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JENNINGS SURE
Df I NATIONAL
LEAGUEBERTH
By W. J. Mcßeth.
■xTEW, YORK, July 16, —The
\ more or less brilliant ca
rear of Hughie Jennings
» the once terrible Detroit
Tr. r- furnishes a fitting il-
I ■■•arion of the vicissitudes
cf kle fandom as "ell as the
fl- -ing breath of fame. The man
nr. for three years—while he de-
. -cd American league pennants
tn the City of the Straits —was
h,n• d universally as one of base
ly? « greatest managers and idol
r,v the supporters of the Royal
F-ngals appears in line for Byron
p - roft Johnson's official guillo
r>r In other words. Hugh Jen
ninff' is slated to pass out of the
■.. sing major organization, if. re
po: ■ from the West are to be cred
ited. ...
Jennings is in very bad favor
n :n Frank Navin, president of the
Detroit club, and the whole Ameri
. an league in general. He is blamed
f.->r the unprecedented strike of the
rank and file of the Felines fol
■ <vving the indefinite suspension of
Ty t'obb for striking and assault
ing a spectator at the Hilltop
grounds in this city during De
troit- first visit of the year to
Gotham.
Jennings Was Loyal to League.
Hugh Jennings took no active
part in the rebellion; indeed, at
least ro 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 American league magnates
insinuate, then, indeed, is Hugh an
adroit cuss, whose diplomacy
should he commended highly rath
et than frowned upon. Os itself
the baseball strike of Detroit was
but a sputter, and the malcontents
were forced to swallow a bitter
dose, vet it is the future rather
than the past over which the mo
guls are apprehensive. Following
fa r 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
ilrcetl he would never again play
for she City of Culture so long as
J-bhnfly Kling remained at the head
of rhe Braves, he but re-echoed
the general sentiment of his frater
nity 'hat it Is due time for the
profession to strike for certain due
rights' heretofore denied.
''.'hrrnfoße; rhe American league
h«- found a' seasonable' excuse of
open blame to Jennings. He is to
b» made the goat." And if Ban
Johnson had his way, Hughie
touid doubtless be driven out to
t r ba ten wastes beyond the pole
■ r 'tzanizalion. Certain it is that
tir big Poor-Bah of the American
: °:>gue has been iving in wait for
Hugh! > scalp ever since the
" .t irlaeries of 1911.
Jennings Picked Giants.
Ban Johnson converted his
h»n' bmen to the belief that Jen
nings was guilty of heresy against
the circuit tie'served because Hugh
had the nerve to express an opin
ion that the Giants had a chance
>•’■ take the measure of the Ath-
Doubtless the wish was fa
te file thought and the subse
mjent utteranc#: for Hugh is a
b( ''.n friend of John McGraw,
< a vowed enemy of Corne-
M 11 liilieuddy Some American
kncue progressives" went so far
1 charge the fiery thatched
h-o , r o f the Jungalecrs with trea
son. The' <aid tipped off Me-*
'■ 11 the weaknesses of the At h
'"i Personally 1 believe such an
assertion a bald-faced lie.
But. getting back to Hugh Jen
r ng=>. He is to be congratulated
if he’ gets out of the American
■ague. There is plenty xis room
f "> him in the National, and it is
not likely that Tom Lynch will
■'•nd in his way. Johnson drove
• gr Stallings nut of New York.
’"'»n the Big t'hief" has built a
tail-ender into a real con-
The joke baseball that has
'h « 1 acterjzed the local American
’gue pastime ever since proves
lusively that B. B. Johnson is
oracle. Lynch has said that
■ ngs is welcome to put bis feet
t ihe National league table am
he so desires.
GIANTS PAY SB,OOO FOR
PITCHER PADDY GREEN
x .““’‘.Yoke. MASS.. July 16. The
York Nationals havo bought
Paddy Green, of the Holyoke
f the Connecticut league, for
the highest price ever paid for a
1 ' n the league.
‘‘•n never pitched professional ball
•‘‘-'t April, when he Joined Holy-
terry nelson meets
SCHWARTZ IN VOLVILLE
'ID ILLE. July 16. After meet-
• 'nm.i Devlin twice, once being
L ’ d and on another occasion get
j, - draw, Yankee Schwartz, the
... delphla lightweight, will tackle
Nelson, of Chattanooga, at the
'•'morrow night in an eight-round
■Nelson and Jake Abel recently
' «n eight-round draw in this
L ague will meet to
CONSIDER NEW CIRCUIT
'DSDEX ALA.. July 16 Presi
' J Bailey, of the Southeastern
' has called a meeting for to
nr the purpose of considering
■ uestion of dropping Cedartown.
. ’/• Talladega, ,\ia and making a
‘um league with Rome. Gadsden,
and Anniston.
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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
eortSersed with quite a few. The'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.
In this connection here Is some
thing from a man very close 'to
Johnson, but who resolutely refused
to stand sponsor for hi« views to
the extent of allowing his name to
be published.
"it's the same old story.’’ said
she 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 Jetfries
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 he 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
along 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
bold Flynn so tightly in the sixth
round; that he was tired I admit,
but be 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 tu bed early the night
GRAND CIRCUIT MEET
IN KALAMAZOO OPENS
KALAMAZOD. MICH.. July 16-
Grand circuit racing opened here under
most favorable track and weather con
ditions. Queen Dortliy had little dif
ficulty in landing the 2:18 trot. Nut
line, driven by 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 rave. ,
It required four heats to decide the
2:14 pace. Pearl Patch and Henry H
contending closely for first honors in
every heat. Pear! Patch winning the
deciding heat by a nose.
Derby Bov had tn go five heats to
win the 2:12 trot. Defeated in the first
two heats by Jack London, the fa»-
voilte. by a length each time. Derb?
Boy in the last three heats displayed
remarkable speed on the finish:
BIG LONGWOOD TENNIS
TOURNAMENT UNDER WAY
BDSTON. July 16. —Lawn tennis
players of national and international
reputation "ere contenders at the
opening round of the Longwood < 'nicket
club's t wentyrsecond annual singles
tournament here yesterday. Manx of
these playing in tile singles "ill 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 gening off a tram
from the West, showed surprisingly fine
form, winning his match with Ingra
ham. Os Providence, in straight sets.
NINE HOLES UNDER WATER.
DENVER, <'<iL<>.. July 16. The first
day's'play of tin' Western Golf asso
elation tournament on ’he links of th°
Denvc Uoimtiv club, nine holes of
which vvrne lost in the < 'herry errek
flood. Sunday, began today ovm inc
remaining nine holes.
$7,000 OFFER TURNED DOWN.
('LEVELAND. OHK*. Julv 16. -An
offer of $7,000 for the three-year-old
tlllv Orphant Annie, which trotted at
North Randall track in 2; 12. ten days
ago. was finally (ejected todav by the
owner, Johnnv Ray. actor, baseball lan
and horseman. Ray expects Qrphant
Annie to win some of the rich futuri
t les.
MARTIN MAY
/ 19U PEACHTREE STREET
UPSTAIRS
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ,
THh A l LANTA 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 blowing 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 criminaljy 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
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"round? and besought him to
keep his» temper. They told him he
would surely win out if he refrain
ed from bntting. as Johnson was
tiling perceptibly, but it was lilw
trying to reason wtth -a craiy 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 fight. I might say. and he
was bent upon coming out on top
by book or by crook.
What "ill be the outcome of the
affair so far as other matches are
concerned remains to be seen.
Flynn, even though he is flouted
(Jor 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 Las
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'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
composed of colored men, *to wit:
Johnson, Jeannette. Langford and
McVea.
"The Palzer-Bombardier Wells
match wont just as I expected.”
said Johnson. "I was particularly
unlucky in missing the match with
Wells in England. 1 felt that there
were middleweights in this country
who could lick the Bombardier.
As for Palzer. I only gave him a
chance because 1 knew Wells was
such a poor fighter. Langford, Mc-
Vea or Jeannette could whip Pal
zer. and I think Jeannette is the
nest man of them ail."
BOSTON REFUSES BIG
OFFER FOR SWEENEY
BOSTON. July 16. —Garry Herritiann.
chief owner of the <'incinnati baseball
club, president of the national baseball
commission and one of the astute lead
ers of baseball, lias offered $10,900 for
the release of Captain Bill Sweeney of
the Boston Pilgrims.
As eager as James E. Gaffney, treas
urer and chief owner, and Joint M.
Ward, president of the Boston Nation
als. are for trades, they would not sell
Bill Sweeney for SIO,OOO or anything
like that sum. He is worth more than
any baseball team would reasonably
offer.
The Old
Oaken Bucket
Filled to the brim with
cold,clear purity —no such
water nowadays.
Bring back the. old days with
■ 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.
B Delicious Refreshing
l Thint-Que„ehi„ g
Demand the Genuine jSjni
as made by
THE COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta, Ga.
F T*r*f3 ® ur n<w booklet, telling |l
* ICC Coca-Cola vindication
Whenever f Chattanooga, for the asking.
you see an I
Arrow think 5 ' 1
of Cdca-Cola. ’
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RACING ENTRIES
AT WINDSOR.
WINDSOR. ONT.. July 16.—Entries
for Julv 17:
FIRST —Selling. 3 year olds and up.
5 1-2 furlongs: ‘Triton 93, Napier 93.
Igloo 101, Minnie Bright 194. Edith C.
104, Prejudicio 109, Elma 96. Little Pal
98, Vigorous 101. Thrifty 104. Senator
Sparks 106. Inclement 109.
SECOND—Selling steeplechase. (
Vear olds and up. about 2 miles: An
drew Summers 141, The Shaughraun
146. Miss Hynes J 47. High Hat\lso. En
nis Killen 145. Sight 146, Ross Fenton
149
THIRD handicap. 3 year
olds and up. mile: Capsize 100, Spell
bound 102. Ozana 11th Judge Monck 101,
John Reardon 105.
FOURTH —Pontchartrain stakes. 4
year olds and up, 6 furlongs; ‘Hamil
ton 104, Spring Board 109. Helen Bar
bee 112. Ben Loyal 116. ‘Altamaha 109.
lvabel -11. V reeland 116. Helmet 117.
FlFTH—Purse. 2 year olds. 5 1-2 fur
longs: Terrible Bill 103, Barnegat 106,
Horron 113, Great Britain 103. Briar
Path 110.
SIXTH —Selling. 3 year olds and up.
5 1-2 furlongs: Fond 101. Royaflette
104. Veneta Strome 104. Union Jack
106. Quartermaster 109. Toy Boy 111.
‘Marian Casey 104. ‘Rye Straw 104
Carrilion 104. Horicon 109. Salvolatile
109. Duquesne 114. Also eligible: Wa
ter Welles 109.
SEVENTH -Selling. 3 year olds and
up. 1 1-16 miles: Apiaster 97. ‘Lad of
Langdon 102. Huck 107, Tom Hayward
107. Melton Street 114. The Riunp 99,
My Gal 105. Norbitt 107. Leopold 111.
‘Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather fine; track heavy.
AT VALLEY FIELD.
FlßST—Selling. 3 year olds and up.
3 furlongs: Dorothy-\\'ebb' 10'.’. Lillie
Erne 107. ‘Calethumpian Evelyn
Dorris 109. McAndrews 111. Boano 111.
Ridgeland 107. ‘Ohl (’row 99, Western
Belle 109.
SECOND—Three year olds and up.
selling. 5 furlongs: ‘Fawn 97. Irish
Town 102. Little. Marion 102. Yankee
Ladv 102. Donation 109. Joe Gaftens
111. Glipian 111.
THlßD—Selling, 4 year olds and up.
selling, mile and a sixteenth: Cutty
Hunk 95, Golconda 102. Montagnie 105.
Little Marchmont 106. Naughtv Lad
108. Irish Kid 108.
FOURTH —Special weights. 3 v ear
olds and up. 5 furlongs: Onrico 102.
Minstra 102. Garden of Roses 12, Tee
May 107. Jennie Wells 107. The Af
rican 107. Cousin Peter 109.
FIFTH —Selling. 3 year olds and up.
6 furlongs: ‘Chilton Trance 84, ‘Bar
rette 95. Fatherola U>B, Running Ac
count 110, Camel 114.
SlXTH—Selling. 3 year olds and up.
5 furlongs: Miss Stannell 101. Cloak
101, Pony Girl 101. ‘Johnny Wise 105,
I'alypte i 09.
‘Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather fine; track fast.
AT SALT LAKE CITY.
FlßST—Selling. 5 furlongs. 3 year
olds and up: Amargosa 112, Lorenzo
109. Bert Getty 109, Master Gin 109.
Tembrook 109. Vivian Van 107. Parnell
Girl 107, King Earl 101. Golden Shower
99.
SECOND—Selling. 5 furlong*. 3 year
oldtT and up: Sidney Peters 112. On
Parole 109, Pajorita 109. Pickaninny
107. Miss Sly 107, Seven Full U>7, Fore
107.
THIRD Mile and 70 yards, handicap.
3 year olds and up: Lochiel 123. Mead
ow 123, t’herryola WO, Deck Baker 105.
FOURTH Mile, selling. 4 year olds
and up, gentlemen riders: Montgom
ery 150. Cabin 150. Belden 150. Hannis
150, Banthel 15’0. Abe Slupsky 15b.
FIFTH—MiIe, selling. 3 year olds and
up: Clint Tucker 110. Lily Paxton 109.
Fair Louise 108. Gretchen G. 108, Gene
Russell 108, Harlem Maid 106. Montauk
Dan 105. Arbutus W 4. Royal River 104.
Tavora 104. Error 101. Colonel t'ook
96.
SIXTH-—Selling.- 5 fut longs, 3 year
olds and up: .Salvage 109, Ramey 109.
Tillinghast 109, Clara W. 107. Letitia
107. Mona Lisa 107. Joe Knight 101.
Orimar Lad 101. Dr. Neufer 101.
Weather cleat • track fast.
DETECTIVE. PLAYING ROLE
OF'‘TIGER,” IS SUSPENDED
MONTGOMERY. ALA . July 16. Fe”
being in a blind tiger on a Sunday and
failing to attest the guilty violators of
the Ifiw. City Detective O. C. Roberts
has-been suspended for 3o days by t'itv
Commissionet <’. P. Mclntyre Roberts
was found in a blind tiger raided by
Sheriff Hood'about ten days ago.
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.
Lovejoy ’.Presiding Elder Atlanta District.
•lolin E. While Second Baptist Church.
W . C. Schaeffer, JrEnglish Lutheran Church.
Isaac H. Miller Atlanta Heights Methodist.
Jno. F. Purser West End Baptist.
A. R. Holderby Moore Memorial.
A. 11. Gordon .. ....Ponce DeLeon Ave. Baptist.
Win. Russell Owen Capitol Ave. Baptist.
Linton Johnson . . . Barnett Presbyterian.
H. .1. Williams Georgia Ave. Presbyterian,
Jere A. Moore Harris Street Presbyterian.
W. H. Chapman Wallace Presbyterian.
Charles O. Jones Grace Methodist.
B. F. Fraser St. Paul Methodist.
S. E. Wasson Druid Hill Methodist.
C. D. Slom- Payne Memorial Methodist.
•I. 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 Rock Springs Presbyterian.
S. P. Wiggins First Methodist.
• I G. Link’nisEast Point Christian.
F. L. Adams Oakland City Christian.
W. 0. Foster West End Christian. ’
W. W. Edwards Jefferson Street Methodist.
M. L. I nderwood Nellie Dodd Memorial.
W. T. Smith Decatur Baptist.
ty. 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. I). Bricker First Christian.
B P. Robertson S U pt. Atlanta Baptist Mis. Ass'n
Charles A Pise St. Philips Cathedral.
RusselPK. Smith Epiphany Episcopal.
Charles K Weller St. Johns Church, College Park.
William M. Sentell Gordon Street Baptist.
Joseph A. Crumbly Highland Park Baptist.
S. E ’Williams Stewart Avenue Baptist.
H M. Quillian WLilker Street Methodist.
Thomas E. Converse D ni i ( i |> )lrk p rPs h V ferian.
W W Memminger All Saints Episcopal.
' ' Hcoek Buckhead Baptist.
Dunbar II Ogden Central Presbyterian.
( ' B ; Wilmer st. Lukes Episcopal.
' A < Ward Oakland City Baptist.
< N. Donaldson Inman Park Baptist.
S. A. Harris Inman Park Methodist.
Charles W. Daniel pj,, 8t Baptist.
Hugh K. Walker First Presbyterian.
h. L. Walton East Point Presbyterian.
James R Fieklen [ nman Park Presbyterian.
John I. Armstrong Kirkwood Presbyterian.
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