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i 10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY SI, 1B13. GHEIT DflEAD IF jy 0> BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip By Otto r. Floto. P ACKET MCFARLAND In again with the statement that he will not make weight for any man living. "I think I am a light weight, and if any of the men of that i lass meet me it will he at prarli- cally catrh weights—by which I mean, say 135 pounds at 3 o'clock on the day of battle. That's near enough to the lightweight poundage for me" And still 1 have it- from one who knows that if McFarland would real ly agree to train he eouid make the 183-pound limit, which, after all. is the official weight of the class. Per sonally. 1 have my doubts and don't helieve he can do any such low weight and he ' right and fit.' and a man who enters a battle unless well prepared for it is a fool. No one has ever yet accused Packey of being in any way weak in his business train ing. The real truth of the matter is that Packey has a dread fear way down deep in his heart It haunts him every time he thinks of It, and for that rea- son refuses to "make weight." McFar land fears the awful “white plague." He is under the impression that a pugilist who continually trains and battles is heir to it. and all the argu ment In the world can't shake this conviction from ills mind. That's the real truth, and the why and where fore that keeps Packey from agree ing to the 133-pound notch. • • * W E have before u* the names of three victims—three of the most wonderful champions that ever lived -—who were carried away by the prreat- eet foe the flesh must combat. Mc Farland has probably read the old volumes of Fiatiana and learned these things for himself—else why this hor rible dread of reducing whenever ask ed to do so? There are many more of the fighting brigade that exited out of this old world with the cough, but three will be sufficient to men tion. First and foremost we have Tom Sayers, the greatest man of his weight and inches that England ever pro duced And at the time of his hold ing the championship Britannia rul ed the world in pugilism. Say era, never much more than a middle weight, fought all the heavies they brought to him. Only Boh Fitzsim mons. in our time, could he compar ed to him. Sayers was only defeat ed once, and that by Nat Langharn. his battle with Heenan being a draw. SayerH died from tuberculosis before he had reached his fortieth year. Con stant training preparing ror battle hastened his death • • • T HEN there was Peter Jackson, the wonderful Australian and without any doubt whatever the greatest heavyweight that ever lived. True, Peter was not forced to “make weight,” hut he was required to train, and in doing so trained away a lot of vitality which brought about his sick ness. and add to this the fact that he continually exposed himself to the weather. It’s only a few years ago that Joe Gans went by the same route. Noth ing more than his constant reducing to make the required weight brought on the dreaded plague to flans. He drew upon Nature to so great an ex tent in reducing away the tlesli that should have remained on his frame, that the old machine of flesh and bones cracked under the strain, and he passed away, barely having gone over the 30-year line. So with Sayers and Jackson it was the constant grind of getting into shape, while with Gans it was ridding himself of muscle and strength. The end of all these three great cham pions was the same brought about by the same rtjethods It is the dread of this occurrence that has struck fear into the heart of McFarland, and that’s why he won’t tackle the Job. t “Jawn” McGraw, boss of the Giants, ! is u very, very peeved gentleman these j days, ".lawn,’’ who has taken to writ ing pieces for the papers, solemnly de- out | elared a few days back that the Cardi nals were traveling far ahead of their speed, intimated they were dashes in the pan, and emphasized the fact that Just as soon as the Cardinals went ! against n good team they would he so badly beaten that undertakers would have a difficult little Job assembling their frames for burial m CHRISTY MATIJEWOTS BIG LEAGUl GOSSIP N 1 |;\V YORK, May The Athletics hUII steadily imilntatii their winning pace In the American J/'aftue with a persistence which looks as if they would surely take the pen- mint. Washington has encountered considerable hard luck, ami the club of Griffith Inis fallen off the monstrous pace at which It started the seuson, largely because the two ends of the Wnshlnirton infield have lieen in the game only irregularly. Cleveland is the surprise of the race. The Wnshlnirton clult Inis two weaknesses at present. One is the pitching staff, outside and the other is the torn up infield, which takes away the normal speed of the team. If To date, the chants have clashed twice . with the Cardinals- and twice the Car-[ of Walter .lohnsot MathewsorT •nd 0 Te»rMm U h“iJ' iwo IC Jiar Jolmsdh could pitch every day there would not be any question raised In the American I^rayue about which fling*™, on to the St. i^.uifi boys with .. . ... h rM > nna „t That would be settled now. But Johnson cannot pitch every day, and an argument the result that the Cardinal* knocked 1 ..... ... .. . - , Matty out of the box and then turned therefore mnniiiH in the league. Besides Johnson, no other Washington pitcher has shown exceptional form tins around and trimmed Teareau in rather 1 easy fashion. The Cardinals are now within one point of third plac year, with the possible exception of Uroome, who I- an iu-and-outer tit besl. “Give me one airtight pitcher,” Walter .Johnson, the “Mighty Swede," isn’t a Swede at all It has been dis covered that Johnson, although he did.,. ....... , , .....n Como from Minnesota, which turns out Griffith used to wail (onstnntly whin nearly as many Swedes a* does Sweden, he vvj is of Scotch-Irish parentage they are forming rr, fifty gave him i -day for the pur- 1 I em. an umpire per- A est oii|» in flu* Over In Brooklyn th lynching parties to-da pose of stringing Kleni atm. to a very high tree some decisions yesterday weird then some Ana all of them were* against the Dodgers, who eventu ally lost the game. managing the Cincinnati club, and I will win a pennant.” * * * him alumt the airtight- wit h have hurt the Washington team's chances for the pennant, although I believe it still tins a look-in. The sea son is young, and the Athletics may have an attack of injuries. “Connie" Mack’s pitchers don’t look any too gootl anyway, outside of Bender and Plank. And Griffith la atlll asking for a pitcher. business when hei "Give mo one airtight left-hander," Washington, and [ be says now. Anil in the next breath, Washington boys. His strength lies In his [Htehers and I,aJole and .lack- son. The rest of the team has not the ruggedness to make a lough fight of It for the pennant. T Kl«m gave ; j olnP ,l out that wert ;, an|( „| j f (ll(ln - ( „liiiost grab the "There is no such animal at large.’ Then this year, when it looked j *, * * , , had his best chance to take CA N the one hand, the ( levelantl flag, as jf he ■I nty in eighl Innings yeaterday. Including ■ j a 'rl|' ke t '" > ug *■-' clult ts the HP Athletics, of course, are the lass of the American League to date, anti are liable to remain the class of it Indefinitely, from all indi cations. I do not see any club that can Iwat them out of the pennant. The team is moving at its old time speed, and the players are awake to sensation of the (j 1( . f a ,t that they must keep hustling Sporting Food »By GEORGE E. PHAIR — JOYFUL GLOOM. John Ever a said to Frank Leroy\ "It give* me hitter pain, old hoy. To see your athletes in the rut: / hate to see you losing, hut— / told you so!" Said Frank Leroy to Keystone John *’You're lotting worn and weak and ican. It fills my bosom with regret To see you on the slide, and yet— I told you so /” They had a feeling of relief To see each other deep in grief. They gloried in each other's pain. And so they sang this sweet refrain: "I told you so!" Looking over Mr. Chance's alleged baseball team, we find that all he needs to strengthen his Infield is a net. Those Red Sox may be champions of the work!, but an innocent bystander is led to believe that they are trying to keep it a secret. Players In the American Association have taken up the practice of clouting each other with bats. Up to date, none of the umpires has taken it upon him self to interfere. had American League, and, on the other I None, of the old listleswness which l T« e arriH*nt the championship. Foster, the youu third-baseman whom Griffith „ _ ___ three doubles. a~ triple and a home run ! raised and carved out Into a big hand, as the orators say, the Boston beat the club last year is apparent Oavath headed th* swatters with fl v *‘ leaguer, was taken ill with typhoid team is the big surprise of the raco i this season. I do not see who can ,Jt !?f »» rnanjy limes at the bat f«, ver IU1 ,| will l»e out of the game for to date. The' Cleveland boys areLt«p them. Mack has two veteran hits Incidentally the Phillies garnered twelv runs while the Reds drew nine goes* ‘'Urge The White Box engineered «»ne of the greatest ninth inning rallies of the sea son yesterday, scoring six runs, but their rally fell short and the Red Sox won the game 10 to 9. * • * The two straight defeats of the Dodg ers and the two victories of the Phillies have widened the gap between the team* to nearly 100 points, and It looks as If the dream of the Brooklyn fans of first place honors from the. old league won’t come true for a week or so. at least. • • * Those who believe in the spring showing of ball teams as a basis for “doping” out the outcome of the pen nant races, may witness the following: The Giants took the measure of prac tically every team they nlayed during the training series, yet they have had a mighty task in winning fifteen out of twenty nine league games The Phillies, who were the easiest propositions struck by any team during the soring games and who were extended the heartfelt sympathy of the sporting fraternity, have won nineteen out of twenty-six combats. • * • The alibi architects (some times known as New York sport writers) have resumed operations to-day. They blame the “In” and “out” work of the Giants to lack of hitting, poor base running, fielding errors and the poor condition of the pitchers They assert, however, that except for these tew minor deteats, the Giants are playing a fine game of base ball. * * * Outfielder Cree was the only Yankee to secure a hit off Pitcher Karl Hamil ton, of the Browns, yesterday. • * * The Braves made five runs in the eighth Inning yesterday, hut fell one short of the total amassed by the Cubs. * * • Williams, a pinch hitter for the Sena tors. tleH up the score with a home run in the ninth Inning yesterday and his team heat out the Naps in the tenth frame. * * * O’Rourke, the Buffalo third baseman, ie batting .1(18 this season. Ty Cobb, please write. • , • II seems that I*aul Sentell can't stay out of the Southern League. As utility man he might to help the Finns. But suppose he and Mike start quarreling! * * * Well, anyhow, if the Giant-Sox tour however ,nd goes through it will keep h lot of ham now, r. .mu a( ., orB n(T , hc sta|| , 0 next faIt pitchers who are reliable. I’lank and Bender, and he can piece out Ills pitching from the rest of the staff for the remainder of the frames. That club will absorb a lot of bud pitching Hiid still win ball games, because it hits so hard. • • * T HE condition of the Red Sox, which deserves some expert at several weeks. Gtindll, the first-base ; startling because of their unexpected man who lias done so well for the good showing, and the Boston Red Washington club, was Injured some Sox. champions of the world, because time ago. and is out of Hie game. of their surprisingly poor display. Clark Griffith asserts that It was Birmingham seems to be a natural- Gumlll who put the team on a win born manager, one of the few an.v- nlng basis last summer. One good where in the world. As a makeshift, player, filling up a weak spot, will he took hold of the loam last year often do lids for a club. The Wash after it bad. all the heart beaten out ington team had boon badly beaten by of It by nearly every club in the _ the Yankees in a series last spring.! American League, and he gave f leve- lent ion, is not to lx* explained easily, and the elub seemed to lie going to laud the first good baseball that it j -j’bere are the same men who won pieces rapidly. Griffith got on a has watched in several years. \\ iti) | rbe championship of the world, hut train on Saturday night with Mon- j practically the same men that woi ked jpp team is all off its balance. The trea 1 as bis destination. : for the club last year, Birmingham pitchers who did such remarkable "1 made up my mind, said Grif has set bis (cam up in the fight for last year are not pitching any fith, hi tolling about the purchase the pennant this time. Lien with the} pjjj] a il fbis season. Of course, inter, "that something had to in* done mighty Frenchman, I*ajoie, out of the j my readers may advance the and done quickly to plug that lade hi i lineup, they gave the Athletics a very argument that 1 think the Giants and first Inis** if tin? team whs to Is* k<*pt stiff argument in the sorips lust wppk. . still have h chance for tho from falling out of the league. I paid ,,,,*** .. , , . ! pennant in the National league, yet $1:1.000 to Hie Montreal elub for Gan YU-1 the Yankees, considered to be, they , X)th KPt away to i, H<1 „tarts. <11! at a time when the Washington 1 1 the easiest team In the league! That Is true. But the Giants and management could ill afford to si>end and ns welcome anywhere as an in j pirates have not such clubs as the that amount of money . It was just heritance, upset the Naps badly. By j Athletics and Washington to overtake, after Gandll joined the team we start a study of the Cleveland club, it as have the Red Sox. The Boston ed our winning streak which ran up I strikes me that Birmingham has a | team will finish in the first division, to seventeen games, and we got tin* j very small chance of beutlng out the whore it normally lielongs. but I do purchase price hack many times (lur year. Without Poster and Gandil I 110 t lielieve it has better than a very Ing this victorious spell. Gandll had j the Washington infield is badly slow- outside chance for the championship, rounded out the infield." ed up. Laporte, who is taking Fos- ft j s ),e|o W its regular residence In * * * lei’s place, is exceptionally slow on the standing of the clubs now as it HI EFITII'S game has been speed, bis feet. These two missing players 1 Wfls atxwe it last season. Watching a motorcycle race le much ce watching an aviation meet. Some times it fizzles out without an accident. CONCERNING A B. B. MAGNATE. And still then !l<i~cd, and still the wonder grew That one small mail rnuld throw the bull he threw. Some men spend their time ehootlng at clay birds, demonstrating how little some men think of time. Umpiring an amateur ball game in our fair city affords a pleasant pastime—to the bystanders. OTTO JORDAN DRAWS INDEFINITE SUSPENSION ENTRY LIST IS REOPENED FOR HILLCUMB SATURDAY K. H. Klleby, secretary of the Atlanta Automobile and Acceszories Association, received word Wednesday that the en try list for the Stewart Avenue Hill Climb could be re-opened owing to the postponement. This permission was granted by the American Automobile Association under whose sanction the event is going to be run. A Buick, another Ford and others will enter in the fully equipped cars, ama teur event, and there will probably be several other entries in the other events. The climb was scheduled for last Sat urday. but owing to the downpour was postponed a week. The auto classic, which is the second under the auspices of the Atlanta Au tomobile and Accessories Association, is attracting wide attention. Fully 3,000 persons lined the course last week to witness the event, and it is expected that that many more will be on band this Saturday. Fast time has been made in the trials this week, and It Is confidently expected that the time will be lowered in several of the events. SOFT and SILKY GRADY-ANDERSON DRAW. CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 22,-Tommy Grady fought a six-round draw at Lud low, Ky., with Billy Anderson. EXELENTO never fair* to do what It claims. It stops falling HAIR, cleans DANDRUFF at once, and Juot feeds the 8CALP and ROOTS of the HAIR, and makes HAIR grow so fast that it is a wonder. 1 Every package is guaranteed. Plain talk: Don’t fool yourself by using some preparation which claims to straighten your HAIR Kinky HAIR can not be made atreight YOU have to have HAIR before you can straighten It. When you use EXEL- ENTO QUININE POMADE, it will promote the growth of the BLAIR very fast, and you will soon have nice, long HAIR, which will be long, straight, soft and silky. PRICE—as CENT8, by gjbdruagteta or by mail on receipt of stamp*' or EXELENTO MEDICIN£ COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. AGENTS wanted everywhere. Write for perticulers te-dey. WAYCROSS, GA., May 22—Ottor lor- dan, former manager of Atlanta’s South ern League team, was to-day indefi- nately suspended because of his conduct in Brunswick yesterday, when he was put out of the game by Umpire Bennett. Jordan is manager of the Valdosta Em pire League Team and feels that the suspension is unwarranted. It was tlu* s|h*..(1 that won the Athletics, and it would surprise me (copyright. 1913, by the McClure News- 1 for tin* Washington club last | givntly to sop him finish above the | paper Syndicate.) Olympic Champions May Compete Here Kohlemainen and McDonald are Pleased at Invitation of Portola Committee. Joe Tinker says that one of the chief reasons why he wouldn’t give Rube Benton anti $5,000 for Pitcher Beck, of Nashville, is that he never heard either of Beck or Nashville. A ND yet Packey is determined to battle the men who agree to live UP to the rules and make the pound age the official code calls for. So then he cannot be classed as a lightweight. There cannot be made any exceptions for one man without making the same concession to all Jf 133 pounds i« too light for that division and Wolgast, Nelson, Rivers and other champions declare it is NOT—then we will have to establish a new weight. But suppose we make the mark 135 pounds. What then? Along would come some boy who couldn’t make itrbut could scale down to 137 pounds. Wouldn’t he have the same right to demand battles against lightweights as McFarland demands now? Of George Stallings course he would, and the first thing thrown out of a National League park we know the lightweight limit will be j They say It was *ot alwaysi thus> l id the Georgian was in the International <Kred Bender, brother of "Chief,’’ may get a try-out with the Naps. Is he a pitcher? No, he’s an Indian. • * • The police in Newark have to pro tect the umpires these days. If New Orleans newspapers don’t show a little sense the same thing will be true in the Crescent City. • • • Roy Mitchell, of the Browns, got by a nine-Inning game with 87 thrown balls E — Sunday. Economical Roy. What do you know about Baron Kent- zer. of the Dodgers, lie's still bolding out. soaring somewhere around the 140- pound level. A 140-pound man comes pretty near to knocking for admission to the wel terweight set. and our lightweight patrons* would be eliminated from any 6tanding at all. They’d be like a man without a country too light for the 140-pound men and too heavy for the featherweights. the Georgian League. • # • Doc Adkins, the pitcher released by Baltimore, will take up the practice of law at Durham. N. C * * • A fan in Boston recently collected $100 on a $5 bet that Boston would win four straight from Pittsburg. The thing hadn’t happened before in 11 years. NKW YORK, May 22. Tn a letter to the athletic committee of the Por tola Festival received yevterday, Jas. E. Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union, conveys the informa tion that he has delivered the invita tion of the Portola Committee to Pat McDonald and Hanncs Kohlemainen. the athletes whose presence is desir ed at the athletic games to be held in connection with the celebration. Although the athletes will not be able to answer the Invitation defi nitely. Sullivan writes that they will do the best they can to make the trip, and states that both men were greatly pleased to be asked. McDon aid is the shot putter who won the 16-pound event at the Olympic games in Stockholm, defeating Ralph Rose, and was in turn defeated by Rose In the two-handed shot-put contest. Should lie visit San Francisco in Oeto- I her, local followers of athletics will have an opportunity to see the two greatest weight putters in the world in competition. Kohlemainen proved himself to be the greatest amateur distance runner In the world at the Stockholm games, atifl it is proposed to arrange a spe cial two-mile invitational nice if he is able to be present at the Portola sports. The plans for a land and water re lay race from Sacramento to Ban Francisco on the opening day of the festival have met with an enthusias tic reception from the athletes of the Young .Men's Christian Associations anti the high schools, and the event promises to be an interesting one. AUSTRALIAN NET PLAYERS PRACTICING IN BOSTON BOSTON, May 22—The Australian tennis players, Uaptain Stanley M. Doust, Horace Bice, Aubrey *B. Jones and Manager E. W. Hicks, arrived here for ten days’ practice on the courts of the Longwood Cricket club. loiter in the week the American ten nis team, Maurice E. McLoughlin, of San Francisco; Norris William, of Phil adelphia, and H. H. Haekett and R. D. Little, of New York, will appear at Longwood. 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