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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. I 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 • • • • • • • • CopjTtfht. 1911. International N*wa Berrlo*. • • • • 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. Old Circus Grounds rADCVTU Matinee To-day 2:30 r Uf\3 I ■ ri To-night at 8:30 LILLIAN SHAW s, $KSfS - JACK HAZARD—-SEIDOM'S POEMS IN MARBLE—WARD & CUHRAN---WRIGHT & DIETRICH and Other.. Here's the Place to Keep Cool KEITH VAUDEVILLE the cram) areata The Atlanta Players' Club Presents Oscar Wilde’s Cleverest Play: **The Importance of Being tamest” Bright, Breezy and Entertaining. 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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. * • * Five errors matle by the Tigers ena bled the Athletics to score a 7 to 3 vic tory. * * * Ty Cobb made one hit yesterday out of three times up. Joe Jackson, his bat ting rival, did ditto. * * • Leon Ames, traded by the Giants to the Reds about two weeks ago, pitched a three-hit shut-out victory yesterday against the Dodgers. * * * 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. * * * 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. • • * 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 * • • 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 L 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 ®. WhUkey an* Drug Habit* tr—1«* “5” SMhiirtum. Book oa mbj«c* *-**■*»« teniae i . ine U used becsuM Tetterlae Is sdenUfleslly prepared to remote the CAUSE m well as the EFFECT TETTERINE CURES SKIN DISEASES mae W. Boott. Milledtetille. Oa.. write* I •uttered with an eruption two voare and ono box of Tettorlne cured me and two of friend*. It U worth tta welpht In gold. Tetterlne cure* ecKini, tetter, ground itch, eryelpelea. itching piles and other ailments. Get it to-day-Tettorlne. 50e at druggist!, or by mall. 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