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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
By Monty.

TINE selection of an all-star
baseball team from the play
ers Of the present generation
Is Sinecure in one department
the outtield-but Il genuine task
the rest of the way. Not even the
most ardent partisan of the Ma
tional league would venture the
argument that the senior organiza-
ton could put forward a corps
gable to cope with the wonderful
quartet that did duty in the Amer
lean league last season.
Cobb, Speaker Jackson and Mi
Ian! All of them young men who
have fought their way to The front
with brilliance and all of whom
have earned rank with the great
est outfielders of all time. Look
back to the halcyon days of Fred
Clarke, Tommy Leach, Willie Keel
er, Jesse Burlett, Ed Delehanty
and those other great figures in the
fly chasing and fence busting an
nails.
Leach still will be seen doing
duty in a limp sort of a way for
the Cubs this year, but he is not
the old Tommy that used to make
umpires lives miserable while he
and his boss. Fred Clarke, burned
up things for the Pirates in their
champion days. Clarke retired to
the bench just a year ago. though
he still appeared to be in the full
glory of his career on the field But
the others ceased to be big leaguers
long since. Keller now is Bill
Dahlen's assistant in the manag-
ing of the Brooklyns; Jesse Bur
kett is owner and manager of the
Worcester. Mass, club, and Dele
hanty is dead.
Bring these men back to their
prime. How would they compare
with the young blood of our days?
Some old timers who sat in the
sun of the old fifteen-cent bleach
ers day in and day out will arise
and proclaim that none Of the men
playing today, not even excepting
the great Tyrus Cobb, can hold a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15

have, asked McGraw's permission to &c
South with the first squad. The first
three want TO thaw out their muscles
and Merke the bones
Now that the National league has given
Charley Ebbetts permission to open his
park with a league game prior to the reg
ular opening day the Brooklyn team has
a chance, for once, TO lead the National
league.
The Cardinals tried TO secure Hub Per
due from the Braves, but no deal was
offered that interested George Stallings
Jack Ferry has the best curve bah in
the National league, according to Bar
ney Dreyfuss. but he hasn't been leading
any leagues lately.
Mrs. Britton will give the two-bit fans
backs to their seats this year-doubtless
to make up for the weakness Of the dia-
mond attraction
Marty O'Toole is over in Bermuda and
they can't find out whether he is holding
out or merely hiding out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
HARRY COLEMAN QUITS
AS MAND0T'S MANAGER

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15-Because of
the death of his father, Sol Coleman, the
managing of Joe Mandot will be given up
by Harry Coleman. Coleman has not
given out definite statement and will
not do SO until a letter he has written
Mandot has been received by the crack
lightweight.
Coleman's relatives are insisting that
he remain in Memphis and devote his
entire time to the handling of his father
big wholesale and retail tobacco bust
ness.
Mandot stated that he has as yet re-
ceived no word from Coleman. but UNI
derstandS how matters are and that he
has no hopes of persuading Harry to
change his mind,
With Harry out Of it, Mandot has not
made any plans as to the future, but first
will select new manager. His brother
in-law. Johnny Patono, will have strong
backing Another favored candidate is
Tommy Walsh. Stl another is that
astute trainer and manager, Jimmy De
Forest. now here with rhe local weller,
Al Wambsgans.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
By Bill Bailey.

THICAGO, Feb. 15.-Johnny
Evers, new manager Of the
Cubs, openly declared today
that Joe Tinker, manager of the
Cincinnati Reds, has been violating
baseball laws by tampering with
his players.
Evers also says that Frank
Chance, new manager of the New
York Americans, has been knock
Ing" and invites Chance to tell
what he knows about it.
Tinker is accused of tampering
with Larry Cheney. Tinker met
Cheney by appointment recently in
Kansas City. the interview follow
ing statement by President Muir
ply, of the cubs, that If Cheney
could find a team that would give
him what he asked from the Cubs
for the seasons work he would try
to trade him to that club.
While Tinker did not succeed in
doing anything with Cheney. Evers
says he aroused a lot of discomfort.
Both Tinker and Chance have
been nagging at me all winter and
| have remained quiet without
word to say" Evers said today.
Nov l am going o. have something
to say. Frank always boosted me
and last spring he told me that
when he quit the Cubs he would
like to see me get his position as
manager
Now he is out with interviews in
the New York papers and says he
thinks Tinker will do much better
with Cincinnati than will with the
Cubs.
Il was on the square with him for
ten years and worked my head off
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
TECH HIGH WINS AGAIN:
THIS TIME FROM D. r. S

In rather sn&ppy game. the T. Fl. S.
basket ball team defeated the d. f. s.
five at the latters court d. F. S. was
anxious and determined to grab the
game, but T. Fl. s. was equally anx-
lous to preserve q clean record and
succeeded in doing it,
The playing was almost entirely in
Tech His territory. Tech Hi had many
chances at the goal, but seemed unable
to change these chances into points d.
f. ). players threw many points from
the middle of the floor, making several
fine shots
Laird played a great game for T. H
," while Czintz shot the most goals
Phillips played fine game for d + :.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
American League Has the Greatest Quintet Oufeders
COBB, SPEAKER, JACKSON AND MILAN TOP LIST

for second place, giving him
slight margin over Milan in every
thing except base running, and
over Jackson in all except hitting.
Milan we should rate over Jackson
because of greater all-around eff
cheney, despite Shoeless Joe's supe-
rior batting eye. But it's drawing
pretty fine lines to rate jackson,
Milan and Speaker one above the
other.
Take the quartet together and
you have combined batting
strength, based on last years fig
ures, of about $40. Each is ca
pable fielder, fleet of foot. accurate
of eye in judging the course of
the ball, and quick of mind as to
where IT should be thrown. and
with power TO wing it in post haste
and accurately. Cobb, Speaker and
Milan are wonderful base runners,
and Jackson can not be gauged 9TH
erwise than as a good one.
Probably the best outfielders the
National league could offer to an
all-star combination would be
Bescher, Of Cincinnati; Chief Will
son, of the Pirates; Sherwood Ma
gee, of the Phillies, and Red Muir
ray, of the Giants. Capable men
as they are none of them is in the
same class with the American
leagues stars,
S soon as the nominator leaves
the outfielder in his efforts to
build an all-star outfit. he finds
mis- troubles. The supremacy of
Hans Wagner at short is conceded
almost universally, as also is that
of Hal Chase at first base, though
some may offer Jack Barry, George
Mcbride, Joe Tinker and Heinie
Wagner as rivals of the former,
and Daubert, McInnis. Merkle and
Konetchy of the latter.
Second and third base are open
to argument. Eddie Collins looks
best to US, but Laioie, Doyle, Evers
and Yerkes dispute his ascendancy
at second
We prefer Zimmerman at third,
but others have good reasons for
favoring Baker, Herzog, Byrne and
Lobert
Archer seems head and shoulders
above other catchers, but Bresna-
han. Meyers, Ainsmith, Stanage
and Doom have their admirers.
For a pitching staff, we should
choose Walsh, Mathewson, John
son, Rucker and Wood, leaving off
such stars as Ford. Marquard,
Bender, Plank, Coombs, Camnitz,
Sallee, Dubuc, Gregg and Alexan-
der.
After all, this ail-star team bust
ness is entirely a matter of opin-
ion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
CHANCE STARTS TODAY;
M'GRAW GOES TOMORROW

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The annual
baseball exodus started today with the
departure on the Arcadian Of Frank
Chance. of the Highlanders for the
training camp in Bermuda. Mrs.
Chance and Arthur Irwin, business
manager, were in the party.
Chance's PLAYERS will leave in two
souads-the first on February %, and
fine second on March /. Tomorrow the
first Giant detachment will leave for
Marlin. Texas. under the leadership Of
Manager McGTaW.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
Big Six has averaged practically
% victories a year.


% victories a year.
Record Brings Praise.
Mathewson has one record that
probably never will be equaled by Il
slabman. He pitched in two post
season series without losing a con-
test In 1905. he shut out Connie
Macks team III the worlds strug-
gle three times and in the 1910
series between the two New York
teams he won three out of four
games credited to his club. Twice
ne has pitched no-hit contests. In
1902 he scored a victory of this kind
against st.houis. June 10, 1905 he
repeated, beating the Cubs. l to o.
but the most amazing part Of Mat
TVS record is that his most won
derful games have resulted in de
feat.
In thirteen years Eddie Plank has
curved five games less than
Mathewson. spinning out 453 in all.
lie won 29S of them and lost 1877.
gaining a grand percentage Of .67S.
lie was instrumental in winning
four remnants for the Athletics and
Two worlds series.
Athletics His Real Start.
Eddie never pitched for any pro
fessional team except the Athletics
Mack got him direct from Gettvs-
burg college. His first year out
Plank landed seventeen victories
and was on the short side eleven
times. In 1903 he fell below the
900 mark for the first season of his
career In 1905. he was largely re-
sponsible for the Athletics grabbing
the bunting, with "a victories and
fourteen losses.
Both of these sterling veterans
are out after their fifth flag this
year.
THE other night at Fort Wayne
prize fight some fan who
was seated near Walter Ecker
sail, the Chicago writer, who for
merly starred as a football hero
spied bulky Germany Schultz
squeezed into ringside seat. The
native slapped Eckersall on the
shoulder and pointed in the direc
ton of Germany, asking if the Chi
cago man knew the big fellow.
DO / know him. piped Ecl<le.
We'll, / should hope so. and YOU
would, too. were you in my shoes
several years back.
Michigan and Chicago used to
put on some rafting games for the
championship of the West when
that bear and l We're members of
the Wolverine and Maroon elevens
respectively. Wow. | never will
forget several times the brute came
steaming through the line and
dropped me in my tracks before 7
barely had my mitts on the leath-
er. For a fellow his size don't
believe they make them any speed
Ter. And to think that for several
years in our time Michigan's eleven
was made up almost entirely of
men put UP on the lines of Ger
many there.
Germany knows football as few
know 1t and can teach 1t. as his
success with the Badger linesmen
last fall shows. He is too good for
job as an assistant, however. and
| hope he lands a good job as first
coach next season I've done my
part for him"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
MCFARLAND PASSES UP
BRlTTON; TO GO ABROAD

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Packey Mcf'ar-
land has announced that his proposed
match with Jack BTitton Is off because
he (McFarland) expects to accept
SIG. 900 offer to meet Freddie Welsh be
fore the National Sporting club, Lon
don No date was announced.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
GIANTS WILL TAKE TOOTH
DOCTOR SOUTH WITH THEM

NEW YORK, Feb, 10 Manager Nc.
}raW win have rs official dentist with
his squad of Giants when they leave
here sunday for training quarters in
Marlin, TEXAS. Dr. j. f, Brs. of this
city. McGlaW hopes, by having the
teeth of all the players put in good con.
dition, to prevent any dfsordered sto1n-
acas
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
BABY ARRIVES; FIGHT OFF.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. l5.-Ihe
arrival yesterday Of a nine pound baby
girl at the home of Featherweight
Champion Johnny Kilbane caused the
postponement of his match scheduled
with George Krkwood last night at
New York
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15

H--EIRTEEN years ago this APP
preaching spring two young
L bail players left two small
zpsrnsvlyania towns to join major
S.,0ra ball clubs. One went from
A,arto-yyIlle, Pa, to the New York
S,,,n+s the other from Gettysburg
il fine Philadelphia Athletics. To-
Nv these men are the Oldest pitch
T.. IN point of service, in the
L. show. We introduce Christy
h,atbewsou and Eddie Plank.
Il with the oanisning of Jack
bowel if that old hurler is sent
bt n upper society, this pair will
are the 1918 campaign as the pio-
b.s-s Of latter day pitchers. Spleen
F1 OLD boys they are--crafty Of
rain and high up in the "conser-
i ,aan If natural resources" theory.
zs,~oes nave sung their swan songs
,r rrs last three or four years,
bu- lTatty and Eddie still remain in
H. fhickcst Of the fight, able and
sTective.
Still in the Ring.
uAr m" they often have been de-
AIRED to be. but Notwithstanding.
bn9ior managers. would like to have
i 4yera1 of the same type as this
kAarress Big Six" and the brill
hiant Mackman southpaw. Last sea-
|sor Plank won 20 games and lost
With team that finished in
hHrd place He was headed off
b. the dazzling record of Joe Wood
\ one. Mathewson hung up rec
|oa of IS won and II lost. If
Eais is "all in" hurting then sup
hortays of the Giants and Of the
athletics will not kick on having
dozen like them on their clubs.
When Boston won the American
aague flag and the Giants flashed
out in front for the National cash
mere. and the clubs were preparing
10 get together for the worlds
championship, it was not Mathew
Bon that was picked to look after
raa lions Job for the Giants.
Pitches in 45S Games.
People generally figured that the
blond master had served his time,
but who was the real leader when
,ae fire Of battle went out? None
ut1ar than the Bucknell star! He
passed through the regular season
with lights cleaning and in the
special events proved hero.
In thirteen years Mathewson has
twiried 45S games. He has come
out on the long end of 314 of them
and he dropped 144-a total per-
Csntage Of $50. He has helped
pitch the New York club into four
league remnants and into one
worlds title. Only once has Mat
'' landed a percentage less than
'V0 IN his major career. That was
Ia 1892, when his credit mark at
'1e seasons end was .419. The for
ineS Of the Giants were at Their
.o"est ebb that year.
To make UP for this, in 1904 Mat
'N Won 50 and lost s games and
vas honored With a decimal of .S14.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
ANOTHER WORLDS RECORD
IS MADE BY RALPH ROSE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15.-Ralph
Rose, of the Olympic club, today holds
the worlds record for the 24-pound
shotput
At the Pastime clubs indoor meet.
he set a mark of 80 feet Ia inch.
The former record was held by Pat
Mcdonald. of New York, with IS feet
10 ft-16 inches. McDonald's record was
made at celtic park, New York. iq Oc-
tobeT 1911.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
Johnny Evers Opens War on
Tinker and Chance; Accuses
Joe of Tampering With Cubs

for him. That sort of treatment,
is not coming to me.
The first thing you know, if
these fellows keep on attacking me,
they will make a first class man
ager out of me-"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15

MONTHS ALL-STAR
BIG LEAGUE TEAM

Outfielders-C b, Detroit;
Speaker, Boston Red Sox; Milan, a
Washington; jackson, Cleveland.
First Baseman-Chase, New
Q York Americans.
. Second Baseman-CoIins, Phil
. adeIpha Athletics.
. Third Raseman - Zimmerman,
. Chicago Cubs.
. Shortstop-Waener, Pittsburs.
catcher-Archer, Chicago Cubs.
. Pitchers-Walsh, Chicago White
Q Sox; Mathewson, New York Ma
Q tionaIs; johnson, Washineton
Q Fucker, Brooklyn; Wood, Boston
Red Sox.
sssssssssssssssssssssssss
candle to the illustrious ones of
days gone by. Others of the vet
eran contingent who have contin-
ued to follow the game just as
closely as of yore beg to differ
They will tell you that the quar-
tet Of Cobb, Speaker, Jackson and
Milan owns, if anything, just
slight edge of superiority over the
very best four of the other days.
Keller, Burkett, Delehanty and
Clarke formed probably the most
remarkable quartet of outfelders of
any one period in former base
ball generations-a baseball gem
Grafton meaning the length of serv-
ice of the average player, or pos
sibly ten years. And to be con-
sidered as outshining these old
masters is honor indeed.
OF the presentday quartet, Cobb
undoubtedly is the foremost. He
excels Speaker as q batter and a
base runner, surpasses Milan as
batter, and is the superior Of
Jackson in everything except hit
ting, where his edge is so slight it
is barely noticeable.
OF the other three. there is much
difference of opinion. But from this
distance we should choose Speaker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
DRANK EVIDENCE
Cherokee County Officers Made
Raid on State Line JOintiStS.
County. Attorney Introduces
New Enforcement Policy.

| Coffeyvf11e. July ga new meth
| cd of dealing with violations of the
prohibitory law at South Coffeyville
has been introduced by County Attor-
ney Bennett of Nowata and a force
| of deputy sheriffs.
| Whereas the Montgomery county
/ officers have introduced policy OF
Injunction, the Nowata officers are
| believers in consumption.
A reporter watched Mr.. Bennett
and his deputies drink most of what
little beer they found on their raid
The drinking was open. taking place
| on the state line road. What the
officers could not consume, bystand-
ers were invited to make way with on
the spot.
The raid took place about O'Clock
| in the afternoon. Warning was given
by a man who rode in on a motor
cycle almost half hour ahead of the
officers Liquor was hurr1edly hid
den and the jointists were ready when
Bennett and his force arrived by mo-
tor car.
The officers alighted with drawn
automatic revolvers, as if prepared to
engage the Bulgarian army. The1r
efforts disclosed a tub in which beer
bottles were floating amid Clipped
ice 1t had been showed into the
weeds on the Kansas side.
I've got to have one of these" said
a fat deputy sheriff. II certainly am
thirsty Whereat he found an OPEN
er, drank long and deep and sighed
happily. His example was followed
by the three other deputies and MI
Bennett himself, who appeared to find
the beer refreshing after the dusty
ride from NOwata.
No arrests were made and this was
all the liquor found Thirty minutes
after the officers left business was re-
sumed. And the beer which reap
peared was cold.
1T mr.
know which side of the line is safest
to operate on. Mr.. Bennett wrote a
complaining letter intimating that he
was unable to interest the Kansas Of
traffic. His letter brought immediate
results. two-state raid followed in
which actual results were obtained.
That night when beer selling was re-
sumed, it was on the Oklahoma side
of the line. County Attorney Ise
asked for Immediately and obtained
an Injunction against the property
along the line, and Kansas territory
is carefully avoided by the bootleg
gers now.
The preponderance of the evidence
would indicate that injunction is pref
cradle to consumption as weapon.
If Mr.. Bennett believes he can drink
up all the liquor at South Coffeyville,
he is laying out a task that may rob
Nowata county of an officer, prema-
turely. At least, he must call more
than four deputies to his aid.
Sheriff Mayes was not a party to
the raid.
Judge F1annelly of the district
court granted an injunction upon the
application of County Attorney Use,
prohibiting the erection of tents and
booths along the Kansas side of the
state line at South Coffeyville for the
purpose of carrying on a liquor traf-
fic or bringing or carrying into the
state any liquor from the Oklahoma
side. The application was prepared
in the attorney generals office and
was signed by Attorney General Daw-
cnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
PRINT PRISON PAPER.
Stray Shots Makes Initial Bow at Fed
eraI Penitentiary.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 23.-An
interesting newspaper has made its
appearance here and is called STRAY
Shots" 1t is published at the United
States military prison. Its salutatory
to the public and the men imprisoned
within the walls of the prison is as
follows:
''Stray Shots makes its initial bow
to the public. It's aim is to furnish
the news of the world in general and
the army in particular to US at this
institution.
1--WE have a population of nearly
one thousand men. former members
of the regular army. They are here
because the law so DEGREES. While
that law prevails patience must reign
Beetling brows and muff1ed oaths
avail nothing. A silent resignation to
the fate provided will best serve.
Time passes swiftly. The day is not
far distant when the gates will swing
ajar, the fresh air of freedom again
be ours our destiny good or ill, as we
may make it,
M. G. Doran, chaplain of the Tenth
regiment, infantry. is managing edi-
tor of the publication, which consists
of four small pages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
ONLY TWO ISLAND CASES.
Several Other Claimants Can't Furnish
satisfactory Bond for Cost.

Dodge City, Kan, July 23.-It seems
Ford county will only have two river
island cases reach the court stage. A.
W. Cain, who squatted on the city
park here, Chester Vincent, who
claimed the valuable Carson alfalfa
ranch, and Steve Burgess, who had a
shotgun battle with his wife, mother
in-law and father-in-law over a worth
less island claim near here, all failed
to give bonds satisfactory to the coun-
ty clerk as required by law.
A letter just received from State
Auditor w. E. Davis states that unless
these men can bring suit and force the
county clerk to accept their bonds
men, they are out of court. G. B. AL
len and G. E. Price both claim valu-
able tracts along the river and have
produced satisfactory bonds. Their
cases will be fought bitterly by the
riparian owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
FEAR INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
Parsons Has Developed Several Cases
Some Scarlet Fever.

Parsons, Kan, July 23.-Epidemics
of infantile paralysis and scarlet fever
are threatening Parsons. Within the
last two days four score cases of in
fantile paralysis. two of which are in
the southeast portion of the city. have
been reported by different physicians
to DR.. J. c. Cornell, president of the
the homes of the children under quar-
antine and is taking other measures
to prevent a further spread of the
disease. In none of the cases. which
have been reported, is it thought that
the disease will be fatal.