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THLETICS at the Panama-Fa-
A cific Imternational Exposition
promise to be the greatest ever
held in the history of the world. Tne
program which is being arranged by
the exposition ofMcials is the most
gigantic ever attempted by an expo
sition, country, A 8 fation or group.
The total number of entries which
will be received and the number of
athletes who will compete promise to
exceed by far the number of entries
which have been recefved for any in
ternational meeting, not even except
ing the modern Olympic games. The
exposition officials predict that the
number of entries received will be at
least 10,000,
At the convention of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States
held in New York City during No
vember, 1913, it was unanimously
voted to award all of its national
championships to the Panama-Pacific
International Exposgition. These
championships are the blue-ribbon
events of the athletic world.
A Modern Pentathlion.
The International Olympic Commit
tee, which controls all Olympic gumes,
recognizes just what the Panama-I'a
cific International Exposition will do
for sport throughout the world, and
has conferred upon the exposition the
right to hold the modern Pentathlon,
which {8 the first time that it hag
been awarded outside of the Olympic
Saines.
For the first time America is to
have the Decathlon, one of the classic
events that were the features of the
Grecian and Swedish Olympic games.
The famous Marathon race, which
originated in Greece centuries ago,
will be rerun, with the greatest loug
distance men in the world as com
petitors.
The exposition will bring together
tor the second time in the history of
the United States the strong men of
the world, who will compete in the
dumb-bell and weight-lifting contests.
Every city of the United States that
maintains playground activities will
be extended an invitation to send o
team to demonstrate the tvpe of
work being done for the boys of
America. Representation 18 also ex
refled from every public schoel ath
etic league in the United States.
Week of Irish Sports,
It is planned to devote a week to
Irish sports and pastimes, consisting
of tootball, dancing, hurling and ath
letics. Swedish gymnastics and ali
letics will probably be given a weex,
and it is expected that Germany will
send to the exposition a team to give
an exhibition of the German ‘type of
gymnastic work. Arrangementa ave
now being made to have the German
Turners exploit their type of mass
work and exhibition drills.
Special endeavors are now being
made through the Secretary of War
to have assigned to San Francisco for
competition during army week de
tachments from every fort in the
United States. It is planned to have
“try-outs” In the different military
sections of the country to select the
most expert. The program for army
week will be made up of drills, exhi
bitions and competitions
During navy week it is planned to
arrange international contests be
tween the crews of foreign navies
and our own. Just what the fina!
program will consist of will depend
upon the time of arrival and m bili
gation of the different battleships n
the harbor.
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Jump, Says Gilmore
BALTIMORE, July 18 —President
James Gilmore, of the Federal League,
{s authority for the statement that
Honus Lobert, of the Phillies, will play
third base for the Baltimore Terrapins
next vear. The local WPicials would
make no comment last night on the an
nouncement, but It iz known that the
star infielder of the Quakers is most
favorably disposed toward the new
league
STUDEBAKER AT EXPOSITION,
A space of 5,000 square feet has been
allotted to the Studebaker Corporation
by the Pan-American kxposition for an
exhibit of motor cars and horse-drawn
vehicles
TRAIL BLAZER AT WORK.
A good roads’campaign | ow i
Indiana, which is .\;r.‘,. t-d :_n“b,‘:n:nm',:
State into the foreground on the ques
tion of good roads. G. E. Minor, rep
resentative of the Indlana Good Roads
Association is making a tour of the
State. driving a Cole motor car donated
to the work by J J. Cole, of this city
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Commercialism Rules ‘Baseball
Strife of Leagues Detrimental
Meyers Suggests Peace Treaty
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By ‘“Chief’’ Meyers.
(Star Catcher of Champion Giants.)
“‘N ZHAT'S the trouble with
baseball this season?”
This came from an ener
getic fan the other day. 1 say en
ergetlc because he uses as much
physical energy in rooting for the
Giants as any other man I have ever
known.
“It seemsg to me it's an off year in
more ways than one,” he continued.
“There i 3 an atmosphere of unrest In
the grandstands, an apparent discon
tent among the players, an over
abundance of form reversals and a
shocking falling off in attendance. Is
it all due to the invasion of the Fed
eral League?'
“The Federal League is but one of
the results,”” was my answer to the
fan. “The cauge {8 too much com
merclalism.”
And I'll tell you what I meant by
my dnswer,
Baseball, in so far as Mr. Fan Is
concerned, is a sport. Mr. Fan foots
all the bills of the game by the ad
mission fee which he pays at the
gate, and he is interested in baseball
only as a sport, and is entitled to have
it served up to him as such.
The intrusion of the commercial end
of ths game is objectionable to him,
when the sporting end is the loser
thereby., In other words, Mr. Fan
pays his money to see baseball, and
the best brand of baseball. 1f thig is
Players Use Mercenary Spirit
To the Detriment of Baseball
IT can all be traced back to the
greed of the magnate, but the
greed of the playér, which followed,
i 3 hardly the lesser evil, The seeds of
Murphyism had borne thelr abomina
ble harvest long before Murphy was
forced out of basabali., And many of
the players have caught the mercena.-
ry spirit and are using it to their
private advantage and the detriment
of the game,
Into this breach of discontent the
Federal League thrust jtself, and the
breach was widened. Organized basc
ball, jealous of its long-enjoyed mo
nopoly, declared war on the new
comer, and the player selzed the op
portunity to demand war prices for
his wares. On all sides it is a case of
extremes. There is no neutral ground.
Treaty Only Remedy.
The remedy is simple. It is a mat
ter of getting together by those, an
equitable adjustment of the differ
ences, the signing of a peace treatyv
which will accord to each his rights.
Also this agreement must guaran
tee the right of others, including Mr.
Fan. Neither the magnate nor the
player has anything to lose by such
action. 1n truth, it means thelr sal
vation.
And such action {s not so AiMcult
as It might appear. Concessions could
he made graciously by all concerneld.
But as long as selfishness and stub
bornness and hias are the ruling ele
ments there can bhe no compromise
and the game will continue to suffer.
Mr. Fan does not object to the ad
vent of the Federals, and this i» .he
good thing for organized baseball to
remember. He welcomes any organi
zation wiich gives promise of fur
nisl'ing &« standard brand of the
zam» He will patronize that league
whith gives him what he wants,
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Comiskey Acknowledges
- Federal Raid Has Hurt
‘ Baseball receipts have fallen off heavily and three major leagues
. s year will make less money than two did last year. This statement
{ was made recently by Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chicag>
! Americand. Comiskey declared that the public was weary of the wran
y glings and contract-jumping talk und of the emphasis on salaries, which
3 had thrown into the background the sporting features of the pastime
“Minor leagues will suffer the same as the majors,” sald Comiskey.
! “1t is all due to contract jumping and the demoralized condition of the
{ players. There |s no use trying to hide the true state of affairs. The
public sees the true condition of the game, even more quickly than the
{ players. It has been the players, alded and abetted by club owners and
", their agents, who have brought baseball to the condition prevailing at the
{ present time.
{ “If there is room for three lea~ues, well and good. The gate re
! ceipts will tell the story. The piayers have a right to get more monay
) if they can, but not at the expense of their consciences in jumping their
) gontracts,
“It is not so much a question of losing money as it is of Keeping
!up the standard of the game. 1f that is lowered the public will de
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Nicolls May Never
Play Golf Again
ATLANTIC tl‘ ; J July 18
Gllbert Nicolls, the professional! golfer
of Wilmington and former Metropolitan
titleholder., may never be üble to piay
golf again X-ray photographs take:
at the hospital where he has been can
fined since last Sunday as the result of
a motor car accident, show that Afis
right kneecap is spiit
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Beware of counterfelis
not glven him, he becomes so disin
terested that he findg other thinzs
more entertaining than a visit to the
ball parks.
Also Mr. Fan is very fickle. He has
been known more than once to trans.
fer his allegiance, But this is his
privilege, because baseball belongs 10
him and he can do with his own as he
sees fit,
He may be on such terms of int!-
macy with Mr. Michael Donlin as (9
Iddress him from the grandstand as
Mike, But this same fan is most cer
tainly more interested in seeing the
same Mr. Donlin make good as a
pinch hitter or in right field than ae
{s in the figures of Mr. Donlin's sai
ary, and the same thing applies to
me and every other player in the
league.
Baseball is too big to be seriously
affected by the conditions responsible
for its present state. It may be re
tarded for years, but it is bound .0
come Into its own again, and the only
sufferers will be the manager and tie
player. And they will have no one Lo
blame but themselves.
It is true, there is an apparent lack
of baseball interest on the part of the
public, which manifests itself in de
creased attendance at the games. Of
course, there have been big crowds on
some of the days this season, but
these have been few. There is a de
pression in the baseball mza ket. The
artistic end of the game is overbal
anced by the commercial end, and Mr.
Fa: is interested only in the artistic
end.
[ Neither does he object to a reason
able profit for the magnate who
finances the sport, nor is he particu
larly interested in the wage of the
player, But he dces object to the
continued wrangling and everything
else which interferes with the quality
of baseball, whether it be the avarice
of the club owner or the excessive de
mands of the man on the diamond.
Lose Faith in Jumper.
Under existing conditions, Mr. Fan
feels that he is the wronged person,
and hig patience has been long-suf
}ferlng. He wants harmony between
\tha bench and the box office. The
| contract jumper shocks his confidence
in the honesty of the game, and con
ditions which make contract jumping
possible rob him of baseball absolute
ly on the level, and this is the foun
dation upon which the game rests.
Mr. Fan is weary of too much base
ball commercialism. He is impatient
w’th the apparent unrest among the
players and indifference on the dia
mond. He is demanding his right to
be allowed ') put some real enthusi
asm into his rooting. He is becom
ing the real factor in this baseball
war—in fact, he has always been Lhe
real factor.
I believe that the plavers would be
the first to enter a peace agreement,
Many of them know that many of the
fsul;u-ms now pald are excessive and
that a reaction must come, Few clubs
in either of the two major leagues
have not felt the ravages of the pres
ent baseball strife. The Gilants have
suffered less, perhaps, than any other
club. This has much to do with their
leading the league and their conse
quent large number of loyal follow
ers.
But Mr. Fan won't be satisfied until
the warring elements c:ase warring
and play ball.
'Chinese Quit P
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~ For an Auto Truck
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i The pony cart of Ong Yee Len, for
{ vears a familiar sight on theé streets of
| Phoenix, Ariz., has been driyen out of
;!\usmoss by heavy competition, When
|ha discovered that his prestige as a
}\'9ge:.\hie man was being infringed upon
{ by the faster teams of the city market
| men. he went his competitors one bet
| ter by purchasing & Willys utility truck.
. Ong Lee Len drives the truck on daily
| trips from his garden in the country
| to the homes of his customers. He is
| known as one of the most prosperous
' Chinese in Arizona
‘ NEW STUDEBAKER PLANT,
. The Studebaker Corporation has added
to its siring of eDtroit plants the large
structure formerly occupied by the
American Harrow Company. This plant
will be kKnown as Plant No. 2, and will
'be used as a parts repository and a
receiving station. 1
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA, SUNDAY, .TULY 19, 1914
Atlantan Returns From European
Tracks to Fight for American
Championship.
EW YORK, July 18.—Bobby
iq Walthour is still breaking bi
cycle records, although he has
been in the game 22 years. He has
shown followers of the 'motor pace
game at the Brighton Beach Motor
Say “RED ROCK” Say it PLAIN
Like an QOasis in the Desert—
Like a Breeze from the Mountain—
Like a Plunge in the Briny—
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YD ST ED
The Ginger Ale Supreme Makes You
Independent of Summer Heat
When You Get Within Hailing
. Distance of Store, Stand or Re
frigerator Flying the
Flag of Refreshment. R-E-D-m
NOW READ THE FIRST LINE OVER AGAIN
WHEREVER DRINKS ARE SOLD
- The RED ROCK COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS ATLANTA, GEORGIA
: LEMO-LIME is another of our thirst quenchers.
For sale at the Ball Park, Stores and Stands
drome that he {s now in his bou\
torm. He recently won a 30-mile
motor-paced race in 38 minutes 39 1-5
seconds, which will stand as a new
American record made behind a mo-;
tor without windshield.
When he set the new mark at
Brighton his performance was re
ceived with wonderful enthusiasm,
’and many of the old-timers who
rooted for the Southern star at the
beginning of his career led the cheer
ing for his performance. Last week
he made another rtecord when he
traveled ten miles behind motor pace
in 12 minutes 4 2-5 seconds.
Walthour, like all the other pace
tollowers, has been In many acci
%dems. Oniy last fall at Cologne,
‘Germany, he saw two bicycle riders
and Gus Lawson, brother of Iver
| Lawson, killed in a motor-paced race
'in which Lawson was pacing Gui
nard, ihe world's champidn.
At the present time there is grafted
on Walthour the skin of three dlffer
ent persons. Three times in falls on
European tracks he lost so much cu
ticle that the surgeons found it nec
essary to resort to grafting skin from
same other person in order to make
the rider's wounds heal. Each time
‘Walthour had them advertise for 2
man willing to sell a portion of his
cuticle. He says that more than 100
men answered the advertisements.
Several times the heavy leather
head guard which he wears when
riding has saved him from sustain
ing a fracture of the skull. Three
times he has sustained a fracture of
the collarbone by falls on the track,
and he says the minor accidents have
'been so many that he has lost all
track of the number. Despite all this,
the veteran has never wavered, Al
‘ways he has been one of the most
‘popular riders because of his fear
lessness, which, combined with his
wonderful stamina and cunning, has
put him at the top.
Walthour is now facing the su
preme test of his life. He has come
back to the United States to fight for
the first time in eleven vears. Against
him he finds George Wiley, the pres
ent champion, who is a young man,
and Clarence Carman, the boy from
Jamaica, L. I, who is showing his
heels to all of them this year. Car
man s not yet 23 years old. It is a
battle between a courageous and re
sourceful veteran and a youth who
possesses all the necessary attributes
of a world’s champion.
services of the schoolboy pitching ph.-‘
nom of the season. His new boy hurler
Milton Warren, of the Raven High
School of Youngstown, Ohio, is said to
be the best of the young pitchers in the
Middle West, and his record is such that
he is expected to hold his own in the
American League.
Out in his home State he is sald to be
a wonder, and his forte is strike-outs.
There will be a change, however, when
he faces such sluggers as Ty Cobb, Joe
Jackson, Tris Speaker and a few other
orlthe star batters of Ban Johnson's cir
cuit.
Warren is only 17 years old, stands
6 feet 2 inches and weighs 175 pounds.
Kraenzlein Is Given
Extended Vacation
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Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, July 18.—It {s announced
that Alfin Kraenzlein has been Branted
a long vacation by the Imperial Olympic
Committee. He will return to America.
_The members of the committee say
Kraenzlein asked for a vacation to at
tend to private affairs. He will return
to Berlin late in the year.
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