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Johnson’s Camp Like a Circus;
Motley Crowds Watch Champion
By Ed XV. Smith.
(The Geo<-gi»n'» fight expert, who
ha* been selected to referee the
Johnson-Flynn bottle.)
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M_. June
27.—it looked like the ar
rival of a circus out around
the Old Town training camp of
Jack Johnson yeste'day afternoon.
There was a record mob around the
little valley in which the big black
fellow does his training. And It
was just as good as a circus, too, to
watch that crowd, for It Is about as
strange a looking gathering as one
could find In a week's travel in any
direction. The whites In the grand
stand that borders on three sides
of the little arena in which the
actual work is done do not oui
numbei the Indians and the Mexi
cans and the other- of swarthy
skins that delight in watching the
antics of the star of pugilism.
Picture this motley throng In
gay array and you have a strange
sight. The shawl is one of the
prominent parts of the Mexican
feminine toilet and the gayest col
ors Imaginable ate brought out on
Bundays. Old Town is quite wild
shout Johnson. There are plenty
of dusky-skinned followers of the
champion in that section—men and
women of Jack's own race—but
the Indians and Mexicans, the low
liest of which have been saving
their pennies for many a day now
In order to purchase tickets for the
battle, thoroughly believe in the
mighty Johnson. There is no color
line out that way. no race preju
dice, no sentimental feeling that
the white man, by all that’s right
and true, ought to win this battle.
Old Town Bets on Johnson.
The littlf bets of the motley Old
Town will be plunked down on
Johnson to a man. One has only
to go out there any afternoon
when the champion is working and
• watch the positively idolatrous
manner in which the crowds fol
low his every move. Every clever
step is heartily applauded, e’very
bit of comedy, is sure to bring a
laugh that would make a Hopper 01
* Goodwin jealous, and, best of all.
there isn't an inch of the journey
that Johnson travels every after
noon overlooked in any way.
Flynn has no following like that
here, although some of the inhabi
tants of the little Mexican ’dobe
Villages that dot the valleys be
tween this man's town and Monte
»uma. where his camp Is located,
gather in herds after climbing tire
big hill and discuss his chances in
awed wihapers. There are lots of
Mexicans around Flynn all of the
time—men and women and chil
dren—but they do not gather in
the same huge flocks that they do
at Old Town.
Flynn Takes Fight Seriously.
You see. Flynn does not deport
himself tn the same semi-comic
manner that Johnson affects most
of the time. • This training busi
ness is a mighty serious affair with
the former fireman. It's all busi
ness with Flynn from the time that
he emerges from his dressing 'room
until he announces in his big voice
that "that will be all for this after
noon, and I thank you." which is
Jims stereoptic manner tn dis
missing his audience.
Jim kids a lot about different
things when "the gang" is there,
the gang including some of his
friends from the city and the
newspaper men, but the Mexican
populace does not understand Jitn
In these moods. They do nut ap
preciate his barbed sarcasms on
Ryan and hog-fatness and the like,
for It is a matter of great doubt
whether that portion of this strange
land ever sees a line that is printed
about Flynn or his troubles or his
joys or his hopes and his ambi
tions. They merely take him as
seriously as he appears to take
himself* and they let it go at that.
Johnson's kidding may' be done
at some friend's expense, but it is
always broad enough to be com
prehensive tq the motley ones in
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the throng He punches his team
mates severely at times, and they
have ample signs to show Jack's
earnestness, but he always follows
these spells with a bit of comedy
that brings out a roar of laughter
from tho crowd.
Johnson’s Followers Loyal.
That's one of the big reasons
why this strange following of
Johnson’s is with him so thorough
ly. They would not believe you if
you ever hinted that Flynn has a
chance. They can not see anything
but a one-sided fight, such as their
own dear old bull fights always
are, but they are going to see the
laughter just the same, animated
apparently by much the same rea
son as they have when they go to
see the bull run through and killed.
And if this comical coon they call
Rastus ever fights anybody around
here this Johnson following Is go
ging to give him their heartiest
support. For, be it known, the
Johnson camp wouldn’t be half
what it is if it weren't for this
same comical Rastus. Johnson
seldom falls to stage him at some
portion of the afternoon’s enter
tainment, although at the present
time Rastus is 111 and can not ap
pear The right name of Rastus is
Calvin Respress and Johnson says
he's always going to have him
along just to ciown the act.
Johnson, with all of his kidding,
got down to the serious stuff yes
terday afternoon. He went two
rounds with George Debray, both
of which were full of ginger. Then
he took on Marty Cutler for the
remainder of the boxing work of
the day. They went eight rounds
In all and Marty was pretty well
bruised up at the finish. Debray's
feet are still a bit shaky, but dur
ing the coming week he will stand
the brunt of the boxing, giving
Cutler a much needed rest.
The crowd was so thick around
the Johnson camp yesterday that
the price of admission was tilted
up sharply from thy lowly fifteen
cents to the more prosperous look
ing quarter of a dollar. But the
gang paid the new tax cheerfully
and without a single murmur and
the man who buitt the grandstand
—for it is said Johnson gave him
the whole taxing privilege at the
camp—ls looking over automobile
catalogues, and dickering with
steamship agents for a trip to Eu
rope Immediately after this battle
is over.
In addition to the boxing John
son went through the routine work
with the medicine ball and the
punching bag. He eschews the
skipping rope entirely, as he be
lieves its effects are bad on the
heart, and Jack has been said at
different times to have one of the
greatest hearts of any athlete in
the business.
Flynn had a corking good, useful
day of it at Montezuma and looks
ready if ever a fighter did. He
opened up his boxing work with
three pull-and-haul rounds with
Ray Marshall, fqjlowcd this up
with four slashing rounds with Al
Williams and closed with a couple
of lively bouts with Abdul the
Turk, who is just breaking Into
the serious part of me training.
Nine appears to be Jim’s favorite
number of rounds for his boxing
■ and he divided them as equally as
possible among his partners.
PLAY FOR CUNNINGHAM
CUP BEGINS SATURDA
The W. W. Cunningham golf troph
will be contested for by the golfers <
the Atlanta Athletic club all next weel
beginning with the qualifying round o
Saturday.
The players will qualify from sc rate
in this event, and the handicaps wi
apply in the match play rounds ths
follow.
The first and second rounds of th
tournament must be played by July
the third round by July 6 and the final
by July 7. Play In the first flight final
will be at 36 holes.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 27,1912.
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SECOND ROUND TODAY IN
PIEDMONT D. C. TOURNEY
The first round of the men's singles
in the annual Piedmont Driving club
tennis tournament was completed yes
terday afternoon.
The second round will be played this
’ afternoon, beginning at 3:30 o'clock,
and the first round in the men's dou
' bles will be started.
The following were the results Wed
-1 nesday:
Foreman defeated Dußose by de
. fault.
, Dr. Williams defeated Dr. Hurt by
' default.
Draper defeated McCloskey, 6-0, 6-0.
Fitzsimmons defeated Hail, 6-4, 4-6,
6-1. 1
C. Smith defeated Nunnally, 6-3, 2-6,
6-2.
<‘lay defeated Dr. Roy by default.
iY Hoyt defeated Colquitt. 6-0, 6-0.
Moore defeated Floyd by default.
hy ———
° f CASH SLOAN, EX-JOCKEY,
on BEING SUED FOR DIVORCt
u LOUISViLI/E. KY„ June 27. Mrs. Eu
genia Hurst Sloan, of this city, filed suit
ill for divorce against Cash Sloan, brother of
ia i Tod Sloan, noted jockey. The petition
charges abandonment
Cash Sloan once rode with great suc
he cess abroad, although he never was as
. renowned as his brother Tod in this
® country.
lie He and the woman who seeks perma
.iß nent sepaartlon were married in New Or
leans December 20, 1894, and separated in
May. 1910
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Crackers Sure Look Like Regular Ball Club Now
Callahan’s Hit and Brady’s Pitching Won Game
By Percy H. Whiting.
WITH a Joe-Aglerized-"Dug"-
Harbisonized infield, a re
suscitated plaching staff, a
couple of rlp-snortlng catchers and
an outfield that is all to the big
league the Crackers are back home
and playing ball that would make a
dent in armor plate. How long the
spasm will last nobody dares to
predict. But if the Crackers put
on a lot more of the stuff with
whtich they regaled the Lookouts
yesterday, Atlanta will fly the pen
nant.
Judged exclusively by yesterday's
performances, the Cracker‘team Is
going to be heard from like a fog
hqrn in the rest of the pennant
race.
Judged by yesterday's perform
ance, plus all the indications and
preparations, plans and specifica
tions, and all other data, the local
team will soon be ready to take
its proper place in the pennant
f canter.
The infield seems to have worked
out at last to everybody's satisfac
tion. There is no reason on earth
why Joe Agler shouldn’t rank with
the best first basemen in the league.
His record and his work yesterday
all point in that direction. Whitey
Alperman Is entirely at home at
second and is good anywhere.
Douglas Harbison, the new-comer
from Spartanburg, put on a lot of
good stuff yesterday. He is no pol
ished fielder, but he is h good, live
ly kid. "Humpty" McElveen at
third is playing as good ball as he
ever played in his life, is covering
ground and hitting.
For the first time this season At
lanta has an infield that is as near-
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OFFICERS OF 17TH WIN;
ENLISTED MEN BEATEN
GHATTANOOGA, TENN., Jun# 27.
Dotson’s single, Meyers' sacrifice and
McLaughlin's single settled a brilliant
pitchers’ duel In favor of the Eleventh
cavalry over the Seventeenth infantry
yesterday. Honors were about even
between Zlckapoos and Owen. The
Seventeenth had one good chance to
score when hits by Zlckapoos and
Schwartz and an' error filled the bases
in the sixth, with none out. Succeed
ing batsmen filed out without ad
vance. McKissick went tn as pinch
hitter in the 'eighty and doubled, but
was left.
Seventeenth officers won an easy vic
tory over Eleventh officers in a morn
ing game, which was played In the rain,
the score being 9 to 5. The Seventeenth
team won the game by a third-inning
rally of six runs.
LONG BOUTS IN LOUISIANA.
BATON ROGGE, LA.. .June 27.—A bill
allowing 25-round pugilistic exhibitions
was favorably reported by the house Ju
diciary committee. A minority report will
also be made. Only ten-round bouts are
now legalized. •
ly hit-proof as they' ever get to be
in this league. When the Crack
ers had its all-vetran infield in ac
tion it was a elever fielding aggre
gation, bone-proof and able to take
care of any’ balls hit within reach.
*The trouble was that the infield
was as full .of holes as a colander.
The players weren't fast enough to
keep the hits from slipping through.
Now the speed of the infield has
been Increased 25 per cent or more
and any hit that gels through the
infield Is entitled to the honor.
The Cracker outfield has never
given any trouble and now is at
its best. If there’is a better out
field in the league, please trot it
out.
The Cracker catchers continue to
be a little better than satisfactory.
The one weakness of the team is
its pitching staff. “And,” says
Charley Hemphill, “I’m after pitch
ers. I want one to fill the gap left
by Russell’s departure and I want
others." This can’t mean but one
thing, and that is that Hemphill
will keep right on after pitchers
until he finds what he wanted.
• • ♦
tT has taken Jim Brady a long
time to find himself. But it was
worth waiting. For Brady pitched
one of the most illuminating con
tests yesterday that ever rested
sore eyes.
Brady faced the most eager ag
gregation of batters that will ever
hammer at his curves in this
league. Te was pitching against
the All Ex-Atlantas,. and five out
of nine men on the Lookout team
had a grouch against the Crack
ers. There isn’t a man in the lot
who wouldn’t give a day’s pay to be
able to hand a wallop to the Crack
ers. Jordan, Moran and Sentell in
particular despise everything with
the Atlanta brand, and put on all .
steam in an effort to pile up some
hits.
On the one hand were the Look
outs, eager beyond words to ham
mer the Cracker pitcher to a pulp.
On the other was Brady, who hasn’t
had enough luck this season to get
a tin whistle in a prize package.
The only reason Brady W’as sent in
yesterday was because there wasn't
BOILLOT WINS GRAND
PRIZE; BROWN THIRD
DIEPPE. FRANCE, June 27.—801110 t,
driving a French Pougeot machine, w-on
the automobile grand prize, completing
the distance of 1,540 kilometers (about 956
miles. 7 furlongs), in the elapsed time of
13 hours, 58 minutes. 2 3-5 seconds, at an
average hourly speed of 110 kilometers
(about 68 miles, furlongs.)
Louis Wagner secured second place with
a Fiat in 14 hours 11 minutes 8 2-5 sec
onds. and Regal, driving an English Sun
beam machine, was third, in 14 hours, 38
minutes and 36 seconds.
.DePalma, who was driving a Fiat, was
disqualified for replenishing fuel against
tne rule.
Bruce-Brown completed the race un
officially. so that Regal is officially third.
Regal likewise won a cup offered by the
newspaper Auto for small automobiles.
Boillot's spare wheel flew off during the
race and broke the arm of a gendarme
who was keeping the course.
The race took place in a continuous
rain. There were 22 starters, and for the
first three laps there was a sensational
struggle between David Bruce-Brown, of
New York, the leader In the tirst half of
the race, and Boillot. Then Bruce-Brown
had motor trouble and lost his lead.
SALLY LEAGUE SECOND
HALF WILL OPEN TODAY
JACKSONVILLE. FLA., June 27.—Al
though Jacksonville was assured of the
pennant for the first half of the South
Atlantic league last Saturday, when they
defeated Savannah in a double-header,
they have defeated Albany twice since
they gained the pennant, the third game,
the second game of a double-header yes
terday, being a tie after ten innings of
play.
The local club left last night for Colum
bia. where they will commence the sec
ond half of the South Atlantic league race
today.
BECKER MAY NOT COME;
HEMP. AFTER PITCHERS
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Pitcher Buck Becker has joined In
fielder Curtis Coleman among the num
ber of the jumpers. Manager Clark
Griffin has notified the Atlanta club
that Becker has refused to report here,
and Manager Hemphill has about given
up hope of getting him.
anybody else. It was a case of last
resort. , /
And what did Brady do? Oh,
nothing except keep the Lookouts
popping up little flies and striking
out all the afternoon. When the
session was over and the accounts
cast, it was observed that the hated
visitors had garnered a total of two
hits for the afternoon. One was
from the agile bat of Roy Moran.
The other was kicked out by First
Baseman Coyle. These two men
got safely to first, but no farther.
Hyder Barr, who lived on an error,
reached second on an infield out,
but died trying to get to third.
No other players got as far as first
base.
It was the greatest pltrhing that
an Atlanta twirier has shown this
year.
♦ • •
THE beauty of the systenrof meet
ing trouble half way was clev
erly illustrated yesterday afternoon
by David Callahan, Cracker out
fielder. Dave, like all the rest of
the Crackers, had been having a I
. terrible time all the afternoon lo
cating the curves of Bill Chappelle,
who was going extra good. They*
were breaking over the plate with
curves and angles that never got
into the geometry books, and the
Crackers weren't hitting often
enough to keep their shoulder mus
cles exercised. Finally Callahan de
cided that he’d try-to get to one of
Chappelle's spit balls before it broke.
So he waited until one was coming
in about to suit him, ran in on it a
few steps, met it before it ducked
and lacerated it for a home run.
For length, speed and timeliness
it was one of the best home runs
that ever graced the outfield at
Ponce DeLeon park.
Though fielded by Roy Moran,
than whom there is no better field
ing performer in the Southern
league, Callahan had time to canter
around the bags at an easy clip
and to beat the ball home under .
double raps and not even breathing
hard.
Yea. verily, it was some wallop.
And it won the game. For no oth
er runner scored during the after
noon.
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BUYS TEAM OUTRIGHT
FROM ANOTHER LEAGUE
BAY CITY. MICH.. June 27.—The Bay
City Southern Michigan league club has
purchased the entire Salem, Ohio, club in
the Ohio-Pennsylvania league, for a pari
of the present Bay City players and cash
consideration. The Salem club is now
leading the Ohio-Pennsylvania league.
The local officials announced that the
Salem club, which is managed by Hugh
Shannon, of Buffalo, will be here by Sun
day.
Bay City at present is tied witli Sagi
naw for last place in the Southern Mich
igan standing, with a percentage of .326.
“If It's at Hartman’s, It’s Correct’’
Smart Summer
STRAWS I
Every Straw. every
Shape, every» Style—if
there's a single stylish
Straw that we haven’t in
stock it’s a surprise to us.
Come in today and try on
a Hartman Straw and you
won’t go out without it.
Our prices range
From $2 to $5
Six Peachtree Street
{Opp. Peters Bldg.)
“Ik It’s Correct, It’s at Hartman’s"