Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-19

OrNSON will be the name THAI
will keep umpires and official
scorers of the American
'.,c,,s busy the coming season try
mo- 70 e.raighten it out. For the
,ama Johnson (or Johnston) out
r.nl,s the Smiths, Jonses and
proure although there is still
-,,5-sfzsd representation Of
Browns in the league.
There we're five Joneses in the
American league in 1907. Today
mere is only one. In 1907 the st.
roris Browns had Tom Jones on
erst base. He finished his career
&C q Detroiter. In the same city
rsra Davy Jones and Bumpus
lanes A pitcher. The White Sox
nod Fielder Jones, greatest of all
~ the famous family Of that name,
while the Washington team had
Charley Jones, the first American
,eague player to reach home from
second on a sacrifice fly
This YEAR Ban Johnson's circuit
contains seven men by the name of
1obrson or Johnston. OF this num-
orr chicago has four. One Is named
Walter. and he also is a pitcher.
Walter already has gone to the
Southwest to begin training, which
evidently signifies that he's going
after the peerless Washington
,r.rlar's honors. He comes from
Racine, Wis.
Another Johnston who will wear
white hose the coming summer is
Jimmy. A brother of Doc Johnston,
NJ the Maps. Jimmy is an out
colder and halls from Birmingham.
The Mans heard of him two years
sgo hut as he seemed a little weak
with the stick. they decided they
d.d mot want him. Other Johnsons
belonging to the tribe of Comiskey
are George and Ellis Johnson.
George is a pitcher, while Ellis
PLAYS shortstop.
s. Louis boasts Of a player with
similar name in j. L, Johnson,
late Of Montgomery.
In Cleveland there is peppery
Doc Johnston, and continuing on to
Washington we come upon the most
iNustrious Of all the players of that
name. unless it be Ban B. himself,
in Pitcher Walter Johnson.
Altogether this makes seven
members Of the family playing in
the American league, and If we
add the name of the president of
the organization, it will swell the
Total to eight.
JOE RIVERS, the sensational
) Mexican lightweight, has hopes
Of stopping Knockout Brown
when they clash in a twenty-round
contest at Vernon, Cal, on Wash
ingtons birthday. Rivers realizes
that IL he can decisively defeat the
bond-haired Dutchman from New
York that he will have an excellent
rhance to secure a match with VIII
lie Richie for the lightweight
championship Of the world.
There is no denying Rivers right
to be classed among the leading
l33-pounders in the world. His
great record in itself speaks vol
umes Joe is only twenty years of
age and has been performing in the
squared circle since he was seven
teen wears of age.
In Brown, Rivers will meet a
strong willing fighter. He is per
maps the best advertised boxer in
The ring today. *. O." is not
champion and yet he has made al
most as much money as some of the
title holders.
Ohe OF the reasons why Brown is
no popular is because he very sell
0oh stalls" He is continually
carrying the fight to his opponent
ana refuses to retreat, even after
lie mas been punished severely.
'ae Dutchman, however, lacks
lh's0, and win not be able to hold
MS own with such a classy per-
former as Rivers has proven him
sell 10 be. Brown is also a ten
round artist and he may not be able
10 stand the fast pace over the
Marathon route.
)lF fERENT ball players have
their individual mannerisms and
o"aTacteristics. Some are decided
~ eccentric while others are mere
. ~e victims of habit or supersti-
Uous Nhims.
odd character in baseball was
e|s Brodie, who played center
'5.l Tor Ned Hanlon's Baltimore
quo when that bunch was winning
pennauts
" Brodie should happen to strike
W., IN game he would abuse him
.L for two or three innings. One
any, near him saying to himself: