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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
Boxing Club Promoters Find
It Hard Job to Make Game Go;
Ring Profits Falling Short

necessarily run up into Rockefel-
Ter proportions. Hence the desire
of everybody outside the game to
cut in and get piece of it,
nj OTHING could have looked ros-
~ Ter than boxing in New York
after the passage of the present
F'rawley law permitting round
contests and instituting a commits
sion for the proper and safe han
ding of the bouts. Yet when one
looks at the facts one is impressed
with the gameness of promoters
who stick to game that at the
best can give them but poor fnan-
cial return for the tremendous
amount of work and worry en-
tailed
one writer In New York comes
out with the remarkable discov-
cry than close to forty athletic
clubs have been forced to close
their doors because of financial dis
tress since the passage Of the bill
and the letting down of the bars.
This IS in New York city alone, and
no account is taken of the num-
Der that fell by the wayside out
side of the metropolis and up
through the state.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

try to put him out at the base he
has just left. on this play out
fielders should come in rapidly and
take part in covering bases and
backing up generally. They can do
nothing by remaining in the out
field save act as spectators. and
that is not what they are in the
game for.
In no event. however, should the
catcher leave home plate to take
part in any such proceedings, I'M
less the runner is caught between
third and home, and he has to fol-
low the runner back toward third
with the ball But in this case
the first baseman should come In
and cover home. The first sacker
can do nothing by staying on first
base, for the runner has long since
passed that station. Even if the
bases are full and there is a runner
on first, the right fielder can come
in and cover first in the absence
of the regular guardian.
WHEN you back up a base, you
had best get something like
80 feet or more behind il. If you
stand within a short distance of it
and the ball goes through the
hands of the man covering that
bag you stand little chance of be-
Ing able to catch It on the fly. for
if it was wild for him 1t will be for
you also. The way to tame the ball
is to let it bound once. But to get
1t on the bound you will have to get
back the distance prescribed. If
you get 1t on this first bound. the
runner will not go on to the next
base. 1t does not matter that YOU
are few feet farther away from
that next base than is the bag he
has just made: 1t is not a slightly
longer throw that gives him his op-
portunity, but the fact that a ball
is rolling on and on and is not in
the possession Of any one who can
throw to the next base until it has
first been recovered.
When throwing TO any base. par
ticularly home plate, always throw
low-about knee high. If you throw
high, it compels the catcher to
reach up and then bend down again
to touch the runner, and all that
loses valuable time. Put it where
the catcher can shove the ball right
into the runner with a movement OF
inches, not feet or yards, immedi-
ately after catching it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
BY Ed. w. Smith.

~ HICAGO, Feb. o6.-Indica-
tons are that almost every
body in Chicago is prepared
for the passage of the boxing bill
in Springfield for almost everybody
is said to have secured a lease on
some building or hall or to be in
terested in some newly formed club
or to have "cut In" in some similar
manner
Which brings up the present sit
uation in New York, to say moth
ing Of the past situation here in
Chicago regarding financial re-
turns of boxing contests New
York hasn't made a nickel in the
boxing game, and Chicago never
made a whole lot. Milwaukee has
had about two big winners in the
last six or seven years.
The outsider doesn't know much
about the real inside workings OF
the boxing game. TO see big
crowds at boxing shows would in
dictate to the lay mind that enof-
nous melons are constantly being
cut up and that the profits must
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
SMITH WILL LEAD TEAM
AGAINST NINE AT FORT

Bill Smith and a miscellaneous colIec-
ton of baseball talent, fit and misfit will
gather at the Fort Mcpherson diamond
this afternoon and hook up with the Fort
team
Smiths squad will number two South
ern leaguers, couple of Virginia leag-
uers, one from the International, one can
ddate for the Macon team a couple of
has eens and some amateurs only a
few positions are settled, Bill himself
will go TO the outield as usual, with Eel
lars and Winters; Mcmillan will play
short. Lou Castro third base Otto Jor-
dan second base and Lee Garvln will
catch.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
CULLOP A HOLD-OUT;
WILL NOT JOIN MAPS

BRISTOL, TENN, Feb. 24-"Nick"
ty, who was sold by Manager Charlie
Frank, of New Orleans to the Cleve-
land American management, is a hold
at Chnhowie, Va, Sunday, for Pensa =
cola, Fla. where he was expected to re
port for practice, he is still at his moth
ers home on the CullOp farm, and will not
leave there unless the Cleveland manage
ment does better by him than the con
tract stlpulations thus far rendered.
The outcome, Of the controversy be-
tween CullOp and the Cleveland mana gee
ment Will be watched with keen interest,
especially since a fabulous and totally fic-
ttious value has been placed upon the
promising young Nirginan, who came into
the limcight in the early winter when
he pitched tWelye-inning no-hit no-run
game in Havana, cuba. as a member OF
Manager Franks barnst orming aggrega-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
C0RDELE FINANCES TEAM;
EMPIRE LEAGUE COMPLETE

CORDELE, GA, Feb 26.-In a meeting
Vaughn, of Brunswick, and representa-
uVes from Waycross, Thomasville, Val
costa, Americas and Brunswick were
present TO assist in organization, Cor
dele formally took it's place i'm the E,n
pire State league
In less than twenty minutes 500 was
raised Tor a stock company to main
tam team here. The action Of the Cor.
dele fans guaranteed the success Of the
new league, as each of the other cities
mad already formed associations
Of the association here and a board Of
directors was chosen. Cordele will inn
mediately take steps to organize "A fast
team
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
CHARLESTON M0GUL HAS
EVERYTHING GOING GOOD

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Feb 2s.-W. II.
Walsh, head of the Charleston baseball
club, has received control of fifteen play
ers formerly on the Columbia payroll. He
has lines out for a manager, who may
prove to be d. j. Mulaney, Of Jackson
vile, even though Null has signed up
as an lump" in Texas Walsh has
hired Barney. famous during Ed Ashen-
backs time here, ten years ago, for a
groundkeeper
And now he feels fairly satisfied that
things are going nicely for Charleston
re- entry into the South Atlantic league
The schedule will be revised somewhat to
suit Charleston
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
D0UBlE-HEADER ON IN
FULTON LEAGUE TONIGHT

The Fulton Basket Ball league will close
IT'S l9l2-1S13 basket ball season this week,
WIN double header tonight and an
games on the Armory courts
Tonight S. V. j.. plays the Baracas and
me Agogas play Company H. on Thurs
day night the Young Mems Christian
association plays Company II and the
Agogas play the Barracks
The pennant race in this league is al
ready settled, as the S v d. team went
safely in the lead last week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
BY j. w. Heisnlan.
. HERE are only three bases

THERE are only three bases on
ball field and only two 90
foot spaces between them,
yet four infielders protect the
bases and cover these spaces.
Thus there is one extra man.
The shortstop is commonly re-
garded as this extra man; but it
most of the batters were left hand
ed, or had been so when baseball
was invented, it is likely that the
shortstop would have been given
the title of second baseman and the
latter would have been called the
shortstop. Anyway, the two are
interchangeable workers, and it is
about as much the business of
short to look after the keystone
sack as 1t is of the second baseman.
When the latter~is away after a
ball, or off the bag for any reason,
the shortstop should be guarding it,
for it must never remain unguard-
ed.
SO it is with every base, includ-
ing home plate. If the regular pro-
tector Of that station can not for
any reason be on the job some one
else should be there for him. When
the catcher has to leave home after
foul fly or for a passed ball the
pitcher should be on it-that is, of
course, if there are any runners on
no t.
drawn away from his bag to field a
wide grounder the pitcher should
cover the bag; if he is coming in
after a bunt the second baseman
should cover first base for him, and
either the latter or the pitcher can
cover, according to circumstances.
when the first baseman is chasing a
foul fly.
y ES1DES covering second when
second baseman can not do so,
the shortstop should cover third
when the third baseman is after a
foul, or fair fly. If the third base
man is pulled off his sack after a
close-in bunt the shortstop may
again cover third if the advance
runner is on second. To do this he
will have to shift closer to third be-
fore the ball il hunted or he will
not have time 10 got there. But he
must be careful not to edge over
too far. else the batter is liable to
sting one through his abandoned
position. This is one reason why
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
arly Closing Of the Season in
Southern a Hit With Players
Who Win Big League Berths

President Galloway unburdened
himself of the usual greetings, but
his puzzlement was visible.
Don't know me, do your" said
Bill.
Indeed, yes; l know you we'll"
half prevaricated the Atlanta pres
ident.
"All right, who am I?' was the
embarrassing retort.
Everybody was grinning by that
time, but nobody volunteered any
help.
"Ah, yes" finally guessed the To-
cal mogul. you're from Memphis"
But that wasn't the worst of it,
for one of the Chattanooga baseball
players slipped up a few minutes
later, and, pointing at Schwartz,
asked, who's that tall chap lean
ing against the post?"
Schwartz says he's going to wear
his uniform to the next meeting.
THESE happenings reminded Bill
Schwartz of a funny one. Said
he: Last season when New Or
leans was in Nashville for the last
trip of the season that big bone,
Spencer, was talking to Fleharty
and discussing baseball as usual.
Finally Spencer brought down the
house by asking, Say, Earl, who's
your manager this season."
Schwartz also exhibited with
great glee a letter he had recently
received from REQ" Munson, for
mer Nashville catcher and now an
Appalachian league manager--a
chap by the way, who did not show
any symptoms of undue erudition
while he was in the Southern. The
letter was full of stuff like latent
energy" "nascent pepper" "fe-
brile energy" elemental aptitude"
and stuff like that.
THE son of q gun" chucled
Schwartz, "he hired somebody to
write that for him"
& CHWARTZ predicts big year
~ on the coast for "Rowdy" FL
lott HE has manager this time
that can outcuss him and out
rough him. l was too gentle with
him." says Schwartz. Right at the
end of the season l lost my temper
finally and bawled him out worse
than l ever heard a player bawled
in all my life. After that he played
like a combination of Archer and
angel. l wish he had got that
dressing down sooner"
n NE last thing about that Chat
Onooga meeting deserves more
comment than it has received.
1t was an open meeting
In the old days in the Southern
all meetings were open. If any
thing was sprung that the mag
mates deemed unwise to give out
the order pencils up was given
bv President Kayanaugh and that
settled it. More recently the meet
ings have been behind closed and
locked doors-Vhich looked WRONG
and usually meant that something
was wrong.
Besides, these executive sessions
are futile things. Somebody al
ways leaks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
PARTNER OF COBB SAYS
TY WILL GET $4,000

That Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach. will
not sign q Detroit contract for less than
the much talked OF $4,000 per year. Is the
statement made yesterday by w. B. Jar
Wis, president of Detroit sporting goods
house bearing the name Of Cobb
Mr.. Jarvis was in Atlanta Tuesday on
his way to visit cobb in Augusta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
FELTON, A HOLD-OUT ON
HARVARD; JUMPS COLLEGE

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Feb 26.-Sam
FELTON,, Harvard teams most reliable
pitcher. and its captain, will not finish
his school, but viii leave the institution
within a few days.
FELTON, was the varsity football end
and punter and the man who with
Brickley. is credited with having won the
football title for Harvard. FELTON, is
member Of the senior class and would
have been graduated in June. He will
enter business
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
LEWIS STILL HOLDS OUT;
BECOMES COLLEGE COACH

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 26.-Duffy Lew
is, outfieder Of the Boston Americans,
has returned unsigned his contract for
the coming season. He wired the man
agement OF the club today that the terms
were not satisfactory. This is the third
time he has returned the contract
Lewis informed the managers Of the
club mat he will not report for training
unless The contract suits him In the
meantime he viii coach the Leland stan
ford, Jr.. university bail club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
10y NAMED MANAGER
Team AT BROWNSVILLE

o o",-t LSFlLLE, GA, Feb. 26.-The
o ,,''e Baseball association has
n - ID u. gements to have as the mana
D NJ, .lS team in the Empire State
M. 9. Dudley, manager of the
'o voc, Miss. team last year, in the
4 S.ales league, and winner of the
4 half pennant
C.y was catcher for the Augusta
hi one season, before going to Mis-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
CHARLEY WHITE FIGHTS
PAL MOORE AT KENOSHA

kENOSHA, WIS, Feb 26.-Charley
Mhite and Pal Moore will clash before the
kenosha Athletic club March s. Final
the bout
me city council has granted permit
Tor the show and Promoter Heating as
serted there was not the slightest danger
that the authorities would interfere with
the bout.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
TECH ANXIOUS TO MEET
CRACKERS: NOTHING DOING

An echo of the Heisman- Smith feud
of other days went rolling across the
Ponce DeLeon field yesterday when the
Tech team sent a formal challenge to
the Cracker club for series Of games
this spring,
Bill Smith politely declined the chal-
lenge.
'Td like to accommodate the boys"
he said, but l don't see how ! can"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
Percy H. Whiting.

rHE Southern league will close
earlier this year than it ever
I did before-on September 6,
ID u.s. This suits Atlanta fans
u a calender. But it makes a
Il with the recruits who are sold
Nbig league clubs.
IL the lads who are going up it
&ns
i. A chance to get a big league
yout while they are in their
b..
4 Another months pay.
Eou can guess for yourself which
i of the two makes the harder
with the rockies, but as for us,
d pick No. >.
Every Southern league player
ID goes up next fall will be sold
Il immediate delivery and will get
Rlary for six months, instead of
d five that the Southern league
beduje provides.
vi demand for an early closing
#came from those who used
ieese- pairing logic. This is the
n they reasoned:
FOnIy two or three teams have
p made any money after Sep
nber / Therefore, the sooner we
D. after that date, the more we
r."
Hhe first part of the contention
admitted The second is a joke.
ahe clubs don't make any money
.Fr September l because no clubs
" anything after the league
n S practically decided. By pro-
qlnS for an earlier start, it will
ean only that the attendance will
3 pm 10 fall off now in August. If
n started the season January 1,
q interest would die about May
3aey can tuck this away under
n hatbands: They will never
Ffease the interest in the doings
Il 'he hon-contenders during the
Y two weeks of the season by
ggIing with the calendar. Nor
y other way.
n starting early and ending
W. the league is taking some
Hnces with the weather. Good
are more plentiful in Septem-
I than they are in April.
Put then, as Mike Finn said at
] meeting at Chattanooga:
nat the - good is the
sather if the crowds don't come
r. the gate?"
Nol Of funny things happened
d. tnat meeting. the half of
r. Will never be told. For one
- Blll Schwartz won the title
,ue Little Stranger"
P1 turned up at the meeting
Nea IN ministerial garb and
''s as little like the 1.-the,
.4' first sacker of midsum-
Jays as the Mexican murder
.oohs like a real war.
/ "ea Schwartz spied President
"} of the local club, he
''o over, stuck out his hand,
j " s'ad to see you again, ma
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
cuEss TOURNEY PROGRESSES.

HAVANA, Feb. 26.-Capabanca De
feated Corzo. Marshall won from Jaffe
Tanowsli defeated Kupchik and Blanco
defeated Chaies i'm the eighth round Of
HE chess tournament Yesterday. Capa-
hIanra and Marshall are tied for the lead
with six games won and two lost
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
JOE RIVERS TO MARRY

Los ANGELFS. Feb. 26-IOe Eivers.
ne lightweight boxer, and Miss Pauline
Sllrt. daughter of contractor. will be
married here Saturday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
( GRO eESTS HuEsroN

la IN, FEB. 26.-Alfred DeOro.
cIsr "o9rId' $ professional pocket bill
p 4,5. I'oI, took the lead last night
fan. lights play OF 500 point
ur 3D., t.' ntle. defeating Thomas
~ Louis, by the score Of 200
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19

ton in the sartorial world. and his Ma
homet gown has surpassed even his ex-
pectations, for all the world is talking
about it. since it made its first bow in
Paris about four weeks ago. There is
not seam evident in this gown which
is built of green and gold fabrics as
startlingly metallic in suggestion as
sounding brass and tinlling cymbals.
Over a trailing. draped skirt of cloth of
gold. which, by cunning manipula-
ton of the material at the hem, is mar
rover at this point than at the knee,
falls a tunic of green chiffon, heavily
weighted with fringe of yellow crystal
beads But it is the sleeve drapery
which is the eliminating interested the
Mahomet-and these enormous, baggy
sleeves. which form cape drapery at
the back and fall to the hip at either
side. give the goun its strong Eastern
suggestion. The sleeves are Of yellow
chiffon. embroidered with green crystal
discs set in metal rims in what is known
in the East as the mirror effect This
mirror embroidery is much used in the
far East in tapestries and furnishings
but it remained for the wizard Poire'
to incorporate it in costume.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19

OF the East, Eastern are the new
evening gowns, fresh from the hands of
Paris couturiers, and created for the
demi-saison. the betwixt and between
season coming after Christmas and be-
fore Lent, which has come to be-from
a fashionable standpoint-one of the
most important stretches of the whole
year.
Society. during this season, is divided.
ike farther Gaul, into three parts !:
those who stay at home to attend the
opera, the last of the assemblies and
cotillions and the after-holiday we'd
dings; those who go to Palm Beach or
other southern resorts, and those who
go to the Riviera. But wherever the
social centre, the pre-Lenten gaieties
wax fast and furious; festivities of all
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19
BEADED ROBES ARE READY TO
SLIP OVER SOFT FOUNDA-
TONS

Any woman nowadays may have re-
splendent evening gown if she chooses.
All that is necessary is to have ones
dressmaker fashion simple. clinging
foundation gown of some soft siiken
fabric, and to slip over it one of the
beaded net or chiffon robes. which need
no fitting further than a drawing in of
the sheer material at the waist under a
sash or girdle The robe pictured is
of black net, dotted with crystal beads.
a deep border of crystals and rhine
stones finishing the edge. Pleated black
tulle under rhinestone trimming bands
finishes the sleeves. The sparkling robe
is mounted over simple, trained
foundation gown Of pale blue lansdowne.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19
A GOWN THAT SOFTLY
CLEANS

Silver brocaded chiffon draped above
silver-green charmeuse forms the lovely
color-scheme of this gown, which re-
sembles the silver and green symphonies
worn by Madame Simone, who confines
herself in dress to the various combina-
tons and tones of green, gray, black and
white. The tunic of silver brocaded
chiffon is draped in the new Oriental
effect about the feet, and long silver fas-
sells weight the soft fabric at either side
of the train, so that the skirt clings
about the ankles when its wearer moves.
The bodice is peculiarly draped affair
of lace and white chiffon, ALSO weighted
with silver tassels.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19
EMBOSSED CHIFFON IN THE
NEW SLING DRAPERY.

Corn-colored chiffon with an embossed
border pattern of mauve and lilac vel
vet roses was used for this evening
gown, which is typical, in its closely
swathed drapery of the modern opera
and ball gown. The chiffon is draped
at the back of the skirt in the new sling
effect, and at the foot the draped tunic
draws in the soft fabric of the trained
skirt about the feet. This skirt is of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19
THE MAHOMET GOWN WHICH
HAS SET PARIS ACAPE.

Nothing that Partisan couturiers have
produced this season has created such a
furore as the Mahomet gown of Paul
Poiret This couturier has done more
than anyone else 10 encourage the ORR
entail tendency in costume. and his Ma
homet costume is strongly expressive
of his hobby Over a sheath skirt of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19

cloth of gold falls green chiffon tunic,
weighted with yellow crystal fringe. The
enormous sleeves set into wide arm
holes are the feature of the gown. They
are of gold-colored chiffon, showing the
famous mirror embroidery of the East,
incorporated into woman's dress first
by the wizard, Poiret Each tiny
mirror" is made of green crystal. sur
rounded by thin rim of yellow metal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19

waistline, and as the illustration sug-
gests. the manner of standing in the new
bowed figure" pose shows off the
heavy ornament of crystal to full ad-
vantage, The string of pearls twisted
in the hair, in double-fillet, is also very
modish and modern.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-19

out woe be to you If you show any hint
in your costume of the early Victorian,
the Louis XIV, the Colonial, or any
other effect that is Western and arti-
fetal Natural Eastern effects-in plain
er words, uncorseted figure lines and
swathing draperies-are the ideal now.
and any suggestion of a nipped-in waist,
trim ami tidy. corseted and tight
fitted figure with faring, swinging skirts
is hopelessly bourgeoise and old FASH
toned The new evening gowns, de-
veloped for wear on the Riviera, and in
Americas Southland in the gay pre-
Lenten season, are inexpressibly ORR
entail in conception. The Eastern effect
begins with the loose. draped figure
lines and is expressed further in the
magnificent fabrics subdued yet deep in
color tones, the metallic trimmings, the
transparent stuffs used over the upper
part of the figure with draperies of rich
" flowing silks and brocades around the
feet, the dragging foot-draperies that
seem to impede walking the winding
scarf draperies that float about the fig
ure; the burnoose and sling draperies
directly borrowed from the Orient, the
barbaric head-dresses of metal and
beads; the jewelry, and especially the
pearls WHOSE NoSuS ID eioi iiios'S Je''
now.
Paul Poiret's Wonderful Mahomet
Costume.
The Oriental note in evening costume
seems to centre in the magnificent crea-
ton recently brought cut by the daring
Paul Poiret. which is assuredly the key
note of Easternism III modern dress