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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. '.3 Two Ccin Live as Cheaply as One After Marriay;e~~Beeause They Have To SPORW COVER'D) b TO NATII1AL Present Heafl of League Has Pre pared Hot Speech for Mog- nates at To-day's Meeting. By Frank G. Menke. N EW YORK, Dec. 9.—Tom » Lynch’s farewell to-day to the National League clan, wliJch he has served so well as president, promised to be of the kind that the clansmen would not forget for a con siderable period. > This was the annual meeting day of the National League crowd. The first event on the program was the plac ing of the skids under the said Thom as Lynch, giving Thomas a push in the general direction of the subway, and then the immediate elevation of (Governor John K. Tener, of Pennsyl vania, into Tom's old job. Lynch knew the National Leaguers no longer wanted him. Also he knew that if they cared for him no more it wouldn’t do him any good to plead his own cause. Rut Lynch also knew that he had the right of free speech, and that as a retiring officer of any organization he had the right to utter a few words of his own choosing. And from those close to Lynch the word came that Lynch had prepared for de livery before the National Leaguers just about the hottest little denuncia tion of men and policies that has been prepared since speechmaking became an art. Long Contract for Tener. Tener will be tendered a four-year contract* calling for $25,000 each year, immediately after his election. How ever, he will not draw any salary for his first year on the Job, a.s his term as Governor will not expire until Jan uary 1, 1915, and he will retain his Gubernatorial position until then. Blit Tener has announced th^t he will give as much time to baseball af faire during the next year as he would even if he wasn't Governor. The Waldorf-Astoria, where the meeting will be held, was throng 1 to-dav with magnates and managers of the National Tongue ball clubs. ffiach was eager to make some sale or trade that would strengthen his team. , iU Garry Herrmann, owner or the Cincinnati Reds, and also owner of .Toe Tinker, was besieged by an army of magnates and managers who wanted Tinker, regarded as one of the greatest shortstops, that ever plaved the game. Herrmann to-day still stood pad on his demand of $20,* ooo cash for Tinker, but several own ers tried to -ge-t him to change hi a mind and let Tinker go for part cash and part players. Brooklyn After Tinker. The Brooklyn club is hot after Tinker, although Tinker has an nounced that he would not play ex cept in Chicago or Pittsburg. Herr mann. it is said, was offered Brook lyn players of more than fair ability for Tinker, but turned down the prop osition. It is possible that TinkoT may go to Brooklyn as the result of a' three-cornered deal involving Rroox- lvn, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. John B. Foster, secretary of t.ie New York club and proxy for Man ager McGraw, was much sought af:- ?r by the moguls. Most of them want ed Marquard, the Giants’ star pitch- or who has grown unpopular in this section The Giant management wl.l trade the -Rube" If a reasonable proposition is made, but during the morning Foster waved the n ” t a’ I '» doing" sign at those who wanted to talk Marquard business to him. All of them, it is said, wanted to give Foster some money and a few ordina ry piavers in exchange, but Foster was out after Rucker, of the Dodgers; Tyler, of the Braves, or a southpaw of equal meri*. Managers and owners held priva.e conferences, during the forenodn and it was whispered that many big deals were pending, but .lust who'was in volved was not divulged at the time. McFarland Spurns Match With Clabby '-’CHICAGO. Dec. 9. Packey McFar land to-dav turned down an offer of a twenty round battle on the coast with Jimmy Flabby, the Hammond, Ind., crack middleweight. — , The offer came from James Coffroth. the San Francisco promoter. Clabby and Packey are very popular out M est. and "Sunny Jim set January 16 as the 'Tending to Coffroth, Clabby is anx ious to battle th« local man, but since the vet' best the Hammond boy can do is its pounds, McFarland passed BRINGING UP FATHER By GEORGE M’MANUS - — ‘— -=— POLLY AND HER PALS • e That Makes Quife a Difference---Qu 'n ——"rt; ^ij.1 O 'll ite a Difference i Young Teller Like A4hur, Tor ~To be Oottf/AJ 's&ith THE. , Chickem ft*. But n'S BeTterj Him *THAM A OLE MAW put mat wok THIS M/NUTT j TW/HOM Ape Vcu SpmF'F VbuMA MD'/| you Aih~ TALKiHT'fJOHL OF VER, (ffcoWIES ^U/dlMT V/nuRF ADDPFii)W£r VtR VbuP lookout Mol A{IHElJ 'K/HADOYC its MM OH HuTHiu' > Much ~ id OHLV A&UfZS HAD -THAT book in Bed Wth HIM "Toa -Tvic/c Mys! I Autos Ritchie Quit Ring for vtv *S**v But Only for a Short 77ns is the fourth installment of the life of Lightweight Champion Willie Ritchie, as described by himself and written exclusively for The (Leorgiun. T" it i ime YOU'LL ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF THE SHOW AT THE DUTCH MILL There is not a dull moment /during the performance at the Dutch Mill, and you'll really en joy the Extravaganza put on there. The chorus is made up of beautiful girls who can sing anc! dance, and the costumes wi please you, too, as they are aj new, bright and clean. There is just enough plot to make it in teresting, and the orchestra is tiptop. If you feel that the whole world is against you, visit the Dutch Mill and you will change your mind. BigG Cures In I to h days unnatural discharges, ontalm no poisons and ■ may be used full [strength absolutely \rithout fear Guaran tied not to stricture. Pm nta ionta*ion_ WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF. At Druggists. or by parcel post. $1. or 3 V.ot(ies U2 75 Particulars with each bottle or mailed <•*< honest THE EVANS CHEMICAL , COMPANY Cincinnati, O, Bv Willie Ritchie. S AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9— After losing two battles in a row, one to Charley Reilly and the oth er to Frankie Burns, I began to scratch my head and figure a little. True, I managed to put over seven teen victories without a loss, but those two defeats caused me more worry than 1 am now willing to ad mit. T was not knocked out or even hurt in either of the battles, but at the same time I was outpointed, and this very thought was enough to make me sad and gloomy. The promoters did not look for me after Bums got that verdict. They never do go after a fellow who Is beaten once. They are looking for the one who is right up In front and who the fans are talking about all the time. I knew that they were not talking about me, for I had not been a winner. My brother and Baker and Ed wards and a lot of my friends came to me and urged me to go ahead and take another chance. But their words did not seem to give me much com fort. 1 could not see any future in the boxing gartie and I decided to try my hand at something else. I ran across a friend of mine who advised me to get into the automo bile business. He told me of a place down in Coalinga where T probably could get a job in a garage and work myself up into something better. This struck me right, so 1 wrote down to the address that my friend gave me and in a few days I got a letter saying that the position was open to me. Goes to the Oil Fields. 1 did not even hesitate. I jumped on the first train for the oil fields, determined to get out of the fighting game for a while at least and per haps forever. It was just into my hands, for I managed to get a lot of experience while 1 was working for that wholesale machinery house. I felt ready to take a chance anyhow, no matter what did happen. I started to work in the- garage at theSiJ fields for $2.50 a day. and. fyp- Heve me, it was pretty hard work at that. 1 used to put in 12 and 14 and sometimes 16 hours every day and night. I learned rapidly, and al though I was doing two men’s work half the time, still I liked it. for I took a great interest in machinery and I was given every opportunity to learn. They called upon me to do all sorts of odd jobs., and I always did the best I could. Some nights I would go to bed so tired that r would not even take time to eat my supper. But I was learning a good trade, so I never kicked. I made many good friends down In the oil country and they all seemed to like me, and after a few months 1 fell In for a pretty good job. Forgets About the Game. When the opening came I jumped in as a driver of machines and later a demonstrator. I was getting $5 a day for this. There was plenty o*f money In that section of the country then, and 1 managed to get my share of it. I worked steadily all the time, and just kept my nose to the grind stone. Some of my new-made friends who knew’ that I had been doing a lot of boxing around San Francisco tried to get me to go on again. In fact, they put several good matches up to me. But there was no chance. I made up my mind to stick with tne automobile business, and forgot that there was anything in the world like a set of boxing gloves. JRut later I will show how T changed. I began to get tired of Coalinga. I had saved up a nice little sum of money, and I was about ready to take my departure. My boss was very nice to me, and he offered me a good raise when I told him I was about to go bark to San Francisco. This did not do a bit of good, because I had my mind made up to return to my home town. Returns to Hi* First Love. My father and my brothers and sisters were very’ glad to see me, es pecially when [ told them tMat I was in the automobile game to stay. They believed that IV Intended to stay in the ring, and this did not seem to suit them at all. It was against their will that I started to fight, and they kept wishing and praying that I would do something else for a living. everything went along nicely for a month or two, till 1 started going out to the four-round fights on Fri day' nights again. I saw fellows per forming whom I had licked in the past I began to find myself slip ping. The old feeling came back on me. I tried to stall it off. but it was no use. I was fighting mad once more, and the automobile business seemed to lose all its charm The first thing I knew, 1 was out in the gj-mnasium again after work, putting on the gloves with the boys, hitting the punching bags and doing some road work every time I got a chance. I felt better than I ever felt in my life before, so I concluded that the fighting game really was the game for me. and I began to look around tor .another match with the four-rounders. Boxing Notes THE FREAK. A mighty tumult surge* about the playhouse door. The speculators gathered kale until both arms were sore; "Ah, this/ breathed, "is Bernhardt, or some strong sketch like that, Or maybe Mr. Hopper pulling 'Casey at That Hat!' ” When lo! a blaze of ■rf timing lights proclaimed the wondrous dope: "The Only Six-foot White Man Who Don't Claim To Be a White Hope!" * * * We can offer the White Hope this much consolation—it isn’t his fault. His forefathers began living in cities two thousand years too soon. They are big enough and strong enough, but their judgment of distance is on ihe blink and their agility is like unto that of a traction engine in advancing beg This is the penalty civilization exacts from mankind. And dogs, too. * * * For many, many generations we have not been forced to depend on our sure ness of eye for a meal once a week or so; and our escape from a side-swipe of ■the cave-tiger’s paw has not hinged on our quickness of foot for several years now Hence, we have lost these things The dog feels it, too. He has had his eats passed out to him In a pan so long that ne no longer classes with his broth er, the wolf, as a fighting machine. * * * Tt Is a paradoxical world. How wou’d you figure that any man who would pay money to see a White Hope contest could ever get $5 together at one time? Steve Ketchel. the Chicago light weight who has a host of admirers In the Windy City, will box Joe Mandot ten rounds at Racine. WIs.. on December 19 Ketchel writes that he is in hard training for the bout and expects to land the verdict. Promter John Keating, of Kenosha, has resuscitated his club, according to a wire from the Badger village John is to offer a championship attraction early in January. He says he has signed Johnnj Kllbane. featherweight cham pion, for a scheduled ten rounds with Joe Harang, of New Orleans. • * * Eddie Hanlon, local welterweight, started light work last night for bis fifteen-round bout with Jack Robinson, at Jacksonville, Fla , on December 16. Eddie boxed three fast rounds with Frank Baker and pulled the pulleys for fifteen minutes. Fiddle Is anxious to win this scrap, as he will be In line for some good bouts If he gets awaj with Jack. * • * The Charlie White Ad Wolgast bout has finally been closed Frank Mulkem, .Milwaukee promoter, has secured Wol- gdst’s signature to a set of articles to box White In the Brewer City on De cember 19 The winner will probably get Dundee on Christmas Day * * * Matty McCue, who, a few months ago was being touted as the cornnig feath erweight champion of the world, is now under Tom Jones management Mc Cue hades Tommy Bresnahan in a ten round go at Racine, WIs , to-night. ThreeUmpires Hear ‘Can’Jingling +•* +•+ Judge Kavanaugh May Swing Ax Fans Refuse to Bet On Murphy Against Champion Ritchie By O. B. Keeler. R UMORS emanate from up Mem phis way that Judge William Marmaduke Kavanaugh, presi dent of the Southern League, Is go ing to dust off the well-known rinky- dink and apply the same to one or more umpires before the robins nest again. One section of the rumor says one umpire will be attached to the can. Another says three. Our guess would be as good as yours, and no better. And now that the heat of battle has chilled off into a Regular December, we aren’t dis posed to beat a drum, mount a dry- goods box and shriek for anybody’s head. We reflect on the cold and lengthy winter months, and the idea possess es us that even umpires have to live • • • B UT as a plain matter of news and 'dope, we iiave it that of the four umpires- Wright, Fifleld, Stockdale and Kerin--who debutted last spring in the Southern League, only the last- named made good Our observation was that Kerin did uniformly good work, and appeared to have the nec essary qualifications of an umpire. The others did not do well, but It isn’t our Job to figure out. if they were hoppless or pimply green. Judge Kavanaugh is the Judge. 000 O F the four veteran umpires—Breit- enstein. Hart, Rudderham and Pfenninger there was not so much criticism last season, and a good bit of what there wa^ might easily have resulted from their being teamed with an erratic youngster. At the risk of getting in bad with the fans by saying a good word for an umpire, we will just sav mildly that that quartet looked pretty blamed good after watching the work in the American Association for three years which is a Class AA league, at that. S O it looks as if the four old ’uns will stick, plus Kerin, the de butante. As to the others— well, the judge has always been firm in up holding his boys in blue, and that undeniably is the proper attitude for a league president The Southern League owes a good deal of its sta bility and prestige to Just that pol icy, and it is a good thing for fans to remember when they begin veil ing for scalps. But our idea of the worthy judge is that his ideas of support do not include long-term contracts with um pires that are manifestly incompe tent. 0 0 0 V\f HERB FORK, if Mr Kavanaugh vv considers that Wright and Stockdale and P'1 field or any one or two of them are incompetent, Mr. Kavanaugh probably will try oijt one, two or three new boys in blue in 1914 At this writing, anything connected with the G. O. G. looks so good to us that we can’t get much worked up even over an umpire. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9 —There 1» a lull in ihe training camps of both Willie Ritchie and Tommy Murphy to-day. Both lads have finished their training and each Is on edge for the 20-round title mill at Coffroth’s arena to-morrow night. Ritchie Is a 2 to 1 favorite to win in the betting, but wagering Is ab- 1 sent. If he were a 4 to 1 choice It is doubtful whether any more money would be In evidence. The fans here have taken It as a foregone conclusion that the champion will retain his hon ors and Ritchie money goes begging Rome bets of freak nature are made, but very few on the final result HOWELL BEATS ALBERTS. PHILADELPHIA Dec. 9. - Tommy Howell, the Jfullan welterweight, won from Johnny "Kid" Alberts, the New York lad. in an uninteresting six-round bout at ihe Olympia Athletic Club Iasi night Hoodlums Riot at Bike Race; Fourteen Teams Are Bunched McWhorter Placed on All-American Team Bob McWhorter, captain and half- hack star nt the University of Geor gia football team, has ween honored with a (dace on an all-American team Parke H. Davis, Princeton's repre sentative on the football rules eorrimlt- tee. gives Boh the position of halfback. In speaking of McWhorter. Mr Davis says. In part: "To Northern en thusiasts McWhorter comes as a strang or. but not so in the South, where he is Known as the most phenomenal hack- field player the game has known In years.’’ Here Is his selection Ends Merrilat (Army), (Pittsburg). Tackles- Ballln *Prbieeton), (Michigan i Guards Talman (Rutgers). (Navy). Confer Marttng (Yale). Quarter Huntington (Colgate) Halfs- -Guyon (Carlisle), McWhorter (Georgia » Full—Brlckley (Harvard) MARS BEATS CONLEY CINCINNATI, Dec 9 Frankie Con- ! ley. ex-bantamweight champion of Ke nosha WIs., was bested here Inst night In h ten-round bout with Knockout Mars, of this city. NEW YORK, Dec. 9—While the six teen teams left in the six-day bike race a{ Madison Square (Jarden went merrily on their way smashing records, two gangs of hoodlums fought a pitched bat tle In the building early to-day. The rioters were driven from the gar den after one man, an “Innooent by stander,’’ as usual, had been hurt. The fight is said to have started over the di vision of .spoils taken from sleeping spectators by the "dips'' that always appear at the garden during a six-day race. At the end of the thirty-seoond hour, 8 u. m . fourteen of the teams were five miles and two laps ahead of the record. BOXERS IN DOUBLE HEADER PORTLAND, MAINE. Deo. 9 —Terry Martin and Patsy De Lucca last night fought the first six-round double-head er that has been pulled off la tbla city since ihe six-round law went Into effect several years ago. the referee declaring it a draw at the end of the second six- round session. AUTO RACER KILLED. BRl *SSEIjfl. BELGIUM, Dec 9 Ca mille Jenathy. the Belgium automobile racing pilot, wae accidentally killed In a forest near here yesterday. He was with the editor of a Brussels newspw^ per Roth were members of » hunting party. 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