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ATHLETES IN BIG
TRYOUTS TODAY
CAMBRIDGE. MASS., June B.
With ideal weather conditions
prevailing, the pick of Amer
ican college, club and school ath
letes gathered here today to com
pete at the Harvard stadium in the
Eastern Olympian tryouts. It was
expected to be the greatest meet
ever held In this country, and over
20,000 persons were expected to
witness the contests.
The air was cool and crisp, but
was tempered by bright sunlight.
The athletes declared that they
could not ask for better conditions.
Th? men who make the best show
ing will he selected to represent
the United States at the Olympic
games in Stockholm, Sweden, this
Summer. Almost every athlete of
note in the East and middle West
uas entered in the events, and rec
ords were expected to be broken.
The first event was scheduled to
begin at 2 p. m.
With three and four, and in some
cases even more, headliners en
tered in the different contests, in
dications pointed toward many
thrilling battles for supremacy in
the field of track events. Very few
of the men who have gained hon
ors on the track and field in the
past few years were missing.
Judging from form, the winners
in today's events stand a good
chance of duplicating their victo
ries at Stockholm, despite the fact
that they will be pitted against the
best in the world.
SYKES DEAITn AIR:
EARL MAY GO OR STAY
The Earl Sykes deal is in the air.
John Dobbs wants the man for the
Montgomery team and he feels that he
has what virtually amounts to a prom
ise of Sykes.
At the same time Manager Hemphill
will not let him go until he is certain
that he does not class up to Cracker
standards.
Dobbs is anxious to give Danzig his
release. The big fellow is far from
well and ought to be out of baseball.
EARLY GAME TODAY, AS
PELICANS MUST ‘BEAT IT’
Yesterday's game was the second in
a row a hich was postponed on account
of rain. The field was a lake and there
wasn't a chance of anything in the way
of a contest.
Today's game will be called at 2:45
o’clock, because the. Pejicans have to
leave for New Orleans, where they are
scheduled, as Usual; to play a Sunday
game.
Monday the Crackers open with
Nashville.
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NEWS FROM RINGSIDE
Patsey Haley, the referee whose li
cense was revoked fnr giving a decision
in a recent New York bout, has been re
instated b\ the state boxing commission.
• • »
Charley White received $750 for his ten
round fight with Young Shugro in New
York the other night.
• • •
Dave Brown, a negro pug from Mem
phis. was knocked out after 30 seconds of
fighting with Johnny Tholmer in New
Orleans Wednesday night and is still in
the hospital as a result of the punch.
• * *
Eddie McGoorty and Jimmy Gardner
are scheduled to box In Boston June 11.
If McGoorty defeats Gardner he will be
matched with Jack Dillon for a ten-round
bout at Benton Harbor. Mich . the after
noon of July 4.
♦ • •
The winner of the Gardner-McGoorty
fight will he serft up against Howard
Morrow, Tommy Ryan's protege.
• • •
Lutber McCarthy has a live wire be
hind him in Bill McCamey.
• • •
Mike Gibbons Is training hard for his
ten-round fight with Tommy Connors in
Brooklyn Monday night.
* , ,
Many boxing fans believe that Joe Man
dot will be substituted to fight Joe Rivers
in Los Angeles July 4 if Wolgast fails to
get in shape.
* * *
When Wolgast announced that his chal
lengers would have to make 133 pounds
ringside for him Packey McFarland s
chance of meeting the champ grew small
er than ever.
• • •
Young Brown gave himself a boost the
other night when he. floored Matt Wells
in the first round of a ten-round bout.
This was more than McFarland did to
the Englishman.
• • •
Howard Raker will hook up with Guy
Buckles in Denver June 13. The bout will
be staged over a ten-round route.
• « •
The Lovin bill .to permit a boxing con
test of 25 rounds in Arizona was passed
through the senate and is now In the
house. According to the bill clubs stag
ing bouts will be taxed $250 a year.
• , •
George Patterson, a California heavy,
is the latest member to join the White
Hope ranks.
Bob Moha has returned to his home in
Wisconsin, where he plans to rest up for
a couple of months before boxing again.
Eddie Reddy, who is managing Mike
Gibbons, is in receipt of an offer from the
Garden A. C.. New York, for a bout with
George Carpentier, the French champion
• « •
The winner of the Thomas-Abel match
in New Orleans Monday night will he
matched with Joe Mandot.
Rattling Nelson will box at Winnipeg
some time next month. The Battler's
hands are mending rapidly and he Is tn
good shape physically:
, , ,
A report from New Orleans says Joe
Mandot and his manager. Harr' Coleman,
ha'.e split and that Mandot will sign ur
another manager in the immediate future
• • •
Jim Flynn s sparring partners have
gone on a strike They claim to be un
able to stand the punching the Pueblo
fireman dishes out to them. However.
Trainer Tnmmr Ryan is confident he can
patch things up and again have harmony
in the camp
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Jack Johnson is now charging an ad-,
mission fee of fifteen cents for admirers
to watch him in his dalb workouts.
TtfE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE R. 1912.
Jim Buckley, who Is managing Gunboat
Smith, one of the new White Hopes, says
if Bombardier Wells is really anxious for
a match he will be glad to send Smith
up against him on a winner-take-all
basis.
Harry Thomas will replace Owen Moran
in the ring against Jack White at Los
Angeles tonight. Moran hurt his hand
while training and will be unable to box.
As Thomas is almost as .good as Moran
the fight, should be a good one.
• « * '
Doc Kron?, who is managing Jumbo
Wells’ affairs. Is trying to match his
protege with Eddie McGoorty Wells laid
down in the second round here awhile
back while fighting Al Kubiak.
“WATSON. THE NEEDLE:”
CHI SCRIBES DREAMING
CHICAGO. June B.—Big Ed Walsh
and Rollie Zeidcr, of the White Sox.
for Hal Chase and Russ Ford, of the.
Highlanders—this is a deal which prob
ably will be consummated in the. near
future, according to local baseball ex
perts, who declare that the premier
pitcher of the South Side club is at outs
with Manager Callahan, and that the
latter is determined to be rid of him.
Neither Walsh nor Zelder was in uni
form yesterday. Attaches of the club
said that the former had drawn five
days suspension fr.om President John
son for his run-in with Umpire
O'Loughlin in Thursday's game and
that Zeider was out with an Injured
shoulder, the result of a collision with
G-andil in the ninth inning of the same
contest.
According to those from whom the
new s of the trade was secured. Walsh
blames Callahan for his present poor
showing. The big spit bailer has had
bard sailing in games in which he ap
peared during the last couple of weeks-,
and he Is said to be of the opinion that
Callahan Is deliberately working him
too hard in an effort to keep the. Sox at
the top.
DEBT-BURDENED VOLS
MAY QUIT THE FIGHT
NASHVILLE. TENN.. Jun? 8. Find
ing that the Nashville team Is tied up
with a $30,000 debt. Dan McGugin. who
took over the .franchise when the old
association stepped from under to
dodge the law. has announced that he
will give up the franchise by Monday
unless some money is hustled up.
Hustling up money is known to be a
matter if extreme slowness in Nash
ville. So the chances seem bright that
Little Rock may get the franchise after
all.
SMITH FIRES SPENCER:
ATZ TO TAKE HIS PLACE
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. June 8.-
Thlrd Baseman Collis Spencer was re
leased last night by Manager Smith of
the local club. He will be permanent
ly replaced by Atz, but Runser, who
was farmed to the Virginia league, will
appear at the third-quarter sack this
afternoon and until the ex-Pel arrives.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
New Orleans in Atlanta.
Birmingham >n Nashville.
Montgomery in Chattanooga.
Mobile tn Memphis.
Standing of the Clubs.
\V I. P C W L. F.C
B'hsm. 33 19 627 M mphle 23 24 .489
Mobile 29 24 .547 N, 'Or's 32 24 487
Chatta. 24 23 .511 'tian's .21 23 .477
Mont. . .25 36 .490 Nash. . .17 30 362
Yesterday's Results.
Atlanta-New Orleans: rain.
Mobile 1. Memphis 0.
Chattanooga «. Montgomery 5.
Nashville 4, Birmingham 3.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Todav.
Albany In Macon
Columbia in Jacksonville.
Savannah in Columbus.
Standing of the Clubs
W. 1. PC W L pc
Albany .26 1 4 .650 CTmbia 11 28 282
J vine .25 1.4 .641 '"bus. . 17 23 ’425
S v'n'ah 25 15 625 |lacon . .14 24 .368
Yesterday’s Results.
Columbus 2. Savannah 0.
Macon 1. Albany J.
Columbia-Jacksonville, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Washington In Chicago.
Philadelphia In St. Louis.
Boston In Detroit.
New York in Cleveland
Standlna of the Clubs.
W I. PC W L. P r
Chicago .30 17 .638 Phila. .21 19 525
Boston 27 18 .600 ("land.. .21 19 .525
De'rolt .25 33 .532 N. York 14 27 341
Wash. . .25 21 .543 S Louis 13 32 289
Yesterday's Results.
Detroit 4, Boston 3.
Washington 4. Chicago 2.
New York 7, Cleveland n .
Philadelphia 9. St. Louis 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE-
Games Today.
Pittsburg In Boston.
Chicago in Brooklyn.
Cincinnati in New York.
St. Louis In Philadelphia.
Standing of the Clubs.
; W L. F.C. W.L. PC
N. York 33 7 .825 S Louis 21 26 447
C'natl. . 26 19 .578 Phila . .1 731 .447
Chicago 23 18 .561 Br’klyn. 13 26 333
P’burg. .31 19 .525 Boston . 13 31 .295
Yesterday’s Resulta.
New York 7, Cincinnati 6.
Philadelphia 5. St. Louis 4
Chicago 7. Brooklyn 2.
Pittsburg 4, Boston fl.
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FODDER FOR FANS
The other day when Washington was
getting to a White Sox pitcher German.'
Schaeffer spoke tn the stands Said he,
“Ladles and gentlenjien. these are sad
scenes we are gazing upon. It Is almost
sad enough to bring tears to the eyes of
a rocking horse to see our hoys hitting
your pitcher so hard. T thank you."
And he escaped with his life.
* * *
George Jacksons batting, the wonder
of the National league the latter part of
last season, has fallen off thia year. Baek
to normal for George.
• • •
Johnny Kling says that Bridwell is not
through as a plater and that even if he
were the Braves would keep him as a
scout.
* • . *
We knew- it. Somebody has said. "The
New York Americans tried out a young
pitcher named Shears, but hr didn't cut
much figure." Not only funny, but true
• « a
Bennie Kauff. turned down cold by-
Manager Hemphill, has fizzled with
Rochester and slumps to Brockton.
O'Day says that the Redware as good
as th® Giants, except for slabmen It
may be so. Alas yes. Rut that's a heck
of a big exception
• • a
Bessemer has a battery. “Ery and
Pierre. We don't know how you speak
it. but both of 'em hail from Mobile.
• * *
Harrv Niles continues to go like a mad
man. but of 45 games in which he has
played this season he has failed to hit in
only four.
* ♦ a
Rob Unglaub has been taken on by
Minneapolis.
Pitcher Frank Smith, turned down cold
bv half the class AA and Class A clubs
of the country, has landed with Mon
treal.
• • •
Everybody thinks it's funny now to say
that there is one good reason w-hy the
Highlanders aren't last—St. Louis.
When they ran out of money thr other
dav at the headquarters of the Washing
ton. I nlted States league, club. they
paid George Browne off in uniforms.
Keeping a learn going is a cinch if the
subs are good. Look at the Giants. They
haven't had their regular team in the
field but a few times this year. Yet. they
are doing fairly well. In the Giants pres
ent string of Red Cross victims are wil-
fron. Doyle. Groh. Meyers. Merkle and
Drucke.
Cleveland will send Old Oleson tn Toledo
and take Ray Chapman in exchange. Il’s
great tn be a fawn for the owner of the
farm.
Rowdy Elliott may go tn Newark in ex
change fnr Tin her Frank Allen
• « •
Baltimore will let Jimmy Dvgert. for
mer Pelican, and Dube Wickers nut.
Manager Dunn has alsn decided that Dan
forth. the groat “finisher" fnr the Ath
letics. needs to drop bark still another
peg before he will get "here he belongs
Bob Riggs, than whom there has been
nothing more marvelous in thesp parts
since the days of ' Bonehead Bob” \Val
lace, has been forced tn quit the Houston
team and to beat it home to Etowah
Bob’s leg is bad and he may not bp able
tn play again (his year
President Hedges, in explaining why he
disposed of Rob Wallace for Georgn Sto
'all. makes it absolute!} lucid “(t is
because." says Colonel Hedges, we must
have a winning ball club." He doesn't
say when he found that nut.
• • •
They saj that when Ira Selden was
holding nut on Wichita thp secretary of
the club learned that Ira's son was col
lecting rigareltr coupons £n when a
contract was sent three coupons were in
closed. Ira signed. You can believe this
nr not. as you please.
Hem's another one you use your judg
ment on:
When Klawitter and Catcher Haigh
"ere mming together in New ('Tirana
early this season Klawitter waked up one
morning tn find that Haigh was in hed
with his cap on
‘Tve heard." said Klawitter to Haigh.
“of players who wore their uniforms tn
bed to keep from being released, but why
the cap "
Whereupon the truthful Haigh. "T wear
It tn keep my hair from being mussed."
• * •
Somebody has discovered Almeida's
batting weakness It is that be is bat
ting so bard be will soon bat himself out
of the league.
Clark Griffith studies the details of
games which other teams in the Ameri
can league play, finds the weaknesses of
tfie young plavers- and (hen roasts them
when they are playing against Washing
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WBILT TO
TOUR 4 STATES
NASHVILLE. TENN.. June Im
mediately after school is out on June
19. the Vanderbilt university baseball
team, undisputed Southern collage
champions for 1912. will begin a barn
storming trip through Tennessee. Ala
bama, Georgia nad Mississippi, playing
the best amateur teams they can find.
Manager Jack Sevier Is arranging for
the trip now. and has already booked a
ood many dates. This will be the first
trip of Its kind ever undertaken tty a
Southern college team, and. if the team
Is able to realize its expenses. It Will
probably be repeated next summer.
Every regular member of the cham
pionship team, with hut two exceptions,
will make the trip, anlong them being*
Wilson Collins, the leading pitcher of
tho team, who won six games and lost
none during tho past se&soh. Collins is
thought by many to be the best col
lege pitcher in the South, and has been
offered a contract by the Washington
Americans. However, he has two more
years at the university, and, being a
football star as well as baseball, ex
pects to keep his amateur standing un
questioned until he leaves college
During the past eeason Vanderbilt
never* lost a series In baseball, -winning
fiftoefi games and losing but three—one
to Sewanee one to Georgia and one
to Auburn The leading batter of the
team was Freeland, of football fame,
who hit .338 in eighteen games.
Those who will take the trip this
summer are Ray Morrison, captain:
-Freeland, first base: LylO. second base;
Lloyd shortstop; Turner, third b»se;
Hardago, left field; Morgan, center
field: Covington, right field; Kent Mor
rison Wilson t'ollins, Bob Harris and
Herbert Jones, pitchers.
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