Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

for the jaw and missed Frank shot
in one that took his opponent on
the point OF the jaw. Nobody count
ed The referee yelled for a doctor
and the physician, the referee and
the second worked two hours bring
ing Mr. Constable to. When the con-
stable showed signs Of life and was
dragged from the ring, Chance quit
the boxing game.
w OULD-be betters who lose the
" peanuts on plays and plays
might have better luck by taking a
tip from the bookies in Pittsburg and
Boston and giving the following odds:
Even money that the winning team
makes as many runs in one inning
as the loser does in all nine
Even money that a runner does not
score after reaching third with only
one out
Two to one that a runner does not
score from second when he reaches
there with one out.
Three to one that an Ordipary bat
ter does not get to first.
Two to one that Cobb, Wagner,
Jackson, Baker, Meyers and batters
of that class do not get to first in
one time at bat.
Two to one that a team does not
| score in any given inning This price
sometimes goes as high as four to
one. according to the pitcher.
= ERMANY Schaefer rises to re-
~ mark that opposing clubs which
believe Ty Cobb has lost his throw
ing arm completely will some day
wake up and find that the Georgia
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surprise package.
1T is true that Cobb's arm is not
as strong now as it was four or five
years ago, but Ty can still use it to
take off his hat or handle a soup
spoon" said Schaefer
Il have watched him this season.
Cobb just loops the ball in from the
outfeld. giving everybody the i'm
preston that he cannot throw farth-
er than second base" he added.
II think Ty is just figuring on up
setting a lot Of dope. He wants to
give opposing teams the idea that he
cannot throw lick. and is carefully
nursing that old arm Of his along, so
that by the time we run into hot
weather he will be able to cut loose"
A NDY McSwatson is working for
IA Karl Britain of the City Engi-
neer Department. Yesterday Britain
noticed a street workman leaving an
unsightly pile of dirt and gravel at
the side of the road. Come. now, you
can't leave that heap therei"
We'll I've no place to put it," said
the workman.
You can't leave it there!" per-
sisted Mr.. Britain.
''What'll l do with II them" asked
the workman, sullenly.
do with it'll" echoed Karl dig
a hole in the road, to be sure, man,
and bury It'll"
HT WO gentlemen entered a near
beer headquarters and they could
not agree as to who should treat"
explains Jim Fuller ITO decide the
argument they tossed a coin-natur-
ally one of them lost and paid. The
next day they got into a discussion
as to who had bought the last drink,
and in the course of the argument
they made q wager. one contending
that the man who won the toss was
the purchaser, and the other con-
tending that the loser had bought
Now, who in your opinion bought the
drink-the man who lost and paid or
the man who won?"
WITH two men on the bases and
the star batter at the plate, an
unknown minister attempted to in
terrupt a Sunday baseball game in
Denver last week.
The minister stepped to the plate
and, raising his hands in the air,
started to sing a hymn. The UNI
pire called for the continuance Of
the game. The ball sped from the
pitchers hand, a hit was made and
the runner from third slid over the
home plate between the minister's
legs.
PAN JOHNSON'S banquet table
- was spread, and the guests about
to be summoned
Are you sure there are no repor-
tiers present." anxiously asked the
host of the butler.
I've made certain Of it, sir