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BOXING
Late News and Views
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Marty Forkins, who is managing Eddie
McGoorty, has received an offer from a
New Orleans boxing promoter for his boy
to meet Jimmy Clabby in a 20-round bout
there Labor Day. The match has not
been closed yet.
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Tommy Gary, who is also under Forkins'
wing, is scheduled to go ten rounds with
Frankie Russell in New Orleans, Au
gust 12.
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Ad Wolgast is planning to buy a large
ranch in Oregon and start raising cattle.
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Os all the 133-pounders now in the ring
Wolgast seems to be "sweeter” on Willie.
Ritchie and Young Jack O’Brien than any
other of tjie pugs. Ad says, "O’Brien is
the hardest man in the game to hit.” As
to Ritchie the champion seemed to be
puzzled, but said, "Ritchie is a fast boxer
apd a hard hitter.”
Freddie Andrews and Harry Grund are
scheduled to go ten rounds at Dubuque,
lowa, September 18. They are feather
weights.
* * *
Young Brown, the boy who sprung up
so suddenly in New Y’ork, has gone to
the mountains for a long vacation Billy
Newman, Brown's manager, will match
his protege with Young Shugroe on his
return to Gotham.
* * *
Owen Moran will start for New York
shortly, where he will make an effort to
regain his lost laurels. With proper train
ing Moran should be able to take care of
himself against any of the present 133-
pounders around Gotham in a ten-round
scrap.
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Dan Morgan, who is managing K. O.
Brown, has taken Jack Britton under his
management, and is trying to secure a
match with Packey McFarland. Morgan
says hereafter Britton will tight under
his own name, which is Billy Breslin
• * *
Young Smith and Eddie Hoffman are
on the bill for a ten-round engagement in
Gotham the latter part of this month.
* * *
On Saturday Abe Attell will try to
come back. The former featherweight
king is scheduled to meet Tommy Mur
phy. the lad who helped start Attell on
jus downward path. Attell will proba
bly enter the ring weighing. 130 pounds,
while Murphy will come in at 133 pounds
ringside.
* * *
Billy Thornton has taken up the man
agement of Johnny Dohan and is trying
1o secure another crack at I.each Cross.
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In an article just published in New
York, Dan McKetrick states that Johnny
t’oulon never won the bantamweight title
from any one. "He just took it,” de
clared McKetrick. They ought to get
pretty well “wised” to that fact in New
York after a while.
Kid Ghetto has been matched with Kid
Herman for a ten-round go at the Fair
mont A. C., in New York, August 3.
Joe Mandot will not go to New (irleans
as he originally planned, btit will leave
Memphis for the coast shortly, where he
will start training for his 20-round fight
with Mexican Joe Rivers on Labor Day.
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Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco box
ing prom?.er, is talking of opening an
open air club In Los Angeles. If Coffroth
could match Rivers and Wolgast for a
return engagement ft is certain he would
stage the bout at Los Angeles, as the
boxing patrons in 'Frisco will not support
any kind of shows but "popular prices.”
M'CARTHY MAY CLAIM TITLE.
NEW YORK. Aug. I.—Luther Mc-
Carthy will claim the title surrendered
by Jack Johnson if the Missouri heavy
weight defeats Jim Stewart in their
battle at the Garden Athletic club on
Monday night.
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THE BASEBALL CARD
SOUTHERN LEAGUE. ,
Game, Today.
Birmingham in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon.
Two games. First game called at 2:30.
Montgomery in Chattanooga.
Only games scheduled.
Standing Os the Club.,
W. L. P C W. L. P.O.
B'ham. .60 37 .619 C’nooga. 43 49 .467
Mobile . .56 44 .560 Mont. . .44 53 .454
N- Or. . 46 44 .511 N’vllle .42 52 .447
M mphis 46 46 .500 Atlanta .39 51 .433
Yesterday s Resuite.
New Orleans-Atlanta, rain.
Nashville 6, Montgomery 4.
Chattanooga-Mobile, ram.
Memphis 3, Birmingham 2.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Todav-
Albany in Columbia.
Columbus in Jacksonville.
Savannah in Macon.
Standing or toe Clubs
U. L. l-.r I W. L P C
C'bus. ..19 11 .633 J’ville. .17 13 .567
Sav’nah. 17 11 .607 Albany .12 19 .387
Macon . 17 13 .567 | Col’a. . . 8 23 .258
yesterday’s Results
Savannah 5, Columbia 4.
Macon 4, Jacksonville 3 (first game.)
Jacksonville 1, Macon 0 (second game.)
Columbus 12, Albany 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today
New York in Chicago.
Boston in St. Louis.
Washington in Detroit.
Philadelphia in Cleveland.
Standing of the Clubs
W 1. PC W. L. P.C.
Boston . .67 30 .691 Detroit .48 50 .490
Wash. . .60 37 .619 C’land. 45 52 .464
Phila. . .55 41 .573 N. York .31 61 .337
Chicago .48 46 .511 S. Louis. 29 66 .305
Yesterday's Results
New York 12, Chicago 3.
Boston 4, St. I ouis 1.
Detroit 4, Washington 1.
I’hiladelphia-Cleveland, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games i oday
Pittsburg in Boston.
Chicago in Brooklyn.
Cincinnati in New York.
St. Louis in Philadelphia.
Standing or the Clubs.
\V. 1. P W 1. P.C
N York 67 24 .736 C’nati. . 45 49 .479
Chicago. 57 34 .626 S. Louis 41 55 .427
P'burg. .52 37 .584 Br’klyn. .35 59 .372
Phila. ..45 43 .511 Boston .25 66 .275
v esterday’s Results.
Pittsburg 7, Boston 6.
Chicago 11. Brooklyn 4.
New York 7, Cincinnati 0.
St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 2 (first game.)
Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 0 (second
game.)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Games Today.
Milwaukee in Columbus.
Kansas City in Louisville.
Minneapolis in Toledo.
St. Paul in Indianapolis.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C W. L. P.C
M’apolis. 69 39 .639 M’w’kee 47 60 .439
C’bus . 68 40 .630 S. Paul .48 63 .432
Toledo . .67 40 .627 L’ville. .42 65 .395
K. City .53 54 .495 I’apolis. .40 73 .354
Yesterday’s Results.
Indianapolis 7. St. Paul 6 (first game.)
St. Paul 7. Indianapolis 2 (second game.)
Louisville 4, Kansas City 3.
Minneapolis 3, Toledo 0 ifirst game.)
Toledo 2, Minneapolis 0 (second game.)
Columbus 4, Milwaukee 2.
CxTANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Baltimore in Buffalo.
Providence in Rochester.
Newark in Toronto.
Jersey City in Montreal.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. P C W. L. P.C
Roch. . .58 43 .574 J. City .52 51 .505
Toronto .55 44 .556 Buffalo .44 52 .458
B more. .53 42 .556 P'dence. 42 56 .429
Newark .51 48 .515 M’treal. .41 60 .406
Yesterday’s Results
Montreal 12. Jersey City 6 (first game.)
Jersey City 5, Montreal 1 (second game.)
Baltimore 12. Buffalo 5 I first game.)
Baltimore 8, Buffalo 8 (second game.)
Newark 7, Toronto 2 (first game.)
Toronto 6, Newark 5 (second game.)
Rochester 8, Providence 6 (first game.)
Rochester 7. Providence 6 (second game)
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Games Today.
Greenwood in Meridian.
Columbus in Vicksburg.
Jackson in Yazoo City.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W. L. P C
V'ksb'g 21 13 .618 G’wnod 18 16 .529
M’idian 21 13 .618 Jackson 17 17 .500
C'mbus 20 14 .588 Y. City 529 .152
Yesterday's Results.
Meridian 10. Jackson 6.
Columbus 8, Yazoo City 2.
Greenwood 9, Vicksburg 0 (forfeited.
Vicksburg refused to play because old
balls only were available).
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Johnson City in Asheville.
Morristown in Cleveland.
Bristol in Knoxville.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C , W. L. P.C
Bristol 39 23 .629' A’eville 30 36 .455
K’xville 37 29 .561; iC’vT’d 27 35 .435
J. City 31 32 .492, M’town 29 38 .433
Yesterday's Results.
Cleveland-Bristol: ra in.
Asheville 3. Knoxville 1.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
W 1.. P IV. L P.C.
H'ust’n 66 40 .623 Austin 48 60 .490
S An’io 67 42 .615 B’rriont 45 60 .429
Waco 62 45 .579 F. W'th 43 61 .413
Dallas 52 56 .481 G'v’st'n 44 63 .411
Yesterday’s Results.
, Austin 7, Houston 0.
Dallas 5, Galveston 4.
Fort Worth 4, San Antonio 2.
Waco 8, Beaumont 1.
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.
Spartanburg In Greenville.
1 Anderson in Greensboro.
Only two games scheduled.
Standing r* the Clubs.
W. L. I'.C W L. P.C
A’ders’n 50 30 .625 Sp'b'rg 37 43 .463
C’rlotte 46 33 .582 G’sboro 36 43 .456
W.-S'm 45 39 .53'1 G’nville 28 54 .341
Yesterday s Results.
Charlotte 1. Greensboro 0.
Winston-Salem 5, Greenville 2.
Anderson-Spartanburg; rain.
I VIRGINIA LEAGUE
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> Standing of the Club*.
i w i. p.c. w. l. p.c.
P’sb’rg 56 37 .602 P’sm’th 40 41 .494
Norfolk 47 43 .522 R'hm’d 41 53 .436
R’anoke 43 38 .531 N. N’ws 37 52 .416
Yesterday's Results.
Roanoke 3, Portsmouth 2.
Newport News 9. Norfolk 4.
Petersburg 5, Richmond 3.
OTTO HESS PITCHES 19
IMNINGS, BUT LOSES
BOSTON. Aug. 1. —Pittsburg won a
nineteen-inning game from Boston yes
terday. 7 to 6. It was the longest game
ever played on the local grounds, and
was one of the most interesting.
Otto Hess pitched a fine game up to
the eighteenth, but he weakened and
the Pirates scored two runs. Boston.
how< ver, tallied twice in Its half, aided
by Robinson's wildness and Devlin’s
single off CamnitZ. Hess was hit even
harden in the nineteenth. Pittsburg get
ting three runs. Boston cuine hack
strong and scored two runs, but could
not muster another.
O'Toole pitched >< good game for
Pittsburg until taken out to allow a
man to run for him.
BUNDY AND McLOUGHLIN
PLAY FOR TENNIS TITLE
LAKE FOREST, ILL.. Aug. I.—Mau
rice McLoughlin and Thomas G. Bundy,
of California, will play R. D. Little and
G. F. Touchard, of Philadelphia, for the
national tennis doubles championship
at Newport, August 20. The Califor
nians earned that honor by defeating
W. T. Hayes. Illinois singles champion,
and J. H. Winston, of Chicago, at the
Onwenteia club in straight sets.
Miss May Sutton and Bundy won the
finals of the mixed doubles event, de
feating Miss Mary K. Browne and Mc-
Loughlin. All the players are from
California.
JOHN M. WARD RETIRES
FROM BOSTON NATIONALS
BOSTON, Aug. 1. —The retirement
from baseball, in which he became fa
mous a score of years ago as a player,
of John Montgomery Ward, president
of the Boston National league club,
was announced here today.
President Ward’s financial interest
in the local club was bought by James
E. Gaffney, of New York, the principal
owner
ORTH MAKES GOOD IN
DEBUT AS AN UMPIRE
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I.—“ Smiling
Al” Orth broke in here yesterday as
an umpire when he officiated in the
doubleheacler between the Phillies and
the Cardinals. Hi« work was •excel
lent. President Tom Lynch witnessed
the games, and was highly pleased with
Orth.
VOLUNTEERS GET DALEY
FROM BROOKLYN CLUB
NASHVILLE, TENN.. Aug. 1. Pres
ident Aust announced today the pur
chase of Outfielder Jun Daley from the
Brooklyn club, also that of Jimmy
West, of Toledo. Pitcher Walker,
owned by Nashville, was sold to Cleve
land.
MRS. HYDER BARR VERY SICK.
Sincere sympathy is being extended
Hyder Barr, the Chattanooga outfielder,
throughout the Dixie circuit over the
tragedy that seems impending at his
home in New Orleans. MW-s. Barr, a
bride of one year, is at the point of
death. Reports from New Orleans early
yesterday stated that she could not live
through the day. A wire last night as
to her condition was not answered.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1912.
FODDER FOR FANS
Despite the fact that Ralph Capron was
farmed to Milwaukee by the Pirates and
then turned back as hopeless, he will get
$2,800 for his season s work. He has a
flawless contract.
* * *
Charley Hemphill will take Congalton’s
place with the Columbus club.
To find out how his players were be
having themselves Sol Meyer, manager of j
the Indianapolis team, sent det ‘dives
around with them on their recent trip.
By this trick the boozers on the club were
located.
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Orvie Overall is acting as scout for the
Vernon team in the Coast league.
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More balks have been called in the
American league thus tar this season than
were called in all of last season. If a few
more were called in the Southern it would
help.
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The Richmond club has one boy’s da>
each week, on this day all the kids are
admitted free. This insures the home
club a lot of good rooters and develops
fans for future years.
* * *
Umpire Pastorius, of the Ohio State
league, has refused to work on Sunday and
has been suspended in consequence.
* * •
Heinie Hinninger, catcher of the Austin
club, is out for the season. Cri hlow slid
into him in a game Saturday, spiked him,
tore the flesh and broke three hones.
Charley Dooin claims that Philadelphia
gamblers have been trying to “get” Phil
ly pitchers. He says they are either try
ing to bribe them or to “kid” them into
the air so that they would pitch losing
ball.
■ * •
The deal to sell the Anderson franchise
in the Carolina association to Rock Hill
seems to have fallen through Probably
Anderson will now stick out to the end «»f
the season.
The only thing that Birmingham writers
can see that is of interest in the Southern
league race is a grand battle for third
place
• • •
Lynchburg wants a Carolina league
franchise for next year.
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“Doc*’ Ayres, of the Richmond club, has
been sold to Washington for delivery after
the Virginia league season ends. The
price was $1,500.
* * *
President Navin denies that the Detroit
franchise in the American league is to go
to Baltimore. Nobody responsible ever
said it would.
They say that the Boston Red Sox have
developed more “sore arms' among oppos
ing pitchers than any club in Jhe big
leagues this year. There isn’t a batter on
the club that isn’t enough to terrify the
strongest heart.
* * *
Hans Wagner’s batting weakness con
tinues to be a base on balls.
pERNSHEIFT
fl
Oequige,
Porto
A ball game at Caldwell. N. .1., was
strangely interrupted the ot’-er day. A
funeral entered the cemetery, which is in
the lot just adjoining the ball park, and
the umpire (.‘ailed time until the body was
lowered into the grave and the final
prayer said. Then he called “play ball"
and the game progressed as usual.
• ♦ a
Eugene Moore, the Rods' new southpaw
from Texas, turned up in Cine nnati the
| other day, only to find the Reds were in
New York. So he solemnly wired: “1 am
here. What shall Ido next'.”’
Rudy llulswi’t is said to bo slated for
one of ihe saddest jobs in al! baseball
that of managing the Louisville club.
Wilson Collins, the Vanderbilt man that
Clark Griffith is after, is some speedster.
Last year he ran a hundred yards. in a
friendly match, against T’y C<»hb and beat
Ty nearly ten yards in the hundred.
They are trying to suppress amateur
ball in New York on Sunday. To the
long-range observer it would seem that
there must be a lot of worse things there
that ought to be suppressed first/
* * *
Kirkpatrick, the former Cracker in
fielder, who has been with Newark tills
season, will be given a trial by Brooklyn
next season.
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The Nashville, team has tried out 32
players this year.l There weren't any
high-priced wonders in the lot, h<nvever.
WHITE SOX PAY SIO,OOO
FOR CATCHER RAY SCHALK
CHICAGO. Aug. I.—Ten thousand
dollars for a twenty-year-old catcher
' who was just a green bush leaguer a
. year ago'. Charles A. Comiskey, presi
• dent of the Chicago White Sox. has
paid this amount for Schalk, the sen
sational catcher of the Milwaukee
i American association club.
i Last year Schalk was a bench warm-
1 era greater part of the campaign, for
the Milwaukee club used him in less
, than 30 games. But early this season
Schalk began to catch wonderful ball,
with the result that major league scouts
' flocked to Milwaukee to look him over.
At, least five major league clubs were
advised to buy the young catcher, but
when the Milwaukee club was asked
: to sot a price the figures were so high
1 negotiations ceased.
NOSE BROKEN: PITCHER V7INS.
. WASHINGTON. GA.. Aug. 1.-Hu
■ bert, Warrenton’s crack twirier, who
f sustained a broken nose in the initial
game Tuesday, won yesterday's game
1 for his team by superb pitching. The
game was called in the seventh inning
on account of rain. The score was:
Warrenton 8, Washington 3.
The Big Race
Here is how the “Big Five” in the
American league are hitting right up to
date:
"TaYCR— |A, B,| H. iAve~
LOuB I 371 157 i .423
SPEAKER 385 152 .395
JACKSON 368 134 ' .364
COLLINS 346 114 ,330
LAJCIE i 232 i 74 i .319
Cobb went to bat four times yesterday
and made only one hit, thereby falling off
two points. Speaker dropped back a pair
of notches yesterday, also, as he gar
nered only one safe swat in five trips to
the plate. Collins. Cajole and Jackson
did riot play yesterday, as the Philadel
phia-Cleveland game was postponed.
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BASEBALL
FRIDAY
Atlanta vs. Birmingham
Game Called at 2:30
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