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THU ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANP NEWS. a\\ 1 V, E RIDERS FEAR “MB IDLES" B OARD track motorcycle racing, such as will be exemplified at Jack Prince’s Motordrome begin ning Friday night, is shot as full of dangers as a colander is of holes and one of the greatest Is seldom realiz ed by the people who watch the races. This danger to the riders results from “suction,” “air-holes” or what ever you want to name it. Almost everybody -has stood near a fast-moving train and ha* felt the “suck” of the wind after the oars dashed away. It is caused by the air rushing in to fill the place left empty by the passing of the train. Tour average train moves perhaps sixty or seventy miles an hour. Mo torcycle racers, on a ‘‘wash-tub track,” go twenty miles an hour fas ter. They don’t displace so much air but they leave a terrible air-hole be hind them and the pressure of the air in filling the gap thus left would knock down a brick wall. ♦ * * TTHE “suction” behind a train is A usually apparent even to those standing some distance away, because of the dust and trash kicked up by it from the roadbed. On a board track it is an unseen danger for there is no dust to be kicked up. It is none the less real, however, on that account and “air holes” have claimed about as many victims in the motor racing game as in aero- planing. One of the near-victims of an “air hole” was Billy Shields, one of the riders here for the races Friday. It was one of Billy’s first outs and he was riding at top speed, some thing like eighty-five miles an hour, no doubt, on a steep board track. He slowed down a trifle and a* he did so another rider passed him like the proverbial bat out of Gehenna. The “suck” of the wind pulled Shields’ front wheel against the back wheel of the machine that was going by. In a second both men were down and a couple of rider* behind them piled up in a fine mess. There was an elegant smash and then what was left of the machines and the riders went sliding down the incline. • • • 'T'HIDN an odd, thing happened. A The ambulance corps rushed to the rescue and picked up the men, no one of whom was badly hurt. But Shields was missing. “Where's Billy Shields?” the cry went up. Riders, attendants and spectators ran round in flurried cir cles. But still the rider was not to be found. The thing w r as uncanny. Finally a speed fan in the stands solved the mystery. "Look in the weeds off there,” he said, pointing to a clump twenty feet from the track. Out rushed the crowd and there, insensible but not really hurt, was Shields. How he had hurled through the air and twen ty feet from the track nobody knows yet. But he had, and wasn’t much the worse for the incident. All old drivers are familiar with the dangers from the “air holes” and ride accordingly. The new riders who are learning the game here are being warned. No accidents from that source are looked for at the lo cal track. . Carpentier Puts Out Wells in 4 Rounds Frenchman Wins Heavyweight Title of Europe After Being Floored Twice by Opponent. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. GHENT, BELGIUM, June 2.—The ring career of Bombardier Wells, Brit ish heavyweight, has suffered’another setback, and to-day he is seeking a . return engagement with George S. Garpentier, the French pugilist. Wells was knocked out in the fourth round of his match with Carpentier here yesterday after felling his opponent twice. The affair was a scheduled twenty-round contest and billed for the heavyweight championship of Europe. The knockout came when Wells was floored with a hard right to the stom ach. Wells had finished the third round in great distress after Carpen tier had landed several heavy punches in the same quarter. Carpentier was floored in the first and again in the second round, but after that he took the lead. The result was a great sur prise, as Wells had a tremendous ad vantage in -weight and height, and ruled a heavy favorite in the bet ting. DAVIS OUTRIDES COX. NEW YORK, June 2,—Sol Davis, of Brooklyn, last night defeated Johnny Cox, of New York, in straight heats in the first of the series of motorcycle races to determine which rider shall go against Arthur Chappelle, the champiop. YALE AT DR. BULL’S HOME. NEW HAVEN. CONN., June 2.— Yale football candidates will practice this year at the Newport, R. I., estate of Dr. William^ T. Bull, of New York, former Yale gridiron star. The play ers will be guests of Dr. Bull. HARVARD OFF FOR RIVER. CAMBRIDGE, MASS., June 2.—The Harvard oarsmen—30 strong—were scheduled to leave to-day for New London, Conn., where they will de vote their time preparing for the re gatta with Yale on June 20, mONEY LOANED TO SALARIED MEN AT LAWFUL RATES ON PROMISSORY NOTES Without Endorsement Without Collateral Security Without Real Estate Security NATIONAL DISCOUNT CO. 1211-12 Fourth National Bank Bldg, g & Jeff's Got the System; Hire a Doctor and Stay on the Water Wagon C&J By “Bud” Fisher Bringing Up Father • • • • • • • • Copyright, 1913. International News Berries. • • • • • • • • By George McManus Flynn To Be in Shape For Savage 0 © Q O © © O Calls Off Bout With Frank Moran J IM FLYNN, the Pueblo fireman, intends to be in the best shape of his life when he meets Jim Savage at the Auditorium-Armory on June 13. Jack Curley, manager of Flynn, had his protege matched to box Frank Moran at Boston Monday night, but has wired the Beantown promoters to call off the fray. Curley stated that he feared Flynn might injure one of his hands in the go and did not want to take any chances. Curley realizes that Flynn must defeat Savage if he intends to match him against Gunboat Smith or Ar thur Pelky. Tom McCarey, the coast promoter, has promised Flynn the next chance at the title providing he defeats Savage. The latter is train ing like a beaver in New York and is bound to be in great shape for the fireman. • * * C URLEY also wired the local pro moters that he will have Flynn In Atlanta in a few days. This will give local fans a chance to see for themselves thp great shape Flynn is in. Curley has already made prepar ations to have Mike Saul and some big heavyweight work out daily with Flvnn. Danny Morgan, manager for Sav age, is carrying a broad smile these days. Morgan has not been saying much about Savage lately, but such well known critics as Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons have been do ing enough talking to make up for Morgan’s silence. Daniel is of the opinion that Savage is going to catch the fireman off his guard and hand him a neat lacing, Corbett and Fitz simmons can see, nothing but suc cess ahead for the Eastern heavy weight. * • • T HE confidence displayed by boih camps should give the Atlanta boxing followers the greatest bout ever staged Imre. Victory .means much for both scrappers and the bat tle should be a hummer. e * * * ■RESIDES the Flynn-Savage bout ■L* two other ten-round affairs will be staged. Mike Saul and Terry Nelson will clash in one. and both boys need no introduction. If the fur doesn’t fly in this encounter then we miss our guess. Britt and Meyer Pries will don the gloves in the third set-to. These boys have met several times here and always put up a wonderful scrap when pitted against each other. Coulon Gets Bids From 3 Big Clubs CHICAGO, June 2.—The boxing clubs in three -widely scattered cities are bidding for a world’s champion ship bantamweight match between Johnny Coulon, of Logan Square, and Johnny "Kid” Williams, of Baltimore. The cities involved are Baltimore, New Orleans and Los Angeles. Bal timore was first in the field, Sammy Harris, Williams' manager, starting the ball rolling there. Coulon quick ly got the others to bidding against the oyster town. Harris originally came across with a $3,000 guarantee and a percentage privilege for Coulon. The champ sent word of the Baltimore offer to Tom McCarey at Los Angeles. Thomas immediately raised the ante $2,000. Baltimore met this and promised a more liberal percentage. In fact the Eastern club is waiting for John to tell it how much of a gate privilege he wants besides the guarantee. Leave it to John to ask enough. Tor- torich at New Orleans is yet to be heard from with a definite bid. but it is known that he is waiting for the other fellows to get through talking. Matty Denies Being Unfair Toward Cubs CINCINNATI, June 2.—Christy Mathewson, of the Giants, to-day is sued a statement denying the charges made against him by President C. W. Murphy of the Chicago Cubs. Mathewson. who also writes base ball articles for the newspapers, re cently criticised the Cub pitching staff, saying it was not of pennant winning caliber. In reply to this Mr. Murphy declared that Mathew son was prejudiced against the Cubs because Murphy had turned down his request to permit him to insure the Chicago team, the accident insurance business being another side line of Matty’s. “My sentiments expressed concern ing the Cub pitchers were sincere and unbiased,” said Matty to-day, “and never to the best of my recollection did I ask Mr. Murphy to allow me to insure either himself or his team.” KRAMER BEATS GOULLETT. NEWARK. N. J., June 2 —Frank L. Kramer, the veteran American cycling champion, yesterday defeated Alfred Goullett, the Australian, in straight heats. N ashville, tenn., June 2.— The Crackers are enjoying an off day. Owing to the fact that we moved up a game in order to get that Sunday contest with the Vols yesterday we can loaf to-day. There haven’t been a whole lot of off days for 11s this season and It doesn’t go bad at all. To-morrow we are going back after the Vols with the only pitcher we have who can seem to handle Bill Schwartz's men—“King” Brady. ‘‘His Royal Highness*” is the only man who took a game from them in the last series, and he took a brace, so I guess maybe he "has something on them.” We’re willing to risk it, anyhow, for the old boy is extra good now. Chap man will do the catching to-morrow. Our old team mate, Jim Jinx, spilled the beans for us yesterday. He Isn’t on the pay roll and he isn’t in the line up. But he's a great little player— take that straight from me. Brackenridge, the Vol pitcher, had his luck with him all through the game. He was backed up by good fielding and he escaped with one run. Musser pitched a wonderful game of ball up to the ninth. The Vols couldn’t get a semblance of a run off him. He was stingy with his hits and it seemed that it was too good to be true that we were going to get by without any runs: And it was too good to be true—al together too good. Paul wpakened slightly In the ninth, and Perry’s great hit in a pinch sent in a second run and cost us the game. Six thousand five hundred fans wit nessed the game, and it was a grand crowd. Sunday hall is a hit in this town. And they sure saw some pastiming yesterday. COURTNEY TO QUIT CORNELL. ITHACA, N. Y., June 2.—Charles E. Courtney, the veteran coach of the Cornell University crews, it became known yesterday, will cease active work at the head of the Cornell •‘navy'' when his contract ends three years hence. He has been coach for Cornell for 28 years. FISK TO LEAD TIGERS. PRINCETON, N. J., June 2.—Ter rance Fisk, a junior from Minneapo lis. Minn., has been elected to the captaincy of the Tiger field and track team for 1914. JAPS DEFEAT AMERICANS. TOKIO, June 2.—The Leland-Stan- ford University team, of California, suffered defeat again yesterday at the hands of Keio University team by the score of 8 to 3, Sporting Food By QKOKOC E. PHAIR RARITY. A poet sang in a lilting tune: “And what so rare as a day in June?" But rarer far is a Summer day When Murphy hasn't a word to say; When Evers plays till the day grows dark And is not canned from, the baseball park-; When F. L. Chance and his wabbling men Refrain from bumping the bumps again; When lowbrowed pugs from the sporting page Xo longer clown on the vodeville stage. The poet ei'red when he sang this tune: “And what so rare as a day in JuneF 9 Mr. McGraw Informs us that his ath letes are recovering from the idea that they are going to have a walkaway. Possibly they have been under the In fluence of chloroform. The Federal League In St. Louis is experimenting with fifteen-cent base ball. It Is said that Federal League baseball In St. Louis is worth It. Mr. Zbyszko, the rassler, fainted while plying his nefarious trade in New York. It is rumored that he was overcome by an attack of conscience. Fainting is a new stunt In a wrestling match, but the public Is stung In the same old way. SAFE AND SANE. The boy stood on the burning deck, A smile upon his face. Quoth he: “ft's safei here, by heck, Than in an auto race!" Let It not be thought that only sur geons and morticians are Interested In the Indianapolis races. There are hotel- keepers. When Homis Wagner Is chased off the field, one Is led to suspect that the Na tional league umpires are crazy with the heat. Up to date Frank Chance has not been able to win a home game, but he never did like the atmosphere of the Polo Grounds FOUR BOATS IN OCEAN RACE. PHILADELPHIA. June 2.—Four motorboats, ranging in size from 85 to 51 feet, so far have been entered for the annual Philadelphia to Bermuda ocean race which is scheduled to start from here next Saturday. The Dream, winner of last year’s race, is entered in the contest, which is over a course of 734 nautical miles, and for a cash prize of $1,400. Bv Bill Bailey. C HICAGO, ILL., June 2.—Mana- ger James John Callahan of the White Sox and Hugh Jennings, the sorrel-topped boss of the Tigers, were due to get their heads together before long and talk over a big deal. Said deal Included none other than Samuel Crawford, demon slugger, if the words of a certain Cleveland player may be taken at their spoken value. It may seem strange, this thing of going away from home to get the new* about the home boys, hut stran ger things have happened. This Cleveland player, who was quite cer tain that he knew whereof he spoke, said he understood telegrams had been exchanged and that long dis tance telephone conversations had been indulged in. And in this day of interstate commerce commissions tel egrams are not franked. And the fellow has never been found who could talk over the long distance telephone for nothing. • • * T HE detail that he was shy on was just who was included in the Chica go end >f the deal. He said he under stood that Jennings wanted a first baseman and another Inflelder, prefer ably a third baseman. But he didn’t know the identity of the men Involved beyond that. Manager Callahan has two first basemen. One is Jacques Fournier, who is a slugging French man when he hits the ball and just a Frenchman when he doesn’t. The other is Bill Borton. Other inflelders who aren’t in the game every day are Rollie Zeider and Berger Since we have never made it a habit to trade off a ball player, preferring to get the announcement of the manager In ad vance, we refuse to at this stage of the game. • • • T HE story picked up in Cleveland may turn out to be ft revival of last winter’s yam that Sam Crawford was to come to the White Sox for a goodly return. There’s no question that he would be acceptable. Mana ger Callahan figures that if he pos sessed one clean-up hitter of the Crawford style he would wade through the teams in the American League, Bresnahan Would Like Old Job © O © © © 0 © Wishes He Was With Cardinals S T. LOUIS, June 2.—Roger Bres nahan admits that he made one of the biggest mistakes any play er ever turned in baseball, and wishes that he was back in St. Louis and managing the Cardinals. Having a 5-year contract at a salary of $10,000 per season, together with an addi tional clause of pulling down 10 per cent of the annual profits, Roger had what many players say was the best job In baseball. And now a mere second-string catcher for the Chicago Cube, Roger is beginning to realize what he tossed aside. Yesterday the ex- boss of the Cardinals and several of the players dined and chatted. The Cards were telling him how good the team was going, and during the course of the conversation Bresna han openly stated that he would rath er be back in St. Louis with the Car dinals. One of the players who was in the session gave out the news thaNRoger expressed the wish. When Bresnahan joined the Cuba, it was rumored around the circuit that Murphy secured Roger for the managerial purpose if Evers flailed. Now, though it is understood, that Evers will stick and that if Evers does make a winner out of the Cube. Murphy will not carry Roger around at the big salary he is paying him, simply to serve as the second'-string catcher. So far Archer has been doing pret ty well all the catching. Although the season Is nearly a month and a half old, Bresnahan has not worlked in many games, sitting on the bejach and only coaching from the side liftes, which is quite a contrast ttarg. th* position the Duke occupied fourty®®** with the Cardinals. There are quite a few mem/bem of the Cardinals who are glad that Bres nahan isn’t the manager to-day. CHASE GOES TO WHITE SOX FOR BORTON AND ZEIDER CHICAGO, June 2.—Hal Chase, first baseman of the New York Yankees, became a White Sox # yeaterday as the reeult of a deal whereby Rollie Zeider, utility player, and First Baseman W. Baker Borton go to the Highlanders. The trade was consummated over the long-distance telephone, with Man agers Callahan and Chance doing all the talking. Zeider and Borton left last night with the White Sox to join their new teammates In New York. Chase will don his White Sox uniform when the Callahans play their first game In Boston on Tuesday. DONOVAN HURLS 56-POUND WEIGHT FOR NEW MARK SAN FRANCISCO. June 2.—Pat rick Donovan, of the Pastime Athletic Club, broke his own world’s record in the 56-pound weight throw for height when he hurled the missile 16 feet 9 1-4 inches in the air at the forty- fourth annual picnic and games of the Knights of the Red Branch yes terday at Sheilmound Park. The pre vious mark of 16 feet 7 Inches was made at the Olympic Club's Indoor games last February at the Audito rium White City Park Now Open THE GRAND STS The Atlanta Players’ Clnb Presents Oscar Wilde's Cleverest Play: “The Importance of Being Earnest” Bright, Breezy and Entertaining. TICKETS ON SALE AT FORSYTH BOY 0FFI0E 25c to $1.50 Box Seat* $2.50 rnPQYTU Matinee To-day 2:30 runol in To-night at 8:30 LILLIAN SHAW s sta" 0 JACK HAZARD—-SELDOM’S POEMS IN MARBLE -WARD & CURRAN—WRIGHT $ DIETRICH and Others. Here’s the Place to Keep Cool KEITH VAUDEVILLE MOTOR RACES Grand opening June 6. Ten races. Start $:30 p. m. Admission 25c. Grandstand 25c extra. Old Circus Grounds