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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
PARES|S POKER
IS TOO BIC A HIT
IN BOSTON CAMP
By A. H. C. Mitchell.

a THENS. GA, March IL
~ What with paresis poker, a
game Of cards invented by
some escaped lunatic, and a COM
plicated set of signals that Mana
ger Stallings is trying out on his
candidates. the players Of the Bos-
ton National league team are well
nigh nutty today,
on the way to the ball park they
strive to recall the signals Stall
ings has taught them, and at the
same time try to figure out how
many straight flush combinations
there are in paresis poker.
Paresis poker is quite the rage
all over the country. II is favor
lite game Of the clubmen Of Bos-
ton. As nearly every one knows by
this time, paresis poker is like the
regular game of poker except that
two jokers are allowed to the deck.
The jokers and the four deuces
may be called any card in the deck
by the holders thereof Thus If
you hold three deuces, a joker and
an ace you have five aces.
The science of the game consists
largely of being able to tell what
kind of a hand you hold after the
draw. For example. when your OPP
ponent lays down the deuce of dis-
monds. the deuce of hearts, the
Joker that looks like the ace Of
spades and the four and six Of
clubs. he lays down straight flush.
The game Of paresis poker was
introduced in the camp Of the Bos
ton Nationals by Hap Myers, the
celebrated card player and first
baseman Of the Pacific coast. 4
few nights ago in the "cussing
room" three or four tables were IN
full blast. Most Of the evening was
spent by the players in arguing as
to the value of the hands, so lit
tie money went from one pocket to
another. But as this lesson in pa
resis poker followed a most Cruel
ling signal drill in the afternoon
under the personal direction Of
Manager Stallings. the ball players
we're so befuddled in the morning
that when they reached the park
and started practice they couldn't
tell whether the catchers were sig
mailing for a fast ball on the out
side or were holding up a finger
for a one card draw.
When the twirlers had. crossed
the backstops half a dozen times,
one Of them yelled: Hey. what's
the matter with you bushers, do
YOU want to break my fingers"
one Of two things must be done
either the paresis game must
cease or baseball practice must
cease. The two are like OH and
water when it comes to mixing.
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BY Left Hook.
~NLAR RENEE WILDCAT"
FERNS. the tough Kansas

|<LA RENEE WILDCAT"
FERNS, the tough Kansas
City welterweight, and jim
my Perry. OF Pittsburg. have com
pleted hard training for their sched-
uled ten-round go at the Orpheum
theater tomorrow night. Both boys
did their final hard days work yes
terday, and report themselves on
edge for the fray.
AS a defeat will eliminate one or
the other as a championship con-
tender the bout is bound to be one
Of the hardest staged around here
in some time.
I Asst records of both scrappers
l. are on par Ferns and Perry
have fought some Of the toughest
boys In the game and have always
given a good account OF their box
ing ability The Kansas City boy
has met Tommy Howell, Billy Wal
tiers, Spike Kelly, Clarence English
and Harry Brewer. This is certainly
a record no boy need feel ashamed
Of
Although Perry has not met as
tough an array of welterweights,
he has fought heavier boys. The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17

Roy Walker, having served his time at
the county farm in Nashville, has report
ed to the Maps. He says 1t VIII be some
time before he will engage III any more
carving matches.
Bill Sullivan will stick with the White
Sox, of course-but the betting is strong
that Schalk will do most Of the catching
this year.
Fred Clarke is training as vigorously
as his youngest recruit, but he's through
as a player. He says so himself ana
after last year folks are inclined 10 De-
lieve him.
Frank Gibson. Texas league graduate,
will probably be the third catcher OF the
Detroit team this year.
lake StahI has Duke Farrell working
with seven recruit pitchers, under sealed
orders TO develop one big leagner out Oh
the lot.
Fred Blanding says it is foolish to
waste one" after you pitch two STalghII
strikes to the batter. Gross MIN ana
which is good logic--only don't try 1t too
often.
The National league constitution pro-
vides that every park must he PROVIDED
with some tbut no certain number Of
two-bit seats So Charley Enoetts VIII
have eleven
Rube Benton has been confined to his
bed with cold
The Red sox want Bob Wallace, but
Stovan has no notion Of letting MN go
ANY Of the Browns who do not walk 10
and from the Waco grounds VIII ne me"
IS each.
Charley Frank has shiPped one one Of his his
antiques. Dave Castor has Drawn MS
unconditional release
Leo Angemeier brought word from
thought Wants would retire before he
would play in New orleans. But then you
have to figure that If Wants doesn shoH
M Angemeier's job is ctnchedIWhlch
may have something to 90 WIN It.
With Arnold Hauser seriously hurt, NIL
Ter Higgins has protected hlmsel py
signing Charley O'Leary, formerly Of the
Detroit team, more recently with lndldh-
apolis.
Aha, at last we have new one. BOP
Troy, the Detroit recruit, has discovered
the "thunderbolt ball
.Ioe Tinker is sore as d pup because
Rafael Almeida has Cooly notlhed MN md !
he will perhaps report as early as MaIGH
% n was a deal like that winch put Al
media in the Southern league last year
Trird Raseman James formerly Of
Seat7Ia who belongs to the Chattanooga
club was the urst southern ieaeaef 20
draw a suspension. He accepted terms,
signed and then refused to report. No"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

The McGoorty- Mona ten-round boxing
contest, scheduled for Milwaukee tonight.
Is Off.
McGoorty, through his manager. Marty
FOrkins, has been forced to cancel the af-
fair because of bad left hand Forkins
has asked the club to postpone the match
for at least ten days.
Eddie injured his hand three days ago.
lie visited doctor last week and was
advised to rest the injured member.
New York boxing fans are Iaudlng Gun
boat Smith as the next heavyweight
champion Of the world. Smiths decisive
victory, over Bombardier Wells has
boosted the Californians stock to the
skies. Smith has also bested such heayies
as Jim Stewart, Frank Moran, Sailor
White and Tom Kennedy.
II wildcat Ferns succeeds in defeat
ing Jimmy Perry IN their ten-round bout
at the Orpheum theater tomorrow night,
he will not have to worry for work,
and matchmaker Of the Kenosha Athletic
club, in Kenosha, Wis, is after Ferns
service for match with Billy Walters or
Spike Kelly.
Jimmy Greenwood the Boston light
weight, who defeated Harry Todd in the
semi windup to the Whitney Nelson go,
a couple of weeks ago, is anxious 70 re-
turn here and meet some star light
weights John c. Robinson, manager OF
Greenwood, writes that Jimmy is train
ing daily in Chicago, and is in great shape.
Reports from New York state that Joe
Rivers is expected there today to start
work for his match with Leach Cross,
breaking house is expected TO attend the
FRAY.
Harry Donahue the Peiliu lightweight,
is in New York trying TO get on with
some Of the star 1873 Founders. Donahue
would dearly love To exchange blows with
Young shugrue or johnny Dundee.
Can Joe Mandot come back This is
the question flying thick and fast around
sporting circles these DAYS. Every ad-
mirer and friend OF the F'renchmsu has
his own idea. but il is a pretty sd fe bet
that Joe will have hard time trying TO
reach the top again
once a boy takes the walIoping Man
dot received at the hands of Leach Cross
he usually starts falling back among the
second-raters.
However Tommy Walsh. who handles
the reins over Mandot. need not lose
much sleep. Tommy still has frankie
Russell and frankie Burns under his
wing Burns is matched TO exchange
blows with Eddie Campi, the coast sen
sation, some time this month in a twenty
round scrap.
Willie Richie, king Of the lightweights,
is out TO prove 70 the sport-loving public
that Packey Mcfarland is far from q le-
climate lightweight.
Richie has agreed to let Packey come
in at 1876 pounds, but IL is a safe bet
Packey will ask Willie 10 lift the weight
several pounds
Tom McCarey. Los Angeles boxing pro.
moter, is trying hard to sign Johnny Cou-
Ion. bsntamwcight champion. for a match
with Kid Williams, the Baltimore sensa-
ton
! McCarey has offered Johnny S4vOV tC
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box Williams twenty rounds, the weight
20 be 116 pounds ringside.
II Coulon signs articles. McCarey will
hang up diamond belt, similar to the ono
awarded Luther McCarty when the latter
bested Al PalZer
Eddie Murphy. the Boston Bulldog and
Jack Britton will probably eXcha uge
blows at Milwaukee before many more
days pass by.
Frank Mulkern, matchmaker in the
Wisconsin city, has already secured Muir
phys signature, and is now after Brit
tons name TO a set OF articles Both
boys were bested by Packey Mcfarland.
Charlie White. Chicago misfit, who
fights best when. weighing around 1873
pounds, is hot on the trail OF Joe Thomas
White has read much of Joe's great
bout against Tommy O'Keefe here, and
Is anxious to mix matters with the New
Orleans wonder
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
FODDER FOR FANS

it will cost him. 100 hapjscks to get back
into organized baseball.
Mickey Coyle claims to have played ball
with Leonard Dobard, the Cracker recruit
over in Arkansas about 40 years ago
Must have been Lens father at that.
Carleton Wordsworth is a candidate for
an outfeld job with the Barons and says
all his recruits must beat him out II they
expect to land a job.
Ever since Pitcher Benz, Of the White
SoX,. dived into an empty swimming pool
and denied the cement floor he has been
lovingly referred to by his teammates as
Splash Benz.
Sterrett is showing such lot of stuff
for Chance at Bermuda that he seems
likely to get the Job as Ed Sweeney's
first substitute
Bill Smith figures he has a chance to
get Erskine Mayer back The eX-Tech
and ex-Cracker pitcher hasn't been going
very well with the Phillies and II he
doesn't make good he reverts to the At
lanta club.
Bill Smith has clanked the chain for
a couple more youngsters. Osborn has
been sent to Macon and Dohler to Albany
Watch them both make good. They are
promising youngsters.
Lewis Hardage. famous Vanderbilt
athlete. played marvellous ball in the
Commodores' first game Of the season,
which was against the Vols. He picked
the ball for three hits that Melted 1--WE
bases.
Commenting on a languid runner, Pat
Rsgan, OF the Brooklyn club, yelled after
him, "Hey. there. you run like q dry
river
Red Smith is hitting like fend down in
Augusta
Arnold Hauser. the Cardinals short
stop, slid a hip out Of place in a practice
game at Columbus. An osteopath put II
back where II belonged, but Hauser
is on the shelf for the present.
Derrll Pratt is sick again al Waco.
Same old trouble-"tummy' out Of whack.
He is going TO rest until lie gets abso-
lutely right
Leo Callahan has been showing Bill
Dahlen so much down in Augusta that
the Brooklyn manager is completely jig
gered as to his outfield. He has FIVE
men who look mighty good-as Brooklyn
outfielders go.
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welterwelght stars have always
shown an inclination to steer free
Of the Pittsburg boy, which has
forced him to step out OF his class
on many occasions. one of Perry's
best bouts was a six round affair
at Pittsburg with Jack Dillon. The
latter is one OF the toughest mid
dleweights in the country. still
Jimmy held him even.
FERNS and Perry are anxious to
hear the sound OF the gong
tomorrow night. II there is trace
OF fear in either boys makeup, they
are certainly not showing II.
Ferns win be the most surprised
boxer I'm the world when he gets
through with me tomorrow" said
Perry last night, after finishing a
hard days work. IT am out to win
this scrap. and YOU can bet that /
will deliver. have trained faith
fully for this match, and am in the
best condition Of my life. How
ever, n Ferns should prove himself
the better boy ! will be the first TO
shake his hand"
In the other camp Ferns is Just
as confident. They tell me this
boy Perry is pretty tough custo-
mer." said the wildcat" party
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
MISSISSIPPI BALL CLUB
OPENS AGAINST ILLINOIS

UNIVERSITY, MISS. March l7-C NJ
Shipp. manager of the University Of Mis-
sissppi baseball team. has announced the
folloWin schedule for the 1918 season:
March 20 University Of Illinois, at Ok
ford, Miss
March e. Is, 2s-Chamberlain and
Hunt, at oxford Miss.
April 3, g. 5-Marion Military insti-
tute. at oxford, Miss.
April 0. II, 12-Louisiana Industrial in
stitute. RustOn, La.
April H. s. Mississippi State Nor
NAL at Hattiesburg, Miss
April q, %. 26-Southwestern Presby
terrain University, at oxford, Miss
May !, 2, University of Arkansas, at
Fayetteville, Ark
May 5. 6, Henderson and Brown, at
Arkadelphia. Ark.
Nav s, 9, 1O-Ouachita college at Arka-
delphia. Ark
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
MARCAN'S HOLD-OUT HAS
WORDSWORTH GUESSING

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March IA
prayer for the return of warm weather
was probably the feature Of the devo-
tional exercises of the Barons Sunday
The cold snap is delaying the departure
Of stiffness and some of the recruits are
fearing they win not be able to show
Manager Wordsworth the real stuff OF
which they are made.
The Marcan hold-out is exciting con-
Siderable comment Moley is begging The
local press to keep quiet about the sit
uatiOn.
The little second baseman has not
signed a Baron contract, however, and
an one can get out Of either Marcan OF
Moley is that everything will probably
come out all right.
Mayer, the White Sox contribution tc
the BarOns, is now practically certain OF
his position as a regular backstop. Mo
ley likes him all over and he is really
making a fine pre- season showing. Dill
gers work is also. thoroughly acceptable
The Barons will play to music again
this year A contract with the Rick
wood band has been closed: Special airs
are being composed for the coming Of
the Crackers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
Less Than 20 Working Days Remain for Practice
Crackers VIII Have Advantage of An Easy Start

well. it will take real baseball to
win them.
With the Barons disposed of-or
with the Crackers disposed Of by
the Barons. as the case may be-
the club pays a visit to Nashville
for four games. Then they jour
ney home for three more with
Chattanooga. Then Nashville
comes for three.
Now this Nashville team, at
home or on the road, ought to be
soft. There isn't a thing on earth
except d good manager that makes
the Vols look dangerous. II the
Crackers don't win five out Of those
first seven Nashville games there
will be some trick to it,
The final game before May 1 is
the first of the Crackers bad trip
to Birmingham and the Far South,
Wen concede that one to the Bar
ons.
ID IT of the first IS games. the
ID Crackers. with any sort of luck,
should win IL and lose 7. That
would carry them through the first
20 days of the season with a per
cent of .611-and a good lead.
OF course, this lead will doubt
less be kicked to bits while the To-
Gals are transforming through the
South. But after that comes good
old May-and during that month
the Atlantans have IS games at
homeland you all know that
Smiths teams always eat up home
games. And after that comes
June. If you want to know what
will happen that month, consult a
clairvoyant.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
NOTED TURF WRITER WINS
OVER $4,000 AT JUAREZ

FL PASO, TEXAS. March Ia new
plunger has appeared at Juarez in the
person Of Harry McCarty. a former San
Francisco newSpa per man, whose opcr-
atoms in the ring during the past fort
night have netted him something over
100000, The young piunser occupies
unique position at the Mexican track
inasmuch as he is about the only big
bettor who is winner TO any great ex :
tent on the meeting.
Added interest attaches TO McCarty's
remarkable run o. luck from the fact
that at the opening of the meeting he
did not possess enough money TO buy
hill-concarne sandwich. Since good
fortune turned in his direction McCarty
has invested part of his winnings in a
stable Of horses and has acquired the
ownership of valuable real estate in FL
Paso
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chase for the Southern league PEN
uant. They are up against as many
handlcaps as one-legged man In
an obstacle race, but they have one
advantage-they meet mostly cinch
teams during the first 20 days of
the season-the days of the final
tryouts
Bill Smith will carry 20 men until
May l. That means that he will be
working with three or four extra
men-sticking them in, taking them
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
DAVE BUNTING REPORTS:
MUST HUSTLE FOR A JOB

NASHVILLE TENN. March 17.-Nash-
vllles list of hold-outs was lessened by
one today when Infielder Dave Bunting
reported and stated that he would imme-
qlately enter the fight that is under way
ior The regular job at third base.
schwartz secured David at the waiver
price from New Orleans He will have
hard time sticking. as Perry and Sum
neTS are going strong The latter is a
good hitter. Harder work will be started
ms week. and il is probable that sew
efal recruits will be cut loose before many
'aFs have passed
NJ exhibition game is slated with Van
"lll on Wednesday, and Connie Mack :
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
"RUBE" SEEKS FAME AS
JUGGLER; IN BIG WAGER

SAN FRANCISCO, March IL
'Rube" Marquard, New York Giant
pitcher. stands to lose or win nearly
$1,000 in bets tomorrow. Jean Bedini,
Juggler, appearing here. bet $3.50 to
Rube's $500 that he could catch a one
pound turnip on a two pronged fork
held in his teeth. The turnip will be
dropped from the top of the Call
building "Rubc" then also accepted
Bedini's wager, al the same odds, that
"Rube' couldn't catch baseball drop
ped from the building roof
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
H0GG, EX-MERCER HURLER,
PROVES STAR FOR MOBILE

MOBILE. ALA, March with the
Wind blowing a gale out of the north
west and bitter cold the Gulls held the
Neos Yesterday afternoon to a score Of
L" u The local fingers were found for
only SIX bingles. The Gulls made three.
Jasper, semi-pro, was first sent in BY
flnn, and showed fairly well Cavet OF
asst years team, went three innings,
+nd was unsteady for the first round,
hHl got warm later.
Hogg the former Mercer lad. late OF
ne New Bedford team, was the best
m the seXtet of twirlers sent in, and wor
me fans Eleven men faced him. He
aimed six and allowed one safety. Mo
ran IN left for the locals, made star
The two local catchers. Brown. former
Y or Admission, and Berger, a semi pro OF
chicago, showed up well. Brown has
proved 10 be a fine pegger.
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out, switching them around, and
deciding on the final lineup.
Thanks to the favorable arrange
ment of the Southern league sched-
ule, the Crackers will meet but one
bad" team during the first 20
days-and that one Birmingham.
Up to May l the Crackers have
IS games scheduled. Ten of them
will be played at home. Thirteen
will be with teams that look now
like moderately easy marks.
THE Crackers will suffer the
l. slight disadvantage of opening
on the road. The first three games,
April 10, IL and -, will be played
at Chattanooga With good wealth
er, there are sure to be tremendous
crowds out on opening day and
the first Saturday, April -. And
il will be no cinch for the Crack
ers to play with eight or ten thou
sand bowling Chattanoogans root
ing for Elberfeld's men and against
the cohorts of Bill Smith. How
ever, there is no indication that
Chattanooga will be strong this
year.
Then the Crackers come home for
four in a row with Birmingham.
This is bad medicine. OF course,
the opening day at Ponce DeLeon,
when an enormous crowd will be
out, the Crackers ought to come
through Bill Smiths teams have
way that has become traditional of
winning before big home crowds.
The rest of the Birmingham games
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
PACkEY CAN HAVE MATCH
WITH RICHIE AT 1876 LBS

CHICAGO, March 17.-SettinE aside
precedent, Willie Richie. lightweight
champion. is seeking battle with Packey
Mcfarland. the stock yards scrapper,
and has announced his willingness to
meet him at 1856 pounds
Billy Nolan and Richie, after con-
ference. decided they would give Packey
the first chance for a twenty round tight
on July 4, to be staged on the Pacific
coast. They agreed 10 allow the stock
yards" lad to enter the ring two pounds
above the lightweight limit.
Unless Packey's acceptance is prompt
the offer will be withdrawn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
BENEFIT GAME WILL BE
PLAYED THIS AFTERNOON

The Gillespie benefit game will be stag
ed at Ponce DeLeOn ball park this aft
ernOon. The call Of PLAY Ball" will come
at three o'clock and Judged by the vast
number of tickets that have been sold
by the fremen Of Atlanta there will be a
goodly gathering Of the faithful for this
opening practice game.
Manager Smith will try out Pitchers
Herring, Hartner and Bausewein in to-
days game. The rest of his lineup will
be. Agler first base: Alpermau. second
base, puhard, shortStou Smith. third
base. Bailey Callahan and Long in the
uutfeld.
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leaves Fl work
ing days. Al
low, say, four
more for rain.
That cuts the
number OF days
Bill Smith can
count on for
conditioning his
team down to II.
Do you won
der h q h a s
served notice on
his players 10
get right down
to business ?
Twenty one
days from to-
day. and count
ing today. the
Crackers begin
their twelfth
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
REACH 1918 GUIDE our.

The 1918 issue Of the Reach Guide Is
out. This is the thirty first annual APP
pearance of this publication, which is
the official organ of the American
league. The book ranks high because
Of its completeness and because Of the
excellence of its reading matter and i'll
Illustrations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
DALTON WILL SOON HAVE
GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

DALTON. GA, March IA number
of the leading men OF Dalton are organ
iZing a golf and country club Work
on the golf course, tennis courts and
club house will be started Immediately
The club has secured IS acres OF land west
of Thornton avenue. The location Is close
in and well adapted TO the use to which
il viii be put
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shuarue After coast &c.

Los ANGELES March 16.--'Y Young
Shugrue Of New York. is in Los Angeles,
today seeking a battle with X. .. Brown,
Bud Anderson or frankie Russell. Tom
NcCarey likes Shugrue's looks and said
today he might place him soon. Brown
left for New York on recei pt Of d tele-
gram that his mother is III.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
NO HOPE FOB BROWNS.

ST. LOUIS. March 1T.-After watch.
ing the work of the veterans and re-
cruits of the ST Louis Browns in train
ing. three sport writer's today confidently
predicted that the Browns would fnisf
last in the American league race
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
By Percy H. Whiting.

TT WENTY- -FOUR days left be-
fore the season opens! Three
of them will be Sundays. This
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-27

The Orphcum.
Fridays change of program is as
follows: