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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
MANY CHANGES IN
GOLF BALL
STYLES
By Chick Evans.
western Amateur Golf Cham


N the year 1915 the Edinburgh
Burgess Golfing society receiv-
ed from the Corporation of
Edinburgh silver golf club. To this
club each captain on retiring from
office affixed silver goif bail, and
by 1894 the club was covered with
these balls. Then the Edinburgh
council presented the society with
another club. Now, since the cap
tain's term of Office has been short
ened the attached balls are rapidly
increasing.
Custom requires that the captain
select the most popular ball of his
time for representation on the sill
YER club. Therefore these little
spheres form an interesting con-
crete history OF the golf ball for
the last ITO years. Up to 1866 there
are representations of the feather
variety
Newer Styles Appeal.
Keith Maitland in 1856 attached
the first example of the hand ham
mered gutta ball and In 1857 Will
liam Mann added silver facsim-
lie of the grooved gutta. Captain
Purvis furnished the last example
Of the gutta in 1900
The first patterns of a rubber
core. the Haskell, was attached by
Captain Chesser in 1908, and Cap
tain Andrews provided q pimple-
surface kite" in 1905. 1t fs we'll
worth the Journey to Barnton to
see how far the makers of golf
balls have travelled.
Although the first silver club was
given to the society in 1916, the
balls attached to it date back to
1895. It has been suggested in ex-
PLANTATION that all the captains liv-
ing at the time the club was re-
ceived attached balls to it; or there
had been another club to which
other balls had been attached
Oldest Club in Scotland.
The Edinburgh Burgess Golfing
society is said to be the oldest club
in Scotland, and it is only second
in age to the Royal Blackheath club
of England. Although the earliest
minute book does not go farther
back than 1878, 1885 is really
claimed as the date Of the clubs be-
ginning.
When I was at st. Andrews l
saw silver clubs with balls attach
ed, but l did not notice the earliest
dates. The Burgess society is for
tunate in covering the whole pc
Rod of golf ball making
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
Memphis Ball Club Has Good
Manager, But He Can Not Twin
Pennant Without Some Help

right and left fields, respectively.
Jack McCrone, who played with
Jersey City and Baltimore in the
International league last season,
has been secured for the center field
position. He Is about rs years old.
hit over 300 in the fast Glass AA
league last season and stole %
bases. Pitcher Green, with Roanoke
of the Virginia league, may also be
used in the Outfeld on account
of his fine batting qualities.
IT seems probable that Bernhard
intends to stand pat ON his
pitching STAFF, as contracts have
been sent to Ferguson, Kissinger,
Parsons, Newton and Merritt. the
five men who handled the slabbing
guns last season. incidentally, only
two of the foresaid-Parsons and
MerI1tt-wOn more games than they
lost last season. Neither Of the
others came close to the 500 level.
The new pitchers are ,Waymack.
last yyear with Asheville of the APP
palachian league; Needles last year
with Paducah of the Kitty"
league; Freeman, last year with st.
Joseph of the Western league:
Green, last year with Roanoke of
the Virginia league, and Schneiberg
and Merritt, left handlers. who
played semi-pro ball in 1912.
Schneiberg and Freeman are we'll
up in years as age is measured In
baseball, but the others are in the
kid" classification.
Doc Seabough is the only catch
er lined up at present. Bernhard
has a Glass AA Lacquer in view, a
man who formerly caught for Little
Rock, and hopes to close the deal
within the next week or ten days.
A MAN needs an Imagination as
vivid as a tlashlight flare to
see pennant winner manufactured
out of that lot of players Admit
tedly miracles have happened. But
they come about once in ten years
in Southern league baseball-and
this isn't the year for one.
Maybe, by the use Of McGilli-
cudian cunning, Bill Bernhard may
persuade his bunch to finish in the
first division. Judged by the other
teams in the league, however, he
can hardly hope to do 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
SWITCHES
WILL VOTE FOR /
SCHEDULE

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb IL
~ President w G. Hirsig, Of
the Nashville baseball club
can be counted on to vote for thu
tentative schedule as adopted IN
Chattanooga by the schedule com.
mittee.
When interviewed last night. tn,
local magnate declared that he wa,
unable to say positively what his
action would be, but that he was
not prepared to say that he would
side with Birmingham, Atlanta and
Montgomery in opposing the schei.
ule.
However, Mr.. Hirsig declared
that he would not oppose any
changes which would tend to even
up matters so long as Nashville
didn't suffer thereby.
1T is impossible for all clubs 10
be satisfied with the schedule, he
said, land there could be no ar.
rangement by which one or more
wouldn't have some kick coming,
Two years ago I think Nashville
got the worst deal of any club IN
the league, but we had to put up
with it.
"The schedule committee is chos.
en- by the representatives Of the
league and does a lot of hard work
for nothing. 1t is to be presumed
that they do their best to distri0'
ute the games fairly. | must ad'
NIT, however that several clubs
have a right to kick this year. Bu'
Nashville isn't one of them. l 90
not believe in trying to undo every
thing this committee has done and
can not say that | viii side win
the dissatisfied clubs in protesting
against its adoption.
II would favor any changes tha'
might be made, however, winch
would even up matters, just 50
Nashville doesn't get a worse oed'
than it has at present. But II
my business to look out for oui
club In this matter"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
BOXING CLUBS IN
FRANCE DESIRE
BIC BOUTS
Bv Ed. W. Smith.
\ ARLS really is serious in going

~ ARTS really is serious in going
ahead with the proposed
match there in June between
Jack johnson and Al Palzer. The
battle is set for the night OF the
running Of the Grand Prix, the
great French turf event.
johnson believes he will be all
clear OF his troubles in Chicago long
before then and hopes to be on his
way TO Paris in plenty OF time to
At himself well for the battle.
On this side of the Atlantic the
match would not be seriously con-
sfdered because of the defeat OF
Palzer by Luther McCarty in Los
Angeles in December. but the Par
isians do not know so much about
that They remember Palzer only
as the man who knocked out Bonn
barber Wells in crushing style in
New York last June. and that ls
good enough as a recommendation.
Still IdoIize Wells.
They know Wells to be a great
fighter and the man who trimmed
him declsively is greater still in
their eyes.
This is the news contained in
letter from AL Lippe, Billy Papke's
manager in Europe. Lippe hastens
to correct the idea that the fighters
can go 40 or 50 rounds over there.
The Paris police projects have is
sued an edict, It appears, against
longer bouts than twenty rounds,
and that is the distance Johnson
and PalEer will so If they meet.
No Money For Minor Fighters.
The bout Is sure TO draw hugely
over there. as the French people are
Wild to get q peek st Johnson in
battle array
There's absolutely no money
here now for any of the minor
fighters and they might as we'll stay
at home" Lippe writes. only the
real stars are worth while, and,
believe me, these Parisians are able
to discriminate You can hand them
no lemons
THE Papke-Klaus fight March 5
should hang up new record for
attendance in Paris. as both men
have shown so well here that It is
regarded as a real championship
encounter. It is my belief that
Papke will beat Klaus without
much trouble II Bill stands the
siege of training, as think he will.
He showed better against Car
pentier than did Klaus, and that is
where | am getting my line on the
two men. 1t is my opinion that
Papke takes better care OF him
self, too, which is quite an item.
Joe Jeannette's manager is cut
ting in and trying 10 upset the
Johnson Palzer match. but his dar-
Ky is generally regarded as a dead
one in Paris. and I doubt if he can
do much good here. They think
here that Sam Langford can knock
Jeanette out any time he pleases."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
By X-Leaguer.

league players who pastimed
in the two major organiza-
tons last year the Atlanta club fur
nished the largest number, as seven
former Cracker players were in the
big show last season, and Incl
dentally there we're quite a few
stars among the seven.
The New York Americans had
that stellar battery, Ford and
Sweeney. The Chicago Nationals
had plenty of confidence when Jim
my Archer was behind the bat for
them. and with Charlie Smith pitch
ing to him 1t would be a familiar
looking battery to Atlanta fans.
Another Cracker will join Evers'
Cubs the coming summer, as Bos-
ton has traded Al BT1dwell to Chi
cago. Nap Rucker continues to win
games for Brooklyn, and Dode Pas
kert is one of the stars on Charlie
Dooin's Phillies.
New Orleans and Memphis were
right on the heels of Atlanta in rep
resentation In major leagues, with
six each. Former Memphis players
were George Jackson and Walter
Dickson, at Boston; Jake Daubert,
at BROOKLYN; Guy linn, with the
New York Highlanders; RUDE Pc
ters, twirling for Comiskey's White
Sox, and George Suggs, who had a
al
New Orleans had half Of their six
graduates on one team, as Joe Jack
son, Butcher and Doc Johnson were
all at one time on the Cleveland pay
roll.
Pratt Stars With ST. Louis.
The Boston Nationals had two
former Pelicans on their team in
Hess and Jay Kirke Pittsburg
possessed the other Pei in Catch
er Mike Simon. Montgomery has
sent some mighty good ball players
to the big show. namely, Rube Old
ring. to the Athletics, Neal Ball, who
is now with the champion Red
SoX; Derrill Pratt, who was a SEN
sation with the st. Louis Ameri-
cans last season, which was his first
in that league. Montgomery also
sent Stengel and Daley to Brook
lyn, and Stengel showed a flash of
form there last fall that will proba-
bly, result in his becoming one of
the regular outfielders.
Birmingham was next in line. be-
ing represented by four former dem
liens of the Stag pile. Cincinnati
had Art Phelan and Almeida. while
Philadelphia claimed title to Tom
Downey and the human corkscrew.
Slim Sallee. twirled exceptionally
good ball for Mrs Helen Britton's
Cardinals. Chattanooga had the
same number of players last year in
tho big show as did Birmingham
Baskette. with the Clevelands. and
steve Yerlles, with the Boston
champions. being in the American
league. while Hub Northern. with
Brooklyn, and RUDE Benton. with
Cincinnati. were in the National
league. All three of Mobiles grad
yates were playing with National
league clubs-Zach Wheat, Frank
Allen and Otto Miller all being
members of Bill Dahlen's Trolley
Dodgers.
There were fewer men playing ball
in the big leagues who had worn
Nashville uniforms than any of the
present members of the Southern
league, as only two former Nash
vile players were there last year.
though several new ones advanced
last fall Red Smith performed
creditably at third for Brooklyn,
while Hub Perdue was the most
successful pitcher on the tail-end
Boston Nationals.
Little Rock Also Represented.
There were three players playing
in the big show who graduated into
the majors from Little Rock, Jim
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
FOOTBALL RULE MAKERS
STILL TINKER WITH CODE

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The makers
of football rules met again today to
complete the revision of the football
manual begun last night at the Hotel
Martinique.
One Of the most important changes
thus far enacted provides for the elm
tnation of restrictions on the kick from
back of the line, the new rule being
that the kick may be made from anv
where back of the scrimmage line, in
stead Of five yards back" as for
merly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
PIRATE CLUB WILL NOT
GIVE IN TO HOLD-OUTS

PITTSBURG, Feb. 15.-That no eff
fort to coax Bobby Byrne, Max Carey
and Claude Hendrix. the Pirate hold
outs, into line will be made was the
plan decided upon today by the Pirate
club officials.
THE club has offered these men the
best terms il will offer, and they must
sign or remain unsigned" declared
President Dreyfus.
The local magnate received letter
from Manager Fred Clarke advising
him TO stand pat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
By Percy Fl. Whiting.
EMPH1s. as is we'll known.

n n EMPHTS. as is we'll known.
N is called the Bluff City. 1t
is n good and expressive
name. The only trouble is the bluff
has been called. AT least, 1t has
in baseball way.
Time was, when Charley Frank
and Lew Whistler were over Mt
Memphis, when the Bluff City won
some pennants. Later on Charley
Babb was Atlanta's stumbling block
and his Memphis team was a con-
tender. But the further the Tur-
ties have gone the worse they have
become.
Now, this Bill Bernhard, who
succeeded Babb, is a corking good
manager He showed il in
Nashville when he took tail-end
team and carte blanche up to $3.50
and won pennant. 1t was a mar
velous performance miracle in
its way. Bill hasn't done much
since, but ne hasn't had much
chance, At Nashville, where he
was. and at Memphis. where he now
is. there seems a singular reluc-
lance about spending money for
ball players. And naturally II is
only once in a great while that a
cheap team makes a showing, even
with a good manager in charge.
a SLANT at the Memphis team of
n 1913 does not seem to show
that IT differs much from disap-
pointing aggregations Of the recent
past. When Manager Bernhard
closes a deal he has in prospect for
a Glass AA league catcher. he WIN
have completed the squad for 1918.
At present Fl players are owned
by the Turtles OF this number II
were members OF the 1912 frost.
The new men, with one or two ex-
ceptions, come from leagues of
bush" or ultra bush" character.
McCTone and Ward, both OF whom
were secured from International
league clubs, appear to be the best
OF the post graduates.
d ERNHARD has six candidates
for the four infield positions
Abstein. 8 fair performer, has no
competition at first base. Moulton
will be returned, but faces a stiff
competition in the person Of Joe
Ward, the inhelder secured from
Rochester. Ward can play any po-
sition on the diamond and he is a
hard and consistent hitter
Until the new inf1elders are given
thorough trials, the exact fate of
Ward will not be known, but II is
certain that the ve1, Atile chap will
be used either at second or third
base.
For Shortstop Butler. with Port
land Of the Pacific Coast league last
season. and Oriet, with Missoula of
the Union association in 1912, are
the contendcIS Oriet comes with
q very fine record He hit well
over 800 in the smaller league. IN
addition to pilferins nearly so
bases. He may make matters in
teresting for Butler. This lad as
sisted Bernhard in winning the
championship in 1908, when the To-
cal pilot was handling Nashville.
Bales the youngster who showed
fine form at the bat the short time
he was with the Turtles last fall
is being counted upon to start at
third base. He is very green and
is a crude fielder. However, he hits
the ball hard, and Bernhard figures
ne will improve enough in his field
ing to warrant his retention Should
Bales fail, it is not unlikely that
the veteran Ward viii be shifted TO
third.
T HE outtield is settled and looks
somewhat stronger than the
1912 OUTFIT Baewald and Schvcit-
zer are back ana vii. bee used in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
M'CARTY SIDESTEPS AND
SMITH GETS WELLS BOUT

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.--Gunboat
Smith, the California heavyweight. will
meet Bombardier Wells, the English
man, at Madison Square Garden on
March I or II.
The club officials, in announcing the
match, said they were tired of trying
to match Luther McCarty with the Eng
liShman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
WOLGAST SETS TO WORK
TO PREPARE FOR MURPHY

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15.-Ad VOL
CAST, former lightweight champion, be-
gan training today for his 20-round
match February % with Harlem Tom
my Murphy. Tom Jones is managing
the eX-champion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
TESREAU SIGNS, BUT
MCCORMICK HOLDS OUT

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Jeff Tesreau,
the big Missourian, has capitulated and
will play with McGraw's Giants this
season.
Bull Moose" Mccormick still holds
out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
HAFF BREAKS HEALYS
JAW: FIGHT is STOPPED

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Fred Half
outclassed Young Healy of England
in what was to have been a ten round
bout last night, which was stopped
when Haff broke the Englishman's jaw
in the third round
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
SMALLWOOD ENGAGED TO
COACH PHlLLY RUNNERS

PITTSBURG. PA, Feb. 15.-Will Locke !
has engaged Percy Smallwood, former |
middle distance champion runner. to go |
running.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15
YALE SWIMMERS WIN.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15-The Yale
swimming team defeated the Penn
sylvania swimmers here last night 30
10 23
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-15

T HE outfield is settled and looks
somewhat stronger than the
1912 OUTFIT BaeWald and Schvcit-
zer are back ana vii, be used in
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11

SHREVEPORT ia, Mar lu a
hearing zoe the TcNarhaua freight
rate case in which the Iron Noun
tain ANA several other railroads are
named as defendants. Ww begun
here today before Examiner Escb ul
me Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion The case involves the COM
plant OF TcNarkma business men
who allrgn that the railroads dis
crImiultc against their cify Boo th,
matter OF freight rates They ASH
that rWUrkaua bee granted the same
rate as ar. given TO shreveport
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11
KANSAS CITY Grain

KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 90
Cash Wheat SO . red. 1000 lu6t
So. g red. eeu 1903. So. . hard. SD
uN1is. so. hard sluSG
Cash Corn so % white. go. 80
g white, 0i91s No. mixed
ttulN.
Cash oats so @ white. aiuis
so @ white. $3.50 %, So. mixed
32la u3a.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11
FIFTY YEARS SINCE
ALENANDRNS NEEDING

LONDON. March To- Many OF
the London papers this morning re-
called the fact that had King Ed
ward lived he and Queen Alexandra
would have celebrated their golden
wedding today. II was 600 March
10. 1868. that Albert Edward pridcc
of Wales. married Alexandra. daugh-
ter Of the late King Christian ~ of
Denmark. in ST George Chapel
Windsor. The Prince of Wales was
22 years old and Princess Alexandra
was 10
Marlborough House. 90 which
Queen Alexandra returned after the
death of King Edward bears many
mute evidences of the love u which
the widowed Queen holds OBJ" mem
Dry of her late husband By her Eek
press command. everyhug within
the palace has now been replaced
SO that II shall present precisely the
same appearance It did during IN,
many happy years she spent there
as Princess OF Wales The rcstora-
ton has been carried ont down Ia
the smallest detail. especially with
regard to the apartments that We're
used by the late King The portrait
THAT now hangs over the maulclpioc'
in his private room, whore he tran
sactod business affairs when hr wa.
Prince of Wales, Is that of the lui'
King taken short time before h'
died. In former days the place oI
this was taken by n painting 81
Queen Alexandra as bride
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11
Gn from French Government.
By Hop"

NEW ORLEANS. la. Mar 10
4 voucher drawn by the French gov
crumcut tor $4,000 francs was cash
ed today las Vcrruolc. president
of the local French Colony society
The money is the gift of the French
government to the nov colony hos.
pilal Just completed in This city The
hospital s under the supervision of
the SocIoto Franchise de- Biounis.
anco. which has been engaged iu
benevolent work in NcW Orleans lol
nearly three quarters of % century
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11
DAILY MARKETS
OKLAHOMA CITY LIVE STOCK

OKLAHOMA CITY okla. Marc1
10 Hog receipts. 1900, market 10
To q, cents lower Bulk. $500.
Cattle receipts. 100, market vas
strong throughout day
Sales: Az. VT Price
Latin, Apache
20 steers ........l3l2 $40
Johnston. Apache
ID steers .......l 1881 $50
SWaEgcrt a Wilson, Bowie.
80 Steers ....... NH1 200
Ducan, Estclliuc
O. Steers ........ 1lI 1.35
Curtis a HOGAN. OkarCho
rs lloitcrs ....... 525 1Ou
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11

PlTTSBURG. Pa. Mar. OPP
Grating employees representing all of
the railroads entering Pi'tsburg took
part today in a Blk safety first raj
ly r l. O'Donncll general super
intcudcut OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road, presided az the meeting and
competent speakers explained TO the
railroad men tho necessity for care
and caution in their methods of wrok
tor their own safety as we'll as that
OF The passengers riding on their
roads
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-11

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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Some of Amarillo's
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FOR RENT.

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"Ah. lady have brains 20 burn.
There Is nothing ! ukr better than 10
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Indeed Well 80 down 90 tho wood
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