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CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—Th? matching
of Jim Flynn, recent victim of Jack
Johnson, and Charlie Miller, of San
Francisco, today brought to light two
other battles in which the Pueblo fire
man is to engage before 1912 turns into
the following year. James Coffroth has
signed the Westerner for the three con
tests. The Miller match is set for La
bor day, September 2. If Manager Jack
Curley will permit his charge to go
tnto the ring seven days later. Flynn
will be sent against Kaufman on
Armission day. On Thanksgiving day
Coffroth proposes to use Flynn and
Tommy Burns as his star card. Curley
isn't too willing to take on Kaufman
with seven days between, but will try
to reach an agreement with Coffroth.
Will Go West Soon.
This is the information that Jack
Curley, manager of Flynn, dropped to
day, and he says his charge will clean
up the bunch. Curley says Coffroth
has practical!v closed the matches,
there being but a slight hitch in the
proceedings that will bring Tommy
Burns back to the ring. Jack got in
touch with Flynn yesterday and the
pair will leave for San Francisco in a
few days. Flynn is still in the West.
Curley deciares Miller is a much
tougher heavyweight than th? people
in this section of the country give him
credit for being, and that Flynn will
have no easy time.
Australian Trip Near.
Unless something for the better
breaks following these three matches,
it is Cut ley's plan to quit San Fran
cisco about the first of the year and
take the long Jump to Australia with
his fighter, returning byway of Eng
land. Jack believes there are still
good fields abroad to conquer. He says
Flynn is in good shape and will need
but two weeks work to be ready for
ling work.
HERE’S WHERE AMATEURS
MINGLE THIS AFTERNOON
H?re arc tip- amateur games carded
today:
City League.
M0..50 v Inman Yards, at Hills
park- Southern Bell v. Southern Shops,
at Br'cMne; Red Seals v. Southern
< lu b.
Railroad League.
Western Union V. Bean .<• McGill, at
lite f< it; \.. B & A. v. R. R. 1. M. ’ ■
A., tu Piedmont: S •'. of P. v. Decatur,
at Decatur. Fort McPherson v. Beavers.
Commercial League.
High v. K<ely; Smyrna v. Chamber
lin: “Rich v. Joyner: Lakewood v.
Davison.
Saturday Afternoon League.
Atlanta Top Company v. Continental
Gin Company, at Exposition: ('enter
Hill v. F.xpositioff, at plant; Fulton Bag
v. Independents, at Fulton; Piedmont
v. Whittier, at Whittier.
Trolley League.
Hires V. Black Caps, at Piedmont:
Garment Workers v. Rice & Hutchins,t
al Piedmont park, in (enter of race
track. * B ys' (’lull v. Wesley, at lite
fort. ' '
Sundry 'School League.
Westminster v. Jefferson, at Grant
park. l::ty to 3:3t> p. m.; Capitol View
v Si. Philips, at Grant park. 4 p. m.:
Wesley S. V. D. v. C. ('. ('.. at Piedmont.
4 p. m.
Baraca League.
Woodward v. B. X. <'.. at Oakland
City; Agogas v. Grace, at Ponce De-
Leon hollow; Westminster v. McDon
ald. at Piedmont, No. 1.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Games Today.
Mobile in Atlanta Ponce DeLeon park I
Game called at 2:15 o'clock.
Birmingham in Nashville
Montgomery in Memphis.
New Orleans in Chattanooga.
Standing cf toe C’u’jw
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B iiain 65 39 625 C’nooga. 48 50 490
Mobile 59 49 546 Nash 47 55 .46!
N Or. . 50 49 .505 Mont. 45 57 .4 41
M'mphis 49 49 500 Atlanta .42 57 424
Yesterday s Reauita.
Atlanta 3, Mobile 2.
Chattanooga 5. New Orleans 4.
Nashville-Birmingham, off day.
Mont gomery- Memphis rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Tooav.
Savannah in Albany.
Columbia in Columbus.
Jacksonville in Macon
Stand’ng r.- tn© Clubs
v i t• - w T. r
Sav’nah. 22 15 .595 Macon . 20 18 526
I'vilje .21 15 .583 \lbany 16 23 410
C bus. . .20 15 .571 C’hia. 13 26 .333
V»st* r dayßesults.
Columbus 5. Columbia o.
Macon 4. Jacksonville 3.
Savannah 7. Albany 2 (first game, i
Albany 2. Savannah 1 (second game.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Tortay.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Washington in St. Louis.
Boston in Detroit.
New York in Cleveland
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L PC ’V T. P f '
Boston . 72 33 .686 Detroit 53 54 .495 i
Wash. . 65 40 619 ("land 18 56 .462
Phila 60 43 .583 S Louis 33 70 .320
Chicago .52 50 516 N York 32 69 .31.
Yesterday’s Results.
Cleveland 3. New York 1.
Chicago 7. Philadelphia 6.
Boston 6. Detroit 1
St Louis-Washington, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chicago in Boston.
Pittsburg in Brooklyn.
St. Louis in New York
Cincinnati in Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
W 1.. I’ C W I. P<’
N York 72 28 720 C’nati. C 55 .461
Chicago 65 36 .044 S. Louis 46 .78 .142
P'burg .59 39 602 Br’klvn 37 66 .359
Phila 48 48 .500 Boston . 28 72 .280
Yesterday’s Results.
St. Louis 7. New York 4.
Chicago 9. Boston 7.
Pittsburg 2. Brooklyn 1
Philadelphia- Cincinnati, rain
THOMAS AND CONLEY SIGN UP.
LOS ANGELES, <’AL Aug. in.
Harry Thomas and F’rank Conley havn ;
signori articles to box twenty votin' e it ;
122 pounds a’ \ nrnon on the after-!
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Johnson’s Life History in Ring;
From Coward to Bully in Night
By IV. W. Naughton.
r T''HIRTEEX years of pugilistic
I activity have passed since
Jack Johnson, who has Just
announced his retirement from the
ring, fought his first professional
battle in the soped arena. For
nearly four years Johnson has worn
the crown of ihe title-holder.
Jack Johnson not only admits he
is lazy, but takes pride in his lazi
ness. In his youth this man who
has turned up as a champion pugi
list. was a coward! And he ad
mits that too.
Plays “Hookey” From School.
Jack Johnson was born in Gal
veston. Texas, on March 31, 1878.
He was the next to youngest of
six children. When a pickaninny
he eared little for school.. As a re
sult. the education Jack can boast
is a meager few years of learning.
It can be said for Johnson that
sheer desperation was the only
thing that forced him to do any
manual labor while he whs in his
teens. He was too lazy to turn a
hand, and he did not know the
meaning of a living wage. He took
only the soft Jobs thaf came along.
The champion had hardly left
school before the name of “cow
ard was attached to him. Many a
boy smaller than Jack gave him a
lacing. He didn't care for them.
He preferred to ramblF away by
himself.
When Jack was twelve years old
he started to learn to ride a.bicy
cle. hut even bike riding was too
much work and he quit. Next he
picked up the job of watching a
milk wagon while the dealer deliv
ered the milk. He was paid $1.25 a
week. Six months of that kind of
work was sufficient for him, and he
quit. His parents found it impos
sible to make him work.
Has Record For Cowardice.
Johnson was 22 years old before
he realized the need of money.
That was when he fell in with a
crowd of fellows who worked and
had money to spend. So he got a
Job on the docks, helping to load
steamers.
His reputation for cowardice had
preceded him. and he soon was the
victim of taunts. It was then that
he decided to pursue different tac
tics.
One night after a steamer had
been loaded, the bully of the docks
pilfered Johnson's coat and hat.
" hen Jack tried to get them back,
the bully landed a stinging punch
on Jack's head. Then Johnson for
got his laziness and gave the bully
a terrible licking
It was a case of coward to bully
in one night, for Johnson was rec-
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MOTION PICTURES CHANGED DAILY.
Matinees Daily at 3 P. M.. Except Saturday. Matinees Saturday. 2:30
and 4. Night Shows. 7:30 and 9.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN \XD XFWS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1912.
ognized as the boss bully of ’em
all after that.
There were quite a few minor
battles after that, and Jack for
gets a lot of them, but finally he
took a trip North in 1899 and land
ed in Chicago. He didn't find the
people there inclined to look on
laziness with favor, and he nearly
starved
The boxing game was open, and
he got on a match with another
negro najned "Klondike." Jack
quit in the fifth round because he
was so weak from hunger that he
could hardly stand up. He had a
couple of other fights before he re
turned to Galveston.
His friends there arranged a
match with Joe Choynski. and Joe
knocked Jack out in three rounds.
Johnson says that Choynski hit
him so hard he thought that he
was dead? They were both jailed
for fighting.
Has Won Many Fights.
It was that Choynski fight, how
ever. that caused Johnson to stick
to the ring. He figured that if he
could take the awful punch that
Choynski handed him and live he
ought to be able to lick a lot of
other fellows.
He had a good punch then and
could take punishment. So he
started out to take pugilism se
riously and mowed down Frank
Childs, George Gardner, Joe Ken
nedy. Jack Jeffries and many
others.
The tougher game, including
Hank Griffin. Sam McVey, "Den
ver Ed” Martin and Sandy Fergu
son. came his way in time and he
disposed of them.
Johnson ran into an upset in
1905 when Marvin Hart was award
ed a decision over him in twenty
rounds. But he came back after
that and beat such men as Joe
Jeanette, Sam Langford, Bob Fitz
simmons, Bill Land and knocked
out Jim Flynn In eleven rounds.
He chased Champion Tommy
Burns to Sydney, Australia, in
1908. where he beat Burns in four
teen rounds, thereby winning the
title.
'Among his victims since that
time have been Stanley Ketchel.
middleweight champion, now dead,
and Jim Jeffries, in that fiasco of
two years ago at Reno, Nevada, of
which plenty has been printed.
That brings this story up to
Johnson's last fight with Flynn,
but before the finishing touch is
put to this yarn it might be stated
that if ever a pugilist was "good to
the folks” that one is Jack John
son.
He has built a (ine home in Chi
cago and given it to his mother
Jack says he will see that she
never Is in want.
I he Big Race
Here’s how the "Big Five" of the
American league are hitting the ball,
the averages including yesterday's
games:
PLAYER. A.B. H. P.C.
COBB 402 168 .418
SPEAKER 419 167 .399
JACKSON ...... 393 149 .379
COLLINS 372 123 .331
LA JOIE 255 78 .306
By securing only one hit in four
times up yesterday. Ty Cobb dropped
off ©wo points in his clouting. But
Speaker lost a point, too. as, like T.
Raymond, he only managed to bang
out one safe swat in four attempts.
Jackson had a fine day. He walloped
forth three hits in four attempts and
jumped forward four points. Collins
hit .500 yesterday, getting two hits in
four trips to the plate. He gained two
notches thereby. Lajoie failed to con
nect in four chances and dropped off
five points.
TOMMY ATKINS SOLD TO
CENTRAL LEAGUE TEAM
Tommy Atkins, the Crackers' grand
little southpaw, has been sold to the
Wheeling (W. Va.) team, of the Cen
tral league. Several teams were after
the pitcher and he came near going to
Hopkinsville to manage that team.
However, one of the players, already
on the team, was given the job.
Tommy will leave for Wheeling to
join his new team at once and should
prove a valuable man when his arm
mends.
NELSON AND LITTLE TO
CLASH IN NASHVILLE
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Aug. 10.-
Artlcles were signed today by Jerry
Nelson, of Philadelphia, to meet Wal
ter Little, of Chicago, before the Nash
ville Athletic club next Wednesday.
The men wjll fight at catch weights.
Yankee Schwartz will probably meet
the winner.
Nelson is also scheduled to meet Cur
ley Jordan, of St. Joseph, Mo., at an
early date in this city.
Annual Mountain
Excursion
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Saturday, August 17
$6.00 Asheville, N. C.
$6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. C.
$6.00 Hendersonville, N. C.
$6.00 Hot Springs, N. C.
$6.00 Tate Springs, N. C,
$6.50 Bristol, Tenn.
Final limit September 1.
Three trains to Asheville.
Morning Noon Night.
8:00 a. m. ! 11:15 a. m. 9:00 p. m.
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POLICE RAID PRIVATE
FIGHTS IN WINDY CITY
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. More than 100
men were arrested when police raided
a deserted factory building in the
Woodlawn district at midnight, and
today face charges of attending and
carrying on a prize fight in violation
of the state laws. The factory building
was the scene of a number of spirited
bouts, one of which was under way
when the police battered down the doot
and forced their way in.
A number of men who heard the on
slaught on Hie doors broke through the
windows and escaped. Most of them
had waiting motor cars and fled. In
side the building on a regulation plat
form, fi round which rose tiers of seats,
"Kid" Fri-neh an.! William Caldwell
were hammering at each other. Sev
eral other houta had been scheduled.
Kid Huston, referee, was among
those arrested. The police tip came
from Sergeant Robert Wiseman. He
was passing the building, hoard noises
within, peeked through a back window
and discovered the fight.
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Tom Hughes, whose pitching has helped
to keep the Washington team up in the
race, has been in baseball fifteen years.
A dozen years ago he was a star with the
Boston Americans. Now he is one of
the stumbling blocks in the wav of the
Red Sox
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TRAVIS AND STUCKLEN
MEET IN FINAL ROUND
I MANCHESTER. VT., Aug. 10.—Wal
ter .1 Trai ls, of Garden City, and H. W.
Stuekien, of Braeburrt, will meet in the
final round today for the first prize
cup as a result of their victories on
tile Eckwanok links yesterday. Travis
dt seated B. \V. Corkran. of the Balti
more Country club, in the semi-finals,
while Stuekien won a hard match from
T. M. Sherman, of Yahundasis, by 1 up.
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QUALIFY TODAY FOR
PERRYADAIR TROPHY
The golfers of the Atlanta Athletic
club ,will qualify today for play for
the Perry Adair trophy, one of the
handsomest of the trophies given for
the golfers to play for each year.
This is the second year that this cup
has been contested for, and it muat be
won three times to become the prop
erty of the winner.
The players will qualify from
scratch, and as many flights as fill
will be played.
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