Newspaper Page Text
O ft
THK ATLANTA UKOKOIAM AND NEWS.
-JEOra^M fPOETf COVl-KBD^ B
TWIT OF RITCHIE
By Left Hook.
W HAT chance has biffer Fred-
die Welsh, supreme among
English lightweights, in the
championship struggle with Willie
Ritchie at McCarey’s Vernon Arena
Labor Day
Don’t ponder and fret trying to
solve this query, but Just peruse the
dope and it will not be surprising
should the news arrive that a new
133-pound conqueror has been ac
claimed after the holiday presenta
tion.
Welsh, who gained the title of
Great Britain and England from Matt
Wells in 1912, licked the present
champ, William Ritchie, alias Geary
A. Steffen, in a 20-round scrap at
Vernon, Cal., November 80, 1911.
Freddie also has shown Matty Bald
win the high precipice to the woods,
earning the verdict in a 20-round skit
at San Francisco June 23, 1911.
Just to dig furor in boxing realms,
Fred backed Harry Trendall away
with a kayo blow in 1908. Welsh's
only defeats have been delivered by
Packey McFarland and Matt Wells.
To further exhibit his utter contempt
for those biffers who conquer, the
British highbrow challenged Wells for
the English crown In 1912 It took
Welsh Just 20 chapters to show Matt
how easy it is to gain prominent
recognition
Ritchi© Will Have to Go Some.
In donning the padded mitts against
Welsh. Ritchie has bit off a most ro
bust chunk. Not to infer that Willie
will be beaten, but the performance of
the ‘•dontcherno” champ In the last
seven years Indicates that Mr. Cham
pion is due for a fearful tussle. Willie
hasn’t the class that his Nemesis pos
sesses—that is, if records tell the f ale.
Willie Ritchie gained the honors
from Adolph Wolgast on a foul deliv
ery. Freddie pulled and tugged, took
and gave, for all he was worth In
convincing the third man that he
was the better in the Marathon with
Wells.
In 1909 Welsh defeated Young Pjrne,
considered one of the claimants for
the laurels. In 1912, when Champion
Ritchie was supposed to be touching
the zenith of superiority, he was un
able to earn a decision over the clever
Erne. Phil Brock was a cinch for
Freddie in 1907 and once again in
1909
William Ritchie couldn't begin to
rout Phil in a six-stanza ditty last
year. Even Harry Trendall spent u
short seance with Willie in* 1912, re
ceiving a no-decision finish, while
Welsh dropped Trendall in six rounds
for a K. O.
Ritchie’s one boast over Freddie
may be the Jack Britton go. In 1911
Ritchie slammed away at the aggres
sive pounder, decisively whlppinr his
opponent. But Welsh can come right
back producing the dope that he has
walloped Jem Driscoll. Ray Bronson,
Johnny Owens, Joe White, and good
ness knows how many other less im
portant mtttlsts.
Maybe Leach Will Be Sorry.
Welsh has a teasing method of em
ploying the crouch system of bom
bardment. He’s not to be pooh-poohed
In summing up the swatting powers.
If advance enlightenment from the
training camps can be molded as
facts. Welsh owns a more wicked stab
than his rival. The Labor Day bout
should be one of the great events of
the year.
While Ritchie and Welsh are trying
to pound the points. Leach Cross and
Joe Rivers will please the pugilistic
patrons by tapping and hopping to
and fro. And the winner is to get the
victor in the Ritchie-Welsh bout.
In further diving into the specula
tion waves, it seems pretty foolish to
many critics that Cross passed up
the Labor Day battle with Ritchie. By
all rules of the game, the rpohmi
tooth expert cleaned the side ro'H to
a title match. Joe Rivers is no s’ouch
with the gloves.
Many a famed hanim. r r has been
swished to the "has-be< n" class by a
lucky blow. Evidence. Wallaoh A’ Co.
wanted the dough first and the glories
next.
KENOSHA BOXING CLUB
IS ASKING FOR PERMIT
KENOSHA, WI8.. Aug 21.—John E.
Keating, president of the Kenosha Ath
letic club* this morning made formal ap
plication to the Secretary of State for a
permit to hold boxing shows at Keno
sha. The club has secured a long term
lease on the Coliseum and it is planned
to stage the first show the latter part
of this month if a permit can he secured
tay that time. V*
The Kenosha Club has been incor
porated under the State law and the in
corporators are all well known euthu-
slasts of Kenosha No Chicago promot
ers will be connected with the activi
ties of the club in the future The
Coliseum will be rebuilt with a view of
taking care of the boxing crowds.
Polly and Her Pals
Copyright. 1913. International Nrw* Barrie*.
Pa Doesn’t Understand It Even Now
Bo!
/ OUE PIECE
RiTMiuG Surr !l
Look Out For
raison Ivy
Strolling through the woods or
bearing Iruan. picnicker* hunt®-*,
flihermen -look out for poison ivy
And In the meantime keep your blood
pure by using S. 8. S If your skin
is rough with eczema, pimples or any
other eruption, S. 8 8 ■tlmulate* the
fine network of blood vessels in the
skin to dry up and heal all sore spots
8 6 8 will do this positively It
dominates the principle of osmosis,
stimulate* the cells of the skin to
•elect their own nutriment from the
blood made pure and healing by the
wonderful medicinal Ingredients of
thia famous blood purtfler It Is a
safe remedy, as it contains no miner-
ala. a»d yet lte action Is a marvel
You can get 8 8 8 In any drug
•tore, but Insist upon having It
The Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Os
prepare* this famous blood purifier,
and^ou should take no chance by
permitting any one to recommend a
substitute. And if your blood condi
tion is such that you would like to
consult a specialist freely, address the
\ Medical Dept.. The 8wlft Specific
i Company. 1M Swift Bldg., Atlanta,
\ Oa
KRAZY KAT
e •
• •
e — e
• — a
Krazy Is Way Behind Times
/why,
Twa r I heaad
IT WA"5 /w TViem _
bALKWG STATes^)
By Ed W. Smith.
C HICAGO, Aug. 21.—When Frank
Farrell, of New York, signed
Frank Chance, of California, to
manage the Highlander ball learn ho
told the newspaper men here in Chi
cago thai Chance was to have carte
blanche and that he would support
his judgment to the last penny in the
matter of purchasing new men for the
team. It begins to look an If Far
rell meant every word that he said,
tor the Highlander boss Is beginning
to unbelt in great shape and to buy
up young players by the car lot. This
is the time of the year when all of
the magnates, even those who are
reasonably assured of a pennant, are
loosening the strings and getting In
Home new material, but Farrell is
leading the Held 'n great style.
* * *
17 ARRELL got Malael, a young
1 Eastern star, at a price esti
mated to be close to $16,000, anU the
young man looks us If he mirely
would make good as a big league in-
flelder. Right on top of this is the
announcement that Farrell has
loosened up to the extent of $9,000
more for three star minor league
pitchers. There certainly is some
thing mighty convincing about
Chance's method of going after what
he want a He inoculated his former
boss with the buying germ to 3uch
an extent the Cub team quickly be
came the baseball factor of the coun
try. It was Chance’s trading skill,
however, more than anything, that
brought the Cub machine together,
cog by cog. Chance hasn’t much to
trade off. in the Highlander bunch,
but Farrell has the coin, which is
Just as good, apparently
• • •
TOHNNY EVERS' demonstration of
J "How 1 Made the Cubs a Har
monious Club” is one of the brightest
things of the season of 1913—for
everybody who didn’t happen to feel
the ax on his neck. It took Johnny
some time to discover that his club
was teeming with the artful knocker
and the double-crossing hammer-
slingrr. When he located them' he
fired them almost to a man and now
there is little or nothing left of that
famous old machine that Selee and
Chance put together.
• * •
pHARLEY CCTLER says he has
discovered Frank Gotch’s secret.
Writing from Newaygo, Mich., on
Hc.«s Lake, the big North Sider says:
“ft's» easy to\see why Gotch is such
a great wrestler. Living on a farm
is the greatest training in the world,
because you don’t realize at all that
you are training.” Cutler Intends to
remain there until well into the fall
and warns us not to bo surprised ’f
In the meantime he uncovers a real
•“white hope" among the farmer boys
in that, locality.
BOB M'ALLISTER TO RETIRE
FROM GAME FOR ONE YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug:. 21— Bob Me.
AUister, the San Francisco fighter who
achieved prominence in the middle
weight division when he fought twenty
rounds to a draw with Senor Ed Petros-
key, will probably retire temporarily
from the prize ring, according to the
announcement made today by his
brother. A1 McAllister, who is his man
ager
"Bob is only 20 years of age.” the
brother explained, "and I think it will
be for his best interests'to step out
of the game for a year lie practically
has promised he will follow my advice.”
McAllister, an amateur until a few
months ago. went into the professional
held to make money faster than he was
getting as an employee in an insurance
office. His receipts thus far are re
ported as about $7,000
STOVALL CANS INFIELDER.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.—Manager
Stovall, of the local American League
club, to-day announced that he had
given Charles Flanagan ten days’ no
tice of release and that if no club
signed him during the time he would
be a free agent. Flanagan is a sec
ond baseman.
BASEBALL SUMMARY j SportsandSuch
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Montgomery at Atlanta (two games).
First game called at 2:15.
Memphis at Chattanooga
New Orleans at Birmingham.
Mobile at Nashville
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pc | W. L Pc
Mobile 72 49 .595 I B’ham.. 62 59 .612
Mont 64 51 .557 ‘Nash.... 61 69 .426
Atlanta. 65 54 .546 ! M’phis 69 61 .492
Chatt. 60 57 .513 l N. O. 39 72 .345
Wednesday’s Results.
Atlanta, 2, Birmingham, 1.
Nashville, 4-2; Chattanooga, 0-4.
No other games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Philadelphia at Chicago
Washington at St. Louis.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
W. L Pc.
Phila... 76 38 .664
C’land. 69 46 .600
Wash. 63 49 .563
W. L. Pet
Boston.. 53 58 .477
Detroit. 49 67 .422
8t. L.. . 47 73 .392
Chicago 63 55 .534 j New Y.. 38 71 .349
Wednesday’s Results.
Philadelphia. 5; Detroit, 2.
St. Louis, 2-7; New York, 1-0.
Chicago, 1; Boston, 0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Jacksonville at Albany.
Columbus at Macon.
Charleston at Savannah.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L Pc I W. L. Pc.
Sav’nah 29 21 .580 Albany. 22 27 .449
Col’bus. 26 22 .542 | Ch’ston. 21 26 47
J'ville.. 26 23 .531 i Macon 21 26 447
Wednesday's Results.
Albany, 10: Macon, 1.
Jacksonville, 4, Charleston, 0.
Savannah, 2-4; Columbus. 0-2.
Federal League.
Pittsburg, 4-3; Kansas City, 3-0
Appalachian League.
Knoxville. 3-5; Home, 1-1.
Morristown. 9; Mlddlesboro, 1.
Johnson City, 6; Bristol, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
St. IjouIs at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet
New Y. 77 35 688
Phila... 65 41 .612
Chicago 62 52 .544
P’burg.. 69 63 .527
W. L. Pet.
B’klyn.. 60 50 . 500
Boston.. 46 64 .418 j
Cln'nati* 46 72 .890
St. L. . . 43 72 .374
Wednesday’s Results.
Brooklyn, 8; St. Louis, 0.
Pittsburg, 4; New York. 1.
Cincinnati, 4; Boston, 1.
Philadelphia, 3; Chicago, 1.
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE.
Games Thursday.
Waycross at Valdosta.
Amerlous at Brunswick.
Thomasvllle at Cordele.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. Pc
T’ville.. 27 16 .628
Am'cus. 22 22 .500
W'cross 22 23 .489
W. L. Pc.
23 .489
V’doeta „„
B’swick 20 24 .455
Cordele 20 25 .445
Wednesday’s Results.
Valdosta, 10; Americus, 3.
Thomasvllle, 1; Brunswick, 0
Cordele, 4-2; Waycross, 3-8.
American Association,
Toledo, 4; Indianapolis, l.
Minneapolis. 6; Milwaukee, 2.
Columbus. 5; Louisville. 1.
St Paul, 8-8; Kansas City, 3-9.
International League.
Montreal, 4; Baltimore. 3.
Rochester, 2; Jersey City, 1.
Buffalo, 7; Providence, 3.
Newark, 6; Toronto, 2.
Carolina Association.
Winston-Salem-Durham game off;
rain.
Charlotte. 4; Asheville, 3.
Raleigh, 4; Greensboro, 2
Virginia Leaque.
Norfolk, 2; Petersburg, 0.
Newport News. 3; Portsmouth, 0.
Richmond, 8; Roanoke, 7.
Texas League.
Houston. 3; Beaumont, 1.
Gal vest cm, 12; SSn Antonio, 7.
Austin, 4; Waco, 2.
Dallas, 3; Fort Worth, 1.
HANK 0’DAY HAS LAST SAY
AS PERSONALITIES FLY
BROOKLYN, Aug. 23.—When the
Dodgers went to bat in the twelfth
inning the other day Manager Clarke,
who had been warned to keep quiet on
the bench, began to taunt Umpire
O’Day.
"You’re as good an umpire as you
were a manager last year. You’re a
back number!” he shouted.
O’Day glared at the Pirate chief a
moment, then waved him to the
bench, exclaiming hotly:
"If you don’t keep quiet you won’t
be a manager for the rest of the day
and maybe longer!"
Clarke quickly retired and remained
silent until the next Inning, when he
addressed O’Day in the sweetest pos
sible manner. The umpire turned his
back.
HANNES KOLEHMAINEN TO
TRY FOR ONE-HOUR RECORD
ALFRED SHRUBB CONDEMNS
LONG-DISTANCE RACING
NEW YORK. Aug 21.—Alfred Shrubb,
one of the world’s greatest long distance
runners, has come out with a state
ment condemning marathon racing and
declaring that he believe that it will
soon be dropped from Olympic pro
grams.
"Marathon racing saps a man’s life
and cuts him five years short of the
time he should be in the thickest of the
fray," he said. Shrubb is holder of the
10-mile world's record.
“C0MMY” EXERCISES OPTION
ON PACIFIC COAST LEAGUER
LOS ANGELES. Aug 21.—PrenldMit
Charles A. Comiskey. of the Chicago
White Box. has exercised an option on
Outfielder Mnggert. of the Angels, who
will report at once to the ^'indy City
club.
Maggert has been one of the real 'sen
sations of the Pacific Coast League this
season. He has led the circuit in bat
ting and ranks second in stolen bases.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—Opportunity
to see the most marvelous pair of
running legs In the world, and to
sec them in action trying their level
best to lower the record for an hour,
will be the privilege of all who go
to Crystal Beach Saturday, August 30.
On that day Hannes Kolehmainen. the
world’s mightiest runner, will appear
as the stellar attraction of a big field
meet.
Besides the exhibition by the
world^ most famous runner, there
will be two preliminary events—open
to all registered A. A. U. athletes
The four men selected to race against
Kolehmainen are the fastest of the
local milers. They will run in relays
and will pull Kolehmainen along as
he has never been run before. It l»
to be hoped that Hannes will beat the
world’s record, as his heart is set on
annexing this record to the other
world's records which now dangle at
his belt
JOHNSON WILL DEMAND
$12,500 FOR NEXT SEASON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Walter
Johnson has made It known through
letters to friends that he will demand
$12,500 salary next season. The speed
demon figures that he Is of as much
value to the Senators as Cobb is to the
Tigers, and unless he gets the increase
he says he will retire from baseball. At
present Johnson draws $7,500.
LORD CT TO TRY
FOR POLO CUP NEXT YEAR
LONDON, Aug. 21.—Lord Ashby St.
Ledgers is organizing a polo team which
will attempt In 1914 to recover the in
ternational cup, now held in the United
States. He is arranging with the Hur-
lingham Club to issue a challenge to the
American Polo Association.
OCTOBER 6.
/ SA W a line of weary men
All hollow-eyed and tore,
And horde* of cop* did urge
them on
In slow march, four by four;
And *(tme were fanned with ashen
club*
And none did make a roar.
And as they reached a gateway
grim
Ritugh guardians there did stand.
Who wrenched from them their
hoarded coin
And cussed them something
grand;
And all who did except thereto
Upon their ears did land.
And once inside the keepers shove
Each into a hard seat,
And there arc other myrmidons
To stamp upon their feet;
And they must sit in mist and chill
Without a bite to eat.
Ah, who could merit such a deal—
What have these lorn ones donet
Why, you poor boob, they like it
well,
It’s their idea of fun!
They go through this each Au
tumn—the
World's Series has begun!
UNLESS THERE IS A BREAK
in the high cost of athletes many
hard-working magnates will soon
be reduced to two or three autos,
BASEBALL, AS SAM CRANE
says, is uncertain. Here, Owner
Gaffney refuses to buy Player
Gilhooley, probably because Player
Gilhooley allowed himself to be
owned by Owner Lichtheim.
THE BOX-FIGHT IS ALMOST
equally uncertain. You would
never suppose that Ah Chung would
make Paddy McCarthy quit.
• * •
JOE TINKER STRENUOUSLY
declares that he will not resign
the managership of the Cincinnati
club. It only shows how far stub
bornness will carry a man.
A MANAGER OF A NEW ENG-
land League club forfeits a game
for talking. We should love to watch
Horace Fogel perform in that
league.
* * *
TIS OFTEN THUS.
Under the spreading ehestnut tree
The village blacksmith mopes.
Until one dap he gets a hunch
And pai’ks his shirt and slopes;
And next week ire hear of him
As King of the White Hopes.
* * *
MANAGER HUGGINS IS SOME-
what handicapped in his efforts to
trade the Cardinals because of the
Government’s attitude toward car
rying on fraudulent transactions
through the malls.
• » •
THE NEXT ENGLISH polo
challengers are going to Spain to
practice, though we can not recall
that in the last international con
test the Spanish put anything
over on us.„'
• • •
THE HORRIBLE CARNAGE
which Freddie Welch and Willie
Ritchie were to engage in has been
postponed because Welch has
sprained an ankle, news which will
be received with the utmost
equanimity by every one but the
moving picture people.
• « •
GUNBOAT SMITH SAYS that
A1 Palzer must "defeat Moran be
fore he Is entitled to a match.” If
we attempted to comment on this
we .would laugh ourselves to death.
• * *
THE MAYOR OF PANAMA is
crudely putting on the blink in that
city the inculcating of these princi
ples of manlinefis and fair play.
When a fight was “lost on a foul
in the first round” there the other
night he grabbed the gate receipts
and refunded the money to the in
culcated.
‘Walsh Now Pitching for Sox’
+•4-
*•+
+•+
•I- • -r
-!• • -i-
Tickers Don’t Flash That Now
E D WALSH is not with the White
Sox on their Eastern trip. In
all the games Callahan’s men
play during their sitay in the East,
the ticker will never flash, ’NINTH
INNING: WALSH NOW PITCHING
FOR CHICAGO.”
The Big Moose, the greatest of iron
men. isn’t the Walsh of 1912. The
averages give him seven won and
three lost for a percentage of .700.
He has pitched 10 games, with the
season half over. If he pitches 10
more during the remainder of 1913
it will be a surprise.
Walsh is worn out. He has the
heart and head of last year, but his
arm isn’t able to perform what he
wills. He Is just a shadow of his
1912 self, so far jis pitching goes.
Too many innings of relief work, too
many innings pitched did for his iron
arm.
For years he was “THE WHITE
SOX,” practically all there was to the
White Sox, and the only reason any
one went to see the club. Last sea
son, with ordinary backing, he pitched
Chicago into fourth ’dace. There
were 78 games won by the club. Walsh
is credited with 27 of them in his own
record. Many more he saved for
other twlrlers, going in with the Sox
ahead and stopping rallies.
Callahan pitched his willing worker
393 innings, or 43 nine-inning games,
during the American League reason.
This shows on the books, but there is
no record of the innings Walsh w armed
up and used up his arm by so doing.
This season Comiskey, the Sox ow ner,
thought Walsh would pitch more than
400 Innings. Callahan thought so
Wash thought so.
But the Iron Man was through. He
had held the White Sox up so long
that his arm was weary, even if he
didn’t know it. His record of 393
innings in the American League sea
son, topped off by his feat of tw’irling
the Sox to victory by pitching 40 in
nings of the Chicago city series with
the Cubs—which he won practically
by himself—has taken toll.
Whether Ed Walsh will come baca
is a thing the future will have to teil.
Sometimes they do, but oftener they
don’t. Rest may bring him back, if
Callahan gives it to him. But again
it may be that 393 innings of fiercely
competitive ball have ruined his arm
for good and all and that one of the
greatest pitchers the game has known
is now’ a has-been.
DEE WALSH TALKED SELF
OUT OF MAJOR LEAGUES
Umpire Silk O’Loughlln says Dee
Walsh, the Chattanooga shortstop,
talked himself out of the American
League. According to O’Loughlln,
Walsh's specialty was to strut up to
the plate and dare the pitcher to put
it over.
“Can you imagine a snip of a kid like
Walsh, who isn’t much bigger than a
peanut, daring a big fellow like Walter
Johnson to stick it over the pan?” said
O’Lough 1 in. “The average American
League pitcher would make two of Dee
Walsh. The kid got- himself in bad
trying to bluff ’em. He thought it the
proper caper, but it worked the other
way. The pitchers tabbed him a fresh
kid, and tipped each other off. Every
now and then some big twirler, would
shot the pill at Dee’s bean and scare
him stiff. They had him ducking and
dodging wild pitches until he couldn’t
hit the pine. But Dee is a game kid
and will come back. He needs expe
rience.”
BASEBALL TRADES AS
ANNOUNCED BY JOHNSON
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.—Over 100 base
ball players were involved in recent
deals by American League clubs and
the trades, purchases and contracts
were officially sanctioned and announc
ed by President Johnson. Releases re
corded include:
To Detroit, by Chattanooga. Bert
Grover; by Mobile, Cavett; by Winston-
Salem, Charles Harding; by Waco, Tim-
beck; by Cleveland to Beaumont,
Charles Betts; to New Orleans, John
Clancy
To Cleveland, by Charleston, Ed Hov-
lik and George J. Young; by New Or
leans, L. C. Brenton.
To Washington by Atlanta-Montreal,
George Clarke; by Petersburg, Harry
Hedgpeth.
To Washington by Petersburg. Ben
jamin Spencer; by Atlanta, WalKtfe
Smith amd Pitcher Love.
To New York by Dallas, Boor.e; by
Galveston, H. Williams; by Richmond,
J. Rogers.
WORLD SOCCER ASSOCIATION
RECOGNIZES AMERICAN BODY
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.—Secretary T.
W. Cahill, of the United States of
America Football Ascfc-iation. received a
cablegram to-day • from C. A. W.
Hirschman, secretary of the Interna
tional Football Association, saying the
emergency committee of that organiza
tion had admitted provisionally to mem
bership the United States of America
Football Asfo'citttion.
This recognition by the governing
soccer committee of the world makes It
possible for this country to compete in
the Olympic soccer games at Berlin in
1916. It also means, according to the
announcement made here, that the
United States Association will conduct
the International soccer competition at
the Tanama Canal Exposition at San
'Francisco in 131*.
D00IN BELIEVES QUAKERS
WILL BEAT OUT GIANTS
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 21.—"I am
more than satisfied with our team and
am justly proud of our record,” said
Manager Dooin, of the Quakers, to-day.
“I firmly believe that we will come
mighty near to tumbling the Giants
out of their perch before we are called
upon to go West again. We are go
ing at the right clip just now, and with
the boys simply aching for a chance to
get busy I can not but feel that we will
soon be on top.
”1 have succeeded In getting Josh De
vore from the Reds, and, believe me,
I am very much pleased, because Josh
is a corking good ball player and we
will find plenty for him to do. I have
not heard from him as yea, but I ex
pect him to come in to-night ready for
work.
“Then I will be ready for duty my
self. I was just right when Bescher.
the big outfielder of the CiryHnnati
Reds, Jumped on me with his spikes and
laid me on the side lines again. How
ever, it is only a question of a few
days when we will all be as good as
ever, and ready to give battle to any
of them.”
II El EMI
H QRE’S where somebody gets
bumped off, for fair.
Johnny Dobbs and his Mont
gomery Billikens blew in this morn
ing, prepared to make a great fight
in hope of breaking their long losing
string at the expense of the Crack
ers, and determined to go after the
series right on the jump.
The struggle for second place be
gins this afternoon with double-
header. the first game being called
at 2:15 o’clock. The Billies'are in
good shape for a fight, having laid off
three days, and their lively manager
realizes that this is the critical junc
ture in his season’s campaign.
Manager Smith, feeling absolutely
no older after his very successful
birthday party, said he expected to
work Carl Thompson in the opening
game, and reserved his choice in the
second contest until later—until about
4 o’clock, in fact.
Manager Dobbs said this morning
that he expected to work one of the
Browns and Manning. As to which
Brown it will be, Mr. Dobbs will have
to watch both of them warm up be
fore choosing.
BASEBALL
TO-DAY
Montgomery vs. Atlanta
DOUBLE-HEADER
FORSYTH TODAYAT
2:30 & 8:30
TOOTS PAKA AND THE
HAWAIIAN MUSICIANS
Willie Weston,Kennedy&Roonsy,Grace
DeMar. Foster & Lovett, Nikko Troupe