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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
JACKETS EXPECT TO
MAKE HOT BATTLE
AGAINST GEORGIA

Tech and Georgia! Once more the
old Gold and White and the Red and
Black will clash. No matter what the
sport, be it bowling, billiards or push
pins" there is that same strong spirit
of rivalry that invariably shows when
these two meet in any athletic contest.
This time it's basket ball, and a more
exciting, faster little fray could not be
wished for than that on tap tonight at
the Crystal palace, on the Tech cam
pus.
The Tech five is in the pink of con-
ditiOn, though a number of the squad
are a bit bothered by skinned places on
arms and legs, which came as a re-
suit of the fast game at Macon on
last Tupesday. The marked improve
ment shown in that and the last Au-
burn game is the most encouraging
feature of the whole season.
OF course, the Tech bunch doesn't
expect to win tonight. But they have
mighty close score The last hard
scrimmage was held on Thursday aft
ernoon, and only a light workout this
afternoon will leave the team in good
condition for hard battle.
The Georgia team needs no comment.
They have earned a place at the very
summit in intercollegiate circles this
season, by running up enormous scores
on practically every team they have
tackled
Anyway, Tech will be on her home
court Maybe they'll turn the tables.
and maybe they won't. We refuse to
even hazard a guess! Wen leave that
all to the weather man!
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
$58.33 PER MINUTE is
MADE BY YOUNG BOXER

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-Eight-
cen years old and earning $58.33 1-3 a
minute sounds like a pipe dream but
it's the real goods. The lad pulling
down this fairly comfortable piece of
change is Willie Hoppe, king Of the
lightweights, in San Francisco's four
round game.
For twelve minutes he receives a
guarantee of $500, more than some of
the champions in the early days re-
ceived for fighting to a finish.
Terry McGovern, Ad Wolgast or any
of the other fighters of the wildcat or
der have nothing on Hoppe. He is a
whole flock Of triple back action wind
mills when he fights, hooking, jabbing
swinging and uppercutting without a
moments letup throughout the three
minutes of every round. He fights SO
fast that he is almost completely ex-
hausted at the end of each round, but
the minutes rest sends him back as
good as when he started.
His recuperative power is even more
marvellous than his tremendous ener-
gy. Hoppe does not waste his time in
boxing. He simply starts both arms
going like piece of perpetual motion
machinery until the bell tells him to
stop
Less than year ago Hoppe was
lighting for $50 purses.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
SOUTHPAWS' CONTROL
BETTERTHAN LASTYEAR

TANY times it has been written
V that the southpaws were the
real wild men from Borneo,' -
but from the records Of the pitchers
who gave the most bases on balls in
the major leagues last season this
seems to be a little off the mark.
1t was a right handler, O'Toole, who
topped the National league in issuing
transportation. while Krum Kahler, If
the Maps, gave most in the American.
O'Toole was a real wild person This
spitball artist worked in 81 games and
walked 159 batters, an average of more
than four a game. Kahler had better
control than this, giving three bases on
balls a contest.
Gelvin, in the West Canada league.
gets the honor of being the real wild
man. This hurler in the far-away
league walked an average of five men
in each game. Many times a pitcher
had passed more than this in one game,
but never kept it up for an average
throughout the season.
Five hurlers. who were the widest in
their leagues last season, will get try
outs in the big ring this season. They
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
JUAREZ RESULTS

First-Sellng; maiden three year olds;
512 furlongs: Amity, g 6-5. 3-5. won
Jolly Tar s, 8 rs; FL Sable, 6, So 1910,
Time, 10 S5. Also ran: Red Rose,
Magda b, Bill Finn, Downland and Blue
beard
Second Selling; mile; four year olds
and up: Calethumpian, 5, SIS, 40, won:
Dick Baker, 6-5, il, IA; sieepland, 5,
81 1. Time, 1:46. Also ran: Wads-
worth H. Lehigh, Gotchen G and Don
THIRD Selling; three year olds and up:
5!s furloIngs High Street 9-5. 45, rs,
rs, 80 Time, III AS. Also ran: Tom
G, King Lear Definite, Abihu. Jim CAT
ferata, Sterlin, Barney Oldheld, Abe
Slupsky and Godfather
Fourth-Purse; ~ furlongs: three year
olds: Weyanoke. ,, 40, 1-3. won; Fit2-
gerald, s. ., 10; Vested Rights, s. 8,
4-5 Time. 1:10 As. Also ran; Con
naught Kiva and Auto Run
Fifth-Russell McGill. 81 won; King
Stalwart So Quid Nunc, 5-1 Time,
l:l9 .:.., 80, Also ran, Annual Interest, Ma.
Brown and Shooting Spray
Sixth Acumen, 6-5. won. Dutch Rock,
6-5. Black Mate, IL Time. 1:442-5
Also ram Rake and shorty Northcut
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ORIOLES OF LONG Ago v
MEET ONCE MORE IN NJ l.

one of the features of the fece"' ..as.
tor league meetings here was the pm N.
ence of famous old stars VINO P1' ,o,
Baltimore orioles on the map am IA,
pennants in the National Iea8o'
that city. .hs Orioles
Ned Hanlon, manager Of the = , tSdr
when they were at the cres' U' I,oker.
wave of prosperity, is mostly " s9ying;
on these days. He invested ms pits.
in real estate in Baltimore anu On hi,
burg. and can afford to res' ,,oorager
laurels as a pennant-WlnninR
for Baltimore and Brooklyn ..o Willie
Other old Orioles on hand ei,atsrar
Keeler. probably the cleveresI o't tKsE
that ever faced a pitcher Jo, man.
the outfielder, who last seas, Fan III,
aged the Toronto club, Whl'" iesgue.
pennant in the Interna uoiai York
Manager McGraw. of the roN as.
Giants; kid" Gleason Wn" Anne
sistant manager of the .a''a-,,.s ,,.s5 u.r.
cans. and Jack Doyle. who ''I IS nov
several major league cIuhs '''
going to act as a scout
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

ATASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. %.
" AS war center Mexico
City hasn't anything at all on
Harry Welchonce, who last season
chased flies in center field for Bill
Schwartz and, incidentally, was the
kingpin swatter of the Southern
league, for already 'Andsome AIRY
is proving the center of a merry
scrap between Billy Smith and
friends in Atlanta, and President
Hirsig who Is backed up by the
Boy Manager" Bill Schwartz. in
Nashville.
President Hirsig got mighty mad
when he was shown dispatches
from the Georgia town claiming
that the Vols president oversight
himself one morning and mean
while his claim to the slugging gar
dener scooted away. And the more
the Squire talked the madder he
grew, and it was absolutely neces-
sary to call in the censor of the
press before his remarks could be
shaped up so that they could get
into type.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

great smoker and a man who rec
ogniZed good tobacco and a man
able to smoke twO-bit cigars if he
wanted to, he had come to him and
as a special favor would let him
have thousand for a trifing $40.
The tale as will be observed. is
as old as the hills.
Bill held out for a minute or two.
Then the Spaniard flashed a real
perfecto and pressed it on Bill. Bill
Whitfield a couple of times and pom
dered. The man hadn't said def
nitely that that was one of the
cigars. but that was the inference.
The cigar tasted good and Bill
bought
Four days later after having
tested the cigars, Bill spied the
departing" Spaniard on the street.
But the 'land owner" saw him first
and distanced William by eleven
blocks.
If you want a good Cuban cigar,
call by the baseball office any
morning and ask for Mr. Smith.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
CUNNINGHAM STARTS
PRUNING OUT SQUAD;
ONLY 20 ON THE ROLL

ATHENS, GA, Feb. 2S-Coach Cum
ningham, of the University of Georgia,
after workout this afternoon, has cut
his squad of prospects for the base
ball team down to twenty men, and
a further cut in the ranks will be made
soon.
The bunch which will report till the
blade falls again is composed of Captain
McWhorter, Bowden, Erwin, burden,
Dean. Morris, Peacock, D. r. Peacock,
Al Hitchcock, Henderson, Brooks, Har-
rison, Comarata, Holmes, Clements,
Covington, CHM. Cannon, Lester, Cor
ley. TOlbert, Brannen, Hutchens, John
son, Dorsey, Thompson, Link, Goldsmith,
Denham and McCrary.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
FllLY BRED BY KEENE
WINS AT BUEN0S AYRES

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-M. A. SHY
ers, a horseman who frequently pur-
chases horses in America for coun-
tries in South America, said yesterday
at the office of the Jockey club that
during a recent meeting which he at
tended at Buenos Ayres he saw a finy
bred by the late Mr.. Keene win a race
by furlong. 1t was at six furlongs,
and the hlly, a chestnut, by Peter Pan
out of Collins dam, Pastorella, was not
considered to have a good chance. Her
name is Our Virginia, and she is one Of
a lot sent to the Argentine Republic
by Mr.. Keene in 1910.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
BAT KIDNAPPED
NE, SAYS WIFE,;
ASKS DIVORCE

DENvER, COLO, Feb. IS
J Bat kidnapped me, yes, sir,
he did. But l refuse to stay
kidnapped. l am going to sue for
divorce"
Mrs. Oscar Battling Mathew
Nelson, formerly Miss Fay King,
newspaper cartoonist, announced
at her hotel in Denver today that
the much talked of marriage to
Battling Nelson three weeks ago
was all mistake.
Il was under great pressure.
mentally, when Bat rushed into
Denver and grabbed my things,
throwing them into a suit case and
hurried me off to Chicago to be
married" she said. ;'But l discov-
cred my mistake.
Bats all right. He's a mighty
nice fellow. | could overlook the
caulifiower ears. But as a hus-
band-well, | want no prize fighter
in mine.
Il want a husband that comes
home at night with a dinner buck
ct in his hand not man with
flashing diamonds and a check
suit.
Il want a home of my own. l
want to lean over a kitchen stove.
! don't want a husband you can
hear coming a block away because
of his clothes, a husband whose
highest ambition is coming back"
Nelson is now on his way to At
lanta, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Nashville Club VIII Put Up
Big Fight to Keep Welchoncs
From Joining Ranks Of Smith
By Tad

"Welchonce will positively not
play in the Southern league this
season unless he plays with Nash.
ville," was the opening gun of the
war from this end. Deep pause
while this terrible blow to Atlanta's
hopes sunk home. Now for the
heavy artillery, with Hirsig strad.
die of the biggest cannon in the
bunch.
"As usual thing, | am not
careless In making statements, and
you may say positively that VEL
chonce will not play, with Atlanta
if he comes back to the Southern
league this season, unless they
purchase Nashvilles claim to him,
through me-" continued Gunner
Hlrsig, all the while digging
through a mass of correspondence.
With a flourish he extracted a let.
ter from the pen of Judge Kaya.
naugh, which was dated Febru-
ary 19. 1t was very plainly writ
ten out.
Now, listen to this he re-
marked, and he gritted out every
word so that they sounded like a
thousand kissing bullets.
Therefore, Welchonce can not be
released by Washington to any
minor league club until the Nash
vile club, from which he was draft
ed. has waived the right to pur-
chase the player at the draft
price,"
That's what the Judge said
about it, and the Judge comes pref
ty near running the Southern
league. as most everybody knows.
Maybe the Vols couldn't use Mr.
Welchonce themselves to a mighty
good advantage, for outside OF Jud
Daley, the outfield might as well
have been recruited from the Old
folks home. Jesse James might pc
able to connect once in a while
with the ball if he we're allowed 10
use a tennis racquet, and DeImaT
Dewaine Young needs a blueprint
of the fight of the ball so that ne
can figure out where it may pos
sibly fall as he gallops aimlessF
around the territory in his charge
and when it comes to running bases
d. d. is about as fast as ld'
poodle crossing a wide strip o.
shade on a hot August day.
Harry has always been a warm
favorita in CrackertOWn, ana
looked pretty soft after Foxy GF1n
had promised to turn the iorIHs'
Vol over to Billy Smith, but HirsE
seems to have thrown several sho'-
els full of nice sand into "'
smoothly running machine.
Lots of fans in Nashville are SoIV
at Harry because they thllN i,
sulks, but if he puts up the oran0
of ball that he does while sum
ing" goodness only knows "Ia' ~
would do if he ever got in gOo'
humor with everybody. NO go
ting away from IT, the boy 's w.
tainly a classy fielder, tas' @'5
tricky on the paths. and a "''N,s
batter. sulking or not He's "o'"
fighting for.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
BALL PLAYERS WATCH
RETURNED BY BURGLAR

Mt. HOLLY, \. j., Feb 2S.-Through
the efforts of Ellis II. Parker. county
detective Russell Blackburn, of Pal
myra, well known professional ball
player, has been made happy by the
return of a handsome gold watch that
was presented to him by admiring fans
Six months ago Blackburn was robbed
of the timepiece Detective Parker Sc
cured a confession of this robbery from
a burglar recently sentenced to state
prison for another crime The burglar
told where the watch was. and Par
ker secured it and returned it to its
owner
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
HARVARD DEAN BELIEVES
ATHLETES LIVE TOO HIGH

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Feb. 2S.-'I am
not sure that the enormous outlay of
money on the athletic teams of the col
lege has increased the chances of vic
tory and l am sure that it has damaged
some players" declares Dean LeBaron P
Briggs, chairman of the committee on
the regulation of athletic sports at Har-
ward college. in his annual report
Dean Briggs says further:
I'm certain things related to athletic
games, the college should spare no ex-
pense. For example, she should studious-
ly and at any expense reduce the danger
to life and limb"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
3 ,~;pMU1Ta 1Tar,dJEFf
.(ER'><&;;7COLUMN*
%sS

THRISTY MATIIEWSON writes from Marlin Springs where
~ the Giants training, that he and McGraw
vinced that jim Thorpe the Indian athlete has the
marks of big league ball player and will make This
opinion hardly in line with what the New York newspaper
who with the have regarding the red
mans ability the diamond.
Of matter of fact there has hardly time
for estimate of ThOrpes capabilities The newspaper
find that the Indian shows versatility everything
but playing ball Thorpe has been showing his conres that
he knows how dress and he has become
Marlin Springs He has also shown them that he knows
ride horse fish, shoot ducks, and play pool But
what he really do with the bat ball. remains to
He has been playing first base most of the time the
Giants have taken practice but the reporters say he
Merkle
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
GIANT PITCHER INSURES
COMISKEY OF WHITE SOX

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Since the White
SoX left here for Paso Robles. Cal
their spring training camp, it became
known that President ComislIey had
insured his ball players for the sum of
$4,000 While this fact OF itself may
attract the attention of the enthusiastic
fans, it might be interesting for them to
know that the agent who pulled off the
deal was no less than big Six" 9TH
erWise known as Christy Mathewson.
the great twirler of the New York
Giants team. The premium 10 be paid
by Comiskey was $500.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
BILLY SMITH FALLS
FOR OLD CIGAR BUNK
w TILLIAM A. SMITH. man
wv ager of the Atlanta bal
nl1Ih hns ,,ncn1ntl,. hnrnrn.

WIraat5saS"o atsS of A; tn. sH'5%. a,'aa,a "so1 s9.I
club. has recently become
heavy buyer of extra fine Cuban
tobacco. But don't ask him about
ii unless there are two lines of re-
treat open and you're prepared to
use them both.
The other day gentleman of
swarthy complexion, handsomely
dressed, dropped into the baseball
office He introduced himself as
Don Somebody or Other and repre-
sented that he was a Spaniard and
an extensive owner of Cuban to-
bacCo lands.
1t happened, he related that he
had just been called back to Cuba
by cable, on urgent business. Like
wise, that he happened to have
with him some superhne Cuban ci-
gars, the kind usually retailed at
quarter, which, of course. he had
smuggled in. (They always do,
but Bill didn't knowD
Now. hearing that Bill was a
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
PRICE QUITS AT JUAREZ:
BREIV0GEL SUCCEEDS HIM

JUAREz, Feb. 2S-Presiding Steward
Charles F. Price has left Juarez for Min
eral Springs, Tex, and will take the wa
ter there for few weeks in the hope that
1t will cure his stomach complaint He
Will then proceed by degrees to Florida
and thence to Louisville but he will not
do any active work until spring racing
opens al Churchill Downs
Harry f. Breivogle has been selected to
act as the presiding steward for the rest
Of the meeting, with John r. Ireland as
his associate. This change in plans takes
place because Colonel Winn will soon be
departing for the East. Messrs Breivo-
gle and Ireland have already taken up
their duties in the stewards stand
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ATLANTA LEAGUE WILL
END SEASON TONIGHT

The l912-19l3 season of the Atlanta
Basket Ball league Will be brought to a
close tonight with a double header at
the Auditorium Armory.
The first and last places In the per-
centage standing will be settled by the
outcome Of the games
The Atlanta Athletic club plays the
Firth regiment in the big game OF the
evening. The former is leading the league
by a slight margin, but a victory for
the soldier boys would bring about a
tie, neCessitating a play off to settle
the championship.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
PANZARETTA WILL BE
RACED ON KY. TRACKS

JUAREZ, Feb. 2S-J. F. Newman. the
well known Texas horseman, will ship
his string at the end of the local sea
son to Kentucky. The stable will be in
charge OF II. S. Newman. and among the
horses that will be raced on the Kentucky
tracks will be Panzaretta. the Abe Frank
dy, with an unbeaten record and seven
straight victories to her credit at this
meeting This grand ily has been nomi-
mated To number of the Kentucky
stakes
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
M'MILLAN HOLDING OUT:
WANTS $40O PER MONTH

Nothing more Vigorous in the wav of
a hold-out is now being perpetrated in
America than that of Tommy Mcmillan
the diminutive Albanian whose baseball
services belong to the Rochester club. OF
the International league
The contract sent Mcmillan calls for
1915 a month The league limit is S4O0
an" Tommy SAYS he gets that or MOTH
ing
Considering that Tommy has a home
and an automobile in Atlanta and money
In the bank he has long ago ceased TO
worry.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ATHLETICS HIT TEXAS:
SETTLE DOWN TO WORK

Connie Mack and 80 members of the
Philadelphia Athletics are here ready for
spring training. strenuous practice
was maped out for today. The weather
is ideal for training
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ATLANTA SOON TO LOSE
BEST GOLFER, F. G. BYRD

The Atlanta Athletic club is soon to
lose the services of it's greatest golfer,
+. G. Byrd, many times club champion
and once champion of the South.
Mr.. Byrd has secured an interest in
the Birmingham Arms and Cycle Com
pany OF Birmingham Ala, and will soon
move to that city to live.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

CHICAGO. Feb. 2S-Jack Johnson. ne
gro heavyweight pugiist, i'll with pneu-
monia was reported somewhat improved
at his home here today. 1t is believed
that he has successfully passed the crisis
OF the disease.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

are Powell, American association, Cubs;
Martina, Texas, Red Sox; Schulz, South
Atlantic, Yankees; Clauss, South Mich
igan, Tigers, and Schupp, Three Eye,
Giants
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

NOW that many OF the big league
teams have begun practice and
more are beginning practice every
day, the newspaper accounts of the
doings will be full of praise of the
recruits. This is the time of year
for the bush Lacquer. Those who
appear to have ability are lauded
to the skies by the enthusiastic re-
porters
But by the time the championship
season is we'll under way only three
or four of the hundreds that were
taken South for tryout will get
a line in the papers. Scores Will
have fallen by the wayside or will
have been turned back to the
minors or will he holding down a
bench warming job Their inning
is short Let them enjoy il While
they may.
L INE accommodations for the ball
players have been provided at
Ebbets' field, the new home Of the
FIVE shower baths and a locker for
each man. The visiting players
have three shower baths and wire
cages in which to lock their cloth
ing and valuables. The floors and
walls are Of marble and slate, with
electric lights and steam heat. Mr..
Ebbets was always a great hand to
provide we'll for his players. In the
old park there was a club house
which contained pool tables and
other forms of amusement. But the
fact remains that the Brooklyn
team is one of the poorest paid I'M
the big leagues
WILLIE LOCKE the new presi-
w dent Of the Phulies. has en-
gagged Percy Smallwood. an old
time runner. to show his players
how to get over the ground as
swiftly al possible What next?
Before long each player in the
league will have his private valet
cat the clubs expense). on many
of the teams the club trainer. if he
allows himself to become 80, is
more OF less general valet to the
players.
CONNIE MACK. manager of the
~ Athletics General Mack. his
players call him), is reported to
have said the American league race
this year will be between the Ath-
letics, Washingtons and Detroits.
He also says the White Sox must
be watched and that the Cleye-
lands are a very much improved
aggregation. Every team seems TO
have a chance at the flag. according
to General Mack, except the New
Yorks, st, Louis Browns and an
other team that no one ever hears
of-the Red Sox
1t will be recalled that General
Mack spent most of last season
predicting that the Red Sox would
foon fall back and that he cham
p'onship would be won by the Ath-
Ietics. The general should at least
mention the name Of The worlds
cha ampions when he next makes "a
prediction on the coming race.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-12
Insanity in Chicago Increased Five Per
Cent a Y ear

drinking habits with them, and furthermore they are
the progeny OF drinking parents. Is it reasonable
to conclude that the preponderance of insanity among
the foregn-born population is because these peo
pie happen to be born the sea, but because
bigger percentage among them drinkers of aco-
hoc liquors. If anyone doubts that large per cent
OF these people make UP the army of Chcagos drink
ers, let such consider the personnel of the
United Societies, the advocates of personal liberty So
called.
This conclusion is not Indictment against the
foregn-born population; it is indictment against
alcohol, the drug that is poisonous to the native
American to the man from the banks of the Rhine
In Prohibition Kansas over half of her counties
without insane patient public charge. In
that state insanity the decrease Yet Kansas is
by made up of Amercan-born citizens but
it is saloonless.
The immediate first step for cities and state
toward the solution of the insanity problem is to de-
sroy the Saloons the distributing stations for alcohol
the poisonous drug that is setting folks crazy.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-12
Cold Feet
SALOON FOR SALE

In Live Illinois City of 500 Inhabitants Doing
business of $4,000 Per Year, License $1,000, Will
Invoice at Cost and Take $3.50 For Key Apply
CHAMPION OF FAIR PLAY
The above is ad. that appears in the current
number of the Champion of Fair Play.
The key to this gold mine is offered for $3.50
What's the matter? Too much woman's suffrage?