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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-03

1t is easier to make enemies than
it is to shake them.
Mrs. }. Jack has returned from
a visit of several weeks to relatives
in Arcadia.
Willie Moger came up from Fl.
Myers and spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Moger,
in Solana.
Get your summer underwear
at K. G. Blount & Co. adver-
tisement.
Karl Fries left this morning for
Mulberry, where he will remain
indefinitely.
Golf is in the lead. If you want
to buy goods, see Goff.-51tf adj
vertisement.
Alexander Brodie, after spend
ing the winter with Mrs. Brodie
in this city left Monday for Mount
Pleasant, Mich, where he will
remain through the summer.
Headquarters for dress making,
millinery and china Mrs. S. |
Hufman--tf advertisement.
AID. Rosseter of the NIX. Fair
bank Co., is in the city working
in the interest of the cake. baking
contest being exploited by the En-
pire Grocery Go.
Nice line of boys knee pants
suits just received at h. Q. Blount
e Co. If advertisement.
Mrs. r. B. McHargue and four
children of Harbor View, are
spending a season with relatives al
Winter Haven.
Senator F. M. Cooper went over
to Tampa on Tuesday afternoon,
on a short business visit.
Have Huffman finish your ko.
dak pictures. Over the Boston
Store, Arcadia, Fla.-9-3t. adj
vertisement.
Keep in mind the school elections
to be held in the various special
Tux districts of the county on Sat
urday, April 10th. Good men
should be elected to membership
on the boards of trustees and three
mills should be voted toward the
support of each of the schools.
Why, G.F.F.F. means COTS
Fancy Family Flour.-Try it.. =
advertisement If.
A number of our representative
citizens 60 to Fort Myers today te
meet with the board of trade OF
that city and discuss the boulevard
whichsit4is proposed to construct
between Punta Gorda and thai
PLACE.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-03

Baptist Church Preaching ev-
cry Sunday at II am. and 7 p. ~,
Sunday school 10 a. M. prayer
meeting each Wedsday evening at Z
o'clock, w. M. U. Wednesday af-
ternoon mt 3 O'Clock. t. R. WooD-
ON, Pastor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-03

Just received, 1918 samples OF
Alfred Peat's and Kayser and All
man wall wall papers, Santos and
and Lin-o-WalI. Estimates fur
nished on paper-hanging, decorat-
ing, etc. -Punta Gorda. Hard.
ware. If. advertisement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
OLD TIMERS PLAY AT
ATHLETIC CLUB TONIGHT

a game of basket ball will be played
tonight between team composed of the
stars of former years and the present
team of the Atlanta Athletic club
The old timers promise plenty of ac-
ton and are confident of their ability to
show a. come back" Every star OF
former years now a member OF the club
will take part in the game.
Captain Doonan, of the old timers.
announces the following lineup for his
team TO start the game: AL Doonan and
Dick Jemison, forwards: Walton Griffith
or Leo Spencer, center; Luther Hudson
and Fred Hoyt, guards. Coke Davis
and Ernest Ramspeck are the substitutes
The club team will use the following
lineup: Forbes and Smith forwards
DuBard, center; Carter and Weaver,
guards
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

for the coast next week, to take over his
new club.
Jimmy Barrett manager of the Mil
waukee team in 1911, has turned his at
tention to selling motors.
Otto Williams once Pelican, has been
sold by Indianapolis to Kansas City, and
will play second for the K. C.'s.
w. G. Hirsig, president of the Nash
vile club, is up in Cleveland, trying to
josh the Maps out of a couple of players
The Vols will about get what Toledo and
New Orleans will not take.
Memphis is trying to get Willis Butler
the Shortstop sent to the PeliCans by the
Maps in alleged payment Of the phony
Cullop deal.
Charley Sommers has notified Joe Biz
mingham that he wants him to continue
playing in the outfield Like all mana
gers, Joe is perfectly willing to stop
playing.
Charley Murphy says he isn't sure
Frank Chance will make a success as a
bench manager. Neither is Frank Far
rell. But he was willing to risk $4,000
on it.
Buffalo has sent Dolly Stark to Sacra-
mento
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
FODDER FOR FANS

Lew Richie of the Cubs. took a header
~ ms motorcycle while speeding on the
Daytona beach the other day, and sailed
ABOUT block before he landed 1t isn't
me hrst time Lew has been up in the air.
catcher Rondeau, with jersey City last
year is mentioned as possible first
paseman for the Tigers
-, The club that beats out the Crackers
ms year will have to finish as good as
SeFenth-and possibly quite a bit better.
Frank Manush will be tried at short
SloP oy Toledo next season. He won his
Idhe IN the Southern as third baseman.
me Bluegrass league may be allowed to
Rut team in Louisville. to play when
me American association team is on the
road. They ought to investigate New Or
cans experience with two ball teams.
IL was Illuminating.
Edgar Willett is another Detroit play
ef who has sent back his contract I'M
SIIgned It's getting habitual with those
Charles Murphy has prepared for the
press four-column statement as to why
ne nred Frank Chance. Among those
VINO read it were Mr.. Murphy and the
proofreader.
Harry Wolverton leaves Philadelphia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
A. A. c. AND S. v. D. WIN
GAMES IN LOCAL LEAGUE

The results last night in the Atlanta
league games We're: Atlanta Athletic
club Il, Fifth Regiment 16. s. V. D. fra
lernty 10, Y. M c. A. II.
Before large crowd the Fifth Regiment
team suffered it's second defeat losing to
the Atlanta Athletic club by the margin
of points
The game started with a rush. and con-
unued for nearly five minutes before
johnnie Green started the scoring, max
ing spectacular goal for the Fifth. He
repeated few seconds later but by the
emo OF the half the club five had managed
TO tie the score
Inc second saw much roughness in
Jected into the game, holding. tripping
ana other fouls being committed.
one player was elected from the game
LOT committing class B foul
Inc ). V: d. fraternity team won its
SKIN straight victory last night defeat
ton
=, The S. V. D. team completely outclassed
me association team in the first half.
55Sorlng points to the Y NJ. c. AS 2.
ne !. Nj. {. 4. came back with a rush
Ia Ihe second half, and scored points,
wnle ;. " d. scored only 6, two of which
were free shots
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

the inventor whispered it into our
ear, the game runs thus:
"a baseball can not be easily held
by players in cold weather, hence
the need of a game with the larger,
clumsier football. 1t is played on
a baseball diamond, with the same
number of players on side, the
most notable difference being that
there is no pitcher. The player oc-
cupies the position of another
first and second.
The ball is put into play by
being kicked from the home plate,
and the runner hikes for first, as in
baseball and is put out by the
passing of the ball to first ahead
of him, as in baseball, or being
touched by it in the hands of a
player
The runner may not advance
from a base when the ball has
been passed to the baseman who
touches the base While the runner
is there; this debars the runner
from advancing from the base I'M
til it has been again kicked out; it
likewise debars any runner back of
him. The kick may be Of any sort
place, punt or drop kick. The
runner may be declared out if he
advances from the base before the
ball is kicked out. If the ball is
kicked foul, the kicker is out; he
is also out if he fails in an attempt
to kick.
The game is very lively, being
full of constant kicking, running,
catching and passing 1t develops
strength, speed. accuracy and skill,
and with less liability to accident
even than in baseball, on account
of the freedom from the chance of
being injured by a pitched or bat
ted ball"
ONE season, when Jay Andrews
~ had the Kansas City club, some
treacherous person wished a young
catcher on him, says Bill Phelon,
and Jay, thinking he had a second
Ewing, rammed him into the game.
Immediately, the opposition began
to run wild and the kid catcher
began to throw wilder. Down on
third base, poor Andrews was half
crazy between lodging the spikes
and trying to pull down the throws
Ball after ball sailed over his bean.
and by tremendous leaps. he man
aged to knock them down. AT last,
as the fourth runner of the inning
stole third Jay batted down a
chuck II feet tall, and then walked
Raging to the plate,
See here boy" he whooped, lin
this league they don't fly-they
slide!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

the list. That wouldn't indicate
that the individuals are any strong
er either in batting or in stealing
bases.
"Of course, in many other ways
baseball has gone ahead. When I
was in the game baseball was
sport. Today it is a business.
There were mighty few of us a
dozen years ago who saved any
money. At the present the aver
age chap takes up baseball for ten
years, saves his money and then
starts up in business. All that has
come with the publicity given the
game and the bigger attendance,
which permits the payment Of
larger salaries.
There are more ball players to-
day who are deeper students of the
business they are following, and
watch the opposing players more
closely to determine what are their
weaknesses Also they play more
for one run than we used to do.
We wanted to be ahead four or
five runs. Nowadays the team cap
tain is quite satisfied when he Is
run to the good That makes closer
scores, and probably the spectators
are all the more satisfied.
II don't know that l have pointed
out what have meant to show, but
! want to impress upon the younger
generation the class of men who
made baseball in my day, who built
the foundation for the big organi-
cations of the present time. Men
like Clark Griffith, Jimmy Callahan.
Frank Chance Cap Arson, John ].
McGraw, Connie Mack, Bobby Nc
Aleer and Jake Stahl all played
with me. Today they are manag-
ing major league clubs, and the
fact that they have been able to
keep apace with the changes shows
that baseball hasn't stepped any too
lively for them"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
COACHERS' BOXES MAY
BE MOVED BACK 10 FEET

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Jan. 23.-Bnly
Evans. American league umpire, here
today, declared in favor of the sugges-
ton of President Navin, of the Detroit
club that the coacher's boxes be moved
ten feet from the first and third bases
so the catchers viii not consume so
much time in hiding their signals from
coachers. He said he believed the game
would be shortened ten minutes by the
change.
The coachers on first and third are
always keeping an eye on the catcher
and he has to squat and fuss to hide his
signals before each ball is pitched"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

~ UMB DAM MORGAN,
manager of K o ckou
Brown, Jack Britton and
lin Savage, is going to camp on
,be trail of Packey Mcfarland
when he quits Atlanta. Morgan
wants and has wanted for several
months to get Britton on with the
clever Chicago boy. Mcfarland,
however. has lodged Jack at every
opportunity.
But Morgan isn't going to let him
dodge any more. He intends going
right to Packey's home and camp
on his doorstep until match is
made.
This morning Morgan received
telegram from the Mcmahon broth
ers, of New York. Said McMahon
brothers are promoters Of a big
boxing club in Gay Gotham. The
telegram read:
"Have offered Mcfarland $1,000
guarantee to box Britton."
According to Morgan, Mcfarland
will not accept this Juicy offer.
He knows Britton can beat him.
pipes Dan. He won't get in the
same ring with Jack unless he is
pulled in by team Of horses.
We'll. I'll get the team of horses,
if necessary" finished Dan on the
Britton subject.
THEN Morgan branched off on
Savage Dan really believes he
has the coming heavyweight cham
pion in this bird
The Auditorium -Armory militia
are willing to put Savage and AL
Palzer on ten days hence. Morgan
Immediately sent Tom O'Rourke,
manager of Palzer, a telegram ask
ing him to bring on his protege.
This morning the following wire
was shot over by O'Rourke:
Dan Morgan,
Care The Georgian,
Atlanta, Ga:
'Palzer unable to fight for
some time. Has. not fully recov-
cred from malaria he contract
ed before he fought Mccarthy.
tom O'ROURKE."
But Morgan is willing to wait I'M
til Palzer does recover from his at
tack of malaria. 1t is possible that
Savage and the man who put up
such q great fight against Luther
McCarty will be able to clash at the
Auditorium on February 6.
It's acinch Morgan will do all lie
can to get Palzer into the same ring
with his Young Jim Corbett," as he
calls Savage.
D 'SEBALL, played ali winter.
- with a football instead of a
baseball. is the coming sport. AS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
'B.Lange, Former Cub Hero, Says
Baseball Is Same Game as Ever

@ AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-Is
baseball faster today than it
was fifteen years ago? Is the
individual star a speedier man on
the bases? Can the pitcher work
TO greater perfection? Some say
yes, others say no, so it's up to Bill
Lange, who as outfielder for the
Chicago Cubs a dozen years ago
was rated the fastest man in the
game, to answer the question. 1t
was put straight up to Bill to give
the fans his answer, and Lange
comes back with just as straight
forward an answer.
1T may sound like sour grapes,
said the former Chicago crack. for
me to say that baseball has not i'm
proved in individual play, but that's
the way it looks to me, so why
shouldn't | say so, as long as /
have been asked the question? /
don't doubt that baseball has i'm
proved in team work and in signals,
otherwise called inside baseball. a
much abused term. The standard
Of the players has doubtless inn
proved, because baseball has
changed, but so far as the individ-
ual Is concerned, | don't think there
have been many improvements.
Old Stars Still Stick.
Something like twelve years ago
| quit the game. In those days
there were such men in the game
as Frank Chance. Fred Clarke. Ma
pOleon Lajoie, Hans Wagner, Tom
my Leach Sheckard, Bobby Wal
lace, Bresnahan and Bill Dahlen.
and many of them are still land
marks in baseball
Look at the list of today's stars
and there are not more than half a
dozen who can be held up to COM
pare with them. Take Ty Cobb.
iris Speaker, Collins. Baker and
perhaps few others. and you have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
FRANK SENDS MAPLE
BACK TO TEXAS AGAIN

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 2S-One result
Of Eddie Wheeler's visit to New Orleans
was the purchase by the Beaumont man
ager of Rola Maple, the diminutve
southpaw.
Maple was big disappointment to the
New Orleans fans last season, and after
a bad start he was placed with the Fort
worth club He had fairly good year
teen, with club which finished up with
a ;42l percentage. Manager Frank re-
called him last fall but was persuaded
by Wheeler to part company with the lit
tie .portsider. Wheeler also hopes to land
a few other players from the Pei boss
for his Beaumont club
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
TECH ABOUT READY FOR
FIRST BASKET BALL GAME

The Tech basket ball team will start
the varsity season February I. Coach
Heisman and Coach Alexander have been
working hard with the team and now
have It in pretty good shape There is
some extra good material at Tech and
the chances are that the first season will
be a success.
A balcony has been built in the "crys-
tai palace" and all is ready for The
opening Of Tech varsity basket ball sea
son.
Derby Brown has been elected can
tain Prominent among those trying for
varsity honors are Snake" Porter, Bell"
Holmes, Goat Holiday, Ray Mon
tague, Little" Place and Luck Gam
BILE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
YANTZ DEAL is BLOCKED:
PELICANS MAY LOSE HIM

CHICAGO, Jan. 23-It now develops
that George Iantz, who was sold BY
the Cubs to New Orleans, is not a Peli.
can because, under the terms OF the ma
uonal agreement, the release was lille
gally made. Yantz Is again Cub be-
cause some technicality in his release
hampered the deal
Secretary Farrell has been asked to
straighten out the tangle Under the
new rules, after getting waivers on Yantz
in the big leagues. Murphy must also
get waivers from all Glass AA teams
thrust on Murphy, it may give Murphy
less trouble to sell him to another ma
Jor league club or trade him off
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
SWACINA'S HOLDOUT
HAS NEWARK WORRIED

NEWARK, n. j., Jan 23.-Harry Swa-
team. He made $500 a month last wear
and was offered a better contract this
year. However. he refused to sign it,
is likely that Harry Smith, who is going
TO Savannah soon to arrange for the
training trip there of the Newark club,
viii return home by way of Birmingham,
in order to pay Swacina a visit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

he should do well. The Phillies look
like a pretty fair team this year.
With their support, Mayer may
make good showing. One thing
certain, he'll never quit,
OF all those sent up last fall,
Al Demaree looks just a shade
the best At that it would be a
brave gambler who would bet more
than even money that he will stick.
Demaree was an ordinary pitch
er up to last year. Atlanta owned
him once, but wouldn't bother to
give him a trial. He didn't look
like anything fiashy with Chatta-
nooga.
Last year Demaree came to life.
Bill Smith gives lot of the cred
1t 10 Joe Dunn. He says that
Joe's long head was responsible for
AIS good work. Certain it was
that Demaree developed into a
wonder.
He showed up every big league
team he worked against in the ex-
inhibition series not giving up a run
after he struck his stride. On April
70 he shut out New Orleans, 6 to
0, and struck out II men (and the
Pei1cans were no weak hitters. as
they showed two days later by
making 20 hits for % bases against
some other Southern league pitch
ers).
Demaree made the most wonder
full start that ever a pitcher made
For 40 innings not a base runner
crossed the plate while Demaree
was pitching. In succession, and
within twelve days, he shut out
New Orleans twice. Birmingham
and Montgomery.
1t was not until the fifth inning
of the fifth game that a runner
slipped over. But even then Dema-
rec continued to win. He beat Biz
mingham, Nashville, Memphis and
Chattanooga in the order named,
and arrived in Atlanta with eight
straight victories to his credit.
Against the joke Atlanta team
Demaree lost his first game. In the
seventh 1t was tied up. Then
O'Brien singled, Donahue sacri-
feed, Atkins ripped off single
and Harry Bailey knocked a three
Dagger. And right there AL got the
first trimming of his 1912 career.
Demaree's remarkable record in
winning eight straights is here
given:
Date. Opposing r. h. SIS. BIB.
Club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
BY Percy II. Whiting.

EAN a human toothpick pitch
winning bali for a big league
club? Can the awkwardest
pitcher in Southern league history
become a Giant? Can lad who
learned the pitching art by selling
pop get away in the American
league?
Answer these questions and you
know the fate of the three most
promising pitchers sold by South
ern league clubs to the big leagues
last fall-Mayer, DeMaree and
Smith.
M AVER was sold by Atlanta to
the Philadelphia Americans.
But, of course, he played only a
small part of the season with the
Crackers. He won his graduation
on the strength of his showing with
the Portsmouth club.
Now, this Mayer lad is no low
brow. On the contrary, he is an
other of the vast army of educated
young men who are forging up
ward in baseball.
Mayer was born in Cincinnati or
some such place, but most of his
life he has lived in Savannah. Not
so many years ago he entered the
Georgia School of Technology.
When the spring came he went out
with the baseball squad and told
them he was a pitcher. After look
ing him over, the baseball author
tiles said: NO, there must be some
mistake. You might qualify for
bat boy, but you'd shine in the role
of a shadow"
Well, he was thin, all right; and
didn't seem to have strength enough
to pick up a ball, much less throw
it. But finally he persuaded them
to give him trial. After that
there was nothing more to it. They
christened him Scissors, and bet
their board money when he worked.
He seldom failed to bring home the
decision and he was an All-South-
ern pitcher before he was through.
Lack of size will be Mayors
worst handicap in the big leagues.
1t was in the Southern. He didn't
look impressive. When he ambled
into the box the batters all got
bunch they had something on him.
Sometimes they did.
Mayer got three consecutive tries
with the Atlanta team. And three
times they sent him back
1t isn't likely they'll ever have
another chance. Last spring Char
ley Hemphill sent him to Ports
mouth. Everybody said Charley
was fool for doing it. He was
With Portsmouth, Mayer hit his
stride. With a team that was los
ing a bunch of games. The Scis-
sOrs' was invincible. His speed
made him the terror of the league
And he had a good fast ball, too
Also he had a grand head. Moth
ing ratified him. His is the trained
mind. He has learned to think fast.
to remember and to act on the
thought.
Mayors chances of making good
seem excellent. His lack of size is
against him. A manager is likely
to look him over and pass him up.
OF course, some slatty pitchers
have made good. But your ideal
hurler is broad of shoulder and
moderately husky. 1t would seem
about an even bet If Mayer. who
is a slow starter, can manage to
bluff along until he hits his stride,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
AUBURN AND GEORGIA
MAY PLAY HERE NOV. %

Auburn and Georgia may play their
annual football game i'm Atlanta on the
Saturday before Thanksgiving day
i has been the custom to play this
game on Thanksgiving day in some
smaller city. However, the Auburn
Georgia game played in Atlanta would
pay the expenses of the two athletic as
sDciations for the season
The Saturday before Thanksgiving is
slways an open date with Tech and there
fore, there would be no conflict in adtes
I'm this respect.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
Southern League Pitchers "sen Higher" Only Fair
MAYER DEMAREE AND SMITH ARE BEST IN LOT

Gus habits except smoking long,
black cigars. He has plenty of
sense and a good head
Demaree worked in a couple of
games with the Giants last fall.
In one he looked good In another
he didn't. With the superlative
handling he will get on the Giant
team he has a chance.
D ERHAPS the most interesting of
the Southern league hurlers in
the big show is Pop Boy Smith.
This lad was brought up in the
Birmingham ball park He began
to hang out there ten years ago, a
small lad in short pants. As he
grew up his love for the game led
him to securing job to work
there, and he became a pop seller.
When the batters were warming
up, and before the pop buyers be-
gan to arrive, Smith used to pitch
to the batters. He studied the
game and the players. who liked
out. Finally Smith grew up into
spindling, loose iointed lad.
And one day he asked Carleton
Wordsworth to get him a job
Il thought you were a pop SELL
err" said Wordsworth.
Nix. I'm pitcher" replied
Smith.
So Wordsworth landed him a job
with Admission. Tom Fisher was
manager of the team and he show
ed Smith lot about the pitching
art.
Last year Wordsworth gave
Smith a chance and he demon
strated real worth. He had good
team behind him and he won a lot
of games.
This spring Smith will be tried
out by the White Son" OF course
the lad is awfully young, certainly
not over 81 years. He is light and
he has had but two years of eXpe-
rience. In the course of few
years he will All out, take on 10 or
$50 pounds of weight and will be a
wonder lie has good habits,
good mead for kld' lots OF steam,
a nice enough curve ball and lot
of confidence in himself That he
will stick this year is moderately
doubtful.
HDUTCH' WAGNER. the New
Orleans hurler sent to Brook
lyn, is good, husky chap, with a
lot of stuff He is going to a club
that needs pitchers (among other