Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, January 01, 1913, EXTRA, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textgkwah ®ora swn® * raww EDITLD & W. 9 FARNSWORTH S MUTT and JEFF /AJr~ JK 'X Famous Team Gath- 'I £-- I ers News and Gossip xx From All parts of the 7 \ S®W fl World. J-T' 1 V ’ °L A ■ u m WF Some of Their ATAvr t >| a » Dope l« Original |\l <1 9 H SUTvsiir and Some They I\! A- II aJH $• UK rft - ... Get From the 1 t (IB II Exchanges. . Fighters with reputations will remember the year 1912 as the worst in ring history. Never before were so many pugi listic idols knocked out, upset or overthrown in none mantle It was a disastrous year, indeed, for several parties who on January 1 last either stood on the top of the heap or peal close to that position. The upsets started early in the year and never did stop They kept coming so fast that critics the country over began to think they knew little about the fighting gatn> and most of their readers agreed with them. Two famous champions lost their titles in the ring disasters of 1912 The biggest upset of all, no doubt, was the overthrew of Adolph Wol gast by Willie Ritchie, the first lightweight champion that Cali fornia, the home of boxing in this big country, has ever produced. Willie was a 2 to 1 shot when he entered the arena at Italy City, near Kan Francisco, on a recent bleak Thanksgiving day afternoon. Hut he emerged from the same arena an hour later With the championship as Ills reward and a few thousand fans standing around dumfounded after having witnessed the whip ping of the mighty Wolgast. Fall of Attell Big Upset. Second in importance to the downfall of Wolgast, of course, w a? the crowning of a new feather weight champion at Los Angelos on Washington’s blrthdaj. Little Abie Attell. one of the greatest ringmen ever known, met his Waterloo that day, losing a title lie had held for years against all comers to that sprightly <’leveland colt. Johnny Kilbane. Attell kept going back all year, to the astonishment of every body. The climax came a few weeks ago at St. Louis, when the once great Abraham was forced to quit in the sixth round of a whirl with Ollie Kirk, a tyro in the boxing game. Everybody supposed Attell would stay good enough to get a return match with Kilbane, but that is out of the question now. Kilbane’s Title Is Safe. No new featherweights of class Wire developed during the year aside from Johnny Dundee, and Kilbane can whip that boy every morning before breakfast. Kilbane faces 1913 without much danger of losing his title, as the only lad with a real chance to lick him Is Charlie White, and he can’t do 122 pounds and tight. Which is hard luck for Charite, as he Is a dandy little ring man. The welterweight class was neg lected as usual. All the good wel ters, Including Patrick McFarland, claim they are lightweights and work the ten-round, no-decision game to the limit.-They think there is no money in being a welterweight and history proves they are right. McFarland is the real champion of the 142-pounders, but refuses to claim the honor. Mike Gibbons is a misfit and can’t do better than 145 pounds at 3 o’clock. Middleweight Race Undecided. The middleweights got danger ously near to turning out a cham pion, but it will take a few more months for them to settle the thing. As matters now stand in the class Billy Papke, Eddie Mc- Goorty and Frank Klaus are the kingpins, and there will be no ehampion until this trio gets to gether and fights it out. Papke and Klaus are to battle in Paris on March 5, and the winner no doubt will be glad to mingle with Mc- Goorty Jack Dillon, K i>. Drown and Johnny Thompson me not be ing given serious consideration by the critics Johnny Conlon had a sort of rpeky year. He whaled Harry Forbes. Frankie Conley ami Frankii Burns early in the year, but did not pick up much change thereafter. Then a few weeks ago he tramped down to New York and partici pated in one of the 1912 upsets Kid Williams, the Baltimore Dane, giving him an awful fight for ten rounds. The impression prevails that John will not survive anothei year with Ids championship. \\ H llams. Burns and Eddie Campi. th, coast boy, are ills most danirerous rivals. Following are the yea: s records of the leading tight.' Abe Attell. Jan 18 —Knockout Brown. New York D to Feb. 22 Johnny Kilbane. I. \ngeles | Meh » , T, ’J n •' Murphy S Francisco. 1. 20 July 3—Eddie Marino. Tacoma .. \v io Aug 3—Tom’y Murphy s hYanciseo I> 2o Nov. U—Oliver Kirk. St. Louis 1. 8 Nov. 27--Ketir<!s from ring Jack Britton. July 17 Harry Stone. New York . . \V 10 Aug 28 -Eddie Murphy, Boston . KU Sept. 10 Croftfl. New York \YF 3 Kept. 24 Javk Kedmond, New York \V Oct 2—Joe Egan. Boston K 4 Nov. 28 Young Saylor, Dayton . . KT Knockout Brown. Jan. )R Ala* Altell. \V W Y »rk D io Feb. 6 Frankie Madden Neu York W !•» Feb 12 Hilly Galley, Philadelphia \y • k htb. 22 Matty Baldwin. New York 1) 10 rob. 28 Young Fitzsimmons, N Y. . D 10 Mat ch 18 Young Erne, Philadelphia. \V 6 •nine 3 Lea eh (Toss, New York 1, 10 July 3 Jimmy Duffy. Buffalo . ..L 10 Frankie Burns. Jan 21 Innt is Paly, Neu Orleans. \V 20 reb 18 Johnny Coulon, N. < >r|p;ihs. L 29 March U John Kvnrlrk, N. Orleans.W 10 May 14 Johnny Kilbane. N>w York.L 10 Georges Carpentier. April 3 George Gunther, Paris \V 20 Oct. 23 Billy Papke. Paris K by 17 Johnny Coulon. Jan. II George Kitson, South Bend.K 3 Jat» 22 Harry Forbes, Kenosha K 3 Peb. 9 Frankie Conley. Los Angeles. \V 20 reb. 18 Frankie Burns, N. Orleans..W 20 May 8 Young Solsberg. New York..AV 10 June 11 Frankie Hays, New Haven.K 4 July 2 Joe Wagner, New York W 10 Oct. 18 Kid Williams, New York. ... LlO Nov. 20 -Charley Goldman, N. Y....W10 Jack Dillon. •Jan. 1 l/Oo Houck. Indianapolis K 7 •Jan. 26 Howard Wiggain. IndianTls.K 2 1 Hilly Berger, Youngstown.. Wl2 March 23 Frank Klaus, s. Francisco. L 20» Maj- 3 Frank KHhis, New York... .D 10 Nov. Il~George <’hip, t’olumbus... \v 10 Johnny Dundee. I 8 Eddie O’Keefe, New York....W 10 March I Eddie O’Keefe, New York..!) 10 April 30 Charley White, Syracuse...L 10 Sept l It.lmii t K ilham- LlO ’'Wildcat” Ferns. I-Vl, 2-Paul Kohler. Kansas (’ity...l> 10 Feb. 16 Dave Deshler, Kansas Ch v.. K 9 March s—Clarence English, St. Louis. I» 15 Sept. 2 Ray Bronson, Indianapolis. ,D 10 Jim Flynn. Jan. 17 Al Williams, Toronto K 2 July 4 Jack Johnson. Las Vegas Kby 9 Sept 2 Charley Miller, S. Francisco K 16 Dec. 10 L. McCarthy. L. Angelos.K by 16 Mike Gibbons. Jan. 23 Jack Denning. New York... !) 10 Feb 7 Young Cashman, Now York. K 4 l>b. 13 Freddie Hicks, New York. W 10 Feb. 23 Willie Lewis, New York. ...W 2 March 26 Jack Denning, New York.W 10 April 11 less Smith, New York ... \V 10 Muy 15 Paddy Lavin. Buffalo K X May 31 K (>. Brennan. Cleveland.. .W’ 10 June 10 Tommy Connors. Brooklyn..W r 10 Sept. 14 Young McCarthy, Ph11a....W 2 Dec?. 4 -Eddie McGoorty, New York .L 10 Johnny Kilbane. Feb. 22 Abe Attell. Los Angeles . ...W 20 May 14 Frankie Burns. New York . W lb Sept lo Johnny Dundee. New York.W'HO Oct. 29 Tom’y McGinnlty, Johnst’n.W 1 Dec. 8 Monte Attell. Cleveland W 8 Dec. 12- Tommy Dixon, st. Louis.... W 8 Frank Klaus. Jan. 11 Jlmtnj Howard, Pittsburg.. W 6 Jan. 19 Gee ”K o.” Brown. Pit’b’g.W 6 Feb. 22 Sailor Petroakey, S Fr’c’eo.W 20 Marc h 23 Jack Dillon, S. Francisco. W 20 1 May 3 Jack Dillon, New York D 10 Sept. 7—M. Moreau. Alx les Bains. WF I Sam Langford. Fob 12 Jim Harry. Sydney W 20 April x HanwMcVey. Sydney W 20 May 18 Jim Barry. Melbourne K II May 27 Porky Flynn, Melbourne . ~K 14 Dec 26 Sam MeV. y. Sydney K 13 Joe Mandel. Jan 8 Billy Allen, Memphis W R Feb. 20 Pal Moore, New (Orleans .. W 20 March 4 Jack Redmond. Memphis.. W 8 April 1 (men Moran. Memphis .. . W X Api'il 16 Jake Attell. Chat tanooga .. W R April 24 Young ’l'aylor, lndianapolis.l > 10 June 25 Willie Ritchie. N Orleans. .L 10 July 4 Ray Temple. Memphis W 8 Sept. 2 Joe Rivers, Los Angeles . ...W 20 Nov. 28- Joe Rivers, Los Angeles . ...L 20 Luther McCarty. May 3 Carl Morris, Springfield K 6 Aug. 5 Jim Stewart. New York L 10 Oct. 12 Al Kaufman, San Francisco.K 2 Dec. 10 Jim Flynn, lx»s Angeles. ..K 16 Eddie McGoorty. Jah. 30 Walter Coffey. New York.. W 10 Feb 12 Barney Williams. I’hila.- .W 6 March 29 Hugo Kelly, Kenosha ... .W T 10 July i Geo k O Brown. B Harbor.W 10 Sept. 2 Dave Smith, New York K 1 Sept 16 Johnny Thompson. Cln'n’tl \V 10 Sept 23 Jack Harrison, New \ >rk. . K 5 Dec. 4 Mike Gibbons, New York....W 10 Packey McFarland. Jan. 23 Jack W ard. Philadelphia .. . W 6 Feb. 6 Kid Burns. New York... W 10 Feb 14 Eddie Murphy. South Bend.Dlo March 5 One Round Hogan, N \ W 10 March 15 Kid Burns. Kenosha K 8 April 11 Willie Schaeffer, Qulnc\ K 4 April 26 Matt Wells. New York. W’ 10 May’ 9 Johnny Conley. Fall Uiver K 6 May 15 Young Erne. Philadelphia . W 6 May 29 Ray Rrooson, Indianapolis.. W 10 June 6 Frankie Lynn. Muskegon ..K 4 July 3 Eddie Randall. Cincinnati... K 3 Aug. 30 Joe Hirst. Philadelphia . ...W 6 Oct. 25- Jimmy Duffy. Buffalo W 10 Nov. 27 Harry Donohue. Ind’nap’is.W 10 Dec 1 . 16 Eddie Murphy. Kenosha* .. W 10 Battling Nelson. March 1 Sammy Trott, I’avion ... D 15 Sept. 2 Steve Ketchel, St. Joseph . D 15 Nov. 14 Art Stewart. Hammond. . D 10 Nov. 28 Leach Cross, New York . F 10 Billy Papke. Feb 23 Frank Mantell. Sacramento.L 20 May 2 Billy Leitch, New York K 2 Sept 25 Jack Denning. Now York . K 10 Sept. 27 Leo Houck. Philadelphia.. L 6 Oct. 23 Georges Carpentier. Paris .W 17 Dee. 4 George Bernard. Paris |< 'J Al Palzer. Feb 13 Sailor W Ijlte. New* York ...K 5 June 27 Bombardier Wells. N York.K 2 Nov. 15 Tony Rose. Philadelphia . L 6 Willie Ritchie. Jan. 1 Paul Kohler, (’leveland W 12 Feb 7 Young Erne. I‘hlladolphia . W 6 Feb 22 Phil Brock. Cleveland . W 10 May II Ad Wolgast. San Francisco. D 4 June 25 Joe .Mandot. Xew OrleansW 10 x < 38 \d Wolgast. S Fneisco w F 16 Joe Rivers. Jan. I Frankie (’onley. Los Angeles K 11 March 16 Jack White. Los Angeles. K 12 July I Ad Wolgast. Los Angeles.... L 1' Sept 2 Joe Mandot. Los Angeles I, 29 Nov 25 Joe Mandot. Los Angeles . W' 20 Charlie White. Jan 17 Battling Schultz. Windsor..W 10 Feb 28 -Tommy Dixon. W indsor’ W 10 April 30 Johnny Dundee. Syravust .W 10 N.-\ 21 Pal Moore. Kenosha w 16 Ad Wolfiast. May 11 Willie Ritchie. S Francisco.D 4 Mav 31 Young .lack O’Brien. Phila .W 6 July 4 .!-<■ Riv.rs, 1 ..s Angeles / u «k*i. 1 Toddy Maloney. Philadelphia. D 6 ( >el. 25 I’Yankle Daniels, Quincy... D 6 Nov 4 Joo .Man<h't. New Orleans D 10 Nov 28 Willie Itiichie. S Fr clwm. I. F 16 Kid Williams. lan. » Hanty Ltwis. New York .. D 10 Jan. 15 Charley Harv. v. Brookß n W 10 lan 17 Young MeDonohue. Bmok’n.W O Jan 19 Bennie Riley . Baltimore K 1* Jan 27 Young S<»lsberg. Brooklyn Win Feb 10 Young Stanley . N< yy York . 1< 10 March 6 Kokomo Kid. Baltimore'. K I • \pril '• Johnnv Daly. Baltimore W 15 ' \nrll 2’’ Battling Ready New York.W in • May 2 Yiung Ketehel. Baltimore K 2 i May 31 c'harlev Goldman. Baltlm'e.W 15 ► July 20 \rtle Edwards. New York .K R I July 29 '’oung Solsberg New York.K “ Aug •• Young Marine. Baltimore K 5 Aug 17 Patti ng Ready. X.w York \Y 10 > \ug 26 Kid Kelly . New York . K 9 Sept 4 Mickey Brown. Now York K 8 ! < Jot 16 -Jol tins Coul«>n, New York . W 10 • Nov C> Billy Fitzsimmons. N York.W 10 IF Y<»C W \ NT to Mm! something of some value to \oii. read the ‘’Business Guide of \tlarta ' in the first two columns of ' ’ * uat ui pages vs TL» Georgian each THE I Mutt and Jeff Wish Everybody a Happy New Year By “Bud” Fisher — - /WE- HAVE- SIGHED TO WRITE. STORES TOR THE- GEOI2.GIAH AND THE EDITOR. INSISTED oh THIS PHOTOG?WM, SO HERE’S A HAPPY NEW YEAR POR- A.LL- TH TO PAHS. \ ‘ wffll i 'G Xwj/ V/lh I D 1 f. W COIYMCXT 19J2 ©Y SIA3E CO. TOM DOWNEY, ONCE DIXIE LEAGUER, GOES TO ORIOLES BALTIMORE, MI)., Jan. I.—Manager Dunn announced this morning bls pur chase <»f Infielder Tom Downey The deal was made with Harry Wolverton, mana ger of (he Sacramento team, of which club Downey was the property. Last season he played with Philadelphia dur ing the greater part of the year, and was then sent to the Chicago Nationals McDonald, the third sacker formerly of Toronto, who was with Boston last year, was sold to Sacramento, but refused to report. Chicago then effected a deal whereby Downej was given to Sacramen to in exchange for McDonald. Downey, however, refused 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 which the Quakers were to have the pick of the Bisons Waivers could not be had, and when Philadelphia claimed the pick of the Bisons ami chose Schrang, the Buffalo owners refused to carry out the deal. Ph ladelphia made a claim, but *he national commission upheld the Buffalo end of the argument GRIEF OVER DEATH OF HORSE CAUSES SUICIDE NEW YORK, Jan I. Prank Fissler. once stable boy to Sysonby. the race horse, is dead. He killed himself in his little hall loom by cutting his throat, on the wall above his bodx when it was found was a picture of the rieer. On a table near by lay h bit of doggerel the last thing Fissler wrote bemoaning Sy* sonby's death: "No wonder then that full grown men, Like owner and trainer and 1. Turned with eyes to the wall. Ami stood in the stall. Ami saw the great Sysonby die." This was the last verse. There were five others, extolling the racer's virtues and s.-ttmg forth the adoration in which the one-time stable hoy held him. There wen no letters or anything else explain ing the suicide. The verses were addressed to James R. Keene, who owned Sysonby FAMOUS RUNNERS GATHER FOR POWDER HILL RACES EDINBI’Rt 111, Jan. I. New records will doubtless be established at the short distance running races at Powder Hill ground Inu<» today. ProbabL the must remai kable lot of short distant-. . tinners that ever en-* b red a sprint race have qualified in the 120-yard event. Jack Donalds m, of Australia, scratch num. was expected to make a new record. Bombardier Wells, the heavyweight champion box er of England, was also an entrant. LOCKE WILL KEEP DOOIN IN CHARGE OF PHILLIES PITTSBURG, Jan. 1 —Will H. Locke, secretary of the Pittsburg baseball club, in referring to his announcement that he will have control of the Philadel phia National baseball team, said that he had begun preparations to move his household goods to the latter city. Incidentally Locke denied that Mike Donllii Is to be the manager and says Cluirlb pooin will remain vhen h< is. Tommy McMillan Sold Back to Rochester by New York Ball Club NEW YORK, Jan. 1. —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 and Lelivelt was completed in August Martin and Guy Zinn were sent to John Ganzel. Martin did not play with the usual success m Rochester, where McMillan had been an idol, and when Ganzel's team was beaten out by Toronto for the International league pennant the Rochester club was scored for allowing McMillan and Lelivelt to get away be fore the end of the campaign. McMillan fielded smartly 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 Farrell's consent. The High landers have a star shortstop in Claude Derrick, from all accounts, so that Mc- Millan can be spared. Martin will im prove perhaps as he grows older. He is ambitious and ids return to the local Americans will act as a tonic. AMATEUR STANDING OF WITHINGTON UNDER FIRE CAMBRIDGE. MASS.. Jan. I.—The chances that Paul Withington, grad uate treasurer of the Harvard Athletic association and a coach of the football and swimming teams, will retain his standing as an amateur were said to day to be extremely slight. Tile National A. A. U. may be vailed upon to decide the matter. The ques tion as to whether Withington Is a pro fessional lias arisen by virtue of his business connection with Harvard atlt letics. EBBETS WANTS TO OPEN NEW FIELD ON APRIL 8 NEW YORK, Jan. 1. —President Eb- i bets, of the Brooklyn baseball club, i announced today that he was trying to 1 arrange a special date for the opening of th- baseball season at his new ndl llon-doilar park in Brooklyn. H. hopes > lo be able to play purk-upening •' u'nme on April b [baseball Diamond News and Gossip Since 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 go to the Phillies next year in a romp, with Dooin, Dolan, Donlin and Du ’ lan. That tops the famous “M-Streaks” of the Barons: Molesworth, Marcan, Me- Gilvray, Messenger, Mcßride. It's about time Dick Tillis quit bluff ing the Montgomery fans and did some • thing. dt * * “Doc” Seabough, the eminent liver spe cialist. is doing hospital work this sea son. He is in the hospital for 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. » • m "AU the Reds needed was a shortstop and somebody to set ’em on 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 NEW YORK. Jan. 1. -Abolition of the rating of tennis players in the I’nlted Slates is being considered by the officials of the United States National Lawn Ten nis association, which will hold its annual meet Ing hero in February. It is declared that the rating commit tee finds the work too great a task be cause players fail to co-operate by send ing in the data required for the ratings. As a result, the proposition of a com plete abandonment of ratings, or limit ing them to an honor roll of the first ten. will be presented at the February meeting I Mrs. A. R. Tabor, of Crider, Mo., i had been troubled with sick head- ’ ache for about five years, when she < began taking Chamberlain's Tab- i lets. She has taken two bottles of ? them and they have cured her. < I Sick headache is caused by a dis- S ordered stomach for which these < tablets are especially intended. Try 5 them, get well and stay well. Solii < by all dealers. j; ’ /SvbZq ° F the BLADDER j; Relieved in ;! : wiillSßk v 24 Hours; Eiwli Cut*- .- v : I '•• a-v ■ Dime •«■- \ y ( 'i Bewarr of counterfmta < CHANCE MEETS FARRELL JAN. 7 TO TALK BUSINESS LOS ANGELES. CAL., Jan. 1. frame Chance, 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 11. 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. 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A A Ay f LAVALLE 15 SURE HE WILL DEFEAT WHITNEY Tommy lavelle, the local boy who has been fighting like a whirlwind of late, gets his big chance tonight when he hooks up with Frank Whitney at tile .Dixie Athletic club. Although it looks as though Thomas is biting off a big chunk, he deciares that he cun get away with it. There is no chance of Lavelle outpoining the clever Cedar Rapids noy. 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 toriight’s 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 COULD MAKE NO WEIGHT FOR BOUT WITH FRANK WHITNE\ \ petition containing over 500 name» was presented to Promoter Henry Nor ton, of the Dixie A. 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 to 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 oul 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. PINEHI RST. N. <*., Jan. 1. —George H. (’rocker, Brookline. Mass., defeated 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 G to play.