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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY 8,1913.
TIKE CHANCES
IN BIC SERIES
T
*H AT the Yellow Jacket* have
their work mapped out for them
is demonstrated by the gruelling
practice chat is daily taking place at
the Tech camp Coacn Heismun is
giving his men the last word in base
ball in an attempt that the solution
to the defeat of the wearers of the
Red and and Black might possibly be
reached before Friday’s game. How
ever, it is a safe bet that unless the
unexpected happens, the series will
be an even break. Tech supporters
are grabbing the short end of the
bets offered by the Georgia support-
iers. and are making small bets
mgainst odd* that they will not cop
all the game* us some of the Ath
ens boys are predicting.
That Georgia i* confident of taking
the aeries by a large majority 1*
ehown by some of the wild bets thnt
are coming from some of her most
ardent supporters. Among these
wagers are ones that Georgia will
take the series with a total of 4 0
runs for the four games, and that
Tech will not make 16 hits during the
merles. This 1* indicative of the con
fidence of the Georgia team, and they
well have reason for being so.
Having won practically every game
played this year, all with good mar
gins and touted as "McWhorters
Southern Champs,” they are deter
mined to take the last games of the
season, Hnd these too from their
hsted rival, Tech.
Qeorgia Weak at Third.
Georgia has a bad hole to fill on
third base, caused by the ruling off
of Covington, who Is a veteran of
two seasons This means the pick
ing of a scrub to take his place, who
will in no way be as steady as Cov
ington, on account of Inexperience
and playing on foreign ground in a
great contest Who will be placed
on this sock has yet to be determined
but it is likely to be Holden, the
captain of the scrubs.
This will be a great point in the
favor of the Techites, for they will
undoubtedly lay their plays for him
and do their best to get him in the.
air. Unless the rest of the team !e
exceedingly well balanced, one waek
spot like thi* on third Is apt to prove
their undoing, and Tech will have a
chance to forge ahead.
Georgia’s main factor in winning
so many games i* due to their knowl
edge and use of the hit and run
game. They use it continually and
are able to do so on account of their
developed baiters. However, the
Jackets are endeavoring to fathom
thin and will no doubt have it down
in time.
In Pound, Wooten and Pitts, Tech
has a trio of fielders that are fast,
use good Judgment and cover plenty
of ground, so If the Georgia lads
should chance to c«eut the ball, there
will be able receivers waiting for It
to drop.
Tech’s real weakne*s seems* to be
with the willow. They have no real
swatters, but the entire team is com
posed of good steady hitters and
show up well In the pinches. Pitts,
who occupies right garden when not
on the pitching mound, leads the
batters with an average of 413, and
Captain Montague follow* with an
average of .328.
Will Find Pitts Hard.
•With Pitts In the box the Red and
Black aggregation wil] be given a
.hard run for their money. Pitte is
a southpaw who has plenty of speed
and control, and this coupled with
the fact that Georgia has run up
against very few side-wheelers dur
ing the season and naturally cannot
bat one to advantage should pull
strongly in the Jackets' favor.
Gamblll and Fielder will be u*ed
as pinch men for the pitchers and
may possibly get in for a full game.
They have not been doing much so
far this* season, but luck might break
with them if given a chance.
The Techites will take all manner
of chances at whatever comes up.
for if they cannot get away with the
games at steady grinding there is
a possible chance of combining It
with luck and winning out
Following show* how the Tech batters
are clouting up to date:
Name-
Moore, 3b
Donaldson, ss
F Montague. 2b .
Pound. If
Amason. lb
Attridge c.
Pitta, p
Eubanks, p.
Wooten, cf.
T. Montague, rf
The hatting average
Hits
10
8
18
8
the
PC.
.217
.180
.321
.166
218
.080
433
.166
.215
200
Yellow
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CHARLES COMISKEY MAY
RETIRE FROM BASEBALL
( HI( AGO. May 8 rhark-s A.
Comiskey will soon bp ready to make
his farewell bow to the same which
he has helped to make famous The
trip by the Box around the world,
according: to the "old Homan," will
■erve as the (trand exit. After that
he will shake himself loose from the
active management entirely
"After the trip around the world
this winter I will be through with
baseball,” said Comiskey to a group
of friends who had Invaded his office
at the White Sox ball park yester
day. "Why should 1 stick around
any more" Reginning with (he trip
I will tr.ke a real vacation ami some
body else will have to look afttr the
team. I have been at It for a long
time—I hate to tell how long, for
my friends might think that 1 nm
getting old, which is not the case."
By "Chick” Evans.
W, BEIDLER. a fine golf ex-
thusiast from Midlothian, is
the only golfer who has ever
made the third hole of hi® course In
3 playing both right and left handed.
It should be explained that Mr. Beid
er at one time played left handed
through the green—that is. he drove
right handed and played every other
shot left handed—but on one of the
occasions' of making the third hole
In 3 he played the entire course left
handed. A few years ugo, however,
Mr. Beidler determined to renounce
the left handed game and since then
has played entirely with his right
hand.
Ralph Van Vechten, of Chicago
Golf (Hub, 1* another golfer who
played left handed until the present
season, but so far this year he ha*
not played a single left handed
stroke.
The example of these two players
leads us to the fact that the left-
handed golfer seems to find golf a
hard proposition and he believes that
he can learn to play it better with his
right hand.
Golf “Southpaw” Plays Badly.
The average golf "southpaw” plays
rather badly, although there are a
few good players. One of the finest
left handed nlayers I ever saw was
Bruce Pearce, from Tasmania, who
defeated me in the fifth round in the
British amateur at Prestwick. But
although a good player, he could
hardly he considered the equal of
any of the first class British players.
This* fact seems strange when ono
considers the baseball players, for
left handed batters and pitchers have
a wonderful success. It is even sail
that a staff of pitchers cannot be
successful unless there is a "south
paw” amongst them.
Many reasons have been advanced
for the failure of the left handed
golfer to attain the proud position of
the baseball "southpaw.” One is that
there are no left handed professionals
of note, and therefore the left hand
ed amateur lacks not only adequate
Instruction, but a model for Imita
tion.
Choice of Clubs Restricted.
It is also urged that club manufac
turers do not offer the left hnndej
player so good a choice of clubs. Still
another reason advanced is that most
courses are laid out for right handed
players. As a rule links are inclosed
by a fence, and there is usually a
nine following the fence line and an
other nine on the inside In any case
there is always a goodly number cf
holes alongside the fence. A pulled
ball la usually punished by out of
hounds and the traps are put in heav-
i y on the right hand side of thv*
course. Few left handed players
drive a straight ball. They usually
slice, and their slice, of course, is
the pull of the light hander. The
courses do seem to be made for the
right handed man, and in conse
quence the left handed player visits
traps and out of bounds more fre
quently than his right handed breth
ren.
BASEBALL
SUMMARY
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Atlanta at Montgomery
Birmingham at Memphis
Nashville at New Orleans
Chattanooga at Mobile.
Mobile 21 6
Atlanta 14 11
N’vllle 12 12
M’phis. 11 J3
Standing of ths Clubs.
W. L. P C
778
660
.500
.468
B'ham.
Chatt..
Mont..
N Or..
W. L. P C.
9 12 429
10 14
10 14
9 14
.417
.417
.391
Wednesday’s Results.
Mobile 6, Atlanta 3
Chattanooga 8, Montgomery 4
Memphis 3, Nashville 0.
New Orleans-Birmlngham; rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St. Louis
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Standing of the Clubs.
Phila...
Wgton
C'land
Ch’go
W L
14 3
12 4
14 6
13 10
P.C.
.824
.760
.700
566
W. L.
St. L... 9 13
Boston. 7 12
Detroit. 6 16
N. York 4 15
P 4$
.368
.286
.211
ay’s
Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2
Cleveland 4. Boston 1.
New York 6, Detroit 0.
Washington 3, Chicago 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York
St. Louis at Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
Phila .
Ch’go..
B’klyn.
St L..
W L. P.O,
10 B .667
14 8 .636
11 8 .579
12 9 .671
W. L. P C.
N. York 10 8 .556
P’burg. 10 11
Boston.. 6 12
C’natl.
4 16
.476
.333
.200
Wednesday’s Results.
Boston 2, Pittsburg 1.
Chicago 4. Brooklyn 3.
New York 6, Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Charleston at Jacksonville.
Albany at Macon.
Columbus at Savannah.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C
Sav’nah 13 4 .765
J’vllle. 11 7 .611
C’l’bus 9 8 .629
W. L.
Char’ton 8 10
Albany 6 12
Macon 6 12
P.C.
.444
333
333
Wednesday’! Results.
Columbus 6, Charleston 1.
Savannah 6, Macon 4.
Albany 6, Jacksonville 4.
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Waycross at Amerlcus
Cordele at Valdosta.
Thomasvllle at Brunswick
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. ( W. L.
J’vllle. 4 2 667 B'wick . 3 3
C'dele .4 2 .667 I V’dosta 2 4
W’ cross 3 3 .600 | A’m’cus 2 4
P.C
.600
333
833
Wednesday’s Result*.
Brunswick 8, Waycross 6.
Amerlcus 10. Cordele 4
Valdosta 6. Thomasville 4
RUBE WADDELL STRICKEN
WITH BLOOD POISONING
MINNEAPOLIS. May 8.—Rubs
Waddell, who recently announced he
had quit professional baseball for
ever, is suffering from blood poison
ing In his right leg. Waddell received
a slight bruise on his knee while
playing with the Minneapolis team
of the Northern League Friday, but
paid little attention to it. Monday
his knee became stiff and yesterday
he was compelled to go to bed.
To-day a physician announced that
Waddell is in a serious condition,
hut that the leg may not have to be
amputated.
REDS SIGN PITCHER.
CINCINNATI, May 8.—George
Betts, a local semi-professional pitch
er. was signed to-day by President
Herrmann of the Cincinnati Reds.
White City Park Now Open
BRICK OWEN RECEIVES
MANY OFFERS TO UMPIRE
CHICAGO. May 8— Every day
brings forth some new Item of inter
est i$ertaining to the umpire.
Owen, who remained in Chicago
after otficiatlng here last Sunday,
packed ta's effects vesterday morning
and Journeyed on to St. Louis. Be
fore leaving Chicago Brick admitted
receiving three offers from heads of
minor leagues, one ca sing for a sal
ary of $”75 per month. Owen is re
ported to have received $625 per
month from the National league
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON THURSDAY
KNOXVILLK. TENN., May 8—Ths
Appalachian League will open its
third playing season to-day
Here are the opening dates:
Middlesboro in Knoxville
Cleveland in Rome.
Johnson City in Bristol.
WHITE AND CROSS MAY BE
SIGNED FOR MILWAUKEE
CHICAGO. May 8.—Charlie White
will be sent against either Freddie
Welsh or Leach Cross In Milwaukee
the latter part of this month Ne
gotiations have already been opened
with both fighters. Welsh Is pre
ferred, but it is believed the Briton
will decline the issue.
OTHER GAMES THURSDAY.
Georgia-Alabama League.
New nan at Opelika.
Talladega at lA(Jrange.
Gadsden at Anniston.
College Game*.
Dahlonega v. L. G. I., at Dahlonega.
Clemson v. Auburn, at Auburn.
Washington and Lee v. South Carolina
at Columbia.
Trinity v. Wofford, at Durham.
Howard v. Catholic, at Cambridge.
Chattanooga v. Maryville, at Mary
ville.
Mississippi v Ouachita, at Arkndel-
phia.
OTHER RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
Cotton States.
Meridian 2. Jackson 1.
Meridian 4. Jackson 0
Pensacola 12, Columbus
CLASS’-AGLER
By Joe Agler.
Crackers’ Firat Baseman. .
M OBILE, ALA., May 8.—Mobile
won the final game of the se
ries from u® yesterday, 6 to
8, thereby winning all four games
and increasing their lead by a good
margin in the fight for the pennant.
Yesterday’s defeat was hard to
swallow, as the boys thought they
would surely cop with King Brady
on the mound. However, the Gulls
are fighting mad these days and they
hit Brady the same as any of our
other twlrlers. Finn certainly has a
strong team and unless some other
Southern League Club gets going
strong soon the Gulls will surely win
< le pennant.
Although they beat us four straight
I really think Smith’s team Is every
bit a® good as the Gull*. I will ad
mit that they have better pitchers,
hut when Bailey gets back into the
game and our men round into form
they will have nothing on us.
We open with Montgomery to-day
and it will be Buck Weaver on the
slab unless Smith changes his mind
at the last moment. Graham will do
the catching.
George Bausewein was released
yesterday to Charlotte, while Bill
Smith signed Bill Chappell©. Pitcher
All Furchner was also secured. Smith
threatens to make still more changes
in his outfit Unless the men show- a
sudden change in fighting spirit and
playing.
PHILADELPHIADIRECTOR
LIFTS “BAN” ON BRITTON
PHILADELPHIA, May 8—Jack
Britton, the lightweight, has been re
instated as an eligible boxer here by
Director Porter. The director made
’he announcement after a long dis
cussion with Dan Morgan, manager
of Britton, and several reputable fight
experts from New York.
Director Porter later announced
‘hat he might lift the ban from
Moore in the future, but that for the
present Pal 1# barred from boxing
In this city.
0TT0 JORDAN OFF TO-DAY
TO MANAGE VALDOSTA
Otto Jordan, the prince of second
sackers in the Southern League, has
been signed by the Valdosta owners
of the Empire State League team rep
resenting that city, and will assume
the managerial reins of that club Fri
day. •
The Valdosta owners have been
dickering with Otto for some time.
Jordan submitted his proposition and
last night the owners accepted his
proposition, much to his surprise and
delight.
Otto will leave to-day to take
charge of the team.
11.
College Games.
Brown 3. Princeton 1.
Pennsylvania 2, Columbia 1.
Yale 14, Amhurst 1.
Lafayette 5. Dartmouth 2.
South Carolina 9, Washington and
Lee 1
Trinity College. N. C . 3. Wofford Col
lege. S. C.. 2
Federal League.
Pittsburg 12. Indianapolis 9.
Chicago 10, St. Louis 6
International League.
Baltimore 9, Rochester 4
Toronto 4, Newark 3
Buffalo 6. Jersey City 4
Providence 9. Montreal 2
American Association.
St Paul 6. Kansas City 3.
Louisville 3, Columbus 1.
Toledo 10 Indianapolis 0
Minneapolis 8. Milwaukee 7.
Virginia League.
Norfolk 8. Portsmouth 7.
Roanoke 8. Richmond 7.
Petersburg 3. Newport News 0
Carolina League.
Greensboro 8. Winston-Salem 6.
, Raleigh 9. Charlotte 6
Asheville 7, Durham 2.
CLEMSON COLLEGE WINS
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
COLUMBIA. S. C. t May 8.—Clem
son College yesterday won the cham
pionship In singles and in doubles In
the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis
Championship, which cloned here yes
terday. J. W. Erwin and J. O. Erwin,
representing Clemson In the doubles,
defeated Oates and Chambers, of
North Carolina, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
In the singles J. O. Erwin, of
Clemson, defeated Oates, of North
Carolina, In straight sets, 6-4, 7-6,
6-3.
TURTLES SEND MOULTON
TO NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE
MBJMT»HIS TENN.. May 8.—Ar-
rangement® were completed thi®
morning for the transfer of Second
Baseman Moulton, of the local club,
to Lynn of the New England League.
Moulton will leave for Lynn to-day.
Inability to run bases, coupled with a
batting weakness, brought about the
infielder's release. Incidentally Moul
ton is the third of the 1912 infield to
draw the stroll strip. Net eel and
Crandall preceded him.
Texas League.
Houston 6. Dallas 3
San Antonio 4. Fort Worth 3.
Galveston 5. Waco 2
Austin 2. Beaumont 1.
Georgia-Alabama League.
Newnan 7. LaGrange 6
TalUuiega 6. Opelika 3
Gadsden 7, Anniston 1.
Sports and Such
THERE 18 A OPPOSITION to
jeer because Cobb was fined only
860, but a esse of wine Is a case
of wine, sr a baseball magnate
knows.
• * •
TO ADMIRER8 OF L. M’C.
A fighter who fought all at ran
dom
Had kidded moat all of fight fan
dom,
They’d stay half the night
To see the bum fight—
De gustibus nil disputandum. . . .
* * *
THE LAST LINE BEING old
stuff for, "It’s all yours kid. Go
to It!”
• * *
THE DETROIT management Is
happy again. The return of Cobb
has put a lot of ginger into the
turnstile.
...
WE WILL NOW CON8IDER
Luther McCarty, the white heavy
weight champion. We will not
consider Mr. McCarty as white
heavyweight champion because
that Individual is the eldest child
of the celebrated Mrs. Harris.
We will discuss Mr. McCarty
without trimmings.
It is an awful wallop at the
heavyweight division—the blonde
branch of It—that Mr. McCarty
has gone as far as he has without
trimmings of all kinds. He has
been in line for It for a long time
but there are few among the oak-
beaned shovel-footed misfits who
comprise his compeers In the
heavyweight class that have
shown class enough to beat a sick
child, and Mr. McCarty may have
to watt some time before the law
of compensation works out in the
shape of a vehement slam where
It will do him the most good.
...
THE QUESTION, WHY 18 Mc
Carty?—Is easily answered. He
Isn’t. Why he Isn't Is the interest
ing point. He was one of the best
fighters to look at that we have
ever seen. He thinks he is the
best fighter we have ever seen,
and this helps him a lot. It gives
him a lot of confidence. He is
clean muscled, big. active and
vigorous, with a long reach, a
quick punch and a cool head.
This looks like championship
stuff, but he has one or two fatal
eoft places In his make-up. He
can hit quickly with the left hand
and occasionally with the right,
but when he Is compelled to shoot
one In a hurry the blow has all
the weight of a flapping towel.
• * *
THIS KNOCKOUT PUNCH Is
something that a man has or
hasn’t. He never learns it. If he
hasn’t It he never becomes a great
fighter.
Briefly, McCarty Is not a nat
ural fighting man. He thinks he
is and his truly admirable con
ceit almost makes up for the
natural deficiency—but not quite.
His conceit wanes when his chin
Is bumped.
* • *
As sung by Mr. Chase
I like to steal a pillow
And fielding Is a cinch;
But I love to swing the willow
And foul in the pinch.
* • •
THE RACETRACK BUQ.
Although he will lose every bet
that he makes,
He will go out each day, sun or
rain;
And declare that we ought to con
fine the chap who
Merely thinks he’s the new
King of Spain.
• • •
HARK from the Tombs: "Joe
McGInntty blanks Seattle.'
...
1 REPLY to the numerous que
ries as to why Chance does not
get back Into the game, we can
only gue«s that he doesn't want
to play b seball all by himself.
RIVERSIDE COACH DENIES
TEAM IS USING “RINGERS”
Because of the remarkable record
made this season by the Riverside
Military Academy baseball team many
of the prep schools in the State have
hinted that Riverside Is playing “ring
ers.' Having heard of this belief and
wishing to show the absolute fallacy
of it, Coach F B Anderson, of River
side, has furnished the following sta
tistics which show the name and age
of the members of the team and the
number of years each man has been
on the ntne, which are as follows:
Ross Haynes (p) 18, first, Atlanta,
Ga.; A N. Bass (s.s.) 17. second, At
lanta. Ga.; Bud Williamson (p) 18.
second, Quincy, Fla.; Bill Townsend
(c.f.) 17, second, Fayetteville, N. C.;
Norman McNeil (c) 21. third, Fayette
ville. N. C.; Hen Burr (r.f.) 18. third.
Atlanta. Ga.; Jim Prease (lb.) 18,
first, J. City, Tenn.; Lee Crow (3b.)
19, second. Flowery Branch, Ga.: H.
E. Carroway (l.f.) 18, second. Way-
cross. Ga.; Northern Mitchell (2b.) 19.
third. Martin, Ga.; Jamie Montgom
ery (c) 16 first. Tampa, Fla.; Morris
(sub) 16, first, Statesboro, Ga.
Three Prep Schools
Fail to Enter Meet
Peacock, Boys' High and Donald
Fraser Not To Be Repre
sented Friday.
I’
T is very evident that track and
field sports are a dead issue In
some of the prep schools in this
section of the country. On Friday
the annual prep athletic meet will
be held on the Marist field. In most
parts of the country such an event
would attract widespread interest
among all schools concerned and
would be looked forward to for
months, and yet right here in Fulton
County there are only three of the
six prep schools that have entered
men in the meet Friday.
The three schools which have not
entered the meet are Peacock Boys
High and Donald Fraser . Peacock
could easily have a dozen men en
tered. Boys’ High had intended to en-
ger.^but a disagreement between the
students and the faculty caused them
to withdraw. Donald Fraser could
have entered half a dozen athletes,
although the school is a small one.
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
After losing fifteen of the seventeen
games played in the East, the Yankees
invaded Detroit yesterday and grabbed
off an easy victory.
• * *
Ray Keating, the recruit box man of
the Yankees, who pitched yesterday,
not only secured a shut out but accom
plished the seemingly ImpoSvSible—he
fanned Ty Cobb twice. The Yanks
now have three victories to their credit
and Keating ha* won them all.
• * *
It required ten innings yesterday for
the Phillies to land a 4-to-3 victory
over the Cardinals.
• * *
Old man I-ajoie. of the Naps, con
tinues to “go back.” H© made an error
the other day and can not hit any
better than .403.
• * *
The Senators won from the White
Sox yesterday by superior hitting.
• * •
“Good Night” Baker, the Athletic’s
third sacker, resumed his old tricks
yesterday—he smashed out a home run.
* * *
C. Webb Murphy, who owns the Cubs,
Is a much worried man these days.
When he was Inspecting the new Eb-
betts Field, Brooklyn, the owner of
the Dodgers Jokingly asserted that the
Dodgers were going to be the Cubs’ jinx
this year. “If your team wins even
one series from my team this year,”
said Murphy to Ebbetts, “I’ll Jump off
the highest spot in your grand stand.”
The highest spot is very, very far
from terra firm a ajid the Dodgers are
playing a brand of ball that makes It
look as If they will surely grab one if
not more series from the Cubs.
• • *
Falkenburg, of the Naps, won his
fifth straight game yesterday when he
pitched his team to a 4-to-l victory over
the Red Sox.
• * •
Marty O’Toole, the $22,000 beauty of
the Pirates, was beaten yesterday in a
pitchers' duel with Tyler, of the Braves;
the game going ten innings
• • •
The Athletics tightened their grip on
first place in the American League yes
terday by defeating the Browns in a
close game.
• * *
Brooklyn lost to the Cubs yesterday
4 to 3. and there isn’t a fan in Brooklyn
who isn’t declaring that the Dodgers
were robbed of victory by a few weird
decisions toward the close of the game.
• * *
Matty, the "old master,” took up
the twirling duties for the Giants yes
terday after Ames had wabbled in the
second Inning and, of course, the Reds
lost.
* * *
Brief, a recruit, assumed first ba®e
roles for the Browns yesterday and the
way he handled the job gives rise to
the belief that hi* stay in the major
leagues isn’t going to be very brief.
He handled difficult throws like a vete
ran and figured in two lightning double
plays.
* * *
“Caaev” Stengel, the demon clouter
of the Dodgers, is coining money these
days. Tuesday he slammed the ball
against the big Bull In the right field
fence, thereby acquiring a $60 prize,
and he repeated the stunt yesterday.
• • ■
Stengel's first name really isn't Casey.
He came from Kansas City (KC) and
immediately the fans christened him
"Casey.”
• * •
Another thing that adds to the glee
fulness of Ebbets is the fact that
transient fans who used to patronize
only the Polo Ground® have enthused
over the game and wonderful showing
made by the Dodgers and are making
the turnstiles at Ebbets Field whiz as
never before.
• * •
Orvle Overall, the Cub pitcher, is ex
ercising daily in an effort to rid him
self of unnecessary weight and expects
to be in shape within a few days.
Phil Cross Is rapidly working hi®
way to the top of the welterweight di
vision. Leach's brother handed the
Philadelphia fight fans a big surprise
the other night when he handed Young
Erne a neat lacing for six rounds.
* • *
Jack Britton is getting it from every
side. His former manager, Jaok Cos
tello, has filed a suit against him. It
only amounts to a little over $2,000.
Hope Costello gets it.
• # •
Costello claims that he kept Britton
all during the summer of 1911 on his
private yacht. Imagine a fight manager
having a yacht. There must be more
than 26 per cent in it for some of them.
• • •
Joe Thomas is down to hard work
in New Orleans for his return match
with Charlie White, the Chicago sen
sation. Joe is anxious to redeem him
self for his fprmer defeat. They are
scheduled to go ten rounds May 19.
* • *
The big trouble with fighters these
days Is that they nearly always de
mand a guarantee. If they imagine
that they are popular, let them gamble
on a percentage and give all hands a
square deal.
* * •
A report comes from New York that
"Dumb” Danny Morgan has added
Johnny Coulon to his list of scrappers.
Can’t say whether Johnny or Danny is
the gainer.
• ♦ •
"Wildcat” Ferns and Dick Buttrey
will probably be the next bout staged
at Denver. The Denver Athletic Club
wired Ferns terms yesterday, and wdll
probably stage the bout within two
weeks.
* * *
Jeff O’Connell is training daily with
Johnny Coulon in Chicago for his ten-
round bout with Matty McCue May 15.
Frank Klaus watched Jeff work yes
terday and pronounced him an exceed
ingly skillful lad with the mitts.
• * •
Klaus is dickering with the Milwaukee
promoters for a scrap against either
Papke, McGoorty or Clabby in the beer
town this month.
* * *
Unless there is some hitch in the
proceedings, Chicagoans are to be treat
ed to some ring contest on May 16 at
Hammond, Ind. Jimmy Clabby, the
Milwaukee middleweight, agreed to
take on Tim O’Neill yesterday, and all
that is needed now is the signing of
articles.
* * *
O’Neil has fought some of the tough
est boys in Racine, Kenosha and Mil
waukee, and is rated as a pretty good
battler.
* * *
Willie Ritchie wants $16,000 to box
Freddie Welsh in New York. Some
price for a ten-round bout. Billy Nolan
must have had something to say about
the amount.
• • *
Articles will probably be signed in a
few days calling for a twenty-round
battle at Vernon in June between Ad
Wolgast and Johnny Dundee.
• * •
St. Louis boxing followers ere going
wild over the Leach Cross-Harry Tren-
dall scrap Thursday night. Trendall
is a great card in the Missouri city,
having defeated every boy he has met
in the last two years.
• * •
Mickey Sheridan and Danny Goodman
were matched yesterday to meet in a
ten-round tilt at Terre Haute, Ind,,
Friday night.
* * *
Jimmy Clabby is anxious to meet Ed
die McGoorty in a return bout. Jimmy
thinks he can beat the Oshkosh boy
the next time, and has asked the Den
ver promoters for a date. Their former
battle was a draw.
PROSECUTOR TRYING TO
PROVED JOHNSON FAKED
SURE OF PREP
LEAEUETITLE
B OYS’ HIGH practically clinched
the local prep title when the
team beat Marist Wednesday
by a score of 13 to 4. It was the
same old story with Marist—they
started out like a whirlwind, but as
soon as one man made an error the
whole team went up in the air and
the game was lost.
Callahan, Marist pitcher, was
yanked out of the box In the sixth,
after he had fanned 11 batters. Until
the sixth Inning not a Boys’ High man
saw first, but Cally evidently lost heart
In the sixth when his teammates sup
ported him so poorly and he was hit
freely in that inning.
The High School lads hit everything
In the sixth Inning and ran wild on
the bases. Sam Armlstead gdt two
hits In this spasms. Pace took Cal
lahan’s place on the mound for Mar
ist. but he could not check the fierce
slugging, and before the inning was
over Boys’ High had chalked up eight
runs.
Charlie Allen's home run in the'
eighth was the feature. Spurlock and
Armlstead, of B. H. S., each got two-
baggers.
Great credit Is due Fox, the Boy*
High twlrler, for the victory of lith
team. Fox was touched up for two
hits In the first Inning and two more
In ths second, Ana two runs were
made. It looked as If Marist would
have an easy time of It, but Fox Just
settled down and pitched swell bal\
and held the Marist team safe at nil
times thereafter. Fox fanned 15 and
gave I hits.
The two teams will play oft a tie
game next week. Boys’ High now h»s
a safs lead In the pennant Taee, with
five straight victories and not a de
feat.
WHITE #OX AFTER JASPER.
DUBUQUE, IA„ May 8.—President
Comiskey, of the Chicago White Sox,
to-day wired Manager Rowland, of
Dubuque, asking him to name his
price for pitcher Jasper, who struck
out seventeen men the other day.
President Murphy, of the Cubs, put in
a bid for Jasper yesterday.
Wan, Weary,
and Worn Out
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CHICAGO, May 8.—Government
agents aiding in the prosecution of
Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, charg
ed with being a white slaver, to-day
were preparing evidence to show that
at least two of Johnson's prlxe fights
were ‘‘faked.’’ One of the alleged
fake bouts was with A1 Kaufmann, at
Colma, Cal., on September 9, 1909.
Assistant District Attorney Parkin
said he ha.® a copy of a contract
for a ten-round fight to a draw, and
the posting of $2,000 by each fighter
as a forfeit.
CHANCE RELEASES HOFF.
NEW YORK, May 8.—Manager
Frank Chance, of the New York
Americans, announced last night that
Pitcher Chester Hoff, a left-hander,
had been released to the Rochester
club, of the International League.
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