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sembled winter leaguers. Finally the
fan who had interrupted broke in:
VIII you make that two years.
make what two years. demanded the
poet.
WAY the time said the fan.
1T won't rhyme said the poet:
Not the rhyme but the tirRe. said the
habit
At this juncture definite Understandings
were reached anti the two men signed an
agreement whereby Washington's base
ball team would win so for the fan il
1t finished out OF last place within two
years.
You know the answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

john, young Yeastcake is the coming
pitcher of the next year. He has as
much speed as Walter Johnson. and as
for curves
Yes. he has got curves But what
good are curves when You can't make
EN- bend the way you want? Any British
sunragette can throw curve. The
trouble is that when she aims for the
with side ,whiskers who is carrying a
Votes for Women banner"
The fan produces one of the morning
papers from his pocket
Now. John. you listen to this. This
paper says: OF Young Yeastcake 1t need
only be said that his speed compares
favorably with that Of Walter Johnson.
while his curve ball Is much quicker. In
its break With a little practice
That's 1t! They always have that
With little practice"
BY this time you have forgotten your
wife and the rubber exerciser which is
necessary for your weight. You don't
know the man and you don't know the
clerk. but you recognize them as men,
bers of the great brotherhood of fans. So
you amble over and dig down in your
pocket for your ever-ready statistics.
Pardon me-, you say-or maybe you
dOn't-"My name is Jones, James Jones.
concerning this l0ea or holding Young
Yeastcake. l happen to know a few
things. Yeastcake is inexperienced. He
needs a couple of years in the A minors
before he'll be able to get over his nerv-
BUSINESS. Now l have the record of Will
liam Goldfish. who has been pitching for
three years in Burlington. VT. Gentle
men. give you my word YOU never saw
such spitball in your life as that man
Goldfish has. Why the year he broke in
there wasn't a catcher who'd get behind
the bat when he was flinging. They said
they didn't mind being killed during a
game. but they didn't propose to go out
and deliberately commit suicide for any
body.
The man of prosperous appearance
hands you cigar. which you use to
gesture with as you continue:
Gentlemen. this is confidential but
a man who has his shoes polished at
the same bootblacking establishment
patronized by Clark Griffith told me
the day before yesterday that Griffith
has uneartked young pinch hitter
who is going to be the real find of the
season. He's been batting around 40
Think of it-.470, Why, that breaks
all records for the American League
BY this time you are freely admitted
into the brotherhood of fans. You are
accepted as one of those in the great
organization which supports the big
gest sporting proposition IN history.
Where did this young pinch hitter
play? asks the clerk. with interest.
He will be brought here from the
BugEye League. which comprises the
towns Of tmpftygooch. Tenn; Yaller-
vile, Tenn, Malaria Corners. KY, and
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as when he is in joint debate, either sta
tfstical or Oh some such proposition as
the relative value of Ty Cobb and Walter
Johnson to their respective teams, the
length of time that Honus Wagner will
last or the respective merits of team
versus individual play.
One game at which the winter league
is adept is the reconstruction Of teams.
That is to say, they will start to pick
team from the American League
comprising players noted for their hit
ting ability. Then they will take team
which Is made up of phenomenally fast
felders- and will begin an argument as
to which team would probably win the
majority of games. Then again they
will try to figure whether the National
League has material for a picked team
which would be sufficiently strong to
wallop the American League.
There was a~discussion in a bowling
alley when the writer was present.
Said an old fan:
There isn't department of base
ball at which the American League
doesn't excel the National. Take hitting
or fielding or any other department
you care to mention. You cant do it.
1t is terrific combination, this Ameri-
can League. Why this Philadelphia
team alone could whip any picked
team from the National League
Another man interrupted.
There you go with the old stuff he
conn aimed. 'Of course. the Philadel-
phia Americans could jar the life out of
any team that was made up of picked
players. A picked team wouldn't stand
a chance against a team that was play
ing ball like II machine.
1.-The trouble with you fellows is that
you forget that the National League is
just coming around into its own again.
For years the American League has been
building up teams to their present
strength. Look at Washington and look
at Philadelphia. These men are i'm the
height of their power now. But the Ma
tional League is developing the new men,
the men who'll be tearing things loose
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Last Hope, which is in the southern
part of the latter state" you reply
with dignity.
x <
A man with one of those hats that
look like the weeks washing gone
wrong and Navajo blanket cut like
an overcoat trots over to the back of
the store with bowling ball which he
has just purchased. He joins the con-
yersation, which skips from point to
point with the swiftness of terrified
gaelic.
do you remember that game" asks
the man in the Navajo blanket, when
Tom LOTUS made Wee Willie Wilson
pitch nine straight innings against
Philadelphia, when they scored seven
teen runs and twenty hits or him..
= 1T wasn't seventeen runs. says a
man with a long. goatlike set of whis-
kers and red nose. He has wandered
in during the talk and holds two
pound set of dumbbells which he waves
defiantly. 1T wasn't seventeen runs:
It was eighteen. And the official
scorer allowed twenty-five hits
The papers credited two scratches as
errors.
Now look here" says the man in the
Navajo. talking earnestly like a mis-
sionary. who Is about to convert the
heather. Il remember that game well:
was sitting In the ola rlSnt-HeId
bleachers when RUDE Waddell Knocked
out home run. and
"Oh, shucks," says the man with the
red nose, as he waves his long goatlike
beard in infinite pity.
Il don't get YOU" complains the man
with the Navajo blanket.
Why" says the bearded one, bring
ing down his dumbbells emphatically
Il got the records of that game home
nowt'
1t is noticeable that when the win
ter league begins to warm up language
flies out Of the window and the verb Ito
have" becomes for the time obsolete.
Got the records" says the Navajoed
one. sneeringly. then why don't you
show EN-"
Why" blame it, says Whiskers. ex-
citably, don't you know that during
that game Eddie Plank pitched and
during the whole season RUDE Waddell
didn't get but fourteen hits and not a
homer out of the lott"
The rest Of the crowd hitch around and
prepare TO witness the argument. They
are merely silent spectators now, for. it
is inevitable that in matters of knowl-
edge each winter Lacquer must defend
| his own contentious.
The wagging bush of the elderly mar
| fairly bristles with eagerness. He dives
! into a capacious pocket and produces
| one Of those combination pocketbooks
/ that look Ike = suit case. Then he FUN
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Quite a Wag.

From the Boston Transcript.
Customer notice that your sign says:
I'VE roast our own coffee.
Groceries. sir. Will you have a pound?
-Customer-Certainly not. sir. since you
don't recommend it, Good day, sir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
JRISTy MATHEW

1RISTY MATHEW
SON is going to
be retired from
base ball during
the coming season
and Eddie Plank
will be found in
the Texas League.
Bob Groom is
batting considera-
bly, over 500 and
John Henry is rum
ming the bases IN
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tomorrow. Why. by next season we'll
| find Cincinnati in the ring.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

But when the last moan has died away
ON the foot ball field and the last col
larbone has been set. the base ball fan
arises. stretches a couple of times. gets
out his reliable old list of figures and
goes forth In search of company. Like
the coming OF winter itself, the or
ganization Of the tanners league Is
imperceptible in its inception
You may be standing in a sporting
goods store trying 10 persuade a clerk
to sell you one OF those rubber exer-
ciSers which your wife has told you is
essential to the retention OF your figure.
There enters well dressed man. say
about thirty-five years of age. He drifts
up TO the counter, salutes one of the
clerks by his first name and hands
him a cigar. Then this begins:
II see that young Oscar Yeastcake is
going to get in for a trial this year"
What, That boob? Why he can't
find the plate but once every six years
and that's when he's trying 20 hold a
runner at first
apr tEat. or that. Let me tell you,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
BY GEORGE d. PHAIR.

shows his versatility by playing nine
whole Innings without being eNlled.
1t is true, as one of our baseball
scribes remarks, that the owner of the
Cubs is a far-seeing man. He can see
a dime at distance Of ten parasangs
with the naked eye.
The Duke of Westminster threatens to
challenge again, demonstrating that he
Is game guy and a gIutton for punish
ment.
Still II is hard to blame those English
poloists for desiring to get back home
in a hurry. II does not bring up pleas
ant memories to hang around the spot
where one has received a severe kick in
the ShiEs.
THE MOTORCYCLEST.
Time tCdS iOhen the rider lCdS tChOIe
and neIC,
And his countenGnce passing fair,
But there came clash and he broke
IN tlDO,
And he lies in a tumble there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
SENSATION.

SENSATION.
The cWfeW tolls the bHeH of parting
dag,
The smiling fans l1end sIolOly DER
the lea,
And each one to his friend has this
to sag:
81 sac tCondrous game to-day,
by gee,
"Ofttimes Zee seen those creatures
EHOJCH as cubs:
Outlines Tee seen them Smite the
bounding bali;
Outlines like penHdnt tCiHRers, oft
like dUbS
I'Ue seen them climb the heights
and seen them fall.
To-day l sac them cIout to beat the
band
They Smote the pill for many a
healthy slCGt,
But one thing ] can neUer under
stand
IS-Heinie MIN icas not chased off
the lot"
In other words, life, to the Great zim,
Is just one little vacation after another.
once In a great while the Great zIm
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
the brilliant youu

.CHAPMAN, the brilliant young
- shortstop has been injured and
is out of the game temporarily. Sew
eral of the Maps are in the daily bat
ties heavily upholstered with ban
dages, and such upholStering does not
do an athlete any particular good.
The Chicago Americans have fallen
down on this trip, and even Boston,
rated to be a favorite in the race be
fores the season opened, has not inn
proved its social position i'm baseball
during its home stand. Detroit, st.
Louis and New York are up against
the proposition Of building all over
again. Some teams are always up
against that proposition.
CHANCE appears to have hung to-
- gether a pretty fair indeld now.
Borton Zeider, reckiupaugh and
Midkiff / understand that many
American League players are com
planning that they cannot hit the bali
at the Polo Grounds. Several at
tempts have been made to explain the
cause for the weak hitting of an teams
at this field. il Is true that the Giants
cannot bat as hard at their home
park as they do ON the road. Look at
the showing ON this last trip. We
have averaged more than a dozen hits
10 the game ON the road. while we
We're not anywhere near such mark
at home. At one time it was though
+I1f rIs 5,v.,rraf,5 I,,l-f-,..,,,.,I Hind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
8 SluggerS Bunched;
,00l7 Separates Trio

The Southern League is enjoying tho
closest individual batting race n has
had in years Tommy Long Kid Fiber
fela and Dave Robertson are running 4
neck and neck race, the former leading
Robertson, who is third. by a little over
I point
Including yesterdays game Long has
a batting average Of .34S44 Elberfeld.
the second man, is hitting at a .S477t
clip, while Robertson has mark ol
.S4674 Long was the only one of the
trio 10 slump yesterday. the Cracker
slugger failing 20 get hit out of four
times up. Elherfeld was not in the
game yesterday llt Robertson managed
10 get two hits ont Of four chances
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
Flynn Gets Match With Smith
Injured Hand Is Healing Rapidly

a good mechanic, but he is said to
be an excellent driver as well. which
will help a whole lot. Not only will
his aim be to make the trip in alb
solute safety, but to break all known
records for such a trip. Flynn is do
ing it merely for his own satisfac-
ton and nothing else. As a side
card he figures that the trip will put
him in excellent shape to start IN
training for Smith.
THERE is apt to be a considerable
L amount of money wagered on the
result of the flyer across the coun-
try. Billy Gibson, the New YORK
promoter has said that he does not
believe Flynn has a chance of aC-
complishing such a thing, even know
ing him to be a game and determined
man He is willing 10 gamble $1,000
that 1t cannot be done in a 1900
pound car such as Flynn will drive.
He also will wager another $1,000
that Fannie Vedder F1ynn's wife,
does not complete the trip as sched-
ulPl
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
Tablet Is Unveiled
To College Pitcher

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June III
"A great pitcher, a wise captain and
a good student" is part of the In
scription upon a bronze tablet which
was unveiled on Franklin Field in
memory of Clarence S. Bayne, a mem
Der of the class of 1895 of the I'm
iversity Of Pennsylvania, and one of
the greatest college pitchers of his
time. Bayne died several years ago,
The tablet was erected by his class.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
SATURDAYS PROGRAM.
Wnnr.vard Sweenstakns-

First heat. miles-No. z. Georges
Renel, No. ., Harry Swartz. No. 6,
Fred Luther Second heat. miles
No TO- Harry Glenn. No. 9. Henry
Lewis No. 4. George Lockner. Third
heat, 2 miles-No 3. Billy Shields No.
!, Morty Graves No g, Jock Mcneil,
No. 8, Wilmer Richards Fourth heat,
final. five miles-For winner Of each
heat and second man In fastest heat.
Motordrome Purse.
First heat. three miles-No g. Fred
Luther. No. 9, Henry Lewis No. 8.
Billy Shields. Second heat three
miles-No. 2, Harry Swartz. No. 10,
Harry Glenn, No /, Morty Graves.
Third heat, three miles - No Z.
Georges Renel No. 4, George Lock
ner No. s, Jock Mcneil, No. 8, VIII
mer Richards Fourth heat. final three
miles-For winner OF each heat and
second man in fastest heat.
Special match race, to be nounc
ed later
Cars will run at short intervals
from Five Points to the track. The
trip takes a bit over five minutes
Tickets are on sale al the grounds
and al Shepherds and Tumlins The
races viii start at $50.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
UNCLE SANS MARKSMEN
BEAT ENGLANO'S BEST

WASHINGTON, June Cheating
Great Britain by Al points, the Unit
ed States has won the international
rifle shooting small bore match, just
completed, and recaptured the De
war Cup. The score was:
United States, 24551; Great Brit
ain. 245lO.
Last year Great Britain took the
Dewar Cup from the United States
by 257 points.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
CARDINALS OFFER $1,000
FOR CATCHER H. GLENN

NASHVILLE, TENN, June 21.-An
offer of 1900 from the st. Louis Car
dinals has been made to the Akron
club for Catcher Harry Glenn, who is
the property of the Vols and with
that club last season. A number of
important changes in the infield and
pitching staff are looked for in a few
days.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
HANS WAGNER ALMOST
BLOWN UP BY TORPEDO

PITTSBURG. June 21.-Caught un-
der the rain of FIRE due to the explo-
sion Of a big nitroglycerin torpedo.
Hans Wagner famous snortstop Of
the Pirates. narrowly escaped death
last night at an OH well near Carne-
gle. IN which he has an interest Wag-
ner was thrown to the ground fiat on
6fz back
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
DR.. TOEPEL TO JUDGE
BIG GYMNASTIC MEET

DR.. Theo Toepel, connected with the
director for fourteen veal - for more
than % years in health and body
building work in Atlanta, has been Sc
lected as one of the twelve Judges OF
the big convention Of the North Ameri-
held in Denver June % 10 80. Or.
Toepel viii be one Of twelve Judges.
More than 2 goo people will take mart
in the drills and exercises at the Den
yer convention.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
no ENTER cHIcAeo Me-.

CHICAGO, June 2l-Anu0unCe-
ment was made to-day that Fred w
Kelly. the Pacific Coast athlete and
winner of the 10 meters hurdle race
at Stockholm, would compete in the
national athletic championship sched-
Uled to take place here the latter
part Of This month and the first Of
next. Kelly win represent the Uni
versity of Southern California.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
By Ed w. Smith.

CHICAGO. H., June 21,--Jim
Flynn. the Pueblo fireman. is
to make his next fight against
Gunboat Smith at New York on Au-
gust 5. The bout Is to take place in
Bill Gibsons arena and the heavy
weights are billed to go ten rounds.
Flynn left here yesterday for his
home in Pueblo. Colo, after he re-
ceiyed word from his manager, Jack
Curley, that the match was closed.
Flynn expects to take a long rest
as he has been doing pretty much
boxing of late.
His broken right hand is healing
rapidly and he expects the injured
member to come around in good
shape. Flynn stated while here that
he had TO cali off a match with Jim
Savage at Atlanta on account Of the
bum mitt, Jim said he was wild TO
keep the date, but that the hand
was in such bad shape 1t was inn
possible for him TO so through with
the mill.
FLYNN is going TO ride from
Pueblo, Colo. to New York
City in his own automobile as part
Of his training for his fight with
Smith. The Pueblo fireman viii ride
every foot of the way in his own car.
accompanied only by his Wife. He
will leave the Colorado city between
June % and SO.
FLYNN is thorough mechanic.
In or out of the ring, and fig
ures that his knowledge of the
game win serve him in good stead
i'm driving the car. Not only is he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
MOTORS RACE
TONIGHT At
LOCAL 'DROME
NVTITH a popular program arrang-
w ed, with popular music on the
hand program and with prices

MYTH a popular program arrang-
w ed, with popular music on the
band program and with prices
ever of the popular tinge the Atlanta
Motordrome win be thrown open to-
night for the third races Of the sea
son and If the weather is good there
VIII be a crowd there that viii make
Brighton Beach and Chicago sit up
and take notice
Nine races viii be decided as usual
The Woodward purse win be run
with two-mile heats and a hvo-m.le
final This is about the neatest ar
rangement on the program. The
short prelimiuaries bring matters 10
the finals with great rapiiity and
then the four who qualify go five
miles to a decision The Motor5rome
Purse tonight viii have three-mile
qualifying heats and a three-mile H.
nal struggle.
Real Battle Is On.
The real battle for the Southern
championship begins tonight In ear
nest. Jack Prince had not notified
bis riders until this week Of his plans
for evolving a champion and of send
ing him against the winners of the
Northern and Eastern championship
in a big national championship tour
nament in the fall Now thew are an
wild to win points in order 10 get in
on this great event The standing OF
the riders up 10 the present time CAL
lowing 8 points for first place 4
for a second and 3 for "a third is.
Standing Of Riders.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
DOUBLES CLOSE
TENNIS TOURNEY.
SMITH IS CHAMP

a GREAT match is expected Sat
n urday afternoon at the Driv-
ing Club when Mansfield and
Smith play Grant and Thornton in
the closing contest of the Georgia
State tennis championship tourna-
ment The two teams are about ev-
emily matched. and a fast game is
looked for. The tourney has been a
very successful one A lot of good
playing has been seen, and the in
terest of many old tennis devotees
has been revived.
IN a slow match Friday afternoon
Carlton Smith took the State
championship from Nat Thornton,
after Thornton had held the title for
two consecutive years. Smith, who
also holds the Southern champion
ship title, had little difficulty in beat
ing Thornton, who was not at all in
his usual form. The score in the
three sets played was 7-5, 6-2, 81.
a TENNIS tournament of much in
l terest to Atlanta players comes
off at Augusta the week of June so.
This is the South Atlantic tourney,
and several of the local men plan to
enter the contest. Among those who
have signified their intention of en-
tering are Frank Reynolds, who has
so successfully refereed the State
tournament matches; Lloyd Parks, J.
K. Orr Jr., Clarke. Ramspeck and
probably others. While the Augusta
meet does not rank in importance
with the Southern tournament at
New Orleans, some of the best young
er players will be there and good
playing is looked for.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

All the World Loves Happy
Hooiigan.-There is d great Hap
nv Hooligan feature in The Sun
day American, Happy applies
for a marriage license to wed
Suzanne. DID HE GET 1T?
You can find out all about if in
TIE SUNDAY AMERICAN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

couple more riders are likely 70
break into the table Of winners to-
night. For one thing Harry Schwartz
has his machine together again and
running fast For another Harry
Glenn. the Atlanta rider, IS learning
the game rapidly and IS likely TO be
heard from soon,
The program for to-night's meet is
hnr. nINnn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
sERlES ROrA MANe

BOSTON. June President Nc
Aleer. of the Red SoN says if his
team does not win the peuuant again
there viii be a city series here with
the Boston Nationals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

Quo VadiS continues at Grand
next week. Buy seats now.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-24
TRUANT OFFICERS
| after STRIKERS
|Pittsburg School Board to
Make Effort to Compel Re-
turn of Children.
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
Pupils March Streets, Carrying Ban
ners Demanding Discharge
of Supt. Heeter.

Pittsburg. April 23-Serious trouble Is
expected here tomorrow when the school
board will attempt to force the 1900
striking school children to return to
school by means of the truancy law
The fact that major portion of the
parents sympathize with the children
and are upholding them in their s/ke
to compel the school board to remove
Superintendent S. l. Heeter from office
tends to complicate the situation
Several thousand striking pupils rein
forced by several hundred boys, who are
on strike at the glass mills, and as
many more of Pittsburgs hoodlum popu-
lation paraded the streets today in the
third days protest against the action of
the school board in declaring Superin-
tendent Heeter not guilty of the charge
Of immortality preferred against him by
Miss Ethel Fisher a nurse in the Heeter
home. The children carried banners
bearing such sentiments as: Throw
Heeter out" and "Heeter is not a nice
man
The school board has appointed a COM
mittee to investigate the character Of
Superintendent Heeter. and no action
will be taken until after the report Of
the committee has been made.
A heavy guard of police surrounds all
OF the schools night and day, and the
authorities how feel that they will be
able to prevent further damage to the
buildings from sticks and stones In the
hands Of the young strikers.