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BEST FDR GOLF
By Chick Evans.
T O mv mind a gray day give* the
ideal golfing weather This sort
of a day frequently precede* or
follows rain and there iv something
in the moist freshness of the* atmos
phere and absence of glare that i*
wholly delightful. The clubs at such
a time aeem unusually light and if
they are your own there is a wonder
ful balance and the blades appear
to He supremely well. The grip also
seema perfeet because the moisture
of the air gets into the leather and
gives that feeling of absolute security
to the grip. While this feeling in
damp weather is true of all grips, it
ia particularly true of the oiled leath
er kind.
FOr some reason, whether it is a
quality of the atmosphere or because
one’s clubs feel so good, the flight
of the ball seems steadier and the
picture of the little white globe float
ing in a true and steady line against
a dull gray background of sky is a
sight to warm the heart of every
golfer
Sun’s Glare Hampers P\ayer.
On a bright, warm day the glare
from the sun is often distressing to
The* eyes of the golfer, and a round
of golf under a midsummer sun leaves
him exhausted. Hut an overcaat dti5
ia a comfort to the eyes and a
strengthening tonic to the whole
physdque. One’s game itself is bet
ter, too, for the moist greens hold
the iron shots and permit accurate
placing
The game of golf evolved under
gray skies, along wide, moist, grassy'
places by the sea. In Great Britain
there are hundreds and hundreds of
overcast days. Then, on these match
less courses, in sight and sound of
the waves, with the smell of the
sea and the moist freshness of its
breath in one’s nostrils, the game Is
enjoyed in all of its natural flavor.
Prairie Courses Harder.
We miss, perhaps, a good deal of
this nubtle enjoyment of the game on
our sun-baked courees. When the
greens are like lightning and the fair
way cracked and seamed Iron shots
will not stay w-here put and fine
points of the game are impossible of
application. Hut while we miss much,
we are spared that frequent British
affliction—a downpour of rain in the
midst of an interesting match.
1 love an overcast day for golf, th#
gray sky and moist breeze are like
an inspiring draught, but heaven pre
serve me from a rainy day upon the
links.
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BOXING
News of the Ring Game
Tommv Walsh, of New Orleans, who
looks after the affairs of Joe Mandot.
has also taken George ‘ Knockout’
’•Brown, the Chicago middleweight, under
his management. He has matched
Brown to meet Jack Dillon, the Indian
apolis fighter, in a ten-round bout at
a show to be brought off at Terre
Haute. Ind., on Labor Day.
■ • •
Tom McCarey. the fight promoter, has
offered to assist Jim Goffroth, the Kan
Francisco promoter, in getting a stur
l»out for his show on l*abor l>ay after
noon As Champion Willie Kltchle has
agreed to fight Freddie Welch at Van
cuuver on that day, Coffroth has been
left without an attraction. McCarey is
willing to let Coffroth have Johnny
Dundee. Ad Wolgast or any fighter that
is under contract to him.
• • •
Charley White, who defeated Frank
Whitney here last week, will meet
Johnny Griffiths In a twelve-round bout
at Akron, Ohio, on Labor Day. Griffiths
recently defeated Young Saylor and also
knocked out 1’hll Brock in three rounds
After this scrap White may go to the
coast for a set-to with Harlem Tommy
Murphy.
• • •
Jimmy Clabby. the veteran middle
weight. is in San Francisco trying to
gat a match with Boh McAllister. Jim
Coffroth is trying to match the pair
for a September date. Clabby is one
of the real marvels of the boxing gam*
and should be a big hit on the coast.
• •
ngford
match, which has been hanging fire for
some time, is now a settled affair. Tom
McCarey lias received assurances from
both fighters that they will be ready
to go the marathon route on October 7.
* • •
If the proposed match between Willie
Ritchie and Freddie "Welch goes through
it will be the first international contest
for the lightweight championship since
Georg** I^avigne and Dick Burge fought
in England a number of years ago
* • •
It is impossible to any longer over
look Gunboat Smith as a candidate for
the heavyweight championship honor*
Smith has gone right along whipping
every man he has b*»en matched with
His latent victory over Jim Flynn has
certainly added a big feather in his cap
• • •
Charley Lee is one boy who looks
to have the makings of a real fighter
The way Charley dishes out punish
ment when he himself is taking a beat
ing makes it look as if he is a battler
of much class.
Young Shugrue is coming to the front
in rapid strides. The other night the
Easterner handed “Fighting Joe" Hy
land a great lacing in ten rounds Shu
grue is now after a return match with
Matty Baldwin
Ai Palser. the big lows farmer, plans
to celebrate hi* return to form again
with a bout ugainst Frank Moran at
New York on September 3 Both fight
er* expect to start training shortly for
rhs scrap.
FRANK GOTCH RETIRES
AGAIN FOR STEENTH TIME
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN Aug 18 —
Frank Gotch. greatest of ail wrestlers,
is through with tne mat forever. In
a letter to the sporting editor of The
Minneai>o)is Daily News, received to
day. Gotch says:
"While the Minnesota State fair peo
ple made me an excellent offer to
wrestl** Zbyssko on Heptemlw-r 5, I have
turned it down, aa I will all other propo
sitions to return to the game
"I have enough money, am happily
married, and will spend the balance ..f
my days with the people of Humboldt,
a, which means more to me than
in a mansion in New York City
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be an interested follower .if the
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uture."
T UESDAY night has been selected
as ‘society night” at the' Mo
tordrome. and a special card
has been arranged to delight th'»
large attendance that is expected to
witness the events.
The feature event on the program is
to be the Robert F. Maddox Sweep-
stakes, to be run in threo heats of six
riders each. The award will be on
points.
Then there is a ‘ hree-cornered race
among Jock McNeil, Harry Glenn and
Harry Swartz, which also promises
a lot of excitement.
Here is the program:
Motordrome Purse.
(Heats, 1 mile fllnal, 2 miles; win
ner in each heat and second man in
fastest heat.)
First Heat—Graves, Swartz and
Lockner.
Second Heat—Ric ards, Luther and
Glenn.
Third Heat—McNeil, Lewis and
Glenn.
Three-Cornered Match Race.
(Three heats, 1 mile, 2 miles and 3
miles.)
First Heat—Glenn, McNeil and
Swartz. One mile.
Final Motordrome Purse, two miles
Second Heat — Three - cornered
match race, two miles.
R. F. Maddox Sweepstakes.
(French point system, 10 for first, 6
for second and 2 for third; thrae
heats, 2, 4 and 6 miles.)
First Heat—Two miles: Graves,
Richards, Luther, Lewis. Renel and
Lockner.
Third Heat—Three-cornered match
race, two miles.
Second Heat—Maddox Sw'eepstakes,
four miles.
Third heat—Maddox Sweepstakes,
six miles.
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By GEOSaa B. PH AIR.
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TWO MINUS ONE.
(Paraphrasing a well-know r n author )
Two things greater than all things
are.
One is u bush league baseball star
Who smites the ball with a heart of
rim
ind earns the kale they have paid
tor him.
PS The other thing doesn’t count.
It is said Fred Merkle is the lad
who smote John McGraw on the Jowl.
This shows that Ivory never melta.
In golf, which Mr. Merkle is alleged to
play every morn, the slogan Is: "Keep
your eye on the ball.” In baseball, which
Mr. Merkle is alleged to plsy every after
noon, the slogan is: "Keep your eye on
the base."
Charlie Ebbets is said to b* figuring
on a new manager, thus showing that
he ia willing to go to any expense to
get something new to dedicate.
One is not surprised to read that
Miller Huggins wants an entirely new
team. But one might be surprised to
read that he is satisfied with the team
he has.
Occasionally a youth from California
gets a trimming In a tennis tournament.
We said occasionally.
Ban Johnson announces that the
world’s series will open on October 6.
The announcement is received with
great enthusiasm among ticket specu*
latora.
It Is claimed that tickets speculation
on the world series has been reduced to
a minimum. Figuring thusly, a maxi
mum would be approximately 175 per
cent of the gate receipts.
The report that Clark Griffith has of
fered $100,000 for Ty Cobb lead* one to
suspect that he is hitting .400 In the
hop league.
We note in the newspapers that one
Ar Chung, a Chinese lightweight, made
one Fat McCarty Quit. The A. O. H
will now proceed to start a libel suit.
It is rumored that Freddie Welch has
saved $100,000 out of his earnings. This
reveals the fact that his earnings were
$100,000.05.
THIS PARAGRAPH IS WRITTEN TO
IMMORTALIZE ONE HUMID KALLA
PASHA. AN HONEST WRESTLER.
HUMID IS HONEST ENOUGH TO AD
MIT THAT THERE AIN’T NO SUCH
THING.
PHI TM
H ERE’S a grain of comfort. The
Cracker* will be able to send
their regular line-up against
the Barons this afternoon, when the
first game of the series begins at 3:30
o'clock—note the change in the time.
Manager Smith said this morning
that Tommy Long had about got over
his severe cold and would be in left
field thi* afternoon. Chapman’s
wrenched ankle has come around in
good shape and Harry will be back
of the wood.
Ah to the first slabman to get a
whack at the Moles, Bill is going to
try out the Gil Price jinx again. Gil
has had womething on the Barons all
season; they haven’t seemed able to
make a start against the big left
hander. and Gil himself is eager to
tackle them in the Jump game.
A report from Birmingham an
nounces the purchase of Ed Ery,
leading pitcher of the Georgia-Ala-
bania League, who is to report here
to-day. "Rube” Evans, the big left
hander. has been suspended for fail
ure to keep In condition, and Bill
Prough was called away from the
club by a sister’s Illness, so Moles-
worth’s slab staff is badly in need of
bolstering.
The Barons' manager said this
morning that Prough was expected
on almost any train from the direc
tion of Athens, Ala., and that Ery
was being looked for hourly, als-o.
McGilvray is out of the line-up. too.
Hardgrove 1b scheduled to pitch this
afternoon.
Sports andSuch JEFFRIES ‘COPE
sum' (ins
Connie MackCanDevelop Youngsters,
But He Fails in Grooming Managers
Connie Mac’ ’* regarded a* b*ing one of baseball’* «mar‘eat man
agers. He has the knack of developing raw recruits into marvel*, but ho
doesn’t produce managers who can make good.
While the Athle ics were winding two world’s championships Topsy
Hartael and Harry Davis were his two lieutenants, and wh«n they started
to fade as major lei.guers Mack found manag rial berths for them.
Davis didn't even last a complete season as director f the Cleveland
Nap*, and now Topsy Hartsel has been dropped as manager of the Toledo
(A. A ) club.
Toledo and Cleveland looked for their teams to play Connie Mack
baseball, which means a pennant, but neither could produce the Connie
results, although they were members of Mack's board of atrategy.
“Handy” Anderson, who is playing
third for Waycross. has developed Into
a remarkably fine player for a young
ster. He joined May cross from a school
learn, and made g.Hni with a rush. He
plays short splendidly and is at home
in the fielo bunting is a feature
and he seldom falls to reach first w hen
he gets one placed to his notion.
Stewart, the new pitcher with Bruns
wick. has a cross-fire ball that is mighty
hard to hit. He has worked it with
success on the best batters and fooled
them every time. His brother, playing
with Americus, is also able to work
some deceptive balls over the plate.
J. Clabby On Coast;
After 20-Round Bout
”Jeem»" Wants to Step With Bob
McAllister or Sailor
Petroskey.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 18 —Jimmy
Clabby, of Hammond, Ind.. one of the
foremost of American middleweights.
dropped into town yesterday, accompa
nied by Jimmy Regan, a promoter, who
dabbles in pugilism up at Butte. Mont.
Clabby has receive*! tempting offers
to take his Queensherry wares to Aus
tralia, but would prefer to linger in
San Francisco a while if he receives
the right kind of encouragement. 1’rior
to the McAllister. Petroskey bout. Clab
by expressed a desire to meet the win
ner Of course there w-an no winner,
but Clabby was e*iual to the emergency.
He said he would not mind boxing both
McAllister and Petroskey. but would
prefer to tackle the Olympic Club grad
uate first.
It is understood that Promoter Jim
Coffroth has taken up the matter and
will endeavor to bring about a meeting
between Jimmy and Bob. And for the
sake of those who admire really clever
glove play, it is to be hoped that Cof
froth succeeds m hts undertaking
Thousands at Burial
Of Mine War Victims
CALUMET. MICH., Aug. 18.—A big
public funeral for the two copper
strikers killed in a fight Thursday
night between Deputy Sheriffs and
strikers was hold here yesterday. A
special train brought the bodies here
from the Champion mine and thou
sands of strikers from every part of
the copper district attend'd the ser
vices.
FAMOUS IN SPORT—VII.
The Fight Manager.
THE FIGHT MANAGER IS AN
ever-present example of the value
of human endeavor, so long as you
can get somebody else to do the
endeavoring. It Is the mission ot
the Fight Manager to live by the
toil of other men. and, so far as we
are a judge, he does his duty. We
never heard of one who starved to
death.
Managing fighters has all of the
advantages of managing a bank,
with none of the risks When a
bank gets in bad you can not shake
it and pick up another one; but the
average Fight Manager continues
to blow expensive cigar smoke into
the eye of the Sporting Editor long
after dozens of fighters he has man
aged huve gone back to sparring
for pork chops in the outskirts of
Detroit and Cincinnati.
Ltet you be thus encouraged to
rush blindly Into the business, it is
our duty to warn you that certain
natural gifts are. essential. The
successful Fight Manager must
have tireless vocal chords, a barb-
proof hide, a property smile and
the imagination of a mining-stock
.•■•alesman. Also, the gall of a po
liceman.
It is by no means necessary that
he have a tighter. Many men have
tried to get by with merely a
fighter and have failed. It is much
better to tow around some muscu
lar misfit with a ten-ounce brain
and by persistent talking and
“gettin’ in with the right guys”
convince the public that he Is a
fighter. A real fighter usually has
enough intelligence to want to
audit accounts every now and
then, and this is a serious handi
cap to real success In this pro
fession.
But for the kind of man that fits
into the profession it is certainly
the kind of profession for him to
fit into. Two or three thousand
per cent profits are common. For
instance Lute McCarty won $4,000
in hif« last fight, and when every
one had gotten his there was $26
left for the estate. That’s a busi-
ness. .
(Get set for the next one— The
Queer Ride.")
• * *
A CORRESPONDENT WHO
takes prize fights seriously and is
so ashamed of It that he conceals
his name, writes* to charge u* w'ith
attempting to “discredit" Gunboat
Smith. Before pleading to the in
dictment we shall have to know
what the. Gunboat is credited with
and by whom
• • •
YOUNG MR. JOHNSTONE has
earned the distinction of being the
only Californian who has lost a
tennis title this year.
...
IF HIS VOICE IS anything like
some we have heard this year, we
can hardly blame those Raleigh
fans for choking the umpire.
* • •
WHILE PRESIDENT EBBETS
denies the purchase of an out
fielder and pitcher from the Ameri
can Association it Is believed that
it is only because he has not had
time- to prepare the dedication
speech.
BARRY ACCEPTS GREER’S CHAL
LENGE.
LONDON. Aug 18.—Ernest Barry of
London professional sculling champion
of the world, to-day accepted a chal
lenge from Frank B. Greer, of Boston,
Mass., professional sculling champion
of the United States, for a race on the
Thames in November for the champion
ship of the world. The stakes are to
be $2,500 each.
HANLON GETS PLAYERS.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18.—E. J. Hanlon,
president of the Sioux City Western
League club, obtained from the Detroit
Americans the outfiekier and pitcher he
needed for his team, it was learned to
day Hanlon's visit here was brief and
he did not give out the names of his
new players.
EMPIRE LEAGUE NOTES
N EW YORK, Aug. 18.—Th "-'ct
statement that Jam
fries, after his def:-; ^
Johnson at Reno, sought an. i <1
proof that he had been drugged before
the battle with the negro was made
in a signed article written by a New
York sporting editor and published ’n
an evening paper to-day.
The statement follows, in part:
“Jeffries hired one of the greatest
detective amende* in the world to run
down the facts. The details he gath
ered make up a complete story of the
most sordid plot that ever turned fair
sport into a sure-thing gamble. Pos
sibly Johnson w'ould have won in any
case, but the clique that handled the
betting made it a certainty by drug
ging Jeffries with the help of men
who were in his confidence and who
had the run of his camp. They cleaned
up a fortune through betting com
missioners stationed in many cities.
In Paris alone they wagered $24,000
and won $40,000. In Reno and San
Francisco and Los Angeles and New
York their eains went into the hun
dreds of thousands.
“The ‘tip’ for the big killing was
received by the waiting commission-
ers less than 24 hours before the fight
when the gamblers knew that Jef
fries was ‘safe.’
"The grst plot was broached in a
back room; the last man necessary
to its success accented his part in a
meeting in a Reno alley two nights
before the fight, after having learned
that he could make no more money
with Jeffries and that he could win
thousands by turning Judas. One man
whose available cash was also secret
ly watered on Johnson smilingly
posed as a friendly adviser of Jef
fries during the fleht.”
Intense rivalry in Empire League
cities is in evidence now in every game
played. Charges and counter charges
are being hurled at first one team, then
another, while the president of the
league gets his full share, too.
* * *
Babe Wilder, the wonder of the
league, has lost the last three games he
pitched for Cordele. The losses were
not his fault, as errors behind him let
his opponents score enough to win.
* « *
Brouthers, playing in the field for
Americus, came mighty near pulling off
a fatal play for his team recently. He
tried to get a stone In center field,
thinking it was the ball which had just
been hit safely. A fellow fielder saw'
the mistake and nipped the real article
up in' time to save a run.
* * *
Left Fielder Powers, of the Waycross
team, has returned to Jacksonville. He
was declared ineligible and Waycross
had nothing to do but let him go. He
is a fleet fielder and has made a neat
record during his stay with Waycross.
• • *
Ten victories to one defeat is the
pitching record held by Dacey, of the
Americus team. He was signed origi
nally as a fielder but has developed into
a pitcher as good as the best in the
league.
• * *
Outfielder Schuyler, of the Bruns
wick team, is climbing rapidly in bat
ting. He hits the ball hard regu’arly.
• * **
Day came back strong against the
Valdosta team after they knocked, him
out of the box and won his game with
ease for Thomasville. His shut-out rec
ord in the Empire is a good one.
* * *
Otto Jordan seems good on picking
up good players. He has landed Wise,
a catcher, and from the way the fel
low plays he is slated for faster com
pany. (Jordon and Vaughan, pitchers,
w ill both land in the Sally and perhaps
higher. Gordon has already gone to
Macon and ought to make good. And
the Valdosta team has others just as
reliable.
• • *
Umpire baiting in the league has
ruined a number of games recently and
the fans generally are in hopes of
changes before another season arrives
that will make this impossible. At
tacks on umpires by players have re
ceived only minor treatment.
* * *
By winning four straight games, two
from the league leaders, Waycross
climbed out of the cellar position for
the first time since early in July, when
the second half of the season started.
• * *
Added to his fielding ability Doc Fen
ton, playing center for Waycross, has
started hitting at a terrific clip. He
got two home runs In succession and
four hits in succession the next day.
His put-out record is eight for one
game, and has no equal in the league
• * *
Red Stiles, who started the season
with Waycross and went to Thomasville
when he was released, has been sus
pended for the balance of the season
at his own request.
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