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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ==== t Tl leUmpire Has Nothing on the Manager Who Getsthejob of Running a Tail End Club & 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 - - j /■ * ‘ • ‘c- By 1 fad Ritchie’s Own Story of Career +•+ •!-•+ •!•••!• +••?■ +•+ 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 j, wtbbr Dnie "gS! Jlea.eeatgaaftutaa. »»«««*. I be. dr a. m. woouar. *•*. ■ ■eeimiteae. salute. Curia ITCHING PILES C.er, .offerer from Itehlna pU« itywld ned the** word* from H. 8. Hood, of B«llslr«» KJca . who waa Cured by Tetterine fer ebrt.ee veere I he< beer » •Kg"' from ttefclsf plfaa. I s*4 a Tsttarls* and I Ml than hslf a hex made * esepUt* Tettertse ftte* tnatsnt relief to all dj*- eaaea. such as eusoma, tetter, rinarworm. ttrh. err. 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