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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. 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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