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Mel Sheppard, Sheridan and
Cloughen Form 1912 Nucleus
\TEW YORK, May 28.—0 f the
! wonderful Irish-American
Athletic club team which
scored 55 1 -2 points at the Olympic
games of 1908 at London there re
mains a strong nucleus for an
other winning combination at
Stockholm. Sweden, this summer.
The point score of 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 tu repeat.
Os the team which won nine
firsts of the fourteen captured by
* * the United States there remain
Melvin Sheppard, winner of the
SOO and I,soo.meter runs; Martin
Sheridan, who took first prizes in
" ~ the two discus events and third in
the standing broad jump, and Rob
Cloughen, who was second in the
200-meter run.
To aid these men the Winged
Fist club has gathered a collection
of athletes who have won cham
pionships In this country and have
proved tn b® among the fastest and
best in the world.
First among these a.s being a
possible winner of the great Mara
thon race, the classic race of all
Olympic revivals, is Michael Ryan,
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
tvinning 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. Ho is in every way a fit
ting successor to John Hayes,
W’innor of the London Marathon.
Another man wearing the Irish
emblem tvho 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 eecond to John
Flanagan at London. Since that
time McGrath has made a new
world’s record and Is capable of
beating any hammer thrower in the
world.
MacDonald Star at Weights.
Another weight thrower to help
I ’ Sheridan and McGrath is Patrick
("Rabe”) MacDonald, a six-foot
four policeman, who has been
--■* ' breaking records In his trial work
at putting the sixteen-pound shot
L 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 onlv
rival for first pla.ee 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. ('. wqipht 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.
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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. J’ooke, who shared first
place in the pole vault with Gil
bert. of Yale, at London.
Meyer May Capture Sprints.
Lawson Robert son 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 tn 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,
and Robertson predicts that his
protege will do 9 4-5 seconds by the
time the American tryouts are held.
Rob Cloughen, second to Kerr, of
Canada, at the London 200-met4r
run, is fast rounding into form,
and with his added experience will
be a 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 ituTdles.
His victories-in both events at the
national championships last sum
mer make him a favorite for the
hut die race in Sweden.
George Ronhag. always a point
winner on Olympic teams, is mak
ing a bld for the 5.0-00 and 10,000-
meter races, and as he hafc 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 wearing the
Winged First emblem, is an ath
lete of whom great thing's may be
exported. Gissing. always a great
runner, has settled down to serious
work, and with the advantage of
training with Sheppard. Jim Rosen- '
berger. Frank Riley and Abe] Ki
viat, is showing better form and
more speed than at any time in his
sensational career. Gissing will be
entered for the ton ajid 800--meter
races, and ft- would be no surprise
if he snaps the tape tn 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 Klviat. This boy has made
time for the mile which has been
bettered by few man in this coun
try, and with another year's
strength and experienie will be
many seconds better.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Firmingbam in Atlanta. Tonce DeLeon
park: two 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. PC W L. P.C
B'ham . .24 17 .585 Atlanta .19 18 514
C’nooga 20 16 .556 Mont .20 21 488
M'phis. ' 20 18 .526 N' Or . .15 22 .405
Mobile . 22 20 .524 N villa .14 22 .389
Yesterday’s Results.
Birmingham-Atlanta, rain.
Moblle-Cha'tanooga . 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.
W. L P C W L. P C
J'vtlle 22 11 .667 C'lbus . .13 18 .419
Albany .20 12 .625 Macon 12 20 .375
S”nah. .18 13 .581 C'lmbia 10 21 333
■ Yesterday's Results.
Albany 8. Jacksonville 7.
Columbia 6. Macon 5
Savannah-Columbia: rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chicago in Cleveland
Detroit in St. Louis
, Washington In New York.
Philadelphia in Boston.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L P C W. L. P C
> Chicago 26 9 .743 Detroit. .16 18 .471
i Boston .21 12 636 CUand. 14 17 453
Phlla . 15 15 500 N York 12 19 887
1 Wash .16 18 471 S. Louis 10 22 .313
Yesterday's Result*.
Philadelphia 12. Boston 6.
; Cleveland-St. Louis; rain
New York 10. Washington 5.
Detroit-Chicago; off day.
NATIONAL league
Games Today,
New York in Brooklyn.
Boston in Philadelphia.
St Louis In Pittsburg.
Cincinnati in Chicago
Standing of the Club*.
W. L PC W L. P C
N York 26 6 .806 S Louis 17 21 .447
C nat; 23 13 639 Phlla 13 17 433'
P'burg 16 15 .516 Boston .13 22 371
Chicago 16 17 485 Brooklyn 921 .300
Yesterday's Result*.
Philadelphia 5. Boston >
Boston 3. Philadelphia 0.
, Chicago L Cincinnati 1
New York 6. Erooklvn 3
St. Louis 6, Pittsburg ? ' n
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TEESDAT, MAY 28. 1912.
“Grand Old Man” Rich and Best Farmer in Ohio
LAME ARM CAUSE OF CV VOUNfi QUITTINfi GAME
By W. J. Mcßeth.
Denton tecumseh young
has passed from baseball's
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 the forty-eighth milestone
of life’s journey, decided during the
past week that he had outlived his
days of major leagu'e usefulness
He 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 the most
wonderful pitching record of all
history. <"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 23 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, ho al
ways set a perfect example to both
teammates and associates As a
veteran he was always free with
good advice tn 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 Aoprpached,
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 more than l.non games
He is officially credited with 822. of
which he won 509 and lost 313. Two
PITCHER KELLOGG LET
OUT BY MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 28.
President Jonos. of the Montgomery
Baseball association, todax announced
the release of .Pitcher Kellogg, whp.
jumped the team. Waivers w ere asked
on Kellogg, hut no club wanting him.
he was turned back to the Lexington
(Ky.). team.
President Jone.- is figuring on two
new players, one of them being Out
fielder Swaim, just released bv Mem
phis. The other.is a pitcher.
Larry Sutton, scout of the Brooklyn
Nationals, showed up in- Montgomery
today. He is said to be- after two
Montgomery players.
COURT ALLOWS VOLS TO
PLAY UNDER NEW OWNERS
NASHATLLE. TENN. Mav 28.
From the bench this morning Chancel
lor Allison instructed Dan McGugfn to
proceed with ball playing at Sulphur
Dell, and he won't he interrupted by
the court pending good behavior A
new organization, with former Presi
dent Hirsig barred, will be formed to
take over the Nashville club property
Outfielder Jesse James, who was se
cured from Brooklyn, signed a Nash
ville contract today and will be In the
game against New Orleans. He is to
play left field. Storch being put on the
bench. James hit over .300 in the Texas
league last, year and.is a Tennessee
boy . living near Nashville,
H. D. TOWSON WINS TENNIS
TITLE AT EMORY COLLEGE
EMORY COLLEGE. OXFORD. GA .
May 28.—H. D Towson, 'l2, of Ash
burn. Ga . won the tennis championship
in singles this morning when he de
feated Lewis King, of Griffin. Ga., by a
score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Towson will
carry off the cup for singles, which he
will have won by defeating all comers
of the past three years. He adminis
tered defeats to Peeples in 1910. AValter
Burt in 1911 and King this morning.
CRIMSON'S SHELL DELAYED.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS., May 28. Ow
ing to the strikes in England, Har
vard’s varsity four-oared .crew will not
have the use of its new Simms shell,
which was being built for the Yale
race. The shell was to have arrived at
New London next week.
o CURES
• 0.0. SKIN DISEASES
Tho cause of all skin diseases can be traced tn some humor or arid 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
cannot, perform its natural work of nourishing the skin, regulating its tem
perature and preserving its normal softness, pliability and healthfulness.
Instead 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,
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. It
goes down into the circulation and removes the humors or acids which are
causing the trouble, builds up 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. S. S. goes right into the
circulation, reaches the trouble and cures it. by removing the cause. Book
on Skin Diseases Mid any medical advice free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA,
••••••••••••••••••••••••••
• •
: Remarkable Record of •
• Game’s Oldest Pitcher ;
• Year, Team. Won. Lost. •
• 1890 ....Cleveland .... 10 7 •
o 1891 ...Cleveland .... 27 22 •
• 1892 ....Cleveland .... 36 10 •
• 189?, ...Cleveland .... 34 17 •
» 1894 ....Cleveland .... 25 22 •
• 1895 .. . .Cleveland .... 35 10 •
• 1896 ....Cleveland .... 29 _’6 •
« 1897 ....Cleveland .... 21 1.8 •
• 1898 . ..Cleveland ....24 14 •
• 1899. .Cleveland-St. L. . 26 15 •
• 1900 ... St. Louis .... 20 18 •
• 196] ... Boston 31 10 •
• 1902 Boston 32 12 •
• 1903 .... Boston 28 9 •
• 1904 Boston 26 16 •
• 1905 ... Boston 18 19 •
• 1906 Boston 13 21 •
• 1907 .. ..Boston 22 15 •
» 1908 Boston 21 11 •
• 1909 ...Cleveland .... 19 15 •
• 1910 .Cleveland .... 7 io •
• 1911 .Cleveland-Boston .3 4 •
• •
• Totals -807 321 •
hundred games is a very conserva
tive effort for 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 at the
time, but later in the year was un
conditionally released, and the Bos
ton Nationals picked him up. The
night that Young won his 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 willing
to lie right down after the battle
and die happy.”
George Moreland, then manager
of Canton, in the O. A- P. league,
discovered Cy In 1890. Young
pitched against his club and show
ed a lot of ciass.
"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. “Will 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 nut of the league.
According to .William Nfesen. pro
prietor of .the Chicago club, sixteen of
hia players were on the Bronx oval at
fhe'schedtiied hour, but few of the New
York players appeared and there being
few spectators the club finally left the
field. According to other persons, the
New York players were on hand, but
the Chicago men 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 hf» lieutenants, El
mer McDavltt and Jim Scully, of the
resident squad, will be present during
the entire season.
THIS WILL BE HOT BOUT.
BALTIMORE, MD., May 28.—Gus
Schoenlin. Americus, champion light
heavyweight wrestler, announced to
night that. Frank Gotch had signed a
contract to wrestle with him for the
championship on June 14 in this city.
The match was originally made for
May 30, but Gotch asked for more time
to train.
PALMER NAVY CREW CAPTAIN.
ANNAPOLIS, MD., May 28.—Mid
shipman John R. Palmer, of Missouri,
has been elected captain of the navy
rowing crews for next season. He xx-ill
succeed Midshipman Greenman. who
w-lli graduate next month.
him that?" he finally 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.
Wh»n Young -was uniformed he
presented a grotesque a.ppearance.
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. But when Young breezed
home on the chin strap an easy
victor there were 10.000 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 made Cy Young He prizes It
today far beyond any other per
formance of his life.
Cy Young can afford to take his
ease He is well provided with
worldly goods He owns a 320-acre
farm at Paoli. Dhio, where he has
always lived during th» off season.
He is the pride of his county and
community. They say out there
that he is the best farmer in Ohio.
So no one need worry about his
future
Young is a living monument of
the benefit of a clean life combined
with physical development.
••••••••••••••••••••••••a*
• Greatest Moments :
: In Young’s Career •
• 1892—Held Browns to 16-lnnlng •
• tie. 3-3, allowing five hits •
• 1897—Shut out Cincinnati with- •
• out a hit. •
• 1905—Lost to Athletics, 4 to 2, in •
• 20 innings, against Waddell. •
• 1904—Beat Ed Killian, of De- •
• troit, 1-0, in 15 Innings. •
• 1904—Shut out Philadelphia •
• without a hit, not a man reaching •
• first. •
• 1908—Shut nut New York with- •
• out a hit. •
• •
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No. It isn’t a
squirrel food.
It’s a drink—and a
mighty good one.
AT THE BAIL GAME
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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 musician, who is 7 feet 10
inches in height and weighs 425
pounds. Senor Arrudi modestly
admits that he might be Induced
to take a "crack” at Jack Johnson.
He is sai, 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. His
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 circumferenr* when
relaxed and 20 inches when he
doubles his fists Hfs chest meas
ures 4 feet 5 inches, with an addi
tional 6 inches of expansion. His
fist measures a littl* more than 16
inches when clinched, and he can
drive it through a board fence
without difficulty.
Capable of lifting 1.000 pounds
from the floor without straining,
Senor Arrudi easily lifts a man of
170 pounds off the floor by placing
the fore and middle finger of each
hand under th® man's arms. A boy
h<» 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. dotibl»
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 he began to grow.
His growth was six Inches a year
for several years. He, worked on
his father’s farm until his great
size b’gan to attract attention, and
then he went to South America,
where he made his living by sing
ing and by playing a zither.
The giant »ats throe 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 tn the slightest. One
day, in Argentina, he spent .g few
hours on a ranch where there was
nothing to oat. except eggs. He ate
eleven dozen and regretted there
w ere no more, for he was still hun
gry
Senor Arrudi is married and haa
s daughter nine years old.
BRITT AND GLEASON WILL
SPEND VACATION WALKING
NEAT YORK, May 28.—Jimmy Britt.
Tack Gleason and several other men
well known to boxing tans will spend
their summer vacation in a walking trip
from New York to Montreal. Their
hike will take them through the most
attractive district of the East.
There will he no attempt to produce
records nor p>rform any prodigious
things in the dally tramps. The route
planned will take the pedestrians up
through the Connecticut valley into the
Rerkshfres, through Massachusetts to
Bennington. Vt., and then over to Giens
Falls. N. A’., through the Lake George
region to Lake Champlain, then straight
on to Montreal. The trip will take
about thirty days.
TALBOT. HAMMER THROW
SHARP. OUT OF OLYMPICS
KANSAS CITY. MO.. May 28.— Lee
Talbot, who participated in the Olym
pic games at Ixmdon. 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
he unable- to take part in the games.
Talbot's business requires his entire at
tention, he wired.
GIBSON NEW MATCH-MAKER.
NEAA' 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.
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