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Hugh Jennings Sure of Berth In Tom Lynch’s Organization By W. J. Mcßeth. NEW YORK. July 16.—The more or less brilliant ca reer of Hughie Jennings with the once terrible Detroit Tigers furnishes a fitting il lustration of the vicissitudes of fickle fandom as well as the fleeting breath of fame. The man who for three years—-while he de livered American league pennants to the City of the Straits—was hailed universally as one of base hall’s greatest managers and idol ized by the supporters of the Royal Bengals appears in line for Byron Bancroft Johnson’s official guillo tine. In other words, Hugh Jen nings is slated to pass out of the ■ iung major organization, if re ports 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 • an league in general. He is blamed for the unprecedented strike of the aiik and file of the Felines fol lowing the indefinite suspension of Ty Cobb for striking and assault ing a spectator at the Hilltop grounds in this city during De troit's first visit of the year to Gotham. Jennings Was Loyal to League. Hugh Jennings took no active ;<nt in the rebellion; indeed, at •nst to those on the outside he gave every evidence of loyalty to the league and his employers, if tie was in with the athletes, as most American league magnates insinuate, then, indeed, is Hugh an adroit cuss, whose diplomacy should be commended highly rath er than frowned upon. Os itself the baseball strike rtf Detroit was hut a sputter, and the malcontents were forced to swallow a bitter dose; yet it is the future rather than the past over which the mo guls are apprehensive. Following fast upon the heels of Tiger in subordination have been instances of individual treason, most recent ly that of Hub Perdue, of the Bos ton Nationals. When this great pitcher tore up his uniform and de- THE BASEBALL CARD SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Atlanta, in Mobile. Nashville in Montgomery. (."nattanooga in New Orleans. Standing ot trie Ctut>». \V L. PC. W. L. PC. B'ham. .53 31 .631 N. Or. .37 38 .493 Mobile . .46 42 .523 N'vllle. .36 43 .456 <’ nooga. 40 39 .506 Mont.. . 38 47 .447 M'mphis 40 40 .500 Atlanta. 64 44 .436 Yesterday s Results. Mobile 3. Atlanta 2. Birmingham 4, Memphis 2. .Nashville 5. Montgomery 2. \'fw (>rleans-Chat tanooga. rain. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Macon in Albany. Columbia in Columbus. Savannah in Jacksonville. Standing or tne Ciuba W. 1. I C I VV. L. PC S„v . . . 9 5 .643 J ville. . 8 7 .571 Macon. , 10 6 .625 I Cola. ... 6 11 .353 Chits. . 9 6 .600 | Albany . 512 .294 yesterday’s Results. Jacksonville-Savannah, rain. Albany 3. Macon 2. Columbus 2. Columbia 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Today. Chicago in Washington. st. I.ouis in New York. Detroit in Boston. 1 'leveland in Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. PC. tV L PC Be on . 56 eg ggg ("land. .42 42 ..>OO W ash. . 50 33 .602 Detroit 40 42 .488 I’hila 46 35 .568 N. York 22 53 .293 Chicago .44 35 .557 S. Louis 22 56 .282 Yesterday’s Results. '’lmago 4. Washington 2. I'etroit 6. Boston 4. Philadelphia 7. Cleveland 0. New York 5. St. Louis 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Brooklyn in Pittsburg. ' >’l' one game scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. W. L. PC - York 58 19 .753 Phila. . .40 44 .476 ucago .47 28 .627 S. Louis 30 44 .405 irg 45 31 .592 Brook. . 28 47 .373 I'nali. 'I 38 .519 Boston. 21 59 .263 Yesterday's Results. 'tsburg 4, Brooklyn 3 (first game.) Pittsburg 8. Brooklyn 4 (second game.) Louis 10. New York 6. Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 1. ' hicago 8, Boston 7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Games Today. i' nimbus in St. Paul. I oledo in Minneapolis. Indianapolis in Milwaukee. Louisville in Kansas City. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C W. L. P.C I c. .61 32 .656 M’w'kee 43 55 .439 ' iiblo . .58 34 .630 S. Paul .39 55 .415 <:»>lls 55 35 .611 L’Ville. . 34 55 .382 K City. 46 46 .500 I’apolis. .35 59 .372 Yesterday's Results. ■ iwaukee 5, Indianapolis I. ' "lumbus 3, St. Paul 2. ! "ledo 7. Minneapolis 4. Kansas City 1.0, Louisville 4 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. ■Montreal in Toronto. Buffalo in Rochester. -’•wark in Baltimore. 1 mly three games scheduled Standing of the Clubs W. L. P C W. L. P C •'« 32 .610 Newark. 46 40 .500 more 14 34 .564 P’dence. 38 45 .458 '"■onto 43 38 .531 Buffalo .33 44 .429 J " v 44 41 .518 M'treal .32 50 .386 Yesterday’s Results. Baltimore 6, Newark 2. ■ ’->v Cit> <>. Providence 5 i first game.’ t rso- city i. Providence 3 (Second Buffalo 3. Rochester 1. 'ornntn 10. Montreal 3. clared he would never again play for the City of Culture so long as Johnny Kling remained at the head of the Braves, he but re-echoed the general sentiment of his frater nity that it is due time for the profession to strike for certain due rights heretofore denied. Wherefore, 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 would doubtless be driven out to the barren wastes beyond the pole of organization. Certain it is that the big Poor-Bah of the American league has been lying in wait for Hughie’s scalp ever since the world's series of 1911. Jennings Picked Giants. Ban Johnson converted his henchmen to the belief that Jen nings was guilty of heresy against the 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 letics. Doubtless the wish was fa ther to the thought and the subse quent utterance; for Hugh is a bosom friend of John McGraw, while a vowed enemy of Corne lius McGillicuddy. Some American league “progressives” went so far as to charge the fiery thatched leader of the Jungaleers with trea son. They said he tipped off Mc- Graw to the weaknesses of the Ath letics. Personally I believe su.ch an assertion a bald-faced lie. But, getting back to Hugh Jen nings. He is to be congratulated if he gets out of the American league. There is plenty of room for him in the National, and it is not likely that Tom Lynch will stand in his way. Johnson drove George Stallings out of New York. Often the "Big Chief" has built a joke tail-ender into a real con tender. The joke baseball that has characterized the local American league pastime ever since proves conclusively that B. B. Johnson is no oracle. Lynch has said that Stallings is welcome to put his feet under the National league table any time he so desires. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Game* Today. Jackson in Yazoo City. Meridian in Greenwood. Vicksburg in Columbus. Standing of the Club*. W. 1., F.c W. L. P.C. M'idian 16 6 .727 Jackson 8 13 .381 C’mbus 14 8 .636 G'nwood 7 13 .350 V’ksb'g 13 8 .619 Y. City 515 .250 Yesterday's Results. Vicksburg 3. Columbus 1. Jackson 1, Yazoo City 3. Greenwood 6, Meridian 2. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C. W. L. P.C Bristol 32 19 .627 A’eville 24 29 .453 K'xville 31 25 .554 C'v'l'd 23 28 .451 J. City 26 26 .500 M'town 24 33 .421 Yesterday’s Results. Morristown 8, Bristol 1. • Knoxville 2, Asheville 4. Johnson City 7, Cleveland 4. CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. Games Today. Charlotte in Anderson. Greenville in Spartanburg Winston-Salem in Greensboro. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C W. L. P.C A ders'n 44 24 .651 Sp'brg 31 37 .456 C’rlotte 39 29 .574 G’sboro 30 39 .435 W.-S’m 38 33 .535 G’nville 25 45 .357 Yesterday s Results. Greensboro 8. Winston-Salem 3. Greenville 5. Spartanburg 3. Anderson 9, Charlotte 4. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Talladega in Gadsden. Selma in Anniston. • ’edartown in Rome. Standing of the Clubs. W. 1.. P-' W. L. P.C. G’dsden 17 3 .850 A’nist'n 7 10 .412 Rome 10 9 .526 C'rtown 6 9 .400 T'adega 912 .429 Selma 713 .350 Yesterday’s Results. Gadsden 1. Talladega 0. Anniston 5, Selma 2. Rome-Cedartown not scheduled. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Games Today. Richmond in Portsmouth. Newport News in Petersburg Norfolk in Roanoke. Standing of the Club*. V. L. PC W. T.. PC. P’sb'rg 46 32 .590 Ranoke 33 33 .500 P'sm'th 43 37 .538 N. N'ws 34 42 .447 Norfolk 39 37 .513 R'hm'd 32 44 410 Yesterday's Results. Roanoke 15, Norfolk 7. Petersburg 8. Newport News 4 Richmond 3. Portsmouth 0. TEXAS LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C. W. L. P C. H’u'st n 59 33 .641 Austin 40 33 ISO 8. An'io 58 35 .617 B'um'nt 37 52 .416 Waco 53 38 .582 F. W'th 37 53 411 Dallas 48 48 .500 G'v'st'n 35 54 .393 Yesterday's Results. Houston 1. Austin 0 San Antonio 7. Dallas 5. Waco 1, Beaumont 0. Fort Worth 3, Galveston 1 t first game). Galveston 3. Fort Worth 3 (second garnet MARTI* MAY XT ' 19% PEACHTREE STREET UPSTAIRS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ✓ X. FOR SALE X THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. JULY 16. 1912. Johnson 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 he consersed with quite a few. There 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. in this connection here is some thing from a man very close to Johnson, but who resolutely refused to stand sponsor for his views to the extent of allowing his name tc be published. "It's the same old story." said the man referred to. "While work ing up to the championship John son was a very faithful trainer and never underestimated an adver sary. When he whipped Jeffries and became the king of the ring, he acquired too big an opinion of him self altogether. So many syco phants told him there 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 all the bets Johnson made as to the number of times he would knock Flynn down. He back ed himself to 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 alone knocking him down. Nor I 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, but he was simply taking a means of resting himself and if Flynn had not retaliated by butting—thus causing the fight to be 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 before the battle instead of attend ing a scrub fight as he did at Las Vegas and drawing attention to himself by blowing a fish horn." As for Flynn, he has disgusted the most of bls *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 his 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 *?***s• *** The Old a^en Bucket Filled to the brim with cold,clear purity—no such ;water nowadays. ''sßring back the old days with a s^ ass °f It makes one think of everything that’s pure and wholesome and delightful. Bright, spark ling, teeming with palate joy—it’s your soda ■ fountain old oaken bucket. Demand the Genuine Wk as made by ’Wk THE COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta, Ga. IL^~I was perfectly legitimate to offset the champion s questionable tactics by using the head in catapultic fashion. It was astonishing the number of well meaning sporting men who moved over to Flynn's corner be tween rounds and besought him to keep his temper. They told him he would surely win 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 Mght of for the. time being. With him it was simply a fight— a grudge fight. I might say. and he was bent upon coming out oh 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 be a card from 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 Lif> Vegas may cause him to alter his plans. Johnson evidently thinks very poorly of Al Palzer. "He is not ripe yet," said the champion when Palzer'g 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 composed of colored men. to wit: Johnson, Jeannette. Langford and McVea. "The Palzer-Bombardier 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. I only gave him a chance because I knew Wells was such a poor fighter. Langford, Mc- Vea or Jeannette could whip Pal zer, and I think Jeannette is the best man of them all." YESTERDAY’S GAME Mobile. ab. r. h. po. a. e Maloney, cf. . . 4 0 0 0 0 0 Starr, 2b4 0 1 X 6 0 O'Dell, 3b4 1 2 1 2 0 Long, rs 4 1 I 11 o Jacobson, If 4 1 2 3 1 0 Paulet, lb 2 0 1 11 fl 2 O'Brien, ss3 0 1 I 4 0 Dunn, c 3 0 17 1 0 V'ance, c 0 0 0 o o fl Cavet, p 2 0 fl 0 1 0 Totals 29 3 9 27 15 2 Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e. Agler. lb 4 I 0 9 0 0 Alperman, 2b. ... 4 0 3 3 4 0 Callahan, If 3 fl 0 0 0 0 Bailey, rs 2 0 0 2 1 0 McElveen, 3b. ... 2 fl 0 1 0 1 Hemphill, cf. . . . 4 0 1 3 1 fl Harbison, ss3 0 fl 3 3 0 Donahue, c 3 1 2 4 4 0 Waldorf, p 3 0 0 0 0 4 Totals2B 2 6 *25 13 1 •One out when winning run was scored. Score by innings: R Mobile 000 000 102—3 Atlanta 001 000 010—2 Summary: Two-base Hits—Alperman. Hemphill. Sacrifice hits—Cavet. Harbi son. Callahan. Stolen base—McElveen. Struck out —By < ’avet 6, by Waldorf 5. Bases on balls —Off Cavet 5, off Waldorf 1. Hit by pitcher—By Cavet. McElveen; by Waldorf. Paulet. Passed ball —Dona- hue Double plays - Bailey to Alperman to Agler, Harbison to Alperman to Agler. Starr to O'Brien to Paulet, Jacobson to Starr to O'Dell, Starr to Paulet. Wild pitch—Cavet. Time—l:ss. Umpire— O'Toole. 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 o 1 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. P. Lovejoy Presiding Elder Atlanta District. John E. White Second Baptist Church. W. C. Schaeffer. Jr English Lutheran Church. Isaac H. Miller J no. F. Purser A. K. Holderby Moore Memorial. A. 11. Gordon Ponce DeLeon Ave. Baptist. Win. Russel] Owen Capitol Ave. Baptist. Linton Johnson Barnett Presbyterian. H. J. Williams Georgia Ave. Presbyterian Jere A. Moore Harris Street Presbyterian. W. 11. Chapman Wallace Presbyterian. Charles 0. 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 Presbyterian. C. V. Weathers East Atlanta Methodist Church. A. M. Hughlett St. Marks Methodist. E. D. Brownlee S. P. Wiggins T. T. G. Linkous F. L. Adams W. O. Foster West End Christian. W. W. Edwards Jefferson Street Methodist. M L. I’nderwood Nellie Dodd Memorial. W. T. Smith Decatur Baptist. G. L. Hanscom Central Congregational. A. A. Little Westminster Presbyterian. J. G. Patton Decatur Presbyterian. C. A. Jamison Battle Hill Methodist. W . R. Hendrix Wesley Memorial. L. 0. Bricker First Christian. B. P. Robertson Supt. Atlanta Baptist Mis. Ass n. Charles A. Pise St. Philips Cathedral. Russell K. Smith Epiphany Episcopal. Charles K. Weller St. Johns Church. College Park. William M. Sentell Joseph A. Crumbly S. E. Williams 11. M. Quillian Thomas E. Converse W. W. Memminger E. H. Peacock Dunbar H. Ogden Central Presbyterian. I B. Wilmer St. Lukes Episcopal. ’ Ward . . Oakland City Baptist. C N. Donaldson Inman Park Baptist. S. A. Harris Inman Park Methodist. Charles W Daniel First Baptist. Hugh K. Walker First Presbyterian. R. L. Walton East Point Presbyterian, •lames B. Ficklen Inman Park Presbyterian. John I. Armstrong Kirkwood Presbvterian. 7