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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
"P0P-BOY" SMITH WINS
SWIMMING GAME IN CUBA

BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 14.-When
young Clarence Smith got away with
a sixteenth inning game for the Havana
Reds (Almeida's team in Havana re-
Gently the natives went wild, and now
the Birmingham lad is the biggest man
in Cuba. Not only did Our Clarence"
hold the opposing team in check for
sixteen long innings, but when the
pinch hit was needed he delivered the
goods and drove in the winning runs.
During the sixteen innings he gave up
but nine hits walked three men and
struck out eight He fleded his position
in remarkable style and at the conclu-
sion of the game the Havana fans
showed their joy by escortng him from
the field on their shoulders and shower
Ing him with presents.
Smith has been in Cuba about ten
days and will remain there until the
White SoX training period begins. He
writes that he is delighted with Cuba
and that he is in splendid condition. He
had been in Cuba but four days when
he pitched the sixteen inning game.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
PINCH HITTER MCCORMICK
Is HOLD-0UT ON GIANTS

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Harry Nc
Cormick's idea of his worth to the
Giants as pinch hitter extraordinary
apparently does not coincide with that
held by Manager McGraw Harry is
still outside the pale
He visited the Giants headquarters
yesterday ostensibly to sign contract.
but after a conference with McGraw
left without having put pen to pa
per, McGraw evidently anticipated no
trouble with Mac as holdout, for be-
fore he stepped into his private office to
talk business with the champion pinch
puncher he tipped off the scribes that
he expected to announce in a few min
utes that Mccormick had signed.
After being closeted with his man
ager for a short time, however, McCor-
mick came out, and it was evident from
his manner that he was not pleased
with the proposition made to him.
1t is not believed, however, that the
difference between what Harry thinks
he is worth and whta the club is will
ing to pay him for the season Is so
great that they can not come to an
agreement before the start is made to
Marlin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Jack Denies Pkey Seriously Asked Him Flop Memphis Battle
BRlTTON TELLS OF HIS BATTLE WITH M'FARL AND

the bout was fought on its merits
every second. l really won because
I beat Packey with my left-hand
punch in every round. At the fin
ish he was bleeding from the mouth
and nose and had a black eye,
while I was unmarked. That GER
tainly shows who was doing the
clean hitting.
Il want to say right now that
Packey did not ask me to flop in
a serious way He found | was
shading him and tried to josh me
out of the fight with that sort of
talk. But l was too smart for him.
You know many a veteran fighter.
finding himself up against tougher
game than anticipated, has tried
that trick. Sometimes it works,
TOO. Clarence Forbes was a past
master at 1t in his heydey. I am
told that he talked Special DeliV-
cry HirsCh out Of the ring at Ke-
nosha last year by telling him to
flop or I'll knock you out. That
is all Packey tried to do, but he
could not get away with it,
Hack Questions Britton.
1T was along in the third or
fourth round that he started that
sort of stuff. l did not pay any at
tention, but simply kidded him
back Referee Hack was suspi-
cious and came to my corner after
one Of the rounds and asked me
what Packey said. told him Nc
Farland was only kidding me.
Hack did not say anything after
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

they have signed by which de-
cree he has forced the issue Either
they must sign up before the end
of the month, according to McAleer.
or they will have to pay their own
fares and their own expenses at the
Springs.
DUT nobody ever heard of d
~ worlds champion remaining on
the outside looking in when bust
ness started.
TIM HURST, the veteran umpire,
tells one on Bill Dahlen, man
ager of the Brooklyn Nationals,
when Bill was a youth toiling I'M
der Cap. Arson in Chicago. Said
he:
"Anson called Dahlen good and
hard in a game l was umpiring in
Chicago Dahlen took it without
saying a word, but few minutes
later Bill remarked to me: Watch
me bark that old fellows shins.'
was in his younger days and he
stopped with much effort. All
through that game Bill made great
stops, only to throw the ball few
feet in front of the bag, and it
was up to Arson to stop it with his
shins.
However, that was not the end
of it. A few days later the White
Stockings had to make trip to
st. Louis, and Arson told Dahlen he
would not be taken on the trip. Bill
had been told that several times
and he thought Ans was only fool
ing. The train left Chicago about
midnight and Dahlen was with the
rest of the team.
When the train was about 25
miles out of Chicago the conduc-
tor told Arson there We're sixteen
men in the party and he had re-
ceived only fifteen tickets. Arson
said there were only fifteen men
and named the berths they occu-
pied
1.-The man in berth No. II says
he is a member of the Chicago
team said the conductor, who was
referring to Dahlen. He's stringing
YOU replied Arson. Poor Bill was
asked to cough up and couldn't.
The train was stopped, and Dahlen
was put off the train about 80 miles
from Chicago. How he got back to
Chicago only Bill himself knows,
but he would not talk to anybody
for a week"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
By Sol Pick.

THICAGO. Feb. 14.-Jack Brit
ton, Packey Netherlands
greatest rival drifted in out
OF the fresh lake breezes last night
20 tell us the story of that memora-
bic draw battle ne fought with
Packey at Memphis on January
80, 1911. Jack surprised US with
the statement that Packey did not
seriously ask him to take one on
the chin and flop" He admits that
Packey said something to that eff
feet, but only in a kidding way.
When Packey found he had
caught a tartar he tried to "bull"
Jack out Of the fight with that sort
Of repartee. That is all there was
to it,. according to Britton. What
Is more, Britton says he never made
the statement that Packey asked
him to take the count. He claims
that story originated with Referee
Willie Hack. who became suspi-
cious during the battle because
Jack and Packey were talking a
whole lot and Gliding each other
The story itself was sent broadcast
over the country by the man who
managed Britton at that time.
Here is what Britton says of the
scrap which made him famous
Real Scrap All the Way.
That Memphis fight of mine
with Packey was a real scrap all
the way. Packey was at his very
best at the time and so was I, and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

finished the year there, and led the
league, winning ten and losing
three with club that was abso-
lutely last in the race. He re-
ported back to Boston next spring,
but 1t was hard for any pitcher to
make good with the Boston Nation
ais and he was traded to the New
Bedford club of the New England
league for Shortstop MaranviIle."
That is the history of Hogg up to
the time Manager Finn drafted
him, which action was taken by the
Gull chief on the advice of Frank
Connaughton, manager of the New
Bedford club, who captained Firms
pennant winning Waterbury club in
1910. wise fellow and a good
friend of Firms. Hogg is but %
years old. 5 feet IL inches tall.
and well proportioned. Manager
Finn expects him to be demon"
Tor work and a pitcher that can
fill Al Demaree's place on the 1918
GuH club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
WEAVER SENDS BACK HIS
CONTRACT: WANTS RAISE

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14.-Billy Smith,
manager of the Atlanta club, can add the
name of Buck" Weaver to his list of
holdouts.
Weavers contract, mailed to Frank S
winter camp on Jordan river, is MssiS-
sppi, was brought to the city Tuesday
by Manager Frank, but Weaver had hard
ly noticed the salary offered before he
asked for an envelope and returned the
document.
you'll have to loosen up trifle,' is
the way Weaver notified Billy Smith,
known to ball players as the Little Cen
eral' before the eX-Pelican would attach
his autograph to the contract.
Weaver believes he should draw salary
in proportion to his work last year, and
Indications are that he will get what he
asks or keep Smith on the worried seat
until the season is several weeks older
Meantime Weaver will remain in New
Orleans or spend another month at the
Pelican boss winter quarters
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
J. Bradley Hogg, Georgian and
Mercer Graduate, Counted on
By Finn to Equal Al Demaree

TOBILE, ALA, Feb. Al.
MI Bradley Hogg is the name
of a pitcher Manager Mike
Finn has secured. who he expects
to take the place of AL Demaree on
the 1913 Mobile club. j. Bradley
comes to the Mobile club via the
draft route from the New England
league and claims Buena Vista, Ga,
as his home, where he now awaits
the call from Manager Finn to re-
port here for practice. Hogg is
anxious to come to Mobile and has
written the Gull leader that the
change to the South, his home. is
most welcome to him.
Hogg, as that J. Bradley he wears
In front of his name would imply,
is a college boy, and is a graduate
of Mercer college, at Macon, Ga.
Manager Finn, in writing of Hogg.
says:
The year | was scouting for the
New York club | looked at Hoge
for a week, saw him pitch two
games, winning both, one of them
against CAN'T, of the University of
North Carolina, considered the star
pitcher of Southern colleges that
year, the beating he suffered at
Hogg's hands being the first time
he had been defeated. CAN'T is now
with the Baltimore club. Although
Hogg looked well in those games.
| could not see where he would
benefit McGraw at the time and did
not recommend him. The Boston
Nationals, however, picked him up
when he finished school at Mercer,
joining them about June |. He was
green and with bad club did not
make much of a showing and was
sent to the Haverhill (Mass.J club
of the New England league. and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
FRED DILGER SIGNS WITH
BAR0NS; IS NOW N FOLD

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, Feb 14.-Ar-
other Baron has dropped into the sig
nature fold, this one being Fred digger.
Dilger's hitting and running ability
rank about as high as suffragettes'
chances for electing the president Of
the United States four years hence, but
when it comes to performing behind
the plate. mailing would-be purloiners
of bases and the like, Dilger ranks with
the best of them. He has a powerful
whip and is wonderful receiver.
AS Wordsworth said, Il would rather
have Dilger behind the bat when there
is a man on third than any catcher
know Of"
The arrival of Dilger's contract makes
fifteen of the Barons who have signed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

that, but it was evident he was
startled at the great fight l was
making against Mcfarland. That
is what made him think there was
something wrong.
1T was chiefly a battle of left
hands. Packey hooked with his all
the time and l used mine straight.
So beat him to almost every left
hand punch, and everybody at the
ringside thought / had a comfort
able lead when the bell ended the
eighth and final round. But Hack
could not believe his eyes and called
the thing draw. | was glad to
get that. and made no complaint.
| knew l had won and thought l
would get another match with him
shortly after that. But Packey has
refused to meet me until now.
expect to convince all that | have
it on him when we meet in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York,
March IA.
Mcfarland at His Best Then.
Lots of people think l caught
Packey when he was off his stride.
Well, | know different. He weighed
close to lao that night, and ] was
but little over 1876. NV lightness
made me faster, however In that
same month of January, 1911, be-
fore my fight, Packey whipped
three good men-Young Erne,
Johnny Mccarthy and Jack Good
man. So he must have been on
edge for me"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
EARNING IS A CINCH,"
SAYS JOHN l.. SULLIVAN

BOSTON, MASS. Feb. 14.-John l..
Sullivan says that farming is real fun,
and that he wouldn't exchange it for
any other line of business, not even
monologing, which he does just for
variety. Farming is the only thing,
says Sullivan. They say that farming
is hard. 1t isn't. l didn't know any
thing about it when l started in except
what l had heard people say about it.
Last year l raised 500 bushels Of pota-
toes, five and half tons of hay and
enough vegetables for the house and
the pigs all winter. I have two horses,
two cows and an eleven-ro house
that is 100 years old, with steam heat
and electricity in It,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
FIFTH REGIMENT WINS;
HAS L0OK-IN FOR TITLE

In one Of the closest, hardest fought
games of the Atlanta Basket Ball league
brought its season to close last night
by losing to the Fifth regiment team,
81 to 30.
The gameness exhibited by Captain
Graves, of the Wesley team, in playing
in the second half when he was in
wretched physical condition was an ex-
hlbitiOn of grit that came near winning
for his team Had he been in good share
there might have been a different tale
The victory of the Fifth regiment as
sures them of second place in the stand
ing, and gives them look-in for the pen
nant.
The Young Mems Christian association
Atlanta Athletic club game scheduled for
tonight has been postponed until next
Tuesday night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
TULANE-L. S. U. GAME
Is ARRANGED AT LAST

BATON ROUGE, LA, Feb 14.-It has
been announced that Louisiana State uni
versity and Tulane will meet in foot
ball game on the local gridiron November
o. Director Halligan, in speaking of the
university is anxious TO have a game with
Tulane The two teams are natural riv-
ais and the students and alumni of both
Louisiana State university and Tulane
want this game. With the exception Of
next year all of these games will be
played on Thanksgiving day, alternating
between Baton Rouge and New Orleans,
with an equal distribution of the gate re-
ceipts. The equal division of the receipts
was the point Louisiana State University
wanted and this has been conceded by
Tulane.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
DILLON AND DEFINING
WILL FIGHT FEB. 18TH

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14.-Jacll Dill
lon will be the headliner in the next
fight card at the auditorium February
10. when he meets Jack Denning, OF
New York. in a ten-round encounter.
Denning has met Mike Gibbons and
Billy Papke and is fit for this engage
ment.
Two other ten-round bouts are card
ed for next Wednesday might. Chuck
Larsen. Of Chicago, is scheduled to
meet Jimmy Anderson, Of this city, and
Pat Mcmahon, the Indianapolis ban
tam, is booked to go ten rounds against
Earl Denning, of Chicago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
SWAN BUYS RELEASE AND
SIGNS WITH BEAUMONT

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 14.-Another
Of the 1912 holdovers was cut loose from
the Pelican squad when Manager
Frank announced that "Ducky" Swan,
diminutive southpaw, purchased last
June from Toledo. Ohio. to assist the
fioundering Pels, would not report for
duty this spring.
Swan purchased his own release so
that he could join Eddie Wheelers
Beaumont club.
"Ducky," from all accounts, has been
dickering with half dozen clubs all
winter but with no success. He ar
ranged a deal, however, with Eddie
Wheeler, Of the Beaumont aggregation
which will reimburse him for the NOM
inal amount paid into the Pelican ex-
chequer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
TECH AND AUBURN PLAY
TONIGHT ON TECH COURT

The Yellow Jacket basket ball team will
play it's third game tonight at o'clock
with the Auburn quintet, at the Crystal
palace on the Tech campus. The Jacket
team has played two games this season,
breaking even with Clemson.
This is the first basket ball team the
school has turned out in a good many
years and the men are putting forth
every effort to make this season success
full There is quite a bit of extra good
material at the school and it Is a hard
thing to decide which Is the varsity and
which is the scrubs, both teams being
very evenly matched.
The following men will start the game
for the home team: Porter will play
center, Brown and Holmes at forwards
and Gamble and Bradley at guard.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
SMITHS H0LD-OUT LIST
NOW REDUCED TO EIGHT

The signed contracts of Pitcher Paul
Musser and Catcher Joe Dunn reached
pasepaIl headquarters yesterday. This
brings the total of signed contracts III
TO fwenty-one, with but eight more vel
to be received.
Here is a list OF those yet unsigned:
flLcnefS BRADY, Weaver and Donnelly
Intlelders Heating and Dobard
outhelders Bailey Sisson and Long.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
JOHNNY SIEGEL SIGNS
TO MANAGE AKRON CLUB

AKRON, OHIO, Feb. 14-John II. Sic
gel, formerly of Cincinnati and Nashville
was signed to manage the Akron team in
the Interstate league for the coming sea-
son Last year Siegel managed the Gads-
den (Ala) team in the Southeastern
league, and walked off with the pennant
after getting a bad start. For three seas
ons he played with Nashville in the
Southern league and made a good record
while there. He will play center field
with the local team and will start South
next week seeking material.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
PAT DROUILLARD BESTS
SHERIDAN IN HOT MILL

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Feb IA
In a fast six-round bout last night,
Mickey Sheridan, of Chicago, was out
pointed by Pat Dreuillard, feather
weight champion of Canada.
Sheridan was smothered In the fifth
by the onslaught Of Dreuilard's blows.
The first half of the fight was fast
and there was not a moment wasted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
GOAL KEEPER TOO FAT:
TRENTON TEAM PROTESTS

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb. II
Members of the Trenton team OF the
intermediate division of the Ontario
Hockey association have entered a pro
test against the victory OF the Coburg
seven last week on the ground that Co.
burg had undue assistance in keeping
goal"
The Coburg team had Richard Tur-
pin, weight $50 pounds, wedged into
the nets. 1t took a burglars Jimmy and
hook to dislodge Turpin at half time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
RIVERSIDE IN LINE

Riverside Military academy, through
Captain w. II. Evans, faculty manager.
has notified the Georgia Interscholastic
Athletic association that il is willing to
subscribe to all the eligibility conditions
Of the organization at Once and to have
all rules apply for the coming baseball
season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
O'DAY AND JOHNSON TALK,
BUT HANK HASN'T SIGNED

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Hanl5 O'Day and
Ban Johnson spent several hours in
conference here yesterday and when
1t was all over the news went the
rounds that O'Day had accepted berth
in the American league Johnson
would neither confirm nor deny the
story.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
THIRTY CUBS START FOR
TAMPA TOMORROW NIGHT

CHICAGO Feb. l4.-H eaded by John
ny Evers some 30 West Side baseball
players. officials and reporters will
make their getaway tomorrow night
for Tampa, where the Cubs will At
themselves for the coming season.
President Murphy will not accompany
the team but win join il later.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
BILL TO PERMIT RACING
CONSIDERED IN MISSOURI

JEFFERSON CITY, MO-, Feb. IA
4 bill was introduced in the house pro-
vlding for commission TO have charge
~ fair. and racing a clause IN the bill
u,Imira the plri mutuel system ~ bet
INK.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

effort to uncover their in
-,.f,os Jimmy McAleer has
,rrouncaa that he will send
f his worlds champion
bars to Hot Springs until they
sent him their signed con-
1 ~, for this year. He thus
rs~ o,Brien. Hall and Collins
If his Eve star pitchers-and
sr,aan and Nunamaker-two of
f,nr regular catchers. While
of these has been considered "a
4 ,,5on." none of them has yet
Erosd up following letters sent to
4 bv McAIeer. so that they are
snoroaching the "holdout
4 o. whether they so intend or
I.,rEER has been secretive IN
Il M. negotiations with the men
have not yet signed. He says
.,nf6ently believes that they
H. an afix their John Hancocks
eva AprfI 10. when the bell
cs Rut they have not yet signed.
1IaAIeer has a good sized re-
~ IN his hands-if you want to
f. wholesale disposition to
f,.ur over salary figures by such
harsh name.
rsrDES the greater part of his
battery strength, McAleer has
reached terms with his out
l-IIooper. Speaker and Lewis.
ra, signed his infield intact
M Yt-kes. Wagner and Gard
sr-and the most Of his substi-
,4s None Of them had any good
s..n to hold out" Stahl has a
,rding contract; Yerkes had
erd an insecure position; Wagner
Fss close to the limit Of veteran
bortstop Of his standing, and
ar5nar wanted a three years
cement which he received in a
Boment. All Of them are well paid
hem for the positions they hold
r4 the standing they have in the
liz leagues.
, Ut it is different with the bat
teries and the outfielders. The
iychers are not paid the salaries
opposed TO be given to star fling
rs on worlds championship teams.
il of the "holdout" quartet want
ubstanuaIy more money than
hey received last year. In the case
i Bedient, he was given a big
'ooSt over last years figures, so he
igued Bedieut was serving his
IrSt regular year in 1912 and work
d for not much more than the
egulaT rookie pay, so he could
lave a big boost without necessa-
Fly getting into the headline sal
ny class
HE outteId trio is paid about
$4,000, which is $4,000 less for
he whole three than Ty Cobb alone
supposed to have held out" for
iooper Speaker and Lewis would
Ike To be paid star salaries in
e7Dns with their position as out
gardeners for the champions. of
IT, world
/ IIH the batteries, McAleer has
-o.d Manager Stahl that ne will
D. nave the men at Hot Springs
Inc expense of the club unless
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
ANOTHER GIRL FOE JonNnv

GLEN ElIAND, OHIO, Feb. 14.-Johnuy
hHbane, champion featherweight fighter.
was presented by his wife with valen-
tine TINS morning in the form of a babl.
daughter kiibane is now the father OF
two girls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-20

est and redemption of the city's bonded
debt. AS the way did not seem to be
clear to additional oond issues. with
the present load of debt and interest
charges. Mr.. Corley said that for him
self he would favor plan for laying
special tax as suggested by the Com
mittee on Finance, the proceeds to be
used for street work only. II a special
levy OF 1-2 mills were laid, Mr. Cor
ley said, the city's tax rate would still
be lower than any other city of Rich
monds size In this country. Such a
rate would bring a return of approXf-
mately 100000 year. He would have
the increase limited to Ave years. thus
providing within that period street
fund Of s2.000.000 for the expenditure
OF which along comprehensive general
lines plans could be prepared and large
contracts awarded from year to year.
so much, to show mat am In favor
OF general street improvements. and
TO show that ] realize that our pres
ent income will not suffice to do the
work urgently needed" said Mr.. Cor
ley. But meanwhile we hope to dem
onstrate to the Administrative Board
that Broad Street is the most urgent
item. and one By which all the peo-
pie OF the city Will benefit. II they will
transfer their awards from some of the
less travelled streets to Broad Street
now. j think the Retail Merchants AS
sociatlon will gladly aid in some pro-
per plan for providing larger fund
for comprehensive street building COM
mensurate with the great growth OF
the city. for only by such a plan can
the high rent and housing problems be
met"