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Fan Digs Up Records to Show
I Marquard Won More Than Luby
WHETHER Marquard's won
derful pitching feat of win
ning the first Nineteen
games in which he worked stands
as a record or equals former records
Is still a matter of much con
troversy, even though the Giants’
star twirler seems to have shot his
bolt for the season of 1912.
A baseball fan. who has gone in
to the subject very thoroughly, puts
Marquard in the record class with
a big "R." along with Timothy
Keefe, a former pitcher for the
New York Nationals while he rele
gates Luby, of the Chicago Nation
als. to the smond seat in the tally
ho
He contends that since 1 89<i it
has been presumed that Luby held
the pitching record, in that year
Luby was a member of the Chica
go Cubs then known as the Colts
Anson was captain of the team and
the fight was on between the
Brotherhood league and the Na
tional league.
The record for Luby was claimed
by a Chicago writer. He went so
far as to give the dates on which
Luby won. and so specific were his
figures th lalt was generally ac
figures that it was generally ac
cepted that he must be right, anil
bopks
The games which were accred
ited to Luby, and which were sup
posed to comprise his consecutive
record, began on July 8 and finish
ed October 3.
Luby's Supposed Records.
July 8 Luby 3. New York 2. Welch
July 23--Luby 14, New York 1. Welsh
July 29—Luby 8, Pittsburg 2. Hecker
Aug 6—Luby 7. Cleveland 1. Garfield.
Aug 10—Luby 6, Pittsburg 4. W Gum
>ert.
Aug 13 Luby 6. Cincinnati 4. Mullane
Aug 10—Luby 7. Pitsburg 4. Osborne
Aug. 26—Luby 7, New York 4. Kusle
Aug 28 Luby 13. Philadelphia 3. Glea
®n
Sept 1— Luby 4. Boston I. Nichols.
Sept. s—Luby 12. Cincinnati 2. Dolan.
Sept. 10 Luby 8. Pittsburg 1, Hecker.
Sept 12 Luby 17. Cleveland 2. beaten.
Sept 15— Luby 6. Cincinnati 3. Rhine#
Sept 18 Luby 8. Cincinnati 4, Mullane.
Sept. 19—Luby 18. Brooklyn 5. Terry
Sept 22 —Luby 14. Brooklyn 1. Lovett
Sept 28 Luby 6, Boston 2. Getzein.
Sept 30 - Luby 6. Boston 4. Clarkson
Oct 4 Luby 3. New York 2, Rusie
Luby did win on July 8, but be
tween that time and the end of the
month he was beaten, and beaten
no hard that he was knocked out
of the box The game of July 29,
accredited to him. is one in which
he never pitched
Luby's record began August 6
and followed steadily until the fin
ish of the season. The writer has
been through volumes of tiles to
try to obtain accurate information.
The editor of Sporting Life in
Philadelphia has thoroughly re
viewed his files. The editor of
Spotting Life gives Luby 17 vic
tories in succession The writet
finds 18 games in succession
for the Chicago pitchet He
won a game on August
13 against Cincinnati which
seems to have been over
looked by the editor of Sporting
Life. The score was 6 to 4 in fa
vor of Chicago, ami Luby pitched
against Mullane.
Luby's Correct Record.
Luby's correct record is. there
fore.
, JOHN LI BY, CHICAGO N I, 1830 I
50 Feet. 5Ux4 Box High or Low Ball I
Abolished
Aug « Luby 7. Cleveland 1
Bug 9 Luby 6. Pittsburg 4
Aug. 13—Luby 6. Cincinnati 4
Aug 19—Luby 7. Pittsburg 4
Aug. 25—Luby 6. New York 5
Aug. 28—Luby 13. Philadelphia 3
Sept. 1- Luby 4. Boston 1
Sept. s—Luby 12 Cincinnati 8
Sept 10 Luby 8. Pittsburg I
Sept 12 Luby 17. Cleveland 2
•Sept. 13—Luby 11. Cleveland 6
Sept. 13 Luby 6 Cincinnati 3
Sept 18--Luby 8. Cincinnati 4
Sept 19—Luby 10. Brooklyn 5
Sept. 22-—Luby 14. Brooklyn 1
Sept. 27—Luby 6, Boston 'J
Sept. 30—Luby 6. Boston 4
Oct. 3—Luby 8, New York 2
•Stein started; Luby finished
There is no doubt that Keefe
held the ret ord for all of the years
In which it has been attributed to
Luby. In 1888 a member of the
k Hants, the championship team of
bat year, Keefe won 19 consecu-
tive victories, beginning June 29
and ending August 10.
Keefe’s record is as follows:
Tim Keefe’s Recohr.
TIM KEEFE, NEW YORK, N L . 1883,
50 Feet. 5%x4 Box. High or Low Ball
Abolished.
•lune 23 Keefe Philadelphia 6
June 26—Keefe 3, Philadelphia 1
•lune 29 Keefe 8, Washington 3
July 2 Keefe, 8. Washington 3
July 4—Keefe 4, Detroit 1.
July 7—Keefe 6, Pittsburg 4
July' 11—Keefe 5. Indianapolis 2.
July 13 Keefe, 4. Indianapolis 0.
July 16- Keefe 12. Chicago 4
July 17 Keefe 7. Chicago 4
July 20 Keefe 7. Philadelphia 6.
July 28- Keefe 2, Boston 0.
July 25 -Keefe 5, Boston 1.
July 28 Keefe 1, Philadelphia 2
Aug, 1 -Keefe 5, Washington 4
Aug. 3 Keefe 9, Boston 6
Aug. 6—Keefe 3. Indianapolis 2
Aug B—Keefe 4. Indianapolis I.
Aug 10 —Keefe 2, Pittsburg 1.
Rube Marquard's Record.
Marquard's record differs from
that of any other pitcher in the
major leagues in that it began with
the first game of the year, and un
jil he pitched against Lavender on
July 8 In Chicago he had not been
beaten Therefore, he won 19
straight games from the beginning
of the season His record Is as
follows:
R MARQUARD, NEW YORK. N. L..
1912.
60 Feet. 5 Inches, 24-inch Slab, One Step
April 11 Marquard 18. Brooklyn 3
April 16- .Marquard 8. Boston-2.
April 24 Marquard tl. Philadelphia 4
May t Marquard 11, Philadelphia 4
May 7 Marquard 6, St. Louis 2.
May II Marquard 10. Chicago 3
May 16—Marquard 4, Pittsburg I.
May 20- Marquard 3, Cincinnati 0.
May 24 Marquard 6. Brooklyn 3
May 24 Marquard 6. Brooklyn 3.
May 30 -Marquard 7, Philadelphia I.
June 3 Marquard 8, St. Louis 9
June 8 Marquard 6. Cincinnati 2.
June 12 -Marquard 3. Chicago 2.
June 17 Marquard 5, Pittsburg 4.
! June 19 Marquard 6, Boston 5.
lune 21 Marquard a. Boston 2
June 25- Marquard 2, Philadelphia 1.
June 29 Marquard 8, Boston 6.
July 3 .Marquard 2. Brooklyn 1
In the above games Marquard
pitched nine full innings, except
that on April 11. the first day of
the season, darkness set in and the
game was called at the end of the
sixth inning On May 1 the (Hants
were so far in the lead that Mar
quard was taken out at the end
of the seventh Inning to give him
a rest.
Rube Goes 11 Innings.
<>n June 17. against Pittsbuig,
he was compelled to go 11 innings.
In the game in which he was taken
out of the box to permit another
player to bat for him some small
minded and pusillanimous Individ
uals undertook to belittle his rec
ord on the ground that he was not
entitled to the game because he had
been sent to the bench.
He was entitled to the game, and
all the rulings which have been
made in baseball for the last five
years hate been made on exactly
the same groqnd.
The only trouble with the other
fellows was that they’ were not up
to date and did not realize that
there is no fixed set of rules by
which pitchers are rated.
The question has been argued
often enough by this time for ev
erybody to be familial- with it. No
exception was made In Marquard's
case, for every pitcher has been
rated on the same method. Once
he relieved Ames with the score
tied. The Giants won and Mar
quard got the game
McGOORTY AND BROWN
MAY MIX IN WINNIPEG
< HICAGO. Aug. 3.—There is a possi
bility that Eddie McGoorty and Chi
cago Knockout Brown will clash in
Winnipeg. Man Promoter McKee has
been signed up and is now dickering
with McGoorty Five other clubs want
the Greek with Dillon, and It looks as
though Columbus, Ohio, would get the
match. Blown recently defeated Dil
lon.
GAFFNEY NOW PRESIDENT
OF HIS OWN BOSTON TEAM
BOSTON. Aug 3 James E. Gaffney,
of New York treasurer and principal
owner of the Boston National league tiall
team, was elected president of the team
to succeed John M Ward, resigned. Janies
1 i'onnollv, of Boston, was chosen sec
retary. John Kling is to have full charge
of the team as manager
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 3, 1912
League Leaders Will Probably Make It 5 in a Row From Crackers Today
BARONS HAVE COPPED PENNANT, REST NOWHERE
By Percy H. Whiting.
rpHAT hectic mellerdrammer.
' The Last of the Barons," will
be enacted for the benefit of a
thrilled anti somewhat awed pub
lic this afternoon.
And, bless goodness, it Is the last
of them in Atlanta for this wesson —
not that we don't, like to see them
play, but because the result is gen
erally well nigh fatal to our be
loved and belabored Crackers.
Incidentally, the Crackers tossed
off all that was movable of an
other doubleheader yesterday aft
ernoon, making four games out of
four for the hated opposition.
• ♦ *
rj Y the way , the Barons are going
to win the Southern league pen
nant this yea.. We said it before
the first game was played—but It
was only a rank gue?s then. We
say it again now—and It's a deadly
certainty.
Bar miracles and there's nothing
to It but the Barons. They're out
in front a mile. Just cantering and
yet pulling away from the regt of
the field as though it was anchored.
Even now, before the Barons have
won their fifth straight game from
the Crackers (see our extra for the
morbid details) they are a good 75
points ahead of Mobile, their near
est rival. This means a matter of
seven and one-half full games.
Os course, beginning Monday, the
league has six full weeks to run,
and the Birmingham team has ex
actly 32 scheduled games. But w hat
makes ft particularly nice for tne
Barons is that 20 out of the 32—a
miserable five-eighths—are to be
played at the Birmingham park.
The Batons could be beaten. And
so could the Giants. But we don't
look for it. Anybody with capital
would gladly insure them against it
at a very low rate.
The Mobile team Is making a
grand fight. But finishing second
is Mike Finn's top speed, and this
year isn't going to be any excep-
FODDER FOR FANS
~~ ~ .... ....... ——
l.ooKing hack over it. Hank Q'Day is
willing to admit that umpiring wan a soft
job.
Joe Tinker was once Mathewson's jinx
But in the last sixteen times at bat
against Matty Joe has made Just one
scratch single
Another sensational prediction; Jimmy
Callahan says that Red Sox might win the
American league pennant.
• • •
It's out now Tommy Leach was traded
to Chicago because Barney Dreyfuss
wanted to get the only other managerial
candidate out of the way so that he
could band the job to Hans Wagner next
year, after Clarke resigns. It sounds
plausible, but then lots of yarns do that
« • •
Lou Castro, while smoking a bum cigar
the other day, caught a scuttleful of hot
ashes In one optic and was all to the
blind for a day or so He was under a
specialist's care for several days.
• • V
That Mensor kid with the I’lraies is get
ting so lively that National league bat
ters have petitioned that he be tied to a
stake tn center field. And thex want the
rope short.
• • •
Another Bell has ceased his clanging
in the big league*. This one is the pitcher
who was with the White Sox He has
been sent to the St. Joe club.
• • •
It's an odd thing, but there are no
more good umpires anywhere. Un in the
big leagues they are hollering their heads
oft about all of them And in the South
ern league there are nothing but kicks
Can ft be that the umpires are degener
ating?
• • •
Well. Walter East is a manager at last.
He finally got the Job of handling the
Mansfield. Ohio, club and ought to be su
premelj happy.
• • •
The ('leveland pitchers have given 328
bases on balls this year.
• * •
Birdie Cree's arm has been taken out
of the splints and lie is getting keen to
be playing baseball again
• • •
George Lowe, the new pitcher signed
by the Yanks, is only nineteen rears old.
• • •
There's a rumor out that Frank Chance
is Willing to bet SI,OOO that the Giants
don't win the pennant He wants odds
of 2 to 1 ,
• • •
Robbv Keefe, the Cincinnati pitchet.
will probably be sent to the Rochester
club.
tlon. If you made any bets against
Birmingham you might as well pay
off. They’ve copped.
• * *
A 8 an iron man, “Pop Boy" Smith,
of the Barons, isn’t any J. Mc-
Ginnity. Not he. Smith may have
been able to peddle pop steadily
through a doubleheader. But when
it comes to pitching—nine innings
is his natural distance.
Smith certainly went eight
spasms at high speed against the
Crackers. They couldn’t find him
at all. In the first game the only
hit made was an infield scratch
that was beaten out by’ determined
running* Otherwise there was no
hitting done.
In the second game the Crackers
got to Smith pretty- hard, and it is
suspected that Smith saw what was
coming, and rather than admit de
feat. he hooked up in an argument
with L'mpire Breitenstein that got
him put out of the grounds, and
finally out of the park. Two police
men were used, and it was thor
oughly dramatic. But nobody sus
pects that Smith was loth to go.
At that. Smith is a grand young
pitcher. His pitching form is awk
ward and uncouth. But he has tre
mendous speed, some curves that
break rather sharply , and a neat
change of pace. He should surely
have a big league trial in the spring
and he will make somebody an aw
fully good pitcher before many
years.
♦ ♦ ♦
'-pHE Visit here of Rafael Almeida
* has aroused qpite a bit of in
terest in Cuban baseball..
People who know the game on the
island say that Almeida ranks just
as an average good player down
there among the Cuban profession
al performers. If he does, they'
must be real ball players. For he
ranks a mighty long way above
the average players here.
Os course, few of the Cuban play
ers are white. Almeida is of the
be>t Spanish blood. So is Mar-
Tommy McMillan has been given the
shortstop position on the all-star Eastern
league team by a Baltimore paper.
• • «
Beals Becker, in six batting efforts re
cently, got three bases on halls and three
blows on the bean.
• • •
Garry Herman has gone on record by
wire with assurances to Hank O'Day that
his job is safe Hank Is doing as well
as anybody has ever done. So why kick?
■ • «
President F. R. Carson, head of the
Central league for ten years, is ready io
resign. He says he has had plenty. Fun
ny thing, though, league presidents never
resign.
• • •
After all. Eppa Rixey's real name is
Jeptha Eppa Rlxey. Jr., which is some
thing of a name.
• • •
Baseball fans have been pained by the
recent outbreak of protests at the bad
sportsmanship of passing batters who are
dangerous. Next thing they will be com
plaining because the pitchers don't put the
ball straight over the plate
McDERMOTT AGAIN WINS
OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
BUFFALO, N Y.. August 3.—J. J.
McDermott, professional of the Coun
try club of Atlantic City, for the sec
ond consecutive time won the tourna
ment for the open golf championship
of the United States. Triple tied last
year for the championship at Chica
go; McDermott won the title on the
playoff, and the year previous he was
a runner-up for the open title.
McDermott was two strokes beyond
low at the completion of the second
round of medal play Thursday, ami
after tlie third round yesterday was
three strokes behind T. H. Brady, of
Boston. During the afternoon he went
to first place and won the title by a
score of 71, Brady turning in a card
of 79, which dropped him into fourth
place,
Tom McNamara, of Boston, metro
politan champion, made a new record
for the course with a 69 yesterday aft
ernoon. which brought him into second
place in the finals Alex Smith, of
Wykagyl. was placed third.
Walter J Travis. of the Garden City,
was low amateur. He turned in a eai i
of 307 for the 72 holes, tied with two
professionals for tenth position.
sans. They' are as proud as Luci
fer. and justly so. But most of the
Cuban players are as black as men
are made. Os the blacks-—in fact,
of all the islanders the greatest is
Jose Mendez. He is a pitcher—
small, light in weight and very,
very black. The big leaguers whe
have visited the island all say the
same thing—thht Mendez lacks only
the complexion of a big leaguer.
They call him the "Black Mathew
son," and while he hasn't the size
nor the brains of his Caucasian
namesake, he is said to have fully
as much ability-
in Cuba the baseball fans are a
shade wilder over the game than
they are in the United States. They
are all great believers m their
teams, and have a notion that noth
ing in the world can stop them.
And, as far as that goes, they have
usually been able to prove it against
any teams sent dowm from the
United States.
Another queei thing about base
ball in Cuba is that the Ameri
can terms are used by a Spanish
speaking people. All the terms—
"single,” "base hit," "error" and
even the language of vituperation,
"bonehead” and the like—are used
just as they are here. But they
are connected up in the language
of the fans and of tlie players by
assorted varieties of Cuban Span
ish.
The Cubans are great spenders,
and the price of tickets ranges from
65 cents to 32. At Havana tlie
crowds range from a couple of
thousand on an average week day
to ten or twelve thousand on Sun
day. The stands there are first
class, the playing fields large and
often rough.
The players of Cuba, on the
whole, are reputed to rank in the
mechanical performance of the
plays right close around those of
this country. Os course, in team
play and in the deeper knowledge
of the game they are lacking, but
they are coming to it fast.
I he Big Race
Here is how the "Big Five” in the
American league are hitting right up to
date:
PLAYER- AB. H . Avq.
COBB 379 161 .425
SPEAKER 393 156 397
JACKSON 368 134 .364
COLLINS 346 114 .339
LAJOIE 232 74 .319
Cobb boosted his batting average four
points yesterday by securing three hits In
four times up. Speaker added another
notch to his average by garnering twe
safe clouts in four attempts. Jackson,
Lajoie and Collins again “stood still," as
the Athletics and Naps were forced to
postpone their argument on account of
rain.
“GEORGIAN ENTRY’’
WILL BE DRIVEN
BY PHILIP L’ENGLE
Philip F. L'Engle has entered his
30-horsepower E-M-F in The Jour
nal’s one-day tour of the loads of Ful
ton county next Wednesday. Mr. L'En
gle will carry as passengers members
of the editorial staff of The Georgian
and he has named it "The Georgian
Entry."
Thirteen cars have now entered The
Journal's run. which promises to fur
nish plenty of excitement. Two prizes
are offered. The contestant whose
time, after leaving Tlie Journal office
in the morning until he arrives at The
Journal office in the afternoon, most
nearly approaches the sealed schedule
of the tour will win SSO: and the con
testant whose time is nearest to the
sealed schedule will win 325. Cups,
plate or cash will be at the option of
the winners.
MONTE ATTELL VS. CHAVEZ.
TRINIDAD. COLO.. Aug. 3.—Monte
Atteil. of California, brother of Abe.
has been matched by the Santa Fe
Athletic club, of Trinidad, to go twen
ty rounds here on Labor day with Ben
ny Chavez, the local Mexican. Atteil 1
wired his acceptance.
Red Sox or Senators—Which Is
To Meet Giants for Big Title?
By Monty.
rryHE Athletics will not win the
American league pennant. The
Giants will win the National
league pennant.
It is about time for a fellow to
come out with some bold prophecy
anent the league races on which he
is w illing to stake his reputation.
We stake all that we have on the
first paragraph of this whopping
wheeze. In other words, we pro
claim that the 1911 condition of af
fairs in the majors will be upset
in just the reverse order of what
everybody expected.
At the start-off, many could not
see the Giants comparing with Chi
cago. Philadelphia, and Pittsburg
in general efficiency. Others expect
ed a close battle, betting even, some
looked for the Giants to win by a
small margin, but few—practically
none—had any idea that they would
be miles in the lead as they are
now. with the rest of the field so
far in the rear as to be hopelessly
out of it.
The grandstand finish of the
Giants' recent Western trip, in
which they more than broke even
after losing seven out of the first
nine games, puts them as distant
from the opposition as ever, and
their present home stand with the
West as invaders should fatten
their percentage even more.
Athletics Seem Out of It.
As to the Athletics—they orig
inally were figured the cipch of a
century. Every one expected them
to spreadeagle the entire array by
this time, just as the Giants have
done. Instead they are loping along
behind both Red Sox and Senators.
We, for one, would not be sur
prised if both these teams should
stay ahead of the Mack crew to the
end. Between the two of them, we
can discern at least one above the
Quakers when it is all over.
This sounds as though we are
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE
Jim Flynn has accepted an offer to box
■Dm Barry in Boston next Tuesday, ac
cording to reports from Gotham.
♦ » ♦
Abe Atteil will try to come back today
when he is scheduled to go twenty rounds
with Tommy Murphy on the coast.
♦ ♦ *
Mike Gibbons has accepted terms to box
Jimmy < labby in New Orleans Septem
ber 1 If staged, the bout will be a
twenty-round contest.
♦ ♦ *
Frank Fleming and Frank Callahan are
the headliners at the Fairmont A C of
New York, tonight.
♦ ♦ *
The McMahon brothers. whV> have been
holding boxing contests in the St Nich
olas rink, in New York, will abandon the
quarters for the Star Casino.
* ♦ ♦
Benny Leonard is scheduled to box Dave
Morrissey in New York tonight.
♦ • ♦
Although <>wen Moran, the English
lightweight pug. was expected to sail for
Europe shortly, reports say if he can se
cure a match he will not leave these
shores.
Malaria-Blood Poverty
j Malaria is a species of blood poverty known as Anaemia; the circulation
i becomes so weak and impure that it is unable to supply the svstem with
sufficient nourishment and strength to preserve ordinary health In the
first stages of Malaria the complexion grows pale and sallow the appetite
is affected, the system grows bilious, and there is ageneral feeling- of weak
ness. As the circulation becomes more thoroughly saturated with the ma
larial infection, the digestion is deranged chills
and fever come and go, skin diseases, boils sores
(OULUIiMHk 4 " Ice , rs b , r s a , k out - and the entire health becomes
impaired. Malaria can only be cured by removing
C C O I the f ?7 ms from the blood. S. S. S. destroys ever?
J ?, a a C f ° f ” ,alanal ami builds up the
/ blood to a strong nourishing condition. Then the
System recei y es . its P ro per amount of nutriment
sallow complexions grow ruddy and healthful the
liver and digestion are righted and every symptom
case because it purifies the blood” 3 S T S TsTsafe^nd 8
as well as an efficient one. Book on the blood and any inedicafldviceTee'
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
picking the Red Sox. We are not.
We are picking the brace —both
clubs—and calculate that at least
one of them will be able to main
tain the pace all the remainder of
the way. To be sure, we. like every
body else, favor the Red Sox. They
have the larger percentage of the
two, and seem possibly a trifle
stronger. But we do not see them
a sure thing, which is exactly what
we do see in the two coupled to
gether. Our bet, if we were in
clined to speculate financially,
would be three to one against the
Athletics. In this slating, we count
the Senators as a strong factor.
Don't you ever believe that the
Senators are a joke team this year
as in the past. Ever since Clark
Griffith arrived in Washington they
have been a real ball club. Walter
Johnson at last is helped with the
pitching burden by the rest of the
staff, the youngsters in particular.
Ainsmith has shown himself one
of the best young catchers of sev
eral years and Henry and Williams
are no slouches either. Clyde Mi
lan is proving a second Cobb in the
outfield this season. Young Fisher
is a scream at third base. George
Mcßride is going great guns at
short. Germany Schaefer is on his
old game at second and the youth
Chick Gandil is a gem of a first
baseman and hitter. Moeller and
Walker, who stand on either side of
Milan in the garden, both show real
ability.
Senators Are Well Balanced.
The Senators are a well balanced
team. They have won a majority
of their conflicts with the Red Sox
and have walloped the unmerciful
daylights out of all other clubs ex
cept the Athletics, who alone have
broken better than even with them.
The National league race may
now be chalked up as a Giant vic-'
tory. but the American is still a
battle—a fight between Senators
and Red Sox.
The Garden A. C.. of New York, is try
ing to match "Kid" Williams, of Balti
more. with Johnny Coulon for a ten
round scrap on August 12. Williams re-
Fyn in seve^roS 8 Solsberg ' of
MURPHY AND ATTELL TO
BATTLE ON COAST TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 Jack
'Yflch the Western referee, will not
officiate in the Abe Attell-Tommy Mur.
Phy match here this afternoon. Welch
declined to give his reasons, other than
turning down the job when offered it
J F n ’u Gri r? n ’ matchmaker and promoter
of the Broadway Athletic club of this
city, will act.
If Attell is a decisive winner, he will
leave tomorrow afternoon for the East
in quest of a match with Packev Mc-
Farland Abe, now being a full-fledged
lightweight, says he can trim the Chi
cago boy. and a win from Packev will
u™, lhe Tlla nksgiving dav date
with VVolgast.