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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
HERMANN HANDS KNOCK
TO RULES OF AMATEURiSM

The national baseball commission
showed a fine lack of knowledge of the
true meaning of amateurism and an
elegant bone headedness as to the eX-
act nature Of the offense of Jim Thorpe
against amateur athletics in a state
ment just issued by President August
Hermann.
President Hermann said. in part:
The stand which the rulers of anna
eur athletics take against professional
baseball is a relic of the dark ages. 1t
was while the game was still in an I'M
happy position that the laws that still
govern amateur athletics were formu-
lated Baseball, since those times, has
advanced to standing of integrity and
public conference.-the amateur laws
nave, practically. stood stock still
The college boy who goes out and
pays ball in the summer months
should not be confronted with the al
tentative Of either deliberate faisehoods
OF tne penalties now inflicted by the
amateur rules.
Both common justice and the honor
we owe the game demand that some
carry action should be- taken-and the
soNfIhlng forces of baseball should be
'"v ufst to cope with the situation"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
GORDON HAS 18 GAMES
ON BASEBALL SCHEDULE

Professor Paul Rosser. faculty mana
ger of the Gordon baseball team, has ar
ranged the following schedule:
March 2S-Mercer university, at Barnes
April ATLANTA School of Medicine, at
GAINESVILLE.
April 45-Locust Grove institute. at
Locust Grove.
April 10-Macon South Atlantic league
team, at GAINESVILLE.
April 12-Atlanta Boys High school,
at GAINESVILLE.
April 16-17-Riverside Military acad-
envy, at GAINESVILLE
April 25-26-Georgia Military college, at
Milledgeville.
May 2-3-Riverside Military academy, at
Gainesville.
May 9--1O-Georgia Military college, at
GAINESVILLE
May 16-17-Locust Grove institute, at
GAINESVILLE
May 19-20-University of Florida at
GAINESVILLE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
WORK is STARTED ON
NEW STADIUM AT TECH

Work has been started on the new
stadium which will replace the old
Tech park.
mostly of tearing down the old grand
stands and clearing away the debris in
readiness for the graders. In the new
plant will be a gymnasium, modern in
every respect two football fields, two
baseball diamonds and concrete
grandstand surrounding tWo-thigds Of
the field.
This is to be one of the finest stad-
iums in the South and work will be
rushed in order to have the place ready
for spring athletic activities
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
BY w. J. McBeth.


greatest pitchers of modern
times are Walter Johnson,
Ed Walsh Christy Mathewson and
Russell Ford. Connie doesn't give
our Nap Rucker a tumble, prob
ably because he has never seen
Nap Rucker work.
All things considered, however,
Rucker is a more valuable man
than Russell Ford. The beauty
of Rucker is that he not only is a
wonderful twirler. but he Is entirely
free from any of the little peculiar
tiles so noticeable in other stars
Ford is a pitcher who insists on
working only every fourth day and
absolutely refuses to do any relief
work. Johnson, before the Wash
ington team became a pennant con-
tender, also objected to doing re-
lief work. Also both of these twirl-
ers have been at various times
shining lights in the hold-ou brig
ade. These are shortcomings Ruck-
err has never been guilty of. Neither
has he ever been guilty of possess
ing swelled head According to
John j. McGraw, Rucker, because
of his skill and the fact that he
never makes trouble for his club. Is
today the country's ideal pitcher.
Johnson Mack says, has gone
along doing marvellous work with
an inferior team behind him, and
now that Griffith has made the
Senator'S a winner, he is almost an
unbeatable pitcher"
The manager of the former
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06

indicate that they will ever take
much of AN interest in them or ac-
complish anything worth While at
the sports themselves. BY 1924 Aus
tria will probably have done some
thing. and four years later it may
well be that both Russia and Spain
will be found to have accomplished
considerable. If SO, no doubt they
will get the games by then. Vienna
will make a fine city for them. and
so should st. Petersburg and Mad
rid later on, although it is doubt
full whether the Spaniards ever
will care for anything outside of
bull fighting.
Finland already deserves TO get
the games for one round. but where
in Finland could they possibly be
held? Besides. Finland is only Il
part of Russia.
Canada also deserves something,
but she is a part of England, and
may forego her right to entertain
apart from "the old lady" South
Africa and Australia are in the
same fix: and then, too, they are
too far away, in any event.
Still the day is coming, in my be-
lief, when not only South Africa
and Australia will be holding the
Olympic games, but when Japan
and China, as we'll, will come in for
their turn. If it costs money now
to finance our teams on such occa-
sions, stop and think a minute
what it will take when that day
comes. But We'll cross that bridge
when we come to 1t. If we only
keep ON winning the games, and
the price of oil and corn and cot
ton keeps up, and we don't get into
too many scraps with other coun-
tries, and a lot of other good luck
breaks our way, We'll be able to
send a team somehow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
CANDIDATES FOR TECH
TRACK TEAM GET BUSY

Everything in an athletic line seems
to have started at Tech flats all of a
sudden The track team began work
yesterday and Captain Logan had the
entire squad in the gymnasium in the
afternoon taking a few setting up eXer-
ciSes.
All OF the old men are back with the
exception of Patterson and Hill, both
of whom were jam up men. Monsal-
vatge, Robertson, Smith and Logan are
all in good shape, and Tech is counting
on cleaning up in the S. |. A. \. meet
to be held at Clemson
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06

lfeve the report of an encounter
between Wood and O'Brien origi-
mated with a disgruntled ball play
er who was hanging around the
Red 'SoX club house where he
wasn't wanted.
9 HORTSTOP BUSH, of the De-
troits, makes bold to say the
Washington club will win the next
American league pennant. He says
Griffith's team has only one weak
spot-second base.
Everybody is either picking the
Senators or the Athletics to win
the flag. Nobody gives the Red
SoX a look in How can this be
explained? Surely Stahrs team did
not win by fluke. Won't some
body please give the worlds cham
pions chance to repeat?
T. HERE doesn't seem to be even
ripple on the ocean of the
two big baseball leagues, and the
schedule meeting in New York next
week promises to break all records
for peacefulness. The National
league has settled ali it's squabbles.
FOgel has been thrown into the dis
card, the Bresnahan matter has
been adjusted and Ebbets will get
his special opening for Brooklyn.
In the American league nothing
ever happens of a tempestuous ma
tire.
Manager Chance, of the New
Yorks, will be on hand. and Presi-
dent Murphy, of Chicago, will of
course, attend the meeting. If they
come together in the corridors of
the hotel, there may be something
doing. 1t wouldn't take much to
start Chance a-going Murphy is
anything but slow at repartee. but
the indications are that he will
steer clear of his former manager.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
FRED SNODGRASS THINKS
PHILLIES WILL LAND I'd

LOS ANGELES, Feb 6.-"The Phila-
delphia National league team will give
every eyer elTb in the National league i the he
the runner-up club to the Giants.
That is the opinion of Fred Snodgrass,
center fielder of the Giants. Snodgrass
came to Los Angeles the other day from
his home in oxford for a short visit. He
is positive, however, that the Giants
will repeat next year and land another
pennant When asked what he thought
of the Chicago Cubs, Snodgrass said
ut will entirely depend upon what John
Evers is able to do with them. He has
the makings of a good club. | think that
the trading of Tinker to the Cincinnati
Reds was a slick deal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06

u,pr.ES HERZOG, who played
en- sensationally for the Giants
- +be worlds series, paid a flying
..fr IN New York the other day
u.as Immediately pounced upon
~. the reporters and asked to sub
..,,+iate the report that, after the
r.at came Of the series, the New
v,rr, nlavers numerically scored
sd Srodgrass for mutfing Engle's
fly.
Herzog replied that there was
ro+hine in the report, because his
foIrov players all sympathized with
Srodrrass. and so expressed them
solves TO the Giants center fielder.
ucGraw backed up his third base
mans statements.
Where do these reports come
from Who starts them?
Whenever there is a sporting
event of national interest there
are always wild rumors connected
with il. This is especially true of
championship heavyweight prize
fights. On the eve of a hig bat
tie there are always reports that
one of the principals is dead The
night before a big football game
Rrickley. or some one equally i'm
portant always breaks leg-if you
believe the reports that are cir
culated.
one of the most persistent re-
ports ever circulated was the one
In the last worlds series that Joe
Wood and Buck O'Brien had a fight
on the train from New York to
Boston. Everybody in town had
that rumor and everybody in town
believed it. The fact that every
member Of the Red SoX was will
ing to make affidavit that the re-
port was false made no difference
to the scandal mongers. They
KNEW it was true.
officials of the Boston club be-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
PITCHER RALPH WORKS
TO WED SOUTHERN GIRL

DETROIT. MICH, Feb 6.-Ralph
Works, former Tiger pitcher, now with
Cincinnati. will be married to Miss
Nellie Barnes in Monroe, La, Feb. 10.
Works left Detroit last night for Mon
roe. The wedding is the elimination of
a romance of the Detroit training camp,
Ralph having been introduced to Miss
Barnes by the wife of one of the pro-
prietors of the hotel at which the De-
troit team was stopping.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
By j. W. Heisnan.

CoMEWHAT awkward, this Jim
y Thorpe business, Ell? But l
nave no intention of rolling up
sleeves and wading into the mess;
will merely venture a few ran
dom reflections" upon it.
Mr.. James Sullivan, president of
the y. A. T., took Enthusiastically
energetic hold of the situation and
probed it to a quick finish. Then he
promptly called on Jim to send
them presents back" and now he
Is returning them to the Stockholm
committee without waiting to be
asked, and even in the face of their
own statement that inasmuch as
Thorpe wasn't protested by any
body within so days after the Olym-
pics were held, as the rule calls for,
they are powerless to take them
back at all This unequivocal stand
of our associations head has stirred
up for us no little praise and COM
mendation from the entire Euro
pean press. 1t shows that we meant
We'll anyway.
Fact Is, no country can be held
responsible for every incident, big
and little, in the past careers Of it's
supposed amateur athletes. 1t can't
be supposed to know of every pos
sible infraction of the amateur
rules, and so long asi does it's
best to rectify the trouble as soon
as it does find out, that's about all
that can be asked. Swedens mag
unanimous attitude in this matter,
as well as England's kind words,
are going to do much to make all
countries more courteous and ami
cable to each other at future con-
tests than they have been in the
past. ,-....,
Many will waste breath explain
ing how, to their minds it makes
no real difference that Thorpe took
money for playing professional
baseball, seeing that the prizes he
won at the Olympics were not for
experiences in that branch of sport,
but for athletic contests of a total
ly different nature, and that he
ought therefore to be permitted to
retain the trophies and the credit
that goes with them. Not so.
Every game has its rules, and the
Olympics have theirs. Whether
reasonable or not, it is a rule that
one who has ever taken money for
any athletic event is not eligible to
participate in these or any other
amateur contests. Thorpe says he
didn't know this when he played
the professional baseball Perhaps
not, but he certainly knew it when
he entered the Olympic games, for
his eligibility papers told him so.
And for this reason I lose no sleep
over Jim's loss of his splendid
trophies.
Some will sympathize because
Jim confessed Was there any
thing else he could have done?
Didn't they have the "deadwood"
on him? Some slap him on the
back for returning the prizes
Would he not be compelled to do
so? Had he any other choice?
About the only consolation / can
see for this great Indian athlete is
the fact. that he really did make the
superb marks and records recorded
for him at Stockholm last summer
and these prove beyond all argu-
ment that he is the greatest living
athlete-call him professional be-
cause he accepted some money as
a mediocre ball player, or what we
will.
But, hallelujah! we still have
enough points left, after deducting
those made by Thorpe to count a
win for the American team, after
all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
EUROPEAN CITIES WILL
HAVE BASEBALL LEAGUE

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. Feb. g
Richard c. Klegin, the international
promoter has secured the consent Of j.
j. McCloskeY to accept the Paris fran
chise in the new International league,
which will be formed in Europe this
summer Klegin announces the names
of eight towns which viii form the first
circuit, as follows:
London. Paris. Berlin, Vienna Buda-
pest, Nice, Monte Carlo, Copenhagen and
Brussels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
ONE-SIDED BOUTS UNDER
BAN OF N. Y. CONF MISSION

,fr NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-FolIowing the
i E1fS Iald down by Governor SuIzer re-
i rbo 20 the conducting of boxing bouts,
.gl warning to all clubs, referees and
-I<ieGitorS, IN the communication it is ex-
,ri1 mentioned that the commission
Er ,n no. tolerate the slightest sign of
E wFora IN any bout and in any case
fariori, one opponent shows marked su-
ssi op ai5l end the battle. The commits
M 1t must must be distinctly understood that
i, ere sQans;il,aeraton of any kind shall inter
bo2t W cli or influence the stopping of q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
TECH BASEBALL MEN
BEGIN OUTDOOR WORK

Real baseball practice was started
yesterday and all the candidates were
given an outdoor workout at noon, in
addition to the daily lecture.
The squad Is a big one and from
present outlooks the Yellow Jackets
will put a good team In the field.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
an NMplc AERoES CLAsH

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--Athletic history
may be made in Madison Square Garden
tonight when the international indoor
carnival onens. The field includes several
Olympic heroes, including Hannes Kohle-
mainen and others. and will be the class
lest ever entered in the games.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
JUNIORS WIN TRACK MEET.

MACON, GA, FEB. b.-The annual
spring indoor class track meet was won
yesterday afternoon in the gymnasium
here by the juniors.
The points were close between the
juniors, freshmen and seniors. The
sophs were nowhere. For a while It
looked like race between the fresh
men and seniors. With the score
standing juniors 2, seniors II, fresh
men II, the juniors came from behind
and won easily.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
ARNOLD LAWSON IMPORTS
DOGS WORTH A FORTUNE

NEW YORK, Feb. Six English
bulldogs. said to be worth S37.5OO which
Arnold Lawson, son of Thomas w. Law
son, of Boston, has just brought to
America from England, are said to make
up the finest and most costly pack OF
bulldogs ever imported into this coun-
try The dogs were housed during the
trip across the Atlantic each in tiny
cottage on board the steamer Amerika.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
WILLIE HOPPE is STILL
CHAMP: BEATS SUTTON

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.--Willie Hoppe.
1872 bulk line billiard champion, last
night successfully defended his title by
defeating George Sutton, of Chicago,
500 70 3Ol
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
~, WEAVER NOT RULED OUT

meo tG atlanta league directors. at a
PIN Ping last last night, refused to rule out
ror %[I Ple Weaver on the charge of
lea 17luess and of ineligibility. The
gn,5a.i president, Dick Jemison. was
''''''I @ed to appoint all referees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
cAMPI RULES FAVoRIrE.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 6.-Eddie CampI,
the native SON is a favorite over Kid
Williams of Baltimore. whom he viii
meet at Vernon Wednesday in a bantam
weight scrap. Williams has not been af-
fected by the change of climate and IS
satisfied with his condition.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
pENNsY oARsMEN REpoRT.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-More than
hundred students reported today to
Ellis Ward as candidates for the Penn
sylvania crews, making a record breaking
squad.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
CHANCE STARTS EAST.

GLENDORA, CAL. Feb. 6.--FTank
Chance, newly elected manager Of the
New. York Americans, leaves here today
to assume active charge of his new
club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
No MORE MIXED poIIre

betWaer York, Feb. 6.-Boxing bouts
longegre alI %hlte men and negroes are no
the rpI i1I9w ns IN this state. according to
sion. Vi the state athletic commits
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
HARVARD BEATS DARTMOUTH

BOSTON. Feb. 6.-llarvard's hockey
team won easily from dartmouth at the
arena last night, 3 TO J,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
MISSOURI WAMre cnAnu

,pr nA1S!S "a CITY, Feb 6.-Efforts to Sc
have lg 5 25i,o Roper to coach the 1918 Tigers
Or "c,eorr,l1eseu, and Pendleton of Princeton
Nisso"ri, " ian Schultze will direct the
''''SouiI gridiron squad this fall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
HARVARD FENcHRs 10

HARVARD FENCHHS LOSE.
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Feb 6--Fencers of
the naval academy won from the Her-
ward foismen here yesterday, to 3.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-06
EE1G,sAN is CHESS CHAMPION

blanca - TI7TNEN' Fed. lose r. Cana
WITH "anent which ended here last n IpIIe
games an score of ten wins. two drawn
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
M'NAB PROMISES TO
HURL BROADSIDE
Glad President Wilson Has Ac-
cepted Resignation.

San Francisco. June 26.-The
"broadside" John L. McNab promised
to fire as soon as his resignation as
district attorney had been acted upon
Is expected TO come at once.
Il am glad the president has acted
so promptly" said McNab, discussing
the telegram he received from the
chief executive. THAT closes the in.
cident The president declares my
criticism of the attorney general was
unjust, but even President Wilson
cannot change the facts. II it was
right In May to tell me to proceed
with the cases in question, IL Is wrong
in June to tell me to stop. II 1t was
right in June to tell me TO stop, it was
wrong for the president now to say
proceed"
McNab declined to discuss further
his promised "broadside" or TO indi-
cate what its nature would be. He
said he had heard nothing but news
paper reports that the president
would appoint Francis J. Heney spe-
cial prosecutor for the government in
the Western Fuel case and the Diggs-
Caminetti white slavery case. Both
of these cases will go to trial in July.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Some Amendments to Tariff
Bill May Fail.
CONSIDERED TOO DRASTIC
Clause Prohibiting importation OF
Child Labor Products Declared to Be
as Strong q Protective Move as Any
Manufacturer Could Desire,

Washington, June 26.-Two far.
reaching amendments to the admins
trative provisions of the tariff bill
aroused opposition in the Democratic
senate caucus
One was that prohibiting importa
ton of any goods. except immediate
products of agriculture. forests and
fisheries, wholly or in part manufac-
tured by children under fourteen
years old. The provision was de-
clared by many senators to be the
most drastic protective measure any
manufacturer could ask for.
The amendment 10 grant to the
United States court of appeals concur
rent jurisdiction in customs cases in
yolving more than sl00 with the Gus
toms court also aroused attention
Some Democrats thought the proposal
wedge toward elimination of the
customs court
Senator Ransdell resumed the de-
bate against free sugar when the eau
Gus opened, while Senator James was
ready TO support the schedule. With
those questions settled administra-
tion leaders expect the bin to be re-
ported to the senate early next week.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
LONDON HOLDS FLOWER FETE
Fiftieth Anniversary Of Dowaner
Queens Arrival in England.

London. June 26.--It was "Alexan-
dra day" in London and when the
queen mother drove through the West
End it was seen that Queen Mary was
with her and many in the crowd open
ly criticised the younger woman.
They said il was Queen Mother
Alexandra's day and that her daugh-
ter-in-law forced herself into the spot
light to share the applause.
Twenty thousand women charming
ly attired in white and wearing hats
encirced in flowers waylaid all Lon.
doners on the streets and compelled
them to buy artificial roses in honor
OF Alexandra day, named to celebrate
the jubilee of the queen mothers ar.
rival in England.
1t was fifty years ago March 2 that
Tennyson's Sea Kings Daughter
From Over the Sea" landed in Eng
fand, but a British March is no time
for flower fete, so the celebration
was postponed.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
"No Unworthy Motive" in
Delaying Frisco Cases.
CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT
Selection Of a Prosecutor to Take the
Place Of District Attorney Mckab
Mr. Wilson 10 Concerned.

Washington, June 2s.-President
Wilson and Attorney General Mercy
noids held an early conference to Sc
lect a special prosecutor for rhe Cam
inetti-Diggs white slave cases and the
Western Fuel company indictments In
the federal courts of San Francisco
The attitude OF White House off,
cials in declining TO comment on the
latest declarations in the McNab con-
troversy was that the action of the
president and the attorney general in
ordering the cases TO trial speaks for
itself
II was the official view that. how
ever mistaken Mr.. NcReynolds' cur
sorry view of the situation upon which
he ordered postponement, his action
was free from any unworthy mo-
tiveF
II is President Wilson's intention to
retain Francis j. Heney, il possible,
TO take the cases. He is regarded as
being specially desirable because he
has no political interests with the ad-
ministration. Matt ]. Sullivan and
Thomas Hayden also are under con-
sideration
With the selection Of a prosecutor
and McNab's resignation the White
House will consider the noted cases a
closed incident.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
KILLS SQUAW AND HIMSELF
Ute indian Crazed With Jealousy
During Sun Dance.

Vernal. Utah. June 26--Crazed with
jealousy while the sun dance, the
greatest of the Ute Indian festivals
was in progress, Tim Inchwitch shot
and killed his squaw and then fired a
bullet into his own head As the
braves were dancing Inchwitch's 8
squaw approached the pole around
which they were holding their festivi-
ties and placed a bundle of sweets
at its foot
A young brave bent over, as IL to
take some Of the sweets, greatly en-
raging lnchwitch. The squaw noticed
his anger and ran away. Inchwitch
followed and shot her dead. The
Indian picked up his dead squaw, car
ried her to his tepee and then killed
himself