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CRACKERS Al
RE FIGHTING HARD THROUGH WEST
1 SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING | ”***’"’ 7*“
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PERCY H. WHITINQ.
Professional pugilism has been in a pretty bad way for a
long time but it has seldom been hit so hard a knock as it was
Wednesday night when O'Brien and Burns pulled off their big
fake.
According to the statement of Burns, O’Brien made him
agree to lose the fight before he would sign.
And it is on such cattle that the followers of pugilism bet
their money.
Burns comes out of the fako mill with a little better rep
utation than O’Brien. According to his own story he accepted
O’Brien’s offer simply to get that four-flusher into the ring and
that after he got him there he fought his best. Burns also
says that it was through his efforts that the bets were called
off.
P' M
without its good results. It sends “Gentleman(f) ” Jack
O’Brien to the pugilistic bone yard for koeps.
And that is worth something. lie was always a blow-
hard, a clever boxer and a poor flghter. And now he turns out
to be a poor fakir.
When Glorifler won tho Metropolitan Thursday the book
makers reaped another harvest, for a comparatively unbacked
horse copped the coin. And the tens of thousands of dollars
bet on Roseben and the other short-priced horses stayed in the
pockets of the bookmakers.
That big son of Ben Strome proved again his inability to
run a mile. And he has proved it so often in his career that it
would seem that .bettors would “tumble.” But not they. If
they ever did bookmaking and hand booking would not be so
popular.
That was n marvelous game of boll over in Memphis Fri
day and it augurs well for tho kind of ball the Atlanta team is
going to plo yo ntho road.
Castleton pitched another magnificent game and allowed
Memphis only six hits in thirteen innings. Crystall did well
for Memphis and the contest mustr have been a corker.
After the Memphis series ends the Crackers hit Travclcr-
ville and then we shall see what we shall see.
Mike Finn has his bunch tucked away in fourth place now
and the Travelers managed to lose the opener to Nashville. But
they will bear watching. Mike has n team sure, and will
doubtless be tr(|iblesomo all tho season.
The Georgia Tech team is down in Auburn doing stunts
and with tho Auburn series out of the way has only two games
left to play—the Georgia games next Friday and Sf turday.
These should bo the best of the college season, howover; and
with tho Atlanta team on tho road ought to draw great crowds.
Tech’s Cripplec
Plays Aubu
The Georgia School of Technology team
left for Auburn, Ala., Friday morning for
three came* with tha Auburn team.
Chip Robert will probably pitch tho open*
er and Ilrooki, Parker and Davenport are
the men who are likely to tie used la the
two games Saturday.
Iiiichniuui, Mho has played third tiaae this
aeaaon. la not with the team. He waa
hurt in the flnnl practice Thu radii y and
will not be In abape before the Georgia
games neat week.
Coach If Hainan la working hard to get
Lafltte In eondltlon for the battle with
Georgia. Ilut It la doubtful if tbe pig
f Outfit
irn Three Games
twlrler will !»e Able to work, because of
tbe Injury he received lu Nashville In a
game ngainst Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt gainea seem to bo peculiarly
hard on Tech players. Two yeara ago In
.Vuahrllte Crnlg_ Day. then the afar per
former of tbe Tech team, was put out of
rotnmlsnlon In the Vanderbilt gamed. MM
year on Tech Held, Tommy McMillan, the
atar Inflchler, waa aplkrd during tho Van-
derbllt ecrlcs and put out of hnslncss for
a long time. And this year In Nashville
the third Installment of the chapter
of accidents came In the shape of the In
jury to laSfltte.
Chattanooga Go
Defeatec
Bparltl to Tha Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Mty 10.—Birmingham
golfers triumphed over Cbittinoogi yes
terday la sixteen of tbs seventeen matches
ptayed.
Under the "Nassau system” of scoring
Birmingham won 47 to J.
A sumptuous banquet was served the
visitors at lbs Country Club last night.
Ifers Are
1 In Birmingham
This waa a return tournament and fob
lowed a severe drubbing recently given the
Birmingham team on the ltlver View links
In Chattanooga. The Tennessee players
were: A. W. Oatne*. Hubert Davidson,
John Martin, Frank Kpurlock, John Waite,
Judge M. M. Alifaon, D. F. Henderson. H,
C\ Adler, llerlH*rt Buahuell, B. W. Ntnart,
Morrow Chamberlain, J. F. Iloaklna, 1. E.
Hollander, J. K. Itoyd, C. 11. Howell, 11.
H. Frobasco and K. U. Thomaaaon.
JIM JEFFRIES SAYS THAT JACK O’BRIEN
TRIED TO FRAME UP "FAKE" WITH HIM
Retired champion says O’Brien offered
if he would take the count.
This story is an aftermath of Burns’ charges that
O’Brien faked fight with him.
NEW HANDICAPS LOST FOR
Y. M. C. A. GOLF PLAYERS
The Golf Club of the Young Men’s
Christian Association has been holding
tournaments on Saturdays' for several
weeks and another tournament will be
held on Saturdays for sevral weeks
and another tournament will be held
on Saturday of this week. Tne prizes
are golf balls and these are awarded
to the best net score, second best net
score and best gross score, with one
ball for the highest gross score. The
members of the club are asked to be
on the grounds by 3 o'clock to take part
In the tournament. Eighteen holes will
be played.
The handicap list has been revised
and Is given below:
Broughton, Rev. L. G.. 14; CamDh.n
J. B„ 10; Comlsky. 10: Eagan f■
len. J. B.. 12: Ilnrper Matthew, i« j!’
man. S. M.. 6: King, George E. s-' i.
Conte, Dr. J. N., 12: Lumpkin j u
18: Millard, J. ,W.. 18: Mitchell ojt'
6; Muse, George, 16; Muse, K. B in.
Obear, George 8. Jr., 8; Paine f n
8: Ridley, B. L., 8: Robinson' K S’
4: Baundcrs, Frank, IS; Seely V r
10: Smith, Morton, 10: Stone. F i in’
Spratllng. E. J., 18: Walker, w‘. L. J
Weems, T. R., 18; White, Rev. JohnV
18: White. Walker, 18: hWUlng, pJr£
H., 8: Whitman, John B., 14. ^
Richardson Has High Score
In Big Shoot at Deep Run
Jack O'Brien is the full figure. The gent emerging from the bull’s eye
Is Tommy Burns.
By C. E. VAN > LOAN.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 10.—Big Jim
Jeffries, the retired heavyweight
champion of the world and the one
man In whom the sporting public has
Implicit confidence, has added the first
touch to the career of Joseph Hogan,
better known as Jack O’Brien, the ace
In the hole pugilist. O’Brien has al
ways been regarded as a smooth busi
ness man. but It will amaze hts closest
friends to learn that he actually had
the audacity to propose to Jim Jeffries
that the latter fake a fight with him
In Nevada, Jeffries to take the count
for the sum of 880,000.
Big Jim was an Interested spectator
at the ring side, and the poor showing
which. O'Brien made puzzled and dis
gusted him. This morning he learned
of O'Brien's attempt to frame up the
fight, and so great was his wrath that
he told the following story, stating
that he believed that the time had
come to rjd the game of Jack O’Brien
and drlvo him front the ring:
‘Tried to tie Tommy up to go out to
him, did he?" asked Jeff. "Well, It
should not surprise me In the least
because he tried to do the same thing
with me. Jack O'Brien Is the flrst and
only man who ever came to me and
asked me to do a crooked thing. Of
all the fighters and managers 1 know,
this man Is the only one who ever had
the gall to ask me to fake a fight.
Worse than that, he wanted me to lay
down to him.
"It nearly paralyzed me that he
should come out with a bald-faced plan
like that. I began to laugh at him and
he saw right away that It was all off.
I told him that I did not need money
that bad and he Interrupted me again
to say: ‘Of course. I did not think
that you would pay any attention to
it, and I told the Nevada people so .at
the time.’
“Before O'Brien went away I told
him that I had been on the level so
far, and that If I ever fought ngaln
It would have to be on the square.
What Is 880,000 to a man alongside of
his record for being square? It would
be selling out pretty cheap, I think.
It Is worth a lot more than that to me
to be on the level. I told him that If I
had been out to do anything like that
I would have pulled It off long ago,
and then he went away.
"That was the only time a man ever
came to me with a proposition of that
kind. O'Brien tried the same thing on
Burns, and McCarey outflgured him.
What do you think of a fellow who
put up a fight like he did the other
night having the nerve to ask me to
take the count for him?"
No comment Is necessary: Jim's sto
ry speaks for Itself. O'Brien simply
made a mistake In his man, and Jef
fries' -exposure of his method' of ar
ranging a fight will no doubt be re
called In the future.
BETTORS ABSOLUTELY SLAUGHTERED
WHEN ROSEBEN LOST METROPOLITAN
Weekly Shoot on Saturday
Over Traps at East Lake
The regular weekly shoot of the At
lanta Athletic Club will be held Sat
urday afternoon over the East Lake
traps. A good crowd was out last week
for th» event and It looks as though the
attendance Saturday would be record
breaking.
The traps are now In fine working
order, the shooting Is first class and
the Interest Is greater than ever before.
New York, May 10.—As usual, with
all the big special races of the Metro
politan Turf, the betting end Is perhaps
the most Interesting of the aftermath.
The 1807 Metropolitan handicap wilt
go down In racing chronicles as a per
fect windfall for the bookmakers.
The public players, who could see
nothing but Roseben. 8ewell or Toka-
lon, dropped fully 8150,000 to the race.
Most Interesting Is the appearance of
the bookmaker "Kid" Weller. All the
professionals are talking about It today.
Weller posted top odds against the
"Big Train" at all times of the betting
and his book stood to pay off a little
over 842,000 had the Ben Strome
sprinter carried the day. As Roseben
lost, Weller's book won something like
828,000, one of the biggest winnings
scored on a single race by any one
bookmaker since Joe tinman's "Big
8tore" took 820,000 off John A. Drake
and John W. Gates at Saratoga In
1808, when High Chancellor was beaten.
While the big books operated by Sol
Lichtenstein and Louis A. Celia also
won thousands to Roseben's defeat, still
Weller stands as the top-notch winner.
Roseben was fairly and soundly
beaten In yesterday’s Metropolitan
handicap. Johnson’s horse carried 124
pounds of weight and he "spread" badly
In the soft, soapy footing. He can not
run a mile.
The scintillating fact of the race Is
seen In the brilliant performance of the
8-year-old Sewbll. When he bolted he
had the race won.
James I,. McCormick will not start
Glorifler again until the Westminster
handicap at Gravesend. Glorifler Is not
In the Brooklyn or the Suburban handi
caps.
Fisher Shifts
Pirates* Line- Up
Shreveport, La..-May 10.—Manager
Fisher this morning said’ he would
send Lewee from second to short, King
to third and Carr to second. Tony
Smith has about recovered from Ills re
cent Illness and reports. to. Galveston
In a few days. Mnlarkey will change
his batting order this afternoon.
Complies will all requirements of the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041 a filed at Washington.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUERS
PLAY AGAIN SATURDAY
Washington, D. Ci, May 10.—W. H.
Hear, of Kansas, and W. R. Crosby,
of Illinois, were tied for high gun,
after the contestants had shot at 45
birds In the Southern handicap target
tournament at the Deep Run Hunt Club
here yesterday afternoon. Each broke
40.
Guy Ward, of Tennessee, lost but two
birds In the preliminary shot zt 20
yards In the sweepstakes. D. Upson,
of Ohio, broke 86 out of a possible 80.
A. M. Hatcher, of Tennessee, was next
with 85, and C. & Hickey, of Penn
sylvania; W. R. Crosby, of Illinois, and
German, of Maryland, were tied for
third, each smashing 84.
W. H. Huff, of Georgia. Is third In
the handicap, having lost six out of
his flrst 45. A; Buckwater, of Penn
sylvania, at 20 yards, made a run of
83, 80 of which count for him In the
handicap, and he shoota from the 18-
yard line.
The shoot was a decided success.
There were 116 entries. The crack
shots of the country vied with each
other. Richardson, of Delaware, finish
ed high gun for the day, breaking 198
out of a possible 180. Owing to rain,
the shoot did not begin until late.
The score made follows:
Total Total
W. H. Heer.. ..
F. I. Stringer.. ..
E. W. Sanford ..
J. W.* Harrison..
G. A. Mosker
C. O. Lacompt ..
F. E. Butler ....
H. A. Farnham ..
C. France
N. W. Walke. ..
J. M. Hawkins
Shot At. Broke.
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
H. Buckwalter 180
D. E. Hickey.
D. Upson
W. R. Crosby.. ..
W. M. Ford. .. .
Guy Ward
L. S. German ..
G. 8. McCarty ..
A. B. Richardson
A. M. Hatcher ..
E. A. Hobson .. .
E. W. Baker. ..
E. II. Storr .. ..
W. A. Hammond
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
Dr. Hlltaman 180
H. Brown.
H. D, Freeman ..
C. A. Young ..
J. F. Hurt ....
K. T. Anthony ..
A. McKelvey
W. Lawrence ..
W. Huff .. ..
180
180
180
180 .
180
.180
.180
.180
J. W. Hightower 180
H. B. Barr 180
J. B. McHugh 180
G. Lyon .. 180
R. G. Stokely 180
T. H. Keller, Jr. 180
H. S. Welles 180
O. F. James 180
Miles Taylor 180
A. R. Benson 180
A. Wynn 180
U Ti Way 180
G. B. Way 180
M.-Ballou 180
J. T. Skelly 180
A. H. Durston 180
W. Walls 180
S. H. Anderson.. .. .. .. 180
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J. 8. Lester
M. D. Hart .
R. S. Terry ..
H. L Wlnfro
S. G. Lewis .
T. S. Baskervllle
180
180
180
180
180
180
Joe Hunter 180
W. Henderson 180
Jeff J. Blanks .. .. ..110
S. Janowskl 180
J. F. Pratt 180
L. Z. Lawrence 180
J. Martin 180
W. Hopkln
G. H. Plercy 180
C. W. Billups 180
F. Muldoon 180
T. A. Marshall .. .. .. .. 180
Mrs. W. K. Park 180
R. A. Hall 180
W. F. Hall 180
G. C. Robinson 180
C. Hearne 180
D. W. Hallan 180
S. Glover 180
T. Martin 180 111
T. H. Keller 180 111
D. Dennis 180 111
W. Hunter 180 Id
F. Stearnes 180
F. Stearnes 180
W. P. Hurt 180
H. E. Humphreys
W. S. McClelland
A. Mcoders .. ..
E. F. Klllett ....
R. H. Johnson ..
C. H. Newcomb . •
V. Heckler .. .
L. 8mlth ..
S. E. Nltzel ..
Colonel Hamlin
A. Lawson .. .
J. A. Blount ..
O. D. Thomas 185
G. B. Hutchings 135
11. S. McClosky 00
J. H. Nole 80
P. J. Gallahcr 80
Peter Anthony 80
W. R. Wlnfree 80
7*
180
180
180
180
180
180
135
135
115
135
186
BABB BATTLES
TO TIGHT TIE
Special to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., May 10.—Atlanta
and Memphis battled IS Innings to a
tie here -yesterday afternoon.
Castleton and Crystall pitched great
ball.
Saturday afternoon the second round
of games In The Georgian’s Commer
cial League will be played, and three
good contests seem certain.
Tbe very warmest game In the lot
promlkes to be that between the Beck
45 Gregg team-and the M. Kuta Com
pany team, which will be played on
the south diamond at Piedmont Park,
with 8. V. Stiles os umpire.
Both of these teams won their open
ing games, and they are among the
strongest In the league. Many of the
Commercial League dope artists be
lieve that both of them will be In the
flrst division all the way, and In con
sequence all tbe Commercial League
followers will take an especial inter
est In that battle.
The Sun-Proof team, which also won
Its- opening game, and which la . a
stro ngteam, tackles the Noca-Nolss on
the Gam mage Crossing diamond, with
Frank Bnndy as umpire. Manager Mld-
dlebrooks announces that the first de
feat of his team was only an accident
and that the game Saturday will be for
blood. *
Two lesera In the flrst round of
games will meet Saturday, when the
Southern Railway team ami the South
ern Slates Electrics elastic Both of
these trams have been very material
ly strengthened and will give good ac
counts of themselves when they get to.
wether on the north diamond at Pied
mont. Carteton Floyd will umpire that
game.
Bulletin.
Manager Parker, of the Southern
Railway team, announcea the foUow-
Shumate,
Dupont, Malone,
Clark.
Kutz Reserve List
The new Kutz reserve list, as an
nounced by Manager Winn, follows:
Rlt Roche, W. Sullivan. Huddleston,
Edens, Ssrtorlus, N. Sullivan. Thomas,
Miller. Thompson. E. Sullivan. Bump-
stead, Lamma, Ahles,- Richardson.
S. S. E. Co. Reserve List.
The- Southern States Electric Com
pany'a team, through Manager Clifton,
announces the -following reserve list:
C., Borrough; lb,-Hudson. Parker: 2b.
Starry, Boree: 3b, Lockrtdge; If., Haw
kins: cf„ Humphrey; as., Landrum;
Jb, Lawrence; p.. Mayfield, Kelley; is.,
Clifton;. p. Smith.
Sun Proof Reserve List.
Manager Thomas, of the Sun Proof
team: announces the following reserve
list: Hewett, Logan..Mays. Gullatt,
Cunyets, Wall. Reynolds, Rice. Red-
wine. Potts, Barlll, Matthews, Wood
ward. Glore.
Manager Mlddlebfooks, of the Koca-
Nola team, adda Strange to hie reserve
list.
Manager Winn, of the Kutz team,
contributes the following notes:
Abies, of the Kutx team, made his
flrst error Saturday. This being hla
flrst in two seasons, we'll excuse him
this trip.
Huddleston Is one of the fastest men
In the Commercial League. He only
stole four bases Saturday.
Richardson made a wonderful stab
of Frank’* hot liner. Rich-has a style
of making a hard chance look easy.
Edens Is given up to have the .stead
iest head and best judgment of any
man on the Kutz team.
W. Sullivan at short makes that posi
tion.look easy by the way he picks 'em
NAT KAISER A CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
11 Oec-'.ur St Kimball Hsus*.
Bargains in Unredeemed Diamonds.
The score
Atlanta.
Winters, cf.
Jordan. 2b. ... »
Smith, c 5
Becker, rf. . „ .4
Dyen 3b. .... 1
Fox, lb 4
Paskert, If. ... 4
Castro, sa.- . . . 6
Castleton, p. . . 5
Totals 2!
Memphis. ab
Thiel. If 5
Babb, ss 5
Nelbhgnrs, cf. . 8
Richards, lb. . . 5
Caret, lb 6
Hurlburt, c. . . 6
Henline, rf. . . . 4
•Owens . . . . 1
Carter, rf... . . 0
Crystall, p. . . . 5
Plaas, 2b. ... 3
ab. r. h. po. a. a.
1 12 2 0
Standing of the Clubs, j
Southern League.
laflfci-:.:::.:# »
Little Itoek 21 11
S aw Orlrsus .... 16 7
hrevepart 17 7
Birmingham 18 I
Montgomery 20 I
South Atlantlo League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Loet.P L
Charleston 27 15 I; JjJ
Jacksonville to
Savannah 24
Macon. fl
Columbia 25
Augusts. S
American League.
Total*
.44
( If 18
Batted for Henline In twelfth In
ning.
Score by Innlnge: R.
Atlanta 000 200 000 000 0— 2
Memphla 000 000 020 000 0— 2
Summary—Two-base hits. Smith 3,
Castro;three-base hit. Richards; stolen
bases. Dyer. Fox. Thiel; bases on balls,
off Castleton 0, oq Crystall 4: struck
out, by Castleton 10. by Cryatall 4;
wild pitch, Cryatall; passed ball,
Hurlburt; aaclrflce bit*, Smith, Beck
er, Fox: double plays, Carey (unas-
1:20. Umpires, Rack
et t and Pfennlnger.
Augusta Waiting
For Big Rowan
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, On.. May 10.—Local fans
are worrying considerably over the
non-appearance of Jack Rowan, the big
pitcher Billy Smith secured from De
troit. It Is alleged by President Carr,
of the Augusta Baseball Association,
that Rowan Is the property of the Au-
■ta dul *
■ duty.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY,
Atlaata In Memphis.
Birmingham In New Orleans.
Montgomery In Shreveport:
Nashville la Little Bock.
CLUB3-
Chlcs
t N’etr mrt ...
’hlladelpbla.. .
Detroit ....
Cleveland. • . •
Boston .....
Washington . . .
nt. Louis ....
irtean Lassus. .
W •«
11 •**
16
CLUBS-
Nnr York
Chicago . •
onal Loaflut. «
w “f p -5
Boaton .17
Cincinnati IS
ST. 20
Brooklyn 17
CLrBB* m,r, “ n pU A y% 0e ^ 0n Lo..PL
:olumbu. H « i :S
UralarUle lj
Indlanopolla
Toledo . . .
Kaunas City
Milwaukee .
Ht. Pant ...
Minneapolis
YESTERDAY’S RESULT8
Atlsntl 2. _— -
Montgomery 6, Shreveport 8.
Nashville 7. Little Beck 4. .
Birmingham-New Orleans-B*m
South Atlantic.
Jarksonvtlle 4, Savannah 2.
Charleston g, Columbia 2.
Macon 1, Augusta 0.
National.
Boston 4, Cincinnati L
American Association.
Indianapolis 3. Kansas City 2.
Toledo JTflt. I'snl l
Milwaukee «, Louisville I.
Minneapolis L Columbus It
Or>*ton States.
Gulfport 2, Jackson L ; .
\»'SMiurg i. cotuuioul 8-Teu lani*^
Mobile—Bain.