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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
PERRY
EXPECTS GRANT
T0ST0P EGGERS
If They Slug, Pittsburg WeIter
Says Local Bantam Will Land
Knockout Punch,
By Jimmy Perry.

Local Welterweisht Champion Who
Is Training Jimmy Grant for His
Bout at the orpheur Theater Tues
day Night
I TITLE JIMMY GRANT is in
grand condition for his ten
round scrap with Knockout
Eggers, of New York, at the Orpheum
Theater Tuesday night. He weighs
only ll5 pounds a pound under the
weight the boys have agreed to make
at s o'clock the night of the mill.
Grant has improved 100 per cent
since | saw him last when ! was in
Atlanta. He was a promising looking
youngster then. but he is simply lit
weight with his right hand, and has
a nasty firing sting in his left.
Jimmy has, ! admit, quite a lot 10
learn about the aner points Of the
game. But he can slug with any ban
tamweight ! ever saw. They say Eg
gers isn't much on the clever stuff,
but that he is bear of a mixer Well
IL he starts smuggling with Grant n!
bet that Jimmy win stop him.
Grant is a confident little chap. He
told me only this morning that ne
intended TO go right in of the reel IN
the first round and try to top Eggers
He won't stall He can take an awful
punch and come back. why / hit
him a terrible right-hand smash on
the Jaw in a workout Saturday, and
while It staggered him a bit, he kept
right on mixing with me.
That punch made" Grant with me
He proved TO me that he is as game 4
fellow as ever lived.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

TINE entire Cracker works will be
in action this (Monday) after
noon, unless the blooming un-
settled weather put on by Mr.. Won
Hermann takes a shot at the game.
Billy Smith and the Cracker Regu-
lars have gone to Macon, where they
will hook up with the Boston Braves,
somewhat after the style of Satur
days ball game here. B. Smith and
his help will perform in Macon Mon
day and Tuesday and then return to
Atlanta to engage with the Cleveland
Maps for games April Fools Day and
the day after.
IN the meantime. as the funny pa r.
pers put it, the Cleveland Maps,
being already In our midst. will put
on couple of games with the
Cracker hang overs: that is, the
Crackers who did not go to Macon
with Bill Smith.
Manager Elliott Dent will have a
pretty fair line of opposition to offer
to the charge of the mighty Maps, es-
pecially as he will borrow a couple Of
the said Maps to aid him in the said
opposition.
Following is the lineup that will
take part in the game at Ponce De-
Leon Park this (Monday) afternoon,
at the usual 3 o'clock and two bits
per throw, sit where you like:
HANG. LOVERS. MAPS.
Kircher, Of. .Leibold, Of.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Charleston Club
Releases Players

CHARLESTON. S G., March 30
Manager Hamilton, Of the Charleston
club OF the South Atlantic League,
started wedding out his players last
night. First Baseman Dedon and
Catcher OBrien were released to the
Valdosta club Of the Georgia State
League under optional agreement.
Three other players will be released
later this week OF the 81 players
brought here, II are now in camp.
Pitcher Treece was sent to Waycross
and Outfielder Tracy released last
week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Quintet Sails for
England to Compete
In Title Matches

NEW YORK. March 30.-Francis
Ouimet, American open golf cham
pion. sailed for England to compete
in the British title matches On his
arrival Ouimet will begin practice on
the various courses before putting in
his final workout on the links where
the championship tournament will be
held.
Local golf experts expect to see
the Boston youngster bring back the
British title with him If he plays the
game he put up against Warden and
Ray, but if he fails they have hopes
of either Travers, Herreshoff or
Schmidt winning the coveted title.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Zip Of A COIN
| CAVE CHM job
WITH GEORGIA
Captain of Red and Black Team,
Last Year in College, Out to
Do Sensational Work.
By Charles Martin.


"A THENS, GA, March 3O.-When
~ Captain CHM cracked the first
ball in the game against Glenn
Eon Friday afternoon as Georgia's
lead off man, he began his fourth and
last season with the Red and Black
crew. and, along with McWhorter, he
will graduate from college athletes in
h June as well as receive his dip" from
the chancellor of his alma mater.
CHM and McWhorter are among the
few Georgia outfielders of the past
decade who have played their full al
lowance of college ball Georgia man
ages somehow or other to swing on
10 her infielders pretty we'll for four
Years. but in the outf1eld there seems
to be a difference. and after one or
4 two seasons the men either drop out
4 of college or go into faster company.
Captain CHM, who is leading the
Athenians in the chase for the South
ern championship this season. unlike
most ball players, will have his pic
ture took" just before the biggest
game of the season. is not particular
about whether the batboy "spits" on
the plate or not, and will not refuse
10 take the thirteenth hit in thirteen
inning game or anything of the kind,
but when it comes to being believer
I'm "luck''-well, he is there with all
the ding a-lng bells on.
lucky InoIoent save n'n start
= 9l! t5 e no. nave D Ie I4ck that
snumber of bases stolen last season
end that he landed an ALI Southern
berth out in left field. but all this
1night never have happened but for
Lucky. incident back in l9lI when
tne georgia captain was a freshman
ROOKIE on me Reo ana Black squad
Wllh out niue recommendation other
n Sthan ne naIed from Hoyston' winch
&Was IN the helsht OF It's Iy Copb
elQry.
IN scruo uniform ne mad chased
vines an March from every angie OF
l1the outheId. had stolen second with
Athe pltcher holding the bah a time or
Two, put could never get the lead over
hls opponent, VINO mad captained
prep school the year before and led
pine team IN batting until the after
moon the team was to leave for the
Ainitial trip of the season and the first
game OF the schedule
The Red and Black coach named his
lineup for every position except left
held. and but one more player could
pc taken on the Trip which was to
Clemson Being unable to decide be-
\ tween the two, he Tipped a coin to
see who would make the trip.
CHM won. The first time un in the
first game the next day he failed II
get on, but when the Georgia pitcher
cracked out single some one in the
stands yelled out to let the country"
CHM run for him He did, and only
succeeded in stealing second, third
and home.
That night thew chained down the
grandstand for fear he would get
away with it, and in the second game
ne got a couple of singles and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Johnson at Work
For Moran Battle
Special cable to The Atlanta GEORGIAN,

Special Gable 10 The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS March 80 Jack Johnson the
champion negro pugilist. has started
Frank Moran, the American white
hope
Johnson realized that he is consider
ably over weight but feels confident
that a month Of light training, followed
by a month Of vigorous work on the
road and in the gym win bring him
back TO the form that made him the
greatest heavyweight fighter In the
world.
boasts that he'll whip the negro in
twelve rounds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Princeton Announces
It's Football Schedule

PRINCETON. n. j.. March 30
Princeton's football schedule was an
nounced to-day as follows: September
26 Rutgers at Princeton October 3,
Bucknell al Princeton; october 10, SYRIA
cuse al Princeton, October II, lafayette
at Princeton; October "a, Dartmouth a
Princeton. October 81. Williams at
Princeton: November T, Harvard at
Cambridge; November IA, Yale at
Princeton
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Pacific Coast League
Opens Season To-day

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30
Baseball viii make its official 1914
debut when the Pacific Coast League
begins its eleventh annual campaign
to- day The season will be the
longest in organized baseball as ID
has been FOR several years. and will
close October 81 Portland and Ven
ice are the favorites for the coming
season, as neither club has lost many
stars by draft or sale.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Pelicans Triumph
Over Reds, 4 to 2

NEW ORLEANS. March 80 The
Pelicans outplayed the Cincinnati Ma
tional League firm team and won yes
terdays exhibition game, 4 to 2. Two
hits. combined with two bases on balls
of Johnson. the Indian pitcher, and
two errors gave New Orleans three runs
in the fourth inning, and fourth run
was earned in the sixth by hits off
Rowan. who pitched the last four in
nngs Of the game.
Niehoff S home run. scoring Hoblitzel
ahead OF him, gave the visitors TWO
Score Sc re- '''' RH z.
Cincinnati .........,...t.t,,t,,
New Orleans ...............'..--4 v
Batteries: Johnson. Rowan and
Clark, Gonzales Walker, Wilson and
Adams, Higgins
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Cobb Comes to Life;
Bats Team to Victory

MEMJHIs, TENN March Soy
Cobb's hitting, two singles, a double
and a triple in five times at bat. Boeh-
Ter and Williams pitching and the err
rors Of the local team made a to
victory over the Memphis Southern
League team easy for the Detroit
American Lea que players yesterday.
Both regulars and recruits" are in
the squad here under the personal d.
rection Of Manager Jennings.
Score. r. f. z.
Detroit Observation-Disclosures, IL 0
Memphis ...,.........ss.. s
Batteries Boehler, Williams and
stanage Kimball, Harrell, Johnson and
Reynolds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Macon Permanent
Camp for Braves

MACON, GA. March 30.-Manager
George Stallings Is planning TO make
Macon a permanent training camp
for the Boston Nationals. AS long as
Macon will permit his team To come
to this city. he stated to-day, he Will
do so,
on Monday and Tuesday. Atlanta
will plav the Boston Nationals here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Players Will Wear
Mustaches April IA

ATHENS, March 3O-Old-tibe fans
AT Chicago are going to have old-time
days recalled to them on April IA. II
three of the Maps do not lose their
nerve in the meantime For Jack era
ney. steve O'Neill and Fred Banding
have entered into a compact to raise
mustaches and not to shave them until
after the first game Of the season.
II any one of the three shaves his
upper lin before the first game has
been played. he forfeits s. to each Of
the other two
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
MCCue-Mandot Go
Closed for April 10

RACINE. WIS, March 80 Pro-
moter Wagner to-day announced that
the Joe Mandot- Matty McCue match
has been closed and Will be staged
on April TO- Wagner closed with
Tom Jones, McCue's manager, to-day.
Both boys will begin work this week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Terre Haute Will
Land Cub Players

TERRE HAUTE. IND. March 30 1t
was reported to-day that Pitcher
Utrecht. Catcher Tyre and Outhelders
stewart and Allison will he left with
Terre Haute when the cubs come here
next week Officials Of the local club
refuse to deny or confirm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Brown Starts Work
For Bout With Chip

CHICAGO, March 30-George K. 0.
Brown to-day began work for his
April IA match in Akron, Ohio, with
George Chip. The local Greek real
ICES that he is facing tough game in
the Scranton middleReight but says
he will defeat him II chip will stand
Up and fight. Brown recently gave
Jack Dillon a hard battle in Mem
phis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
BOSTON.

A FTER the games. in Macon. Man
"A ager Smith and his Crackers will
come back to Ponce DeLeon and play
the Maps Wednesday and Thursday
Then George Stinson's Macon club
from the Sally League will come on
for games Friday and Saturday, and
next Monday the Rochester club Of
the International League will appear
for six games-a whole weekful, last
ing until a few days before the South
ern League season opens.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Bills Take Close
Game From Tigers

MONTGOMERY. ALA, March 30
Montgomery Souther5 Leaguers yes
terday afternoon won the last game Of
the series from the Detroit American
League club The game was well
played and fast
Score r. H. F.
Detroit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ]
Mdntg omery ................. 3 Z !
Batteries Bubuc, Dauss and Mckee
Buscher Black and klenOw
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

BOSTON. March 8O.-Courtney Wod-
man. who has pitched for the Fall
River and Haverhil teams Of the New
England League for two years, has
signed a contract 70 play with the Buf-
falo team VI the Federal League.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

TOR the Macon campaign, Manager
Smith has carted along his regu
lar lineup with Pitchers Browning,
Perryman, Kissinger and Lawrence.
This looks as if it might be the bat
ting order for the game TODAY:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Crackers All in Action To-day.
Maps Play "Hang-0vers' Here
Bv o. B. Keller.

TIME entire Cracker works will be
in action this (Monday) after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
NEW ROCHELLE NUBBINS

We are glad n. R. has at
last got a good clairvoyant
which the Pioneer and The +
both print adv. of, gives facts
on business & marriage & all
like that. n. K. is always to
the 4.
John & Mrs. Holdens son
Haywood who is studying run
ming at Yale college come in
Bird in the inter-coll. r coun-
try run recently his many
friends here will be glad to
hear.
Clare pr;sSs the voluminous
clubman says if business is
good ne might build on Ills
Wykagyl lot next spring.
Archt. Morse, who has just
completed some important
bldgs. in Jerusalem where he
returned from will draw up
the plans.
Some excitement the other
evg. when Rod Gibson who
lives in the green-chimneyed
house discovered burglar
trying 20 get in so Rod &
Joe Claw. who is a posse in
himself chased him, but no
result. We don't want to
knock Comm Kaminsky but
the fact is the force has never
been what he was when Floyd
Smith was chief.
ESMERALDA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

really an octoroon princess) is
fallen in love with by an
Egyptian general only he, be-
ing tall and handsome like
Morgan Kingston always is, is
the object of the tender pas
sion of the Egyptian princess
who has Aida for her maid
not knowing that before the
war she was princess her
self in far-off Africa, and
like many women Amneris,
the daughter of the Pharaohs,
cuts off her nose 70 spite her
own face and has Radames
the brave hero buried alive
so as that anyway he shall
not marry Aida. but for that
matter the High Priest was
partly to blame too, he not
showing much religion in his
character we thought.
Deeply dramatic is the clos
ing scene of this moving play
when in the dark confines of a
dungeon we see Radames pre-
pairing to breathe his last aria
with the faithful Aida at his
side, she having dug her way
through solid rock TO die with
her lover, only nobody seemed
to notice that the front door
of the dungeon was all open
so that one was tempted 10
hollow This way out, Rad"
and save those innocent lives,
only we suppose the stage
manager knows best and it is
only a play anyway.
Next & last wk. Lucia Sex
tette."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

Russians have brought up their batteries of
breach loading redoubts. These heavy mortars
fire steel capsules 81 taximetres in diameter and
weighing over 400 kilograms. Each Of these
proiectes costs $4,000 rubeks Isl 49,.
The aiming of this ordnance is by the magnetic
method Telescope sights and range finders
discarded as too complicated, and in their stead
large magnets are provided, which magnets, when
placed on the spots desired to be hit attract
shells fired at random. The only disadvantage in
connection with this method is that difficulty is
sometimes met with in placing the magnets in
position.
This may be overcome by applying the princ
Piles of military science governing the case, as
the following examples prove: range magnet,
disguised with a casing Of mahogany so as to
resemble a grand piano was presented by spy
20 the commandant of the garrison, with results
that were most satisfactory. Another one, hidden
in coffin, was borne in state into the Gothic
cathedral, and soon the air was full Of flying
buttresses.
Perhaps the most brilliant exploit of the
paign has been the defeat of General Howitzer
at the hands Of General Krovik in the valley Of
the Maui. Not until now have the tactics Of this
engagement been made public. 1t seems that
Krovik wishing to render his trenches hard to
hit constructed them at right angles 20 the
enemy, so that Howitzer obliged to abandon
his escarped position and wheel his army 80
degrees in order that his gunners might have
reasonable target. But Krovik had calcmined
the bastion, and the brave Howitzer was
whelmed in the ruins of his culvern
In recognition Of this signal victory the Gar
has given Krovik the Order of the Golden Lizard,
which entities him 20 rank as one Of the Arabian
knights.
However, the situation as whole remains
changed LAYTON MACKALL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

way has been the only dry territory in New
York would be source Of revenue to the com
pany.
Tips from the common people would enable
the management to advertise for bids from com
peting applicants for the position of subway
waiter. Walters would Immediately recognize
The financial possibilities of such an opening.
With delays on the line imminent any moment,
especially in April, when showers overhead tie
up the underground traffic for hours, the money
in the passengers pockets would be viewed as
useless bus for its power to purchase alcohol and
forgetfulness.
Yes, selling jobs to walters would produce
fat broad smile among the management Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

people have ridden under New York City Wlthou'
"a single passenger fatality.
The estimated population of the earth is 1928
. 100000
But he does not mention, although, of course
he has c,mptometers and all the latest types OF
adding machines. the precise number OF happy
smiles that have dwindled. since their owners took
to the subway. into things wan and drawn.
Thus things have been going for nine years,
and thus they are still going strong. One cannot
be drawn now and then by the subway without
betraying the fact when making a brave attempt
TO smile
The subway as at present operated, is good
for TWO things. It is a first rate refuge from
cyclones and maintains considerably battered
up reputation for speed
We have no cyclones
Many things could be done to improve the
situation with respect to the elevated railroads,
too but already they stop now and then to per
nit passengers to "see New York from the in
side"-opposite somebody's second story window.
Other diversions may ultimately follow.
The subway is, however, the first proposition
to consider, as it is by far the more difficult.
Nothing assists the passage Of time more
capably than a game of cards to those who enjoy
this form Of relaxation. Little tables can be
placed in the subway cars, the only expense 70
the company being the first cost of the tables.
These can be purchased cheaply they make
merely a nominal charge for furniture in Grand
Rapids Mich, where it is by-product Of break
fast foods.
Whatevel expense is attached to putting
enough extra cars TO accommodate the several
million passengers who are displaced from the
square foot area that such card tables will de-
mand can be recovered from the public by various
new forms of hold-up
An attendant, for instance, in each car, to
wait on passengers who have never become recon
ced to the fact that since its opening the sub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

subway. who place their confidence and prodts in
gasoene
II would be long jump in the direction Of
cheerfulness if the guards, who have amply
proved they cannot sing melodiously or to the
point. were displaced by negro interpreters OF
ragtime and the old-fashioned Southern melodies.
So far as the identity of the station which is
the next stop is concerned it would be just as
well to have negroes in white suits sing about
Georgia as to have guards shout. without musical
accompaniment the name of more localized
address
The addition Of musicians would not keep us
any more in the dark than we are now as to
what was being said, and would create some OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

that almost here Of charm and color and cheer
fulness which it is the determined policy OF The
Tribune to encourage.
If Bert Williams, the funniest man, black or
white on the stage to-day, were known to be
singing his latest compositions in the subway dur
ing the rush hours, no extra charge by the man
agement, the company could dispense with more
than one hundred professional white hopes" now
employed to punish passengers until they con-
sent to being projected into trains that cannot
hold any more passengers.
By maintaining the secret of the number of
the train in which Bert Williams was making the
passengers forget their troubles, by expanding
upon the intensity and variety of his own, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
By Earl N. Findley

wv re ARE investigating freight rates. con
N ditions in the Department Of Charities,
" so-called trust in alleged eggs and
the highly predetermined value Of
utilization founded on eugencs Why don't we
start movement to make life cheerful in
me subway?
Passengers take only the most perfunctory IN
terest in the subway's multiple unit system. cleo
trQ-pneumatic brakes emergency alarms, block
ade signal devices and automatic speed control.
Their minds are too occupied with the dreari-
ioss Of their situation They are painfully IN
Prospective Glance at their faces any time. Note
the evidences Of strain and suffering. Like
man holding his breath under water, they wonder
whether they will be conscious wehn they reach
the surface
4 very great deal could be done TO improve
this condition.
The Tribune is going TO what can be &C
complished in this line by offering few gratul-
tous suggestions for the injection Of color, mirth
zest and something Of the exharating spirit OF
contest into the lives Of these sad, sef-conscous
millions
Their ambition and vitality are being Slapped
By the subway.
The beautiful ideals of their youth are losing
something of the first rosy tints that make them
so enchanting to look back to and so unreplace-
able when gone.
Automatic brakes may save millions of pas
sengors week after week, but 1t would be more to
the point if, after saving their lives, the man
acement provided something to make said lives
worth living.
Life Of itself is a more or less common pos
session, but happy lives are rare.
The president Of the subway system, with the
,v,nsonoe jurratiating manner of a debutante,
reminds us that in the last nine years 219sOOOOOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Brooklyn Bits

Theo. Stitt of here has
rheumatism pretty bad, We
cor. hears. Our wish is that
TheO.'s condition. gets i'm
proved-like.
Famous Interview No. A
What is the best news col.
THE GAZETTE published!
asked we of Hen Meyer, Of
Nanderveer PIX, who this col.
backed for Postmaster Ice.
Hen did not get the job g.
we refuse TO say what Hens
reply was. Hen is suspected
OF believing THE GAZETTE'S
support was responsible. You
was welcome, Hen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

II the capt. of the Amity st.
police station would desire to
please some of the residents
of his precinct & earn the
commendation of Com'r Art
Woods of Gotham & environs,
he should pay some attention
TO complaints about horn
footing, bell-ringing, Krupp-
mouthed pedlars in certain
SITS, say we. Why don't the
capt. keep those hucksters
away from the vicinity OF
hospitals in his precinct. If
we was the capt. that would
be | Of our chief aims. We
hope the capt. will take the
suggestion TO heart, like ne
should. SCISSORS.