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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

season. The Atlanta fans still re-
member It was Whitey's work with
the willow and his splendid field
ing that were largely respons ible
for the downfall of the Camel out
fit. He had five hits in the two
games. Camel and Alper1nan dined
together, but baseball was never
mentioned.
az HAVE congratulated myself
many a time for signing that
contract, and that l was fortunate
enough to be released to Atlanta"
Whitley remarked II must admit
that l dreaded the idea Of going
there at first. 1t is a pleasure to
play In such a town. l have been
treated Loyalty both by the fans
and the club management. l never
played better ball In my life than
did last season, and l felt good,
too. Under such conditions as pre-
vailed there 1t is an incentive for a
fellow to go out there and play his
best and put forth his best efforts
True, we had a loser last season,
but still the people were with us.
I have been unfortunate enough to
play on some losing teams during
my baseball career, especially
Brooklyn, but no place do the fans
stand by a losing team as they do
in Atlanta
The fans deserve winning ball.
and | am sure they are going to
have a winning team. The acuut-
sition Of Manager Bill Smith Will
mean much to the club this year.
He gave them a winner some years
ago and he will do IT again. He is
a second Frank Chance and Fred
Clarke. Players go out and fight
for men like that"
WHITLEY right now is in the pink
w Of condition and could jump
right into the game. He is ten
pounds lighter than he was at the
close of last season. He is no
idler and does not spend his winter
months loafing around. This win
ter he has been following the mold
er's trade, being employed in a
foundry near his home. He
has short hours, working only from
o'clock in the afternoon until
o'clock In the evening.
"Shovehng sand is good exer-
else" he said in commenting upon
his physical condition. 81 have
found that shoveling heavy sand a
couple Of hours a day is good for
the muscles. / never felt better In
my life at this time OF the year.
and I feel am going to have
good season this year"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
Crackers VII! Accept Schedule the Fight Against It Is Hopeless
Atlanta Gets Worst Of It Again and Can Do Nothing About It

ing eye.
We'll. what the blank is the mat
ter with your" inquired the tactful
Camel.
"Aw nothing" replied Pat, Eek
cept that a mule kicked me-
And there the conversation end
ed. But it wasn't so long after that
Manager Jawn traded him to At
lanta.
THOSE who have played for John
Camel say he is a moody and
peculiar chap. He is cheerful as a
chump when his team wins, but
vastly different If it loses, particu-
la-ly If it loses on some bone play.
After a particularly bad game,
&twn will sit on the bench for an
hour or so after the game. just
gazing at the ground, and appar-
emily oblivious to the fact that the
game is over and that everybody
but himself has left the field. Final
ly he will pick up his bag of balls,
stroll over to the club house, throw
the bag the whole length of the
room at his locker door. curse a
Few times, change his clothes and
depart.
JaWn seldom bawls out his play
eFS, ana, though a morose and gruff
performer, is well liked by his men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
TALLADEGA READY TO
ENTER SOUTHEASTERN

GADsDBN, ALA, Feb 11.-W ].
Boyken, president Of the Southeastern
league, has received a letter from Tai
ladega, stating that fans at that place
have organized a club and are ready to
go into the Southeastern league. He
said he has no information as to what
Rome will do, but he believes the town
will come into the league again this
year.
A league meeting will be held in the
near future, but the date has not been
announced
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
MATTHEWS AND MULLANEY
WILL UMPIRE IN TEXAS

HOUSTON, TEN, Feb. 1.-THE famil-
lar race or Wilson Matthews will be seen
season He was employed in the capacity
OF umpire several seasons back and was
one OF the best arbtrators in Texas
LAST year Matthews went to the Inter
national league. Before risking his life
as an umpire in the Texas league Mat
news was a sporting writer in Fort
The other arbiters signed by President
Allen for the coming season are Howell
ana Mckee, of last years staff, and
Domlnlck MullaneS, a veteran manager
Of South Atlantic and Southern leagu
teams.
Mullaney is one of the oldest charac-
tiers in baseball and has a fiery temper
lie is feet 5 inches tall and is
tighter through and through Oddly
enough, before he took up. umpiring he
was considered one of the very worst UNI
pire baters in the business
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
By Percy Fl. Whiting.
TIME fight has all gone out

TIME fight has all gone out Of
the Atlanta Baseball associ-
alton. It is prepared to &C
cept the schedule outrage almost
without a squfrm The local club
has been victimized by the most
outrageously unjust schedule that
was ever perpetrated on any club
and it isn't even going to "ho1ler."
What's the use?" philosophical
ly asks Bill Smith. The Chatta-
nooga, Mobile and New Orleans
clubs were represented on the
schedule committee. President
Coleman acted for President Kav-
anaugh on the board. There are
four clubs that will vote for 1t.
Then Nashville gets less than the
average mileage. That's the fifth
vote needed What if Atlanta,
Montgomery and Birmingham do
vote against 1t? The schedule will
carry, to g.
Every year since l have been
in the league" added Bill Smith,
They have been handing Atlanta
all the worst Of 1t in the South
ern league. They arranged all their
deals with one short end, so that
Atlanta could get It,"
And what are we going to do
about it?'
IT'S about time Atlanta was do
ing SOMETHING about it. It's
all very well to consider the
Southern league moguls a lot of
good sports and to jolly along. But
you do, and you see what hap
pens!
Atlanta has not had a represen-
tattve on the schedule committee in
the memory OF man. Atlanta has
not had q man in an office worth
having since the league started.
Atlanta, the best baseball town of
them all, mas taken the leavings
and the not end of II for ten years.
And the Gate City will keep on
getting 1t, too, so long as it adopts
policy of meel<ly taking what Is
handed out. With things as they
are now, the Atlanta club has one
vote on every subject BY trading
this vote around it ought to be
possible to pile up enough votes to
win on some one point.
The present situation IS sicken-
ing.
WRITES T. G.. Scarborough. Of
w Memphis:
Here's an item-just for old
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
Whitley Alperman, Shoveling
Sand to Get in Condition, Is
Sure Crackers VIII Be There

n ITTSBURG, PA, Feb 11.-Al-
though the thermometer is
lowering near the zero mark
these days and the opening of the
baseball season is still some
weeks distant, Charles Cwhitey)
Alpermans thoughts are already
vending Southwark. The contract
forwarded him some weeks ago has
his signature affixed to it and is
safely stored away in the safe of
the Atlanta club management.
q viii be glad when reporting
time comes around. l was never
treated finer in my life than l was
in Atlanta last season, and | am
glad TO go back again this season."
the f1axen haired infelder said dur
ing tanning bee last evening.
CONDITIONS were just the re-
verse last year Just about a
year ago he received a letter from
Manager John Camel, of the
Rochester team of the Eastern
league, in which he was informed
that he was 10 be let ont by that
CLUB. Witey was captain Of the
championship 1911 team. Camel
wrote him there were several
Southern league teams bidding for
his services and out of consideIa-
ton for his faithful work while
with the Rochester team, the man
agemsnt would let him choose
which ever one he liked best. The
IDEA OF going down South, a
thousand miles away from his home
and family did not appeal to him.
and the outlook presented anything
but CHEEKY aspect for him.
Alperman wrote Camel a letter
telling him that II ne was 10 be
let out he would prefer being sent
to some town near his home.
Whitley is a great home man and
is fondly attached to his family He
is the father of four beautiful chill
dren. His request was not given
any consideration by the manage
ment, as the following day he re-
ceived telegram informing him
that he had been sold to Atlanta.
A few days later Charley Hemphil,
who had been appointed the new
manager, called at his home in
Etna and terms were discussed.
During their converse ton Hemp
Hill said Say Whitley. how is
your arm-they tell me your arm
is all in?"
Alperman was more than sur
prised at his query. During the
period Of his baseball career he
had never been afflicted with the
gore arm malady "Why. there is
nothing wrong with my arm" he
answered. TT Is as good as It ever
was" 1t dawned upon him then
that some one was knocking him,
and right there he made up his
mind that he was going to show
up those who were trying to in
jure him by circulating falsehoods
about him. He agreed upon terms
with Hemphill and affixed his sig
nature to the Atlanta contract.
Whitley learned who was respon-
sible for the story that his arm
was going and several months
later he got sweet revenge when
the Rochester team clashed with
Atlanta in the spring training
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
RACE IN PREP LEAGUE
SETTLED BY GAME TODAY

The following games are scheduled for
TO-DAY in the Prep league; Tech High VS..
Boys High, az the Young Mems Christian
association court; Marist VS. Georgia Mil
ltarN academy, at Georgia Military acad-
envy Donald Fraser vs.. Peacocks. at
PeaCoCks.
The game between Boys High and Tech
High will no doubt be the best one OF
the afternoon. The pennant will hinge ON
the outcome of this battle, II Boys High
WINS, Marist viii then have chance
while II Tech High wins the pennant viii
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
MCCOY AND DONOVAN NOW
SHERIFFS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Fid Mccoy
Norman Selby), the most married living
pugilist; Mike Donovan, athletic instruc-
tor at the New York Athletic club, who
boxed with President Roosevelt at the
White House, and Jack Goodman, one
time pugilist, have been sworn in as dep
uty sheriffs by Sheriff Hamburger.
I'm these three men," said the sheriff
Il have force that can stop almost any
sort of disorder without resorting to the
use of firearms"
Some surprise was caused by the APP
pointment of Mccoy as deputy because of
his numerous clashes with the law in
various quarters In the last few years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
LOCUST GROVE PLANS
TO PLAY HARD SCHEDULE

LOCUST GROVE. GA, Feb 1.-THE
Locust Grove institute baseball team has
arranged the following schedule for the
coming season.
March Mercer, at Locust Grove.
March 24-Atlanta School OF Medicine
at Locust Grove.
April 4-5-Gordon, at Locust Grove.
April lO-l1-G. NJ. C, at AIilledgevine.
May 5-6-R. NJ. A., at Gainesville.
May 7-S-N. G. NJ A., at Dahlonega.
Nal 12-13-G. NJ. c., at Locust Grove.
May l6-17-Gordon, at GAINESVILLE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

time sake
Your old friend Dusty Miller
commonly credited with causing
the inspiration for the last PEN
nant won by Memphis 1900, has
signed to Jump in the Northwestern
league. He has been white apron
ing here in this hugest prohibit
ton city in the world for several
years. incidentally Red Ehret, his
time Cincinnati Red pal, who
tried to ump in the Northwestern,
has retired from the staff to do
what Dusty is now passing up"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

WRITES r. G. Scarborough. of
w Memphis
Here's an item--just for old
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
DIAL TON HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE

DALTON. GA, Feb. 1.-THE Dalton
High school basket ball team has made
arrangements for the following games.
Rome High school here February IA.
Darlington school of Rome here Febru-
airy 81, Darlington school at Rome Feb
ruary Is. The game played against Rome
High school in Rome Saturday resulted in
victory for the Rome team by a score of
.26 to ).
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

D AT GRAHAM, Cracker catcher
is a reasonably peaceful chap.
But one night, while he was
member of the Rochester team, he
engaged in an alteration with a
couple of husktes in a restaurant
and acquired an awful eye So
badly was he stove up that he did
not show up at the ball park nor at
his room, either for two days. For
two days Pats roommate stalled
along, by saying Pat was sick"
The third day Pat sneaked out to
the ball park with an awful look
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
MERCER HAD NO CHANCE
AGAINST COLUMBUS TEAM

COLUMBUS. GA. Feb. 11.-Columbus
defeated Mercer here last night in slow
lumbus men took it easy in the first
half, not hitting their stride until after
the second part had started. Then, with
Peddy out of the game, they ran over
Mercer, scoring almost at Will.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
B. SMITH TALKS
BUT NOT ABOUT
HIS CRACKERS
By p. A. Carter.

O-N 4 - III wa
TINE sporting editor asked me
to go up to see Billy Smith
draw a cartoon of him and
get a statement from him on where
he expects the Crackers to finish
this year.
I went; drew the cartoon and got
the statement, reply to said state
ment being this: Il
1.-THE Crackers will finish first y
the other seven clubs don't leaO
them to the wire
The sporting editor said was
bum reporter for accepting sucn
reply. Well, I have bet him new
kelly that he can't get Billy to, say
any more than that about where
his Crackers will be next fall
p UT let me tell you about my
ID trip up to BilIy's office II Il
in the Empire Life building, l WEN
up on the elevator to the sNtA
floor, found room 610, raped gem,
ly on the door ana l'o'"
came a below:
Come in" n..
The knees were nllllhs ~ fen.
like chattering molars on zen zen.
below day. But l opened the oo''
and eased in. =,
rs this Mr.. SMITH" | asked o.
husky man of 40 years.
That's me-" came the reply. NJ,
well. ! am Mr. Carter, OF Is.
Georgian" I announced, ana ,- mT
sporting editor sent me up ~ ,.o T, :,
a picture of you and 10 set sn,,b
tell me where you expect 10 IN"
with the Crackers this year
ATT AVE = cigar" said BiIy
II reaching into drawer anu
pulling out box OF pills Dc '''
Great fellow on the enterlaL Lsa5
stuff hut the original dummy Wasn
II comes TO talking about his Os''
haII team ii
7 started sketching and trleo "
oat "1 some chatter about III
taar - II
~ didn't understand where {Oytl
said the crackers would finish
whisnered
Refore he could answer there wa
Comnotion on Peachtree stFs''
RiIIv ilmned to the window, =.
Di tIe j jeIIlO far out then yellea
"Hev Mr. Garter, look "esr5
Tberaie bull broken loose o"
iIst hnsted into Daniels store
IT Tbop tbings ouieted down aga.gg
nor FniIy two minutes there WASH
. word snoken. Finally J roLn en-.
bar mG Riliv hadn't told me Tn ,.h
the Crackers were going 10 49, .ag
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
LETS QUIT LEAGUE, "
Says Director Ryan

Director A. the Atlanta association favor of
radical the
ule handed Atlanta.
morning, those
folks that would draw the a
deal We don't have to have baseball We
baseball lot better than the Atlanta
I'm sick such this would like al to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12

CARTOONING is a bushes llts! Fl.
- ting an interview l,5' i, !
Smith about his bal v.''
business,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
All Owners OF Saddle and Driving
Horses and Boys With Ponies
to Meet Tonight.

The Young Mems Progressive Bust
ness League will hold their regular
meeting on Wednesday night, October
II. instead Of on I1riday night, the us
ual meeting night, on account of the
Stock Show and County Fair. which is
to open on Thursday morning, The
meeting will be called to order
promptly at S O'clock, and will probab-
ly be presided over by Vice President
s. b. Russell, President Hunter H.
Knox not having recovered sufficient
ly from his recent operation to BIZ
able to be out at nights.
Al! owners of saddle and driving
horses and boys with ponies are re-
quested to meet in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms this evening at s
o'clock to arrange plans for the COM
petitive events which will be held at
the County Fair All owners are urg-
ed to meet with the League tonight to
conclude the arrangements, as it is
very much desired that full repre-
sentation of the saddle and driving
animals Of the city he had at the
Stock Show.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
O,*o-----
TIE BOY WHO "RUNS LOOSE"

Writing i'll a recent issue of
Mothers Magazine Ella Dayton
Crooks tells of an occasion when she
was sitting in Judge Lands court in
Chicago when the Judge was about to
sentence very young man convicted
Of crime. Addressing himself to the
parents of the prisoner, the court
said:
Looking at all phases of this case
it appears to me that this young 1:lan
in his boyhood was allowed to run
Wild he was not given occupation. If
We did that with our young colts
there wouldn't be fit horse in the
country
The notion that a boy can be al
lowed to run loose" between the
ages of ten and eighteen is about as
dangerous one as any mother can
entertain. If his moral nature is 10
be properly developed he has got to
have occupation, and most of this
must be provided for him in or
through the home. The school Can
not do it all, and what the street will
provide, as a rule, tears down and
does not build up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
BUFFALO BILL" is
NOW IN THE MOVIES
W. L. Cody, Whose Show Failed In
Denver, Fights Indian Battles
For the Film.

Pine Ridge, S. D. Oct. 13.--General
Nelson A. Miles, Colonel CBuffalo
Bid W. F. Cody, and number of
other prominent former Indian fight
ers, made their debuts lin real'
drama here today when the Battle
of Wounded Knee, in which 80 United
States soldiers and 1856 Indians were
killed, was reproduced before a
motion picture camera. Colonel Cody
has arranged to reproduce several OF
the important battles between the
federal troops and the Indians and
today's battle was the first of the
series.
Two hundred United States soldiers
from Fort Robinson, together with
several hundred Indians, encamped
in tepees, which were afterwards
burned in order to add realism TO the
drama participated in the fight,
which Was staged on the original
spot upon which the famous encoun-
ter occurred.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
AID WOLGAST WHIPS
HIS OLD EN- ENVY
Battling Nelson Stays Ten Rounds,
But Resembles Piece OF
Meat in Butcher Shop.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 13.-Ad VOL
CAST tonight was given the popular
decision over Battling Nelson, his
old time enemy, in an interesting ten
round engagement. II eight out OF
ten rounds, the Michigan fighter had
the advantage at the gong and III the
final round the Cadillac wild cat had
the battered and bleeding Dane reel
ing around the ring Oh his weak
under-pins. Nelson never had a
chance.
The old sluggers did very little
clinching. Referee Harry Stout never
had to caution either one for unnec-
essary holding CT hitting in the
clinches and the first two rounds
lWolgast cut out a fast pace. VOL
CAST devoted the first two rounds to
feeling out his opponent, but from
then on he hit Nelson when ana
tickled to death to have lasted the
limited number of rounds. That the
former champions have slowed up
terribly. was demonstrated. Wolgast's
chief asset tonight was left hook to
the jaw. followed up, with the right
to the body. Wolgast left the ring
without a mark while Nelson's cauli-
flower ears were gushing blood, his
eye was cut open and blood way flow
ing from his mouth. At no time dur
ing the battle did Nelson appear to
have a possible chance. He took his
punishment almost with eagerness,
but the beating OF many hard en-
counters have taken the steam from
his punches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
coon PROSPECTS FOR FIFTEEN
CENT COTTON

The Progressive Farmer is not the
sort of paper to rush in and tell the
farmers TO hold their crops for big
prices Just for the sake of getting
popularity while the holding cam
paign is going on. 1t is nearly al
ways a good rule, of course, to avoid
selling while the distressed cotton
is going on the market, but We do
not believe in stimulating wholesale
holding campaign by exciting hopes
of higher prices than market eondi-
lions furnish a reasonable basis Tor
expecting.
Fer the purpose of enabling farm
present market conditions, we asked
MI W. T. Williams, Editor OF the Sa-
wanna Ga. Cotton Record, one of the
best informed cotton men in the
South, TO write for our last issue a
plain. unbiased statement as to the
present outlook. In part. MIR. Will
liams said;
Statistics of the worlds con
sumption demonstrate that the
requirements this year will be
about 1a.000,000 bales. There is
practically no surplus carried
over from the last season, the eX-
listing tables of supplies includ-
ing considerable amount of
poor unspinnable trash. but
which figures as cotton Just the
same. The mathematical deduc-
ton from the last Bureau report
is Il crop of not over 13,a00,0G0
bales, bnt it would be unsafe to
trust ia such elusive calculations.
The trade at large. however. is
disposed to regard With favor an
expectation of somewhere around
14.000, 000 bales. which, in view
of the increased acreage ii the
West and the large condition gain
in the Atlantic States, does not
look at all unreasonable. But
this involves deficit for the
year of Loco, coo bales. 3 + ="
The main point. is, the world
wants 100000 bales, While we
I can only see prospect OF III
00o,o00. The farmer need not be
IN any hurry to sell his cotton.
He should sell a little as he
needs the proceeds, but ne need
not be worried over the fear that
unless he makes all haste tos
catch the good prices now obtain
able. he VIII have lost his
ehancs The consuming world has
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
SALOONS GO OUT
ON JANUARY |
Continued from page one.)

included three questions. They said
the question of the emergency was
With propriety. The courts opinion
one for the Legislature; that the court
would not go behind the legislative
declaration that one existed; and
they held that the legislature had
declared that one did exist.
They said, too, that the fact that
the law was not to become effective
until January l, 1914, was not incon-
sistent with the declaration of the
constitution that all laws were refer
able to the people except those nee
essary for the immediate preserva-
ton OF the public health, peace and
safety. They held in effect that anv
act that needs to take effect before
the time when the people could vote
on 1t under the referendum is neces-
sary for the public peace.
The question seems to me TO be
not without doubt, and gentlemen
who represented the other side made
a very able presentation of their
clients cause. On the main question
the court was travelling an unblazed
trail and their decision will be a
valuable precedent for the future in
this State and in others having the
referendum
Il am naturally gratified at the de-
cisioa. 1t sustains the opinion
gave the secretary of state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-14
-

a witness. -
Latting and Hill got into an argu-
ment last night and it is alleged thar
Latting almost disrobed Hill, using a
keen pocket knife in the operation
which cut long cash in Hills back
The negroes were apprehended by the
police and locked up, after Hill S
wound had been dressed by a physl-
clan. who stated that the wound
would not prove serious.
The men will be turned over to a
MAGISTRATE this morning for hear
ing.