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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
tn HE Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph has discovered the slow

. HE Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph has discovered the slow.
est pitchers in the world. Her,
8 how II described a recent game IL
which they performed:
Smoky Joe" Wood and Waco
Bill" Taft, little brothers of the
box. can outpoint any tortoise
that ever Crawled for studied de-
liberation, for deliberate languor
and for general sleepiness when
in the performance of their du-
ties.
This is not a slam at the use
fulness and the worth of either
twirler Both get there" Just as
did the turtle I'm the fable. But
aeons and aeons pass between their
departure and their arrival, and
meanwhile suppers grow cold at
home and wiley remembers that
he never thought of ball games
while he was counting her and
that it's very funny, anyhow,
that he should come home in the
dusk every time he goes to the
grounds.
Wood, however, has even Taft
outclassed. During the ninth in
ming recently he averaged more
than 40 seconds to every pitch.
Any elf-respeCting moving pic
ture machine would burn out its
bearings before il could be run
slow enough to catch him at
work. There is a popular ira
dition in a Boston newspaper Of
fee that one camera man got an
action picture of Wood, but this
seems unlikely
Wood combines his lettering
with speed only eXcelled by Wal
ter johnson. He winds up like
an old fashioned watch, swing
ing his arms SLOWLY. Watching
him makes every one want to
yawn. Then he untangles him
self suddenly while the batter.
who by this time has also the
hookworm complaint, is nodding
drowsily. Whish-goes a streak
over the plate, whereupon I'm
pire Ferguson calls ii a ball If
the whish thing goes a foot in
side, outside. into the rubber
plate or ten feet in the air, Fer
guson impartially calls ii a strike.
The main thing is that the batter
rarely meets the ball
Assuming that the ball has gone
somewhere near the catcher, this
procedure is then enacted The
backstop snaps the ball to Wood,
who has run up to within a few
feet of the plate, and who is US
ually inquiring kindly whether
Ferguson's astigmatism is congo
NAL If acquired J. Wood grabs
the ball with his gloved hand in a
rather petulant way and carries
II tenderly back to the hill In
stead of stopping at the box, he
Ignores II entirely and wanders
five or six yards behind it.
From this vantage point he
looks at the catcher, critically.
craining his head hither and yon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
0LDRlNG AND BENDER ARE
BIG HELP TO ATHLETICS

PHILADELPHIA. PA, July lq-What
remarkable difference II makes in a
ball player when he displays interest in
his work and takes the proper care OF
himself Is plainly demonstrated in the
Improvement RUDE Oldring and Chief
Bender OF the Philadelphia Athletics. are
showing this season over last Il is not
secret That neiRer Of these players
buCkled down TO real work last season
Manager Mack found Il necessary TO
suspend them both. and when they came
into the fold this year il was under
contract which controls their conduct by
means Of having the amount they are 20
draw in salary luCtuate The result is
that both are delivering the goods in
real shape this season
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
SAYLOR TO BOX ON COAST;
PLANS BOUTS WITH STARS

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. July lin
an effort TO land his new protege. NIL
burn C''Noung') Saylor, at the top Of
the lightweight heap, Ray Bronson
is planning an early invasion OF the Pa
CinC coast
Western promoters are dickering with
Bronson for bout on Labor Day be-
tween Saylor and Leach Cross, Harlem
Tommy Murphy, Bud Anderson or Joe
Rivers. Bronson says he is anxious 10
match with any one of the four.
In his last bouts Saylor knocked out
Battling Kelly. a welterweight. in
four rounds. then stopped Battling
Terry. a Pittsburg weller, in three
rounds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
SMOKY JOE IS ADJUDGED
THE SLOWEST TWIRLER

Perhaps something in the grand
stand attracts his attention. Joe
promptly Develop great interest
in IL. Reused to a sense Of duty
by the acrid tones of the infield-
ers, Wood finally begins the
march back to the box. Hastily
counting the fans in the left
bleachers, he adds up those in
the right. Having exhausted
everything else of interest, he
puts his spiked shoes fairly in the
box and begins to swing his arms.
After a few seconds he warns
up to the work and let's the ball
drive.
Joe takes an unfair advantage
of the batters by this method.
Strong nTsn in the grandstand
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

They also are always taking the
chance of being "beaned" That's
true, for the reason that they are set.
they are rigid, they cant get out of
the way of a ball that breaks at the
last moment and starts for their
head
Many a man has been hit by a
pitched ball for the reason that no
set himself to swing. The best
way is to be up there loununu like
Wagner. Then you are In position
to step forward and meet the ball.
You also are in position to Swing
at the fast breaking ones. You
are running mighty little chance Of
being "beaned"
Speaking of the Weaknesses of
batters it's my opinion that Wagner
has the most peculiar of any man in
the game It's no use TO try TO fool
him on curve. You can't It's just
as useless TO try fast one. Hell
pound that, regardless Of where it
is pitched. He cares nothing for a
splitter and a change of pace means
nothing but a fattening Of his bat
ting average.
Ball That Fools Wagner.
Jimmy Archer tells me that wheT
the pitcher must pitch to Wagner
when IL is in the pinch, he signal.
for one square over the heart Of The
plate with nothing but speed on it
Archer says that Wagner will do less
with this than he viii If YOU try e
fool him. and Mordecai Brown uset
TO do the same thing.
Since Wagner and Laloie have
been compared for years and year,
perhaps il would not he wrong fDl
me TO say here that Archer says tina
the two men are alike in their weak
nesses and that Lajoie can dc les!
with the BAH which most batters lik,
than be can with the hooks, the SLOW
ones, the fast one with the hop
Archer knows, for the reason that n,
caught in the American League.
The size Of the bat has a lot to d,
with it. I want one of medium size
say 40 ounces. I'm strong enough e
swing the kind that Chief Meyer,
does. But l couldn't get as man,
hits. The way the pitchers curry,
them on you nowadays "a man mus
have something in his hand that hu
can swing at the last instant ant
swing hard and true.
] wouldn't like TO say that the av
eTage batter swings a club that is to-
heavy. But in my opinion any tim,
that a bat feels the least bit heavy
II is too heavy and should be dis.
Carded for a lighter one.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

Of batter has his
Is
would rather hit curve ball than anything else prefer to
fast 1t certainly
does to swipe at slow the old days when
in
Pitcher
waist the inside the plate your
fielder play deep"
That's favorite
wise won't wait for his
what like he opposite
what like
have no hesiancy IN telling the public
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

and bleachers snored raucously
after watching HIM for an inning.
RUDE Oldring pinched himself
urgently once or twice while at
the plate to make certain that he
was still awake. All Wood needs
to be the best pitcher in the world
is a grooming kind of lullaby to
match his actions. Then the ball
park would be an excellent sani-
tarium for sufferers from insom-
MIA. Even without the lullaby Joe
is still some shakes of a twirler.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
TAKE-A-CHANCE BATTER BEST

I NEVER could figure why who likes to hit and who
wants to hit is particular about the kind of ball he swings
at It's my honest and candid opinion that base hits
made off balls that would be called balls by the Upes than
off those which the plate between the knees and the shout
ders Wagner turns many wild pitch into Dagger
triple He plays favoes but slams them they
-"Hcine" Zimmerman on HotO 10 Hit the Ball.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
POSITIONAT
PLATE BIC
FACTORIN
HIT TING
Getting IAN Set" Not Only Mar
rows "Swing" but Increases
Risk of Being "Beaned."

TEREs the second Of the ar
ticIes bV Henry (HetHte)
Zimmerman on "HOpo 10 mt
fhe Ban" You can't todit for the
pitcher to put one oUer 10 your liz
ing, sans the great Cub batter, for II
pou do IL ioiH be an accident II pou
get II.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Doesn't Pay to Wait for Fauorite Ball

could figure why who likes
hit particular a he
candid
would be called balls by the umpire than
between the he
Wagner n tell
Lae the League practice ana doubles and
triples balls that high his head.
certainly has been
anything could touch There's this
the Plate and the weight Of the bat used has lot do with this
They say that Wagner awkward the
not be graceful but the WIN
uce he simply lounges all
is that he is prepared hit anything
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
CLABBY AND HICKS WILL
MEET IN RETURN MATCH

DETROIT. MICH. July 1a.-Freddie
Hicks. the local middleweight. has been
matched TO meet Jimmy Clabby at
Butte. August 3. Hicks has met the
Hammond boxer, tackling him at his
home town in ten-round bout, and
getting a sound lacing This match
will be over the same route
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
MATHEWSONNOT
HUMAN, SAYS
GEORGE MULLIN
Says "Big Six" Will Never "Go
Back" and Is the Wonder
Of Baseball.
NEW YORK, July 19.-The other

NEW YORK. July 19-The other
afternoon I met George Null
lin walking along Broadway
alone. Il was a day or so before the
announcement came that he had been
released to Montreal in the Interna-
tion League. Mullin was deep in
thought when 1 spied him ahead of
me. He was lost so far that ne
jumped when ! touched him on the
shoulder
How goes It, George?'' I asked.
sliding back by degrees" he said,
with a half smile. But am work
ing hard to make the slide as slow
as possible. But" he went on, Il sup
pose IT comes to all Of us in time, ex-
cepting that fellow Mathewson-and
he isn't human"
Don't you think 1t will ever come
to him." was asked.
Doesn't look like it. Why, that
fellow is now the oldest pitcher in
either league-that is, he has been at
it longer. Still, here he is in his
thirteenth year and leading all pitch
ersl What is his record?"
He has won seventeen and lost
| ave. ! believe"
CT HERE you are. Now. how does
he do It? Four years ago some
of the Cub players told me he was
losing his stun. but, somehow, he
manages to keep winning
I'm tell you" said Mulliu, II be-
| lieve he runs himself just like he does
his automobile. He uses just enough
/ gasoline to get in the lead, and when
/ he strikes the down Grade he shuts I
off and coasts. guess my trouble
is that l used up too much gasoline
before thought Of it
| II HIS theory Of Mullins is borne
/ out by the members Of the Giant
/ infeld, who begin TO tremble the min
ute Matty gets a good lead Once In
| front, Blk Six puts the first ball over
and let's the batters hit it where they
/ may. Line drives shoot all around
| the diamond until men get on bases
and then the Old Master tightens up
turns on more gasoline.
"If you don't stop that. Matty," Gro
Yer Hartley said to the star pitch 9r
| the other day after close game. you
are going TO get some OF those Infield-
| ers killed" Matty didn't take very
| kindly to that suggestion. but the
very next day Larry Doyle was
/ Knocked down by a line drive Just
after the Giants had five-run lead
on the Phillies. and Fletcher narrow
| ly escaped having his Lee shot off,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
AsHMoRE Is MILLIkIN coAcA-

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. July r.
James n. Ashmore has been appointed
professor Of the athletic course az the
James r. NLukin University FOR the
coming year Ashmore has been with
the MiEkin institution for several years
and his reapp0iurment gives general sat
'siaction 10 the student body.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
FINED. HE JOINS FEDERALs.

TERRE HAUTE. IND, July 19-Out-
fielder Roy Keener was fined $50 by
Manager Burke. of Fort Wayne. because
he would not 20 into the box 10 finish
. game he jumped and Joined the
Indianapolis Federals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Get "AH Set, "But Can't Hit the Ball

Contrast his position
be
They the
they position to hit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
LYNCH Will MANAGE SPOKANE.

SEATTLE, July 19-Mike Lynch left
for Vancouver B. c., last night TO take
the management OF the Spokane North
western League club, which has been
disorganized and playing badly. Lynch
was released by Victoria for the pur-
pose OF strengthening Spokane, it being
considered that the condition of SpO-
kane was inJuring the whole league
The Victoria team will stil present a
strong line up.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
BY HENRY ZIMMERMAN.

One Of the questions which is
being constantly hurled at me is,
"Heine. what would you rather hit?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

ban and almost every batter
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18

family spent Sunday with G. NJ
Mayors and family Daniel Bren-
neman and Harold Sheets called at
Mayors Saturday afternoon.-A
fine horse of Mr. Jarvis died with
lockjaw Saturday.-Forrest Jarvis
spent one day last week with Cur
ney Etter -Mr. Etter had his cat
tie dehorned last week.-Ceola
Mackey visited friends in Jasper
over Sunday.-Clara Hubbard and
the Vaught sisters spent Sunday
at Mr.. Johnston's.-Misses Velma
Mackey and Kenyon Hubbard
spent Sunday with Miss Hazel
Carter, Clarence Keith sold a load
of fine hogs at Jasper Thursday -
G. NJ. Mayors made a business trip
to Carthage Thursday Miss Ruby
Jarvis visited Saturday with Miss
Lawless, the Pleasant Valley school
teacher, at her home in Boston,
Clarence Keith and Dan Mayors
made a business trip to Carthage
and Joplin Thursday.-J. P Bell
butchered Monday.-Mrs Joe Ma
gers of Carthage visited her father,
J. P. Bell, the first Of the week.
Mr. Morgan moved his family to
Lamar Sunday Miss Ceola Mack
ey visited her sister, Mrs. John
Carter, a few days last week.
The pie supper at Pleasant View
was we'll attended Saturday night
Mr. Etter and Mr.. Mcconnell
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18
LEBANON.
Miss ALrHEA ARMSTRONG.

Frank Miller and wife are both
quite sick with fever at their home
one mile east of Lebanon Church,
but We are glad to know that the
sick Of the L. H. Miller home are
recovering Mrs. J. H. Selsor and
Mrs. Harry Norris visited at H. J.
Stansberry's Tuesday'afterAoon. =
Mrs Alex Keith and little Lucille
Vincent visited at w, B. Lyman's
Tuesday.-M and Mrs. John
Weston visited their daughters,
Mrs. c, F. Rex and Mrs H. J..
Stansberry, the latter part of last
week.-Mrs.. Clyde Southwick and
daughter Bernice visited at Chas.
Stansberry's Tuesday afternoon -
Misses Laura andAlthea Armstrong
visited at A. E. Armstrong; Tues
day afternoon.-Miss Nellie Lane
visited at W. S Lanes Sunday
afternoon.-Earl Ray returned
from Hudson, S OAK. Saturday,
r. P. Lane and wife were Lamar
visitors Friday.-Vernie Ray and
wife visited at c. S. Andrews
Thursday Claude Duckett and
Miss Eva Shiler visited at the home
of Mrs. Martha Rex and son. Mr.
Duckett is Mrs. Ernest Rex's uncle
Miss Fern Thacker is visiting
with her brother Frank and wife
this week.-Robert Horton visited
at Mrs Rays Sunday afternoon
Mrs Rogers spent Monday after
noon with her granddaughter, Mrs
W. B. DEMONSTRATING at Leba-
non Church next Sunday at 3
o'clock if the weather will permit.
The pastor hopes to see a good
attendance.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18

have sick horses.-A Christmas
tree and program is being planned
by the Zion people.-The Zion
Sunday School was we'll attended
Sunday; there were 125 present.
The Kings Messengers had a. and
the Busy Workers 81. Girls we'll
have to hurry-The candy social
given by the Hustlers at Mr.. Johns
tons Friday night was well attend
ed and all enjoyed good time
John Welsh and brother Elmer
visited their parents and family,
George Welsh and family of Jerlco
last week.-Mr Etter butcheIel
last week.-Ruby Jarvis spent
Tuesday afternoon with Lillian
Magers -Orlow Clouser spent Sun
day with Corwin Powell Floyd
Thomas spent Sunday with Harold
Schooler.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18
PLEASANT HILL.
Mrs. THOMAS EDWARDS.

Among the Carthage visitors
from this vicinity last week were
Uriah Smith and wife, Chas. Brad
shaw and family, Andrew Gresh-
am, Harve Griffin and wife, Thos.
Edwards and wife and Mrs. Walter
Moulton and son Frank. Wesley
Malone is very sick at this writing.
John Van Meter of Joplin visited
the past week with ]. W. Edwards
and family.-Mrs. Will Tallman is
in the hospital at Carthage where
she underwent an operation and is
reported to be getting better slow
ly.--A. w Schott and wife are en-
tertaining relatives this week
Miss Jennie Conrad was a guest at
r. S. Winans' home Thursday
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18
BLUE
Mrs. ]. R. HATCHER.

Will Vorhies, from near Nash
vile, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Ed Wardlow.-Mr
Wilson and family of Pittsburg,
Kans,, visited jim Bradford and
family last week, Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs Bradford being sisters. Mrs.
Paris Taylor and son Paul spent
Sunday with Grandma Pugh and
Mrs Willie Smith John King
and wife were Lamar visitors
Thursday Mrs H. c. Ruckel Wis
tied friends in Jasper last week.
J. R. Hatcher and family returned
Thursday from few days visit
with the formers parents, J n.
Hatcher and wife Of Springfield
Blue Sunday School is preparing a
program for the Christmas tree --
Jessie Kincaid, S. R Mitchell and
wife of Jasper and Drue Sharp and
family were Sunday afternoon
callers at the J. R Hatcher home
Joe Dayringer is working for
Mrs. Alice KeItner this week --
Fred Pugh and family are moving
to the Fred Merrell farm recently
vacated by Pearl Burnside and
family.-Joe Rand purchased a
brand new buggy Saturday.-C
Crusa purchased buggy from J.
R. Hatcher Saturday.-Frank
Kelley and family spent Sunday
with A. c. Cline and wife of Jasper.
Mrs Farley Cline and children
of Pittsburg, Kans., returned to
their home Tuesday after a weeks
visit with relatives here.-Joe
Rand has a sick horse. Steve
Lucas and family spent Sunday at
the Frakes home. e.-Claude Everett
of Asbury is visiting at the home
of Paris Taylor and family.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18
ZION
Miss GLADYS BALLARD.

Walker Hubbard and family
spent Sunday with Len Keener
and wife.-Ross Mcconnell and
family and Carl Mcconnell helped
Will Vaught butcher Thursday
Gertrude Vincent of Dudenville
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Ethyl McIntire.-J. ]. School
er and wife and c. V. Ballard and
wife were guests of A. T, Dean
and family Sunday.-Misses Maude
Cline and Opal Kunkler of Jasper
spent Friday night with Kenyon
Hubbard.-Roy Copeland of Porto
Rico is visiting his uncles Fred and
will Strecker Floyd Thomas
spent Sunday with Harold Schooler
Carl Mcconnell spent Monday
at Will Vaught's.-Fred Gardner
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18

night.-Clarence Hammond and
wife, VIM. Patterson and wife and
Joe Patterson spent Sunday at
Thos. Edwards Adam Malone
and family spent Sunday at Wes.
ley Malone's e A. Edwards and
family and Mrs, Lewis Hedrick and
daughter Fern motored up from
Carthage Sunday, Mrs. Joe Ed
wards and brother, JohnVan Meter,
of Joplin, visited John Elting and
family Friday.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18

anu SuHudy WIN FTeu MeTIell anu
wife Of ia, per Alec. Keith and
family, Roy Mackey and Winifred
Carter were entertained Sunday by
A. L. Thomas and family. Mike
Isenman and wife visited Fred
Isenman end wife Sunday after
noon. .-lsal Vaught visited Mrs.
Jess Corder Tuesday afternoon -
Mrs. Fled Eac, spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Isaac Thompson,-Ar-
thur Strecker spent a few days
with relatives at Porto Rico
Miss Howe spent few days with
her brother at Carthage Kenyon
Hubbard and Velma Mackey spent
Sunday with Hazel Carter Miss
Ceola Mackey visited Nellie Lau-
derbaugh and spent few days at
Alba.-Mrs Ben Johnson spent
few days the first part of the week
south of Carthage The pie supper
at Pleasant View was we'll attended
Saturday evening. The amount
made was Saa,-Miss Jessie Johns.
ton returned home Wednesday
from an extended visit at Stuttgart,
Ark.-C. A. Covert and wife and
Mrs Will Bowers of Jasper spent
Tuesday at H. n. Covert's -
George Probert and wife and baby
spent Wednesday with Mr.. J. II
Harris and family OF Jasper.-Mr
w. Peterson and wife spent Thurs
day with Mrs, Peterson of Jasper
&C. S Johnston and family enter.
tanned Sunday George Sweezy,
Lester Mcconnell, Grady Campbell,
Clara Hubbard, Ruth, Lea and Dot
Vaught--Mrs Radford spent a
few days with Hetschel Radford
and wife Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs
Ingle of Maplegrove visited over
Sunday with Mrs ]. F Curtis --
Isaac Thompson visited over Sun
day with relatives in Carthage -
Clyde Strecker spent Sunday with
his cousin, Johnnie Strecker-
Miss Myrtle Becham Of Carthage
visited few days with her cousin,
Stella Strecker-J. ]. Schooler. c.
V. Ballard, Oscar Schell and A. L.
Thomas and wife attended church
at Salem Sunday evening Dan
Johnson and family Of Jasper spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Ben Johnson and family.-Will
Peterson and family spent Sunday
with Arthur Radford and family
-DyeSunderland and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Follmer and son
Herbert. Frances Cassavan of
Carthage visited Isaac Thompson's
and Fred Earls few days The
candy social given at c s. Johns
tons Friday evening by the
"Hustlers," T." or young married
peoples class, was we'll attended
and much more candy would have
been sold if they had had it. The
amount made was So Charley
and Stella Thomas were Carthage
visitors Saturday "A very pleas
ant surprise was given on Fred
Kerrick last Wednesday evening
Quite number we're present and
all report fine time.-Isal Vaught
spent Sunday with Carrie Storbeck
The Zion Sunday School is pre-
pairing to have a Christmas tree
and program. The cantata en-
titled Santa Claus and Family"
will be given. Fred Strecker has
rented the old Isaac Jacobs place a
few miles northeast of Carthage for
the coming year, and will move
his family the Ist of March. His
sons Lonnle and Edgar will farm
the place they now occupy,-Mrs.
Fred Isenman Aisited Mrs John
Schooler Monday.-Mrs. H N
Covert visited Mrs. J. F, Curtis
Monday.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18

caller al the Wallace home one
evening last week Myrtle Coiner
called on Mesdames Wallace and
Stevens MONDAY afternoon --Chas.
Johnson baled hay for Sam King
Monday.
The Jasper news., 1913-12-18
MALTA.
Miss LILLIAN MAGERs

NIIoo II ILLIHN "1HN = No
Mrs Elmer Welsh visited with
her sister, Mrs John Welsh, few
days last week Clarence Keith,
Winifred Carter and Roy Mackey
spent Sunday with Lemuel and
Charley Thomas MIR. Jarvis and