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U. S. HftS FAST
WATER TEAM IN
OLYMPIC MEET
> "Bud’ - Goodwin, of the New York
Athletic club, winner of more na
tional aquatic championships than any
swimmer now* in active competition,
and a man well qualified to judge of
A the chances of the American water
men in the Olympic events, for he is
a veteran of two Olympiads, is of the
opinion that the boys who are now
on their way to Sweden will take their
full shore of .honors at the coming in
ternational meet. Following are
Goodwin's views of how American
watermen should fare in the games:
By “Bud” Goodwin.
IT may be that I hold too optimistic
a view of the situation, but I am
frank to confess that I don't see
why Americans shouldn’t gather in as
many points in the Olympic swimming
events as England. Germany and Aus
tralia, whose squads are reputed to be
the strongest.
England lacks sprinters and fancy
divers of championship caliber: Aus
tralia has only four men to take care
of nine events and not a diver, a breast
stroke or back stroke swimmer among
them; and Germany is noticeably defl
x cient in the two middle distances, so
A* that any weak spots on our team will
be counterbalanced by those of others.
Big Array of Talent.
For the 100-meter sprint we have
Duke Kahanamoku. of Honolulu; Har
ry Rebner and Perry McGillivray, of
the Illinois A. (’.. and Kenneth Huz
zagh, of the Chicago A. A. No more
than four foreigners are in their class—
William Longworth, Harold Hardwick
and Cecil Healy, of Australia, and C.
Bretting. of Germany.
As to Bretting. he is undoubtedly
fast, but his best 100-meter outdoor per
formance, in 1 minute 5 seconds, does
not look unbeatable. On the other hand,
while every one seemed rabidly skep
tical last August of Kahanamoku's
straightaway “century" in 55 2-5 sec
onds, look what he did to our best
sprinters during the indoor season in
spite of climatic changes and total un
familiarity with pool swimming.
Longworth in Short Races.
Longworth, the favorite, is booked to
take part in the 100, 400 and 1,500-
meter swims, as well as in the relay
race, with several heats thrown in for
good measure If he can train so as to
■ li be at his best for every event, and do
himself justice in so many races, he’ll
accomplish what no other man has done
before.
The 400-meter prospects are not
nearly so bright. b t ut after hearing
1 from Coach Kistler that ho has been
working Kahanamoku over half-mile
courses, and seeing the dusky islander
beat our best furlong men by some ten
yards in the relay tryout (the length of
which- was nearly 225 yards, by the
way), I’m beginning to think that mat
ters are decidedly not as hopeless as
they've been painted. It would not sur
prise me a bit to see that boy upset
calculations, even though Jim Reilly
and Nick Nerich should figure.
Condition Tells in 1,500 Meters.
At 1,500 meters much will depend on
Reilly's condition. If he is as fit as
when he created the American stand
ard of 25 minutes 40 seconds for one
mile, last August, he should be in the
running
The 80n-meter relay race will un
doubtedly be won by the Australians
unless they suffer an awful slump, for
on paper they are quite twenty seconds
|L faster than any other team in the field.
I expect the fight between England.
Germany. Hungary and the United
States to be very close, with odds
evenly divided, but I'm a lot more con
fident of America landing in the awards
since seeing the great work done by
Kahanamoku and Huzzagh in Verona
lak®.
Places Faith in Hebner.
For the 100-meter back stroke swim,
I place great faith In Harry Hebner.
Aside from holding the world’s record
of 1 minute 16 seconds, he Is one
of the most reliable swimmers I have
ever known.
At 200 meters McDermott has done
2 minutes 39 seconds, a world's mark
and, apart from Baronyi, of Hungary,
who previously held the record with 2
minutes 39 4-5 seconds, there is not an
entrant who has beaten 2 minutes in
seconds. Toldi. of Hungary; Bathe and
Luetzow, of Germany, Courbet, of Ger
many. Demjan, of Austria; Courtmann.
of England, and a couple of Swedes, all
, J t good for between 2 minutes 41 seconds
anti 2 minutes 43 seconds, are expected
to be McDermott's most formidable
ilv.i.e.
.if to the outlook for winning t.he
point trophy, I imagine we have about
equal chance with Germany and Eng
land. The Australian squad is too
small to score heavily, and the other
countries will hardly be strong enough
to figure.
START PLAY TOMORROW
FOR CUNNINGHAM TROPHY
The qualifying round of the golf tour
nament for the W \V. Cunningham
trophy will be played by the golfers of
the Atlanta Athletic club tomorrow over
4 I the East Lake course
Play in the qualifying round will he
from scratch, and as many flights as fill
will be played In match play the club
handicap will apply
The first and second rounds of match
play must be played by July 5. the third
round by July 5, and the finals by July 6.
Thirty-siv holes must be played in the
finals' in the first flight.
CAN'T AGREE ON REFEREE.
BENTON HARBOR. MICH., June 23.
The question of referee Is now the only
thing that is bothering the promoters
of the Brown-McGom t v fight now Un
less the managers reach an agreement
two days before the fight that takes
place July 4, Promoter Floyd Fitzsim
mons will elect J. Parker, of Benton
Harbor, to officiate. Marty Forklns
manager of the Oshkosh lad. w ants Doc
Krone and Nate Lewis wan's Eddie
Bantry Both seem determined to have
their way.
HEAVY PLAY ON FLYNN
FORCED DOWN THE ODDS
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M„ June 28.
Jack Johnson now rules only a 1 to 2
favorite against Jim Flynn. Up to to
day the Zulu Cinder was a £ to 5 shot,
but a heavy morning play on the Pueb
lo fireman sent his price down a notch.
Fight enthusiasts from all parts of
the country are in Las Vegas today
awaiting the bell w hich next Thursday
afternoon will send Jim Flynn, chal
lenger, into the ring primed, to battle
Jack Johnson for the title of heavy
weight champion of the world. Prepa
rations for the cominb contest have
been practically completed. The list of
those who will officiate has been named.
The Pueblo fireman picked Otto Floto,
of Denver, to act as his timekeeper,
while Al Tearney, of Chicago, and Tom
Flanagan, of Toronto, will act in the
same capacity for Johnson.
Training conditions have taken a
turn for the better. The sun came
out and dried up the roads, enabling
Johnson to resume his hobby of plug
ging over the hills. After a fourteen
mile jaunt yesterday, in which he
“fagged" his partners, the champion
i' e-zej back to headquarters, took a
11.1 of rest and then prepared for his
afternoon grind in the gymnasium.
During bis boxing Work Johnson
"crossed” Flanagan, his handler, and
won a bet posted by the latter at lunch
eon. According to the terms of the
wager, Flanagan backed Respress, one
of Jack's sparring partners, to stand
ut> for two rounds under the heaviest
punching the champion could admin
ister. Jack convinced Flanagan of the
error of his judgment by stowing away
the poor, unhappy sparring partner in
less than one round.
TO FORM MOTORCYCLE LEAGUE.
COLUMBUS, GA., June 28. —A move
ment has been inaugurated looking to
ward the organization of a motorcycle
league, to be composed of clubs In Co
lumbus, Atlanta. Macon, Savannah,
Augusta. Ga., and Montgomery and
Birmingham, Ala. It Is proposed to
have races at least three times each
year in the cities composing the league.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chattanooga in Atlanta at Ponce De-
Leon. Game called at 4 o'clock.
Birmingham in New Orleans.
■ Montgomery in Mobile.
Nashville in Memphis.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P C W. L. P C.
B’ham. .43 25 .632 Mobile .36 37 .493
N. Or. . .33 29 .532 Mont. . 32 36 .471
M'mphfs 32 31 .508 Atlanta 27 35 .435
C’nooga 33 32 .508 N’vllle. ..27 38 .415
Yesterday’s Results.
Chattanooga 4, Atlanta 0.
Montgomery 2. Mobile 1.
Others, off day.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Albany in Columbus.
Jacksonville in Columbia.
Macon in Savannah.
Standing or the Club*.
W. L I' C W. L. PC
J'vjlle. . 1 0 1.000 Sav. ..01 .000
Macon . ..1 0 1.000 Cola. ...01 .000
C'bus. ..1 0 1.000 ' Albany . 0 1 .000
Yesterday’s Results.
Macon 1, Savannah 0
Jacksonville 7. Columbia 1.
Columbus 1, Albany 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chicago in Detroit.
Cleveland in St. Louis.
Philadelphia in Washington.
New York in Boston
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. P C W L. P.C.
Boston. 42 21 667 C'land . 29 31 .483
Chicago 37 26 .587 Detroit .30 35 .462
Wash. 38 27 .585 N. York 18 39 .316
Phfla. . 35 25 .583 S, Louis 17 42 .288
Yesterday’s Result*.
Washington 8, Boston 4.
Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Philadelphia 4. New York 0.
Chicago-St Louis, off day.
NATIONAL LEAGUE-
Games Today,
Boston in New' York.
Brooklyn in Philadelphia.
St. Louis in Cincinnati.
Pittsburg in Chicago.
Standing o’ the Clubs,
W L. P C W L. P.C.
N. York 47 11 .810 Brook. . 21 32 .396
P'burg. .35 24 .593 Phila. . .27 38 .415
Chicago 33 24 .579 S. Louis 21 36 368-
C’nati. ..34 29 .540 Boston .19 43 .306
Yesterday's Result*.
New York 4. Philadelphia 3.
Brooklyn 9. Boston 8.
Chicago 6. Cincinnati 1.
Pittsburg 3, St. Louis 2.
The Good Straw That
Travels With You
The straw hat that is a
lW joy on the journey is the one
of light weight and comfort,
fine in quality and faultless in its lines.
We have the hats that invite them
selves to go along, on the guarantee of
the above qualities.
The right size, dimension, shape, style
and price is not a difficult combination
here—-we have them all.
Rough and Smooth Straws RMmn
$2.50 to $5.00 jOIL
Bangkoks, $5.00 to SIO.OO
Geo. Muse Clothing Co.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JT NE 28. 1912.
WOLGAST IS AT 3 TO 1
IN JOE RIVERS FIGHT
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LOS ANGELES, CAL., June 28—Two
terrible smiters a»e Ad Wolgast and
Joe Rivers. These ferocious fighters
are going to turn their toughest bat
teriest on each other July 4, and it sug
gests the old high school problem of
what will happen when a body moving
with irresistible force encounters an
immovable object.
They say Wolgast has only lost one
fight—that to Young Nelson. As a
matter of fact, however; Abe Attel had
a long shade over him three years ago,
but that kind of thing never counts In
the log book of a champion while he's
champion.
Ad has been fighting six years, is
24 years old and has had 46 battles,
half of which he won by the knockout
route. He is regarded as the ideal
lightweight, both in physique and fero
cious disposition, while in the ring.
Rivers, though younger, has a great
recoil’d, equally sanguine. He not only
knocks his men out, but he half kills
them. He has knocked out eleven men,
fought four draws and won four de
cisions. He lost to Johnny Kilbane on
what is regarded as a fluke.
There you have them—two terrible
wallopers, hooked up in a do-or-die
duel on Independence day. Because hi
Is champion and because Rivers has
shown that he can be knocked out bv
a man of Kiibane’s ability, Wolgast is
a 3 to 1 favorite.
TREASURER QUIT FOR
CAUSE: MONEY RAN OUT
MONTGOMERY, June 28.—When
"Silver Bill” Stickney quit the Mont
gomery ball club there was talk of a
ruction. But that wasn’t the cause.
It was patriotism. There ceased to be
any money to treasure and he realign
ed. being thus bereft of a real Job.
“The pryicipal business of a business
manager." said Stickney, “is taking care
of the club’s money. When there isn't
any money coming in, I don’t think
there's any job for the business man
ager.
“That was about, the situation in
Montgomery. Saturday we had just
sll9 in the park. The league guaran
tee is $125 a day. I had to pay (’bar
ley Frank that amount, and when I
did it, I felt that my services were no
longer needed. I went to Charles
Jones, the president of the club, and
told him just how I felt.
“ 'You've got to pay those ball play
ers,’ I told him, ‘and I guess you can
do it without me.'
’’That’s all there is to It. There was
absolutely no trouble between Jones
and myself. Charley is one of the best
fellows and gamest men I ever knew In
baseball.”
ATLANTA' MAYTAKEOVER
PORSMOUTH’S FRANCHISE
The Atlanta club may get the Ports
mouth franchise by forfeit.
The national commission has ordered
the Virginia league club to pay the At
lanta club what It owes it for plavers
bought at the first of the season if it
does not pay promptly, the franchise’
will be turned over to the local club.
If this is done, the local association will
have acquired an elephant, but will get
hold of Pitcher Erskine Mayer, which is
the object of its action.
ATLANTA MAY SIGN MAN
OWNED BY SPARTANBURG
Pitcher "Jack’’ Coombs (not of the Ath
letics) may be signed by the Atlanta club.
Last spring Coombs, who was the prop
erty of the Spartanburg club, refused to
report. When the. Crackers got. hard up
for pitchers, the Spartanburg owners no
tified Manager Hemphill that if he could
get Coombs to play they would sell hint
cheap-. Hemphill has given Coombs two
morning work-outs and may decide to
sign him.
GASTON BACK IN COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, GA.. June 28.—Dave
Gaston, premier batsman of the Co
lumbus team in 1911, who purchased
his release to manag ethe Danville
team, in the Virginia league, has again
joined the Foxes, as the Danville team
has disbanded on account of the lack
of support.
'FRISCO GETS BIG BOUT.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28.—The At
tell-Murphy fight, driven from Daly City
by the trustees who objected to the after
math of the previous bout between the
fighters, will be staged in San Francisco
Saturday afternoon. August 3. The fight
ers will weigh in at 133 pounds at noon.
For your convenience. Want Ads will
be taken over the telephone and bill will
be sent at expiration of art No matter
what you want or have to sell, a Georgian
Want Ad will do the work, thus saving
you time and money.
BIG CREW RACE
Tommis
HAROTDFIGURE
POUGHKEEPSIE. N Y , June 28.
Rowing experts, who have been watch
ing the crews which will contest here
tomorrow in the intercollegiate regatta,
are almost universally of the opinion
that the laurels for the varsity race will
be won by either Cornell or Columbia
university.
Os the other four crews in the race—
Pennsylvania, Syracuse. Wisconsin and
Leland Stanford—Pennsylvania and
Syracuse are held to be the most dan
gerous rivals of the favorites. The
men who will man the. shells for these
two colleges are in prime condition and
are confident that they can cope with
the speedy' stroke of the Columbia and
Cornell rowers.
The dark horse in tomorrow's race
will be the Leland Stanford eight. This
crew is the winner of all equatic events
on the Pacific coast this year and it
was in the expectation of winning hon
ors in the greatest rowing event in the
East that they were sent from Cali
fornia by a subscription of $5,000. The
money was put up by the alumni of
Leland Stanford university.
The Westerners have been somewhat
handicapped in their workout by the
climatic change to which they were
subjected, and also because of the fact
that they had to use a strange shell.
The boat they will race in tomorrow is
one of the Columbia’s old shells, which,
because of its age and antique design,
is not conducive to the most speedy
work. Despite this disadvantage, how
ever, the Westerners have made a won
derful showing and their supporters
are supremely confident now that
they will at least be placed in the race
tomorrow.
Chief Interest is centered in the Cor
nell eight, however. Cornell has
achieved victory in all but one of the
21 races shb has competed in the last
three years. The event she lost was
the freshman race of last year.
Columbia's eight, while not having
such a magnificent record behind them,
are conceded to be worthy rivals for
first honors. Columbia won the first
race held on the Poughkeepsie course
in 1895. She waited sixteen years for
her next taste of victory, however. This
came last year to her freshman crew.
Betting on the coming race, while
slightly favoring Cornell and Columbia
crews, has not been of such a decided
character that a walk-away is looked
for; in fact, Coach Charles E. Court
ney, of the Cornell crew, this country's
highest authority- on rowing, has
made the statement that never before
in hie experience had he seen six crew s
so capable as the six that have, been
training here for the past few weeks.
■ So rickmild and mellow I
■ you card help bui like 9
I DRUMMOND I
NATURAL LEAF
CHEWING TOBACCO
WANTS BOXING IN OLYMPICS.
NEW YORK, June 28.—Announce
ment was made today from the offices
of the New York state boxing commis
sion that Secretary Charles Harvey, of
the commission, will sail for Stockholm
on next Tuesday to attempt to have
boxing listed as a supplemental sport
on the program of the international
Olympic games, which will be held in
Berlin in 1916. Harvey will remain In
Sweden for the Olvmpic games there
next month.
CHURCH CLASS PLAY BALL.
ALBANY’, GA.. June 28.—The Ba
raca classes of this city have added
baseball to their curriculum, at least
such would appear to be the case, judg
ing from the interest being manifested
by them in the national pastime. This
we I ?
reprint
ANSWER
book
INSTRUCTIONS
TODAY
To Illustrate the high standard maintalneri In our distribution, w*
point out that all of ten S4OO pianos to be given away are of th* Cleve
land-Mannino manufacture.
We are still receiving in-1
quiries about the use of thej
three answer spaces on each
page of the Answer Book.
The following paragraph,
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which appeared several days
ago, is printed again today
because of the apparent con
fusion in the minds of many
of the contestants:
For example: If you wish
to submit two answers for
picture No. 15, but you are
satisfied that your
for all of the other pictures
are correct, fill in space No.
2 under picture No. 15 with
the second solution, after
having filled in space No. 1
under each of the other pic
tures with the solutions you
are satisfied with. Then fill
in space No. 2 under all of
the pictures except No. 15
with duplicates of the an
swers you have already
written in space No. 1. This
condition can not be more
clearly stated, wo think,
than to repeat what we
have printed so many times
in our announcements: You
can not submit more than
one solution for ANY ONE
PICTI’RE without submit
ting the same number of so
lutions for ALL OF THE
OTHER PICTURES. And
each set of solutions will be
judged separately when the
awards are made. This is
true whether you use the
Answer Book published by
us of one of your own mak
ing.
afternoon the First Baptist and First
Methodist classes will cross bats at the
Sally league ball park. The Presbyte
rian class has already issued a chal
lenge to the winning team. Byne Me
morial Baptist has a ttam in training
w.hich will endeavor to defeat the vic
tor of the second series.
MAT MATCH IN RICHMOND.
RICHMOND. VA.. June 28.—Joe
Grim, the clever young boxer and
wrestler from Birmingham, will meet
Abe Boshes, on the mat in this city
tonight at Broad Street park. Grtm
has met some of the best men in the
country, both on the mat and in the
roped arena, and his press notices in
dicate that has given a good account of
himself.
This Is Picture No. 71?
IS lldlY A
\eoRN JO'<6R.jnf JlTlAl b-’ ? '
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y
Wiiat Proverb Does This Picture Represent?
Proverb Contest Editor,
Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama Sl
My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 71 is
My Name is
Street or R. F. D. No
Town State /
Hold all answers until you have the entire aet,
answers will be considered If sent In before the public**
tlon of the last picture.
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TENNESSEE HORSES GO
NORTH FOR RACE SEASON
COLUMBIA, TENN., June 28.—Smith
Thomas, trainer and horseman, ha*
shipped eight, head of horses to Dayton,
Ohio, where they go to be entered In
the summer fairs through Ohio and In
diana. They will work back Into Ten
nessee in time to take part in the
Tennessee fair circuit. Several horse*
are left here to complete their train
ing for the state fair, in which Mr.
Thomas has already entered a number
of his best horses. During his absence ■
from the state Mr. Thomas will visit
Dayton, Peoria, Aurora, Ottawa and
Cleveland.
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