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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Sporting Food
- BY GEORGE E. PHAI7, ~
OH, YOU PRESS AGENT
Bob, Bob, FitSSimD10B'S son,
Smote his father an dtcfut one.

One Is not surprised to read that
Young Bob Fltzsmmons put Old Bob
Fitzsimmons to the floor. Many kid
has made a bum out of his old man.
Nevertheless one is inclined to suspect
that either Young Bob or Old Bob is
employing a good press agent.
Jimmy Ciabby is charged with having
started a fight with cop. This is the
first time In history that a champion or
a near champion has started fight
without any gate receipts In sight.
1t is reported that Frank Gotch has
refused an offer of $4,000 to re-enter
the game, but gosh! how it must have
hurt him..
In view of the fact that there is said
TO be 800. 900 900 back of organized
baseball. it behooves some intrepid eX
plorer TO find out how far back 1t is.
Ed ReuIbach has signed contract
with Brooklyn, but If we were Charlie
Ebbets we'd put arnor plate on the
Whenever Doc Herman protests
against hammer throwing one is led to
suspect that he is backed by organized
baseball.
There is method in Bill Kinifers
madness. He can go into vaudeville as
an impersonator of the jumping bean.
1t is unfortunate that Mr.. Killifer is
rot an amateur athlete. Otherwise Jim
sullivan could enter him in the jumps in
the Olympic games.
II Joe jackson has turned down a
SOS 600 contract the fault lies with the
Federal League. II he had been Of
In Ci RI
words Of one syllable he would have
! sWum up Niagara Falls.
"They are all lodging me-" complains
Marty Cutler, speaking of white hopes.
But why7
II may be true that Bat Nelson is SUI
ing Abe Atteil for the return of a $500
loan, but how did Bat ever let 1t get
away without taking Abe's right eye
as security?
Commercially speaking, II would be a
good idea TO put a MADE in Chicago"
label on the Federal League
Democracy is gaining ground among
ball players. For Instance, Ty Cobb has
condescended to do little sprinq train
ing among his fellow athletes.
Many a ball player Jumps TO the
Federal League because il is his only
chance to see himself depicted in the
public prints as big league star.
Larry Gilbert, formerly with the MIL
Waukee team, has signed with the Bos-
ton Braves, but he can always say that
he once belonged 70 a pennant winning
team.
THEY'RE ALL STARS NOW.
IRE looked at dUbs" remarked a
baseball fan.
IRE looked AZ dubs for pears al
four bits per,
1 And Herer kHec until the Feds be.
gan
| Hoto mann thousand big league
/ stars there icere."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
PRESENT-DAY
CATCHERS HAVE
It EASY NSON
"Grand Old Man of Baseball"
Believes 0Id-Time Backstops
Were Superior.
BY Pop" Arson.
The Grand Old Man of Baseball.


INHE catchers Of to-day have 1t
much easier than those who
held the fast ones in Gays gone
by. | used TO get behind the bat my
self on many occasions, and know
only too well what agony a man
suffered, after he had caught a game
years ago. We did not have the ia
cilities that our present day catchers
have.
Our hand covering consisted only
Of buckskin glove, with the fingers
cut off The balls came to us as
though they had been shot out OF a
cannon
Many times our hands would be-
come so bruised that we had to stick
piece Of raw beef inside the glove.
The basebslls used in those days
we're not Ike the ones in use to-day.
They we're Of much coarser con-
struction. As near as I can remem-
Der they made them from pieces Of
suspender rubber, wound tightly a
few times, then covered with a piece
OF leather. The ball was ready 10
play with after IL was stitched with
coarse string.
Many times after catching game,
Mike Kelly. one of the hardest work
ing catchers the game ever knew, and
Il win be many years efore Mikes
equal is ever produced, had TO battle
his hands in boiling water fer hours
at a time after a game 10 try ana
reduce the swelling of the bones.
When catcher of to-day is in
iured during a game he AN SIT on
the bench and wait for his injuries
TO heal In oldcu DAYS when a catch
er was hurt, he was relieved Of 5
duty behind the plate and sent TO
right Reld 10 finish the game; tde
man in right garden replacing him
behind the bat.
In my time we did not have the use
OF mask, but had TO keep a piece Il
rubber between our teeth. Many
times we were struck I'm the face
with a foul ball and the loss OF teeth
was ~arerally the result.
The catcher OF to- day is not In x
for a second with the boys who Nere
on the receiving end years ago Play
ers such as Buck" Ewing and Mike
Kelly will never be duplicated as far
as cstchers are concerned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Jimmy Grant Lands
Good Bout in Macon

in Atlanta yesterday and signed
Jimmy Grant, the fast bantamweight,
TO box at his club Thursday night
Meyer Prizes, who has been piling az
a great record Of late. has been Sc
cured as Jimmy's opponent. The pair
Will clash over the ten round route
Although Jimmy will be giving
away about seven pounds in weight,
the Chicago boy expects to give
Prizes the flght OF his life. Immedi-
ately after the bout Jimmy will board
RATHER for Atlanta. where he meets
Spider Britt at Staten'G Club IN
Friday night. Kid" Young, the figh,-
ing newsboy Will be used in Macon In
the near future.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Georgians Can Play Some Bali
'All-State Team Looks Great

pets; a brilliant fielding third sacker
who hit 296 last season
The intield will do.
FOR pitchers. we lead off with the
perennial Nap Rucker, the great
est living southpaw. Then we have
Jimmy Lavender, of Montezuma, the
Cubs big right handler, and Erskine
Mayer, an Atlanta boy, who now
wears a Philly uniform. To supp ort
this formidable trio, we can ring in
Bradley Hogg. of West Point, who
looked pretty hard to beat with Mo-
bile last year. and Ed LATTE, anoth-
or Atlanta hoy, who has served his
turn in the big leagues.
Pretty fair line of pitching. too.
PACK OF the wood, we can put Ivy
- Wingo, the Cards mainstay. who
halls from Norcross, Ga 70 spell
him we have Ham Reynolds, of MIL
ledgevilIe, who win wear a Cracker
uniform this year. and Jim LATTE
OF Atlanta, Eds brother.
FOR outflelders we have Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb.
That would be very fair allotme II
for any one team, but fortunately We
can support MI. NOpD with MS DIOlH-
err Paul. also Of Royston. and George
Stenson, of Macon. who probably will
manage that club this year.
Claude Derrick. who first saw tbs
light Of day in Clayton Ca. and now
is playing with Baltimore or the Yam
kees-we forget which would he
available in the utility role. and we
would feel pretty well fixed
Remember, YOU can substitute ad
lib, or anybody else you may fancy
just so he is a home grown product.
ID S.-When Il comes to the ques-
ton of what State would wis
the title. we recall without undue e.
fort that w. Johnson lives in COT
feyvllle, Kans.. and we assume there
are as many as eight other native
Kansans who know the right way
around the bases. We merely offel
this as suggestion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
McCarey to Recognize
Williams asChampion
If Coulon Dodges Bout

Los ANGELES, Feb 2-Unless
Johnny Coulon accepts match with
Kid Williams. recent conqueror Of Eddie
Campi. within the next week. Promoter
Tom McCarey is going to recognize the
Baltimore bantamweight as the cham
pion and send East for Young Frankie
Sinnet. The latter IS hailed here as a
promising youngster and NJ opponent
for Williams
The belief in these parts is that Cou-
Ion is done and viii not taclGc so tough
foe as Williams especially now that
the Fastener tackled the knockout on
Campls Jaw. McCarey to-day wired
terms 70 the Chicago scrspper and vii
give him a week In which TO accept.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Schmidt Sticks to
Mobile Ball Club

MOBILE. ALA. Feb. Charley
schmidt will be a member Of the
Guus next season, despite the strenu-
Gus efforts made by Federal League
teams to annex the stocky hackstop.
Schmidt signed a local contract this
morning at an increased salary.
schmidt Is one 81 the best catchers
in the southern League, and had
much to do in bringing the Mobile
club to its high place in the league
standing last season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Golf Tournament at
Pinehurst Tuesday

PINEHURST. y. c. Feb . The
tenth annual St Valentines golf tour
nament win be played over the course
Of the Pinehurst Country Club starting
tomorrow morning
\ gold medal will be awarded for the
best qualification score. The qualifying
rounds win be at eighteen holes. also
the finals The tournament wiz continue
for the remainder Of the wcok
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Montgomery Signs
Pitcher Red Nelson

MONTGOMERY, AIfN. Feb. a
Pitcher Red Nelson was signed by
Montgomery. southern League club.
yesterday afternoon Nelson was with
81. Louis Americans two years ago.
when he was injured and an opera
ton last year kept him idle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Tech Five Clashes =
With Vandy Friday

The Tech basket bail team will play
It's first game Of the season Friday night
The Vanderbilt University basket ban
team will be their opponents on the local
teams floor
saturday the Jackets will so TO Macon
for a game with the Mercer Baptists
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
American Wins Three
Races in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Feb. q
George l.. Parker. the California sprint
eT, yesterday won three challene
matches here, the so yards in 80 sec
onds: rs yards in AS seconds. and me
100 yards in 10 seconds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Three Prep League
Games Tomorrow

Three games will be PLAYED to-mor-
row afternoon IN the first round Of the
local Prep Basket BAH League
Donald Fraser PLAYS Boys High Stone
Mountain meets Marist-Rnd Georgia Mil
itarN Academy clashes Against Peacock
Fleet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
SAM VS.. JACK

PARIS. Feb. Jack Johnson will
sign articles to- morrow for a fight
with sam LauRford The bout viii he
staged in Paris shortly after tire John
SON Moran match which takes place
Grand Priv week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
GoonMAN oErs MArcA

CHTCNGO Feb doe Thomas has
matched Danny Goodman TO box Johnny
Tlmsn ten rounds at Eau Claire wis
No date has been set, but the last week
~ the month will likely see the pair in
action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
SHERMAN sEsrs sAsEAAN

sherman me Memphis lightweight. won
close decision M his ten round bout
with TlnmN Shcchau os chicago
Heights ~ the Auditorium saturday
night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
BY O. 3. Kecler.

CUPPOSE just 20 be supposng,
y that there was an interstate
baseball championship to oe
played. What sort Of team would
Georgia be able to put in the field,
using only such players as we're ma
tive sons of the Empire State?
This supposition was slipped TO us
day or two ago, and we took time
out for a few minutes 10 think 1t over.
Here's team that would make a
creditable showing we take 1t, and we
don't assume to say that all the native
sons who are classy ball players are
represented, either. We may have
overlooked regular stem winder IN
the furry If SO, just substitute MIN
where he'll do the most good, and it'll
be O. X. with us
But here's the layout:
FIRST off, we draw an Atlanta in
field and It looks pretty good
Brown Keene. Milton Reed of the
Phillies; Tommy Mcmillan, OF Roches-
ter. and Red Smith, of Brooklyn.
That's not so bad, for starter.
Young keene isn't In the celebrity
class as vet, but he Is corl>ing good
ball player, and with little more
stick work would surely be in the big
show to-day.
Tommy Mcmillan lacks only tri-
le in size and weight to be a mig
league star In fact he was n star
with the Dodgers some years ago, and
he is anybodys equal as short
fielder. simply lacking a few pounds
, OF heft at the wood. And. at that, he
Is hard little man to pitch to- and
stings the ball regularly.
Milton Reed has just received a
boost in pay and lot of kind words
from the president of the Phillies. ana
he is going 30 he the regular second
baseman OF that bunch In their PEN
uant chase this year.
Asa Red Smith is one Of Brooklyn's
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

One Is not surprised to read that
Young Bob Fltzslmmons put Old Bob
Fitzsmmons to the floor. Many a kid
has made a bum out of his old man.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
MORE JUNE BRIDES

Snecial 70 THn EVENING JOURNAL.
ELkTON, Md, june l3. Cards oF
invitation to the wedding Of Miss
Myrtle Stitt Jacobs aud George r. How
ard Gilmour Of Baltimore have bene
sent cut by Mrs. Harry o. Porter Wart-
man, sister II the brideelect. The
ceremony will take place on Thursday
evening June -.
Mrs, Joseph II Steele Of Chesapeake
City. q few days ago entertained sew
eral members Of her family at dinner.
Among those present were; DR.. Stanley
steele and family Of Wilmington. Mi.
and Mrs. Harold Steele. Mr.. and Mrs
Bennett Steele, Mr. and Mrs James
Groome Steele, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sherman, Madalyn Steele and Clara
Sherman all of Chesapeake City.
Mr.. and Mrs James Worthinaton of
Baltimore have announced the marriage
Of their daughter, Miss Kate Hitchcock,
70 Richard r. Colings OF Baltimore. for
merly Of Elkton. The ceremony took
place on Tuesday June o.
Miss Abigail Snider OF Denver. Colo.
RADIO and Charles Emory Campbell, son
of J. NJ. Campbell Of Port Deposit,
were married at the home Of the bride
on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
MRS. Curtin AGAIN
PUT UNDER ARREST
Held in Washington to Tell
of Disappearance OF
$4,000 Securities
WAS DISMISSED WHEN
ACCUSED MONTHS AGO

State Detective Frank Mccoy re-
ceiyed word this afternoon that Mrs.
Madeline Curtin had been arrested
again in Washington, on a charge OF
embezzling securities worth about
$4,000 from Edward l. Ripley, an aged
and retired manufacturer, formerly Of
Boston.
The embezzlement is alleged to
have occurred in this city when Rip
ley and Mrs. Curtin were boarding
here for a week or SO. Both were
students of the occult and spiritual
ism.
She was held for hearing on Mon.
day morniag, when requisltion papers
for her return to Delaware will be
presented by Detective Mccoy.
When arrested several months ago,
Mrs. Curtin was released on techni-
cality, because the form OF Delaware
warrant and requision did not con-
form to that specified under the
Washington procedure, although the
Delaware papers followed the form
used by Delaware for years.
Ripley alleges Mrs Curtin got the
securities from him by false repre-
sentation. She says he gave them
to her aud they were locked up in
banks vault for safekeeping.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
VAUDEVILLE NEXT WEEK At
BRANDYMINE SPRINGS

In accordance with the announce
ment made at the opening of the sea-
son, the attractions at Brandywine
Springs Park will be changed from
time to time during the season and on
Monday a vaudeville revue will take
the place OF the band which Is now
giving free concerts each afternoon
and evening
Lambiases Royal Venetian Band OF
Italy, accompanied by Mrs. Marie
Begue. operate soprano; Bernard
Beguo, operate baritone. Billy
Downs, Harry Kranz and Maurice
Rosen, singers Of popular songs will
continue for the remainder OF the
week and will then go to the sea-
shore, where they have been engaged
for the summer and vaudeville viii
take their place In the summer
theatre
In giving vaudeville a new plan
VIII be followed A few seats in the
centre Of the theatre viii be reserved
for those who desire a seat in case
they should be late reaching the park
and are therefore willing to jay for
il, but all other seats will be free. OK.
collent vaudeville attractions will b.
given and Wilmington, it is claimed,
never before saw better free show
than the one which opens on Monday.
The Dancing Kleins will appear in
songs and dances and will illustrate
the tango and their own original ies-
ter dance. Bobby Mack will be found
TO be a dispenser of refined Irish wit
and humor, and is considered one OF
the best in the business. Burk and
Farlow have a clever rural comedy
skit, entitled Country Life" which Is
said to be one OF the best ever seen
in a park. The entertainment will
conclude with farce comedy, Fun
in a Wireless Exchange" in which
the entire company Will appear and
the farce will also introduce George
w Lewis clever German comedian.
known in vaudeville as THE German
Nut" There will be capable or
chestra. There will be performances
each afternoon and evening.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
WHEW! IT'S HOT
BUT keep COOL
UNTIL SUNDAY

The city sweltered this morning as
heat waves trembled upward from
pavements and downward from house
roofs. At 13O O'Clock the thermome-
ter recorded Sc degrees in the shade,
while other mercury strings that
were subjected to the rays of the sun,
showed 92 and more. At o'clock
THE EVENING JOURNAL thermome-
ter registered ~ degrees in the
shade
The dignifed professional man was
seen in his office with his coat off
and little rivulets Of perspiration
coursing down his face
The woman who ventured on the
streets was clothed as "summery" as
was possible The shop employees and
the mill worker endured the heat be-
cause they had no alternative. Mr..
Average Citizen rolled out of bed this
morning with the ejaculation, "phew,
it's hot" and he never spoke truer
word.
The ice man rubbed his hands in
exuberanc e and the frozen mass
which the ice wagon employe left this
morning looked like a molycule after
the sun had beat on it until the house
wife put il under cover. The hot
enough for you?" man was in our
midst again. In some cases he es-
capped injury only because the person
addressed feared the results of exer-
tion. The ball crowds sojourned at
the various city ball parks and the
"bleacherite" alone appeared unmind-
full of the heat.
There is no record of heat prostra-
tions in the city today The parks
and recreation spots were the mecca
of thousands, and the boats on the
Delaware were out in numbers, the
occupants seeking to get relief. Satur-
day afternoon excursionists were to
be seen starting out early. White
was the popular color in the garb Of
both sexes.
There was even more humidity to-
day than yesterday and this made the
atmosphere more oppressive. The
farmer are lamenting the continued
hot spell, and declare a heavy rain is
all chat will save their crops from
being burned up.
The weatherman does not promise
any relief. In fact, the report sets
forth that tomorrow will be fair and
continued warm.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
MUCH Comment ON
LIQUOR DECISION
Action Of Superior Court on
Appeal from Judge Church
man is Awaited
MAY ASK ASSEMBLY
TO LICENSE CLUBS

Great interest is manifested in the
decisions handed down by Judges
Woolley and Rice in the court of
General Sessions declaring illegal
the sale of liquor by clubs to members
and by Judge Churchman in City
Court, in which he ruled that the sale
of liquor at two widely separated
bars, under one state license for a
particularly designated place, was IL
legal. Judge Churchman decided
that conviction of violation Of the
liquor laws by illegal sales automa-
tlcally carried with it a forfeiture of
license, and if the six convicted deal
ers, who were fined S100 each, had not
taken an appeal by writ Of certiorari
to Superior Court to try to upset
Judge Churchman's decision, their
places of business would have had to
close. Two of the places affected are
the Merritt House and the Hotel
Mullin, both of which have maintain
ed two bars, under one license, for
long time without any question Of
the legality of 1t being raised until the
Law and Order Society agents caused
the arrest of Edward Krause and
Thomas M. Mullin, the preprietors.
II probably will not be before Sep
tember or October terms of Superior
Court that the appeal from Judge
Churchman'S decision can be argued
and ruled upon by the State judiciary.
Judge Churchman incidentally
sounded a warning that in future
cases of sales of liquor without a
license he will impose Imprisonment
as part of the penalty.
The decision of Judges Wooliey and
Rice declaring Illegal the sale of
liquor by clubs was not unexnected
in many quarters, since Judge Church
man, in an exhaustive opinion and
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
ST. STEPHENS SERVICES.

At St Stephens Lutheran Church,
Tatnall street, near Seventh street.
The Rev. Frederic Doerr will hold
Sunday services as follows 10
o'clock, Sunday school; IL o'clock,
morning service: 7.30 o'clock, even
ing service. The musical program for
the day IS as follows. "Before Je-
hovah's Awful Throne" e. l.. Gran
mer; soioist, Miss Helen Hamann:
Grown Him Lord Of All" George
Moves Rockwell; soloists, Miss Helen
Hamann and Oscar w. Stiegler: 20
Holy Father" Frederick Won Flow
tow; soloists. Miss Helen Hamarn
and George Nickel; solo. abide With
Me- De Koven, Oscar w Stiegler.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
DISCUSS APPOINTMENT
OF SERGEANT DAVIS

The Police Commission was in con-
ference this morning in the office of
Chief OF Police Black. just what was
discussed, however, was not disclosed.
II was reported that the commissioners
discussed the appointment Of First Ser
geant Joseph A. Davis OF the United
States Army to the position Of sergeant
of the local traffic squad. Since the APP
pointment OF Sergeant Davis was an
nounced there has been much comment
over his residence here. The rules OF
the department require that Il man has
to be resident of Delaware three years
before he Is eligible To a position in the
local police department. The law speei-
iies that IN applicant must be resi-
dent OF the State one year. Sergeant
Davis has lived here two years
Il was said that several other matters
were discussed.
Evening journal., 1914-06-13
AT THE yICTORIA.

The attraction at the Victoria
Theatre today is The Drug Terror
one Of the greatest moving picture
plays shown in the country today.
The use Of drugs and the deadly re-
suits to the unfortunate victims are
shown with such vividness and start
ling features that the picture once
seen, is sufficient to keep anyone from
trying the drug even out of curiosity.
The picture paints everything so
clearly, the lesson is so graphic, and
the awfulness of the life and its final
ending are all so true and striking
that one who views it is forewarned
Immediately.