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OL. 90, N T o- 48 Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service. ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20,1922.
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C'O. I
S PORTS.
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Albany and Buford Battle Here For State Amateur Title
Athens Golfers Swamp Rome, 13-3; Bob McWhorter Leads V Hitters
By
Earle
Watson
ty.l
M’WHORTER, HITTING .484,
)PS Y LEAGUE; DUB THORNTON
LEADING SCORER, WITH 23
ieteen Players in Play-
■ound League Hitting
Lr ,300; Bob Leads in
lumber of Hits.
McWhorter, whose name Is
Iwnrd on '•nlloKe campuses, in
front the hitters In the T
n .i baseball league. From
I nailable data, covering thlr.
noli has an average of
[bavins smashed out more hits
, iny other player In the clr-
ir member of the Brad.
r infield, which team In trail.
| the league In the percentage
Whitney Davis, also an ex.
star, follows closely with
Ireraite of .462 In 10 games. Tom
lUnc Is third with .450.
B. "p„b" Thornton, stellar
■tr of the Bedgood league
,, leads the loop In rune
L with 22. He Is pushed by R.
fitos.s, leftfielder of the tfeiblin#
, who has tallied 21 times.
BLINGG'S team
IN HITTING,
t Xeihllns team, which aet the
fire In the opening days
t campaign, but now rests In
I place, tops the league In club
, with .275 for IS games. The
learn, which la only one
J game out of first place, leads'
|rew scored with 107 for 10
CUSSIC CI1Y MEN
SECURE HIKE
TUI mm COUSINS
Locals Move Into Third
Place By Victory; West
End Defeats Marietta,
8-7.
Hightower, Tom Nelbllng
I Howard McWhorter are in
, tie for home run honors, with
> Hr [or home run honors, with
i lUllftlcs. which ofrilt only
lor two games in the case of
I beating averages through
jr'a game of Smith veraua
■ follow:
Q. Ab. R. H. Av.
|HcWhorter. Hr. IS 01 IS SO .414
0 24 T 10 .417
B II. 54 10 21 .407
l Thornton, 0 14 «» 21 20 .177
12 52 21 10 .218
12 57 1< 20 .351
I McWhorter, Hr. 10 0011 14 .141
fc»n. S
6
25
7 9 .346
K Brt
..11
51
11 17 .318
t g. ,i
10
45
t 15 .133
Hit s
11
62
11 17 JU
lie. R
11
46
10 15 426
W B
14
68
It 21 418
tsfrd. S
13
50
1* 18 4)0
Itomton, B. ...
11
41
13 18 ,808
*un, 8.
12
so
11 •» 400
JfcWhorter. N..
10
40
10 12 400
Iherry, Br. ...
13
87
1 17 .281
talth. B
10
44
19 12 .285
bower. B
14
56
11 11 .351
Stworth. N. ...
7
32
6 .27*
hen. Br.
12
41
9 11 .298
Ubhr. Br 1
8
38
4 10 -»88
K X. -
8
32
1, I -950
S X. —
5
20
4 5 459
■hr. Br.
14
67
4 14 449
ri K
12
41
8 10 444
dr, N,
14
48
8 1* 442
Fine. Br
10
38
7 9.237
nbtll. a
13
65
7 13 434
hit. 8
11
48
14 11 42*
K X
11
49
9 11 .224
hen, Br
6
27
* 8 .222
B.
10
45
1 10 .222
■tae. B
7
27
K *432
W. B -
12
41
4* 9 420
Unl,r. N
4
14
2 3 414
hrenn. V
13
47
6 10 .2.13
teelth. a
10
41
12 9 .209
Dot. Br.
f.
22
1 4 .190
ee. Br
15
70
9 12 .136
: a
14
59
14 It .186
1, Br.
0
21
* 4 .179
anlcr, N’
10
47
1* 8 .170
X
10
39
4 0 .154
iris, a
0
34
2 5 .147
Coats, a
10
41
7 * .146
The Athena golf team In the
North Georgia league defeated tho
Romans on the cloverhurst links
Saturday afternoon by the same
count as the Romans won over the
locals on the Coosa club Course
.a few weeks ago. 13 to'3.
Both teams put up a snappy
brand of golf. Backman, the young
nee of-the visitors, tleing Lamkln
and Lawler for best net score with'
a 78. This la exceedingly good
since It was the first time he
ever, played here.
The matches resulted as follows:
ROME ATHENS
Maddox, 1 Hodgson, 1.
Maddox, 0 Hodgson, 1.
Johnson, 0 McWhorter, 3.
Bramen, 0 Lawler, 3
Gammon, 1 Soule, 2.
Sulxbacker, 0 Tibbetts, 3
Total 2 13
While the locals were handing
the Romans a drubbing. Marietta
and West End were staging a hair*
tine duel on the tetter's links. West
End finally won out. 8 to .7.,
By winning yesterday. Ajthena
moved Into third .place In the lea
gue race, only three points be
hind West End. the, runnere-up.
*<IfW JetiiM* sUMInw through
yesterday's games follow:
TEAM
Marietta ......—
West End ......
ATHENS —
Rome
GainesvHle
TAKES YEARS TO MAKE A GOLF CHAMP;
TO UNMAKE HIM, JUST ONE LONE GAME
POINTS
83. .
. 54
51
45
26
US EVEN SERIES
WIIH1TS.CUS
ns in eh
Reds Romp on Dodgers ;
, VU M P - „ _
Card Pitcher Slugs Ball
Hard But Phillies Knock
Him Off.
’22 BULLDOG NINE
WILL REPRESENT
ALBANY CLUB
Buford Team Is Cham
pion of North Georgia ;
Albany Conceded Palm
in Lower Section of the
State.
The amateur basebjll champion
ship of Georgia Is due to And a
claimant here this week, when the
strong Albany club, conquerors of
South Georgia's beat ties up with
the Buford club, the class of the
Northern section of our bounteous
state. The series, of three games,
will start Thursday. Bill White,
Georgia baseball mentor, ■’ Is In
charge of arrangements.
Buford has made one bow to the
local cltlsenry, convincingly de-
testing Elbortcn here on July
Fourth. As a climax to a remark-
able playing season, the Shoe
Makers, as they are known around )
the home hearth, topped off the
Tate club In Gainesville last week.
TIGERS WIN TWO. AS BROWNS
SURRENDER LEAD TO YANKS;
Baseball Summary
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s results.
At Boston 1—Detroit 5 (first
game.)
Boston 0—Detroit 1 (second
game.)
At New York 12—Chicago $
At Washington 1—Cleveland 3.
At Philadelphia 6—St. Louis 9-
(first game.)
Philadelphia 5—St. ‘ LohJs 6-
(second game.)
HOW THEY 8TAND
W...L,.
Pet.
New York
.. 69
47
.696
St. Louis
.. 69
48
.690
Detroit
.. 62
56
.530
Cleveland
.. 6#
69
.504
Chicago
. 57
58
.496
Washington ....
. 54
61
'.470
Philadelphia ...
. 47
65
.420
Boston
- «9
70
.391
Where They
Play
Today.
Detroit at Boston
Chicago at New York
Cleveland at Washington
St. Louis at 'Philadelphia.
thus eliminating to the satisfac
tfolf Is considered the most dlf.
flcult sport to master.
It takes years to develop the skill
that makes -for a champion.
Yet of all sport titles none I*
held on such uncertain tenure as
that of the golf champion. Unu
sually It Is a mighty brief one.
During the summer we have had
a couple of striking examples of
this.
Jock Hutchinson, the British
open Champion of 1921, went abroad
to defend his title. He named a
showing worthy of a champion.
However, It was not good enough
to retain the title. Walter Hagen
won the British honors,
ty ReOeMIy at Chlewea, jini I tar two,
the United States champion, was
up against a classy field. He
played well, but Gens Htraven dl.l
considerable better.
Friday At Oakmont Plttsbftrg,
young Sarazch annxed his second
national championship in winning
the professional-amateur crown. In
doing so he defeated Jook Hutchin-
exceptlon to other sports where a .tlon of the critical fandom the lat
ter named organization.
ANOTHER CHANCE TO
Take boxing, for Instance. John. 8EE ’22 BULLDOG8
Iny Kllbane has held the feather- In the performance of the Al-
iwelkht title for more than to years, bany club here, local_dyed-in-the-
jjack Britton and Benny Leonard'’wool’s get another chance to see
| have ruled the - welter und light-
iwelght divisions for a number of
years. Since Jack Dempsey de
feated Jesse Willard he hat >eate:
off the attempts of ail heavyweight
challengers.
GpNE SARAZEN.
« «)«# year,
THEY 8EL00M
REPEAT
In the American- open svenTwaz
Walter Hagen. Juat back iron his
British triumph. He was one of the
many golfers who bowed to Sara-
zen's prowess.
Furthermore, golf champions sel
dom repeat. Rarely does thu win
ner of a certain championship con
test hdld the title longer ■ than a
HOLO
THEIR OWN.
In tennis Bill Tilden reigns au-
■em' among tue men, while Mcl-
lie Jjwthnr- .and. ’Suxajme Lenglen
are easily the class for the fumi.
t.lno stars. ' .
It Is much tho same <u Lna-oad.
Ty Cobb year after year l.aa led
the American League in baring.
Occasionally some batenai . will
carry off the honors for a '»ar, t ut
Cobb Invariably reeotteq ihc title
the following season.
GIVES MBLLA SCARE
■*th. X.
tout
Club Hitting.
Ah, R.
10 37 11 ’ 5 .135
0 10 2 2 .126
12 41 10 1 .111
H. Pet.
110 III .«»
111 117 .249
102 154 .215
141 1*7 .2*7
luiiii
Klare Bennett Took No
Jeps to Prevent Alleged
[lauds At Dawsonville,
Bank.
Alexander Trims
CHICAGO.—Chicago evened the
aeries With New York Saturday
by winning an U inning tattle, 2
to 1. The game was a pitchers
battle -between Alexander and
Neltf with honors about, even. A
capacity crowd witnessed the game,
the overflow fringing about the
outfield, making a hit Into the
crowd good tor two bases. 8coro.
New York ..000 010 000 00-r-l 11 2
Chicago ™... .,010 000 000 012 10 0
Nehf and Snyder; Alexander ond
O’FarrelL
Cards Should Weep.
RT LOUIS. 1 —After abetting hie
tec j mto the lead by knocking out
mnVsherde? weakened*?!? the K
s».n?«?d jSSsssass
to take Saturday’s game, the »bW
of the aertea by a sooreofll t°7.
mafo his first appearance In the
Comes Within Ace of
Winning National Worn
en’s Net Crown; Wills-
Jessup Cop Doubles
Honors.
Murray, j Buffalo promoter, was
making efforts to have tho fight
transferred to that city.
Dcntiwey anfd he expected to
remain here for a day or two and
then go j to California to visit
relatives. :
Cardinals Une up. score^ l*
Philadelphia --«*® °®2 ” J
sf LouIbV 00* 000 1*0 7 9 9 pne
St B*tteri*es—-Winters. O- -SmUte
Welnert and Henline; Sherdeb
Pfeiffer and Alnsmlth.
Easy Meat Here- ,
CINCINNATI—The Rede won
from Brooklyn Saturday. * to A In
*JUxt.\. Ga —Charges that
*■ Btnnr.it state superintendent
ittii not ’’properly and
wtllv Investigate the bank
»ok no steps whatever to ex-
w r-event the trends then
I perpetrated In most reckleesa
he" against its despositors.
haf.'. in an answer to g antt
-V the examlneer against W.
Jder and m. M. Anderson, de-
ri of the Farmers and Cttl-
Sank of Dawsonville, which
•toed January 11, 1921.. .
the ftret game of the series.
Reds hit Ruether Hard, scoring five
nips to the fifth Inning on hits
■nil «. boifi on |ill> And driving tn®
left hander Qtt the mound._ Luque
was effective, except Is to *th.
When ’the Robins combined five
^*U? e a^z fo, four run.-The
home jeem fielded J®
ran baae at will* on DeBerry hteal
•"*£ w ! COr,! 050 040 000-4 #.*
Cincinnati T.'.TmJ 051 0tx-» 18... 8
Ct Ratterle«—Ruether, Bchrlv.r and
DeBerry: Luqu* and Hargrave.
WEST SIDE CLUB. FOREST
HILLS, N. Y.—For the space of
perhaps ton minutes t6day Miss
Helen Wills, a shy San Francisco
Miss stood within an ace o( becom.
ing the woman tennis champion of
the National—title several sizes
too largo for her 16 years. She
(ailed In the quest. Mrs. Mullory
defeated her, 6-3, 6-1.
Miss Wills did become doubles
champion but that was due more
to Mrs. Marlon Jessup of Wilming-
ton Delaware than to herself. Aside
from’ the glare of the personalities
tn the singles, the doubles match
bras the most Interesting ot the
two. It. went to three sets and
was won by the Wllls-Jessup pair
from Mrs, Mallory and Miss Edith
8igourney, of Boston, 6.4. 7-9. 6-3.
Mrs.. Jessup, short and slight,
bore the brunt of this battle and
though she made ail astounding
total of errors for a winner her
pipy In exchanges that were finish-
Mlss Wills waa amazing.
_ was the croum’s heroine and
when she flntshed the match In a
sharp exchange with Mrs. Mallory
those in the stands arose to their
feet and eneered. Mias Wills and Ail. n i n l|/; n -
Mrs. Jessnp threw away the aece- /AUallla VT1I1S U1
ond set after twice being within
match point.
PIlMss'Brev* Divide.
P1TTBBTTRO. — Pittsburg and
Boston divided a double _ bandar
Saturday, Boeton Uklngtb. Orel
game, 4 to 1. and Ptttaburg wlh-
nimr the second, t to 2. TO hits
nlng the second. . ^*1
bunched off Adams In the fifth In
ning of the first -game gave Bos
ton all their runs. Merrll Brown.
Cards To Train
At Bradentown
BRADENTOWN. Fla.-^OMclaU
ot the local chamber of commerce
announced Saturday night that
the Sh Louis National league
baseball club would establish its
training camp here next spring.
Score,
new rirate pitcher, held Boston to and Gibson;
5 hits In the second game,
first garnet
BostonT.._ 000 040 000-^ F v
Pittsburg ... . .000 000 010-1 10 0
Batteries—Braxton and Gowdy;
. Beeond game.
Borton .10 001 00*-2 J> 3
Pittsburgh —-001 202 20x—I 11 1
Batteries — Watson. McNamara
Brown an,l GoO'-h.
Dempsey, Angered,
Arrives In Chicago
CHICAGO—Jack Dempsey left
Michigan City in disgust and
came here Saturday when he learn
ed efforts to stage tho bout be
tween Bill Brennan and hlmaelf
had finally failed. He arrived here
in a nonu too cheerful framO of
mind, particularly In tho view of
the fact that the preliminary pre
parations have cost him in the
neighborhood of 15,000.
Jack Kearns, his manager was
left.at Michigan City to gather up
the loose ends and Join Dempsey
here, latere Since Governor McCray
has prohibited the bout at the
Indiana summer resort there have
tjren' reports here that Chaples
<• *n..dfaU niuvnintaP «lni
Petersburg Wins
Fla. League Rag
the championship Georgia Bulldog
nine of ’22 In action. With only one
exception, every position on the
South Georgia nine Is filled by a
member of that rollicking crew ot
ballmen.
At first base there Is the irrep
ressible. Sam Boney, who Is
comedian in addition to hit* dia
mond prowei*.. Josh Watson Is
holding down the shortfield, and
obaarvera say he Is burning ’em
up down torkvBMi Wiiiiiuu,
old tricks as the • Albany third
he of the super arm, la Up to bla
baseman.
The, outfield la manned by "Old
Timer’’ Eldrldge, J. D. Thomason.
Pels Again Skull Vols;
Crackers Winning in
“Cellar” Series With
’Nooga; Barons-Travel-
ers Split.
ORLANDO, Fla—The second
half of tho playing season of the
Florida state league ended Satur
day with St. Petersburg In first
place. Since the St. Petersburg
club ended the first halt In the
lead, a deciding series for the pen-
nant will be unnecessary. The
league was the first organized cir
cuit In the country .to begin play
ing this season.
Asheville Tourney
ASHEVILLE, N. C.—J. Epps
Brown, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., 19
years old won the annual Invita
tion golf tournament at the Ashe
ville country club here Saturday
defeating Berry Fleming of Augus
ta 6 up and 5 to go In the 3$ hole
finals.
Spain Netmen Lose
To Australians
PHILADELPHIA — Australia’s
Davis cup tennis team won Satur
day the right to challenge' the
United States trophy defenders
when Pat O’Hara defeated Count
Mannel D’Bomar In a gruelling 6
set match by scores of l-t, 3-S.
e-0, 6-4, 6-1.
MEMPHI8 5—MOBILE 0
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Southern.)—
Leo Dlckerman’s good, pitching,
and snappy fielding' at critical
times, despite three errors, gavo
Memphis a 5 to 0 victory over Mo
bile In the opening game Saturday
of the final series between the two
clubs, and increased the Chlcka-
saws lead over the Bears, runners
up for pennant honors, to threo
and a half games. A double (teal
with Burke scoring accounted (or
the first Memphis run. Three more
came tn the secohd on triples by
Bi)rke and Tutwller, a double by
Taylor and an error. Two hits In
#Iia otvtfl nrlilnri ^anntlinn Oaamai
the sixth added’another. Score:
Mobile 000 000 000—0 5 2
Memphis ... 130 001 00x—6 11 3
Batteries: Acosta and Bakerf
Dlckerman and Taylor.
NEW ORLEANS 4, NASHVILLE 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Southern)
New Orleans bunched hits In the
ninth off Winn and took the final
game of the series, 4 to 2 Satur
day making it three out of four
from Nashville. Wsrre bit a home
run over the right field fence In
the second with a man on basd.
Score:
New Orleans 4 8 2
Nashville z 5 1
Batteries; Matteson add Hevlng;
Winn and Strleff.
LITTLE ROCK, #-4(
BIRMINGHAM, 2-9.
LITTLE ROCK—Little Rock and
Bihmlnghara divided a double
header ‘ here Saturday the locals
taking the first game, » to 2. and
the visitors the second, 9 to 4."
Score:
First Game: R H E
Birmingham _ 000 000 030—>2 7- 4
Little Rock.... 002 101 50x—» 12 3
Batferips; Morris. Brandon;
Clary, Wilson, Lagan.
George Clark and Jack Frost Both
Clarke' and Frost alternate be
tween the box and the outergar-
dens. George turned In a perfect
game for Albany when he let the
Moultrie crew down without a hit,
run, or pass In July.
Frost has. been getting hia
bumps quite consistently as an Al
bany rifleman, hut his work-in the
outfield has been of the first bur
and magnitude. Timely blows and
sensatlqnal fielding have charac
terised his play.
WHOLE GEORGIA PITCHING
STAFF WITH ALBANY
-The entire! pitching staff of the
Oeqrgla club Is doing burling duty
for the winning combination: Fred
Sale, formerly a Buford pitcher, 11
sharing hill duty with Cliff Pan-,
tone, Clarke, and Frost Pat Pow
ers Is dividing receiving chorea
with a star named Bill fCImbalL
Way we've talked yon'd think
this Buford clan. Isn't in It Far
from it. Read tnase names and
weep; Ned Brogden, Hub Dowla,
Roy Carlisle, Esau Settle, Kyle
Brogden, college stars and others.
Keep on weeping, we'll give you
the others later.
In fact, there la the possibility
that the proud Albany clan may
underestimate the worth of their
foes. That'll’ be disastrous sure
enough.
They'll be ball games, just as
sure as shootln’l
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday’s Results
<U
At Chicago 2—New York 1
innings.)
At St. Louis 7—Philadelphia 8..
At Cincinnati 9—Brooklyn 4
At Pittaburg 1—Boston 4 (first
game).
Ruthmen Whip Sox, Ath
letics Sharing Bargain
Bill With Browns; In
dians Trim Senators;
Ruth Hits 24th.
TIGER8 .COP BILL
BOSTON—Detroit took both,,
tames from Boston Saturday 5 to 1
and 1 to o. Piliette won bis sixteen-.,
th game In taking the opener, (told-
scored waa in the seventh when
Heilmann made a home run lir
the 6th with two men on baeea.
Ehmke »md Karr had a battle In
the second game. The only run
scored waa in the aevtnh when '
Veach walked, took second on a
wild pitch and scored on Hellmann’s’ *
single to center.
Score:
.First Game:
R H H
Detroit 011 020 000—5 11 X.l
Boston 00s 000 010—1 7 0
Merles: Piliette and Woodall; '
Bussell, Fullerton, Plercy and
Walters.
Second Game:
Detroit 000 000 100—1 6 0 ‘
Boston 000 000 000—0 0 0
Batteries: Emhke, Baaaler; Karr,
Chaplin,. Walters.
YANKS TRAMPLE SOX
NEW YORK—The New York
Americano Saturday broke the tie
Pittsburg 8—Boston 2 (second for first place, easily defeat)!ng
game). (
HOW THEY 8TAND
W
L
Pet-
New York ....
... 68
46
.696
Chicago
... 65
60
.666
St. Louis
... 65
50
465
Cincinnati
... 62
54
.534
Pittsburg
...60
63
.531
Brooklyn ......
... 54
67
.486
Philadelphia ...
... 40
67
.347
Boston
... 37
74
.333
WHERE THEY PLAY
TODAY
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St. Louts,
eu at Ptttaburg '
klyn at Cincinnati.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yaitarday’a Raaulta
At Memphis 6—Mobile 0
At Atlanta 4—Chattanooga 3
At Naahvllle 2—New Orleans 4
At Little Rock 9—Birmingham 2
(first game).
Little Rock 4—Birmingham 8—
(second game).
HOW THEY STAND
w.
L.
Pet
Memphis ....
.... |80
45
.640
Mobile ..... ..
.... 77 ’
48
.611
New Orleans ..
.... 70
65
.560
Little Rock ...
.... 72
67
468
Birmingham ..
62
64
.492
Nashville
.... 49
77
489
Atlanta
.... 47
75
485
Chattanooga ..
.... 47
82
464
Sisley Increases
Batting Lead
CHICAGO—George Siller,
ting star illcreaied his lead over
Ty Cobb pilot of the Tlgera for
the batting honor* of the Amert
can league Saturday by ten points.,
Slsler if hitting .408 and Cdbb
>398.
Both the atari participated Ip
double headers Slsler making 4
hits In 7 times at bat In the games
between the Athletes and the
Browns. Cobb poled 8 bits In 9
times at hat ln the' twin bill, of
the Tlgera and Red Sox.
Chicago 12 to 5, while the Browns
divided a double header with tho
Athletics. It was Chicago^ fifth,
successive refeat. Ruth hit his 24th
home run of the season off Leveret*
to In thb 3rd Inning. *
Score: . /.
R H E
Chicago 010 000 500—6 8 2
New Pork — 114 032 10*—13 16 1
Batteries: Hodge, Leverette,
Courtney, Mack, Bchalk, Yoryan;
Srawkey, Schang, Hoffman.
BROWNS—MACKS DIVIDE
PHILADELPHIA—St. Lopla!
dropped out of the lead in the. 1
American Icaguo race Saturday Af
ternoon by losing the second gamo
of a double header to the locals *
while New York was defeating
Chicago. The Browne won the
first game, l to 6 and lost the
second 4, to 6. Konneth Williams,'
the leading home run hitter, of the
league hit circuit smashee in the,
first and second games, running
his total up to 32. Walker of Phila
delphia hit hla 19th ot the sea-,
son In tho first game. Bing Miller 1
siteenth home run ot trie season
in the 8th Inning enabled Phila
delphia to win the second contest.,
Rommel turned in hla eighteenth :
victory of tho season. Eight homo
runs were made In tho two games.
Williams getting a pair, and
Walker, Dykes, Welch, McManus.
Miller and Perkins one each.
Score: M
, R H B*
1st. Louis — 101 041 100—9 13 2
Philadelphia .. 020 101 010—5 8 1*
Batteries; Shoeker, Severled;
First Game:
Says Parties Agreed To Settle .
Candler-Byfield Matter In
New York After Arrival Home
Second Game ’ R H E
Birmingham 200 00*—1 11 2
Little Rock 200 020—0 » 2
(called end 6th, account darkness)
Batteries: Bates, Robertson;
Clary, Cvengroaa, La pan,
ATLANTA, 4i CHATTANOOGA, 3.
New York Lawyer Says
Candler Tried to Get
Back Check Given By
field in Paris. ••
(By Associated Prase.)
NEW YORK—August Dreyer,
New York lawyer who waa a pas
senger on the Baraqgarla when
the alleged attack yfor which Mrs.
Sarah Byflald of Atlanta has
brought suit against 'Walter T.
Candler for HOOJHKI. took place
said Saturday night when tho Ber.
angaria docked In Cherbourg “It
was agreed that all weald meat In
New York when, we raturned and
that the matter would bq settled
there.'
According to the statement of
Mr. Dreyer. the alleged attack oa
the Berangarla waa discussed af
ter the party arrived In England
and where he said he ajtempted
to act sa arbitrator.
When we were on the train”
the i statement continued "Byfleld
said to Can41er “If you can prove
to me that you did NOT touch tbit
woman I’ll call l; square, but you’ll
have a time doing It.”
Further dlacuasloua ot the Inci
dent Mr. Dreyer said took place
R> Paris, where Candler, he said,
made an attempt to get back the
check which he Is alleged to have
given to Byfield on the Berangarla
MUST -HUSH
THINGS UP”
Helmach, Kate ham, Perkins, Drug
gy. i '
Second Game:
St. Louis ..... 301 100 000—5 12 2
Philadelphia . 200 110 Ux—4 10 1
Batteries: Wright. Beverled:,
Rommel, Perkins.
AM
INDIANS IN FOURTH PLACE
WASHINGTON—Cleveland gnln>
d a clear title to fourth idaco-
.1 a.#.
Saturday byldefeattng Washington
3 to 1 In a ten Inning battle.
Zarchary outpitchcd Covcsllkle un
til the round when he weakened
and was driven from the box.
Francis taking his place. a
Score:
Cleveland .... 000 100 000 »-3 7 2
Washington 000 100 000 0—1 6 - *
Batteries: Covaleakl. O’Neil;
Zaachary, Francis, Pincinicth _
meet In New .York City when we
.Biff'S'
ATLANTA—Atlanta bunched hits Napier, Smith.
In the early Innings and won 4
to I. making It .three out of four
for the ‘Cellar series” with Chat
tanooga.
Score.
R H B
Chattanooga „ 002 000 100—2 3 2
Atlanta —...— 121 000 OOx—4 2 1
'Rytertei: Cunningham, Kreaa;
The atatement according to Mr
Dreyer which was drawn up- in
Mrs. Byfield's stateroom when the
check' Is aliased to have been
passed aet forth ‘‘that Candler
sfild that trie wholi thing most
be hushed up and that ha was
willing to pby 926,000 to keep It
qnlet. Byfield refused at first and
than agreed to accept. After he
bad taken the check for this
amount from Candler. Byfleld said.
'all right now, HI keep this as
evidence.’"
"It was agreed that all would
returned, •’Mr. Dreyera’ statem
eontnued’ and that the matter
would be settled there. When I got
here'I aaw a statement In lhe.newa-
papera made by. Chandler Ir. whirb
he claimed to have been bUtrit-
malled. I ca’led him on the tele
phone and ns ked, hjn . what .he
meint by saying (hat and why he
had waited two whole days aboard
the boat without notifying the
police If t\c believed he had been
blackmailed. I asked him-why he,
had paid 12,000' to Byfleld and taken
Byfield’s note for this amount If he>
had been blackmailed. I told him
in plain words that ha knew the
statement to be untrue and that I
wouldn't let him get away with
anything Ilka'that „
"Byfleld’a attorney in Atlanta
called me on the long distance tele
phone at 11 a. m. today and he eaid
objections to my
making these facts public. By
field’s attorney la probably In New
York City* by this time, and w;c
will all meet at my New Y.?r/c
office Monday to talk the matter
over,"