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"B) A WAFI A PLRCY^H WHITING W , TAD, J nWiLwMIL BOAJjw tewjw Carpentier Proves the Real Ring Sensation of All Europe Bv Pan AUKet rick. I-» ARIS May 23 The most talked-of boxer in the world today comes from the home of la savante a country where la Americaine was unknown three veers ago when Sam Mc\ ea, WUlie Lewis and Joe Jeannette showed it tn rhe publlque sportive and It made a hit. 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 his rec ord. The French are proud of him. To them he is the Napoleon 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 been boxing but a few years Ha comes from the northern part of France and they tell of his advent before the Parisians when ha catne 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 dlately 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. 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 fiercely for so 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 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 Burns This alarmed the English. Could it be that a Frenchman who had fought with his feet could whip a Britisher? "Let's match him wltti Young Josephs, our welterweight champion." said the English press. They did, and Young Josephs went the same way as did Burns, only more decisively', for Carpentier Attell Writes Story of Ranch Life in Attempt to Come Back F. AR 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 n" use for Jewelry, boiled shirts, stiff collars, pointed toed or patent leather shoes. We pur,based two suits of clothes (overalls ind jumper), price $4.50; two pairs heavy shoes with spikes, a couple of wide-brimmed hats and a fee other necessaries a pretty cheap layout compared with what 1 have been paying for my ward robe heretofore. We 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 bar. I felt queer for a time, but soon got used to It. Nolan mentioned that, as supper would not be ready until fi, we would have a few hours time and would take a walk Accompanied by two dogs, we started on our tramp. After taking in t .« level part f the ranch, where 1 was taught my first lesson how to distinguish growing alfalfa from w ieat. wits, etc.. we proceeded to the :’i|> pasture land, as they ai. it. We were fully a mil- and a h.i’f from the house. At a signal the dogs round- I up a biindi of mules, horses and fully' 40 or 50. The way they handled this drove of bucking and kicking animals was an me-opm . ■ to me. running around te ing at them, always k< -'i-inc bunched. It seemed as t > ■■ ■ knew more than a lot of in, i on of the-e shepherds. "Burn w ■ particularly smart. Th,- way.- ducked hind feet aimed at It,:-- made me bi liev, that he was -> - of the best pupils in the art ,f self-d- fens, 1 bay, < ver seen. “Bum" Was Wise. Some of the large brood mar, would not move fast enough to sir’ “Bum." Hi would slip up hi ■ snip th-nt ">'! r ■ , m, ’ogs .<4." as a flash, .’own "Biro w,.- ! . or dodge tile blow. This little stunt won with a knockout in eight rounds. This 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 l:r competed in France and which J he won with ease. Now came 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 Lewis in twenty rounds. Beat Jim Sullivan. To be middleweight champion of Europe wa.s now Carpentier's aim. He wanted to fight Jim Sullivan, middleweight champion of Eng land, who had lost to Papke in nine rounds, hup this sama Sulli van to all accounts had Papke beaten up to the knockout blow. They met nt Monte Carlo berfore 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 selected. Carpentier went in the ring with bad hands, but boxed rlnes around Gunther ami was a winner by a large margin. Stick With Old Manager. Carpentier will not go to Amer ica with any American. If lie leaves here at all It will be under the sole management of his manager. Dew camps. in fact, any negotiations for Carpentier's services must he made through him and then perhaps he will not go. for be 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. Be 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 Dilion. One of these will lie selected, with McGoorty having the best chance. I will send you hater a story on tlie other French boys. They have some stars in all classes. Recent ly Digger Stanley was whipped by Posey, and Le Dattx, 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 thia show was going on, we heard a bell tolled loud, a sig nal that supper was ready. Wo 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 1 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 1 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-aere tract.- After supper 1 chatted with the men for an hour or so. It was just ’ about getting dark, when they made for the hunk house. Billy’s bed and mine were on the front porch out in the open air. Nolan stalled to undress. I told him that I could not sleep as early this. He replied: "Suit yottr- .:’ We all get up at only one : a hie. K, 12 and t>." S'.,'.ng myself in the sitting room. re. d until 10 o'clock, Com. n ■ ■ ' side again I heard Nolan snoting like a buzz saw, so I re tired. Aly first night in the open nr v is great, n,i,r remember m • it mg ~ turn in the bed. It Was a Real Sleep. I: S« ■•;:i< d .is though I hadn't half enough sleep when it was A a. m. I N'oi.tn called a . .>ui>|, ~f times. I «is ~l to th, v,,,r d. Waking ”! • 1 found my self chilled to ;he 1 I' ■’ ”, pulled the clothes off me •'UI<I I <i ’ 4 NSVtI. < »h. but 1 was epy and it was IMa ssing mu in the open j > > i • ditl*rent from st am heat • -xisli tug-- to stop an when > 1 • ‘ — l n out in the morning. s • lhen ’ !iav. mt i the farm aiw.ixs the tils! era- at ’ ‘ ' 41H1 believe me. I am in ' ea:i> as anx of them, i i ••• <if i • i pin-. horst thick | r - moling aiwa.xs in the np?n, j ' ■sva ho If«*. 1 great THE ATLANT \ GFOpr- *v • vim-c- THURSDAY. MAY 23. 1912. Diver Caught in the Air at Piedmont Park ——— - ■ - ■■■ - ■ - - - "J i ' '. -■ ■ '' Crackers' Batting Averages, Including Yesterday's Game w These are the Cracker patting aver ages, including yesterday’s game: ~~Players, ~" G. |AB.T~R.~T'HJ'av7 Dessau, p. .. . J 6 I 18 0 1 6 1 .333 Hemphill, cf.. . 31 1132 18 |43 ! .326 Sitton, p . . .! 5 10 * 3 1 .300 O'Dell. Hi. . .1 31 108 14: 30 , .278 Alpmnan, 3b. 35 125 24 134 i .272 Bailee. If. . . .1 35 1123 25 30 i .241 Ganiev rs . . .1 26 1881 13 21 I .239 Sykes, lb. . . .1 24 76 II |l7 I .224 East, 2b. . ... 25 81 I 5I 18 .222 Graham, <•....’ 12 '3O | 4 6 | .200 Paige p. . . .: 8i 25 215 .200 Miller, p . .‘l2 125 | 4 5 .200 O'Brien, ss . . 29 1108 11 1 20 185 Johns, p. . . Jlo| 20 I 3 3 I .150 Atkins, p. . . . B 15 11 i JH»7 Donahue - 12" " """ IN TAME GO CARPENTIER DEFEATS WILLIE LEWIS PARIS, May 23. -George Carpentier, the middleweight champion of England and France, tonight defeated Willie Lew.'-. the American middleweight pugilist, on points. The light 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 more like a second rater than usual. YATESVILLE TEAM COPS 2 GAMES IN SUCCESSION YATESVILLE. GA. May 23.—Yates- I ville won a very interesting game of hall from Thomaston Monday after noon 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: score. 10 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 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 up. He has never been one to 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 ami Outfielder Joe 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. I’TAH. May 2::. The Web er club, tlie commercial organization of this city, has s.-nt Tyrus Cobb, of the Detroit Americans, an offer of SIO,OOO :o manage the Ogden team in the I nion Association league during the present season. The Weber dub 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 VI’HENS. GA. May 23. Frank An derson, who is to leave the I niversity of Georgia this season, will probably return to Riverside Military academy to coach tiie football and baseball teams. It is reported that Anderson II ls li en offered a i. mdsoiue contract at Riverside. YALE OFF FOR REGATTA. NEW H.WII.X. I'ltNN . May 23- 'l' e s ■•••n 1 i Yah I>l’W. which represents the blue m tiie Henry regatta at Philadel phia Saturday, 'eft this city this morn ing for the Qu.ih r city. L i I HERN-SHEIM Cigar"! I flllwayA CL—; er l uir \£' » (• L.. . . I I v a~i fl ****** - * if'* ' This photograph by Staff Artist Wilton shows Frank Pear son starting a dive. The camera snapped just an instant before the swimmer ’’iurtled," anti 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 the Indianapolis American association baseball team were accepted this morn ing. Sol Meyer, a heavy stockholder in tiie 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 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 (’AMBRIDGE, .MASS., May 23. Clear, cold weather prevailed here .to day for the triangular rowing race be tween the varsity eight-oared crews of Cornell. Princeton and Hat ward on t’harles river basin over a course of one and seven-eighths miles. Cornell was the fayorite. There were many who believed that tiie Harvard crew would give the Itha cans a severe battle for the day’s bon ers. 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 Chattanooga. The Gulls will come here from At lanta and the Chattanooga team from its home city. The two teams w ill leave Sunday night for Chattanooga to com plete the series. ASEBALL ATLANTA vs. MOBILE rONCE DELEON PARK GAME CALLED AT 3:30 5 C | 5 C ' Bi Call The Boy With The Khaki Coat He Will Serve You Properly With —1 JR—- bIII Im That ' hKi O Delicious Drink Q lIKWI = = WwLJ? 3 THOMPSON OFF TO JOIN MS; WOMHE « THEN'S. GA., May 23.—Carl ZA Thompson. Georgia's star t wirier 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 .war. , Carl is in fine shape, and should 1 give a good account of himself, | though he expects to be farmed out_ ..-, _jj| for this season, probably with At lanta. He has pitched wonderful bafl ail three years here, and all 1 | 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 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 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 ball 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 bdxing. landftig 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 minhtes in the ring on June 18, when he wilt box Johnny Dundee, of this city. The con test will take place at St. Nicholas rink, this being Kflbanes second au pearance here since he won his title 4| from Abe Attell.