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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Leach Cross Returns
From Western Trip

NEW YORK, Feb 20.-Leach Cross,
the lightweight boxer of the East Side,
his manager Sam Wallach. and his wife
and daughter arrived from Los Angeles
to-day. All declared they were glad to
get home again, although admitting that
the orange groves =: California were
preferable to snowbound New York.
Cross declared that it was no fault
Of his that he did not meet Richie in a
bout for the championship and he said
that Tom McCarey was willing to pro-
mote the match Richie. however.
pleaded a sore heel and few other ex-
cuses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Trophy to Harvard's
Premier Ball Player

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Feb. 20.--A sill
yer cup will be given the Harvard play
err who does the most for this years
baseball team on the attack. it was an
nounced to-day.
The trophy is the gift of Charles
Ham, Jr.. first baseman of Harvard S
1911 team, and is to be known as the
Barrett Wendell, Jr. cup. in recognition
of the services of Wendell. who played
on four Crimson mines that won the
championship series from Yale
who wins the highest total of points
for reaching first base safely. for sac
rifice hits, stolen bases and runs scored.
It is planned to award a similar tro-
ply at the end of each baseball season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
: ey GEORGE c. PHAIR

Jimmy Clabby made Sailor Petros-
key look like hitching post, but
none of them is fast enough to stall
with Battling Barleycorn.
Still, we fear that If the said j.
cIabby starts for Australia Eddie Nc
Goorty will develop sudden longing
for Oshkosh, Wis.
r. SCHULTZ, HE SINGS.
OFT IN the Stilly night,
Ere sIumbeT's chains haze bound
me,
Fond memory brings the light
OF penndnt days around me.
The ancient team is but dream,
It's glory all departed.
The Cubs that shone are canned ana
gone
And | am broken-hedrted.
Thus in the Silly night,
Ere slumber'S chains haze bount
me,
Fond memory brings the light
OF penndnt days around me.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
By Frank G.. Menke.

J
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-The foozles
IN of Charles w. Murphy, of the
Cubs, and Charles H. Ebbets,
of the Dodgers, are blamed quite gem
orally for the sudden rise to power
of the Federal League. but Garry
Hermann, of the Reds. assisted by
certain quantities of Waldorf Astoria
champagne, is the real cause.
If Hermann had kept his promise
to Murphy, and hadn't double-crossed
him on the Tinker deal, the Federal
League to-day perhaps would be on
the point of disbanding. But Herr
mann broke his promise, Hermann
worked the double cross and the Ma
tional League, as the result, is in
mighty bad straits.
Tinker's action in going over to the
Federal League really made that or
ganization. James A. Gilmore, presi-
dent of that league, frankly admits
it, and every man conversant with
baseball affairs knows it.
HERE is the story of the Tinker
IL Murphy Hermann Ebbets af-
fair:
About the last part of November,
Joe Tinker went to the Cub head
quarters and told the secretary that
he was willing to play with the Cubs
in 1914. The secretary at once cabled
Murphy, who was in Europe, tell
ing him Hermann was going to Of
fer Tinker for sale at the National
League meeting on December 8, that
Tinker wanted to play in Chicago,
and that Murphy might be able to
get Tinker if he hurried back to the
United States.
Murphy jumped the first boat and
landed at the Waldorf after Ebbets
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Trent. Meets Collins
In Main Bout at the
Columbia Saturday

The management of the Columbia
Theater has booked three good scraps
for tomorrow night. One ten-round go,
one six-round affair ana four-round
preliminary is on the card.
The main bout or the evening will
bring Happy Joe" Trent, who has won
his last three fights, and Eddie Collins
together These battlers are billed to
go ten rounds TO a decision.
Kid York, the youngster who is COM
ing to the front with rapid strides,
will take on oliver Pierce in the six
round semi windup. Pierce has been
after a match with either Kid Young
or Charlie Lee and will be accommo-
dated II ne wins decisively over York.
Kid Duke and Kid Williams, bantam
weights, will clash in the founrround
opener Williams shaded Duke in a
rafting scrap last Saturday night, and
the latter Is out to reverse the verdict.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Artie Hoffman Signs
With Feds Stahl
May Also Enter Fold

CHICAGO, Feb. Cot was stated
here to-day by James A. Gilmore. presi-
dent of the new baseball league. that
Artie Holman, one-time Chicago Ma
tional League player, and Jimmie
Block. former Chicago American League
catcher. were signed last night
Conferences which indicated that
Jake Stahl. former Boston American
club manager. might undertake the
leadership of the Brooklyn Federals had
not ended in an agreement last night.
Robert b. Ward. president of the Brook
Iyn club; StahI and Gilmore spent the
evening together. Stahl said he had
gone so far as to make proposal which
had not, been accepted.
Stahl said he would take the manages
ment of the Brooklyn club Is his terms
were met by Gilmore and Ward.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
P'ackey Accused Of
"Frameup" in East

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-There is a
story in circulation along Broadway
that the reason the Pac1ey McF'ar-
land-M Mike Gibbons battle was called
off was because the boxers could not
reach an agreement, not over the
money, but over how the battle was
to have terminated. 1t is said on in
side information that when the match
was first made the agreement was
made that the boxers were to go along
and box a good draw, but at the last
moment something came up that
thwarted the plans.
AS a result Promoter Billy Gibson
has called off the battle, which was
scheduled for March 8, and an
nounced that the boxers could not
agree on the financial terms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
BR|TONS BUSY
PLAYING GOLF
IN M|DW|N TER
Many Americans Compete in
Matches on London Links.
Stapp Wins Kendall Trophy.
Bv "Chick" Evans.

TT is interesting to know that
there is a Furnishing society
of golfers in London. There is
also an Irish golfing society that has
been recently formed and Sir Thorn
as D. Pile, Bart. has been asked to
become its president. 1t is hoped to
celebrate the formal opening of the
society with match on st. Patrick s
Hay with a team chosen from among
the Irish members of the House of
Commons.
H. S. Colt, the famous English golf
architect, is reconstructing a course
at Montrose on which golf has been
played for over three hundred years.
IT HE members of the Mid Surrey
Club on the occasion of its an
nual meeting presented ]. H. Taylor,
the British open champion, with a
handsome testimonial. Taylor the
flve-tim British open champion,
has been associated with the club
for fifteen years and during that
time he has won six. open chapion-
ships. The British in 1900, 1909 and
1913; the French in 1908 and 1903,
and the German in 1912. No pro-
fessional employed at any club has
ever equaled that record.
The testimonial presented to dis
tinguished golfer as a tangible appre-
citation of his achievement will no
doubt be among his most treasured
possessions.
IN The Daily Mail, of January "a,
there is an article devoted to
winter week ending" on the golf
r.
links are actually congested at this
season of the year in spite of the
fact that so many new ones have
been laid out Greenkeeping has been
so improved that certain greens are
famous for the dryness and good lies
are as easily found as in spring, sum
mer and autumn.
Harry Vardon played two rounds
in midwinter at Walton Heath and
he said that the shots there were
exactly like those of any other sea-
son. The course has now been sc
thoroughly drained that the ball nc
longer sinks into the soft turf.
c UNNINGDALE is one Of the best
- winter courses and there is q
record a few Sundays ago of two
hundred caddies engaged before the
first morning train arrived from Lon
don. These numerous early players
either lived nearby or had come by
automobile. Coombe Hill, Sandy
Lodge. Barnsted Downs, OXhey
Northward Ho and Pirley Downs are
among the good winter courses, and
unless the snow flies, which is not sc
very often, the greens are as YER
dant in December and January as in
June"
Douglas sTAPP Pro has Just Just won nfn
fered TO members of the Dallas Coun-
try Club Mr.. Strap won on the
nineteenth hole by getting a three in
q par four hole, and my informant
told me his eighty-one in the final
was splendid under the weather con-
ditions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
ADVICE TO ATHLETES.

ADVICE TO ATHLETES.
Gather ye ducGts iohile you may;
Old Time is stu dflUin0.
The Federal League that blooms to-
Tomorrow mGy DC dying.
In view of the fact that his Italian
doctor put him on a diet of goats
milk, we can't blame Charlie Comis-
key for beating it toward home.
While 1t will cause a certain amount
of grief If Eddie Plank carries out
his threat to retire it Is not expected
that the Giants will raise a strenuous
kick.
1t is hard to break habit, and yet
it is safe to say that when Joe Tinker
makes his first appearance in Brook
Ign there will be no dedication cere-
mony at Ebbets Park.
We see by the papers that several
| baseball fans who never patronized
Murphy's park will never patronize it
again.
If Zbyszko will only fall as easily
as the public does, Frank Gotch Will
not have the slightest trouble in com
ing back.
Having done business with a few
lawyers, organized baseball has come
to the conclusion that to go into court
would be to go into bankruptcy.
Those Romans who consider base
ball brutal evidently would become
real enthusiastic over a checker tour
nament.
Possibly the Romans have heard IF
the wanton cruelty with which base
ball M mates throw the bull.
If Willie Richie were to wear a
pair of those new tangled ankle nnuffs
he might be able to keep his feet
above the freezing point.
Connie Mack is heartless wretch.
He has signed another Indian in spite
of the fact that he has the Indian sign
on everything in baseball
II we wanted to become immensely
popular, we'd get a job with Charlie
Murphy and then have him fire US.
Ed Walsh says he never fen bet
ter in his life. But have you ever
heard of a ball player in the spring
who ever felt better in his life?
Otto Knabe AYERS that he has a
team that can beat the Athletics. but
whether at golf, checkers or pinochle
he fails to say.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Herman Blamed for New League
Garry Double-CroSSed Murphy

had made his offer to Hermann for
Tinker's services. On December II,
Hermann and Murphy had con-
ference which resulted in Hermann
telling Murphy he would give him the
sole right to deal with Tinker for the
next AS hours.
Murphy took the first train for Chi
cago so that he could get to Tinker
and talk over terms with him. Just
before his departure Murphy was
iubilant. He felt sure he and Tinker
could come to terms because Tinker
had declared he wanted to play in
Chicago. And Murphy had Herr
mann's word for 1t that he had the
sole right to negotiate with Tinker
for the next two days.
NET at about O'Clock in the even
L ing Ebbets sought out Herr
mann in the Waldorf barroom, and
while champagne flowed in free ano
easy way, and in the presence OF
about a score of newspaper men
Murphy a verbal option on Tinker
sold Tinker to Ebbets before Muir
phy was outside of New York State
| Had Herman kept his promise &c
Murphy, it is a certainty that Muir
ply would have signed up Tinker to
play with the Cubs, and so kept him
| in organized baseball. Tinker himself
says he would have signed up with
Murphy at Murphy's own terms, so
anxious was he to get back to Chi
cago.
But, as things turned out, Herr
mann broke his word to Murphy, sold
Tinker to Ebbets. Ebbets tried to get
lot of cheap advertising by refus-
ing to give Tinker the salary he
wanted, the result was that Tinker
jumped-and the Federal League was
made"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
'BO' Williams to
Coach at st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO, Feb. 20.-Henry
Williams former Vanderbilt tootoaii
and baseball star, has signed to coach
he athletic teams of the st. Louis
University, his duties beginning
March /. Williams coached the Cen
trail College eleven of Fayette, Mo-
last fall, and burned out one of the
best teams that ever represented that
institution on he gridiron. He was
chosen from a large bunch of appl-
cants for the local job.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
American Athletes
Annex Six Titles

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Feb. Il
The American athletes won six of the
eight championships at the New
South Wales meeting
George L. Parker, the California
sprinter, captured the 100 and 44O
yard dashes; Ruric Templeton, Olym-
pic Club, San Francisco, the pole
vault and 12O-yard hurdles; Reginald
Caughey, of California, the shotput-
ting contest, and Jimmy Powers, Bos-
ton A. A., the mile run.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
RED sox LAND JOHNSON.

BOSTON. Feb. 20.-A. Rankin
johnson, pitcher on the Syracuse
team of the New York State League,
to-day signed with the Boston Ameri =
can League club. Johnson's record
last season was 20 games won and Z
lost. He began professional ball in
Texas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Georgia Alabama
League Clubs Sign
Managers for 1914

ADMISSION, ALA, Feb. 2O.-The
Georgia-Alabama League cups nave
ali signed their managers for the
coming season. The clubs and man
ayers are as follows: Admission, Bob
Ragsdale: Selma, Artfe Riggs; Gads-
den, Bruce Hayes; LAGRANGE, Jim
LATTE; Newman. George Rohe; Rome,
Jack Reidy; Talladega, Carl Pace;
Opelika, Kirk Newell
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Five Greatest Cue
Stars in Tourney

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-willie Hoppe,
George Sutton. George Slosson. Koji
Yamada and Calvin Demarist, five of
the greatest billiardists in the world,
will meet in an 1872 balk-line tourna-
ment at Recital Hail, in the Auditorium,
beginning March 2. Games will be
played each afternoon and evening I'M
til the finish of the event, each contest
being for 500 points. regular rules to
govern,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
LusH ro coAcH COLUMBIA.

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-The Athletic
Association of Columbia University an
nounced to-day that William Lush, the
old Cleveland outfielder, had been en-
gagged to coach the Columbia baseball
squad this spring. while Andrew Coax
ley, formerly Of the Athletics and the
Chicago and Cincinnati Nationals, will
look after the Columbia pitchers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Coulon Classics
List of Contenders

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Aithough Johnny
Coulon's real return to the ring appears
as far off as ever, he has taken the
trouble to classify the list of contenders
for his bantam title.
The Logan Square hermit ranks them
in this order: Kid Williams, frankie
frankie Conley Johnny DAILY, Patsy
Brannigan and Young Solsberg
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Cofey Administers
K. 0. to Tony Ross

NEW YORK, Feb. 20-Jim Coffey,
the Dublin giant, knocked out Tony
Ross, Of Newcastle, Pa. in the sixth
round last night. Ross received a Sc
we're beating before Coffey admin
istered the sleep wallop.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Connie Mack Aids
High School Athletes

BRooKFIELD, MASS, Feb, 40
Principal Buchanan. of the local Hlgh
ME Mack, manager of the Athletics, in
forming him that the High School
would receive such baseball parapher-
MALTA as the Philadelphia club VIII not
use.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Gafney Knocks Out
Stetina in Third

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Feb. 20
JEFF Gaffney, of Chicago. knocked out
Battling Stetina, of Cincinnati. in the
third round of a scheduled eight-round
fight here last night. Gaffney was mas
ter of the situation throughout.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
BACON JoINs DODGERS.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Feb. ~
Pitcher Pat Ragon Joined the Brook-
lyn Trolley Dodgers squad to-day
He came from mis- home IN Cnldhd'
Nebr where he passed the winter.
Raeon's arrival raises the Brooklyn
marty to six, Reulbach, Rucker, Allen
Erwin and Miller having arrived
ahead of him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Providence Team
Will Play Athletics

PROVIDENCE, r. T.. Feb 20.-The
Providence club, Of the international
League, has arranged exhibition games
team in this city on April ~ and 10,
and with the Philadelphia Athletics on
April 10. It was announced last night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE.

PROVIDENCE, r. L, Feb. 20.-Ste-
ven d. Flanagan, of this city, and
John H. O'Brien, of Fall River, pro-
moters of a new class C baseball
league, announced their plans to-day.
The league Will include teams in
Brockton, Fall River. New Bedford,
Taunton, Woonsocket. Newport and
Pawtucket.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Billy Gibson to Quit
Job as Matchmaker
Of New York Club

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O,-Biily Gibson,
one of the best known fight promoters
in the country, will sever his connection
with the Garden Athletic Club. accord
ing to a report here to-day. Gibson.
who has made mint OF money for the
owners of the club through his ability
in getting big matches, is said to have
had a falling OUT with the owners
over his failure to match Packey Nc
ton will be turned In within a day or
two, Il is said
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Cuban Star on Way to
Giants Marlin Camp

HAVANA, Feb. 2O.-Emilio Palmero,
the Cuban pitcher who viii get try
out with the Giants, is now on his way
to Marlin.
Palmero was given a great ovation
when he boarded ship.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
BANQUET FOR TOURISTS.

PARIS, Feb. 2O.-The members OF
the visiting New York and Chicago
baseball teams were the guests OF
honor at a banquet yesterday at
which Ambassador Herrick and a
number of French people prominent
in athletic and political circles IN
Paris were present.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Buck Grouse Stops
Fitzgerald in Third

BUFFALO, N Y. Feb. 20.--Buck
Grouse. of Pittsburg. knocked out Jack
Fitzgerald. of Philadelphia, in three
rounds last night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Three Prep Games
On Card for To-day

The twelfth round of games in the
Atlanta Prey School Basketball League
will be played this afternoon Follow
ing is the schedules:
Marist, at G. NJ A.
Tech High. at Peacock
Stone Mountain. at Boys High.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Johnny Dundee Bests
Shugrue in Fast Go

WATERBURY. CONN. Feb. 20
Johnny Dundee bested John Shugrue IN
a twelve round battle here last night.
II was a whirlwind battle from start to
finish, but few hard blows were landed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

FEDS PICK TRAINING CAMP.
PENSACOLA, FLA. Feb. 20.--The
Brooklyn Federal League club to-day
closed a deal for the baseball park
in this city for spring training
grounds, and will report next Mon
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
vANKEEs RELEASE CREE.

BALTIMORE, MD, February ~
Outfielder Cree, of the New YORK
Americans. was released to-day to
the Baltimore International League
club, --.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-26

of Boston. is going abroad Saturday and is at the Marlborough with a small party from her home.
 Believe me-" she said, with. convic- tion in her stones. 'tthe American girl who tries to shop in Paris unless she has a thorough command of French or a competent guardian is a 'ninny.' In the Rue St Honore, on the Rue Royale, the Rue de Ia. Paix and on the boulevards every. shop where things for women to wear are sold has three sets of prices for everything.
 Americans Are Victims.
 The highest is asked Americans. the next is for English women shoppers and the lowest Is for French women. Silk stockings are only an item. get all mine at home or in New York The Fifth avenue and Herald square shops are really the best places in the world so far as have seen it, to do shopping.
 My Income is the result of my per sonal efforts and economy is a factor in my shopping I go to the expensive shops abroad but I have about given up hope of finding clothes over there made to 1t an average American wo- man. French and English women have a different figure. If one has suit or gown made by a tailor in Paris it is absolutely certain to be too tight around the bust. too narrow in
 
 There are what are called model shops in Paris and London, where a woman who wants to dress we'll and cannot afford to pay high prices may get suits and frocks at $25 or $50 of materials and designs sold by the faL- nous dressmakers at five or six times that price. When a noted dressna.- ker has sold five or six suits from one of the models it is sold to one of the model shops. The latter will make alterations and sell these suits at very low prices
 'sF'or jewelry one can buy cheaply the prettiest sort of things at very low prices in the second hand shops in Paris And there is more than sec ond hand jewe1ry. have seen Amer ican women buying second hand table linen, embroidered with crest, which know in my soul they are going to fbrag about at home as something handed down in their families for gen. erations."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-26
TO PREVENT FIRES.
(san Antonio Light. )


 If there were fire on your preniseg and if it were due to your own care 1essnesss and if the fire departmenf came and extinguished it. and if you then got bill for the cost Of put ting out the fire, together with dam ages for any aremen that were in- jured, and if you had to pay it. wouldn't you be more careful in f1- ture?
 That is the question that is being seriously considered by municipalities which want to make their fire losses and those of other cities smaller.
 At the conference Of mayors and other municipal officers of New York state, recently held, 1t was recommen- ded by the chief of the fire prevention bureau of New r ork city that laws bs passed providing strict requirements for safety against fire and further pro Viding' that wherever it could be proved that the perscon whose prop erty was burned, had violated the reg ulations or had caused the fire by careIessness, he should be obliged to pay all the cost Of eortin gushing 1t ana for injuries to dremen.
 How unnecessary most of our ANeE really are was well demonstrated in the city of Boston more than 5 0 yeara ago. It was during the civil war and a rumor gained circulation there thas confederate sympathizers in Cana.ds had planned to burn the city. Rl1eIK1- CT the ramor had any foundation In fact. never appeared. The interest ing thing is that everybody in the city was afraid of fire, everybody took un- usual measures of precaution to pre- vent fres-and in all that large cleg there wasn't a single alarm of are Cor over a month.
 If the recommendation made by the New York state conference should he followed by all American cities. the country's loss from fire would straight way shrink amazingly If a build1ng owner faced not only his fire loas- which might be covered by insurance but severe financial punishment for every fire that could be traced 10 care1essness of him or his employees. he would take added measures to pre- vent a blaze.
 Our fire loss is a national disgrace. anyway. Anything that could make people understand that all propereg owners pay for fire losses and not merely the insurance compan1sa. would be an unmfxed blessing.