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THE ATLANTA n EOKCTAN AND NEWS.
WIlcn tl ic I Mi inyer < iocs I Jr<tke He w Wil liny to Adnlit the Wisdom ol 11 ie 1 *ileer
BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
HID GILBERT IN
Atlanta Entry in 300-Mile Grind
Can Make 80 Miles an Hour,
and That's Traveling.
By W. K. Farnsworth.
A tlanta i» going to come
mighty close to winning the
Savannah motorcycle race on
Christmas day.
At least that is my way of thinking
after having taken a spin on the
mudguard of the Gate City's entry in
I he long 300-mile grind.
The name of our entrant Is Bets,-,
Jr. Rider’s name is Hal Gilbert. To
gether they make the fleetest young
thing you e\ er saw
Every motorcycle rider in this ne* k
of the woods knows Gilbert. Betsy,
Ir. needs an introduction. Let me
have the honor of making you ac
quainted.
* * •
EMHST. Betsy. Jr., is a “Crane-A t-
• lan ia" mot( i 1 ran
is the owner, and If the motor turns’
out to be the winner of the Savan
nah grind, then starts the manufu •
lure of more Betsy Jrs.
Mr. Crane is the proud owner of
’he famous automobile Old Betsy.
Betsy, Jr., is Old Betsy's daughter
Second, Betsy. Jr., is the freaklest-
looking piece of machinery yout«
truly ever saw The engine looks
like any regular motorcycle engine.
So do the wheels, spokes, handlebar*
and scat, but the gasoline tank is
about twice the size of a regular tank, j
It holds over four gallons of gasolin
. nd nine pints of oil. This men fl
iliat Gilbert will have to stop onL
once for gasoline and oil during t u* I
long trip.
And Betsy. Jr , \* going to be sliced ;
with automobile tires, thus being us j
near puncture proof as possible
* » •
B UT let me tell you about my ride
on Betsy. Jr. Gilbert, aided an.I
abetted by a long rope tied to Mr.
• rane's car. was towed out Peach-I
tree to Dead Man's Curve, whei ,«
tine street that runs over to How e.I |
Mill road offered just the chance wei
desired.
Gilbert told me to « limb onto the
mudguard (said mudguard will b*»
stripped when the big race 1s h<*ui)
and grab him around the waist. At.
er being, towed for 100 yards by t!<
auto Gilbert finally got his powerfu’
motor turning, and then dropped the
tope
Off we went, whizzing at a Tu-m *
an-hour gait riglit off the bat. I 1 »
my breath at Peachtree and never g
It back again until we hit Howell Mill
but that wasn’t over a few secon i
Travel say. we traveled so fast
t dat I can't remember a blooming
thing, except that 1 caught « glam • j
at the speedometer at one time a ml
saw the little hand hovering around
the SO-mile-an-hour mark.
* * •
I HAVE ridden behind Tex lO har Iv |
* Arthur Chappie. Morty Graves an 1
other noted demons, but Gilbert cut
rted me faster than 1 ever want to
navel again on a motorcycle.
And paste this prediction in your
bonnet—Hal Gilbert is going to win |
that Savannah rate with Betsy, Jr. j
barring accidents
McFarland May be
Suspended for Poor
Work With Britton
MILWAUKEE. WIS . Dec. 11
Packey McFarland w*ll| not be given
another chance to get easy money in
Wisconsin by stalling through a fight
with any opponent of any weight, if
reports of coming action by the State
Boxing Commission are correct, lit
>s to be suspended for six months at
least, and more probably for a year.
i umor sa\ s
Two causes enter into this proba- ,
felt action of the State Commission.
• ne McFarland's ridicule of the com
mission, when he said the commission
• ould not fores him to weigh in for
Kis battle with Britton, and the sec
ond his listless fighting when finally
At the r.ng
Pennsylvania Lost
On 1913 Athletics
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 11 I’oot-
• rtli and basket ball were the only
> ports at the University of Pennsy I -
\ania to show a financial profit last
ecson, according to the report sub
mitted last night to the Athletic AS
S'* lation. Receipts from football were
$54,092 for 1912. while the expense's
were $23,742. Basket ball cost *2.39 7
arid the receipts were $3,937. Base-
‘•a*’ receipts were $3,092 and « \ponses
$10,119. Track cost $13,006. with re
ceipts of $7,380. The report showed
. deficit of $S.4S9.
The expenses included interest on
; M>nds, office and general expenses .is
'”<*11 as donations to many sports, for
which no admission fee* are charged,
’•‘hr net receipts from all sources
' ♦re $92,234 and the expense* $100,-
POLLY AND HER PALS
Don’t Worry; the Family’s Not Growing Polite
Wor$ ~/HE M4TTER Of UC1/4
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This AFTERAioow!
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UPVSOrrH "THE .
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Couple of hours I didJ
A Knoxville Hunch for B.
‘Stove League’ Offers Outfielder RGHT FOfl TITLE
IS POSTPONED
By (). 15. Keeler.
^ \ Tl! imp in i Knoxville new ,• i
W per— tilt eCi etned Sentin •
unless the clipping bov
played us false that Billy Smith
manager of the (Tuckers, has been
the topic for a debate b> the Knox
ville members of the Stove League.
That august body (meeting in De
cember), on heating of Billy's depar
ture for Washington and other point;
East in quest of ball players, prompt
ly held a meeting, which considered
Billy's needs and made certain rec
ommendations.
• # •
L'iRST. the Stove League caked
1 Mill * attention to tile Know ill
outfield of 1913 -Messrs. Btirke, Clunk
and Knox were regular- and estab
lished members in good standing of th
Amalgamated Order of Demon Slug
gers (inc.) and recalled to (he
Cracker manager's memory the per
formance of the said demons in th
post season series played with the
(’racket * last September.
It seems Bill was much impressed
by the work v*f the outer gardeners in
that engagement.
* • •
C( * the meeting «»f the Si«»v Lragua
proceeded to inquire of Billy
Smith <by publication') why he did i »
lake up the matter of hall players
with Knoxville instead of frisking
Washington and Barney Dreyfuss.
"With Aforley Jennings, Elmer
Lawrence ana a tew more Knoxvill**
players on his pav roll. Mr. Smitu
would have a real, live aggregation i f
ball los«n*r» during the voeational pc-
tiod of 1914.* the meeting suggested.
And then ii was added, by way of
amendment, that while he Knox v UK*
biggs would hate to see either A.r
Clunk or Mr*. Burke or Mr. Knox !e-
part. or all of them, still they (the
bugs) wouldn’t stand in the wav of
the advancement of popular, han-
workinar ball players
W e will take m c rsion to slip this i
suggestion to Bill the first chance w.* ‘
get.
* * *
Y\J L not ice that Signor Itlecatdo I
Hoblitze l has made formal hj>- j
plication for the position of manager
of the Cincinnati Reds. What, we i
can't understand is why a guy who
has played and played and play cl
with that bunch should dellberat '''• j
lav himself open to a wallop like that
• * *
T HERE is some doubt .is to where i
l’rcd Clarke wants Joe Tinker to*
play on tDo Pirates.
"We alreadv have the greatest
shortstop in the game.” said Fred
erick. probablv referring to Wagner
Maybe Fred wants Joe to catch.
Various Reasons Given for Delay
of Bout; Champion Claims He
Has ABscess in Nose.
L
FODDER FOR FANS
» PLAYER’S ARM BROKEN.
IT t FA I k, N. T.. th
Howard Fritz, the Cornell football
star who won honors in the Pennsyl
vania game Pharksgiving day. broke
bis arm during the contest when in
the second period lie collided with
Minds of Pennsylvania. He was con
scious of a slight bruise in the right
forearm, but paid no attention to it
until to-day, when a swelling wus
noticed and he consulted Cornells
athletic physician, who found by \-
jmv examination t',:*t Fritz had frac
tured his arm
TO THE “GOV.”
With bubbling glass and warm hand
sha ke
Thev bail you now with beaming e>e:
A .1 think you v «• gral lu'd an . as' stake
But wait, old pal. till next July!
Barney Dreyfuss ban signed bin twen
ty-first < onirH< t with Fred v’larkc and
Garry Hermann is about t osign Ids
twentv tirsf uiHtiagcr of the Beds. It's
a matter of habit
Matbewson lias not l*enned a t*all
pla.vcr in >ears. which proves that ihc
Old Master kiu vvs en.uigb »»» never waste
a shot. He alwaya aims for the wind.
* ■ *
The Fede at League has a perfec t
right to operate. aeordlng to (Jarrv
lierrtnunu. This being what tin- 'aw vers
call a riglit without a benefit
• * »
We don't think Mr. Herrmann w.SuUl
knock the Governor, but this is vv hat
he sai* "Mr I yneh is an b-uicst tvai.
and ola>«^i no favontev He I tad no
chance when Governor Tener's name
was mentioned
A ankers to Toledo. Good night! Don't
hit u.v vv e re view n
* * *
Arthur Devlin made bis managerial
debut at tiie baseball meetings in Gay
Gotham by purchasing Catcher Harley
from the Buffalo club for his own Pa
cific Coast League tvam. (
* * *
t’barlev Ehbetts ofTered $30,900 for Joe i
Tinker vesterdav And if thai amount -,
spears loseph. tlieti I'.bbets will have
another dedication Lay.
• 9 •
While ('liubhy Charlev Murphy is tour j
inn Europe. Chicago fans were doing a i
little Tinkering wi.h Ids team.
* * * j
Yagott. bandit to Dick Hoblitzell for*
real nerve He wants to manage the )
I >y \Y. \Y. Xauglitun.v
^ AN FRANCISCO Doc II The
Willie Ritchie- I'umrnv Muiphv
lightweight championship bull!**
scheduled for lust night his been
postponed, but the general belief is
that these two lightweights will not
be brought together again at a later
date. The fight was called off almost
at the eleventh hour, and several con
flicting reasons are given The one
most plausible is that Ritchie was
overweight, too much so to get Mur
phy’s consent to battle. If that is so.
then it marks the passing of Ritchie
as a lightweight, their weight for last
night’s battle being 13.'. pounds, ring
side
Other reasons are that it rained
during the afternoon, thus hurting
the house; that Ritchie had an ab
scess in the nose, and that the doc
tor ordered him not to fight.
It is said Ritchie's nose bothered
him when he awoke yeatemlay. and
grew worse as the day wore on. He
called upon the doctor, w ho told him
that an operation was necessary, and
who performed it then and there.
"You can’t fight to-night.” said the
doctor, according to a statement made
b> Ritchie.
"I must fight.” said Ritchie "I will
do the best 1 can under the circum
stances.”
"You had better pray for rain.” said
the doc.or.. And. sure enough, the
ruin cam \
for Sport Fans
Ty GEORGE E. PHAIR.;
% HONUS. Mexico. Merely a gathering of Na
Some yeurx f/£/o </ fan nould nay: it-onal League magnates.
"Old Honu* Wayner's through!”
Chicago Not After
Game With Harvard
”i//. yes!” hix friend would make
reply.
And wipe a teardrop from hix ege.
And heave a long and mournful High:
“Old Itonux Wagner's through!”
To-day ire hear I he self no me xong:
"Old Honux W agner's through ’
The poor old gent is slipping fast,
Hix day of youth amt speed is past.
He seareely has a year to laxt
Old Honns Wagner's through!"
That xong trill echo gears from note:
"Old Honux Wagner's through!"
And men wilt shake their loads and
say:
"I he poor old gent has had hix day:
Hix youth is slipping fast atcay-
Old Honux Wagner's through!''
^Boxing." says Maurice Maeter
linck, “creates mental energy.” It is
(plain that Maurice never has met Kid
i Broad.
■Tie Yanks will be the first team to
start spring training. This is due to
the fact that they need a runn.nq
start.
Among hose who are not particu
larly anxious to see Joe Tinker bg k
in a Cub uniform is A. Bridw il
shortstop.
No Rollo. the popping souhd in the
offing is not an echo of the war n
Tiie report that Vat don and Riv
{ cleaned us $11,500 on their American
^rip leads one to believe that there
, will be several farewell tours.
"Cross - country running develops
the lungs/’ avers Harry Hillman. No/v
we know why those Mexican gener-
als are so chesty.
It is said that the St. Louis Browns i
are underpaid, but, having seen theca i
play, we reruse to believe it.
WINTER.
spm ting cdiUn x remind us
That our tot in life is hard.
Wf>rn and weary you trill find us
Writing stories hy the yard.
Let ux then he up and faking
Haxebull stories dag hy dag.
It's a weary undertaking.
Hut ire need our weekly pay.
The Wolgast - White match has been
on again lor 24 hours without having
been called off again. This breaks
all previous records.
We note by |^e sport page that the
six-day bikers are behind the record.
Of course, you all know what the rec
ord is.
The record of the six-day bike race
j in hours and minutes is not half as
i important as the record in dollars and
icents
CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—The Univer
sity of Chicago, th rough its board of
Physical culture and athletics, last
night declined to meet Harvard in a
football game next fall. The board in
h statement issued after meeting, ex
pressed appreciation at the invitation
for a game at Cambridge, but decided
that it was not advisable to schedule
games with teams outside the “Big
Nine.”
The decision is in line with the
spirit of the “onferenc-e a«* informally
expressed here at the faculty meeting
last week. wh o n scheduling of inter- j
sectional games.was declared not de
sirable. 1
DAVENPORT BUYS PITCHER.
DAVENPORT. IOWA. Dec. 11
Frank Lakaff. veteran twirler of the
Decatur Three-Eye League team, has
been purchased by the Davenport
team. He Is one of the oldest twin
ers in the league
Mandot Gets Shade
Over Pat Drouillard
DETROIT, Dec. 11.—Patsy Diouil-
lard, of Windsor, gave Joe Mandot
of New Orleans, an eight-round test
before the Windsor A. C. last night
and lost only by a shatJe. Mandot
landed the greater itumber of bio"
but they did not carry the force th* -
Drouillard's did. The contest was an B
even thing for the first five rounds
Joe had the better of the sixth an
seventh, blit the eighth was even
SEMINARY FIVE LOSES.
TVe North Avenue Presbvterian
School five defeated Washington
Seminary yesterday, 12 to 7.
McAllister Outpoints
Donovan in Gotham
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.—Fob Me AI
lister, the California middleweig
tnade his first appearance in the East
here last night in a ten-round bout
with Young Mike Donovan, of thi c
city, and cleverly Outpointed the lora
boxer theurghout. McAllister weigh
ed in at 159 pounds. Donovan at 155.
You
Reds
these da
t e pla j •
Well. M r
while M
malning in
twelve month
> big j
s because Osear \ itt claimed *
f«>r Cobb and not for Detroit.
C.*bb is still in the lug league. ,
Yin has hope* only of re- j
in select societv another <
1
Jack Knight
been sent by the 1
■ 1 D Rockefeller is looking fot a
burga.v in second-hand bricks to pave ,
his barnyard, according to a news item, i
Ptll Brennan, who handed the <Hants a ’
game by forfeit ever the Phillies Iasi i
summer, might refer him to a certain lo- ‘
cality in Philadelphia where a number j
of bricks were hurled with doadl.v ac- !
curacy. * •
Hobb> G-il.s. new manager of the Rh-
likerv lost all his savings when the I
Pensacola S air Rank went to smither- |
ee»-s And Robert I ns always been a
pretty good saver, to*.
TERRE HAUTE SIGNS PLAYER
NEWARK. OHIO. Dec It Bert
Brown. 1S ve.trw • M. premier second
baseman of the local city league for
three years, signed a contract with
the Ferre H.u.ie Central League team
to-day.
BigG
urf« In I ' day*
unnatural dlarSarsr*
i f*ntain* no robnti-, and
may be. used full
»t rr ng.h absolutely
without fear. Guaran
teed to strteiure Prevent* contagion
WHY NOT CURE YOURSELF’
At D»*iigjrt«»«. or h\ parcel post. $1 or
:: bUMes 75 ParCmlars with each
bmtb- or trailed on request
THE EVANS r MF M• r. A L COMPANY
C.i oc neat . C.
PAY ME FOR CURES ONLY
• you !tav« ha#n takina trea*ment far \**«M and maath* and **>
* n Q out vour hard aarnrd money without be Inf i it red. don't you
think It Is hlfh time to accept DR. HUGHES* GRAND 0F£ER1
^ e't rtll rertatntj not be out any more money if not cured- Const, -
tatlon end Examination are E-ee for the next thlrtv day*.
If 1 decide that your condition will not yield readily lo my treat
moot, I ivlil bn honest with you and tell you so. and not accept
yotir money under a promise of a cure.
Mv treatment \xlll positively cure or I will make you no chargo
tar the following diseases:
KIDNEY. BLADDER AND BLOOD
TKOLBLE. PILES. VARICOSE VEINS.
FISTULA. NERVOUSNESS. WEAKNESS.
RUPTURE. ULCERS AND SKIN DISEASES.
CONSTIP VTION
Ee/«ma. Rheumatism, Catarrhal AfbcUuns. Piles and Fistula and all Nervous and Chrenlo
Diseases of Men and Womrn.
X-n» and t hrtmU- < eses of (turning. I i l tn* a::d Inflammation stopped In 24 hours I am
against ' high an.) ettortloi fees ■•ha-R. d bv some physicians end specialists. My fees are
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' K A ‘ " RITE No det**i’tlcn fmm bud* • « Treatment and advice conf.dentlat. Hours 0
a m to v. p m Sunday. 1 to 1 !r \o»i can’t aM. write and give me hit' description of your
vase lu your o.rn words a 'mp'-te . (uisuliatn'n « os is you nothing and If 1 can help you I wii,.
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Opposite Third Nattondl Bank
o North Broad Str»et. Atlanta. *-.?
( * i Ft! W hv not a Ford ?
• ‘ouldn t make n better uifl
t<> the whole family. It’s a
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—an all around, serviceable
<-ar—an economical ear. It’s
llie family eaj- the world
over. Drive yours home to-
dav.
n.o hundred dollar- is the new price of 'he
l ord runabout: the iourins car is five fiftv;
the town oar even fifty—f. o. b. Detroit
omplete with equipment. Get catalog on.i
partlrulars from Forn Motor Company. 3ti
Peachtree St.. Atlanta, Ga.