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TTTE ATLANTA rJEORGTAX AXD NEWS. 6RF/TT I (josh! But [v'tffMMt A \ "^ART‘ AxTT M-466IE , DAWSout rr! ^/hV did/jt I 5^»M 0»JT Uy/MEU 1 HAD rwE Cmaucs-t Voo >11107 FER6ITTE/0 V'PROMISED ~1'L£ARK1 ME V5W/IM ToD4Vl BE You S2M'L ? I 6ome. okj i^J ES WHERE n'S B 5W4LLER S4M1 rjJ Too Cold OUT mere*. | LO POLLV 6UUSM Bl/T THt ,! WATERS Cold 7'D4V! BV Cr4Ckie! She's ^urtiHLV 6of The Voukjcj meu of t 'Bu6 HOUSE BEACH* (jClkl! ] T HE 25-mile race is for the ch«m- plonship of the South. To hnv- A an Atlanta hoy capture this title would be a great honor to the city Harry Glenn realizes this and It is a sure bet that Harry will be trying every minute of the time Richards, Graven, McNeil and RenH are also anxious to take the big event. Richards’ machine was pot going good Tuesday, but he says it is in great shape now. Graves is not eiylnsr much but Morty is out for some glory. McNeil and Renel can alno be counted on to be in the race from start to finish. • • • Bringing Up Father By George McManus T HE Atlanta Motordrome will be the scene of some interesting races to-night. The feature event will be a 26-mile race between the ten riders here at the present time, and the speed demons should furnisn enough excitement in this rac* to last the fans for some time All the ridel’s ’ m tliev have ttnlr machines working faster than ever, and it would not surprise many to *ee some dark horse win the long grind Harry Glenn’s great race last Tues day has made him the talk of the town with motorcycle fans Most ">f them want to see Harry win to-night and prove that his great riding Tues day was not a fluke, • • • TEN,p F ^ MtE - ^ou Ye KIM <;i T J S^IMK "1 tm town 1 T HE Motordrome Purse will open the card. There will be three heats of one mile and a final of two miles. A special match race between Glenn and Ivookner best two In thre- heats, is also attracting much atten tion. The five-mile invitation race, open to all comers, fills out the pro gram. Following 1s the complete card for to-night: First Event. Motordrome Purse (qualifying heat/r. one mile; final, two miles; win ners’ of trial heats and second mnn In fastest heat to qualify). First Heat—Richards, Lockner, Graves. Second Event. Motordrome Purse—Second Heat — Glenn. Renel Swartz. Third Event. Motordrome Purse -Third Heat— McNeil, Lewis, Luther. Shields Fourth Event. Special Match Race—Glenn vs I_/Ockner (Two-mile heats, two best in three.) Fifth Event. Motordrome Purse -Final heat. Sixth Event. Special Match Race—Glenn vs. Lockner. Seventh Event. Invitation Race—Distance, 5 miles Open to all comers. Eighth Event. Special Match Race-Third hewt, if necessary. Ninth Event. Twenty-five-mile race for cham pionship of the South—Graves. Swartz. Shields. Lockner, Richards, Luther. Renel. McNeil. Lewis, Glenn. YANKEE OWNER PUTS IN CLAIM FOR CUBAN STARS NEW York. Aug f. President Frank Farrell, of the New York Amer ican League club, will appeal to the National Commission to set aside the sale of three Cuban players of the Long Branch team, of the New York and New r Jersey League, to the Bos ton Nationals The players are Tfltch- er 1 aqua. Shortstop Arragon and Outfielder Padran, iccor^lng to Far rell Owner H^nriques, of the Long Branch team. re~wlv offered t • sell him these players. Farrell agreed to take them, and the price waa fixed. According to the verbal agreement, the three players were to renort to Manager Chance yesterday Instead of the players reporting, Henrlques sold ’hem to President Gaffney, of the Braves. Farell says he ha.* sev eral witnesses to th" deal. CLEVELAND BUYS CATCHER BOWMAN; PAYS $2,500 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.. Auk The Grand Rapids club, of the Cen tral League, announces the s\’c of Pitcher “Abe" Bowmnn to the Cleve land American League club. The price is given oil* at ??.500. Bow man will report to the Naps at the close of the Central sea-on NEW BICYCLE RECORD. PARIS, Aug. 8.—Marcel Berthel broke the world's one-hour bicycle record unpaced by covering 26.35 miles The American unpaced bicycle rec ord for one hour is 25 miles 600 yards, made by W. W. Hamilton at Denver. Colo., July 9, 1888. HOW’S YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS? If You Are Taking Hot Springs Liver Buttons They Are No Doubt in 8plandid Condition. If you would be cheerful, hoalth ful, full of life and vigor, don't fool with calomel or any violent cathartic. HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT TONS ar© made from the pre scriptions of one of the many great physicians of Hot Springs. Arkansas. If you have been to this famous health resort you know all about them, for they are prescribed there generally by physicians for all liver, stomach and bowel trouble If you are having trouble witn your bowels or liver and aren't feeling as full of energy and am bition as you should, get a 25- cent box of HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS at your drug gists to-day, take one each night for a week—they do not glv© a particle of discomfort. on the other hand, they are gentle, safe and sure. They are simply splendid, every body saye, and after you try one you’ll say the same For free sample write Hot Springs Chem ical, Co, Hot Springs, Ark. Polly and Her Pals ** Cupyrllbt, 1MI, Tnt*m«t1rmal Serrir*. Kniseley on Southern Hurlers +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Explains Peculiarity of Hitters UK TO PITCH 3 ETE KNISELEY, outfielder for J”-' - Birmingham, undertakes to ex plain the good showing some of the pitchers make in this circuit, only to fall down when they got Into the big show; also why Southern leaguers hit well in the majors. Says l’ete: "The Southern League Is the hard est place in the country to bat up In the .300 list. No wonder a player hits higher in the major league than In the Southern. "In the majors, the pitchers do not exert themselves until real danger faces them. When the game Is pro gressing without heavy hitting, the pitchers serve the ball over and give you a chance to swat it, hoping that it will go into one of the fielders' hands. Rut not here. "From the beginning of the game until the finish, the Southern League pitchers work at top speed. As the result, the batter has a poorer op portunity to make a high mark. But 1 attribute the many ascensions In the Southern to this fact. Ufiless a man Is of wonderful physique, he Is un able to twirl nine innings, putting hls greatest effort on every toss There are a few who are able to stand the pace. Elmer Brown Is a twlrler of this class, while BUI Prough Is an other. "But the average pitcher la able to atand Uie gaff for six or seven In nings. Then when he weakens the batters feast on the offerings and fre quently drive him from the mound. But. of course, there are clever pitch ers In the Southern. Hardgrove and Foxen do not pitch hard until there Is danger and are very successful. “1 believe that a .300 batsman In the Southern can duplicate the feat in the majors." • • • T^NISELEY speaks truly both In 1respect to the pitching and bat ting. It has long been noted as a pe culiar fact that recruits from the Southern league and the Pacific Coast League seldom have batted less in the majors than In the minors. Under ordinary circumstance*. It would be fair to discount the average recruit's minor league batting by 10 to 20 points when he gets to the real class, but Daubert and Wheat both have batted better in fast company than they did in the bushes. Charles Stengel has become one of the heav iest elouters In the National and Red Smith is holding hls own All of them are from the Southern, and probably Kniseley has the right answer. The explanation of the ability of Coast leaguers to hit in the ma- J<ys up to their Coast standards has been that the heavy winds in some cities and the dampness in others on the Coast keep th© batting down to a minimum, and a man who can hit In that country can hit anywhere. • • • PHE tendency of young pitchers * from the South to throw their whole strength into every ball deliv ered has also been noted by many obsen' «rs. Brooklyn has an illustra tion of that very mistake in Frank Allen, who persists in working with all his might in every inning, with th* result that when he is in a tight place he has comparatively little reserve strength with which to extricate him self. An even more pronounced case of the same sort was furnished by Bill Bums, who is a native of Texas, blit got his start on the Coast. Bill was one of the most powerful men that ever broke into baseball, but he did not know how to conserve his en ergy. He was at different periods with Washington, Detroit and Cin cinnati, and with all his record was the same. He had the habit of blow ing up at the end of the seventh or eighth Inning, and, if the game ever went more than nine Innings, it was a dead sure bet that Bill had nothing but his glove and spikes left for the tenth. Nap Rucker used to fall for the same foolish policy In his callow days, but Nap has become old and wise and uses no more exertion now than is necessary, although he ad mits it took years for the light to break on him. M’GRAW HINTS THAT GOLF COST MATHEWS0N BEATING PITTSBURG, PA.. An* *.—On* of Giants was asked Just before the New York team left Pittsburg for Cin cinnati why McGraw did not take Mathewson out of the box In th© fifth Inning Wednesday, when seven runs were batted off his delivery. “I think Mac wanted to Impress something on Christy," said the Giant. “McGraw has been arguing ail along against his pitchers playing golf. He does not object to the sport for ln- flelders or outfielders, but he claims it does the pitchers no good, and he has tried to make Matty cut It out. McGraw claims that handling a golf stick tires the muscles in a pitcher’s hands and wrists.” 'JACK JOHNSON BARRED FROM BOXING IN PARIS Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Aug 8.—Jack Johnson will not be permitted to box in this coun try The "American Boxing Federa tion" has requested the French Fed eration ot prohibit Johnson, the American negro pugilist, from fight ing in France and that body has de cided to grant the request. FIGHT MANAGER IMPROVING. CHICAGO* ILL.. Aug. 8. Larney Lichtenstein, local manager of fight ers, who on Monday underwent an operation at the Alexlan Brothers' Hospital, where he had two ribs taken out. Is recovering so rapidly that he Intends making the trip to Winnipeg on August 14 to be with Steve Ketchel for hls fight there. Doc Briggs performed the operation, and It was very successful. By .Toe Agler. N ashville, tenn., Aug s — Manager Smith hasn’t decided whether Thompson or Love will pitch against the Vols to-day, but It will be one of them. Slim is eager for another crack at the enemy, and is sure he can lick them with out trouble. Chapman will catch. We lost another tough one yester day, and it looks as If the Jinx were closing in on us again. With the score tied up in the tenth inning, Dent was taken out to allow' Price, a left hander, to pitch to Callahan and Spratt, both batting on that side, with Williams on second and one out. The move looked like the proper one, but Callahan spoiled every thing with a long drive that scored Williams and knocked us ou of a hard-fought game Dent piched his usual fine game, and Harry Holland’s hit drove In our only tally. Yesterday was "Business Men’s Day.” and there w’as a big parade of automobiles, and the players of both teams and a band. About 4,000 were at the park, where some field day events were put on before the game. Tommy Long beat Dave Callahan in the 100-yard dash, doing it In 11 sec onds, which Is some fast time without sprinting togs on. Harry Chapman won the throwing contest from Smith, of Atlanta, and Young and Beck, of Nashville. JOCKEY CLAIMS HE WAS OFFERED $1,000 TO ‘PULL’ SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug 8—Jockey Wilson threw a commotion Into sporting circles here to-day by de claring that he had been approached with an offer of a bribe to throw a race recently at the Belmont track meeting. The stewards refused to comment upon It, as the matter w’ill be sifted by the officials. The story Involves another Jockey, a friend of Wilson, who acted as an Intermediary, and a well-known Bowery politician. Wilson's specific statement was to the efTect that a man named Reed, who has been warned off the track a number of times, approached him at th© Belmont track and offered him 11.000 to pull Working lad In a race on June 24. The stewards. It is said, have exonerated Wilson. No action has as yet been taken against the Bowery' politician, but It is known that If he can not clear himself he will be asked to absent himself in fu ture from all meetings given under the association's auspices. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip A conference between Manager Tin ker, of the Cincinnati Reds, and Mana ger McGraw, of the New York Giants, renewed reports of a Herzog-Bescher trade Herzog has threatened to give up baseball and retire to his Maryland farm if McGraw trades him. • • • Harry Williams, who made hls debut as first baseman for the New York Yan kees. won the hearts of the Gotham fans by pounding out a home run. • • • Ed Stack, the pitcher recently ob tained by the Cubs from Brooklyn In exchange for Ed Reulbach, pitched Chicago to victory in his first appear ance in a Cub uniform. * * • The White Sox made It three out of four In their series with the Washing-, ton Senators. • • • "Home Run" Baker, in four trips to the plate in the Philadelphia Cleveland game yesterday, pounded out two dou bles and a single and scored or sent in six runs. • • • By beating the Cincinnati Reds, the Giants increased their lead In the Na tional league to seven games. • • • The Athletics are leading the Amer ican League by eight and a half games. • • • A wild heave by Pitcher Allen in the first inning was responsible for the de feat of the Brooklyn Dodger# by the St Louis Cardinals m • • Mike Mitchell, former Red and former Cub, made hls debut In a Pittsburg uni form yesterday • • • Fred Smith, a Boston outfielder, was hit behind the ear with a ball thrown by George Gtbson, the Pirate catcher, and badly hurt. COLE QUITS COLUMBUS TEAM; MAY JOIN FEDERALS COLUMBUS. OHIO. Aug. 8.—Be- cause Manager Hinchman fined and chased him off the field here, after Umpire Cahill had lifted him from the game. "King” Cole to-day assert ed that he was done with pitching for the Columbus team. He says he's go ing to a nunnamed Federal League club. TOMMY DIXON FALLS FROM RING IN SEVENTH ROUND JOPLIN. MO.. Aug 8.—An Injury received by Tommy Dixon, of Kansas City, during a fight here last night with Freddie Cole, of Indianapolis, caused the contest, scheduled for fif teen rounds, to terminate in the sev enth round. Dixon fell through the ropes to the floor. Injuring hls arm. RED SOX RECALL PLAYERS. BOSTON, Aug. 8.—The Boston Red Sox to-day exercised their right of option on three players in the Ameri can Association. Inflelder Krug, of the Indianapolis team, and Inflelder Scott and Pitcher Brant, of St. Paul, recently sold with the right of re purchase, w ere recalled. Just a Little Glimpse Below the Surface i 3 BITTERS Ilf Y 7T THEN Elliott Dent walked Jack Spratt in the first inning of yesterday’s game In Nashville, the Atlanta pitcher interrupted Slight ly the progress of a very fine bit of record-making in this league. It was his third base on balls In fifty-three innings. Before the game started yester day, Dent’s record, beginning July 18, was two bases on balls in forty-four innings. This included a "long run” of thirty-three'innings, or practically three full games, without a walk be ing issued. The big right-hander is going at top speed Just now, and his control is well-nigh perfect. He doesn’t get himself in the hole very often, either, and it is a rare thing for the batsman to be able to take a tight grip on terra Anna and wait confidently for the next one to come over. Only the toughest kind of luck and very feeble hitting support cost the big boy sm other wMn yesterday. RED SOX RECALL FOUR; BUY CATCHER M’NALLY BOSTON, Aug. 8.—Th© Boston Red Sox to-day exercised their right of option on three players in the Ameri can Association. Inflelder Krug, of the Indianapolis team, and Inflelder Scott and Pitcher Brantt, of St. Paul, recently sold with the right of repur chase, were recalled. Michael J. McNally, shortstop for the Utica team, New York State League, also was bought by the Red Sox. Food for Sport Fans -c •y oeoRaiiir^HAml HOW SWEET. How sweet to be a manager and run a baseball team— At least when you are winning games it is a blissful dream. But when the team is losing, is his job a thing of joyf • Oi yoi, Oi yoi, 04 yoi, 04 yoi, 04 yoi, 04 yoi, 04 yo4/ Whether Ed Reulbach or Eddie Stack la the better athlete la yet to be de termined, but It It a well-known fact that the Cuba never again will own Reulbach’s equal at a badger fighter. We are In receipt of a song written by that far-famed pugilist, Packey McFar land. The tong is entitled, "I’d Like to Know.’’ So would a whols lot of pro moters, pugilists, managers and other Insects. Not that we are an eroert on soci ology, but after reading Mr. McFar land's ballad we are convinced that he it a lightweight. If Joe Jackson were to do all hit bat ting at Shlbe Park he would be chased to the minors or (worse yet) to St. Louie. It It said that the said Joe Jackson has hit over .400 at the White Sox Park this season. Joe nevpr would be mis taken for a White Sock—not a blind man. even by There is charity even in baseball For Instance, Tom Lynch has handed a pro tested game to Joe Tinker. BicGj Horace Fogel avers that he wants to put a baseball team In New York. This leads one to suspect that Horace has not heard of the adventures of Frank Chance, Washington fans having presented Walter Johnson with a loving cup filled with money, it is said that Columbus fans will hand King Cole a shaving mug filled with lather. It is said that fighters can’t come back, but every day we note other wise. For Instance, there is Jack Hel- men, the heavyweight. As he was leav ing the place some philanthropist said: "Wait a minute. Jack! We’re going to buy another." He came back. FORSYTH ™oT.?3 T o HERE IS REAL VAUDEVILLE A GREAT Variety Show 8 Berlin Madcaps—Van Hov- en—Annie Kent—Harry Hay ward & Co.—Pero <t Wilson. Freeman A. Dunham and Ev- erest’g Monkey Hippodrome. ONEY LANGFORD AND JEANNETTE TO CLASH IN LONG BOUT Cares In ! to 5 d«n uunatarul discharges. Contains no poison and mar be used fnll strength absolutely without fear. Guaranteed not to stricture. Prevents contagion. WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF? fct Druggists, or we ship express prepaid upon receipt or SI. Full particulars mailed on request CHE CYANS CHEMICAL CO„ Cincinnati, a ^ LOANED TO SALARIED MEN AT LAWFUL RATES ON PROMISSORY NOTES Without Endor9.tn.nt Without Collateral Security Without Real Estate Security NATIONAL DISCOUNT CD. *211-12 Fourth National Bank Bldg. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8.—Promoter McCarey last night received, messages from Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette accepting hls terms for a twenty-round bout. In all probability the date set for the heavyweight event will be Octo ber 7. "I would like to see the question of supremacy between iAngford and Jean nette settled," explained the prometer "That's my reason for making the match In a scheduled ttventy-round go in my ring with Eytnn refereeing, the two blacks will have to extend themselves I will never stage a mixed match between a black and a white box er. So long as the colored men battle ainonr themselves I will put no handi cap fn their way." All doubt as to Wolgast's willingness to box on the September date was re moved yesterday when the former light weight champion telegraphed as fol lows: "Will positively meet the winner of ' the Dundee-White fight of August 12 Hope It will be Dundee, as I want to show the public the difference between a real fighter and a Jumping jao^” 1 SEE THE MOVIES AT THE GRAND ALL SEATS 10c