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A i a THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Good Ring Performers, Unlike Good Wines, Never Seem to Improve With Age O 6y WILLHID BEATS [IE Aims IN TEN-ROUND SO 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. 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HAHAHAMA | wHAboye think o'thM V) ^4 M*. -VIA- ha- • TO Bs. LOwriMUC-O BRINGING UP FATHER By GEORGE M’MANUS I’M SO HONCRy rt-L HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON TELLIN' •EK IN THERE WHAT I WANT TO EAT! L_ THERE’S NO USE - I CAN’T READ THE BILL OF FARE - I’LL MAKE SKINS TO THE WAITER. 1 /•% =E5T BUSINESS OF SHOWING WAITER HF WANTS FOOD’ r 1 'rid.-') V>. I NlTA i ION OF A CLA'bS OF milk: r \ 9 IMITATION OF A SIRLOIN STtAT.: MOO - MOO! PST - ST ’ pst vr: SAT - I THINK THIS SUV IS DM>F>t - WE (SETTER SEND FOR Tut FOOLISH — y wacon : ^ > BN COULN- THEY SPEAK ENCL-ISH! TOURE RKiHT! , 1 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 *]• • *!* y*‘I* *r • v v*v •!*••!• Frank-Elberfeld-Castro Are Out Bv W. Sj Farnsworth. C 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? * * » 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. * * * 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 THAT GREAT FREE FICTION MAGAZINE THREE CUBS SIGN. 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. I > & Pamper your pocketbook. It’s your best friend in time of need. And the Ford keeps the pocketbook satis fied. Fordlightnessand Ford strength makeFord economy famous the world over. Cut down transportation cost. Buy a Ford. Five hundred dollars is the new price of ♦h'% Ford runabout; the touring car is five fifty; the town car seven fifty—f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get catalog and particulars from Ford Motor Company, 311 Peachtree St., Atlania, Ga. ====== COMES WITH Next Sunday’s American It alone is worth the price of the paper, contain^ ing a* it does the continuation of Frederic Ar nold Rummer’s story, “A Song of Sixpence” There are other features to this issue in abun dance, including: 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. Buster will continue his humorous career, though he is on the last page of the Magazine Section, so as to not crowd the comic doings of Their Only Child. Jimmy and His Father. Montmorency and Happy and Nemo in the Land of Dreams. It’s surely a bargain—this Sunday American. Better order from your dealer or by phone to Alain TOO. ‘