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OLYMPIC TEAM SiILSJOTMIN QimWOIT 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. B« S L [ SATURDAY Atlanta . vs. Memphis PONCE DELEON PARK Game Called 4:00 r<j*pßßdU’Sj 1 Jr * v J r - r T l f> *r f h | i J maxeyt cr)? r . i ' ohpt ‘ I,a: « <'a. , <’s gnsrantped in from i' ' 6to days ;no other treatment required. I Sold by all druggist*. I, , •—..unrw ►. mv w«i-.ra.r*ara*/>aHHOr-~'n u 11 iniaai. i.jh m v . . .« MM REM EdVforM Enl S’*- 1 ", i'". I’’ 1 ’’’>"»' >'»"»if«faßi lUMi’aia it»i■».— an i .i— --ft mu ■ II a I .IM Mam.aaai.aiar i naif ■■ill ■■ ' mmmm» « >: « •-= 5 «-c U -/»«<- o if (n ~ lxj _ > —I UJ 2= 7*;3 *• u az £Z £ n C 9 Z 2 ° ►“ °-i *^£ £ - c s S » 3t=£> £ o £»«h $ uj I* =BK S cm _g| o m h-uoC w IA Sala of Clothing i p at such reduced prices as will interest every man or iWj young man who appreciates high-grade clothing. The season has been late, and we are OVERSTOCKED and FORCED TO RAISE MONEY. We are going to offer S& our ENTIRE STOCK of SIB.OO, $20.00, $22.50 and B O $25.00 Suits at ONE PRICE— I Ci O en | - $12.50 ii - | ,w« This is the only sale we have ever run in seven years *• (the entire time we have been in business), and it will positively last ONLY TEN DAYS. ' |S « SALE NOW GOING ON | Terminal Clothing Company | $ 7 West Mitchell Street _Sg |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. * 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. Pure, whole- I T some and invig- H 1 Bp| aW mJJL I orating as well I uj|. y I J S as delicious. I I ' * Don’t just drink it at the ball game Keep it in the ice-box at I home. Take it to the Picnic I F« ■ Sold at all stands ive cents | and stores. Made for a big cold I by tbe Red Rock bottle. I 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 ter. 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