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TELLS IF FATAL
TITLE BUTTLE
By Ed. W. Smith.
I Referee Pelky-McCarty Fight, Sport-
mg Editor Chicago American.)
C ALGARY, ALBERTA, May 26.—
Medical testimony at the Cor
oner’s inquest at 4 p. m. to
day on the remains of Luther Mc-
i 'arty, tvho fell dead in the first round
of his glove contest Saturday with
Arthur Pelky, will, it is said, tend to
show that McCarty's neck was dis
located and that this injury brought
about the fighter's collapse. The phy
sician who spent most of Sunday in
an examination of the big boxer’s
body would not say directly what he
had discovered, being bound by law
not to divulge anything in advance of
his testimony before the Coroner's in
quiry.
There was nothing the matter with
the heart. Since there was hardly
a blow struck that could have inflict
ed an injury of that nature, there will
probably be a lot of contradiction at
the inquest. Everybody connected
with the affair has been summoned.
All hands have agreed now' that
McCarty, while known to be in grand
condition to all outward appearances
the day before, did not look exactly
right when he shaped up for the
opening round. During some of the
preliminary bouts he sat among the
newspaper men and was jolly enough
but after he got into the ring his face
took on a pasty, drawn expression
and though he laughed and kidded
with his helpers it was apparent that
he was not quite himself.
McCarty Was Not Right.-
What little boxing he did was
rather to the bad side and his miss
ing was ridiculously wide and ama
teurish. Just before he toppled over
to the floor, he had missed an op
portunity of landing his famous up
percut as Pelky fell forward, wide
open, into a clinch. Luther never made
a move and Billy MeCarney yelled at
him angrily. Luther merely winked
at his manager and about fifteen sec
onds later was stretched at full length
on the floor, dying quickly.
There never was a more dramatic
ending to a battle and the general ef
fect was heightened by the presence
of a minister of the Gospel, the Rev.
Walker, who made an address to the
crowd asking for fairness in all man
ly sports and likening the ring con
test to the ordinary man's daily bat
tle in life.
It appears now that McCarty had
talked often with Walker and they
had become very friendly. It was at
Luther’s behest that Walker was
present at the contest. During the
address, McCarty, while having
gloves adjusted by Trainer Sears, lis
tened attentively. Sears asked him
several times if the gloves fit him
and were all right, and he did not re
ply at all, Sears finally having to
speak sharply to him.
MeCarney will take the McCarty
remains East within the next two
days. He received wires from Lu
ther’s father at Cynthlana. Ky., and
Luther’s wife at Moorhead. Minn.,
giving him full authority to act. The
wife is on her way here to accompany
the body East. The burial will be at
Piqua, Ohio, and probably within a
week.
Sister Predicted Death.
In looking through McCarty’s ef
fects to-day, MeCarney found a letter
from the young man’s sister fearing
some such fate for her brother. The
letter was dated April 14, and warned
him that he might be knocked out at
any time and never regain conscious
ness.
Despite the great interest displayed
in the affair, there was a gate of less
than $9,000, which just about cleared
Promoter Tommy Burns. MeCarney
was guaranteed $5,000, with the privi
lege of taking half the gross.
McCarty did most of his banking in
Frisco and has an occount of $10,000
there now. He never carried more
than $50 In his pocket.
MeCarney has aged greatly in the
last 24 hours and the strain certainly
is telling on him. He has received
hundreds of telegrams from all over
the country, many of them offering
all kinds of assistance.
Arthur Pelky, the man who faced
McCarty in the fatal battle, is 26
years old and a native of Chatham.
Ont. By trade be is a millwright,
having worked for years in the cot
ton mills around the country. He
calls Detroit, Mich., his home now.
He has been married four years and
his wife is here with him. Mrs. Pelky
was hysterical when she met her hus
band aftet the battle, but the joy was
short-lived, for 20 minutes afterward
they received word that McCarty was
dead and that Pelky was under ar
rest.
Pelky got seven offers of vaudeville
engagements within an hour after the
result of the contest had been flashed
over the country. He did not consider
any of them. To-day he announced
gloomily and with tears in his eyes,
that he had fought his last fight and
would never put on another glove.
BASEBALL
TO-DAY
New Orleans vs. Atlanta
Ponce DeLeon Park
Now the Question Is, Where Did Jeff Go?
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Much Interest in College Sports GBAHAM S ROUT
-S-e-h
Keenness of Rivalry Is Cause
By J. W. Heisman.
(Famous Tech Coach.)
T HE total attendance for the four
games of the Tech-Georgia se
ries was something over 15,000
people. A trifle staggering, eh? Not
a club in the Southern League but
would be delighted to have that at
tendance for four successive games.
For one thing it shows that the
public is coming to take more and
more interest in college games and
sports. Whether specially interest
ed in the teams or not most every
body is coming to understand that
college games are “for blood” and
that when they go to one they may
expect to witness an encounter in
which each player is going to “do his
durndest” in the endeavor to win.
And that's what people like to see.
Tech-Georgia Hot Rivals.
Still it might as well be admitted
that no other college games in the
entire South draw anything like the
way these Tech-Georgia games do.
They have come to possess certain
special magnetic powers all their own.
The keenness of the rivalry Is not
alone sufficient to account for it, be
cause other colleges in other flections
have been as hot rivals yet could never
draw any crowds like this. Neither
do the crowds go on in the hope or
expectation that a grand riot would
—or might result—as some have al
leged. For the last three years there
has been no more danger of anything
of this sort happening than if either
of them were playing Sewanee or
Mercer, yet the attendance has stead
ily increased each of the three past
years.
The main factor, in m.v opinion,
why people go in such numbers to
these particular garner is that they
can always count on seeing some real
ball games, no matter what the rec
ords of the two teams may have been
up to that time. In other words, they
go because you just can’t tell any
thing for sure about their outcome;
and the very uncertainty is the mag
net
Fans Get Enthused.
To be sure due allowance must also
be made for the fact that here one
get a the annual refreshing glimpse
of just what college life is like, with
its songs and yells, its bands and
colors, its enthusiasm and inspira
tion that makes the blood of even
the most indifferent beholder run riot
through the veins. It takes us all
back; it gives to us all that one
touch of nature (or of nigh life—
whichever you prefer) that is alone
worth three times the admission
price.
On the night that Tech had won
her third game from Georgia, and
with it the series, the student body
and the friends of the school after
parading awhile had finally come to
a halt at the corner of Whitehall and
Alabama Streets for the usual pur
pose of holding some .speeche.*-' on
the steps of the Atlanta National
Bank. This, of course, resulted in
a complete blockade of traffic, and
the policejnen stationed there were
led a perfect dog’s life trying to keep
the sidewalks and street car lines
open. Their best efforts were prac
tically without result ay the boys pai*I
absolutely no ^attention to their
threats, requests or commands. Final
ly one of them, with the perspira
tion streaming down his face, fal
tered out in a broken, pleading voice;
“Aw, boys, for sake, please go
on up to the Piedmont awhile and
give us a little rest down here!”
College Star* for Pirate*.
I observe by the preys despatches
that Messrs. Ezell, of Clemson, and
Davenport, of Auburn, are both to
report to the Pittsburg National
League club immediately at the close
of their respective college sessions.
I wish merely to remark, sotto voce,
that it affords me gratification—
ahem!—to note that the Pittsburg
scout.-' have been perusing my all -
Southern. Of course some low sneak
will not be lacking to, er-ah-hint
that I happened to hear that Pitts
burg was going to sign these young
men before I wrote up my all-Solith-
ern. Rubbish! flubdub! and nothing
of the sort! I will merely say that
this could not have been, for the
simple reason that I had both these
players slated in my mind’s eye for the
all-Southern this year over a year
ago. And there you are. Well, well,
as I was saying—
On the evening of the afternoon
that Georgia won her first and only
game from Tech, a gentleman stand-*
ing at Five Points overheard two
others discussing some particular
features of the game that they had
witnessed. At the first lull in their
talk he butted in with, “Excuse me,
but who won the game to-day?”
“Georgia,” was the reply.
“Well, thank the Lord for that!
Maybe I’ll get some sleep to-night.”
Puzzle: Tell what section of the
State of Georgia that gentleman lived
and tried to sleep in.
BASEBALL SUMMARIES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
New Orleans at Atlanta, Ponce De
Leon. Game called at 3:45 o’clock.
Montgomery at Birmingham.
Mobile at Chattanooga.
Memphis at Nashville.
Standing of the Clubs.
A S a result of a red-hot run-in
between Bill Smith anad Pat
Graham, catcher, which fol
lowed the yanking of Pat out of Sat
urday’s game, the latter will be let
out by the local club. Chapman, a
catcher from the Cincinnati club, wili
take Graham’s place. Chapman has
played two years with Topeka, field
ing well and batting poorly.
Just how far the row between Bill
Smith and Catcher Graham went is a
club-house secret. When asked about
it, the other players look wise and
say nothing.
The fact that Graham’s dismissal
came right on top of the incident in
dicates that it was moderately seri
ous.
During Bill Smith’s career as man
ager ho has had many jBtormy inter
views with ball players,’including the
time Red McMurray clawed away
several square feet of his cuticle in a
bickering that occurred while th**
team was on foreign soil.
The local club house has been the
scene of several short, feverish fights
—most notable of which was the run-
in between Otto Jordan and Paul
Sentell.
W. L.
Mobile 30 15
N’ville 22 19
Atlanta 21 20
M’phis 21 20
Pc.
.667
.537
.513
.513
W. L.
Chatta. 20 21
Mont. 20 21
B'ham 17 21
N. Or. 13 27
Pc.
.488
.488
.147
.325
ay’i
Mobile 4, New Orleans 3.
Memphis 4. Montgomery 2.
Nashville 6, Chattanooga 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
New \ ork at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg
St. Louis at Chicago.
Standing of the Clubs.
W.
Phi la. 21 7
B’klyn 19 13
St. L. 18 16
N. York 15 14
Pc
.750
.594
.529
.517
W.
Ch'cago 18 17
P’burg 16 19
Boston 10 17
C’nnati 10 24
Pc.
.514
.457
.870
.294
YANKEES AND CLEVELAND
TRADE DIAMOND WARRIORS
CHICAGO, May 26.—Manager Bir
mingham, of the Cleveland club, an
nounced to-day that he had put over
a deal with the New York Americans
whereby Peckinpaugh, one of the util
ity inflelders, was traded to the Yanks
for Lelivelt, outfielder, and Stumpf,
infielder. Lelivelt will be used, ac
cording to Manager Birmingham, in
the role of pinch hitter. He did not
say what disposition would be made
of Stumpf, but the general Impression
is that he will be sent to the American
Association.
BRANNIGAN VS. M’CUE.
MILWAUKEE, WIS„ May 26.—
Matty McCue, Racine’s knocker out,
will be put to the test here to-night
when he hooks up with Patsy Bran-
nigan, of Pittsburg, in a ten-round
contest before the South Side Ath
letic Club at Elite rink.
Nearly everybody In Atlanta reads
The Sunday American. YOUR ad
vertisement in the next issue will sell
goods. Try it!
White City Park Now Open
ZBYSZK0 HURT IN MAT
BOUT WITH LEMARIN
MONTREAL, May 26.—Stanislaus
Zbyszko. the Polish wrestler, is suf
fering from a fractured skull and oth
er injuries as a result of a plunge
from the ring to the floor and al
leged fouling tactics used by his op
ponent, Constant Lemarin, in a match
here last night It is not believed
that his injuries will prove fatal.
The men had been wrestling only
a few minutes when they plunged
from the ring. Zbyszko received a
bad cut over his left eye in the fall
and the referee had to call time and
have the wound stitched, as the blood
from it had completely covered the
wrestlers.
When hostilities began again the
Pole was the aggressor. He had se
cured a partial crotch and reverse
half-Nelson when the Frenchman, it
is alleged by the referee, fouled
Zbyszko so fiercely that the contest
was stopped and the decision award
ed the Pole.
Zbyszko rose to his feet, but totter
ed and fell unconscious. He was taken
to a hotel and an examination by the
doctors disclosed a fractured skull.
Zbyszko was to have met George Lu-
rich, the Russian wrestler, next Wed
nesday in New York City.
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Germany Alarmed by
Invasion of U.S.Autos
Soeclal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. May 26.—German manu
facturers are watching with concern
the increasing demand for American
automobiles.
Reports from the motor trade for
the eight most active months of tha
season just closed show' that nearly
300 automobiles of American make
were sold in Germany. In the cor
responding eight months* in 1912 only
89 automobiles were imported; in 1911
only 50.
Sunday’s Results.
Chicago 9, St. Louis 2.
Cincinnati 1, Pittsburg 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
Detroit at St. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia
Boston at New' York. *
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc.
Phi la. 21 9 .700
C’land 24 12 .667
W'gton 18 13 5fl
Ch’cago 21 16 .568
W. L.
Boston 14 19
Detroit 15 22
St. L. 16 24
N. York 9 23
Fc.
.424
.405
.400
.281
Results Sunday.
Detroit 7-8, St. Louis 4-6
Cleveland 8, Chicago 1.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
Savannah at Charleston.
Albany at Columbus.
Macon at Jacksonville
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
Brunswick at Cordela
Waycroas at Thomasville.
Amerlcus at Valdosta.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. x. Pc.
V’dosta 13 8 .619
Cordele 12 9 .671
Th’ville 11 10 .524
Sunday's Results.
No games scheduled.
W L.
W ‘cross 10 11
B’wick 9 12
Am’eus 8 13
Po.
.476
.429
.381
$25,000 PURSE OFFERED
FOR RITCHIE-WELSH BOUT
EDMONTON, May 24.—Edmonton
A. (\ announced it will offer $25,000
for title bout, July 1, between Freddie
Welsh and Willie Ritchie. Pollock
has accepted. Pollock also wired
McCarey and (’offroth offering to let
Welsh meet Ritchie in California,
winner to take all and a $5,000 side
bet. Welsh will pick up $9,000 soft
money in four Western Canada bouts.
PAPE QUITS BASEBALL.
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 26.—Larry
Pape, former member of the cJiam-
pion Boston American League team,
and since January i on the Buffalo
International League pitching staff,
has quit baseball and will return to
his home in Pittsburg, where he will
take up his former occupation as an
electrician Pape’s decision was an
nounced w'hen President Stein in
formed him that he was to be farm
ed out to a Canadian League Club.
GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
Newnan at Gadsden.
Opelika at Anniston.
LaGrange at Talladega.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. Pc. W. L.
Gad’den 11 7 .611 Ann’ton 8 9
Newnan 11 7 .611 Opelika 8 9
T’dega 9 8 ,529 LaGr’ge 5 12
Pc.
.470
.470
.294
Sunday's Results.
eaul
No games scheduled
OTHER RESULTS.
American Association.
St. Paul 1. Toledo 0 ’
Columbus 2, Milwaukee 1.
Kansas City 1, Louisville 0.
Minneapolis 3, Indianapolis 0.
International League,
Newark 2, Baltimore 1.
Jersey City 2. Providence 0.
Toronto-Montreal. postponed; rafn.
Only three games scheduled
Federal League.
Cleveland 3, St. Louis 1.
Indianapolis 4, Covington 1.
Covington 3, Indianapolis l.
Texas League.
Beaumont 4, Galveston 3.
Austin 3, Waco 2.
Fort Worth 3, Dallas 2
San Antonio 2, Houston 1.
Confederate Veterans’ Reunion
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
For the accommodation of the Vet«r*n* and their friend*, the
Western and Atlantic Railroad will operate train* Atlanta to Chat
tanooga an May 26, to leave Atlanta as followaj
8:00
8:35
2:00
2:15
3:00
4:50
8:50
A.
A.
P.
P.
P.
P.
P.
M.
M.
ML
M.
M.
M.
M.
Round-trip tickets will be .old Atlanta to Chattanooga and return/
at rata of $3.00. Tiekets will be on aale May 24 to 28, inclusive, and
for treina .cheduled to arrive Chattanooga before noon of May 29,,
with return limit June 6, with an extension by deposit at Chatta
nooga to June 25.
C. E. HARMAN,
General Passenger Agent. /
FIREBUG TOUCHES OFF
THE FATAL FIGHT ARENA
ns pc°
W-. L.
S’v'nah 25 7 .781
C’l’bus 17 15 .531
Macon 15 15 .500
W. L
J’ville 16 16
tyi'ston 13 19
Albany. 8 22
Pc.
.500
.406
.267
No games scheduled.
CALGARY. ALBERTA, May 26.—As
a Sensational climax to the sensational
developments of the last 36 hours.
Tommy Burns’ fighting arena, where
Luther McCarty lost his life Satur
day, was touched off by a firebug
early to-day and completely con
sumed. The caretaker, his wife and
two children barely had time to es
cape the trap. Inside of twenty
minutes there was not a piece of the
place as big as a toothpick left.
The firebug set the torch in the
northeast corner, which was Pelky’s
corner in the fatal contest, and as
there was a twenty-mile breeze
sweeping over the hill on which the
structure was located, it took but a
short time for the place to be
wrapped in flames that shot a hun
dred feet into the air.
“Oappie” Smart, chief of the fire
department and at one time referee
of the glove contests around Calgary,
took several pieces of apparatus with
in a short distance* of the place, but
saw at a glance the hopelessness of
the case, as there was no water .for
blocks around.
So the firemen merely contented
themselves by putting out the prairie
fires that were started and then
watching the building go. Burns
lives but a short distance from the
arena and was one of the first on
the scene. He said he had no idea
who could have done the thing, but
supposed naturally it was some ene
my. He says it cost him $7,000 :o
build the place, and that it was in
sured for $5,000. He has no idea yf
rebuilding the place.
PHILIP SIDERSKY TO GIVE
FOUR LECTURES ON ISRAEL
Everybody in Town
At Public Worship
CINCINNATI, May 26.—Probably
not since the days of the Pilgrim
Fathers have the citizens of a town
fastened their latchstrings on the out
side of every' door on Sunday morn
ing and gone in a body to public
worship. This is what the town
of Wyoming, O., did Sunday.
Every person in the town went to
church. Pink placards pasted up all
over the village Issued a general call
and every one of its 1,700 inhabitants
responded.
ANOTHER SENSATION
ii
SEE THE MONSTER”
Tenth District Commencement.
AUGUSTA.—The annual com-
mencensent of the Tenth District Ag
ricultural College will be held at
Granite Hill on Tuesday. The com
mencement sermon was preached
Sunday by Dr. E. J. Forrester, of
Mercer University. The address on
Tuesday will be made by Joseph S.
Reynolds, of Augusta.
Philip Bidersky, a Jew, converted to
the Presbyterian Church, will deliver
stereopticon lectures at Atlanta
churches this week on the subject of
"Israel Among the Nations,” as foi- 1
lows: Tuesday night, First Baptist. 1
Wednesday night. Central Presbyte
rian: Thursday night. Second Bap
tist; Friday night. First Presbvterian.
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Turner Avenues. Hundreds saw this worm yesterday (Sun
day). It is the talk of the city. On exhibition at Piedmont
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