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i i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. s'poets* cavmmt C«prrt*ht, 1912, Intmutlorutf None of Us Is Superstitious, but— N ASHVILLE. July 22.—Too much foxy stuff on the part of Presi dent Alibi Hiriig knocked the Vo Is* deal for Almeida Into a cocked hat, and In order to bolster up the works around the hot comer Dave Bunting has been recalled from Akron. Garry Hermann, of the Kede, eet a price of $1,800 on the Cuban third seeker's head, but Hlrsig had his ears crowded full of chatter about Ra phael's pater owning about three- fourths of the Island of Cuba, so that Almeida spent his time In the State" merely to study the habits and cus toms of the natives and was pretty apt to leave baseball flat on its back most any time. Having only a little while ago parted with $1,500 for Artie Hofman. the Vol mogul figured out he had a fine chance to get stung by slipping the Reds 1.800 Iron men, so he wired Herrmann offering him $900 for immediate delivery of Almeida and the remaining half provided the Cu ban reported to the Vole next spring. Hlrstg figured that Oarrv was foolish. He learned different. The old "ill wind" stuff came in when the Interstate League began to wabble and Manager Siegie, of the Akron club, advised Hlrsig that he was ready to return Bunting to the Vols before the big blow-off came. Dave has been going in great ^tyle for Selgle and ought to be able to jump right in and take care of third base, for Bobby Baumgardner is quite a distance from being ripe and lacks class, although he Is a pretty handy man with the ash. Hlrstg has departed for Detroit to hava a confab with President Navin In regard to having the Tigers farm Catcher Gibson to the Vols again next season. Gib by looks ripe for the big show, but Hlrsig hopes that the Jun- gleltes can spare him next year, and that is about all that is left for the poor old Vols to do—to build up a club for 1814. since all hope of getting out of te ruck is gone. Several clubs are known to be after Gibby. but Hlrsig is hopeful, which is about the best little thing that he does BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip The Phillies are still keeping pace with the Giants They humbled the Cubs twice, coming from behind In both games * • • Three-fingered Brown was the hero in both games of the double-header be tween the Reds and Braves With his teammates in danger of losing each con test in the final Innings, he rushed to the rescue and averted serious mishap. T re te Sox, aided by Rath’s long Single, won out from the Senators • • • The Naps had their batting eyes with them and drove two Red Sox pitchers from the box, acoring an easy victory. • The Athletics received a surprise when the Browns hit both Brown and Houck hard and scored a shut-out victory. • • • The Yankees lost their batting eyes in the game with the Tigers, getting only three blngle-s and narry a run. • • • The Dodgers were pushed a little fur ther down the ladder when the Cardi nals took them Into camp in rather easy fashion • • * Jack Coombs will be back In the Ath letics' line-up in about five weeks The big pitcher. who^s up in Maine recov ering from a Revere illness, is rapidly re gaining his strength and expects to help his team regain their lead during the last month of the season. * • • Pitcher Kent was sent to the minors by the Brooklyn" He goes to the To ronto International League team • • • Heine Zimmerman is rapidly recover ing from the injury to his foot and his physician states he will be back in the game in about two weeks. • • * Now is the time for Jake Stahl to oome through with an interview about the serpent's tc.oth. the head that wears a crown, and the quality of mercy » ' * » It appears Fielder Jones can still go after the high ones, whether he gets them or not • * * On the other hand, if F. Chance really prefers Zeider on the hospital roster to Hal Chase on first, what Is he twitter ing about? • • * Watch the spurtographs for a fearful “ * "cflu ucial serieses" to-day he Pirates are at the Polo Grounds and It may be the last chance to spring the old favorite epidemic of oosn! But 1 H4d a AwFul DREAM AJ»6hT TfeUV*/ I dr’eaMT a soul HATS', i Millions /w' MILLIONS OF 'EM! R4T5, d»d j You 5x4/ SAbTL . RATS' 5 ME/JM5 To DPJL4M ABOUT ' RAJS SAtf'L l IT you Sti A Buck Cat wThmj the weyt, -toewTcun,. hours VoukcJ L-^^^eowERjJT: tool tool CMVItfSoME fT i ftoo[ Fbof YzjKikI 5corrl IF /CIKTE. i BUT ive 5eew nr work A ikouSAND Times' ah' I U&/ER kX/o*x/EP »T -J-Lto TAIL Vd! 1 i 64M&W4V] (i4N{rWWVJ KRAZY KAT © — « No Chance to Quarrel in This Game (5huaj The "cards J I AjfcVEft. Petty Thbm - V ONE OF Twex* LACUI AV5 i PFoo - "Such 'Tack , THAT - SHC/VV on Woo 16/UATzes’; Luwy l HAVE IkAYfcD CAkbs Tea. YEAft-*/ i 4MB AIEVEft. HAb I A Bur I&JAT2 'JyWLWkJ) IS So-j— Never in All The Ive Played"'SOCirAi^E ^AvE 1 HAD A CfcUAftRSV L_r> -yAiSVEfe-7^ Food for Sport Fans \ By GEORQB ft. PHAIR. Sports and Such ^By RIGH^ CROSS^ l RINGSIDE NOTES If the Yanks can’t win any pennants Themselves, they can at least make a lusty splash In the general situation Last year (for Instance! they played twenty-one games with the Red Sox. The Yanks won two And It may be recalled that the Red Sox won a pen nant. N. B.—The Athletios have won fourteen out of fifteen games from the YaJiks so far this year • * • Now are the well-known exciting days of 1776 being more or less re-enacted in the sporting warfare between Uncle 8am and John Bull. There is golf, cor responding to Bunker Hill. And there is polo, which resembles Brandywine. And about this tennis business, now— let's wait a bit. • • • What a sad eommerflary on the pitch ing talent of the Cardinals, that, after trotting out practically the entire staff. & person named Doak should be the only one to show any ability against the Giants. • • * The cry in Nashville is either for an other first-class slabman or some more hitting strength on the club No chance to get that combination in any one per son. any how • « • Those reports of a slump by the Mack- men have an Indefinable flavor as of a war scare between these L’nited States and Great Britain. • • * •’Babe" Adams, the no-hlt pitcher, the Volunteers -fancied they purchased from Savannah, still continues to pastime in the, Sally League, which doubtless Is helping the Vols a lot. By Otto C. Floto. D ENVER. July 23.—Whenever a youngster wine a champion ship, or a champion defends his title.' he Invariably lays himself open to attack by all contenders through the columns* of the press, or via Uncle Sam’s route through the postoffieps. It is on occasions of this kind that the ever-ready letter writer gets his inning. Willie Ritchie is no exception to the rule, and his daily mail contains ail sorts of defls and challenges. Evidently Willie must have been somewhat peeved at a let ter Dan Morgan is sending to the sporting editors throughout the lanu in which the merits of Jack Britton are lavishly exploited. In addition Morgan would have us believe that Ritchie fears the issue with his rep resentative. Hence the following epistle from the title holder: “Morgan in Wrong.” "Either Dan Morgan, the manager of Jack Britton, has tnud in his bel fry or he takes the great American public to be a set of asinine individ uals that can have the wool pulled over their eyes by the manager of a fighter at hie own time, pleasure and convenience. He declares that I fear the Issue with his boy Britton. Well. I need but recall the time that Britton and I met in a four-round bout and Jack was hanging on for dear life at the end. I had him all but knocked out. "To show you the respect In which 1 hold Britton, 1 told Packey McFar land and Emil Thlry in Kansas City when we met there that Britton was a sucker, and that Packey would beat him sure. (At that time Packey was matched with Jack ) Th* result of the battle will bear out. and Mc Farland can vouch for tne truth of this statement. In addition I told Thlry I wished I never had anybody harder than Britton to beat. Willing to Meet Britton. "Now. as to Britton I’ll meet him. I’ll agree to Flop him when we do meet. But first I am looking after Willie Ritchie. I think that boys like Cross have a far better claim to my attention just now than Jack. At that, if a promoter will offer what 1 think rny services are worth in a bout between Britton and myself—well, the match is on right now. "Morgan finds fault with my fight ing Rivers at 134 pounds. Pardon me, while 1 laugh. Remember when Jack fought McFarland and weighed 138 pounds? I’ll bet right now Brit ton can t make 134 ringside, and if he does he’ll be so weak it won’t be a fight—it’ll be a burlesque on the art. There’s only one fault to find with manager*’ like Morgan: They play the public for suckers and at tempt to put things on sporting edi tors that insult their intelligence. Rest assured of one thing: Britton will have no cause to complain about my willingness to battle him when I see the proper financial inducements in sight.” THE PLAYERS’ UNION. The score was knotted in the ninth, a man on every base, And on the sldb the pitcher stood with sorrow on his face. Then up stepped mighty Tyrus Cobb, his bludgeon in his hands, And mighty were the cheers that rang throughout the crowded stands. But Tyrus never smote the ball upon that fateful day. For all the athletes turned their backs and calmly walked away “There's nothing doing," they averred, and left the baseball yard, **We can not play against that guy— he has no union card." Some base wretch has unearthed the fact that Mr. Chappalle’s first name is Laverne. This shoes that you can al ways get something on somebody if you dig deep enough. Old Bill Naught on uttered a great truth when he said that fighters get more than they are worth A conserva tive estimate is that most of them get 99 per cent too much. If those Pirates do not have a care they may be thrown into the hoose gow for exceeding the speed limit. If the National League schedule were to open on the Fourth of July, the Pi rates would finish approximately 147 purasangs to the good. The sole trouble with the said Pirates is that they can’t break the old habit of being left at the post. Bobby Wallace did the hero stunt at a fire yonder eve. thereby garnering al most as much glory as If he had made a home run with the bases full. KILBANE PLANS LONG TRIP; TO MEET BEST IN CLASS CLEVELAND, OHIO. July 23.— Johnny Kiibane, featherwieght cham pion. has announced that his prom ised trip to Ireland will be extended into a boxing tour of the world. The champion will go after the best in England. Ireland and the Continent, after which he may visit Australia meet the best featherweights hi • LARNED AND WRIGHT WIN OVER LITTLE AND PELL BOSTON, July 23.—William A Lamed and Beals C. Wright, former national singles champions, defeated R. D. Little and T. R. Pell in the best match of the second round of the annual tournament for the Eastern doubles championship at the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club yester day. The scores were 7-5, 6-3. 5-7, 6-1. W M. Washburn and Gustave F. Touehard, of New York, eliminated Dean Mathey and George Church, the former Princeton team, in four sets. P-7, 6-3. 2-6, 10-8. BLUES RELEASE FEINE. KANSAS CITY. MO.. July 28.— Louis H. Feine. utility player was released by Manager Carr of the local American Association baseball team last night. I love to see Old doe Dunn as he gayly frisks about. As graceful as a William goat that suffers from the gout. Bat Nelson says he has quit the ring In order to have more time to count his money. This always has been Mr. Nel son’s favorite pastime. The reason Brooklyn is not losing more games is that there is a rule for bidding it to play more than two games in one day. "The Giants will win In a walk,” quoth Joe Tinker, who. having been walked on by said Giants, knows something of their walking ability. The man who first called it the sport of kings must have had an awful grouch against the monarchlal form of govern ment. THE SPORT OF KINGS. Without a dollar to his name the piker left the track, For he had lost his final dime ami he must hoof it back. And as he labored down the road a motor car whizzed by, A great, big scarlet buzz machine that passed him on the fly. • And there upon the cushioned seats. a picture of content. He gazed upon the bookie who had copped his last red cent. Ho ate the dust that filled the air, he smelled the gasoline, And all forlorn he watched the car that faded from the scene. “The sport of kings!" he muttered, as he clenched his trembling fist. “If racing is the sport of kings. I am an anarchist!" T BASEBALL SUMMARY STANDING OF THE CLUBS. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Atlanta at Memphis. Chattanooga at New Orleans. Nashville at Mobile. Birmingham at Montgomery Standing of the Clubs. Mont. Mobile Atlanta B’ham. W L. Pc 55 40 .579 56 43 .566 50 40 .556 47 43 .522 Chat M’phls. N’ville. N. Or W. L. Pc. 48 44 522 46 53 465 41 62 .441 31 69 .344 Tuesday’s Results. Atlanta 4. Memphis 0. Montgomery 5. i?!’*mingham 4. Nashville 6, Mobile 2. Chattanooga 4. New Orleans 0 Standing of the Clubs. Phila C’land. Wash. W. L. Pet 63 27 .700 54 37 .593 51 39 .567 Chicago 51 44 .687 W. L. Pet. Boston 42 45 .483 Detroit 39 57 .406 St I.ouis 38 58 .396 N. Y 28 59 .321 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Jacksonville at Albany Columbus at Charleston. Savannah at Macon. 9 < W. L. Pc C’bus. 16 7 .696 S’v’nah. 12 9 .571 J’ville. 11 11 500 W. L. Pc. Albany 11 12 .478 Chas’n. 10 15 .400 Macon 8 14 .364 Tuesday’s Results Columbus 4-9. Charleston 1-0 Albany 5. Jacksonville 0. Macon-Savannah, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburg at New York. PhlTad Chicago at fTadelphla. Tuesday’s Results. St Louis 4. Philadelphia 0. Chicago 6. Washington 5. Cleveland 8, Boston 5 Detroit 2. New York 0. EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. . Wa> cross at Cordele Am eric ns at Thomasville. Brunswick at Valdosta. Standing of the Clubs. W L. Pot. W. L. Pet. C’dele 12 8 .600 T’ville. 10 10 .500 B’wick 10 8 .556 Am’eus. 10 11 .476 Valdosta 9 9 .500 Wcross 7 12 .368 Tuesday's Results. Thomasville 2. Americus l (12 in nings!. Cordele 2. Waycross 1. Valdosta-Brunswick, rain. GEORGIA ALABAMA LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. LaGrange at Anniston. Talladega at Gadsden. Opelika at Newman. Standing of the Clubs. W L. Pet | W. L. Pet. Gd’sden. 38 30 .559 I Opelika 34 34 .500 Newnan 36 31 .537 , T’dega 31 38 .449 L’Gr’ge. 34 33 .507 I An ton. 31 38 .449 Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet | N. Y. 60 26 .698 Phila. 50 32 .610 | P’burg. 44 42 .512 j Chicago 45 43 .511 I W L. Pet B’klyn. 38 43 .409 Boston 36 49 .429 S Louis 35 53 .398 C’nati. 35 56 .389 Tuesday’s Results. Philadelphia 6-8. Chicago 6-6. New’ York 8-2, Pittsburg 3-1 (second game 11 innings! St Louis 3. Brooklyn 1. Cincinnati 4-3. Boston S-2 (first game 10 innings*. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Wednesday. Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St Tenuis. New York at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. Tuesday’s Results. LaGrange 12. Anniston 4. Newnan 4. Opelika 1. Gadsden 2. Talladega 1. OTHER RESULTS. Virginia League. Petersburg 4. Richmond 3. Norfolk 6. Roanoke 6. Newport News 1. Portsmouth 0. Carolina League. Asheville 5. Greensboro 1. Winston-Salem i. Raleigh 1. Charlotte 4. Durham 2. American Association. St. Paul 7. Columbus 2. Milwaukee 12. Toledo 0. Kansas City 6 Indianapolis 0. Minneapolis-Louisville, rain. Cotton States League. Selma 2. Jackson 1 Jackson 2. Selma 1. SPORT. HEY were gathered at the ringside at twenty bucks per chair; The champion pug was walloping his enemy with care. “HeySoak 'im! Can the stall in'.”' all indignantly they shout. “Cut loose with one good honest slam and knock th'e rummy out And soft the champion answers as the mutt he gently pounds: • “I've contracted with the movies, and this fight goes twenty rounds!” Around and 'round the motor track the mad-speed demons flV. Wnile thousands cheer those heroes who still dare to do or die— The modern gladiators brave who dread nor death nor hurt. And boldly risk erasure in the grand old name of sport. Now comes the far-flashed mes sage, Co! The conqueror i« in! And slowly is this line ticked nut: “Tight-Rim-Stick Tires win!” • * * CHAMPION RITCHIE IN HIS plan to take a long rest Is not so ill-advised as might at first appear. There is no ease on record where a champion ever lost a title while resting. » • * THE SPORT CALDRON IS bubbling madiv. In addition to the protested Yanks-Browns game and the white heavyweight Cu..ui- ptonship controversy, Capablanca now claims a forfeit in his contest with Tenewurael in the chess- masters’ tournament. * * * SINCE JOHNNY COULON HAS declined to meet Kid Williams one Eddie Campi is going to tackle the little Baltimore terror again, thus proving the old adage that dubs rush in where champions pre fer to rest. * * * THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORI- ties should investigate Frank Mc- Guinness, who claims to have been champion of the English navy. He lias knocked seven men in seven starts around New York, which is enough to demonstrate that he was never remotely con nected with the English navy. * • * THE MAGNATES MUST BE right 1n their eontentton that ball players draw bigger pay today than ever before. It is only with in the last year or two that they could afford appendicitis. * * * THE NATIONAL COMMISSION, furthermore, is coming to the aid of the ballplayer more every day. When badly injured in a game— other injuries don’t count—he can not now be released ou the day he goes to the hospital. The owner is compel led to wait a couple of weeks. * * • BAN JOHNSON SAYS THERE are no big profits in baseball now adays. We gathered as much from the fact that big league fran chises are going begging at $1,000.- 000 or so in the open market. Mike Saul, the voting referee, is on the warpath. Mike is after the scalp of Eddie Hahlon and says he will not rest until he drags the latter into the ring with him. "Let Hanlon make 135 pounds at 3 o’clock and I will give him a $60 side bet," wails Mike, "and if he can’t make that weight let him step out of the lightweight division." After dispersing with these few words Mike darted up Peachtree with a large cigar between his teeth. * • • The question of weight is holding up the proposed Jack White-Abe Atteil match on the coast for August 25. At teil is demanding 124 pounds ringside, while White is sticking out for 126 pounds at 3 o’clock. • • • Charlie White writes from Chicago that he is ready to come to Atlanta for another ring engagement. The crack tVindy City battler says he will meet any boy the promoters wish to put him on with. A match between White and Whitney should prove a corker • • • Kid Young has entirely recovered from his battle with Charlie Lee and is now ready to meet his rival in a I'eturn en counter Young says he will start light work at once so as to be in the best 6hape in case he does get another match with Lee. • • • Ad Wolgast is to be seen in action on the coast again. Tom McCarey has signed the ex-champion to meet Johnny Dundee in a 20 round affair next month. Dundee and Wolgast are at Los Angeles fit ♦he present time and will start work for the mill some time next week. Coast fans are going wild over the coming Matty Baldwin-Leach Cross bout scheduled to take place at Los Angeles on July 29 Baldwin is well thought of our West, as he holds a 20-round verdict over Willie Ritchie, the present title holder. JEANNETTE VS. LANGFORD. NEW YORK, July 23.—It Is said Joe Jeannette and Sam Langford are practically matched to meet shortly in a 20-round bout at Los Angeles. TINKER DRAWS SUSPENSION. BOSTON. July 23.—Manager Joe Tink er. of the Cincinnati National League team, was suspended yesterday for an argument with Umpire Orth in Mon day's game. C. EVANS LEADS GOLFERS; ALLIS’ TEE SHOT INTO CUP CHICAGO, July 23.—Charles Evans, Jr., present champion, led to-day when the contestants in the amateur golf championship in the Western Golf Asso ciation started the second round of 36 holes at the Homewood course. Evans topped the field, one stroke helow War ren K. Wood, whom he defeated last year at Denver by one stroke In the finals. "Ned” Allis, of Milwaukee, made what was believed to be a world's record shot yesterday when he drove from the first tee 306 yards into the cup. International League. Montreal 4. Jersey City 0. Montreal 9. Jersey City 6 Providence 4. Rochester 1. Toronto 5, Baltimore 1. Newark 5. Buffalo 1. ngr KODAKS •'TTt* Beit Flntiftlni md lalarf lag That Caa Be Pratfaaad. Eaatmac Filma and com-1 plete stock amateur supplies „ 1ee for out-of-town customers Send for Catalog and Prlee List. A. K. HAWKES CO. 14 Whlt«h«ll St.. Atlanta, Qa. i EXCURSICN Atlanta, Carrollton, Forsyth and intermediate points to TYBEE and SAVANNAH July 25. $6.00 ROUND TRIP. Special Train—Coaches and Sleeping Cars. Ask the Ticket Agent. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. CAPSULES | /widh i CATARRH OF THE BLADDER RsIlBHd In Hours W24 r Each Each Cap- Vsals bears the (MIIV name \^ u Bncare of coiivtor felti Jake Abel is to retire from the boxing game. This information comes from Max Abelson, borther of the lightweight battler. Jake has been discouraged from his recent knockout at the hands of Charlie White. However, Abel should remember that many other boys have been handed the same dose by the hard hitting Chicagoan. * * « New Orleans boxing fans are picking Yong Denny to defeat "Wildcat’’ Ferns when the pair clash at the Pelican City on Labor Day. Ferns and Denny met on July 4 in a ten-round mill with the former getting a slight shade. The com ing scrap is billed to go twenty rounds. Johnny Lore, the Eastern lightweight, is hot after a return go with Frankie Russell. The latter was given a knock out decision in twelve rounds over Lore about two weeks ago when Johnny fell out of the ring. The Eastern boy says he will give Russell a neat side bet if he wil consent to meet him again and will cut the purse any way suitable to Rus sell. Joe Levy Is after a re-match wdth Champion Ritchie, but If such a propo sition Is not forthcoming he is willing to send the Mexican against the winner of the Baldwn-Cro8s fight. • * * Sammy Harris, manager of "Kid” Williams will be presented by McCarey- with the diamond-studden belt emblem atic of the bantamweight championship of the world. Harris says he will keep Williams on a farm until August, when he will start him on his training grind for the Campi bout. CAPITAL till GOLF TOURNEY BEGINS AUG. I T HE Capital City Country Club announces that the qualifying round in its golf tourney for the president’s cup is to be played Saturday, August 2. The play is to be match with handicaps. Following the qualifying round the first and second rounds are to be finished by August 5, the semi-finals by August 7, and the finals will be played August 9. A large force of workmen have been putting th© course in shape for the tournament, and the condition of the links will be excellent by the time the matches begin. The pairings will be announced later. m Opium. Whiikey and Drug Habit* treated at Home or at Sanitarium. Book on sub)a<4 From. DR B. M. WOOLLEY, 14-N. “ Sanitarium. Atlanta. Gaorgli Northwest offers many attractions to the Sum mer Tourist. Excellent fishing and hunting—>an ideal climate—snow capped mountains—natural forests. Striking examples of the develop ment of the West are Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. Crater Lake National Park with its extinct volcanoes now stocked with trout will delight the angler. See Den ver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake City and Yellowstone National Park en route. Liberal stopovers and side trips. Excellent Daily Trains from Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. The route follows the beautiful Columbia River by daylight Union Pacific STANDARD ROAD OF THE WEST Heavy double tracks — dustless roadbed — Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals. Go now while the low round trip rates are in effect. Write now for illustrated booklets giving detailed information on points of interest. A. J. DUTCHER, G. A. 908 Olive Street St. Louis, Mo. C. M. ROLLINGS, T. P. A. 620 Woodward Bldg. Birmingham, Ala.