League Club
eIigibles. The contracts of these re-
cruits reached Secretary Tom Davis
yesterday.
Heating is a husky young pitcher
from the New England League. Mar
tin is the same youngster who ap-
peared at short field for the luckless
HighIanders under Wolverton's COM
mand Late in the season he was
traded to Rochester for midget Tom
my Mcmillan. Just about the same
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
MURPHY OFFERED CHANCE
HIS OLD POSITION BUT
VETERAN DECLINED OFFER

Chicago, Jan. 2O-During Frank
g ance's stay in Chicago last week
prise baseball readers. It appears that
after Chance publicly scored Charles
Webb Murphy for his unwarranted
charge that the Cubs lost the National
to observe the rules of discipline, Muir
ply secretly tried to patch up his diff
ferences with the peerless leader Muir
ply, replying to Chances blast in the
newspapers had allowed his temper
to get the better of him, for he has
thy announced that he had decided to
dapose the Cubs manager
It was after Murphy had made the
statement that John J. Evers would
succeed Chance that the owner of the
Cubs sent three personal representa-
tives to Chance suggesting a compro-
mise. These persons, so the story goes,
informed Chance that Murphy regret
peace; that Murphy was ready to of
fer Chance an increase in salary and
a three years contract if he would
forget the past
however, made him boil over again,
inasnuch as Chance stated with much
feeling that he wouldn't take another
dollar from the Cubs owner and
would retire from baseball if he could
not secure his release. Chance, it is
said, accused Murphy of circulating
clared that if he could secure the nee
essary evidence he would bring a suit
for heavy damages against his former
employer
Murphy then realized that Chance
was lost to him for all time and
promptly signed Evers to manage the
Cubs. While Chance was dickering
with Frank J. Farrell Murphy did not
show his head. He sent word indi-
rectly to Chance that he was ready to
bury the Ratchet and hoped that the
peerless leader would enjoy much sue
cess in the American league. But
Chance ignored Murphy entirely, ex-
pressing no desire to have any further
dealings with him.
Murphy was scored SO numerically
in Chicago for letting Chance get away
that he was forced to make a success
full bid for Roger Bresnahan. Murphy
was accused of penurioue methods. SO
that he had to do something to prove
that the Chicago club was ready to
spend big money to keep the Cubs on
earth. The engagement of Bresnahan
therefore is calculated to partially
queII the clanor of the fans, but it
will be a, long time before they will
become reconciled to the departure of
Chance for other fields.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
FLYNN FAILS TO
TAKE HIS DEGREE
FORMER YALE FOOTBALL STAR
NOT PRESENT AT THIRD DE
GREE WORK OF KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS.

Maurice Lefty Flynn. the former
Yale football star, failed to nut in an
appearance at the big third degree as
sembIy held yesterday afternoon by
the joint councils, san Salvador and
Russell. of the New Haven Knights
of Columbus and only other foot
ball man, Jesse, H. Philbin of Yale took
the degree, although fSpafdtng, Cornell
and Flynn were expected upon the 90
CASTOR, and 1t was largely in deference
to their convenience that the day, sun
day, was set, for ordinarily third de-
gree work is seldom done on the Sab
bath.
Among the 100 candidates were many
Yale men, who had received the first
and second degrees previously, among
them John Coleman, chairman of the
Yale News.
The big auditorium at the Casino
was crowded with 1850 New Haven
Knights and notable guests and Off
cials of the order from all parts of the
country.
Former District Attorney Eugene
Philabin, of New York city, was there
to see his son take the degree. and to
talk to his fellow knights upon the
ideals of the order. This was the third
time he had seen friends take the de-
gree in San Salvador council.
District Deputy William ]. Cronin,
assisted by his staff. exemplified the
degree, the largest ever given in the
state, upon 100 candidates.
Among those present were delega-
tons from Bridgeport Stamford, So.
Norwalk, New London, Norwich, Will
1irnantic, New Britain, Hartford, Mer-
iden, Derby, Ansonfa, Wallingford,
Danbury, waterbury. Naugatuclz,
Springfield, worcester and HoIyoke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20

of the American League. owning an
average of 1853 In 1907 he came right
back by getting another high average.
sWatting the ball to the tune Of go
The next year, 1908, same being the
season that the Browns led the fans
to believe that st. Louis would own q
pennapt winner, Stone failed to do 60
well with the stick, batting .2S1. From
then on, or, to be exact, IN 1903 and
1910 Stone slid back rapidly. the lat
ter year marking the end Of his career
in major baseball
Stone was allowed to slide back 70
the minors, joining the American As
ISOLATION, where he played a year with
Milwaukee. He was released BY Nil
waukee, and went to the coast. 1t was
not long after this that he was again
reIea sed, and since that time little has
been heard of the former ST. Louis
star and favorite. And still the mag
mates kick when the players demand
more money despite the fact that the
usefulness of the ma ority Of real stars
is short, to say the least
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
By Wagner)

The Bridgeport baseball club has
signed Catcher George Crook who was
with Bellows Falls, VT, in the Twin
State league last season. Crook is
big fellow. He is a hard hitter and
many teams were after his services.
When the Mechanics were swinging
through Massachusetts, last season
Manager Mccain went a scouting
trip and saw Crook in a game at
Northampton. He was highly impress
to sign him but Crook didn't want to
De any business then. He promised
if he made any change he would give
Bridgeport the first chance for his SER
vices
After the season closed an effort
was made to locate Crook but without
success. Secretary, Reddy wrote to a
friend of the youngsters and finally
learned that Crook was living in Low
ell, Mass. The player at first declar-
ed he didn't care to go into the game
offered finally caused him to change
his mind. His contract arrived this
morning.
If Crook makes good Eddie Bridges
will probably be traded or sold. He
is a good backstop but the local man
agement will try to have a team of
youngsters this year.
President o'Rourke of the Eastern
association received Umpire Pop Nc
Partlin's signed contract today. Nc
9arI11n was nO1d1ng OH because ne
had. an offer to coach college team
He lost that chance so decided to grab
a meal ticket when he could The
president also received an application
from Umpire Mike OBrien who was
in this league several seasons ago.
The Eastern association magnates
have ruled that the next meeting Will
be held in New Haven January 20 in
stead of in Hartford This was done
because Owner George NJ Cameron of
New Haven club is not strong enough
to make the trip to Hartford.
It is reported that Al Palzer may
not get the chance to fight Jack John
son in Paris. Bombardtez Wells, the
English champ, may be substituted for
Palzer.
Carl Ll1ndgren, the former Chicago
Cub pitcher who was with Hartford
last season, has signed to manage the
KeoIzuk, Ia, team Of the Central AS
ISOLATION Out in that league the fans
have to take up collection every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
NO BOOZE AT DINNER
To PHILLIES' PRESIDENT

Pittsburgh, Jan. 2o.-The farewell
dinner to William Henry Locke, the
new president Of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals, by the sporting writers of
Pittsburgh on January % will be
dry
The absolute prohibition system of
dining is a departure from old-esta b.
lished custom nong the sporting
writer's of Pittsburgh. 1T was adopted
at the suggestion of Governor John
banquet. Former Police Commits
sioner w F. Baker of New York will
be a guest Mayor William A Ma
gee will tell the party how Pittsburgh
will miss Bill Locke. The Mayor ap-
proves the mo booze" idea.
When John H. Gruber and some of
the o1d-tizne sporting writer's heard
the news 1T required cold water to
revive them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
RAY HEATING SIGNS UP WITH
new YORK AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM
Local Boy Comes to Terms With Yankees
After Holding Out

time Frank Chance was first men
toned as a possible successor to VOL
verton the Highlanders traded back
Mcmillan for Martin.
Great things are expected of Keat-
ing under Chances administration.
This rookie was the best boxman in
the New England League in 1912 He
won twenty-six games and lost but
eleven. finishing a very hard cam
paign with the fine percentage of
1903. This wonderful record was hung
up despite "a bad start. Heating did
not round. into his-true form until late
in June Arthur Irwin discovered the
youth, and Arthur is willing to stake
his reputation that Heating will prove
a real sensation if he does not suffer
injury.
Keating is a husky young fellow,
standing above five feet ten inches
and Weighing about 1875 pounds. He
is also a spitbaH tosser, like most Of
the best performers of the Hill tribe.
This will assure Chance enough moist
delivery men TO keep him busy for u
SDell,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
STONE SEEKS JOB
WITH THE MINORS
Once Famous SIugger Has to Resort
to Advertising to Get Placed.

Have you ever stopped to think how
quickly the thousands of baseball fans
all over the country forget a diamond
star? Few have any time to devote
to the heroes of other days for the rea-
son that they have trouble enough
keeping tab on the Shining lights OF
the present ones. It's a. case of here
today and gone tomorrow, the base
ball public not caring whether an old
time star who suddenly loses his
ed off the map, just SO long as some
younger man is found able to fill the
veterans shoes
There are few fans who, if asked,
come Of George Stone. It's almost
safe to make bet that no one in this
city knows whether the old favorite is
any longer able to play baseball and,
be found to name the league that
Stone last played in. To set the fans
right it might be best to mention now
that George Stone is not playing ball,
and apparently has only a slight
chance Of doing so next season.
On the back page of the St. Louis
baseball, appears a small adv. which
reads as follows: Position wanted by
professional, either as manager or
player, by man formerly with the
Browns and milwaukee teams. Ad-
dress George Stone, Coleridge, Ne
braska''
Can you imagine anything like this
happening to a, man who not so many
years ago possessed the ability of
George Stone2 OF course, it is not by
any means a disgrace for a. man to
advertise for a position, but, neverthe-
less, it does seem strange that a player
of so great renown only a few seasons
back should take SUCH a big drop, be-
ing entirely passed up by every one,
even the smallest of bush leagues, and
be compelled to insert an adv. in order
to secure employment at his chosen
profession.
George Stone has Travelled the same
old route of many other baseball ceIe-
brities, with the exception that the
former st. LIQUIDS star dropped fast sr
and further in the world of baseball
than have a, good mary best play
ers. Stone was secured by ST. Louis
from Boston in a trade for Jess Bur
kett shortly after the close of the 1904
season Stone failed to get going his
first year with the Browns, although
playing a good game. The next year
19o6-George batted his way to the top
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
COLUMBIA HOCKEY
TEAM WON'T PLAY
YALE ON FEB. 4

Following the recent ruling, of the
intercollegiate Hockey league in refus-
ing to permit either the Princeton Cor
nell or Dartmouth sevens to meet CO.
lumbia. on the ice this winter, the man
q eement of the Blue and White team
has decided to bend all its efforts to
building up q team for next year out
of the material that has reported for
the seven this year
Columbia had arranged a series of
three games with Cornell to be played
early in February, but the action of
the league automatically cancelled the
contests, and as a result the second
game that CO1um bia has scheduled
with Yale, which viii be played on
February l. is the only intercoIl Ell ga tie
contest on the list of the Morningside
seven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-20
BASE RUNNERS TO BE
RANKED BY PERCENTAGE
New Scheme Suggested to Give True
Rating of Big LeaguerS.

Base runners in the future may. be
ranked on q percentage basis, just
as the work of the bastmen, he1ders
and pitchers is now tabulated 1t
has been sugg ested that a record pc
kspt of the number of times a man
is caught trying to steal, ana the TO.
*.i of unsuccessful attempts be added
TO his stolen bases and then d1v1ded
into them. The result, it is thought,
would give a correct line on man, 3
Clvde Milan of the Senators was
the boss of the American Leagues
RaffIes brigade last. year, purlointng
had an average of .571 steals per
game, according to the present day
Of reckoning, but that record hardly
does him justice.
of the .7se class. as he was stopped
by the backEtops on only 81 oc0a-
sions, when he started to steal. The
Cleveland catchers, strange TO say.
tagged Milan the greatest number
of times, mailing him In seven at
tempts to pilfer- A reasonable eoe-
ing him out SO frequently is that he
was not a bit backward about testing
their wings
Milan was thrown out five times
tv the New York backstops, four
times by the wind paddists of the St
Louis Chicago, Boston and Philadel-
phia teams and thrice by the mask
who thwarted Milan in his attempts
to steal last season are named below;
Cleveland. by o'Neil, A; Easter
". 2; Livingston. 1.
New York, Shy Sweeney, s.;
St. Louis, by KFEchell, 2; criger.
Chicago. by Kuhn. 2; Sullivan.
/; Chalk, 1. ~
Boston. by Carrigan. 2. Cady, 2.
ilade1phia, by Egan, 2; Lapp,
? 80
Detroit. s-By Onslow. 2: stanage,