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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
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Joe Wood is perfectly satisfied with
the contract handed him by the Red
sox. denying all rumors that he intends
TO jump TO the Federal forces.
II will be a mighty hard proposition
trying TO lure Iris Speaker. the star
outtielder of the Boston Red Sox. TO the
Federal League, Should Tris make up
his mind 10 jump the Beantown lads
he'll demand no less than SIS, 000 where
as he is drawing $4,000 as a Red sox.
One woz ,hT 80 Join Manager Chances
Yankees II Charley Rose, who halls
from the N@Nas League. Rose is report
ed 10 be the proud possessor OF a great
haihack movement. which often fools
the runner He should be y big aid TO
the Peerless Leader. should he develop.
Playing the outheld for a cham M
ship team and managing ball club are
two different things In reference to
Connie Mack for a lengthy period, but
now manager Of tho Mobile club OF the
southern League, has only two OF his
athletes in line 70 date.
The Federal League is stili garnerinE
players. George Anderson. of the New
York state League, BONN. who led the
American Association in batting In
southern Lacquer, have cast their lot
with the outlaw OUTFIT
Mig Clarke, former catcher for the
Browns, isn't nirting with the Federal
League. He has reported to Manager
Del Howard. Of the Frisco team, for
spring practice,
II size counts for anything the Maps
viii miss Fred Falkenherg Fritz Bland
ing and Crum Haler. who jumped TO the
Federal League All OF Birmingham $
pitching recruits stand feet or better.
Rube Benton, star southpaw OF the
Cincinnati club, left Chattanooga last
night for Alexandria. la. to begin
spring training. Benton stated he was
entirely recovered from his motorcycle
accident Of last summer
Evers is the last to 60! Chance. Evers.
Steinfeldt. Tinker, with Johnny King
no eausli Now Evers goes as Chance
and Tinker went before him with bitter
ness in his heart and a curse tossed
back to he park In which he became
baseball history has ever been shat
tered amid as bitter invective and re-
elimination IS has accompanied the dts
solution Of the once great Cub ma
chine,
The Federal League VIII tackle fun
154-game' schedule TO open In April sc-
cording 70 Lloyd Richert. secretary OF
the new league.
Manager Knsbe, OF the Baltimore Fed
erals, announces that he and 20 players
will leave for Southern Pines, y. c..
their spring training camp. on March IL
Johnny Evers. ex-manager OF the
Cubs. reported in Boston to-day. II is
said in that city that the Trojan viii
be made field manager and that he and
Stalllngs, manager OF the club, will
work hand in hand.
President Baker. OF the Philiies. to-
day declared in Philadelphia that he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

would take the Tom Seaton matter into
court II the Philadelphia pitcher who
signed with the Federals did not report
to his team.
S. NJ Ward. New York attorney and
familiar figure in baseball. Is said to be
on his way to Chicago to confer with
Jake Stahl in the hope OF getting the
former Red Sox leader to manage the
Brooklyn Federals
Rube Marduard and Blossom Seeley
have brought suit in the City Court OF
New York against Louis Wesley, a the
atrlcal manager. They say Wesley gave
them a check for $500 which was re-
turned as no good.
Manager Joe Birmingham is sending
his recruits through hard workouts at
New Orleans Birmy thinks the advance
guard viii be in good shape when the
second squad arrives.
Pitcher Eddie Karger has written
Manager Friel, OF the ST. Paul club,
the terms offered him and that he ex-
poets to have a good season. Outhelder
Booe. who is reported as having signed
with the Feds, also shows symptoms Of
returning TO the fold,
Luther BONN, outfelder, who had sew
eral chances with the Browns, but last
season played a short time with Co.
lumbus In the A. A., has cast his lot
with the Federals. Reports have II that
he has signed a two-year contract with
Buffalo in the outlaw league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

Battling Levinsky, the heavyweight,
who is fighting his way to the top of
the ladder in remarkable style, will soon
have his chance to win international
fame as a boxer. His manager, Danny
Morgan. has received an offer from one
of the big clubs in Paris to meet Georges
Carpenter in 20-round battle some
time in June.
According to reports from New York.
Morgan is more than willing to send
his proteEe to the other side for the
match. LevinslSy has done SO well with
American heavyweights that Morgan
thinks he can wade right through the
Jim Cronin. the Macon lightweight
who lost to Terry Nelson last week IN
Macon, would be a dandy opponent for
son, but would give Young tough pat
tie. Cronin arrived In Atlanta yester-
day and appears to be dandy CHAP.
II is more than likely that Jake Abel
Phil McGovern, Terry Nelson. Jeff CAM
ney and other good boxers Will be seen
in action here before long, Local pro-
moters are dickering for these boys to
box here and some good matches should
be the result.
Terry Nelson against Jake Abel. Kid
Young vs. JEFF Gaffney and Jimmy Grant
VS.. Phil McGovern would prove tnree
matches that would be worth any ones
time and money.
Mike Cannon would also prove a good
card against Terry Nelson. The winner
OF this bout would then be IN line for q
10 with Eddie Hanlon
Jimmy Grant. the corfing little ban
tamweight, was around town yesterday
carrying a broad smile. Things are
coming Jimmy's way these days and 1t
would not be surprising to see Grant
get a good match before long. Jimmy
Is now dickering with New Orleans in an
effort to get on with either Kid Herman
or Champion Johnny Coulon and the
promoters there would make no mistake
BY matching the Chicagoan with either
of these boys.
Grants right hand is still sore from
his bout with Britt, but Jimmy expects
to be ready for another scrap before
long. Britt is carrying several bruises
from the battle. and is loud in his praise
for Grant Hes the better boy and l
have no excuse TO Offer" chirped the
Spider" yesterday.
Frank Whitney, the Cedar Rapids car
penter, is In New Orleans working like
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Athletic Club Out
To Beat Columbus
Tomorrow Night

Local fans should see one of the best
basketball games of the season to-mor-
row night when the Columbus Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Atlanta Athletic Club FIVE clash in a re-
turn game. Joe Beams boys have shown
great form in their last few games and
should make the visitors step at their
best to win.
Columbus defeat at the hands of the
Birmingham quintet mas given the local
squad new hopes and they are out to
take the Columbus team to a trim
ming. Should Atlanta happen to down
Columbus the Georgia team will have
undisputed claim to the Southern bas-
ketball title.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

that baseball shopping in 1914
should be done early. That Is,
n II is desired to watch the Crackers
play ball free on Ladies' Day" and
save the margin OF two bits on a
grandstand seat on ordinary days
which are not Tuesday or Friday.
For the management Is going to be
very businesslike this season. Just
as businesslike the management of
the Barons, and the other ball clubs
around the circuit
Ladies. you simply must have that
little Dollar Ticket, IL you want to
save the rake-off.
n previous years Gin Atlanta), the
purchase OF that Dollar Season
Ticket for ladies was treated as a
sort of easy going and rather IN
necessary ceremony. as the ticket waa
not required TO be shown at the gate
in order for a member of the fair
sex to get grandstand seat for a
quarter.
This year (the management bcRs
to announce) II will be ABSOLUTE
LY NECESSARY for the ticket to be
shown in order to gain free admission
on Ladies' Days and to get tho re-
seats on days other than Tuesday and
Friday.
'XNE have been simply sacrificing
the price of good ball player
or two every season by not insisting
that these Ladies' Tickets be pur-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Ladies, You Must Have Tickets
1914Baseball Bargains Changed

chased at the beginning OF the sea =
son and presented at every game the
owner attends said one of the d.
rectors. "All the other clubs have
this rule and enforce it, and this year
we are going TO follow suit We be-
lieve our fair patrons are fair In
judgment as well as in face, and that
they will see the move in its proper
light"
Anyway. it's a go.
Therefore, ladies' and escorts. pre-
pare to Ante Up One Iron Man for
the little Dollar Ticket that will save
you many times its cost in the sea-
sons run.
It's a better bargain than many OF
the $s.9s things you covet.
.ONLY two prospective Crackers re-
main unsigned. Infielder Jen-
nings and Pitcher Hedgepeth.
Regarding Mr.. Jennings, he is about
receiving one of those known
ultmatums, and If he intends to play
baseball for living we probably
long unless, OF course. Mr.. Jennings
plans TO take whirl with the Feds.
Time is about up.
THE same goes for MIR. Hedgepeth,
in all kindness and esteem
"Who hcsitates is lost" and good
ness only knows what good II does
TO buck the modern application of the
reserve clause, or white slavery, or
whatever II is.
We should be charmed to mitt the
two prodigals and see the happy fam
lily complete.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
BOX[N(Jn5tR 6 S!5}Ef

a trojan for his match with Joe Mandot
tomorrow. Frank realizes that this is
great chance for him, as a victory over
the Frenchman will put him in line for
some good matches in the Pelican City.
Whitney has already defeated frankie
Russell and Joe Thomas, two other New
Orleans favorftes. and hopes to make it
a clean sweep by taking Mandot to
lacing.
Andrew Apera, Savannah promoter, is
after Jimmy Grant to meet some boy
there Phil McGovern, brother to terri
Bile Terry. may be obtained to box the
Chicago bantam.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Germany to Donate
$4,000 for 0lympiad

BERLIN. Feb. Boy a considerable
majority the German Imperial Parlia-
ment adopted an appropriation of $4,000
for the Olympic games to be held here
in 1916.
The appropriation had at drst been
rejected by the Budget Committee on
January Is. but on this occasion the
leaders OF the clerical party gave their
followers freedom of action IN the mat
ter. and all but few Of them voted in
favor of the appropriation
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
SIDELIGHTS
On Sports
BY A. II. c. Mitchell,


TT is not quite clear how the
National Commission is to coll
lect the $4,000 1t proposes to
soak Charles Webb Murphy, the
laxative owner of the Chicago
Cubs, for his treatment OF Evers.
The commission may order
Murphy to pay that sum to Ev-
ers, but suppose Murphy refuses
to pay? The chances are a mill
lion to one that Murphy would re-
fuse to pay.
T UDGE lands fined the
J Standard Oil Company $29,-
100000 few years ago. but I'm
Gle Sam never collected. From
this angle it looks as though the
National Commission has even
less chance against Murphy than
the Government had against John
d. and his cohorts.
"PUsTER" BROWN, whose
death In Iowa has just been
announced, was a fine man per-
sonally. He played ball for the
Boston Nationals for several
years. A few weeks ago he shot
himeslf in the arm while out
hunting. 1t is believed this acct
dent had something to do with his
death.
Brown was a very quiet man.
we'll liked by his teammates and
never a trouble maker on the
club.
nRUMMOND BROWN, the
- catcher who was with the
Boston Nationals a part of last
season and was then released to
the Toronto club, accepted 5000
advance money, agreed to terms
with Toronto, and then jumped to
the Kansas City Federal League
team. At least, this is what the
Toronto people say. Browns case
is to be put up to President GIL
more. of the Federal League, for
action.
WHEN he was released by the
w Braves, Drummond Brown
was told to report to Toronto. To
the surprise OF Mr.. Gaffney, he
showed up at New York the next
day and called on the owner of
the Braves.
Hello, Brown. What are you
doing over here?" asked Mr. Gaff-
ney.
"wen, I'll tell you" replied the
A.I nj IN
the papers about Evelyn Thaw
that l thought would run over
here and see her act" Evelyn
was then performing in New
York
Gaffney afterward remarked
that he thought Brown was a
queer character
I OE TINKER Is talking loudly
J and somewhat loosely over in
New York. He is saying things
he shouldn't say. For example:
~All this talk about the Fed
eral League being a gust of wind
comes from the old magnates.
They are whistling to keep up
their courage, but we are going
to give them the fight OF their
lives. We viii put the small
minor leagues out OF business-in
fact, all the minor leagues-for
next summer when they have de-
veloped desirable players we will
sign them. All we have to do is
to give them a bunch OF money
for themselves, and they will re-
fuse TO go to clubs that draft or
purchase them. Then the minor
leagues win go out OF business"
T may be asked: Why should
anyone desire to put the minor
leagues out OF business? The
minor leagues do a lot for base
ball. Many OF the minor league
ventures are losing ventures,
financed by public spirited citi-
zens in the small towns-good
sportsmen who stand their losses
because they like baseball.
II you XIII OF the minor leagues
you kill or the recruiting ground
OF the major league teams-and
the Federal League teams as we'll,
II the Feds survive their fight
against organized baseball
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
JUST WHY.

baseball shall along of
held under the clause to stick with the old
leagues
chief pal that gnate could be dragged into court
knowing
than Giants worlds the Athletics Most fans don't
the anything but the
dear old nuisance itself; will be brief
opinion that clause vla the
contracts ball players forced to sign because tie contract makes
his second contract the expiration of the first Thus by
forced sign and again at any figure his
the KNOCK
minute That is
Why-and tnat VIII De ABOUT an or ne reserve CLAUSE
THE SERPENTS TOOTH.
the athlete canned
Chased to
he signedu tcttk outtG0 band,
nd the mag "In0rGtttude"
cooking and unpleasant things
what the National League thinks OF
fol the lease Washington Park
baseball brutal Some Of them must
have Hene zim talking to umpire
you demand money than
will In lei don't have to fight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Tigers Make Deal 4
For Coast Player

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2o.-ThrouRh
an alliance between the Detroit club. Of
the American League. and tho Sacra
mento club, Of the Pacific Coast League,
for the exchange Of players, Sacramento
is to be furnished a second baseman to
take the place left vacant by William
Kenworthy, who has gone 10 the Kansas
City Federals. This was announced
here by Lloyd Jacobs, part owner of the
Sacramento team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Jackets Clash With
Auburn Tonight
At Crystal Palace

The yellow Jackets tackle ths Auburn
quintet tonight at Crystal Palace in
what should prove hard fought battle.
Both these teams have defeated the
Mercer quintet and appear to be evenly
matched
Tomorrow the Jackets win travel to
Chattanooga, where they are billed to
clash with the Chattanooga Tigers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
PAppAs AErER M,cuE.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2O.-Nate Lewis has
taken the management of Louis Pap
pas, a Kansas City featherweight.
known as the Greek Demon" The
Greek Is eager to meet Matty McCue,
and promises to stop him within ten
rounds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Bankhart to Coach
Dartmouth Eleven

HAMILTON. N. Y. Feb. 2o.-L Fl.
Bankhart, OF Boston, a member Of the
1910 class Of Dartmouth, signed to-day
a three-year contract as coach for the
Colgate University football team.
Bankhart coached the Colgate team
last season and in 1910. He was as
sistapt coach at Dartmouth in 1911 and
1912
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Richie to Receive
$4,000 to Meet Ad

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2o.-"willie"
Richie, lightweight champion, who
signed articles here for a ten-round bout
with 'Ad" Wolgast in Milwaukee on
March l., viii get $4,000. with the
privilege Of 90 per cent OF the fight re-
ceipts, for his end Of the tight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
METROPOLITAN CIRCUIT DATES.

METROPOLITAN CIRCUIT DATES.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20.--Track mana
gers Of the Metropolitan circuit held
their, annual meeting to arrange dates
for harness racing next season on the
halt-mile tracks in New York and New
Jersey. The racing dates adopted were
Troy. N Y. July 81. %; Brooklyn. July
IS. so; Hohoeus, n. j. August ;, s;
Monroe. n. Y. August II. Il: Goshen.
n. Y. August IS. 90; Afiddletown, n.
Y, August "a Is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Tech Players
Hard at
Practice.


again and grabbing every oppor-
tunity to show what II can do.
This activity is called for on &C
count of the unusually large number
OF candidates out for the team this
year. The first cut of something
like % candidates has already been
made. but there still remain a fay
so; and 1t is going to be a task to
reduce to the limit of about 25.
Quite a large number of the play.
ers are suffering just at present with
sore arms due to being vaccinated.
We had a mild scare OF small pox
last week, and good many thought
It best to get on the safe side with.
out waiting for the result OF the
diagnosis. There proved to be moth.
ing in 1t, and now the baseball can.
didates at least are wishing they
had not been quite so fast
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Claude Williams
Reports to Tigers

MOBILE. ALA. Feb. 2o.-Piteher
Claude Williams. with Nashville last
season. and Harry Tuthiil reported to
Manager Hughey Jennings, of the IT.
gers. at Gulfport training camp last
night Bush. Oubuc. Dauss and Stan
age. now at San Antonio. viii report
March !.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Not Much
Difference
in Rules.

is a pity that there should be any
difference whatever. The college
officials and those of the Y. NJ. c. A.
should get together ana agree upon
Identical laws, as has been done by
the various baseball leagues and by
the colleges in football The main
difference relates to the rule In drib-
bling. without going into technical
tiles which will interest no one,
will simply say that the rules in
force among the Northern college
teams are such as to put a premium
upon clever dribbling This is a
very pretty feature OF the game. and
one that would, | am certain. prove
highly pleasing to the Southern
spectator, as It has to audiences
everywhere.
But am wandering a little from
my main theme, which was TO ex-
piain why the Southern college
teams do not use the rules Of the
Northern colleges. instead OF those
~ the Y. NJ C. A. The explanation
lies In the fact that the game was
first taken up by the Y. NJ. G. A.
organizations all over the country
In few years, however, the
Eastern and Western colleges took
up the game. and In a very short
period thereafter the Eastern col
leges decided they saw ways TO i'm
prove the game as then played. Ac-
cordlngly they got together and
agreed upon certain changes and
rules OF their own. A few years ago
they took the Western college teams
into their conferences and allowed
them TO have say on their college
rules committee. The result has
been that since that time the East
ern and Western college teams have
had rules of their own. But In the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
IohN HAS NorhINa ON Zoe.

TERRE HAUTE. IND. Feb. 10
The first holdout of the Terre Haute
Central League club is Joe Evers,
brother OF John, who writes from
Troy that he does not like the figures
in the contract submitted to him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
MISffANS
sRz.lCWLfGE
8ACWUMN
By J. w. Heisman.

NOES everybody know that there
are three different sets of
basketball rules in this coun-
try? Not all Southerners, am sure.
and for the reason that in the South
we have only one set With us all
teams-college Y. NJ. G. A. or ath-
letic club-play by the Y. M. c. A..
rules. These are also the rules OF
the A. A. u.
But in other parts of the country
there exist two additional sets Of
rules. the college and the profes-
sional The latter are In use by
strictly professional teams, OF which
there are two principal leagues
one I'm and around Philadelphia, the
other In eastern Ohio.
We will not dwell on the latter,
as IL will probably be many years
vet before We have any professional
basketball in the South; but IL is
worth while referring TO the college
rules of the North because OF the
fact that many down this way are
asking why the colleges of the South
do not play by the national college
rules instead of by the Y. NJ. G.
rules. This is a perfectly pertinent
inquiry, and we win Inquire into IT,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Y. M. c. A.
Rules for Our
Colleges.

they found the latter teams playing
under, but they remained content
With those rules. They saw. and
sim see, all the athletic club teams
In the South playing by those rules.
and as they never saw any other
kind OF basketball they do not know
whether the Northern college game
is any better than the association
game or not.
And this state OF AFFAIRS will con.
tinue until they have had oppor-
tuniues to see something of the
Northern college game, or TO come
into contact with IL and Judge for
themselves whether they would like
II better than the game they are
playing at present. After a number
Of intersectional matches have been
played between Southern and North.
ern college teams II is not improba-
BILE that the Southerners will want
to adopt the rules OF the Northern
college teams. BY that time there
viii be enough colleges playing the
game in the South. and playing It
well enough. TO make them indie
pendent of the athletic clubs and
7. M. c. A. teams. so that they will
be able to do about It as they then
please.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Aouck 10 nox ON COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb so.-Leo
Houck, Philadelphia middleweight.
and Silly Murphy. of Sacramento. were
matched here last night to box twenty
rounds February IS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

NOW tnefC Is
not a great deal
, OF difference be
tween the two
sets of ordI-
nances-and IL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
NUTS WILL FIND A WAY.

II II leaps upon MS tce0odt
II And skins the shtmmering sheen
Of frozen drink, nor does he shrink
From landing on his bean.
The plunge In open 1oGter
No terrors has for him;
He holds it soeet for ninety feet
To skid upon his Olint
Though tCdter's soft in summer,
TO Bugdont he is true,
And out to sea, right jogously,
He'll sail a sail canoe!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

T h G b n d
weather stopped
practice on the
ID ia m ond for
"a W lille last
week, but the
squad is at II
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

South the col
leges when they
first took up the
game not only
took up the Y.
NJ. G. A. rules
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Bv o, B. Keeler.

/ AIDES win kindly take notice
that baseball shopping in 1914