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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
JIM THORPE WILL BE
HIGHEST PAID RECRUIT

nous athlete would make good on
the ball field The story that the
Pittsburg club had signed Thorpe
last fall for $4,000 was repeated
frequently, with no positive denial
from Barney Dreyfuss.
The statement that Warner re-
ceived $4,000 from the New York
club in return for his influence is
said to have been made by Balti-
more man who is a close friend of
McGraW's relative. 1t probably will
be denied by the Carlisle coach.
but the story is going the rounds
in baseball circles, and McGraw's
enterprise is generally commended.
McGraw, while extremely liberal
in naming the terms in Thorpe's
contract, has cast an anchor to
WindWard. 1t is said that Thorpe
has signed a regular form baseball
contract which contains the usual
ten days notice of release. In other
words, if Thorpe fails to measure
up to the McGraW standard of play
he can be turned loose in midsea-
son. But McGraw doesn't believe
for a moment that he will have to
resort to such measures
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
By W. J. McBeth.

TN HE most serious obstacle in
the path of John j. McGraw
to third consecutive pennant
appears Fred Clarke and his husky
Buccaneers. The Giant manager
and the sporting world at large have
expressed such an opinion repeat
eddy. In the words of McGraw,
Clarke is the only man l fear. The
Cubs will be contenders, but Pitts
burg is the club we have to beat"
McGraw has his heart set upon
winning the 1918 bunting. for then
he will have achieved a run Of I'M
interrupted successes, the equal of
his two great competitors. Both
Clarke and Frank Chance have
nailed three straight flags.
McGraw Won Two Straight.
Back in 1904, McGraw started a
run that threatened Clarke's rec
ord. remnants in 1904 and 1905
were supplemented by a worlds
series from the Athletics the lat
ter season. New York started out
in 1906 top-heavy favorites in the
National leagues But that season
the mighty Chance, in his first
managerial trial with the famous
Cubs, reeled off 116 victories, the
greatest showing in professional
baseball since it had become a ma
tional institution.
So the Giant leader stands today
where he left off in 1905.
Let us now investigate the wor-
thy foeman of McGraw, Fred
Clarke, the Kansas ranchman. He
has completed his thirteenth year
at the helm of the Pirate craft, and
in the past campaign showed far
more consistent form than even the
New York champions. In thirteen
years Clarke massed four pen
nants, four second places and a tie
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
By Damon Runyon.

JEW YORK, Feb. lot Is said
today in baseball circles that
1t cost the Giants all told
$4,000 to sign Jim Thorpe. His con-
tract, according to the story, calls
for a salary of $4,000 for one year,
Thorpe receiving a bonus of $500
for signing while Glenn Warner.
who brought the famous Indian
here, is said to have collected $4,000
for his share in the deal.
A person closely related to Nc
Graw. so it is said. went to Car
Isle, Pa, and made the first prop
ositiOn to Warner and Thorpe be-
fore Frank Bancroft, of the Cincin-
natl Reds and the agents of the
Pittsburg club arrived there. This
relative, it is reported, had instruc-
lions to offer a $4,000 salary and a
$500 bonus to the Indian. which it
was figured would stagger the other
clubs who were in the hunt. Ban
croft in behalf of August Herr
mann, offered $4,000, which was
spurned. The Pirates representa-
tive boosted the figures to $4,000.
whereupon, il is said. Warner and
Thorpe made it known that the
New York club would pay more
money. That ended the bidding,
and McGraw's relative, over the
long distance telephone, informed
r.
turned the trick.
other stories about Thorpe's de-
cision to become a professional bah
player have been told in baseball
circles. A prominent baseball man
says that Thorpe offered to sign
with a certain major league club
ten days ago for $500 a month, but
was turned down by the club own
er who didn't ,belive that the ia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
SHUGRUE WANTS TO MEET
MAND0T AT YOUNGSTOWN

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Feb. 1O.-If
matters can be satisfactorily arranged q
bout between Young Shugrue and Joe
wanted for the latter part of March or
the first part of April. If AIandot is not
secured Jose Rivers may be induced to
come here To meet the fast Jerseyte.
Shugrue is more than pleased with the
reception he received from Youngstown
fans. He is willing to appear here against
Mandot for a medium sum in order that
the club might be able to pay Mandot the
price he asks for Eastern engagements
Shugrue is more anxious to battle the
New Orleans lad than he is to enrich his
own bank account, for he realizes that
victory over the Southerner would easily
place him in a position to talk business
with Champion Richie
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
FODDER FOR FANS

=, with Balenti back, the Chattanooga
Jordan, Balenti and Elberfeld All are
great tielders. Coyle and Balenti are
Cobb, Crawford, Dubuc and stanage are
still holding out on Detroit If the II
gers have to start without them they will
be fiabby and toothless Tigers.
Charles Frank has gone fishing again.
This Is his eleventh trip this winter.
Twelve Birmingham players have
signed their contracts and no well de
veloped hold-out cases have been spotted
as yet
Charles Comiskey announces that his
club and the Giants win positively make
world tour next winter.
If the fans Of Columbia S. c.. can find
out what steps are necessary to get back
in good standing they are ready to take
them. They don't Ike the idea OF no
baseball this summer and are prepared
to raise any money necessary.
President Kavanaugh didn't have time
70 bother to attend the schedule meet
ing. And he was sore on Mike Finn,
the one really good schedule maker in
Dixie, and didn't appoint the Irish sChed-
ule champ. Hence rotten schedule.
Doubtless the schedule committee
handed the Atlanta club the second long
est mileage Of any club in the circuit, on
the general principle that the local club
! had lots of money and could afford to
contribute Literally to the railroads.
Montreal has signed Artie Grggs.
with Joe Dunn and Lew McAuister on
I the Cracker catching staff il viii be an
cient but intelligent
When Bin Smith started as mana
/ ger he made 1925 month and claims he
was worth it,
/ The Rome club is positively overcome
with attentions. Both the Georgia Ala
/ like the north Georgia city. and don't
mind saying SO.
/ Why an this yawping from Andrews
/ Of Chattanooga, over giving out the sched-
ule dates? The mystery with which a
/ tentative schedule is hedged around is
. one of the roaring Jokes of baseball Why
( Keep secret something that nobody wants
TO know about except those in the secret
Gobbs- 3old-out Tor an amount alleged
! 10 he $4,000 a year has encouraged lot
Of players TO ask for big salaries Most
| of EN- are jealous OF Cobb and thinl
they are really about as good as the great
IF ana hence worth about as much sal
airy
The Minneapolis team viii probably
Train at hickman. Ky, this spring
Albert schultz former Savannah hurler
has written Manager Chance asking tha
he be allowed to hurl the first game IN,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
How Southern Baseball Clubs Look Today---No. 7
Frank Wants Pennant, But Hasn't Much Team Yet

cruits he will get one real hurler.
If so, he will be we'll satisfied.
L RANK is likely to evolve his
infleld from the material he
has on hand Robe and Snedecor
are the candidates for first base.
Robe is Il light hitter and not phys
ically suited to the position. How
ever. Frank may keep him because
of his excellent head work. Snede-
cor. the other candidate, was in
the Cotton States last year, where
he batted 267 and fielded 1872. Be
fore going to the Cotton States he
played with the University of Ala
bama, If he could hit he would be
worth watching.
Old Jakey Atz will play second.
If the old boy plays as well as he
knows how he will be a corking
good man
knapp, very weak hitter last
year and somewhat erratic fielder,
is the only shortstop on hand, now
that Butler has been turned over to
Memphis. He is only a passable
good man.
For the third base job Frank has
four candidates, Ktbbe, Mills,
Tepe and Brewster. Kibble played
with both the Pacific Coast and
Northwestern leagues last season.
In the Northwestern. where he
played most OF the season, he hit
.275. His fielding averages were
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

chances are AL wants to get one over
before he's found out
m The New Yorks will open with a defeat.
They play Washington in WASHINGTON
and Griffith has promised to work J0hn-
son Which means something like this:
New yorI, RI. E;
The. White sox will use this season a
new new hit7and-run sign invented by Cal
i katad Just before starting the play the
-, Del j., Howard will scout for the Cubs in
the far West
Donlin. lie is old, SLOW and a a. slug ger
50 he should nit in nicely.
1t is a coincidence that Chicago wac
christened the Windy. City even even before
Charley Murphy moved there
~. The E.. Louisville ball club will start
With Fred Clarke and Cy Young out OF
u 6obby Wallace is the dean of the big
league ball players; Wallace began in
Enos Kirkpatrick, once a Cracker. now
with Brooklyn, has signed his contract
after mild hold out.
Murray is holding out on the Giants.
John 4. Powers is in the field with the
new Dig league. John is the resilient lad
the harder he falls the higher he
~, Ttw we MY Pirates have signed their
Jim Thorpe will make his last appear-
ance as track and field athlete at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Fred Clarke's Managerial Record Sure Marve
Has Never Finished Outside the First Diyisuy

burg and Boston battled for tbs
first worlds pennant under the pre-
Valling organized baseball govern
ment, Fred Clarke has won only ono
pennant. That fell to him in 1900.
when he showed his most success
full season by winning 10 victo1
ries. That year also he beat De-
troit after very hard fight Of seven
engagements for the worlds cham
pionship. But in all that time Fred
Clarke was never disgraced Only
once did he finish as poorly as last
among the first four clubs.
Great Fight Between Trio.
When it appeared as if Fred
Clarke had designs upon organizing
a pennant trust" among Hand
Wagner and his other pals, therd
arose a mighty McGraw to chec1
the presumption And when ID
turn McGraw began to aspire along
similar lines, Frank Chance sprans
into prominence. Thus came into
being the Great Three" which
proved an ideal combination fOa
the parent major body Each q
the three held down the Others 81
that the balance of power kept val
vering about. Honors passed baci
and forth constantly, as It Wera
with no one city "bagging" tn
laurels, and all three-New YORK;
Chicago and Pittsburg-very much
in the limelight at all times.
OF the three great Nationa|
league managers. Clarke, on aci
count of his length Of service
must be awarded the palm, thous1
both McGraw and Chance nav
shown better averages in shoFe'
experiences. In thirteen yeaII
Clarke has won 1901 and lost y
games, for a grand average OF 0.1
No other big league manager naI
won a thousand games. McGra"
closest, with $50 victories for icy
years. Opposed to the winnings a'|
$50 defeats, which produces req
ord of .632. In seven years ChahCI
has won ia and lost but 356, aei
veloping the wonderful aVeIaSl
speed of .667. In other words Y
won two out of every three gam
played.
Never Were Such Leaders
1t is very doubtful if any Ieasal
will ever boast again Of three '0'
wonderful managers as Fred ClaFA1
John McGraw and Frank Chan'1
They have won more games 'A'l
any trio of any time. In an ass-
gate of thirty seasons, the Il
Three" bagged ISL victories ou'
4,51S played, showing totaI ri
centage of approximately 64O' IL,
have registered considerably o.,1
three victories out Of every ~
starts. III
1t will be interesting to no,s
duel between McGraW ana Cl~
now that the common rival 20. ,l
Chance, has looked upon ne" )"
of conquest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
By Percy Fl. Whiting.

THEREs about as much chance
to size up the Pelican club
from the squad now an
nounced as there Is to tell the ap-
pearanoe OF the Healey building
rom a slant at the celebrated hole.
Charley Frank will begin with the
foundation now announced and
build a team. Fat chance of judg-
ing how It viii nnish until you
know what men will be added!
Old Man Frank has funny way
of herding together a lot OF re-
cruits, trying them out, finding
which men will do and which Will
not. and then OF filing in the gaps
with men grabbed at the last min
ute from the big leagues.
Note three things, as follows;
I. Charley Frank is the champion
remnant winner Of tho Southern
league.
2. He has good money backing
to wit, Charley Summers, OF tho
Cleveland team.
3. Frank must win pennsnt or
do something 20 revive the lost IN
terest in New Orleans.
Notice particularly No. 3, With
team that was IN the running from
the first of June until within a week
or two OF the end of the season, in
the largest city of the league, the
attendance at the ball park in the
Crescent City was not lot more
rhsn half az large as that of At
lanta. And we all know where At
lauta finished and that the finish
vas IN sight after the first month
OF the season.
Frank would like to continue his
tob. He Is well satisfied But are
me mon who pay his salary? Per
haps not. Franks only chance to
hold on 10 to win q pennant Watch
him nY.
r YT'S see what Charley Frank
L. has gathered in an effort TO
hold that Job. First. for the catch
erF:
AnEsr1nsier Raigh and Harry
Matthews are on hand, with YantZ
considerably more than POSSIBLE
tty, Angermeier is a fair fielder, a
fair hitter but somehow he Is not
an impressive catcher. Haigh's
marks last year were good. He is
only a Kid. Somehow he does not
look over promising Old Man
Matty may or may not be all in.
he is a wonder in handling pitch
ers and has a grand old head. If
Yantz is secured Frank Will have
an exceptionally strong catching
staff
TT is hardly 10 be supposed that
Frank will try to get through
with the pitchers he has in stock
They are Dygert, Swindell, Swami,
Frost, Cheney. Evans. Gudger, Hill
and Bremen.
Dygert and Swami are ancient.
They will hardly be with us in June.
Swindell was only an ordinary
pitcher last year. Frost spent part
of last year in the Cotton States
and part in the South Michigan
league. In neither league could he
win much over half his games.
Cheney, picked up from the Cotton
States, seemed only an ordinary
man Evans was a good winner i'm
the Texas league Gudger Won
less than half his games in the
Appalachian, but he was with a
tail-end club. Hill was a good win
ner in the Southeastern, but Went
to the Appalachian and lost d hall
dozen games in a row. Bremen. a
recruit from the Wisconsin Illinois
league, won Is and lost Is last
year.
All you have to do after looking
over that list is to guess that
Dutch Frank has some real pitch.
ers coming from the big league.
before the season begins. Mavb,
out Of that collection OF raw ~.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

only fair Mills played few games
in the Southern last year. with
nothing to brag about in the way
Of records. Tepe played in the Cot
ton States last season He batted
1903 and produced a fair fielding
average. On records he is the best
looking man In the lot. Brewster
is alleged to have played in the
Cotton States last year, but the
records don't show it.
II ENDRTX, Warren and Nickel
are the outfelders on tap now
with more coming from CIeye-
land or Toledo, no doubt Hendrix
batted .278 and fielded we'll last
year with the Pels Warren, up in
the Union association, hit .S17-
which doesn't necessarily prove he
can beat al in the Southern. Meix-
ell, with Yazoo City, batted $40 and
fielded well enough.
= IGHT row the Pelican team
does not look strong. 1t is
without demonstrated success on
the slab and it's present outfieIders
are experiments. But by and by
Cleveland and other big league
clubs will. slip Charley Frank some
men.
Come round about May l and we
can give you a f1rst-class line on
the team. Nothing doing before
then, except prediction that the
Pelicans Will finish one two three
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
TERRY M'GOVERN CANNED
AS LICENSED REFEREE

NEW YORK, Feb. l0-ln wedding out
the undesirables among the referees
the boxing commission has tossed Terry
into The discard. The revoking of Terry $
license is likely to cause merry mix-up
Terry at present is the referee of the
Gowanus Athletic club. No reason was
given by the commission for McCoyerl's
dismissal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
N CARLY DODCES
BAT Ties WITH
TOP HOPES
Bv Left Hook.

IITF defeat Al Palzer I will be
willing to clash with any
white heavyweight in the
world who is considered good
enough to give me a hard battle"
This terse statement was made by
Luther McCarty, the king of the
white hopes" on the eve of his
struggle with Palzer.
1t is now history how McCarty
battered the Iowa farmer around
the ring for eighteen rounds until
the uneven contest was stopped by
the referee in order to save Palzer
from taking an unmerciful beating
and ultimately going to the mat for
the fatal count
Was Eager to Mix Once.
McCarty, however, has changed
his views on what a boxer should
do since he gained so much glory
by vanquishing Palzer. When he
was trying to obtain recognition in
the ring, he was eager to clash with
all corners, but he is now taking
extraordinary care in selecting his
opponents.
After McCarty had won from
Palzer, a McCarty- Willard match
was suggested. Willard is a big,
strong heavyweight who does not
know a whole lot about the art of
self defense, but has the distlnC-
ton of winning from MCCarty in a
ten-round bout in New York.
Has Improved Great Deal.
Billy Mccartney, however refused
to let his protege mingle with Will
lard. The sporting public naturally
claimed that Mccartney was afraid
that McCarty would be defeated.
Personally l believe that Willard
would be easy for McCarty today.
He might hold his own with the
white champion in a ten round
contest, but | am of the opinion
that if the men were to meet in a
long battle McCarty would surely
win.
McCarty is only q years of age
and has been improving steadily.
He is so per cent better today than
he was when he met Willard.
There Is another heavyweight
battler who is also anxious to get
a date with McCarty He is Bonn
barber Wells, a quiet, unassuming
young man who is the heavyweight
champion of England. The Briton
is well known to American fight
fans"
Wells Can Beat Paizer.
Wells fought Palzer in New York
last year and the latter won by a
knockout in the third round. But
if those two men were to meet
again the boxer from across the
Atlantic would undoubtedly be
made a s to ! favorite.
There is not a white heavyweight
in the ring who is as scientific as
Wells. He was not in the best of
condition when he entertained Pal
zer. He realized that he would
have to win by a knockout in a few
rounds or go down to defeat.
Consequently Wells started after
his opponent in the first round and
made him look like an amateur He
also gave him a terrible lacing in
the second chapter and at one time
had Palzer almost out The fast
pace told on the English champion
and he~was completely exhausted
when he came from his corner at
the opening of the third stanza and
was knocked out by Palzer after a
SharD miXuD
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
COLUMBUS Y. M. C. A. FIVE
PLAYS BIRMINGHAM A. C.,

COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. lO-The Column
nus Young Men Christian association
basket ban players will be put to the s1l-
preme test Wednesday night. when they
20 to Birmingham to play a return en-
Eagement with the Birmingham Athletic
club which they defeated In Columbus
last Friday night. 50 to %
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

for another, three thirds and one
fourth Clarke took charge of
Pittsburg in 1902 and finished sec
ond. The next year he tore loose
and ripped the organization all to
pieces, returning three straight
winners. McGraw's star then be-
gan the ascendant, and the great
general Of Smoketown was forced
into back seat for spell.
In the nine years since Pitts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
CHANCE GOING EAST

VTITVNVI, FNN. TU-"FTank Chance.
manager of the New York Americans
passed through this city yesterday on
his way to New Iorll The former
leader of the Chicago Nationals said he
was not planning to play this season, but
that he might change his mind.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
MERCER PLAYS coIlIMRrIe

7. COLUMBUS, GA. Feb. l0-The -AIerccr
| basket bah team will play hero tonight
with the local Young Mems Christian
association ave.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-11

won't ne no run without you aud YOU q
cry all by yourself with me gone His
little face WAS all drawn nv with anNl
ETY. and sympathy ut my lonely estate
with him out of il, and Il cry rose M
from my heart With a Kind ~ primi
tive Savagcry III what | felt was com
ing down upon me
Without waitiu2 to take him With
me or think or do anything but feel
deadly savage anger. hurried across
the garden and INTO pr Moorr'~ office,
where h,' was lust laying IN hi~ gloves
and dust coat
What do YOU mean. lohu Moore. by
daring daring tn think Won can 80 and
take Billy away from m"t ! demand
ed iookju& NJ him with what must
have been such tcat and mHdrc~S IA
my face that ne WAS startled rs ne
came close to the table against which
| leaned His face had grown white
and quiet NJ my attack, and ne waited
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-11

t3cNrc came into his eyes. and he look,
Ell away from me AS he said in queer,
heSitAtiuG words.
You see Mrs Molly. / thought from
NOW on your life wouldn't have exact.
y 4 place for Bill Have you conSid,
cred that YOU have trained him to de
mand You all the time and AL OF YOU!
Row would you manage Eill-and
and other ClatmST
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-11
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