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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
COBB WILL FORM
TEAM To PLAY
GEORGIA

a THENS. GA. Feb. 24-Ty
~ Cobb has left Athens. after
an involuntary visit that re-
suited from an automobile
tie-up, and has headed for RSyston,
his old home, where he will or
ganize a team of Royston stars to
play another game with the Uni
versity of Georgia nine.
The game will be played as soon
as It can be arranged, for Ty Cobb
Is expecting notice from President
Navin, of the Detroit club any old
day now that the Tiger mogul has
agreed to terms. And when this
happens. Ty viii report.
While Cobb is blowing through
the mud toward Royston the GeOr-
gia nine is out for its first practice.
The Red and Black squad has been
split into two divisions. Coach
Cunningham taking charge Of the
first squad of p men, while Cap
tain McWhorter is looking after
the remaining so.
The Red and Black will have a
heavy hitting team this season, to
make up for the weakness in pitch
ing. Bob McWhorter, the captain
and center fielder. batted 1877 in
1912. Bowden did all the catching,
and fell but eight points below the
coveted 800 mark. Hutchins and
Covington batted we'll above PTS.
CHM stung out enough bingles in
1911 to be a first honor" man, but
dropped in his average last year.
He Is also the fastest man in the
South on bases.
There are. too, some promising
new men on hand who are clever
with the willow. George Harrison
was the terror of the prep league
around Atlanta, while Clements and
Henderson batted over 400 at Cor
don.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
RACING CROWD RUN OUT
BY RICHMOND FAIR FOLKS

RICHMOND. VA, Feb. 24.-The Viz
ginia State Fair association has served
notice Of eviction on the horsemcn who
have nags stabbed here Get out and
get ont quick" Is the order
The reason for this action is the in
ability of the association. 10 cope with
the lawless element that hangs around
"a racing stable. Houses in the vicin-
ity are being robbed, and the associa-
tons property Is being destroyed,
The eviction brought forth an awful
howl from trainers, owners and feed
dealers, but 1t sticks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
NEW LEAGUE TO ORGANIZE
AT TALLADEGA

TALLADEGA. ALA. Feb. 24.-The
Georgia Alabama league, which viii
succeed the Southeastern league. VIII
be permanently organized at a meet
ing here Wednesday, called by Acting
President w. j. Boykin
Officers viii be elected. a schedule
committee appointed and a coustitu-
ton and bylaws adopted. Mr. Boy
kin will probably be named permanent
president
The cities that viii compose the cir
cult win be Newman, LAGRANGE, ITALIA
dega, Opelika, Gadsden and Admission.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

pressed me. He Is a big, strong
fellow, and from what every one
says he is a finished catcher. OF
the pitchers | know little save what
has been tipped to me since I
signed with Mr.. Farrell Russell
Ford told me while he was visiting
in California that the flinging corps
should equal anything in the ma
jor leagues if properly handled. If
his prognOstiCations are correct. /
will have no cause to worry. | will
guarantee that l Will get all out of
the tossers that there is in them"
begin with. All of them are
right-handers. Russell Ford is
recognized the class Of the lot, de-
spite his disappointing form in
1912. He was the sensation of the
league in 1910, his first season,
winning &c games and losing only
six. He slumped a little the fol-
lowing season, but yet won two
thirds of his games. His record
last year was much better than
that Of his club. Ford was handi-
capped from the start of last year.
He rounded into condition very
slowly, and had to go along for
nearly two months without Swee-
ney, his only reliable battery mate.
Toward the end OF the season Russ
seemed to have regained all his
old-time effectiveness. He pitched
a game against the Giants toward
the end of the season that called
forth unstinted praise from Nc
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
HARRY DAVIS Is BACK
AGAIN WITH ATHLETICS

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 24.-Harry
Davis. former captain of the Philadel-
phia American League Baseball club,
who last season managed the Cleve-
land team Of the same league. will be
With the Athletics again the coming
season.
Connie Mack announced today he had
secured Davis signature to contract
and that the latter would accompany
the Athletics when they leave for san
Antonio, Texas, tonight on their spring
training trip.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
M'CARTY HAS AGREED
TO GIVE WILLARD FIGHT

CHICAGO. Feb 24-That Luther
McCarty has agreed to box Jess Will
lard i'm a short bout in New York or
Philadelphia was the announcement of
Charley cutler, Wizards manager. be-
fore he left hero for Indianapolis to-
day Ne articles have been signed but
Cutler said the heavyweight champion
had verbally agreed to fight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
tn FIE supreme court of the state
of Tennessee has decided

that the law fOrbidding the
playing of baseball on Sunday in
Tennessee is unconstitutional
But that does not mean, however.
that Nashville will play Sunday ball
this coming season.
When the news that the law was
Knocked gallywest came to Presi-
dent Hirsig, of the Nashville club,
while he was at the Chattanooga
schedule meeting he was tickled as
a kid. 1t meant that his club slip
ped out from under lot Of costs.
But President Hirsig was the first
man to deny that this meant Sun
day ball for Nashville
The truth Of the matter is that
the Tennessee Legislature now in
session in Nashville is almost GER
tain to pass a new law aimed at
baseball
This new law. however to be en-
tirely constitutional, will have to
include all games-gof, tennis and
similar pastimes
If it is passed. as the political
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
ELWERT BREAKS FINGER
IN BOWLING TOURNEY

TOLEDO. Feb. 24.-Bill Elwert. Toledo's
best bowler and third baseman for the
Montgomery team, has sustained an injury
which threatens 10 keep him ont OF the
rolling al Threm's alleys Wednesday. Ell
Werts hand struck the return post, as
he was delivering the ball, breaking his
third finger at the first Joint
Ii is feared Bin may not he able to
play baseball until after the southern
league season starts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
By Percy II. Whiting.


w schedule adopted and the
opening date set definitely
for April 10, Manager Bill Smith
and Secretary Parker are working
today like couple OF beavers in
the damming season TO get out
transportation and to round up the
delinquent and recalcitrant bah
players.
One week from today has been
officially set as reporting day, and
any ball player who does not show
up on time is in danger Of getting
himself hated.
Bill Smith regards it as prob
able that some of the "old guard
men like Whitley Alperman, Joe
Dunn and Lew McAlIister-wiU get
in the latter part of this week. BY
way of being prepared. Bill win run
afternoon practice every day and
viii fan on the neCks of any Crack
ers who think enough Of their jobs
to begin rustling for them q few
days ahead of time
And there's reason, and a
smashing good one The player
and salary limits go into effect
April 10 And between March
and April 10 are only SO working
days, which. take It from Bill
Smith. is all too short a time to
sort over and train up the materia
for pennsnt winning ball club.
\ T the schedule meeting in Chat
i tanooga Saturday they could
nave put through q rule to keep the
salary limit from going into force
for 80 days after the league sea
son started. Or. anyhow, Mike Finn
said they could But, bless good
ness, in the heat Of the moment
they forgot all about it.
And. speaking of matters calov-
ifc--there was surely considerable
heat and it extended over several
moments OF that league session.
All went merry as the proverb-
ial wedding bell provided II is
proverbial, which we forget-but,
anyway. the Southern moguls' SEES
sion was lamblike until the Ques-
ton Of schedule was proposed.
Then the situation ,ensed up like
he spring of a freshly wound
eight day clock
Before the consideration had
gone far President Frank Gala
way got up and made a speech.
II was a mighty good speech-just
sufficiently sulphurous to keep ev-
erybcdy listening and expecting
things. And just when expectations
were highest and the speech was
ended, the moguls agreed that the
Atlanta association had Just kick
coming and consented to square
things And right there the rue
ton ended
With war talk quoted the rest
IF II was like shooting fish. The
switch Of one series with Bir-
mingham helped lot--so much
that little more help was needed,
and that was supplied when the
moguls in the non Sunday play
ing cities Atlanta, Chattanooga.
Nashville and birmingham agreed
10 prorate the mileage. That meant
that, though the Atlanta club had
TO travel all the thousands Of miles
provided in the Southern league
schedule, 1t would have to pay no
more carfa~e tnauy any Of the other
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Tickets Wired Off Today Team Reports March 3
Advance Guard of Cracker Club Due This Week
at home and that the league bilked

at home and that the league bilSed
him on another.
Just before the adoption Of the
schedule Mr.. COLLISION made a bitter
speech, charging that he was the
victim Of a coId-hlooded frame-up.
and times looked stormy, but tho
thing Quieted down finally, and MI
COLLISION took his medicine, with a
grimace, it must be admitted, but
gracefully enough otherwise.
n NE of the quaint features OF the
- meeting was the fact that
President Galloway. Of the local
club. and President Andrews, of the
Chattanooga club. supposed to be
at absolute outs over all league
matters. We're as thick as molasses
and voted together on every ques-
ton.
It was Mr. Andrews. one OF the
chief benenciaries of the original
schedule which victimized Atlanta,
who proposed the scheme OF pro
rating the mileage of the clubs,
thus taking considerable money
away from his own club and hand
ing Il TO Atlanta. He and the other
Sunday playing towns offered
this compromise in a spirit OF fair
ness and in the face of the fact that
they had votes enough to put
through the joke schedule, no mat
ter how loud Atlanta yelled.
II might be added that President
Andrews. Of the Chattanooga club,
spread himself as wide as the At
lantic ocean in entertaining the
newspaper men and moguls
Az one Of the visiting newspaper
men commented. That Andrews Is
sport He has sent out over 81
gallon and half of beer per man
for that barbecue. He's a real en-
tcrtainer."
He was, too Nobody's money
was good; everybody rode In auto
mobiles If they were only going
across the street, and the enter
talnment was a regular continuous
performance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
SUFFRAGETTES FEARED:
GOLF LINKS ARE INSURED

LONDON. Feb. 24-The recent OUT
RACES 10y suttragsts I'M destroying golf
courses has led to the opeuiug If a
new form of insurance by IIoyd's The
company now takes risks on golf links
at per cent premium.
Many golf clubs have awaited them
selves of the new offer to insure their
courses
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
MAPS IN PENSACOLA

PENSACOLA, FLA, FEB 24-The
advance suard Of the Cleveland Amer
leans. headed by Manager Birmingham
and composed principally of iuheld and
battery men, have just arrived here
for spring training. About p persons.
including players, club officials and
new paper men, are included in the
party
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Chance Will Depend Heap on Big Ed Sweeney
Russ Ford Is Mainstay Of Yankees on the Mound
By Tad

Graw. Ford is the only pitcher
before the public who can break
his spitball to either right or left
at Will.
The other veteran pitchers are
Ray Fisher, Ray Caldwell. Jack
Warhop and George Mcconnell
Warhop is the gamest little fellow
you can possibly imagine. He has
an underhanded delivery that is
the most puzzling since the DAYS
Of Joe McGinnity Warhop never
was a bad pitcher, but he should
be a crackajack this yesr For
merry he weighed only 145 pounds.
in fighting trim. He has taken on
nearly % pounds since the close
of the season. Yet he Is not fat
His extra flesh is good muscle. and
Jack is sure that he viii give the
best of his comrades run for
pitching honors.
Fisher, Caldwell and Mcconnell
are all big fellows Mcconnell
stands six feet three inches in
. height and, though slim, is wtry
and tough. Both he and Fisher
are spitball pitchers. Mcdonnell is
possessed of terrific speed. which
he mixes nicely with q puzzIirg
change of pace. He starts his d.
livery away up over his head thu1
putting the batter at distinct
disadvantage. Ray Caldwell a
lanky six foOter, is one Of the best
curve pitchers in the circuit His
teammates declare that his fast
ball is as wicked as that Of
Smoky" Joe Wood. Caldwell
would have been a grand pitcher
the past two seasons had he taken
proper care of himself
THE five recruit pitchers are
Chester Hoff, Al Schulz Paddy
Green, Ray Heating and George
Davis. All but Green have had
trial on the Hilltop Hoff pitched
his first professional ball last sea
son. He did not have much of q
fast ball and was turned over to
Hartford. where he developed into
a wonder. He came back in the
fall a very much improved per-
former. Hoff is a southpaW, ana
if he has the necessary speed "".
give a good account Of himself iA
any class. He has beauuL0.
curve and as fine drop as cou'
be desired. He seemed a little Ign.
a year ago. but he was very young.
and since then has filled out 10
mans size.
Schulz is a left -hander. too. He
halls from the South Atlantic
league. He pitched several games
at the tail end of the past season.
and acquitted himself as one "
the greatest prospects since INV
first arrival of the disappointing
Jim Vaughn Schulz is about d,
big as Vaughn, has as mucn 'p'''
and apparently better control.
Green is a giant recruit from iA'
New England league. and go
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
J. GOLD SMASHES RECORD:
F0LE VAULTS TWELVE-SIX

MADISON. WIS. Feb 2A-Johuny cold.
captain Of the varsity track team is today
the holder of the conference and world
indoor pole vault record. having gone over
the bar a the height OF L. feet inches
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

ONE of the funniest things that
happened at the schedule
meeting Saturday was the Joker
ing" Of President Frank Coleman,
of the Memphis club. Mr. Coleman
was made chairman Of the
meeting lin the absence Of Presi-
dent Kavanaugh. who was detained
in Washington for an important
meeting Of the river and harbors
bilD This was wight enough for
Mr.. Coleman, until the first voting
was done. Mr.. Coleman voted
against Atlanta on some point.
Whereupon President Galloway
arose to point out that the chair
could not vote In consequence the
Memphis mogul did not put in a
ballot during the entire afternoon.
though he was keen to 60 on record
on several subjects
r HE funniest Joke of all was one
that leaked out on President
Bob Baugh, of the Birmingham
club when he asked waivers on
Padrone.
1t seems that some time in the
winter Baugh. on the recommended
ton of scouts, signed a Cuban ball
player named Padrone, who worked
last season up in New England
somewhere. This man was to take
the place of the Barons' celebrated
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

The best help obtainable In every line
can be easily gotten by consulting the
Sltuations Wanted columns Of The
Georgian Mr. Business Man and Woman
the party that can fill that position YOU
have open is addressing you in the Sit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
RIVERS PICKS UP -6o4o

Los ANGELES. Fab u rs tS;,.o,... 49,,
celved S6,o+2. or 80 per cent. of The eroe,
receipts for knocking out "knocEont'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
Mrs. Bert Hawkey and two
daughters, of Omaha, are visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Tamisiea.
Another Robb ~.

Shiley's drug store was en-
tered last night by an amateur
sneak thief and the cash regis
ter lifled Of S.. Entrance was
gained through a back coal
window into the cellar and then
up the cellar stairs. Nothing
besides the cash register was
disturbed, but the marble top
over the cash drawer was Lried
off and SIS in small change
taken. The dollers and pennies
were not disturbed IS the rob.
bers did not know enough to
press the key to open the cash
drawer. There is no doubt
about the work being done by
amateurs and probably boys, 81
the officers think,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
st. John Items

Raymond Coyle has returned
to his work a; Co!fax a., after
q months visit will. h, MT folks.
w. E. Mccullough and fam
lily were over Sunday guests of
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Mckinney at
Harris Grove.
e. w. Corey and c. A. Pitzer
were in Omaha ON business
Saturday.
Fred Beebee, of Becteetown,
was in 81. John on business
Monday.
Geo. Foreman visited with
st. John relatives Saturday,.
Dick Ryan and Frank Dugan
were Sunday visitors at the M.
Coyle home.
Miss Edna Yeager, of Wood
bine, is visiting Miss Lottie
Kirkland and after ding the
chautauqua.
Glen Corey returned last
Thursday evening from a trip
Through Dakota and Minnesota.
Miss Mable Haight is quite
sick.
Mrs s X McGavren enter.
tanned Tuesday evening, Mr..
and Mrs doe d. mpsey, Of Lo-
gan, has. Culver ard Mss. Ell
mer Noe, of Chelan, Wash, Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Brown, cf Love-
land, Jno. Colver, of Pierre, S.
| ID, and Geo. Culver, of Mo. Vsl-
LEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Har' net car e
up from Omaha in their auto
Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Cryle.
! Walter Shelton, Arthur Reel,
; Ray Haight and Frank McGav.
rem were in Omaha on business
Wednesday afternoon.
Charity Ellis. of Karsas, is
visiting With Mr.. ard Ms. L.
!, A. Denton and other relatives
] in this locality.
Kidney Trouble Began
With a Lame Back
j. L. Hack, 9l4 Eighth ST.,
Lincoln, III was ecentiy cured
: of a bad case of kidney trouble
!, that started with a lame back,
i, and says: 81 am certainly
! thankful in getting a cure of
my kidney trouble by using
Foley Kidney Pills" Try
0 them yourself. For sale by all
dealers. a28
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
One Killed and Another fa-
tally Injured

tally Injured
An accident that proved ia
tai to one OF the participants
and perhaps two of them, oc-
Cured this morning about
three o'clock, at the Cox fill or
near there. Five young men,
Messrs. Hardy. Townsend,
Wore, Alvis and Walker started
from Logan for Omaha at
about eight o'clock last even
ing, and were on the road back
to Logan when the accidt mt &C.
Cured. MIR. Hardy, he Icing
more Familiarity known as
"Red." died between five and
six o'clock, and, Cliff Townsend
was crushed and bruised up in
a horrible manner, his skull
being crushed and numerous
cuts and bruises about the
body. None of the others are
seriously injured but all sus-
tanned minor bruises. TIE
place Where the accident &C.
CURED was in a line with the
highway between here and Lo-
gan, and about three miles
northeast of this city. When
the car struck the obstruction,
which was placed there by or
der of the Boa'd of Supervis-
ors, it had about eighteen feet
to go before it reached the
edge of the ditch or ravine, and
then it pitched down and land
ed about fifteen feet north OF
the line of the road, bottom
side up. The driver Mr..
Townsend, must have been
asleep, as in following the
track made by the auto it did
not swerve a bit, and he had
been out all of night before
last with a car, which shows
rather conclusively that he
must have been asleep. The
body of young Hardy will be
taken to Logan this evening
and Townsend is lying at the
point of death at the Heise
Hospital.
Drs. Tamisiea ard Kennedy
of Logan, were called and ad
ministered to the wants of III,
! party. Undertaken Henneseey
prepared the body of Hardy fol
shipment to Logan. At thu
time of going to press the Ct n
dit n of Townsend was VI
changed and it was thought /!
the attending physicians tina
he could live but q short time
Later-Townsend died a
4.25 this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
Onawa is, Mo. Valley 1

Yesterday was an off day for
the Mo. VSlley ball team and
W IS a very good day for Onawa.
When these two teams clashed
on the diamond yesterday after
noon there was nothing 10 it
from the start apparentlo. All
except two men on the local
team had errors checked up
against them, and some of the
men had several. Alexander,
the phenomenal colored pitcher,
was in the box for the locals,
but he was hi, quite freely.
Fifteen to one does not show
the merits of the two ,,,sn,s by
any means, but VS. viii say Il at
Onawa has a mighty fast team
and they know the game.
Postmaster Antoine Dsloria,
Gardner, Mich speaks tor the
guidance of those troubled with
kidney and bladder Irregular.
ties, and says "From my own
experience | can recommend
Foley Kidney Pills. My father
also was cured of kidney dis
case, and many neighbors were
cured by Foley Kidney Pills. -
For sale by all dealers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
How the Trouble Starts

Constipation is the cause of
many ailments and disorders
that make life miserable. Take
Chamberlain's Tablets, keep
your bowels regular ard you
will avoid these diseases. For
sale by all dealers. a2S
On account of q washout be-
tween Sioux City and Arien
this morning, the Milwaukee
trains wers running through
here today.
In the first game of the Nor
ia min tournament this morn
ing Logan defeated Mo. Valley
z to 5 in a we'll played game.
F. B. Kinyon was a pleasant
Times caller today
DR.. DeVore reports the birth
of a boy weighing twelve
pounds to Mr., ard Mrs. Jos.
Bohall this mornir g
Warren Hedges, of Sweet
Springs, Mo-, who has been
spending the past week here
with relatives and fir ends, was
a pleasant Times caller this
morning.
This morning ]. A. Coffman
received a check in full pay
ment for the death of his wife,
from the Woman. The check
was for $l643 90.
DR.. John Tamisiea reports
the birth of a six pound girl
last evening to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ned Cox.
Miss Pearl Odrin, of Lincoln,
Neb, is visiting here for a few
days at the home of Mr.. ard
Mrs. Frank Johnson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
Mothers Have Your Children
Worms?

Are they feserish, restless,
nervous irrtab 9, dizzy or con-
stipated? ID they continually
pick their nose or grind their
teeth? Have they cram2irg
pains, Irregular and ravencus
appetite? These are all signs of
worms. Wolms not only cause
your child suffering, but stunt
it's mind and growth. Give
"Kickapoo Worm Killer" at
once. Il kills AID removes the
worms, Improves Jour child's
appetite, regulates stomach
liver and bowels. The symp.
toms disappear and your chile
5 made happy ard healthy, as
nature intended. All druggist
n by mail. 25:.
Nickaro, Iadian Medicine Ca
Philadelphia, Pa st. Louie Nc
J al
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-21
Friday August Is

Chicago celebrated her S0th
birthday this week. Quite a
lusty youngster, and Chicago is
a ycungster compared with
many of the foreign cities of
less than half her population.
E. B. Salyers was an Omal a
passenger this morning.
A journal on a freight car
broke between here and Logan
this morning, delaying traffic
and necessitatirg the use of the
single track for the greater
part Of the morning.