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NEWYORKFANS
AGAIN IL 'AO'
'CHEESEGHAIT
By Monty.
NEW YORK. July 17.—Ad Wol
gast is just about a dead bird
so far as his chances of fight
ing in New York again are concern
ed Discussion of his affair with
game little Mexican Joe Rivers out
on the coast two week.* ago has
been going on among the sharps
here at a lively rate and the out
come of it all is that once more
he is referred to as the "cheese
champion”—the old epithet applied
to him unjustly while laid up with
a bad arm a couple of years ago,
when he refused to enter the ring
against a real challenger to his
lightweight laurels.
Rut there is nothing unjust con
nected with the faint cast upon him
now. He, is a "cheese champion”
now. holding, as he does the hol
low official title of lightweight king.
Rivers is considered the real lead
er of the division now, at least here
in Gotham. though Referee Jack
Welch awarded the decision to
Wolgast on a foul that nobody else
saw. while he, ignored the palpable
fouling, of Rivers by Wolgast. All
the big local club* are after Riv
ers .to put-him on with some of the
good : boys in the . East, and the
probability, is that his next battle
wlll.be on Manhattan Isle. Rut
as for. Wolgast—never again!
Has Few Gotham Friends.
The remaining supporters of Wol
gast in New York are about as
thick ns hippopotamuses on the
back of a flea. You can’t notice
them even with the aid of a micro
scope. X search in this man’s own
town for somebody who will ven
ture that Wolgast is still the best
lightweight resembles greatly
Diogenes’ hunt for the honest man.
bocal sharps say they can put
forward' the names of more than
half a dozen men that can make
Wolgast- look sick, at any weight
the "cheese champion” could name
whether it be 133 ringside or 135 at
3 o'clock: They even believe Packey
McFarland could come down to
Wolgast's ringside demands and be
able to knock Ad's block off. Men
like- -Willie Ritchie. Jack Britton,
Young Brown. Young Jack O'Brien,
Leach Cro'S. Joe Mandot. Knock
out Brow n and Jack Goodman all .
stand in higher favor tn this vicin
ity ’ flow- than ' does the "cheess
champion.''
There is one thing that can be
said in extenuation of Wolgast as
t fighter pure and simple. He had
lust recovered from his illness of
six months ago‘when he took on
Rivers. But that is not the point.
It is not his ability- or non-ability
as a fighter that has earned him
the disgust of the New York short
haired fraternity. Tt is his plain
ly evident cowardly tactics shown
in the fray with Rivers when he
simulated great pain on the floor
of the ring to make it look as
though he had been fouled. Not
only cowardly, but dishonest, was
this performance of his. particular
ly when he must have known as
well as everybody at the ringside
that he had fouled Rivers inten
tionally and that Rivers had not
fouled him at all.
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Mathewson Considers Cubs Dangerous
Says Chicago Still Is in Pennant Fight
Chance's Rejuvenated Pitch
ing Staff Will Make Issue
Close —Old Feud Between
These Teams Renewed Af
ter the Spiking of Herzog.
By Christy Mathewson.
For Ten Years the Premier Pitcher of
the Giants.
rpHE old feud between the
| Giants and the Cubs «nas
broken loose again with re
newed vigor. Altogether it has
a history-making week in the Na
tional league, with’the eyes of all
followers of (he race focused on
the series between New York and
Chicago.
The old wound was opened when
"Johnny" Evers slid into Herzog
at third base in the second game of
the past series with all his spikes
showing in what looked like a de
liberate attempt to cut the Giants'
third baseman down. Herzog is
not the sort of player who is easily
riled or who welcomes trouble, but
he was so sure that Evers had en
deavored to spike him purposely
that he leaped on the prostrate
"Johnny" and started to choke him
before Tom Needham, who was
coaching -a.t third; Bush, the um
pire. and 1 could drag him off.
Herzog declared later that the at
tempt was deliberate, as there was
no necessity for "Johnny" sliding.
He was caught by ten feet. Most
of the hoys laughed the incident
away and attributed it to one of
Evers" "brain storms.” John ap
pears to get very excited when in
a close game and he does things
that he is sorry- for later. I believe
that he was heartily penitent .over
the occurrence.
It was a tough series, and Chi
cago got the best of it. although
it will not have, any influence on
the Ultimate result in the pennant
race. Mushroom prophets in Chi
cago herded us out of the city,
claiming the flag and-stating that
the New York club was all tn. They
cried that Marquand- was done and
that he would never he a winning
pitcher again
The absurdity of those statements
is evident when it, is taken into
consideration that "Rube" won
nineteen games this season with- .
out losing one. When he was de
feated once the Cubs' adherents
rose up and cried that he. was all
in.
Defeat Good for Marquard.
While they ruined his record in
Chicago, the defeat is undoubted
ly a good thing for Marquard. As
he piled up victory after victory ■
into a record the strain told on him
more with each contest, until the
nerve-wearing ordeal was taking .
the weight off the lanky (wirier and
slowly driving-him stale. It was
the psychology of the record mak
ing that finally beat him -not the
< 'uhs.
The Chicago series was no sur
prise to the Giants It has not
discouraged the team at all. We
rea'ized-, when we were there, that
the Cubs were traveling at the top
of their speed, while our pitchers
were weak and we played two of
the games ami a part of the third
without Larry Doyle, one of the
heaviest and most timely hitters on
the club.
The feature of the series that
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. JULY 17. 1912.
: Mathewson Says •
Jimmy Lavender
: Is Great Pitcher •
• •
• Here is what Christy Mathew- •
• son says about Jimmy Lavender. •
• the Georgia boy who is pitching •
• excellent ball for the Cubs. ’
• “Lavender is one of the most •
• promising youngsters that I have •
• seen break into the big league in a •
• long time. The beauty of his •
• work is that it gets better as the •
• situation becomes tighter, and he •
• does not fade away in a pinch. •
• He has a lot of speed, a nice curve •
• ball and a bad spitter that he •
• mixes in judiciously. He also uses •
• his head.” •
hurt New York most was the tear
ing apart of our team through in
juries. The maiming of Fletcher
will not break up the Giants' in
field. Shafer ought to fill the gap
satisfactorily until Fletcher is *
again ready to take his old place.
That is the great value of the
team McGraw has assembled. When
one man is hurt he has a man al
most exactly as good to take his
place.
The injuries to Wilson and Groh
will not handicap the club badly
unless the regular men in those po
sitions are laid up in the meantime.
Meyers and Doyle are both fit to
work now.
I do not think that any’ of the in
juries to the New- York players was
inflicted intentionally, as the spik
ing of Groh at second base was
something that is likely to befall
any player. Groh was spiked in
the hand as Zimmerman, the Chi
cago third baseman. slid for the
bag. and it was the fault of neither
one. but Just one of the breaks of
the game.
Cubs' Pitching Staff Strong.
chance has a great team in the
Cubs now. and his pitching staff is
especially to be admired. Laven
der is one of the most promising
youngsters that 1 have seen break
into the big league In a long tima,
The beauty of his work is that it
gets better as the situation be
comes tighter, and he does not fade
away in a pinch. He has a lot of
speed, a nice curve ball and a bad
spitter that he mixes tn judicious
ly. He also uses his head.
Richie seems to be as good as he
ever- was—against the Giants, at
any rate. The present arrange-,
meat of his team, with Leach in
center , field., gives. Chance a dan
gereus and hard-hitting .infield and
outfield. It is. a well balanced,
strong . club, but is handicapped
in the race for the pennant by a
lead that J don't believe can possi
bly be overcome. ~ ,
Os- course, as 1 have intimated
before,- nothing is Impassible in
baseball, and a protracted slump
by the Giants might result in our
club dropping back within reach
ing distance of the Cubs. It is now
only the middle of July., with two
months and a half left to play.
The Chicago team is the st rong
os’ contender in the race next to
the Giants, and one that would be
feared by a team, with a less com
manding lead. It will .fatten up on
the other easy Eastern clubs now,
while we are fighting the rest of
the hard-hitting Westerners, and
will gain on us considerably on
this trip. Then the Westerners
come East for a sw Ing through our
Evers' Action Is Responsible
for the Outbreak—The Great
Pitcher Says the Cubs Will
Gain Points on the Giants
During the Next Month.
part of the circuit, when the Cubs
will again encounter the slmph
Eastern diet, which is so easy to
digest and very nourishing.
Chicago Still in Race.
St. Louis is playing good ball
right now. and that club always
gives the Giants a stiff battle,
while Pittsburg and Cincinnati are
teams hard to down. Chicago will
gain enough on the Giants —at
least, that is my prediction —with-
in the next month to make the race
interesting, and the followers of
the New York club. who are
grumbling because, they say, the
interest has evaporated from the
pennant pursuit, will awaken to
the fact that there is still some
thing besides the contention for
second place.
Pittsburg has developed an errat
ic streak lately which is likely to
confine it to third place in the run
ning. That is a peculiar team to
explain. When nitted against a
first-class club, like the Cubs or
the Giants, the Pirates- play their
heads off to'best them, and usually
do as often as not. But when
some easy victim arrives, such as
the Philadelphia team, for instance,
the Pirates cave. We have had no
difficulty with the Phillies all sea
son. but they gave Clarke and his
crowd a battle in the last series.
Such is she unexplainable uncer
tainty of baseball, and on this ele
ment of uncertainty 1 base my
opinion that the race is by no
means over yet.
Cincinnati has showed an im
provement during its recent stand
at home and be return
ing to something' tike th,, form
displayed when the club shot out
ahead of all the others early in the
season. Benton. Suggs and Bromine
are all pitching good ball, and the
flaw which pulled Hank O’Day
back was the yveakening of his
pitching staff. He has a good,
fast team, and one that alw’ays
puts up a bail game.
There is little to say about the
other teams on their showing in
the last week. Brooklyn has
slipped back in the standing after
once having attained the head of
the second division in the pennant
parade.
-(Copyright, 1912. by the McClure
Newspaper Syndicate.;
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Eight men, four of them chauffeurs,
will take part in the game. The othe:
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light touring cars. Two of them will
play forward. The others will guard
the goals. As nearly as possible the
regular rules of polo will be followed
A basket ball wl| be used. Carl Evans
and Ross King will handle the forward
cars.
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NEWS FROM RINGSIDE
The Plaza A. C. of Chicago, which had
planned to rip .iff the boxing lid in that
city tonight, have postponed their show
until July 2>.
• • •
div officials do not believe the duh
promoters will attempt to stage a boxing
show hi all. Thr\ think the duh was
only feeling out things to see if the mayor
would interfere should they put on a show.
The major says if bouts are staged the
police will have to answer for it.
• • •
Johnnv King and Eddie Murphy have
signed articles io tight ten rounds before
the duh offering the best inducements.
No date has been sei for the contest as
.vet.
■ • •
Billv l*]pkf gained much fame and also
many bouts when he defeated Marcel
M"rean in I’aris some while back. The
foitner titleholder has been offered
matches with some of the best middle
weights in the business.
HYDER BARR MAY BE
IN GAME IN 3 WEEKS
CHATTANOOGA. TENN. July 17.
The latest i eport from Hy der Barr's
bedside is to the effect that ne may be
able to play again within three weeks.
He is suffering from a badly wrenched
knee, which Is the result of bis falling
over second base in the final game with
the Gulls last Saturday. Barr, it will
he remembered, while a member of the
Pelican team, suffered a similar injury
at the same hag lust year, falling over
the cushion while watching paly at
the plate. «
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Nashville In Birmingham.
Standing or tea cluD*.
W. L. P C W P C
R'ham . 53 31 531 N. or. . .38 38 .500
Mobile 47 42 528 N Ville 36 43 .455
Cnooga. 4<> 40 .500 Mont. 38 47 447
M'mphis 40 40 .500 Olanta .34 45 .430
Yesterday s Result*.
Mobile 5. Atlanta 4.
New Orleans 5. Chattanooga I.
Montgomery - Nashville, rain.
Memphis-Birmingham, off day.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Game* Today.
Macon in Albany.
Columbia in Columbus
Savannah in Jacksonville.
Standing or tne Club*.
W. L. P.c W L PC
Sat 10 5 ..625 J'vllle, . 9 8 .529
Maeon. 10 6 .625 Cola 6 11 .35.3
C'bus ..9 6 .600 Albany 512 .294
Yesterday s Result*.
Jacksonville 2, Savannah t < first game.)
Savannah 2, Jacksonville 0 (second
game. >
other games postponed.
AMERICAN LEA3UB.
Games Today.
Chicago In Boston.
St. Louis in Washington
Detroit in Philadelphia
Cleveland in New York.
Standing of the Club*.
W 1,. P C W L. P.C
Boston .57 26 687 C land 42 43 494
Wash 51 33 60; Detroit . 40 43 482
Phila 17 35 573 S Louis 24 56 .300
Chicago. 4t 36 .550 N. York 22 55 .286
Yesterday’s Remit*.
Washington 7. Chicago 2.
St. Louis 5. New York 1 #irst game >
St. Louis 3. New York 1 'Second game.)
Philadelphia 5. ''loreland 2.
Boston 7. Detroit 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
New York in Pittsburg
Boston in Cincinnati.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Brooklyn In St Louis.
Standing or the Club*.
W. L PC W. L PC.
N York .58 :.'O 714 Phila 41 41 482.,
Cni'-agn .48 28 632 S Louis 30 44 .105
P'hurg 16 31 597 B klvn 28 4« 368
C'natl. .11 39 .513 Boston. 21 59 .263 1
Yesterday's Result*.
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4.
Pittsburg 5. Brooklyn 4.
Chicago 3. New York I
Boston-St. Louis, off day
Papke has received an offer of a $4,000
guarantee for a bout with Leo Kelly in
Paris some time In August.
-lack Carson and Charlie Pierson have
signed articles to box fifteen rounds at
(llennwood Springs. July 24 Both of
these pugs are promising middleweights.
• • •
.lack Johnson now has another vase
against him in court as the result of his
assault on Charles Brown, a negro chauf
feur, who was the government's principal
witness against the champion ami his
wife for smuggling a diamond necklace
into thi* country.
Brown went around to take a slant at
.Johnson's new case mt opening night and
ra right into “Li! Arthur." who proceeded
to give him a sound thrashing for the
evidence he gave against him
• • •
Terry Nelson and Yankee Schwartz are
In the best of condition for their right
round scrap in Nashville tonight.
WITH SMITH IN LINE-UP,
LOOKOUTS GINGER UP
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. July 17. -
The transportation of Manager William
Billy Smith from bench to player-man
ager has benefited the Lookouts to an
inestimable degree. Prior to his sign
ing a player contract following inca
pacitation of Otto Jordan because of
typhoid fever, the local pilot. It must
be admitted, "crabbed" at times ex
tensively- on the bench. He was wild
to win and, while not intending to do
so. to some extent to rid himself of his
pent-up determination and aggressive
ness. Now Bill is taking it out on the
opposition,’and the effect has been most
beneficial.
FOUR CLUBS IN LEAGUE.
GADSDEN. ALA.. July 17.—The di
rectors of the Southeastern league de
cided to drop Talladega and Cedartown
from the six-club circuit and to finish
the season with the other four clubs, al
a meeting here last night. A new
schedule will be arranged and adopted
at a future meeting. Selma, Anniston.
Rome and Gadsden will now compose
the league, and will complete the sea
son.
TENNIS TOURNEYS OFF.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. July 17.—AH
tournaments at the New Orleans Ten
nis club have been declared, off. The
men's doubles have been postponed un
til September, while the play In the
men's singb-s will not begin until the
latter part of the summer. This an
nouncement was made 'by Chairman
Paul MacQulston, of the tournament
committee.
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Players, G. AB. R. H. AV.
Recker, p 3 8 1 3 .375
Harbison, ss. . . .27 88 9 29 .330
Hemphill, cf . . .77 293 35 92 .314
Bailey, rs. . . .81 287 51 82 .286
Alpennan, 2b . . .81 306 43 87 .284
Donahue, c . . . .31 96 9 24 .250
Callahan. If 39 166 20 39' .235
McElveen. 3b. . . .87 319 39 74 .232
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