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I , i TTTF! ATLANTA OEOBOTAN ANT) NEWS. 1 COLOIEl PEEL T HE Colonel William Lawson Peel Sweepstakes will be the feature event at the Atlanta Motor drome to-morrow night. Colonel Peel has agreed to start the three heats of this event. Six riders will compete In each heat end^they will ride three, four and t* v ® "J 11 ? 8 ' Thfi winner will be ad judged by the number of points he he 1 JL ' a <• niKh ' T ® n poin,s "ill be allotted for first, six for second place and three for third In each heat Speed fans are promised some fast {‘ding in the Sweepstakes event and it would not be surprising If one of the speed demons set up a new mark * * • PLANS have been made to stage * the second of the series of races for the Southern championship in the mile and two-mile events. The first two men In each heat will qualify for ■ th « There will be two heats and four riders will race in each neat. Twenty-five points goes to the win ner in the Southern championship event, fifteen points to second and five points to the third man. The rider having the most points by the middle of next month will be pitted against some of the fastest racers \ from the Cast and West who are to be brought here later. • * * STPCCIALi match race between Morty Graves and George Renel ^ill also be staged. Three heats will be run off. The riders will hold a special bene fit at the track for Jock McNeil’s mother Friday night. Mrs. McNeil is In Scotland at the present time. No passes will be acknowledged at the g'ate. All those interested in the meet have agreed to donate their services free. Following is the complete program for to-morrow night: Southern Championship. (One-mile heats, two miles final. First men in each heat to qualify. Twenty-five points for first, fifteen for second and five for third.) First Heat—Graves, Renel. Lewi* and Glenn. Second Heat—Swartz, Richards. Luther and Lockner. Special Match Race. (Three heats, one, two and three miles, best two out of three heats.) First Heat—Graves vs. Renel. one mile. Final Southern championship, two miles. W. L. Peel Sweepstake*. (French point system, ten for first, six for second, three for third. Three heats, three, four, five miles.) First Heat—Lewis, Glenn. Swartz, Richards. Luther and Lockner, three miles. Second heat special match race, two miles. Second heat sweepstakes, four miles. Third heat special match race, three miles. Third heat sweepstakes, five miles. Grayson SaysMurphy ■ Must Quit Baseball ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.—Barred by organized baseball. William Gray son. Jr., of St. Louis, ex-Louis ville magnate, puts this question to the baseball world to prove the weak laws that govern the game and the National Commission: ''If I was blacklisted for supposed illegal business, why wasn’t Charles W. Murphy, who was as guilty as my self, given the same punishment?" By exposing his dealings with the Chicago National League club, when president of the Louisville Colonels, Grayson Intends to continue his fight against Murphy for the $2,000 alleged due him for Pitcher Larry Cheney. Further, the St. Louis baseball man declares he will go to the civil courts to prove that baseball laws are weak and the National Commission is not fair in Its rulings Grayson and Murphy were judged guilty by the supreme court of base ball. Grayson was blacklisted, while Murphy drew a fine of only $500 for an offense which, according to base ball laws, demands $1,000 and not a $500 penalty. If the National Commission will keep Us word and move by Its own laws, Grayson Intends to bring fur ther evidence where the president of the Chicago Cubs was guilty at least ‘ fifteen times In his illegal farming process. Grayson contends If he is forced to quit baseball, then Boss Murphy must do likewise. Sox Sell Morris Rath To Kansas City Club CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 25.—Morris Bath White Sox lnfletder, was yes terday sold by President Comlskey to the Kansas City club of the American Asoclatlon. He left last night to join his new team and will likely be played at second base upon his arrival. Rath has played second base for Callahan during the greater part of the present season, but when the Sox vere in the East on their last trip Joe Berger was given a chance to perform on the keystone corner. Since the first day that Berger play ed the position Rath has had no chance of getting back. He is a grand little fielder and as smart a ball player as can be found 1n the American League, but his hitting ability is not of the caliber that makes nim a first-class performer for a major club. It was announced at White Sox headquarters last night that Short stop Breton, recently secured from Kansas City, would report to Man ager Callahan Tuesday. CHICAGO NATIONALS REFUSE TO PLAY AGAINST BLACK MAN SCHENECTADY, N. Y.. Aug. 25.— The Chicago National League team yesterday defeated the Rutland Tri- State League club, 5 to 0. At no time did Rutland have a chance of making a run. Rutland wanted to pitch Wick ware, the negro t wirier «»f the Mohawk Giants, iut the Chicago players refused to play against him. Bringing Up Father • • • • • • • By George McManus Mobile Gulls Keep Rolling Along +#^* +•+ +•+ *l*t*b Small Chance for First Place Now By 0. B. Keeler. S LOWLY recovering from the ad miring daze hung on us Satur day by the miraculoue fielding exhibition of Rlvington Bisland, Esq., we note Mobile still is declining to loosen up. In fact. Mique Finn’s Inexpensive help is running along like a dollar watch and sticking to that half-a- dozen games lead like a porous plas ter. It looked as if the Vols would slip them something Saturday. But no. With victory staring them in the face. Mr. Schwartz’s help came apart at the seams, and the Gulls eked out a fragile victory, counting just a* much in the percentage column as if it had been an honest one. • • • A CCORDING to the latest compu tation. the Crackers have fifteen more games to play—all at home. The Gulls have thirteen scheduled contests, with a couple of postponed affairs, making the same number. Four of the games are to be played here. • • • W ELL, then— If the Gulls manage to scrape up wins on as many as nine of those fifteen games, the Crackers can cop all the rest of their combats and still finish second. If, on the other hand. Mobile just breaks even—a difficult thing to do In fifteen games, by the way—the Crackers, by winning all but one of their remaining games may sneak over a pennant. • • • T HAT isn’t very cheering. Let’s suppose that Mobile en joys a fearful wlump ,and loses ten or eleven game§. of which we win the four played here. . . . You under stand, this is not a prediction. Well, in that case, the Crackers could win the flag by capturing of their fifteen starts, wl$i£h is the limit of reasonableness. And, at* that, Montgomery come to life. Or it might rain out some games. • • • r') N the whoje, maybe we’d devote out attention to s down second place, which is a ly dignified and even exalted s for the Crackers, considering finish last year. And year last. Not so bad—what? And not cinched either. eleven about might of the better piking high- tation their before H OW’-DO. Turtles! Much obliged to meet you. es pecially after handing that little backset to our pet enemies Sunday. Also much obliged for Rube Kissin ger being out of the way temporarily. At that, the Rube will b£ staring us in the face along about Wednesday, which, by the way, is the long-looked- for Field Day at Ponce DeLeon. It is now up to us to turn Turtles a while. * • • O H, yes—and now Montgomery and Mobile have got to go and play at Chattanoga a w r hile. Now that Tabasco Person and the Pepper Kids will have a Jlne little chance to show some more of that Polish stuff they used in polishing off the Crackers recently. Or does the Kid like the Gulls and the Billies any better than he does the Crackers ? Does h<» like ’em well enough to give up his chanc ■ at third place to help pull the Crackers out of first and second? No. We have an idea the Kid will keep on peppering the hash. Hope he rubs it in well on the Gulls and Billies, too. Wolgast-Dundee Go May Be Off -j-o-l- +•+ +•+ +•+ Sept. 2 Bouts Cause of Trouble CULLS TWEE By H. M. Walker. L OS ANGELES, CAL., Aug. 25.— Somebody has crossed the wire?. From San Francisco comes the report that Ad Wolgast is to box a little boy named Azevedo in an Oakr land ring on Labor Day. It is 'also stated that Johnnie Dun dee has closed a contract to box Leach Cross on the same day. These reports are puzzling, inas much as Wolgast and Dundee have signed to box twenty rounds before the Pacific Athletic Club at Vernon on the afternoon of Admission Day. September 9. They have posted for feits of $1,000 each, and a clause in the articles says that neither man is to engage in a contest between now and the date of their meeting here. “Cherokee” Tom Jones, who still acts as Wolgast’s .manager, is in Los Angeles and claims to have no knowledge of the Azevedo affair. * • • <4T\/f Y check for $1,000 Is up to guar- 1VI antee that Wolgast will live up to the Admission Day conditions,’' said Jones yesterday. “I have had no advice from him other than that his injured hand was mending nicely and that he intended to go through with the Dundee date. There must be something wrong somewhere.” “Scotty” Monteith, Dundee’s man ager. called Promoter T. J. McCarev over the telephone yesterday. He claimed that Wolgast was going to box on Labor Day and claimed the same privilege. “I don't know what it is all about,” said McCarey last night. “Our con tract is a plain one. Neither man must enter the ring before they box for me on Admission Day. If they do. they may consider their Los An- geies date cancelled.” * • • W OLGAST is still a big drawing card in the South. Dundee, by the improvement shown in his work when he so decisively beat “Chicago” Jack White, made of himself a fair attraction. The fact that Wolgast and Dundee would meet on a pound-for-pound and an inch-for-inch basis, together with the feeling that Wolgast has “gone back,” gives the proposed card such an even look that the match would in all probability draw a big house here on the holiday date. Should Ad and Johnny break their contracts they will be prac tically passing up a house that fig ures to run from IIO.CKK) to $15,000. * • • W OLGAST would be taking little chance of defeat In meeting Azevedo, who i6 an unknown boy with no ring record behind him. On the other hand, Dundee courts almost cer tain defeat in taking on the tough veteran. Cross. Nothing that Dundee has ever done in the ring would jus tify his manager in matching him with a high-grade man like Leach Cross. * NEW SPEED BOAT ENTERS KEOKUK RACES TO-MORROW KEOKUK, IOWA. Aug. 25.—Hydro- Bulet. a 25-foot Fauber hydroplane owned by Earl H. Deakin, Elkhorn, Wis., and carrying a 100-horsepower Van Blerck motor, v^as entered to-day for the Mississippi Valley races here August 26. 27 and 28. She is believed to be a ‘dark horse. ' and is said to be capable of sensational speed, though she has been unknown up to this time That tremendous power is not al ways necessary to attain high speed is illustrated in the Scarey William, a 17-fnot Valley hydroplane, entered by A. J. Ruddick, of Gregory. Mo. The Scarey William is powered with a three- cylinder 15-horsepower Erd high speed motor, and at the Quincy races recently she cleaned up every other boat except ing the Teaser IV.. which has 100-horse power With only 15-horsepower the Scarey William made within a fraction of .10 miles an hour, or only about eight miles less per hour than the big 100- horsepower planer. Scarey William is expected to he one of the sensations of the Keokuk regatta despite her small power, and is sure to trim everything in her clas, barring un foreseen accidents. LORE AND REILLY WILL CLASH IN NEW YORK RING By Chick Evans. T HE English golf press is telling us a great t^eal concerning the slowness of American players. Slow Is an adjective that I never expected to see applied by a Briton to an American; hitherto terms indica tive of speed' have usually come our way from that quarter. Things have changed, however, since our last in vasion of Great Britain. It appears that all of our players who went across the water this year took an unconscionable time over every golf stroke. First there would be a gen eral reconnoiterlng all along the- line of play, then five or six practice strokes, and then, and not till then, the stroke proper. • • * THERE is considerable excuse for 1 our golfers who went abroad this year for the British amateur cham pionship. They were much impressed by the seriousness of their undertak ing. the unusual nature of the Brit ish courses differing widely from our own, and their game had suffered from want of practice. Heinrich Schmidt had come practically from shipboard to St. Andrews not more than three days before the champion ship began. Therefore, our American entrants in the British amateur were, perhaps, justified in going slowly along these unaccustomed ways.' But there is no doubt that, general ly speaking, the slow player is trying to the nerves and temper of his op ponent and never more so than dur ing an important tournament. It seems impossible for such a player to realize that there are others in the compe tition, and if every one went at such a pace all pleasure in the game would be destroyed. Of course, some men are physically faster than others, but that is not what is meant in this instance. • * • T HERE is the man who takes three or :'our practice swings; who goes ahead to look over the ground for a cleek, or full midiron, or even a half-iron shot; who throws grass up in the air, seven or eight times, to determine the direction of the wind; who tries first one club and then another; and finally he gets down on his hands and knees, and occasionally his stomach, at both ends of a putt. Sometimes he docs every one of these things and some times after doing them his shot fails. Many of these things are excellent, particularly taking practice shots, to loosen one’s muscles, but they should not be continued indefinitely to the detriment of others. A game should not be delayed unnecessarily. Con sideration for others is an admirable thing in golf as in other things. Water Ball Game Called by Ebb Tide COLLEGE POINT, N. Y, Aug 25 — A game of water baseball between two teams recruited from tHe American Life Raving Society, and played in Flushing Bay, was called yesterday on account or low tide. The umpire noticed that the third baseman and first baseman of the “outs" was standing instead of swlm- ming, which is against he rules. He immediately called the game off. Turtles Here for Four Games *!*•-!* e -j* *!• • T- NEW YORK. Aug 25.—Jimmy John ston has just closed a good match for his show at the St. Nicholas Athletic Club next Wednesday night. For the star bout he has signed Johny Lore and Young Reilly. This should he a “bear” of a fight, as the keenst rivalry exists between the two boys They are boxers of the same type, and that presages a whirlwind battle. Both are strong ag gressive, good stiff punchers and fairly clever. In the semi-final 'contest, Patsy Cal lahan. the “Fighting Irish Lad." who has been persistently challenging Cham pion Johnny Kilbane without success, will meet Joe Stacey, a Bronx feather weight who has been making a fine showing of late. NEW MOTORCYCLE RECORD. COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. 25.— What is said to be a world's record for 100 miles on a dirt track for a mo torcycle was made Sunday afternoon by Harry Goudy, of Chicago, when he rounded the local mile track 100 times in 92 minutes flat. The previ ous record for a 100 miles on a dirt track was 95 minutes. TIGERS SELL JOE LAKE TO MINNEAPOLIS CLUB DETROIT. Aug. 25.—Another ma jor league veteran of many years has been sent to the minors. To-day President Navin, of the Detroit American League Baseball club, an nounced that Pitcher Joe Lake had been released to Minneapolis and that Catcher Rondeau, a recruit, would accompany him there. The two players go to Minneapolis in part payment for Pitcher Com stock, purchased last week. Lake’s last major league appearance oc curred Saturday when New York knocked him from the mound in two innings. SOUTHERN GOLF TOURNEY TO BE HELD AT KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE, TENN., Aug 25.— A Southern golf tournament will be held in Knoxville, September 11, 12 and 13 on the links of the Cherokee Country Club, members of all golf clubs belonging to the Southern Golf Association being eligible to enter. Twelve handsome cups will be awarded the winners in the tourna ment. Nearly every golf club in any Southern city is a member of the Southern Golf Association. Track Meet Set for Wednesday T HE Memphis Turtles and the Crackers open their final se ries of the season at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon at Ponce De Leon. The series is to be a four-game affair, and it is up to the Crackers to take as many of the four games as possible, the entire layout being none too many in view of the effort to cinch second place and stay in the hunt for thet itle position. Gil Price probably will open against the Turtles, with Chapman catching. Bill Bernhard isn't sure who will be on the mound for his crew, but we know it isn’t the dreaded Ruge Kis singer, because the Ruge toiled yes terday, and did us a good turn by beating the hated Gulls. Wednesday the much talked of Field Day is going to be staged, starting at 8 o’clock, half and hour before the game. The five events will be open to members of both clubs, and there is a good deal of rivalry on the side among members of the Crackers s to speed and hurling ability, so the “track meet” should be well put on. Atlanta merchants have offered the following prizes in the various events: Hundred-yard Dash—Hat, by Law Bros. Co. Circling Rases—Pair of shoes, by Byck Bros. Co. Fungo Hitting—Two silk shirts, by Parks-Chamber8-Ha.rdwick Co. Distance Throwing—Silk umprella, by George Muse Clothing Company Sack Race, 50 Yards—$5, offered by the Atlanta Baseball Association. Yankees Must Deliver, Says P. L. +•+ +•+ *#.]. +•+ Tired Of Receiving Sympathy D ETROIT, Aug. 25. — Frank Chance is tired of being pitied. He wants no more sympathy. He has brought about a crisis in the club’s affairs by announcing to the men, severally and collectively, that they must play intelligent baseball or get the gate. This came about because the Yankees thought that being in Ias»t place was funny. "They used to sit around the club and kid about being in the cellar,” quoted Husk. “Well,” he added grim, ly, “they don’t do it now.” Chance has shifted his attitude toward the men. He is the real dis tant but determined leader and the Yanks are about the worst serious proposition in fast company. The oldest pitcher on the club is Warhop, who is now in New York, having his arm treated, and the only other veterans are Ford and Swee ney. The latter has begun to appre ciate that Chanc© is out to make good. The big catcher never showed such form as on this trip. Only one base has been actually stolen on him since leaving New York, the other thefts being allowed. Eight men were turned hack in Chicago and six here. Said Sweeney ‘ as the Yanks left St. Louis for De troit: “pHANTE will have a ball club next ^ year, take it from me. He has as good a pitching staff right now’ as there is in the league, barring per haps that of the White Sox. Fisher is a high-class man. and if the club was hitting a lick he’d show up as a top-notcher. Three other men. Ford. Keating and Caldwell, are better than they have been any time this season. "A pitching staff can either make J or break a catcher. Our pitchers I have only begun to hold up runners lately. They’re all on the Job now. Furthermore, we have two cracker- jack men at short and second—Peck and Knight. You can cut the ball loose and feel certain they are cov ering. • • • RA THOMAS was a poor catcher 1 when with New York and De troit. He went to Philadelphia and hooked up with clever pitchers like Plank, Bender and Coombs. He im mediately showed form. Chance's pitching staff will make them all sit up before the season Is over. Of course, we’ll beat out St. Louis.” BASEBALL SUMMARY SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Monday. Memphis at Atlanta Game called at 3:30 o’clock. Montgomery at Chattanoga. Mobile at Birmingham. New Orleans at Nashville. Standing of the Club*. W L. Pc. i W L Pc Mobil© 75 60 .600 Chat. 61 59 .508 Atlanta. 68 65 f.53 M’phis. 61 62 .508 Mont. 65 56 .542 N’ville 52 72 419 B’ham.. 66 59 .528 1 N. Or. 40 76 345 Sunday’s Result*. Nashville 3, Chattanooga 2 Memphis 4 Mobile 1. New Orleans 7, Montgomery 4. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Albany at Charleston. Columbus at Jacksonville. Macon at Savannah. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. I W. L. Pe Sav’nah 29 21 .580 Ubany 22 27 .449 C’bus. 26 22 .542 Chas'n. 21 26 .447 J’vllle. 26 23 .531 | Macon 21 26 .447 Sunday’s Results. No games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Monday. Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at St Louis. Boston at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Standing of the Clubs Phila. C’land Wash. Chicago W. L. Pc. 78 39 .667 70 49 . 588 66 50 .56* 64 58 .525 Sunday'* W L. Pc Boston 57 58 .487 Detroit 57 70 421 S. Louis 48 76 .387 N. Yk. 4074 .351 Results. EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. Games Monday. Valdosta at Tnomasvllle. Brunswick at Waycross. Cordele at Americus. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet T'ville. 27 16 .628 i V’dosta. 22 23 .489 Am’cus. 22 22 .500 j B’wlck. 20 24 .456 W’cross. 22 23 .489 | C'dele 20 25 .445 Sunday’s Results. No games scheduled. OTHER RESULTS. American Association. Karsa City 8-2, Minneapolis 7-11. Milwaukee 6, St. Paul 0. Louisville 2-4 Tpledo 1-2. Indianapolis 4-6, Columbus 0-1. Texas League. Dallas 4-6, Austin 3-4. Waco 4, Fort Worth 0 Houston 2-1, San Antonio 0-4 Beaumont 8, Galveston 2 Federal League. Cleveland 6-1, Pltsburg 0-2 C. W. MURPHY JINX TO CUBS. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—John Evers, manager of the Chicago Nationals, considers Charles Murphy, his club owner, to be a Jinx. “That’s why I left Murphy in Chicago on this trip.” said Evers, “for we are anxious to finish at least second in the race.” Washington 2. Chicago 1 Boston 3, Detroit 0 Cleveland 4. New York 0. Philadelphia 9. St Louis 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Monday. Pittsburg at Boston. Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York. St. ouis at Philadelphia. Sending of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. New’ Y. 80 35 .696 Phila. . 65 44 596 P'burg. 62 53 .539 W L. PC B’klyn. 51 61 .455 Boston. 49 64 .434 Cin’nati 48 73 .396 Motor Races 8:30 ^TUESDAY Molr’drome Chicago 62 55 530 ! St L.. . 43 75 365 Sunday's Results. No games scneduled. FORSYTH TODAYAT 2:30 and 8 30 SVEMGALI? Bond A Benton—Lewis A Dody Four Regal#—Joe Flynn Meredith Sisters—Claude Golden M xt Week: SAM iv.flKNSCO. vs. r ■ ■ ■ • i Suitable For Any Occasion Pleasant to Every Taste The popular drink that's here to stay, be cause its quality is unsurpassed. Try it —you’ll agree it’s the biggest nickel’s worth in the world. On Sale Everywhere A bottle of KO-NT7T will add to your enjoyment of the ball game. Also the Motordrome races. Made by The Red Rock Company Atlanta :: Georgia