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AhDING TAD, po ItMlllL r;e«r? iwMIMS . ww w Carpentier Proves the Real Ring Sensation of All Europe By Dan Mdxetrb'k. PARIS. Max 23 The most talked-of boxer in the world today comes from the home of la savants —a country where la boxe Americaine was unknown three years ago when Sam McVea. Willie Lewis and Joe Jeannette showed It to the publique sportive and it made a hit. Now La Selle France is jjoxlng and George Carpentier is the idol. Carpentier is but eighteen years old and that he is a marvel no one can doubt after a look at his rec ord. The French are proud of him. To them he is the Napbleon of the prize ring, the beginning of a race of athletes such as will one day reign supreme. Goes Through All Classes. This youngster has 1 een boxing but e few years. He comes from the northern part of France and they tell of his advent before the Parisians when he came unan nounced with his manager and trainer. Descamps, to compete for the flyweight championship. This was four years ago and he won in such style that his family, who had apprenticed him out. Imme diately withdrew its consent and he be< ame a boxer The following year he won the bantamweight and featherweight championship and a year later won the lightweight championship It was here that he met his first defeat at the hands of Gloria. His manager threw up the sponge In the eighteenth round and Carpen tier fought him flerrelj- for »o do ing. In fact, they had a real bat tle. This showed his spirit. Once more he met defeat, this time at the hands of an English lightweight known as Young Snowball. Not a wee bit discouraged Carpentier stuck to the game and again won the lightweight championship of France. English Fa noy Him. It was only last season that the English fans took a fancy to him, for he had come out and won the welterweight championship of France and then, crossed the chan nel to England and whipped Sid Bums This alarmed the English Could it be that a Frenchman who had fought with his feet could whip a Britisher? "Let's match him wltn Young Josephs, our welterweight champion," said the English press. They did. and Young Josephs went the same way as did Bums, only more decisively, for Carpentier Attell Writes Story of Ranch Life in Attempt to Come Back FAR from civilization, in the wilds of Lake county, California, Abe At tell Is going through a course of training which he believes will help him regain his title—king of the featherweights—which he lost to Johnnie Kilbane. Attell isn’t boxing, skipping rope and going through the regular train ing camp routine. He is living close to nature. Plenty of sleep, lots of hard work, plain food and sleeping in the open—that's the program. Abe is on the ranch of Billy Nolan, the man who made Battling Nel son a world’s champion. Billy is directing him. In the following story At tell tells of his "back to nature life:” By Abe Attell. BEFORE leaving San Francisco Nolan told me that I would have no use for Jewelry, boiled shirts, stiff collars, pointed teed or patent leather shoes We purchased two suits of clothes (overalls and jumper), price $4.50; two pairs heavy shoes with spikes, a couple of wide-brimmed hats and a few other necessaries, a pretty cheap layout compared with what I have been paying for my ward robe heretofore. Wf arrived at the ranch about 3 o'clock. changed my city clothes, put on my new regalia -the over alls. spiked shoes and soft shirt and hat. I felt queer for a time, but soon got used to it. Nolan mentioned that, as supper would not be ready’ until «. we would have a few hours time and would take a walk Accompanied by two dogs, we started on our tramp. After taking in the level part of the ranch, where I was taught my first lesson how to distinguish growing alfalfa from wheat. - at.= ate., we proceeded to the hills, >r pasture land, as thev cal' ti were fully a mile and a half from the house At a signal the rtngs rounded up a bunch of mules, horses and -'lts, fully 40 or 50. The way they handled this drove of bucking and kicking animals was an eye-op. iw to me. running around and bark ing at them, always keeping tlwm bunched. It seemed as though i -ay knew more than a lot of n .V nr of these shepherds, “Bum." v. particularly smart. The way ducked hind feet aimed at In made me believe that he wa« one of the best pupils In the art ■■ ' self-defense I have ever seen ‘‘Bum’’ Was Wise. Some of the large brood mare? would not move fast enough to suit "Bum” He would slip up and snip them on the hind legs. Qui'-k a* a flash, down “Bum" would drop or dodge the blow. This little stunt won with a* knockout in eight rounds. Till French lad. then only seven teen years old. was welterweight champion of Europe He kept tak ing on weight and branched out as a middleweight, for which title he competed in France and which he won with ease. Now came the time to try him against thy terri ble Americans Harry Lewis, who is as good a light middleweight as there I? In the world, was selected. Harry claims the welterweight championship and gave Carpentier some weight. Once more Carpen tier won. gaining the decision over Harry Lewis in twenty rounds. Beat Jim Sullivan. To be middleweight champion of Europe was now Carpentier's alm He wanted to fight Jim Sullivan, middleweight champion of Eng land, who had lost to Papke in nine rounds, but this same Sulli van to all accounts had Papke beaten up to the knockout blow. They met. at Monte Carlo be.rfore the elite of Europe. Carpentier re ceived a guarantee of $5,000. It was quickly and easily earned for the English champion went down to defeat In two rounds. George Gunther, a big middle weight, who had -beaten Jack Blackburn and Jack O’Brien, was next eelected. Carpentier went in the ring wdth bad hands, but boxed rinrs around Gunther and was a winner by a large margin. Stick With Old Manager. Carpentier will not go to Amer ica with any American. If he leaves here at all It will be under the sole management of his manager. Des camps, In fact, any negotiations for Carpentier's services must be made through him and then perhaps he will not go, for he can demand and receive more here than in Amer ica. An Instance of this Is that Car pentier has been signed to fight at Dieppe. during the Grank Prix au tomobile races. He is guaranteed $9,000 for his end and the con tract was made win or lose against Lewis. The men named to meet him are Denning. Gibbons, Klaus. McGoorty and Dillon. One of these will be selected, with McGoorty having the best chance. , I will send you later a story on the other French boys. They hive some stars In all classes. Recent ly Digger Stanley was whipped by Posey, and La Daux. who fought Stanley last week, is another star. Posey fights Jim Driscoll next. got my’ goat; I never realized a dog was so smart. While this show was going on. we heard a bell tolled loud, a sig nal that supper was ready We arrived at the house in time to wash. It was just fi o'clock. No lan and I seated ourselves along side of the workmen and I ate a very hearty meal of boiled meat, fresh vegetables, beans, etc., fin ishing up with a couple of glasses of milk This is my tenth day and I have not tasted any tea or coffee, or pastry in any form. It's kind of hard to get used to the coarse grub. You know what you do eat Is fresh. It's all raised on the farm, plenty of game, besides, and any amount of fish right on No lan's 200-acre tract. After supper I chatted with the men for an hour or so It was just about getting dark, when they made for the bunk house. Bill' s bed and mine were on the f-ont por, h out in the open air. Nolan started to undress. I told him that I - >uld not sleep as early < this He replied: “Suu your self \\e alj get up at 5, only one table, s, 12 and 6." Seating myself in the sitting roo n, 1 read until 10 o’clock Com ing outside again 1 heard Nolan snoring like a buzz saw. so I re tired. My first night in the open air «a great, never remember making a turn in the bed. It Was a Real Sleep. seemed as though I hadn't half enough sleep when it was :. ( . m. Nolan . allod a lotipl- of times, | was dead tn the world. Waking up, I found myself chilled to the bone. H<- pulled th> clothes off me and I dressed. ' 'h. but I was sleepy and it was so cold' Dressing out in the open i« s •">• different from steam heat I ar 1 Turkish rugs to step on when I you rum out in the morning Sime then I have met the farm -gulaiions always the tiret ope at •he table and believe me. 1 am in hi\- a= .-iii\ as any of them. 1 ' •• 1 'f tramping, horseback ri-.0-A. ’’untmg. .ilw.n- in th, open. ' it ilk- a hoi ■» . I feel great already. T HE \TL\vT\ GTT - THURSDAY, MAY 23. 1912. ✓ ’ Diver Caught in the Air at Piedmont Park rirw - ~~~R -trig Jf Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Yesterday's Game These are the Cracker batting aver ages, Including yesterday’s game: Players. ~~ G. |AbT R. | H. I AV~ Dessau? p. . . . 6 18 0 6 I .333 Hemphill, cf.. . 34 132 18 *43 I .326 Sitton, p. . . . 5 10 7 3 ! .300 O’Dell lb. . . . 31 108 14 30 I .278 Alperman. 3b. . 35 125 24 34 I .272 Railev. If. . . . 35 123 125 30 I .244 Ganley rs . . . [ 26 |BBI 13 21 I .239 Sykes, lb ... 24 76 111 17 I .224 East, 2b. . ... 25 |Bl I 5 18 | ,222 Graham, c. . . J 12 130 1 4 6 .200 Paige p. . . . 8'25 i 2 5 ! .200 Miller, p . .: 12 |25 | 4 5 I .200 O'Brien, ss. . . 29 -108 11 20 .185 Johns, p. . . .1 10 |2O I 3 3 j .150 Atkins, p. . . . 6115 I I 11 .067 Donahue, <•. ..: II 2J 0 1 Oj .000 IN TAME GO CARPENTIER DEFEATS WILLIE LEWIS PARIS. May 23.—George Carpentier, the middleweight champion of Pingland and France, tonight defeated Willie Lewis, the American middleweight pugilist, on points. The fight went twenty rounds and was not particularly exciting. Both men made a lot of wild lunges, but couldn't seem to land anything that looked like a haymaker. Lewis look ed a shade mope like a second rater than usual. YATESVILLE TEAM COPS 2 GAMES IN SUCCESSION YATESVILLE GA Mav 23. Yates. YAfESVIt I.E, GA., May 23. Yates. | ville won a very interesting game of ball from Thomaston Monday after moon, on the local diamond by a score of 8 to 7. Thomaston came down with a very strong team, headed by Grant King, ex-Sally leaguer. Yatesville also defeated The Rock team on Tuesday’ afternoon in a very one-sided game; scord, 10 to 2. The feature of rhe game was the pitching and heavy hitting of Jones. TO DODGE COURTS~COBB WILL PASS UP NEW YORK NEW YORK. May 23. Ty Cobb may not play’ ball-In New York again this season. His trouble with a spectator threatens to bring him into court, and he fears that civil actions may cost him dear. Cobb pays but scant attention to the report that several New York "gangs” have sworn to smash him tp. He has never been one to fear personal vio lence, and will hardly begin now. FRANK BEATS ATLANTA TO PITCHER J. GRIFFIN CHATTANOOGA, mV 23 -Charley Frank is strengthening the Pelican team so fast it makes one’s head swim. Pitcher Swan and Outfielder .Ice Stan ley have joined the team. Pitcher Hank Griffin, former Cracker, and Outfielder Meloan have been purchased and will join the team soon. MANAGER'S JOB OFFERED TO COBB BY OGDEN TEAM OGDEN UTAH. May 23. The Web er club, the commercial organization of this city, has sent Tyrus Cobb, of the Detroit Americans, an offer of SIO,OOO tn manage the Ogden team in the I nion Association league during the present season. The Weber club has just obtained the local franchise. Cobb has not had time to decline the offer yet. ANDERSON QUITS ATHENS TO COACH R. M. A. TEAMS YTHENS. GA May 23 -Frank An derson. who is to leave the University of Georgia this season, will probably return tr Riverside Military academe to coach the football and bus’hail teams. It is reported that Anderson Iris been* offered .a handsome contract at Riverside YALE OFF FOR REGATTA. NEW H WEN. co.N'N . May 23 The I so laid Yah crew, which represents th ' blue in the Herry regatta al I’hllub'l | phia Saturday. I, ff this city this, morn. i Ing for the Quaker city ' 1 He'RNSH EI HpG A R 1 /Hlwoy.y I D Good k srqokc / S ePv,u I 'UHIk \ liMim \V /S L ’’ScWr- w-" —h » • xyk ** - ;■ , - J; This photograph by Staff Artist Wilton shows Frank Pear son starting a dive. The camera snapped just an instant before the swimmer “turtled,” and is one of the most freaky snapshots of its kind ever taken. There are many expert divers here ip Atlanta .and it is likely that during the summer months a tourney will be held to decide the best man in this line of sport. t HOOSIER MANAGER AND CAPTAIN RESIGN JOBS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May 23.—The resignations of President William H. Watkins and Manager Jimmy Burke of the Indianapolis American association baseball team were accepted this morn ing. Sol Meyer, a heavy stockholder tn the club, succeeds Watkins as presi dent, and Charles O'Leary, recently ac quired from Detroit as an infielder, be comes manager of the team. The “decapitation” of Watkins and Burke came as the climax of long standing- dissatisfaction over the fail ure of Indianapolis to procure a win ning team. At a stockholders' meet ing last nigH it was decided to re quest the resignation of Manager Burke. To this Watkins strenuously objected. It was announced early ’•today that the resignation of Watkins, which is said to have been in the hands of the directors since last. fall, has been ac cepted together with that of Burke. HARVARD. CORNELL, AND TIGERS ON WATER TODAY CAMBRIDGE, MASS. May 23. Clear, <old weather prevailed here to day for the triangular rowing race be tween the varsity eight-oared crews of Cornell. Princeton and Harvard on Charles river basin over a course of one a iijl seven-eighthe. miles. Cornell was the favorite. There were many who believed that the Harvard crew would give the Itha cans a severe battle for the day's hon ors Rowing experts predicted that if the water was rough the Princeton men would be out of it from the crack of the gun. GULLS WILL JUMP HOME FOR ONE SUNDAY GAME MOBILE. ALA. May 23. - A game of ball will be played here on Sunday be tween the Gulls and Ghattanooga. The Gulls will come here from At lanta and the Chattanooga team from Its home city. Tip’ two teams will leave Sunday night for Chattanooga to com plete the series. ASEBALL ATLANTA vs. MOBILE PONCE DELEON PARK GAME CALLED AT 3:30 i / 5 C 8 5 C = i| HHJ _ hggl BS|| wan t’ f 'Or W * Call The Boy With The Khaki Coat IHe Will Serve You Properly II With 00 That ' iflu Delicious Drink Z OCd KH » tn mH IgWc $$ s|' ® THOMPSON OFF. TOJDINMS; NIAYGDMEHERE ATHENS, GA.. May 23.—Carl Thompson. Georgias star twirler for the last three years, who was barred from the three recent Tech games by the faculty on account of absences, has left for New York to join Harry Wolverton’s team for a tryout His brother. Homer the star catcher and infielder, has decided to stay here, and will be back next year. Carl is in fine shape, and should give a good account of himself, though he expects tn be farmed out for this season, probably with At lanta. He has pitched wonderful ball 3d three years here, and all Georgia fans hope he will make good. Should he stick in professional ball he will not be the first Geor gia man to make good. Claude Derrick is the only one in the big league, he having been utility man fdi the Philadelphia Athletics fo several years, but others are in the minors. Short' Brooks is playing first base for Albany and leading the team in batting. Glenn Colby, the old Red and Black catcher, is setting the woods on fire with Savannah this year, hitting in big league fashion. Another man in profes sional hall is Stark Ginn, who is playing the outfield for Roanoke, in the Virginia league. O'BRIEN BESTS BROWN ATBOXING—THAT'S ALL PHILADELPHIA. May 23.—Young Jack O'Brien, of this city, had a shade advantage over Knockout Brown, of New York, in a six-round bout before the American Athletic club last night. O'Brien gave a clever exhibition of boxing, landing three blows to Brown's one; but they lacked force. PRETTY SOFT FOR KILBANE. NEW YORK. May 23 - Feather weight Champion Johnny Kilbane «ill receive s4.et>o for 30 minutes in the. ring on June 18. when he will box Johnny Dundee, of this city. The con test will take place at St. Nicholas link, this being Kilbanes second ap pearance here since he won his title from Abe Attell.