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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
Of All the Outfielders Sent Up
By Southern Last Fall Only
J Have Real Chance to Stick
These Are the OutfeLders Who May Make Good

:. LOUIS az ...... POI .942 6
ed to .263 at the end of the season.
That's no very bad mark. but II he
hit that against Southern league
pitchers, what will he DO against
the foXier and more efficient per-
formers of the National league?
Mark this II Jacobson can learn
to hit a curved ball he will make
great major league outhelder. He
is young. He can't be over %, and
perhaps is less. He may get the
knack, though the ability to hit
curved ball seldom comes other
wise than naturally.
jacobson is a good fielder. He
doesn't look it, because he is big
and gangly But in an elephan-
tine sort Of way he covers a lot of
ground.
One thing that will work against
Jacobson with the Giants is that
he is not good man on the bases
He stole only 16 bases last year.
And you know what bug McGraw
is about speed An outfielder who
can't steal 30 bases doesn't look like
much outfielder to him.
Our private bunch is that Jacob
son will hardly last through the
training season with the Giants.
Then McGraw will turn him back,
perhaps TO Mobile. perhaps to some
international league club where he
will be a good man. Then, If in
another year or so he learns to
run bases and to swing efficiently
at a curved ball, he may make
real Giant Anyhow. he has the size
TO play the role.
TTARRY WFLCHONCE was grab
bed by Washington from Nash
Vile last fall. You want our pri-
waite opinion? Well. 1t is that Har-
ry will be back in the Southern
league this season. And It's as
good as an even bet that IL he does
he will come to Atlanta.
OF course, Clark Griffith needs an
outf1elder He has 70 have one II
he is to be up in the race this year.
Welchoi1ce led the Southern league
regulars in batting last year. He
swatted 1926, stole rs bases, and
fielded marvelously well.
His record is fine. He is q grace
full fielder rast, and an efficient
batter. He shows all the marks OF
a big league outfelder. Yet the
bunch persists that Atlanta will get
him
The Phinies tried Welchonce and
found him wanting Why I don't
pretend TO say.
II has always appeared, from the
rather casual view that can be
gained from the press box, that
somehow Welchonce hasn't the dis
position to make him a great major
league player. He doesn't seem TO
go at the work right.
Maybe this is all wrong. Maybe
he will go to Washington and
stick Yet we don't look for 1T.
ALL right. how about Jimmy
a Johnston? The White Sox have
him. and my opinion is theyn keep
him If they don't want him. they
could not take ten thousand dol
lars and waive him out OF the big
leagues.
Jimmy is a Chattanooga lad, and
got his first training on the lots
there. But he has learned fast.
Last year Johnston set a new
Southern league record for steal
ing bases, with a mark of 81. He is
the greatest man the league ever
saw at outguessing a pitcher and
getting a start for second. He
slides we'll and IS a hard man to
touch He is a good batter and
wonderful fielder. He is a lad Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
CATCHER JACK HARDY
Is HERE IN NEW ROLE

Jack Hardy. catcher at various times
for the Washington club and a couple
of Southern league teams, is in Atlanta
But he's not looking for a job
On the contrary, Jack has one-and
swell one at that. He is working for
big real estate firm and making pecks
Of money. Jack is the property OF the
Montreal club, but he says that's not
getting them anything, for he has quit
baseball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
WHITLEY ALPERMAN SENDS
IN HIS SIGNED CONTRACT

Whitley Alperman. temporary acting
manager Of the Cracker team last fall
has signed his 1918 contract.
He will be second baseman and fiel6
captain OF the Cracker team
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

good habits and good disposition.
He seems to enjoy the work and to
revel in the delights Of playing. If
he isn't a big Lacquer then q lot of
us have another guess on the way
9 TENGI4E, sold by Montgomery to
~ Brooklyn. ought TO be there for
a while. Maybe the Dodgers will
ship him to Newark for more sea-
soning But if ne comes along all
right he should eventually win a
big league berth He is well built
man, with lots of strength, a good
hitter, a passable base runner and
a satisfactory fielder. There are
worse in the big leagues today.
A ND lastly: VIII Johnson, of
- Montgomery sold TO the St
Louis Americans, stick? Well,
think 1t over. He hit 800 last year,
stole 9 bases In 81 games, and field
ed 965. He is going to one of
the worst teams in the world VIII
he stick? Well. maybe.
Walker. of Montgomery. Is disre-
garded, as he played but a few
games last year-so few that little
is known of his ability.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
BLEASE WANTS FOOTBALL
ABOLISHED AT u. OF S. C.,

COLUMBIA. s. c., Jan 22-Governor
Cole l. Blease. in his Inauguration ad-
dress yesterday. attacked football play
ing at the state university, and urged
the passage of bill forbidding the sport
at the University of South Carolina
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
By Percy H. Whiting.

TIME place to fish for whales is
where the whales come from.
Likewise a pool that fur
nishes a couple of four pound
trout is a pretty good pool to go
back and fish over again.
What has this TO DO with South
ern league outfielders in the big
league?
Just this: That the major league
fishermen, which are scouts, have
landed a slather of good outf1elders
from the Southern league. And
year after year these same scouts
come back. hungry for more.
Iris Speaker came from the
Southern league.
So did Joe Jackson.
Also Dode Paskert.
Likewise Jack Wheat.
So did Beals Becker, though It's
nothing to be particularly proud OF,
Not to mention Hahn, Oldring
and a lot Of others,
Also. in a perfectly illogical way,
the Southern league shines with
little of the rejected glory Of such
men as Cobb. Milan, cakes. who
were born in the South, even II
they never did honor the Southern
by their efforts,
So naturally. when big league
owner or manager needs man 10
NAV the outfeld he thinks OF the
South And forthwith a scout
grabs the l.. & n. or the Southern
or the I. C., or some such line and
burns IT southwark.
OF a considerable batch Of out
~ feeders who were sold to big
league clubs by the Southern, or
drafted from the Southern, only six
are still the property of big league
clubs.
These six are Welchonce, Jim
Johnston, Jack Johnson, Jacobson,
Walker and Stengle.
How many Of these will still be
"up there" October !?
TN the opening article OF this
L series the case Of Baby Doll"
jacobson was mentioned. Mike
Finn sold him to the Giants and
McGraw will take him TO Marlin in
the spring
The prediction was made that he
would shine in practice but the
60 y E oil 10
keep shedding the kind Of rays that
dazzle the eyes OF hardened old
sinner like John MCGraw, who has
sorted through a couple of thou
sand recruits in his day and chron-
ically wears smoked glasses.
Do you remember last spring?
Mobile papers were full of Baby
Doll" and his doings.
Best outfielder in the world"
Nothing ike him in history"
Better than Joe Jackson and
iris Speaker rolled in one"
That was the line OF talk
In the exhibition games he hit
everything a mile. When the reg
ular season opened he continued IT,
A batting average Of 400 and still
a growing" was his mark at the
end OF the first couple Of weeks.
Then the brutal pitchers began
to get their arms working Instead
OF pitching straight ones they be-
gan TO bend them a bit Where
upon something happened to ia
cobson's batting. He just couldn't
seem to see here the pesky things
were going The old time swing
was there-but the ball wasn't
The curved ball made a monkey
out Of jacobson He couldn't hit
en-. From something over 400
Jacobson's batting average slump
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
CROSS AND DUFFY DRAW

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan 22.-Leach
Cross. Of New York, and Jimmy Duffy.
of Lockport, boxed ten rounds here
last night. The newspaper decision
made the bout draw.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
sssSsssessssssssssessssess
AUDITORIUM SEATS
AT POPULAR PRICES;
CARD is BEST EVER

The complete card for Friday {
nights bout at the Atlanta Audi 4
. torium- Armory has been arranged Z
. as follows:
Arthur Worthy and Young Sam
Q Langford, four rounds.
Joe Bernstein and Frank Car Z
roll, six rounds.
Meyer Prizes and Kid Young, 4
eight rounds.
Knockout Brown and Jake Abel, Z
ten rounds. 4
A scale of prices which will 4
prove a feature in itself has been 4
decided upon. 1t is: Ringside, So; I
rows back of ringside, $3.50; rest I
of the auditorium and all box I
seats, 81; the entire gallery, so I
cents.
Never before in the South has I
such a card been offered at such I
prices, and only the vast size of Z
the Auditorium Armory makes it I
possible.
The ring will be pitched In the I
center of the hall and every seat I
in the building will command a I
. good view of the proceedings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

Britton sums up his work of prepa-
ration for a bout. "Of course, we
go on the road a bit, and stall
around in the gymnasium some, but
get into the ring. don't 1? Then why
should l practice on doing lot of
other things that will really be of
little benefit to me in the ring"
IT'S all work believe me-" This
Is what Savage thinks about il. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
TO INVESTIGATE
CHARGE OF FRAUD
Col. Chapman Orders Beaver
Dam Distillery Seized Pending
Further Inquiry.

Information concerning alleged ir-
Irregularities received late "Wednesday
night sent Revenue Agent William II.
Chapman hurrying Off yesterday morn
ing to Clarksville. sMecklenburg County.
10 personally look over the situation in
the Beaver Dam Distillery, located in
the Sixth Virginia District. Before
leaving the city, the agent wired Col
lector Bailey. at Abingdon. OF the
Western District of virginia to setze
the plant of the Beaver Dam Distillery
IN order that no damaging evidence
might be destroyed before thorough
examination could be made by the rev
enuc agents.
Colonel Chapman's information is
based on reports from Revenue Agent
Pierce, Special Employe Hansbrough
and Special Gauger McBroom, wisom
he sent to MecklenburS on Tuesday to
investigate charges. which he had re-
ceived regarding efforts to dodge tho
Federal tax on whiskey. Th<so special
once upon their arrival They found,
when they approached tho plant, two
barrels of spirits minus the revenue
stamp being taken from tho distillery
platform in q wagon.
The proprietor OF tho Beaver Dam
DistilIery has been in the revenue en-
ploy. and was discharged. His name
is T. W. Harper, and he was the gov
ernfnent storekccpcr- gauger at the
ienrico Distillery at the time n MEM
Der OF that company threatened Dep
uty revenue Agent Southwark with an
axe when the officer attempted to cx-
anime several barrels Of spirits at the
Henrico plant which had aroused his
suspicion. Harper was discharged fol-
lowing an investigation OF the case
The charge against the Henrico Dis
filling Company was compromised re-
Gently by Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Osborn along with several
other revenue cases pending trial in
this district.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
FIND PRISONER
AMONG MISSING
Cars Crew Appears to Prosecute
Man and Learns He Has Been
Discharged From Custody.

when Conductor Samuel Clarke and
Motorman J. III. Bates appeared in Po-
lice Court yesterday morning to prose-
cute a passenger who had been on
their car the night before and who
was alleged 10 have assaulted Clarke
with toy bank they learned that he
was not included among the prisoners
investigation showed that he had been
given his liberty at the First Police
Station.
There was no charge Of assault
made against the man. said Mounted
olhcer Angel. one Of the policemen TO
"hoin the prisoner was turned over.
VIZ sent him to the station-house and
merely charged him with being drunk =
~ IS customary TO release "plain
drunks" when they sober in tho sta
tons and this was done in the present
instance
At the station the man was register
Cd as Herbert Liggan twenty seven
years old, clerk
1t is alleged that when Clarke asked
Lisgan for his fare he rendered a
childs bank, in which many coins raj.
tied lie is said TO have told the con
ductor he could take q nickel out of
The bank clarke insisted that unles,
LisGan paid UP nc would have to leave
The car. At this point Liggan is said
TO have struck Clarke in the face with
the hank.
angel was positive in his assertion
that no charge was made against Liz
gan. and he was, therefore. mcreiy
locked up for being drunk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
COL. PLATTER NOW
IN AUBURN PRISON
Man Wanted Here for More Than
Two Years Still in New York
Penitentiary.

r. c. Platter. under indictment here
for grand larceny. and for whom the
police have been searching for more
than two years, has been located by
Captain of Detectives Mcmahon in
Auburn Prison. n. v where he is serv-
Ing four-year term. His time will be
up next May
In March, 1911. Platter came to Rich
mond and posed az Colonel Platter,
of Platter Texas. He appeared pros
porous. and was regarded by persons
who met him an ideal host He
won the confidence OF John Landstreet.
then OF the r. y. Patterson Tobacco
Company. and persuaded him to cash
n draft for $500. wh,lh was returned.
In the meantime Platter had left town.
The police were notified, and the
search for Platter began. He was ar
rested in New York for operating the
same swindle
A letter to Captain Mcmahon yes
tcrday from the superintendent of Au-
burn Prison, stated that the local au-
tnorit;cs will be notified before Platter
is discharged. He will be brought back
here for trial.
Platte: was indicted by the Hastings
Court grand jury on May l. 1911.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
EVERY CANDIDATE
FOR TAX REFORM
Myers Had Enough of State
Wide Prohibition at Chat
tanooga Reunion.

reform In the State tax laws was
s'ionSiy advocated by every candidate
Tor the House of Delegates from the
cry or richmond before tho West End
6..iEehs association at William Byrd
fark last night. Captain w. NJ. Nvcrs
summed the situation up by showing
mat sevcnty-one counties out OF tho
iVo IN inc State draw from the treas
urs 100000 more than they contribute
10 the states support. and that some
ol the nohsupporting counties were
among the richest in the State II il
were charity to some poor. weak. stru,,
Cling county. man would object
ne said but he could not believe thar
the rich County of Albemarle. which
assesses Its apple orchards Mt less than
- per cent or their selling value,
wanted charity.
me platforms OF the Legislative cam
didates were much the same, all being
opposed to the enabling act as not in
conformity with the principles of local
self government. for which Captain
Stratton and Captain Curtis once
Fought. MIR. Montague was strongly
opposed to the fee system as now adj.
minlstered. In matters of taxation be
was In favor of central board. To-
Gated at the seat of government. with
authority TO correct the tax rolls sent
III by county and city commissioners
OF the revenue.
Captain Myers said he had believed
IN local option all his life as a matter
or principle. but his views had recentIv
been confirmed by trim through
North Carolina and Tennessee which
have so-called Statewide prohibition
At the reunion In Chattanooga. ha
said. 1t was much harder to find n bed
10 sleep In than to find enough LIQUOR
10 take bath in. The LIQUOR was
there and was being sold: the State
was receiving no revenue, and other
lines OF business were, therefore car
rEing an unequal burden of taxation
Fees over and above what the various
officers really deserve to DO paid for
their services should be turned back
into the treasury. he said, to relieve
the general burden OF taxation 1t was
the right of every taxpayer to dc.
'nanu to know what the fee officers
get from their public Offices
d. L. Toney's opposition TO woman
suffrage brought him burst of an
piause James J. Dreamer did not
think II possible for any man I'm the
states employ in n minor position 10
be worth the $4,000 or more that some
lee ofhcers pay. He wanted all over
and above reasonable wage returned
into tho treasury. As to tax reform.
any change from the present conditions
would help.
Candidates for Sheriff, Commissioner
OF The Revenue and City Sergeant
spoke briefly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
BIG ANNIVERSARY
Home for 'riendIcss Children Has APP
nronrinte ExcrcImcs at Bon AR.

The nineteenth anniversary OF the
Bethany Home for F'riendless Children
ut Bon Air was observed Wednesday.
and was participated in by more than
forty children and large number of
visitors Twelve children We're reward
ed with modest gifts for excellent work
and good behavior. Appropriate serv-
ices wore conducted In tho chapel
The Home is memorial to its
founder. Mrs. l.. w. Burroughs. 1t has
long passed the experimental stage,
and. its increasing value has become
self-evident. 1t has provided home
and trained 1870 friendless children to
lives of usefulness during the past
nineteen years. The institution is
growing, and the increasing number of
applicants already shows the need for
enlargement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
RICHMOND AFTER
HENR|CO RAIL WAY
Will Ask for Court Order Direct
ing Road to Lay Concrete
Foundations.
INVESTIGATE PARK ASSAULT
Assistant Keeper, Fined in Police
Court, Ordered to Appear Be
fore Board on Monday.
INVESTIGATE PARK ASSAULT

Following closely upon the heels of
bondholders, comes the city of Rich.
mond which, through its City Engi-
neer. complained yesterday to the Ad
ministrative Board that although re-
peatedly notified, the Richmond and
Henrico Railway Company has failed
TO comply with orders directing II to
lay certain concrete foundations and
TO prepare It's tracks in advance of
street improvements planned by the
department
The board directed the City Attorney
to address petition to the Judge of
the Law and Equity Court asking him
to enter proper orders directing the
Richmond and Henrico Railway Com
pany to prepare Its tracks and put in
concrete foundations to permit the
paving by the city of Fifth Street, be-
tween Denny and Louisiana Streets:
Fifth Street, between Baker and Duval
Streets, and Duval Street from First
Street to Brook Avenue.
Investigate Park Assault.
P. F. White, of 725 South Laurel
street. complained to the board that
e. W. Tiller, assistant keeper of
Riverside Park. on June assaulted
his twelve-year- son. Lonnie D.
White, and asked for an investigation
Ti1ler was yesterday morning fined $40
In the Police Court, but appealed to the
Hastings Court The board cited Til
Ter to appear before 1t at noon Mon
day, for an investigation. Father and
son rs we'll as witnesses, together with
Justice Crutchfcld, who tried the ca SC
in the Police Court. were directed to
appear at the hearing
At the request OF Mayor Ainslic. sub
chairman HirschberE appointed AIessrs.
Whittet and Beck committee of two
from the board to confer with COM
mittce from the Board OF Police Com
missioners as to the advisabiiity of
removing police headquarters from the
City Hall to another location.
The City Engineer was instructed
to report ms to the feasibility OF MAX
ing new Lester Street eighty feet in
width. together with an estimate OF TIE
COST of the work. He was direct ed
also to proceed with the drainage OF
Shields Lake. utilizing the appropri-
alton OF $4,000 for as much as may
be necessary for the purpose.
Superintendent knowles. of the City
Gas Works. was authorized TO contract
with the p II. * F. NJ Root Co, for
furnishing and installing two hori-
zontal gas cNhaustcr plants at the
Lower Gas Works, at a cost not to cx-
coed S5.045.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
COUNCIL TOLOOK
INTO LIBRARY PLAN
Will Inspect Richmond College
Building at Invitation of
Library Workers.

AT the invitation of the Library AS
ISOLATION of Richmond, the Common
Council and the Board Of Aldermen will
thls afternoon visit the Richmond Col
iese library building for the purpose
or looking into the feasibility of ac-
Curing the property as a nucleus for
a municipal public library. The matter
Is not formally before the Council. hut
the members have consented to the in
spection upon the urgent request of the
library workers. Automobiles will be
ready at $50 o'clock this afternoon at
the City Hall to take the party to the
college
the Richmond College excursion will
be preceded by an adjourned meeting
OF the Common Council at $50 o'clock
called by President Peters to take ac-
ton on the resolution appropriating
5000 TO defray the expenses of Rich
mond veterans to the Gettysburg re-
union. The Committee on Finance re-
ported the resolution with its approval
last Monday night. but the size of the
appropriation involved prevented its
consideration the same evening
Inc Councilmen Will act also upon
resolution appropriating s29,035 to
acquire half a block of land bounded
by Lombardy and Vine Streets and
r!oyd Avenue for school purposes. The
FINANCE Committee reported the reso-
( iuuoA iaVoraoly. The plot which It is
/ proposed to acquire is one of the few
unused pieces OF land available in that
section OF the city for school pur-
POSES ana the option given by the
owners IS due soon to expire The
school Board proposes to erect on this
s'te, II purchased, school which will
'akc care OF the grammar departments
as Wen as some of the high school
work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
Jurt n silly Rumor.

Somebody uptown started report
the other day that the city had cleaned
the reservoir and that bodies OF babies
and dogs were found The report got
SO gay that some people quit drink
ing water and took to stronger things.
The tale is so ridiculous that 1t isn't
worth denial but here goes The
reservoir al William Byrd Park has
not been drained in three years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06

renetai orders were issued yesterday from
sne heauquRrtera OF tho First Brigade W.
sIh!t ' olunteers, at franklin. Va NV A5in:
tant-GeneTal G. L. Wright, Of that bripa1a
mppdoveo 'y General g. &. Vaughan, &c lie
erect that the annual inspection and ,nu.,c.
OF the brigade Will be made by the .s.is,oe,
ctor;General during the state encamn.
n lnGm' IN Juiy the property. books and arm
yet TO be fixed o"te
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
Children'a Day Mt st. james.

Childrens Day will be observed Sun
day at st. James's Methodist Church.
In order that the members of the sun
day school classes may carry out a
program of appropriate exercises the
usual morning sermon will be dis
pensed with. The program will include
recitations and special music.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
To Hear Primary Candidates.

Candidates in the primary of next
Thursday will address the Paramount
Citizens Association tonight. They.
are invited to speak before the Lee
Ward Democratic Club Tomorrow
night a. o'clock at Fraternity Hall.
2l5 West Broad Street. This will be
the only opportunity for the various
candidates to appear in Lee Ward.
The meeting Will be open to the public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06
1NiII Give Recital

Miss 10 Hord Franck. soloist of
Marble Collegiate Church. OF New
York, will give recital tonight at
s:15 o'clock in the annex of the Sew
enth Street Christian Church Miss
Franck Is said to have a remarkable
contralto voice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-06

Clarence Morris was yesterday found guilty
In the Hastings Court OF breaking into a
car belonging to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway and stealing n quantity OF meat
valued at si5s.73. The onense was committed
on December ~. Judge Richardson sem
fenced him to serve four years in the peni-
Tertiary