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Newspaper Page TextffIOMAM SCB GCWKD*H3f®W 1 EPITLD /r 9 FARNSWORTH S. MUTT and JEFF BEf Famous Team Gath* £?®' "T I efs News and Gossip , cJZ, \ From All parts of the /£’ \ ■ 4 fl World. j 7 i 1 ■ °i JSL U W I M W Some of Thetr XvXv r i \x r Dope is Original |\| ' ® ■ and Some They - II s»np>n Get From the 1 X 'fl I U gW- Exchangee. " 1 I F. IGHTERS with reputations will remember the year 1912 as the woret 1n ring history. Newer before wore so many pagl r»Btlo idols knocked out, upset or overthrown In some manner. It was a dißastnous year, indeed, for several parties who on January 1 last either stood on the top of the l*eap or real oioee tn that position. The npsete started early in the year and newer <Tl<l stop They kept oom Ins so feat that critics the eosmtxy over began to think they Anew Htti* about the fighting game .and m»*t of their readers agreed vttb them. Two ftwimta* champlone lost their fltfSee in the ring disasters of 1912. Hb»> Mggeet upset of all. no doubt. w»a the overthrow of Adolph Wol gaat by Willie Ritchie, the first ttgtitwmlg’ champion that ‘‘all torriy the home of boxing In this big country, has ever produced. WilHo was a 2 tn 1 shot when he entered the arena at Paly City, near Rai Francisco, on a recent bleak Thanksgiving day afternoon. But he emerged from the same arena an hcmr later with the championship as hie reward and a few thousand fans standing around dumfounded after having witnessed the whip ping of the mighty Wolgnst. Fall of Attell Big Upset Second In importance to the downfall of Woigast, of course. was the crowning of a new feathe’- weight champion at Los Angeles on . Washington's birthday, Little Abie Attell. one of the greatest ringmen ever known met his Waterloo that day. losing a title he had la id for years against all comers to that sprightly Cleveland colt, Jolinnr Kilbane \ttell kept going back all year, to the astonishment of every body . The climax c.mio a few weeks ago at St. lamia, when the once great Abraham wae forced to quit in the sixth round of a whirl with Ollie Kirk, a tyro in the boxing game, ©verybody supposed Attell would stay good enough to gi t a return match with Kilbane, but that Is out of the question now Kilbane’s Title Is Safe. No new featherweights of class were developed during the year aside from Johnny Dundee, and Kilbane can whip that boy every morning before breakfast Kilbane faces 1918 without much danger of Sorting his title, as the only lad with a real chance to ttek him is Charlie White. and be can’t do 122 pounds and figbt. Which t« hard luck for Charite, set he Is a dandy little ring man. The wett>erw»dgfit wiasa uno nng looted as tunuu. All the good wel fcrra, tnclivUng Patrick MaßVrlond, .fJsdrr. they are lightweights and worts the ten-round, no-decision game to the limit They think their M oo money tn being a welterweight and hlatory proves they are right McFarlan d I* tlm rea champ! tn if the 1411-pounders but refuses to claim the honor. Mike (Mbbona Is s misftt and can't do better than 145 pounds at 8 o’clock. Middleweight Race Undecided The middleweights got danger ously near to taming out a cham pion. but It will take a few more months for them to settle the tiling A* matters now stand in the riaes Htlly Papke, Eddie Me .Goorty and Frank Klaus are the kingpins, and thore will be no Champion until this trio gets to gethe- and tights it out Papke and Klaus are to Nrttie tn Paris on March 5. and the winner no doubt will bo glad to mingle with \l> Goorty. Jack Dillon, K. <>. Brown and Johnni Thompson a.a not b< ing given serious consideration In i th. < riti< « Johnrn Coulon had t sort of rocky war. U. whaled Ham Forbes. Frankie t'onler mil Franko Burns early in the year, but did not pi< k up much eltaiiu. thereafter Then a tew weeks ago Io- tramped down to New York am! partici pated in one of th. 1912 upsets. Ki*l \\ il i.onr. Baliimv >• I i. ( n, giving him an awful fight for tin round-. The imp:i..n pr. v.-iil that J 'lm v 111 not survlvi mot , year with Ills vhnmnlonship \\ . Hains. Burns and I-lddl <'amp . th, j coast boy. are hi.- most dang, on- i rivals Following are the year's records or the leading tic r.- - Abe Attell. Jan 18 Knockout lli.oui, Nev V • • j> m; Feb. 22 Johnny Kilbane. I, Ang.les I. ii Meh Toni'y Mun-’ \. S Fran. I _n July 3 Eddie Marin- Tacoma tr 101 Aug. 3 Torn’j .M ap! > . S Francisco. T ’ 20 Nov 27 * diver Kirk, St Louis 1. s Nov. 27 Uetir-.- tr.-iu ring Jack Britton. July 17 llar-rt Poo. Y,,rk \\ to Aug 28 Eddie Murphy. Bosi.m K 11 Kept. In Iza' b i'i"ss. New Y irl \VI Sept. 24- lack llednionrl. New Vork.W to oct. 2 Toe Egan. Boston is < Nov. 28 Young Saylor Payton K ; Knockout Brown. Jan 18 the tttdl. New 1 Feb *1 i ’iiliie Madoer, X> a I n r\ u Feb 12- Bill;. GaJlej, riuli, elphta . ", i, I 22 Mutty Baldwin, Now York.D 10 2H Vf-ung FitEHlmrnons, N. Y...D 10 ,M. rrh IX Y<>udi> Krne. Philadelphia.W b 3 lak<li f’rn.MH, New York . ...L 10 July a Jimmy Inifty, Buffalo L 10 Frankie Burna. Jan 31 Franc-In I >aly, New Orleans.W 20 Feb IX Johnny Coulon, N. Orleans. I.j 20 March 14 John Ken rick, N. Or! cans. W 10 May 14 Johnny Kilbane. Now York. E 10 Georges Carpentier. April a- George Gunther, Parle W 20 Oct. 28—Billy Papke, Paris K by K Johnny Coulon. Jan 11 George Kitson, South Bend.K 3 lan 22 Harry Forbes, Kenosha K 3 Fet» b Frunkle Conley, Los Angales.W 20 j et 18 Frankie Burns, N. Orleans..W 20 S Young .Solsherg, New York..W 10 June 1] Fran kb? I lays, New Haven. K 4 July 2—Joe Wagner, New York W 16 ’Jd IB Kid Williams, New York ..L 10 Nov. 20 Charley Goldman, N. Y . ..W in Jack Dillon. Jan J- Ijeo Houck, Indianapolis..... K 7 Jun 20 Howard Wiggam. India nils. K 2 Fen I Billy Berger. Youngstown.. Wl2 Mart h 2g Frank Klaus, H. Francisco.!, 20 Maj H Frank Klans, New York !• id Nov. 11 George Chip, Columbus W 10 Johnny Dundee. Feb X FMdie <)’Ke»-fe, A New Yortc ..W 10 March 4 Eddie O'Keefe, New York. T> io April 80 Charley White, Syracuse...L lo Sept 4 -Johnny Kilbane L 10 "Wildcat” Ferns. Feb. 2 Paul Kohler, Kansas CMy...D 10 Feb Ifi- Dave Deshler, Kansas Cliy .K !• March fl Clarence English. St. Louis.D If. Kept. 2- -Ray Bronson, Indianapolis..!') lo Jim Flynn. Jan 17—A ( Williams, Toronto K 3 July 4—Jack Johnson, Las Vegas. K by J Sept 2—Charley Miller, s. Francisco.K IK T)er 10—U McCarthy, E Angeles.K by IK Mike Gibbons. Jan 23 Jack Denning, New York .D 10 Feb 7 Young Cashman, New York K 4 Feb t» Freddie Hicks, New York. W 10 Feb 28 Willie Lewis, New- York . W 2 March 2K Jack Denning, Now York.W 10 \pril 11 Jeff Smith, New York W 10 Ma v 1N Paddy Lavin, Buffalo . . K X vl:i\ 31 K O. Brennan, Cleveland. . \V 10 June 1.0 Tommy Connors, Brooklyn,.W 10 Sopt. (4 Young McCarthy. Phlla ...W 2 Dec. 4 Eddie McGoorty, New York..L 10 Johnny Kilbane. 1-71 22 \he Attell. Los Angeles W2O Via? 1.4 Frankii Bui ns New York W tb S*‘l'< 10 i<'bnn\ Dundee, New York.W 10 <Ol 2'.' T<mi y McGlnnlty, Johnst’n.W 4 Dec x M<.me Attell, Cleveland. ... W R De< 12 Tommy Dixon. St. Louin... W 8 Frank Klaus. Jan 11 Jimmy Howard, I’Htsburg.. W 0 Jan. 19 Geo ”K o ” Brown, Fit’b’g W K bob 23 Sailor I’etroskey, S. Fr’c’co.W 20 Mar< h 23 Lick Dillon. S Franclsco.VV 20! May 3 Jack Dillon, New York. ... D 101 Sept. 7 M Moreau. Aix les Bains.WF 4 Sam Langford. Feb 12 Jim Barrx, Svdney \V 20 \prll X Sam McVey, Sydnev W 20 \la\ lb Jim Barr\, Melbourne . . K 11 Uhv 27 I‘orl.' I him, Melbourne . .I< 14 Dec. 2<> Sam M< \• y. Sydney . K 18 Joe Mandel. lan X Billy Allen, Memphis W R Feb 20 Pal Moore. New Orleans W 20 March 4 Jack Redmond. Memphis..W R \prl! 1 <>wen Moran, Memphis W 8 kpril 10 Jake All.'l Chattanooga AV 8| April 24 Young Taylor, Indianapolis.D 10 June 2fl Millie Ritchie. X. Orleans . L 10 July 4 Ray Temple, Memphis . ....W 8 Sept. 2 Joe Rim s, los Angeles . W 20 Nov. 28 Joe Rivers, L..s Angeles L 20 1 Luther McCarty. May 3 Carl Morris, Springfield K Aug n Jim Stewart, Neu York. L 10 Oct 12 Al Kaufman. Kan Francisco.K 2 Dec 10- Jim Flynn. Eos Angeles. ..K hi Eddie McGoorty. Jan 80 Walter Coffey. New York..W 10 Feb 12 Barney Williams, Phila W G March 20 Hugo Kelly, Kenosha W 10 July 4-Geo. K «• Brown. B Harbor W 10 Sept 2 r»ave Smith, New York K I Sept ifi Johnny Thompson, Cin’n’tl W in Sept 23 Jack Harrison. New York K 5 Dee 4 Mike Gibbons, Neb York W 10 Packey McFarland. ’sn 33 Jm k Ward, Philadelphia. W K ’ k 6 Kid Burns, Xew York W 10 14 i:<idlo Murphx. South Bend I' 10 •> i fl One Round Hogan, N Y W 10 March IN Kid Burns. Kenosha K 8 April 11 While Schaeft’et, Quhicv K 4 \prtl 20 Matt Wells. New York 10 Msy 9 Johnny Conley, Fall River.. K K Max tfl Young Erne. Philadelphia.. .XV »'• May 2? Rav Bronson. Indianapolis.. \V 10 June 6 Frankie Lynn, Muskegon.. K I July 3 Eddie Randall, Cincinnati. K ■ j W Joe Hirst, Philadelphia w 6 • >rt 2,t Jimmy Duffy. Buffalo W 10 Nov 27 Harry Donohue, Ind’nap'is. 1\ lo • ‘<’« 16 Eddie Murphy . Kenosha .W 10 Battling Nelson. March I Sammy Trott, Dayton D 1’ Sept, r Steve Ketch.l, St. Joseph Dls Not 14 Art Stewart, Hammond DlO Nov 28- Leach Cross, X’ew York F 10 Billy Papke. Feb 23 Frank Manteli. Sacramento E 20 May 2 Billy Leitch, New York K 2 Sept 25- xla.'k Denning. X’ew York ..K 10 Sept 37 L«<» Houek. Philadelphia 1. »i ’tel. 28 -Georges Carpentier, Parts W 17 Dei 4 George Bernard, Paris KI Al Palzer. Feh 13 Sailor White New York K 5 June 27 Bombardier W ells. N York . K Nov IN Tony Rose. Philadelphia L 6 Willie Ritchie. i Jhii 1 T’ntd Kohler. Cleveland W 1 'l '< i». 7 Young Erne. Philadelphia W 6 j Feb 23 Phil Bj ork, Cleveland .. \\ 10 1 May It Ad Wolgnst. San Francisco. D I j mm 2N Joe Man.loi Neu ’'cleans W b i X’o\ . 28 Ad W olgnst, S F'nctsco.W’ F b' Joe Rivera. ; lan I Frankie <’onh x. Lo- Angeh s k I) I Mur h 16 Jack While. Los Angeles.K 12 1 •uh 4 \d W olgast. Los \ngelvs El 3 I Sep! •' Jo. Mandot. I.OS \ngeles L LT f Nov. 25 Joe Mandot. to> Angelo W2O Charlie White. • f <m I'. B ulling S< Huitz. \\ in<isor W If • i'e’ 28 T'lnmv Dixon. W timsor. W 10 April :b» lohni v Dundee. S\rm u-rW 1.0 • X-v 21 Pal Moore. Kenosha W 10* Ad WolCast. ' May 1 I W illie Ritchie. S Franvi.-’.». I» 4 i I May ::i Yom-, J a , k . OBrie!’, Phila \\ 6 z 1 »ct I T. ddy .Maiom \. Phdau* iphia . D 6 Ort 25 Frankh i 'antels, Q tlney ) ( 1 Nov • J \i;.i dot, Neu Orb .ms |» in Noy 's Mill lb i. He. S I’r . s.o L E iK Kid Williams. ■ ..! • B <nt' lau I;.. Xew York D 10 ‘ '.u ? < -hark Hai vvy . Brookh n \V Ift Jan 17 ¥■ ■ K y.b I'opohue. Brook’n W 9 ian 19 Bennie Riley Baltimore |< ,■< Ii «n 27 5 umg Soisoerg. Brooklyn Wto I Feb 10 ' ■nme Stanlcx. X. w > <.rk Kin | Maj h»■ Kokomo Kid. Baltimore K q | \i'td '• Johnny I'ab. Baltimore \\ ir, i \pril 2'l B.U’l i g Readv. New York W 10 ; Mav Yi im: Ket. hcl. Baltimore K 2 i Max 111 tT.arh v Goldman. Baltim c.W’ 15 I 'V \ruo Edu.i’.ls. Xeu y 'Tk K 8 'uly •. Y ■nr So’sb. .r, Neu York K 7 Mir ' Young Marmc. Baltimore. K 5 \ ;c ’7 loittPng R. ,oh . w York W 10 ' g '• xid Krilv . Neu York K !• .■■ ■ .» M k. x |; r ovn. N. u Y.u k K X • ' b> hr. <' -ulon. Nou y ~r k w tn -a * Bihv Fitz-immons. N York.W 10 II y' 'I W \X I to find something of some ■ • l At • the m - tn- i - ./ ’ - og. K jh, ~, , f (J , rk ■ uh y THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1913. Mutt and Jeff Wish Everybody a Happy New Year By “Bud’’ Fisher 'v/’L HAVE- SIGHED TO ' WRITE- STORTS FOK THE- GEOR-G'AH AND THE. EDITOR. mSISTEV OH THIS PHOTOGRAPH,, SO HERE'S A HAPPV NEW , YEAR FO«- ALL THE- • X FANS. \ V.MjX. A vT o I //wrk il nA 0 IT & BiW Mfci \l 1 i i 0 0 Wc\w ] ' COEYK-ICXT 1952 E>Y STAJt CO. TOM DOWNEY. ONCE DIXIE LEAGUER. GOES TO ORIOLES BALTIMORE, AID., Jan. 1 Manager Dunn announced this morning bls pur chase of Infielder Tom Downej The deni was made with Harry Wolverton, mana ger of the Sacramento team, of which club Downev was the property l\ast season he played with Philadelphia dur ing the greater part of the year, and was then sent to the Chicago Nationals McDonald, the thin! sacker formerly of Toronto, who was with Boston last year, was sold to Sacramento, but refused to report. Chicago then effected a deal wherein Downey was given to Sacramen to In exchange for McDonald. Downey, however, refus 'd to go to the coast, and the dicker which makes him an Oriole resulted. Downey figured in the argument be tween Buffalo and Philadelphia last sea son He was to come to Buffalo, for whi< h the Quakers were to have the nick of the Blsone. Waivers could not be had, and when Philadelphia claimed the pick of the Bisons ami chose Schrang. the Buffalo owners refused to carrx out the deal. Philadelphia made a claim, but the national commission upheld the Buffalo end of the argument. GRIEF OVER DEATH OF HORSE CAUSES SUICIDE NEW YORK. Jan t.—Frank Fissler. once stable boj to Sysonby, the race horse, is dead He killed I 1 nisei f hi his little hall loom bv cutting his throat On the wall above ids body when it was found whh a picture of the racer On a table near b\ lay a bit of doggerel the last thing Fissler wrote bemoaning S\ sonby's death No wonder then that full grown men. Like owner and trainer and 1, Turned with eyes to the wall. \nd sto.nl tn the stall, \no saw the great Sysonby die This was the last verse. There wore five others, extolling the racer’s virtues and setting forth the adoration in which lie -no-time stable boy held him There were no letters or anything else explain ing the suicide ' The verses were addressed to James K I Keene who owned Sysonbx FAMOUS RUNNERS GATHER FOR POWDER HILL RACES 1.1 »IN i;r Rt; 11. Jan 1. N» xx records will doubtlrs- b. established at the short distant < running races at Puwdct Hill ground h* r< todax. Probablx tin- most remaikahle lot of short dist.met runners that ever en tered a sprint rave have qualified in th. 120-yard event. Jack Donaldson, us Australia. scratch man. was expected 'o make a new record. Bombardier Wells, the heavx weight champion box < t of England, wag also an entrant LOCKE WILL KEEP DOOIN IN CHARGE OF PHILLIES PITTSBI’RG Jan I -Will H. Locke, M’Creturv of the Pittsburg baseball club, n referring to his announcement that lie will hnve control of tile Philadel phia National baseball team, said that Im had begun preparations to mm< his household goods to the latter < ity. I> ■ i b nta!l y Locke denied that Mik, I I '"r in 1 to I the m.. ■ ,g, ,!■ s„ v - Deem will remain wliefi lie is Tommy McMillan Sold I Back to Rochester by New York Ball Club NEW YORK. Jan. I.—Tommy Mc- Millan, the diminutive shortstop, will not remain with the Highlanders next season President Farrell has sold him back to the Rochester club and also made arrangements for the return of Jack Martin to the hilltop, Martin played a fair game at short field for the Highlanders last summer, in spite of frequent injuries. But he wasn't con sidered strong enough by Wolverton, and when the deal with Rochester for McMillan ami Lolivelt was completed in August Martin and Guy. Zinn were sent to John Ganzel. Martin did not play with the usual success in Rochester, where McMillan had been an idol, and when Ganzel’s team was beaten out by Toronto for tile Inte'national league pennant the Rochester club was scored for allowing McMillan and Ijeliveit to get awaj F be fore the end of the campaign McMillan fielded smart!) for the Highlanders, but it soon became ap parent that he was weak with the stick. Ganzel has been trying to regain the little fellow s services ever since, but it was not until yesterday that he got President Fa cell’s consent. The High landers have a star shortstop in Claude Herrick, from all accounts, so that Mc- Millan can be spared. Martin will im prove perhaps as he grows older. He Is ambitious ami his vturn to the local A nerlcans will act as a tonic AMATEUR STANDING OF WITHINGTON UNDER FIRE ’ AMBRIDGE, mass. Jan. i —The I chances that Paul Withington, grad- I tr.te treasurer of th, Harvard Athletic ) association and a couch of the football 1 and swimming teams, will retain his standing ,s an amateur were said to- > day to lie extremely slight. The National A A. U. may in called < upon to decide the matter. The ques tion as to whether Withington is a pro fessional has arisen bv virtue of his business connection with Harvard ath- < letics. EBBETS WANTS TO OPEN NEW FIELD ON APRIL 8 NEW YORK, Jan 1 President Eb- I 1 bets, of the Brooklyn baseball club. ! announced todav that ho was trying to ' , .1 1 ranc, , special date for tht ope. '' ' - ■ ten sot ■ ’ , H c,, ( „ i , ' ' . t-upeniug ! BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip Sine** Shafer announced that he had quit because he received too many “per fumed notes,” Mathewson has suggested that maybe he could get McGraw to fumigate them. • • « The Alliterative Line-Up Championship will g-> to the Phillies next year In a romp, with Dooin, Dolan, Donlin and Do lan • * V That tops the famous “M-Streaks” of the Barons: Molesworth, Marian, Mc- Gilvray, Messenger, Mcßride. It's about lime Dick Tillis quit bluff ing the Montgomery fans anil did some thing. w * “Doc” Seabough, the eminent liver spe cialist. is doing hospital work this sea son. He is in the hospital fpr broken down locomotive engines at Springfield, Mo. • ♦ » The stork reports a new baby at the home of Doc Seabough The father writes that he is doing very well, which goes as it reads. * * « “All the Reds needed was a shortstop and somebody to set ’em i»n their toes.” says Charley Dooin, “and they got 'em both in one. Watch them next season, for they’ll need it.” U. S. N. L. T. A. WILL DO AWAY WITH BIG RANKING NICW YoRK, Jan. I. Abolition of the rating of tennis players in the United States is being considered by the officials of the United States National Lawn Ten nis association, which will hold its annual meeting here In February. It is declared that the rating commit tee fiiuls the work too great a task be cause players tail to co-operate i*y send ing in the data required for the ratings. As a result, the proposition of a com plete abandonment of rating - or limit ing them to an honor roll ot the first ten. will be presented ai the February meeting. I Mrs. A. R. Tabor, of Crider. Mo., $ had been troubled with sick head- ’ ache for about live years, when she > began taking <’hamberlaln's Tali- j j lets. Siu has taken two bottles of ? them and thej have cured her. • Sick headache Is caused by a dis- *» j ordered stomach t’or which these J j tablets are especially intended. Try 5 < th. in. get well and stay well. Sold > ’ by all dealers. : catarrh: ’ OF THE I; Relieved In ; s if IlmV 24 Hours; h Can * < 1 au> b. *r- the |DY) < 1 nam«4V- \2x< ► m*rara < f counterfeits < CHANCE MEETS FARRELL JAN. 7 TO TALK BUSINESS LOS ANGELES, CAL., Jan. I.—Frank Chan.-o, formerly manager of the Chicago National league baseball club, today an nounced that he would leave his home at Glendora. Cal., on January 4 for Chi cago. Chance expects to meet Frank H. Farrell, of the New York Americans, on January 7, in Chicago, for a discussion of an offer for Chance’s services next sea son. MORE TENNIS rOR COLLEGES. NEW YORK, Jan. I.—Efforts to es tablish lawn tennis on a tinner basis , in the colleges, it was announced to day. would be one of the features in the tennis college world during the coming Your Own Name 1 i - > f On This Knife john svanTH yt % ‘ Atlanta, G. I 1 . 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There is no chance of Lavelle outpoining the clever Cedar Rapids boy. His only chance of victory is hanging a KO wallop to Whitney. Tommy packs an awful kick, and it is just possible that he will put over the sleep punch. The winner of bout will get Knockout Brown, the New York lightweight who has two newspaper decisions over Ad Wol gast. Promoter Henry Norton has practically closed the deal with Brown for next week's show. The semi-windup tonight should be a bearcat. It brings together Billy Kerr and Danny McShea in an eight-round mill. It’s a lap pipe cinch, however, that this bout won't go the limit, as both boys are slug gers. In a six-round scrap, Spider Britt and Kid Young will clash. Young has a good record, and he and Spider should give the fans a heap of joy when they get to ex changing. Arthur Bridges and Dixie Kid, two dinges, will also meet in a six rounder. The card will be opened with a four-round preliminary. LITTLE COLTD MAKE NO WEIGHT FOR BOUT WITH FRANK WHITNEY A petition containing over HOC names was presented to Promoter Henry Nor ton, of the Dixie A. C, last night, ask ing that Walter Little be given a chance against Frank Whitney tonight. The promoter was willing to accommodate, and left it up Whitney and Little to agree on terms. It took them about five seconds to agree to split the purse 75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser. But that Is as far as the match got. Whitney asked Little to make some kind of weight. Walter got on the scales and tipped the beam at 144 pounds, eleven pounds heavier than Whitney. Os course, Frank wasn't going to agree to fight a big welter weight. After an hour’s wrangling, Frank agreed to take Little on at 140 pounds at 7 o'clock. Little realized that he could not make that weight, and Whit ney refused to consider the match. It was mighty nice of Little’s friends to get up the petition, but it looks as though they went at It in bull-headed fashion. They should have found out what weight Little could make. They surely can’t blame Whitney for not fighting a man nearly a dozen pounds heavier than himself. CROCKER DEFEATS BECKER. PINEHURST. N. C„ Jan. I.—George H. Crocker, Brookline, Mass., defeated C. L. Becker, Woodland. Mass., in the final round yesterday of the ninth an nual Pinehurst holiday week golf tour - nament. Crocker won 7 up and 6 ’o Play.