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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
Conference With Herrmann,
By
y Frank G. Menke.
N tfW YORK, Dec. 11—The gilt-
terlng presence of C. Waistcoat
Murphy, owner of the Chicago
Cubs, and a brisk resumption of the
business of Tinker-ling were features
of such import around the Waldorf -
\storla to-day that they practically
overshadowed the fact that the league
magnates met with John K. Tener,
heir new president, and discussed
ways and means of bringing the Na
tional League back from the state of
haos 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
trank full of vests that are beyond
the description of words
Murphy Trails Herrmann.
Also, <\ Waistcoat toted along a
Keen desire to acquire Mr. Josephus
Tinker, late of the Cubs and still lat-
r manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
During the morning Murphy trailed
Carry Herrmann, owner of Tinker, to
the Herrmann lair, and tool Mr.
Herrmann that he desired Tinker at
any cost. In the meantime each of
the other managers, failing to gain
•ntry to Herrmann’s room because of
Murphv’s presence there, and fearing
that C. Waistcoat might hypnotic
Garry into turning Tinker back to the
tubs, telephoned to Herrmann’s
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
their bank roll. An offer of $30,000
was made by the Dodgers for Tinker
-a large lot of money for one human
being 1 -but Herrmann blandly an
swered that “I’ll have to think this
over.”
When Herrmann landed here Sun
day he said $20,000 would buy Tinker
About six magnates wanted him, bu*
the six magnates at once loudly do-
. l a red that $20,000 was too muoh. and
then immediately afterward each ot
them slipped up to Garry s boudoir
and told him they'would pay him his
price.
The first arrival was the Brooklyn
representative. Garry, it is said, was
on 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. Oarrj be
amp quite coy about selling Tinker
at $20,000. And quite aa suddenly he
lecided that $20,000 was a bit too low.
Even a $25,000 offer, made by Pres
ident Ebbets, of the Brooklyn T>ocig
f»rs. was spurned. The $30,000 bid
made by the Dodgers to-day is the
•ecord offer for a ball player. It is
not likely that anyone will outbid it,
but Garry has assumed an air of re
actance about disposing of Tinker
or such a paltry sum, perhaps in the
hope that somebody will boost it to
about $35,000—which would be about
$25,000 more than Herrmann ever ex
pected to get for Tinker.
Earre gobs of trade talk floated
around the Waldorf-Astoria lobbies
all day, but no trades of any impor
tance were made during the early
hours. It seemed that all the assem
bled managers and magnates wanted
from one to four players each mostly
pitchers, but they were offering only
cash, and the moguls who had play
ers they wanted to rid themselves of
did not want cash—they wanted
players In return.
The. New York-St Louis Nationals
.leal Involving "Big: Rrt" KonetOiy.
ihe first baseman, still ia hangins fire
but inav go through within the next
♦ 8 hours If the Giants will throw in a
iittle cash in addition to First Base-
man Merklfi and Inflelder, Herzog In
exchange for Konetchy.
Federal League May
Invade Gay Gotham
NEW YORK, Dee. 11.—The l ed-
eral League, it was learned, content
plates putting a club In Greater New
York if possible. Edward Hanlon
and judge Henry Goldman, who are
prt moling the Baltimore J-ederal
League club, are at the Hotel Im
perial in the interests of the so-called
outlaw circuit.
"There is room in this city for an
other major league club," said Han
lon, “but I will not say one will be
placed here. The Federal League In
going right ahead with new- Hubs m
Baltimore and Buffalo. When we
have held a few more meetings we
will make public the names of Pay
ers both known and unknown, who
will provide good baseball next sea-
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Hil H III
AT BIG MEETING
\ TELEGRAM from Bill Smith
r\ announces the acquisition of
four ball players as the result
>f Rill’s expedition to New York for
i-lc National League meeting. Th*»sa
are the new Crackers:
Schwind, a third baseman arid
shortstop, acquired f rom the Boston
Nationals, and ra.eri as a young man
of much ability and promise.
Doescher, a pitcher, from Jersey
<"ity; also a youngster, who pleas,s
Bill immensely, and on whom Bill has
been looking with some covetousness
for months.
The Walsh brothers, one a catcher
and the other an inflelder, 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 mo; h
< orreapendence concerning his adven
tures in the East, hut he appears to
be thoroughly satisfied with his
t rades
Bike Racers Settle
Down to Steady Jog
NEW YORK. Dec 11 The six-day
bike racers ut Madison Square Garden
settled down into a steady Jog to day,
setting a pace which they are expected
to maintain until th' final spurts at the
end of the contest.
Carpentier Agrees
To Meet Smith for
$10,000 Side Wager
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Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The manager
| of Georges Carpentier, 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, the stakes to he $10,000 a
I side.
Bat’s Wooing Doesn't.
Suit Fay; Divorce
PORTLAND, DREG, Dec. 11. Bat
Nelson’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 that
L was off "for good and always" with
Pi. t.
"The famous ex - light weight cham
pion is a fine boy,” said 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
jewel*.
! Well, They DO Catch
Big Fish in Florida
I at Miami, Fla . by Charles H. Thomp
i son was so large that when the tail
was in the doorway of Thompson's
j store, the head extended over the street
car track*.
The routing of n street car line was
• changed. The flsh could not be taken
indoor?
N EW ORLEANS. Dec. 11. Mike
Gibbons, St. Paul phantom,
gave a. demonstration of his
real boxing ability here last night
and as a result "Wiloat” Ferns, the
Kansas City battler, wa« knocked out
In just little more than one round of
fighting The ending came just after
the second round had started.
In this brief time Glbobns gave a
beautiful exhibition of boxing, block
ing and old-fashioned in and out
work, and then, as though Jusd to
show that lie can light 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 seconds
each. The la art brought Referee Dir k
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 Ferna to a seat in his cor
ner. He was In bad shape.
M'CUE IN DRAW SCRAP.
RACINE, WI8., Dec. 11. Tommy
Breanahan arid Matty McCue fought a
ten round draw here Inst night at the
Racine Athletic Club.
Blinkey Ben Talks on Uplift of Boxing Game
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JLIFFE TO TOUR EUROPE.
1' YORK, Deo a.—Jack Me-
undefeated and retired light-
'champion, sails Saturday for
■ for a six weeks exhibition
As McAuliffe holds a unique
n in the boxing world, he is
j Of enthusiastic receptions n
les he expects to visit He will
his tour in London, December
a will thep visit Fr :. ■ and
ny At each place where he
a. some well-known local box-
K o on with him In a sparring
By H. M. Walker.
—A AZK into my hazel hrown
I j eyes an’ you will see what
the fiction tedders refer to
as 'a look o’ grim determination."'
Bllnke.v Ben had removed his hat
and coat. He sat with several sheets
of copy paper clutched in his hands.
Zigzag streaks, scratched in blue lead
above and behind his right ear, of
fered evidence that the old man bad
been struggling through a siege of
what he was wont to term “the throes
o’ composition "
"I wi' be with you fo' some few
minutes to come," he continued, "an'
you wi’ please be so kind as to bear
vT me an' weigh well what I wouldst
have spread befo’ the clamorin' pub
lic.
The Uplift Question.
"I have bin a-tllinkin’ deeply fo' the
past half hour, a-knowin' full well
that such q proceedin' wi’ everlast
ingly disqualify me as bein’ a sport
writer. But I'm a-gonna tell you
some things that you wouldn't find
out yourse'f between new an' the ti'
they harvest the first poppy crop In
the Yukon.
■•How tc help the boxln' game. This
be the subject o' my lay this morn-
tn' livery sport writer from Bill
Naughton down to the small fry' kids
j,.,- 'until college tkaes a weekly fling
at this thing Some o’ you shoot well,
but you 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,
re-u tlv' Now. that's what I propose
map wf my subject. ,
-Abolish the heavyweight division
fo’ a period o' fi’ years.
• I can see you all a-grabbin' your
hammers blit 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, ?n' they
are not good drawin' cards. Why,
INGTON SIGNS PITCHER.
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Collinsville .< pr imis nf send
er with 'he Mt Iiouis team
was signed by the Blooming
to-day.
then, continue wi’ a class that be a
detriment lo the game?
"I call upon the promoters to dis
regard the heavyweights fo’ fi’ year*.
At the end o’ that ti' such men as
Willard, Morris, Rod el, Bel key an’
Smith wi’ have learned trades an’
settled down to a happy
with one boiled dinner a week art'
party on a Sunday.
"Look at that Willard - Morris af
fair in Noo York. Willard looker] like
a scared calf, ataggered nronn’ the
ring like a honest washerwoman wi’ a
pay day souse under her kimono, an’
gave a display o’ scientific boxin’ as
wiidda bin a credit to a young jelly
fish.
MorriB Was Worse.
"An' ns 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 Farl re
sembled a Japanese wrestler that had
Just eaten an extra bale 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 Ban Francisco
Sydney and Los Angeles. An’ month
after month they go along a-glvin’
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 another chance fo’ the promot
ers to look the other way. Let the
middles go to seed until we lose the
Klaus-McGoorty-Ciabby vote They
§|[, .... ain’t much to look at. Any ti' they
existence into the ring the boxin’ game gets
a black eye.
•‘All’ stop a callin’ Packey McFar
land a smart guy because he" grabs
hoys flj H en pounds !••• than
he an’ kicks ’em ail 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 Goulon is another fine 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 Kitson. 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’ are the
lightweights, the 128-pound class, the
feathers and bantam*
"The lightweights aro takin’ good
care o' themselves. Nine outta every
ten lightweight cards give satisfyc
tion.
"In the 128 crowd we have Dundee,
White and .several other good boy*
that should be used as often ns
matches can be strung. Boost a re
turn match between Kllbane and AD
tell and keep a-u*in’ 122-pounder* in
the preliminaries in hopes o’ devel
opin’ championship material.
"The bantams, Williams, Gam pi and
Ledoux, are too good to be kept on
the waitin’ list Gl’ em plenty o’
work an’ the game wi* be bettered
"Them be my Ideas Take ’em or j
leave ’em. You can’t hurt my feel-
ins I know I'm right. Wuz It Tom
Hharkey ns said, Td rather b»> right
than champion7* i
"Not to change the subject, but I’m
gettln’ tired o’ bearin’ every punk ■
comedian that hits town tryin’ t»» get
a laf by referrin’ to the Union Depot. |
This fling is about as funny as t
Child in tears.
"Be good to yourse’f.”
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