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HAE AT h.W | A «. KOI ;< i I A N AND NKWS RFAn FOR 98* . sii- " :,■,- a'i I 1 w WBi.1 .i.i'glaBff .-' f K- .. 10 h**.*^.* A.-AM S4ULO. + TTTE ATT. A XT A HEOKOTAN A XT') NEWS. - - - r., . . . . L OS ANGELES, Aug 13.—Jack White of Chicago, brother of Charley, proved no match for Johnny Dundee of New York, and after going a short distance Into the ninth round, fell to the floor from two stout rights to the chin, a beat en lad. Weary of mind and body, worn from the ewenty-odd minutes of high tension of slugging. White came out for the ninth. A couple of harmless exchanges and Dundee sent home a straight from the shoulder right to the chin. White’s head sank low on his chest and hla knees teetered un der him. He half turned around In a blind, staggering way and Dundee repeated with the same Jolt, sending Jack flat to the canvas. Sports and Such FAMOUS IN SPORT—V. The Marathon. THE MARATHON WAS f.tar*o<l some two thousand years ago by a young Greek who didn’t realize what he was doing or he woo’d never have done It, ay the Greeks were a highly civilized and Intelli gent people. He can be excused only on the ‘ground that h* was young and flighty, and easily be came excited over trifles. A man named Darius had come over from Persia — which was the home of the White Hopes In those days—to tight for the title. Twelve men wanted first slam at him. and in the draw for the privilege one Mlltiades won. The mill was pulled ofT at a little place called Marathon, and Mlltiades knocked him dead in a punch, showing that White Hopes are much the same in all agen. Although everyone expected this result, one young man. who Is now believed to have been a cub re porter. got so excited that he ran 25 miles to Athens to beat everyone in with the news The run killed him, the Greeks alwayB being lucky In these matters. Ever since that evil day other young men of unstable mental poise have gone forth In their un derwear to run 25 miles on the slightest provocation, although onlv a few' have died Immediately after the finish. Many comparatively sane and useful citizens have been cast into the booby-hatch for less than a voluntary run of 25 miles *n heat and dust, but the alienists have not yet taken up this species. In this much the Marathon is a glorious institution. The fa<*t that there is no law against it Is the greatest single proof we have that our country is still the Land of Liberty. (The n*xt film will be knook- out—“The America Cup.” Get It at any coat.) e • e “THE GERMAN COMMISSION will study various phases of ama teur sports in America” is an nounced. Ah—er—including “sum mer baseball ?” THERE IS OBVIOUS INCON- Hstency in the ruling off of Jockey Wilson, who has been nelping im prove the breed of horses by pull ing them up in such racee in which they seemed to be going too fast. It is surely for the improvement of the breed not to overwork them. • • • AS THESE LINES ARE batted out Connie Mack has for the sec ond time conceded the victory of the Athletics in the American League race. We are beginning to think that he is nervous. • • • THE FIGHT IN NEW YORK the other night (lemormtrates that Smith can hit hard enough to knock out Jim Flynn, and ns knocking out Flynn has ever he»n simply a ques tion of hitting hard enough, the battle doesn't prove much. JEANNETTE-LANGFORD GO MAY BE DECLARED OFF LOS ANGELES. Aug 13 —The pro posed Langford-Jeannette match is "up In the air." Jeannette claims that he must sail for Paris on October 10 to All an engagement with Georger Carpen- tier, and asks for a September date in Los Angeles. Promoter McCareyy of the Pacific A. C., replied that the September date is filled. Jeannette will have to post pone his Parts bout or cancel the lo cal date. Mexican Joe Rivers, matched to box Leach Cross on Labor Day, re turned from the mountains last night and will open an early camp at Ven ice. Cross is due from Catalina to day. Ad Wolgast is en route to Med ford, Oreg., for a rest. He will re turn here to train eight days for his admission day match against the winner of to-night’s fight between Dundee and White. HOUSE, SOX RECRUIT, HURLS NO-HIT BATTLE MUSCATINE, IOWA. Au*. IS.— Pitcher House, of the Kewanee Club, whose sale to the White Sox was an nounced by Manager Richards, pitched a no-hit game against the Muscatine club yesterday, w inning 6 to 0. House has pitched 36 innings without allow ing a single score. George Huff, the Cleveland scout, made a trip to Muscatine to-day to pick up House, but the Chicago deal had already been consummated. Own er Comiskey paid $1,500 for the young ster. catarrh: OF THE d bladder; Believed lo j 24 Hours' Each Cap- J •Ule bear* the (M|nvi 2 name J If Mutt Loses To-day, It's Right to the Cleaners for Him • • • • By “Bud” Fisher Fan. toy iiAAfciN^ thatf Ber ON UNUE MON" Town tCSTEROAv And H t WA S SCRATCHED 1N<f i ’& TWO DfVfi t<V A ROW I’VS .fAntp ro COP ! I'MfcONMA Quit THeCCS A vJlNk. 0<N N\e I'OA TMROJfcH , THAT>i ) ACL. A tcrv AIN’T 1 No chance To beat 'Cm. HE cant get no information, fiw - OH,no**.o«ts» MUTY FAIL£D ON AtoYHfe*. DAY, UNCLE MUN WAS 5C RATCNfi): HGWEVIEP., IAVjTT IS SH00Y(N(, -fHE WHOLE .BANKHjjU. Tooivy. ve AbAIAS feVtPWSSS coses toTSa^ IAUYTVKJNY NfclE MOH6Y ENOUGH To A PAIR. OF A HOMWAtnfe fclN.0. KRAZY KAT • • • • It All Depends On the Kind of “Hitting” mmm I 5AI5, I6NAT2 ’; Az HowTher6. wa^> A , GREAT AmOUAJT OF ICROECTy Amosj& “THfeM ChiMPsb ORieajTACS / Kftm' "VW-MAT I HSV ^•STE.AJEP Kmd I>IHAT Form ok ,cruelty do you Accuse The. PoorX (^CHINKS" of HAVING ■/"W) Do/ut They All The Hue s') XkE Pipes,. Hirr/AJ& is a KeuEay ib it A)cn~ Walsh to Visit Bonesetter Reese +•+ *•+ ■’* • -!- +• + +•* +•+ Mighty Arm Loses Old Cunning By Ed W. Smith. C hicago, ii.u, au* is—The mighty Ed Walsh arm hng gone The terrible whip that In yeafe past kept the Sox in the running when they wabbled and steadied th; team when it was going at Its worst has lost Its strength, its cunning and its power—and the Sox are flounder ing. Nobody seems to know what li* the matter with Walsh and they are arklng Bonesetter Reese to make a diagnosis. Nobody is hinting that vast overwork has “killed” one of the greatest performers the diamond ever knew — not that, because Walsh •eemed to be as good as ever when the spring season opened this year. He pitched and won and the Sox fare settled down comfortably to see “Big Ed” give them another .season of phenomenal work. • • • F)T T T U wasn’t to be. In a little while Walsh discovered that he “wasn’t there,” and It didn't take much longer for his friends to see the s*me thing. That shrieking spent* had dwindled and the “spitter” that formerly almost dropped at the feet of the batter as he swung far over It didn't drop at all. The arm wasn’t sore, but something had departed from it and it remained merely an artn—and without baseball value. Maybe the bonesetting man can give Walsh some relief He has done won ders with some arms and knees and ankles and shoulders that weren’t very far gone. But if Walsh doesn’t conie back It will be a tremendous blow to President Comiskey and his hopes* And It emphasizes again and again the tremendous value to a team of a single star pitcher. /~*UB fans and Sox fans used to argue and even fight over the question of whether Mordecai Brown or Ed Walfih was the greater per former. And a year or so ago. when the everblooming Brownie, idol of the West Side, started to go wrong, the Sox fan laughed and said there was nothing to it; that Walsh was as good as ever and probably would go on for years skinning the Cubs In the city series and generally being an eyesore and a thorn In the aide of the West Slder. Brownie was sent to the minors because he wasn’t of service to the West Side team. But there never was anything the matter with the Brown arm. His trouble was all In the knee, and when that was remedied, Brownie was as good as ever. That smart young fel low', Joe Tinker, knew and quickly grabbed Brown back from the minors. Brownie la beating National League teams in the same old style—has beaten tho Cubs, too. This Is both pain and sorrow for the West Side fan-comfort, though, In the thought that Brown Is still going while Walsh Isn’t. Which may or may not settle the arguments of long ago. • • • T HE pitcher is a tremendous factor in the baseball of to-day. And only a manager In Jimmy Callahan’s present fix can realize what it means to have Walsh gone. Jimmy knows pitching angles a little better than other managers, because once he was one of the greatest of them all— certainly the greatest fielding pitchgr we ever had here, and one of the best hatters. He has been gtting a lot of good pitching out of Scott, Cicotte and Russell, and especially has worked the latter at a terrific pace. Hence the general fear that he may break the Texas wonder down. Oh. for an Ed Walsh at this stage of the battle! | Sporting Food i fty QIOSOI ft. PH AIR— Batting Eyes in Focus Once More -i-»+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ What Has C. Griffith Sent Us? By O. B. Keeler. T RULY ft has bean sawed: **It*» a long worm that has no turning.” Now that the Craokers' batting eyes have slanted back into something like focus; they don’t know where to leave off The exhibition at SlRgville yester day must have been positively im modest—from a Baronial viewpoint. But there is tha Hon. Prough in the offing. That probably will be where we get off. Even then, the Town Boys will have got better than an even break on the last road trip of 1913. • e, • \17HILE in a mood for general re- Jolcing, kindly note the benefi cent arrangement by which the hap less Gulls and Billikens have been cutting each others’ goozles* while the Barons were getting theirs. •Goozle—Early English for wea- sand.** ••Weasand—That part of the hu man anatomy most In danger dur ing a sw'ord-sw’allowlng performance. • • • \17E note with mingled emotions the ** addition of an operatic star to the Cracker troupe. Signor Caivo. who might reasonably be expected to take the leading role In Carmen, probably will be on hand to-day to sing right field the rest of the season, or as much of the period as Holtz is unable to warble near the 30ft mark O UT* Information is that Signor Caivo is a Cuban and came from Washington to this country. Clark Griffith thought well of him, but not quite well enough to bench Clyde Milan In his favor. Still, that oughtn’t be held against the new hand. Par ticularly If he Is a slugger, he will debut at a fcappy Juncture. B EFORE letting go the Birming ham situation we beg to note the fact that Carl Thompson, who couldn’t win for losing while with the Barona Is going to get the last crack at his ex-pals on their own lot this year. It sticks in our memory that Bert Maxwell never lost a game against Atlanta after he went from the Crack ers to the Pelicans. If he did. It was entirely an oversight. Pitchers noto riously are strong against clubs they once have played with. This Is ex plained by two things—they work harder against them for one. and they are excessively familiar with their batting characteristics for another. Now' it is up to Carl to bear out these pleasant arguments. VUHILE passing around the boquete vv quets, let’s not forget that Har ry Holland, who was off on the wrong foot In his five games played here, has been batting crescendo ever since leaving home. Harry has boosted his stick aver age to the .800 mark in spite of the big handicap of getting only one hit in the first five games. In Birming ham the Tech star has got five hits in tw'o games, being charged with only six times at bat. The sixth time REVENGE. (A Baseball Tragedy in Three Acts.) ACT I. Ike Hwntt, the mighty baseball star, trns smitten with a dame Who owned a flock of lucre and an old and honored name, Hut when he offered her his hand she coldly syurned the same. ACT II. It was the final inning and they needed one to tie. Our Hero ambled to the plate and saw three strikes go by. The game was lost while she looked on with murder in her eye. ACT III. For she had bet her fortune on the prowess of his bat, And when he took the final strike it left the poor girl flat. “Revenge!” she cried, in accents wild. “I'll marry him for thatr John McOraw arises to remark that the Giants this year are stronger than they ever were Reports from the front Indicate that they are particularly strong with the left jab and the right hook. The rough house imong the Giants merely proves the old theory that Larry McLean Is contagious. In spite of the fact that Mr. McGraw once owned a billiard hall he does not seem able to handle the Ivories. GAMENESS — THAT’S A BUSI NESS. Lew Rlohle once claimed that he rode his motorcycle for pleasure, thereby demonstrating that he was one of our greatest comedians. We take exception to the claims of those Western fight promoters that fighters are getting more money than they earn. A man who can amputate money from a fight promoter earns it. The report that Porter traok will be opened again Indicates that the fall guy haa saved up another bank roll. TRUTH 18 8TRANGER THAN FICTION. A h«avytp«iffht floKter nanwd Flynn W<u rmdmcrd with an ironclad oftynn. Ho didn’t much care If then walloped him there Juot at long at he gathered the tynn. POMlbly aom. ona can tell ua whether the man who plcke out tho namea for motor boata la a victim of the hop habit or le Juat naturally that way. The preaa agent telle ue that Mika Sohreck la down to 177 pounde. But ho doea not tell ua whether Mike haa am putated h lelega or hit thlrat. WHY? “/ damn from Californiaremarked a Western gent, "But strange to say, 1 nmw won a tennis tournament." "It is a noble sight!" he said—"the river marathont It is a noble tight to see the athletes fighting on. It is a noble sight to see them stem , the sullen tide. But why do they prefer to swim when there are boats to rider’ George Lockner Won Sweepstakes + • + Morty Graves Injured an Eye T HE Forrest Adair Sw'eepstakes at the Motordrome last night proved to be one of the great est speed struggles ever seen in the big bowl, and George Lockner finally finished in the lead in the last heat, doing the five miles in 3:39 4-5. Tex Richards won the first heat and George Renal the second, each of two miles. The last heat was a whirlwind af fair. with the riders bunched so close ly that the proverbial blanket would have covered the field most of the time. Mortv Graves, captain of the riders, met with a slight accident that at first looked as if It might cause him the loss of his right eye. Morty* was tinkering on a pedal aft er winning the first heat of the three- cornered match race, when the pedal flew upward and struck him in the eye. Medical attention was secured at once, and late last night it was said the injury would not be perma nent. Here are the complete summaries: Southern Merchants’ Purse. Heats, one mile; final, two miles. I First Heat—Jock McNeil, first; Freddie Luther, second. Time, : 43. Second Heat—Morty Graves, first; Wilmer Richards, second. Time, :42. Third Heat—George Lockner. firs:.; Harry Glenn, second. Time, :43. Final—Harry Swartz, first; Jock McNeil, second. Time, 1:26. Three-Cornered Match Race. Best two out of three heats. First heat, one mile; second heat, two; third, three. First Heat—Morty Graves, first; Harry Sw'artz, second. Time, : 43 1-5. Second Heat—Harry Sw'artz, first; Jock McNeil, second. Time, 1:29. Third Heat—Harry Sw'artz. first; Jock McNeil, second. Time. 2:12 1-5. Heats, two miles; final, five miles. First Heat—Tex Richards, first; George Lockner, second. Time, 1:27 3-o. Second Heat—George Renal, first; Freddie Luther, second. Time. 1:26 1-3. Final—George LockneT, . first; George Renal, second; Henry Lewis, third. Time, 3:39 4-5. DILLON TO BOX KLAUS IN 12-ROUND BOUT AT BOSTON INDIANAPOLIS, IND,, Au*. 1 ( .— Jack Dillon has accepted terms for a twelve-round bout with Frank Klaus at Boston, August 26. These men have been recognized generally as the best of the middleweights dur ing the last year. Klaus defeated Dillon in San Francisco, the bout being a twenty-round affair, and Dil lon squarely beat the Pittsburg cham pion here in a ten-round go last May. AUGUSTA AND TAMPA MAY JOIN SALLY LEAGUE COLUMBUS, GA.. Aug. 13.—There Is * a movement on foot to add two clubs to the South Atlantic League next sea son, and in this movement the plan Is to take In Augusta, Ga., and Tampa. Fla. The movement has the backing of the Columbus Board of Trade, and Secretary Willis B. Powell haa already opened correspondence with business men of Tampa, hie old home, and they are elated over the prospect of becom ing members of a baseball league. It is probable that more definite ac tion will be taken within a few months that will result in the addition of two other teams to the league. ^ ... . i or hit by a pitched ball. That coincides with our Idea of a useful citizen. • e e r P HREE Musketeers have been sent 1 home to rest up for the ap proaching struggle—Price, Dent and Conzelman. They got here this morn ing and began the resting process at once by hitting the hay for a long snooze. It Is not understood that Gil Price is home on suspension this trip, either. • • • F the Frank trial continues being tried for the next two weeks, as JOHNSTON FORCED HARD BY LEONARD BEEKMAN SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y., Au*. IS — William M Johnston, the California schoolboy tennis champion, was forced to play at his best In his match In order to win over I^eonard Beekman. of New York. In the third round of the Meadow Club s Invitation men's ten nis tournament here yesterday. Beek man surprised the western crack by winning the first set of their match 6-1. The second and third sets went to Johnston 10-8, 6-1. In. the second round Johnston de feated C. F. Walston, Jr., at 11-10, 6-1. Wallace F. Johnson, of Philadelphia, a member of the American Davis cup team, scored an easy victory over Eric Winston In the second round In straight sets 6-1, 6-8. William A. Lamed, the seven-time champion, defaulted to A. S. Dabney and afterward said he would not com pete at Newport next week. Play In the third round of the singles will be resumed to-day. Annual Mountain Excursion Southern Railway Saturday, Aug. 16. $6.00 Ashevffle, N. 0. $6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. 0. $6.00 Hendersonville, N. 0. $6.00 Hot Springs, N, 0. $6.00 Tate Springs, N. 0. $6.60 Bristol, Tenn. Final Limit September 1. Three trains to Asheville. Morning Noon Is a Wholesome Delightful Drink A Ginger Ale that is Recognized as BEST, because it has stood the test of Thousands. As a summer drink it has no equal. PURE REFRESHING RESTFUL 5c a glass at founts Also sold in Pints and Quarts Yes, we make that good Lemo-Lime always sold at the Ball Park, and at the Motordrome.