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Eaglebeak s Admirer Deserts Him for the New Star
S AN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6.—Fred
die Welsh Is to get first crack
at WlUle Ritchie, leightweight
Jhampion of the world. Ritchie to-
lay accepted the offer made by .1
Vancouver club for a twenty-found
fontest there on September 1 with the
Englishman as his opponent.
The taking of the Vancouver match
followed a four-hour talk between
Ritchie and James W. Coffroth. of this
city, who hoped to match Tommy
Murphy and the champion for Sep
tember 9. Ritchie's demand on Cof-
froth was far greater than the local
promoter cared to consent to and
negotiations were dropped.
While Ritchie would not say jus'
what he is receiving for fighting
Welsh in Vancouver, it is learned on
good authority that he will receive a
guarantee of $15,000 with a 50 per
cent Interest in the moving pictures.
The champion will depart to-dav
for the mountains to shoot deer and
Incidentally get himself a good start
in the training line.
Sports and Such
FAMOUS IN SPORT—HI
The Breed of Horses.
T"HE BREED OF HORSES 18 A
1 good deal like the city gov
ernment—It is in constant need of
improvement. These improvements
eat up a lot of kale, but they arp !
necessary, and the kale comes from |
men who oughtn’t be trusted with
money, anyway. Auto manufacture
may erase at any moment, and you
would be up against It without an
Improved breed of horsv* to take you
to the ofTice, especially If there
should be a subway strike on at
the same time.
The men who have the Rreed of
Horse** .nearest at heart are called
Bookmakers. or Personal Friends
They work without pay In tire noble
cause When yem have paid yoiir
$3 matriculation fee to study the
subject, they merely show you a
li.‘<t of horses and request you to
decide in which the breed has been
improved to the greatest extent,
charging you for the privilege only
f*uch sum* of money as you may
have about you at the time. If you
cannot see how this Improves the
Rreed of Horses you are an un
mitigated bonehead and notoriety-
*eeker and are against personal
liberty, and we wish you wouldn’t
read this column any more.
The funds thus accumulated are
devoted to the purchase of high-
grade autos for the bookmakers,
as they are fat and so weighted
down with bales of rush that It
would injure the breed of any horse
forced to haul them to the track
The Track is the institution de
voted to this form of altruism. In
its ideals it is not unlike tho«e de
voted to the improving of the rat*
of call money.
From this you can see that tIn-
Breed of Horses Is not a compli
cated subject for the Intelligent.
You must merely nevfr disagree
with a Bookmaker’s opinion on the
breed of anv horse Of eours«\ he
mav sometimes make a mistake,
and then he is so ashamed that he
sneaks out by the back fence be
fore vou can find him.
Before taking up the Breed of
Horses seriously, devote your pay-
check each week to the study of a
crooked roulette wheel. It's grent
training
(“The Umpire" v ill be next in the
amazinq series. Fix it with your
newsdealer now.)
• • •
MR. M'ALEER, OF THE RED
SOX, says that t'urrigan is to have
a free hand. Probably to prepare
him for the free foot.
• • •
THE ABRUPT ENDING OF A«1
Wolgast’s talk of a $25,000 side be r
indicate-* that the delirium has re
sponded to treatment.
* * •
UP TO DATE LARRY CHAP
PELLE. the $18.ftftft slugg. r. has
piled up two long files, a busted
knee and a hospital bill.
• * •
THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
tlvere is to be no gambling at Sara
toga will occasion no surprise In
gambling the bettor «omptlim i s has
a remote chance to win.
• • •
After J. Callahan.
“/ feci that we must aid him"
Said a Hankie to hi* pu*h.
fin then grabbed the boob and
strangled him
And ton him from hi* rush.
• • *
• ARCHAEOLOGY AND BASE
BALL have nothing in common.”
says the director of the Pittsburg
Museum, refusing Hans Wagner's
uniform He doesn't know, evident-
ly about C. Mathewson and other
prehistoric relics
A « •
HAVING LOST AT TENNIS, the
Australians are trimming us at
cricket, and we can onlv hope they
are as well satisfied as we are.
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE plan
to stop crediting pitchers with
“games won" will do much to re
vive the waning belief that base
ball teams are composed of nine
men.
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Turned Down Trade for Joe Agler
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I er sey CityOffered Barton for Him
One Comfort, the Pole Is Out of the Way for the Time Being
IT WAS A TOUGH GAME FOR THOMPSON TO LOSE
Bv Joe Agler.
C HATTANOOGA, TKNN., Aug.
6.—I reckon I ought to be feel
ing sort of set up this morn
ing. From what* 1 hear. Major Frank
K. Callaway, president of our ball
dub association, came up here to see
President J. L. Lillis. «»f the Jersey
City dub. who offered him Horton,
recently of the White Sox, and an
other player for my humble self.
They tell me Mr. Callaway turned
down the offer before the deal had
got beyond the debating stage.
Well, that makes me feel pretty
good. 1 like to play ball for Atlanta,
and it certainly cheers a fellow up
to know he is wanted on the Job.
I’ll just keep on doing the beat 1 can
for the Crackers and the management.
Getting back to the real business of
the boll club, I want to say that we
took a licking yesterday and we
haven’t any yelp coming. Coveleskle
was right, and when he 1» right he is
a bear. He ought to have got a shut
out except for a break in the luck.
Carl Thompson, too, was in grand
trim, though the Lookouts tied up
the game In the ninth inning when he
hit a batsman with the bases full.
Then another hit batsman, an error
and a base hit untied it in the tenth.
Rut now we have the big Pole out
of the way, and with Conzelman and
Price to work this afternoon, we ought
to get no worse than an even break at
tlie outside. Then we tackle the Vols,
and you know they looked pretty easy
last time.
BASEBALL SUMMARY
-SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Atlanta at Chattanooga (two games).
Birmingham ut Nashville.
Standing of the Clubs.
,V L. To. i W L Pc
Mont 60 42 .588 ; Chatta 52 50 .510
Mobile 64 46 .582 M'mphtS 53 57 .482
Atlanta 55 48 .534 | Nash. 45 fit .425
H ha mi . 56 50 .528 N. Or. 25 66 .347
Tuesday's Results.
Chattanooga 2. Atlanta 1 GO innings).
Birmingham 8. Nashville 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Chicago at Washington
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York
St. toui* at Bouton.
Standing of the Clubs.
Phi la
O'land.
Wash.
Chicago
W L Pc
69 31 690
(.4 U 622
56 4 4 560
54 51 .514
W L. Tc.
Boston 47 52 .475
Detroit 43 61 .413
S tout a 42 65 .393
N. Y. 32 64 .333
Tuesday's Results.
Detroit 10. New York 5.
Cleveland 5. Philadelphia 0.
Boston 3-2. St Louis 0-4
Chicago 4. Washington 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Gomes Wednesday.
New York at Pitlshurg.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago
Philadelphia ut St. Louis.
Standing of the Clubs
W L Pc I W I a.
N. Y 68 30 693 B'kivn. 43 51
Philo 59.35 628 I Boston 41 56
Chicago 52 48 .520 C'nati. 41 62
P'burg 51 48 .515 ; S. Louis 38 63
Tuesday's Results.
Chicago 13 Brooklyn 2.
Pittsburg 5, New York 1.
Cincinnati 5, Boston 1.
Philadelphia 1 ft Louis 0
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Charleston at Albany
Jacksonville at Macon.
Columbus at Savannah.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. Pc | W L.
C’bus 20 14 588 J'ville. 17 18
I Sav’nah. 19 15 .559 i Chas'n. 17 19
Albany 19 17 .548 Macon 13 22
Tuesday's Results.
Savannah 4 Columbus 2.
Jacksonville 9, Macon 1.
Albany f, Charles,on 0.
OTHER RESULTS.
American Association.
Toledo 9 Columbus 7.
Louisville 7, Indianapolis 4|
Carolina League.
Charlotte 5, Greensboro 4.
Asheville 6. Winston-Sal0.
Kaleigh-Durham, rain.
Virginia League.
Norfolk 4. Roanoke 3.
Portsmouth 3. Richmond 2
Petersburg 5, Newport News 4.
Internatlonal League.
Baltimore 2. Toronto 1.
Jersey City 6, Montreal 5.
Providence 6. Rochester 5.
Newark 7. Buffalo 4.
Texas League.
Waco 4. Houston 1.
Dallas 4. Galveston 1.
Austin 3 San Antonio 3
Beaumont 9, Forth Worth 4.
Appalachian League.
Knoxville 6, Johnson City 5.
Bristol 6 Rome 4.
Morristown 6, ‘Middlesbor 3.
Federal League.
Cleveland 4. Indianapolis 1.
Pittsburg 8, Kansas City 7.
TUESDAY'S GAME.
Chattanooga, ab. r. h. po.
Walsh, ss. ... 3 0 ft 2
Flick, 2b. ... 5 ft 1 2
Johnson. If. . . 5 1 1 1
Elberfeld, rf. . 4 ft ft 2
King, cf. . . . 5 1 1 ft
! Ornff, 3b. ... 2 ft ft 1
Coyle, lb. ... 4 0 2 11
Street, c. . . . 3 ft ft 1ft
Covoloskie, p. . 3 ft 1 1
Graham ... ft ft ft ft
Grimes, p. ... ft 0 0 0
By 0. B. Keeler.
O NE wad of balsam soothes the
sting of defeat:
The tough-grained Pole is
out of the way.
We expected It—and we got it. We
didn’t get it as overwhelmingly as
we thought We were going to. and
that ie pome comfort. Carl Thomp
son earned only praise for his stub
born defense. And his helpers with
him.
Still, it would have been a grand
little achievement to have trimmed
the Irish NevvSboy. while the trim
ming was so nearly good. One lit
tle scratch tally in the ninth, now—
* * *
A NOTHER grain of comfort.
Joe Agler ip going to stay with
us a while longer.
Major Callaway, president of the
Atlanta Baseball Association, traveled
to Chattanooga Monday to meet
President Lillis, of the Jersey City
club. Major Callaway didn't know
what Mr. Lillis wanted to see him
about, but Mr. Lillis’ wire said it was
urgent.
Mr. Lillis wanted our old friend.
Joe Agler Mr. Lillis wanted Joe so
much that he offered Borton, recent
ly a White Sox, who went to New
York in the Cha^e trade and to J. C
for Jack Knight. Also Mr. Lillis of
fered boot in the shape of another
player.
Major Callaway is reported by the
newsfinders—entirely apart from what
Joe himself heard about it—as turn
ing down the deal as soon as he
found out what Mr. Lillis wanted.
Suits us fine.
* * *
W HEN the official wranglers in any
old league run out of wrangling
material, they usually dig up the
clever and start in on the proposi
tion of a ball player being out if he
slides into first base, and. if so, why
not ?
There are plenty of wranglers on
both sides. The last time the orool
war broke out It was in the Ameri
can Association. But it did not stay
there.
An honest German umpire named
O’Brien called out a guy named Dixie
Walker for sliding bean-first to sack
No. 1 in St. Paul. Billy Friel, man-
ager of the Saints and incidentally of
Mr. Walker, protested to President
Ohivington.
Chivvy upheld the umpire, paying
something about an “unwritten law"
promulgated, or words to that effect,
by the umpires as a rebuke to basc-
runners who are merely trying t«
“make the play close,” and confUS*,
the worthy limps.
* * *
R IGHT away some loafer touched
off August Herrmann about it
The august August is about three-
fourths of the National Commission—
when Ban Johnson is away—and he ia
ever ready to blow up about any
thing.
This time he performed as per
schedule.
Mr. Herrmann said, in part:
“A player is permitted under the
rules to reach any base by any method
he sees fit." So long, it Is understood,
as* the said player proceeds under hi3
own steam.
Mr. Herrmann remarked further:
“He may run, jump, crawl or walk
on his hands, so long as he travels
within the lines. ThiR is provided in
the rules of the game, and no umpire
or league president or anybody else
has any right to change the rule.”
* * •
M R. CHIVINGTON. please copy.
But here Is another rule:
“Under no circumstances shall a
captain or player dispute the accuracy
of the umpire's judgment and de
cision on a play.”
Rule 65, if you want to look It up.
And what we should like to inquire
is. how is Mr. Herrmann to deride
from the protests of outraged man
agers whether the sliding-to-flrst-
base runner was called out because
the umpire was prejudiced against
that mode of transportation, or be
cause he really was out?
Mr. Herrmann being notably
strong for the rulee. you know.
T~AROP a little tear for Cornelius
^ McGillicuddy.
As if it weren’t tough enough ’o
lose half a series to the wretched
Browns, and have the furious Naps
roaring along, only eight or ten games
behind, here comes the news that Jack
Coombs, famous iron man, is abou*
ready to come back.
Coombs has been out of the game
since early in the spring. Typhoid
was the cause. Now he is reported
bigger and better than ever, just like
a circus.
Pity poor Connie! He was won
dering and wondering who would
pitch the opening game of the world’s
series—Bender or Plank.
And now here’s Coombs!
[food for Sport Fans
c By GEORaa«TpHAn^ j~
VOICE FROM CHICAGO.
Welcome little drop# of moisture,
Coming down in healthy flocks,
For the ball yard is deserted
And they can not trim the Sox.
Horace Fogel is in Indianapolis talking
things over with the Federal League.
Indianapolis has no ordinance prohib
iting unnecessary noises.
The way to suppress Mrs. Pankhurst
is to sentence her to watch a gang of
cricketers playing a double-header.
Belgium refuses to fall for Jack John
son, but he still has Dahomey and Abys
sinia to fall back upon. In fact, his ar
rival in Abyssinia would cause great re
joicing—in other parts of the world.
As we perpetrate this paragraph the
Naps are seven and one-half games be
hind the Athletics. The said Naps have
fully as much show as a horse seven
lengths behind Sysonby in the last quar
ter.
Those Naps have been playing as if
they did not realize that the Fourth of
July has went from our midst.
Still, It may be that they have fallen
for thfe sane Fourth idea and refuses to
blow up.
In answer to the rumor that he in
tends to quit. Frank Chance avers that
he is satisfied with the outlook. It must
be great to work for that kind of a
boss.
JUMPING OFF.
It was a jilted lover and he sat icWi
drooping frame.
Quoth he: “/ do not care to lire
since I have lost my dame."
And so the lovelorn rummy joined
the motorcycle game.
EAST MEETS WEST TO-DAY
IN BIG TENNIS DOUBLES
CHICAGO. Aug. 6— Double teams
from the East ami West to-day met for
the final elimination in the National
tennis championships. Clarence Griffin
and John Htraehan. of San lanelsco,
aciflc Coast champions, were matched
against Gustave Touchard and \Y. M.
Washburn, of New York, Bias tern chain-
piona. t .
The winners of to-day s match will be
entitled to play Maurice E. Mctoughlin
and Thomas Bundy, present National
champions, at Newport. R 1 . on August
18. for the 1918 doubles honors of the
United States.
Totals ... .34 2 6 30 15 2
Graham batted for Coveleskle in
the ninth inning.
Pe
486 1
472 :
371
i FORSYTH S™”
HERE tS REAL VAUDEVILLE
A
GREAT 8 Berlin Madcaps—Van Hov-
' -n—Ann e Kent—Harry Hay
Variety ward & Co.—Pero A W ison.
Cl Freeman & Dunham and Ev.
i rrest's Monkey Hippodrome.
2:30 to
5
GRAND ‘IS’-
REAL MOVIES »u.
£IRST RUN SPECIALS SEATS
10 cts
: AND
JttIVE FEATURES
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Game* Wednesday.
Thomasville at Cordele
Waycross at Valdosta.
Brunswick at Americas
Standing of the Club*
W L Pc. W L P C
T’ville 18 13 .581 B’wick. 16 16 .5)0
Corlele 18 14 563 Am'cus 15 18 455
Valdosta 16 16 500 W'cross. 18 19 .406
Tuesday's Results.
Brunswick 8. Amerlcus 6.
Cordele 3. Thomasville 2.
Valdosta 6. Waycross 3.
GEORGIA ALABAMA LFAGJE.
Games Wednesday.
to Grange at Talladega.
Opelika at Anniston.
NVwnan at Gadaden
Atlanta.
Long, If. . .
Agler. lb. . .
Welchonce, cf.
Smith, 2b. . .
Bisland, ss. .
Holland. 3b. .
Holtz, rf. . .
Chapman, o. .
Thompson, p.
ab.
5
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W L Pc. j W L Pc
GV.en 47 33 5R8 L’G ge. 38 40 .487
I Newman 41 38 519 ! A n’t on 39 4? 8!
Opelika 39 41 487 ‘ T’deg.i. 35 45 137
Tuesday's Results.
Anniston 2. Opelika 1
Gadsden 10, New nan 2.
Totals ... .38 1 7 *29 11 3
•Two out when game ended.
Snore by innings:
Chattanooga .... ftftft ftftft Oft! 1—2
Atlanta ftftft 01ft 000 ft—1
Summary: Stolen bases—Flick,
Long. 2; Agler. Sacrifice hits—Walsh.
Street. Double play—Agler to Bis
land to Agler. Two-base hits—Cove-
leskie. King. Hits—Off Coveleskle 6
In 9 innings with 1 run. Struck out—
Bv Coveleskie. 9; bv Thompson. 6.
Bases on balls - Off Thompson. 3; off
Coveleskle, 2. Hit by pitcher By
Thompson Graff. Graham, Elberfeld.
Wild pitch Thompson. Time -2:05.
Umpires—Hart and Brettenstein.
REDS BUY HARRINGTON
FROM N. ENGLAND LEAGUE
LYNN. MASS.. Aug 6.--Frank Har
rington. a pitcher of the Lvnn club of
U. New England league, to-day is
heading to join the Cincinnati National
league eearn An offer for Harrington
made a month ago was accepted with
understanding that the pitcher
would not leave Lynn until the close of
the New Kng’and league season.
But Manager Flaherty received and
■•"•oepted an offer of a bonus if he would
allow Harrington to join the Reds im-
mtuiateiV Harrington is -1 years old.
JACK KEATING KNOCKS OUT
GALL IN THE FOURTH ROUND
NEW YORK. Aug. 6 — Jack Keating,
the local heavyweight. knocked out
George (Jail, in the fourth round of a
-scheduled ten-round bout at the At
lantic A. C. Garden here last night.
;all was reeling around the ring hclp-
'ess in the fourth round when his sec
onds threw up the sponge.
John Lester Johnson. the South
\merican heavyweight, knocked out
Bob Lee. a dusky-hued boxer of Brook
lyn. in the third round of the semi-final
bout, scheduled to g<> ten rounds.
JAKE STAHL MAY SUCCEED
CALLAHAN AS HEAD OF SOX
BOSTON, Aug. 6.—A rumor was in
dustriously circulated in local baseball
circles to-day to the effect that Jake
Stahl, former manager of the Red Sox,
is scheduled to succeed Jimmy Callahan
as manager of the Chicago White Sox,
at the close of the present year. Stahl
has been spending the summer, since
his dismissal, at Annisquam. but could
not be reached there to-day. Some of
Stahl's close personal friends are in-
nned to ridicule the idea that Stahl will
return to baseball.
BRENNER GOES TO OMAHA.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 6—Pitcher
Brenner, of the New Orleans club,
Southern league, has been released to
Omaha, of the Nebraska State league.
BABLOT GRAND PRIX VICTOR.
LEMANS. FRANCE. Aug 6. Bablot,
a Frenchman, won the automobile grand
prize of France, covering 336 5-8 miles
1 in four hours 21 minutes 50 seconds.
His average speed was 77 miles an hour.
, SMITH IN NO-HIT GAME;
ARM NOW OUT OF SPLINTS
PITTS El ELD. MASS . Aug 6—Wil
liam l Smith, of the Pittsfield Eastern
Asociation Baseball Club, who took his
injured arm out of splints the day be
fore, pitched a no-hit game against
Waterbury yesterday, shuting them out
3 to 0. Smith isued no passes and
struck out nix men Only three Water
bury players saw first base, all on er
rors.
HURLS NO-RUN NO-HIT GAME.
WINSTON-SALEM. N C . Aug. 6. -
Pitcher Watson, of Asheville, in the
North Carolina league, pitched a no
hit. no-run game here against Winston-
Salem. He walked three men. struck
out six and out of three trips to the
bat got two hits, one of which was a
home run.
SEASHORE
EXCURSION
AUGUST 7.
| Jacksonville, Brunswick,
St. Simon, Cumberland, At
lantic Beach, $6.00—Limit
ed 6 days. Tampa, Fla., $8
—Limited 8 days.
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS.
10 p. m. solid Pullman train.
10:15 p. m. Coaoh train.
Make Reservations Now.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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Sunday American and Atlanta Geor
gian Want Ad Department via both
phones 800ft
I Opium Wbi»kfty and Drug Habit* treated
Bat Hofflt or at Sanitarium. Book on subject
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■ "—ttartuB. Atlanta. Georgia ,
ANSWER—Just as you have read this
will others read your ad if you place
it in the Want Ad columns of this pa
per. A word to the wise is enough.
ATLANTA REAL ESTATE Is increas
ing in value daily M.uiy bargains are
offered in the Real columns of
the “Want Ad" section of The Georgian.
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Yes, we make that good Lemo-Lime always sold at
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