Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20

what he demands for the future.
There is one thing, though, that
will make the players forget their
peeves of the winter and that is
the opening of the spring season
d ATTLING NELSON, mayor of
Hedgwich, acknowledgement
and erstwhile champion of the
world, who is now caroming around
the country collecting more real
cash than present day title hold
err, has developed the automobile
racing bug.
Bat says he Is going to turn his
attention to the racing game and
recently while in Racine, Wis, he
visited an automobile plant and
tried his hand at driving one of the
new 1913 speed creations.
Bat" took the racer out on the
ice and opened it up and drove a
measured mile at the rate OF 100
miles an hour. We'll, I guess this
automobile racing is just the thing
~ NlNrNiC LcltiNI llIllG WIFI, anu II L
can get a drivers license from the
Three AS I'll buy one of these
space eaters.
From the Frying Pan Into the
Fire, or Out of the Prize Ring Into
the Racing Car" Bat says prob
ably will be his next literary effort.
A BE ATTELL is a part owner and
matchmaker for a fight club in
New York. the same city that
barred him for six months from its
fight game year or so ago. He
and barber have taken over the
Forty fourth street club and Abe is
manager and matchmaker He al
ways was a good matchmaker for
himself. and as ne knows how
much dollar is worth he should be
able to fill the position with credit
to himself and profit to the club.
There are a lot worse fellows in
this world than the little Hebrew.
CONNIE MACK Is not the only
manager who possesses the
rather doubtful honor of having
turned down Joe Jackson Back
in 1908 Charley Babb refused to
pay $500 for the shoeless wonder
who was breaking down the fences
in Carolina. Nick Carter, playing
with Winston Salem that season,
sent along tip to Charley, Grab
this Jackson. He plays in his
stocking feet, but he's a bear"
Charley investigated;N found out
that Joe jackson really was play
ing barefooted and that he was
clouting that old horsehide. Char
ley offered $500 The club owners
called for $500, and Bah couldn't
see it. SO it was that Connie Mack
swung on to Jackson.
Frank Coleman, president of the
Memphis club, had decided by that
time Comics find was the real
goods and he went after Jackson.
offering $4,000 for him. But the
Athletic leader turned down that
offer. 1--WE promised him to Char
ley Frank" he told Coleman, land
If he wants Jackson then he gets
him." which, though a bit ambigu-
Gus to terms, was clear enough in
meaning. Previous to giving Jack
son to New Orleans Connie had
offered him to the Atlanta club.
but the Crackers wouldn't have
him.
From that day until last fall
Carter sent in no other tips. so
when Coleman received letter
from Nick advising the purchase Of
Roy Green Virginia league pitch
err. he Turtle boss lost no time in
closing deal I'D never heard Of
Green" said Coleman, while here
this week, but simply on Nick's
say so / dug down and paid a big
price for him. Any man who tips
off Joe Jackson and then doesn't
send in another word for four years
certainly isn't in the business of
boosting youngsters, so when one
does suit Carter I'm willing to pay
the price"
7 I'M MOORE tells this one: He
) says he got it from Chief Ben
der. Anyhow, it concerns a double
play that was made on one pitched
ball.
\ cross eyed pitcher with left
hand delivery was working. He
was some speed merchant besides
having gray matter in his dome.
There was man ON first base
who thought the pitcher was look
ing at him, as did the man ut the
bat. Both were fooled when the
bail was suddenly shot across the
plate for a strike and the man on
first slid back to the base. Again
this happened. and both batter and
runner were determined to make
getaway on the next ball. The
pitcher wound up, shot the ball
over to first and the eXpectant bat
ter struck, thus making an out at
the plate and one on first. Do not
repeat this in a crowd, as it has a
technical flaw.