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7 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. MAY 21. inn By W. W. Naughton. S AN FRANCISCO, May 24.—It is said that one Theodore Roose velt Is going to Arizona to search for a certain lost tribe. After see ing the championship candidates. Gunboat Smith and Jess Willard, in action, the writer feels that Roose velt or some one else should he com missioned to hunt for descendants of the lost tribe of heavyweights. There is no shutting one's eyes to the fact that the big fellows of to-day don’t begin to compare with the heavies of "yesteryear" in any department of the game. One doesn't have to go so far as to Institute com parisons between present day cham pionship aspirants and the men who were thought to be in line for the title in former times. Take the cases of such boxers as Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski. pugil ists who were never troubled with the championship bee., How long would Gunboat Smith or Jess Wil lard last with either of these? Or how long would Gunboat or Jess keep erect in front of clean hitting, hard thumping Peter Maher? There will be another heavyweight bout at Calgary to-day, and then, if present plans hold, there will be a championship final, with Gunboat Smith pitted against the winner of the Luther McCarty-Arthur Pelky go at Calgary. Naturally the deciding contest will create some interest, for, low grade though they are, bidders for the blue ribbon are the best we have. Candor compels the observation that they are simply the best of a bad lot. Thought Fight a Draw. While the writer is among those who are of the opinion that Willard did every bit as well as Smith Tues day night. I must own that the tall Kansan was a good deal of a disap pointment. We are led to look for better things after reading of the way Jess acquitted himself with Luther McCarty, Soldier Kearns and others. it will be hard to make a top notch man of Willard for the reason that he has so few natural fighting qual ities. True, his straight left is a de pendable quantity, nut this is largely on account of his tremendous reach, it would be pretty hard for Willard to straighten his left without finding somethingr unless the other fellow ( lumbered through the ropes when he saw' it coming. Willard has poor ideas of distance and direction and he hits in a stilted pokev way. This, may be, comes uf clinching his fists too tightly befare lashing out. He seems, too, to be deficient in ring sense. Several times after chas ing Gunboat into a corner and having him off balance he smiled fatuously and stepped back. And if looks count, ihe Gunner was quite content to have it that way. Willard a Game Fellow. Willard is a game fellow and ne assimilates well, and it may be that proper coaching will develop him to a stage where he can safely hold his own with modern heavies. That is, unless the breed suddenly improves. One thing to admire in Jess is the way a stinging clash arouses his battle ire. In this respect he re sembles Tom Sharkey. Gunboat Smith’s fight was an im provement on some of his local ex hibitions. He seemed to use his head more than he generally does, but whether this was an instance of pres ent initiative or the result of careful coaching the writer has no means of know ing. Anyhow there w'as a meth od in the way Smith handled himself, even if his execution was faulty. BOMBARDIER WELLS WILL BATTLE WITH P. MAHONEY LONDON, May 24—Bombardier Wells, tbs English heavyweight cham pion, was matched to fight Packey Mahoney, of Cork, on June 30 be fore the National Sporting Club here They will fight twenty rounds for a purse of $2,000 and a $1,000 side bet. For Bright Eyes and Clear Nose Remarkable Catarrh Cure That Gets Right Into the Affected Part* and Stops Gatherings. 8. 8. 8, la a Wonder for the Eyes. Nose and Throat. 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You will soon realise its wonderful influence by the absence of headache, a decided clearing of the air passages, a steadily improved nasal condition, and a sense of bodily relief that proves how completely catarrh often Infests the entire eystem. \ou will find S. 8. S. on sale at all drug stores at $1 peP bottle It is a remarka ble remedy for any and all blood at fections, such as eczema, rash, lu pus tetter, psoriasis, boils, and an other diseased conditions of the blood. For special advice on any JjJood dis ease write in confidence to The Swift Specific Company, 13< SVlft Build ing, Atlanta. On Do not delay to get a bottle of S. S S. of your drug- When Jeff Hears a Riddle h r e Simply 1 Must Spring It c& o?o o?o o?o By “Bud” Fisher 1 ^ Satt *vuyt, Got * New YOU I uyreN>, •— t Do r\i > NY To r ts A £oot> 0<e THOUGH’.- IS A SHIP IS 2oo peeY LON& AMO IT’S FOR-Yy > YML.5 V PfcOiv\ 5HOR€ ^MD LOADED UXY« APPLES, HOW OLD •t> Yne coptmv * r Xkxn'Y know? I Mo W OLD 1$, HE? fifty-Hour. Years old HOW Do 1 YOU fAAXe YHAY Out ? l I No Class to Champions of To-day O O © © © O © GOLF COURSE Bv Chick Evans. C hicago, ill., May 24,—w. c. j Fownes, Jr., the former national champion, is one of a fine golfing family, in which both men and i women have attained considerable j distinction in their favorite game. 1 W. C. Fownes, the father of W. C. Fownes. Jr., is a golfer of consider able skill, and I venture to say there ! is not a golfer of his age in the conn- 1 try who can defeat him. Fownes. Sr., plays golf almost the year round and he never fails to attend each na tional championship. W. C. Fownes. Jr. began playing golf in 1900 and therefore he has en joyed more than a decade of excel lent sport. His record Is indeed an enviable one, for in addition to win ning the premier event in 1910 he has many other notable victories to his credit. He has held the West ern Pennsylvania Golf Association amateur championship from 1904 down through 1911, and this cham pionship although limited In terri tory, is of the highest class, as is shown by the fact that it has fur nished two national champions. Has Won Many Honors. In 1910 and 1912 Fownes won the Pennsylvania State championship and he lias really held at various times all the golfing honors of his State and many from elsewhere. In fact, the only important title that has been denied him ^so far is the Western championship, where he has invar iably encountered a bit. of hard luck. Pittsburg marks the Eastern bound ary of the big Western Golf Asso ciation territory, and yet in spite of the many fine players in the Smoky City, Chicago has always managed to hold fast to the big Western cup. Fownes was a member of the Olym pic team of the Western Pennsylva nia Golf Association, which won the event In 1905 at Chicago Golf. Fownes’ game has not been quite so good during the last year or so. owing, I think, to a number of ex periments, c hiefly with wooden clubs. Fownes believes his wooden shots to be the weakest part of his game and in consequence he is given to many experiments with them. Some times he tries for distance and some times for direction, and his clubs and methods of playing vary with the object in view'. Last year he came to the national at Wheaton with clubs about forty-six Inches in length. Nearly Wins Over Hilton. Fownes plays a very thoughtful game of golf. Its high quality can be realized by the fact that be has been national champion. Further more, in a match with H. H. Hilton at the National Golf Links tourney In 1911 his game compared favorably with the British player’s and he was only defeated at the nineteenth hole In the second round. Fownes Is perhaps the most pop ular member of the U. S. G. A. He is r regular attendant at its annual event and I think without him the competition would lose much of its savor for a great many of us. BRITONS WILL SELECT TENNIS TEAM IN JULY LONDON. May 24.—The Secretary of the British Lawn Tennis Associa tion announced that the British team which will defend the Dwight F. Davis International Trophy against the win ner of the elimination contests will not be selected until early in July, after the Wimbledon championships have been decided. The teams playing In the elimina tions will represent the United States, Australia, Germany, France,.Canada, South Africa and Belgium. RUBE WADDELL MISSING; BIG CROWDS DISAPPOINTED WINNIPEG, May 24.—Although the Virginia (Minn.) Northern League team has played two games here, Rube Waddell, the eccentric soutn- paw, has failed to appear on the Held for either game. Just where he is is a question, and if Manager "Spike" Shannon knows he is not telling. Large crowds have attended both games in the hope of catching a glimpse of the former big leaguer. Feather Title a Family Affair ' By Otto C. Kioto. O NLY a short time ago Mr. Featherweight dwelt in an abode alone. He was master of all he surveyed. But things have suddenly changed, and the elusive little cuss now lives in a duplex building. In other words, Johnny Kilbane was the sole possessor of the title and in undis puted Control of the same. Now along comes Johnny Dundee and battles him. Well, It’s a fifty-fifty proposition now. As a reminder, Kilbane now only holds a working Interest In the title, True, he didn't lose it; neither did he win it again. Dundee didn't win it, either, but he worked so well that Referee Eyton declared him in as a partner on the thing. So at best it's a muddled or rather queer condition that exists in that department of the game. The firm title to the prize should now read Kilbane & Dundee, holders of the world’s featherweight title. So that both boys must content them selves with a half a loaf—which, after all, is better than no loaf at all. * * * S PEAKING of championship titles, was there ever a time when the different emblems were in so chaotic a condition? Take them right down the line from the heavyweights to the feathers, and not a single representative of any of the departments holds an undisputed right to the title he covets. Never before has such a thing been apparent in pugilism, and it does seem rather astounding to those who have never given this angle a fleeting thought. When we look back a few years and realize the hard-fought battles and the strenuous routes the champions were compelled to travel over to gain their positions, and then peek hurriedly over the present crop—well, deliver us from expressing our candid opinion, for it would not look well in print. • * • 'T'O ALL intents and purposes. Luther McCarty is heavyweight champion, i Of course, he never won the title from the man who held it. and probably still holds it. That's not particularly Luther's fault, because of queer circumstances that transpired in the life of the recognized cham pion. Still the fact remains that McCarty has a title he acquired without winning It as per the usual process required to annex the coveted emblem True, he stands ready to defend it. But— Nevertheless, we’ll fall in line and look upon Luther as the champion under the circumstances. At the same time, much as we admire him, he is No. 1 of the champions that acquired his honors without meeting the predecessor of the high office in actual combat. * * * T HEN we drop to the mlddleweiglits. Here's where we laugh long and loud, for if there Is a single one in the bunch entitled to be crowned champion we are ready t.o be convinced. Stanley Ketehei. whose sudden I death left the question of champion an open one, could have taken the 1 whole lot of the present crop, loginning with Klaus and including Me- Goorty, Papke and the whole flock, and beaten them to a jelly all on the same night, and in the same ring, without even half trying. So here’s a class without a representative in the exclusive class. Klaus, who claims the title, is therefore labeled No. 2 of the champions who failed to battle a titleholder for the honor. • * * T HE welterweights are in the same disturbed condition. Jimmy Clabby, if he could make the weight (146 pounds), might be looked upon as a real contender. As he cannot make the weight, we claim that Rube “Wild cat,” Ferns is the best. And while he does not hold the title, he Is ready to fight the whole world for It and have his right disputed to the same. This class, like the middleweight division, is barren of a leader, a man the world will recognize as the top-noteher of the 145-pounders, (if all the classes we are mentioning we recognize the claims of Ferns to the honor to a greater extent than we would listen to anyone else claiming it. ♦ * * I N THE lightweight ranks we have Willie Ritchie as champion. Yet, like the other classes, he comes to us with a flaw in the title. His championship was won by the punch of the other fellow instead of his own. There is no doubt he would have defeated Wolgast. had the battle gone on. But he didn’t knock Ad out. On the other hand, it was the transgression of the former champion in striking that foul blow that awarded the honors to Ritchie. [n this same class we have two other good boys—Packey McFarland and Jack Britton. McFarland, however, can't possibly make the weight, so that lets him out. Ritchie beat Britton when they met on a former occasion. And, say, why not take Freddie Welsh into consideration? Thinking it over, his claims are the very best. He defeated Matt Wells for the English championship and heat Willie Ritchie the only time he met him (that, was before Ritchie met Wolgast.) But again we are con fronted with the condition that the champion is not one of that, undis puted sort, • • • I N THE featherweight realm we have the laughable condition of a di vided or split title, with two men claiming it. It was originally won bv Kilbane from Attell. But it was one of those decision affairs, without a decisive ending, that stamps the winner as a bona fide representative. After reviewing the different, classes about us, It's like a fresh spring hreeze to recall the classes of a few years ago. and see the grand list of names that represented the different divisions. Each and every one a champion in the full meaning of the term, and each and every title won by actual conflict within the ring, with a knockout accompaniment to cinch it and keep it free from dispute. Heavyweight Champion—James J. Corbett. Middleweight Champion—Robert Fitzsimmons. Welterweight Champion—Tommy Ryan. j Lightweight Champion—Joe Cans. Featherweight Champion-r-George Dixon. Bantamweight Champion—Jimmy Barry. HAYES LOSES TO TR0TT; WILD SWING SETTLES IT WINNIPEG. MAN.. May 24. Sam my Trott, of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded the newspaper decision over Grover Hayes, of Philadelphia, In a twelve-round bout here, as the result of a wild swing: in the eleventh round, which caught Hayes on the jaw and floored him for the count of five. ! Sporting Food L—QKORGR «. PH AIR SPEECHLESS. "Wh<{t are the athlete* howling fort" *ni(t Murphy-on-Parade. "They cannot talk! They cannot talk!" young Johnny Evert said. “Why do they look so awful glumf" said Murphy-on-Parade. "They cannot get their name* in print ” young Johnny Ever* said. “You may knock a baseball player; you may tell him tie's a mutt. You may tell him of the ebony that constitute* his nut, You may write of solid ivory and alabaster, hut— He will always grab the paper in the morning.” Far be it from one to perpetrate a pun with malice aforethought, but it strikes us that Charlie Murphy Is the guy that put the boss In Boston. Not that we have anything against Tom Jones, but who is going to be the next meal ticket? Jess Willard once threw Charlie Cut ler down. The equanimity which the latter gentleman displayed leads one to wonder whether he Is a philosopher or a humorist. Joe Cantillon has released Hobe Ferris. Hobe got flippant one night and led Joe to suspect that he was less than sixty years old. The consensus of opinion on the Pa cific coast is that if Jess Willard were tried on a charge of pugilism he would be declared absolutely Innocent. LINES TO C. WEBB MURPHY. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o’er the lea, The baseball writer wends his weary way, And says: ".Yn baseball player talks to me.” How happy is the baseball writer now If C. Webb Murphy only has his way! No longer must he write with wrinkled brow The slop that lowbrowed athletes have to say. No longer must he lean against a bar And say: “Come on and have an other drink!” ■ No longer must‘he stag/ where ath letes are And hear their efforts as they try to think. Oh. Charlie Murphy, chubby little runt. Your name is always near and dear to me! You up and got away with this here stunt And saved a thousand writers from ennui. THEY’LL KNOW THEY’VE BEEN IN GAME—NAYLOR NEW YORK, May 24.—George W. Naylor, stud groom to the Duke of Westminster, nnd who has charge of the English polo ponies, came into town yesterday from the Piping Rock Club. He wanted to have a good square look at the lower part of the town, and Incidentally to buy some things for the horses. A few of those who are interested in the internation al match got around him and tried to get him excited over the match. One said thirt Larry Fitzpatrick, who is training the American ponies, would pat it all over him. Naylor gave a sort of icy grin as he re marked, “He may put it all over me as you say, oM chap, but his aide will know that they have been In a game.” There was a report yesterday that the American team were suffering from stateness, and that was the reason they had such little practice for the past week. SHERIDAN BEATS WAUGH. KANSAS CITY, MO., May 24.— Mickey Sheridan, of Chicago, de cisively defeated Bobby Waugh, of Fort Worth, Tex., here in a ten-round bout last night. White City Park Now Open .IrlcJSIIJM Opium, Whiskey and Drug H«blt« treated at Home or at Sanitarium Book on aubiBa Free. DR B. M. WOOLLEY, J4-N. Vlcto* Sanitarium, Atlanta, Georgia. , rOBACCO HABIT y °" ■i’-""" " T VDHViWU nhd 11 ■ easily In 3 day*. iro prove your health, prolong yeur lift. No more stomach trouble, no foul breath, no heart weak ness. Regain manly vigor, calm nerves, clear eyee and superior mental strength. Whether you chew or amoke pipe, elgarettee. clgare. get my Intonating Tobacco Book Worth It* weight In gold Mailed frae. L J. WOODS. 534 Sixth Avt., 748 M., New York, N. Y, To-day’s Ball Game Begins at 3 0 © © O 0 <0 Q Gulls Have Grand Pitcher in Hogg By Percy II. Whiting. T HE pastiuiing this afternoon*at the celebrated ball park of the well- known Georgia Railway and Power Company, said park yclept Ponce DeLeon, will settle the question of whether or not a mediocre club can bent a good club with pitching alone. And lest somebody arise to ask which is the “good" club, we state without hesitation that It is the Atlanta delegation—and add positively that tlxe Gull team ought to be a mediocre aggregation, considered on a man-by-man basis. And before we forget it the contest this afternoon will lie called at 3 o’clock to enable the Mobile team to get an early train. There should be sufficient time for a full nine-inning contest, provided the umpires, the managers and the players do their respective and assorted duties. *> 9 9. TV EVERTING to the Gulls and their claims on distinction, we can only say that we can’t see them at all. It ts a good club. But is it a great club? We don’t even pause for an answer. You can hand Mike Finn n lot of credit for the way the Gulls have been winning. He has gathered together a club that has balance. It hasn’t a strong spot in fielding, but it hasn’t a weak one. It Is not a great hitting club, but it has a great slugger in D. Robertson, and a moderately reliable one In Jacobson. The rest of It must tie team play, or maybe some thing even more intangible than Hint a winning spirit, maybe; which is a hard thing to define but a useful one to have. 9 9 9 * \ REALLY great performer on tiie club Is Bradley Hogg, the ex-Mercer Jx and ex-Brave pitcher. The former Baptist hurled unusually good hall Friday. Though the Crackers acquired six hits, they never came with in miles of scoring. Hogg walked jnst one man, struck out hut one and looked like ready money and lots of it all the way. It takes a pretty good pitcher to hold the Crackers safe. They are deadly sluggers. Any pitcher who can shut them out is a big leaguer at heart—or mighty lucky. And there was no luck about Hogg’s work. How in the mischief It happened that the Braves ever let go of Hogg Is a mystery. He looks more like a pitcher than any five men of George Stallings’ staff rolled Into one. To those who remember Hogg in his college days. Ids huge size proved a jolt. He’ Is a whale now, while in his college days he seemed a man of hardly more than average size. To-day he has the ideal size and weight for a great pitcher. He will be a big man In the big leagues some dav. 9 9. 9 e I'HANKS are hereby expressed to Bill Hart for his efforts to hurry along t Friday’s game. Bill kept right on the trail of the players, got them up to the plate In a hurry and managed to run the game off ip less than an hour and three-quarters—which was especially appreciated, owing to the fact that the day was awfully cold and raw. 9 9.9 \ Iff, Atlanta, beginning with Bill Smith and running down to the hnm- J ' blest hat hoy, Is raging because the Atlanta papers were Inclined to saddle the blame for losing the last Memphis game largely on the Bhoulders of Pitcher Dent. The following communication expresses the views of a lot of fans: Dear Sir: I am a great lover of baseball and frequently attend the games. I want to ask If the hlame of losing Wednesdays game to Xfsmphts la not wrongly placed on Pitcher Dent. Up to the sixth inning he pitched well nigh perfect hall. In the beginning of the seventh, a batter made an In field hit and Ihe hall was thrown to first base in ample time to get the hatter out. The first baseman In his eagerness to make a double play, failed to touch the base and threw badly to second. The shortstop failed to hold the ball and both runners were safe. Then Memphis’ best hitter came to hat, made a three bagger, brought In three runs and the pitcher, discouraged, could do nothing mora. Now didn't the first baseman and shortstop lose the game? If the runners on first and second had been put out, as should have been done, would not Atlanta* have won? 9. 9, 9 'T' HE point that. “Fan” seems to have overlooked is that before Agler A made his misplay, three singles In succession had been made off Dent. Then came the bobble. Then two more hits. We disagree with Bill Smith and others that Agler had an easy double If he had made the play right. A pitcher who allows three singles with none out starts something right there. More than that, n pitcher has got to be able to keep steady even after an error. REFUGE EKE By Davenport. B oston, mass., May 24.—siowiy but surely the mystery of Charles Webb Murphy's visit to Boston is beginning to unravel. Murphy is after pitchers. He is ■wise to the fact the Cubs are woefully weak when It comes to pitching, so it every one else who has been watching the dope. Murphy stated before leaving for the East that he had a deal on with an Eastern club, hence his trip to Boston. The president of the Cubs left hie room bright and early this morning, and it i» rumored he went for a conference with Mr. Gaffney, owner of the Braves. Hub Perdue. Yep, that's the game, and it’s big game Murphy's after. If he gets Perdue it will be only by giv ing in exchange two or three good players. Sweeney has been showing weak at second and Art Phelan would | just fit in there. Murphy refused to commit himself upon the result of his trip when he ; returned to the hotel at noon, but he wore that famous Murphy smile which means he met with success of some sort. The boss of the Cubs de nies that he Is contemplating the re moval of Evers in favor of Bresnn- i han. He said this morning: "HJvers has a five-year contract and there is not the slightest chance of a change of managers.’’ Murphy stated to Boston scribes last night that he did not permit his players to talk with him, hut he played pool with one of his men until | nearly midnight and hobnobbed with the others. LIFTS BAN ON CHINN. TORONTO, May 24.—The Canadian Racing Association has lifted the suspension from Phil Chinn, a well- knoWn Kentucky horseman, who got into trouble with the Canadian Gov ernment a few years ago. 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