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TTEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, 0A„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1013.
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COBB THIS
7 hree Crack.
Local V/ielders of Racquet Who
Will
Struggle for the Cotton States Trophy
Pelky May Be Getting In Bad’
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Lifts Ban to Box lack Johnson
D ETROIT, Auk 30.—The famed Tv
Cobb is noted foT being: mighty
peculiar. Just now the re
doubtable Tynrn Is trailing Joe Jack-
son of the Naps crew for premier
batting honors In the Johnson circuit.
In this connection comes the follow-
This is .T. K.
Orr, Jr., who
right now is
playing at his
V f|
best. He is
JJ
sure to be a big
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factor in the
it
tourney at
if
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East Lake.
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This is Carleton
Smith, who is
picked to win
the “Cotton
States.” He is
considered one
of the best
tennis players
in the South.
fnf interesting story:
Tyrii
ryrtis Raymond Cobb Is no longer
the confident chipper swat man that
he was In mid-season. When Gen
era] Jackson pushed his way to the
batting le-ad and had not been shoved
back to second place In June, Cobb
told a baseball scribe: “Don't worry
about me. I’ll head 'em all the same as
usual. If Jackson hits 400, I’ll hit
.401: If he hits .500. I ll hit .501. Just
make a little bet on Tyrus Raymond
Cobh to lead all the batters in the
world this season the same ia al
ways.**
By W. W. Naughton.
S AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.—“I
want It to be understood that I
will never box a colored man.
i Some time ago, when the promoters
! decided to discourage the making of
mixed matches and contests were ar
ranged to decide who was the white
heavyweight champion, I thought It
one of the best moves ever made in
i pugilism. I am still of that way of
thinking. I call mywelf the white
j champion and feel that I have every
right to do so, but if the public took
; the stand that I ought to accept
matches with negroes, I’d be willing
to drop out of the game entirely,”
—Arthur Pelky.
"I think he is right. Of course, I
fought a negro when I met Jack
Johnson, but if I had my time to go
over again, he w'ould wait a long time
for a match.”—Tommy Burns.
In the words given above, White
Champion Arthur Pelky made his dec
laration of principle and Intention
when he first arrived in San Fran
cisco from the North, and in the ex
act language accredited to him Tom
my Burns accorded his protege moral
support.
^T)W, both Burns and Pelky have
experienced a change of heart.
The former has given out that Pelky
has been offered a match with Jack
Johnson in Paris, and has fully made
up his mind to accept, “if the terms
are right.”
In palliation of this double somer
sault, Burns says that he Is satisfied
that Johnson has reached a stage
where any young husky can lick him.
He adds that he feels he is duty
bound to send Pelky after Johnson.
“I lost the championship for the
white race, and I think I ought to
all in my power to recover it,” says
Burns.
A very commendable impulse. Tom
my, old boy, but can’t you see that
you are putting Arthur in a doubtful
light? You say Johnson is easy to
lick and you leave Pelky open to the
suspicion that he barred Johnson be
fore because he feared the big negro.
All the time we were patting Pel
ky on the back, thinking him ao-
tuated by high-spirited, unselfish mo
tives.
Well, it looks a9 though there te to
be a return to the old order of things.
Pelky la not the only one who has
proved recreant to the principles of
the modern order of white hopes, for
Gunboat Smith—through Jimmy
Buckley—19 talking of fighting both
Jack Johnson and Sam Langford.
IJAYING shouted to the winds that
1 A the bars are down so far as he Is
concerned, Mr. Pelky will scarcely
be allowed to confine himself to half
way measures. Having signified a
willingness to meet Jack Johnson, he
will have to extend similar courtesies
to one Samuel Langford.
Arthur might get around the dilem
ma by announcing that Langford Is
ineligible on the score that he is not
“easy to lick.” but it is doubtful if
Burns' protege would humiliate him
self thusly.
No, sir. If the John9on-Pelky
fight took place and Pelky came out
on top, Langford would be ready with
his demand for a match and the pub
lic would stand behind him. And
even if nothing comes of the John
son-Pelky proposition—and, to be
truthful, I do not think anything will
come of it—Pelky has left himself
wide open so far as a challenge from
Langford i6 concerned. Since he was
willing to box one negro he can not
very well refuse to box another.
STEEN READY FOR WORK AGAIN.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 30— Pitcher
Bill Steen, who up to the time he
broke his wrist, two months ago,
was one of the Naps’ most consist
ent winners. Is expected to resume
his regular turn in the box some time
next week.
FRENCH RIFLE TEAM LANDS.
NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—The French
rifle team, which is to compete in
the International tournament at Camp
Perry, Ohio, during the early Septem
ber, arrived here yesterday from
Havre. There are thirteen marks
men In the party.
Jimmy Callahan Will Not Be
Ousted to Make Room for
New Leader.
C HICAGO, Ang. SO.—President
Charles A. Comletkey, of the
White Sox, agrees that a man
never Is too old to learn something.
Some Information he acquired to-day
was contained in a story from Boston
that Chase and Lord hare gone after
Jimmy Callahan’s Job as manager be
cause Comlekey is dissatisfied with
the Zelder-Chase trade as engineered
by Callahan.
'There is absolutely nothing to
It,” he said. “I am satisfied with
every detail of that famous swap.
There are no cliques on the White
Sox team. Nobody Is after Calla
han's job that I know of.
“I want to say that there !v one
thing, and only one thing, wrong with
the White Sox. They are not hitting.
That sums it up—tells the whole
etory. Every ball team has a slump
of some kind now and then. Ours is
In the batting.
“As for Callahan, he has done and
Is doing everything possible to give
the South Side a winning ball team.
To say that he is about to be dis
missed as manager is absurd. To say
I am sore over the Chase trade is
equally ridiculous. As a matter of
fact, I gave Jimmy authority to mako
any swap he wanted to for Chase,
leaving the details to him.”
HONOR DUKE KAHANAMOKU.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Aug. 30 —
Before he sailed for Hawaii, the noted
Duke Kahanamoku, holder of many
world’s swimming records, was made a
non-resident member of the Olympic
Club.
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T>UT now the Georgian is singing
a different tale and he's worrying
because JaokHon keeps the lead. Also
some one has kidded him into believ
ing that the pitchers are framing It
to make it easy for Jackson to beat
him to the batting wire.
When the Nationals were in this
city Cobb approached Walter John
son, the league’s premier hurler. and
said: ‘'Say, Walter. Is it true that
you’re pitching ’em In the groove to
Jackson and saving all your stuff for
me?"
J OHNSON merely laughed at this
ridiculous accusation and thought
It a Joke until Cobb continued: “Well,
It’s funny. I know I have to work
my head ofT to get & hit against you
and even' once In a while my rival
for hatting honors cracks one against
the fence. And it's the same with
the other pitchers. They give me all
their stuff and I And it hard to ke*»p
going. I know I'm not popular with
some of the players, hut I’d think the
pitchers would think more of their
own averages than to dish up easy
balls for Jackson to hit.”
Ed Carter Is
shown here
returning a
volley. The
popular rap-
tain of the
Athletic Club
basketball
team is go-
in £ great puns
these days.
C OBB is plainly worried at his in
ability to pass the Nap alugge”
And his worries have been increased
because the Detroit paper* every cou
ple of days publish comparative |
Standings, showing the Jackson and
Cobb race for the hatting champion
ship. Tv had confidently expected to
be far ahead of Joe by this time, and
his lead is getting on the nerves of ]
the Georgian.
Growing List in Tennis Tourney
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Local Cracks in ‘Cotton States’
Universal Definition
Of ‘Amateur' Drafted
International Athletic Federation De
cides No Pecuniary Reward
Must Be Accepted.
Bpsclal Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Aug. 30.—The convention
sf the International Athletic Federa
tion reached a critical stage here to
day when the committee appointed to
Craft a universal definition of .in
Amateur turned in its report.
The chief points of the rule is that
an athlete who accepts pecuniary re
ward, no matter how small, becomes
g professional. Excepting track and
field sports, amateurs and profes
sionals may compete together for
Con-money prizes if the rules in the
Country In which the competition Is
held so permit. Teachers, trainer*
and coaches come under the head of
professionals, although countries may
fcxempt employees of the Government
•f tieceasary.
The selection of events for th*
ftandardized track and field program
Occupied much time. Different coun
tries fought for the retention of the r
favorite events. England demand d
|hat there should be plenty of walk
ing contests, while the Swedes, Nor- I
kegians and Finns wanted the am- !
tidextrous items in th»* Javellr. shot
putting and discus, and America in- |
•i»ted on the standing Jumps.
After a lengthy discussion, the com
mittee in charge of this section of
(he session finally agreed on a ten’a-
tlve schedule. The standing Jumps
tell by the wayside, and so did the
Ambidextrous contests with the Jave-
Hn, shot and discus. Only best hand
Contests in these will be allowed. The
•calks will be retained, and it was a
rictorv for the United .States that th.?
H-pound weight and 400-meter hur-
flle race were inserted. The Germans
knd Swedes termed the standing
lumps “circus stunts.”
\ T THEN play begins on the famous
\\ clay courts at East Lake in
the Cotton State* champion
ships, staged here for the first time
by the Atlanta Athletic Club, from
40 to 60 of the best known tennis
players In the South will be In the
opening round.
From Nashville, Chattanooga,
Memphis, Knoxville, Montgomery,
Birmingham and probably Louisville,
contestants for the titles In singles
and doubles will gather in Atlanta,
and the tourney is expected to bring
out a class of tennis never excelled
In a Southern meet.
The date, which is the latest ever
set for a tennis tourney here, is ex
pected to prove a pleasant and con
venient one. The weather at that
time of the early fall is peculiarly
suitable to fast and hard tennis, and
the innovation—due largely to the
initiative of Carleton Y. Smith—Is
welcomed as a change from the usual
blazing heat of July and August tour
neys.
l*ocal cracks will occupy a large
share of the spotlight.
Nat Thornton, Bryan Grant, Ed
Carter, Carleton Smith, J. K. Orr.,
Jr., Carl Ramspeok and others vr\V
represent the known quantity in At
lanta tennis, while the younger ele
ment is certain to furnish some bril
liant contestants, such as H. M. Ashe,
Jr., Harry Hallman. William Math
ews, RofT Sims. Jr„ and others.
The entries are being received at
the Atlanta Athletic Club, and are be
ing sent by mall to Carleton Y. Smith,
No. 608 Walton Building. Atlanta.
Handsome trophies have been offered
for the title-winners tn singles and
doubles, and for the consolation
frame.
Browns' $3,500 'Find'
Handed His Release
BUNNEL TO PLAN WORLD TOUR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.- Rich
ard Bunnel. who has charge of th°
arrangements of the world tour be
tween the Giants and the White Sr,\.
sailed yesterday for Japan to tom
plete plans for the proposed route in
the Far
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 30.—Charley Flan
agan, the “l^ajoie the second” of the
Pacific Coast, W'hose release cost the
Browns $3,500, has received his ten
days’ notice. That means that unless
the club management is able to sell
his release to some other club Flana
gan will be free at the end of the next
ten days to sign with whatever club
cares to take him, or re-enll»t In Un
cle Sam’s navy.
Flanagan was a tar aboard the
good ship Iris. This cruiser was sta
tioned at San Diego. Cal., and by a
special agreement Charles played on
the days when the San Diego (South
ern California League) team wa* at
home. He did not make the road
trips with the club.
He hit well in that company and
Dick Cooley, manager of the club,
sent broadcast notices of Fanagan’s
great ability as a ball tosser. Hitting
was his forte and he was hailed as
“I^ajoie the second.” Cooley demand
ed $4,000 for the player.
The Browns needed hitters and
were e ger to grab him. An option
was asked to enable a scout to look
ov r him. But Cooley insisted on an
immediate deal, and finally accepted
$3,500 tor the “Steamboat,”
Subscribe Expenses
For Olympic Teams
NEW YORK, Aug. 80.—The New
York A. C. has started & dollar sub
scription list among its members. The
money Is to be used as a sinking fund
to defray the expenses of athletes to
future Olympic games.
Should any member care to con
tribute more than the dollar requested
in a circular sent out It will be highly
acceptable. It is expected that in
three years the Mercury Foot will
have collected a fund of $20,000. The
New York A. C. gave $10,000 to the
Stockholm team.
Captain Paul Pilgrim said yester
day that If the Greeks sprung up w ith
their Athenian festival the New York
A. C. would send a team at Its own
expense. Pilgrim is backed by M. P.
Halpin, chairman of the athletic com
mittee of the club. Several influen
tial members are of the same mind as
Pilgrim and Halpin.
Eastern Boats Not
To Compete for the
Manhasset Trophy
Friendly Relations Between Chicago
and New York Yachtsmen In
Danger of Being Severed.
CHICAGO. Aug. 30.—Entries of
three Eastern boats in the Manhasset
Cup races, scheduled to begin here
September 6, have been cancelled, it
was announced to-day, and friendly
relations between yachtsmen of Chi
cago and Now' York are in danger of
being severed.
The cup was won last year in races
on Long Island Sound by the Mlchl-
cago, of the Chicago Yacht Club, and
under the deed of gift it was speci
fied that this club should defend the
trophy this year.
Commodore Heyworth received
word last night from New York that
the Eastern owners had decided not
to participate in the races.
BUYS PITCHER.
CHICAGO. Aug. 30.—Pitcher Faber,
of the Des Moines club, of the West
ern League, yesterday was purchased
by President Comiskey, of the Chi
cago Americans.
C HICAGO, Aug. 30.—Packey Mc
Farland will re-enter the ring
within a few weeks. The Chi
cago wizard has been taking things
easy during the summer, but will be
ready to meet all comers in the fall
and winter.
McFarland is anxious to win the
lightweight championship, and if he
can secure a bout with Willie Ritchie
he will have an even chance of de
feating the Frisco youth. A few
pounds in weight has prevented
Packey from becoming a champion.
McFarland is able to make 135
pounds several hours before a bout
and be at his best. The lightweight
limit, however, was always 133
pounds, ringside, until Ritchie defeat
ed Ad WolgasL
T HE new champion is a big light
weight like McFarland, and he ex
perienced difficulty in making low
weight. Therefore, when he signed to
battle Joe Rivers on the Fourth of
July, he forced “Mexican Joe" to have
the match fought at 134 pounds. This
enabled Ritchie to enter the ring with
the fight "under hi9 belt."
McFarland is confident he would be
able to vanquish Ritchie if the weight
for the whirl were 134 pounds. Pack
ey believes he would prove too fast
and clever for the champion.
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