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HEART'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, C,A„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 24. 1913.
All the News of the Boxiiw World on These Pare
STAGE TO IB!
ID COACH
joe Agler,
Crackers ’
First-Sadder,
(Capital Fans Won't
Pay $100,000 for Cobb
Who
Goes to
Jersey City Club
Proposition to Buy Tigers’ Star Out
fielder for Senators Falls
on Deaf Ears.
“A mighty sweet first baseman,” is the way
Hilly Gilbert, Giant scout in town last, week
sized up Joe Agler, playing his last year with
the Crackers, so far as can be figured out at this
juncture. Joe goes to the Jersey City Club of
tile International League next year, but Billy
Gilbert has a hunch that the ‘‘tfweet first base-
man'’ will be working for Frank Chance before
the end of the coming season.
Agler is good
at bunting—
see illustration
—and then leg
ging it down
to first so fast
that his sacri
fice may turn
out a hit.
WASHINGTON, Ans 23—A short
time ago local baseball fans donated
$1,000 to Walter Johnson, the Nation
als’ star twirler. On “Johnson Day,”
when the donation was presented, the
management raised the ante In the price
of seats. To-day an ambitious fan pro-
l>osed the subscription of $100,000 by
Washington to purchase Ty Cobb from
the Detroit club. Here follows some of
the comments on this proposition:
"Nary a red after being stung on
Johnson Day." ^
“Such a course of procedure will
•queer’ the team in Washington.”
“There’s a limit to the local support
of Griffith's climbers and It falls short
of begging $100,000 for them.”
“The original or of this proposition
must he the owner of the club. He
ought to be investigated.”
Primeval Blood of Redskin To Be
Pitted Against University Pale
face—Cowboys Also to Run.
C OLORADO SPRINGS, COLO..
Aug. 23.—What promises to be
a sensational feature of mara
thon to be staged as the opening
event of the Shan Klve In the Pike's
Peak region next month is the pros-
■
pective comparison it will afford of
the trained college athlete against
the Indian, for the indications are
that the primeval blood of the red
skin will be pitted against the sinew
of the college paleface, and the en
durance feature of the latter when
measured with that of the fleet Utes
will be of world-wide interest.
So keen is the enthusiasm expressed
in the event that already, with the
dates of the Shan Kive nearly a
month away, entries are coming in.
The Pike’s Peak region is alive with
college blood this season, and at so
cial events and on their outings the
subject of the Pike’s Peak marathon
Is the absorbing topic of conversa
tion. That many of the college ath
letes from the East who are spending
the season in Colorado Springs and
Manitou will prolong their stay in
order to compete In the event Is indi
cated from expression# received from
a number of them.
M’Aleer Pays Tribute
To Browns' Pitchers
Red Sox President Believes Stovall’s
Hurling Staff Is Best
In League.
BOSTON
A queer con
dition exists in Boston. Think of
16.000 people going to see a National
league game here, with a few thou
sand the maximum at the American
League grounds.
Recently the Braves held a "Marnn-
ville" day in honor of the clever lit
tle shortstop. Over 15,000 people at
tended. The Red Sox have been draw
ing comparatively nobody.
President Jim Me Alee r, of the Red
Sox, fell on easy ways last season
when he derived a pennant his first
year as a magnate, but this season
the going is mighty rough.
“1 wish 1 had the Browns’ pitch
ing staff and had them all season,”
said McAleer. "The Athletics would
not now be leading the American
League race.
“The Browns have the best staff In
the league, and could pitch any ordi
narily good club into a pennant. Of
course, the Athletics can get along
without much pitching, because they
I have a wonderful run-making ma
chine. but Just put Wellman, Hamil
ton. Mitchell, LuverJSh* and Baum-
I gardner. to say nothing of the second
i string men. with a hard-hitting ball
I club and then watch their smoke.”
T HE cowboys as well as the In
dians are coming to the Pike’s
Peak region from all sections of the
West for the Shan Kive, and both, it
is expected, will be represented in the
marathon entries. The details that
are being arranged assure the clean
est kind of sportsmanship, and more
than a score of local entries ai;e prom
ised.
“It is not too early to begin to train
for the race,” was the opening sug
gestion In a list of “don’ts” which
have been given as being the advice
of world-famous trainers .and whi *h
are herewith copied:
• • •
D 3N’T wear light clothing In an out
door race during the fall or w in
ter. It is important to keep the blood
warm at all times.
Don’t allow a trainer or handler o
throw buckets of water on you while
in competition. It is absolutely un
necessary and a detriment.
Don’t wear spiked shoes In a mar-
afnon race, either indoor or outdoor.
Always w'ear a well-fitting shoe, al
most a tight one.
Don't In practice run yourself to a
standstill. Make your practice a
pleasure.
Don’t extend yourself unless in ac
tual competition. In practice always
have a reserve and stop when you feel
tired or indisposed.
Don’t smoke and don’t drink Intox
icants.
Don’t let anyone give you “dope” in
a race.
Don’t think of starting in a mara
thon race unless you have had several
weeks of preparation for it.
Don’t in the winter time take cola
bath9; they shock the system and are
of no value.
Don’t try to have a regular diet
when training for a marathon race
eat what you get at home and eat
plenty.
One Ball Used
During an Entire
Game in Chicago
Heavy Hitting Contest Required but
One Sphere for Whole Nine
I nnings.
CHICAGO. Aug 23.—-A remarkable i
feature of a recent Cincinn^ti-Chl- I
cngo contest in the National League i
was that only one ball was used dur
ing the entire play, in spite of the {
fact that ilfteen runs were scored and
it was a heavy hitting game Before !
the game starts the umpire in charge
Is always provided with three new
balls, one of which goes Into play at .
once, while the other two remain in |
his pockets until called for.
At the close of the contest I'mpir** j
O’Day still had two clean balls in hit .
pockets, not having thrown out a new
one during the entire nine rounds I
Hank said this was a record for him
in all the years he has been umpiring !
Manager Tinker kept the ball which
was In plav throughout the game .a !
a memento of the occasion. It was'
pretty badly battered, but was still i
in shape for further action.
CLARK GRIFFITH CAN THANK
JOE YEAGER FOR GANDIL
BRITISH TEAM SEEKS CASH.
LONDON. Aug. 23.— An appeal f >i
$500,000 with which to adequately
provide for the British team that i-
to be sent to the Olympic games i»
Berlin in 1016 has just been issued
It !s signed by Earl Grey, Lord Har
ris. aide-de-oamp to King George
Lord Roberts, Lord Rothschild. Lore
Strathcona and the Duke of West
minster.
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BROOKLYN BUYS BRADY.
MILWAUKEE. WIS.. Aug. 23.—
The Brooklyn „elub to-day purchased
.Pitcher Truly from the Oshkosh club
>f the Wisconsin-Illinols League, but
i he price VU not given.
^ name A4T
Bnrare of counterfm ts
Maroon Athletic Director Forced
by III Health to Turn Over
Part of His Duties.
C hicago, ill, au*. **.—univer-
sity of Chicago football athletes
will face a new coaching sys-
tem when they take up their 1913
dutlea. according to the statements
of Maroon leaders who have been fig
uring out the possibilities of the com
ing season. The Midwayltes declare
that Coach Stagg will shelve a j>«rt
of hia labors for the first time In years
and place more responsibility and
importance on the shoulders of assist
ants.
Poach Stagg has given out no of
ficial statement of his intentions re
garding the coaching so far, hut cir
cumstances have shaped themselves
so that there will be tittle. If any,
choice for the director. A Maroon
leader close to the athletic w'orks at
the Midway declared yesterday that
Coach Stagg would not run the
chances of a permanent break in
health, such as he has faced for the
last two years. He will delegate some
of the Important Maroon football
matters to his aid*.
Stagg Not to QuK Duties.
The Mtuatlon, the Maroons believe,
will mean the first tangible sign of
Coach Staggs gradual dropping of
a part of his heavy duties, which
he has refused to give up since he
started the Maroon athletic depart
ment In the early nineties. It will
not, however, mean that he is to
become merely a figure head, as was
suggested at the Midway last spring.
He has told his friends that he will
not Join the "down and outers” In this
manner.
With Coach Page to act as assistant
football teacher and another former
Maroon slated to train the freshman
team Stagg will have the nucleua of
a coaching staff of ability. Clark
Sauer has been prominently men
tioned as a possible assistant coach,
but he hap not yet been appointed.
It is probable that Stagg will think
fit to appoint still another helper to
attend to a part of the things he has
been accustomed to handle himself.
With the resignation of John Dins-
more, the business manager, compli
cating the work of the department.
Stagg will have to devote a part of
his time to office work until Dlns-
more’s successor becomes familiar
with his position.
Coach Stagg’s health Is not a sub
ject for immediate concern, according
to the latest news from Colorado.
Stagg writes that he will be back
September 1, or a few' days thereafter,
without fall. He has kept quiet re
garding his physical condition, but
it la no necret that he will have to
be more careful than usual in order
to avoid a return of his nervous
trouble, which has kept him away
since Christmas.
Many Improvements Made.
Meanwhile, the Maroon managers
have been adding improvements to
Marshall Field so fast that the direc
tor will hardly recognise his camp
when he aels foot on the Midway. In
addition to the $200,000 concrete
grandstand and fence at the field.
$7,500 worth of extra improvements
have been acquired within the last
few weeks, and the fans are raising
the question whether or net the* lux
ury of their surroundings will have
a good effect on the gridiron heroes.
The biggest feature of the new
decorations Is a system of new cement
sidewalks around the field. The work
men have parked a wide space be
tween the wall and the sidewalk, ao
that the outside of the field will have
a “back to nature" anpearance as
soon as the grass seed has sprouted.
The gymnasium lawn has been re
made to bring the building and Its
surroundings up to the class of the
field.
Coach Stagg will also find a brand
new running track when he arrives.
The track was started last spring,
but was not finished at the close of
the track season. The Mldwavltcs
have been practicing on It recently
and the laborers have succeeded in
getting it into as good condition ae
the old circle, which was one of the
best In the country. The new affair
cost $2,000.
Giants Use Options
On Three Pitchers
Manager McGraw Recalls Gouliat,
Smith, Perryman and Robert
son from Minors.
NEW YORK, Aug 23.— The policy
of John J. McGraw. manager of the
Giants, to maintain a high-class
pitching staff at all hazards Is re
flected in his manner of exercising
options on the minor leagues prior to
the drafting season. Of four athletes
recalled from the “bushes” to the
Giant training table all came to the
Polo Grounds as approved tossers.
Theodore Goulait. Wllkesbarre; F.
C. Smith, Scranton, and Perryman.
Roanoke, are still listed as tossers
Robertson, of Mobile, used to be a
southpaw, but on account of a foot
ball accident was converted into an
outfielder He is one of the bes-t hit
ters and base runners of the South
ern League
The Yankees and Dodgers have each
recalled but one performer. Pitcher
Carl Thompson, at present with At
lanta. come* back to Frank Chance
from Atlanta, where he enjoyed a very
fine year. Charles H. Ebbets has re
called Outfielder “Hub” Xorthen from
Toronto.
FLYNN TO BOX COX.
CHICAGO, ILL.. Aug 23. T*oc M
Krone, manager of Jim Cox. is author
ity for the statement that his man has
been matched to fight Jim Flynn on
Labor Day. “rx>c” says he has Jack
Curley’s word that Flynn will box and
that Kenosha or Milwaukee will get the
bout
RADER 18 SENT TO LINCOLN.
LINCOLN, NEBR.. Aug 23 Presi-
Jones, of the Ltacoh Western
if r 11 j b. a r r • ■ • •
tlon of Infielder Donald Rader, of the
Chicago American*. Rader was recent
ly purchased by Chicago from the Pen
dleton, Oreg , club.
Langford on Johnson’s Trail
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'Tar Baby’ After World’s Title
Bv Jack Conway. w,mng hn \ nnd t « ave Lan * roM
J •'a strenuous workout.
BOSTON, MASS., Aug. 23.—Sam
Langford, the greatest fighting ma
chine the ring has produced in re
cent years, will have a good chance
to win the world’s heavyweight cham
pionship if he can secure a bout with
Jack Johnson. The ‘‘Tar Baby” is
training daily in North Reading in
order to fit himself for a strenuous
campaign in the squared enclosure
which he is confident will lead up to
the" title honored by Fitzsimmons.
Corbett, Jeffries and the other great
est fighters.
The writer made a trip to Lang
ford’s training quarters at North
Reading yesterday to see the mighty
negro battler work out. Sam is box
ing faster and hitting harder than
ever before.
Trains at Red Hill Farm.
Langford’s camp has been pitched
at Red Hill Farm, in North Reading.
This estate is owned by Byron Chan
dler and Includes 160 acres Chan
dler purchased the property for Grace
Larue, his second wife, who was fa
mous as the wearer of the “$10,000
costume.”
As the writer approached the estate,
accompanied by Joe Woodman. T^ang-
ford’s manager, he was struck by the
homelike appearance of the place.
Woodman paid that Langford always
liked to be in the country and is
never so happy as when away from
the bright lights and bustle of the
city.
The main house was empty, but In
the Dutch room, which is in the rear,
there seemed to be plenty of excite
ment. The scene was such as one
might expect to see In the training
camp of anv champion fighter when
he is taking a day off.
Langford was seated in a big arm
chair telling stories to those around
him. He looked and acted like a
schoolboy on a holiday and amused
his hearers with tales of his travels
around the world. Sam never had a
great deal of schooling, but he has in
herited a keen sense of humor which
would do justice to a star comedian.
Had Consumed the Blueberries.
Langford seemed pleased that his
audience had been increased by two
and continued with his story-telling.
We told Sam that we knew’ he had
Jim Corbett nailed to the mast in th«*
amusing game, but that we were anx
ious to see him box.
It was then 3 o’clock in the after
noon and Sam did not care a great
deal about putting on the mitts. He
had covered eigV miles on the road
early in the morning and had plough
ed up quite a large tract of land. Be
sides this he had picked several quarts
of blueberries. And. according to
Langford, this is not the easiest thing
in the world to do, especially when
you eat the berries as fast as you
pick them.
The big fellow' finally consented to
put on the gloves and have a little
sport at the expense of his sparring
partners. His first opnonent was Phil
Schjossberg, “heavyweight champion
of Uncle Sam’s navy.” Schlopsberg Is
n veteran fighter and a good one, too.
He is fast and strong, and gave Sam a
good work-out for three rounds.
Langford looked xstter than he ha s
at any time before. When he sailed
for Australia two vears ago he weigh-,
ed 170 DounHs. He now scales 186
pounds and is as strong as a youno
moose.
Winds Up With Jack R®ad.
He danced around Schlossberg like
a panther, jabbing him with his left
hand and crossing hi?* right for
Schlossberg’s jaw with the speed of
a featherweight. Sam. of course, did
not stop Schlossbere but he landed
some ripping smashes
Schlossberg very fast and a stiff
puncher. He made the "Tar Babv”
fight at a merry pace throughout the
three rounds.
l>angford’s legs have grown larger
during the past two years while the
muscles of his back and chest are
more powerful than they formerly
were.
After boding three rounds with
Schlossberg. Sam took on Jack Bruno,
the amateur light heavyweight cham
pion. for two rounds. Bruno is a
Jack Read was the last boxer to ex
change punches with Langford. Read
*.a the Australian lightweight cham
pion and is a typical fighter. He is
fairly fast on his feet, but does his
best work at close quarters. He
rushed at Woodman’s battler as
though he were only a bantamweight
and landed several solid smashes.
Langford did not try to hit Read
hard, as the purpose of his boxing
with the Australian is to develop
speed. Sam .nded his day’s training
by tossing 'around the medicine ball
for ten minutes.
We wore anxious to find out if Sam
liked the boxing game as he used to.
“Do you like to fight?”
Sam grinned and, lighting a cigar,
said:
Me like to fight, sah? Guess you
don’t know me. I fight just so I
can travel all over the world and
get plenty of hard knocks? Dis
poor old fellow Is just crazy to
fight. Of course. It keeps the meals
coming regularly and dat is the
chief thing.
I done make $170,000 fighting,
but I have spent most of it
traveling from place to place. I
have got about $35,000 in real es
tate now and I guess dat will keep
me out of the poorhouse when
I gets old.
And den you know old Samuel
will make some more dough be
fore he goes to the boneyard.
I will keep fighting for some
years. I will den stick around the
ring some more just for the fun
of It. like I used to stick around
and listen to the dice rattle after
I was cleaned out in a dice game
in years gone by.
“What do you think of Gunboat
Smith?” This was the next ques
tion fired at Langford. He replied:
I have never seen “Gunboat”
Smith box, but I am surq I can
beat him, ’cause they tell me he
is not a good boxer and will go
down to the mat if hit hard
enough. And, gosh, somehow or
other, I alw T ays manage to w’allop
’em good and hard. Perhaps it is
’cause I am a regular fighter. Dat
is my father wXs a fighter before
me. He was a constable in Wey
mouth. Nova Scotia, and could
knock out any man in the city.
His Father a Heavy Fighter.
My old gent was a big fellow.
He was six feet two inches tall
and weighed about 200 pounds.
He was one of the fighters in the
first bout I ever saw. There was
a big guy by the name of Mc
Carthy, who was a regular bully.
He tried to put one over on the
old gent and he just got up his
temper and shines his badge and
goes out and knocks out McCar
thy with a couple of wallops.
"Porky Flynn is a great fighter,”
we ventured. Sam snarled:
Flynn! He talks too much. He
says he beat me in Australia, but
it’s not so. I stopped him in four
teen rounds, and will do the Job
quicker if I ever meet him again
in the ring.
“Porky” is a powerful, clever
chap and one of the best of dese
white hopes, but I sure will beat
him if we ever meet. “Porky” is
a fine Spanish athlete. He speaks
a heap of what a great fighter he
is. but I know he is not in my
class.”
"Tell us about Johnson,” said
Woodman. This drew th e following
from Sam:
Oh. dat big fellow was a great
fighter. But I think he is done
for. He beat me in Chelsea when
I was only a heavy welterweight
and he was a heavyweight, but I
sure did give him a great battle
and almost knocked him out.
If I get another date with John
son I will flatten him sure. Don’t
forget dis either.
Langford will begin his new Ameri
can ring campaign as a real heavy
weight by battling “Porky” Flynn a!
the Atlas A. A. August 26. Arrange
ments for the match have almost been
completed. After his bout with Flynn
Sam will show in a Boston theate?
for a week. He will then go to New
York, where he will meet John Les
ter Johnson in a ten-round whirl
Johnson has fought Jeannette, but
should be easy picking f*»r Langford
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