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Third Man in Ring Faces Thank
less Task—Umpires Know
Fans Are Fickle.
ID you ever see a baseball um
pire or a referee of boxing
contests who could please the
fans and at the same time render de
r?“rurmé’w&ag cisions as they
L Sty %‘Euw them? No,
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J 4 day and get by
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! ’*‘l e ‘g\@‘ 4 hooted and hissed,
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pE s sssaed the same official
almost mohbed by the fans. The same
situation prevails in boxing. Tt seems
that it is impossible to please them
all, and it's no use trying.
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The *“gallery gods' at a boxing
contest and the "“bleacher fans” at
ball games are the hardest of them
all to satisfy. They're all good fel
lows, but they have their favorites,
and they hate te see them lose. Take
a boxing contest, fcr instance. Let
10111\5 Attell and Bud Conley box, If
Conley happens to be strong with a
certain section of the crowd Attell
will almost have to murder him -to
get the decision. The referee in such
a case faces a tough task. In order
to be fair, he must give the decision
to the boy he thinks won, and so he
does. But the fan only sees what his
favorite has done in the bout. He
doesn’t think of the damage the other
boy is doing, so that when the de
cision is finally rendered against the
lad he is rooting for, he honesuy
thinks his friend has been robbed. ',
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1 have witnessed hundreds of box
ing contests throughout the country,
and I have watched many referees
work. In my opinion, Mike Saul is
one of the most capable ring judges
in the country; still I doubt whether
a referee has been hissed at more in
this city than Mike, The reason of it
all is hard to explain, In an effort
to keep the game clean here I have
taken a personal hand in affairs to
see that the decisions are rendered
NOT to please the gamblers or man
agers of boxers, but to please the
public as a whole, In order to do this
a referee must be picked to give the
verdict as he sees it, without favor
to any of them. This is just what
Mike has done since I have watched
him referee in this city. There are
a great number of fans who know
this, but there always will remain
hundreds who honestly think some
injustice is being done_ them. |
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At the ball game the fan usually
roots for the home team. If Cy Mor
gan should be out there calling a
close one against the local club they
will hoot and hiss at Cy until his
ears must fairly ring. Sti#l, Cy, or
whoever the umpire may be, Is sim
ply. doing his best. Of course, there
are some incapable referees and um
pires, but it is my honest apinion
that the umpires in the Southern
T.eague as a whole class with &ny
staff in the country. And the same
goes for the local referees wWho have
worked here in the past four “wears.
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Scotty Chestnutt is probably the
most popular umpire that has worked
in this city. Scotty's pep and ag-~
gressiveness keep the players hus
tling and he also has a good eye in
rendering decisions. But, let Scotty
render a close one against Roy Moran
or some other Cracker during a close
game at Poncey and see what sort of
an ovation he gets, Catcalls and
jeers will be sweet music to his ears.
No, there's nothing to this game
of an umpire and referee being pop
ular. Our only advice to them is to
call them as you see them, and as
long as they do this honestly and
without favor their jobs are safe, and
the fans will always be out there to
patronize the game.
First Draft Not to
Catch Tris Speaker
CLEVELAND, July 23.—Tris Speaker,
the great outfielder of the Cleveland
Indians, will not be drafted for military
gervice in the first fl-nun, according to
a telegram received her& from Hubbard
City, Texas, where Speaker registered.
Tris’ number was the 9,197 th drawn.
Joe Evans, the Cleveland thirdsacker,
who registered i@ Meridian, Miss., may
be called to the colors. Jim Bagbhy,
crack pitcher of the home team, has
been drafted in his distriet, but will
robably gain exemption on the grounds
shat his wife and two children are de
pendent upon him, .
Sta,rtyTraining Grind
Bud Conley and Young Attell will
gtart training today for their ten-round
hout at the Columbla theater Friday
night. Both boys have already put up
two slashing seraps and they are ex
pected to repeat in the coming mill.
“Happy Joe' Trent, who is managing
Conley, thinks his protege will surely
win. In fact, Joe i willing to bet a lit
tle loose change on the outcome.
Battling Ellis and Charley Smith will
elash over the six-round route. A four
round lcra{) will open the card. Twenty
rounds of boxing are billed in all.
LEONARD IS FAVORITE,
PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-—Benny
l.eonard is a flve to six favorite over
Johnny Kilbane in their comlng “bat
vle next Wednesday night at Shibe's
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T I INTERNATIONAL
Eddie Hart, in the khaki uniférm of a private in the Seventh
Engineers,
Man Who Won Championship for Princeton,
Despite Broken Neck, Would Tackle
War Lord Wilhelm.
DDIE HART has a manla for
smashing lines,
When his bulky form
crashed through the mighty line
that Yale had builded from seven
superman on that memorable day
in November in 1911 and hurled
Quarterback Gardner over his
own goal for a safety that gave
Princeton the championship of
America, there were some mmillion
people who admitted it. Other
e¢levens, including Harvard, pro
fessed that the giant tackle and
halfback from Princeton was a
demon.
The compelling desire seized
him one day during the fall of
1907, when he was a member of
the Prillips-Exeter eleven, and it
seemed that he would pay the toll
with his life. A terrific plunge
was followed by a groan. At the
hospital, the surgeon gravely
shook nis head and announced
that the third and fifth vertebra
wére broken,
A broken neck ordinarily causes
a somber frock-coated individual
to inter the unfortunate. But Ed.
die had a manla for smashing
lines. And a broken neck did
not deter him when the call for
candidates _for the Princeton
freshman eleven sounded in 1908.
Nor did it hold him in check in
1909, or in 19010 andg, 1911, when
he captained the Tigers.
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Over tha Atlantic “somewhere in
France” the former Princeton
star—one of the most memorable
in the annals of football—has
been advised that Hindenburg,
Von Ludendorff and a few other
Huns have established a line they
claim lis invulnerable. Eddie,
with his same mania, is in train
ing in Atlanta with the Seventh
Regiment of Engineers. All lines
look alike to him,
There is one regret that Hart
admits. He can't get “over there”
soon enough, This little impa
tlence is why Eddle Is in Atlanta,
in khaki and in Company A of the
engineers.
When war came, Hart wanted
to respond immediately to the call
of the President, Tor two years
at Old Nassau he hud fought un
der the banner of Woodrow Wil
son, and it was the same leader
who gave him letters committing
Fim to the officers’ training
camp at Fort Sheridan, Illnois.
But that meant three months of.
training, and maybe a year Lefore
the actual test would come.
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Hart heard that the engineers
would be the vanguard of the
armed forces of the United States
on the western front, so he jour
neyved to Atlanta. A few days
later he enlisted as a private in
Company A.
But enlistment had its proh
lems., Eddie was too brawny. The
Q. M. 7. couldn’t provide him with
an olive drab shirt to encase his
“% chest and his 19 neck. But the
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tailor responded and Hart was a
private,
A few weeks before he was
manager of the producing de
partment of the Booth Fisheries—
a $20,000,000 corporation in Chi
cago. 'This position made hln(
spurn the position of athletie di
rector at Princeton, when it was
tendered, but it could not hold
him when Uncle Sam called. But
Eddije wants to get in action.
“l heard that the Engineers
would get to the front almost im
mediately, Hart confided to me.
“The Princeton authorities want
ed me to enter a training camp *
for »fficers, Lut that meant delay.
And I'm anxious to get over there,
even as a private,”
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But instead of Private Hart, it
is Sergeant Hart now.
And if the armed forces of the
United States were as fit as is the
man who winked at death on the
gridiron, there would be no furth
er training. The genial sergeant
—he is one of the most popular
men in the regiment. according to
his comrades in arms—is making
others fit, also. He has heen di
recting the setting-up exercises
for the men of Company A, The
pep and dash that he has put in
the calisthenies have caused the
men to marvel, And the men are
“getting those bumps way out,”
as Lieutenant Robillard, of Com
pany 1 at TFort McPherson,
phrases it.
As to when Hart will get an
opportunity to hit the Hindenburg
line, there is naturally some
doubt, but the engineers have
been notified to hold themselves
ready to move on 24 hours no
tice.
Pitcher Dan Tipple
TORONTO, July 23.—Pitcher Dan Tip
ple is no longer a Toronto Leaf. Which
goes, perhaps, to show that one swal
low does not make a Toronto summer.
He has been sent back to the New
York Yankees, whence he came. He has
been of no real use to the Leaves since
early in May.
Cuban Loses First
Game in Southern
, the Cuban pitcher, worked
m:l:]\r:l:trogamee for leg Rock SBunday
and lost, 2 to 1, in 12 innings, The
former Louisville twirler was pounded
for 14 hits l:y Memphis, but was given
Pe.
g”lo’glr:l(le?sollku many others, probably
underestimated the strength “of the
teams in the Southern League.
Cable Is Playing
Harold Cable, former second-sacker
for the Crackers, is now holding down
that berth for the Toledo club of the
American association, Local friends of
the ls‘;tle infielder are hoping he makes
good.!
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Crackers Meet Little Rock Ready
for Drive to Retake First'Place,
Boman Here.
I a changed front, Little
Rock opens a five-game se
ries with the Crackers Mon--
day at Ponce Del.con.
Clyde Wares, the Traveler boss, has
‘shlftod his pattling array considerably
since the last visit of Little Rock to
Atlanta. In the outfield he has ac
quired Kirkham from the St. Joseph
team In the Western League. Palme-
To, the, Cuban piteher, has been pur
chased by Little Rock, and the ex-
Giant will be seen in action here.
The latest athlete to join the Little
Rock standard is “Turkey” Boman,
who starred with the University of
Alabama as a pitcher. Boman is a
typical collegian pitcher, and was a
mighty popular athlete at Tuscaloosa.
He was cheer leader of Alabama anu
held other positions of honor,
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Boman will twirl against Atlanta
during the latter part of the series.
He pitched a creditable game agalnst
Memphis Sunday, losing 1 to 0. He
held the Memphii to four bhitg and
showed no little talent.
Despite all the shifts, Wares has
not beén able to get the Travelers up
in the running from seventh place.
They have been playing faster ball
and have been showing signs of
awakening ambition. Since Wares
assumed charge Little Rock has won
‘more than half of its games.
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In “Tex"” Covington, Little Rock has
(ne player who 15 slated to return
for another trial in the majors. The,
first-sacker has hit around the .300
mark all season, and has been fielding
cleverly. With Birmingham, Coving
ton was rated as one of the leading
exponents of the “hit-and-run” game,
He has been aiding Little Rock in the
same manner.
Rube Robinson, who i 8 scheduled to
tace the Crackers Monday, is the star
flinger of the visitors. Tincup, the
Indian piteher who twirled a perfect
game against Birmingham, will face
Atlanta also.
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The ¥rankmen have dealt ruthlessly
with the Travelers in the previous
games. They have taken ten from
them and .ost four. In Ponce De
-1 eon, Little Rock has been able to win
a single battle.
Incidentally this will be & fnreyve!l
series. The Crackers journey to Little
'Rock later in the seal?n, but the Ar
kansans are making Aheir final ap
pearance here,
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Cholly Frank will meet the Trav
elers without a handicap. Roy Mo
ran is expected to return to left field,
while Tom Sheehan will take his turn
on the slab against the invaders. Otto
Hess will do his bit in the drive to
retake first olace. |
After Atlanta has disposed of Little
Rock, it will tackle the Memphis team,
recently strengthened.
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Boners--Bingles ;
LBy Jack Veiock ..n
Poor Old Vet,
You are old, Ed Plank,
You are almost through,
For years ‘you‘ve bheen Rnchln. ball;
You are almost throug
Letting big league clubs
Put across any runs at all
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in the Spot Ll%ht.
Eddie Plank, the Gettysburg veteran,
scored his 301st major lengvue vietory
Sunday, when he blanked ashington.
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The Yankees lost fourth place on
their western road trip. Finder please
return to Bill Donovan.
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one-half games ahead of Boston, which
ig as comfortable as heing one jump
ahead of a wild cat.
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Wallle Pip]x made four hits against
Detroit Sunday. Two of them were
doubles and one a triple. Thanks to
Pipp, the Yanks won in 13 innings.
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~ Swede Risgberg and Reb Russell de
feated Boston, The battln‘; fielding
and base running of Ris e? was
enough, coupled with Russell’'s four-hit
game,
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The Indians Xon a marathon from
the Athletics nn+sc£ret.!i.a. score of runs.
Ray Chapman helped his batting av
erge with a home ruan,
yde Milan, Bates. Chapman, Lie-
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bold and Gandil rapped out three hits
apiece in Sund;:fi"a games.
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Lots of minor leaguers who never
would have been drafted will get a
call from Uncle Sam.
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Chananoog& took two from Mabile
gelterday. rennan and Bennett were
eaten in the first 9 to 0. Marshall
lost the second 4 to 3.
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Dixie Walker blanked the Vols yes
terday 2 to 0. Young Scott opposed the
Pels’ speed merchant,
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Momthln captured two close games
from ittle Rock. The Chicks won
the first 1 to 0, and captured the sec
ond 2 to 1, in twelve innings.
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McDaniel, catcher for the Lookouts,
got four hits out of five trips to the
plate, Tim Bowden made tmee in
the first and .lswo in the second.
. Hyatt g)led out Two tome runs yes
urd%}y. owden drove out one, and so
did Vick.
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now six points ahead of the Crackers.
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The Travelers wITI have a new man
in Kirkham in left field today. The
latter has been with Little RocY« about
a week, but this will be his first ap
pearance here.
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Pitcher Red Ames, of the Cardinals,
was a member of the world's champion
Glants in 1906, and is the only mem
ber of that famous team who is stiil
pastiming in the bis show,
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that the Red Sox pay for pitching and
not for batting. i
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| For Coming Games
g OLLOWING is the Cnckon'g
schedule, including August
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; Little Rock at Atlanta~July 23,
2 24, 25, 26,
} Memphis at Atlanta—July 27, 28,
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. Chattanooga at Atlanta—August
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_Baseball Summary |
| STANDING OF THE CLUBS,
Southern Leagus.
Won., Lost. Pet.
New Orleans . . . . 61 39 810
R. L L . 40 604
Birmlnfham Sai eBB 43 566
BOmORS . i 47 516
SRS i s ose v I 8 49 506
Chattanooga . , . , . bl 53 450
S RO, ov s s B bb 433
P L S ala 72 273
American League,
Won. Lost. Pet.
SRS . e 32 640
s . B 3 571
Cleveland .. . . . @ 42 .58!‘
T R e 43 517
g A 42 512
Washington . . , ~ . 35 b 2 402
BE RS ... . B 56 .396‘
Philadelphia . . . . 32 51 .386
National League, ‘
Won. Lost. Pct
Hm Ik - . B 26 867
Philadelpbia ~ . . . . 42 35 945
Sipamnatl . . . ... B 43 588
S, s B 40 535
I oy i e A 8 45 .489
BRI . .. . i B 42 A 75
T . .. B 48 432
PR . .s . 55 .360
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
southern-i.:ague.
Little Rock at Atlants, 3:30 F m,
Nashville at New Orleans, clear, 3:30
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Memphis at Birmingham, rain, 3:30
p. m.
Chattanooga-Mohile, off day.
National Lniua.
Pittsburg at New York, clear,
Chicago at Boston, clear.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, cloudy,
Cineinnati at Brooklyn, clear.
Amlrlc;:—l.enguo.
Boston at Chicago, cloudy.
(Others not scheduled.)
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. .
Southern League.
Chattanooga, %, Mobile, 0 (first).
Chattanooga, 4; Moblle, 3 (second, 7
innings).
New Orleans, 2; Nashylille, 0.
Memphis, 1; Little Rock, 0 (first).
Memphis, 2; Little Rock, 1 (second,
12 innings).
Others not scheduled.
National Leagye,
No games scheduled.
American League.
St. Louls, 4; \\Qashinglon, 0 (first),
Washington, s;'Bt. Louis, 6 (second).
New York, 7; Detroit, b.
Chicago 2; Boston, 0,
Clevelfmd. 20; Philadelphia, 6.
American Assoclation.
Kansas C'ts, 1; Louisville, 0,
St, Paul, 10; Toledo, 2.
Minneapolis, 2; Indlanapolis, 1.
Mllwnufi:'e. 2; Columbus, 2.
International League.
Montreal, 6-2; Newark, 0-3,
No other games.
Texas League.
Fort Worth, 10-6; Shreveport, 1-4,
San Antonifo, 5-0; Dallas, 4-8.
Waco, 1-2; Houston, 0-0.
Burns Tuesday Night
NEW YORK, July 23.—Wilson (Pal)
Moore, the crack Memphis bantam
welght, passed through here en route
to Boston, where he tackles Frankio
Burns, of Jersey City, In a twelve-round
bout Tuesday nlght. ' Moore boxed s'x
rounds here with Benny Leonard, the
lightwelight chnmglon, who Is training
for his bout with Johnny Kilbane, in
Philadelphia
MONDAY, JULY, 23, 917.
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Corbett Prepares for Kilrain
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How Jim Made Ready for Battle
This is the second of a series of three articles Mr. Corbett is writ
ing concerning his bout with Jake Kilrain, ranked as one of the greatest
the game ever produced. The third chapter of this series will appear on
Thursday, July 26,
By James J. Corbett. gipe
Former Heavyweight Champion of the World.
WO weeks of training was all
I that I really needed for my
six-round fight with Jake
Kilrain. I was always in eondition
T ! in those days
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. t‘g&[ «% ’1 me keyed up.
RN A week be
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%‘ meet Kilrain
?gw’ I left San
- B Francisco for
New Orleans,
with everyone but Dempsey confi
dent that T was in for an artistio
lacing. Bud Reno had promised
to meet me in the Loulsiana me
tropolis, but when 1 got off
the traln no one came for
ward to meet me. 1 wandofed
around the station until the
crowd had gone. Then a fellow
that I noticed watch tue arrivals
in an expectant way walked over
to me and said:
“Your name isn’t C'orbett, is it 7"
“Yes;, Jl'm Jim Corbett,” I re
plied.
It was Bud Reno who had ques
tioned me, and when I answered
he shot an appraising glance at
me—and his face took on a look
of disappointment. He had ex
pected to see a rather husky
warrior, and there 1 was, tall and
rather skinny and weighing in the
neighborhood of 166 pounds. Reno
thought of Kilrain's 215 pounds
and probably decided that the
fight would be a “bloomer.”
But, just the same, Reno was
mighty kind to me. I was a guest
in his home that night. Late in
the evening he arranged for me to
meet Kilrain, and when | saw the
husky Jake he surely did appeal
as Impressive and a lot more.
Kilrain was in his fighting prime
just then, with huge shoulders, a
powerful body, long arms and big,
brawny fists. But for some rea
son | didn’t fear him. Perhaps
Dempsey’'s confidence in me was
my buoy. Jack stood out in those
days as a keen judge of fighters—
and Jack had told me that I could
whip Kilrain, despite his advan
tage of 650 pounds.
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The next day I went to the little
training quarters which Reno had
selected for me, and found there
a fellow named Smith, He was
to fight Mike Cleary In the semi
final on the night of my bout with
Kilrain, Smith was only a medio
cre bhoxer, and never extended me
in our training bouts, But he ap
pealed to me as a mighty fine
fellow, and 1 asked him to second
me in the fight. Smith had be
come rather enthusiastic about
my style of hoxing which was
something new to him, and read
ily agreed to be in my corner.
On the afternon the fight was to
take place Smith appealed to me:
“Tell me how 1 should fight
Cleary.”
I've said that I liked Smith
and I did. And so, knowing what
a novice he was in comparison
with Cleary and what a tremen
dous hitter was this Cleary, 1
said:
“He'll knock you stiff with the
first solid punch that he shoots
out. Do your best, don't mix too
freely, and be satisfied with the
loser's end.”
That night, instead of going di
rect to my dressing room, I got a
seat in the audience. It was my
first trip South, and 1 wanted to
see how the Southern ringmen
conducted themselves, While 1
wag sitting in the crowd one of a
group said to another:
“I wonder if this Corbett will
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show up for his fight with Kil
rain?"
The others in the party at once
decided that “this Corbett” would
run out of the match.
“Why, he’s only a kid without
any real ring experience,” inter
posed one of the crowd. “And he
weighs only 166, while Jake tips
the scales aroupnd :i5 or 220,
Couldn’t blame the kid if he did
run out.”
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Just about that time Cleary and
Smith came into the ring. The
bell banged for the first round and
as Smith rushed from his cor
rer I saw that he was going to
ignore my advice. He dashed in
at Cleary and Mike moved out of
range. Smith rushed again—and
then Mike let fly the right-hand
ed punch that had made him fa
mous-—and the flfht. which had
gone less than 30 seconds, was
over!
1 at once hustled to the proa
trate Smith and helped to bring
him around. He was the only
boxer that 1 knew in New Or
leans, and T needed him to second
me. Then I raced into my dress
fog room and began to make the
quick change from street to ring
attire.
As I was lacing up my shoes,
a fellow rushed in and yelled:
“Hurry up! Kilrain and the ref
" eree are in the ring waiting for
you."
L Without a word, 1 began tak
ing off my shoes.
“Hey, what's the matter?” de
manded the announcer.
“Oh, nothing, except that this
fight doesn’'t go on until the ref
eree matter is gettled—to my sat
isfaction.”
“Why, he's all right,” defended
the other. “He's. all right.”
“I'm not saying that he isn’t,”
I retorted. "But I'm one of the
principals in this fight. And I've
‘ got just as much right to know
' about the referee as anyone else.
~ No one consulted me about this
referee. 1 don't even know who
‘ he is. So you just hustle out and
~ tell the club directors that Jim
Corbett will not go into that ring
‘ until a referee is named who isn't
of the hand-picked variety—and
~ who is agreeable to both sides.”
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Speed Kings Arrive
With their two bhig racing cars, Bar
ney Oldfield and Ralph DePalma are
expected. to arrive in Atlanta Tuesday
afternoon or Wednesday. They will
bring a retinue of mechanics and help
ers and will spend three days prac
ticing for the big match events to be
run Saturday at Lakewood for the
Southeastern Fair Association. Avia
tor Brown will arrive at the same time
with his flying machine and complete
”mn?mem! for the exhibitions of
loop-the-loop and upside-down flying,
throwlni bombs and other spectacular
work which will be part of the pro
ram,
s A large force of laborers are now at
work on the grounds, maklnfi_ every
thing ready for the meet he an
nouncement that cars would be parked
inside the ,rounds has been received
with much favor, as also the fact that
seats for the grandstand and boxes
will be on sale at Chess Lagomarsino's
and Oppenheim’'s cigar stores. One of
the greatest crowds ever in the park is
sure to attend Saturday.
BASEBALL
Atlanta vs. Little Rock
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SATURDAY
LAKEWOOD
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ATLANTA. LITTLE ROCK.
Mayer, of, - ...ciivirivess IR B
O'Mara, ss. .............. Barney, of.
Thragher, rs. .........Covington, Ib.
Morah, If, ........v. iy Kirkhain It
Munch, Ib. ~.......... Manning, 3b.
RUINE BB sionriconni ve TR
Moore, Ib. ..............Wares, 2%
Perkine, ¢. ........... Chapman, e.
Bressler, r sovninsnasies s MONIGEEE B
Game starts at 3:30.
§ Batting-Pitching
. Dope on Crackers
AR AR ie s Pl
PITCHING RECORDS.
Pitcher. w. . Pct.
L RPREREN G s 4 636
‘Dnr............12 7 632
Fullenwider .. ~ ~ 12 8 600
Sheehen .. ..o B 8 .600
ol L L 12 556
‘ BATTING AVERAGES,
Player. AB A 3 Pect.
Muneh .. . .881 51 127 ;g
Moran . . . .366 51 118 .
oM . . . B .302
McDonald . . .350 54 98 .280
Hige ... . D 3 15 273
Pioinich . . .194 17 52 .263
Bresgler . . . .81 1 N 259
Thrasher . . . .193 28 % 259
Mayer . . . . 408 56 102 251
Fullenwider . .61 6 15 246
Perking .. , . .208 17 51 248
Rellly . . . , 388 63 81 228
Shu‘nn Vi b e 6 13 222
oY .0 N 3~8 140
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Leading Batters
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0f Big Leagues
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Today’s leading hitters in the big
leagues are as fofiown:
American League.
Cobb, Dot ... inveiivciorin.. 0
Sisler, 8%, Louls ......coccvee i B
Speaker, Cleveland ...............348
Chapman, Cleveland ..............311
Baker, Now York «,..........ous. 800
National League.
Crideny . Lowly .. ... . .iicanva BB
Rousch, Cincinnati ................331
Hornsby, B¢, Louls ....c....,.... 228
Fischer, Pittsburg ................220
Griffith, Cineinnati ........... ... 08
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Alexa Stirling to
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Aid Navy League
CHICAGO, TLL., July 23.—Miss Alexa
Stirling, woman’s national golf cham
pion, yesterday notified the officials of
the women's section of the Navy League
that she would be able to compete in
the foursome for the benefit of tha
league at Onwentsia July 28. Bob Gard
ner, Chick Evans and Miss Elaine Ros
enthal will be the other players. Tick
ets can be obtained from Mrs. Louls
M. Stumer, 1402 Stevens Building, or
on the day of the event at Onwentsia,
MONEY TO LOAN
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Maost strictly private loan office In
clty, Bargalns In unredeemed dlamonds,
less than wholesale prices, all sizes, up
to 17/, carats each,
W. M. LEWIS & CO.
JEWELERS AND BROKERS,
$Ol-302 PETERS BUILDING.
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