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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
FODDER FOR FANS

HERE Meek, ever slow in signing his
contract. has lined up all right with
the Victoria club Of the Northwestern
League and VIII bat 400 or over-as
usual.
1t appears that Washington is to have
Sunday bali soon The people are
clamoring for II, and there is no law
against n.
George Mcbride has missed but eight
games with the Nationals in six years
Vincent Campbell admits that he
doesn't know how much longer he can
keep away from baseball. A big league
salary listens pretty good TO him right
now.
President kavanaugh must be losing
his pep He didn't come out with his
annual boost for TIE Southern League
ana his annual prediction for big
season.
The report that Hans Wagner is Grip
pied caused Eddie Grant to say that II
Houus is stove up. the Venus Of MILO
has arms.
Frank Schultz says that if he had to
bat against Larry Cheney in every game
he wouldn't get home run in ten years
But as he doesn't he expects TO Smash
out 30 all-the-way clouts TINS year
Two DAYS after Bill Chappelle mar
ried him a wife the Chattanooga team
asked for waivers on the bell cord Kid.
Troubles never come Singly
Chief Meyers has stolen Jimmy AR
cher's stuff and has a snap throw or
his own this season.
The water is out Of the Nashville Ball
Park and things IN the Dell are dry
ing out. BY the time the Crackers play
there next week il ought to be almost
like dry land.
Bill Schwartz has canned one man
for boozing already this season and the
water cart is now exceedingly popular
with the remaining Nashville players.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Hogg Pitches Great
Game and Gulls Win
Ex-Mercer TWirler Holds New Or
leans to Four Scattered Hits
in 2 to Contest.

NEW ORLEANS. LA, April Il
Bradley Hogg twirled brilliant ball
FOR Mobile here yesterday, and as a
result the Gulls blanked New Orleans,
> to 0. The former Mercer pitcher
allowed the Pelicans but four scat
tered hits.
Mobile scored its first run in the
opening session. Brennan started oft
badly by walking Starr after he re-
tired Maloney. Starr stole second and
registered on O'DelIs safe clout 20
center.
Malouey's tWo-base hit a sacrifice
and a wild pitch gave the Gulls an
other run in the third. Atz relieved
knapp at short for the locals. the
latter having been injured Thursday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12

Now that Jawn McGraw has given
Mike Finn a ball club. II will pay TO
Mike Finn some players and You viii
hear from him.
Add consolation events to make up
for not having baseball: The Carolina
golf championship viii be held in CO.
Iumbia this spring
Fred Snodgrass was promoted TO the
lead-on position on the Giants batting
order i'm recognition Of his clever work
IN winning his breach of promise suit.
Bill Bernhard isn't satisfied with his
Memphis hall club but he says Il is
better than the one he had last year.
After reading the baseball predictions
that placed Montgomery last, John
pobbs refused to cUncede that his CLUB
would finish eighth and decided to play
Il out
1t is just about all any Of Us can do
10 wait for the next issue OF Horace
Fogers baseball magazine.
Yes. ~ course. fl was q Boston paper
that accused the Giants Of playing
"osseous baseball.
catcher for the ball club Of the
Battleship Louisiana nine is sought by
Connie Mack, who doesn't care a hang
where he gets "A ball player, So long
as il isn't from a professional team
Tho Meridian team Of the Cotton
states League will travel but 4,l4l miles
This season. In the Southern League
they have a couple of one-day jumps
mighty near that long.
On account Of the flood. The st. Louis
taar1 viii have TO travel 419 miles to
get 10 Cincinnati for Sundays game
The trip under normal conditions IS only
299 miles
peta C'Brien is playing with BrocSton
.,is vsar Rut not "Our Pete This
me IS a kid brother Of Buck @ Brien.
This same club also boats kid brother
OF Joe Wood.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Turtles Take First
Game From Billikens
Old Doc Seabough Suffers Broken
Thumb and Is Out for
Month-Score 4 to I.

MEMPHIS. TENN, April 12.-The
celebrated jinX, which trailed the Tur-
ties with such great persistency last
season. has returned and is in the
proverbial pink.
With one foul blow, it landed on rhe
catching staff and fiattened old Doc
Seabough, who is out of the game for
a month on account of having suffered
a broken thumb. A foul tip from
Piggy Paige's stick in the fifth inning
Of Yesterdays game did the work. At
present Haigh, recently secured from
New Orleans is the only catcher On
the squad.
Adding 10 the misery of Bill Bern
hard is the fact that Chubby Moulton
is out Of the game with a strained
tendon. However, his condition is not
serious. and Il is expected that he viii
return TO the game within the next
several days.
In their first official appearance the
1918 Turtles gave a fair exhibition Of
ball. trimming Montgomery 4 70 ].
The same clubs play again to-day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
RINGSIDE NEWS

make l5S pounds at ringsidc for smith.
frankie White and Pat Drouillard
have been matched for a ten-round bout
at Grand Rapids, Mich, April II.
BIN Wagner. brother Of Charlie and
Tack White. Chicago lightweights, will
be seen In a Buffalo ring to night Billy
Is scheduled To box Fighting Gunner In
a ten-round scrap.
Denver boxing fans are to see a tough
fight on April 49, frankie Whitney,
we'll known around these paris, viii box
Eddie Johnson, the tough Denver light
weight. on that date. The bout is billed
10 so ten rounds.
Coast boxing fans are going wild over
The X. .. Brown Bud Anderson set-to
NJ Los Angeles tomorrow night The
fans have not forgotten the last night
between the pair, and large crowd is
expected 10 see the boys square Off for
action. The bout IS scheduled TO go
twenty rounds.
Johnny Kilbaue does not expect TO
have much trouble with Johnny Dundee
when the two featherweights clash at
Tom McCarey's arena April %. kilbane
has already asked his manager. Jimmy
Dunn. 20 Try and close match with
Willie Richie or Joe Rivers
However. Terry McGovern was pretty
confident before he met his match ia
Young COTbett. and so was Abe Attell
when he clashed with this same boy.
Kilbane. Over-confdence has been the
ruin Of may at title holder
New Orleans papers have about come
TO the conclusion that Joe Mandot is
through. One Of them in particular
roasted the French baker boy for his
showing against Johnny Lore, By stat
Ing that Joe has seen his best day and
need not worry about ever beating Joe
Rivers or Leach Cross
This same paper refers To Johnny
Lore. Maudots opponent, as third
rater and poor fighter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
FIGHTER STOPPED; NOW
SUES RIVAL FOR DAMAGES

BINGHAAIPTON, y. y, April r.
Joe Wilbur, a local lightweight, VINO
was knocked out in the fifth rouni
by frankie Mccain, Of Scranton. be-
fore the Nonpareil Athletic club. last
Tuesday night, has retained an attof-
uey to press a claim for injuries re-
ceived in the knockout
Wilbur received a beating that he
claims had necessitated his staying IT
home ever since. He demands pay for
rle attendance Of physicians and
nurse, time off and the cost of medi-
zines
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
FULTZ WANTS PLAYERS
TO RECEIVE HEARING

NEW YORK. Apri. David
Fu,tz. President OF the BaSeba i pay
ers' Fraternity. YESTERDAY sent iet-
ter TO Presidents Lynch and john
son. of the Nstioua. and American
League respectively. asking them &C
revise their procedure in discipliniug
players.
The fraternity asks that players be
Given hearing before they are sus-
nended after removal from the game
nv the umpire and in case such pro
cedure is impracticable that the men
be given an opportunity TO file an
affidavit explaining their side OF the
ase
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
WIRES WILSON
ON NATIONAL PASTlME

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday received the
following telegram from Adrian -.
Arson. better known as Pop" An
son. the father Of baseball:
Having been city clerk of Chicago
on the Democratic ticket and also
slightly connected with baseball il
uleases me greatly to note that YOU
Rave gone to the front for the great
national game Of baseball / am con
inced now that ] made no mistaae
30 voting for you at the primaries
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
CRACKERSHOPE
To WIN TO-DAY;
MUSSER WORKS
By Joe Agler.
Cracker First Baseman.)

n CHATTANOOGA, TENN, April
12-Manager Bill Smith has Sc
lected Blonde Musser to twirl
the third and last game in Chatta-
nooga for the Crackers, with Pat
Graham behind the bat. Troy, the
spitball pitcher, and Charley Street
will do the heavy work for the Chat
tanoogans.
The Crackers won another yester-
day. TO ,.
Gilbert Price did some effective
twirling. Tommy Long starred at
bat
The Atlanta players kept up their
wonderful fielding, and made two fast
double plays
Lefty Price was a wild twirler
yesterday-vory wild-but he had
good control in the pinches and man
aged to keep his hits scattered.
THE Crackers drove Coveleskie from
the mound by hard hitting. big
BIZ Chappelle was then sent in, and
held the Crackers helpless the rest of
the game. Although hit hard. Bill
managed to escape The Crackers
smashed the pellet viciously. but TO
some one who was waiting for the
ball.
The Crackers hope to take to-day's
game.
All the players are i'm high spirits
and want to make it three straight.
All the Atlanta players will receive
hpF
around new lids for winning two out
of three Of the contests.
Carl Flick. whom Manager Elber-
field purchased from the Athletics,
played in yesterdays game. He re-
placed Otto Jordan, who will prob
ably be released soon.
Gillespie win not be released. on
account of the showing made by this
lad on opening day, Manager Elber-
field will probably keep him as utility
man this season.
DOUGLAS HARRISON Joined the
- local club last night, and looks to
be in tiptop shape. He win probably
be in to-day's game.
Manager Clark Griffith has offered
Manager Smith an infielder from the
Senators, but the local manager thinks
young Walter Heating will fill the gap
at shortstop. Manager Smith figures
that he can carry a weak hitter and
depend on the rest of the Cracker
outfit to drive in the runs, if he has a
good fielding shortstop.
PILLY SMITH has not fully de-
- cided ON his battery for the open
or in Atlanta. but i'm all probability
the pitcher who will be called upon
4
King" Brady. with Pat Graham 10
handle the Kings delivery.
The Atlanta club will make
speedy getaway after to-day's game,
and get the els p. m. train on the
Southern for Atlanta, arriving in At
lanta at IL o'clock. The players will
go to the grounds Sunday afternoon
and prepare for the opening contest
and show the fandom of Atlanta the
greatest bali club that ever repre-
scented Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12

haven't the same accurate target
and must use more of a side mo-
ton. But the same snap is there.
With left-handed batter at the
plate il is much simpler and the
throw usually is made more accur-
ately, because first base side of the
plate is clear OF obstruction.
Already | have spoken of the
scarcity Of good catchers This de-
partment Of the game does not APP
pear to be i'm the least attractive
to young aspirants for high honors
in the game and | wonder about IL.
Certainly the catching department
presents great possibilities but from
what I have seen of young men
breaking into the game "a great ma
iority OF them wish 10 BE- either
pitcher cor outhelders. ] have never
been able to account for this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
CRACKERS AND BAR0NS TO
SEE D0NLIN ON STAG
By Bud Fisher

Manager Bill Smith has accept
the invitation extended 20 him al
his players by Mike DOnlin, the ~
tiOnal League baseball player, to WI
ness the opening performance
Between Showers" a farce coined
at the Lyric next week. The a
lanta and Birmingham teams W.
occupy boxes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Cubs RELEASE C0TTER
TO INDIANAPOLIS CLUB

CHICAGO. ILL. April l2.-Dick
Cotter. cub catcher was released yes
terIlv to the indianapolis club. Of
-ra American Association. 'otter
win report TO his new teammates i'm
ueI.aJely
rot-er came ro rr, cubs 100 th"
...r.-c of 1912. o.. Mas formerly
..7r. n. PufaE 'iujs team ui t3'
Narf.us- Lr guv.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12

to finish up getting the ball off To
his baseman.
Pitchers Position
Big Aid to Throw.
In aiming at second base ] throw
the bail directly at the top OF my
pitchers head. ] never try to throw
at the base itself excepting in this
way II the pitcher win remain
still without stepping to either side
after he had delivered the ball he
always presents the target ! want.
The pitcher, of course, knows what
I want and does O.. Hence YOU
have entire accuracy with the help
of your battery mate.
That throw of mine to- first base
10 catch the runner mapping Il
maue in much the same way, al
though I usually have To throw be
mind the batter IN making it, hence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
PIRATES GET SOUTHERN BOY.

NEW YORK. April 12.-FranS
Chance. manager Of the New York
Americans, announced yesterday that
he had sold Pitcher Al Grenier. Ten
nessee schoolboy. more Familiarity
called Paddy Green. to the Pittsburs
club of the National League.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
FRANKIE BURNS TO MEET
JOE kZEVED0 APRIL 16

OAKLAND. CA. April H.
Frankie Burns. VINO since his defeat
three months ago by Harlem Tom
my Murphy mas been idle, will enter
the ring here April 1G. His opponent
in a teu-rJuud match will be Joe
AzeVedO. Of Sacramento. Il is prob
able that AZevedo win become a
member Of Wolgsst's training force.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
DEVoRE TO WE'D.

WHEELING, w. VA April r.
Leland :. Deyors. captain of the 1872
West Point football team, is soon 10
become "a benedict b His engagement
20 a local society girl has been an
uounCed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
CABLE CHESS MATCH is DEE.

PRINCETON, \, J., April lZ.-As a
result of the withdrawal Of the Eng
lish team. the international cable
chess match. which was scheduled
to take place to-day between college
teams OF England and America. has
been called of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
FAMOUS HoRsE Is DEAD.

LEXINGTON, KY, April T.
Countless, winner of the last sara
toga cup race, for whom John l..
Greener, his owner. had just refused
S25, 600, died here last night from
shipping fever. Counties was 6 years
OLD.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12

WI WITHOUT turtner duO We VIII
w swing into something that
everybody seems to be dis
tincuy interested ip-the squat
throw. and how it is accomplish
ed. This is a great pet of mine.
as il should be. because ii was
this trick that got me better known
all over America than anything
else / ever did.
To begin WITH let ME say that
this trick of the wing from a squat
ted position is not only a mighty
difficult thing to accomplish, but
il is. as we'll, a hard thing TO de
scribe i'm such way as to BRING
about a full and reasonable under
standing Of it. That 1t is great
trick tuele is little doubt, because
/ have had, and am having at the
present time lot OF lmitators.
but so far | have yet to see a
catcher who can do well with il.
Catcher Must Have Perfect
Balance for Squat Throw.
When a catcher is squatted down,
my favorite position in taking a
pitch, he must balance himself
carefully on the forward part of
the feet. His balance must be
perfect because the ball comes to
him with great force usually and
he must retain equilibrium else the
crash of bah against the mitt Is
liable to ruin just what he wants
to do-bo in position to let the ball
go without arising to fun standing
position.
First of an let me explain that
/ HAD To invent or devise this
method Of throwing with a snap
because my throwing arm was
badly crippled by being scalded
from wrist to shoulder an accident
that drew up the cords Of the ell
bow in such way that after ]
recovered ! found that ! could not
stlaighten my arm. This ham
peIed ny making what is called
free throw with a full swing OF the
arm and then, after a lot of prac-
tice. ! devised this snap Of the wrist
that is called the squat throw.
used to have a side-arm throw that
] considered pretty good, but had
10 discontinue that after my arm
was crippled
As l grasp the ball TO throw I
snap tlle loIeci vi AOINdiu Si"i ply
with all of the power possible cen
tered IN the wrist. Then just be-
fore the ball leaves my fingers !
bring both of my crouched legs into
q sort Of short swing toward my
left side This force of the legs
is brought right up through my
body, which also swings slightly.
into nv arm and then is conferred
in the wrist az the ball SliUs away
from mo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Jimmy Archer Tells How He Makes Squat Throw
Catcher Gets "Steam" Behind It Like Boxer

ofa eof toiab Jimmy
day che al his IS
70 and o
ost popular yer e w "a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
Squat Throw is Made
and Force Develops II.

The best way ! can Illustrate Is
10 say that this throw IT, made ami
the force behind it developed i'm
much the same manner that "a boxer
stiffens his entire frame just as "a
short blow lands on his opponent.
There is no give" TO the boxers
arm. shoulder or body. the whole
being rigid. Hence the object Of
attack must give It's the same
with this throw as far as getting
the force behind the bah. When
the knack Of getting this force from
the heels up is learned there is
nothing more t. be known OF the
squat throw.
I've oeen asked many times what
advantage ] think this throw has
over the old method Of ileaving 10
second on steals. / figure that the
catcher has a f1ve-step advantage
over the runner with it. I'll show
you in detail.
From the time the pitcher winds
up and let's the pitch go to the time
the catcher gets the ball the base
runner has a three step lead on
you. He gains two more while the
catcher is arising. steadily. and
drawing his arm back TO make the
throw. Two more strides he gains
on YOU while YOU are taking step
forward to throw. and then-weil.
he usually has your throw beaten
easily
Tile SQUAT throw saves the time
that 81 tak.S -u arise and HN
rretlua Of throw ius with suau "f
.le r..- AND wits. saves the time
tH1t il jaa-S tH- ordinary r1.ga'i
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
BY James p. Archer.

w WITHOUT further ado we will
M swing into something that
cNrrYhndN seems to be dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27

aged mother In Kansas City. The wo-
man is nearly 80 years old.
In 1888, Rainey shot and killed his
sweetheart. Jealousy was the. motive
for the killing and Ratney was marked
as one OF the hang" prisoners at Lam
sing. although no death warrant was
ever signed by a Kansas governor
since his confinement. clemency has
been urged by the Judge who tried the
case the county attorney who prose-
the arrest.
We were both country children and
9ad become engaged" Rainey told q State
o &c ma r report IN reviewine the story
Alpha Jackson and had como to love
each other al we thought NO other man
In this heaven for months"
Ratney's voice cholked a. he recalled the
events Of 20 years ago and tears trickled
talked.
One day she broke faith with me-.
continued EaineX IN q voice that was al
around with other women-women who
were We nof sHod and and pure like she had been
passion, killed her. / can't tell You the
he'll that life has been for mo since that
Rainey's record shows that he ha. vto-
lated but one prison rule In % years.
An Accident, says Eaxnssvorth.
Alexander Farnsworth has served six
years for the murder Of his wife, Alice
Farnsworth. 1t country dance near
Carone. Labette county. This q the story
that Farnsworth told to a State Journal
I'VE went to a dance near Carone ono
night. There was = dispute among sew
eral of the women and my wife took part
in # I didn't know about that quarrel
until she rushed up to me and asked me
to give her my revolver. She said she
wanted to shoot another woman. I
wouldn't give her the gun and she tried
to take It away from me. In the scuffle
she was shot and killed. God knows
convicted and sent here for 70 years"
Farnsworth will 60 to Crawford county.
where he will work In the coal mines.
A stipulation in tho parole to- Asbell
states that he must not return to Labette
county. He VIII 90 to Washington, leav-
ing Kansas within thirty days. Rainey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
ROCK ISLAND FIRE LOSS
Damage Amounting to $1ss, 2eo in the
Last Twelve Months.

According to report received at
the general Offices of the road in To-
peka the fire loss on the Rock Island
Lines for the last year amounted to
$156,26O. This is small in COMPARE
son with some years-but still too
large, the officials believe. The pre-
vention Of fires has been taken up by
the safety department and D. B. 10th
ian, safety supervisor. at Topeka,
probably will produce remedy for
carelessness in the near future.
AS usual the unknown causes head
the list of fires. Sparks from engines
caused 100 fires during the year with
loss Of $4,000. Hot cinders fol-
lowed with 48 fires and total loss
Of 5000. In order comes spontaneous
combustion, Goals from engines.
tramps, adjacent. burning property,
incendiary, stoves and careless handl-
ing of torches.
Fireworks caused one fire on the
Rock Island in the last year. A light
ed cigar caused two disastrous blazes.
Only five fres resulted from wrecks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-27
Mrs. Blanks
Stunning
New Cowr

Mrs. Blanks husbands sal
airy is no more than the salary
Of many of her friends hus-
bands. But you wouldn't
think so unless perchance you
knew what a smart and capa-
BILE woman Mrs. Blank is.
Her gowns look better be-
cause she isn't satisfied with
the first corset she sees. She
keeps posted on the corset
question. When she buys one
you may be sure it suits her
style of figure and that it has
an of the little quirks and i'm
provements q corset ought to
have to set off her gown to
the best advantage.
"A corset" she says, els
the very foundation of a gown
and it must be perfect or all
is spoiled"
Everything else that Mrs.
Blank buys, either for herself
or her children or her house
hold, is bought in the same
careful, intelligent manner.
Consequently when you see
the Blanks or go to their
home you get the impression
Of superiority and quality and
orderliness.
Most any woman, who real
~ wishes to, can be q Mrs.
Blank. The first step is to
make friends with The State
Journals advertising col
umns. They are Guide, Philo
sopher, and Friend to all who
wish to learn.