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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT? NEWS.
PURE ACCIDENT.
By Ed W. Smith.
(Referee Pelky-McCarty Fight. Sport
ing Editor Chicago American.)
C ALGARY, ALBERTA, May 27.-—
Luther McCarty’s death in the
glove contest here Saturday
afternoon with Arthur Pelky was en
tirely an accident. This was the ver
dict of the Coroner’s jury, determined
after two sittings, the decision be
ing reached at 10 o’clock after a de
liberation of half an hour. Pelky was
. exonerated completely from all blame
in the case.
Almost immediately after, however,
the Northwest mounted police put
Pelky under arrest, charging him with
manslaughter. He gave ball in the
sum of $10,000, Fred C. Lowes, a
wealthy real estate man, and Tommy
Burns furnishing the surety'. The
threatened cases against Referee
.Smith, manager. Billy McCarney and
Promoter Tommy Burns did not de
velop. but - Smith and McCarney, in
lieu of being given their liberty,
promised to remain in the city for
a couple of clays at least and give
further testimony. No bonds were
asked in their cases.
Following is the full verdict as an
nounced :
“We, the Coroner’s jury, find that
Luther McCarty came by his death
accidentally, the immediate cause be
ing a subluxation of the cervical ver
tebrae at the Burns arena May 24, but
there is no evidence to show how this
injury occurred, we, the jury, there
fore exonerate Arthur Pelky from all
blame whatsoever.”
This was signed by P. J. McManus
as foreman. The other jurors were
H. C. Hcrsey, R Jackson, E. W. Scho
field, (P. McCallum, M. Dawson
and E. A. Jones.
Trying for Criminal Case.
It was evident from the start that
the crown, stung by the severe crit
icisms of local ministers, intended to
make a desperate fight to get a ver
dict upon which to base a criminal
case against Pelky and perhaps the
others directly concerned in the un
fortunate contest. The prosecuting
attorney asked at once that all wit
nesses be excluded from the room be
fore going on the stand, and carried
his point.
Among the witnesses examined in
great detail were McCarney, Burns,
Smith, two of the local newspaper
men and Dr. Moshier, who performed
the autopsy. Pelky was not called at
all, but remained during the entire
case like a caged lion in a nearby
room. He has been deeply affected
all the way through, and during this
hearing appeared almost heart
broken.
Dr. Moshier gave the most damag
ing testimony against the boxers. He
declared that McCarty’s neck had
been dislocated under the base of the
brain and that this injury caused the
hemorrhage.of the brain that brought
about the death. He all but declared
'that the injury could have come
about in no other way but from a
blow or from the fall, the latter not
being possible, because the boxer’s
neck did not strike any object as he
fell.
Other Fights the Cause.
A highly dramatic incident came
right at the close of the hearing when
Pelky’s attorney called upon Dr. C. J.
Stewart, one of the oldest physicians
in Alberta, to partially refute the
testimony of Dr. Moshier. The phy-
sitia.a was asked if he thought Mc-
C&rty’g Injury could not have been
ca'is 'i! by some other than a blow
i •!■,•(. He said it was highly pos
sible and then, rising to his feet, le
>ok his finger at the prosecutor,
who v\as then questioning him, and
during intense silence, shouted:
"It is my opinion that the injury
: < Luther McCarty was received from
Flynn or somebody else in a pre
vious encounter. In this contest,
never.”
He was excused in a hurry by the
prosecutor.
Referee Smith testified that in all
there were only about six blows land
ed during the contest, and that none
of them was at all hard or effective
and could hardly have caused even an
abrasion of the skin. He said the
boxing was about even up to the time
of McCarty’s collapse, and that Lu
ther had turned, smiled and winked
at his own corner after the Anil
clinch, collapsing about eight or ten
seconds later.
The State attempted to tangle up
all the witnesses In an effort to prove
that the contest was for the world’s
white championship: that all cham
pionship conditions had been carried
out, and that it was in every way a
prize fight.
MARIST VS. PEACOCK.
Marist College and Peacock School
will meet on the latter’s diamond
Tuesday afternoon.
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Prospects for 1914 Appear Good
A
THEN’S, GA, May
Despite present at the beginning of next sea-
the fact that Georgia lost
the series she would have
rather won than any other—the
one against Tech—the Red and
Black has had a remarkably success
ful season, both financially and in
games won and lost.
During the season the team scored
a total of 174 runs against 68 for its
opponents. Twenty-seven games
were played against the best teams
in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisi
ana, Alabama, South Carolina and
Georgia, and but eight games were
lost. Two to Michigan,\one to Ohio
Wesleyan, one to Clemson, one to Au
burn and three to Tech. Nineteen vic
tories were celebrated and most of
them were by one-sided scores, while
seven were shutouts for Georgia. Five
of the games that Georgia lost were
by one run.
Outlook for 1914 Good.
Since the season has closed and the
tension assumed the normal post-
schedule laxity Coach Cunningham
has busied himself taking an intro
spective stock of his material for 1914
and of his present splendid array of
talent he expects to have all hut three
You’ve observed— that in
front of the finest homes
Ford cars are numerous. We
are selling an ever increas
ingly greater part of our
gigantic output to experi
enced automobile owners
who have tired of the ex
orbitant expense of big car
up-keep.
More than a quarter of million Fords now
in service—convincing evidence of their
wonderful merit. Runabout. $525; Touring
Car, $000; Town Car, $800—f. o. b. Detroit,
with all equipment. Get interesting “Ford
Times” from Dept. F, Detroit; Ford Motor
Company, 311 Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
son, with a possibility of only two be
ing absent.
Big John Morris, who has earned
himself a place on the All-Southern
team his first year in college ball,
graduates in law' in June, and will im-
medihely "hang out his shingle” over
In Hart County, from where he hails.
Covington, w'ho has played third
base for two years and who served
four years at center on the football
team, is a victim of the four-year rule
and after June will also join the ranks
of the colonels in the legal profes
sion.
May Lose Hutchens.
Hutchens, the Red and Black’s
great receiver of this season, is like
wise a member of the law' depart
ment and will receive his "dip” this
year. There is but a slight chance for
him to return, not unless he leads
the team.
Bowden has a contract from the
Boston Nationals whenever he sees
fit to annex his signature to it and
he is liable to become a member of
Stalling’s Braves at any time after
college closes this summer. He has
one more year in Southern athletics,
and on account of bis ability in both
baseball and football a strenuous ef
fort will be made to persuade him
to return. With his wing in the shape
it is now he would find it rough sail
ing in any league and would certain
ly have hard going to make good.
Many to Return.
These are about all the sure losses
and doubtfuls, which leave a good
working nucleus for the team next
year. Henderson is slated to return
for a place on the football eleven
and will draw the first base assign
ment again. Harrison is taking
pharmacy and will have another year,
while Clements at shortstop is a four-
year man and should make a strong
bid for All-Southern next year. Ginn.
McWhorter and Erwin all are sure
to return and so will Corley and
Hitchcock. The latter pitched but
few games this year, but with a little
more training will be a mainstay next
year. Corley has already made an
enviable record, although playing his
first year in college ball.
Cobb Praised Brown.
This completes the list of regulars’,
to which may be added Brown, the
freshman. who played in several
games ami who wields the willow' In
such good style that Ty Cobb pro
nounced him the most finished batter
on the Red and Blaek squad. He is
an outfielder and will be heard from
next year. Another sub who filled
in to a good advantage while Coving
ton was ruled off the team is Holden,
captain of the scrubs. He has an
other year In college and will he a
valuable asset at a future date.
Sports and Such
JITHERE are those great ones
VV whose proud names we
hailed f
Tinker and Evers and Chance!
Where is that trio that never once
failed t
Tinker and Evers and Chance!
Chance is hub-deep in a minor
league mess.
Evers is down in the league wilder
ness,
And Tinker is panned bg the Rhine
City press—
Tinker and Evers and Chance!
* * *
THEY HAVE TO HAVE for
eigners as chief accomplices in the
wrestling game because an Ameri
can couldn’t keep his face straight,
and that is all that must necessa
rily be straight.
• • •
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
reports the New' York Yacht Flub
has not yet entirely abandoned hope
of defending the America’s Cup
without going to sea.
SALLEE IN OUR ALLEY.
Of all the pitchers in the league.
There's none so thin as Sallee.
But there are lots of thicker guys
With whom we’d rather dally.
* * *
"RED SOX CANNOT WIN the
pennant without Stahl,” confesses
McAleer. For an alert, wide-awake
magnate Mr. McAleer is a bit slow
in this matter. The entire mem
bership of the Baseball Writers’ As
sociation of America has been con
fessing on him for several weeks.
* * •
NO. CLAUDIA, a gathering of
wrestlers in a community does not,
per se, constitute unlawful assem
blage.
THE FAMILY *RE*PUTATION of
the Delehantys as sluggers is sate
in the hands of Frank. He went
after the headpiece of the enemy’s
pitcher with his bat in Minneapolis
the other day.
* * *
TENNIS PLAYERS BEING true
sportsmen, there will be unuuali-
fied Joy over the announcement that
the Australasian team, which Is to
meet our players in the prelimina
ries for the Davis trophy, Is in the
best condition.
Ill ITU GUFFEY
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Amer-
fiction
Flynn -
KELLY IN DRAW SCRAP.
NEW YORK, May 27.—Eddie Kel
ley and "Fighting” Fitzpatrick, local
prides, fought ten fast rounds to a
draw here last night.
HA RLKS E. VAN LOAN
ica’s greatest sporting
writer, covered the Jim
Jim Coffey heavyweight bout in New
York last "‘rlday night for the New
York American. His story is of es
pecial interest to local boxing fans,
as Flynn does battle with Jim Sav
age at the Auditorium-Armory here
on June 13. Here is Van Loans
story:
Andrew' Chariglione, whose busi
ness name is Jim Flynn, stunted
the Dublin Giant somewhat in a
ten-round argument before the
Garden Athletic Club. Jim Coffey
had age. weight, reach and 70
per cent of the house with him be
fore he started, but the battle-
scarred warrior of Pueblo ripped
and tore and slashed his way tj
victory, whaling away at his taller
opponent until he reduced him to
six feet of staggering, knock-kneed
humanity.
Not since the memorable fight
between Ketehel and O’Brien has
so much real fighting been cram
med into ten rounds, and it was
Flynn’s exnerience, aggressiveness
and cast iron jaw that won for him.
For some reason best known to
himself, Flynn elected to stand still
for the better part of the first round
and allow Coffey to pop him on the
jaw wdth rights ai.d lefts and the
Dublin import made the most of his
opportunities. He slammed the vet
eran 732 times by actual count and
brought the gore i streams from
one of Flynn’s eyes.
Flynn Dives Into Coffey.
The Pueblo product finally grew
angry under this constant bom
bardment and . t the end of the
round he was driving into Coffey
head first, endeavoring to remov •
bis head from his shoulders with
wild rights and lefts.
Coffey continued to score in the
second and third rounds and
Flynn’s countenance gradually as
sumed the appearance of an over
ripe tomato.
In the fourth round, however,
the Pueblo hodcarrler took matters
into his own hands and began to
lead with his haymaker swings and
White City Park Now Open
when the bell rang Coffey was reel
ing from a succession of swlnfa to
the body and jaw.
Flynn Had Coffey Reeling.
In the fifth and the sixth matters
were fairly even, but from the
seventh until the end the toujth old
veteran forged Into the lead, and
though Coffey kept up his left Jabs
and right crosses there was no
power behind them. Flynn herded
his taller opponent from one side
of the ring to the other endeavor
ing to land the finishing punch.
jlm Flynn may be on the tobog
gan, but he is still good enough to
put an enduring crimp In the as
pirations of many members of the
younger set.
NEW CLUB WILL ENTER
FEDERAL NEXT SEASON
TOLEDO, OHIO. May 27.—A fran
chise to play in the new Federal
League was granted Toledo by Or
ganizer A. Bobrick. The Ohio Club
will not Join the third leaguers the
current season, however, but Toledo
rake together a strong team for
the 1914 crusade.
Bobrick believes that many other
cities will be represented in the Fed
eral next year. Buffalo and Detroit
are two cities practically sure of en
tering the third league zone. The
Toledo officers will be elected in the
BRAVES SELL JAY KIRKE
TO TORONTO BALL CLUB
Jay Klrke, former Pelican, whom
the Crackers were after for some
time, has been aold to the Toronto
International League club by Mana
ger George Stallings, of the Boston
Braves.
HARRISON BESTS BLOOM.
TERRE HAUTE, IND., May 27.—
In the ten-round bout between Phil
Harrison and Monle Bloom, of Chi
cago, last night, Harrflon had a lit
tle the best of It. especially in the
last five rounds. It was a stiff fight
throughout. The semi-final of ten
rounds between Jerry Dalton, of In
dianapolis, and Morris Flynn, of Chi
cago, wns a draw.
“NIG” CLARKE IN BAD.
MILWAUKEE, May 27—Catcher
"Nig” Clarke, of the Indianapolis
Hoosiers. may he released or suspend
ed because of an attack he is alleged
to have made on an Indianapolis
newspaper man who is traveling with
the club.
BASEBALL
TO-DAY
New Orleans vs. Atlanta
Ponce Deleon Park
3:45
o’clock
ST. PAUL SIGNS FERRIS.
ST. PAUL, May 27.—Hobe Ferris,
recently released by Minneapolis, was
signed to-day by Manager Frlel, of
the local American Association club.
ATLANTA
All This Week
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Miss Billy Long Co.
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’ Mights 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c.
LORE SHADES RU88ELL.
NEW ORLEANS, May 27.—Johnny
Lore, of New York, shaded Frankie
Russell, a local product, In a ten-
round bout last night.
near future, and plan? will be made j Campi have signed to meet in
for the organizing of the Toledo Club. I twenty-round bout here on June 20.
CAMPI TO MEET LEDOUX.
LOS ANGELES, May 27.—The
French champion, Ledoux, and Eddie
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