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Menke. N EW YORK, Dec. 27.— And now the old question bobs up. “IT T$ Cobb were placed on the auc tion block, how much would he bring?" It s a question that may never Know an answer, for the Tiger own ers think quite a bit of the said Mr. Cobb and may keep hint on their ros ter until his playing nays are over. But if we owned the New York Yan kees. and Cobb was for sale, we’d mart bidding for him with a mention of $300,000. and if there was any fur ther competition we’d shove the timount to $500,000. A half million dollars for one hall player of more than unusual ability seems like a lot of money. But in live years’ time, as a member of the Yankees. Cobb would bring in some thing like $500,000 in excess of the $500,000 purchase price. And the money he would bring In after that, because he is a drawing card, would be what is termed in poker circles as “v elvet.” • * • W E don't think Cobb would he worth that amount to any other club than the Yankees. And here are the reasons that make us think he Is worth that much money to the New York American Leaguers: Every day in the year at least 500,- 000 out-of-town people visit New York. At least 200,000 of this number come from the small towns—towns wheie big league baseball has not been played. Birt In these towns they have heard of Cobb for years— have heard of his wonderful batting stunts, of his dashing, daring base running, or his spectacular fielding. They have heard Cobb's praises sung day after day. year after year, and there has come to them the hope that .some day they may see the peerless Georgian in action. Playing with Detroit. Cobb appears In New York City only eleven times each year. The Yankees have 77 home games, if Cobb Were a Yankee, that would make 77 games in which he would perform in New York. It’s a safe bet that, with Cobh ap pearing ir. a New York uniform, he would draw at leas! 1.500 of these transient visitors to the ball park every da> No matter where the Yankees stood ii, the race, they would be willing to pay out their money simply to see Cobb. It seems a certainty thai at leas* 1.500 of the great arm> of New York fans who save their money to see the New York Giants perform would de sert the Giant cause and swear alle giance to the Yankees if Cobb was a member. * * • T HUS, as we figure it. Cobb each clay would draw 3.000 fans to the Yankee ball park. At an average price of 50 cents per head a con servative figure -it will be seen that the increased daily income, w ith Cobb as a drawing card, would be $1,300, or a yearly total of approximately 3100.000 for the 66 extra days that Cobb would perform in New York In five years the total would be $500,- OO0. Cobb is the greatest drawing card »»n the road. His presence on the De troit team is the reason for the big profits made year after year by the* Tigers. As a Yankee he would draw just as well, and, as we view it. the mad receipts of the Yankees would be increased about $50,000 at least ♦-so h year, or $250,000 in fix e years. * • * \ ND one thing more Cobb alone can't quite win a pennant, but with a little more help here and there be can ai least put a team in the Tight. With Cobb’s help the Yankees might loom up as championship pos sibilities. A winning team always is u good drawing card, and as such the Yankee treasure vaults would be in- « reased each year by another $60,000. or $250,000 in five years. Therefore, looking at it from our viewpoint, Cobb in five years would put something like $1,000,000 real, regular dollars into the Yankee cof- l« rs. Doesn’t it seem. then, that he s worth at least $500,000 to the club, especially in view of the fact that he has something like ten years of good, first-class baseball in his system? Yes. President Farrell could well afford to pay this big price for the Tiger outfielder. Carpentier Agrees To Box Jeannette Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. UAH IS. !*<•' 27. -Georges Carpentier h:,« agreed to box Joe Jeannette, of Hoboken. X. J.. who was recently out pointed by Sam Langford. Hthough a definite announcement lias not been made it is believed that the men will climb through the ropes in the very near future. CHANCE ORDERS EARLY START. NEW YORK, Dec. 27 Manager Frank C’hance. of the New York High landers. wants to get his pitchers started earl> and has decided to send them to ihe Hot Springs camp on February 15. Chance has ordered Ford, Warhop. Fish- • t Caldwell, Cole, Criss Mrllale and .-'C ultz pitchers, and Sweeney, Gos- s< • • and Reynolds, catc hers, to join him at the ramp on that dale. PROMOTER SEEKS BOUT. MILY WKEE. Dec. 27.—Torn An ' ‘-ws. local prize fight promoter, to-day • urd hitnse f holding a lea**- on the . iditorium for New Year's Eve w ithout • i" xing 'inw-s! to stage in it. "Knock- H -own. of New York, wired An- i’.rtw.s that i e was sick and could not " * r Ad Wolgast, former lightweight < ' on that date The promoter 'C o another match. 5A-V- AA 5AO UO-toKE*- iTTHKT ARTHUR PELKY | indoor sports CHANGES HIS BOXING STYLE By Tad j Ritchie’s Own Story of Career 1 *!■*•*!* *f§v 4*a*F v*4" Gunboat Smith's Next Opponent Will Apply Burns' Methods on New Year's Day. Bv YV. W. Naught on. -> AN FRANCISCO, CAL.. Dpi'. 27. Tommy Burns, the one-time champion of the world, who is here directing the training of Arthur Delky for the latter’s New Year Day bout with Gunboat Smith, claims to have completely remodeled his pro tege’s system of fighting. It has taken Tommy six months, according to his own telling, to trans form Arthur from a swinger into a straight hitter. and the results achieved have justified the time and pains devoted to the undertaking. The strangest thing about it all is that Burns, after his years and years of service both as a ring man and a coach, should consider the transfor mation of Arthur Felky. boxer, com plete and not be troubled with fears of a reversion to the old order of things. Some people will tell you that the task of teaching an old dog new tricks is not a whit more hopeless than trying to get a fighter who lias become set in his action to adapt himself t«> a new style of warfare. It may be. as Burns says, that Pelky has discarded the sidewinder lor that more graceful form of as sault. the straight punch, but the chances are that one stinging jab on the nose will cause Arthur to for get all that Burns had been at such trouble to teach him and go right back to the windmill tactics he em- I ployed in his other fights. (if course, there is this to it: Pelky mu> l»e more tracthble than the average pugilist, and may be impress- j ed with the innovations counseled by Burns. in such case lie may have applied himself to the task of acquir ing new ideas in such manner as to I warrant the belief that anything he I has learned w ill remain with him j permanently. If he is a fellow of that stamp, he is to be congratulated on having a j man like Tommy Burns for a mentor. | for the latter wus as true a hitter ami as faultless a timer as ever straightened an arm. Jaurez Racing Results 0 F AH. THE I ESlER SX'*"' sues rx6A' M, T uooo ni6-m 1 Mysr vX ALT A FACE/ Battles Wolgast Four Rounds This is the eleventh of a scries of stories of the life and battles of Lightweigth Champion Willie Ritchie, written exclusively for The Georgian. N POO S ftTS ‘ “ pyTT'AJG - TH£. O.KL o ,0 THE LASH'E* 2 -' 5 CHOI C E Charlie White Declares Whitney Will Give English’Champ Hard Scrap WELSH TO TRAIL RITCHIE AFTER BATTLE HERE FIRST Six furlongs: Fire. 115 (O’Brien). 10, 4, 2, won. Frank Wood en, 110 (Dryer), 6, 4. even, second; Nino Muchacho. 105 (Feeney), 12, 5. 5- 2. third. Time, 1:14. Also ran: Brevity. Maud McKee. Florence Birch, Free Will. Venetian, Frieze. Jesaamy, Blaze B., Lookout. Prince Winter, Dahlgren. . SECOND Five furlongs: Little | Will, 108 (Howard). 7. 3. 3-2. won; Aunt Elsie. 112 (Gentry). 3 1-2, 6-5. 3-5. second; Christmas Eve. 108 (Es tep), 3 1-2, 6-5. 3-5. third. Time, 1:00. Also ran: Society Bird, Ben- war, Temple Focht, Kick. J. B. May - low Rodondo, Claribel. Droll, Supe riority. THIRD—Six furlongs Trojan Belle. 108 (Feeney i, 5. 8-5. 4-3. won: Martin Chavis, 110 (Gentry), 7, 5-2. 6- 5, second: Senator James. 105 (Dryer), 10. 4. 2. third Time, 1:13 2-5. Also ran: Ooma, Yireo. Ferrona, Fompton. John R. Clay. Palatable. i Helen Hawkins. Lee Harrison. Han- nis FOURTH—Seven furlongs Husk\ Lad. 105 (Feeney). 6-1. won; Belle of Bryn Mawr. 103 (Woods). 2-1. second: Ocean Queen. 105 (Benton), even, third. Time not given. Also ran: Colinet. Wise Mason. The Monk, Bob Lynch. Acumen. Dutch Rock. FI FT H—Five and a half furlongs: Red path, 113 (Taplin), 6-5. won; Bob Hensley. 113 (Marco), 2-1. second; May L., 110 (Carter). 2-5. third. Time, 1:06 2-5. Also ran: Wild Horse. Princess Janice. Florin, Superl. SIXTH—One mile: Nannie McDee. 105 (Estep), 3-1. won: Oantem, 102 ((’late). S-5. second; Melts. 100 (Ste vens). out. third. Time. 1:38 3-5. Also t it Swish Henry Walbank. By Loft Ilook. I -FREDDIE WELSH w Willie Ritchie for the lightweight championship of the world on Kebruar.v 22 (Washington’s Birth day). Harry Pollok, manager of the British champion, wired on from New York last night that this bout prac tically is a certainty. That Is, Pol lok says it will be no fault of hi« if it doesn't go through, Pollok claims he has a (''oast pro moter who will match the boys at once over the twenty-round route, but that no definite action will be taken until after Ritchie's fight with Tomirn Murphy next month. Welsh is at present training in New Or leans for his bout with Johnny Dun dee on New Year's Dav and expects to give tlie Easterner a trimming. Welsh’s decision to make another attempt to get on with Ritchie means that local fans will see the British champion in his last ten- round appearance before he clashes In a title bout with the American champion Welsh meets Whitney here on January 6, and after that bout will leave at once for San Francisco, where he will be at the ringside to challenge the winner of the Murphy-Ritchie bout. Although Pollok does not state who the pro moter is who wants to stage the Welsh-Ritchie go, it is our humble opinion that Jim Uoffroth is the man. Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles promoter, and Uoffroth are two pro moters who have long been after Ritohle to meet Welsh. Anyway. Pol lok writes that he has everything set tled for the bout, unless Welsh should happen to meet defeat at the hands of either Dundee or Whitney. * *• * I OCAL fans are already showing muc i interest in the scrap be tween Welsh and Whltnev and it looks as if Count (’astro made a master stroke when he landed this match for Atlanta. Welsh has for a long time been recognized as one of the greatest lightweights in the world, holding the British championship, and being the only man to have held Packey McFarland even in two bouts. Welsh also holds a twenty-round vic tory over Ritchie and this alone should entitle him to a crack at the champion. However. Willie will not be able to dodge Welsh much longer. Pollok plans to start one of the hottest cam paigns in the history of the pugilistic game and hopes it will end by Welsh dragging Ritchie into the ring with him on February 22. That Freddie is entitled to the match no one can deny, lie holds the greatest record of any lightweight in the game to day. not even barring Tommy Mur phy, Ritchie’s next opponent. • • * \ S good as Welsh is. he will not ** have any set-up in this Whitney party. Frank may not be a cham pion. but if there is a more willing fighter in the world than Frank, we hav ‘ not had the pleasure of seeing him. Every time Whitney steps his foot in the ring the fans can be as sured they will see a fight. He can be counted on to keep on top of Welsh at all times, and, believe us. Freddie will have to step some on the night of January 6 Whitney has yet to make a bad fight in Atlanta, and the "Fighting Carpenter'' wants to keep his slate clean. He w ill arrive here in a couple of days to finish fits training grind. Frank has been working at his home in Cedar Rapids and will need but little work to put him on edge for the battle of his life. A LETTER was ret» .ved last night 1 * from ( s harlie White, the Chi cago sensation. Charlie will not do any more boxing this year, as he feels (hat he has done enough ring work to entitle him to a few days’ res . Charlie says he is glad to hear that Atlanta has landed the Welsh- Whitney fight and hopes to get ofb with the winner at a later date. White has also a few good words for Whitney. Charlie has always claimed that Frank is one of the toughest boys he has ever met, and lie expects to see him give Welsh one grand tussle. White has met the toughest boys in the world and his praise for Whitney means much. Jack O'Brien Ready To Re-enter Ring NEW YORK. Dec. 27.—Stirred into action by the announcement that Bob Fitzsimmons was about to re-enter thearena. "Philadelphia Jack” O'Brien, ex-champion light heavy weight boxer, has cast his gauntlet at the feet of all the "white heavy weights in the world.” O’Brien is much in earnest in his intention to box again. He has placed himself under the direction of Daniel Mor gan. the "silent man" of boxing. "1 am sure that if Bob Fitzsim mons. a man past his fiftieth birth day. has the courage to challenge the white heavyweights of the pres ent time. I have little reason to fear the outcome of a match with them. 1 am in good condition, and know that I could go the distance. With one or two exceptions, they are a lot of jokes." Movement to Bring The Army-Navy Game To Nation’s Capital WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Officials of the local civic organization who have been working to bring the Army-Navy football game to Washington perma nently have decided that their plans can not lie carried out without Congres sional or outside aid. After conferring with officials of the Army and Navy Departments they have decided the amount of money needed to stage the big game each year is too great to be raised by private subscrip tion only. A movement to ask Congress to ap propriate for a mammooth memorial sta dium in the capital, which could be used for athletic and other public events, is being considered. Illini Nine to Come South Next Year By Willie Ritchie. S AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.—I was a very busy young man during my first visit East. Tn fact, they kept me on the job all the time, and I had seven fights in seven weeks, which I considered pretty good for a boy away from home for the first time and just taking a chancq. At last the old homesick feeling be gan to creep over me. I wanted to get back among my folks and my friends. I felt worse with every let ter I received, and at last I decided to pack my things and return to San Francisco, although I passed up at least four or five matches. But this did not bother me at all. For the first time in my life I really felt independent, for I had $3,500 in the bank, and I figured that I would not have to worry for a while, no matter w’hat might happen to me. Still, I was ambitious, and wanted more, and I believed then that I would be able to land some good matches in my native city. I landed home about the middle of March of last year, and all my old friends* seemed very glad -to see me. My Eastern record was a good one. and i felt proud of it. I saved all the clippings of my fights, and I used to take great pride in showing them to everybody who took any interest in the fighting game. Wolgast Agrees to Match. But tile game was rather dead in San Francisco then, and l was un able to land anything. I just laid around, for I did not care to go back as a four-rounder, because I believed that my Eastern experience ought to put me in line for some better matches. I passed up several good offers to go over the jumps in the short distance game. Finally 1 took it into my head to see Wolgast. He was doing a theat rical turn here, and I had heard that he was getting ready to try himself out in a short distance bout, and I felt that I had just as much license as any of them to get on. with the champion, and I was not a bit afraid of him. either. "Will you give me the first chance when you decide to get back in the game. Ad?” I asked. “You can make the terms.” “All right, kid." said Wolgast, "but I am sorry that you have not got a reputation, for I will tear right after you.” "That’s all rlglu. You can tear as hard as you like. I have been up against some pretty tough ones late ly.” A couple of Pittsburg promoters wanted to stage the match, and I went to see Wolgast about it, but he said that he preferred to fight in San Francisco, although he was not ready then. He again promised me that he would let me in on the first crack at him. Coffroth Arranges the Bout. Wolgast went South on some busi ness, and returned a couple of weeks CHAMPAIGN, ILL.. Dec. 27.—Director George Huff to-day announced the schedule for the annual Southern trip of the Illinois baseball team. The Illini will play five games and will visit the States of Alabama. Kentucky and Geor gia. The schedule is as follows: April 9. University of Alabama, at Tuscaloosa; April 10 and 11, Georgia In stitute of Technology at Atlanta; April 13, University of Georgia at Athens; April 14, Kentucky State at Lexington. AFTER JOS AS TRAINER. PORTLAND. OREG.. Pec 27 'Dad" Moulton, the famous Stanford Univer sity track and field coach, has written Manager Walter McCreedie. of the Port land baseball club, filing application for the position as trainer of the Beavers. While McCreedie viewed the applica tion with a great deal of favor, he would not state whether he would em ploy Moulton. ONLY ITALIAN BATTERY. MONTREAL. Dec. 27 —The only Ital ian battery in organized baseball will be seen In action in the International league next season. The Montreal club has signed Tony Carto. a Chicago semi-professional, and Catcher oJhn Smith, whose real name is Guglielmo Peoli. of New York. who formerly played with the Kingston and New York American League clubs. OLYMPIC GAMES POSTPONED. NEW YORK. Dec 27 The Greek Olympic games which were to be held at Athens in the spring of 1914, have been indefinitely postponed. The com mittee In charge has found it impossible to make adequate preparations in so short a time after the war MULLEN MAY BUY RELEASE. LINCOLN. NF.BR.. Dec. 27—In a message last night from Los Angeles. Hugh L. Jones, owner of the Lincoln baseball club, says he ha.s notified Man ager Charles Mullen he can secure his release from the Lincoln club by paying a stated price. Manager Mullen is in a position to secure an interest in the Vancouver club and recently made over tures looking to his release. WOMEN IN WISCONSIN SKI CLUB. MADISON. WIS.. Dec. 27.-Women students will be admitted to member ship in the new ski club to be organized at the University of Wisconsin early next month, it was announced to-day. It is said the proposed new club will be the only such organization in this country t<* have women members. Motorcycle Demons In 300-Mile Race AtSavannah Today SAVANNAH, Dec. 27.—The 200-mile motorcycle race wil be held to-day, weather permitting. Forty-eight entrants, representing the cream of the professional and amateur motorcycle riders of the world, will compete for the $1,000 in prize money and the handsome silver trophv that has been hung up for the race. The start will be at 0 o'clock. The winning rider will have to average about least 65 miles an hour to win the race Hal Gilbert, of Atlanta, on his At: lanta-made motorcycle. eBtsv, Jr., is at tracting considerable attention. Hugh Mehegan Beats Brown in 20 Rounds Special Cable to The Atlanta Georalan MKI.BOURNE. AFSTRAL.IA Dec ’"7 — Hugh Mehegan. the Australian light weight champion, last night won the de cision over Pai Brown of Hibbing Minn., in a fast 20-round fight This was the opening bout of the annual box Ing day and was witnessed by more than 10.000 spectators. Bv winning Me hegan evened up matters with Brown who defeated the former at Svdnev in October. late. Then he told me that he would be ready to give me a four-round whirl early in May, and suggested that Promoter Jim Coffroth handle the match, with Jack Welsh as the referee. I went to Coffroth and put the proposition before him. He seemed to like the idea, although he had never handled a four-round match before. We did not have any trouble in reaching an agreement, for I w'ae willing to fight for practically nothing just to get a chance to show what I could do against a real champion. Wolgast was to get practically every thing he asked for, which was fair enough then. We signed to fight on May 11, and I had a couple of weeks in which to train, and, believe me, I sure did work hard. This is where I had a good edge on the champion. He felt sure that I would be an easy mark, and lie did not do as much work as he should have. But that was his fault and not mine. Wolgast always was careless. 1 trained at the Seal Rock House, and Wolgast worked out right across the way. Many of the fans smelled a rat and said that we probably were framing up a little love feast, and this kept the crowd dow-n at the fight. However, those who did show up cer tainly saw more action in four rounds than they ever saw before. Knocked Down by Champion. Well, Wolgast tore right after me when the bell rang, and I knew’ that I was in for a merry' time. He kept swinging and rushing, and I stopped many a hard wallop. The crowd cheered, for they thought that the champ was back in form after his re cent operation. But I just stood up there and slug ged back. I guess that he had a nice little lead in the first round, for he was the aggressor, and kept right on top of me ail the time, and I could not get up. We stumbled over each other in the second round, and I help ed the champion up. We were fight ing like mad every inch of the way. and the fans were on their feet, cheer ing and hollering all the time. He caught me a right-hand swing to the jaw in the third round and 1 fell like a log. 1 really believe that this was the hardest blow I ever re ceived, but still I was not dazed no* even groggy. I took the count of nine and all the time I was planning how T would stall when I got to my feet, for he was standing over me. Finally I got up and went into a clinch. He tried hard to put m* down again, but I was strong and fought right back. We w r ere slam ming away at each other when the bell rang. Believe me, this was one of tlie speediest rounds I ever fought and 1 felt all right after J got to m> feet, (’onfldence again helped me. He tired in the last round and I finished strong. I think that I had 3 good lead and wa* entitled to the d»» cision. But it was a no-decislon a f fair, although the majority of the newspapers said that Wolgast had a lead over me. However, I did not kick, for I knew that my reputation had been made then. Eleventh Cavalry Plays All-Stars on Gridiron To-day CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. Dec 27 The all-star Eleventh Cavalry football game wheih was scheduled for Christ mas Day and postponed on account of the weather, will be played to-day. Four Tech players, three Vanderbilt players, two Sewanee players and play ers from Tennessee Prep School wil! compose the all-star team. ITCHING PILES F.tery »utferer from Itching pile* «bould read »he«e words from H. S. Hood, of Bellalre. Mien . Abo was Cured by Tetterine For »lxteen years I had been a sufT*>r*' from Itchln* piles. I pet a box ef Tettertne and less than half a box mado a ee splote cure. , Tetterine plees lnntant relief to oil skin dl* eases. n»ch as erzema. tetter, rlnfwo-m. grounn , Itch, eic. It has the right medicinal aualinee i to get at U»# cause and to relieve the effect i Get it to-day—Tetterine. 30c at drugqists. r by mall 6HUPTRINE CO.. SAY AWN AH. GA l j