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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
THOMAS IS RING
MARVEL; BATTLES
D 'KEEFE TONIGHT.
By Left Hook.

" ONSIDERING the short time
that he has been in the ring.
Joe Thomas, the New Or
leans lightweight, who meets Tom
my O'Keefe at the Orpheum to-
night, is a marvel. Joes debut in
the game was only a year and
half ago, but since that time he has
fought such men as Joe Mandot
and Jack Britton, and the only
time he has been bested was by
Britton, who gained a close deci-
sion over him.
Thomas earned the respect and
admiration of Atlanta fans when he
gave Frank Whitney more than he
could handle, and although the ref
cree declared the bout a draw, the
papers gave Joe all the best of 1t.
Joe Is Not Twenty Yet.
Thomas is not 20 years old yet,
dIlu 10 d qul6is llh1DiC oOAl Vi hius
1t was only by chance that he ever
became a pugilist. According to
the story Joe was escorting young
lady home from a dance one night,
and on the way they had to pass
through one of the toughest sec
tions Of New Orleans. 1t was while
they were in this district that
big. tough-looling fellow passed
them and addressed an insulting
remark to the young lady.
Joe was just kid then, with his
first pair of long trousers on, but
he waded into that big fellow like
a bull terrier goes after a mastiff.
The bully was so surprised at this
furious onslaught from such a
small kid that he offered no re-
sistance, but went down like log
with Joe on top. BY the time the
ruffian had come to-" Thomas had
called a cop.
When he reached home that night
Joe thought over what had hap
pened. He had read lots about the
big easy money that some OF the
good scrappers made. and as he
was working hard and not get
ting much pay, he decided to try
his luck at the ring game. He was
not big or heavy, but he possessed
the one thing which all fighters
must have, self f-confidence.
Beat Bunch of Preim Lads.
It was not long after this that
the kid as knocking them all cold
in the pielims TO the big bouts in
New Orleans. His rise since then
has been meteoric. and he is still
coming, with a good many years
ahead Of him yet
The bout tonight Will mean much
to the winner. Both boys are COM
ers and we'll on the way to the top.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BY j. W. Heisman.
II N baseball many fielding prob
| lens confront the pitcher and

TN baseball many fielding prob
lens confront the pitcher and
catcher.
One of the puzzles the pitcher
often butts into is whether to at
tempt the fielding OF a ground ball
that seems to be rather out of
reach, yet close enough to make
him think he might get 1t with
hard effort. Some pitchers let this
kind go by altogether, while others
go after every old thing that comes
along. OF the two l prefer the lat
ter. They should. however, realize
that by thus going after everything
In and out of reason they must
often fail themselves to get the ball
and at the same time spoil the
fielding of 1t by the shortstop or
second baseman. They frequently
touch it just enough with their
finger tips to defect II from its
course and thus throw it out Of line
and away from the other man try
ing for 1t.
Much depends upon how fast the
ball is travelling, and also on how
fast the men are behind you. If
you think the ball is ripping along
at such a rate that If you don't get
it neither will anybody else, you
should. of course, try for 1t. II It
is a swift line ball you will prob
ably only have time to stick out
your hand at arms length for It;
but this you should always do, with
the gloved hand at least. Better
be little careful, though, how you
put out your bare hand after one of
these hot drives, for this hand is
your pitching paw and an injury to
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

finds what the "slat" can do under
fire. If he is released, he will go
TO Macon.
THE Atlanta club hasn't any In
dians on it's club this year.
But it has two ex-Indians. Gill
bert Price, as is well remembered,
played with the Nebraska Indian
team last summer. And Lee Her
ring pitched for the Cherokee In
dian team. Both men were billed
as "re'lar Injuns," though neither
looks the part. Both are promis-
ing hurlers, the former Of the
southpaw persuasion, while the lat
ter is a right handler.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
present Cracker Squad Best Ever Had" Smith
Manager Thinks He Has Rag Winning Material

been inquiring of Bill Smith what
he planned to do with Osborn, and
1t is a cinch that he will tip some
scouts off to watch him.
Osborn, thanks to his tremen-
dous height and his abnormal
reach. has a mess of speed. If he
has some control to go along with
1t, he will star. He has a moder-
ately free swing and enough curve
to get by with.
Manager Smith hasn't any very
immediate plans for Osborn, ex-
cept to give him a thorough try
out. He will slip him in every
game he gets a chance until he
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11

springing forward If you can't
guess whether the batter will try
to put 1t down to the right or to
the left you will do well to come
straight forward till you find out
You can generally tell. though, by
noting whether he is a right-hand
or a left hand batter and whether
you threw the ball in close to him
or wide.
DON'T forget to cover first base
when the regular guardian of
that sack is pulled away to field a
batted ball, and to cover third when
the third baseman has to come in
for a bunt.
When foul fly goes up between
catcher and first baseman you
should coach them as to which
should take it. Similarly you
should call out when a ball is be-
tween catcher and the third base
man.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BARON BACKSTOPS BLOW
IN, LOOKING VERY GIFT"

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 11.-Bir-
,,i ,niiAsham's 1913 brace OF backstops, who
s,l' @a' night it out during the training. season
catcher, both reached Birmingham Mon
o.aal getting an even start, in that respect
T.. east They are Mayer, the White SoX
o2l who halls from Cincinnati, and Dill
e'r. y last years Baron outfit.
niger looks to be in excellent condl-
ooH, He is just about as fat as he was
.N., season and expects TO take off even
rE pi that. Mayer, the new man. has
. 40 a chance to show Manager Moles-
.a anything as yet except his phN-
r'e ana facial expression, both of which
' entirely satisfactory to the Baron
.,'.' Nobody has been canned yet
u 'he Cuban who was cornered by
and later. so it is reported, turned
p.. We be member Of that race which
U' lack Johnson TO the prize rlng tie
I. therefore,. allowed TO sink silently
A.. I"reetfulness So far as local fans
"e fucerned
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
By Percy Fl. Whiting.

UT DON'T see why. I haven't
got as good a squad this
spring as l had either time
7 won the pennant dn Atlanta"
So says Bill Smith. and William
Andrew is calculated to know.
Fact Is" says Bill, Il think this
squad. in some ways, is a bit bet
ter than any of the others To say
/ am pleased is about the least I
can do"
Now, don't go out and buy tick
cts on Atlanta, just on the strength
of this, because Bill can't figure on
the twin terrors of the baseball
managers-the Demon Rum and
the Demon Luck-both of whom
got in their fine Eye Italian hands
last year.
CMITH believes his pitchers are
~ good. He knows that, with 80
many youngsters, the thing is sort
Of a gamble. But he believes he
has sort of a king full" to gamble
on, which usually entities man
at least to linger in the betting
for while.
Now that Waiiy Smith and Wal
ter Keating look so good the in
field problem is not troublesome,
II Dobard proves better than Keat
ing, why better still. For Keating
looks plenty good enough.
The outfleld will work Itself out
right All the men are going good.
1t may not lead the league in hit
ting, but It viii be strong on field
ing
"a THING I like about the team
this year" says Smith. 'ls
its pep and the fact that all the
boys seem to be trying. You take
club that is like that and you'll
hear from it."
CMITH is planning to take his
- club to Milledgeville for games
against the Georgia Military col
lege team Monday and Tuesday of
next week If the G. NJ. c. folks
will guarantee expenses, Smith will
take the team on.
q want all the games l can get,
says Bill, and from what Ham
Reynolds, who has been coaching
there, tells me, they will give us
good run for it. Then, I like to
see the boys under fire away from
nome. There is sure to be lot OF
Yelling and lot of fuss down there
and l can find out how some of the
Youngsters stand up under it
Yesterday morning, He seems
70 have grip, or a hard cold. or
,"mething Of that sort, and has
been under a doctors care. With
.uch he should be out in a day or
two
- Id SMITH, who knows pitcher
when he sees one and who isn't
usually wasting praise on raw
Youngsters, has a high opinion OF
mis- young Ernest Osborn. In fact,
NE is 80 keen about him that he has
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
RAIN PUTS CRIMP IN
WORKOUT OF BARONS

BIRMINGHAM. March 11-Rain pre-
vented any baseball work at Redwood
day doing anything" according to Moes-
worth, that will keep them going
I'm not saving a word declared the
idea that il is because ! have nothing
worth saying. [ Just find It better to win
pennants during the actual playing rather
than before the opening. | have had but
a few days to look my men over, but ]
am not displeased so far"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
UNLESS ARCHER GETS
$500 HE QUITS GAME

BOONE, IOWA, March 11.-Jimmy Ar
cher, hold-out catcher of the Chicago
Cubs. asserted today that unless he were
offered a contract calling for $500 he
would not play ball this season. Archer
death of Mrs Archers mother They will
return to Ormond, Fla, the latter part
of the week
Il will not sign a contract for any
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
OTTO JORDAN REPORTS:
NAMES DRAWS FIRST CAN

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March IL
Absolutely refuting all rumors of his be-
Ing a holdout Otto Jordan appeared at
baseball headquarters yesterday after
noon and announced himself ready for
the 1913 season. Otto is in excellent con-
dtion and about eight pounds lighter than
when the season closed last year Jor-
dams appearance accounts for all the
members of the 1918 squad Manager
Elberfeld today Internationally released
First Baseman Names, who played last
season in the Texas and Southeastern
leagues
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
INDOOR BASEBALL PROVES
TOO MUCH FOR GRID STAR

MADISON, WIS. March 1t-Henry F.
star football player, is confined to his
bed in Trinity hospital with a fractured
left ankle. The fracture was the result
of an accident in an indoor baseball game
Cochems viii be confined to the hospital
for the next four weeks his physicians
say.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BILLS SIGN TARLETON

MONTGOMERY, ALA, March IL
Bob Tarlton, the former Little Rock
and New Orleans first baseman, who
played in the New York State league
club last sea son, has been signed oy
the locals
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
SEEL5ACH PENN CAPTAIN

PHILADELPHIA. March 11-Charles
Seelbach of Cleveland, was today elected
the seasons captain of the University Of
Pennsylvania basket ball team Seelbach
played center during the past season
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
LIE MARIN gEsrs CUTLER

C,Iu11 Ep - - . - IE n
in has another victory to his credit to-
day after winning in two straight falls
over Charley Cutler
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
STAYED HOME NIGHTS
WIFE WANTS DIVORCE

Cincinnati, Oct. 24.-Men have been
brought into police courts and many
into the divorce courts because they
preferred the gay white way 10
wifey's" company at night. But it re-
manned for Cincinnati to produce the
man who is called upon to explain why
HE wife should not be given a divorce
because he stayed at home at night.
John Hopping, railroad switchmaA,
prefers to stay at home at night and
enjoy the comforts of the home he has
provided for himself and wife. The
wife today filed suit for divorce in the
court on the grounds that
he thus preferred to spend his leisure
time at night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

Apartment houses, Atlanta, Ga,
Daytona, Fla, and Gadsden, Ala J;
church building $4,000, Northport,
Ala; freight depot, $4,000, Lakeland,
Fla; paving, Montgomery, Ala, and
Sarasota, Fla; sewer system, $4,000,
Statesboro, Ga; theatre building, $52,
1856, Pensacola, Fla; waterworks sys-
TEN, Clio, Ala, waterworks system and
electric light plant, $4,000, Brewton,
Ala; factory building, Manchester,
Ga; compress, $25,625, Augusta, Ga;
courthouse, $5S,700, Madison county,
Fla; incinerator, Tuscaloosa, Ala;
roads, Brevard county, Fla Cleburl
and Winston counties, Ala; bridge,
Brevard county, Fla; school building,
Savannah, Ga; hotel building, Tarpon
Springs, Fla; warehouse Admission,
Ala
Industrial plans will be established
as follows:
"Cannery Fitzgerald, Ga; creamery,
Jackson, Ga; laundry, Clearwate',
Fla, and extension, Fort Meade, Fla;
power plant Pensacola, Fla; lumber
railroad, Santa Rosa county, Fla; gin
merry, Warthen, Ala; sawmill, Toin-
cite, Ala.
Banks have been organized at Hac-
kleburg and Sylacauga, Ala, and one
is being organized at Alabama City,
Ala
"A total of nine corporations were
formed during the week with mini
mum capital stocks aggregating 49,
1OS, 700.
Now is good time to come to the
Southeast to live, invest and share il
the prosperity
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
Now is a Good Time
To Come to Southeast

Columbus Ga, Oct. 24-The Indus
trial Index says in it's issue for this
week:
"A notable feature of this weeks
industrial and construction news IF
the Southeast is the number of con-
tracts awarded for the establishme 1T
and equipment of manufacturing
plants and for construction work, the
latter including public utilities.
"A company has been organized with
, apital stock of $3,OOO,OOO to build +,
railroad through Florida section,
,.,pital of that state and of the middle
est being interested
Among the items of constructio
ork to be done, as reported this
week, are:
Apartment houses, two, Atlanta,
Ca, and Mulberry, Fla; bridges, Man
atee county, Fla; Hall and Dawson
counties, Ga, and Covington county,
Ala; church buildings, Atlanta, Col
lege Park Monroe and Jackson, Ga;
hotel buildings, Albany, Covington,
Ga; Bradentown and Clearwater,
Fla; and Cordova, Ala; paving, AL
bany, Americas, Montezuma and Sa-
yannah, Ga; sewers, DeLand, Fla,
and suburb of Montgomery, Ala;
dredging, ST. Petersburg, Fla; Jail,
Polk county. Fla; waterworks system,
Daytona Beach, Fla, and extensions,
Pensacola, Fla, and Selma, Ala
warehouse, Admission, Ala; clubhouse,
Gadsden, Ala; docks, Miami, Fla;
road, Pasco county Fla.
Construction contracts have been
awarded as follows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
DISPLAY OF ART
Is ADMIRED BY
MANY IN AMERICAS
SCHOOLS WILL BE BENEFITED
Proceeds to Be Used in Buy
ing Pictures

The Americas Library which, during
the week has been transformed INFO
an art gallery in the display there of
two hundred fine pictures, photograph
ic reproductions of many of the wo>,c
best productions in painting and sta.-
uary, has been the central point TO"
hundreds who have studied the pic
lures and admired them, a rare oppu.
tunity thus afforded our people.
The purpose of the exhibit was to
inoculate in the minds of pupils of the
city schools a greater love for pictures
and to raise a fund to be expend Il
in the purchase of good paintings and
other good pictures for the local school
rooms.
The originators of the idea are to
, be congratulated upon the success of
their undertaking in a financial way,
and in having thus afforded the people
of Americas such a privilege as was
afforded in seeing and studying these
works of art The exhibit closed yes
terday, and the pictures will next be
exhibited for the benefit of the CITY
school at Waycross and Valdcsta
The plan adopted here for procuring
pictures for the city schools has been
made successful elsewhere.
The Savannah school rooms have, in
some instances, been beautifully adorn-
ed. The system there is for each grad
uating class, in grammar or high
school, to present the school with a
fine reproduction of some we'll known
work of art, framed and bearing a
metal inscription GLASS Of 1913," o.
whatever year it may be.
This can be expanded to every class
above the very lowest grades, as very
good reproductions can be had for a
few dollars, the interest of the children
aroused, and a personal sense of own
ership in the pictures awakened that
will do much to prevent any damage 10
, them.
Then, too, the rivalry between the
classes has the effect of bringing bet
ter pictures every year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
MRS. A. NJ. PAGAN
IS CALLED To
REWARD ON HIGH
Once RESIDED In AMERICAS
Body Brought Here for Fun
eral Today

! Friends in Americus were apprisei
yesterday of the death at her home il
Savannah of Mrs. A. M. Pagan, the
end having come to her the night pre-
vious. Mrs. Pagan had been in declin-
| ing health for several months, and in
view of her physical condition recently
THE death of this good woman was not
unexpected, but deplored nevertheless
by many friends.
Mrs. Pagan was for a long while
resident of Americus, where her aged
husband, G. M. Pagan, passed away
several years since, and this morning
she will rest by his side in Oakgrove
cemetery.
The deceased was a native of Ruth;
erford county, Tenn, where she was
born on February 2, 1889. In 1892 Mr..
and Mrs. Pagan and family removed
to Americas from Brewton, Ala. Mr..
Pagan and son, Mr.. Joseph M. F'a-
gan, being connected with the Central
railroad during several years.
After the death of her husband, Mrs.
Pagan went to Savannah to reside at
the home of her son, who had preceded
her there, and in that city she spen.
the sunset years of Long and hallow-
ed career. A noble, Christian woman,
loving and God-serving, Mrs. Fagan's
life was one of usefulness here and
great will be her reward on high.
She is survived by her son, Mr.. J.
M. Pagan, three daughters, Mrs. R. G..
McClerhn, of Monticello, Ark, Misses
Bonnie and Connie B. Pagan, of Sa-
vannah, the latter a deaconess in Trim
ity church; one sister, Mrs. c. H. Sill
Vertooth, or Memphis, and brother,
G. A. McF'adden, of Oklahoma.
For more than fifty years Mrs. Fa~
Igan was a consistent member of the
Methodist church, where her life was
ever a shining beacon to guide the
footsteps of others. The funeral SER
vices will be held from that church
this morning at 10 o'clock, conduct9d
by the pastor, Rev. ]. A. Thomas
Friends Of the deceased and family
are respectfully invited to attend.
The body will arrive here at So
this morning from Savannah and I'M
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
SLIT SKIRTS LEWD
SAY CLUB WOMEN

Washington, D. c., Oct 24-Slit, dia-
phanous and shadow skirts were con
demned at meeting of the executive
board of the Washington Federation Ct
Women's clubs, representing 1000 So
ciety women. They termed modern
styles "the agents of the devil" and
decided upon a set of resolutions urg-
ing members to eliminate lewd cos
tunes from their homes" Mrs. Will
liam Hintz, Mrs. eBelva Lockwood, Mrs,
Appleton Clarke, DR.. Elnora c. Folk
mar and Mrs. George T. Smallwood led
the discussion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

ton that at once softens and makes plant
the abdominal muscles and ligaments. They
naturally expand without the slightest
strain. and thus not only Danish all tenden-
cy to nervous, twitching spells, but there is
an entire freedom from nausea, discomfort,
,leeplessness and dread that so often leave
their impress upon the babe.
The occasion is, therefore, one of un-
bounded, joyful anticipation, and too much
stress cannot be laid upon the remarkable
influence which a mothers happy, pre-.
natal disposition has upon the health and
fortunes of the generation to come.
You will find it on sale at all drug stores
1T S1.00 a bottle. Write to-day to the Brad
field Regulator Co., go Lamar Bldg, At
lanta, Ca, for an instructive book.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
ENGLISH OF HARVARD
BOYS IS SHOCKING;
INVESTIGATION is ON

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 24--Members
of the Harvard University corporation
are not satisfied with the way the col
lege boys write English. Aiming ID
bring about an improvement the cor
poration has appointed William F..
Castle, formerly assistant dean, 10
make a special investigation of the
subject
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

State of Ohio City OF Toledo Lucas County, SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney & Co., do
ing business in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9th day of December, A. D., 1886.
Seal A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
AMERICAN GIRL
JAILED ABROAD AS
KIDNAPER OF BOYS

Dublin, Ire, Oct 24.-Mrs. Lucille
Rand, resident of London, and :,
daughter of Henry T. Gage, of Cali
fornia, formerly governor of that statc
and ex-American minister to Portugal,
was arraigned in the Kingstown police
court here today charged with kid
naping two boys under the age ..f
fourteen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

CUIIU DVd IIHS III q J
easily be avoided. No
woman need fear the
slightest discomfort if
she will fortify her
self with t b e we'll
known and time-hon-
ored remedy, Moth
er's Friend"
This is a penetrat-
49,. ovforpol onpliaa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

Iii the funeral hour will rest in the
special car at the Central railway
depot. The pallbearers will be Messc.
W. P. Wallis, T. NJ Furlow, John W.
SILVER, Neon Buchanan, w. M. Eng
liz h and H. E. Allen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
Hooray! Baby To
Rule the House
No Longer Do Women Fear the Great.
est of All Human Blessings.

It is a comfort to know that those much
talked-of pains that are said to precede
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-11
PITTMAN RUNS

Key, Pittman, United States sena-
tor arrived in Reno last evening on
the Overland Limited and left for
Tonopah No. 4. Pittman caught the
latter train on the move. He had
miscalculated the time and when he
arrived ut the depot the Tonopah
train. wssready to pullout. Losing
all thePdignity that U. S. Sen
ator is,belicved to possess, Pittman
rushed at break neck speed for the
baggage room to secure his valise.
He couldn't find the creeks but he
got the valise in record time never
theless. Ten he tore down the
track to bord the Pullman. With
the assistance of a few bystanders,
several porters and the Pullman
conductor the new senator managed
to catch the train as it pulled out.
He was so frustrated that he failed
to turn and wish his friends good
by. :. ...@
Senator Pittman will return to
Reno Thursday evening and will
leave immediately on the Overland
for Washington where he will be
sworn in as senator and take bis
place in the upper house of con.
gress.,o Mrs. Pittman will not
accompany him on this trip to the
capitol but will follow later
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