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T 5) A To) AD U P^PCY^ H WHITING VWNAUSHTON, TAD, J ~ A
IfWBl r®»"■ BOXiw TENMW
Carpentier Proves the Real
Ring Sensation of All Europe
Bv Dan M< Ketrick.
F. ARIS, Ma? 23. The most
* talked-of boxer in the world
today comes from the home
of la savante —a country where la
boxe America inc was unknown
three years ago when Sam McVea.
Willie and Joe Jeannette
showed It to the publlque sportive
and it made a hie
Now La Belle France is boxing
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 hie rec
ord The FTrnch are proud of
him. To them he is the Napoleon
es the prixe ring, the beginning of
a race of athletes such as will one
day reign supreme.
Goes Through All Claasea.
This youngst-r has lean boxing
bnt a few years He comas from
the northern part of France and
they tell of hie 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
gueh style that his family, who
had apprenticed him out. Imme
djgteiy withdrew its consent and
he became a boxer.
The following year he won the
bantamweight and featherweight
championship and a year later won
the lightweight championship.
Tt 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 fiercely for so do
ing. in fact, they had a te<l 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 Fancy 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 witn
Young Josephs, our welterweight
champion." skid the English press.
They did. and Young Josephs w'ent
the same ’way as did Burns, only
more deolsively. for Carpentier
Attell Writes Story of Ranch
Life in Attempt to Come Back
FAR from civilization, in th« wild* of Laks county, California. Abe At
tell i» going through a courae of training which he believes will
help him reaam his title —king of the feathe^veighta—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 ford and sleeping in the open—that’s the program.
Abe Is on the ranch of Billy Nolan, the men who made Battling Mel
son a world's champion. Billy is directing him. In the following story At
tell tells of his "back to nature lifot"
B y Ahe Attell.
BEFORE leaving San Francisco
Nolan told me that I would
have no use for Jewelry,
boiled shirrs, stiff collars, pointed
toed or patent leather shoes We
purchased two suits of clothes
(overalls and iumperl. price 34.60.
two pairs heavy shone with spikes,
a couple of wide-brimmed hats and
a few other necessaries, a pretty
cheap layout compared with what
I hate hern paying for my ward
robe heretofore.
We arrived at the ranch about .1
o’clock: changed my city clothes,
put on my new regalia the over
alls. spiked shoes and soft shirt
and ha'. I felt queer for a time,
but soon got used to it.
Nolan mentioned that, as supper
would not be ready until ft, we
would have a few hours time and
would take a walk Accompanied
h\ two dogs, we started on our
tramp.
After taking in the level part of
the ranch, where I was taught my
firs- !e sson how to distinguish
growing alfalfa from wheat, oats,
etc we proi coiled to the hills, or
pasture land, as they cab it. We
were fully a mile and a half from
the house.
At a signal the dogs rounded tip
a bunch of mules, horses and col’s,
fully 4 n or 50. The way they
handled this drove of bucking and
kicking animals was an eye-opener
to me. running around and bark
ing at them, always keeping them
bunched. It seemed as though they
knew more than a lot of men. One
of ittese shepherds. Bum." was
particularly smart. The way he
ducked hind feet aimed at him
made me believe that he was one
r ' ;he be: l pupvs in the art of
self-defense I have ever seen.
"Bum" Was Wise.
Some of the large brood mares
would not move fa'' enough to suit
"Bum " H» would slip up and
snip them on the hind legs. Qus k
as a flash, down Bum"’ would drop
won with a knockout in eight
rounds.
This French lad. then only seven
teen team old. was welterweight
chajuplon of Europe He kept tak
ing on weight and branched out
as a middleweight, for which title
he competed in France and w liich
he won with ease. Now came Ihe
time to try him against the terri
ble Americans. Harry Lewis, who
is as good a light middleweight as
there is 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 I-ewls in twenty rounds.
Beat Jim Sullivan.
Tn be middleweight champion of
Europe was now Carpentiers aim.
He wanted to fight Jim Sullivan,
middleweight champion of Eng
land, who had lost to Papke in
nine rounds, bnt this same Sulli
van to all accounts had Papke
beaten up to the knockout blow.
They met at Monte Carlo berfore
the elite of Europe. Carpentier re
ceived a guarantee of SB.OOO. 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 with bad hands, but boxed
rtne« around Gunther and was a
winner by a large margin.
Stick With Old Manager.
Carpentier will not go to Amer
ica v ’th any American. If he leaves
here at all it will be under the sole
management of hfs manager. Des
carnpß, in fact, any negotiations for
Carpentier s services must be made
throngh 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 io 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 arc Denning Gibbons. Klaus.
MaGoorty and Dillon.
One of these will lie selected,
with MeGoorty having the best
chance
I will send you later a story mt
the other French boys. They have
some sla.rs In all classes Recent
ly Digger Stanley was whipped by
Posey, and Le Daux. who fought
Stanley last week, is' another star
Posey fights Jim Driscoll next.
got my goat; t never realized a
dog was gp 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 ft o’clock. No
lan and 1 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 T have
not tasted any tea or coffee, or
pastry in any form h’s kind of
hard to get used to the coarse
grub. You know what you do eat
is fre*h. It's all raised on the
farm, plenty of game, besides, and
ant 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.
Billy’s bed and mine were on the
front porch out in the open air.
Nolan started to undress I told
him that I could not sleep sjs early
as this. He replied ‘Suit your
self We all get up at ft. only one
table. S, 12 and 6.”
Seating myself in the sitting
room. I read until l(i o'clock Com
ing outwde again I heard Nolan
snoring like a buzz saw. so I re
tired. My first night in the open
air wa, great, never remember
making a turn In the bed.
It Wa» ■ Real Sleep.
i' re-mad as though I hadn t naif
enough sleep when it was a. m.
Nolan called a couple of times. I
was dead to the wortd. Waking
up. I found myself chilled to the
bone He pulled the ciothes off me
and I dressed.
•in. but 1 was sleepy and it was
so cold’ Dressing out in the open
is somr different from steam heat
and ' siso rugs ;<> step on w hen
you tun out m the morning
Sint* ’f in I have net the farm
regulation* ahxays the first one nt
the table and bebexe me. I am in
rhe hax as rally anx of them.
I do a lot of tramping, horseback
riding, hunt in? aLa ax - in the open,
and eat like a mr*r I great
ZT ’HF ATT.VT' ‘ ro- - - THURSDAY. MAY 23. 1012.
Diver Caught in the Air at Piedmont Park
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Crackers* Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterday's Game
These ar* the Cracker batting aver
ages | including yesterday's game: _
Players. ‘ G. |AB.| ~R. ■ H. | A V
Dessau, p. . .i 6 | .18 | 0 1 6 1 .333
Hemphill, es.. .j 34 [132 I IS i 43 ’ 326
Sitton, p ... o|lo . 7 | 3 .300
O'Dell, lb . 31 TOS !14| 30 I .278
Alperman. 3b. 35 125 i 34 1 34 . .272
Ballev. If. . . .1 35 1123 1 25 30 .244
Ganley. rs. . . .126 !88 13 21 .239
Sykes, Ih . . . 24 j 76 11 17 .224
East. 2b. ... ‘25 81 5 18 .222
Graham, c. . . . 12 i3O 4 6 .200
Paige p. • • 8I 25 2 5 .200
Miller, p .. 12 125 I 4 5 .300
O'Brien, ss. . . 29 1108 jll 20 .185
Johns, p. . . lo |2O | 3 3 .150
Atkins, p. . . . 6 15 1 1 I .06<
Donahue. <■ . 1 2 ■ ft I 0 .000
IN TAME GO CARPENTIER
DEFEATS WILLIE LEWIS
PARIS. May 23. -George Cat pentier
the middleweight champion of England
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, hut
couldn't seem to land anything that
looked like a baymaker Lewis look
ed a shad® more like a second rater
than usual.
YATESVILLE TEAM COPS
2 GAMES IN SUCCESSION
YATESVILLE. GA.. May 23.—Yates
ville won a very interesting game of
ball from Thomaston Monday after
noon on the local diamond by a score
of s to 7 Thomaston came down with
a very strong team, headed bv Grant
King. ex-Sally leaguer.
Yatesville also defeated The Rock
team on Tuesday afternoon In a very
one-sided game; score, 19 to 2 The
feature of the game was the pitching
and heavy hitting of Jones.
TO DODGE COURTS. COBB
WILL PASS UP NEW YORK
NEW TURK 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 tn the
report that several New York gangs”
have sworn to smash him up. He has
never been one tn fear personal vio
lence, and will hardly begin now.
FRANK BEATS ATLANTA
TO PITCHER J. GRIFFIN
CHATTANOOGA, May 23. Charley
Frank is strengthening the Pelican
team so fast it makes one's head swim.
Pitcher Swan and Outfielder Joe Stan
ley have joined the team. Pitcher Hank
Griffin, former Cracker, and Outfielder
Meloan have hern purchased and will
join the team soon.
MANAGER’S JOB OFFERED
TO COBB BY OGDEN TEAM
OGDEN. UTAH, May 2.V Thp Web
er club, the commercial organization of
this city. has sent Tyriiß <’nbb, of the
Detroit Americans’, an offer nf SIO,OOO
to manage the Ogden team in the
T’nlon \wociption league during the
present season The Weber club ha <
just obtained the local fran<hif»o ( ’obh
has not had time to decline the offer
vet
I ANDERSON QUITS ATHENS
TO COACH R. M, A. TEAMS
ATHENS, GA May 23.- Frank An
derson. who Is to bar? the I’nlversit.v
of Georgia this. season, will probabh
return to Riverside Military Rcadenv
to coach the football and baseball
teams Jr is reported that AndeYsnn
has been offered a handsome contract
at Riverside
YALE OFF FOR REGATTA.
NEW HAVEN. t’ONN May 2.1 - The
se t ' >nd Yale < vew. which represents th
blue in the Henvx regatta at Philadel
phia Saturday. »est this city this morn
Inc for- the Quaker city
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This photograph hv Staff Artist Wilton shows Frank Pear son starting a dive. The earners
snapped .just an instant beforo the swimmer “turtled,” ahd is one of the most freaky snapshots
of its kind ever taken. There are many expert divers here in Atlanta .and it is likely that
during the summer months a tourney will he held to decide the best man in this line of sport.
HOOSIER MANAGER AND
CAPTAIN RESIGN JOBS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. May 23. The
resignations of President William H
Watkins and Manager Jimmy Burke of
tiie Indianapolis American association
baseball team were accepted this morn
ing
Sol Meyer, a heavy stockholder in
the club, succeed?. 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 night 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, cold weather prevailed here to
dat for the triangular rowing race be
tween the varsity eight-dared crews of
Cornell. Princeton and Harvard on
Charles river basin over a course of
one and seven-eighths miles. Cornell
was the favorite.
There were many who believed that
the Harvard crew would give the Itha
can? a severe battle for the day’s hon
ors Rowing exports 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 MA May 23 A gamp of
ball n ill be played here on Sunday bc-
the (Tulls and Chattanooga.
The (lull? xxill come here from At
lanta and the Chattanooga team from
its h" ne dty. The two teams will leave
Sundax night for t'hattanooEa to com
plete the series.
ASEBALL
ATLANTA is, MfIRILE
PONCE DELEON PARK
GAME CALLED AT 3:30
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Call The Boy
With The Khaki Coat
He Will Serve You Properly
With
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Jay
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TDJDINYANKS;
MUrCKHEOE
* THENS. GA.. May 23.—Carl
/A Thompson. Georgia's 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 to he farmed out
for this season, probably with At
lanta. He has pitched wonderful
ball ail 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 inafce good. Claude
Derrick is the only one in the big
league, he having been utility man
for the Philadelphia Athletics for
several years, but others are in
the minors.
Shorty Brooks is playing first
base for Albany and leading the
team in batting. Glenn Cfolby. 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
AT BOXING—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 will
receive $4,000 for 30 minutes in the
ring on June 18, when he will box
Jonnny Dundee, of this city. The con
test will take place at St. Nicholas ;
Hnk. this being Kilbane's second ap
pearance here since he won his title
from Abe Attell.
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