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TTTF. ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
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Merely Taking a Peek y ’s All
TO THE YANKEES
New York Critic Thinks Farrell
Could Well Afford to Pay Big
Price for Georgia Boy,
By Frank G. Menke.
N EW YORK, Deo. 27.—And now
the old question bobs up, "If 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 him 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
start bidding for him with a mention
of $200,000. and if there was any fur
ther competition we’d shove the
amount to $500,000.
A half million dollars for one ball
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
he what is termed in poker circles as
"velvet."
• • •
\V/E don’t think Cobb would be
W worth that amount to any other
< lub 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
where big league baseball has not ;
been played. But In these towns j
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. Cobh 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 Y’ork.
It's a safe bet that. \\8th Cobb ap- i
pearing in a New York uniform, he j
would draw at least 1,500 of these
transient visitors to .the ball park,
every day.
No matter where the Yankees stood 1
In the race, they would be willing to
pay out their money simply to see
Cobb.
It seems a certainty that at least
1.500 of the great army of New York
fans w ho save their money to *ee tho
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
day would draw 8,000 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
as a drawing card, would be $1 500,
or a yearly total of approximately
$100,000 for the 66 extra days that
Cobb would perform in New York
]n five years the total would be $500,-
000.
Cobb Is the greatest drawing card
on the road. His presence on the I>e
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
road receipts of the Yankees would
be increased about $50,000 at least
,ach year, or $250,000 in five years.
* * •
ANI) one thing more: Cobb alone
can’t quite win a pennant, but
with a little more help here and there
he can at 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
s 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
put something like $1,000,000 real,
legular oollars into the Yankee cof
fers. Doesn’t It seem, then, that he s
worth at least $500,000 to the club,
especially in view of the fact that he
l as something like ten years of good.
Urst-class baseball in his system?
Yes. President Farrell could yell
nfTord to pay this big price for the
Tiger outfielder.
Carpentier Agrees
To Box Jeannette
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec 27. -Georgia Carpentier
las agreed to box Joe Jeannette, of
Hoboken. N. J.. who was recently out
pointed by Sam Langford.
Although a definite announcement has
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. Deo. ■€? Manager
Frank Chance, of the New York High-
landerF. wants to pet his pitchers started
early and has decided to send them to
I he Hot Springs camp on February 15.
Chance has ordered Ford. Warhop, Fish-
* r, Caldwell. Cole, Criss McHale and
Schultz, pitchers, and Sweeney. Gos-
tett and Reynolds, catchers, to join him
fct V-it* camp on that date.
PROMOTER SEEKS BOUT.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27.—Tom An
drews, local prize fight promoters to-day
lock'd himse'f holding a lease ori the
Auditorium for New Year’s Eve without
a bvxing contest to stage in it. “Knock-
Mi w York, wired
drew! 3X i he was sick and could not
niee . Wolgast. former light weight
champion, on that date The promoter
& seeking another match.
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Dinner Party Is Given Famous
Golfer Friday Night by
George Adair.
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A FTER trying out tho saturated
turf at East Lake for a couple
of ungenial days of highly ex
cited elements, (’hick Evans went out
Saturday morning to take a turn on |
the new Druid Hills course, made j
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 Mr. Evans also was slight
ly frozen in spots, the difficulty of par
golf becomes plainly evident.
All Friday Mr. Evans was at East
Lake.
"1 arn not bragging about the scores, ,
however," he said Saturday morning, j
“It was great sport; keen sport, l|
might say, remembering the breeze.
But our two rounds brought out cards
of not far from 80—on the wrong side
by all bands. 1 believe 1 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
matches they would have been h n *
matches in ordinary weather—and |
they all had n great day of It. "TIck"
Tiehenor got into the afternoon round
and covered himself with consider
able glory, and Stewart Malden
played his usually steady game In
spite of the cold.
The Saturday schedule Included
play at Druid Hills in the morn
ing and at East Lake in the after
noon. the round beginning at 2
o’clock. •
"It’s a grand day,” Mr. Evans an
nounced. "I don’t think we’ll have
much trouble keeping warm to-day.
It certainly tends to speed uo a man s
"ame between shots and while mak
ing them.”
Friday night Mr. Evans was the
guest of honor i.t a dinner party
given by George Adair at his home.
Among the guests—all golfers, by the
way -were Forrest Adair, W. 1L
Tiehenor, Lowry Arnold, H. M. At
kinson. Dr. W. Elkin. John K. Mur
phy. Will Rowan and Dr. Frank H >.-
land.
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 be 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 each year is too
great to be raised by private subscrip
tion only.
A movement to ask Congress to ap
propriate for a nmmmooth memorial sta
dium tn the capital, which could be used
for athletic and other public events, is
being considered.
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Battles Wolgast Four Rounds
This is the eleventh of a series of stories of thrjife and battles of
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Charlie White Declares Whitney Will Give English Champ Hard Scrap
WELSH TO TRAIL RITCHIE AFTER BATTLE HERE
Illini Nine to Come
South Next Year
CHAMPAIGN. ILL, Dec 27.—Director
George Huff to-day announced the
1 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
I 18. University of Georgia at Athens;
j April 14. Kentucky State at Lexington.
AFTER JOB AS TRAINER.
PORTLAND. OREG.. Dec 27. ’Dad"
Moulton, the famous Stanford Unlver-
• 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.
WOMEN IN WISCONSIN S*V CLUB.
M A I »IS* *N. W1S . Dec N Women
students will be admitted *o 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 «uch organization in this
country to have women members.
By Loft Hook.
F reddie welsh vs. winie
Ritchie for the lightweight
championship of the world on
February 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 his If
it doesn’t go through.
Pollok claims he 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's light with
Tommy Murphy next month. Welsh
is 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 is who wants to stage the
Welsh-Ritchie go, It is our humble
opinion that Jim Coffroth is the
man.
Tom McCarev, the I>os Angeles
promoter, and Coffroth tire two pro
moters who have long been after
Ritchie 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
much interest in the scrap be
tween Welsh and Whitney 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
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. He 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
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 tight. He can
be counted on to keep on top of
Welsh at all times, and, believe us,
Freddie will have to st4p 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 his 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 has done enough ring
work to entitle him to a few’ days’
rest. Charlie says he is glad to hear
that Atlanta has landed the Welsh-
Whitney fight and hopes U> get on
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
he expects to see him give Welsh one
grand tussle. White has met the
toughest boys in the w’orld 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 Boh
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 again. He has placed himself
under the direction of Daniel Mor
gan, the “silent man” of boxing.
"I 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.
I am in good condition, and know
that I could go the distance. With
one or two exceptions, they are a
lot of jokes.”
CHANGES115
1C STILE
Gunboat Smith’s Next Opponent
Will Apply Burns’ Methods
on New Year’s Day.
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 Montrea
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 I
at Athens in the spring of 1914. have !
been indefinitely postponed. The com- I
mittee in charge has found it impossible .
to make adequate preparations in so i
short a time after the war.
By W. W. Naughton.
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 x 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 T ideas in such manner as to
warrant the belief that anything he
has 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 Burns for a mentor,
for the latter was as true a hitter
and as faultless a timer as ever
straightened an arm.
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 w’eeks,
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. I felt w’orse w r ith 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 w’hile, no
matter w’hat might happen to me.
Still, I was ambitious, and wanted
more, and 1 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 the game w r as rather dead in
San Francisco then, and I w r as 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 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 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.
“\Vill 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." a
"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
w’ent 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
woi*d 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 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 he
did not do as much work as he
should have. But that was his fault
and not mine. Wolgast always was
careless.
I 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 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 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 all 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 iike a log. I really believe that
this was the hardest blow I ever re
ceived, but still I was not dazed nor
even groggy. I took the count of
nine and ail 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 &
clinch. He tried hard to put mo
down again, but I 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 I got to my
feet. Confidence again helped me.
He tired in the last round and I
finished strong. I think that I had a
good lead and was entitled to the de
cision. But it was a no-decision af
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.
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 20-round fight. This
was the opening bout of the annual box
ing day and was witnessed by more
than 10.000 spectators. By winning Me
hegan evened up matters v. « Brown,
who defeated the former at -Sydney iii
October.
Eleventh Cavalry
Plays All-Stars on
Gridiron To-da
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. Dec. 2"
The All-Star Eleventh Cavalry fnotb
game, which was scheduled for Chri:
mas Day and postponed on account
the weather, will be played to-day
Four Tech players, three Vandert
players, two Sewanee players and pl(
ers from Tennessee Prep School v
compose the All-£tar team.
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