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THE ATLANTA flEORGIAN AND NEWS. The Knockout Punch and the Home Run Are Bread Winners in Two Walks of hife 4k r BRINGING UP FATHER By GEORGE M’MANUS FEDERAL LEAGUE President Fultz Declares Players’ Organization Is Ready to Rat ify Peace With Majors. By W. J. McBeth. N EW YORK, Dee. 30.—The Fed eral League will have to stand on Its own feet—If It stands at all. Whatever support It may have hoped for from the Baseball Players' Fraternity will doubtless be found lacking when the National Commis sion treat* with this body In Cincin nati on January 8. David L, Fultz, president of the fraternity, declared yesterday that his association, far from being disgrun tled at the sway of the triumvirate, stood ready to ratify peace and good will If the commission stood ready to pursue Its broad-minded policies of fhe past. "We have no objection to the re serve rule," declared Fultz. "We realize that whatever evil may be embodied In the clause Is absolutely essential to the good of the game. "We believe, however, that a player who has served ten years with a club Should be given hts unconditional re lease If his services are no longer de sired In the major leagues. This will save some the humiliation of being thrust back with some minor league cluh. “There have been Instances of faithful veterans being sent back to the ‘sticks' as ordinary privates, when unconditional release would have paved the way to managerial promo tion. "This suggestion of minor amend ment to the reserve rule has been In dorsed unofficially by most of the major league club owners, I am told. I do not anticipate any difficulty whatever. “Our association has been request ed to send a committee to confer with the National Commission and the Na tional Association. In all probability Jake Daubert, John Henry, Ray Col lins, Edward Reulbach and myself will tender the players' suggestions.” For several weeks past the Federal League has promised from time to time to make known on some certain date the names of the major league players ready to desert to the new “outlaw” circuit. Each time the en suing delay was explained away over some mysterious action the fraternity might take at the annual meeting of the commission In Cincinnati Janu ary 6. The attitude of Fultz clearly indi cates that the fraternity is not offi cially backing the Federals or trying to Influence players in good standing to desert their colors. The Federal League, which did business independently of organized baseball in 1913, employed a reserve clause similar to that In effect in or ganized baseball. Contracts that have been sent last year’s, players contain this identical article. It would not appear, then, that If the Federals feel ] themselves strong enough for war, ' they will make the reserve clause the bone of contention. Few believed the Federal League ever had serious Intentions of an Eastern Invasion. It would entail an unwieldy circuit—one whose long jumps would ruin even an estab lished minor circuit of Class AA rat ing. Nowhere in the East has any step been taken to provide a park, let alone secure players. Major league parks can not be equipped In a few days; most certainly not in the winter time. If the Federals have ever had serious intentions of expansion they seem to have lost a lot of valuable time in talk. Mr. Jack Has i His C L \ M .11 Q ■ -' -f— , , . 1 )wn Opinions of the Cabaret - *~==- <i • *1 A*. / « —fit _ f > <£L / r „ <? . a *\ 1 f \ By James Swinm imlllilllillliiiliilM iflim l 11 ’ , irton uflwrni r 1/ FOR WOlGIST Whitney Will Arrive To-morrow for Scrap With British Champion WELSH RECEIVED BUT $2 FOR HIS FIRST BOUT Wisconsin Boxing Board Upholds Ad in White Case—Promoters Bid for Return Bout. Ebbets Blamed for Letting Joe Tinker Jump to Outlaws NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—In major Wgue circles to-day Charles H. Eb- "bets, president of the Brooklyn club, 3s being: blamed for the Federals coup In securing Joe Tinker, the crack shortstop. The moguls declare that If Ebbets hadn’t been so niggardly with his funds he would have met Tinker’s demands, kept him In. organ ized baseball, and thus kept from the Federals the biggest drawing card they have. Tinker wanted a three-j’ear con tract from Ebbets at $7,500 a year in addition to his $10,000 bonus. Navy Nine to Play All Games at Home ANNAPOLIS, MD., Dec. 30— A good schedule of games for the 1914 Naval Academy baseball team was announced to-day. The aggregations which will meet the midshipmen this year cover a particularly wide range of territory. All the games, including the Army g^rne on Decoration Day, will be Played on the local grounds. An ef fort Is also being made to bring one or rqore of the professional league teems to Annapolis during March. The schedule of games follow r s: March 21. Maryland Agriculture College; 25, Swarthmore: 28. Univer sity of Pennsylvania: April 1. La- fnvette; 4, Amherst; 8, Pennsylvania State College: 9, Holy Cross; 11. Le high: 15, Johns Hopkins; 18, Univer sity of Georgia; 29. University of North Carolina: May 2, Dickinson: H. Georgetown; 9, Catholic Uni versi n'; 13. Maryland Athletic nub: 16, Xotre Dame University; 20, St. John’s College; 2S, Georgetown: 27, Sr. Jo seph’s; 30, United State Military Academy. C HICAGO, Dec. 30.—Ad Wolgast will not be suspended by the Wisconsin Boxing Commission for his alleged “foul” tactics in his recent ten-round whirl with Charlie White. The Milwaukee Boxing Com mission refused to accept the plea that White was fouled or that Wol gast was unduly rough in his glove play. Instead of talk of suspension, Pro moters Andrews and Mulkern, who conduct rival clubs, began a spirited bidding match to land a return bout between the lightweight cracks, which, it Is cerftain, will be staged during the latter part of January. An drews asserts he is prepared to of fer better inducements than Mulkern, as the Auditorium, which he con trols, has a seating capacity for more than 10,000, whereas Mulkern can not accommodate a crowd of more than 4,000. White is eager to again meet the former lightweight champion, but will Insist, because of his recent victory, upon getting the lion’s share of the purse. In the last match, White was forced to concede everything, even going so far as to accept 25 per cent of the receipts, while Wolgast got 35 per cent. Now White wants the split of the purse reversed, and asserts he’ll get it or there'll be no match. White has been matched to meet Harry Donahue before a Peoria (Ill.) club January 5. Donahue recently whipped Mickey Sheridan, whom White stopped in Racine weeks ago. few TEXAS MAY MEET ILLINOIS. PR BAN A, ILL., Dec. 30—The base ball team of the University of Texas has been offered tho dates of May 1 and 2 on the home schedule of the Uni versity of Illinois baseball team. V/ANTS CHIP TO MEET DILLON. VERRE HAUTE. IND., Deo 30.— George Gramm ell. a local boxing pro moter. telegraphed Jimmy Dime, man age • of George Qhi-p, offering a match with Jack Dillon ihe first week in Feb ruary. By Left Hook. A LTHOUGH Freddie Welsh, who meets Frank Whitney at the Auditorium-Armory January 6, must be worth approximately $100,- 000 at the present time, the British champion found it awfully hard sledding when he first entered the pugilistic game. In response to a letter sent by the writer to Freddie a few days ago, Welsh tells of his start in the pu gilistic game. Promoters all over the country were not always after the Englishman’s services, which made it very difficult for him to secure bouts In his early days Freddie’s first encounter for cash was in. New York. Having been a physical director at several gyms In that little burg, he knew the rudi ments of boxing. But at this par ticular time Freddie was down and out—so down, in fact, that he had been hitting the free lunch regulariy. He happened one day in a saloon where the lunch was above the aver age, and as he was eating his way to satisfaction the owner, oberving his hunger, agreed to put him on that night at a little private club over the saloon. He won that fight over the K. O. route, and received the handsome sum of $2 for his victory. After this battle he fought around at different clubs in New York, receiving from $5 to $25. Taking advice *rom a friend, the Briton later took a trip to Phila delphia, and from then on things came his way. Freddie is a great admirer of El bert Hubbard, and wherever you see Welsh you see a copy of The Fra or The Philistine. When Welsh does road work, he usually takes the trusty Fra along to relieve the monotony, and carries it to bed with him for a sleep-producer at night. According to Welsh, that magazine 1b very ver satile. * * • T HE great English boxeT Is at pres. ent working like a Trojan f;r his ten-round engagement in New Or leans with Johnny Dundee Thursday afternoon. The Pelican City fans have taken a great liking to Welsh, and he now rules a 10 to 8 favorite over his Eastern rival. Freddie- has been training in New Orleans for the past ten days, and reports from his training quarters state that he is rounding into the best of shape. It also looks very much as if Fred die expects to stay on these shores for some time. Below is a copy of a i- e^ram sent by Mrs. Fred Welsh tu r WELSH TANGOES NIGHTLY IN REAL SOCIETY; HIS WIFE IS MAKING TOUR OF THE WORLD N ” EW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.—Joe Mandot is -not only the light weight who believes in the tango as an aid to training. Freddie Welsh likes to tango so well that he Is frequently seen at one of the popular night restaurants, and when Freddie has the floor the majority of the other dancers stop and watch him. His good looks, good tangoing, cheerful disposition and intelligent, conversation have ’ led him into highest society that frequents the cafe after the theater. He spends an hour this way nearly every evening, but, of course, bars wine and all alcoholic drinks from his menu. While Freddie is train- > ing and tangoing in New Orleans, Mrs. Welsh is making a tour of the \ world. She is now in Australia. ) the British champion and his reply: Melbourne, Dec. 15, 1913. Fred Welsh, St. Paul Hotel, New York: Awfully lonesome. Arrive France end January. Can you join me? An swer. Steamer Macedonia. Love. FANNY. New York, Dec. 15. 1913. Mrs. Fred Welsh, Care of S. 5>. Mace donia : Can not go to France. Welcome to New York. Come quickly. Love. FRED. The above telegrams, exchanged by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Welsh the middle of this month, have led to a second invitation extended by Welsh to : Welsh to come to Atlanta and meet the British champion while he is training here for hi- match with Frank Whitney on January 6. Mrs. Welsh and her sister left San Fran cisco several months ago on a tour that has taken them nearly half around the world while Fred has been busy boxing in the United States. w * * F rank whitney, following his usual custom, will be on the bat tle ground several days before the conflict. Frank will arrive some time to-morrow and will immediately open training quarters here to finish training. Whitney wants to be in the best shape of his life for t' is bout, as he realizes that he has the chance of a lifetime before him when he meets Welsh. Should Frank manage tc gain a decision over the British champion, he will at once jump into the front rank of the lightweight division. Lo cal fans who saw Frank fight before know that the “Fighting Carpenter” is always on the Job when once in side the squared circle. Freddie may have a great reputation, and all that, but we would advise him fo look out for Mr. Whitney. Wo saw Frank take them on the jaw from Charlie White and never once did the boy from Ce dar Rapids stop coming. There are few’ boys in the game that can take the Chicago boy’s wallop on the chin and not go down, but Frank proved himself an exception. The three companies of the Fifth Regiment under whose auspices the bout is to be staged at the Audito rium announce that they will ha.ve the entire card completed In a day or two. Tortorich Offers Clabby $2,000 To Box Mike Gibbons I Sporting I a. Food rHAii*-- NEW ORLEANS, Dec 30.—If Jimmy Clabby thinks 32,000 is good pay for ten rounds with Mike Gibbons at 154 pounds the match is awaiting him for the third week in January. Promoter Dominick Tortorich wants to stage It here and Gibbons has already signed If it Isn't another Packey-Britton affair. It should be a beautiful fight. Sutton Offers Hoppe A Side Bet of $5,000 CHICAGO. ILL., Deo. 30—After re ceiving an indefinite letter from George Walsh, manager for Wflfie Hoppe, the 18.2 balkline champion, George Sutton yesterday made a proposition to the New Yorker. He will play Hoppe for $500, $2,000 or $5,000. As Hoppe’s first proposition was to play an exhibition game In Chi cago Sutton is willing to accommodate him, winner to take 00 per cent and loser 4ft, or winner take all. If this is not agreeable to Hoppe. Sutton will play him for a stake <»f $2,000, winner to take HO per cent of all stakes and re ceipts. or winner to take all. FITZ. There in an old fellow named Fitz, Who once teas a whale with his mHz. lie's an old fellow now With no hair on his brow, Hut oh! how the old fellow hi tut Mr. Fitzsimmons, who once was known as Ruby Robert, threaten® to come back and clean up a few of our white hopes. If he can’t, he ought to be ashamed of himself. Max Carey, of the Pirates, i* sell ing diamonds in St. Louis, thereby proving that he is only a ball player. If he were a magnate he would be selling gold bricks. Jt is good policy to insure Walter Johnson for $100,000, but we’d hate tc take the job of insuring the fel lows he pitches against. One thing we can’t understand about George Chip la that he hit Frank Klaus on the jaw and failed to sustain a fracture of the mitt.- Had we been a friend of Willie ' Ritohie, and had we thought of it at the time, we should have sent him an electric foot warmer as a Christmas present. Yesterday was peculiar in one way. Somehow the match between Johnny Coulon and Young Sinnet waa not postponed. Those who were about to wish Ar thur Pelky a Happy Netf Year are hereby requested to refrain. It is no use. On that day he will meet Gun boat Smith. We have a certain amount of re spect for Gunboat Smith, who ha* eliminated a few white hopes, but if we were a member of a boxing com mission our first move would be to introduce a rule limiting all heavy weight fights to one moment. Charlie Carr’s school for baseball players may be a boon to the public, but what we need Just now is a school for baseball magnates. Local Quintet In Hardest Game of Season Saturday The fifth game on the schedule for the Atlanta Athletic Club basket ball team Is to be played Saturday night away from home. The local quintet will travel to Columbus to play the champion Co lumbus team, In what is expected to be the hardest fought game of the season. The odds are against the Atlanta boys, but this 1b not discouraging to Joe Bean's warriors. They are working hard every afternoon in an effort to per fect team play, and get In the best of shape for a stiff tussle. The line-up of the two teams will be as follows: Columbus. Position. Atlanta. Kllcrean© . . R. F Forbes Peddy Massey Newman Do/.ler .L. F Smith C Du bard .. .R. G Carter .. . L. G Weaver Baseball College To Open January 2 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Dec. 30—Char lie Carr’s professional baseball coUege will be opened In Texas on January 2, according to the announcement made here by the hustling manager of the "great idea.” TETTER Tetterin* cure* tetter. R<*ad whet Vfrt Y. C ( McQulddj. Estlll Springe. Term. aayp: I had a severe cesa of tetter as b*tti hands and I finally got helpless. A leadlpf ohvsclan knew of no cure. I decided ta five Tertarlne a trial. To my utter surprise and satisfaction It worked a speedy cure. 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