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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
~ oEoHOs T. PHAIR.

EXCELSIOR.
The shades Of night iCere falling fast
When from d training camp there
passed
A youth pho trent NTH heGUy stride,
And to the young mans coat ioas tied
A CAN.
The manager, in accents grim,
Had said these burning words to him
Back To the bushes, Hugo Smith!
fear your dome is padded toith-
EXCELSIOR.
AZ we understand II. the rumpus over
the Panama Canal ls due to the Inten-
tlonal pass.
One m. Lurle, a pueilst Of that dear
Paris, wants TO fight sombardler Wells
showing that he has acquired the Amer.
lean habit Of looking for something SOFT
Babe Picato may be a capable young
man in the pugilistic world. but our
notion OF nothing to call pugilist Is
Babe. II we were fighter we'd be
called Snookums.
A good many Of our white hopes are
travelling abroad, but there is one
thought that mars our pleasure; They
Will come back
Bill Carrlgan advises young athletes
not to overeat. All Of which is the
same az advising young ducks to keep
away from the water
BASEBALL.
The htIe old pdstme is henry Utth
dust
The dust mat theD Keep IN The
bank.
The dtUidcnds 0row Tin the purses
bHst
That once ,ccre so skinny and tank.
Time tcas toAen the Httte old game
tcds HetC
and its pocketbook mustU and
bars,
But noe u yoU pldy u a season or
tUO
You are almost millionaire.
Branch Hickey having opened a base.
ball school, II is presumed that he Will
teach the Browns how to play base.
ball.
The winners OF the Fed series In
Shreveport Will be given one dollar SD
apiece, showing that Joe Tinker has
great faith In his men. He Is not afraid
they viii spend Il In rietous living.
While the Browns and Cardinals may
- =
with an enormous amount Of nerve.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
Rochester.
$4,000 Is Offered
For Old Rosebud

CHICAGO, April Jeff Living
ston, Of this city, who on Saturday
telegraphed to Louisville an offer Of
$50 600 for old Rosebud. the Ken
lucky Derby favorite. has received a
reply which caused him to lose his
breath for a few minutes The price
nar-ed was $4,000.
would like to have Old Rosebud
run IN my colors for the Derby at
Churchill Downs, and J know he is q
good horse for / saw him win several
stakes in his two-year old form"
said Mr. Livingston to-day But
when you make liberal offer and
10000 is tackled on to the price at
one clip, it causes you to hesitate. If
OLE Rosebud were a stallion ne might
he worth the money, but $40 600 looks
Ike a high figure for a geldng in
these days of racing. I have not de-
cided vet whether / viii continue the
negotiations"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
Napmen Triumph
Over Billikens, l0-2

MONTGOMERY. ALA. April s.-The
Cleveland American Association team
triumphed over the Montgomery South
ern Association team here yesterday, 10
to q Lefty George did the heavy work
for the visitors and pitched grand bah
ing for Montgomery, each allowed i've
hits, but errors in the eighth and ninth
inning allowed the visitors to score sew
en- runs Roth's hitting, three singles
out OF five times up, featured.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
War on Organized
Baseball Has Cost
Federals S2,56O,0OO

CHICAGO, March 2l.-The Federal
League has spent more than two and
one-h eii million dollars since it en-
tered tie LISTS against organized
baseball, according to statement
made to-day by James A. Gilmore,
president Of the new baseball organi-
zation. He itemized the eXpendi-
lures made up to date without in
GLIDING the incidental expenses Of
maintaining Offices in all the cities
where ccams are located and the cX-
pense of the various teams spring
training The total was 81 100000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

MONROE. LA, April 6.--The St
Louis Federal League regular team de-
feated a team from the City League
here yesterday by the score OF IL to /.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April G.
After resting Sunday, the Braves will 90
against the Buffalo team OF the Inter
national League to-day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
Harvard Players to
Meet Chief Executive

CAMBRIDGE. MASS, April 6.-Har-
wards baseball players win meet Pres
ident Wilson Monday. April 60 when
they arrive in Washington for weeks
stay
Congressman Samuel u. WnslOw. who
the indicated Harvard nine
OF 1885. will introduce the men -Four
games will be played. two with George
town, one with Catholic University and
another at Annapolis with the Navy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

A study of Frank Moran's career
eonvinees one that as a fighter he is
marvellous press agent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
SPORTING COMMENT

maybe. After fifteeR rounds, per
haps can get him. He got tired
with Rivers toward the end. If
he does that with me, ! got a
chance Of knocking him for
home run. Bur it's tough job
and l amt stuck on it."
CLEVER fellows are the hardest
- to lick according to Leach
PaCkey Mcfarland he declines to
talk about at all and says he
regards johnny Kilbane, feather
weight champion. as one of the
worlds greatest glove artists.
Name me on one hand the light
weights that can beat him." de-
manded Leach. yes, go on,
Richie and Wolgast, and VINO
else? Go on. who else? No
body I should pin no bouquets on
myself, for | wouldn't want the
job at all.
"THosE light hitters, eh7
Take Britton again. Didn't
tell Nate Lewis to match
Charley White with him in New
Orleans? And what happened?
He stopped Charley. That's your
light hitter, isn't it? And Fred
die Welsh is another one. Say,
give me the puncher for mine.
the fellow who'll mix and let you
get "A shot at him once in
while.
.'THEY say Joe shugrue beat
me the other night. Say,
what a licking | gave that Teller!
Believe me, he'll never beat an
other good man in his life He'll
need that ocean trip to Australia
TO get over what handed him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

COLEIBCS. OHIO, April 6 The Co
iumhus American Association team
made IS two straight from the Boston
Americans. winning yesterday. to /.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
May Play Riverside
Series Of Games

SHREVEPORT. LA. April 6-The
Centenary College baseball club, this
seasons Louisiana championship hold
er. is negotiating with Riverside Acad-
envy, Of Georgia, said TO be the Georgia
champions. for a series OF three games
on The Centenary diamond here April is,
II and 49, The Centenary team is now
on an invasion Of Texas universities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
PIRATES COP GAME,

ST JOSEPH MO- April 8 The
pittsburg National League club Sester-
day defeated ST. Joseph, OF the West
ern League, To 3,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
By Ed w. Smith.
.HICAco, April 6.-"Boxing

- y ~ " f-t1lll Niis
NHlCAGo, April 6.-"Boxing
is no business at all I'm
- working for the railroad
company. So help me- I'm think
ing of committing between New
York and Los Angeles Every
time / fight / have to split 6O-40
with the man who sells me the
ticket that looks like an accor-
dion and carries YOU way across
from ocean to ocean. It's no
business, that's my opinion w no
could wall that way but that in
teresting young man from New
York, Lea ches Crosse And ii was
teaches who let out the yowl.
He left last night for Los An
geles on his fourth trip to the
Coast in the everlasting search FOR
coin
I EAcHES expects to get .
Il chunk this time, but he isn't
especially Interested in or enam-
ored Of his job. He's got to face
Freddie Welsh, one of the fastest
and cleverest Of the whole flock
of lightweights And facing a
iabber like the Briton is no cheer
ful task. teaches isn't eheeful
about it: he's simply after the
coin, but, if he can hang one of
his w..k. haymakers on the vege-
tartan he will do it quick as a
fash
DON'T get the impression that
- Cross is going out to Tom
McCarey's town for the mere pur-
pose of collecting second money.
Far be it from such. remarks
teaches. He'll win If he can, as
quickly S he can. but-there are
a lot Of butts to this thing-plenty
can happen, especially When
Welsh 9 fighting Usually Fred
dies opponents face is so crowd
ed witn gloves that il is difficult
to even distinguish ones friends
5 sitting around the ringside.
nXIoU don't think he can hit
/ much, do you2" + suggested
"by way OF getting a rise out OK
teaches. The fighter squinted ms
big, brown eyes at me for mo-
ment and chen said. eNplosiVelN:
i've always heard so, but that's
what they used to say about JACK
Britton, but oiu, oiu, he's a still
niger with his left and a walloper
with his right, like a middle
weight. so you can bet YOU should
worry when you're fighting him.
I boxed him twice ten rounds in
side Of thirteen days. and my nose
wasn't straight ON my face for a
month. He can't knock your hat.
off. eho But he can 4nake your
nose gaplotch on your face, you
het"
HNYJ ELSH, shouldn't be afraid
w of-not AT al-and ] Amt.
believe me. but expect to get
many a crack before l catch him,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
.TdE Chamber of Commerce has re.

aTdE Chamber of Commerce has re
l quested its members to close up
as many of their business houses as
POSSIBLE the afternoon of Tuesday
pril IA, and allow their employees
10 go wherever they please-which
ineans. Of course. to the ball park to
see Atlanta hook up with Nashville.
A little cooperation by the Allan
Ia employers at this 'time will mean
a lot of valuable advertising to the
town all season.
It means something to outsiders
when they read
Atlanta. with an attendance Of
$4,000 headed the list of Southern
League cities in attendance at Open
ing Day games"
Of course, we don't have to stop at
$4,000. There can be more put In
Ponce DeLeon Park and there's no
reason why we shouldn't make reg
ular big league affair out Of It,
D Y the way-the lineup for Mon
ID days game probably will be as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

They actually want money for playing
the city series.
NOTHING DOING.
II tDiH not jump" said HelHe Htm,
n toiH not be a FED
For though theU raised mn pay 30
high
That it would reach the Summer sky
| looaid not be ahead.
"FOr i0heR you battle Nth the jumps
They fise yOH fUeHtD-fUe,
And If they fined me every day
/ mOuldnt drdioa sufficient pay
TO Keep q feG alice"
N Heinle Zlm and John EVers had
Jumped to the Feds there would have
been enough collected In fines 70 keep
the league atoat.
We are convinced that Joe Azeyedo
ls one Of the gamest guys In puaIlsm.
He wants TO fight Charlie White again.
Azevedo has a fighting chance to whip
White. provided the SAID White breaks
two hands instead Of one.
Yuma has no grandstand on its ball
grounds, but Il has much TO be thank
Tul for What If il had TO put up with
the stand In Mr.. Taft's Cor Mr.. Muir
phy's) park2
Frank Chance has put the lid on po-
ker 50 that his athletes may got more
sleep. And yet We understood that they
did plenty Of sleeping In the ball park.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

A LSO it is time for the fans to get
a in training for the game Open
ing Day-Tuesday, April IA.
There are about three other cities
around the circuit that are making
great efforts to capture the prize that
goes to the town putting the most
paid attendances into its ball park on
the first day Of the season. Chief
among these is Birmingham. Atlanta
won the trophy last wear, and Bir
mingham was sore. Atlanta footed
sup the tallest attendance for the
fwhole season, apd Birmingham was
.sorer, whether il is a good word or
'not.
Now Birmingham is out for re
~ nge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06

W 0T-nOT AZ aI-dH0 7 am Z.
believe me. but / expect TO get
many a crack before l catch him,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
CRACKERS AND
| RgCHESTER|N
| FINAL GAMES
Six More Exhibition Contests Be-
fore Atlanta Tries for Record
Crowd Next Week.
BY o. B. Keller.
THE final week of the practice
season having dawned cold and

n" HE final week of the pfactlce
season having dawned cold and
gray and bearing all the gen
eral characteristics of the morning
after instead of the morning before, it
now becomes the duty of the Crack
ers to stack up against John Cancels
Rochester ball club of the lnterna
tional League for six games, or as
many as the weather decides to per-
1nit
This layout also will have to be
enough to allow Bill Smith to sort
out his hands and assign them jobs
for regular work in the. season which
opens next Tuesday.
Hence the present week may be &C
cepted as being a Crucial Juncture, or
period or whatever you care to call
BIT, in the affairs of our little pennant
shunters of 1914.
m HE Rochester club has couple of
members well known to Atlanta
Ffans There is Tommy McMillan who
Dives here, and is the kind of a proph-
let not without honor in his own
rountry Ard there is Tom Hughes.
former Cracker siabman. These ce-
lebrities will add to the local interest
in the series.
u UT of course the main thing is to
- note how the Crackers will shape
4up against a presumably stronger
club just as their own season is
about to open.
Bill Smiths men finally managed to
take hard fall out OF the Braves.
They also tied them, and tied and
defeated the Cleveland Maps They
are in the mood to make trouble, and
Mr. Camel had Just as well prepare
for war
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Different Doctors.

There are a great many doctors"
who know nothing Of medicine. In
it's technical sense doctor is unfversi-
ty degree. the highest given. 1t IL
given in recognition Of attainments In
many branches Of learning, and SO
there are several kinds Of doctors.
There is the familiar N. D.. doctor OF
medicine; the LII. D.. doctor OF laws;
the Ph. D.. doctor Of philosophy; the
D. D., doctor Of divinity; the J. d..
doctor Of Jurisprudence: the d. d. s.,
doctor Of dental surgery, and many
another. So II you hear man re-
ferred to as doctor you must lind
out what he Is doctor Of before you
can determine to which profession be
belongs.
Doctor Of laws seems to have been
the earliest Of the doctors degrees. II
having been awarded as early as the
twelfth century. Doctors Of divinity
appeared somewhat later. 1t was
century before the now familiar NJ. ID.
doctor of medicine) came into USE
American Boy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Silage Keeps Fourteen Years.

On the farm of Mr.. o. ". RICHTER in
Indiana, is a home made monolithic con
crete silo fourteen years old. MT
RICHTER himself built the silo with
homemade wooden forms. 1t has to-
tai height of fifty feet, five feet Of which
is below the ground line. The walls at
the ground line are eighteen inches
thick and the clay bottom is kettle shap,
ed.
Mr.. RICHTER says that the silo was
never emptied below the ground line un'
til July, 1914. This summer, need for
all the silage was occasioned. The own
or was in doubt as to the condition IN
which he would find the silage in the
bottom. With the exception of slig ht,
ly increased acidity, the difference be-
tween it and the fresher silage was moi
noticeable. The cattle ate it with nc
less relish than common.
The corn from which this silage was
made came from fifty bushel an acre
yield, and it was ripe when put into tbt
silo. 1t will be noted that this silage
was made of the right kind Of material,
and its long preservation is no dOub
also due to the fact that it was preserved
in deep silo that caused a practical
exclusion of air in the bottom. Giver
good material, a proper silO, and cor
rect ensiling process, silage will keeI
we'll
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Manure Rather Than Climate

A veteran farmer called at my home
recently and during the discussion OF
farm problems stated bis belief that New
England is too far north and too cold for
farming anyway. To be sure, we get
some pretty cold weather here in Maine,
but the opinion has been growing more
firm with me that the amount of
good stable manure put under crop is
more important factor than the climate.
have been farming rocky hill farm,
cleared over 100 years, and failures have
exceeded successes, but the successes
have of late years been increasing and
have invariably been based on 10 to 10
cords stable manure per acre. Forest
leaves make excellent bedding and bet
ter manure, full of humus, and just the
thing for the old hillsides that have
been plowed and leached for years.
Leaves cost only little labor, too. l
consider them better than sawdust or
straw. e. C. Wadsworth, Oxford Coun-
ty, in New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Tennyson's First Poems.

The wind came sweeping through the
garden Of an old Lincolnshire rectOry
one morning in the beginning OF last
century and blew upon child five
years old, who opened his arms to tho
blast and let 1t carry him along. cry
ing as he Travelled. II hear a voice
that's calling in the wind" That was
Tennyson's first line Of poetry. The
first poem he ever composed was writ
ten upon a slate one Sunday morning
at Louth. The subject, set him by his
brother Charles. was "Flowers," and
little Alfred covered his slate with
blank verse after the model Of Thom-
sons Seasons" His next attempt was
an elegy upon his grandmother, who
had just died. written at the request OF
his grandfather. When It was written
the old man put 10 shillings into the
boys hand and said. There: that Is
the 6rst money you have ever earned
by your poetry. and. take my word
for It, 1t will be the last"-Westmin-
Bter Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29

! j0l' In the city. and when l did not
hear from him l went into the village
to ask the advice of some Of the friends
Of my husband. who Is dead these
many years. then beard Of my boys
arrest"
"why didn't yuh 60 to see bis law.
yerY' asked Kearney.
II went to the Tombs prison." she
told him. "and they sold It was too
late for me to see my son. They did
not know the name of bis lawyer, but
one of the keepers felt sorry for me
and told me that you knew all about
the case. he got Jour address for me" !"
Mrs. Kearney began clearing away
the dishes.
Hes innocent, sir" the frail visitor
pleaded eagerly. "He has been my
support since he was boy Of fourteen.
and q better son no woman ever had.
He knows nothing about crime. Mr..
Kearney. He's just country boy.
bis father was a good man before
him, and I brought him up in the fear
Of God. You've got good mother. sir,
and you c-c.c-an"-
"What can 1 do. ma'am" demanded
Kearney sharply. Pm the chief wit
ness for the prosecution. ! gotta do
my duty, hard as 1t may be. The law
tells me what gotta do, and l must
do It. II you got witnesses bring 'em
to court in the morning."
II have several friends in Nyack
who will testify that my boy Is good
boy" she sobbed. "They promised to
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29

tad."
watchman was murdered. Three men
did the Job. The policeman ON the
beat heard the explosion and got this
lad. The other two made their get
away"
"You got a case here that won't fall
DOWN.
eyes, sir: it's good case"
The inspector hesitated as II debat-
ing in his mind whether to put the
boy through an examination. Leuten'
ant Kearney seldom needed aid IRON
his chief. He was q detective OF ex
nerience and one who could safely OK
trusted to clear up any case.
Ranscombe turned to the pile or doc
uments ON his desk.
"Take him to the identification de
partment and 60 ahead with the case'
he instructed the detective.
The fingers Of Kearney's right nane
gathered up the folds Of his prisoners
sleeve until his grip became viselike
He wheeled about and started for tne
corridor, the boy half staggering aions
with him.
In the main hall Of the building the!
took a rattling and palsled elevator u
the top floor. Here they entered
small, dingy room where were scales
a large tripod with camera topping
II and an iron frame for holding IL
nosition the head of the subject to D'
photographed.
Two Identification experts in uniform
took the prisoner in hand and pnoto
eraphed him. profile and full face.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-29
Buying A Horse.

Avoid buying horse that will not
back properly, or stop short at the word
whoa" Observe his gait when he is
being backed, and when he is being trot-
ted directly past you. See that his NOS
trils are rosy in color and free from
traces of unnatural discharges. Exam.
inc teeth, tongue aud gums. Molar
teeth should be fiat and regular; breath
sweet. Beware of horse with poor or
diseased eyes. Listen to his. breathing
try his wind in every possible way.
The legs and feet of horse are bis
foundation and any defect here will rap
idly grow worse with age and work
Examine withers for fistula or scars ol
operations; the muscles over shoulder
blade, for sweeny; the point of elbow
for shoe boil; the knees, for stumbling
scars, or knee-hitting; the fetlock joints
for marks of interfering; the pastsrn
for ringboue, etc. the hoofs, for quarter
and toe cracks, corns, thrush, etc.; tht
region between knee and fetlock, fol
spIints, enlarged tendon, etc. Beware
OF any slight lameness, in front particu
larly.
See the animal harnessed and unhar
messed, and watch his demeanor TOWARD
his attendant. Finally, make sure thai
there are no traces of rupture, scratches
greasy heel, side-bone, SPAWN, curbs
capped hooks, springhalt, etc.