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The lightweight champion's show ing in a four-round contest In Ran Prancisco with Willie Ritchie has started a wild buzzing and many of the shrewd judges of the game are saying that Wolgast never will be the same tough piece of whale bone that he used to be. Os course, there Is plenty of ex cuse |n the Wolgast case. Just as there were excuses for him when be went against Knockout Brown In the East after the second time that he snapped a bone in his forearm. It was a test bout tn each case and didn't count seriously against the champion. But the effects of an operation of this kind are far reaching and said to be definitely felt for years afterward, hence the pessimistic statements about Wolgast's future. Naturally neither the Kilbane nor th* Wolgast party expresses the slightest doubt about the future. Rtil! there are a world of doubters, many believing that Johnny Kll ban* doesn't carry guns of sufficient caliber to hold hie titl* long. Many others are inclined to think that that other tough chap Jose Rivers, will take the measure of Wolgast when they clash on July 4. If they do And the question naturally sug gests itself —How about Jack John son at Las Vegan July 4” The big colored fellow is the next to get his test, and despite the general opinion that F’lynn is one of the longest short-< nders that ever entered a championship bat tle, It will be a mighty severe test for the champion unless he Is In the very best of condition Johnson hasn’t so much time left in which to mold his big form into condition for the kind of battle he is reasonably sure to get from the Flynn party In New Mexico. ftookfor this Face (W ) Neatest L box WJF value J On your way hom» gpt a "John Ruskin,” oven if yon "W never bought a Be. cigar before. You will find the. “John Rus- ■ kin" better and bigger than any cigar sold at sc, and at least as good as the usual 100. kind—that we guarantee. The "John Ruskin” Is a nickel saver—still it Is as good a cigar as money, skill and economic manufacture on a large scale can produce The Havana tobacco used in the "John Ruskin" is of choicest Quality, well aged and thoroughly ripened by natural, aroma preserving means. The cigar is made by expert workmen in one of the most sanitarv factories in America. This expert workman ship assures free and even burning, fragrant to the last Your cigar dealer will tell you how many of his customers are how smoking “John Ruskin" cigars I. LEWIS CIGAR M’F’G. CO., NEWARK, N-. J., ± The Ingest Indeprndmt Ctgar Factory to the Wixli jpflHhk flr ■ w J. N. HIRSCH. ,& J P L ADAMS & CO r Distributors. Atlanta. ’ fW »H«1 * EAMMALIi 11*) W jH 4 i..« ... BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip - - ■ - -- - - - - Johnny Kling trie<l to recall his waiver nn Almeida, the Cuban, now with the Barons, but the pardon came too late “AL would have looked pretty useful with the Braves. • • • Herbert More, renterfielder, has been ejected captain of the I niverslty <»f Texas bavrba 11 train for next spring John McGraw bias offered s|t>,ooo (talk money) for Germany Schaefer for use as si < each • • • Harry Welchonc* has Just been awarded s*2 70 on an old claim dating buck tn the time he played in the O and P. league The decision was based on the principle that the lowering of the rating of a league dl<l not relieve It of Its obligations • • « Hyder Barr has only to play with Montgomery. Nashville and Memphis to complete his circuit of the league He has performed with the rest of them • • • Guy Zinn, moet sensational of Highland youngsters, was dug out of the brush by Charley Babb three years ago and played part of the season wdth Memphis. • • • Considering the amount of rain that has fallen In Atlanta this spring, but few games have been called off on account of wet grounds or a downpour Two marvelous things happened in New York yesterday, viz. 1 The Yanks won their fourth straight 2 Caldwell, who bad lost six straight, won one • • • So long as Brooklyn remains in the Na tional league the Giants ought to win every pennant The ease with which Mc- Graw's men down the ginks from across the rolling water is painful. Yesterday the Giants made six hits and six runs off Brooklyn pitchers The Dodgers made twice as many hits and one-third as many runs • • • The Reds seem to he slipping back where they belong They are pie for every team now • • • T’helan, ex-Baron, made a homer for the Reds yesterday and scored their only run • • • The terrible Turtles were soft for the Rillikens yesterday Ilopprr gave up 15 hits for bases Gribbens was the only Bill who made as many as three hits Elwert knocked the only home run BILTZ GETS RELEASE: JORDAN REJOINS CLUB CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. May 28 Outfielder Blitz was sold today tn the Beaumont. Texas, club. Otto Jordan will rejoin the team to day and be on the coaching lines Otto will be unable tn play for sev eral weeks on account of his dislo cated shoulder. MOHA PICK OVER M'GOORTY. NEW YORK. May 28. -Bob Moha will enter the ring a slight favorite over Eddie McGoorty when these two clai mants to the middleweight title clash at St. Nicholas rink In a ten-round bout tonight. Each agreed to weigh in lat 158 pounds at 3 o’clock this after noon rTTF. ATT.WTI wp x-rws- TUESDAY. MAY 28. 1912. Vols “Get Right” by Dint of Legal Legerdemain -J-a-J- -ba-'r +•+ +•■(• +• + Baron Team Will Make Strongest of ’Em Go Some By Percy H. Whiting. <"Ti HE Nashville club has found I away out of its difficulties. Ry beating the devil around the bush a couple of times, crossing its fingers, changing Its name and In going through a few similar le gal gyrations, ft has escaped from the clutches of the law. The way the Nashville club got. itself out of trouble was by making a phony transfer of the franchise to Dan McGugin. of course Hirsig and his old associates still own It. But to escape from the injunction against the old association they have turned everything over to Dan McGugin. who will form a new as sociation Os course it may trans pire in time that the new associa tion will buy out the old one. but we hardly expect to see it happen. The old association is restrained legally from allowing its ball club to play In the state of Tennessee. Rut there Is nothing to restrain the old club from playing for the new association And there you arc. Rut note this: Nashville will not have any more Sunday ball for a long time, unless they can get a bill through the legislature allow ing it. which isn't probable. Over in .Memphis they are hold ing their breath for a legal action similar to the one that crabbed Sunday ball in Nashville would have the same effect in the Bluff City. And Memphis, without Sun day ball, would be a queer place, In deed. /-s ARI.ETON MOLESWORTH has brought quite a remarkable collection of ball players with him to Atlanta. It's a club that Is good enough to lead the league now and It threatens to finish so close to the front that it will crowd the leaders mightily. Molesworth has some of the same olq gang—that team that didn't lack but one real player of winning the pennant last year. In the lot are Rill McGilvray. always a mighty hitter. Bill Eoxen, Atlanta cast-off. Rm Ellam, speedy Infield er; Marcan. also a speedy Infield er. .Jimmy Johnston, playing a grand game this year In the out field; Mcßride, and Prough, a pitcher who has "been tip there" and come back again. Bill McGilvray is known to the fans as a fair fielder and a really good batter. The players know him as a master of vituperation and the most dangerous man of the league to "sick’’ on a nervous pitcher. When Bill McGilvray takes up his position at third base and opens up his battery of billingsgate It is marvellous to hear. Yet, so artisti cally does lie work it that nobody hears him but the pitcher and a few of the opposing players. Bill megaphones it with his hands to his lips and it; must make callous spots on his paws as it passes out. It IPLESWORTH is using several *** new men this year. Notable among them are Almeida. Carroll. Dilger. Hardgrove. Smith and Boyd. Here is something about each man R. ALMEIDA — He is the newest of Batons He comes from Cin cinnati. where he played with bril liancy last year, acquiring a batting average of 31.1. It is '■•■ported that after John Kling waived on this man he thought it all over again and then hired a strong man to kick him for letting such a tre mendous batter get aw’ay CHARLEY CARROLL— This lad is being carried as utility man. Last yea: he played shortstop for the Greensboro team of the Caro lina association, where he batted 287 and fielded .926. Dale Gear and Mike Einn both liked him so well that they offered to bin" him from Molesworth. but "Gladys" decided to hang on. PICKLE" D'LGER H ■- onr of the teams new catchers. He hails from Kewanee of the Central association, where he backstopped with credit last year, but batted .222, which is rather more feebly than the law requires. 808 MESSENGER He is back from the White Sox with the Baron team again this year. Messenger was a wonderful player in the Southern in 19tn, He batted .285 and stole 1.1 bases. Also, he fielded .962 and was a very marvel. He didn't shine in the big show, for some reason we can't seem to un derstand. but he ought to make Molesworth a peach of a man this yea r. "BUGS" HARDGROVE -This one came to the Birons from Mon mouth. 111., In the Central associa tion. and Monmouth is his home town He was formerly with the Indianapolis team, but went down with typhoid and after he recovered was shipped back to the bushes. He won 18 and lost 13 games last year. He averaged two bases on balls, seven strlke-outs and gave up an average of seven hits to the game last year. In the entire sea son he made but three errors. CLARENCE SMITH —A new one and a bush leaguer, this chap, hut a corker, they say. He halls from Birmingham and got a try-out last spring with the Barons. They sent him over to Anniston, where he did wen last year. Now he has stepped up a few pegs and is doing well with hls home club. RAYMOND BOYD — A man who looks good on past records and recent performances is this Boyd. He was born in Indianapolis, but worked last year with Ottumwa, Ohio. He led the Central asso ciation. with 30 victories and 7 de- MATT McGRATH IS SHOT WHILE CHASING ITALIAN NEW YORK. May 28. Matt Mc- Grath. the worlds champion hammer thrower. was nearly lost to the Ameri can Olympic team as the result of an Italian s attack. McGrath, who is a po liceman on the New York force, was shot twice while chasing the Italian, who was charged with attempting to kill a man in Harlem Both bullets entered the fleshy part of McGrath's left shoulder and Inflict ed wounds that were painful, but will not interfere with hls going to Stock holm. though he will be relieved from police duty for some days. JOHNSON SETTLES DOWN TO HARD TRAINING WORK EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M . May 28 Training work at Jack Johnson's camp settled quickly into routine today. The big champion, eager to get down to hard work at once, mapped out a ptc gram of road work and gymnasium stunts that will fill his time for the next week All the work will be iton- in the open Carpenters are putting a big platform in the back yard of the training quar ters and there Johnson will furnish daily entertainment for his sparring partners For the present he plans to devote most of his time to road work to accustom his lungs to the high altitude SAM LANGFORD STOPS FLYNN IN 14 ROUNDS MELBOURNE, MSTRALIA. Mai 28 Sam Langford, the heavyweight negro boxer. of Boston. defeated "Porky" Flynn. also of Boston, here. Flynn was being so i.aiily natnmered that the referee stopped the fight in the fourteenth round CITY OFFICIALS HAVE TO PAY. MACON. GA.. May 28—The refusal of the Macon baseball officials to admit city officials to games tree of charge has extended to firemen and policemen, and. in fact, to all persons other than newspaper reporters Notwithstanding tha' the city spent over SLO0 n this spring on improvements upon the gtandstand and park, the mayor an 1 ; council w ere not given the customary , season passes President New ‘ Elh ‘t'.dgf declines to say why this action has been taken feats, and has been going mighty good this vear. , W HBN all is said and done the the most remarkable man of the Birmingham team is the ro tund leader himself. Carleton Molesworth In seventeen years of ball playing Molesworth batted for a grand average of 314 Once he led the Southern league batters Molesworth entered the Southern league as a player in 1901. He was with Chattanooga in 1901 and 1902. Then he went to Montgomery for three seasons. In 1906 he turned up in Birmingham, where he has since been. Here is bis record. Year *1895. Washington club. Na tional league. .297. Year *1896 Rockford. 111., club, Wisconsin-Illinois league, 325. Year *1897. Shamoykin. Pennsyl vania State league, .427. Year XIB9B, Pelmara club, New York State league. .325. Year xIB9B, Binghamton club. New York State league, .347 Year XI9OO, Schenectady club, New York State league .300 Year X 1902. Chattanooga club, Southern league. .320. Year X 1902. Chattanooga club. Southern league. .327. Year X 1903. Montgomery club. Southern league, .319. Year X 1904, Montgomery club, Southern league. .319. Year x 1905. Montgomery club. Southern league. .322. Year x 1906, Birmingham club. Southern league. .275. Year X 1907. Birmingham club, Southern league. .303. Year ||l9oß, Birmingham club, Southern league. .293. Year 1)1909. Birmingham club. Southern league. .288. Year "1910, Birmingham club. Southern league 300 Year 1911, Birmingham club. Southern league. .243 •Pitched. xOutflelder. Outfield er and manager. Southern league average. .303. Grand average. .314. PLAY MATCHES FOR THE T. P. HINMAN TROPHY Match play started In the four flights i yesterday for the Dr. T. P. Hinman golf trophy. The following are the re sults: Eirst Elight Eirst round. D. Jemison defeated C J. Holditch, 2 up and 1 to play; J. P. Webster defeated E. R. James, 2 up. Second round. J. P. Web ster defeated D. Jemison, up. Second Plight—First round, R. J. Norris defeated R. P Jones. 4 up and" 2 to play; I. L. Graves defeated J. D Osborne, 3 up and 2 to play; C. Knowles defeated G. A. Howell. 4 up and 2 to play; J. Q. Burton defeated W. Mark ham. 1 up, 26 holes. E. M. Blount de feated W. J. Tilson, by default. Third Flight—First round. W. O. Marshburn defeated J. J. Hastings's? up and 1 to play; C. G. Giddings de feated G. H. Atkisson, 3 up and 2 to play; E. R. Austin defeated W. R. Tich ! enor, by default. Fourth Flight—First round. I. L. In , gram defeated L. M. Crichton, 2 up. VANDY WINS TITLE BY DEFEATING SEWANEE SEWANEE. TENN.. May 28.—Van derbilt clinched the claim of the South ern college championship by taking the I : deciding game of the series from Se ' w anee today. 6 to 2. Gordon and Coi ' lins were worked in the box for Se wanee and Vanderbilt, respectively, both working well, Collins having a slight edge and the best support. FOXES LAND NEW MEN. ' COLVMBVS. GA May 28.—Manager Fox. of the Columbus baseball team, has Just completed a deal whereby he has secured three new men to help pull I the Foxes out of the hole they have been in since the season opened The : new men are Siegfried, shortstop; Web i her. second baseman, and Hurley, an outfielder, all secured from Columbia by purchase outright and by trading. The new men are expected to strength- • en the team considerably. Baseball Atlanta vs. Birmingh’m WEDNESDAY PONCE DELEON PARK GAME CALLED AT 3:301 BOXING Late News and Views Red Ames and Charley Kennedy will box ten rounds at the Auditorium In Chat tanooga June 11. Both boys have boxed here • • » Reports from New York say K (1 Brown and Johnny Kilbane have finally come to terms. The boys will box ten rounds before the St. Nicholas rink in New York June 11 • • • Tom O’Rourke, the canned manager who still claims he has a contract with Al Palzer that can't be broken, is demand ing $50,000 for his contract. • • • Arrangements have practically been dosed for a short bout between Ra\ Tern pie and Ad Wolgast, If the bout goes through ft will be staged in Memphis some time in June. • • * Young Delmont is scheduled to box Tickle Sanders in Memphis some time in the near future. • • • Ray Bronson, somewhat discouraged over being defeated by Harry Brewer, is training hard for his bout with Packey McFarland next month. • * • If Jimmy Perry wins over Robinson to night he will probably challenge the win ner of ttye Bob Moha-Eddie McGoortv bout OLSEN DEPOSED AS CAPTAIN OF THE NAPS CLEVELAND. OHIO. May 28.—Ivan Olsen. Nap shortstop, who has recently played at third base, has been removed as captain of the team. l.t is said that Manager Harry Davis took this action because Olsen slugged Willie Mitchell, southpaw pitcher, on the return trip from Boston. Mitchell has a black eye. Joe Birmingham will probably suc ceed Olsen. BROOKS BEATS KENNEDY. ALBANY. N. Y., May 28. —Joe Brooks, of England, and Steve Kennedy, of Boston, both lightweights, put up a rat tling good fight here last night before the Knickerbocker Athletic club. Rrooks had all the early rounds, hut Kennedy by a strong finish earned a draw. All life is a “whiz”-—and every third whiz on the road is a Ford. It’s the car of the millionsand the millionaire —lightest, rightest, most economical. Many thou sands of the seventy-five thousand we’re building this year are being sold to own ers of more expensive cars. All Fords are Model T’s—all alike ex cept the bodies. The two-passenger runabout costs $590 —the five-pas senger touring car s69o—the deliv ery car s7oo—the town ear s9oo— o. b. Detroit, completely equipped. Get latest catalogue from Ford Motor Company. 311 Peachtree street, At lanta. or direct from Detroit factory. Good lyicp RDRINWND i PERRY MINGLE HERE TONIGHT T THE most talked of event in town is th<> Perry-Robinson ■ scrap which will be staged fl at the Gate City A. <’ tonight. The , boys will box ten rounds Robinson has not boxed any in over a year, but he says it was not his fault, as no one would fight him at his weight. He knows well if he defeats Perry he will be able to secure several good matches, which would mean plentv of cash, and that is what Jack wants, Perry, as usual, has nothing to fl say in regard to the outcome of the " fight. Jimmy came to Atlanta In hopes that the climate would help his lame back. And now' he says it is practically O. K.. and that he will enter the ring tonight in the best of condition. He had to post pone his debut in N' w York on | account of his back, but he says if ‘ he wins tonight he will leave for the East, w here he hopes to secure matches with Eddie McGoorty. Bob J| Moha and the rest of the top- 9 notchers in the welter class. ™ Eddie Hanbm and Young Sey mour are to clash in the semi windup. while Spider Britt and Johnnie Herndon go in the pre liminary A buttle royal will open | the card. ■ KENNEDY MEETS FERGUSON. 1 BOSTON, May 28. —Tom Kennedy, J the New York white hope, will enter j the ring favorite over Sandy Ferguson 1 at the Pilgrim Athletic association to- I night. They will box ten rounds. 1