| PHENOMS OF 1913 SLOWLY DRIFT BACK TO THE CLUBS IN THE MINORS 'GEORGE KIRCHER IS i GEORGE KIRCHER, STAR COMEDIAN OF THE SOUTHERN PHENOMS OF 1913 I FUNNIEST CUSS IN DROP BACK 10 THE ! SOUTHERN LEAGUE _

’Atlanta Comedian Rivals George Beck Follows Riv- and ington Bisland From Nick Altrock the Majors

.] (5 _ GETS CHASED FROM MANY OF 1913 CROP LINES BY THE UMPS STAR IN THE MAJORS

Covaleskie And Robertson Hailed a» Kavanaugh Says He Must Perform on Fixtures—Conzelman, Brown, His Feet—Puts Taboo on High Ca- Dives, Loving and Some Smith, Walker, Mayer Other Stunts vet and Others Stay

By REFBRX A. LEWIS liy DICK .IF. MI SOX the phenoms of 1913 are EORGE S. KIRCHER, the Crack- hack to the Southern ers' baseman-out- drifting B T comedian third after trials In the majors. a SLOWLY fielder, is a southern bov, George Reck, the Moline marvel with product of the back lots of Louisville, Nashville last season. lias been re- Ky. He came to the Crackers from the claimed by the Nashville club and will Norfolk club of the Virginia league and report to the Vols Monday. Beck was came touted as a mighty useful citizen to drafted last fall by the Boston Nation- have hanging around any one’s ball club. als and was later claimed by waivers Kircher has lived up to his advance no- the Cleveland club. When he failed tices and has made himself one of the by to show the stuff with Cleve- most valuable players on the Atlanta proper land. he was shunted to the Cleveland learn, fielding sensationally, especially in club in the American association. ,xhe pinches and hitting at a .300 clip all In the association. Beck proved Inef- 'efason. fective and waivers were and Kircher needs no press agent to boost requested of the Cleve- his stock. The Crackers made one trip to secured. Although Somers, was send Beck all the southern cities and reports drifted land club, anxious to to Nashville claimed him femck that he was the hit of the fans in New, Orleans. and was his services for the other cities as well as Atlanta. given $1500— Good ballplayer that he is, Kircher Is the waiver price. Book’s coming will not cause In an even better comedian and coacher and any change the Nashville club, the those who have seen them all In action, which is already one man under state positively that he does not doff his player limit. hat to Arlie Latham. Germany Schaefer, Rlvington Bisland. a sensation with Nick Altrock or any of the other come- Atlanta last year, has reported to At- dians of the lines. lanta after a trial with St. Louis and Cleveland in the American league. Bis- Kavanaugh Bans Stunts land and Beck are expected to prove From the first he was an instant hit in invigorating to the two clubs. Bisland Atlanta and every umpire in the league will appear In Birmingham Monday. * nd their big boss in Little Rock, Judge • • • \\ ililam M. Kavanaugh have received an But while Bill Prough, Dee Walsh. V.merciful panning from the fans and Clarence Kraft, Bradley Hogg, Bob £Aess, those outside of Atlanta being Messenger. Harry Holland. Rlvington more vindictive than the local bugs and Bisland, George Beck and Eddie Man- scribes. ning of the Southern crop of 1913 have * Kircher’s coaching stunts are new and failed to remain in the ranks of the and that •riginal, amusing and enjoyable majors, several Southern leaguers are Judge Kavanaugh should say that South- proving mainstays In the big leagues. kircher, the only Kircher recalls the fact that it has ern league games were having been since the Southern Harry Covaleskie is one of the sensa- comedian of the Southern many days their dignity removed by Kircher's an- tions with the has boasted of a comedian. Hub Per- of the American league Is here enter- tics on the lines was far fetched and did Georgeleague, depicted is due, although one of the most serious Detroit club. The Hurling Hun looked not meet with the approval of nine out taining the fans with his stunts on the twirlers in the game when he graced upon as one of the most formidable of every 10 fans in the circuit. coaching lines. The tightwire act, al- the mound, may be recalled as the In the majors. If the honorable Arkansas would ways a favorite with the player come- jurist funniest fellow in the Southern. Hub’s Walter Mayer has earned a regular pay more attention to seeing that South- dians, comes in for a fair inning with stunts did not include an imaginary position on the . ern league fans were given better umpir- Kircher, for President Kavanaugh has Schalk is the first ing and faster ball games (the latter due auto, but he was a bear at walking While Ray catcher, put a taboo on more strenuous comedy to poor umpiring) and not try to make a the tight rope, shadow boxing and Mayer Is often called in to relieve the acts. auto here out of a mole hill, the league The stunt, showing fnountain selling peanuts. Hub once was ban- phenomenal young receiver. Dave Rob- Jwould be in more thriving condition. The his abrupt departure from the steering ished at Rickwood for appearing on I ertson Is hailed as a wonder in New / Southern league baseball parks are wheel a is his following sharp turn, for has Red like the theatres, the third base line with twb red lanterns York, he supplanted Mur- amusements, just best mirth provoker. Kircher* 8 expe- J circus, the movies or anything else. The and a parasol. ray In the Giant outfield. Wally Smith, rience in his auto is a gem in punto- § fane pay their good money to be amused. Birmingham has not had a funny fel- the Atlanta third Barker, Is being re- amused them and they wanted n.ine. Especially when he begins his Jr Kircher low since lx>u Castro was canned. In- tained by the Washington club, as 1 to see him on the lines. And at a good love affair, attempting to cuddle his deed, it has not even possessed a feels that Smith is too number of the games played locally, his fair companion and steer the machine a to lose. He has work was the only thing that lively coacher. On the contrary it pos- valuable player ap- \l comedian at the same time, with a result of fail- made it bearable that the fans sit through sessed two marvels in Bill Foxen and peared both in the coutfield and in the In ure. o game—the exhibition being presented Bill Prough, the two “pepless" and infield. of baseball being a sample that The bottom Illustration shows Kir- the name noiseless wonders, who were regulars “Pug" Cavet. despite his failure to abused such a name. cher imploring Capt. llarry Welchonce Is is an on the lines last season. pitch winning ball, being retained Kircher's favorite stunt running not to clean up the bases. While his I First he cranks Kissinger of the New Orleans club, by the Detroit club. Hugliie Jennings imaginary automobile. the it pleading to gods and driving hi.® car. The spark fails. He tries and Wheatley of Montgomery. are thought more of the big southpaw than the machine are his favorite stunts, Kir- Same result. After considerable ♦ gain. cher is funny with nis dice shooting Kirclier’s only rivals, but neither en- he did of Comstock, for whom he paid it finally starts off. yanking antics and shadow boxing. gages in such decided comic stunts. over $12,000. Clyde Wares and Ernest He climbs in, throws in his clutch, re- is Walker, elevated from the Montgomery leasing- his breaks, honks his horn and off, dodging here and there through the club by the St. Louis Browns, are streets. maze of traffic of the busy among the youngsters of promise on breaks. Kir- ~w Then—b-o-o-m—something ARTHUR JOHNSON LEADS Rickey's club. Wares has been Inca- climbs out, looks at his machine, fcher pacitated by an Injured ankle, but will off his hat, scratches his head and j/takes the be as soon as be re- then rushes to a telephone to call up BARON FLINGING CORPS played regularly' 4 utter 7 garage, throwing up lis handB in covers. Walker has earned a position dismay. as pinch hitter and substitute out- [if his Atool He varies this by getting out fiftlder. » under the car to repair Walker and Townsend Tied for Lead of Southern—Walker kit and crawling Elmer Brown, for whom the Brooklyn or taking off a tire and •ome minor Injury, Nationals paid the record price of the on a new one, or a punc- in Four Baron puling patching Leads —All Pitchers season, has been a distinct failure. then blowing up the patched tire. ture and Brown suffered an injured ankle early Over the .500 Mark in the season and has never Knows How to Fondle the Southern Inst season. Is to he re- entirely recovered. Brown and Cavet wfere ex- Then, too, he tries to love his girl leased. With the coming of Northen TWENTY BATSMEN SWAT pected to prove the stars of the crop, vith one arm while driving the "powerful to Mobile the little whs twirl- has the southpaw although It was conceded that Cova- racer” with the other, only to find out Arthur Johnson, the lanky Baron yielded greatest number of hits placed on the Ineligible list, pending leski was a certainty. Joe Conzelman. he is unable to do so. Then he shuts off er, is leading the Birmingham mounds- and runs. Johnson has contributed the OVER .300 IN SOUTHERN Hs Price led the Southern recalled on an the Pitts- on the break and disposal. option by the machine, clamping men. His rangy arms have twirled eight largest number of walks, 57 in 24 games. **************************************************** league for three months last year and burg Pirates, has made good with a his girl with both arms. He also ranks grabs victories and have lost but five, giving first in scoring wild pitches vengenace. while Kid Elberfeld is a All of this is in pantomime. Never a wound up the season with '1\ victories him a of .615. Omar Hard- and hitting batsmen. fixture with the club. a sound his percentage KNISELY IS TIED WITH M’COR- ami nine defeats. His work virtually Brooklyn c. word spoken. Never uttered, • * * lactioiui being easily discerned by any grove, despite his recent slump, ranks Dixie Walker and Lefty Townsend are won the pennant for Atlanta. MICK FOR FIRST PLACE—JUD In overlooking the choice talent now and with owners of autos he is the second, with nine victories and six re- deadlocked for the lead of the league, Price has suffered an off year. He ,fme BE in the Houthen one is Im- GIL PRICE WILL cavorting have lost his effectiveness biggest scream- versals, while Brown is third with each moundsman having 10 victories and DALEY BREAKS INTO .300 seems to Curley by the dearth of likely young- He has other stunts, such as shooting and courage also. Mobile secured him pressed seven. Dick with four losses. The New Orleans nine and Robertson, crippled to waive sters, especially on the mound. The craps, using a couple of the boxes tfcat RANKS from Atlanta by refusing 12 and 10, is fourth in rank. pitcher has three ties to his credit, one of little value. pitching stars lack the major league the balls came in for dice, playing cards claim but he-has proved is man of more than other twlrler. Walker are with a size— Boland, Townsend, Robertson, be- with a crowd, winning or losing all his Diminutive Dick the iron any RELEASED BY GULLS The (lulls battling crip- O’Dell will be out of ing typical exumplcs. The big men money, as his wit may prompt him. the corps, for he has participated leads in strike-outs, having 134 in 20 pled line-up. A1 pitching hitters are hatting over the like shadow Twenty the game lor 10 days, owing to a boll with statures Covaleskie, Cavet His right-wire walking act, his in 26 encounters, Johnson has games, an average of oxer six a game. j although .300 mark In the Southern. Pete Knise- and are While few- and his street car scene on his right knee. l^aKue Kirby is re- Conzelman lacking. boxing stunt has the number of worked in 24. Robertson has twirled 187 Weaver given greatest tied with to in the on his nerve alone. er will he yielded to the ma- where he lets passengers on and off. col- iy, the Baron outfielder, is Former Star Get Can. maining ganfye pitchers innings, 26 more than the next Baron passes, while Black, the over-worked hitter a bom* felon on as lnfielders and out- refuses to a ,rV” for McCormick of The heavy has jors. just many lects fares, change the the Manager Chattanooga Curley Brown is leading Montgomery southpaw, has yielded Suffer the forefinger of his right hand and fielders will take the trip upward. toms passenger and finally kicks him Off for the while Charlie Car-' O’Dell and Kirby artist, for he has whipped 65. Robertson most runs and hits. supremacy, to at time. Most critics that the Southern all screams. may be forced quit any agree tho car, are roll is running third. Kniseiy has reg- his From Maladies is Just as fast as it ever was. except But all the time Kircher has eye Here are the records through the games Wednesday, pitcher’s played istered the number of runs. that the are not as as runner on greatest But Not to Eminence pitchers good on the Atlanta that is the base, July 8: "4» the Nashville hitter, la what is a those In former years. Surely the teams and if thieatened with being put out, or SO. BB. Pet. Sloan, leading "Pa. sheepskin?" Plavers and Teams— O. IP. R. H. HB. WP. W. 1* T. be- whether score on ‘‘It'H a diploma, and a diploma la a a,rs more evenly balanced than ever If to be told to try to Sindler, Chatt. 4 20 7 23 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 1000 pressing Kirby. Gilbert Price, the fourth pitcher In to the T^and of Work." fa/e. single or long fly, Klrcher quickly stops Kent. Mem. 1 9 2 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1000 Montgomery has at last gained a pussport and tells the runner what Kis pantomime Walker, N. 0. 20 155 54 113 134 61 10 3 10 4 3 .714 [place among the .300 hitters. Jud Daley f to do. 113 48 25 3 0 0 .714 Townsend, Mob. 17 122 54 10 4 has recovered his old stride and is Must Act on Feet Lively, Mont. 10 74 38 69 17 16 4 3 5 2 0 .71 4 slugging .314. Captain Mullen of Mem- has ruled out most Browning. Atl. 22 116 63 125 40 27 2 0 28 4 0 .667 Judge Kavanaugh the ranks of the 59 41 2 0 13 .632 phis has broken in Of tills stuff, especially wherever he sits Hogg, Mob. 21 163 65 158 7 2 und is at a .305 ...... 51 52 62 7 3 8 5 0 .615 worthies biffing clip. on the ground, rolls over or dives over Weaver. N. O. 17 130 107 59 121 49 57 6 5 8 6 2 Orleans has not a .300 a high bridge or any of those stunts. He Johnson, B'ham 24 161 .615 New single has ruled as long as he stays on his feet H. Merritt, Mem. ... 18 148 66 145 45 37 4 1 8 6 1 .615 marksman. or- 147 50 43 16 4 11 0 .611 six .300 hitters— he can act, otherwise the umps are Sllne, Chatt. .. 19 159 60 7 Atlanta cherishes dered to chase him. Boland, Nash. 19 142 67 127 67 61 8 4 9 6 0 .600 Welchonce, Tyree, Holland, Long. Kir-

.. 145 35 22 0 3 9 6 McConnell. Chattanooga. j At home Klrcher gets chased purposely Hardgrove, B'ham 19 119 59 0 .600 cher and and then Mr. Umps has a fine time of it Bagby. N. 0. 23 119 37 112 58 38 6 1 9 6 0 .600 Memphis and Mobile have three each. with the home crowd. Perryman, Atl. 20 187 59 142 54 21 2 2 8 6 2 .571 Nashville and Birmingham possess two Now that he is playing in the outfield Boyd, Chatt. 15 99 40 89 27 49 2 3 8 6 0 .671 while Montgomery has the Hon. Jud- and his duties are not as arduous as at Harding. Chatt. 22 139 66 150 68 61 3 4 8 6 1 .671 son Daley. the hot corner,«*he’ll be seen more on the Kroh, Nash. 21 136 50 128 35 45 10 2 9 7 0 .563 Here are the players who are hitting llir.es. Brown, B'ham 19 148 64 134 66 44 4 2 9 7 1 .563 .300 or better through the games played / work in Birmingham when the Gudger, Mob. 23 161 65 142 60 35 1 4 9 7 2 .563 Thursday, July 10: * He’ll Crackers go there, and he’ll work in every Berger, Nash. 22 1 71 90 146 78 35 7 2 12 1 0 0 545 Players ... R. 11 Pet. City on the road trip. Manager Smith RobertEon. B'ham 26 187 75 176 64 54 5 4 1 2 10 1 .545 and Teams— G. AB. has received numerous letters from fans Holmes. Mem. 13 95 45 104 17 29 8 4 6 6 1 .546 Kniseiy. B’ham 83 313 58 114 .364 In other cities, some .'rom Birmingham, Kissinger, N. 0. 16 102 30 92 61 24 2 8 6 5 1 .645 M'Cormick, Chat. 69 232 49 84 .364 CLking that Kircher be permitted to coach Robertson, Mob. 17 146 37 126 44 17 3 2 8 7 1 .633 Carroll, B'ham .27 82 15 31 .337 Wl lie the Crackers axe there. And sev- Dent, Atl. 22 161 65 179 32 18 3 0 9 8 1 .529 Llebhardt, Mem. 19' 57 9 19 .333 Atl. 12 36 104 .330 eral petitions have been sent to Kav- Williams, 82 42 88 39 25 4 2 3 3 2 .500 Kirby. Mob. ... 81 315 anaugh, copies of which have been sent Quarders, Chatt. 6 26 20 22 7 16 2 3 1 1 0 .500 Sloan. Nash. .. 85 324 62 106 .327 to Manager Smith. More, Nash. 23 153 60 129 34 42 5 2 8 8 2 .500 Welchonce, Atl. 75 287 30 92 .321 50 .315 Hats eff to Kircher. We’re for him rRenfer, Nash. 18 120 46 97 60 44 9 5 6 6 1 .500 Holland, Atl. .. 51 1776 19 Mem. 14 102 4 22 .315 and every one like him. His class helps Ooulait, 44 100 66 30 2 0 6 6 1 .600 Tyree, Atl. ... 24 70 kasebs.ll. Liebhardt. Mem. 19 148 76 162 74 33 1 1 7 9 1 .437 Daly. Mont. 88 309 44 97 .314 McLeod, Mont. 8 49 26 65 12 13 2 2 3 4 0 .429 Lord. Mob. 70 231 45 72 .312 From the Louisville Herald. Case, Mont. 16 116 65 117 34 28 8 3 6 8 0 .429 Allison, Mem. 78 313 49 97 .309 .308 I His ace was decorated with patenes Buscher, Mont. 18 136 86 150 60 52 11 8 5 7 0 .417 McConnell, Atl. 76 299 68 92 of court plaster until It resemheled a Keeley, Mont.16 11? 47 96 44 44 6 2 4 6 1 400 Street. Chatt. .58 176 13 54 .307 18 114. 47 89 69 48 325 41 99 .306 masterpiece of cubist art. Wilson, N. 0. 4 1 5 8 1 .385 Mullen. Mem. .. 82 “What in the world happened to you?” Black, Mont 26 186 102 198 73 69 9 2 6 16 1 .273 Kircher, Atl. 76 280 46 8;> .304 asked his wife. Day, Mont. 5 28 19 31 4 9 2 0 1 8 0 .260 Long. Atl. 78 290 54 88 .303 102 .303 “You know how a talkative bartender Bcnn. N. 0. 4 22 11 17 9 13 6 6 1 3 0 .250 Callahan, Nash. 86 337 68 3 25 7 18 13 4 336 55 101 .301 always bores me—” Thompson. Atl. ...y.. 2 0 1 3 0 .250 Jacobson, Chat. 88 36 24 43 20 97 .300 “I have often heard you speak of It.” Howell, Chatt...... 10 19 16 2 1 1 3 0 .250 Schmidt, Mob. 89 324 9 8 8 0 Well, this afternoon I heard of a shop Roth. B'ham 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 4 19 10 15 5 19 a deaf and dumb hairdresser.” Works, Mem. 1 0 0 2 0 .000 Where Voices Don’t Count 5 31 21 40 12 11 0 ■ "Did you go there?” Wheatley, Mont. 1 0 4 0 .000 From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 3 4 10 6 2 0 B**Yes, and this Is what I got while he Kirby, Mob. 6.8 0 1 0 .000 “Who’s your friend with the high tenor 6 38 26 19 13 Sas shaving me and trying to talk to me G. Merritt, Mem. 40 1 1 0 4 1 .000 voice?” the same time.” he’s a leading impersonator of Bt ------.. “Why, villainous roles.” Lost Dos a Wise Animal degree of Intelligence today appealed to lost. The do* willingly followed Officer “Eh! A villain with a little squeaky From the New York World. Traffic Officer Martin Maloney, at Seven Maloney to central station, where It la voice like that!” St. Poul, Minn.—Not every dog know! Cornera, by rubbing Its nose on the offi- held for Its owner. A collar worn by the “Yes.” enough to go to a policeman when It is cer's leg. When; the animal refused to animal bears the name ot W. S. Graham, “Where?” ryrtth leave his side Maloney concluded it was Riverside, Cal. ••In moving pictures."