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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, SGFTJiiMhSWK y, 191//.
\ Standihgs °f the Pitchers
Little old Grant Schopp, once of Ot
tumwa, Iowa, later of Atlanta, then of
Augusta. anil now with Nashville, Is
the leading pitcher of the Southern
League. lie has lost nno Rome and
won live this season. Hut he has been
In hardly enouRh Rames to count,
McKenzie and Shields are the tnp-
notchers amonR the players who have
taken part In as many ns ten Rntnes.
AmonR the regulars Castleton, of At
lanta, and GuPBe, of New Orleans, are
the best, with averaRps of .867. Each
man has won 18 Rames and lost 8, and
the race for the leadership of the leaRite
amonR the rpRulars Is on between the
pair this week.
The pitchers’ averttRes are as follows:
Won. Lost. P.Ct.
Schopp, Nashville .... 6 1 .*33
McKenzie, Atlanta .. «. 9 3 .818
8hlelds, Memphis .... 7 3 .700
Crlstall, Memphis .. ..12 6 .867
Castleton, Atlanta .. ..18 8 .867
Curse, New Orleans ..16 8 .667
Walters, Little Rock ..2 1 .667
Zeller, Atlanta 17 D .664
Casklll, Shreveport ...12 7 .63
Bills. Memphis 17 11 .607
Wilhelm. nirmlnRham.. 16 11 .693
Spade. Atlanta 17
Stockriale. Memphis ..17
Maxwell, MontRomery. .14
Eyler, Little Rock ....16
Fisher. Shreveport.. ..11
SugRS, Memphis .. ..17
Ford. Atlanta 13
Malarkey. MontRomery. 10
■FhllMps. New Orleans.13
Frit*. New Orleans ..12
Clarke. BlrmlnRham ..16
Reagan, Birmingham. ..14
Beeker, Shreveport ....11
E. Duggan, Nashville.. 9
Manuel, New Orleans ..13
Walsh. Montgomery ..17
Yerkes, Nashville .... 6
Sorrell, Nashville .... 8
Hickman, Shreveport .. 10
Helm, Montgomery .... 3
Breltensteln, N. 0 6
J. Duggan, Nashville .. 8
Keith. Little Rock .... 8
Purdue, Nashville .... 8
Graham, Shreveport .. 9
Turner, Birmingham .. 8
Weems, Montgomery
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STARS WON AGAIN.
The Merrill Stars defeated the Seals
again Saturday afternoon through the
good pitching of N. Wright He struck
out 12 men.
Score by Innings: R H E
Stars 223 120 330—16 13 3
Seals 100 030 101— 6 5 6
Batteries: Seals, Cathrlght Bnd Pow.
ell: Stars, N. Wrigley and Sullivan.
WAUTHOUR HERE.
Bobby Walthnur, of Atlanta, Oa„ U.
S. A., slipped through this city Sunday
afternoon on his way to Germany. Hob
by only passed through; he didn't have
time to do anything else.
Walthour Is going back to Germany,
where he will fill those contracts he
made last summer. Hobby arrived In
the city from Salt Lake City, where he
ha* been most of the year.
nob says he has been riding pursuit
races, races against time, motor-paced
races, and. In fact, any and every way
a man could ride.
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Gee, but it’s getting exciting.
It’s really too exciting to write much about.
You see it is this way, Atlanta just naturally MUST win that
pennant.
To do it they ought to take two out of the-three from Mem
phis.
,But this Memphis—well, it’s the second best team of the
league and throughout most or the season has been playing bet
ter than it knew how—and leading the league.
At lHst the team which we have said all along was the best in
the bunch has asserted itself and is ahead.
Also this said team—did we mention that it represented At
lanta—is “playing hall”—not fooling or anything—just fielding
everything perfectly, hitting tlic ball on the nose and running
bases like a field of Colins and Sysonbys. * 1
But this Memphis—well, Babb has a team, all right.
But somehow the bunch seems to have gone stale on his hands
night here at the critical moment.
And maybe this is the secret of why Atlanta is winning and
Memphis losing. 1'Se OracserA are right on edge now, just when
the dash for the pennant must he made. Every man on the team
is in perfect physical condition—with one notable exception.
That exception is Rube Zeller. Even Castro is back in condition.
If the Babblers happen to “come around” nnd the Crackers
go “of^edge” then things will take a little different turn.
But this does not seem likely.
There is not much use in going into any statistical hysterics
over the thing.
Atlanta is one full game to the good previous to Monday’s
game.
If she can win ns many games this week ns Memphis, then
she gets the pennant. There's nothing complicated to that. Just
carry it in your head that A lnntn is one game to the good now.
If the Crackers win Monday they are two to the good. If they
lose the teams are tied, and so it goes as long ns Memphis is here.
When the Babblers move on every game they win puts them
hnlf a game higher up and‘every one they lose drops them a half
game.
And so it is with Memphis.
So you can easily figure out how it all comes out—provided
you know how many each team wins.
This is all we have to say right now, on the eve of the first
engagement.
Except "Come on out and sec the fun nnd root like the dick
ens for Atlanta.”
And especially “Root harder if Memphis ever gets ahead,
for then is when it helps the team to pull out of the hole.”
BRITT AND CANS READY
FOR FEROCIOUS BATTLE
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By C. E. VAN LOAN.
San Francisco, Sept. 9.—I asked Joe
Gnns If he wanted to send any message
to the public. The question made him
grin, but he took a short think before
he answered:
Just tell them Joe says he thinks
he'll win.”
Gnns has reached the required weight
and Ills face shows It. He looks as If
the last half pound had been taken off.
Hut he Is not the same man he was at
Goldfield.
Yes, I'm at weight all right." said
Joe. "hut I feel mighty different than
that time* at Goldfield. 1 feel like I
had some spring In me; some life and
the strength to make a rattling good
light."
The Britt supporters are deriving a
lot of comfort from the. view that this
Is to he a fight between the new Jimmy
Britt nnd the old Joe Gans. They fig
ure that Gans can not be the man he
wan a few years ago, and because of
Jimmy's great light against Nelson,
they pick him to beat the old master.
The whole thing hinges on Gnns’
stnmlna nnd Britt's ability to nssltnl-
Inte punishment. It Is foolish to as
sume that Gans will not be able to hit
Britt. He will hit him early and often.
It remnlns to he seen whether Jimmy
will be able to reach Gnns' body with
his left hand.
The Britt people are still offering
6 1-2 to 10 In very small amounts.
There may be a betting Hurry this
morning when the gamblers will open
up and try to get action for their
money, but ns yet there have been very
few Inrge bets recorded. There Is not
enough Britt money to go around.
FOUR MEMPHIS PLAYERS
CAME FROM BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 9.—Otis
Stockdale, George Suggs, Jack Law
and Coollgan, of the Memphis team,
who remained in this city while Babb
was trouncing Little Rock, left last
night for Atlanta.
Stockdale will pitch the opening
game for the Babblers. "I will win It,”
said he. Suggs will pitch the second
game. It looks like Atlanta, but it
may so happen that we will win the
remaining games and get the rag.”
Tacks Latimer, Baron catcher, left
yesterday for Loveland,' Ohio, where
his wife and two children were dan
gerously Injured by a buggy In which
they were driving turning over an em
bankment. His older daughter, he was
Informed, was fatally injured. His wife
and other child were seriously hurt.
Just Notes
This is what a Meridian correspond
ent to a Birmingham paper says:
“The greatest farce that was ever
perpetrated in a baseball game in the
Cotton States League was pulled off
today by Manager MeOay and his
bunch of ‘yellow quitters.' It was the
most consummate exhibition of the
baby act ever seen on a baseball field;
It was not only a disgrace to the sport,
but an Imposition on .the large crowd
assembled to see what they expected
to be a scientific game. Mykle O'Brien
was fined nnd put out. of the game In
the seventh inning for continuous rag-
chewing and unnecessary beefing. Frit/,
was substituted and McCa/ went Int.i
the box and began the farce. After
purposely walking two men. he inten
tionally made two balks, scoring a run
ner.
"The umpire then walked to the
grandstand and declared the game for
feited to Meridian with these remarks:
‘Manager MyCay, of the Mobile base
ball club, is making a farce of this
game. Therefore, the game Is forfeit
ed to Meridian by a score of 9 to 0.'
This announcement was received with
B ASEBALL
ATLANTA vs. MEMPHIS.
September 9-10-11. Tickets on sale at Oppenkeims.
thunderous applause. There was the
general hissing for the Mobile bunch.”
NELSON BET8 ON GANS.
San Francisco, Bept. 9.—Battling Nel
son arrived in town last night and Im
mediately scouted around to where he
could place a tidy little bet on Gans in
today's battle. "I lost 31.400 on Britt
the last time he fought Oans,” said the
Dane, "and I figure to win it back this
lime by betting on Gans.”
BALL GIVEN PRESENTS.
Neal Ball, the former Atlanta player,
was presented with a handsome suit
case, a pair of gold-studded cuff but
tons nnd a pair of gold shirt studs on
the Montgomery diamond by the
Climber players Thursday afternoon.
BEGINS
MONDAY
Memphis Here For Games
Which May Settle the
Championship.
The Memphis team hat* steamed Into
Atlanta on the morning train from
Memphis and Monday afternoon the
first game of the trio which will settle
the Southern League championship of
1907 will be played at Ponce DeLeon.
"Spltball" Russell Ford will do the
pitching for Atlanta. In'Russell’s last
game he displayed marvelous form and
Bill Smith believes that he Is In perfect
condition for the opener.
Roy Castleton will work In the sec
ond game and Bob Spade In (he last
one. That will leave McKenzie ready
to go Into the pit and fling a few cork
screws In case anything goes wrong.
Charley Babb will depend on Stock-
date In the opener and Suggs In the
second game,
TEAM IS FIT.
The Atlanta team Is In tip-top condi
tion.
“Every man Is all right," said Billy
Smith Monday morning. "I don’t know
how any of them could be In better
shape. Even Castro Is ready to go In
and play the game of his life. But of
course we shall keep Sid Smith at
short, where he Is playing really mar
velous ball.
"I don't know what to think about
the games except that we ought to win
them and that the team that gets them
gets the pennant. It will be hard work,
though."
BIQ CROWD SURE.
A record-breaking attendance Is
looked for at Ponce DeLeon during the
three Memphis games.
The city of Atlanta Is absolutely
baseball crazy and the national game
has eclipsed the Interest In anything
else—In everything else.
Baseball Is the bno subject of con
versatlon wherever you go and the In
terest throughout the state Is really
marvellous.
And especially Is the Interest strong
In the three Memphls-Atlnnta games.
Fans from all over the state and some
few from adjoining states are piling In
for the series, and it Is a safe bet that
The pleasing performance of shutting New Orleans out for the thirty-
third consecutive Inning was completed Saturday afternoon at Ponce De
Leon by the soon-to-be champions.
Likewise the fourth straight defeat of the Pelicans and the sixth
straight-victory for Atlanta was accomplished.
It was a nice game of the kind you like when the home'team Is closing
In on the pennant. From the first inning, when Paskert punctured Moxle
Manuel with a scraping home run over Breltensteln’s head, until the snappy
wind-up of the run-making In the seventh. It 'was cheerfully evident,that
there was nothing doing for New Orleans.
The game loomed very big to pilly Smith and his men. They hardly
dared to hope that Memphis would lose again Saturday, and they took It as a
cinch that Little Rock would drop a game to the ex-leaders r><* Sunday.
Therefore, the Crackers felt In duty bound to put that game where It
belonged. Also, they felt no little pride In keeping up their record of win
ning games and of not being scored against.
The Pelicans played with snap for awhile, but when It became apparent
that It was all over but the shouting they let up and took It easy. The
only evidence of really loose playing came In the seventh Inning, when Matty
became piqued at Manuel for an especially futile effort to locate the plate
and chucked the ball back so wildly that It went to the outfield and Dyer
scored from second.
The real goods was (or perchance "were") Spade. Robert not only
pitched a wonderful game, letting the Pelicans down with five hits, but he
knocked two three-baggers, each of which scored two men.
Bobby drew nice support and was backed up by the kind of batting
that wins games.
The crowd was a whopper and the rooting was something ferocious. One
gentleman possessed of a sweat-shop tenor tuned up with, “Go Tell Aunt
Tabble the Old Gray Goose Is, Dead" very time Guese appeared on the coach
ing line and the accompanying vocal effort of the bleachers was something
notable.
The score (of the gume, not the song):
Atlanta.
"MOXIE” MANUEL.
OTIS STOCKDALE.
Hero Is the Gray Fox who works
In the opening game against At
lanta. The last time he pitched
here It was on a very empty stom
ach nnd after a hard trip—and he
got an awful walloping. This time
he Iui* had a good rest and will
doubtless be In fair shape.
never before has there been so, much
Interest In a series of baseball games
played In Atlanta.
FOUR PLAYERS SENT AHEAD.
The first detachment of the Memphis
team pulled In Sunday, when Stock-
dale, Suggs, Law und Coollgan regis
tered at the Aragon.
Stock" Is duo to pitch the opener
and Suggs the second game. Coollgan
Is the utility man who was secured to
fill Babb's shoeH, but for whom the
contract was too large. Jack Law Is
This Is the man who Is the star
of the Pelicans' slab staff and who
was beaten by Atlanta Saturday.
Becker, *rf.
Winters, cf.
I-nskert, If. .
Smith, ss.. .
Fox, lb
Jordan, 2b. .
Dyer. 3b.. ..
Sweeney, c.
Spade, p.. ..
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1 12
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New Orleans, ab. r.
Atz, ss 4 0
Manning, rf.-2b. 4 0
Cross, 3b 4 0
Sabrie, lb. ... 3 0
Breltensteln, If. 3 0
Gaston, cf. . . 3 0
Gatins, 2b 2 0
Matthews, c. . . 3 0
Manuel, p. . . . 3 0
Stratton, rf.
MANAGER CHARLES BABB,
Of tho Memphis Club.
Standing of the Clubs.
oomnern.
ATLANTA V W ? r tfl P*£
Memphis -.128 73 y.
New Orleans 127 tS i;
Little Hock m «■< -r.
Birmingham 131 ei 5
Montgomery .... 127 59 6, !.!
Shreveport 120 55 c, ' 5
Detroit . .
Chicago . .
Cleveland . .
New York .
Boston . .
St. Lulls . .
Washington
CLUBS—
Chicago . .
New York . .
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia
National.
Pl«>ed. Won. Lest,
Total
Runs by Innings:
Atlanta
New Orleans
Hits by Innings:
Atlanta.. 131 002 40x—11
New Orleans 101 100 002— 5
Summary — Home run, Paskert.
Three-base hits, Spade 2, Manuel. Sac-
Iflce hit, Fox. Double play, Spade to
Jordan to Fox. Stolen bases, Becker.
Jordan. Wild pitches, Manuel 2. Struck
out, by Spade 3, by Manuel 2. Bases
on balls, off Manuel 5.
NOTES ON SATURDAY’S “SLUGFEST’
The last man who has scored a run against Atlanta was Manning. He
pulled off that notable event In the th lrd Inning of Wednesday's game.
Since that time not a run has been scrired against the Crackers.
In three out of the four games with New Orleans At*, who heads the
batting order for the Pelicans, got safely to first his first time at bat.
On Saturday he soaked out a slflgle that Paskert made a great run for.
George got one paw on It, but It was Impossible for him to bag the ball.
Just to show that he could, Cross fouled the' ball about 'steen times
running In the first Inning. He was only able to fly out to Paskert, when he
finally landed fairly on the ball,
.Manuel'* three-bagger In the third was a surprise all around. When the
bat cracked Paskert started In on the ball and before he saw that It was
really hard hit It had gone over his head and well out by the fence. Two
men were down when the hit was made and In consequence Spade threw
Atz four wide ones and devoted himself to putting Manning out. And "the
kid," as usual, wns easy.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY,
Memphl* In Atlanta, Ponce DeLeon
Game called at 3:30 o'clock. *
8ATURDAY’8 RESULTS.
Southern.
Atlnptn 9. Now Orleans 0.
Birmingham 3. Memphis a.
Shreveport 2. Montgomery 1.
Little Book 6, Nashville 1.
American.
Detroit 4. Cleveland 3.
Chicago 4. St. Louis 0.
Philadelphia 8, Netv ' York 3.
Washington 1, Boston 0 (first garnet.
Washington 4, Boston 1 (second gnmei.
National.
Philadelphia 1, New York 0 illret game).
New York 9. Philadelphia 5 {second game).
Chicago 6, Pittsburg 4.
Brooklyn 3, Boston 1 (first gurnet.
Brooklyn 2. Boston 0 (secoml game).
Clnclnnntl 4, St. Lanl* 3.
YESTERDAY’8 RESULTS.
Paskcrt's home run was aa pretty as any this season, and George beat
the ball home by a mile, or thereabouts.
He collected quite a bit of coin In consequence of his nifty clout.
"Matty" Matthews drew a loud laugh In the eighth Inning. Paskert hit
the ball Just In front of the plate and "Matty" fielded It. Instead of throw
ing It to first he tried to tag George.
For one fleeting minute It looked like a road roller chasing one of those
racing runabouts. Then "Matty" woke up and threw Paskert out.
Gatins, who Is not happy unless he Is In trouble, made a scene In the
sixth inning when' Jordan stole. He claimed, that Otto wns out, and when
Rudderhant said. "Nay. nay,” or words to that effect, Gatins threw his glove
nnd made a demonstration. Whereupon he was sent from the game. He said
more words anil Ruddy then called a cop and had Gatins escorted outbids
the grounds.
Fox. Castro and Paskert engaged In a throwing contest Just before the
game began. Naturally the Rfd-to-be had the best of It. He threw the ball
from home plate half way up the right field bank.
Southern.
Memphis 4. Little Hock 1.
New Orleans 10, Slontgnmery 0 dim
game).
New Orleans 9. Montgomery 1 (second
game).
American.
St. Louie 3, Cleveland 1 (first garnet.
Cleveland 3. 8t Louie 2 (lecoml gnmd
Chicago 3, Detroit 3.
National.
Pittsburg 3, Chicago' 2 (first garnet.
Chicago 3, Pittsburg a iseonTnl garnet.
Cincinnati 5, 8t. Louis 0 (first gnmei.
Clnclnnntl 2, St. Louis 1 (secoml garnet.
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0 In four dnye defeated the Mem- “
0 phll Saturday afternoon. The 0
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0 Wilhelm, the star twlrlor of the 0
0 Barons’ pitching staff, was the
0 man who turned the trick and U »
O wn* the second time In three days “
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0 Bills, who twirled for the Bab- o
0 biers In the Saturday afternoon a
0 game, was batted all over the lot *>
0 and the Barons had little trouble n
O In whining. _ ,
0 "Chesty" Charles Babb's Bab- u
0 biers won the Sunday game “
0 Little Rock by the score of 4 to v
0 1. Charley Shields, the former o
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0 ball for the Babblers and had the v
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0 Old Bill Hart, of the Traveler* “
0 wns batted rather hard by me ^
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the big catcher who was with Memphis
back In the days when Lew Whistler
won a pennant. ,
atlantaTeads ALL.
Secretary Newt Ethridge, of the lo
cal club, has received a letter from
Judge Kavanaugh, president of the
Southern ague, thanking him for the
check for 83,933.75, which was Atlanta's
contribution for the Labor Day games,
nnd Btatlng that Atlanta’s donation wns
almost 31,000 more than the entire bal
ance of the league turned In for the
holiday games.
JACK TAYLOR CANNED.
Chicago, Sept. 9.—Charles Murphy,
of the Cub*, has given Jack Taylor, the
veteran pitcher, his unconditional re
lease.
BIRMINGHAM DID NOT ASK ANY GRA TITUDE,
BUT WOULD NOT OBJECT TO GA TE RECEIPTS
No doubt Atlanta's cheerful lead over Memphis In the pennant race is due to a considerable extent to
the nice work of the Birmingham team.
And Atlarta is duly grateful.
Rut there are limits. •
Bob Baugh, president of the Birmingham baseball club, and J*owry Arnold, a director In the local as-
si>clation, are great friends and after the Bluffers dropjaMl* that first game to the Barons Mr. Arnold and Mr.
Baugh hud a talk over the 'phone.
*‘I tell yo uhow It Is.” said Mr. Baugh. "Mr. Coleman is with the club and we felt that It was a courtesy-
that we owed him to give him that first game. But we’ll win nil the rest.”
After Birmingham’s first victory. Mr. Arnold wired congratulations and thanks to Mr. Baugh.
After the second game another telegram nb>ng the same lines was sent.
When Birmingham accomplished the apparently ImpoMIble nn-.l took the third game. Mr. Arnold spread
himself on x lengthy wire, thanking Mr. Baugh, the Birmingham team and especially Wilhelm for defeating
Memphis. In closing he remarked that if there wns anything that the Atlanta club could do toward showing its
appreciation it could be counted on. *
Whereupon Mr. Baugh, who U something of a humorist, replied by wire:
"We had not planned to ask.for anything, but since you Insist on It. we aje free to say that we would
not mind having the gate receipts ae P»«nce DeLeon for those last three day*/'
He got 'em, of course.
SHUT-OUTS IN SOUTHERN
NOW NUMBER JUST 131
The Southern League has recorded
130 shut-out games to date. Of that
number the Pelicans of New Orleans
lead with 26 to their credit.
Those Babblers of Memphis are sec-
?"!* In „ ,h ? number of shut-out*—22.
.L.,., ,S k . ™ me * *n under the wire
third with 18 to her credit.
ha * not <lone well In
shutting out her opponents. The
Climbers have used the whitewash
brush only 12 times this year. Mont
gomery has shut Nashville " u *—4
occasions. The Climbers have > - j
almost half of their entire recora ,
shut-outs against the Dobbers. (
The Dobbers have annexed °tui
shut-outs, and of that number 4
gone against the Climbers. hhltr , 1
"Chesty" Charles Babb's fb>bN«J.
hnve Bhut the Crackers nut on
occasions this year, while the < ra „
have whitewashed Babb's brigade —
twice. The Crackers may regain n- ,
lost ground this week, however.
Get Ginger Ale
If They Win Games
If the Atlanta players win three
straights from Memphis, they will have
some ginger ale, all right. Read this
offer from the Hagnn & Dodd Co.:
Sporting Editor, The Atlanta Georgian:
Dear Sir—YVe appreciate the good
work which the Atlanta team has been
doing and are anxious to see them win
the pennant.
YY’e will present to the Atlanta team
ten casks of Red Rock, cither quarts or
pints, valued at 310 each, or a total
value of 3100, for each game they win
from Memphis Monday, Tuesday and
YVcdnesday. If the Atlanta team wins
the three games we will give thirty
god Rock, which has a value
of |30t>. Your* very truly.
HAGAN Jc DODD CO.
LISTER JOINS NAPS
WHEN SEASON END*
First Basepian Pete Lister. •'< • Na /j
vllle, will 'report In Cleveland " ■
ten days or as soon as the Son J
League season end*. The fimu
In the Southern League will be 1“ >
next Saturday and Lister ma> l'j^
In a Nap uniform the folio" In* Jjjj
day or Tuesday In the game* J *
St. Louis.
EX-CHAMPS APPEAR on , a u
* AT SILER'S TESTlMONia
Chicago. Sept. 9.—John L.
James J. Corbett, Bob Fitz*b n, ' 1 ''f ) ! | tt .
James J. Jeffries,'the four gr*'?’ *g
heavyweight champions, will ^
one roof on September 23. r- 1 ' ()rt -
consented to appear at the »“* —,*
well testimonial km that date 1 n , t! »
fight at Lo* Angeles In'erfer
the plan. Tommy Burns, the P
title-holder, will al*o appear.