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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
BY Mordecai Brown.
T~HERE may be some few of my
friends who believe that l did
the wrong thing whap i,,n,p

T>HERE may be some few OF my
friends who believe that l did
the wrong thing when I jump
ed from the ranks of organized base
ball to the Federal League. How
ever, great majority of them have
congratulated me on the move and on
every hand | hear naught but well
wishes and predictions of success for
the new major league. And don't let
II get into your thoughts that the
Federal is not a major league. The
fans will be surprised when they read
the roster OF the teams. The public
wants a baseball game and they of
course. want to see stars perform.
Wen, some of the real stars will he
seen wearing the uniform of the Fed
erals | was given anything but a
square deal by the National League.
They first tried to railroad me to the
minors and then, when went to Gin
cinnat | was certainly not given the
best Of treatment. The chances are
that my salary would have been cut
mad | gone back to the Reds for the
coming season
am just as confident OF the sue
cess Of the Federal League as I am
In my ability to still win BAH games
And just watch me take my turn on
the firing line when | come with my
St. Louis club.
In St Louis find the fans clamor-
ing for a winning ball club They
have had such poor baseball in the
Missouri city for so long that many
OF the fans have lost heart in fact.
some Of the old fans In the city Quit
the game entirely during the past
season. But they are all pulling for
the success OF the Feds and | have
promised 70 give them a winnlng
combination
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Browns viii Have
Hotel of Their Own

ST LOUIS MO, Jan. Il Some
thing new in haseball--the Browns
this spring will dwell in their own
boarding house at the training
grounds in st. Petersburg. Fla, pass
ing up the hotels.
a house with % rooms is being con-
structed, TWO stories high and hay
ing AL the comforts Of home" No
moro sole leather beefsteak and no
more impudent walters who refuse
To bring the Brownies second
piece OF meat and another overly
boiled potato
This house Will be one mile from
the ball yard u viii be manned by
competent servants and a chef. Like
wise there will be a billiard room. a
library etc.
Manager Branch Hickey saws ey-
erything will be done In the latest
fashion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
BOYS HIGH WINS
FROM TECH HIGH
At BASKET BALL
Corking Struggle Fought Out on
Athletic Club Court-Score
rs to ID.

~ ATURDAY afternoon ON the court
of the Atlanta Athletic Club
Boys High School defeated Tech
High in one of the best basket ball
games ever played by two prep teams
rs to a.
From the beginning Boys High
School played whirlwind ball, and
nearly three fourths of the time the
ball was in their territory. About
three minutes Of play had elapsed
when Tech High fouled, and Alfred
Scott shot the ball true for the first
point, Although Tech High tied the
score once, they were never ahead of
B. H. s.
In the first half Boys High made
eight points-four by the foul route
and two from field goals-while Tech
High made five-three by the foul
route and two from field goals.
In this half Scott was unable to
play his best because two of Tech
Highs men were with him nearly all
Of the time. But in the second half
the diligence of the two Tech High
players who were detailed to watch
Scott Stacked up somewhat, and
Scott proceeded to play in his usual
style.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
John Paul Jones Is
Still the Greatest

Although Uannes Kolehmainen, the
great distance runner OF Finland.
smashed forty-three records during
the year. the worlds oue-mile anna
tour mark established by John Paul
Jones ~ Cornell University stands
out as the greatest athletic feat Of
the year
Jones ran the mile i'm the inter
collegiate championships IN the Har-
ward stadium u tle unprecedented
time of Z minutes 1875 seconds, and
clipped a full second from his own
" 3rlds record established in 1911
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
'HURRY-UP' YOST DECLARES
OPEN GAME IS THE THING
THAT WILL SAVE FOOTBALL
Most Famous of All Western Coaches
Says That the East Will Surely
Have to Adopt the Forward Pass
for the Good of the Sport.

that a child could stop. And one gray
afternoon on the Hudson, Dorsis and
Eichenlaub and Rockne, ~ Notre
Dame. shot so many forward passes
that the scorer became dizzy mark e.
ing up touchdowns.
East Is Awake Now.
] rather think the East got its sec
ond awakening al 10 the value Of the
open game In the Army Navy con
test The Navy came to New York a
top heavy faVorite. II had a veteran
eleven bark-a biz. fast powerful
team with world Of punch. All Of a
sudden, 10 the immense surprise Of
the Navy and to the thrill OF A.. 900 In
the stands, Pritchard began shooting
those fast, low. accurate passes from
30 to rs yards away to Merrilat and
Markoe.
Here We have play that scored in
two games more touChdoWns than
Yale, Harvard and Princeton have
scored against each other in five or
six years
Now, in addition to making the pass
low and accurately, this last season
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Brooklyn Will Not
Lose Single Player

NEW YORK, Jan. live will not
lose a single player" said Vice Presi-
dent Mckeever, of the Brooklyn club.
Some of our boys have received
Federal League offers, but they will
not accept them. They know that the
Brooklyn club has treated them H.
orally and VIII continue to pay good
salaries, no matter what happens. The
Federal League can not expest to be a
major circuit without club in Great
er New York, and to establish one
there would involve an outlay of at
least 100000.
I'm my opinion, the Feds are plan
ming to cut into the American Asso-
citation and the International League,
SO that In time they can gain admts-
sion to organized baseball in Glass
A. A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
BY Fielding II, Yost

TN coaching. when 7 work back OF
football eleven like to see II
move along, hurry up. get on the
jump, and settle down to business.
So without wasting any preliminary
time would Ike to make one state
ment early that is beyond any chal-
lenging-the open game, or Western
game. in football hat IS, the forward
passing and running, as well as the
kicking game-has come to stay. ana
the team which fails to take advan-
tage of its many possibilities. as 50
many have in the East will soon be
left far in the rut. forgotten among
those who keep marching forward
and who keep up to date.
Open Play to Save Game.
Vale hasn't scored a touchdown on
Harvard in six years. nor on Prince
ton in three years Harvard has fail
ed to score a touchdown on Yale in
Ave OF her last six Yale games. This
fall in the Harvard Princeton, Yale
Princeton, Harvard Yale contests no
touchdowns were scored, but nine field
goals were kicked-six OF the nine by
Charley Brickley, OF the Harvard
team.
In the face of these statistics,
said an Eastern expert to me after
the Harvard Yale game, don't you
think 1t has been shown that the
touchdown is obsolete that It can't
be scored except by a flukeo'
don't think so. by any means !
saw the T5ie- Harvard game, and
THAI was enough to show me that
nothing had been proved against the
open game or the Western style, for
his system had never drawn a
chance. Harvard made little attempt
to score 81 touchdown, being content
90 rely upon the unerrng Brickley
and to shoot punts over WILSON'S head
OF out Of his reach Yale had little
ia score a touchdown with except an
occasional strong running game that
was not varied enough to be puzzle
and was accompanied by no up-to-
cate forward pass that might be of
any avail whatever.
Must Throw Il Right.
out West we have been working
on the open game and using the for
ward pass for some time.
II soon became evident to me that
the forward pass. as used by so many
leading teams was Of no use when
thrown high like a punt ] soon saw
that. 20 be effective, IL had to be nan
died like a baseball thrown sharply
on a line TO the runner moving at
good speed. who had to handle II as
second baseman might handle a
throw from the catcher.
4 forward pass that is thrown high
in the air Is absolutely worthless
When YOU feel that YOU could run
down from the top Of the stands ana
block one. il is fairly certain that a
man already on the field could block
one even easier I'll admit this for
ward pass is useless against any sort
If defense. and yet this is the type
of pass that has been judged so large
" in the East
Army experts have told me often
that a forward pass would he joke
iF attempted against their team. THIS
belief lasted until this last fail when
Notre Dame came along from the
West with a real collection of for
ward passes-not the punt limitations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Horses Raced For
$l,624,092 Last Year

An idea of the money raced for by
harness horses OF the United States
and Canada last season is obtained
from figures compiled by John Her
yey in The Horse Review. Hervey
has found that there were s13 stakes
and purses of $1,000 and more in
value offered. the total value of which
was sl,624,092
This table includes only a small
portion of the events contested on
the half mile tracks, where the ma
jority of the purses were worth $500
or $500.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Hickey Expects to
Do Little Training

ST. LOUIS, Jan. Manager
Branch Hickey, Of the Browns. does not
think there viii be much trading Of
players IN the American League this
winter Hickey says the managers of
teams finishing in the first division re-
fuse TO take chances by exchanging
players with clubs in the second divi-
sion unless they feel sure they are get
ting the better OF the bargain,
This" says Hickey. makes II neces-
sary for the managers who finish down
In the race To- go out and scout for
promising material with which TO build
up a winner, there being no prospect
whatever Of getting any star veterans
from their rivals"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Judge Baseball Fan
Falls For Old Gag

William Cannon. 36, was dismissed
on a charge OF disorderly conduct
when he told Judge Dolan In a Chi
Cago court that he once was a world S
famous ball player who held down
left field for the Chicago Cubs in
1901. The tale sounded good to the
Judge but search of the Cubs rec
ords failed to develop a player named
Cannon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18

some Western teams used at least ten
different formations for making the
pass We would mix up a running
play, a kick formation. a shift and
various other systems that worked as
a puzzle to the opposing defense. To
show the possibilities of the pass, one
team that came to play us had a man
who gave an exhibition of passing
before the contest, throwing the foot
bali almost so yards on "A line.
Can Be Used as Threat.
] grant the contention of the East
that any sort of forward pass may be
broken up and stopped. But only at
the expense of breaking up the de-
Tense against the running game
There never was a defense that could
stop both the forward passing and tho
running game at the same time.
And therein lies the value Of the
forward pass. II can be used, not
only as an offensive play, but as a
threat.
TO show that my belief is not that
OF a pre1udiced Westeruer, | submit
in addition the opinion Of Walter
Camp, one Of the keenest and closest
students of football the game has
ever known or ever win know. Mr..
Camp, who has followed Eastern sys-
TENS closely, had this to say in re-
gard to the forward pass:
The forward pass was used rather
more freely, but. with the exception
of few weak teams, the weakness OF
the play lay In its execution. for
there are almost infinite possibilities
for It,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Crane Going Abroad
After Tennis Title

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Joshua Crane,
for a number of years court tennis
champion Of the United States, is going
abroad TO try for the British champion
ships which will start on April 90 He
Will sail March ! and will be accom-
panied by Walter Kinsella, former pro-
fessiunal Of the New York Racquet and
Tennis Club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
JOB FOR JOHNNY HAYES

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Johnny Hayes.
winner Of the 1908 Olympic Marathon
in London, has been engaged to coach
the athletes of the St Peters Athletic
Club, Of Jersey City. The CLUB has a
clubhouse. erected at a cost of 81, 500.
and has a membership OF l 800, so that
the little Marathoner, who has had
several years of experience in coaching.
has splendid chance to make a repu-
tation as an athletic coach
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Yankee Motor Boats
After World S Title

I'm an effort to capture the British
in,ernationa, trophy. several motor
boat men here and In Philadelphia are
planning q syndicate to build and
maintain high speed boat TO he sent
abroad this year. Designs for several
boats are being drawn II was an
nouUced to-day. These plans call for
boats between 80 and 40 feet in
length. The promoters Il IS said. in
clude several wealthy men who are
devoted 10 motor boating
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18

Fielding t"Hwrp-up") II.
Yost, the famous coach Of the
UnUerSitB NJ Michi0dn, ichOse
team is the most successful erpO-
neht Gf the npen. nr Western,
game Of FOOTBALL, has iCritten the
foilotcfnG defense Of the stPie Of
ptny, tchich is here publiShed BY
courtesy Of Golfers weekly
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Lee Magee Smuggling
En- Hard and Often

Lee Nsgee was q Slueeiue Foos over
in Japan, In the game play ->1eaius,
the ke'o University. Lee vas laad-oN
man for the team picked from both
me SoN au6 Giants. end AN ne liC
was 10 peel OF four bits for him
self. two Of them being good for three
bases each.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
PHILLIPS RETAINS FOUR MEN

Manager Bill Phillips, of the Indi-
annapolis Federal League club, an
nounces that he will keep but four
players of last years team-Out-
fielder Kaiser. First Baseman Dolan
and Pitchers Billiard and Kaiserling
1t is believed in Indianapolis that
Catcher Dutch Miller, of the BROOKLYN
club, will be with the local third
leaguers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18

One point was awarded both teams
by Referee Jemison Time of halves
Fifteen minutes. Timekeepers-Cu
yer 1T. H. 81, Phillips (B. H. 81
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
Tinker and Brown7eU Fans ||hy They
Jumped to the New Federal League
By Joseph B. Tinker.

d ECAUSE the Federal League Of
ID fered me the only opportunity
Of making my living as a ball
player and preserving my self-respect
at the same time, signed to manage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
MAY WARN SUBJECTS
TO LEAVE MEXICO
Other Powers Likely to Follow Lead
of United States as Result Of Ben
ton S Death.

WASHINGTON. Feb 2G-The posi-
biiity that Great Britain, Germany,
France and other powers may follow the
lead of the United states in warning sub
iectS to leave Aexjco was discussed ii
Official circles today a.. a likely effect of
the execution recently by the Constitu-
tionaiiSt~ ot William :. Benton The
United States government j. under stood
to be ready to render amy assistance. pos
SIhie 10 foreigners leaving Mexico. afford
ng means of transportation or consular
assistance wherever desired The state de-
partment has not yet been advised A. t.
when the, body of William : Benton VIII
be eNhumcd or where it viii hc nualiy
buried
The American government today j. eN-
ertiug every influence at i1s disposal to
obtain from Villa the surrender Of Mr.,
Bentou's body. Secretary Bryan has COM
fcI1cd with President Wilson and after
the conference sIid nothing new had de-
vclopcd in the situation
High officials concede that future deyel-
opments Of the American policy toward
/ Mexico hinged largely on the outcome of
/ the inquiry in the Benton ease Persons
lin position To know Jhc viewpoint ot
the President aud hi> cabinet SAY the dis
/ position of the administration is 10 insist
upon the facts of the Benton ease being
known. and possession Of the body given
for medical examination, hut there i
nothing Vet to indicate a critical stage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
CONTRACTS GIVEN FOR
TURNER'S FALLS CANAL
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Have a Big
Job-27, 900 Horse Power to
be Developed

TURNER'S FALLS. Mass. Feb. 20
The contracts for the new canal to
Montague City, the plans of which
have been under way for the past four
years, was awarded at Turner's Falls
Yesterday by the engineers of the Tur-
ners Falls company. For the digging
Of the twomile canal. the contractors
viii he the Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins
corporation of Boston. This work in
wolves the excavation Of about l20.0G
cubic yards of rock. $4,000 cubic yards
of earth, and $4,000 cubic yards of
concrete. with cofferdam work, sewer,
road and embankment building. For
the power-house foundations, the con
tractors viii be Fred T. Ley 4 Co. inc,
Of Springfield. This work includes
50, GOO cubic yards Of earth excavation.
%. 900 cubic yards OF rock excavation,
and about $4,000 cubic wards Of con
crete, with difficult cofferdam work in
the Connecticut river Immediately
upon the completion Of this work. the
power station superstructure VIII ne
started and the machinery installed in
| IT.
The work under these contracts will
be begun at a very early date and
within two years the turner's rails
company viii have 1000 more elec
trical horse power to distribute in the
valley. and will he able to increas,
| this to its. final total Of 47.0o0 horse
lpowcr by the installation Of extra ma
rhiuery, TO be aetuated by water
| brought down through the canals to i,
bail: under the present contracts
These canals have been designed large
enough to accommodate the entire flow
to develop the total horse power, an,
| the machinery viii he installed as fas
a~ il is needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
HOMER CALL ELECTED
STATE TREASURER
Candidate Supported by the Democrats
and Pro2ressives Defeated
Republican.

ALBANY. y. y, Feb. -6.--IIomcr u.
Cali of Syracuse Yesterday was elected
state treasurer at q joint session of the
legislature. to succeed the late John j.
Kennedy Call. who was supported by
Progressives ana Democrats, received
9S votes TO % for William Archer, Re
publican, of WcstcheStp. Former~Gov.
Sulzer voted for Mr. aCall. Had his
vote been for Mr. Archer a tie would
have resulted Mr., Call also received
the votes Of Messrs Quigley and Ia
Frenz. Independents, who usually haze
been voting with the Republicans.
William Barnes. state chairman Of
the Republican party, declared last
nj ght- tl,a+ -tA4'~~fs~ogressiNc offered 60
make deal with the Republicans he
fore joining the Democrats ana that The
offer was ,pnrnea His statement fol
lows: :. When / charged in October last
that Mr.. Roosevelt had maae a deal
with the Democratic party to nominate
Justice Seahury for associate Judge Of
the court Of appeals. which combination
| the Democratic state committee repu-
/ dated. | did not know that another
example of the Willingness OF the
! Progressive party to combine with the
/ Democratic lattv OF the stale of New
York would hc afforded 50 soon.
The deal which was effected in tn,
| legislature today by which Mr.
| Gail Of Syracuse was elected stat
treasurer with the aid Of Tammany hal
representatives. clearly exposes TIA,
methods OF the Progressive party
which in 1912 gathered At Armaeeddot
for the express purpose OF renouncln:
political sroiis. The good people VIII
were deceived by the remarks OF Mr.
Finn Of Pittsburg III the Chicago con
ventiou that tire new party was agalps
the old methods, have now sPlendl'
example Of how much such rrotesta
tions meant Mr.. Call Is vice presi
dent OF the American federation 0
labor. He ran for secretary Of stat
in 1912 on the Progressive and lnde
pendcnce league tickets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
JULY 4 RACE MEET
ON FAIR GROUNDS
Valley Fair Association Will Arrange
Program Including Athletics
Dates for Next Fall s Show.

The directors of the Valley Fair asso-
eiation at an important meeting yesterday
decided on the dates for the fair this
fall. decided To have a race meet and
other attractions at the fair grounds July
4, and practically decided upon the vari-
ouS officers OF the society who have not
announcement 81 the officers for 4 few
days
Tine fair is to be held Sept -. % and
"A, immediately following the state fair
al White River Junction
The race meet on july viii have he
sides three races. athletic events Of vari-
Gus kind~ not yet fully decided upon The
directors plan to make tins meet source
oi real entertainment for the holiday,
something they believe has been lacking
an BTatticboro on many such anniversa-
Ties
II was decided to have this year an ad-
vlsoly racing board, the membership of
which Will be made public at the time
the names of the secretary department
superintcndents and other officers not vet
definitely chosen are announced
President Oscar f Benson viii attend
tomorrow at 81 .iohnsbury a meeting of
the International Circuit and it Is ex-
Fecteei that some arrangements will be
made by which the meets heretofore con
Quoted under the direction of this circuit
VIII h. arranged to tit in with those of
the Green Mountain circuit There viii
hc 4 meeting of the Green Mountain cir
cuit At Rutland next "Wednesday. and
some officer Of the local ASSOCIATION Will
attend that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
PLANS LAID BEFORE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mr.. McReynolds Now Considering
Agreement for Separation of
Railroad Systems.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 ~ After
weeks of work on the part of railroad
and attorneys. of the depart
ment Of Justice the plan for the sepa
ration Of the Boston & Maine and New
Haven railroads today was laid before
Attorney General McReynolds. Until
noon the attorney general had taken
np active part in framing the segrega-
tion agreement, but confded the de
partment 5 policy to his assistants in
the ease.
II was generally agreed today that
til number OF trustees to take over
the New Haven : holdings Of the Bos-
ton \ Maine Will be five, bat that the
two sides are unable as vet to agree
on the length Of time the trustees
shall serve The New Haven officials
favor long terms, while the department
attorneys have held out for compare
tivelv short period of trusteeship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
POSTMASTER BAILEY
MAKES STATEMENT
Cleveland s Appointments Confirmed
by Republican Reasonable
to Think Taft's Would Be.
Ediior of The Reformer:

Editor Of The Reformer:
Now that the post office question Is
settled in Putney | wish to make the
following statement.
Ii my term Of Office had expired un-
der the present Democratic admins
tration would not have allowed my
name to have been used as a candidate
for rcappointmcnt.
Dusing President Cleveland : last
administration his appointments Were
confirmed by Republican SENATE up
to tn very last. SO | thought it no
more than right that ! should hc al
lowed 20 serve another term, for which
| was appointed by President Taft,
and for which ! received the almost
solid support Of the patrons Of this
Office.
Thanking those who so willingly
gave ne their endorsement. remain
Very truly yours,
rrrroiiiaaa
LYMAN r. BAILEY
putncy, VT. Feb. %, 1914.