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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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FOR RACES AT
T HE program la out at laat for
the first motorcycle racing meet
over the Atlanta Motordrome.
It contains nine races, split up Into
three events. The first will be the
Atlanta Sweepstakes, with three heats
and a final. The next will be the
Motordrome Purse, with three heats
and a final. The last number will be
a “triangular" match race, which will
be framed up later. It is probable
that the Atlanta lad, “Smiling Harry"
Qlenn, will be one of the riders in this
event.
The races will be called Friday
night at 8:30. The doors will be open
ed at 7, and the riders will be on the
track warming up a half hour or so
later.
The races will all be run at short
intervals and the program will go
through with no lagging.
Tickets for the meet are on sale at
Shepherd's Segar Shop, Edgewood
Avenue and Pryor Street. Each is
provided with a rain check and they
will be handled just as baseball rain
checks are. If any meet is “rained
out" the rain checks will be good for
admission at any subsequent meet
this year.
Here Is the Program.
The program follows:
First event, Atlanta Sweepstakes,
one-mile heats, first man in each
heat and second man in fastest heat
to qualify for finals.
Race 1—First heat. No. 1, Marty
Graves, of Los Angeles; No. 2, Harry
Swartz, of Denver; No. 3, Willie
Shields, of Brooklyn.
Race 2—Second heat, No. 4, George
Lockner, of Syracuse; No. 5 "Tex"
Richards, of Dallas; No 6, Freddie
Luther, of Fort Worth.
Race 3—Third heat, No. 7
Georges Renel. of Paris; No. 8, Jock
McNeil, of Edinborough; No. 9, Hen
ty Lewis, of Springfield, Mass.
Race 4—Final heat in Atlanta
Sweepstakes, five miles First prize
$40; second prize, $30: third prize
$20.
Second event, Motordrome purse,
two-mile heats, first man in each heat
and second man in fastest heat to
qualify.
Race 5—First heat, “Tex” Richards,
Willie Shields, Georges Renel.
Race 6—Second heat, Marty
Graves, Henry Lewis, George Lock
ner.
Race 7—Third heat, Jock McNeil,
Harry Swartz, Fred Luther.
Race 8—Final heat in Motordrome
purse, three miles. First prize. $35;
second prize. $20; third prize, $10
Race 9—Special three-cornered
match race, the riders to be an-
' nounced Friday night First prize,
$25; second prize, WO: third prize.
$15.
Rain Spoils Sport.
The newspaper men’s meet, set for
Tuesday afternoon, was pretty well
smashed up by the rain. A good crowd
of Fourth Estaters was present, but
scattering showers in the afternoon
, made any fancy riding impossible.
The track was very slippery and at
high speed the machines skidded
frightfully.
“Tex" Richards and Harry Glenn
furnished most of the excitement. The
former star rode several miles through
the misting rain at express train
speed and came back on two wheels,
tvhich was more than was expected
by those who watched him ride.
Seats wdpt on sale Tuesday at
Tumlin’s cigar stands, as well as at
Shepherd’s Segar Shop. The advance
demand is heavy.
TIGERS PAY $4,000 FOR
PITCHER AND INFIELDER
OTTUMWA, IOWA, June 4.—Detroit
has purchased Pitcher Crimes and First
Baseman Burns for $4,000, subject to im
mediate delivery. The deal was madej
by Manager E. F. Egan, who secured
Grimes from Austin. Minn Burns re
cently was purchased for $300 from Bur
lington. Grimes has won eleven straight
victories and has not been scored on for
thirty consecutive innings. Burns is hit
ting close to .500.
Bringing Up Father
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By George McManus
BALL PLAYER DYING
RICHMOND, VA.. June 4.—Selden
N. Mitchell, one of nine brothers who
comprised a baseball team in South-
side Virginia some years ago, is dying
with peritonitis in this city.
YALE ELECTS TRACK CAPTAIN.
NEW HAVEN. CONN., June 4 —
George Estabrook Brown, of Philadel
phia, a junior in the Sheffield Scien
tific School, at Yale, last night was
elected captain of the Yale track team
for next year.
CHANCE AFTER SHORTSTOP.
DOS ANGELES. CAL. June 4. Man
ager Frank Chance, of the New York
•Americans. has offered $5,000 for the
immediate release of Frank Host, short
stop of the Venice team, of the Pacific
Coast League, according to an an
nouncement made here to-day.
MOTOR RACES
Grand opening June
6. Ten races. Start
8:30 p. m. Admission
25c. Grandstand 25c
extra.
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3 Champs Unpopular With Fans
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Coulon, Kilbane, Ritchie Disliked
By Left Hook.
N EVER since there were boxers
have there been three finer lit
tle fellows in the ring than
Johnny Coulon, Johnny Kilbane and
Willie Ritchie.
Never since there were boxers have
there been three more unpopular
champions than Johnny Coulon,
Johnny Kilbane and Willie Ritchie.
The only thing that could happen
no them now to complete the picture
would be for them to turn baseball
umpires.
The case of Johnny Coulon is a
special one. different from other
two. A sick boy, he refuses either to
defend the title or to give it rip. Ev
ery challenge brings from him a wail
that his turn turn hurts him and he
is going on a long hunting trip.
This has gradually turned a popu
lar little fighter into a very unpopu
lar one. Coulon is disliked because
he has practically tied up the entire
bantamweight division and blighted
the hopes of every boy in it.
Sport World Resentful.
The sporting world seems -to feel
a just resentment against Coulon for
having dived down a hole and dragged
the hole in after him.
It Is not easy to say Just why Kil
bane and Ritchie are unpopular. The
attitude of the sporting public toward
Kilbane Is this—they know he got
the worst of the decision with Dun
dee and they are glad he did.
The same would have been true of
Ritchie.
The cause of the public grouch
against these two fine little fellows
seems to be that Ritchie and Kil
bane are both “In” the boxing world,
but not “of’ boxing.
They are too obviously there for
money to suit the tastes of the sport
ing fans. In a rather cool and Indif
ferent way, Kilbane makes this plain.
His attitude toward the sporting pub
lic strikes one as being somewhat
like contempt. Ho cares nothing for
fighting and very little for fight fans.
Is Timid About Capital.
He feels about as much of the hot
glow of battle as a turtle. It is be
lieved that Kilbane has courage of
the very highest type. In a scrap out
at a picnic, merely for the fun of
the thing, Kilbane could probably
fight like a fiend. But, In the ring,
he can’t get over the idea that he
has placed $50,000 worth of capital
in a perilous position. Kilbane is
timid only because capital is timid,
and Johnny is a capitalist.
Although it may sound paradoxical.
Kilbane Is one of the most brilliant
boxers that ever lived; and he never
should have gone into the ring. It
is a life he does not belong in. He
doesn’t know how to act there. He
Isn’t in sympathy with boxing and
boxers. He hasn’t made a great deal
of money; but he is a smart boy and
he will De able to Invest what he has
in some business where he will prob
ably shine.
It is not likely he will be in the
ring very long. His passing into busi
ness life will end one of the most
peculiar careers in boxing annals—
a boxing genius who didn’t like to
box.
Ritchie Reverse of Idol.
Ritchie is the reverse English of
a boxing idol because the boxing pub
lic resents his luck. Every man who
has worked hard all his life and’has
saved by self-denial has a secret and
savage hatred for every one who has
made an easy killing.
Billy Nolan added to this feeling
by giving the impression that he
didn’t consider Willie any world beat
er, but thought it safer to swoop
up all the money they possibly could
in the stage business before giving
any one a chance at the title.
Ritchie is very likely to live down
his unpopularity. He will leave the
stage very soon and Nolan says he
will fight anybody who can show the
coin. He is likely to put up a fight
that will surprise everybody.
Fight fans seem to forget the pluck
and courage with which he faced Ad
Wolgast, and the fortitude with which
he took one of the most savage beat
ings imaginable until the lucky blow
at the end.
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
Eddie Collins, of the Athletics, got a
triple and a homer out of four times
at bat yesterday.
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Five errors matle by the Tigers ena
bled the Athletics to score a 7 to 3 vic
tory.
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Ty Cobb made one hit yesterday out
of three times up. Joe Jackson, his bat
ting rival, did ditto.
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Leon Ames, traded by the Giants to
the Reds about two weeks ago, pitched
a three-hit shut-out victory yesterday
against the Dodgers.
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The Giants’ victory yesterday and the
Dodgers defeat broke the tie for second
place and sent the Giants into the run
ner-up position, Just 97 points back of
the Phillies.
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The Yankees to date have established
a record that is without equal and one
which will no doubt stand for all time.
They have failed to win a game on their
home grounds. They have lost fifteen
straight at home since the season
opened.
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Sweeney’s failure to play for a run
ner at home In the seventh inning of the
Yankees-Naps game turned the tide of
battle and enabled the Clevelanders to
romp home an easy winner
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Eddie Ainsmlth. Washington catcher,
has drawn an indefinite suspension for
heaving a handful of sand at an umpire
on Monday.
SLATED TO
By Joe Agler.
B ILL SMITH is figuring on work
ing Dent or Price against the
Billikens in to-day’s festivities.
Chapman will do the receiving. The
rest of the line-up will be as usual.
We got in from Nashville in good
order this morning.
Our game Tuesday came about as
easily as the one of the day before. It
took longer, but there was never any
more doubt about the one than the
other.
“King’’. Brady twirled his usual
game against the Vols—and that
means victory about every time. He
seems to have something on them.
The Crackers hit the ball, ran bases
well and took advantage of the Vols’
errors. The score was 8 to 3.
We put another awful dent in
Beck’s record. They say he is going
to the big league with an awful flour
ish before long, but if he pitched
against us every day I’m not so sure
about it.
When they stuck in Flehartv he
held us. but by that time it didn’t
make any difference.
The Crackers sure played jam-up
ball yesterday. Every man fielded his
position in great style and we looked
like a real ball club.
I believe we should win today’s ball
game. I think Dent will be the man
worked, and I think he will fool the
Bills. If we hit the way we are ca
pable of there will be nothing to it.
GILLESPIE BEANED; IS
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
OFIATTANOOGA, TKNN., June 4 —
Jimmy Gillespie, third baseman of the
local club, was struck on the head by
Pitcher Hardgrove, of the Birmingham
club, yesterday, and to-day is in the
hospital In an extremely critical condi
tion. His skull is badly fractured and
recovery Is doubtful. Gillespie played
last year with the Providence club, In
the International League.
BROWNS PURCHASE INFIELDER.
SAN DIEGO, CAL.. June 4 —
Charles Flanagan, shortstop of the
San Diego team of the Southern Cali
fornia League, has been sold to the
St. Louis Americans. Flanagan will
report July 1. The consideration is
said to have been $3,500.
PHILLIES AND REDS IN TRADE.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.—Mana
ger Dooin, of the Philadelphia Na
tional ball team, announced before
leaving with his team for Pittsburg
that he had secured Beals Becker from
the Cincinnati club in exchange for
Dodge, a utility inflelder.
Food for Sport Fans
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By QEORQK ■. PH AIR.
AUTO POLO.
Auto polo is a cross between two of
our most popular Institutions—namely,
sport and manslaughter.
Its chief object, aalde from abusing an
innocent ball, le to contribute to the sup
port of deserving morticians and funeral
directors.
Its press agent telle us that It “com
bines all the risks of a bullfight, a foot
ball game and a ride in an airship.” We
fall to see Its connection with bullfight
ing except that the press agent is an
adept at throwing the bull. He might
have added, however, that It combines
all the Inspiring features of mayhem
and assault with Intent to kill.
One of the beauties of auto polo Is the
training It affords a motorist. An expert
auto pololet can hit a pedestrian at a
distance of twenty yards without even
taking aim and may always be depended
upon to hit .300 on a crowded thorough
fare.
The headquarters of the Auto Polo
Association of America Is at Floral Park,
Long Island, making it easy to obtain
flowers for the remains of the losers.
As an athletic exercise auto polo Is
indorsed by all physicians, especially by
those who need the practice.
The origin of auto polo Is enshrouded
In mystery. As a result Its Inventor has
escaped without hie Just deserts.
It may be true, as Tim Mumane says,
that education does not help a ball
player, but it often prevents him from
injuring himself with his table knife.
Jules Qoux, the gent who won the race
at Indianapolis, was kissed by hie me
chanic. But such Is the penalty of suc
cess.
Critics on the coast inform us that
Jess Willard is a promising heavy
weight. but up to date he has been
committing breach of promise.
Among other things, Connie Mack Is
sustained and soothed by the knowledge
that he never will be prosecuted for un
necessary noise.
Mr. Cobb avers that he never hears
the shouts of the populace, but It will
be hard to convince the innocent by
stander whom he clouted on the fea
tures.
Possibly Mr. Cobb does not hear the
hoi pollol, but If he falls to hear the
stentorian strains of the popcorn mer
chants he is deaf and dumb.
NO PLACE FOR AN UMP.
An umpire entered Heaven'a pate,
but turned around and fled.
“Why beat it thusly from our midstt"
the good St. Peter said.
“/ walked right in," the ump replied;
“/ walked right in, and then—
/ saw John Evers standing there, and
walked right out again."
The savant, or whatever It was, who
averred that two heads are better than
one, never tried to manage a ball team
on that system.
Leland Stanford having whipped the
Jap ball team twice In tne same place,
Mr. Bryan will now come across with an
apology.
One Is not surprised to hear that the
French Government contemplates a Sec
retary of Athletics, although most poli
ticians are Spanish athletes.
Punishing a ticket scalper by putting
hie name In the paper Is much like sen
tencing an actor to a column on the
first page.
Davy Jones says he will quit baseball
rather than play In Toledo, leading one
to suspect that somewhere in the dim
past he has visited Toledo.
Still, how could Wisconsin expect to
win a ball game with a pitcher who
labors under the name of Isabella?
Mike Donlln finished among the also
rans at Coeur d'Alene, demonstrating
that there Is something in a name.
The Navy crew having beaten Colum
bia by a noee, we may expect to see
a steed win the Derby by a stroke.
While some may consider polo a par
lor game, we fall to see anything par
ticularly effeminate In acting as a door
mat for an able-bodied horse.
TOUX TROUX.
There was a young driver named
Oout
Who turned on the power and floux.
His machine, the Peugeot,
Showed them all how to geot.
And he shattered a record or twour.
HARVARD SHOWS PROFIT
OF $27,928 IN ATHLETICS
CAMBRIDGE. MA8S , June 4. —Har-
vard athletics showed & profit of $27,928
for the year ended July 31, 1912, as
against a loss of $10,822 for the previous
year, according to the report of Grad
uate Manager W. D. Puttey.
The total receipts from athletic con
tests amounted to $157,359. and the ex
penses fere $125,431 The previous year
the receipts were $112,097
GIBBONS DEFEATS WHITE
IN TWELVE-ROUND BOUT
BOSTON, June 4.—Mike Gibbons,
St. Paul welterweight, put a tempo
rary stop to the title aspirations of
Joe White, of Boston, in a twelve-
round bout here last night. Gibbons
had a big shade in the majority of
rounds.
White City Park Now Open
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TETTERINE CURES
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ono box of Tettorlne cured me and two of
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Tetterlne cure* ecKini, tetter, ground itch,
eryelpelea. itching piles and other ailments.
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SMUrTftlNE CO.. SAVANNAH. GA.
JOE RIVERS AND RITCHIE
FAIL TO AGREE ON WEIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.—Billy No
lan and Joe Levy could not agree on
the weight question to-day and the Wil
lie Rltcnle-Joe Rivers match may not
take place on July 4.
Nolan Insisted on the weight being at
134 at 9 o'clock in the morning and that
the fight take place at 1:30 o'clock in
the afternoon. Levy Is willing to ac
cept 134 pounds ringside, but would not
agree to the weight and time named by
Nolan.
The matter has been laid over until
Thursday, when another discussion will
be started.
R0BIDEAU READY FOR GO
WITH SHUGRUE THURSDAY
NEW YORK, June 4.—Sam Robldeau.
the lightweight boxer who is trying to
fight his way to the world’s title, has
arrived, from Philadelphia in fine condi
tion for the ten-round battle with
“Young Joe” Shugrue, of Jersey City, In
Madison Square Garden to-morrow
night.
Gus Platts will face Dave Kurts in
the semi-final.
BALL PLAYERS “FRAT”
SUES BOSTON AMERICANS
NEW YORK, June 4.—The baseball
players’ union, known as “The Fra-
ternlty,” which wap organized to pro
tect the interests of the players, yes
terday filed a suit against the Boston
American League baseball team in
the Supreme Court of this city to
collect $1,480 damages for Kurt M.
Hageman, known as “Casey.”
The complainant says he suffered
the damages by reason of the club not
permitting him to discharge his* duties
under a contract he signed after June
23. 1912. He was also refused his
release when he demanded it. This
is one of the first suits brought by
the union.
Hageman was a pitcher taken by
the Red Sox from Denver in the fall
of 1911. He was let out early in 1912
and claims that the Red Sox violated
his contract.
PLAY TENNIS
This is one of the best out door sports.
It is not necessary that you have a private
court on which to play. The Park Board has
amply provided courts to accommodate all
who can play. There are seven new ones in
Piedmont; five in Grant; one in Mims and
one in Howell Park—and all belong to the
people—all that is necessary for you to do is
get there first. We sell the celebrated
Wright and Ditson Tennis Goods.
Racquets $1.00 to $8.00
Nets $1.00 to $7.50
Balls 30c and 45c
Marking Tape $4.00 per set
Court Markers $1.00 and $2.00
King Hardware Co.
53 Peachtree
87 Whitehall