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Bat Nelson to Build Street
Lke Broadway on His Land
By W.S. Farnsworth.
BATTING NELSON may
havhccn the greatest light
ivciit that ever climbed
through ft ropes, but he IS the
greatest xing press agent- -so
himself *-t.I ever lived.
There Ido more chance for him
regaining:!’*' lightweight crown
than lheris of the writer beating
out i'han Clark for the Demo
eratie ntjination. He is "in”—
very, veil much "in” —as far as
fighting fs.
Hut fltieially he Is all to the
mustardjespite reports that have
been sennit that he is dead broke,
't he writ is a personal friend of
the Batt' and onlv a few months
ago Batpowed deeds for property
lie ownihat must be worth over
SIOO.OOOI don't believe I rim far
off wil'd say Bat Is worth a i|tiar
tr r of pillion iron mon.
The flowing letter, received to
day. explains itself:
1 HcO’lseh. Mich.. May 15. 11*12.
Pricißill: .lust a few lines of
ratherfe news from one B. Nelson.
[ ani tie here in Hegewiscb on the
farm. Swing and planting, and wait
ing l niy hands to get strong
enough* box again.
Onn 'he biggest surprises yf my
life Jrtook me yesterday. w hen 1
was brined that a steel mill, cost
jug .000.000. will be built on the
land (mediately adjoining my llege
nisejarm. I have a railroad front
age f two sides of the farm. On
the her side the Interurban rail
roarhs purchased three acres for a
,l c p,’and lias been operating more
tha? tear. The City railroad also
hasJans laid out for a city street
<arhe which will parallel the rail
rotfn one side of the farm.
. soon as-the actual work starts
onte steel mill property, I will be-
, a • _.
This Sumar Suit of Blue
Ihe Sumar supreme is the suit of blue. There’s
something optimistic about a dashing blue suit in summer
ing. If it’s Sumar there’s an extra dash of comfort, too.
Theresa lot of ease in the wear of
* 'MRsSL y it—there’s an air of ease about the
wearer.
There are other things to con-
I( s i ( J er ’ too—it conforms strikingly to
smart shoes of tan, and the airiness
°f the straw hat.
' A even more—the real hot
ay brings out the white trousers—
Acre’s your blue Sumar coat
I \ to complete your comfort and add a
Wj nW dash to the environment you seek,
cl I M
Inrlll vwl Suits of Blue Sunia)' with a £O E
’AvJ white silk thread decoration
Geo. Muse Clothing Co.
gin tn lay out my farm in building
lots. I will plot out two or four
blocks at a time, have the streets
paved with asphalt, make them wide
just like Broadway. New York—
have sewers, city water, gas and
electricity- installed, cement sidewalks
and combination curbing gutters on
each side of the streets. Then I will
build nice, modern cottages on each
lot and sell them on easy payments,
so that every young married man will
have a good chance to get up in this
world—that is. providing lie has a bit
of energy in his system.
You know F started from the bot
tom and I realize the value of a dol
lar. I am going to try and be of some
good in this world for the growing
generation. Os course. I am not going
to give away anything in this case,
but it is a legitimate business prop
osition. My motto will be “Live and
Let Live."
My hands are feeling so good 1 w ill
do light training every morning next
week, ami plow on my farm in the
afternoon. If the bones can stand
the strain of hitting. I wdl box some
one on July 4. If not. I'll give my
personal attention to the land devel
opment. A week ago a real estate
man wanted an option on rny farm
for 60 days, offering me $2,000 an acre.
Bui 1 refused to grant the option,
although I offered to sell the farm at
that price at (he time. He must have
had some inside information about the
steel mill, and I'm glad now that I
did not sell.
If this thing materializes according
to plans, the mill people take posses
sion July 1. and start breaking ground
immediately. Consequently, it looks
as though my span of dabbling with
the boxing gloves is short lived now.
Anyway. I worked extremely hard
for everything I have, and I have
taken practically every dollar possi
ble out of my’ profession. Further
more, I obtained my fortune honestly
erne thing of which 1 am proud.
If at any time anything happens
which I think will be of interes to
you, I will let you know. I wai t to
keep in touch with you, anyway, just
for old times sake, if for nothing
more. ’Thine.
NOS’K-IN DXrkLLVH
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FR JDA V, MAY 17, 1912.
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Diamond Alews and Gossip
Huh Northern. < \ Southern leaguer,
now getting a trial with Brooklyn, is “up
there ' for the fourth time. His other
attempts were with the St. Louis Browns,
Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
* * *
Twice in the same week “Swats" Swa
cina made a phenomenal number of nut
outs for Newark -once 18 and once 2d to
a game.
« « »
Catcher Higgins, former Chattanooga
player, has been sent by Brooklyn tt»
Toronto.
♦ • •
Mike Finn bought Stoney McGlinn
and Lefty l^auderniilk. a couple of an
cients. McGlinn was offered to Atlanta
last .'■car, but President Heisman was
afraid he was too old to warm up, even
in Dixie.
• • »
.!a> Kirkc. ex-Pelican. is showing ’em
something about speed in the big leagues
as well as about walloping.
4 * «
They are beginning to dynamite play
ers from the t'nited States league teams.
Donaldson, a southpaw, and Wilson, a
first baseman, have left the Pittsburg.
I‘. S. league team, to play with Connells
ville in the O. and I’.
* » *
Walter Morris, manager of the Fort
Worth club, is trying to bu\ Bugs Ra’ -
mond from John McGraw. Morris played
with Raymond at Charleston under Wil
son Mathews and believes he knows how
to handle the insect.
♦ ♦ •
Big league clubs are sending their
scouts through the outlawed United
States league now and are planning to
grab every first-class player who ap
pears. if they have to pay more than
the pla\er is really worth. In this way
they can make their superior financial
backing count against the outlaw clubs.
♦ » ♦
Bill Bergen will finish up the season
with Baltimore.
* « «
Seven home runs and three <loubles
wore recently made in a I’. S. league
game. Sounds like poor pitching or a live
hall.
Larr.v Lajoie has managed to get out
of'bed and to hobble around a bit, with
the aid of crutches. It will be a week
or two before he will even be able to
walk without the crutches.
* * ♦
Hither byway of an alibi or a sensa
tion, Pittsburg has sprung the story that
the Phillies not only rubbed oil on the
ball while O’Toole was pitching to ruin
his “spitter." but also stole the rag he
secured to wipe the ball after the ruse
was discovered.
BILLIES GUESTS
DFHEIVIP’SGREIN
MiliglinK with the pellet for the next
few weeks on their own back yard, the
Crackers expect to boost themselves
upward a heat' in tlie gonfalon chase.
They eased themselves into the village
late last night from Baronville. and
this afternoon will do their utmost to
kick in the slats of the Billiken?.
While hanging their chapeaux on
foreign books, the well-meaning ath
letes of C. Hemphill did well Pourlcen
separate and distinct times were they
called upon to uphold their honor. Six
times dul they annex a scalp, seven
times they spelled defeat, and om e con
descended to break even witli their jol
ly ball-tossing opponents.
In the fourteen conflicts the < rack
ers pushed 53 runners across the plat
ter, against M for the opposition. But
the enemy cashed 103 binglcs against
98 safe and sound swats. The skiddoo
number, which, according to Hoyle, i."
23. represented Hie times the (.'rackets
fingers tyere butter, while tlie opposition
wabbled on only 20-occasions.
The Billikens Will decorate the green
grass of Poncey park with their pres
ence today and *1 hours bonce: then
the warriors of both combinations hie
themselves to Montgomery on Sunday
for a Sabbath combat. Thence back
here for battles Momfay and Tuesday.
As some wise gink once penned,
"There should be plenty of action for
tlie next few days."
MARIST BOYS SERVE OUT
DEFEAT TO GORDON NINE
BARNESVILLE, GA.. May J7. Marist
college administered to Gordon her first
defeat of the season, and it was a severe
drubbing, score 7 to 1. Goach Beans
boys played rings around the local team,
running well on the bases and hitting
timely in the pinches.
Coaches Bean ami Williams agreed be
fore the game that the contest was in
no nature a prep school championship af
fair, as it could not so he considered with
no prep school organization. Further
more, as Marist had previously been de
feated by Locust Grove institute and Gor
don had twice defeated that team, Marist
had no claim to the title clearly.
Norman started for Gordon, but was
hammered unmercifully. Fillingim. who
succeeded him, held Marist safely al all
limes.
MERCER DOWNS SEWANEE
IN LAST GAME OF SERIES
MACON. GA . May 17. Mercer defeat
ed Sewanee here by the score of 7 to 4
and wound up the season The game
was a pretty pitchers’ duel between the
two captains. Voss and Gillem. Both
pitchers were extremely wild and Gillern
had the big end of the wildness.
Mercer was unable to hit Gillem at, Inst,
but after he got wild hit him for safeties
many times. Mercer won two* of the
game series.
WANT OLYMPIC DAY AT
BALL PARKS FOR FUND
NEW YoUK. May 17. —The American
Olympic committee has decided to ask the
owners of the major league baseball clubs
to set aside a day at their parks to be
known as "Olympiy Day," and turn over
their receipts to the fund that will be
used to send the American athletes to
Stockholm in July.
The committee believes tiiat all the
clubs in the National and American
leagues will comply with the request.
KILBANEANDK. 0. BROWN
TO MIX IN N. Y. JUNE 11TH
NEW YORK. May 17 A ten-round
match between Johnnj Kilbane. the
featherweight champion, and Knockout
Brown, to be held here on June IL was
arranged today. Under the articles the
boys are to weigh in at 128 pounds at ♦>
o'clock '»n the night of the fight The
St Nicholas Athletic club has guaran
teed a purse <>f $15,000. to be split evenly
between the lighters.
ENGLISH CHAMPION IS
HERE AFTER JOHNSON
NUM YORK Ma> 17 Bomlbirdip! i
i Well , th«' British lightwi igl t. who la '
anxious to <’hampion Jack Johnson. I
arrived here toda.v from England. ae«mn I
I oanied bv his manager. James Malo'ncx
BOXING
Late News and Views
Howard Morrow is scheduled to box ten
rounds with Sailor Petrosky in Oakland
May 22.
• • ♦
Charley White is in receipt of an offer
from New York promoters to box Johnny
Dundee in a return bout. White easily
defeated Dundee a few weeks ago.
• * «
Jack Johnson is reducing weight at the
rate of one pound a day.
* • *
Tommy Ryan will not reach Jim Flynn’s
training '•amu-iini il May 25. How ever, he
has ordered riynn to only do light train
ing until he arrives to take charge of the
ca rn p.
• * •
Packcy McFarland has been offered a
Tight with Owen Moran, hut he has not
accepted yet.
sl* ♦ •
Ray Bronson started training yesterday
for bis ten-round bout with Packey Mc-
Farland May 29 at Indianapolis.
• * *
The following are a few bouts s« hed
uled for tonight: Billy Papke vs. Harry
Ramses, at Philadelphia; Johnny Conlon
vs Eddie Lennon, at Springfield. Mo.*:
Frank Loughrey vs. Young Kurtz, at New-
York;; Ad Wolgast vs. Freddie Daniels, at
St. Joseph. Mo.
—as one of the boys
out at the ball park
said—
“l’d always rather sell a
guy a bottle of—
—he’s sure to call for it
again. He knows he’s
gettin’ his
money’s worth”
Red Rock Co
Atlanta
17.150 SEATS WILL "BE I
BUILT FOR BIG FIGHT <
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. Al., May
17.—With the site for the
arena picked and with the
contract for the building of the
arena placed, two of the most Im
portant details of the Jim Flynn-
Jack Johnson fortr -five-round con
test in East Las Vegas. N. M„ July
4, are out' of the way.
A Kansas City firm will construct
the arena. Work will be started
next week and the entire layout
will bo completed by June 25. The
arena will have a seating capacity
of 17,150, and every seat will be a
reserved one.
As treasurer. Mark Lewis, of
Chicago, will begin selling seats
within a fortnight's time, and as
Promoters Jack Curley and Charles
■ O'Malley have arranged with the
Wells-Fargo Express Company to
have seats on sale in every one of
its thousand branch offices in the
country, it will he known early in
the game just how big a ‘‘house”
Flynn and Johnson arc going ’o at
tract..
Should the present seating ca
pacity prove to be insufficient, ex
tra seals will be added.
All East Las Vegas was happjr
today when the morning paper®
came out giving General Fran®
Clancy's opinion that as there is n*»
law in the state of New Mexicil
prohibiting the contest between
Flynn and Johnson he does not for
the life of him see how it can be
stopped.
The good citizens who are to a
man strong for the light began to
celebrate. There was general re
joicing all around town, and to
night dozens of bonfires were con
structed In appreciation of East
Las Vegas' successful stand for In
dependence.
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