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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Tl leUmpire Has Nothing on the Manager Who Getsthejob of Running a Tail End Club
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SILK HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
Merely Taking a Peek, ’s All
II THE YANKEES
New York Critic Thinks Farrell
Could Well Afford to Pay Big
Price for Georgia Boy.
By Frank G. Menke.
N EW YORK. Dec. 27.—And now
the old question bob* up, “If T$
Cobb were placed oti (he auc
tion block, how much would he ,
bring 0 '’
It’s a question that may never
know an answer, for the Tiger own
ers think quite a bit of the said Mr. j
Cobb and may keep him on their ros
ter until his playing days are over.
f;ut if we owned the New York Yan- j
kees. and Cobb was for sale, we'd
start bidding for him with a mention
of $300,000. and if there was any fur
ther competition we’d shove the
amount to $£.00,000.
A half Trillion dollar* for one ball
player of more than unusual ability
•»eem* like a lot of money. But in
five 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 1s a drawing card, would
be what is termed in poker circles as
“velvet.''
• * •
W E don't think Cobb would be
wqrth that amount to any other
club than the Yankees. And here
at • 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 numbei
*ome from the small towns—towns
whete big league baseball has not
been played. But 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' Yprk City only eleven times
**gqh year. The Yankees have 77 home
games. If Opbb were a Yankee, that
would make 77 games in which he
would ptorform in New York.
It’s a safe bet that, with Cobh ap
pearing in a >few York uniform, he
would draw at least 1,500 of these
transient visitors to the ball park
every day
No matter where the Yankees stood
ir. the race, they would be willing to
pay out their money simply to see
Cr>W.‘
‘It Seems a certainty that at leas'
l.fcOO of-the great army of New York
f*nj who'aave their money to see the
N>w Yortc Qlarrts perform woilld de
sert tlie Giant cause and swear alle
giance to the Yankees if Cobb was a
member
• • *
T HI S as we figure it. Cobb each
day 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, with Cobb
;ts a drawing card, would be $1,500.
or a yearly total of approximately
$ 100,000 for the 65 extra days that
*obb would perform in New York
In five years the total would be $600.-
000
Cobb the greatest drawing card
on the road His presence on the I>e
t.roit team is the reason for the big
profits made year after yqar b> the
Tigers As a Yankee he would draw
Just as well, and, as we view It, the
road receipts of the Yankees would
be increased about $50,000 at least
each year, or $260,000 in five years.
* * •
AND one thing more Cobb alone
** can’t quite win a pennant, but
with a little more help here atid there
he can at least put a tenm in the
tight
With Cobbs h«lp the Yankees
might loom up as championship pos
sibilities. A winning team always is
a good drawing card, and as such the
Yankee treasure vaults would be in
creased each year by another $50,000,
or $250,000 in five years.
Therefore looking at it from our
viewpoint, Cobb In five years would
p\lt something like $1,000,000 real,
regular dollars into the Yankee cof
fer*. Doesn’t it seem. then, that he s
worth at least $500,000 to the club,
especially in view of the fact that he
ua« something like ten years of good,
irst-class baseball in his system7
Yes. President Darrell could well
afford to pay this big price for the
Tiger outfielder.
Carpentier Agrees
To Box Jeannette
CHICK EVANS
TIKES II THIN
IT DRUID HILLS
Dinner Party Is Given Famous
Golfer Friday Night by I
George Adair.
A FTER trying out the saturated
turf at East Lake for a couple,
of ungenial days of highly ex
cited elements, Chick Evans went out
Saturday morning to take a turn on
the . new Druid Hill® course, made
even more sporty than usual by the
tendency of his shots to bound in
sanely from a fairway frozen in spots.
When you add to that the circum
stance that ,\Jr. Evans also was slight
ly frozen in spots, the difficulty of par
golf becomes plainly evident.
All Friday Mr. Evan® was at East
Lake.
“I am not bragging about Jtlie scores,,
however,” he said Saturday morning
“It was grpat sport; keen sport, I
might say, remembering the Urtta&b
But our two rounds brought out cards
of not far from 80- on the wrong side
-by all hands. I believe I did slip in
a 78. at that."
Anyway, Mr. Evans and one part
ner were Victors in one round, and
Mr. Evans and another partner were
defeated in another round, both tight
inatche® they would have been h >.
matches in ordinary weather—and
they all had a great day of it. "TicK"
Tit honor got loco the afternoon rmm.i
and covered himself Vlth consider
able glory, and fltewart Maiden
played his usually steady game in
•pito of tho cold.
The Saturday ’ schedule included
play at Druid Hills In the morn
ing and at Ea|t Ivake in the after
noon, the round beginning at 2
o’clock.
“Ft's a grand day/’ Mr. Kyns an
nounced. “I don’t think we’ll have
much trouble keeping warm to-day.
It certainly tends to speed ud a man s
"ame between shots and while mak
ing them."
Friday night Mr. Evans was the
guest of honor ; t a dinner party
given by George Adair at his home.
Among the guests all golfers, by tho
way—were Forrest Adair. \V. R.
Tichenor, Lowry Arnold. H. M. At
kinson. Dr. W. Elkin. John K. Mur
phy. Will Rowan and Dr. Frank H v-
land.
Movement to Bring
The Army-N avy Game
To Nation's Capital
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—Officials of
the local civic organization who have
been working to bring the Army Navy
football game to Washington perm a
nently have decided that thetr plans can
not he 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
stag*- the big game »ach year ts too
great to be raised by private subscrip
tion onl#
A movement to ask Congress to ap
propriate for a niammooth 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
■Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. Dec 27 -George* Carpentier
naU agreen to box Joe Jeannette, of
Hoboken. N. J . who was recently out
pointed by Sam 1-angford
Although a definite announcement has
. not been made it is believed that the
i?en will climb through the ropes in the
er near future
CHANCE ORDERS EARLY START.
NEW YORK. Deo 27 Manager
‘Frank Chance, of the New York Holl
anders. wants to get his pitcher* started
-arl> and has decided to send them to
rhe Hot Springs camp on February 16.
'Chance has ordered Ford. Warhop, Fish
er. Caldwell. Cole. Criss McIIale and
Sohult* pitcher*, and Sweeney. Gos
sett and Reynolds, catchers, to join him
the camp on that date
RROMOTER SEEKS BOUT.
M1LWAIKEE. Dec 27.--Tom An
drews. local prize fight promoter, to-day
found himself holding a lease on the
\’.iditorium for New Year's Eve without
i boxing contest to stage in it. "Knock-
nit'’ Brown of New York, wired An
drews that he was s!ck and <-ould not
nee’ Ad W.olgast. Cornier lightweight
naropibKu on that date The promoter
se* ^ another match
I INDOOR SPORTS - -
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By 1
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Ritchie’s Own Story of Career
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Battles Wolgast Four Rounds
This is the eleventh of a series of stories of the life and battles of
Lighticeigth Champion Willie Ritchie, written exclusively for The Georgian
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Dec 27.—Director
| George Huff to-day announced the
i schedule for the annual Southern trip
I of the Illinois baseball team The IUlni
will pla.v five game* and will visit the
State* of Alabama. Kentucky and Geor
gia The schedule Is a* follows
April 9. University of Alabama, at
I Tuscaloosa: April 10 and 11. Georgia In
stitute of Technology at Atlanta: April
18. University of Georgia at Athens;
April 14, Kentucky State at Lexington.
AFTER JOB AS TRAINER.
PORTLAND. OREG., Deo. J7.~ Pad '
Moulton the famous Stanford Vniver-
*it\ track and field coach, ha* written
Manager Walter MoCreedte. of the Tort-
land baseball club, filing application for
the position a* trainer of the Reavers.
While MeOreedle viewed the applica
tion with a great deal of favor, he
would not state whether he would em
ploy Moulton
WOMEN IN WISCONSIN SKI CLUB.
feiADtSON, WIK . Dm 77 Women
student* wilt 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-da'
It is said the proposed new club will
be theymly such organization in this
country to ha\e women members.
Charlie White Declares Whitney Will Give English Champ Hard Scrap
WELSH TO TRAIL RITCHIE AFTER BATTLE HERE
By Loft Hook.
F reddie welsh v> wtiiie
Ritchie for' the lightweight
championship of the world on
February 22 (Washington’s Birth
days 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 hig if
it doesn’t go through.
Pollok claims be has a Coast 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 ® fight with
Tommy Murphy next month. Welsh
ts at present training in New Or
leans for his bout with Johnny Dun
dee on New Year’s Day and expects
to give the 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 i® who wants to stage the
Welsh-Ritchie go. it is our humble
opinion that Jim Coffroth is the
man.
Tom MeCarey. the l^os Angeles
promoter, and Coffroth are two pro
moters wno have long been after
Ritchie to meet Welsh. Anyway. Pol
lok writes that he has everything set-
‘te* for the bout, unless Welsh should
happen to meet defeat at the hands
of either Dundee or Whitney.
• * •
I OCAL fan® are already showing
much interest in the scrap be
tween Welsh and Whitne> and it*
looks as if Count Castro 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
Paekey McFarland even in two bouts.
Welsh also hold® 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. He hold® the greatest record
of any lightweight in the game to
day, not even barring Tommy Mur
phy, Ritchie’s next opponent.
• • •
aS 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
have 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 time®, 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 will arrive here in a couple
of days to finish his 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 bis life
* * •
A LETTER was received last night
* * from Charlie White, the Chi
cago sensation Charlie will not do
any more boxing this year, as he
feels -that he haA/^orle' enough ring-
'i
work to entitle him to a few' days’
res*. Charlie says he is glad to hear
that Atlanta has landed the Welsh-
Whltney fight and hopes to get on
with the winner at a later date.
White has also a few good words
for Whitney. Charlie ha® always
claimed that Frank is one of the
toughest boys he has ever met. and
he 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
the arena, “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 ag&fti. He has placed himself
under the direction of Daniel Mor
gan. the “silent man'* of boxing.
”f 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 reasop to fear
the outcome of a match with them.
I am in good condition, and know
that I could go the distance. With
one or two exceptions, they are a
lot of jokes. '
ONLY ITALIAN BATTERY.
MONTREAL. Deo. 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 club*.
OLYMPIC GAMES POSTPONED.
NEW YORK Dec 27 —The Greek;
Olympic game* which were to be held j
at Athens in the spring of 1914. have ;
been indefinitely postponed. The com- I
niittee in charge has found it impossible ,
to make adequate preparations iir soj
short a time after the war.
ARTHUR PELKY
CHANGES HIS
BOXING STYLE
Gunboat Smith’s Next Opponent
Will Apply Burns’ Methods
on New Year’s Day.
By W. W. Naugliton.
S AN FRANCISCO, CAL., Dec. 27.
Tommy Burns, the one-time
champion of the world, who is
here directing the training of Arthur
Pelky 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.
It may be. as Burns says. . that
Pelky has discarded the sidewinder
for 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
ployed in his other fights.
Of course, there is this to'it: Pelky
may be more tractable than the
average pugilist, and may be impress
ed with the innovations counseled by
Burns. In such case he may have
applied himself to the task’of acquir
ing new ideas in such manner as to
warrant the belief that anything he
hais learned will remain with him
permanently.
If he is a fellow of that stamp, he
is to be congratulated ,on having a
man like Tommy Bnrns for a mentor,
for the latter was as true a hitter
and as faultless a timer as ever
stVtHghtfetied ffn arm. s
By Willie Ritchie.
S AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26—I was
a very busy young man during
my first visit East. In fact, they
kept me on the job all the time, and
I had seven fights in seven weeks,
w’hich I considered pretty good for a
boy away from home for the first time
and just taking a chance.
At last the old homesick feeling be
gan to creep over me. , I. wanted to
get back among my folks and my
friends. T felt worse with every let
ter I received, and at last 1 decided
to pack my things and return to San
Francisco.- although T 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 vrould
not have to worry for a while, no
matter,-what might happen to me.
Still, '"jD was. ambitious, and wanted
more, and I believed’'then that 1 would
betablo-to land some good matches in
my native city.
I landed home a bouts .the middle of
Mardh 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, w^K).took any interest in
the fighting game.
Wolgast Agrees to Match.
But the game- was rather dead in
San Francisco then, and I was un
able to land anything. I just laid
aroupd, 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 I 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 T 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
T am sorry that you have not got a
reputation, for I will tear right after
you.”
“That's all right. 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
•aid 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
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 was
willing to fight for practically nothing
just to get a chance to show what 1
could do against a real champion
Wolgast was to get practically every
thing he asked for, which was fair 4
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 he
did not do as much work as he
should have. But {hat was hia fault
and not mine. Wolgast always-was
careless.
I trained at the Seal Rock House
and Wolgast worked out riglit aero?*
the way. Many of the fans smelled
a ra and said that we probably were
framing up a little love feast, and
this kept the crowd down at the figh:
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 f
was In for a merry time. kept
swinging and rushing, and I Stopped
many a hard, wallop. The cr’Qwd
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 all the time, and T could
not get up. We stumbled over each
other in the speond round, and I help
ed the champion up. We were fight
ing like mad every inch of the w*y,
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 find '
fell like a log. I really believe th»(
this was the hardest blow I ever re
ceived, out still I was not dazed n° r
even groggy. I took the count o'
nine and all the time I was planning
how I would stall when I got to my
feet, for he was standing over me
Finally I got up and went into i
clinch. He tried hard to put me
down again, but T was strong and
fought right back. We were slam
ming away at each other when the
bell rang. Believe me, this was one
of the speediest rounds I ever fought,
and I felt all right after T got to my
feet. Confidence again helped me.
He tired ip the lajrt round and *
finished strong. I think that T had *
good lead and was entitled to the d*
cision. But it was a no-decision a'-
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.
Motorcycle Demons
In 300-Mile Race
At Savannah Today
SAVANNAH. Dec. 27.—The 300-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 trophy that
has been hung up for the race.
The start will be at 9 o'clock. The
winning rider will have to average about
65 miles an hour to win the race.
Hal Gilbert, of Atlanta, on his At
lanta-made motorcycle. Betsy. Jr., is at
tracting considerable attention.
Eleventh Cavalry
Plays All-Stars on
Gridiron To-day
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Dec 27
The All-Star Eleventh Cavalry footba
game, which 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 *'
compose the All-Star team.
Hugh Mehegan Beats
Brown in 20 Rounds
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MELBOURNE. -AUSTRALIA. Dec. 27.
—Hugh Mehegan. the Australian light
weight Champion, last night won the de
cision over Pal Brown of Hibbing
Minn in a fast 29-round fight. This
was the opening bout of the annual box
ing day and was witnessed by more
than 10.900 spectators. By winning Me
hegan evened up matters with Brown,
who defeated the former at Svdnev in
October
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