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OLYMPIC TEAM
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XEW YORK, June 14.—Bearing the
most notable collection of American
athletes ever assembled, the liner Fin
land sailed for Stockholm today with
the team which will represent the
United States in the O1 ymplc games. |
James E. Sullivan, United States com
missioner at the games, said that the
team was the finest he had ever seen
anywhere, and that the members should
anhex 80 per cent of the points.
The athletes will continue their train
ing on board the ship, under direction
of Head Trainer Mike Murphy, and
hen they get to Sweden they should
be in excellent condition.
Will Bring Home the Bacon.
Bring home the bacon.” screamed
some lusty-voiced man on the pier as
the ship was getting under way.
"R '■ will.” came back the response.
The athletes will have no difficulty
about training facilities on the ship. A
running track has been laid out and a
swimming tank built. Pits for the
jumpers and weight men also were in
stalled.
In addressing the men. Colonel Rob
ert M. Thompson, president of the
American Olympic committee, said:
Are Sportsmen, Not Sports.
"Be champion gentlemen, as well as
champion athletes. We are going to
Stockholm as sportsmen, not as sports.
Let that spirit prevail.”
The athletes reported at Cheisea pier
at 8:30 o'clock, and the ship left soon
afterward. Each of the team was pre
sented with a uniform, consisting of a
blue blazer with an American shield
over the left breast, white trousers.
bite shoes and a white cap.
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|news from ringside
There are but four names left from
which Jack Johnson must pick a referee
for his fight July 4. It is likely that either
Ed W. Smith, of Chicago, or Jack Welch,
of San Francisc^i,.will be the selection.
Willie Lewis cleaned up $10,600 for hts
twenty-round go with George Carpentier
in Paris two weeks ago.
A bill is in the senate at present which,
if passed, will prohibit the showing of
moving picture films of any boxing match.
Johnny Coulon narrowly escaped from
drowning Monday at Staten Island. N. Y ,
when a boat he was in overturned.
• * •
Waiter Houlihan is trying every means
known to locate Bob Moha. but has so
far been unsuccessful Walter’s eager
ness to find Moha is because he lias an
offer from a London promoter for Moha to
box George Carpentier there some time
next month.
• • •
It is said that Battling Nelson was ap
proached on the subject of refereeing the
Johnson-Flynn affair next July. How
ever. the Battler said he would onlv offi
ciate when fighters were both black or
both white.
* ♦ •
Nelson has the pick of either Pal Moore
or Andy Bezenah for his bout at Winni
peg, Canada.
The Orleans A. C.. of New Orleans,
have matched Joe Mandot, the Southern
lightweight champ, with Willie Ritchie,
the boy who fought a four-round draw
with Ad Wolgast on the coast not long
ago.
These hoys will mix it in a ten-round
PRINCETON HAS A CINCH
WITH YALE IN FINAL GAME
NEW YORK, June 14.—With a score
of 19 runs to 6. Princeton defeated Yale
at American league park and won the
baseball series of 1912. Ten thousand
partisans, about equally divided, crowded
the stands and bleachers to encourage
their respective teams.
Princeton won by good batting Yale
was painfully weak In her pitchers, call
ing upon five twlrlers, none of whom was
effective. The Blue opened with two runs
in the first inning, hut when the second
session bad been played and the Orange
and Black got through with its pounding
of Hartwell, the score stood 9 to 2 in
favor of the Tigers. Yale made desperate
efforts to retrieve, but her batsmen could
not solve Lear's delivery. Four more
runs was the best they could gather in the
next seven innings, while Princeton add
ed ten to its already formidable lead.
PHELPS AND GRIMA WIN
IN GULF STATES TOURNEY
NEW ORLEANS. June 14.—Weather
conditions were not altogether unfa
vorable, but the courts were soggy
from the rain and made satisfactory
progress in the twelfth annual Gulf
States tournament out of the question.
Two matches were played and another
i started.
The complete matches were In the
I doubles division. Phelps and Grima de
i feating S. E. Worms and Feibleman,
• 6-2, 6-2, and Saa! and Weil defeating
Morris and Many, 6-1. 2 J 6, 6-3.
——
LYNCHBURG REFUSES TO
GET OUT OF VA. LEAGUE
I LYNCHBURG. VA., June 14.—The
Lynchburg Baseball association, which
was ousted from the Virginia league
owing to the withdrawal of Danville,
has appealed to the national board, de
ciding to fight for the retention of the
franchise. In addition to this a mass
meeting of the baseball lovers decided
to raise $4,000 today for a new associa
tion to take over the franchise and
operate it in the future.
FREDDIE WELSH LOSES
BOUT TO GROVER HAYES
COLUMBUS. OHIO, June 14.—Gro
ver Hayes, of Philadelphia, had a shade
over Freddie Welsh, of England, in
their ten-round battle here last night.
Hayes finished stronger than the Eng
lishman. and probably would have de
feated him decisively in a longer fight.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. JUNE 14. 1912.
bout the night of Monday, June 24.
A field day will be held in Chicago June
29 that bids fair to surpass anything in
that line ever held in the Windy City.
Coulon and McFarland will both box.
while Frank Gotch will appear on the
mat with some capable opponent.
• • •
The proposed bout between Packey
McFarland and Ray Temple has fallen
through, because Temple would not agree
to let Packey enter the ring above 135
pounds. •
• • •
Wp may have another Jeffries stunt
nulled. Tom Sharkey has been training
nard for the past month. Tom does not
say he is going to fight, but he is train
ing for something.
• • •
When asked who would win July 4,
Sharkey said the match was a joke. He
said if he could not go in now and whip
Flynn he would give all the purse to
charity.
• • •
The ten-round bout between Al Delmont
and Ollie Kfrke which was scheduled for
Little Rock, Monday night, was post
poned one week because of the small at
tendance.
• • •
It may be that Delmont pulled the
same stunt there that he did in Atlanta
a while back. After the club promoter
here had wired him transportation he re
fused to box at the last moment, claim
ing the attendance was too small.
•. • •
Jake Abel and Terry Nelson have
signed articles to box ten rounds before
She Nashville A. C., In Nashville. June 19.
Abel recently defeated Nelson In 41 rounds
in a private bout.
• • •
Fans look for Ray Temple to win hands
down from Joe Sherman in Little Rock
tomorrow night. However, he will have
to hustle, as Sherman is a comer.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Memphis in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon.
Two games. First game called at 2:30
o'clock.
Montgomery In Birmingham.
Mobile in New Orleans
Nashville in Chattanooga.
Standing of the Clubs.
W, L. P.O. W L P C.
B'ham. .33 22 .600 M'mphis 27 27 .500
Mobile . 33 25 .569 Mont. . .25 29 .455
C'nooga .27 25 .519 Atlanta .21 28 .429
N. Or. . .25 24 .510 N’ville .21 32
Yesterday’s Results.
AH games postponed; rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Savannah in Albany.
Jacksonville in Columbia.
Columbus in Macon.
Standing of the Club..
W. L PC W. L PC
J'ville. . 26 16 619 C'bus. . .20 25 .444
Albanv 28 18 .609 Macon . .18 26 .409
Sav. . .‘.27 19 .587 Cola. . . .14 29 .326
Yesterday’s Results.
Macon 4. Columbus 0.
Columbia 4. Jacksonville 1.
Savannah 2, Albany 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUK.
Games Today.
Boston in Chicago.
New’ York in St. Louis,
Philadelphia in Detroit.
Washington in Cleveland.
Standing of the Club..
W L. P.C. W. L. P.O.
Chicago .33 20 .623 Detroit .25 28 .472
Boston 31 19 .620 C'iand . .23 26 .469
Wash. . .31 21 .596 N. ork .16 30 .348
Thila . 30 23 .566 S. Louis 14 36 .280
Yesterday’s Results.
Washington 6. Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia 4. Detroit 3.
St Louis-New York, rain.
Chicago 3, Boston 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today.
Cincinnati In Boston.
St. Louis in Brooklyn.
Pittsburg in New Y'ork.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
Standing o* the Clubs.
W L P.C. W. L. PC
N York .37 8 .822 Phila . .20 23 .465
P’burg. .25 20 .556 S. Louis 23 29 .442
Chicago .25 21 .543 Boston*. 16 33 .327
C’natl . .27 23 .540 Brook. .14 30 .318
Yesterday's Result*.
Boston 6. St. Louts 4.
Pittsburg 5. Brooklyn 0.
New York 3, Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 11. Cincinnati 10.
HARBISON DEAL
UPINTHEfIIR
The Spartanburg club has pulled a
fine trick on the Crackers A few days
ago they agreed to turn over to the
local club for a fixed sum Infielder Har
bison. who was to be given a week's
trial by Hemphill. If he made good he
was to relnain here. If he did not
live up to expectations, he was to be
returned to Spartanburg.
Today the Spartanburg club has
raised the price on this player, and re
fuses to let him come here on trial.
It must be an outright sale. President
Callaway called the Spartanburg club
on the phone this morning, ano asked
them to live up to their agreement.
They refused to do so.
And thereupon President Callaway
immediately sent all the telegrams and
data concerning the deal to John H.
Farrell, gs the national association It's
a cinch that Mr. Farrell will Insist that
the Spartanburg club live up to its
agreement
“Humpty!’ McElveen arrived this
morning and will play third base this
afternoon.
TYLER REPLACES ROBB
IN RICHMOND TOURNEY
RICHMOND. I*A„ June 14.—Through
default of Robb, who sustained an in
jury, Tyler will be the fourth member
of the team in the semi-finals in the
Old Dominion tennis tournament. The
other three will be James, Thornton
and Page.
In the mixed doubles yesterday Miss
Jones and Mr. Thornton beat Miss
Desston and Mr. Buford. 6-3. 6-4; Mrs.
Taylor and Mr. Buford beat Miss Boyd
and Mr. Adair, 6-3, 6-4; Miss Meredith
and Dr. Dunn won from Miss Colstan
and Mr. Masteller, 6-2. 6-3; Mrs. Hardy
and Mr. James beat Miss Baker and
Mr. Gore. 6-4, 9-7; Miss Duhring and
Mr. Mclntosh beat Miss Randolph and
Mr. Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.
In the ladies' doubles. Miss Boyd and
Miss Baker beat Miss Joynes and Miss
Powers, 7-5. 4-6, 6-2; Mrs. Hardy and
Miss Meredith beat Miss Duhring and
Miss Desston. 8-6, 6-1.
MONTGOMERY BUSINESS
MEN TO HELP OUT CLUB
MONTGOMERY, ALA . June 14.-Re
ports that the Montgomery baseball fran
chise was in danger of being sold caused
25 business men to hold a meeting for
the purpose of considering plans to keep
first-class baseball in Montgomery. A
committee was appointed to confer with
Richard Tillis, majority stockholder of the
club
While no positive statement was Issued
for publication, it is understood the com
mittee will offer to guarantee Mr. Tillis
against loss for three years if he will keep
Montgomery in the Southern league.
KILLS FIGHTS IN ARIZONA.
PHOENIX, ARIZ., June 14.—Govern
or Hunt vetoed the bill permitting
twenty-round prize fights in Arizona.
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FODDER FOR FANS
Muffled maledictions and ejaculated ex
ecrations arose from the Atlanta bench
when the game Thursday was called off
on account of rain The Crackers are
still short of work —and still it rains.
* « *
Earl Sykes, who was supposed to he nn
his way to Montgomery, sat in the stands
and watched the showers come down.
“Nix. I haven’t gone to join the Mont
gomery team and I'm not in anj hurry to
doit either.” said Sykes. Earl thinks At
lanta the banner town of the league and
is kicking like a bay steer at having to
leave
A surprisingly large crowd turned nut
yesterday, considering the threatening
weather and the tough ball that has been
played lately The Cracker fans haven’t
lost all hope for their team yet.
Toledo is having a bard time over third
basemen. BronkTe is out of the game.
Manush is just beginning to hobble around
for the first time since the accident that
broke his leg. and the Hens ha\e been
forced to grab Brady from Xew Haven
and Mills, a Harvard law student.
Jim Manes, the Chattanooga lad who
has been playing In the Texas league, has
been turned loose on account of his weak
hitting. East year he smacked ’em .350
in the Canadian league «
• • •
Bobby Gilks. Nap scout, has turned up
in New Orleans. He reports material
scarce, as usual.
• * •
New Orleans baseball writers say that,
with the best pitching staff In the league
and the most postponed games. It will
be but a short time now before the Peli
cans are up in the lead. The pitching
staff they rave about consists of Weaver,
Griffin, Swann. Wagner and Swindell. At
that, it's not a - bad one.
« • •
Pitcher Martin, formerly of the Ath
letics, has been taken over by Balti
more.
...
Bernhard believes he has a couple of
wonders In Merritt and Parsons, his new
pitchers. And If he has he will be dan
gerous. The last time the Turtles were
here they looked better than any team in
the league, except Birmingham.
Bill Bernhard has six or seven former
Eastern leaguers on his pay roll. They
are all pretty useful performers, too. Most
of them, too, were with Newark and
Jersey City once.
• • •
Bill Bernhard has long had a grudge
against Billy smith and there are those
who believe he was trying to even up
when he let Farmer Allen go to the Look
out club.
When Angel-faced Mike Finn took a
few games from the Barons the usual
yell went up in Birmingham. They aren’t
happy there unless the Barons are out in
front by a hundred points
• • •
Physicians have decided that Artie Hof
man Is suffering with nothing more se
rious than a case of ''nerves' 1 and be
lieve he will soon be his old self.
fjERNSHEIM
Suppose Nashville wins a double-header
today and Atlanta loses two games. Ker
plunk! The cellar!
Jack Martin, the Highlanders’ kid short
stop. Is everlastingly getting stove up.
His last injury was a gashed toe.
• • •
They've already begun to tell Harry
Davis how o manage his team up In
Cleveland He may not get much sym
pathy in his present jnb, hut he’ll get a
lot of advice.
Mike Donlin’s wife has been sick and
Mike has lost both sleep and peace of
mind, but it hasn't seemed to dim his
batting eye.
OTTO FLOTO WILL HOLD
WATCH AT TITLE FIGHT
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M.. June 14.
Governor William C. MacDonald, of New
Mexico, was a visitor here today tn sat
isfy himself of prevailing conditions and
of conditions likely to prevail during the
fight for the world’s championship be
tween Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn on
July 4. The visit was arranged at the
request of the tight promoters, the gov
ernor stopping off en route to the Demo
cratic national convention in Baltimore.
Formal announcement was made that
Otto Floto, of Denver, is the selection as
official timekeeper for the big battle,
while Jack Curley, on behalf of Flynn,
has asked Alderman A. Tearney. of Chi
cago, to act as timekeeper for the chair
longer. The Johnson camp has yet given
no intimation of their choice in the mat
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