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SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
That Dog Breeds Trouble
‘Copyright, 1913, National New* Ass'n.
By Tad
S AN FRANCISCO, CAL.. April 19
—Boxing fans will know to
night whether Ad Wolgaat or
Tommy Murphy la to continue as a
contender for Willie Ritchie's title.
The two lightweights meet In Jim
Colfroth's arena this afternoon in a
20-round battle.
Wolgast and Murphy met here
about tw’o months ago and after
20 rounds of fierce fighting a draw
was the verdict. At that time Tom
Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast, blam-
Bd Ad’s poor showing to lack of
training.
This time, however, Ad has been
at work for over three weeks, which
Is the longest siege of training he
has taken since he won the title from
Battling Nelson several years ago.
Ad says he is ready for the gong.
Murphy Is In groat shape for the
contest. He Is anxious to beat the
"wildcat" party this time and get a
match with Rivers or Willie Ritchie.
GEE BOT IVW. of AO-AiWST iT- TMSfteS
THAT COLORED'AlOMASJ VAJ 1 H-( HER.
DOG- — AAy- NAMeSAKE — AND
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f*Y HEART STOPS- ID LIKE, TO 8wV
THE N\yrr FROM H£R An/D THtW
Boy A 0-0N
Gunboat SmYth is After Jack
Johnson; is After Wife Too;
Would Prefer Suffragette
By A. D. Opester.
B oston, April id—Right otr the
mitt, let it. be said that these
statements are mathematically
and pugilistlcally accurate;
Edward Irenaeus equals Gunboat.
Smyth equals Smith.*
These things being admitted, the
way is open to saying that Edward
Irenaeus Smyth—spelled S-ni-y-t-h,
remember, is in town as Gunboat
Smith. But he doesn’t belong to the
Smiths—spelled 8-m-i-t-h. Folk of
that ilk can’t claim him for their
As a mater of family tree correct
ness. this Jatest of the “hopes” who
tire yelling for a chance at that “black
feapalr” Johnson, is Gunboat SmYth.
Edward Irenaeus—or Gunboat,
whichever name you fight fans pre
fer—had some interesting things to
put across in an Interview I had with
him. He says there is a dearth of
piano movers and truck drivers in tin*
land, as all tlie huskies are quitting
their Jobs to Join the “white hope”
brigade.
Then for a knockout to the hopes of
the "hopes,” Edward Irenaeus shoved
this one over;
Smith Gives Real Dope.
T am the man who can lick
Johnson. I put the big black
brute through the ropes —yes,
sir. clqpn through the ropes—
with a haymaker (see note be
low) when I was his Hparring
partner several years ago.
You betcher life I did, and 1
< an do it again. And having done
it once, is any man better quali
fied to win back the heavy
weight championship to the white
race than yours truly?
(This is the note: Edward Iren
aeus says a "haymaker” is a wide
•wing of his trusty-busty strong
rignt nrm. Mr. SmYth says farmers
make hay with similar slashing
•wings.)
But this isn’t all that Edward
Irenaeus said.
He says he IS a woman’s .suffra
gist—in this he defies Hut her Me-
illgly Sores
Quickly Banished
You Marvel How Worst Skin
Eruptions Disappear as
Result of Famous
Remedy.
GUNBOAT’S RULES
ON RIGHT LIVING
Here’s how Gunboat Smyth eats
and sleeps.
Rises at 7:30.
Eats soft-boiled eggs, toast and
tr
Walks and jog-trots four mile.".
Eats in a go-as-you-please help-
yourself lunching event at noon.
Belts the medicine ball, punoh-
ing bag and his sparring partner
every afternoon.
G p. in.—Eats two or three
pounds of porterhouse steak every
night.
10 p. ni.x—To bed.
Says he needs eight hours sleep
and trie*-' to get nine.
Carty. who ISN’T a suffragist—he
says he is looking for a wife who is
a suffragette, but who must lie able
to cook, he says he can cook, sew,
wash dishes, scrub floors, launder the
clothes, and fill the housekeeping bill
generally.
What Jie says lie can do is enough
ro make the public wonder why lie
didn't come into the spotlight before
he whaled Bombardier Wells into
laying low while the referee counted
ten over the Britisher’s prostrate
form.
That was hardly u month ago, and
with that Wells wallop Edward
Irenaeus arrived into boxing faipe
and a iheat erica 1 contract.
He’s Fussy About a Wife.
Says lie:
1 don’t intend to be knocked
out till I get in the matrimonial
line. I’m hoping to meet the
right girl. When she heaves in
sight I’m going to buy her a real
ring.
You see the navy gave me a
great education. On the cruiser
Pennsylvania I learned to cook-
ham and egg , coffee, boiled
♦spuds and not burn them cither—
wash clothes, scrub floors and do
household tilings generally. But
I’m n >t saying i will guarantee to
do these things when the right
girl contes along. Slic’d have to
do all that.
She’;' got to bo a suffragette,
too. Sure, women should vote.
Haven’t you got any faith in your
mother? But, lemme teIT you
this, 1 wouldn’t want to come
home and find my wife out
speechmaking if she hadn't cook
ed me something to e;tt. Betcher
life I wouldn’t.
There's one tiding Edward Irenaeus
didn’t learn aboardslup. Would you
believe that lie never heard that Bos
ton Is noted for its beans? Well, he
never did.
“But I’ll try ’em now,” he said.
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Next Wednesday will be grand
opera day at the bull park.
There is no grand opera matinee
that day and in consequence all of
the members of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company who are in
terested in baseball, or even curious
about it. will attend the contest as
guests of thg baseball association.
East year when the opera folks
were here a number of them, includ
ing many stars, attended the game.
Some of them witnessed a diamond
contest for the first time and thov
displayed great curiosity in the game
and how it was played.
NEWARK BALL PLAYERS
HAD TO SIGN AFFIDAVITS
By Jack Law.
Johnny dobbs boasts this
I year of one of the quaintest
J characters in baseball. Luther
Taylor, the deaf mute pitcher, Dobbs
secured from the International League
is best known to baseball fans as a
member of McGraw’s Giants, and was
for years a reliable twirier on his
club.
While there have been several
mutes in baseball, there are only two
that gained national prominence In
the major leagues. These two were
Dummy and Dummy Hoy.
Taylor acquired his first experience
as a member of an independent team
at Decatur, Ill. His ability soon at
tracted attention, and he was secure !
by the New York Nationals. In the
soring of 1903 he jumped to the Cleve
land club of the American League.
He was sent to New Orleans a month
ahead of the Cleveland team with
Add.v Joss, Gochenauer and Earl
Moe??. Armour was evidently afraid
some National League manager‘would
kidnap them. Taylor, however,
stayed hut a short time with the
Cleveland team, subsequently joining
the New York team, from which he
jumped.
Ho Was Popular Player.
Taylor, although deprived of speech
and hearing, was one of the best
Matured players in the profession, and
possessed a keen sense of humor. His
sign language aroused the risibilities
of players and spectators, but was
not always taken in the same spirit
by the umpires.
One day in a game between New
York and Pittsburg, jt started to rain
while the New York club was in the
lead. The rain, while it lasted, was
heavy enough lo make the grounds
very wet, but did not last long enough
for the umpire to decide' to call the
game. As usual, the New York play
ers entered a vigorous protest, but
without avail, and the game was as
sumed. Taylor had secured a pair
of rubber boots somewhere, and final
ly came out on the field, picking out
the dampest spots lie could find, with
the rubber boots on Ills feet. The
umpire failed to see the humor, and
Dummy was banished from the game.
He was later given a short sus
pension by the president of the lea
gue for his comedy stunt.
That times have changed in base
ball is shown by tlie fact that Arlie
.atham pulled off a similar stunt
but succeeded in getting away with it.
The team on which Latham was play
ing was In the lead one day and it
commenced to get dark, and requests
were made by the team that the gam-?
be called, but the judge of the play
couldn’t see it that way. One inning,
when Latham went to * his position
at third base, he carried a lantern
with him and pretended to be looking
for third base. The chances are that
if a player pulled anything like th .i
now the powers would give him the
limit.
Taylor Will Stick
Dobbs states that lie will keep Tay
lor.
Dummy Hoy. the other mute who
gained fame in the majors, was «n
outfielder and played with the Wash
ington. Cincinnati and Louisville
(Tubs in 1 lie National League. Be
ing a mute was about the only thing
that could be held to be detrimen
tal to Hoy’s ability as a player, as
he could Hit. throw, run and field as
well as any of his more fortuna >•
brother outfielders.
WHITNEY AND JOHNSON IN
HARD TEN-ROUND DRAW
NEWARK. April 19.- That
new salary list of $300 governing the
Class AA leagues is to he strictly ad
hered to was evinced when evr \
member of the Newark team of ;ht
International League had to sign af
fidavits yesterday certifying to the
amount of his salary.
The $6,000 salary limit applies i,
the International League the Amer
ican Association and the Pacflc Coa'-t
L» 4g ue.
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DENVER. COLO.. April 19.- Frank
Whitney, the Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
fighting carpenter, and Eddie Johnson,
local boy, fought a hal'd ten round draw
here last night. The boys fought
every inch of the way. Johnson had
the best of the first two rounds, but
Whitney more than evened matters
the third, fourth and fifth. Whit
ney also had a big lead in the final
session. Many of those present
thought the Cedar Rapids boy was
entitled to the verdict.
EPPA RIXEY SIGNS 1913
CONTRACT WITH PHILLIES
ZBYSZCO TRAINS ON MILK
•;•••;- •;•••> -:•••;• •!•••!•
Drinks 2 Gallons of Liquids a Day
Bv Ed W. Smith.
C HICAGO, April 19.—Most amazing to fighters and fight fans is the
training work being done by the big wrestlers who are to meet In
the Coliseum next week in what Is termed a match for the world's
title, a little conceit on the part of the management to which nobody
appears to object seriously.
Perhaps the average layman knows only in a general way about
the training methods of fighters, but there isn’t one man in 100 who
wouldn't gasp in astonlahment, to learn that one of these wrestlers be
lieves in plenty of fluids as a diet and drinks somewhere around two
gallons of liquids a day!
That is exactly the case with Zbyszco. the iinghty Polish athlete,
who is regarded as one of the greatest of the foreign stars and who
doubtless is capable of giving any man living a beating on the mat—
nearly.
T HE average trainer of a fighter would be horrified to have his man
dispose of anywhere near that amount of stuff during the course
of twenty-four hours.
But the training method of the fighter and the routine and detail
adopted by the wrestler of the day are at vast variance, one system
making the other smile with ill-concealed ridicule.
Not only does Zbyszco believe that his method is entirely correct
in his own particular case, but he sees in it much virtue for others.
And others are following out his idea, too, so that the wrestling method
of training during these strenuous days may be set down as strictly
“wet.”
Mind you, this word is not used in the ordinary sense and made
to cover beer and other alcoholic drinks.
The Pole eschews them strictly.
Milk and vichy form his entire liquid diet—and, believe me. he
cau make a milk can look mighty tired after he gets a good shot at it.
The can stands no more chance with him than would Humid Kalla
Pasha.
O NE gallon of vichy and a gallon or more of milk, daily puts the Pole
in his best, condition, to hear him tell it, and is one of the real
reasons why Zbyszco, in common with other wrestlers who follow his
system, can wrestle every night in the week, with long railroad jumps
in between, and not only live, but actually thrive under it.
Fighters must go through that hnrrowlng process of drying out on
the day of a fight in order to get most of the liquid out of their systems
and reach the weight required.
Wrestlers of the heavyweight variety never have any worries of
this sort. This is the main reason, according to the studious Pole, why
wrestlers last for years after a fighter has completely outlived his ring
usefulness.
I T IS not at all uncommon for Zbyszco to lose from ten to fifteen pounds
of weight during the course of a heavy bout lasting perhaps an hour.
Yet he does this without weakening himself and usually is just as strong
and active at the finish of the bout as he was when time was first
called.
Fighters have marveled at this wonderful display of endurance and
stamina, especially when it is done night in and night out, week after
week. Now they have the solution of the whole thing from one of the
greatest, living exponents of the catch-as-catch-can game.
F URTHER, (he Pole believes this vast amount of liquid keeps his blood
in the best of condition, nourishes him thoroughly, and while he
eats with tremendous heartiness, he asserts freely that he couldn’t
do what he does during a wrestling season unless he fairly flooded his
system with fluids.
But. remember that the Pole doesn’t ever look upon the amber when
it, is bright and foamy and cannot see liquor or wines at all as a neces
sary part of an athlete’s regime. Which should get the Prohibition vote
for (he big fellow, if nothing more.
Prep League
News and Notes.
Boys High has a ^great little short
stop in Spurlock. lie improves with
every game, and got two doubles Thurs
day in the game with G. M. A., besides
accepting six chances without an error.
Spurlock looks like a pretty goot bet
for the all-prep team this year.
Pratt Twirls No-Hit
Game Against Mercer
Alabama Pitcher Completely Baffles
Mercer Batsmen—Only Two
Men Reach First.
Tin 1 Tech-Boys High field meet yes
terday lasted from 1:30 until 5:30. Sep
arate heats were held In the half and
quarter-mile events.
Spurlock had bard luck in the 100-
vard dash yesterday afternoon. The
heat he ran looked like the fastest one
ot' them all. but the times got mixed up
and he had to be satisfied with a tie
lor third place.
The heat between Bedell ano Lock-
ridge yesterday was almost a tie. but
Bedell fairly threw himself across the
finish line, a winner by a scant few
inches. Considering the condition of the
track, the time in the 100-yard dash —
It seconds—was pretty fast.
Bill Bedell, captain of the Tech High
track team and the highest individual
point winner in yesterday’s meet be
tween the two high schools, will he given
a gold medal for his prowess. BUI work
ed hard tor it, and certainly has one
coming.
I HILADELPKIA. April 19. Eppa
Rixey. the left-handed pitcher of the
1 hiladelphia National League base
ball club, yesterday signed his 1913
contract and left with the team for
Brooklyn Rixev’s failure to sign
sooner, it is said, was due to his de
sire to continue his studies at th*
University of Virginia until June.
The Boy Scouts of Atlanta and vi
cinity have completed all arrangements
for their track meet to-day at Piedmont
Park The list of entries Is a large one,
nearly 300 in all. There will be the
usual events of a track meet, with a few
feature stunts thrown in.
MACON, GA.. April 19.—Pratt, the
star pitcher of the University of Ala
bama team, had the Mercer batsmen
completely baffled yesterday. As a
result of hia great twirling Alabama
beat Mercer, 2 to 0. He hurled the
prettiest game of baseha.ll ever seen
on the local Held.
Not a safe hit was registered off his
delivery during the entire nine in
nings. His team only made one error
behind him.
The young collegian almost had a
no-man-to-first achievement. He hit
Wills in the seventh and walked a
man in the eighth. Neither reached
second base.
Hunt pitched a nice game for the
Mercer team, but errors came at crit
ical times and a couple of timely hits
beat the locals.
COTTON WINS CUE MATCH.
King Cotton defeated Ed Prater in
the final match game of pool at the
Capital City pool parlor last night,
200 to 132.
Here is the list of events: 100 yard
dash; standing broad jump; mile run;
running hroad jump: 220-yard dash;
running high jump; three-legged race:
quarter-mile run; two-mile relay race;
tug-’o-war; three-legged race (for boys
under 15).
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Bv Chick Evans.
X all mv wanderings about the
British Isles and at all the tourna
ments 1 attended when abroad, I
cannot remember ever to have seen
a solitary player at practice.
Of course, 1 have seen a man swing
his clubs time and again, without hit
ting the ball, before starting out. but
when I speak of practice I mean
taking a number of balls and one
club and trying that and then an
other club and so on; or going out
to some difficult hole and trying to
play it in a certain way. This sort
of practice has a very definite aim
and has meant unlimited good to me
and I do not well see how J could
have developed my game without it.
Britons Surpass Americans.
To be sure, of late years I have not
been able to keep up the regular
practice of my school days, but that
is always a matter of regret. But
the Briton does not practice, to mi-
knowledge, in this sense of the word,
and yet the average British player
is very much better than the aver
age American. '
Whether the fine British players
had graduated from the practice
class at the time I met them I do
not know-. Certainly there was
very fine playing and an apparently
total lack of practice.
• Not only is this true, but I have
discovered that the British player
really looks down on any one who
gets out and practices with the sole
intent of winning
I have heard they disliked a cer
tain famous -American from the start
because he did not play much, but
went out and practiced silently and
constantly before the big competi
tion.
Perhaps they thought it looked too
much like business, and it is just
here that national characteristics
show most strong l y.
Englishman Solemn Player.
The Englishman seems never to
think of his business when bent on
recreation, but be takes the game it
self with astounding solemnity. The
American finds it difficult to get his
mind away from his business, but
he plays his game with cheerfulness,
not to say frivolity.
When I think of golf abroad I al
ways carry a picture in my mind of
two silent, serious Britons going
around the links and giving a whole
hearted thought and care to the game
that seems absolutely impossible to
the average lighter nature.! Ameri
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hold a shoot tills afternoon to which
they have invited all members of local
and nearby gun clubs and all inter
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By way of a special feature the
services of George M. M.axwell, the
one-armed expert, has been secured
for the afternoon. Mr. Maxwell has
just arrived from New Orleans, where
he missed by 9 out of 400 trie's. Mr
Maxwell haw a mark of 268 without
a miss and has held many titles.
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W ITH Jack Prince getting ready to give Atlanta saucer-
track racing, and with local gun clubs booming again
Atlanta is threatened with a slightly greater variety of sport
this summer than ever before.
Jack Prince ought to get away with some good meets. Rac
ing on sharply banked tracks is bound to be exciting and At
lantans will pay well for anything thrilling.
Trap shooting has had an up-and-
down career in Atlanta, chiefly down.
Yet it is undeniably a great sport and
with the proper boosting should go
big with tho?e enthusiastic over the
shooting game.
Atlanta overlooks a lot of grand
sports, especially winter sports.
The city should have more soccer
football, some cross country running,
more track meets, more distance
runs, and all sorts of contests which
have for their purpose the improv
ing of the health of the boys and
young men of the city.
TP a baseball player receives as
1 much as $4,000 or more for this
season’s work, would he be exempt
from the income tax now being en
tertained by Congress in case he plead
the amount was received for six
months’ work and that he did not
earn that much as a year’s salary?
To the fans who tackle statistics,
figures and all sport dope this will
prove rather an interesting query. Ac.
cording to the income tax bill noi
being given consideration, one must
pay 1 per cent on a yearly salary c
$4 # 000, the tax increasing in ratio with
the increase in yearly wage.
At present there are quite a num
ber of big league players who receivi
much more than that amount. No *
the question is, will these ball ]
admit that such is a yearly wage o
a half-yearly one, should the tax t
passed.
Should they declare that the amountj
implies a full year’s w-ages, then they
will not be exempt, but should they]
explain they receive that amount f
but six month? and that they do l
receive an annual salary, would
complications, as to what construct
tion must be placed on the law. foil
low-?
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