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FLYNN HAS FOUR
REASONSFORWIN
By Ed W. Smith.
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M.. June 26. —
Jim Flynn came into the city last
evening for a look about and to shake
h?nds with some friends who arrived
during the day to remain for the con
test next week with Jack Johnson.
During one of the lapses in the con
versational fire that besieged the Pu
eblo man 1 asked him why he felt so
confident of whipping the champion.
Without any hesitancy, Flynn reeled
off four reasons that he figured to be
very good ones. He is betting heavily
on each of them. Here they are, tabu
lated in the order he doled them out:-
1. I'm bigger and stronger and faster
than ever before.
2. I know how to hit straight now;
didn’t before.
3. I will make Johnson come to me;
fighting cautiously and thus neutraliz
ing the Johnson method of milling.
4. I'm fit now to go 100 rounds at any
clip he may fancy.
Thus you will notice perhaps that
Flynn didn’t include to me the much
mooted question .of his opponent’s con
dition. Generally it is inserted in con
versation here relative to the result of
the battle thus: "If Johnson is in tire
shape he was at Reno," etc. ' The same
"if" boding ill for Flynn.
“As a matter of fact, I'm not figuring
on what condition he is In at all,’’ said
Flynn. "For the sake of making my
victory all the more pronounced and
clean cut. I’m hoping that he won’t
have any excuses on the matter of
condition. But good or not, I feel that
I can trim him this time."
ABLES BADLY HURT IN
FIST FIGHT WITH FAN
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.—Harry
Ables, former Southern and American
league twirler, now with the coast league,
seems to have sustained more serious in
juries than was reported after his fight
with a fan here two weeks ago. One of
his eyes is Injured and his sight is en
dangered. He will not be able to work
again for some time. His idleness means
a big handicap for the < >aks
DILLON TO BOX THOMAS.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.—Jack Dil.
lon. claimant of the middleweight
championship, has been matched to
meet Joe Thomas, the California light
heavyweight, in a ten-round contest to
be held at the ball park at Terra Haute
July 4. Tommy Dillon. Jack's brother,
will take on Eddie Hart, of Terra
Haute, and Jimmy Watts will meet
Frankie Mason in the other ten-round
bout on the boxing program.
Budweiser
At the Top
Because of Quality and Purity -W
Bottled with crowns or J
corks only at the Home ' g&fw
Plant in St, Louis
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The Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Covers an area of 140 acres of ground, equal to 70 city
blocks, upon which are located 110 individual buildings.
CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Brewing Capacity . . • 2,500,000 barrels per year Refrigerator freight cars . . . 1,500
Malting Capacity . . . 2,000,000 bushels per year Horses at home plant .... 143
Bottling Works .. . 1,000,000 bottles daily Wannn . hnm e nlant 7A
Grain Storage Elevator, 1,750.000 bushels Wagon, at ho m e plant ... . 73
Stockhouses (for lagerlng) 600,000 barrels Auto Trucks at home plant . . 74
Steam Power Plant . . 12,000 horse power Horses at Branches 483
Electric Power Plant . 4,000 horse power Wagons at Branches 430
Refrigerator Plant . . 4,000 tons per day Auto Trucks at Branches ... 47
Ice Plants . 1,200 tons per day
Goal Used 325 tons per day EM PLOYEB
FR EIG HT St. Louis Ple.vt . 6,000 people
Inbound and Outbound . . 50,000 cars per year At 36 Branches . . 1,500 people
Total Sales, 1911 —1,527,832 Barrels
Budweiser Bottled Beer Sales, 1911—-173.184,600 Bottles
Jaa. F. Lynch, Distributor, Atlanta, Uo.
FODDER FOR FANS
Danny Coogan, coach of the Cornell
team since Hughie Jennings gave up the
job to take over the Tiger handling job,
will handle the Columbia college team
next spring.
• • ■
The Reds are squinting at a Covington,
Ky.. kid who is with the Charleston rlub
of the Mountain State league. All the
lad is doing is batting 400 and pitching
nearly a thousand. If he ripens well he
will be a hummer.
• * *
If Marty O'Toole had to pitch against
the Reds every game he would look like a
lemon right. He has won only one game
out of four from the Bloomers.
...
John T. Blossom, of Cleveland, was
awarded the honor of captaining the Yale
baseball team next spring.
• • a
A lot of close games were played the
other day in the I'nited States league—
and then they woke up.
Hans '.Vagner is having hard hick with
his live stock. First his dog died. Then
his groundhog slipped his collar and da
camped. Hans says the groundhog will
be back, that It is only visiting relatives
in Punxsutawney.
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'l'he Pelicans only won something like
eighteen out of the last twenty-four
games. They'll take a deal of heading
before mid-September.
Considering how loud New Orleans
laughed at the Cracker old-timers they
must have a lot of trouble explaining
about George Rohe and Joe Stanley. Pete
O'Brien was a little boy when they broke
into the big
• • •
The Pelicans need another pitcher,and
Frank is said to be looking over Hy West,
of Toledo, and Dygert and Danforth, of
Baltimore. All were, good in their day,
but none of them has shown anything
fancy this year.
• • «
A town too big for a league is nearly
as bad as a town too small. Witness
Evansville in the Kitty. They are talking
of giving ftp there because of bad attend
ance.
• « •
Pitcher Harry Hoyt, a Cracker for a
minute, if our memory serves, has just
been released by Evansville.
• • •
A contract with Cairo, 111., has just been
signed by Heck. He is a shortstop.
* * *
The Barons are trying out a chap
named Bell from Ensley. As a semi-pro
fessional he batted .400 and his personal
habits are said to stack up with his hat
ting.
...
Some pessimistic Washington baseball
writer has dug up the fact that in the
old days the Nationals once won eleven
victories In the West —and never smiled
again.
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The hidden ball trick is an old one—but
it can be worked'with novel variations.
Hans Wagner tells that once he caught
Jake Becker hiding a ball under his arm.
The umpire wasn't looking, so Hans
grabbed the ball; threw it into the out
field and scooted for second. Whereupon
the pitcher disgorged the real ball and
threw Wagner out a mile. The ball
Becker had was merely bait —and tyagner
bit. z
* • *
Roy Thomas, formerly a Phllly out
fielder. is managing a semi-pro team at
Cape May.
Pitcher Fucich (it must be the same
one that once wore a Cracker uniform),
had weird luck the other day. He gave
up but one hit to the Holdenville club,
but it was a homer, and his team, Okla
homa City, was defeated.
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Well, here's something radical: The
Washington State league has voted that
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 26. 1912.
its patrons must not make too much noise
and the clubs have posted signs prohib
iting the blowing of horns and the use of
rattlers. ,
...
Clark Griffith says that if he had one
reliable southpaw he could win the Amer
ican league pennant. We recommend
"Lefty" Russell.
• • •
The Washington club is after Bert
Gardin. of Roanoke, and Helnie Schultz,
of Savannah.
• • •
Hughie Jennings says it’s the Red Sox
sure. He touts Speaker, Hooper and
Lewis as the best in the world.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chattanooga in Atlanta at Ponce De-
Leon. Game called at 4 o’clock.
Only one game scheduled.
Standing of the Clues.
W. L. PC. W L. PC.
B’ham . 42 25 .627 Mobile . 36 36 500
N. Or. . .33 29 .532 Mont. . 31 36 .463
Chatt. . .32 31 .508 Atlanta. 26 34 .433
M’mphis 32 31 .508 N’ville. .27 37 .422
Yesterday s Results.
Birmingham-Montgomery, off day.
Memphis 1, Atlanta 0 (first game.)
Memphis 5, Atlanta 0 (second game.)
Nashville 4. Chattanooga 3 (first game.)
Chattanooga 5, Nashville 3 (second
game.)
Mobile 2, New’ Orleans 0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Albany in Jacksonville.
Savannah in Columbia.
Macon in Columbus.
Standing or the Clubs.
W. L P G W. L. PC.
J'ville. .35 17 .673 Macon ,25 28 472
Albany 31 24 .564 C’bus. . 25 29 .463
Sav'nah. 31 27 .534 Cola. . . .16 38 .296
Yesterday’s Results.
Columbia 5, Savannah 3 (first game.)
Savannah 6. Columbia 3 .second game.k
Macon 7, Columbus 1. ,
Jacksonville-Albany, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
St. Louis in Chicago.
Detroit In Cleveland.
Boston in Washington,
New York in Philadelphia.
Standing of ths Clubs.
W I. EC W L. P.C.
Boston .41 19 683 C'land. .28 30 .483
Wash. . 36 26 .581 Detroit. .29 34 .460
Chicago .36 26 .581 N. York 17 37 315
Phila. . 33 24 .579 S. Louis 17 41 .293
Yesterday's Results.
Washington-Boston, rain.
New York-Philadelphia, rain.
St. Louis 7, Chicago 2.
Cleveland 7, Detroit 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today.
Brooklyn tn Boston
Philadelphia in New Y’ork.
Chicago in Cincinnati.
Pittsburg in St. Louis.
Standing Os the Clubs.
W. L. P C W. L. P C-
N. York 45 11 .804 Phila. . 21 30 .412
P'burg .33 24 .579 Br’klvn 26 37 412
Chicago. 31 24 .564 S. Louis 21 34 .382
C’nati. .34 27 .557 Boston .18 42 .300
Yesterday's Results.
Brooklyn 7, Boston 0.
Chicago 11. Cincinnati 0 (first game.
Cincinnati 3, Chicago t (second game.)
New York 2, Philadelphia 1.
Pittsburg 10. St. Louis 4 (first game.)
Pittsburg 19, St. Louis 3 (second game.)
HOLDFIGHTGLUB
FORVIOLATIDNOF
LOCAL FIRE LIS
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City officials today took action to pro
tect Atlanta fight fans from the peril of
fire w’hen Fire Inspector Otis made a case
against the Gate City Athletic club. 36
James street, for violation of the fire laws
by conducting fights in a building occu
pied by automobile garages. Henry Nor
ton, owner of the club, was served with a
copy of charges citing him to appear be
fore Recorder Broyles this afternoon.
Agents of tw r o automobile concerns were
cited to appear at the same time, as they
are involved by the technical' terms of the
law The fight of the. city, however, is di
rected against the athletic club on the
ground that lives are endangered every
time a fight is pulled off in the James
street building, by reason . of the two
garages in the same building
The court action today is based direct
ly on the Kelly-Whitney bout in the Gate
City club last night. Inspector Otis at
tended the fight, thoroughly Investigated
the perilous situation and determined to
appeal at once to the courts for relief.
The inspector held a conference with
City Attorney Mayson, and the latter
ruled that the fight was held in clear vlo-,
lation of la.w. The city attorney will be
present and prosecute the case this after
noon.
The matter of fire protection for fight
fans has been agitated for several weeks.
The club owners wrnuld have been haled
into court on the occasion of the last
fight had it not been for what the of
ficials term "a clever fiiove to evade the
law." .
On the day prior to that fight, W. H.
George, lessee of the building, and who
sub-leases it, is said to have signed pa
pers releasing the two automobile con
cerns from their lease In order that they
might move out and thus prevent a viola
tion of law. The two concerns did get
out, and the fight proceeded, with no law
being violated.
It was generally supposed that the
building would no longer be occupied as a
garage, and the situation was regarded
as relieved. But. according to officials,
the removal of the garages was but tem
porary. They came back. They are said
to have failed to move out for last night’s
bout, and hence the police court cases.
When the case was made today. Nor
ton told Inspector Otis he was willing to
move his club if he was violating the
law The inspector informed him he was
too late, .claiming he would have to make
his proposition to the court.
Crackers* Batting
AveragesJncluding
Yesterdays Games
These averages include yesterday’s
double bill with Memphis.
Players— | G. | AB. | R. | H. | AV.
Harbison, ss. . 10 38 ! 4'13 | .342
Dessau, p. . . .' 13 39 I 8 13 .333
Hemphill, if. 59 234 i27i 75 .321
Bailey, If .. . 63 229 1 421 68 .297
O’Dell, lb .. . . 59 i 205 32 51 ’ .265
Alperman, 2b. . 63 243 ! 34 : 60 | .247
O'Brien, ss. . . J 52 .172 ! 19 | 42 ' 244
Graham, c. ..J 22 65 7115 I .231
Donahue c. . 20 61 ; 7 4 | .230
Callahan', cf. .. .1 21 94 10 21 .223
McElveen. 3b. . . 69 251 33 59 235
Atkins, -p. ... 12 32 3 7 I .219
Sitton, p 12 29 1 6 .207
Brady, p.... 6 19 1
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COLUMN
By W. S. Farnsworth.
THE promoters of a fight club
must know their business. If
they don’t, the fans are go
ing to suffer. The promoters of
the Gate City club do not know
how to run their club. They don’t
know fighters when they see one.
Any colored fighter could come
here, pose as Jack Johnson and un
doubtedly get away with It.
Ruck Crouse, a near-champfon.
who has fought all the top-notch
ers, came to Atlanta a few months
ago. and, under the name of Kid
Morrill, fought at the Gate City
club. He only fought for the fun
of it, but it only goes to show how
easy it was for him to pull the wool
over the eyes of the Gate'City pro
moters.
The promoters didn’t know a
near-champion, so what chance
would they have if Leach Cross,
Knockout Brown, Packey McFar
land, Willie Ritchie, Johnny Kil
bane or any of the other top
notchers were represented here by
fakers? None at all!
And in being bunked themselves
they in turn ire bunking their pa
trons. ,
The following story from a Buf
falo paper well explains how Buck
Crouse made boobs out of the Gate
City promoters: •
BUCK CROUSE TOOK A
CHANCE IN ATLANTA.
Paid $2 for a Seat at a Boxing Show and
Then Went on and Knocked Out the
Brooklyn Twin In One Minute.
Received $7.50 and All Kinds
of Praise.
Boston, June 21. —Buck Crouse enter
tained a bunch of fans yesterday with a
corking good story of a trip through the
South a few months ago. Buck went
South to take a rest after his first bout
with George Chlpp. Here Is the tale:
“I was stale from overwork," said the
Pittsburg boy, "and I knew that I had to
do something or some of those aspiring
middleweights would wreck me if I con
tinued boxing.
•’On the suggestion of my manager.
Jimmy Mason. 1 decided that a trip to the
land of Dixie would be just the proper
caper. Neither Mason nor myself said
anything to any one about going away, so
I scampered out of town quietly. In the
South I traveled under the name of Mor
rill and no one knew me I saw several
bouts down there, but the club manages
and hewers had no Idea I was there. I
always bought my ticket and never asked
If thej’ recognized a member of the ’pro
fesh.’
"I had been taking things easy for
about two weeks and felt pretty good. I
heard that a show was advertised for At
lanta. so I decided to quit the town where
I had been stopping and go to the battle.
Boarding a train I went to Atlanta, ar
riving there an hour after, feeling jubi
lant and anxious to take a hand in the
festivities.
"Going to one of the prominent hotels in
Atlanta I mixed with some fight fans W’ho
had no, idea that Buck Crouse was any
where south of Pittsburg During the con
versation I learned that one of the pre
liminary boys was in no condition to go
on. I made up my mind then to offer my
services. Battling Larry Ryan, of Brook
lyn, was the name of the fellow who was
on the slate to fight me If I got the job.
I paid for my ticket as usual and went In.
“I eagerly sought the manager After
some little search and then a rebuff, 1 at
last got permission tn enter his sanctum
I told him my mission
"’Mr. Manager.’” said 1. " ’lnforma
tion has reached me that you need a sub
stitute this evening and I thought that I
would offer my services: I can box a lit
tle and I shall be glad to get a chance to
show myself.’ "
" ‘Who did you ever box?’ ” was the
first query fired at me. " 'and how many
times have you won?' ”
" 'Well, sir. I haven't fought many bat
tles. but I have taken part in several ex
hibitions and I think I can box pretty
Well. Over where I live they think I am
pretty good If they hear that I got a
chance here tonight a few hundred of
them will come over the next time I box.'
said I in reply.
"This evidently appealed to the mana
ger from a business standpoint, for he
came back quickly and told me to get my
togs and meet Battling Larry Ryan I
didn't have any togs and I had no Idea
where I could get them at short notice,
but one of the attendants, eager to get
the show under way, provided a pair of
well-worn tights and a pair nf sneakers
for me Nothing had been said about
what 1 was to get for my trouble. I
didn't dare ask. lest the clubman get wise
I also had a few pangs of pain pass
through my mind for fear of discovery
and that Larry Ryan, my opponent, or
some other individual In the crowd would
know me,
"I was Kid Morrill and was so Intro
duced. 1 got a good hand, hut Larry
got a better one IF had fought there
and won several battles One spectator
said. It's a pity to put a nice young fel
low in there with that experienced boxer.’
Another said this kid will learn a lesson
tonight and forget all about the manly
art. It went on that way all around.
Every one seemed to have a lot of sym
pathy for me
"In my corner I sat shivering, and
when called to the center they almost
had to drag me out of my chair. Every
one gave f-arry the battle. It won’t last
a minute: It can’t go a round; that kid is
frightened to death now, and kindred re
marks were heard I listened to the in
structions of the referee, and as I re
turned to my c orner he walked over near
me and said: I won’t let you get hunt,
young fellow Just as soon as. It looks
bad for you. ■ will stop the bout so you
won't be disfigured.’ I said, Thank you,
sir, but I gues« that I will be all right '
We shook bands again and Ryan led for
me I pushed his lead aside and he
clinched me He swung at me after the
break I took the blow on the forehead.
Then I gently poked my left against his
•--« hold It. theta lust loner annuwh to
place him. then shot my right to the jaw
It landed right, and Battling Larry Ryan
sank to the floor with that careless aban
don of a man deprived of his senses. The
referee looked at me, then began his
count, and gave Ryan all that was al
lowed. pointed to me and shouted, ’Kid
Morrill wins,’ took another peek at me
to ascertain if he had been right, and
then shouted for the next preliminary.
The bout lasted just one mitiute and four
teen seconds.
"1 got the hand of my life that night.
Every one was on his toes looking at the
novice that whipped Battling Larry Ryan,
the Brooklyn terror. The manager met
me at the door of his office, grasped my
hand and wanted to match me with some
one for the next show He said, 'You're
all right, kid; you'll make good some day.’
"I took the $7,50 he handed me, smiled,
moved on. divested myself of my bor
rowed suit, dressed up and took my seat
that I paid two bucks for and sat at the
ringside to the finish of the show $5 50 to
the good.
"I was the hero of the hour. Every
one wanted to grasp the hand of Kid Mor
rill. I don't know whether Battling Larry
ever discovered my identity, but 1 slipped
out of town without tipping any one off
that Buck Crouse and Kid Morrill are
identical.
"Some day I shall take a trip to Atlanta
and maybe I will fight under my real
name there, but I'll bet If I ever visit
that place again the greeting will be,
'How are you. Kid Morrill?' ’’
HUB TEAM GETS SHORTSTOP,
BOSTON, June 26.—Shortstop Ma
ranvllle, of the New Bedford club of
the New England league, has been pur
chased by the Boston Nationals. He
will report at the end of the New Eng
land league season.
Summer Travel and
Traveling Bags
— "What's a trip without a grip?
|®F -31 I Like a grip without a trip!”
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Back somewhere,
away from every
where, from the
great, irresistible
out-of-doors, comes a memory of other
vacation days—
Mayh e you 11 return to these same
loved haunts, or mayhe you 11 wisely seek
the new.
Whither you wander, you 11 go
hand-m-hand with the luggage that car
ries the suggestion of plenty of clean linen,
outing stuff and perhaps a tuxedo for the
informal dance.
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A good grip is mighty good company,
and so begets good company. Try it.
Suit Cases or genuine cowhide,
$5.00 to $16.50. I |
Hand Bags, walrus or cowhide,
$5.00 to $20.00.
English Kits, walrus or cowhide,
$20.00 and $22.50.
Bell ows c ases, $13.50.
Leather Hat Boxes, round or
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NT. TENNIS M
HOLD SPOTLIGHT
PITTSRITRG, PA.. June 26.—1 n the
third day's play of the tennis tourna
ment for the clay court championship
of the United States, being held on the
Pittsburg Athletic association courts,
several surprises were offered from the
New Y’ork players. Idea! weather pre
vailed and the court was in perfect
condition. None of the Atlanta men
started yesterday.
G. A. Touchard, of New York, beat
J. E. McLean, of Pittsburg; W. Merrill
Hall, also of New York, defeated W. H.
Gardner; R. D. Little, of New York,
defeated Wendell Kuhn, of this city;
George Meyers Church, of New York,
defeated S. J. Adams.
Cedric Major, of New York, lost his
match to H. G. Whitehead, of Nor
folk, in two sets, the scores being 6-4
and 7-5.
In the doubles C. L. Childs and W.
Kuhn lost to R H. Palmer, of New
York, and J. J. Armstrong, of St. Paul.
Cedric Major won his game in the
doubles, having for a partner C. I. Ben
ton, of Cleveland. R. D. Little and O.
F. Touchard beat C. H. Karr and J. G.
Crookston.
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Baseball
THURSDAY
ATLANTA vs. CHATTANOOGA
Ponce DeLeon—Game Called 4:00
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