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THURSDAY, SEPTEI\IBERVI& 1916
& R o ettt et el se s ki i s A P R eSO
Your Circle of Friends Is Generally Measured By the Extent of Your Bankroll
*GEORGIAN SPORTS COVERED 4 IEXPERTS-
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‘Bookies” Shift on Naming Win
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ners in National and American.
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Menke Gives Dope on Races,
By Frank G. Menke.
Sporting Editor of the International
News Service.
EW YORK, Sept. 14.—The
N “pookies” have shifted opinion
on the outcome of the Nation
al League race. They have made
the Dodgers favorites in today’s quo
tations, dropping the Phillieg to sec
ond choice. However, they retained
the Tigers at the top of Ban John
son’s league. The odds are:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tigers, 7 to 5,
Red Sox, 8 to 5.
White Sox, 11 to 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Dodgers, 8 to 5.
Phillies, 9 to 5.
Braves, 13 to 5.
With three clubs close together in.
each league and a hard schedule con
fronting each of them, fandom has
tossed its hands into the air and mur
mured:
“It’s beyond power to dope em out
any further; may the best team win.”
The Tigers are favored because
they are at home now. The team as a
whole is hitting at a more terrific
clip now than at any other time dur
ing the season, and the pitchers are
steadying more every day.
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THE Red Sox are getting some su- |
perb pitching, but it is not avail
ing them much, because the team is
not hitting. The loss of Jack Barry,
the “brains of the infleld,” is an
other blow. Worst of all, from the
Bostonian viewpoint, the Sox from
now on must do the major portion of
their fighting on foreign soil.
Chicago fans are nursing the hope
of a pennant. Clarence Rowland's
squad has come to life at last. Just
a notch behind the Tigers and Red
Sox, the white-hosed people have now |
the grandest chance in years to bust
into a world series frolic. 1
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THE schedule for the contondingi
teams in both leagues follows. It
includes all postponed games and roz~i
ular games to be placed by each club,
and beginning with the contests this
afternoon: |
NATIONAL LEAGUE. 1
Dodgers—At home: Pittsburg, two:i
Cincinnati, four; St. Louis, three; |
Chicago, six; Philadelphia, three;i
New York, four. Abroad: None. <
Phillies—At home: St. Louis, two; |
Chicago, four; Pittsburg, four: Cin
cinnati, four; RBoston, six. Abroad:‘
At Brooklyn, three, |
Braves—At home: Chlcago, two:
St. Louls, three; Cincinnati, three;
Pittsburg, six. Abroad-—-At New
York, five; at Philadelphia, six.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Red Sox—At home: Philadelphia,
three: New York, four. Abroad: At
Chicago, three; at St. Louis, two; at
Detroit, three; at Cleveland, four.
Tigers—At home: Washington,
four; Philadelphia, three; New York,
three; Boston, three. Abroad: At
St. Louis, three.
White Sox—At home: Washington,
three; Philadelphia, three; New
York, four; Boston, three. Abroad:
At Cleveland, four.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Natjonal League.
CLUBS— Won. l.ost. Pet.
SR v T 54 591
Philadelphla . . .. 77 54 588
B .8 54 581
e . .. . 87 62 519
lc’;l‘ubuu o:: 21‘) :;g
8t B e B 79 428
DO .. ... BB 85 384
American League.
Clubs, Won.' Lost, Pet.
80-m.......n 57 578
Bit s s B B 9 575
Cb1ec’0......n 60 565
SV . . ... 1 €5 522
B .. ... B 67 bls
Wllhtlnljon .8w !"t, :g ggz
Cleveland . . ~ . . .
Philadelphia . . . . 30 104 2%
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
‘Amr.l-cln League,
Washingion at Chlcug.
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Philadelphia at Cleveland. -
Natlonal League.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn
g:nogo‘ ¥ tagz‘l‘l,:d Iphi
b uls a elphla.
Cincinnatl at New Yo‘;'k
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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
National League.
St. Louls 7, l’h\hd.lpgln 4 (first).
Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 4 (second).
Pmnm? 8 Brooklln 3,
Boston 7, dhlotlo (first).
Eato% 11, Chicago 8 (second).
ew York 8, Cincinnati 0 (first).
New York 6, Cincinnati 4 (second).
American League.
gl:le':fo §, St. Louls 8 (10 Innings).
troit 4, New York 1.
w 8, Philadelphia 4.
~Washington—oOff day.
American Assoclation.
&h&l 6, Toledo 4,
isville §, Milwaukes 1.
Co!umbu&l. Iflnnu&om 4
Kansas City 2, Indianapolis 1
International League.
Nolmuf 10, Newark 1.
Roherar .41 Tarcnss 3
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Georgia Trained Stallion Breaks
His Own World’s Record of
2,001-4 in Trial at Syracuse.
By Ed Danforth.
I has now become a question of
“how fast can Lee Axworthy
trot.” The Georgia trained stal
lion broke his own world’s record at
Syracuse Tuesday, stepping off a mile
in 2:00 without that pesky quarter
fraction that had hitherto kept him
out of the charmed circle of twosmin.
ute trotters.
It was on August 22 at North Ran
dall that Lee calmly erased the name
of The Harvester, 2:01, from the pal
ace of the turf kings and carved his
own. Thus easily do revolutions oc
cur in the harness horse world; none
but the trainers and owners of the
little bay son of Guy Axworthy had
any idea that Lee would sit on the
throne until the time, 2:001-4, was
hung up in front of the judges’ stand.
Again in the waning days of the
North Randall meeting, L.ee Axworthy
equaled his former mark of 2:00 1-4
under less favorable conditions of
wind and weather. He demonstrated
that his first trial was no sort of a
fluke.
And now, on last Tuesday, at the
Syracuse Grand Cireuit meeting, Ben
White climbed into the sulky and
drove the champion a mile in two
minutes flat. ;
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THE two-minute trip was made
with two running horses hitting
it up alongside as pacemakers. In
this respect the last trial will not
be rated in the class with the first
two marks that were a quarter-sec
ond slower, for the record first fell
to the little bay “in the open,” all by
himself.
In the two-minute dash, the track
and weather conditions were perfect.
The owners of the Pastime Stables,
of which syndicate Lee Axworthy is
the proud possession, are evidently
still hot on the trail blazed six years
ago by The Harvester, for Lee was
started for the express purpose of
beating the Syracuse track record of
2:011-4 held by the aforementioned
son of Walnut Hall. Their success
was evident from the time ticket;
under as nearly as possible similar
conditions, Lee Axworthy not only
pulled Harvestars record into his net
but also lowered his own time.
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lF the Georgia trained stalllon con
tinues to clip off a few fractions
at the coming Columbus and Lexing
ton meetings, he will be.in fine shape
by the time the Atlanta show opens
to set a combined track and world's
record that will stand for a decade
for the big liners to shoot at.
Lee Axworthy is in reality the gec
ond fastest trotter regardless of Bsex.
There are three faster technieal rec
ords—Uhlan, 1:88; Lou Dillon,
1:58 1-2, and Major Delmar, 1:59 3-4.
The first named of the trio is a geld- |
ing, the second !s a mare, and the
last a gelding. Uhlan made his mark
at Lexington in the open, but the
last pair were paced by runners. So
with the exception of Uhlan, Lee can
claim second place in the "freo-for-‘
all" class—his 2:001-4 performances
were made without a runner, which
is now conceded to be the highest test
of ability.
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TH!S same Tuesday at Syracuse
saw another of those sterling
battles between St. Frisco and Mabel
Trask, in which the former won the
$19.000 Fmpire City stake in straight
heats. The Geers stallion set a new
record for the stake in the second
heat In 2:03 3-4, and practically put
himself on an equal rating with the
mare In their season’s duel. The re
spective heats now stand: St. Frisco,
10; Mabel Trask, 14, with the average
time of the stallion’s heats higher
than those winning performances of
the mare.
I DAQEBALL
a 2 BASEBARL
“Curley” Brown, the southpaw who
twirled for Birmingham several sea
sons fl"f). Is at present dolng boxwork
in the Pacific Coast League. Brown, be
sides being a good pitcher, is a handy
man to have around. Some times he
Khy. the outfleld and Is a fairly good
itter,
The Lookouts will probably have their
same plichers next season. Jim Allen
will be back !n Chattanooga, and so will
Knowlson, Merritt and “Rube"” Mar
shall, while Walker will be recalled.
Arthur Johnson will probably be turned
back to Blrmlngnm, according to a
report from the Tennesses city.
Tomm& Long, “Dode” Paskert and
Erskine Mayer, all tormer Crackers, are
playing good ball in the majors this
season, and are very poruur around the
National League circult,
Fans In St. Louls have nicknamed
Long "Tnmm‘ Tee,”" or “Tommasso."
Huggins uses him fnt?uoml{ as a pinch
hitter, and he usually delivers,
Local baseball fans will remember
“Mutt” Willlams, who pitched for the
Crackers a few years ‘?' and Morley
Jennings, who ployed short a while.
RBoth men are doing fine work sos the
Minneapolis American Association club
Willlams s the “iron man' of the
staff, “Wallop”™ Smith, ex-Cracker
third sacker, is also & member of the
Millers.
Garry Herrmann Is well pleased with
alu‘t‘y. The Reds' prolrv has confidence
in nu{‘- *udcmonc of players and he
never dictates to the "Old Master."”
of Gasehall piayers 1a the game. oid
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Hot Fight Expected for Various
- Positions on Alabama Eleven.
Prospects Very Bright.
NIVERSITY, ALA., Sept. 14—
U With three or four good men
for every position, Coach Kelly
faced a hard task to name the nine
teen men who were placed on the
‘!ootbul training table Wednesday
‘simultaneously with the opening of
school.
The material that Coach Kelly has
is better by far to the average look
er-on than has confronted an Alaba
ma coach in many years. He him
self says, in his usual conservative
manner, that they can become foot
ball players if they want to.
Eight of the nineteen to be chosen
are new men, showing the value that
lies In the green material now on the
squad The new men are Gage and
Pope, halfbacks; Crean, quarterback;
S. Johnston, Brown, guards; Davis,
Lowman, tackles; Stowers, end.
Seven were wvarsity men—Captain
Morton, end; E. Maynor, center;
Rogers and Whittelsey, tackles; G.
Johnson, fullback; Hagan, quarter
back; W. Hovater, halfback. Other
four—D. Hovater, center; Downey
and Moreland, guards, and Latham,
end--have played on the scrubs.
The opening of school has increased
Kelly’'s squad materially, both in
numbers and worth. Gris Harsh,
quarterback of last year, about whom
for a while there was some doubt,
has definitely stated that he would re
turn, He is expected every day.
“Jake™ Taylor, halfback of last year,
is also looked for.
The American League has one more
open date before the curtain goes down
on October 4, and that is September 26,
The National has two more open dates,
September 17 and 24,
Pat Moran's Phils will close the sea-
Son against the Braves in Quakertown.
Boston and Philadelphia meet on Oc
tober 2,3, 4 and 5. Brooklyn will be
grappling with New York when the
BOng rings.
The Red Sox will have an easy time
during the last three days of the Amer
fean Ln(uo season. The Athletics will
be their opponents on October 2, 3 and
4 in Boston, while the Tigers quit play -
ing on October 1, competing with the
Browns on that le.
Our old friend Dick Bayless, who
rllnd with the Crackers back in 1909,
s pastiming with the Salt Lake club,
In the Coast League. “‘Bunny" Brief,
the nm-mmng ex-White Stocking first
sacker, is on the same team.
Grimes, recantly purchased by Pitts.
bu.r: from Birmingham, seems to have
Mmade an ilmpression upon the sport writ.
ors In the Smoky City. Suflol(fi relieved
Miller In a rmo the other day and getas
credit for the victory, as his new team
mates won the contest
Pat Moran has barred all talk of a
world's series among his players. If
you want to start .nrthlns. Just claim
that the Phils are going to walk away
with the rag. Pat isn't superstitious,
:u M"do:ul not want that old. ).l‘l’tl a&:
ork overtime, and perhaps sp
beans altogether Y
-THE. ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Rq.)ort I§ Mafle of Athle?ic SI}OW
UnionMenGetsl,soo Fromßose
FFICERS and delegates of the
Atlanta Federation of Trades
met last night at the
new Labor Temple on Trinity
avenue to receive the full report
of the amusement committee of the
recent athletic events held by this
‘body, starting on Labor Day after
noon and ending with the boxing
contests in the evening.
A detail report was made of the aft
ernoon events and also the boxing
contests, the bouts being put on by
Randolph Rose, the Southern sports
‘man. The boxing contests at the
Auditorium in the evening drew a
$2,684 house, but due to the heavy
expenses of staging the attractive card
no money was made on the show.
W. C. Puckett, chairman of the La
bor Day Amusement Committee, how
ever, sprang a surprise when he;
stated that Mr. Rose had turned over
a check of $1,500 from his personal
account to go to the building of the
new Labor Temple. |
Following is the report in full. It
is self-explanatory: |
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18, 1916,
To the Atlanta Federation of Tradu.;
Officers and Delegates: Having had
permission granted me as chairman Ofi
the amusement committee of the gen
eral Labor Day committee, by that body,
it is with pleasure that this report cov
ering the work of the amusement com
mittee is submitted to your honorubhj
body before having been passed upon by
the general Labor Day committee, ‘
Your committee feel that the various
athletic events on Labor Day under the
auspices of the general Labor Day com
mittee were even more than satisfactory
to all concerned, and we are quite sure
that they were much enjoyed, not only
by the participants, but by our own
people connected with the Federnuon.;
as well as the general public, ‘
The exercises at Grant Park during
the afternoon consisted of varlous events |
for men, boys and girls-——running, pea
nut, egg and spoon and three-legged
races were on the program. Danclngi
was Indulged in at the concrete pavilion
durine the afternoon, |
The event that wag.of the greatest
interest was the drum corps contest by
the Junior Order drum mrf- and the
Red Men's drum corps for $75 in cash |
rizes—the result as decided by the
Fudn, rve the nr-t‘&rln to the Junlo;
Order drum corps , and the secon
g;:lu was awarded to the Red Men's.
m m(;'gn, $25.
The 100 yards running race for men,
union men on’l!,. was won by T. J,
Smith, of the Typographical U"nion, No.
48, and Mr. Jack Morgan, of the Black
smiths’ Unlon, was second. The prizes
were $5 and $2.50 In gold. We noted
that several of the boys and girls win
A.A.C. Golf Tourney Not to
Conflict With City Meet
| HE annual club champlonship
i I in goif of the Atlanta Athletic
Club has been postponed from
the last week In September until
some time in October, The change in
date was made 20 as not to conflict
with the city golf championship, the
qualifying round of which Is to be
played Friday and Saturday of this
wesk at the Druid Hills course,
This is the third annual city event,
George Adalr won the title in both
the previous tournaments, defeating
W. F. Spalding in the finals of 1914,
and his son. Perry, last year,
~ Players may qF\‘lrnllfy for this tour
nament either iday or Saturday.
Play In the qualifying round will be
from seratch, and also in the cham
plonship flight. In other flights club
handicaps will apply.
Thursday is the last day for prac
tice over the Druld Hills course, It
is In exeellent condition and is cer
tain to furnish a fine test in the com
ing event,
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t Edwin P. Ansley defoated C. B. Bid
well in the 36 es finals In the seo
ond flight In the golf tournament for
the champlonship of the Ansley Park
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ning prizes in the varlous events were
sons and daughters of union men.
The committee are under obligations
to, and we desire to heartily thank the
Board of Park Commissioners for plac
lnf at the disposal of our committee a
splendid band of musicians thirty in
number, for our afternoon exercises at
Grant f‘uk; to General Manager of
Parks J. O. Cochran, who served as a
member of the amusement committee
and greatly assisted in the splendid
‘management of all events during the
afternoon, the thanks of the entire com
mittee are extended. To Mr. Nelson
Crist and his gentlemanly assistants for
their faithful work in an all-around ca
pacity in assisting your committee, our
thanks are extended. Your chairman
has written a letter to the Board of
Park Commissioners, thanking them on
behalf of the amusement committee and
the Atlanta Federation of Trades.
It is indeed a great pleasure to report
that the boxing contests held at the Au
ditorium-Armory on Monday evening,
September 4, 1916, were a great success,
and we believe that every person who
witnessed them will quite agree with
your committee that they were as clean,
fast and scrappy as ever witnessed any
where. There was positively no smok
ing in the building, and many ladies
were ‘)resent.
While the attendance at the show was
not up to expectations, the committee
feels repaid for all the work put forth
by the clean manner in which the card
was put on. The house totaled $2,584.
Your committee, and we know that the
general Labor Day committee, as well
as your honorable body, will join as one
man in extending earnest and txg)re
clative thanks to our good friend, Ran
dolph Rose, for the splendid assistance
rendered as a committeeman as well as
his great financial assistance to the
committee on which he served with dis
tinetion, and to the Atlanta Federation
of Trades. Had it not been for Mr.
Randolph Rose, your committee could
have never undertaken the great show
on Labor Day night at the Auditorium-
Armory, as it was quite necessary that
many hundreds of dollars he advanced
to perfect the arrangements connected
therewith, and your committee was
financlally unable to handle the matter.
When our prr:rolmon was made
known to Mr. Randoiph Rosu, he imme.
diately saild go ahus. I am with you.
He then gave much of his valuable time
and finance to brln’ success to the At
lanta Feaeration of Trades, as well as
every member of organized labor in the
fily of Atlanta in our great undertak
ng.
ft is with a great deal of pleasure that
your committee is here and now able to
hand you a check for $1.500, which
under the agreement made with Mr.
Rose is to go to the Atlanta Federation
of Trades, and for suc» amount Mr.
Rose I 8 m{onslbla alone,
espectfully submitted
W. C. PUCKETT,
Chairman Amusement Committee,
Golf Club by the score of 7 up and
6 to play. He receives as a prize a
golf bag presented by George Muse
Clothing Company.
In the championship flight Mallory
Jones defeated D. F. Rogers In the
semifinals 2 up and 1 to play. In the
36 holes finals which wili be played
Saturday starting at noon he meets
his uncie, B. A. Jones, Jr., for the
title.
Rodgers vs. Fooshe
In Golf Finals Today
MEMPHIS, Sept, 14.—Doc Rodgers, of
Knoxville, and George W. Fooshe, Mem.
phis, will meet today in a 36-hole finals
match for the champlonship of the Ten
nessee Golf Association, Rodgers won
his way Into the match for the title by
defeating G. O. Waring, of Memphis, §
u,) and 4 to go, In the semifinal round
of the State tournament here yesterday
Afternoon, while Fooshe put out 8. L.
Probasco, Chattanooga, 4 and 3.
Chick’s Brother Is
Victor of Golf Meet
CHICAGO, Bept. 14.-—Golf ntpurs to
run in the Evans family, Chick's broth
er, Elllott, won the Westmorsland
trophy from a fleld of 175 players here.
By Tad
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‘Speaker Gets Three Hits—Chase
Leading Daubert, His Nearest
Rival, by Ten Points.
Y COBB gained six points on Tris
Speaker Tuesday, but the Breal
l Indlan outfielder ‘“came back"
yvesterday, gaining five points on the
“Georgia Peach.” The former Boston
Red Stocking strolled to the plate three
times in yesterday's combat against the
Athletics, getting three safe blows, and
his percentage Jumped three f"’“‘“"
Cobb was at bat three times, failing to
hit safely, and his average fell two
notches. Eighteen points now separate
the two leaders. Jackson Tvt one hit in
four trials, and lost a single point.
Hal Chase, National League leader,
increased his percentage one point by
getting three hits in eight attempts.
| Davey Robertson poled out three hits,
also, In eight trips to the pan, and
ined a point. Jake Daubert was out
of the game, while Wagner dropped
three points when he failed to hit safe
ly in three times up. Rogers Horunsby,
of the Cards, got two hits in seven
trials, losing a notch.
Following are the batting marks:
American League.
Players— AB. H. Pct,
BOOBERE .. o 0 Wi o) w 2 L 9 BT BB
PODB. ¢ ~ 20 aeiis di v o iie T 8
ORI, o 5 vies i ve J. 004 lINO 388
National League.
Players— AB. H. Pct.
CORBR . oo 40 hi'se 4i o AT 154 298
Daubert.. .7 .. ~ ~ .. ..408 127 .816
SOPREDY.. oo oo 'ss vi ov o 800 109 18
TORE: . oo 45 o asiis wOB 1% 300
Robertson.. .. .. .. .. ..500 152 .304
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By Nashville, 2 to 0
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Bept. 14.—~The
Nashville team, pennant-winners in the
Southern League for 1916, took the first
of a four-game series from Charlotte,
which copped the Carolina L.eague bunt
ing, here yesterdn¥ afternoon. The
score was 2 to 0. om Rogers, main
stay of the Voi staff, hurled for the vis
itors, and was touched up for nine Rhits,
but he kept them scattered.
Gus W’Pllmmn, the hard-hitting out
flelder of the Southern leaguers,
smashed one of Gaston's curves over
the right fleld fence in the etgmh in
ning with Marshall on first. Charlotte
had twelve men left on bases. The Vols
got only six hits,
Score by innings: RH.E.
Nashville .. .. .. .. 000 000 0202 6 1
Charlotte.. .. .. ..000 000 0000 9 3
Batteries: Rogers and Street; Gas
ton and Manchestar,
(}‘:hicagg City Series
BOSTON, Sept. 14.—1 t {8 possible that
Larry Doyle mns' regain the use of his
right leg, injured here last Saturday, in
time to plrflr':rnh In the city series at
Uhileago, providing there is one.
Doyle was taken to a hospital after
fracturing a bone In his ankle and phy
siclans say that in all probability he win
be well within & month-—maybe sooner
~unless some unforeseen complication
ensues.
After the broken bone was adjusted
the ankle did not swell, as is usual in
such cases, which led the surgeons here
to think their first m:{m-nlnna were too
severe. Even If he does not play ball
next month it Is unlikely that he will
suffer permanent inconvenience as & re
sult of the hurt,
Spurts Evidentlg
BEpurts are evidoml; bad for a ball
club, It Is ancient history now how
the Giants, after making a clean sweep
of their last Western Invasion, cracked
completely after Al Demaree broke thelr
string at Philadelphia., The St Louls
Browns have now repeated this explo
sion stunt after sotting up the season's
high run in the American League.
Fielder Jones and his run-an-inning
brigade have dmpp«% completely from
{cmr-l attention, while a month ago
hey were the sensation of both major
clircuits
CHAMPION KILBANE WOULD
BOXWELSH FOR §IO.OOO
Number of Rounds NotStated—Short Encounter
Would Mean Nothing, but Bout Over Long
Route Would Go Big—Other Boxing Gossip.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14—Jimmy
Dunn, manager for Johnny Kilbane,
featherweight champion, said today
that he would allow his man to meet
Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion,
provided he received SIO,OOO for his
share of the purse.
Kilbane is showing at a local thea
ter.
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By Harry Lewis.
THE above news report was re
ceived from Baltimore this
morning, and indicates that Jimmy
Dunn, manager of Johnny Kilbane,
the featherweight champion, 1s will
ing to send his protege against Fred
die Welsh, providing Kilbane receives
SIO,OOO for his end. No mention is
made whether thé& bout is to be ten or
twenty rounds.
Many critics who have seen Kil
bane in action feel confident that
Johnny would give Welsh the toughest
sort of a battle, while there are just
as many who are of the opinion that
Welsh wou'd have little trouble win
ning over the featherweight king.
The writer has had the pleasure of
seeing Kilbane In action on one oc
casion, Ritchie Mitchell, the fast
Milwaukee battler, was Kilbane's op
ponent at that time, and Mitchell was
far from the boy he is today, belng‘
but a youngster in the game then.
The bout was a ten-round affair, and |
the mill was staged one night IMt‘
September, if we remember correctly.‘
Although a number of the critics
present awarded the shade to Mitch
ell, T thought the bout was a good
draw, due to Kilbane's wonderful
jabbing tactics
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KILBANE'S showing, however, was
nothing to rave about. True,
Johnny might not have been at his
best, but it is our humble opinion
that Welsh would have had little
trouble whirping Mitehell that even
ing had he been in Kilbane's place.‘
and Freddie seldom does much train
ing for no-decision contests.
On another occasion Kilbane was
pitted against Joe Mandot, another
lightweight, in a twelve-round bout
at Akron, Ohio. This scrap took
place some time back, and according
to the scribes, Mandot was entitled to
the shade, Now, the question comes
up: If Kilbane couldn’t whip Mandot
and Mitchell, what chance has he to
beat Welsh? The question is a good
one, but the Kilbane admirer will tell
vou that the Kilbane of today is a
far superior boxer to the Kilbane who
fought Mandot and Mitchell, so there
you are,
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IT can not be doubted that Kilbane
is a wonderful boxer, and the
greatest featherweight since Abe At
tell was in his prime. Pitted against
Welsh, Kilbane would no doubt rely
on speed to win, and with youth in
his favor it may be that Johnny,
would prove capable of setting such al
fast pace that he wo‘ld be able to cop
a referee's verdict over Freddie,
We do not think there is a chance
in the world of Kilbane to stop Welsh,
GRHAIR VIEW/ N
37 PORT NE @
V:: § & GroeseE Poze
A FABLE.
Once uzon a time an honut;uclllot
became champlon of his class. (Remem
ber, kind readers, that this Is a fable).
“‘Nhy." he was asked, ““are you cham.
p'lon?r' Are you the best man In your
class
“No,” he ro:llod. (Remember, kind
readers, that this Is a fable).
“The rest of the punks In my class are
worse than | am.” ‘
The lines written above, kind readers,
constitute a fable, and yet—and yet—
and yet——,
Colorado Springs did all it could to
elevate boxing, but the game up there
is several thousand feet below sea level.
THE KNOCKOUT,
It Is a boxing champeen,
He flqhu a title bout.
He doesn’t hit the other guy,
And doesn’t even seem to try,
But knocks the fight game out.
It was Antaeus, or & big bum with .‘
name something fike that, who came \:X
stronger every time he was knocked
down. Antaeus must be the father of
the boxing game. A flock oé"muonll
still pay money to see Carl M
Nothing is Impossible these dlm.lohn
Alex tells ug that he fell forty and
injured his dome.
Having staged a_championship boxing
match, Colorado Springs will now put
on a chess tournament and get some ac
tion.
THE HIGH COST OF MATCHES.
The newspaper man Is a regular guy,
At least he Is most of the time,
The bo who approaches with tears In
his eye
Is sure to go away with a dime.
The n:m:am man always falls for a
ouch,
Rc:armm of what he may earn;
He l?-. as a rule, and he answers
“How much?
Though he knows It will never return,
He will hand you his bank roll—lif that
aln’t enough
He will go out and borrow and
scrateh;
But he answers you shortly and rudely
and rough
When you say to him “Lend me a
match,”
A mowball In Gehenna once was
}th«mfht to be the most ephemeral ob
-1&01‘.1 n the universe, But the said snow
all in Gehenna is left at the post when
It tries to compets with a box of
kmtchu in a newspaper office.
There Is nothing like peing prepared
for the worst. Joe T'nkog.u& his ath.
letes out recently to watch the Sox.
ATLANTA, GA.
Freddie knows too much, and, bpui
sides, he managed to stay away from
White, and Charley is by far a better
and a harder puncher than the feath
erweight king. ;
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S HOULD promoters see fit to put
the pair on, let’'s hope Messrs.
Welsh and Kilbane are prevailed up
on to travel over the twenty-round
route, with the lightweight title at
stake. A contest of this kind would
prove a wonderful attraction, while
we do not think a ten-round bout
would do more than ‘bunco’ the pub
lic out of a lot of gooda money, as
nothing would be at stake in a scrap
of this kind.
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KILBANE would have absolutely
nothing to lose in a bout of this
kind. If Welsh beat him, Johnny
would still be the featherweight
champion, while a victory over Fred
die would make Kilbane one of the
greatest cards in the country, and
the holder of two championships. He
would also drag down a nite piece of
money for his end, :
The match is a wise one for Kil
bane, and his manager no doubt
realizes this fact more than anyone
else. ;
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WHILE promotors are bidding for:
a Welsh-Kilbane bout, ' Johnny
Dundee is sure to start a lou dhowl
if Kilbane beats him to a chance at
the title. Dundee has long been a
topnotcher in the lightweight divi
sion. He has been after Welsh for
some time, but for one reason or oth
er he has never bheen able to corner
the lightwelight champ for a long bat
tle.
Personally the writer believes that
Dundee s deserving of the next crack
at Welsh's title, but it looks as if
more money will be offered for the
Kilbane-Welsh crown, which makes
it tough indeed for the Italian light
weight from Go.tham
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IF Dundaee fails to get on with Welsh,
a bout that ought to go mighty
good is a twenty-round go between
Dundee and Charlie White. These
bovs have met twice, White wlnnll;g
with ease at Syracuse, N. Y., on A
130, 1912. Dundee, hoWwever, came back
on November 27, 1913, and handed
White somewhat of a lacing at New
Orleans. Both these bouts were ten
round affairs.
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OHNNY GLYNN, the “Boy Mana
ger,” is seriously thinking of open
ing up a popular-priced boxing club
here before long. Johnny has brought
out such boys as Battling Budd and
Ray Kirk. He also handled Jimmy
Perry in his bouts around these parts.
It !s Glynn's present intention to
stage an elimination tourney between
such boys as Budd, Kirk, Feldman,
Kid Young, Battling Sheppard and a
few other promising youngsters, the
winner to get a big match here iater.
Glynn's plan is a good one, and his
friends are pulllng for him to go
through with it
~ The National League luderfin? may
shift every dn(, but we know at least
one club that {s consistent.
AU REVOIR!
The melancholy d.g. have gone,
The saddest of the 'ynr.
The Crackers and Guils no more are on
The baseball schedule here.
Weeghman Denies He
Will Change Pilots
CHICAGO, Sept. 14—Annoyed by
frequent repetition of stories that Joe
Tinker would not be at the helm of
the Cubs another season, President
Weeghman today Issued another
statement in which he emphatically
stated that he is not contemplating
a change In managers., The denial
was called forth by a story printed in
a local paper which said that Weegh
man was angling for Fred Mitchell,
coach of the Boston Braves, as a
1917 leader.
“Of course” sald Weeghman, “I
have been dissatisfied at times with
the way the club has been going, but
that happens In any business.
\ . . ;
Mitchell Outpoints .
'Brien in Ten Rds.
o'Brien in Ten
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Sept. 14
Ritchie Mitchell, local lightweight, sasil
outpointed Shamus O'Brien, of Ne
York, in a ten-round bout here
night.,
WHITE SAVES BROTHER
PUEBLO, COLO., Sept. 14.—Chars
ley White, Chicago lightweight, saved
his brother, Jack White, from &
knockout at the hands of Kid Mex
recently, when he crawled inte the
ring in the eighth round of a sched=
‘uled fifteen round fight and led him
to his corner, ;
| White's face was badly cut, and he
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‘hnd taken a terrible beating. b
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