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TTTE ATLANTA OLORflTAN AND NEWS. T, SMS 0. FLOTO By Otto C. Floto. D ENVER, Aug. 30.—The muddled condition of the middleweight division regarding the cham pionship is in a measure attributed to the ten-round route. It is claimed that the distance is too short to pro duce a real champion. That twenty rounds are required for this, and that if the longer journey were adopted we would have a recognized cham pion in that class. All of which sounds reasonable. Boxers of to-day adap»t themselves to a short stay within the ropes. To make this a profitable thing they school themselves to box Just enough to enable them to “stall” along by clinching and holding to last for ten rounds. Then, as a rule, the average referee pronounces the bout a “draw.” The relation of the class regarding the championship remains the same. Always five or six contenders witn claims and not a single one with cre dentials that entitles him to the pre mier honors. * * • IN the days of finish fights or in the 1 twenty-round arena there seldom was a doubt as to who was the real leader of any division. Men who fought during the period when dis putes were staged "on the turf" never left the ring until a winner and a loser had been established. Then no arguments as to the verdict were dis cussed, because we might say “The bouts refereed themselves,” and the only use for the third man in the ring at that time was to guard against transgressions of the code and to an nounce punishment when a violation or breach of the rules was commit ted. Then when the fatal ten seconds were tolled as a matter of complying with the conditions that governed the battle, the referee’s chief duty was to announce the result. * • * ("YNCE a man had emerged from a trial of this kind against the claimants of honors of this .or that division he was the recognized cham pion and his title was never ques tioned. Not so now, and the middle weight division lends itself best to the Illustration. Dillon, Klaus, Clab- by, Papke, McGoorty and several others all lay claim to championship. Only one of them can be the leader, and yet how are you going to dis pute their contentions after listening to the argument they advance in making the claim. Ten rounds, as a rule, is too brief a space to decide a real winner between this lot. They all know the game, and they all know how to weather rough seas for a short time. But make these same chaps battle It out between themselves over the marathon route, and we’ll not be long in learning which of the group is entitled to recognition. * * * I X th« lightweight dlvifnon there seems to be a better understand ing and at the same time we call at tention to the fact that Nelson de feated Gans In a twenty-round bat tle. Wolgast defeated Nelson In prac tically a finish fight, as It waa in the fortieth round that the late Ed Smith called an end to hostilities. Willie Ritchie won from Wolgast in what was scheduled as a twenty-round af fair. This same Ritchie defended the title against Joe Rivers in a contest of the same length. But somehow or other the middles, seven times out of ten. engage in ten-round bouts, and as previously stated, the distance is too short to bring about any decisive results. BIG GOLF TOURNEY TO BE STAGED IN ANNISTON ANNISTON, Aug. 29.—A golf tour ney on the links of the Anniston Country Club will be staged on La bor Day. Jack Boscawen. the pro fessional, who was recently engaged by the club to put the links in shape and coach the members of the cluo in the "millionaires’ sport,” has a large class, and much interest is be ing taken in the approaching tourney. CROSS SIGNS FOR LABOR DAY BOUT AT VANCOUVER VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 29 — 'Leach Cross, the New Vork light weight, signed up to-day for a 15- round bout in this city on Labor Day with Frank Barrieau, a local favorite. Cross will start training to morrow. GBQEGMM SPORTS’ OOVEEED4 You Really Cant Blame Mutt and Jeff for This A By “Bud” Fisher UMPIRE CUITS JOB. CHICAGO. Aug. 29.—Umpire Me- Greevy, of the American League, re signed to-day because of the illness of his wife. The vacancy will not be filled. Thursday’s Game Memphis. ab. Love, 2b. . • -5 Merritt, cf . . . 5 „ Baerwald, rf. . 4 Ward, 3b. . 3 Schweitzer, If. 3 Ahstein, lb. . . 4 Shanley. ss. .4 Seabaugh, c. .4 Kissinger, p. .3 Totals. . . . 36 Atlanta. ab. Agler, lb. • • • 5 Long, If . 3 Manush, cf. . . 3 Smith, 2b. . 4 Blsland, ss. . . 3 Holland. 3b. .3 Nixon, rf. . • 3 Chapman, c. .4 Thompson, p. . 3 Welchonce. . . 0 Price 0 po. 2 3 1 2 1 8 1 5 1 13 *24 17 h. po. tals. . . .31 5 6 27 12 2 ore by innings: 1D his . • 0°° 200 110 —* n t a . ‘ 200 010 101—5 one out when winning run was ;d. elchonce hit for Thompson in i. ice ran for Welchonce. mmary: Three-base hits—Smith, n Schweitzer. Double plays— and to Smith to Agler, Holland gler to Holland, Smith to Agler. ck out—By Kissinger 5, . by npson 2. Bases on balls—Off inger 4, off Thompson 2. Sac- • hits—Nixon, Ward. Stolen 9 Shanley. Manush. Passed —Chapman. Hit by pitched ball Thompson (Kissinger). Time— Umpires—Stockdule and Pfen- Upset in D. & F. Golf Cup Play +•*{• +•+ +•+ +•+ Tichenor and Block Eliminated T HE biggest upset thus far in the dope on the Davis and Freeman trophy play in the present East Lake golf tourney de- veloped in the elimination of "Tick Tichenor and Hamilton Block, each having won the coveted cup once, three wins being necessary to make it permanent property. Tichenor was defeated by F. B. Fay in a close and well-played match, 1 up, and J. A. Ellen put Block out of the running, winning 3 up and 2 to play. Play in the first flight of the tour ney was exceptionally good, very low scores being turned in. The semi finals are next in order, and must be played before next Sunday. Following are the results and the remaining schedule: * FIRST FLIGHT. (Second Round.) F. B. Fay defeated W. R. Tichenor, 1 up. C. V. Rainwater defeated R. G Blanton, 2 up and 1 to play. J. A. Ellen defeated H. Block, 3 up and 2 to play. Dowdle Brown defeated George Adair, 5 up and 4 to play. SECOND FLIGHT. (Second Round.) H. C. Moore defeated D. B. Osborne. 2 up. W. H. Glenn defeated J. C. Payne, up and 1 to play. C. E. Rose defeated J. B. Martin, 5 up and 3 to play. J. D. Darling defeated C. J. Hol- dltch, 2 up and 1 to play. THIRD FLIGHT. (Second Round.) J. E. Mellet defeated C. Donaldson by default. R. P. Jones, Jr., defeated W. R- Hazelwood, 6 up and 4 to play. W. C. Warren defeated F. B. Mea- der, 5 up and 3 to play. L. D. Scott defeated D. R. Henry by default. (Semi-Final®.) W. C. Warren defeated L. D. Scott. 6 up and 5 to play. FOURTH FLIGHT. (Semi - Finals.) H. L. Dlx defeated R. L Gresham, 5 up and 4 to play. G. L. Simpson defeated B. If. Craig, 2 up. The matches to be played before next Sunday are as follows: FIRST FLIGHT. (Semi-Finals.) F. B Fay meets C V. Rainwater. J A Ellen meets Dowdle Brown SECOND FLIGHT. (Semi - Finals.) H. C. Moore meets W. H. Glenn. C. E. Rose meets J. D. Darling THIRD FLIGHT. (Semi* Finals.) J. E. Mellet meets R. T. Jones. (Finals.) W. C. Warren meets winner of above match. FOURTH FLIGHT. (Finals.) H. L. Dix meets G.' 1 L. Simpson SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Friday. New Orleans at Atlanta (two games). First game called at 2:15 o’clock. Mobile at Chattanooga. Montgomery at Birmingham. Memphis at Nashville. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. Pc. Mobile 79 50 .613 Atlanta. 72 55 .567 Montg. 66 58 .532 Chatt... 64 60 .513 W. L. Pc B’ham . 66 63 .512 M’phis.. 81 66 .480 N’ville.. 55 73 .430 New O 41 79 .342 Thursday’s Results. Atlanta, 5; Memphis, 4 Chattanooga, 1-1; Montgomery, 0-2. New Orleans, 6; Nashville, 4. Mobile, 6; Birmingham, 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Games Friday. Columbus at Albany. Savannah at Charleston. Macon at Jacksonville. Standing of the Clubs. W. L Pet. , W L. Pet. Sav’nah 33 23 .600 j Albany. 25 30 .455 Col’bus 30 25 .545 1 Ch’ston. 24 29 .453 J’ville. 30 26 .536* Macon.. 22 31 415 Thursday's Results. Jacksonville.!; Macon, 0. Charleston, 4; Savannah. 2. Columbus, 2; Albany, 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Friday. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburg. St. Louis at Cincinnati. Standing of the Clubs. W L. Pc. W. L Pc New Y. 82 37 .689 B’klyn 52 64 448 Phlla . 68 45 602 Boston.. 50 66 .431 Chicago 65 55 542 Ctn’nati 49 75 .395 P’burg.. 63 54 .538 St. L*.. 44 77 .364 Thursday’s Results. Brooklyn. 5. Boston, 1. Philadelphia, 7; New York. 2. No other games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Friday. Cleveland at St. Louis. Philadelphia at New York. Washington at Boston Chicago-Detroit. off day. Standlno df the Clubs W. L. Po. | W. L Pc. 81 39 .675 Boston. 59 59 .500 72 49 595 Detroit 52 71 .423 67 52 .563 , S. Louis 48 78 .381 New Y. 40 77 .342 Phlla... C’land. Wash.. Chicago 65 59 .524 Thursday's Results. Boston, 1: Washington. 0 (11 innings). Philadelphia. 9; New York. 3. No other games scheduled OTHER RESULTS. International League. Rochester. 5; Providence 1. Others postponed. Carolina Association. Winston. 16; Charlotte 1. Greensboro, 1; Durham, 0. Raleigh. 9; Asheville 4. Virginia League. Roanoke, 5; Richmond 2. Petersburg. 6; Norfolk 4. Newport News. 7; Portsmouth. 3. Federal League. Indianapolis, 2; Pittsburg 1. St. Louis. 7; Cleveland. 1. Chicago, 8; Kansas City. 1. American Association. Milwaukee, 8; Kansas City. 3. St. Paul 8; Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis, 12; Toledo. 3. Louisville, 4; Columbus, 3. Appalachian League. Knoxville. 6; Middlesboro, 1. Morristown, 1; Rome. 0. Bristol, 4; Johnson City, 1. Texas Leaque. Dallas, 5; Fort worth. 4 Beaumont, 9; San Antonia. 7. Waco. 4; Austin. 0. Houston 3; Galveston, 2. AL BROWN SWIMS FROM BATTERY TO SANDY HOOK NEW YORK. Aug. 29.—A1 Brown, commander of the Flushing Bay di vision of the American Life Saving Society, to-day Is being showered with congratulations for having ac complished what 100 other men have failed to do—the 25-mile swim from Battery Park to Sandy Hook. Brown nride the swim yesterday, after he had previously made four unsuccessful attempts. For more than a score of years swimmers have attempted the feat, but always were balked by the shifting of the tide. FRENCH GOLF CHAMP HERE. NEW YORK. Aug. 29.—Louis Tel- liere, the French golfing champion, arrived here from France and will at once go to Brookline. Mass., to com pete In the open golf tournament there. DREW TO ENTER BROWN. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Aug. 29.—It was announced here to-day that Howard Drew, negro sprinter, will enter Brown University this fall. The Springfield, Mass., High School boy lias successfully passed the entrance examinations. CALL FOR PENNSY PLAYERS. PHILADELPHIA. Aug 29.—The Pennsylvania football captain has sent out a call for candidates to re port for practice on September 15. A big squad is expected to turn out this year, and Pennsylvania’s football chances seem better than for several years. FAMOUS HORSEMAN DIES. LEXINGTON. KY , Aug. 29.— Cl^m Beachy, Jr., one of the best known drivers and horse trainers in the country, is dead here, ag«»d 63. He will be buried from his old home in Lebanon. Ohio. IS OUT OF BIO MORRIS TO BATTLE KUBIAK. CHICAGO, Auk. ><>.—Darney Lich tenstein announced last night that he had landed Carl Morris a Labor Day date in New York. Al Kubiak, a vet eran. will oppose Morris. The bout was closed through Al Llppe. Morris is-*n training here now. Bv Cliick Evans. C HICAGO. Aug. 21—Mr. Warren Wood, our brilliant Western amateur champion, will not en ter the National this year The an nouncement comes as a nurprise to his hundreds of admirers and to hi.-' personal friends, and it means a dis tinct lessening of the West's chance to bring home the championship. We had«expected much of Warren this year, and his absence from the big competition at Garden City is a grievous disappointment to us. It weakens the Chicago delegation to a regrettable extent, but we admire the courage with which Warren has put aside the most fascinating pleasur? in the world for the good of his busi ness. This is the busy season of the year with him. During the week of the tournament Warren will do doubt In dulge in occasional surreptitious dreams of a beautiful golf course and trailing galleries and little white balls in arrowy flight through the air or running swiftly over velvety greens to the waiting hole. He will probably hear, in imagination, the clapping of hands, the rustling movement of the heart of the golfer. Yet Warren, at the top of his game, has the courage to forego all the pleasure of compe tition that he knows so well and to devote himself to business. He ha.-* had a very liberal vacation this year, a month in the Northwest and a week for the Western, and has put tempta tion aside and will work his hardest during that long first week of Sep tember. But we. the Chicago players, who are going to Garden City, in spite of our admiration for his conduct, afe lamenting. We had counted upon Warren to make a good fight, and we are a rather small band to at tack the numerous and valiant East. Perhaps other Western cities will come to our rescue. I, being a burnt child, am not rushing overconfidently into the fire. Manv other Chicago players have deserted golf for business this year. There is Albert Seckel. devoted to business .'Hnce his marriage, and D. E. Sawyer, equally devoted to money making Just before he enters the strange land of matrimony. Army and Navy Meet Clash After All Sports andSllCh “I ANNAPOLIS. MD„ Aug. 29.—Navy officials to-day took steps intended to have the Army team cancel its scheduled game on November 29 with the Carlisle Indians and play the Navy football squad instead. The ac tion of the Army officials in schedul ing a game with the Indians on the (Jay set for the classic Army-Navy game, following the deadlock over the field where the Army-Navy gnm« should he played, has come as a shock to the Navy officials DON’T know where I’m going, but’m on my way.’’ That's the song of the minor leaguer these days, for the big fellows will soon be putting in their drafts. The drafting season closes Sep tember 15, and there’s many an aspiring voungster who is living in hopes these days. This Is the last week in which purchase^ may be made from a ma jority of the minor leagues, and there are few indications of any more big deals Few stars have been discovered this season and several that were located early in the season have since ceased to twinkle. No names mentioned. Tennis, they nay, in a regular nport. For they can't find yon guilty on a tennis court. • • * W HY pick on the heavyweights? True, it if well and good for Wisconsin fight promoters to bar them from the ring in the Badger State at this time, but.it should be remembered that accidents to pugil ists In the roped arena have not been confined to the heavyweight class. Read the records of deaths in the ring and you will learn "there are others." Fight promoters who accept matches between inferior and su perior fighters are to blame for thefe "accidental deaths.” « * • No nerd to question which club wins. When Walter Johnson pitches; The result is known when the game begins. When Walter Johnson pitches. It's foolish, then, to put up a roar. Just figure this out, and nothing more, “The Senators win, but what's the scoref" When Walter Johnson pitches. • • • C' D WESTON is one of the ath- letes who has few competitors. Ed does most of his hiking alone. Strolling from New York to Min neapolis is not a pleasant pastime for most athletes. They prefer rid ing on the cushions and Jamming their feet under the table at some swell hostelry to meandering through the country and eating at farmhouses along the way. • * .* These are the days when Charley Ebbets is happier than usual. He w ill soon be able to draft some new' players for dedication purposes next season. * * ♦ Had Bill Grayson consulted Hor ace Fogel those famous letters might never have been made public. Horace knows from experience that it doesn’t pay to mop key with the national commission buzz saw'. • * • He had fifty rents in a baseball pool. And he watched the pennant chases; And thus hr proved that he wasn't a foot, For hr never followed the races. A. A. t TENNIS Big Benefit at Drome To-night TOURNAMENT Money To lock McNeil’s Mother E AST LAKE tennis is looking up. Of course, the Cotton States Championships, which begin September 8, will be the Loud Noise on the famous red clay court®. But in the meantime—a sort of preparatory fuss, as it were—the reg ular club tournament is to be played off, beginning to-morrow. Registration for this event has been going forward some time, and it is expected to bring out some brisk ten nis, which will serve to put the club veterans on edge for the important Cotton States tourney. The latest entrants to fasten their names to the list over in the Town (Nub rooms are T. M. Wilson, E. V. Carter, Jr.. Halsey McGovern, B Ragsdale. C. M Ramspeck, A. G. Adams. Jr. G. M. Street and W. H Griffith. In doubles, the advance dope has it that Mansfield and Smith will fight it out with Stout and Adams ror first honors. But that is merely a hunch. The list will remain open until to night. FEDS TO TAKE IN BALTIMORE. PITTSBURG, PA.. Aug. 29.—Secre tary McCullough, of the Federal League, announced to-day that Bal timore will be granted a franchise in 1914. JENNINGS TO DEFY EDICT. DETROIT, MICH., Aug. 29.—Not withstanding the National Commis sioners’ ban on newspaper writing by ball players, Hugh ft Jennings to-day announced that he will defy the edict by covering the world’s series for sev eral Eastern papers thi® fall. T O-NIGHT is benefit night at the Atlanta Motordrome. Every cent taken in at the races will be sent to Jock McNeil’s mother in Scotland. The fans who have been attending the races at the Motor drome well remember the Scotch youth who was killed while riding at top speed recently. McNeil was the big favorite among local fans, and was also well liked by his» brother riders. All of them have agreed to give their services free of charge to-night and are doing all they can to make to-night’s af fair a big success. • • * I T’S up to the fans to turn out in 1 large numbers this evening, so as to make the gate receipts the largest since the opening of the local motorcycle season. This Is* the time the fans should dig down In their pockets and see to it that Jock’s mother is given aid in this distress No passes will be honored. News paper men, Judges, riders and clerks have agreed to pay. All the money taken in to-night above expenses will go to the famous rider ® mother. • • • A ND don’t forget that those present w’ill be treated to some real rac ing The speed demons have prom ised to rare as they never have be fore. so that the funs will be well repaid for their trouble Nine events in all are to he run ofT. and it is the riders’ opinion that the best card of the wason will be staged. Following i® the complete card of events: First Event. First Heat Southern Championship (trial heats, one mile; final, two miles. First tw r o men in each trial heat to qualify)—Swartz, Graves, Lewis and Glenn. Distance, one mile. Second Event. Second Heat Southern Champion ship—Richards, Luther, Lockner and Renel. Distance, one mile. Third Event. First Heat Special Match Race— Graves vs. Richards. Distance, one mile. Fourth Event. Final Southern Championship. Dis tance, two miles. Fifth Event. First Heat McNeil Sweepstakes to be scored by French point system (10 points for w inner. 6 for second and 3 for third)—Swartz, Luther, Lewis, Lockner, Renel and Glenn. Distance, two miles. Sixth Event. Second Heat Special Match Race- Graves vs. Richard*. Distance, two miles. Seventh Event. Second Heat McNeil Sweepstakes— Swartz, Luther, Lewis, Lockner, Renel und Glenn. Distance, four miles. Eighth Event. Third Heat Special Match Race— Graves vs. Richards. Distance, three miles. Ninth Event. Third Heat McNeil Sweepstakes— Swartz, Luther, Lewis, Lockner, Renel and Glenn. Distance, six miles. JACK DILLON BREAKS RIB; CHRISTIE TO BOX BROWN TERRK HAUTE, IND„ Aug. 29.— Jack Christie ha® been substituted for Jack Dillon in the bout with George "Knockout" Brown here Labor Day. Dillon’s chest injuries, caused some days ago in an automobile ap- cident, resulted In a broken rib yes terday in his first boxing practice since the accident. BALLPLAYER LOSES $7,000. LOUISVILLE, KY\, Aug. 29.—Wil fred Osborn. Louisville’s center field er, lost $7,000. his entire baseball sav ings. when a bank at Sycamore, Ohio, failed several weeks ago. There is a slight chance that Osborn may get back a part of his money. BADGERS LACr COACH. MADISON, WJS., Aug. 29.—The re port that Earl Schreiber, former var sity guard and recent coach of the University of Oklahoma, had been secured to absist Coach Juneau, of the University of Wisconsin football The Navy to-day, it wa® said, urged ( team, is denied by Dr. G. W. Ehler upon its athletic board to accede to head of the department of physical the Army's demand® that the annual | education. game be played on the Polo Grounds, j Schreiber. he said, had been en- New York, feeling certain that if this I g af r PC i as coach by Whitewater Nor- concession is not made nothing will mal. "Keg" Driver. ’03, has been se- induce the Army to cancel Us game with Carlisle. The Navy board wanted the game played this year in Franklin Field, Philadelphia, as In previous years The Army claimed the field was too small to accommodate the crowd that wanted to attend. O’CONNELL IN DRAW BOUT. AURORA. ILL.. Aug 29.-Freddie Enck ami Jeff O’Connell went six rounds to a draw here last night cured as back field assistant, but n) successor to "Germany" Schultz ha? been appointed for the Uj.e. BRAVES BUY A PITCHER. BOSTON, MASS.. Aug. 29.— Pitcher George Davis, of the Rochester, N. Y.. team of the Internationa! 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