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ABEATTELLIS
POKER CHAMP;
ININS 532,000
By Sol Pl ex.
EVEN if Abey Attell never comes
back to the extent of whipping
•Johnny Kilbane for the feather
weight title—and it doesn't look as if
Abe ever again would be able to make
122 pounds and be strong—he has one
title they won't get away from him
' er\ soon. Out on the Pacific coast
be is known as the real poker cham
pion of the world.
Word is just sifting back to Atlanta
that the former featherweight star won
upward of $32,000 in recent
there and that his streak of luck is
not broken yet. In fact nobody out
there thinks it ever will be broken, be
cause of the extreme skill that Attell
shows at all times in his card playing.
Likes to Take a Chance.
Attell ever was a riproaring young
plunger on all things that presented a
fairly even field and quick action. With
a rather short bank roll, but all of his
nerve intact, Attell began playing out
on the coast as soon as he landed there.
It wasn’t long before most of the play
ers in San Francisco began to fight shy
of him because of the phenomenal luck
that appeared to follow him on the ta
ble. Attell won consistently, but as his
sittings were usually of 24 and 30 hours
duration Abey found little time for
training.
Hence it was that he was in mediocre
shape for the Kilbane battle and in
even worse shape for the contest that
followed soon after with Tommy Mur
phy in San Francisco. But all that
time Abe was whaling away at the
poker game and before long his win
nings had reached the $25,000 mark. It
was then that Abe, realizing that he
was in a fairway to make himself com.
sortable for some future years, pressed
his luck until today his winnings are
over $32,000.
Salting Down His Coin.
Better still, ’tis said that Abey has
joined the army of salters and is bury
ing a goodly portion of the coin so deep
that nobody but him will ever be able
to find it. That's something that never
occurred to Abe before and may be one
of the nice points that was hammered
into him during his brief stay with
Billy Nolan, the real sage of the fight
ing game.
BOXING FOR OLYMPIAD.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Chari es Harvey,
secretary of the New York State Ath
letic commission, who attended the
Stockholm games. Is sailing on the
Adriatic today. Harvey states posi
tively that boxing will be one of the
events Irt the next Olympic games at
Berlin.
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|NEWS FROM RINGSIDEI
•Toe Levy, who is managing .loe Rivers,
says he is willing to bet 510.000 his Mexi
can can defeat Willie Ritchie.
♦ • •
Freddie Welsh, the English lightweight,
???’? retire within the next year.
Welsh has been in bad health and finds
it hard to get into shape for a match.
* * *
Red Robinson, the boy who fought
Packey McFarland a short time ago. and
>wats Adamson are scheduled to fight in
Pittsburg next Monday night.
• • ♦
A few more bouts with fighters like Jim
Stewart and Luther McCarthy ought to
make a first-class man. according to re
ports from New York. McCarthy ap
peared to be a rough, unschooled * boker
with no knowledge of science. However,
niter meeting some clever heavies, such
as Stewart, he should pick up what
science he needs.
• • •
K ; O. Brown will come South the first
of September to meet the winner of the
Jack \\ hite-Joe Thomas scrap to be
staged in New Orleans. This will be
Brown’s first appearance in the South.
He will probably go on to the coast from
New Orleans and hook up with some of
the best Western lightweights.
Memphis boxing promoters have prac
tically matched Joe Sherman and Harry
Trendall for a bout to be staged there
some time in the near future.
Freddie Hicks has gained much confi
dence in himself since whipping Willie
Lewis in New York the other night and
is now after a match with Billy Papke.
• • •
Buck Crouse, who refused to make the
trip to Australia last month, may leave
BILLY BURKE SETS NEW
PITTSBURG TRACK MARK
PITTSBI'RG. PA., Aug. 9.—The. final
in the professional drivers' stake, 2:15
trot and the free-for-all trot Cham
pionship furnished the thrillers for the
fourth day of the Pittsburg meet on
the grand circuit. In the latter event
.Billy Burke, the horse that made the
season’s track record at Cleveland Au
gust 1, was the center of comment,
with Dodie Archdale, one of the Geers'
string, sharing honors. Billy Burke
took the two heats of this race and in
cidentally another son of Silent Brook
won another race on the card, the 2:12
trot, which Shaw Bay took easily.
In the free-for-all Billy Burke also
set new records for this track in both
heats. On a spongy track he went the
first heat in 2:05 and the second in
2:04 3-4. In both heats Geers, with
Dodie Archdale, .got away first, but was
passed at the half-mile by McDonald
with Billy Burke, who finished with
Geers upon his wheel.
OLYMPIC TEAM TO BE
GIVEN BIG RECEPTION
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—Plans for the
reception of the American Olympic
team here, August 24. are rapidly
nearing completion. The committee
having the matter in charge decided
today to extend invitations to the
Swedish minister at Washington and
Swedish consul general to join the re
viewing party.
A unique feature of the reception will
be the greeting the athletes will re
ceive from the boys and girls of New
York city. The youngsters will form
the stationary "guard of honor," edging
the sidewalk along Broadway from the
city hall to Forty-second street and
give the Olympic team's yell, which
will be taken up block by block.
4 SIE Al LAM A GEORGIAN a.\ DXE VV & F K IDA Y. Al GI SI !). 191 2.
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for the Antipodes September 4 Hugh
Mclntosh still wants the Pittsburg mi<i
dleweight to fight before his club. Tom
Andrews, the Milwaukee sporting man.
who does Mclntosh s business in this
country, says that Buck ought to clean
up SIO,OOO by Christmas if he goes over.
• • •
Red Robinson. Pittsburg’s best light
weight. has signed articles for a ten-round
battle with Battling Terry at Johnstown.
August 20.
• • •
•Joe Jeannette is seeking a match with
Tommy Burns The big negro claims the
title and so does Burns. Joe says the
only way to decide the real holder is for
them to fight it out. Burns is training
at Alberta for his ’’come back” act.
* a
Toe Choynski is physical instructor at
the new Pittsburg Athletic club tn Pitts
burg.
• • •
Haighie Mehegan. lightweight champion
of Australia, who is now in London, will
sail for America shortly In hopes of se
curing a championship match with Ad
Wolgast
.• * «
- Charles E. Davies, noted sporting man
and boxing promoter of Chicago, is seri
ously ill in New York and "brok£.”
•lames .1. Corbeft is heading a movement
to obtain sufficient funds to send navies
back to his old home In Ireland and pro
vide him with a living income
• • •
Frank Moran, the Pittsburg heavy
weight. is cutting quite a swath these
days, 'rhe big fighter is at present in
San Francisco trying tn get a crack at
A» Kaufman or Charite Miller. Last week
he was to have, met two men in the same
ring at Jacksonville, but the police inter
fered.
BARONS SELL JOHNSTON
- AND SMITH TO CHICAGO
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.. Aug. 9.
Clarence Smith and Jimmy Johnston,
star pitcher and outfielder of the Bir
mingham club, have been sold to the
Chicago White Sox and will report for
a trial with the wind-up of the South
ern league season or possibly after the
Barons have won the Southern league
pennant.
On the Birmingham club this year
are many players who were sent to the
Barons under optional agreement and
they will probably have to be returned
with the end of the season. Many
others, however, have been developed
by Molesworth and will be sold for
good prices.
DETROiTgETS VEACH
AND MERZ IN TRADE
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Aug. 9.—Out
fielder Veach and Pitcher Merz, of the
Indianapolis American association club,
will be given to the Detroit Tigers in
payment for Shortstop O'Leary' and
Catcher Casey, recently acquired by the
local team, according to announcement
today. Veach is the best batter on the
Indianapolis team.
TITUS BARRED BY OARSMEN.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—The fact that
the name of Constance S. Titus, former
amateur champion sculler, was not in
cluded in the list of entries for the na
tional regatta at Peoria, 111., is exr
plained by a statement from the secre
tary of the national association, an
nouncing that the executive committee
rejected Titus’ application. It is under
stood that his amateur standing is
questioned by the national association
officials.
GIBBONSISNOT
WORLD BEATER.
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SAYS J. GLABBY
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By Ed. W. Smith.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. —There is a
thorn in the side of Mike
Gibbons that the St. Paul
man should pltfck out before he can
consider himself a champion. Said
thorn *is walking around here and
answering to the name of Jimmy
Clabby. now a Hammond bonlfaee,
1 but a fighter still for all of that.
Jimmy came into town the other
i dfly to have a visit with his old
running mate, Ad Wolgast. and in
cidentally to take a trip to Mil
' waukee with the lightweight cham
pion. Both are decidedly well
known there and usually make
their visits together.
Clabby would like nothing; better
than to get another shot at Mike.
; It can not come too soon for him
and he would make a lot of con
cessions to the St. Paul star in or
der to get him into a New York
ring for a ten-round display or
something like that. ,
How* Mike Showed Speed.
"Mike has achieved a wonderful
reputation down East because of
. his speed and skill," Jimmy told a
little bunch in The American of
“ flee the other afternoon. "Well,
I'm glad he's doing well and that
they like him because that ought to
• make him a pretty good card with
‘ me down there. I've had Mike in
the ring and he certainly showed
, speed against me. I never saw a
I man do so much backward running
I as he did that night tn Milwaukee.
And there is still talk in Mllwau-
1 kee about what a rotten showing
he made against me in that con
test.
"1 don't know much about Mike’s
weight, but I ll do 150 pounds for
■ him or anybody else. We boxed
before at 145 and 1 weighed only
' 143 then. I've taken on some and
I guess he has, too. But the fact
i that I can do 150 doesn't make me
I refuse to meet any and all middle
■ weights. I'll .go right up to 160
t pounds with any of them.
• ‘"Why shouldn't Mike do the
same, if he's the champion they
would make him out in New York?
Boxing is a business and one must
t get his pile out of it. if he is to
r make a pile, while the going is
good. Gibbons never can make
another nickel out of the welter
weight class. I'd starve if I had to
depend upon pien of my own
weight. That’s why I'm making
f> concessions all the time. Why, in
Australia. I boxed Dave Smith,
s who' w eighed 165 pounds, and any
i of the other big fellows that could
draw a cent with me."
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Mobile in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon park.
Game called at 4 o'clock. e
Montgomery In .Memphis.
New Orleans in Chattanooga.
Standing of the Cube.
W. L. p.C. I W. I, PC
: Blum. 39 1 c nooga 47 50
I Mobile . s;t 4s 554 y ville 47 55 461
IN. Or. 50 48 510 I Mont . 45 57 .441
M mphis 40 4!' .500 I Atlanta .41 57 .418
Yesterday's Results.
Mobile 6. Atlanta 2.
New Orleans 6. Nashville 1.
Chattanooga-Birmingham, rain.
Memphis-Montgomery, off day.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Tooay..
Savannah in Albany
Columbia in Columbus.
Jacksonville In Macon.
Standing er tne Clubs-
W. L P C 1 W 1,. I’ r
bav nah 21 13 .618 I Macon 19 19 .500
- 2 15 595 \ Albany . 15 22 405
( bus. .21 15 .583 \ Col'a. .12 26 .324
Yesterday's Result*.
Columbia 4. Columbus 3.
Macon 5. Jacksonville 1.
Albany-Savannah, tain
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Boston In Detroit.
New York In Cleveland.
Standing nt the Club*. .
W. L. P C W. I„ P C
Boston .71 33 .683 Detroit .53 53 500
Wash. . 65 40 .619 C'land .47 56 456
PhUa. 60 42 .588 S. Louis 33 70 .320
Chicago .51 50 .505 N. York 32 68 .320
Yesterday's Result*.
Boston 5. Detroit 0.
St. Louis 8. Washington 0.
Cleveland 8. New York 5
Chicago-Philadelphia, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chicago in Boston.
Pittsburg In Brooklyn
St. Louis in New York
Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P C. W L. P C
N. York 72 27 .727 C'nati. 47 55 .461
Chicago .64 36 .640 S. Louis 45 58 .437
P'burg. 58 39 .598 B'klyn . 37 65 .363
Phlla. . .48 48 .500 Boston . 28 71 .283
Yesterday'* Result*.
New York 2. Pittsburg 1.
Boston 6, Cincinnati 5
St. Louis 2. Brooklyn 1.
Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4
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Here's How Crackers
Are Hitting the Ball
Right Up to Date
These averages include yesterday's
game with .Mobile
I'layers— ~ :~G7~iAB.I R. I H. |Av
Becker, p1 8 I 20 | I | 6 L3OO
Harbison, ss 45 148 18 44 297
Alperman, 2b. . . .100 [378 54 ilol j. 267
Ballev. If 100 349 62 92 .264
Graham, e 43 130 15 34 261
Callahan, cf ... 58 229 24 56 240
McElveen. 3b. ... 106 382 45 89 233
Agler. 1b37 'll6 18 27 .223
Sitton, p 21 50 9 B’l6o
Lyons, rs 8 20 2 3 150
Brady, p 16 49 2 7 .143
Reynolds, c 7 19 2 2 105
Waldorf, p 5 14 0 0 .000
Dftggleby. p. .. , 2 5 0 | 0 ,000
E. MAYER IS RECALLED
FROM PORTSMOUTH CLUB
Atlanta has exercised its option on
Erskine Mayer, and the • ex-Cracker
flinger will report to the local club in
the near future. Mayer is now hurling
for the Portsmouth club in the Virginia
league, and will continue with that
team until the end of the season, when
he reports to Atlanta. He should reach
the Cracker club in time to take part in
the last week or two of games in the
calendar.
Mayer has sprung to the fore during
the last season, and developed into a
grand slabman. He was easily the
foremost pitcher in the Virginia circuit
and has attracted the attention of a
bunch of big league scouts. Atlanta
has received several flattering offers for
his services from Pittsburg and other
clubs in the big show, but it is not at
all probable that they will be seriously
considered yet a while, as Mayer will
make the Atlanta club a grand flinger
next year.
TOMMY BURNS KNOCKS
OUT RICHARDS IN SIXTH
SASKATOON, SASK.. Aug 9.—Tom.
my Burns, former heavyweight cham
pion of the world, knocked out Joe
Rickards in the sixth round of their
fight here last night.
WHITNEY HORSE WINNER.
LEWES. ENG., Aug 9. —Noonday,
owned by H. P. Whitney and ridden by
Skeets Martin, the American jockey,
captured the Astley stakes of $2,500
here today. Sirabia was second, and
Poulette third. Eight horses ran. The
betting on Noonday was 4 to I, on Sira
bia 5 to 1, on Poulette 4 to 1.
HAROLD WOLFE ON WAY
TO REJOIN CRACKERS
ALBANY, GA.. Aug. 9.—Harold
Wolfe, the best fielding second base
man in the Sally league, has been re
called from the Albany team by At
lanta. which club had a string on him.
He left here last night to join the
Crackers.
McClesky, formerly in the Southeast
ern league, takes Wolfe's place on the
local team.
RECEPTION FOR REIDPATH.
BI'FFALO, N Y., Aug. 9.—Charles
D. Reidpath, winner of honors for the
American team at Stockholm, was
given an enthusiastic public reception
upon his return home. He was pre
sented with a silver loving cup and an
athletic meet was held in his honor.
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