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a nn 7 § LIMB MMBy . ™SF Mel Sheppard, Sheridan and Cloughen Form 1912 Nucleus NEW YORK. May 28.—0 f the wonderful Irish-American Athletic club team which scored 55 1-2 points at the Olympic games of 1998 at London there re mains a strong nucleus for an other winning combination at Stockholm. Sweden, this summer. The point score Os the Irish ath letes at London was bigger than the aggregate of all the rest of America’s point winners, and the men who made this record are now in condition to repeat. rtf the team which won nine firsts of the fourteen captured by the United States there remain Melvin Sheppard, winner of the son and 1,500-meter runs; Martin Sheridan, who took first prizes in the two discus events and third in the standing broad lump, and Hob Cloughen, who was setond in the 200-meter run. To aid these men the Winged Fist club has gathered a collection of athletes who have won charn * pionships in this country and have proved to be among the fastest and best in the world. First among these as being a possible winner of the great Mara thon race, the classic race of all Olympic revivals, is Michael Rvan, the winner of the Boston A. A. Marathon, which was the official Eastern tryout of the American distance runners.' Ryan is con ceded to have the best chance of winning the great race of any man who ever essayed the distance for the United States. He is able to go the distance under any condi tions and has speed enough to withstand the sprints of the fast foreigners whom he will meet in Sweden. He is in every way a. fit ting successor tn John Hayes, winner of the London Marathon. Another man wearing the Irish emblem who has more chance of being returned a victor than any of the others is big Matt McGrath, who, as a member of the New- York A C.. was second to John • Flanagan at l.ondon. Sim e that time McGrath has made a new world’s t ecord anil is» capable of beating any hammer thrower in the world. MacDonald Star at Weights. Another weight thrower to help Sheridan and McGrath is Patrick ("Babe‘"i MacDonald, a six-foot four policeman, who has been breaking records in his trial work at putting the sixteen-pound shot with both hands. ''Rabe" has ac quired the knack of hurling the shot with the left hand, and at this style he can beat the best efforts of most of the shot putters who use their right. MacDonald’s only rival for first place at the Olym piad is Ralph Rose, winner of the last Olympic weight event. At present both men are doing about the same distance, but the Irish- American A. C. weight thrower has improved so rapidly that Rose will be forced to make new figures to win from MacDonald. The New Yorker, in a practice throw several days ago. heat the record made by Rose for putting the shot with both hands, doing 48 feet 9 inches, 1 5-8 inches better than the record. | Get the good teste I I in this jfonous.tniWl I mJ I drummondß fc Natural Leaf Ei E chewing B g TOBACCO H Jg REMEWro M tN. ? ’Qfflr S?g I y J ECI TO V A FEH- ? ; " HANE\T CURE < S !of themrgt ob«tlnn*e ca tr = gnaran>pd In from ( > 3 t>-6 days: no other :refitment’• tt ori:ed. \ ) SoM (, V !'] Hr,..- -, S *, ■ J r»w ••■ •«■••■ ■■ !■;.«■ >•> »i«»-r sse ■*- » < »-- 9 _. cr: " r.ir ez» , J J —< -s , 2 4f -4 o C 3 £ sz 5<3 II C— ■• s*• ■§ ji-' co -C —>£-z '=c 5 =s t ~ L-JJE c^iS£*5 o t * °~ 5 2 us •« s s“ =T t - <o £ X tu 2£ S -‘ > There are no good jumpers or pole vaulters in the Irish club this year to take the place of Harry Porter, winner of the high jump, and E. C. Cooke, who shared first place in the pole vault with Gil bert, of Yale, at Londtin. Meyer May Capture Sprints. Lawson Robertson has developed a sprinter who has a good chance to make the other nations take his dust in the 100-meter run. an event in which America could do no better than third four years ago. Alvah Meyer, the youngster who last year made it a habit to win championships in even time— ten seconds—has been training for the past two months at Celtic Park and has been doing ten seconds for the hundred in practice whenever called on for-a time trial. All that Meyer needs now is a few hard races to bring him to his best form, fittd Robertson predicts that his protege will do 9 4-5 seconds by the time the American tryouts are held. Bob Cloughen, second to KOrr, of Canada, at the London 200-meter run. is fast rounding into form, and with his added experience will boa strong factor in the sprints in Sweden. Jack Eller, another policeman, has shown the best and most con sistent work ‘over the hurdles of all the Americans, and is figured as the best timber-topper America has to offer. He is good for 15 2-5 seconds for the 110-yard high hur dles and has a record of 24 4-5 sec onds for the 220-yard low hurdles. His victories in both events at the national championships last sum mer make him a favorite for the hurdle race in Sweden. George Bonhag. always a point winner on Olympic teams, is mak ing a bid for the 5,000 and 19,000- meter races, and as he has been smashing American records at dis tances from three to ten miles, his work in Sweden should crown all his previous efforts and give the United States the best chance that it has ever had of scoring in these events. Harry Gissing. now "eating the Winged First emblem, is an ath lete of whom great things may be expected. Gissing. always a great runner, has settled down to serious work, an<l with the advantage of training with Sheppard, Jim Rosen berger. Frank Riley And AbAl Kl viat. Is showing, better form and more speed than at any time in his sensational career. Gissing will be entered for the 400 and 800-meter races, and it would be no surprise if he snaps the tape in new record time. Sheppard Needs No Introduction. Os Sheppard there is no need to say more than that the "Peerless One” is training harder than ever with the intention of repeating his great victories at London and that he is confident of beating all of the record breakers when he gets them in a real race. Among the milers there is none who has a better chance than lit tle Abel Kivlat. This boy has made time for the mile which has been bettered by few men in this coun try, and with another year's strength and experience will be many seconds better. THE BASEBALL CARD. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Rirmihgham in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon park: tvfo games: first game called at 2:30 o’clock. Mobile In Chattanooga Montgomery in Memphis. New Orleans in Nashville Standing of the Clubs. W L. P C W L F.C B ham . .24 17 585 Atlanta .19 1.8 .514 C’nooga. 29 16 .556 Mont . .20 21 .488 M’chis. .20 18 .526 N Or . .15 22 405 Mobile .22 20 .524 N’ville. .14 22 .389 Yesterday's Results. Birmingham-Atlanta, rain Mobile-Chattanooga; rain New Orleans-Nashville; postponed. Montgomery 9,. Memphis 3. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Jacksonville In Albany. Macon in Columbia Columbus in Savannah. Standing of the Clubs. TV I, P C W. L P C T'ville 22 11 667 C’lhus .13 13 .419 Alban' - . 20 12 .625 Macon 12 20 .375 S’nah. .18 13 .581 C'lmbia. 10 21 .323 Yesterday's Results. Albany 8. Jacksonville 7. Columbia 6, Macon 5 Savannah-Columbia, rain AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Today, Cnicago in Cleveland. Detroit In St Louis Washington in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. Standing of the Clubs. W 1. P C W. L P C Chicago 26 9 .743 Detroit 16 18 471 Boston 21 12 636 C land 14 17 .453 I’hila 15 15 500 N York 12 19 38’ Wash. 18 18 471 S. Louis 10 22 313 Yesterday’s Results. Philadelphia 12. Boston 6. Cleveland S’, Louis, rain New York 10. Washington 5. Detroit-Chicago; off day. NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Today. Ne’= York in Brooklyn Boston in Philadelphia. S' Louis in Pittsburg Cincinnati in Chicago Standing of the Clubs W L. P C IV L P r N York 26 6 896 S Louis 17 21 447 C nati 23 13 639 I’hila !3 17 433 P bure. 16 U 516 Ros-lon I." 371 Chicago 16 17 485 Brooklyn ' 30? Yesterday’s Result*. Th lad-lnhia 5 Boston 1 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TUESDAY. MAY 28, 1912. “Grand Old Man” Rich and Best Farmer in Ohio LAME ARM CAUSE OF CY YOUNG QUITTING GAME By W. J. Ab-Beth. Denton tecumseh young has passed from baseballs activities The grand old man of the game, after 23 years in harness, has decided to capitulate to the inevitable. The grip of Time has manacled an arm of iron that for almost a quarter of a century proved the greatest stumbling block ever thrown Into the middle of a diamond. Cy Young passes out of the na tional pastime, but his name will live as long as the great summer sport flourishes. This honored veteran. who has passed thA forty-eighth milestone of life's journey, decided during the past week that he had outlived his days of. major league usefulness. H° notified the Boston Nationals that it was impossible for him to round into winning form. A sore arm. which afflicted him this spring for the first time In his brilliant career, failed to respond. Rather than besmirch th.e most wonderful pitching record of all history. I'y Young decided to retire to his Ohio farm to spend the rest of his days tilling the soil. No minor league ball could satisfy a spirit that had triumphed for al most 28 years in the fastest com pany There is nothing tragic in the passing of Cy He lived, both on and off the field, a life of which the best might be proud. One of the most unassuming characters that ever graced the diamond, he al ways set a perfect example to both teammates and associates. As a veteran he was always free with good advice to the youngsters, and many a star pitcher of recent years owes much of his success to the wisdom of the retired star. May Never Be Approached, In point of effectiveness and term of usefulness it is doubtful if Young’s remarkable record will ever be approached. In the 22 sea sons of his experience—he did not appear in the box this year for the Hub team—Cy Young undoubtedly worked in mote than I,nno games. He is officially credited with 822. of which he won 599 and lost 313. Two PITCHER KELLOGG LET OUT BY MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, ALA... May 28.- Presldent Jones, of the Montgomery Baseball association, today announced the release of Pitcher Kellogg, who jumped the team. Waivers were asked on Kellogg, but no club wanting him, he was turned back to the Lexington (Ky.i team. President Jones is figuring on two new players, on» of them being Out fielder Swaim, just released by Mem phis. The other is a pitcher. Larry Sutton, scout of the Brooklyn Nationals, showed up In Montgomery today. He is said tn be after two Montgomery players. COURT ALLOWS VOLS TO PLAY UNDER NEW OWNERS NASHVILLE, TENN. May 28. From the bench this morning Chancel lor Allison instructed Dan McGugin to proceed with ball playing at Sulphur Dell, and he won't b® Interrupted by the court pending good behavior A new organization, with former Presi dent Hirsig. barred, will be formed to take over the Nashville duh property. Dutfielder Jesse James, who was se cured from Brooklyn. signed a Nash ville contract todaj and will bo In the game against N-w Orleans. He Is to plaj- left field. Storch being put on the bench. James hit over .390 in the Toxas league las-t year and is a Tennessee boy. living near Nashville. H, 0. TOWSON WINS TENNIS TITLE AT EMORY COLLEGE EMORY COLLEGE, OXFORD. GA, May 28.—H. D Towson. 'l2. of Ash burn, Ga . won th< tennis championship in singles this morning when lie de feated Lewis King, of Griffin. Ga.. hv a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 Towson will carry off the cup for singles, which he will have won by lefeating all comers of the past thr»e years. He adminis tered defeats to Peeples in 1919, Walter Burt, in 1911 and King this morning CRIMSON'S SHELL DELAYED. CAMBRIDGE. MASS. May 28. - Ow. ing tn the strikes in England, Har vard's varsity four-oared crew will not have the use of its new Simms shell, which was beigg built for the Yale race. The shell was to have arrived at New London next week. 1 f SC C CURES I • wLw* SKIN DISEASES Th» causa of all skin diseases can be traced to some humor or acid in the blood; the cuticle is always healthy where the circulation is free from impurities. When the blood is infected with acrid or unhealthy matter it i cannot perform its natural work of nourishing the skin, regulating its tem ?erature and preserving its normal softness, pliability and healthfulness, nstead it irritates and inflames the delicate fibres and tissues around the pores and glands and produces some of the many forms of skin disease. ■ The itching and stinging so often accompanying skin affections are produced by the deposit from the blood of the acrid humors with which it is filled, I into the sensitive membranous flesh lying just beneath the outer covering, ; and surrounding the countless nerves, pores and glands. This explains why : scratching the outer skin affords no relief from the itching and burning. ‘ F. S. S. cures Skin Diseases of every character by purifying the blood, ft goes down into the circulation and removes the humors or acids which are causing the trouble, buildsup the weak, acrid blood, and permanently cures every variety of skin affection. Local applications can only soothe; they never cure because they do not reach the blood. S. 8. S. goes right into the circulation, reaches the trouble and cures it by removing the cause. Book on 3km Diseases and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,, ATLANTA, GA, • • Z Remarkable Record of • • Game’s Oldest Pitcher • • • • Year, Team. Won, Lost. • • 1890 ....Cleveland .... 19 7 • » 1891 ....Cleveland .... 27 22 • • 1892 ....Cleveland .... 36 19 • • 1893 ....Cleveland ...34 17 • • 1894 ....Cleveland .... 25 22 • • 1895 ....Cleveland .... 85 19 • • 1896 ....Cleveland ... 29 26 • • 1897 ....Cleveland .... 21 18 • • 1898 . ..Cleveland . 24 14 • • 1899. .Cleveland-St. L... 26 15 • « 1999 St Louis .... 29 18 • • 1991 Boston 31 10 • • 1902 • Boston 32 12 • O 190.3 Boston 28 9 • • 1994 Boston 26 16 • • 1905 . ..Boston 18 19 • • 1906 Boston 13 21 • • 1907 Boston 22 15 • • 1998 Boston ...... 21 11 • o 1909 ....Cleveland .... 19 15 • • 1910 . ..Cleveland .... 7 10 • • 1911. Cleveland-Boston .3 4 • • Totals 50" 321 • »»□•••••••»••••••••••••••• hundred games is a very conserva tive effort so» those pastimes in which he helped, without being credited either with victory or de feat. in the 22 years of his activi ties. Last June Young made his 1911 debut at Washington, and clinched his 500th victory. He was a mem ber of the Cleveland club a' the time, but later in the year was un conditionally released, and the Bos ton Nationals picked him up The night that Young won hts 500th victory a year ago, Christy Math ewson exclaimed in admiration: "Young is the greatest pitcher that ever lived. If only I can ever last to win 500 games I’ll be w illing to lie right down after the battle and die happy.” George Moreland, then manager of Canton, in the O. X- P. league, discovered Cy in 1890. Young pitched against his club and show ed a lot of class. 'That boy of yours should be playing ball.” said George to the elder Young after the game. "He ought to be getting S3O a month.” This information almost knocked the old man dead. "M ill you give UNITED STATES LEAGUE, WE BID YOU GOOD-NIGHT NEW YORK. May 28.—The scheduled game between New York and Chicago in the new United States league was not played yesterday, and it appeared today as though the local club would drop out of the league. According to William Nlesen. pro ' prletor of the Chicago club, sixteen of his players were on the Bronx oval at the scheduled hour, but few of the New York players appeared and there being few spectators the club finally left the 1 field. According to other persons, the New York players were on hand, but the Chicago mon were so disappointed with the meager gate receipts that they ‘ refused to play, and went back to Mr. Niesen’s hotel demanding funds. YALE FOOTBALL COACHES PLANNING FALL CAMPAIGN NEW HAVEN. CONN.. May 28 The Yale football coaches have begun ' planning for next fall's campaign, and a preliminary squad of 75 men is being watched and given occasional coaching. ■ September 12 has been selected as the ' date for the squad to report, and there will be two weeks preliminary drill on Yale field before the season opens Head Coach Howe and his lieutenants. El mer McDavitt and Jim Scully, of the ■ resident squad, will be present during the entire season. THIS WILL BE HOT BOUT. BALTIMORE. MD.. May 28.—Gus Schoenlln, Americus, champion light heavy weigh - wrestle-, announced to night that Frank Gotch bad signed a contract to wrestle with him for the championship on June 14 in this city. The match was originally marie for May 39, but Gotch asked for more time to train. PALMER NAVY CREW CAPTAIN. ANNA POLI'S, MD. May 28—Mid shipman John R Palmer, of Missouri, has been elected captain of th» navy rowing crew s for next season. He will succeed Midshipman Greenman. who will graduate next month. him that?" he flnallj- managed to ask. Denton T. was engaged on the spot. That day marked the end of the rail-splitting, career of the Tuscawaras county youth. Grotesque in Appearance. When Young was uniformed he presented a grotesque appearance. His shirt was much too small for his barrel-like chest and his collar wouldn’t button by an inch and a half The White Stockings, led by Captain Anson, were Cleveland’s guests and the laugh that greeted Denton T that day was loud and derisive Rut when Young breezed home on the chin strap an easy victor there were 10,999 cheers for every previous jeer He held the hard-hitting Sox to widely scat tered hits, had fanned three of their best batters in a row. Includ ing the redoubtable Anson. That game marie Cy Young He- prizes It today far beyond any other per formance of his life Cy Young can afford to taka his ess* He fs well provided with worldly goods He owns a 329-acre farm at Paoli. Ohio, where he has always lived during the off season. H» is the pride of his county and community. They say out there that hr fs th® best farmer in Ohio. So no one need worry about his future. Ynun? is a living monument of the benefit of a clean life combined ■with physical development. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* J Greatest Moments ! In Young’s Career • • 1892—Held Browns to 16-lnning • • tie. 3-3. allowing five hits. • • 1897—Shut out Cincinnati with- • • out a hit. • • 1905 —Lost to Athletics. 4 to 2, In • • 29 Innings, against Waddell. • • 1904—Beat Ed Killian, of De- • • troft, 1-0, in 15 Innings. • • 1994—Shut out Philadelphia • • without a hit, not a man • first • • 1908—Shut out N®w York with- • • out a hit. • • • ■BUL'-C LULH-l'S ’■'UffSg’agT’J'J -‘I 1 .. MJ LU. .L'._U!"egß» "." , .T.ry?g Huh? No. It isn’t a squirrel food. It’s a drink—and a mighty good one. AT THE BALL GAME And All Stands”=ln Bottles 5c i Red Rock Co. Atlanta. Spanish Musician Latest to Enter Ranks as White Hope FIGHT promoters are looking over a new giant that has arrived in the United States, in the hope that they might find a "white hope.” The giant is Fermin Arrudi. Senor Arrudi is a Span ish musictan. who is 7 feet 10 inches in height and weighs 425 pounds. Senor Arrudi modestly admits that. h» might be induced to take a "crack” at Jack Johnson. He is said by his friends to be one of the strongest of men. When it comes to feet, Senor Arrudi can probably exhibit the largest on record From heel to toe his foot measures 17 inches, so that a man wearing a No. 12 shoe would appear rather small. Hts hands are enormous. He wears a tight fitting gold ring, through which a 50-cent piece can pass with ease. His wrist measures 9 inches and his hands from the wrist line to the tip of the middle finger measure 11 Inches. The biceps of Senor Arrudi are 16 inches in circumference when relaxed and 29 inches when he doubles his fists. His chest meas ures 4 feet 5 inches, with an addi tional 6 inches of expansion. His fist measures a little more than 16 inches when clinched, and he can drive It through a board fence without difficulty. Capable of lifting 1.999 pounds from the floor without straining. Senor Arrudi easily lifts a man of 179 pounds off the floor by placing the fore and middle finger of each hand under the man’s arms. A boy he picks up with the thumb and forefinger and holds him at arm's length Two double beds are re quired when he sleeps with com fort. and h® lies across both at an angle. Even then he must double himself up or suffer his feet to go uncovered, as no double blanket covers him when he is stretched at full length. Senor Arrudi was of normal size in his early youth, but at the age of fourteen years h® began to grow. His growth was six inches a year for several years. He worked on his father’s farm until his great size began to attract attention, and then he went tn South America, where he made his living by sing ing and by playing a zither The giant eats three times aS much as the normal man. When he is real hungry he makes a meal of a leg of mutton, with five or six dozen eggs, not to speak of various vegetables of which he is fond. He drinks about a gallon of wine with out feeling it in the slightest. One day, in Argentina, he spent a ffiw hours on a ranch where there was nothing to eat except eggs. He ate eleven dozen and regretted there were no more, for he was still hun gry Senor Arrudi is married and has a daughter nine years old. BRITT AND GLEASON WILL SPEND VACATION WALKING NW YORK, May 28.—Jimmy Britt. Tack Gleason and several other melt well known to boxing fans will spent! their summer vacation in a walking trip from New York to Montreal. Thalf hike will take them through the most attractive district of the East. There will ho no attempt to produce records nor perform any prodigtong things tn the dally tramps. The route planned will take the pedestrians up through the Connecticut valley into the Berkshfres, through Massachusetts to Bennington. Vt. nnri then over to Glens Falls, N. Y„ through the Lake George region to Lake Champlain, then straight on to Montreal. The trip will taka nbout thirty days. TALBOT. HAMMER THROW SHARP, OUT OF OLYMPICS KANSAS CITY. MO.. May 28— Lee Talbot, who participated in the Olym pic games at London, and who was ex pected to win the hammer throw for the American team at Stockholm, has tele graphed New York officials that he will be unable to take part 1n the games. Talbot’s business requires his entire At tention, he wired. GIBSON NEW MATCH-MAKER. NEW YORK. May 28 —William Gib son has been appointed manager and official match-maker of the Garden Athletic club, one of the biggest and most important in this city. He took charge today. The Garden Athletic club holds its bouts at Madison Square Garden. 13