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12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. i ft I ) i K i. ! Ifl . *» By Joe Agler. M emphis, tenn, July 22 —Two things happened lo Gilbert Price yesterday in this town The Turtles got to him in the second Inning of the ball game and hammered him fiercely to the bench. Then after the game, Manager Smith told the pitcher to pack his duds and get aboard a train for Atlanta. The reason for the move is not known, but it must be a pretty sound one, or Billy Smith never would have dispensed with the services of one of his regular Cabmen with two tough series left to play after the Crackers are done with the Turtles. ♦ • • J OE CONZELMAN went in after the game was hopelesly lost, as it turned out. and showed his usual claps against the Turtles, stopping the scoring handily. He held them so close that had it not been for the air-tight work of Rube Kissinger, who was having one of his good days, the Smithies might have overcome the handicap and won out even at that stage. But Kissinger was mighty good. At that, the boys were hitting the ball right on the nose, only luck would direct it straight at some Memphis fielder. That is all in the breaks, however, and some time, when the breaks are our way, the other pitcher is going to pay for all of it. The Turtles are going fine just now and are playing the kind of scrappy baseball that earns a fair share of the breaks. • • • * V\7 ALLY SMITH still is in the grasp of one of the worst hitting slumps he ever has had. and we are missing his long wallops greatly. When he starts hitting again—and lie is hound to do that- he is going to help the club out a lot. Dent and Dunn’ are scheduled td work in.the game to-day. BAN WILL NOT RECOGNIZE COMPLAINT OF F. CHANCE Jeff May Be Short on Spelling, but He's Long on Strategy By “Bud” Fisher PARDON M6, SIR, BUT | CAM YOU Y£L*- NVe HOiV Tt> seen. D'Avi<jivy STfteeY »> 1 . KRAZY KAT • • • • • • • • • • • • Krazy Steals Ignatz’s Stuff CHICAGO, July 22.—No official ac tion will be taken by the American League In connection with Frank Chance's complaint charging the Chi cago Americans with misrepresenting the physical condition of Zeider an l the playing ability of Borton, for whom Chance traded Hal Chase. Ban Johnson so announced yesterday. "It will be Impossible to take“action compensating New York for alleged loss," said Johnson, "for the reason that Chance wanted Zeider more than any other man. He had his choice of at least six Chicago players and picked Zeider and Borton." Atlanta Wins Leifield Argument •b»-r +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Herrmann and Murphy Disagree BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip CRACKED THUMB WILL KEEP WOOD OUT SEVERAL WEEKS ROSTON, July 22.—Joe Wood, star pitcher of the Boston Americans, will be out of the game for several weeks. Examination of / his injured right thumb under the X-ray to-day show er] that there was a crack in the end of the big bone, and the incTications are now that a piece of the bone has been chipped off Unusual care is being taken in the treatment of the injury to guard Against stiffness in the joint, which would put an end to Wood's career. MADE 103 CONSECUTIVE . BULL’S-EYES AT 300 YARDS WAKEFIELD. MASS., July 22.— All records for consecutive bull’s- eyes at 800 yards were broken here in the ninth annual meeting of the New England Military Riflemen’s As sociation when Captain Stuart W. Wise, of the Bay State team, made 103 perfect shots. The previous record for consecu tive bull’s-eyes at 800 yards was made by J. W. Hessian, of New York, at Seagirt last year. FflRQYTM MATINEE TO-DAY 2:30 rUR^I 1 n TO-NIGHT AT 8 30 The Sensation of All Diving Acts JOHN F. CONROY Jff&u Lester, Diero, Smith. Cook and Brandon and Others By (): P>. Keeler. C OME& now the august Augustus Herrmann, of the Supreme Court of baseball, and hands down an opinion in the Leifield con troversy decidedly favorable to our Major Frank E. Callaway. Bj* the same token, the same opinion may be construed as somewhat of a re proof to our amiable little friend C. Webb Murphy, of the Cube. The idea is dual. It is granted (1) that if Mr. Lefty Lei field doesn’t choose to play hall for Atlanta, At lanta doesn’t have to argue the ques tion with Mr. Leifield. and (2) that jf JV1 r. Leifield isn’t going to play ball for Atlanta. Atlanta doesn’t have to pay Mr. Murphy for Mr. Leifield. Which does look fair enough. And, anyway, that’s the view the Hon. Herrmann takes of the case In a letter to .MT. Murphy, a copy of which was received by Major Calla way yesterday. Incidentally, the Hon Herrmann’s opinion is of considerable weight in balancing the little problems of base ball. • • • T-JERE is a chronological sketch of 1 1 the incidents Rather lers than two weeks ago. Mr. Murphy and Major Callaway were dickering about Leifield. who (Mr. Miurphy fancied) would be Just the cog to round out a pennant racing machine in this town. Mr Murphy also fancied Mr. Lei- fleld’s value as a cog would be about $3,500. Major Callaway revised that esti mate downward somewhat and made the Cub owner an offer, conditional upon Leifleld’s willingness to play with Atlanta at a stipulated salary. 1 There was the rub. Mr. Murphy accepted the offer, “with all conditions." and wired that he had ordered Leifield to report. Then he added a message that an ex planatory letter was on the way. The explanatory letter explained that Mr Leifield was- balking; had balked, in fact, all the way to St. Louis, where he lived and where he proposed to remain. • Tn fine, it appeared that if Mr. Leifield was to play in the Southern League, that institution would have to be moved over to St. Louis. I Mr. Murphy suggested that Major Callaway write to the Missouri Balkan and try to reason with him. SAFE. CLEAN. COOL. COMFORTABLE G D A A| n MATINEE AT 2:30 Tl « T* V TO-NIGHT AT 8:30 Victor Hugo’s Great LES MISERABIES Nine Reels - - - 4 Rets MATINEE 25c NIGHT 25 and 50c Major Callaway suggested that he. had other things to do. Further, he suggested that the d^al was entirely off. That suggestion extracted from Mr. Murphy a flat-footed declaration that the deal couldn’t be called off in that manner. He countered with a prom ise to tell the National Commission on Major Callaway. The Major promptly replied that the deal already was off. and there fore not subject to further calling. If Mr. Murphy cared to consult the com mission, he had Major Callaway’s full permission—even his earnest request —to do 90. It seems Mr. Murphy did. And It also seems (from the Hon Herrmann’s letter) that he did not get very far with it. • • • THAT “optional agreement” thing is * all very fine, in its way But It does have a certain effect on the lucrative sales Southern League clubs have been accustomed to count on for star players developed during the season. There Is the\ crack hattery of Prough and Mayer, of the Barons. The pitcher is slated for sale, and should yield a good price. But the receiving end was placed on an op tional agreement by the White Sox, and it is pretty well assured that Callahan will yank him in when the yanking season opens. Of the Crackers. Conzelman and Long are the property of big league clubs. In the matter of outright sales. th a Lookouts probably will get the big slice of the circuit in disposing of Covele&kie’and Street. • • • nON’T blame Cholly Frank for gravitating swiftly toward Cynicism, pessimism, fatalism, and any other isms that convey the idea of bursting bubbles and lost illusions. Here's just a sample of the wretch- id Dutchman’s luck this year. Cholly swapped Snedecor to Mont gomery for Kutina and Bagby. and when he made the Billiken manage ment go through with the deal, it wSe generally regarded as a regular David Hamm coqp. But Kutina refused to report, and now Bagby is out 'of the game with a. broken wrist, while Snedecor is playing great ball for the Billies. Don't blame Cholly. then. ENTRIES AT TERRE HAUTE. TERRE HAUTE. IND., July 22 — | Harness racing began here to-day with a fleld of good horses. The number of^ entries is unexpectedly large. In’ a number of events the purses are $1,000. Many of the 3- year-olds entered in this year’s en- trie?-' will make their first start at this meeting. Motor Races To-night 8:15 OTORDROME WOOD, HUNTER AND PHELPS LOW IN WESTERN TOURNEY FLOSSMOOR CLUB. CHICAGO, July 22j—Three loc. 1 players tied it 18 holes in the eliminati-g round of the fourteenth annual championship of the Western Golf Association this morning. \\ arren K. Wood, of Homewood; Paul Hunter, of Midlothian, and Ma son Phelps, another Midlothian play er. wefe the players who led the 131 starters this morning. Warren Wood, as well as Paul Hunter, made the first nine in 37 and the last nine in 40, while Phelps negotiated the first nine holes In 39 strokes and the last nine in 38. Charles Evans, Jr., of Edgewater. the present title holder, had the next best score, with a 78. He took 40 strokes for the first nine holes and 38 for the last half. The Giants are happy to-day. The .JSt. Louis hoodoo has been overcome and they have now won more games than they have lost from every club in the league. • • • “Hooks” Wiltse tried to pitch his teammates to victory, but was forced to give up in the fourth and “Doc” Crandall pulled the game out of the fire. * * * With splendid support behind him Pitcher Seaton twirled the Phillies to another victory over the Reds. * * * Refusal to obey orders is given as the reason why Roger Bresnahan, erstwhile Giant backstop and Cardinal manager, has been benched by Manager Evers, of the Cubs. • * • Rumor has it that Ty Cobb wants to shake the dust of Detroit, but it is not probable that the Tigers will let the Georgia peach get away. * * * Coming from behind, the Superbas won the final game from the Pirates. Twenty-nine players took part in the farce. * • • Opportune hitting proved too much for the Braves and the Cubs romped home erfsy winners. m * * Few Yankees got on bases in Jungle- town and the Tigers won the second game of the series. * * * Although wild, Blanding kept the Red Sox hits well scattered, and the Naps drove Moseley from the mound early in the game, the Naps winning easily. * * * The Senators again defeated the White Sox. Walter Johnson pitched That’s the reason. * * * One busy inning, the sixth, when the Athletics hammered in seven runs, proved the undoing of the Browns. * * * Ban Johnson makes a little statement, "in case the Athletics and the Giants win the pennants in their respective leagues.” Why “in case?’ * • * Also. Bancroft asserts that the cham pionship play in the Big Series this fall will be keener than ever. It always is. • * * And (added to that) there comes an aplicatlon for season tickets to the big show from five Americans now living In Chile, who plan to spend their v; cation as spectators at the world’s series, provided they are assured of seats. t • * ♦ ( There appears to be some little doubt in Chattanooga as to whether the Look outs are merely sleeping, or really have passed on Our guess is that Kid El- berfield still is kicking at any rate * * * It remained for Charley Schmidt to revive -the ancient and at one time highly honorable custom of inspiring a hand-out of hard and soft money by taging the pfl at an oportune juncture. There happened to be two on bases in the second game of the Birmingham- Mobile double-header Saturday, and Gregory made the mistake of walking Robertson to get at Charles. Result: four runs. • • • Somebody is compiling a blue book on temperamental ball players who dis tress their respective managers by out bursts of operatic and erratic behavior Here are some nominees: Rube Mar- quard and Art Shafer of the Giants; Earl More and Sherwood Magee. of the Philips. and T. R. Cobh, who alone Is sufficient for H Jenings to handle. Rut. say—what about peaceful Heinie Zim merman? • • * Jawn M McGraw—the “M” standing for Manager and not Muggsy, as you doubtless were figuring—has entered upon his twelfth consecutive year as boss of the New’ York Giants. He has won four penants in that period, stand ing in a tie with Mack. Chance 'and Clarke in that respect. Muggsy bids fair to top the Peerless Leader and the Pirates’ leader by copping a fifth flag this season. But Mr. McGilllcuddy will keep step. Oh. yes! OMAHA RELEASES ARBOGAST. OMAHA. NE13R., July 22.—Presi dent W. R. Rourke, of the Omaha Western League club, has announced the release of Charles Arbogast. who has been manager of the Omaha team for the last two seasons. Rourke "ill manage the team himself. Ar bogast goes to the Los Angeles team TORONTO GETS ALMEIDA; NASHVILLE WANTED HIM PHILADELPHIA, July 22.—Almei- da, the Cuban player who has been with the Cincinnati National League club for some time, has been re leased to the Toronto team of the In ternational League. Sports and Such J. STAHL. Lives of managers remind us That we must stag on the job. Counting on the work behind us Means a swift slam on the knob. • • • THE BROWNS’ PROTEST OF a recent game w'ith the Yankees reminds us of the controversy over thq “w’hite heavyweight champion ship.” • • • THE DEBUT OR MR. ARTHUR Pelky on the vaudeville stage ought to suggest something to young Mr. Mahoney, of Europe. “The Only Man Bombardier Wells Can Lick” w r ould pack the house. * * * “THERE ISN’T ANYTHING I can do about it,” says Ban John son, regarding the Stahl matter, as he speeds across Ohio. Which shows the difference between a man’s conversation on Broadway at night and in the dairy farm coun try the next morning. m * * THE FURTHER WE GO INTO it the more the “ethics” of organ ized baseball resemble the code of the police graft ring. Mr. Com- iskey says of the recent gold- bricking of the New' York club in the Chase deal that “they ought to take their medicine gracefully.” In other words. no matter what is handed to you. don’t squeal, for the good of the game. * * * THIS GIVES RISE TO THE question as to whether Horace Fogel was kicked out of big league baseball for saying the umpiring was crooked when it wasn’t or for making public the fact that it was. * * * SIR THOMAS LIPTON CA- .bles that “negotiations” anent his challenge for the America’s Cup are still nroceedln°\ As negoti ators, the New York Yacht Club numbers the best yachtsmen in the world. * * * “I EXPECT THE ATHLETICS to win barely half of their remain ing games.” says Clark Griffith, of the Senators. A modest little ex pectation and one certain of com plete realization. * • • JOE RIVERS SAYS THAT* HE is going to post $5,000 as a forfeit and offer a side bet for a return match with Champion Ritchie, but wMll stipulate that the weight must' be 133 pounds at the ringside. This is an excellent way of showing that he Is not afraid of Ritchie and at the same time cutting off any possi bility of a fight w’ith him. • * • “I INSIST THAT I DID NOT resign. I was fired.” declares Jake Stahl. All right—but why boast about it? * * * MR. EBBETS WAS NOT TALK- irg loosely when he said that the high cost of baseball was increas ing. If he has many more “open ings” and “dedications” we should think it would be well-nigh pro hibitive. 0 0* BILLY GIBSON THINKS THAT Cross-Ritchie would draw $35,000 in New York, and he says that he is certain Richie will box for him because they are old friends. It only shows what sac rifices even a champion is com pelled to make in the name of friendship. BOXING News of the Ring Game Spider Britt, the local bantamweight, is ready to don the padded mitts again. Britt is particularly anxious to get on with either Charlie Lee or Kid Young. Spider says he never felt better in his life than he does at the present time and is positive he can defeat either of the above mentioned boysi *00 Eddie Hanlon, who recently defeated Terry Nelson, is anxious to get on with some other boy of his weight. A match between Hanlon and Mike Saul ought to prove a corker. 0*0 Charlie White, pound for pound the greatest little battler in this country, will probably be seen in action on the coast seme time this fall. Tom Mc- Carey has been thinking of putting White on with the winner of the Wol- gast-Dundee bout, scheduled to take place at Los Angeles next month. * * * Mariel Thomas, French welterweight, and Mike Glover will clash in a tefi- round set-to at Boston on Tuesday night. Glover has made a good impres sion among the “Beantown” fans, w here he has won his last five fights. * * * Tommy Buck, of Philadelphia. and Patsy Kline, the Newark featherweight, have been matched to box ten rounds at New York on August 1. They have agreed to weigh 122 pounds at 3 o’clock. * * * Cal Delaney, sparring partner of Johnny Kilbane. has signed articles to box Kid Julien in a twelve-round go next Saturday night. Both boys are featherweights. * * * Bob McAllister has finally decided to ke a crack at the twenty-round game. The Western middleweight has agreed to take on Ed Petroskey before Jim Coffroth’s club at Frisco some time next month. * * * Jake Abel has departed for his home in Chattanooga. Before he left Jake stated that Charlie White was without a doubt the heaviest puncher he has ever met. Yes, several other boys hold the same opinion as Abel. For refer ence apply to Joe Thomas. * * * Although Charlie Lee was given the verdict* over Kid Young on a foul last week, there are many of the opinion that Young can take the measure of the tall featherweight it he would only get into condition. Young has promised to train as he never has before if given another chance at his conqueror. • 1 * Danny Morgan, the talkative man ager. is still keeping his press agent busy trying to force Willie Ritchie into a match. Britton is one boxer who is entitled to a chance at the title. * * * Carl Morris, the Sapulpa heavy weight. is to battle A1 Benedict, of Ho boken, N. J., in a 15-round encounter at Joplin. Mo., Friday night. * * * Lest we forget. Meyer Pries w’ishes us to announce that he is still alive. Meyer is yearning for a return engage ment with Spider Britt. Pries is cer tainly one game youngster. “ZEIDER SICK, IS BETTER THAN CHASE.”—CHANCE CLEVELAND, July 22.—Frank Chance, manager of the Yankees, in speaking of tne Zeider-Ohase deal, slips the following knock to Chase. “We're perfectly satisfied with this deal. I wouldn't give Zeider when right for three Chases. I think he’s a better man than Chase at his best. And Zeider in a hospital is of more value to the New York club than Ha! Chase would be'to-day. "There’s no chance in the world for us to ask that the trade by which we gave Chase for Zeider and Borton be canceled. We don’t want the deal canceled, but we are asking that the Chicago club be required to pay the salary of Zeider and to pay his doc tor’s bills until such time as he is able to play.” Big Marathon Grind On To-night •{•••j* -J* • v -r* • v Ten Riders in Sensational Race M OTORCYCLE fans in Atlanta are to be given a real treat at the Motordrome to-night. The b^fet card of the season is to be put on, and some thrilling races are bbund to be the result. The big Marathon race is easily the feature. The sight of ten riders, ail being on the track at the same time, each trying his hardest to get into the lead, should be a scene well worth watching. The riders are to cover 26 miles 385 yards. • As the leaders ih a long race have a great advantage, there is bound to be a hot scramble throughout the long grind. The riders out in front invariably cover the track so as to keep their opponents from getting ahead. Mixups of some sort are usu ally the result, and if some spills are not recorded it will surely be a big surprise. Tex Richards and Jock McNeil, the favorites, have their machines in the best of shape, and are out to set a record. They have been practicing daily, and wise ones are looking for thes«e two to fight it out to a finish. However, both these speed demons may be beaten out by a dark horse. Morty Graves has his machine in good working order, and it would not sur prise many to see him w’in out. Big Cash Prize to Winner. A cash prize of $500 is to go to the winner. This is enough to make any of them take some daring chances to cop the big event. Each rider will have a pit in front of the paddock, where he can change a tire or wheel in a very few minutes and continue on his journey. The Motordrome Sweepstakes should also afford some excellent rac ing. The riders will be trying out their machines for the big event, and some fast racing should be witnessed. New Sweaters for Riders. To-night each rider will have a new sweater, a different colored one for each. This is after the plan used on the metropolitan racing tracks, so that each mount and his Jockey is distinguishable no matter how far away from the spectators. Following are the colors that will \ be worn by the motor demons to night: No. 1. Morty Graves, black; No. 2. Harry Schwartz, green; No. 3, Billy Shields, orange; No. 4, George Lock- ner, black with red stripes; No. 5, Tex Richards, bright red; No. 6. Fred die Luther, maroon; No. 7, George Renel. red with white stripe; No. 8. Jock McNeil, white; No. 9, Henry* Lewis, light blue; No. 10, Harry Glenn, dark red. Here Is the complete program; Tex Richards against time. One mile. Present record held by Eddie Hasha and Morty Graves; time, 38 4-5 seconds. MOTORDROME SWEEPSTAKE?. One mile to qualify for two-mile final. Two to qualify in each heat, and three in fastest heat. First Heat—No. 1, Morty Graves) No. 2, Harry Schwartz; No. 3. Billy Shields; No. 4. George Lockner; No. 5. Tex Richards Second Heat—No. 6. Freddie Lu ther; No. 7. George Renel; No. 8. Jock McNeil; No. 9, Henry Lewis; No. 10, Harry Glenn. Harry Glenn vs. Harry Schwartz. (Special match race). Two miles, best two.out of three heats. Final heat of Motordrome Sweep- stakes—Two miles. Second heat of special match race— Glenn vs. Schwartz. Third heat of special match race, if necessary. Big Marathon Race—26 miles 385 yards. Ten riders to compete. Each rider will have to ride 105 times around the track. INTERSTATE BALL LEAGUE GOES TO SMASH AGAIN ERIE, PA., July 22.—The reorgan ized Interstate League season ' came to an unexpected ending here, with the Erie team a second pennant- winner. finishing the abbreviated schedule with a percentage of 1.000." The four-club circuit, composed of Youngstow’n, Akron, Wheeling and Brie, proved a losing proposition. BigG Cures in 1 to 5 day* unnatural discharges. Contains no poison and mar be used full strength absolutely without fear. Guaranteed not to stricture. Prevents contagion. REMEDYfdr n THE tIMlVE.RS.AL CAR If there were no Fords, auto- mobiling would be like yachting---the sport of rich men. 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