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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Cleveland Southpaw Owns 480
Acres of Splendid Land in
Alberta, Canada.
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He’s Big Enough to Fight, but-
By “Bud” Fisher
By Vean Gregg.
C LEVELAND, OHIO, Aug. 30,—
Most ball players are bothered
by the problem of what they
will do when they are through with
the big leagues. This Is a big prob
lem. but 1 solved mine when I went
across the great international boun
dary line and found the solution in
Canada. Yes, Alberta, the province
next the Rockies, is the country 1
had been looking for. and 1 expect to
get an income there when I am
through with baseball greater than
the game has ever given me.
It was natural for me to think of
the Far West as offering the greatest
opportunities, for 1 was born in tnc
"West myself. Washington is my na
tive fc?tate, so I was not going West to
seek my fortune when 1 went to Al
berta. Rather 1 was coming East,
for that province is considerably this
side of my old home. I had been in
the great Canadian province several
times and hied some exciting hunting
adventures there, for it is one grand
game country.
Last winter I determined to move
there for good. I at first intended to
homestead, for it occurred to me
that, as long as J was going to be in
the game country anyway and would
have to live somewhere, I might as
well 8top on a homesteud, and thus
get a good lot of land for nothing,
save the few improvements that the
law requires-- improvements that I
would naturally make anyway, if I
wanted to do anything with my land.
However. I did not carry out my
original intention. I bought. Instead,
some land belonging to the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, which seems to own
the pick of the country throughout
the Northwest, and got what 1 con
sidered a good bargain.
Owns a Tract of 480 Acres.
At any rate. I have 480 acres of
good land in one piece, and. as the
country is growing rapidly all
through that section. I can count on
a substantial increase in value on my
investment. From the. first, however,
I determined to make the most of my
land. Mere waiting for some one
else to do the work, as the specula
tors do who buy land and allow It
to remain idle, waiting for the set
tlors to improve the country, does not
appeal to me.
1 investigated, and found that hogs
seemed to offer about the best return
on anyone's money in that far coun
try, and so hogs it is. Now when 1
am not busy wondering how I can
keep down base hits by the other
fellows and keep up my percentage
of victories I am dreaming of the
fortune to he made in hog raising,
and the comparative merits of oats
or barley as feed. Yes, good, loyal.
Canadian hogs keep well and happy
on oats and barley and an occasional
beet, for beets grow great in that
rich, new soil. R is a wonderful
country and, though it is cold in the
winter time, the climate is unusually
healthful.
Naturally, as I am in the heart of
a great game country, I hunt a good
deal in the winter. Hunting has Al
ways been a favorite sport with me
ever since I was old enough to hold a
gun. 1 have had, perhaps, more op
portunity than most, and 1 have al
ways improved it. I have shot a gn st
number of quail, partridges and the
smaller game for food, but most of my
experience* have been on the big-
game trail.
Some Experience* as a Hunter.
I remember one of the first expe
riences I ever had along this line. It
was in the western part of Wiscon
sin, end 1 was stopping at a camp in
the dense timber, and thought I would
take my rifle and go out to *ee what
I could find. The rifle I had then was
an old one that I picked up in a sec
ond-hand store, paying $8 for it. At
that I think 1 got rather the worst of
the bargain.
Still it was the first gun I had ever
owned, though I had used borrow'ed
urtillerv a good deal, and 1 was very
confident of myself. 1 had gone, per
haps. half a mile and was feeling fine
when 1 heard a slight noise, and look
ing up over the top of a rather high
bush I saw the head and shoulders of
an enormous bear. >le tow ered above
me and in the rather uncertain light
of the timber looked even larger than
he was.
The thought had crossed my mind
when I started on this trip that I
might come across a bear, as they
Were rather plentiful in those pa its
and I had built all kinds of air castles
as to what I should do to him when
occasion arose. Hut now that 1 was
brought face to face with the situation
I experienced an entirely different
feeling.
Had I had a cannon with me 1
might have stood my ground, but as It
was 1 was outnumber**!. My rifle,
with which I had felt so proud, looked
Bmall and insignificant. Home looked
awful good to me, and without wast
ing any time in thinking about the
situation 1 ducked behind the bush
and started for camp. I was in good
training in those day's and a fair run
ner. but 1 broke all records in my r« -
treat. 1 do not think the bear mad«
kny effort to follow me. but he would
have had to go some if he had wanted
to catch me.
Lost His First Bear.
When I reached camp, which was]
very shortly. I told my experience t
an old veteran log-roller, who wa
there, and he took down his rifle, a
much larger one than mine, and wj
went back to the place where 1 ha
seen the bear. He was no longer
there, but had Judged It best to retreat
and we did not follow’ his trail very
far. He was a silver-tipped bear,
and his footprints were the largest
the old man had ever seen, so he fe
and he had killed many hears.
That w'as in the days when I was
young and inexperienced, and had
poor tools to work with. In hunting
hears the hunter needs the most ini
ptoved firearms, for bears are always
fiangerous. I have shot t< n bears in
eluding a grizzly, the most feared an
imal on the North American Conti
nent, and I have only begun.
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Great Races To Be Staged at Drome To-night
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Pursuit Event in Feature of Good Program
^TMIE management o
I Motordrome is to
of the Atlanta
give the local
motorcycle fans a real treat
to-night. The pursuit race 1* to be
added to the regular program. Sev
eral of the fastest rider* will be on
the track at fine time in* tW* event
and tho fans should certainly witness
a great race.
Usually the first races of the week
have been held on Tuesday night, but
plans were switched mb as to give
the fans a chance to wee some sport
on Labor Day night. The races are
to be known as the Labor Day Sweep-
stakes and a record-breaking card
is expected to see rider* start to
night.
Local fans have never before had
the opportunity of. seeing the famous
pursuit race. The riders have their
machine* In good shape now and It
would not be surprising to see some
new record hung up.
Four riders are to he put on the
track at the same time in the. pur
suit race, one rider starting as soon
as his opponent has a good start.
As there is a great deal of rivalry
between the local speed demons it is
a safe bet that the winner will have
to go at his best to finish in front.
Besides' the pursuit race several
other Interesting events are to be
pulled off. There will be the South
ern Championship, the Sweepstakes
tnd a special match race between
Graves and Richards.
Bill Stoddard, local fan. has agreed
to give u handsome loving cup to
the rider who thrice wins the South
ern Championship at the local track.
The cup is to be known as the “Stod-
dardized Trophy."
The cup is one that anyone would
feel proud of w'Inning, and the speed
demons! can be counted on to ra^e
as "they never have before in order
to come out a winner. Jn all, the
race* to-night appear to be the best
of the season and some real excite
ment should he given the fan*.
Following are the summaries:
Southern Championship,
(One-mile heats, two-mile finals.
25 points for first, 15 for second and
10 for third.)
First Heat—Swartz, Graves, Lewis
and Glenn.
Second Heat — Luther, Richards,
Lockner and Renel.
Special Match.
(Best two out of three, one, two
and three-mile heats for a ride bet
of $50.)
First Heat—(One mile)—Graves vs.
Richards
Final—Southern Championship.
Sweepstakes.
(French po4nt #y*tem, 10 for first,
6 for second. 3 for third: Heats, two,
four and six mile*.)
First Heat—Two Miles—Lockner,
ReneU Swartz, Luther, Lewis and
Glenn.
Second Heat—Four Miles—Sweep-
stakes.
Third Heat—Three Miles—Special
match race.
Third Heat—Six Miles — Sweep-
stakes.
Colored Drivers to
Race in Big Meet
Everything is in readiness for the
automobile, motorcycle and bicycle meet
to be held under the auspices of Big
Bethel Church at the Speedway to-day.
The races will continue through Satur
day.
The events will begin promptly at 2
o’clock every day and an admission fee
of 10 cents will be charged. There will
also be a midway with fifteen different
attractions.
In the 100-mile automobile race a
Stearns, a Fiat, a National, an Everett,
an E. M. F. and some added starters will
compete for a cash prize of $100 to the
winning driver.
There will be a footrace once around
the 2-mile track, bicycle and motorcycle
races. Cash prizes are hung up in every
event.
Costello, the only colored aviator in
the world, will make flights at the
Speedway every day and will race
against automobiles.
Football Work Starts at Tech Field Tuesday
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Coach Heisman Should Have a Corking Team
F OOTBALL practice starts Tues
day at Grant Field for the Tech
squad, when all the preliminary
training and coaching will be gone
through before the opening of col
lege, when the real grind begins.
The new field is rapidly being
rounded into conditiofl, and by the
time of the first game will be in first-
class condition. The new concrete
stadium is being rushed and that,
too, will be in readiness for the first
game. The first unit of the stand is
up and will hold about 2,500 people.
Bleachers will be erected alongside of
this for this season until the rest
of the stadium can be completed.
Tech’s prospects are far from
All Depends on What Happens at Ponce DeLeon To-day—and in Chattanooga
DO WE STICK IN RACE, OR FLY OFF INTO SPACE?
By 0. B. Kepler.
D ESPITE one of the greatest ral
lies ever put on by an Atlanta
ball club, winning nine of the
last ten games under the highest pos
sible tension, the present week starts
the finish of the Southern League
pennant chase with the Crackers
right on the rim of the situation and
Mobile sitting tight on the hub.
The doings to-day probably will de
cide If the Town Boys will creep up
a notch on their flying rivals, or will
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Fine Prospects for ‘Cotton States’
W ITH the advent of the present
week—the last before tfie be
ginning of the big Cotton
States tennis championships*—there
is evident in Athletic Club circles,
and among all the tennis fans In the
city, a disposition to get into hot
arguments as to the outcome of both
the singles and the doubles events.
To begin with, one pair of rival*
and grand tennis cracks will be found
In Carleton Smith and Nat Thornton,
and locaj fans find difficulty in Imag
ining any foreign experts wresting
the final honors away from these
plavers, both of whom are at the top
of their game.
In the doubles. Bryan Grant and
Ed Carter are paired, and the com
bination ia one of a stability too
well known to require comment. But
Mansfield and Smith, and Orr and
Ramspeck—the latter freah from tri
umphs at Augusta—will be on hand
with a word to say before the matches
get to the finals stage.
SENATORS ORGANIZE GOLF
TEAM IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 —Golf has
forced the more weighty problems of
statesmanship temporarily out of the
minds of Senators. Rumors that lead
ing and boastful golfers of the House
were crowing of their prowess on th“
Chevy Chase and Columbia Club links
led golfing Senators to perfect the
Senate Golf Association, which will
soon he "ready for all comers."
Senator Saulsbury has been the ac
tive figure in bringing together tha
golfing enthusiasts, who include many
of the leading men of both parties.
Here is the roster of officers and di
rectors of the new association, as giv
en out by Senator Saulsbury:
Honorary president. Vice President
Marshall; honorary secretary. Senator
Gallinger; president. Senator O’Gor
man; vice president. Senator Cum
mins: treasurer, Senator Llppitt; sec
retary. Senator Hitchcock; executive
committee, Senators Pittman. Bris
tow. Townsend, Walsh and Ranedell:
manager. Senator Saulsbury; captain
of team, Senator Hollis.
Former Senator Jonathan E.
Bourne, as ex-officio member of the
Senate association, xr\y aid in the
management of the team. He is an
expert player and defeated President
Taft on several occasions,
But it must be remembered that
Lee Allen Brooks, of Birmingham, the
present champion, will be present to
defend his title; while Brook* and
Bartlett, the crack Birmingrham team,
will be entered in the coming tournev.
The new date September 8. tho
Intent ever selected for a tenni* meet
here—the fact that it is the big ten
nis event of the year in Atlanta, and
the class and number of the player*
entered, all combine to arouse a most
unusual Interest In the approaching
tourney, and It 1* probable that some
t>f the greatest assemblies ever *een
at the famous red clay courts at East
Lake will be on Mnd to watch the
play in every round, from preliminary
to finals.
Frank Reynolds has been changed
with the important post of chief ref
eree. which assures spectator* and
player* of well-handled matches.
Out-of-town entrants are sending
their naznes to C. Y. Smith, 608 Wal
ton Building. Atlanta.
BOXING TOURNEY BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 1.—It U pos
sible that a hoklrg tournament be
tween the profewilonal bolters of the
West and those of the Middle West.
>r between New York State and Wis
consin. will be arranged next winter.
Some of the boxing fans have sug
gested such a tourney now that the
sport ts legalized in both New York
and Wisconsin.
The Western section, or rather the
Middle West, could put forth some
prettv good men In a tourney of any
Kind, having Eddie McGktorty, Jimmy
flabby and Jack Dillon for middle-
weights; Packey McFarland. Charlie
White and Pal Brown for ligh'-
welghts, with Ray Temple to draw on
If necessary; Mattie McOue 1n the
featherweight class, Ray Bronson and
Billy Walters In the welterweight
class, and Young Mahoney and John
ny Coulon for the bantams.
shoot headlong from the rim, whirled
Into space hy the force of circum
stance, and Bapplr to land In a spot
as soft as second place.
The dope will be loose to-night.
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IF Bill Smith’s help should whirl Jn
* and wallop the Pelicans twice in
the 'same spot, while the Gulls were
falling down before Sommers and
Covetestkie in Chattanooga—
Well, the Gulls would Just disem
bark In Atlanta to-morrow three full
games to the good.
And that little series of Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
would be totally obscured by flying
fur and other traditional symptoms of
mortal combat.
At that, it would be up to the
Crackers to take the series straight
to wheel out in front—and then there
would remain the Pepper Kids, and
nrobably the Big Pole, to lick In the
aet game Saturday
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O N* the other hand, if the Gulls
should take as many as one
game from the Pepper Kids to-day.
while the Crackers yielded as many
as one game, to the Pele, the stuff
simply would be off.
In that unhappy instance, the Gulls
would roll into our town five up and
four and one-half to go—counting our
engagement* with the Lookouts Sat
urday
An J if—the typewriter stutters at
the idea—if we should lose all two
games to-day, and the Gulls should
win all two games In Chattanooga—
Ah, well—the last wad rltea prob
ably would be well attended, for (as
we have mentioned from time to time)
Second Place is not so bad for the
Crackers, bearing jn mind the years
of 1911 and 1912.
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O F course, there is some revival of
the Scandalous Story of the Ele.
vated Mound in Gullville, sprung last
spring by Messrs. Cholly Frank, John
ny Dobbs and others. Mr. Frank, in
fact, prRented several games his club
played on the Gullville lot—most of
which the Pels lost, by the way.
If CholJy’s club had won three out
of four instead of losing that quota,
the chances are he would never have
chirped about that too-high pitching
slab.
Anyway, the league official?, hav
ing tabled the protests thus far, are
not very likely to ru*h to the front
and bid the startled Gulls, "Stand
back. Sirrah! You are too far ahead!”
Somehow, we can't see the Hon.
Kavanaugh rushing madly to the
rescue.
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I T would have been a highly agree
able denouement had the Crackers
taken two games Saturday and pulled
the Gulls’ lead down to four games—
then the fur-flying prospect© would
have been very bright and fuzzy.
But what i* It the poet sings?
‘‘Of all sad words by tongue or pen,
The saddest are the©e: ‘We couldn’t
make it!’ ’’
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A PLEASANT feature of the late
double bill was an interpola
tion in the shape of a handsome ebony
walking stick, heavily topped with
gold, which wa* presented between
game* Saturday to Dr. J. W. Mitchell,
club physician, by the players of the
Atlanta club.
Doctor Mitchell is a mighty popular
“doc” among the ball players. He ha?
pulled fingers into Joint and ban
daged sprains and spike wound* and
all that sort of thing—and best of all.
Dr. Mitchell ha* always been a good
friend and sympathetic adviser of
‘‘the boys.”
So the boys are just getting back
at the “Doc." And you know that
sort of thing makes a fellow feel
awfully sore—what?
gloomy, despite the fact that only six
of the varsity will return and an
swer the call of the gridiron. Among
these are Captain Homer Cook, the
star halfback of last year’* team;
Loeb, the plucky center; Means, a
lineman; Fielder and McDonald, half
backs. and Tbomasson, who played
end.
With these men a* a nucleus,
Coach Heisman ha* a number of last
year's scrub* who will make a strong
bid for first string honors.
Those that showed up best as
scrubs last year and look good for
this year are Rainey. Trawick, Lang,
Moore, Lucas, Beard. Goree, Reif-
snider Crutcher, the Montague broth
er*. Edgar and Tyler, and the Gard
ner boy©. These men played last year
under the watchful eye of Assistant
Coach Alexander and developed great
ability and, with last year’s experi
ence, should do well.
A h)st of new material is expected,
but at this early date not much is
known about their prospects. Several
prep school stars have signified their
Intentions of entering the college,
but until school convenes for the win
ter session not much will be learned.
It is expected that Coach Heirman
will lay especial attention and stress
on kicking ability this year. Mc
Donald, of lafft year’s varsity, showed
up wonderfully during the season,
and this year should win great hon
ors with his boot. He Is young, will
ing to learn and has great ability,
his trusty toe gaining lots of ground
for the Jackets last fall.
Tech has not had a good kicker
rince the days of “Lob" Brown back
in 1907, and with the aid of a regular
toe artist, coupled with the fighting
spirit of the Jackets, a winning team
should be turned out.
The varsity men of last year who
BASEBALL SUMMARY
SOUTHERN LEAGUE-
Qanm Monday.
New Orleans at Atlanta, morning aud
afternoon Morning game at 18:46 Af
ternoon game at 3:30 o'clock.
MobUe at Chattanooga (two games).
Memphis at Naxhviile (two games)
Montgomery at Birmingham (two
gam**).
Standing of th* Ciuba.
W L Pc, ] W L Pc
Mobile.. 80 51 611 j Mont.. 66 62 516
Atlanta. 76 66 .673 ! M’phis. 62 68 477
B'ham. 69 63 623 : N'vllle 67 74 .436
Chatt 66 61 .616 | New O.. 43 62 344
Sunday’* Result*.
New Orleans. 3: Montgomery, 2.
Nashville. It; Memphis, 3.
No other games scheduled
ARE YOU LOOKING for result*? The
Want Ad pages of Hearn’s Sunday
American and Atlanta Georgian fill the
Mil.
ALL TELEPHONES lead to Hearst’*
Sunday American and Atlanta Geor
gian Want Ad Department via Doth
phoneB 100.
WOULD YOU BUY a good automobile
cheap? The automobile column* of
the 'Want Ad" section carry a list of
automobile* and acoe**orie*.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Game* Monday.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn (a m. and
p m.)
Bo*ton at New York (a m. and p. m.)
Cincinnati at Pittsburg ta. m. and
P. m )
Chicago at St. Lout* (a m. and p m.)
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. Pc. I W. L. Pc
New Y. 83 38 686 l B’klyn 52 66 .441
Phila... 68 46 600 Boston 62 66 441
Chicago 67 56 644 Cin'nati 52 76 .406
P’burg. 64 66 633 \ St. L.... *6 80 360
Sunday’* Results.
Chicago. 10; Pittsburg, 0
Cincinnati. 10-8. St Louis, 6-2.
No others came* scheduled
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
St Louis at Detroit (a m. and P- m.)
Chicago and Cleveland <a. m. and p.
m)
Washington at Philadelphia (a. m.
and p. m.)
New York at Boston (a. m and p m )
Standlna of the Clubs.
W. L. Tc. | W. L. Pc.
Phila... 81 41 .664 Boston. 59 61 .492
Cle’land 75 49 .645 Detroit. 54 71 .432
Wash... 69 52 .570 St. L.... 48 81 .372
Chicago 65 61 .516 l New Y.. 42 77 .353
Sunday’s Results.
Detroit, 5: Chicago 4.
Cleveland 9; St. I^uis. 1.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Monday.
Charleston at Columbus (two games).
Albany at Macon
Jacksonville at Savannah.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. Pet | W. L. Pet.
Sav’nah 34 24 .586 j Albany . .26 31 .456
J'ville. . 32 26 .552 1 Oh’ston.. 25 30 .455
Col'bus . 31 26 .544 1 Macon. . 22 33 .400
Sunday's Results.
No games scheduled.
Texas League.
Waco, 5; Dallas. 2.
Fort Worth. 3: Austin, 0.
Houston, 5; San Antonio 0.
Galveston. 6: Beaumont, 5
Federal League.
St. Louis, 6; Cleveland, 1.
Chicago, 4: Kansas City. 3
No other games scheduled
International League.
Montreal, 8; Jersey City, 5.
Montreal. 7l Jersey City. 2.
Newark. 1: Providence. 0
No other games scheduled.
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Billy Papke Only Old-Timer Left
By W. W. Naughton.
I N deploring the lack of high-class
heavyweights at the present time,
the fact that th* middleweight di
vision is even worse run down than
the class above seems to have been
overlooked. Jimmy Clabby, Eddie
McGoorty, Jack Dillon, Frank Klaus,
Billy Papke and Mike Gibbons are
recognized as the best of the lot. Pic
ture, if you can, what Stanley Ketchel
in his prime would have performed
had the six of them been shoved into
the ring for him to dispose of, one
after the other. Or, sadder still*
imagine it you can any of the six
before Bob Fitzsimmons when the
freckled one was In his prime.
Papke was once a great fighter; but
it is not what you used to be. but
what you are to-day in pugilism.
Billy is stringing along on the
strength of his past reputation, and
at that is about as good as any of
them, slowed up even as he is. In his
prime he could have beaten the bunch
in less time than it takes to tell It.
He is the only one of the six possessed
of a real knockout wallop, or rather
did possess one when he was in his
prime.
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D ILLON and Klaus are roughhouse
fighters, whose ring actions more
resemble barroom squabling than
scientific boxing. They are tough,
game to the core and hit fairly well,
but are almost as devoid of science
as it is possible for men to be who
have engaged in boxing a* a proies-
sion for years. Neither is hard to hit.
Before either Ketchel or Fitzsimmons
they would have been punching bags.
Klaus once boxed Ketchel, but that
w’as after the great Grand Rapids
fighter grew careless, began to de
cline and did no more training than
to reduce weight by a hair cut and
shave.
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/^LABBT and McGoorty are clever.
fast and tricky, but neither hits
hard enough to have even so much as
slacked the pace of such fighters as
1 Ketchel or Fitzsimmons Gibbon* is
fa*t and clever, but only looks rood
gainst third and fourth raters. 5«em- \
>(«.m WhMu>R arul Drujr treated
H»im or at Lpittiiiwi. I’uci i>«i ai>fc je<?
Oft B M WPOLffY 2vN,
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ing to choke when staked up against
real class. There are a number of
reasons to believe that he is not as
game as a man should be if he ex
pects to adopt boxing as a profes
sion. The writer is of the opinion
that Joe Gans and Jack Blackburn,
lightweights, when in their prime-
could have disposed of the best men
in the middleweight division to-day,
and that Welterweight Joe Walcott
could have beaten them easily, even
despite fifteen or twenty pounds dif
ference in weight.
Great Johnson
Suffering From
Lame Shoulder
B oston, mass,, sopt. 1.—wai
ter Johnson, the great pitcher
of the Washington Americans,
1» suffering with a lame arm. It de
veloped to-day that Johnson has been
working with his *houlder, whirh
pains him whenever he delivers the
hall. He contracted it after that fif
teen-inning game, which ended in a
tie, with the St. Louts Browns sev
eral weeks ago, and since then has
been winning his games without ever
having to extend himself. Johnson
to-day was asked about the story that
his arm was sore and he replied:
* * #
VT'ES, It is. It has been paining
1 me ever since I worked in tb it
fifteen-inning tie game against SL
Loui*. At times it pains so badly that
I w’ant to quit, but am stalling along
because I do not w’ant the opposing
payers to know that I am not right.
I have surprised myself by winning
the games I have been in, for I have
been far, far from right.
are not expected to return are Leuhr-
mann, last year’* captain, who grad
uated; Hutton, Stegall, “Scrappy”
Moore, Colley and Fax Montague, wno
is ineligible this year owing to his
playing time being over.
From now on the practice will con
sist mainly of getting into fit physi
cal condition, kicking, falling on tho
ball and such preliminary tactics
before the regular season begins.
McTaggart Is
Jockey King
In Year’s Time
N EW YORK, Sept. 1.—From mes
senger boy to the top rung of
the racing world in less than
a year is the record of “Little John
ny” McTaggart, who is without a
doubt the very best American jockey
sporting the silks in this country.
“The Kid,” as little Johnnie is
called at Saratoga, is a brother of
Jockey Toramv McTaggart. This
time last year he was chasing his
leg* off running messages for a New
York telegraph company.
Johnnie got, his first real chance at
the recent Belmont Park meeting,
where he piloted to victory August
Belmont'* horse Mission. At Sara
toga “The Kid” had four mounts and
won with thre*.
♦ * *
T N the history of racing it has never
been recorded where a boy made
such a rapid and brilliant rise as this
little Jockey, whose actual measure
ments would scarcely overtax a yard
stick.
A decade or more ago the racing
slogans were, “Follow Sloan,” or “Fol
low Miller.” To-day the cry is. “Back
the Kid'—meaning Johnnie McTag
gart, of course. Jeff Livingston. R.
F. Carman, August Belmont and R,
T. Wilson, Jr., are all after his serv
ices.
• * *
C AM HILDRETH, the foremost in
America, who has just returned
from abroad to take charge of the
Belmont stahl®. declared after seeing
McTaggart ride that the youngrier
was the best rider of his inches the
turf world has ever known.
The IK tie jockey is only 17 years of
age and can ride at less than 96
pounds. He is under contract to
Hugh Penny, a former star rider of
the West. Jeff Livingston offered
Penny $10,000 for the "Kid’s” con
tract. He was told he couldn’t have
the boy for twice that amount.
Palzer and Moran
Ready for Big Bout
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.— All is In read
iness for the ten-round bout to be
staged here Wednesday night between
A1 Talzer, who comes from Iowa, and
Frank Moran, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Both men are in prime condition and
each is confident of victory. The wln-
fier will most likely get a chance to
swap wallops with Gunboat Smith, who
is hailed as the best man in The white
heavyweight division.
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