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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. ,9 «\o^ “For over thirty yean,’* writes a gentleman in Lot Angeles, “ I have used Arbucklet* Coffee. Many times my family bu tried other coffee only to come bade to our old reliable, unchange able Atbuddcs.* No other coffee has this uniform never failing atoms, I care not at what price. I have often wished I could tell you this.” Many other people have the same opinion. 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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 !!» 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.