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Brain Is the Essential of
Atlhetic Success—Thomson
By Fred C. Thomson.
World's Champion Athlete.
, * FTER all, the hands are
k ZX the thing. Without them
the ideal perfect fighting
figure is as naught. And with them
the head, the power and all the oth
er requisites of the successful ring
artist can have but secondary con
sideration.”
And the above paragraph ap
peared in a paper of standing in a
conspicuous place without apology.
Room was given for an article in
attempted proof of the above
points.
If that declaration be a true one
the ring Is forthwith condemned
summarily. I am not saying that
to disprove the statement that
•‘Good hands are better than brains
in the ring” would leave the ring
free from condemnation. But I do
gay that that is not the condem
nation that is to be fairly brought
against the ring. The ring forfeits
its right to existence through the
fact that in all its life it lias never
produced a noble man. Men have
lived through a ring career and at
the end been distinguishable from
old battle-scarred bull-gorillas—a
few have. But that isn't because
the ring hasn’t tried its best to bat
ter and bruise and coarsen them
out of any semblance of the sons
of God. It's rather because their
hardest fight jvas won not in the
ring but outside in keeping them
selves from the taint of the ring
and its spirit.
An Unfair Accusation.
It is only fair that we clear the
roped arena of this unfair accusa
tion. For in no field in which man
has faced man has the determin
ing factor been the physical ap
paratus employed or every detail
of it. The big meh in the world
stand out not because of the size
of their feet or the length of their
noses —Such things are mere de
tails and don't count in the final
calculation; but such men stand
head and shoulders above the men
around them because of their keen
heads and big souls. You notice
that I say in no “field” on which
man has faced man—in “instances"
in which man has faced man every
romantic posibility under the sun
has been fulfilled. And so if we
strove to obtain a judgment in
stance by instance the result put
graphically would make a good
representation of a high frequency
spark, shafts and fingers pointing
to every point of the compass, but
the main line of travel is clear and
unmistakable.
And it points out clearly that
given two men everything in com
mon of ordinary normal grade, the
one having the keener head, the
other the tougher hands. Why. of
course the man with the better
head would win. He’d probably
come out not only the winner, but
with his hands in better shape and
all the rest of him.
Man Subdues Lion.
I've seen lions that with one swipe
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of their paws could fell a half a
dozen men and which would be
unembarrassed by the most violent
attacks on them with a man’s
hands, that were taken, strapped
down, chloroformed and under the
surgeon’s puny hands its great
paw slit and slashed at will. Could
the man do that because his hands
were stronger or more rugged than
the lion’s paw? Why, it wps en
tirely because his head was keener
and his soul great in wanting to
relieve from pain.
But the great danger that I am
fearful of is not that such declara
tions as these will be made un
true, though they are, but that
being made and carrying with them
somewhat of truth, though it be a
small fraction, will be accepted on
face value because of the quasi
guarantee of good character, the
grain of truth will vouchsafe to the
whole, the most of it pernicious
and false.
An English writer gives us “What
England is suffering from the most
at present is not falsehood, but in
cesantly reiterated half-truths.”
But the "tight Little isle” is too
small a place to monopolize such a
wide truth. It fits America. It fits
what we’re talking about. And in
just this way. ,
Brain Most Important.
The hand, the immediate instru
ment in any work, is important.
That's undisputed. But what
makes the hands worth a rap is
what's behind them, what directs
them. The only reason any man's
hands are ever brought to notice
is the fact that a good head brought
him into the limelight. We notice
that some men are weak because of
weak hands, because of any of a
thousand minor weaknesses. Rut
why do we notice them in particu
lar? Why! Only because their
head work brought them into
prominence. We could probably
find a thousand strong to excess in
the one given particular whom we
don't care a rap about simply be
cause they had nothing with which
to direct that asset.
It’s not so much the natural as
sets or talents we have. It’s the
head that uses them and the heart
that colors their use that counts.
A group of stupendous assets at
the very bi st gives but a perfect
machine, but a body; just a body,
coupled with a keen head and a
i great heart., gives us a man, a
noble sentient creature, and that’s
the noblest work of God.
WOLGAST TO FIGHT AGAIN
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.—the de
termination of Champion Ad Wolgast
;to fight again on Thanksgiving day
has stirred great activity into the ranks
lof the lightweights. Wolgast has held
i conferences with Promoter James
' Coffroth. the result of which he expects
will be a contract to fight in San Fran
■ cisco on November 28.
Wolgast left for Chicago today.
GEORGE STALLINGS WON’T
LEAD DODGERS NEXT YEAR
BCFF.t ,O. N. Y., July 26.—Manager
George Stallings, of the Buffalo Interna
tional league club, set at rest all rumors
! stating that he is to manage the Brook
i lyn club of the National league next sea
: son. The big chief says there is abso
-1 lutely nothing doing
"So far as I know I will be with Bus-
I falo next season,” said Stallings.
The rumor referred to by George T.
I probably originated with an article pub
lished by a Buffalo paper, which stated:
ST. LOUIS TEAM HELD UP BY
WRECK: CAN’T PLAY TODAY
BOSTON. July 26.—The Boston Na
tional baseball club management re
ceived a dispatch that it would be im
possible for the St. Louis team to get
I into Boston in time for this afternoon's
i game, as it was held up by a train
I wreck in the middle West.
The dispatch did not 1 state where the
: wreck had taken place or whether any
member of the team had been injured.
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iiir. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JULY 2(5, 1912.
The Big Race
Here is how the "Big Five” in the Amer
ican league are hitting right up to date:
Player— A, B~H. iAver~.
i Cobb 347 148 I .421
Speaker 361 141 \ .391
Jackson 354 128 I .362
Collins 325 109 i .335
Lajole 216 72 ; .333
Cobb boosted his batting average 2
points yesterday by securing four hits in
eight times up. Speaker also gained as
much by securing two safe clouts In four
trips to the plate. Jackson failed to con
nect in four times at bat and fell off 3
notches. Collins lost 4 points by securing
only one hit In six attempts. Lajoie Is
still out of the game.
Crackers* Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterday's Game
These averages include yesterday's game
with the bold Barons.
Players—| G, |AB.| R. | H. (Av.
Becker, pJ 4 I 12 I 1| 1 .417
Hemphill, cf....,.,..| 78 |296 i 35 | 93 |,314
Harbison, ss| 33 |llO | 12 i 31 1.282
Alperman, 2bl 87 |333 j 47 I 93 1.279
Bailey, rf| 87 1311 ( 54 i 84 |.270
Donahue, c| 56 |ll2 | 11 j 27 1.241
Graham, c....(35 |lO5 | 11 | 25 j. 240
Callahan, If] 45 |IBB ! 21 j 45 (.240
McElveen, 3bj 93 1342 j 41 | 79 (.231
Agler, lbl 24 | 79 i 10 | 18 (.228
Atkins, p.| 16 | 43 | 3 | 8 |.186
Brady, p| 13 I 40 I 2 17 (.175
Sitton, p| 18 ; 47 | 8 | 7 |.149
Waldorf, p.,,. 3 ; 7 ( 0 j 0 ,000
SOUTH EASTERN LEAGUE
TO REVISE SCHEDULE
ROME, GA., July 26.—The directors
of the Southeastern league will meet in
Rome tonight to adopt a playing sched
ule for the remainder of the season.
The recent deflection of Anniston did
not disrupt the league, as that city
believed it would and as press reports
sent out from there stated.
The league was, however, reduced to
four clubs—Rome, Gadsden, Talladega
and Selma. These clubs are all evenly
matched, and are playing daily to large
attendances. The schedule adopted will
probably run until August 15 or Sep
tember 1.
BIG TIME IN ALBANY
CARDED FOR MONDAY
ALBANY, GA., July 26. —Great prep
arations are being made for baseball
field day here next Monday, which will
also be made the occasion for the for
mal turning on of Albany’s new ’‘White
Way.”
The Albany baseball team some time
ago co-operated with the Columbus
team in making "Pennant day" in the
Electric City a success, and now Jim
: Fox and his league leaders will return
the compliment and help Albany make
Baseball Pennant day here a success.
LOOKOUTS GET BROWNE
FROM QUAKER TEAM
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., July 26.
The Lookouts today signed George
Browne, utility outfielder of the Phila
delphia Nationals, and President An
drews ordered him to report at' once.
The locals have been after this player,
who has plenty of experience and who
knows the game from beginning to end,
for some time, and today bought him
outright.
GIANTS SECURE PITCHER
FROM MICHIGAN LEAGUE
MUSKEGON, MICH., July 26.
Pitcher Larau Kirby, of the Traverse
City club of Michigan State league, has
been sold to the New York Nationals.
He left last night for New York. Man
ager Hamilton of the Traverse City
team said the price received was $2,500.
SAVANNAH COUNCIL TAKES
UP BRINSON ROAD PROJECT
SAVANNAH. GA.. July 26.—The
plan to have Savannah appropriate
$150,000 to assure a direct extension of
the Brinson railway from Waynesboro
to Athens, has been formally presenter!
to city council, with representatives
present from Thompson. Washington
and Lexington, in addition to commit
tees from the Savannah Chamber of
Commerce. The matter was referred
| to th^ committee of the whole.
FLOVILLA MAN, SWIMMING
OCMULGEE RIVER. DROWNS
JACKSON, GA.. July 26.—1 n attempting
to swim from the shore to an island Luth
er Edwards, a merchant, 24 years of age,
of Flovilla, was drowned in the Ocmul
gee river at Smiths Mill yesterday after
noon, The body has not been recovered.
His wife, mother and a brother survive
him.
TWO SLAYERS HANGED AT
NASHVILLE; 1 REPRIEVED
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 26.—John
Bailey and George Shelton, convicted of
the murder of Ben Pettigrew and two chil
dren in Decatur county, were hanged at
the state penitentiary here today. Ed
ward Alexander, who was to have been
hanged at the same time, was granted a
twenty days' respite by Governor Hooper.
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Sporting Writers Nearly Always
Differ on Result of Big Bouts
By W. W. Naughton.
IT Is very evident that sporting
critics, unlike doctors, do not
hold consultations in refer
ence to the “cases” that come un
der their observation. If they did,
no doubt there would be more
unanimity of opinion in respect to
the merits of contests and com
petitions of various characters.
That sporting writers should
view boxing matches and other
events from different standpoints
is as it should be, A wise head
once said “it’s difference of opinion
that makes horse races,” and what
is true of the sport of the turf is
true of everything else tn the sport
jng line. Without difference of
opinion there would be no occasion
to arrange tests of skill, speed or
endurance. There would be a total
lack of interest in everything re
lating to competition. There would
be no “sporting situation,” in fact.
There is one thing, however, that
a sport critic should beware of. and
that is insisting his view of a con
test is the only possible and cor
rect one. He should qualify what
ever opinions he writes with the
remark, “This may not be the right
analysis, but it's the way it looked
to me.” For no matter what re
spect his opinion commands, he can
only exercise individual judgment.
Critics Differed on Big Fight.
It is doubtful if there were ever
a brace of pugilistic happenings
that caused more difference of
opinion among the workmen of
the press than the world's cham
pionships on the Fourth of July.
Those who held that Jack Johnson
had showed no decline in fighting
ability were fairly well paired with
the critics who noted—or thought
they noted—a vast difference in the
BRITISH OVERFED AT
OLYMPICS, SAYS COACH
LONDON, July 26. —Apologies and ex
planations of the British Olympic team's
failures are still providing abundant copy
for the London press.
The Evening News prints an interview
with F. W. Parker, chief advisory coach
of the British team. Parker said:
"We have had to buy our experience
and there is no doubt we shall do better
in not sending too many men to the
games in the future. We shall do better
with fewer men. carefully selected and
only the very best men with real chances
taken.
“The all-around men were trained care- I
fully, for we made it a rule that men run
ning on the following day must be in bed j
by 10:30, all others at 11 o'clock. How
ever, our fellows did not exercise the same ;
self-denial as the Americans. They ate
too much. 1 should say that some of them !
ate twice as much at Stockholm as they
would have eaten at home.
"The Americans were trained to the
hour. You could see it when they were ;
on the track or strolling through the I
streets of Stockholm. They were a team I
of world-beaters, and they looked It.
"If we are to do any good at Berlin in
1916 we must systematize our training and
the team be built up gradually. A few
months is not enough. It is the work of
years and of money. Don’t forget this.
America had $125,000 to spend on her ath
letes: we had SI,OOO. That was the dif
ference."
STARTaPLAY TOMORROW
FOR PRESIDENT’S CUP
Tomorrow afternoon, over the East
Lake course of the Atlanta Athletic club,
the qualifying round in the golf tourna- '
went for the president’s cup will be ;
played.
This tournament is an annual affair, the
president of the club giving a trophy for
the golfers of the club to contest for.
This year the players will qualify ac
cording to their net scores and the club (
handicaps will apply all throughout the
tournament.
The first and second round of match 1
play must be played by August 2, the j
semi-finals by August 3 and the finals by |
August 4.
As many flights as fill will be played and
cups will be awarded to the winners in
each flight.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUt.
Games Today.
Atlanta in Birmingham.
Memphis in Mobile.
Chattanooga in Montgomery.
Nashville in New Orleans.
Standing of the Cluos.
W L. PC. W. L. P C. |
B'ham. . 58 35 .624 C’nooga. 41 46 .471
Mobile . 52 43 .547 N'vllle. .40 47 .460 j
N. Or. . 42 41 .512 Mont. . .40 51 .440
M’mphis 44 43 .512 Atlanta .37 48 .435
Yesterday 1 ! Results.
Birmingham 6, Atlanta 2.
Nashville 1, New Orleans 0.
Only two games played.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Albany in Macon.
Columbus in Columbia.
Jacksonville in Savannah.
Standing or the Clubs.
W. L P C W. L. P C
C'bus. . IS 9 .625 J'ville . 15 11 .577
Sav. . . ,15 9 .625 Albany. . 9 17 .346
Macon . .15 10 600 Col a. . 619 .240
Yesterday's Results.
Macon 9, Albany 2.
Savannah 2, Jacksonville 1.
Columbia;Columbus, off day.
AMERICAN LEAGUt.
Games Today.
No games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C W. L. P.C.
Boston . 63 29 685 Detroit . 45 48 .484
Wash. . 56 36 .609 C’land. . 45 48 .484
Phtla . 53 39 .576 N. York 27 58 .318
Chicago .47 42 .528 S. Louis 26 62 .295
Yesterday's Rssults.
Chicago 6, New York 4.
Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2 (first game )
St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3 (second
ga me.)
Detroit 5, Washington 4 (first game.)
Washington 7, Detroit 5 (second game.)
Cleveland 1, Boston 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
St. Louis in Boston.
Cincinnati In Brooklyn.
Chicago in New York.
Pittsburg In Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C I W. L. P C.
N York 65 21 ,756 |C’nati 41 45 494
Chicago .53 33 .616 I S. Louis 39 52 429
P'burg 50 34 .595 Br'klyn .32 57 .360
Phila. ..41 41 i>Oo I Boston 23 64 .264
Yesterday's Results.
Pittsburg 8. Brooklyn 7.
(inly one game played
Johnson of Reno and the Johnson
of Las Vegas.
The writer takes his stand with
those who believe that Johnson
tires more readily and is a less
formidable puncher than he used
to be. I ha e seen Johnson in
every contest f note he has figured
in, in this country, since he de
feated Frank Childs at Los An
geles, nearly eleven years ago, and
am therefore in a fairly good posi
tion to judge of his present fight
ing prowess.
Incidentally. Johnson is one of
the hardest men in the fighting
world to get a line on. He is such
a consummate ring general and
everything he does within the
ropes is done so artistically, that
it is anything but easy to tell when
he is in trouble.
In the affair with Flynn he held
on and stalled around with a grin
on his face and with no particular
appearance of being flurried, but he
was an exceedingly tired champion
of the world just the same. If he
had been the Johnson of other
fights, instead of looking hungry
eyed at Referee Smith when Flynn
began butting, he would have
broken his hold and punched Flynn
clear across the ropes.
Different Views on Los Angeles.
The different views held in re
gard to the Johnson-Flynn match
were not a circumstance, however,
to the confusion of opinions that
existed at the Wolgast-Rivers
ringside It used to be said that a
man interested in boxing did not
have to attend a fight to gain an
idea of what happened—that he
could read all the accounts of the
affair and strike an average. Any
one who could follow this course
in the Los Angeles mill would have
to be possessed of highly analytical
mentality.
Whether Wolgast struck his op
ponent foul or fair, whether Rivers
downed Wolgast with a chin crack
or a smash in the pit, whether
Wolgast fell athwart Rivers’ knee
and whether Rivers was short
counted, are points that will be
argued for many a day to come.
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LOOKOUTS SELL MORAN
TO WASHINGTON CLUB
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. July 26.
Roy Moran, Chattanooga’s star out
fielder. has been sold to the Washing
ton Americans. Part of the considera
tion is that the local club gets the first
Southern league call on Washington’s
discards next year. The' financial de
tails are not stated. Moran reports to
Washington in September.
Outfielder Hamilton, a Notre Dame
college star, was signed by Chattanooga
today. Outfielder Warem and Pitcher
Ware probably will be released.
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JOHNSON WANTS $30,000
TO BOX JEANNETTE IN N.Y.
NEW YORK, July 26.—Jack Johnson,
the negro heavyweight champion, an
nounced over the long-distance tele
phone from Chicago that he was ready
to sign for a match with Joe Jeannette
on Labor day at Madison Square Gar
den in New York if he could get his
pi ice. The latter, Johnson dictated,
was $30,000. The champion refused a
$20,000 offer.
Johnson’s statement was made to
Billv Gibson, manager of the Garden
Athletic club, who is trying to get the ’
big negro here as a Labor day attrac
tion.
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