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JENNINGS SURE
DFANATIDNAL
LUGGE BERTH
By W. J. Mcßeth.
N~*EW YORK. Juiy 16. The
more or less brilliant Ca
reer of Hughie Jennings
with the once terrible Detroit
Tigers furnishes a fitting 11-
■t ration of the vicissitudes
< * fickle fandom as well, as the
fleeting breath of fame. The man
v b.> for three years—while he de
livered American league pennants
• o the city of the Straits—was
hailed universally as one of base
hi'i's greatest managers and id 01...
... : h\ the supporters of the Royal
Rengals appears in line for Byron
Bancroft. Johnson's . official guillo
tine In other words. Hugh Jen
nires is plated to pass' out of the
toting major organization, if re
v is from the West are to be cred
ited.
Jennings is in very bad favor
> ith Frank Navin, president of the
Detroit club, and the whole Ameri
nd league in general. He is blamed
r . the unprecedented strike of the
rank and file of the Felines fol
lowing the indefinite suspension of
T\ I'obb for striking and assault
ing a spectator at the Hilltop
e> inds in this city during De
trr.jt'v first visit of the year to
i lot ham t
Jennings Was Loyal to League.
Hugh Jennings took no active
pa't in the rebellion: Indeed, at
lea ; t to those on the outside he
gave every evidence .of loyalty to
the league and his employers. If
he was in with the athletes, as
most \merican league magnates
insinuate, then, indeed, is Hugh an
adroit cuss, whose diplomacy
should be commended highly rath
pt 'han frowned upon. Os itself
the baseball strike of Detroit was
bit a- putter, and the malcontents
were forced to swallow a bitter
dose, yet it is the future rather
than the past over which the mo
vie:- ire apprehensive. Following
f- : upon the heels of Tiger in
. :'.<>rdination Have been instances
. individual treason, most recent-
I' that of Hub Perdue, of the Bos
ton Nationals. When this great
: teher tore up his uniform and de
.'ived he would never again play
for .the I'ity of Culture so long as
Johnny Kling remained at the head
of the Braves, he hut re-echoed
the general sentiment of his frater
nity that it Is due time for the
profession jo strike for certain due
right-: heretofore denied.
Whr-je.fore, the American league
has found a seasonable excuse of
open blame to Jennings. He is to
be made, the "goat." And if Ban
Johnson had his way, Hughie
■a oui. l .joubtless be driven out to
.the barren .wastes. beyond the pole
of ..rga.nization.. Certain it is .that
the big Poor-Bah of the American
league has been lying, in wait for
H'lghicN scalp ever since the
.>rid - series of 1911.
Jennings Picked Giants.
Ran Johnson converted his
henchmen to the belief that Jen
nings was guilty of heresy against
• circuit he served because Hugh
had the nerve to express an opin
ion that the Giants had a chance
to take the measure of the Ath
'etuDoubtless the wish was fa
ther to the thought and the subse
■iuent utterance; for Hugh is a
.‘S"oi friend of John McGraw.
' r , vowed «tiemy of t'ornn-
M'Gillicuddy. Some American
"ague “progressives" went so far
as to charge the fiery thatched
leader of the Jungaleers with trea
son. They said he tipped off Mr
'’l ■' ' l o the weak nesses of the At h -
Personally I believe such an
1 '-ertion a bald-faced lie.
Rut, getting back to Hugh ,Ten
ngs. He is to be congratulated
gets out of the American
-ague. There is plenty of room.
■ r non in the National, and it is
ikely that Tom Lynch will
■nd in tpp way. Johnson drove
ge Stallings out of New York.
'ep tty- "Big Chief" has built a
m.il-ender into a real con
''nder. The joke baseball that has
1 haractprized the local Xmerican
r 'guc pastime evfen since proves i
usively that B. R. Johnson is
>'j oracle. Lynch has said that
ngs is welcome to put his feet
’ 1 ' ’he National league table any
he so desires.
GIANTS PAY SB,OOO FOR
PITCHER PADDY GREEN
mass.. July i«. tiu*
Nationals ha\o bought
Paddy Green, of the Holyoke
. ! "f the Connecticut league, for
'he highest price ever paid for a
in the league.
"ti never pitched professional ball
"-1 April, when he joined Holy-
TERRY NELSON MEETS
SCHWARTZ IN VOLVILLE
\jH\ILLIC. July |6. \ftpr meet-
- h'liimr Devlin twice, once being
' d and on another occasion get
•raw, Yankee Schwartz, the
"1‘ phia lightweight., will tackle
N.Json, of (’hattanooga. at the
toinoriow night in an eight-round
, ’ Nelson anil Jake Abel recently
-"a an eight-round draw in this
LEAGUE WILL MEET TO
CONSIDER NEW CIRCUIT
' A, - A " Frist-
H I Bailey, of the Southeastern
ba .ailed a meeting for to
,r '! the purpose of considering
of dropping Cedartown.
Talladega. AD and making a
w eague. with Rome, Gadsden,
and Anniston.
Joi n on Did No Real Training
For His Fight With Jim Flynn
By W, W. Naughton.
EAST las VEGAS, N. M.. July
16.—Jim Flynn did not bring
> back the flower of fistic su
premacy to the white race, but he
has caused the suspicion to arise
that it will not be such a difficult
task for the pale faces to regain the
cherished emblem of superiority.
That the contest at Las Vegas
showed that World's Champion
Jack Johnson is on the down grade
physically was the opinion of the
majority of the men with preten
sions to knowledge of such matters
that the writer, spoke to and be
consersed with quite a few. Th°re
are others- staunch admirers of the
colored champion who think that
over-confidence and under-training
prevented . Johnson from adminis
tering just such another beating to
the Fireman as was administered at
San Francisco five years ago.
Tn this connection here is some
thing from a man very close to
Johnson, but who resolutely’ refused
to stand sponsor for his views tri
the extent of allowing his name tv
be published.
"ft's the same old story." said
the man referred to. "While work
ing up to the championship John
son was aver;.- faithful trainer and
never underestimated an adver
sary. When he whipped Jeffries
and became the king of the ring, he
acquired tifo big an opinion of him
self altogether. So many syco
phants told him ’here never was
anybody like him in the history of
pugilism that he believed it.
"As for Flynn, why Johnson held
him so cheaply that he would not
have trained at all. probably, if it
had not been for the sake of ap
pearances. You'd be astonished if
you knew of al) the bets Johnson
made as to the number of times he
would knock Flynn down. H* back
ed himself, tn knock the Pueblan
down in the first round and then
again in the second and in the
third and fourth, and sad to re
late. he never staggered Flynn, let
along knocking him down. Nor 1
do not agree with those who think
that Johnson was in serious danger
of petering out when he began to
hold Flynn so tightly in the sixth
round; that he was tired I admit,
hut he was simply taking a means
of resting himself and if Flynn had
not retaliated by butting—thus
causing the fight to he stopped—l
think Johnson would have cut loose
in spots and eventually scored a
knockout punch. I'll bet Johnson
will train more faithfully for the
next man, no matter who it is. He
will not drink so much beer and
he will go to bed early-the night
GRAND CIRCUIT MEET
IN KALAMAZOO OPENS
KALAMAZOO, MK'H. July 16.
Grand circuit racing opened here under
most favorable frack and weather con
ditions. Queen Dorthy had little dif
ficulty in landing the 2: IS trot. Nut
line, driven hv Hoffman, crowded the
winner in the first heat but at no time
was she in danger of being passed.
In the 2; 07 pace Sunny Jim. the fa
vorite. never took a first. Braden Di
rect took the first and last heats and
the rare.
It required four heats to decide the
2:14 pace. Pearl Patch and Henry H
contending closely for first honors in
every heat. Pearl Patch winning the
deciding heat by a nose.
Derby Boy had to go five heats to
win the 2:12 trot., Defeated in the first
two heats by Jack London, the fa
vorite. by a length each time. Derby
Roy in the last three heats displayed
remarkable speed on the finish.
RIG LONGWOOD TENNIS
TOURNAMENT UNDER WAY
’BOSTON. July 16. Lawn tennis
players of national and international
reputation were contenders at the
opening rotund of the Longwood Pricket
club's twenty-second annual singles
tournament here sesterday. Many of
these playing in the singles will enter
for the Eastern championship in doubles
to begin on the Longwood courts.
Favorites, with one exception, went
successfully through the first and sec
ond rounds and four matches were
plaved in the third round
M. E. McLoughlin, of San Francisco,
immediately after getting off a train
from the West, showed surprisingly fine
form, winning his match with Ingra
ham, of Providence, in straight sets.
NINE HOLES UNDER WATER.
DENVER. ('i)L<(. July 16 -The first
day's play of the Western Golf asso
ciation tournament on the links of th“
Denvei Country club, nine holes of
which weie lost in the Cherry creek
flood. Sutiday, began today over lite
remaining nine holes.
$7,000 OFFER TURNED DOWN.
CLEVELAND OHIO. July 16 An
offer of s7,lll>n for the' three-year-old
filly Orphant Annie, which trotted at
North Randal! track in 2:12. ten days
ago. was finally ejected today by tlte
owm- , Johnny Rat. actor, baseball fan
and horseman. Ray expects Orphant
Annie to’ win some of the rich futuri
ties.
MARTIN MAY
X 191/ PEACHTREE STREET
UPSTAIRS
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
UNREDEEMED PLEDGES y
FOR SHE
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JULY 16. 1912.
before the battle instead of attend
ing a scrub fight as he did at Las
Vegas and drawing attention to
himself by bibbing a fish horn."
As for Flynn, he has disgusted
• the most of his well wishers by
his infernally bad ring manners.
Those who had money up on him
are particularly wrathful as they
feel that the fireman lost, the bat
tle through criminally foul tactics.
It is prophesied, in fact, that Pueb
lo Jim will always be held back by
bis rough-house temperament. He
seems to entertain the idea that two
wrongs constitute a right and that
when Johnson violated the rules of
fair play by. constant holding it
was perfectly legitimate to offset
the champion’s questionable tactics
by using the head in catapult Ic
fashion.
it was astonishing the number of
well meaning sporting men who
moved over to Flynn's corner be
tween bounds "and besought him to
keep his temper. They told him he
would ..surely _wjn out if he refrain
ed from butting, as Johnson was
tiring perceptibly, but it. was like
trying to reason with a crazy per
son. In Flynn's case the champion
ship and all that went with it was
lost sight of for the time being.
With him it was simply a fight -
a grudge 1 might say. and he
was bent upon coming out on top
by hook or by crook.
What will be the outcome of the
affair so far as other matches are
concerned remains to be seen.
Flynn, even though he is flouted
for a rattle-brained ring man, will
he a card froxn this time forward,
but. it is doubtful if he will get an
other match with Johnson.
The latter "talks of going to Aus
tralia to box Langford, but the ver
tical setback he received at Las
Vegas may pause him to alter his
plans- .Johnson evidently thinks
very ' poorly of Al Palzer. "He is
not ripe yet." said the champion
when Palzer's name was mention
ed, the inference being that he con
siders a couple of. years will have to
elapse before.Palzer can be regard
ed as a championship candidate.
For that matter. Johnson candid
ly states his opinion that the "Big
Four" among the heavyweights is
coni posed of colored men. to wit:
Johnson. Jeannette. Langford and
MeVea.
"The Palzer-Bornbardier Wells
match went just as I expected,"
said Johnson. "I was particularly
unlucky in missing the match with
Wells In England. I felt that there
were middleweights in this country
who could lick the Bombardier.
As for Palzer. 1 only gave, him* a
chance because I knew Walls was
such a poor fighter. Langford, Me-
Vea or Jeannette could whip Pal
zer. and I think Jeannette is the
best man of them all."
BOSTON REFUSES BIG
OFFER FOR SWEENEY
BOSTON. July 16. Garn Herrmann,
chief owner of the Cincinnati baseball
club, president of the national baseball
commission and one of the astute lead- I
ers of baseball, has offered- SIO,OOO for
the release of Captain Bill Sweeney of
the Boston Pilgrims.
As eager as James K. Gaffney, treas
urer and chief owner, and John M.
Ward, president of the Boston Nation
als. are for trades, they would not sell
Bill Sweeney for sl-0,000 or anything
like that sum. He is worth more than
anv baseball team would reasonable
offer.
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xX Filled to the brim with
cold,d~ar purity—no such
water nowadays.
Bring back the old days with
’glass
It makes one think of everything that’s pure
A.4 and wholesome and delightful. Bright, spark*
ling, teeming with palate joy—it’s your soda
H fountain old oaken bucket.
% Thirst-Quenching
Demand the Genuine 'V/KjSyllyffifrvw
as made by
THE COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta, Ga.
of Coca-Cola. k
BROWN, IN AUTO
MT, OUT
FOR 3 MONTHS
•
NEW YORK. July 16. Ii will be wel
come news to the followers of boxing
to know that "Knockout" Brown will
not he totally incapacitated from the
injuries he received in an automobile
accident last Saturday. "Knockout"
may not be a champion, but be whs one
of the most popular drawing cards in
the East. Every time he entered the
ring Brown never failed to give the
spectators the value of their money.
With him it was a case of fight from
the tap of tlte gong. Through his bull
dog courage and persistency he won
many battles. When matters were go
ing against him he never backed up.
but kept plugging a wav, trying to get
one wallop over that would turn the
tide of the battle.
His last appearance here was with
Leach Cross. The latter .won, but the
stamina of the little Dutchman had
Cross weary at the finish of the tenth
round. In fart, many bellevfrt'rtiat if
the fight had continued Brown would
have won. That's the reaeon he be
came such an idol.
Brown will be out of the ring for at
least three months. He will he back in
time for the fall, and that fact sounds
very good,
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Atlanta in Mobile.
Nashville in Montgomery.
Chattanooga in New Orleans.
Standing of the duos.
W t. P C W. L. P C
B ham. 53 31 .631 N. Or. 37 38 193
Mobile .46 42 .523 N'ville. .36 43 .456
<' nooga 40 39 .506 Mont. . 38 47 147
M'mphls 40 40 .500 Atlanta 34 14 436
Yesterday s Results.
Mobile 3. Atlanta 2.
Birmingham 4. Memphis 2
Nashville 5, Montgomery 2.
New Orleans-Chattanooga. rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Macon in Albany.
Columbia In Columbus.
Savannah in Jacksonville
Standing or tne CtMbs.
W. L P C w W. L. P C
Sav ... 9 5 .643 J’ville. . 8 7 .571
Macon. 10 6 .625 Cola. ..6 11 353
C'bus. ..'9 6 .600 Albany . 512 .294
Yesterday's Results.
Jacksonville-Savannah, rain.
Albany 3, Macon 2.
t’olumbus 2, Columbia 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today,
Chicago in Washington.
St. Louis in New. York.
Detroit in Boston.
Cleveland in Philadelphia.
Standing es the Clubs. K
W L P.C. W L. P C
i Boston . .56 26 . 683 C'land. , 42 42 .500
Wash. . 50 33 .602 Detroit 10 42 .488
Phila. 46 35 .568 N. York 22 53 293
Chicago .14 35 .557 S. Louis 22 '56 282
Yesterday's Results.
Chicago 4. Washington 3.
Detroit 6. Boston 4
Philadelphia 7. i'leveland o.
New York 5, St. Louis 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Brooklyn in Pittsburg.
Only one game scheduled.
Standing ot the Clubs.
VV L. P C. W L. P C
N York 58 19 .753 Phila. .40 44 176
Chicago .47 28 .627 S. Louis 30 44 .405
F’ burg 45 31 .592 Brook. 28 47 .373
C'nati. - .41 38 .519 Boston. 31 59 .263
Yesterday’s Results.
Pittsburg 1. Brooklyn J i first game. >
Pittsburg 8. Brooklyn 4 (second game.)
St. Louis 10. New York 6
Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 1.
Chicago 8. Boston 7.
Men and Religion Bulletin No. 6
Atlanta, Ga., July 15, 1912
It has been brought to the light of
public knowlege that there are more
than 40 houses in Atlanta conducted for
gain by public prostitution.
They exist in the knowledge of the
Mayor, the City Council, the Police
Commission and the Police Force and
carry on their traffic openly as com
mercial establishments.
They are scattered around the heart
of the city and, while defying the law
and the courts in their traffic, they claim
and receive immunity from the sworn
officers of the law not allowed other
lawless business enterprises.
In our capacity as citizens and as
ministers of the Gospel, we protest
against these “Houses in our Midst” as
in defiance of the law, as corrupting to
the public morals and private virture,
and as intolerable to the enlightened
social conscience.
As ministers of God we can not
and will not be silent so long as this
partnership between the city and vice
continues.
W. I’. Lovejoy Presiding Elder Atlanta District.
John h. White Second Baptist ('htireh.
W . (Schaeffer. JrEnglish Lutheran (Church.
Isaac 11. .Miller Atlanta Heights .Methodist.
Jno. E. Purser West End Baptist.
A. R. Holderby Moore Memorial.
A II Gordon Ponce DeLeon Ave. Baptist.
Wm. Russell Owen Capitol Ave. Baptist.
Linton Johnson Barnett Presbyterian.
H. J. Williams Georgia Ave. Presbyterian.
Jere A. Moore Harris Street Presbyterian.
W. H. ( hapmati Wallace Presbyterian.
Charles O. •Jones Grace Methodist.
B. F Fraser St. Paul Methodist.
S. E. Wasson Druid Hill Methodist.
C. D. Stone Payne Memorial Methodist.
J. S. Bryan Decatur Methodist.
Richard Orme Flinn North Avenue Presbvlerian.
1 \ Weathers East Atlanta Methodist Church,
A. M. Hughlett St. Marks Methodist.
E. D. Brownlee Rock Springs Presbyterian.
S. P. Wiggins First Methodist.
I I. G. LinkousEast Point Christian.
F. L. Adams Oakland City Christian.
W. 0. Foster W’cst End Christian.
W . W . Edwards Jefferson Street Methodist.
M L I nderwood Nellie Dodd Memorial.
W. I Smith Decatur Baptist.
G. L Hanscom Central ('ongregational.
A A Little Westminster Presbyterian.
•I. <>, Patton Decatur Presbyterian,
i' A. Jamison Battle Hill Methodist.
W’. R. Hendrix W T esley .Memorial.
L. O. Bricker First Christian.
B P. Robertson Supt. Atlanta Baptist Mis. Assn.
Charles A Pise St. Philips Cathedral.
Russell K. Smith Epiphany Episcopal,
t'harles K. Weller St. Johns Church. College Park.
William M. Senfell Gordon Street Baptist.
Joseph A. Cruiikhly Highland Park Baptist.
S I-. Williams Stewart Avenue Baptist.
II ,M. Quillian Walker Street Methodist.
Thomas E Converse |) ru i,| |» f , r g- Presbyterian.
W W Memminger \|| Saints Episcopal.
E. 11. Peacock Buckhead Baptist.
Dunbar H. Ogden Central Presbyterian.
< B. Wilmer st. Lukes Episcopal.
( Ward Oakland City Baptist.
< X. Donaldson Inman Park Baptist.
S A. Harris Inman Park Methodist.
Charles W Daniel First Baptist
Hugh K. Walker First Presbyterian.
R. L. W allot) Last Point Presb.i terian.
James B J-ieklen Inman Park Presbyterian.
John 1. Armstrong Kirkwood Presbyterian.
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