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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS Drop That Egg-»What Do You Know About Jewelry? SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT • • • • ‘Windy McGhee'--That’s a Name tor a Judge Chicago Magnate Returns From Abroad and at Once Goes Into I Conference With Herrmann. By Frank G. Menke. » tKW YORK, Dec. 11,—The gilt- terlng presence of C. Waistcoat NAirphy, owner of the Chicago Cuba, and a brisk resumption of the business of Tinker-ling were features of such Import around the Waldorf- Astoria to-day that they* practically overshadowed the fact that the league magnates met with John K. Toner, their new president, and discussed ways and means of bringing the Na tional League back from the state of chaos into which it skidded some years ago. Murphy, freshly returned from Paris and other European way sta tions, brought with him a chubby smile, a pair of gorgeous spats, some of the most beautiful neckties ever seen outside of a museum, and a trunk full of vests that are beyond the description of words Murphy Trail* Herrmann. Also, C. Waistcoat toted along a keen desire to acquire Mr. Josephus Tinker, late of the Cubs and still lat er manager of the Cincinnati Reds. During the morning Murphy trailed Garry Herrmann, owner of Tinker, to the Herrmann lair, and told Mr. Herrmann that he desired Tinker at any cost. In the meantime each of the other managers, failing to gain entry to Herrmann’s room because ot Murphy’s presence there, and fearing that C. Waistcoat might hypnotize Garry into turning Tinker back to the < 'ubs, telephoned to Herrmann a room or sent Garry notes telling him • it will be to your advantage to see me before you close any deals con- - erning Tinker.” Dodgers Offer $30,000. The Brooklyn club owners deter mined to get Tinker if it cost them 'heir bank roll. An offer of $30,000 as made by the Dodgers for Tinker a large lot of money for cme human being—but Herrmann blandly an swered that ‘T1V have to think this over.*’ When Hermann landed here Sun day he said $20,000 would buy Tinker About six magnates wanted him. but ihe six magnates at once loudly de clared that $20,000 was too much, and then immediately afterward each ol them slipped up to Garry's boudoir and told him they would pay him his The first arrival wap^the Brooklyn representative. Garry, it is said, was -»n the point of closing the deal at $20,000 when a rap came on his door. Another magnate appeared. He, too, was willing to pay $20,000. Soon an other magnate arrived—with a de sire to pay $20,000.^ Garry Raises Price. And then, of a sudden, Garry be- ame quite coy about selling Tinker $20,000 And quite as suddenly lie decided that $20,000 was a bit too low. Even a $25,000 offer, made by Pres ident Ebbei.s. of the Brooklyn Dodg ers. was spurned. The $30,000 bid made by the Dodgers to-day is the record offer for a ball player. It is • not likely that anyone will outbid it, but Garry has assumed an air of re- luctance about disposing of Tinker for such a paltry sum. perhaps in the , hope that somebody will boost it to I about $35,000—which would be about *25,000 more than Herrmann ever ex pected to get for Tinker. Large gobs of trade talk floaten j around the Waldorf-Astoria lobbies, all day, but no trades of any impor- 1 tance were mad** during the early | hours. It seemed that all the assem- > bled managers and magnates wanted i from one to four players each, mostly ; pitcher®, but they were offering onI> i ' ash, and the moguls who had play-i -•is they wanted to rid themselves of Ud not want cash—they wanted players In return. The New York-St. Louis Nationals leal involving "Big Ed” Konetchy. the first baseman, still is hanging fire but may go through within the next 4 8 hours if the Giants will throw in a Ittle cash in addition to First Base- man Merkle and Inflelder Herzog in •xchange for Konetchy. Federal League May Invade Gay Gotham NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-r-The Fed eral League, it was learned, contem plates putting a club in Greater Neu Ycrk, if possible. Edward Hanlon arid Judge Henry Goldman, who are it<motlne Ihe Ra>‘ i "' ore „ .T’T' l.eague club, are at the Ifotel Im perial in the interests of the so-called outlaw, circuit. . "There Is loom in this city for an Olhei major league elub, snt-l Han- lon, ‘'but I will not say one will be Maced here. The Federal I.easue Is going right ahead with new clubs in Baltimore and Buffalo, ''hen we have held a few more meetings We win make public the names of Pos ers both known and unknown, who will provide good baseball next aea- SOMS p£D Pl.r TH-UJK. lUpMJGS- SO »AE. 0OWf~ TH-tWK AT ALL- 0THE1U H+IAJK. TKWT CW CAlX/WCr A P*£ Mi(V£.h/T fAAM ■pom*- NAMES SUC* AC- FATHCAD, KiOHW Foot, am o io ch -rvwr i n THE HEIfrK’T 3K HUMOR- .ilLIC H-ptr fW Ml HO PEMUTS IV PASS/M &- mM J£W=- OFF- A J 3VD6-B <ju M H-Au SEU. is ode of — HSTdYer MAE - TT50AV Am 0 \MH-ETU TV+T: CJUOGC He HE-?- THArf- THE PAtM/mT G-e-AJT WAi WINDS /W c GEfc cam vou Bevr that FoRAXvwru. MOW I t|cEjC T*6 ,0e>> 0* T>W TUP HT fl«TM <y CAt-t-ffo 'N/MOS N\ l G€e INDOOR SPORTS - - - - By Tad IT 1 MEETING A TELEGRAM from Bill Smith r\ announces the acquisition of four ball players as the result if Bill’s expedition to New York for the National League meeting These tie the new Crackers: Schwind, » third baseman and shortstop, acquired f rom the Boston Nationals, and ra.ed as a young man of much ability and promise. Doescher. a pitcher, from Jersey City: also a youngster, who pleases Bill immensely, and on whom Hill has been looking with some covetousness for months. The Walsh brothers, one a catch* r and the other an lnfielder. Long Branch players, recommended by no 'less an authority than Mike Donlin. The usual lack of volubility on Bill's part has restrained him from much correspondence concerning his adven tures in the East, but he appears to be thoroughly satisfied with his •trades. Bike Racers Settle Down to Steady Jog NEW YORK. Dec. 11.—'The six-day bike racers at Madison Square Garden settled down into a steady jog to-day, setting a pace which they are expected to maintain until the final spurts at the end of the contest. Garpentier Agrees To Meet Smith for $10,000 Side Wager Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 11. The manager of Georges Garpentier, the French pugilist, who defeated "Bombardier” Wells, to-day announced that a chal lenge from “Gunboat” Smith had been accepted. The match will be decided in London, ‘he ■ takas to be $10,000 a side. Bat's Wooing Doesn't Suit Fay; Divorce PORTLAND, DREG., Dec. 11. Bat Ne’son’s “dream of love Is over.” In a short time he will apply for a di vorce from his wife. Fay King Nel son. daughter of Jack King, athletic trainer of Portland. Mrs. Nelson ar rived here to-day and announced tlmt L was off "for good and always” with Fat "The famous ex-iightweight cham pion Is a fine boy,” •■aid Mrs. Nelson, "but he wooes like he fights, with a dogged persistency that distracts. It wn« a mismatch,” continued the pen sive bride. She also announced she .will not have any of Bat’s money or -jewels. Well, They DO Catch Big Fish in Florida capti at Miami* Fla., by Charles H. Thomp son was so large that when the tall was In the doorway of Thompson's I store, the head extended over the street i ear tracks. i The routing of a street car line was • changed. The fish could not be taken Indoors. MIKE GIBBONS N EW ORLEANS, Dec. 11.—Mike Gibbon®, St. Paul phantom, gave a demonstration of his real boxing ability here last night and as a result ”Wilcat“ Ferns, the Kansas City battler, was knocked oni in Just little more than one round of lighting. The ending came Just after the second round had started. In this brief time Gibobnn gave a beautiful exhibition of boxing, block ing and old-fashioned in and out work, and then, as though Just to show that he can fight as well as box. he feinted Ferns into a lead with a left and shot a right to the point of the Jaw, which put Ferns down for the first of four knockdowns. The first three upsets lasted nine second* each. The last brought Referee Dick Burke to Ferns' rescue. Burke gave the signal for a cessa tion of hostilities and then raised Gibbons’ hand In token of victory. They led Ferns to a seat In his cor ner. He was in bad shape. M’CUE IN DRAW SCRAP. RACINE. WIS., Dec. 11.—Tommy Bresnahan and Matty McCue fought a ten-round draw here last night at the Racine Athletic Club. Blinkey Ben Talks on Uplift of Boxing Game .•.#* +•+ -m* +•+ *•+ •£•••!* +•+ +•+ +•+ +••»• Here Is Correct Dope on This Vital Question UJLIFFE TO TOUR EUROPE. 3W YORK, Dec. 11 ;1-k M< - ffc undol'eatert end retire ! lifcln- hi' champion, ealla Saturday for ipe for n six weeks exhibit. As McAulilTe holds a unique :ion in the boxing world, he it red of enthusiastic receptions titles he expects to visit He will n his tour in London, December and will then visit Dranee and oany. At each place where n« bits, some well-known lorol 1Jox- ■ill go on with him In a sparring OOMINGTON SIGNS PITCHER year^was stgned^by the Blooming- elub to-day. By II. M. Walker. AZE into my hazel Mown I or eyes an’ you will see what the fiction tedders refer to as 'a look o’ grim determination.' ” Blinkey Ben had removed his hat and coat. He sat with several sheets of ropy paper clutched in his hands. Zigzag streaks, scratched In blue lead above and behind his right ear, of fered evidence that the old man had been struggling through a siege of what he w as wont to term "the throes o’ composition.” •‘I wi’ be with you fo' some few minutes to come." he continued, ''an' vou wi' please be so kind as ,o hear vT me an' weigh w ell what I wouldst have spread befo' the clamorin’ pub lic. The Uplift Question. "I have bin a-thinkin’ deeply fo' the pasl half hour, a-knowin' full well that such a proceedin’ wi’ everlast ing disqualify me as bein’ a sport writer But I’m a-gonna tell you some things that you wouldn’t find out vourse’f between now an’ the ti’ they harvest the first poppy crop in the Yukon , -How to help the boxm game. This he the subject o’ my lay this morn- in' Kverv sport writer from Bill NaugMon down lo the small fry kids if.. ,„ita college tkaes a weekly fling at tl.i- ihing Some o' you shoot well, tint vou never get the range. Hearken to your Uncle Blink. "To strengthen a thing you must splice up the weak strands an' polish the strong links by way o' decoration. Exactly! Now. that’s what 1 propose to do wi' my subject, ...... "Abolish the heavyweight division fo’ a period o’ fi’ years. -I can sec you all a-grabbln your hammers, but I'm ready fo’ you. Of What Use Are They? "Answer me O’ what use or credit are the heavies o’ to-day? They can not box. they carry the heart o' a rabbit in their shirt fronts^ an’ they are not good drawin cards. Why. [Opium Wholes >»■< hrsc Hsblm tmttj •t Horn* yt at Saaltarlwm. Book on awbja# fV«To" a M. WOOLLIY.H.N. vm* ISaaiMrfcMft, Atlanta, Catron. / I then, continue wi’ a clap#? that be a detriment to the game? "I call upon the promoters to dis- iogarri the heavyweights fo’ fi' years. At the end o’ that ti’ such men as Willard, Morris, Rodel. Pelkey an’ Smith wi’ have learned trades an’ settled down to a happy existence with one boiled dinner a week an’ party on a Sunday. "Look at that Willard - Morris af fair in Noo York. Willard looked like a scared calf, staggered aroun’ the ring like a honest washerwoman wi' a pay day souse under her kimono, an’ gave a display o’ scientific boxin’ as wudda bin a credit fo a young jelly fish. Morris Was Worse. "An' as bad as wuz Willard, the other fellow wuz worse. They say as how Morris acted as full o’ life as a broken-down truck horse on its way to the glue vat. Fo' looks Carl re sembled a Japanese wrestler that had just eaten an extra hale o’ hay. “An it wuz the ‘National Boxin’ Commission’ as staged this show Here Is a bunch o’ Noo Yorkers who Imagine that they be the smartest set o' men this side of Wilson’s Cabinet. In truth, they be the biggest bunch o’ boobs at large. These be the ‘board’ that wanted to reach out an’ control the boxin’ game in San Francisco, Sydney and IjOH Angeles. An' month after month they go along a-givin’ the Broadway crowds matches that would make a Wapakoneta hick lose his toothpick from the excessive laf- ter. "Slip the ‘National Boxing Com mission’ the recall, an* close down the heavies fo’ a few years an* you will have made a start. Out With the Middle®- “Last month I counted fo’ differ ent middleweight matches that were all fo’ ‘the world’s championship.' Here's ahothei*chance fo’ the promot ers to look the other way. Let the middles go to seed until we lose the Klaus-McGoorty-Clabby vote They ain’t much to look at. Any ti’ they go into the ring the boxin’ gam* gets a black eye. "An’ stop a-callin’ Packey McFar land a smart guy because he grabs boys as weigh ten pounds less than he an* kicks 'em nil over the bush league rings. Packey is the real wel terweight champion of the universe. Match him with Mike Gibbons or don't match him at all. “Johnnie Coulon is another fin® lit tle oriole as deserves the can. He takes the bantamweight title Into the Wisconsin woods fo’ fi' an’ six months at a stretch, a-comin’ out once or twice a year to box Earl Denning or George Kitfton. Make him fight John nie Williams fo’ the title or get outta the game Give Good Boys Matches. "These be the chinks as need plas ter. The strong birds to be encour aged to keep on a-singin’ ar® the lightweights, the 128-pound class, the feathers and bantams. "The lightweights are takin’ good care o’ themselves. Nine outta every ten lightweight cards give satisfac tion. "In the 128 crowd we have Dundee White and several other good boys that should be used as often as matches can be strung. Boost a re turn match between Kllbarie knd At- tell and keep s-usin’ 122-pounders in the preliminaries in hopes o’ devel opin’ championship material. “The bantams, Williams, < anipi and Ledoux, ar® too good to be kept on the waitin’ list. Gi’ em plenty o’ work an’ the game wi’ be bettered “Them be my ideas Take ’em or leave ’em. 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