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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

NEQ29BRIEES
SaAn'SSF ana
NDOSSIP

When Freddie Welsh and Joe Rivers
meet at Vernon on March u it will be
the little MeXican's last chance to be
counted in az the top Of the lightweight
division. His defeat by Richie stopped
him when he seemed due for the top
most rung of the ladder. but II he can
pin defeat on such n sterling little
scrapper as Welsh he must again be
considered very seriously.
Willie Beecher. pbf New York, and
Phil Brock. of Cleveland, have been
matched and will have a twelVe-round
set-to at Akron on March H. Both
youngsters are hard hittors and willing
lighters and the go should be Of the
pyrotechnic order from start to finish.
otto Kohler, the Cleveland light
weight. who was one Of the invading
army Of the Morgan Mcketrick stable
that went over TO separate the Parlslans
from their spare change, has returned
to the Morgan camp at stamford. Conn.
Otto liked Paris not a bit and remained
there just long enough to be able TO
talk his manager out OF steamer fare
back
The gross receipts Of the Leyinsly
Cofey fight ina New York ON Monday
State received IT'S per cent OF the re
ceipts. here Is what the fighters re-
ceived: Battling Levinsky tl5 per cent?,
S5SS 50 Jim Coffey Is per cent?, S5SS so,
Young Brown C0 per ceuD, $500; Phil
Bloom 90 per cent?, 1899.
Five more American boxers will jour
ney to Australia next fall to engage in
bouts TO be staged by Snowy Baker
They are Freddie Hicks, Young Mike
Donovan, Howard Morrow, J7ch Clarke
and Young Brown.
Bob Mocha and Battling Levinsky meet
for ten rounds in Milwaukee on March
49, Danny Morgans man is guaranteed
$1,000.
Battling Levnsky battles Tim O'Neil
tonight in Philadelphia for six rounds.
Although Billy Gibson has quit tho
management Of the Garden club ion New
York, he intends 10 continue as mana
ger of the fairmont Athletic Club there.
Charley white and Leach Cross viii
soon sign articles for a teu-TOund bout
i'm Milwaukee TO be held next month ac-
cording 90 sam Wallach, Leach's BROTH
er-manager.
The date of the coming championship
fight between Johnny Coulon and Kid
Williams AT Los Angeles, Null mas been
fixed for June ..
Ad Wogast proved beyond a doubt
i'm his Eight with Willie Richie Thurs
day night that be is entitled to a TWEEN
ty-round bout with the lightweight
champion Nd may be an eN=Cham-
pion and all that. but there are many
fans In the country to-day who will
back him TO the limit against Richie
over a long route,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

NJ ASHVILLE, TENN. March IA
" Favored by a stretch of balmy
weather, the Vol hopefuls have
been going through their spring
training stunts with a vengeance, al
though up to date the bulk Of the
material on hand is made up of
pitching recruits. None Of the out
fielders have turned up, but Blll
Schwartz is not worrying over the
DELAY of the gardeners, with the eX-
ception of Pinch McCabe, the former
International Lacquer, who mas ISr
some time threatened to join the hold
cut brigade.
Dave Callahan will be late III re-
porting, for the reason that his father
is very i'll at Dawes home IN seneca
ILL.,, and Manager Schwartz has writ
ten him to stay with the ased man
until he begins to improve. Dave a.
WAYS reports in good shape, ana the
Vols chances will not suffer through
his enforced absence. Nothing so taf
has been heard from Bert King the
former Lookout, but he has accepted
terms with the Vols, and likely VIII
drive into camp most any day.
Schwartz is figuring on landing iod
Sloan. who last season performed III
such fancy style i'm right field Tor
Montgomery from the Browns Wuen
they reach Nashville and ~ tne dea'
can be arranged, the Vols should pos
sess one of the most formidable trlos
of fly chasers in the circuit
CCHWARTz has a promising batch
- Of pitching recruits. eleven an
told being in camp, with Tom can't
well. secured from Terre Haule' sun
to report. Cantwell is clamoring FOR
more salary, and threatens to leave
the Vols fat on their backs unless ne
is granted the necessary raise.
Although the only sign of an m
fielder on deck is Jawn Lindsay, tne
veteran shOrtstop the Vol plIol Is
very enthusiastic over his chances TOT
a first -division flag contender TINS
season for he has been assured OF as
sistance from Branch Hickey VINO
has promised to turn over a palr OIL
corking good infelders. ..
If we are not up there nshllhs
for the pennant after ! get the clup
etraiRhtencd out" says Bill, then !
miss my guess. for ! never before hau
such a good looking bunch OF Don ma
terial. and J figure that Two or lAree
of the crowd should develop Into re-
liable pitchers 49,,
Just now We are little shy on
infelders. and I may have TO go out
and buy second baseman and
third baseman, but | can not figure
how we can lose Kraft, in spite OF
the new drafting rule laid down by
the National Commission for IT'S my
opinion that all players drafted from
the Glass a leagues will be returned
TO those leagues. no matter II the "A
leagues do put I'm their claims. KRAFT
is the best natural hitter ever saw IN
my life. ana ] can soon teach MN me
fine points of playing first base. lie
ought to be tower OF strength to us
with the stick if he can travel the
1851 clip he set with New Orleans.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
Morris Brown Leads
MiIburn in Cue Match

NEW YORK. March 14.-With a
wy, sl OF %, which is the high mark so
e' M the National Amateur Billiard
ornament, Morris ID. Brown, Of
rrIIooN.Nn, a former holder of the
Traal1Wonship, took the lead from
EUGENE J.. Milburn, of Memphis,
lenn.' "a the twenty second inning Of
t,sS,ellay's game and won in the thir-
y seventh inning by the score of 400
Y -5' The men alternated in the
,sa.' few points apart, for q in
it-nsS but after his big run Brown
,asspJ tine lead, playing steadily, and
a.l'r @n innings had been played he
was more than 200 points ahead
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
Vols Look Good to Bill Schwartz
Expects Much Of Pitching Staff

WITH King, Callahan and Sloan
w in the outfield, we Will have by
long odds the fastest and hardest hit
ting crew in this league, and the de-
sertion of Del Young to the Feds will
be forgotten when this Sloan takes
his place in right field at the start of
the season. When | was at ST. Pc
tersburg, Sloan was hitting and field
ing in July shape and | will be
mighty lucky if Hickey turns him
over to me"
Harold Schwenk is the only south
paw on hand, but he had a good sea
son with Oakland last year. and may
prove a worthy successor to Kid Will
liams, And. speaking of Williams,
Schwartz has already been promised
the Kid il he should fail to make good
with the Tigers, though there seems
little danger of his failing to land d
berth with the Jennings outfit.
ONE of the most promising recruits
~ is Renter, who was a mighty fac
tor last season in landing a flag for
Ottawa, in the Canadian circuit. with
q wins and 6 games lost. He was
picked up by Detroit and turned over
~ - IL ~ eA u III ] ABtillIEs iAtAAlt
who is a whale in size and has had
experience in the majors, and
Schwartz is tickled to death over his
coming to the Vols
Forrest More and Bernie Boland,
veterans of last seasons club, already
are cutting loose with little fancy
stuff. while Cliff Snyder who came to
the Vols from the Kitty League At
the close Of the 1913 season. is show
ing some Of the form which gave him
record of II won and 1 lost with
Henderson last season.
WALTER MARBET. who is back for
w another trial after two years So
iourn through the Kitty League.
showed the improvement Of his expe-
rieuce i'm the lower circuit, and
schwartz is very sweet on the young
ster Bill Is giving great deal OF
attention to Wiley Marshall a big
raw boned coal miner from Kentucky,
who has whole volumes to learn about
mound work, but is a glutton for
training and ambitious to make good
He has good pitching movement.
and after a little seasoning should de-
velop into a winning twirler
Heine Berger, who has at last come
to terms. after dropping some Of the
cCnceit he acquired over all the news
paper notoriety incident to the famous
Perry Berger deal which cost former
President Hlrsig his job as boss OF
the Vols. is TOO busy shedding some
of the excess weight TO do much work
in the box. Leslie Johnson, another
Kitty Lacquer. who was farmed to
Hopkinsville by Schwartz last season.
lis back again for another chance.
George Rust, a candidate for sec
oud base and Catcher Red Smith
have shown little 10 justify their
lhances for q permanent jon. Schwartz
is figuring, though, on a pair of back
shoppers from the Browns, as well as
three additional pitchers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
FEDERALS PLAN
In REORGAN|ZE
DIXIE LEAGUE
resident Gilmore Seeks "Farm'
ing" Facilities for Surplus
Talent of New Circuit,
BY O. B. Keller.

TSTEN now to bit of Late Dope
an the Federal League situa-
~ ton. cropping out of Shreve-
~, via New Orleans, and gradually
zinc around the Southern League
&trcuit
In tho premises, let us note that
no supine Dixie League, over which
10 fatal ten was supposed to have
bsor counted at the last Southern
saq1e presidents meeting, is now
kopted as a subject for termination.
. In plain United States, the Feds are
nprD6sing to back the Dixie League
an ally, and organize it on the
In basis that the Feds are doing
Business.
Il HERE'S the dope.
6l President Gilmore, of the Fed
Pral League, came South to Shreve-
.bort with the Chicago club of his cir
E,uit but he did not stick around long.
m fact. it is said that later talking
IDyer the situation with certain Dixie
i eaguers in Shreveport, the Hon. Gill
tnora set out to round up the scat
tered forces of the league that died
4 .bornin'" and has met with cOnsid-
'erahle management.
Il is stated that Shreveport is for
I5e project. that Little Rock is like
|vise and that Memphis, with a bum
Smb in the Southern last year and
korrv prospects for 1914, also is lean
En- heavily on the tentative prop Of
Eered BIZ Dixie League.
HERES the idea.
|aya upward of 80 players apiece.
|They can not carry that many
Through the season. Probably they
|vill not carry more than eighteen.
Something must be done with the dis
card
In organized baseball $50 called the
Biz fellows have no trouble placing
|Or farming their surplus talent and
|such players as are not ripe for the
biz show
The Federal League has no such re-
course at present-and it has enough
surplus players practically to stock
a minor outlaw league of six, or even
eight clubs.
And there you are.
I'D RESIDENT GILMORE is said to
1 be looking for the answer in the
organization of the Dixie League,
with much the same circuit as that
mapped out by that somewhat forlorn
hope last summer when it made its
now historic effort to get recognition
from the Southern League and or
ganized baseball.
The final kick of the Dixie League
SO far as organized baseball and the
southern League are commemorative
delivered against stone wall at the
recent meeting of the Southern
League magnates in Mobile. At that
gathering a guarantee fund of 100000
IN regular money was demanded as
The first step toward admission into
'Ae fold Of organized baseball.
And that was taken to put the
eternal Nbosh on the project.
D ROBABLY~i it did, so far as getting
under the wing Of the Southern
League is concerned.
But the Feds, so far as surface in
lcauons so, have been well and am
lly able to paddle their own bateau
mus far And there is no. particular
.eason known to the deponent why
1s ability should suddenly forsake
mem when confronted with the prob
sH- which must have been foreseen
-oI diSposing Of their surplus help.
Maybe We will have continuous
.dSeJdll in Atlanta this summer, after
III
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

NYNEWS
ScAT q ~ q


A Cincinnati critic points out with
great deal of pride that the Rhine
landers have larger salary list than
The Athletics. Last year the Athletics
won the worlds championship and
the Reds finished seventh.
Manager Doom OF the Phillies, looks
for Pitcher Ben lineup. the Indian. to
amount TO a whole lot this season Tin
cups only fault is that he is slow in
delivering the ball, and this fault Catch
er Moran is now trying to eradicate in
the swarthy aborigine
Catcher Red" Kuhn. Of the White
SoX, has badly injured his throwing
arm, resulting in the return Of an old
trouble that bothered him lot last
season. 1t is feared that he may not be
able to get into the lineup until well
after the season opens.
Joe Sugden. who has been doing scout
duty for the Detroit Tigers for several
years. has signed 10 serve in a similar
coming season.
Manager Jack Dunn. Of the Ralti-
more International League club. admit
heard that Fred Parent utility man Of
his club. had jumped to the Fedora
League. Dunn would not dlvulge the
source Of his Information
Baitiste. an Indian deaf-mute from
Cleveland. Is to be given trial in the
box by the Portland. Greg club Of the
Pacific Coast League.
Lefty Leiield has signed again with
san Francisco, having turned a deaf
ear 10 many entreaties from the Fed
erals quarters.
once again the fielding weakness
Of j. Franklin Baker, who accepted
more chances than any other third base
man in the two leagues in 1912 and
1918. crops out Sequels 20 the Field
THE Pitching Flaws Of WalteS John
SON" 1.-The Base Running Faults Of
Clyde Milan" "The Home Run Defects
Of Cactus Cravath' and similar works.
That Charley Murphy still retains
his interests I'm the Chicago Cubs is
the belief Of many. lie has been muz
zled that's all George Tobeau held
his Louisville stock several years ago,
after 10 was announced he had quit be
cause Of public clanor
Claude Cooper the Giant out1elder,
threatens 10 desert to the Federals
Ban johnson dehes the Federal
Leaguers 90 carry out their threat 10
war on the majors.
The Dodgers may trade HummeH and
Hecklinger To Newark for outhelder
Billy Zimmerman.
Buck o Brien, former Red sox pitcher
will sign up with the Federal League
unless he Is able to make more satisfac-
tory arrangements In organized base
bah that he has up TO date.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
Bv Ed w. Smith.

T. HAT chap who announced that
there was nothing new under
the sun didn't canvass the sport
ing field very thoroughly or he
would have revised his views.
There's something new ias sport
all the time, and one Of the latest
and about the weirdest OF all the
wheezes that have been sprung in
months comes out Of Charlottes-
Vile. Va, where Clark Griffith has
his Senatorial baseball team IN
Spring practice.
RIFFlTH has directed that all
" of his twirlers go through the
motions of pitching before q mir
ror. the idea of this being 10 cor
rect the weaknesses and the nm
PROJECTIONS i'm the delivery of The
men. Grif conceived this idea a
long time back. but not untI this
spring did he actually put il into
practice. He figures that the men.
by seeing for themselves exactly
how they look, will be able to
work off the rough edges
IT'S hard to say where Griffith
got this idea. but he might
have obtained ia out Of some old
boxing book We bark back to
the years Of long ago when first
breaking into the sporting game.
Then we ran across am old Eng
lish book on the manly art of
self defense" which perhaps was
the first time this nowery term
was ever used. This book was
fun Of quaint old English wood
cuts OF the boxer, illustrating the
different blows and guards and
feints
CTRANGEST Of all in the book
- were a number Of ILLUSTRATIONS
showing how man might box
with himself 100 a mirror and get
considerable education on the art
I'm this way. We never could uu-
derstand how this could be. but
the book went into lengthy eXpla-
nations Of IL just the same. 1t
might have been from this source
that Grimth got his idea. or he
might have attained IL from the
present system Of shadow box
ing" that almost every fighter OF
the day uses in his training cur
riculum.
Y on can fancy, can you not,
L seeing the mighty Walter
Johnson ur in front Of a mirror,
going through the motions Of
striking out a bunch Of IT, Cobbs
and Iris Speakers and Joe Jack
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
TO HONOR WILLIAMS.

HOUSTON, TEXAS. March H.
There will be big doings in Galveston
to -day, when the Yankees go there
for a game, Harry Williams, the
New Workers. first baseman. who
graduated from there, will receive a
gold watch from his admirers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
SCHULTZ ENTERS FOLD.

.sM,A ON, March 14.-Joe Schultz
~. me Boston team last night to
Su Rochester at Admission, Ala.
lI'lz is the property of Boston, but
saSeu with Toronto last year An
was made by Rochester
WIZ Stallings for the transfer this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
pAueERr ON HOSPITAL Llsr.

AUGUSTA. GA. March l4--Old Sol
was on the job to-day and the bod
gers got another good workout fol-
lowed by a game between picked
teams. Jake Daubert is on the hos
pital list having injured his leg while
running to first,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
'IopSy' HartSel Gets
Berth as Manager

IL uLEDO, OHIO, March 14.-"Top-
y Hartsel, formerly of the Phila-
ss'pnia Athletics, has been secured
~ manager Of the South Michigan
League team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
YALE BEATS PRINCETON.

", ma CETON. n. j., March IL
bo a.+ defeated Princeton in their an
~, 'Nai gymnastic meet last night
~ 'Ie score Of 30.to "a.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

ONt INSERTION of a want ad is often
S.snou gh-but by no means always so.
ave., Jaw Of persistence applies, as in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

The Dodgers may trade Hummell and
Hecklinger to Newark for Outhelder
Billy Zimmerman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

a Cincinnati critic points out with
a great deal of pride that the Rhine
landers have a larger salary list than
The Athletics. Last year the Athletics
won the worlds championship and
the Reds finished seventh.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

Buck o Brien, former Red sox pitcher.
will sign up with the Federal League
unless he is able to make more satisfac-
tory arrangements In organized base
BAH that he has up 10 date.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

Claude Cooper, the Giant outfelder.
threatens 10 desert to the Federals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

Ban johnson dehes the Federal
Leaguers 20 carry out their threat 10
war on the majors.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

Manager Doom. OF the PhilIies, looks
for Pitcher Ben lineup, the Indian. to
amount to a whole lot this season. Tin
cups only fault is that he is slow in
delivering the ball, and this fault Catch
er Moran is now trying to eradicate in
the sMarthY aborgine.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

That Charley Murphy still retains
his interests In the Chicago Cubs is
the belief Of many. He has been muz-
zled. that's all George Tobeau held
his Louisville stock several years ago,
after 10 was announced ne had quit be
cause Of public clamor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

Willie Beecher. Of New York. and
Phil Brock, of Cleveland, have been
matched and will have a twelve-round
set-to at Akron on March II. Both
youngsters are hard hittors and willing
lighters and the go should be Of the
pyrotechnic order from start TO finish
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-29

Lady David Beatty. wife of the Brit
ish rear admiral whose feet was In
the recent fight with the Germans OF
Helgoland. has equipped her yacht
Sheelah as hospital ship and offered
It for use to the English government.
She herself will accompany, the ship
TO whatever base the admiralty ap-
points for it - .,a.s q 81. rs. .5.
Lady Beatty was formerly Miss
Ethel Marshall Field, only daughter
Of the Chicago millionaire dry goods
merchant Before she was out Of her
teens she married Arthur Tree Of Lon
don. The Trees separated and in 1901
she: married Captain David Realty.
known as the handsUmest officer In the
British navy. .,s sg ~
Admiral Beatty won promotion to
the rank of commander for gallant
service With the Nile boats in 1SOY.
He was madc captain for services in
China In 1900 and reached tng rank
at the age of thirty-nine. He WIS
given the rank OF rear admiral in 1910.
The social career OF Lndy BETTY
has been no less distinguished. In the
highlands they rented n magnificent
estate! with famous game preserves.
where they. came into close touch With
the royal family. which always main,
tains neighborly rentions with, the oc.
cnpants of the grent estnte adjoining
their castle. Il isa,.s ~. !.
:. The Beattys have town house nt
Regents park. London. and q country
estate. RrOokHby ball. Leicester The
yacht Sheelab$ is magnificent one,
Yachting and hunting are two ;fayorlte
FecEeat tions with Lady Beatty,sr (. 5,s,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-29
FIRE YESTERDAY
ON HORNET ROW
Blaze Destroyed Two Houses
and Two More Were Damaged
BY Conflagration

Hornet Row. section of the city
th'ckly populated with negroes, was
almost wiped OF the map shortly be-
fore IL o'clock yesterday when fire
visited that section OF the city. The
blaze started in q. house occupied by
VIII ThomrsoF, a hegfb. anu soon
jumped to 9 house occupied by. Prize
Holland. The fire alarm was turned
In and answered by the department.
but there was no hydrant near the
scene Of the fire and by the time suf-
Hcient hose was connected I'D D get
a stream Of water two of the houses
had been completely destroyed and
three more were on fire. TheEe were
extlnguished with little damage, ,dcne.
The houses were all owned by DR..
B. A. Henry and he carried $500 in
surance on the two burned structures.
This is but small part OF the loss.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-29
BANK GOT
SHARE OF CURRENCY
CITIZENS NATIONAL HAS RE.
CEIVED MONEY
FOR THE FARMERS
Shipment Which Reached City
Yesterday. Amounts 20 $4,000
and Will Be Big Help r'

AS result OF the efforts Of the
Congressman from this district. An
derson county farmers viii, have The
opportunity to borrow money from
the bank on their cotton at un car
lier date than had at frat been
thought. Yesterday the Citizens Nat
ional Dank OF Anderson received a
shipment Of currency from the gov
ernment amcuting to $4,000.
This Is the first issuance OF the new
currency u:.Jer the At:rich- yree'and
act and It will be q Ereut help to
Anderson county. The delay in the
delivery Of this money to the Nat
ional banks throughout the country
was due to the unprecedented demand
made upon the. treasury department
according to the information coming
from Washington.
Last Friday the, Citizens National
bank of this city autographed to wy
att Aiken; congressman from the 3rd
district. In which tho bank officials
urged that he take some steps toward
getting q shipment of the currency
and he at once telegraphed that the
money would be. shipped Saturday
This vas done and 1t reached An
derson on yesterday morning.
/. This money will bring about ap-
preciable relief in conditions In An
derson county within the next few
weeks and the farr.els will at least
have little money. whereas many
OF them now have none. The money
will be loaned to the farmers on notes
with warehouse receipts as security.
While the first shipment of curren-
cy Is not rs large as some had hoped
for, nevertheless It will be possible
to get additional. sums when this is
used up. BusinesB conditions will be
better in SAnderson since money has
been received. &