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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Good Ring Performers, Unlike Good Wines, Never Seem to Improve With Age
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WILLHID BEATS
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Gotham Crowd Hisses and Hoots
as Rival Heavyweights Put
Up Tame Bout.
SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
Everybody’s Happy, So What’s the Odds
By Right Cross.
N EW YORK, Dec. 4.—Nearly 500
pounds of weight exhibited it
self in the ring at Madison
Square Garden last night for the edi
fication of a few thousand callous
«nd persevering students of the box-
fight, who still hope that they will
see a real heavyweight engagement
in New York—some time.
The 500 pounds were divided into
two equal sections, which were called,
for the purpose of identification, Carl
Morris and Jess Willard. The latter
had one pound the best of the weight,
and triumphed in the great struggle
by about that much margin.
The weights were 234 1-2 against
235, which should teach Morris never
to go out of his class again.
It was a wonderful layout in lard, a
great study in still life, a gathering
of hams such as a New York fight
crowd seldom has been permitted to
look upon. Yet that crowd was not
pleased. They hissed and booed and
cussed thoughtfully throughout the
ten rounds,. Even when the peaceful
mountains detached themselves from
their njoorings and lurched in the
general direction of each other, there
was nothing like real enthusiasm,
though the ring shook under the lum
bering runs and there was a slight
swaying of iron posts and a splinter
ing of planks. And they puffed and
wheezed and panted and pushed
blows at each other after the fashipn
of the laje Ralph Rose breaking the
world’s record at putting the shot.
Even when they missed, as they did
nine times out of ten, there was no
earnest applause, the students at
the ringside appreciating but little
the skill required to miss a 240-pound
man. Nor did they burst Into wild
veils of joy when Morris assiduously
butted Mr.' Willard in the face. They
sort of seemed to expect it. Morris
has been a goat so long that he was
bound to pick up some of the habits
of that interesting animal.
Crowd Hisses.
This was Morris’ best blow—a hard,
solid, skull-to-the-mouth. It was his
forward pass, his last desperate play
to win, when the battle was going
against him. But he didn’t get any
credit for it. The crowd hissed him
more than ever. Mr. Willard had a
good punch, too. It was a right-
hand slam for the jaw, but it was too
good for the league. He liked it so
much that he was loath to pass it out.
Whenever he did, it mostly landed,
but he always seemed sorry he had
parted with it, and he was careful
never to let it go twice in the same
But for this reluctance to part with
his treasures and the fact that he
looks like the tenor In a "one-nlght-
stand” opera company, there is no
doubt that Mr. Willard would have
a future as a “white nope, if such
ran be said to have any future be- ■
vond “braking” on the Chesapeake'
and Ohio, As for Mr. Morris^ his fu
ture is written in his somewhat cor
rugated map. He is a born receiver
It was somewhere along after 1<J
o'clock when they wore posted Into
view under the electric lights with
many plaudits. Mr. Willard appeared
grst He stood 6 feet 6 Inches and
was onlv reasonably fat around the
waistline. Mr. Morris was several
Inches shorter, hut. being an experi
enced fight man, he made up for this
deficiency by packing In more weight
amidships.
Mr. Willard, who Is of a chummy
disposition, apparently, walked over
and slapped Mr. Morris on the^ shorn-
I>*r. offering his hand at the same
time Mr Morris turned and ga/ea
a him with the air of a man who
finds a fat stranger “copping his seat
n the Pullman, and Instead of grip
ping the hand of fellowship he coldly
- xamlned his bandages and turned
a way. A quivering shudder sw ept
* rough the assemblage. It looked
like murder now.
Morris in Distress.
A minute later they were facing
a eh other In battle array, with Bil.y
loh, the referee, bouncing around like
a button that has snapped off. 00 ®.®,
their shoes. He would like to be
to record that a battle began at this
point, but to a stem chronicler ol
facts it is impossible. whs
nothing that resembled hostilities in
the first round, nor in the second, n
the third, nor the fourth, nor the
>es, there was. In the r : \ Al
lard hit Morris the belt tha *
we have mentioned, and ur. Mo
began to wabble. Observing thes
signs of distress. Mr. Willard gene -
ously refrained from battling
more the nonce. -
In the sixth round this perform
ance was repeated, with a few tri -
mings in the shape of uppercuts, an
Mr, Morris gave even greater ln<u ’ "
tions of discomfort. His seconds
must have warned Mr. Willard at ti e
close of this round, for in the seventh
he landed only one or two rights, an
these were high on the cheekbone,
where a fascinating promontory or
unusual promontoriness began to oe-
velop. .,
After that Willard devoted himself
to enlarging his work of art on M’-
Morris’ cheekbone, and by the end or
the tenth round half of his foeman s
face was as much out of shape as
could be desired, all things consid
ered.
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MEMBERS OF
ALL-STAR TEAM
ARRIVE TO-DAV
All Players Should Be on Hand
for Big Game To-morrow
Morning.
Johnny Dobbs to Manage Pels
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Frank-Elberfeld-Castro Are Out
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Kilbane Asks $5,000
To Fight Dundee
NEW YORK. Dec. 4.—Johnny Kil
bane, the featherweight champion, has
a chance to meet Johnny Dundee in a
'en-round bout before the Orleans Ath
letic Club of New Orleans on New
Year’s eve, but as Kilbane demanded
N '-000 for his end, Tortorlch immedi
ately decided to pass up the champion.
Members of Lewie Hardage's All-
Stars, who battle with the Seven
teenth Infantry football team at
Ponce DeLeon Saturday afternoon,
will begin to arrive in the city to-day.
and by to-morrow morning every
man that will participate in the big
battle should be on hand.
The Seventeenth Infantry eleven is
now a formidable aggregation. They
showed a semblance of their real
form when they defeated the Elev
enth Cavalry Saturday.
With Lieutenant Devore, star tac
kle on the Army last season and at
present an officer at the local post
and coach of the eleven, playing with
them, the local soldier boys should
be even stronger than ever before.
It has always been the wish of
football fans to see a really all-star
football team in action. This will be
their opportunity.
“I wonder how Newell, Morrison,
McWhorter and Hardage would play
in the same backfleld?’’ Is a question
that one has often heard. Well, it
will be answered Saturday afternoon,
for this quartet, the greatest quartet
of backfleld stars that ever played in
the South, will be seen in action on
this eleven.
In the line, Pitts, of Auburn, and
Doeb, of Tech, will divide the time at
center. At guards, Peacock, of Geor
gia; Hass lock, of Vanderbilt and
Uheape, of Sewanee, will be seen. At
tackles. Lamb and Meadows, of Au
burn. will hold forth. Tom Brown
was booked, but he has been taken
sick, and will be unable to come. The
same answers for Morgan, of Vandy,
at center. _ .
At the ends, Jenks Gillem, the great
Sewanee end and kicker; Majors, his
equal and former Auburn star, and
Nuck Brown, of Vanderbilt, and
Conklin, of Georgia, rated as the
greatest defensive ends in the South,
will be seen.
John Davis, of Auburn; Homer
Cook, of Tech, and Joe Smith, of Cor-
,-ell. will assist in the backfleld du
ties.
HARLEY FRANK Is “dead” in
New Orleans, so is Kid Elber-
feld, and it looks very much
as though my genial friend, Count
Louis Castro, will not be asked to
fulfill his contract as coach and press
agent for the Pelicans next season.
Johnny Dobbs, who piloted a bushy-
looking lot of warriors last season in
a masterly style, is going to manage
the New Orleans outfit in 1014.
This is no guess. I have learned
from “those who know’’ that Dobbs,
when he signed with Charley Som
ers, owners of Cleveland, Toledo and
New Orleans clubs, that the story
he would go to Toledo was all to the
bunk.
He signed to manage New Orleans.
But Somers hinted the Toledo angle
to throw off the wise ones until he
had found a loophole to shove the
chunky Frank through.
He has finally found a job for Chol-
ly. Instead of managing the Pelicans
next season he will support the title
of Southern representative of Charles
Somers, vice president of the Amer
ican League.
Quite some title, eh?
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T HE following dispatch from New
Orleans has let the cat out of
the bag;
New Orleans, La., Dec. 4.—
Charles Frank will quit as man
ager of the New Orleans baseball
team on January 1. Instead of
piloting the Pelicans for another
season he will be Southern repre
sentative of Charles Somers, vice
president of the American League.
This information came from
Frank's friends to-day. Frank
virtually admitted that his resig
nation will be tendered the board
of directors of the local club at a
meeting lo be called as soon as
the Somers contract making him
Southern representative is in his
hands.
Frank several days ago inti
mated that his quarrel with Som
ers. beginning August 10, when
Johnny Dobbs signed a Somers
contract, would be thrashed out
in the courts.
The Pelican manager has hired
a lawyer here and will waft until
Somers’ contract reaches New
Orleans before he cafls together
the directors of the local club.
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T ’L WILLIE KEELER, looking as
^ young as he ever was, except
that his hair is turning gray as a
badger's, told a funny story to a
bunch of scribes, fans and players
the other night in a Broadway hang
out. It was on himself.
Wee Willie (Giant scout now, you
know, likes nothing better than] to
chance in on a bunch of kids playing
a “lot game.” He did thU not long
ago and witnessed a big row when the
long, skinny boy umpire handed out a
certain decision. The little captain of
the team lighting the ruling turned to
Willie Keeler as one seeking refuge in
the Court of Maturity.
“Wasn’t that a strike, mister?” he
demanded.
“Sure it was,” declared one of the
greatest batters that ever happened.
“Aw,” said the other kid captain
fiercely, “what does that old boob
know about baseball anyway?”
Coach Wood Honored
By Boys’ High Team
Coach Wood, of the Boys’ High
School team this year, was presented a
handsome after-dinner coffee set by the
studehi body at the meeting last night.
Professor Dykes, In his presentation
speech, thanked Mr. Wood for his help
to the team this year and also expressed
to him the high feeling in which the
boys held him.
Tf (* coach responded, and, after
thanking the students for the gift,
prom Is«<i to return next year and do his
best with the men that turn out for the
team. i
Harrison Jones, an alumnus of the
Boys' High School, gave a great talk
on the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
and enlisted all the students in this
work.
Sweaters with the B. H. S. monogram
were then presented to the members of
the team, and as they were distributed,
Professor Dykes thanked and praised
every man for his great playing this
year.
Whitmore Leads All
In Pinehurst Tourney
PINEHIJRST, N C\. Dec. 4. Par-
I ker D. Whitmore, of the Brookline
Country Club, led yesterday’s field of
64 players with a card of 81 in the
qualifying round of the tenth annual
autumnal Country (Tub golf tourna
ment hero.
Others who qualified for the first
flight were A. A. Stagg. Chicago; C.
L. Becker, Woodland; C. B. Hudson,
North Fork; H. V. Segerman, Engle
wood; T. J Moran, Metacomet; E.\ T.
Mansion, Framingham; G. F. Browrt
Huntington Valley; F. S. Husey, Ha
vana; the Rev. T. A. Cheatham, Sal
isbury; S. A. [Tennessee, Coopers-
towii; B. L. Gallagher, Montclair;
Dr. J S. Brown, Montclair; H. S.
Spaulding, Bfaeburn; R. c. Steese,
Youngstown, and F. I> Wilkerson,
Youngstown. W. L. Milliken, Indian
apolis, was forced into the second di
vision when beaten in playing off a
tie with P. L. Gallagher. Play will
be resumed to-day.
Clarke After Tinker
To Play Shortstop
CHICAGO, Dec 4. -Fred Clarke, man I
ager of the Pittsburg Nationals, will i
confer here Sunday with Joe Tinker, de
posed Cincinnati leader, with a view tc I
having 'Linker join the Pirates, accord- I
ing to a story published her yesterday.
Clarke already has arranged with the ‘
Cincinnati Huh for Tinker’s release. It in j
said. Whether Tinker is to succeed i
Wagner at shortstop. Indicating the lat- |
tor’s possible retirement or transfer to j
Cincinnati, could not be learned.
Upon his arrival here last night Tin
ker admitted he had arranged to meet
Clarke next Sunday, but said an In
formal discussion of his Joining the
Pittsburg team was all be expected
would take place.
According to Tinker he would play
shortstop and Wagner would go to first
base, tils addition giving the Pirates an
infield of four .300 hitters.
playing exhibition games In Cuba since
the close of the season in this country,
sailed for home and will arrive here to
morrow.
DODGERS ON WAY HOME.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4—According to
word received here from Jake Paubert,
the members of the Brooklyn National
League baseball team, who have been
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CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Locked away in
the safe in Charles W Murphy’s office
to-day are the signed U*14 contracts of
three Cubs. Frank Schulte was the
first to sign. Eddie Stack, veteran
hurler, and Elmer Koestner, the big
Coast League pitcher, were the others.
Each of the contracts calls for one year.
KAUFFMAN OUTPOINTS HAYES.
DETROIT, Dec. 4. -Art Kauffman, of
New York, outpointed Buck Hayes, of
Cleveland. In an eight-round bout at
Windsor last night.
READ BEATS SWEENEY.
WEBSTER, MASS. Dec. 4—Jack
Read of Chicago, won the decision over
Knockout Sweeny, of New York. In a
fast ten-round bout at Lakeside Athletic
Club last night.
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What the Appendix Was Made For.
Why We Should All Walk Like Farmers.
Odd New Facts About Sleep.
Why Dirty Cities Are Bad for the Eyes.
A Way to Make the Deaf Hear.
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Jimmy and His Father.
Montmorency and Happy
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