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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

ton If no available men show up as
backstops. He has the build of a
catcher and while at Gordon caught
as well as played first. He batted 800
last season.
George Harrison, who came from
Marist last year and rivaled Claude
Derrick and Shorty Brooks his first
year at Georgia in covering second is
several laps to the good already in
the race for the keystone position
George can spot" the other aspi-
rants several points even after the
training begins and still be there with
his pep and ginger when the fist
Georgia Rah" Is given. He was the
life of the intield last year and a
years training under Cunningham
has made him one of the most finish
ed players in the country. He finished
the season well over the 800 mark
in batting, with a good fielding aver
age.
Clements Develops Hitting.
Clements developed last year into
one of the best shortstops the Red
and Black has had in recent years
and will be better. this season. From
a weak batter at Gordon he startled
| the fans here by proving one of the
timeliest swatter on the team.
With this array or old men on hand
the task of finding an outfielder,
| third baseman to take Covington'S
place, an all round catcher and an
other pitcher confronts Coach Cum
ningham and from the talent that
reported to him several days ago, it
looks as If these places will have to
| be filed with made players. for
| hardly a prep man of note of last
year is registered at the University
| this season Kemp, from Cave
| Springs, is reported as being a good
catcher, but lacks college experience,
or even prep training.
Collier, Techs old star pitcher, is
in college, but it Is not known yet
whether he can play against 8. |. A.
A. teams or not. He will be used very
probably anyway in the games that
Georgia plays against the teams 1t
meets on the weeks trip and those
that do not belong to the organiza-
ton.
Riley and Holden at Short.
kid" Riley, shortstop of the team
year before last, is back in college and
will try-out for the open position at
third He is one of the cleanest field
ers ever seen here, but is too light
for varsity material, and was never
strong with the willow. However, he
has picked up both in weight and
DdllluS he was d IHeInD6r OF
the team and may get a place on this
years pick. Holden, who subbed for
Covington last spring, played great
ball in the Athens City League last
summer. and If ne can steady himself
under fire will have a strong bid COM
Ing his way when third base is al
lotted.
When it is considered that seven
old players are on hand as nucleus
it must be. said that Georgia's pros
poets are brighter than usual for q
good team this year, but it Is hardly
expected that one such as was turned
out last year will be developed A
team that loses but one series the en-
tire season, and this the last one on
the schedule, is hard to duplicate the
following year. But If the batters
line long drives out and the pitchers
prove anything like effective the Red
and Black will have a creditable team
on the diamond this spring
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

when the umpire calls, play ball." in
the first game.
Outside of the battery. however,
Cunningham will have nucleus for
team that possibly no other South
ern coach will have. His last years
captain is back and but two positions
are open in he infield and outfield-
third base and right field.
Ty Cobb Strong for CHM.
Captain Rucker CHM, who is prob
ably the fastest man on the bases
playing college ball in the South. is
on hand and will hold down his regu-
lar position in left field. CHM batted
for a total of 1881 last season and
stole more bases than any other
member of the team. He is playing
his last year of college ball this sea-
son and it is reported that his fellow
townsman, Ty Cobb, has big league
berth awaiting him when he receives
| his sheepskin in June. Anyway
Cobb says CHM is one Of the most
finished college players he has ever
| seen and never loses an opportunity
1
Many who saw the wonderful Red
and Black outfit of last year in ac
] ton said it was the luckiest team
| they ever saw, but with the sluggers
that the lineup presented whaling
EN- out as they did, there wasn't
much room left for luck to figure.
| There was hardly a batter on the
team below the 400 mark, with sew
eral around the 400 figure. McWhor-
| ter, who was captain last spring, has
| batted better every year he has been
| in the lineup and will doubtless
raise his average OF 1857 of last year
few points this spring. He will re,
tain his old position in center field
and will draw, as usual the clean
| up" place in the batting order.
| Erwin, who played right field most
| of the time last year, is not in college
| this spring and his successor will
have TO be found. Brown, who starred
| in the Clemson series, but was kept
| out of the rest of the games on ac-
count of sickness, will get try In
| the right garden, while number or
new men come heralded as outfielders
and will fight for place at this as
signment. -.
CorIey Pitching Mainstay.
Corley is the only malnstay that
Cunningham can depend on for the
firing line. He and Morris did the
hurting practically unassisted last
spring and Morris Is no longer in
college. Hitchcock pitched several
games last year and came out with
| a majority OF wins, and if he gets his
splitter working regularly will be
regular running mate for Corley. But
with even one twirler back. and he
an all Southern his first year, the
pitching proposition on Sanford Field
| is not as cheerful as 1t was in the
days of Kid Brannen, Baby" Wilder
or Carl Thompson, for 1t was admit
! ted that Hutehens was the secret Of
| much of the effectiveness Of last year
and his successor Is yet to be found.
Tiny" Henderson, the big first
baseman. will be back on the job and
should be a. better player than last
year. He can be used back Of the
plate and may be shifted to this posi-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
.RUNYON CLASSES
.STALL|NCS WITH.
NJ CRAW MACK
Expert Declares Georgian Alone
Deserves Credit for Braves
Showing Last Year.
By Damon Runyon.

TT must hand George Stallings
many a laugh to read that his
Boston Braves are already classed
a. pennant contenders next season
on account Of the holes made In the
Pirates and the Phillies by the Fed
erai League. From bartender to
rank as a championship possibility
is some flight for ball club to make
in two brief seasons. but the Braves
have made It,
AS q matter Of fact, Stallings will
probably consider himself mighty
lucky to finish fourth next season.
Just inside the first division. He
landed fifth last year only by a ter
rifle effort, and II will take a similar
effort to nudge the Braves up another
notch with the material the chief
has on hand.
A manager can do just so much
and no more, and great as Stallings
is in driving club, 1t Is doubtful TX
he can crowd among the first three
unless he lands few more real ball
players. He started with nothing,
SO to speak, In 1918, and he parlayed
nothing into fifth place. but when he
wound UP he had no startling i'm
provements in the way Of ball play
ers. He has to dig up a third base
man next season, and he has to dig
up lot OF other talent.
Big Schmidt, at first. strikes the
average observer as too slow and
clumsy. but Stallings apparently likes
him, as he let the collapsible Hap
Myers go. Bin Sweeney Is slowing
up, and while the light hitting Ma
ranville Is marvellous fielder, he
can hardly play the entire infeld.
In the outfield Stallings has prom
ise, and that's about ALL while. his
backstops are nothing extra There
Is great material In his pitching staff,
and the chief can get more work out
Of pitchers than any manager in the
land but 1t takes more than strength
In spots to makeaa championship con-
tender.
Man for man, the Braves were out
classed by nearly every club that fin-
ished below them last. season, so most
of the credit for the showing of the
club must go to the big Georgian
who led them. At the beginning OF
the season he felt that he would be
pretty lucky If he escaped the last
hole, and there was probably no time
during the race that he had. his aspi-
rations fixed any higher than sixth
Stallings is in class with McGraw,
Mack, Clarke, Chance and the other
great baseball leaders of the past and
present He is a constructive mana
ger. and after all 1t is the construc-
tive manager who is the truly great
manager. Almost anyone can make a
good showing with good players, but
1t takes a real manager to build up q
club from mediocrity.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Baseball Practice Starts at Athens Tomorrow
Georgias Prospects Bright for Rafting Team
By Charles E. Martin

n THENS, Jan. 31.-Baseball prac-
~ tice will begin formally at the
University of Georgia Monday
afternoon, when Coach Cunningham
will have his battery candidates re-
port to the gymnasium for their early
spring unkinking. Outdoor practice
will be started about the last week in
February
Greater stress than ever will be put
on the indoor practice of the pitchers
and catchers this year;
on account of the fact; 1850 -
that this is the DEPART -
ment of the team that
will have to be built up
from the very ground floor, with the
exception of one twirler's position
that Corley is counted on to hold
down. Outside Of Corley, the pitch
er's box looms just now as a huge
question mark but a still bigger In
terrogation point graces the receiving
end of the battery problem. This is,
Indeed Georgia's lean year so far as
catchers are concerned, and the cool
head of Hutchens and the quick whip
of Bowden will be sadly missed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Warner Re-engaged
As Carlisle Coach

CARLISLE, PA, Jan. 31.-The OIL
cials OF the Carlisle Indian School have
announced that Physical Director Glenn
S. Warner. whose efforts In building up
athletics at the Carlisle Indian School
have been widely recognized, has signed
again with the Government School here
OF all athletics here.
Warner stated to-day that the an
nouncement to the effect that Washing
ton and Jefferson has arranged for
football game in New York City on No
vember Fl was premature. He said
the Indians had not confirmed the date
and that II was problematical now
whether they would do 50. He rather
thought not.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
SPORTING COMMENT

Chic 70 lightweight, was match
ed with Wolgast for five days
later In Milwaukee, but, of course,
never got the chance at the cham
pion.
DaVE BARRY, another Chica-
- go lightweight, though orig
inally q Canadian, had a chance
once TO get Joe Cans out in Den
yer. Cans was i'll at the time,
but needed the money, and would
have fought Barry, who was
going Ike a champion. But Bar
ry saw fit to decline the match.
He had a grand chance then to
whip Cans.
DACKEY MCFARLAND had
similar chance to get Cans In
Milwaukee, the negro promising
him to later give him a twenty
round fight on the coast IL Pack
ey made good showing in MIL
waukee. Packey was advised
against the match, and didn't
take it. He doubtless would have
beaten Cans in both contests, as
Nelson's battles with Cans
short time later showed that the
famous negro was then more than
half dead.
A YOUNG fellow named Tony
"A Bender knocked Abe Attell
as cold as a wedge one night in
Billy Elmer's New York gymna-
SUM. II happened In 1906. The
blow came in the last fifteen sec
onds Of the third round and as
the men were boxing only three
rounds, Bender never got the
credit for the knockout. And he
never got another chance at At
tell
OSCAR GARDNER, many peo-
~ Pile still insist. knocked Terry
McGovern out in their New York
match, but was euchered out of il
by some fancy undetermined
work. And so it goes. ring his
tory showing many more cases
OF this order. But in no case in
recent years is it shown that a
champion lost his title because
of an accident.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
By Ed w. Smith.

TN no division Of sport are
there so many grand old lost
opportunities as in the box
ing game. And right now we are
confronted with another in the
case of one Frank Moran, OF
Pittsburg, white hope. Frank lost
the chance of his life in Paris the
other cay by not being the other
fellow in the ring with Jack
Johnson when the champion
broke a bone in his right hand.
We are told that had smart
young man like Moran, who can
grasp an opportunity as quickly
as anybody, been opposed to
johnson, instead of the other
johnson that we would now have
a regular white champion.
MIGHTY hard to say about
4Nl such things. We've heard of
other lost opportunities" that
never return to the same man
again, and somehow or other,
while you can figure the opportu-
mites as pretty good, still we
have yet to. see a champion lose
his title because of an accident
similar to that which befell
BLACK Jack" in the Paris en-
gagement.
1T may be recalled that Ad VOL
L CAST, while lightweight cham
pion, had two chances OF losing
his title to rather mediocre men,
but neither of them saw the
chance, or, seeing II. was able to
seize IT, In Milwaukee one night
In 1910 Jack Redmond started out
to box ten rounds with Wolgast.
Ad broke his left arm, which is
his best weapon, by the way. in
one of the early stages. but STALL
ed so cleverly through the re-
mainder OF the battle that Red
mond did not even get as good
as draw with. him.
THE following September,
L when Wolgast imagined his
arm had entirely healed, he gave
two fighters chance 10 be clas-
isf1ed as lost opportunities. He
was matched with Tommy Gary
in Fond du Lac, Wis, but two
days before the scrap Tommy was
seized with appendicitis and
nearly died. Tommy Mcfarland
was put on as a hurried substi-
tute and struck his hard head
into one OF the Wolgast upper
cuts, again smashing that good
left arm. But Tommy wasn't
good enough to whip Wolgast,
crippled as he was. and thus an
other monumental l.. o. went into
ring history. Frankie White, a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Germans Start Big
Fund for 0lympiad
special Gable to The American.


BERLIN, Jan. 31.-The Reichsta
budget committees refusal to appro-
pirate money to pay the costs OF pre-
pairing for the Olympic games of 1916
has evoked an indignant protest from
German athletes. who fear German sue
cess In the contests has been seriously
mperiled. Regarding the effect of the
committees action, the American train
er Kraenzelein. who has charge of the
German training arrangements, to The
American correspondent said:
'It has caused some encouragement,
but will not delay athletic preparations
a particle 1t may have the contrary
effect through agitation OF arousing at
tention to the Importance of the Olym-
pic games throughout the empire"
Many members of the Reichstag are
demanding that the measure be recon-
sidered, as support of the games has
become a national duty. A movement
has been started to raise money by
private subscriptions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
"PEcK" STICKS TO YANKEES.

! NEW YORK, Jan. sI.-The signeo
contract OF Roger Peckingpaugh. short
stop Of the New York American League
club. was received by President Farrell
to-day. Peckinpaugh said the Federal
League people made him a flattering Of
fer but he told them he would not con-
slider 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Yale Uses Variation
OF Bob Cook Stroke

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Jan. sl.-The
stroke which viii he used by the Yale
crews this season, according to a stage
ment by Captain Denegree, Of the uni
versty eight, will not be the simple
Bob Cook stroke, but some variation
Of II.
This variation has not been definitely
decided upon, Captain Denegree said
and will not be until after a consulta-
ton OF the coaches and himself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Tiger Soccer Team
May Enter League

PRINCETON. N. j.. Jan. s1.-Enorts
are being pushed to have the Princeton
soccer team enter the Intercollegiate
League. Overtures from the other
teams in the league and the expressed
desires Of local enthusiasts have con
WINGED Manager Dinsmore Of the ad
visibility OF the step.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01

Chic 70 lightweight. was match
ed with Wolgast for five days
later in Milwaukee, but, of course,
never got the chance at the cham
pion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
BEDRIDDEN JANITOR
GETS SHORT RESPITE
Borough President Marks Gives
Him Ten Days to Leave
City Hall Rooms.
HITS MITCHEL'S ATTITUDE
Says Mayor Voted to Gust Ryan
and Now Would Allow
Him to Remain.
HITS MITCHEL'S ATTITUDE

Ex-custodian John Ryan is still holding
forth In the apartments on the top floor
OF the city Hall Late yesterday after
noon a respite OF ten days was granted TO
him by Borough President Marks who
says he II tho goat" Of the adminlstra ton
In the proceedings to Dust Ryan. II was
by his orders that workmen from the Pub
lie Works Department began to dismantle
the bedrdden Jantor's quarters few
days ago.
Mayor Mitchell took n hand yesterday In
the eviction of the aged man
Were ! the Borough President" he
said. 81 certainly would not be so hasty
Ia the matter. I don't think a little delay
would do any harm while Ryan Is In the
poor state OF health in which under
stand he u.s."
Then Mr. Marks slapped back at the
Mayor In these words
con January y. ~ an Informal meeting
Of the hoard OF Estimate. u was decided
10 have Ryan vacate his apartments and
give II over to- the Municipal Art Com
mission. Mayor Mitchell was one Of the
members who voted To- do that. Ryan IN 9
been allowed delay after delay. II nc Is
as sick ~ nc claims to he, then the proper
place for him IL IN a hospital The City
fidll IN not u SSpllhl ana " ne noes not
vacats bv tonight he will be taken I'm an
ambulance to u hospital Tomorrow morn
ing"
MIR. Marks changed his mind later in
the day. when he sent for the reporters
and pointed out that ne was merely per
forming duty that was wished on him.
He said that though II was very unpleas-
ant to him. II was duty which he felt
called upon to execute. lie said the men
who have been urging him to act against
Ryan had appealed To him To let him stay
another week. lie said he knew that
Janitor Ryan had been dropped from the
ever gets well again he win he taken care
Of No charges had been served on Ryan.
he admitted. though the janitor was A
civil service appointee
Here s the Borougi Presidents later
statement, permitting Ryan TO stay ten
days longer:
In view OF urgent solicitation made me
| by the immediate members Of .IHnitor
IlHan's family. who fear his health will
hc injured by removal at this time. I have
decided To- grant one more extension and
rCrnit him to remain in his present quar-
ter for another ten day period"
while many extensions have been
granted Mr.. Ryan by me since January
\. when the Board Of Estimate and APP
portionment directed that his quarters he
vacated. II is understood by ALL that the
contractors cannot delay their work of
renovation AFTER this date. and that this
! extension is. therefore. final"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
it is ted tina
is IN h words" suje % draft

FOR the Clailin receivers. lie said that
the company had taken the money at the
earnest solicitation Of Shcbar Stern read
several letters which Drucker had in
court but which he had not presented.
They tended to show that the Clanin COM
pany had taken the money simply because
Shcbar wanted to do business with the
concern and TO have the sum at it's dis
posal when ~ became necessary to pay
for goods.
The letters also indicated that Shebar
continued urging the Claims To keep the
money for him.
one letter pointed out that Shebar had
not ordered much from the Clanin COM
pauy and mat IL would he necessary for
him 10 take his deposit back.
Judge Hand reserved decision on the
application 10 direct the receivers to pay
Shebar the money due him.
James : Alexander. chairman ~ the
notcholdcrs committee 81 the Claflin con-
Germ. was cheerful Yesterday over the
manner IN which notes held by the differ
prt banks wer, being deposited with the
committee. II was said that fully slj-
nnO.o"n IN notes had come in and that
s5."oo.o0O more had been promised by
othc" banks IN small towns aud cities.
once the notes. amounting to- s3i,60o,-
600. are deposited with the committee.
the bankers who are Interested in the re-
ORGANIZATION VIII he IN a position To WORK
out details for putting the Clafin concern
on It's feet. II * hoped that many things
will he cleared up 1T the meeting ~ the
creditors on July "a.
The notchodcrs' committee issued a cir
ctilar letter to the banks holding the re-
mHinder Of the Claim "rcccivahlcs" That
letter says: THE committee is gratiiicd
At tho amount ~ notes that have been DO
posted 81 promptly. but il is a situation
where TN" immediate cooperation Of all
the noteholderS is essential FOR the prutcc-
ton Of their Interests. and tho committee
again urges YOU To- make u deposit at once
OF the notes held by YOU"
The letter cnumeratea SIX reasons that
mako the immediate cooperation of tho
note holders necessary AZ this time The
urSt is; "l.arg" amounts " notes ir"
outstanding executed ny the twenty
th"e, stores, and II Is uf a., rrcitcst
Importance in tho case ~ ea u store.
w,tl out exception. that lquid4tipT bc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
| lnNNAcRE Mats. We'd. & SAT At 80
" !. s. "s. $40. 4 PAIR OF SKIES
TEN WIDOWS GET PENSIONS.
Forty Had applied for Them IN
UacI.ensack Under New Law.

HAcKENsACK. \. j., July l5,-Ten Of
the forty widows here who applied for
pensions were granted them to-day by
Judge William W. Seufert.
Widows are pensioned under u law
passed by the Lass Legislature Of New
jersey to promote care of dependent
children" Under 1t widow who has not
received public or private charity may col
lect from the county 50 u month for the
first child and 81 for each additional
child under the age of l6.
Application for ths state aid il made
first 10 the court. who refers the applica-
ton to the state Board of Guardians. with
whom the mother must file n statement
~ her income from every source, Tn,
courts final action is taken after a re-
port has been made Of the result of the
Board OF Guardians investigation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
DIVORCES IN LAST SIX
MONTHS NEARLY DOUBLE
Hard Times Blamed-COurt At
tcndantS Say Bruncttcs Sue
and Blondes Are Sued.

County Clerk Schneider submitted yes
terday his scmi-anuual report 20 tho
Board Of Estimate. which shows that the
number of divorce DEGREES for the halr
Of the year ended June 30 is nearly twice
the number issued last year Comment
ing on that fact the County clerk said
Il know Of no other reason than the
old adagc that when poverty stalks in
through the door love nles out Of the
window. think the hard times are re-
sponsible"
Tie figures I'm the report are all the
more remarkable because the DEGREES
issued this year are for the Borough Of
Manhattan only and do not include The
Bronx. The number ~ DEGREES ~ abso-
lutte divorce signed between January !
and June 80 last was $40, while the total
number last year during the same period
for both Manhattan and The Bronx was
only 1872
The County Clerk estimates that II the
court business that went to The Bronx
after January last had remained In
New York county the number az divorce
DEGREES would have more than doubled
II was learned from the attendants in
the courts where divorce trials were held
that OF the women who got divorces
brunettes predorninated. while the major
ity of the women sued by their husbands
were blondes.
II was estimated also that the great
percentage Of the women defendants, espe
cially in undefended cases were under
20 years old, while the majority of men
divorced by their wives were between
35 and IS years old