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Whipped All Western Stars and
Returned to East—Dempsey
Had Long List of Admirers.
By James J. Corbett.
ACK DEMPSFHY once picked up a
little book in which there were
a number of proverbs. Turn-
Ing over the leaves he pointed to one
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B 0,. # success to reading
St T that maxim in my
e 887 early days and
7 ‘s\< \. ; changing 1t
w4B 4 around so that it
. would fit into ring
use. Soon after I determined to be
come a professional boxer I realized
fl:mt I didn’t have the powerful phy-
Bique of some of my rivals. I am
not possessed of the power to floor
many men with one punch. But 1
have been fairly successful. And the
reason is that I have always worked
along the theory that constant jabbing
away at an opponent sooner or later
will wear him down to a point where
I can end the contest with a few
hard smashes to the head and body.”
Before Jack Dempsey’'s day the ring
knew at least a half dozen men who
were scientific, who were brainy and
who depended more upon speed and
skill than upon brute strength. But
Jack Dempsey was the first of the
great pugilists to develop the art of
left jabbing to a point of marvelous
effectiveness. He used all his speed
and all his defensive cleverness to get
out of the way of the rushes and fu
rious swings of his opponents and
ever was an advocate of the jab-jab
jab method of fighting.
A perusal of Demsey’s entire ring
career shows the wonderful results
gained in fighting after the style
which he helped to perfect. Practi
cally every important battle in the
long carcer of the “Nonpareil” was
of the long distance variety. That
was due largely to the fact that
Dempsey, gifted with amazing en
durance powers, was content to drag
along the fight until such time as he
had worn down his opponent with his
pecking methods. Dempsey might
have finished up a half dozen of his
long contests in much shorter time
had he cared to take the chance ol
slugging with his foes. But Jack's
splendid ring judgment ruled against
it. And so Jack always played it
safe, keeping out of harm’s way and
repaying terrific sallies for his jaw
with sharp jabs to the nose and
mouth.
Jack Goes East.
About January 1, 1886, Dempsey
having whipped all the foremost pu
gilists on the Pacific Coast, went back
to New York. By that time his fami
had spread beyond the confines of
the United States and into Canada
Europe and Australia. The lovable
Irish lad had built up a following
that extended to all parts of the world.
Wherever he went he added to his list
of admirers and evetryone clamored
to see and then to meet the great
warrior. Dempsey had become the
greatest idcl of pugilism.
And little wonder! His amazing
record deserved all the plaudits that
were showered upon him. Through
1883, 1884 and 1885 he had mingled
in 34 battles. He had met light
weights, welterweights, middleweights
and heavyweights. And not one de
feat was charged against him. I
was an achievement then without :
real parallel in pugilistic history.
Dempsey made his reappearance ir
the East on January I£. 1886, and that
night performed one of the rare pu
gilistic feats. He took on two fight
ers in the same ring, one after an
other, and whipped both in a deci
sive fashion. He dealt out a severt
lacing to Jimmy Murray, his first foe
and immediately afterward tried con
clusions with Tom Henry and repeat
ed the treatment.
Dempsey Challenged.
A few days afterward, Jack Gogar
ty, of Philadelphia, challenged Demp
sey.
“And for any size side bet you say,”
added the Quaker City warrior, who
was ranked as one of the best mid
dlewelghts of that era.
Dempsey lost no time in accepting
the defi and after a bit of dickering
the men agreed to fight for a side bet
of $3,000. That was regarded as a
mighty big purse in those days and
because of the prominence of both
fighters nation-wide interest was ex
hibited in the match, which was
scheduled to take place in New York
City, February 2, 1886, at catch
weights.
It was to serve as Dempsey's first
real test in the KEast after his
triumphant trip to the Pacific Coast.
(Editor’'s Note—This is the seventh
of a series of articles which Mr. Cor
bett is writing concerning the pugil
istic life of Jack Dempsey—the best
loved pugilist in the history of the
ring. The next instaliment will ap
pear tomorrow.)
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Tech High to Play
G.M.A. Team Tuesday
Tech High School, which seems to
have hit its real stride, will mingle
with the G. M. A. quintet Tuesday
afternoon on the Junior Smithies’
court in the tenth round of the season
in the local prep league.
Two other games are scheduled,
but only one of tix\ese will be played.
Marist College, which defeated Boys’
High Friday, will encounter the Ful
ton High five on the latter’'s court.
The game sgheduled between Peacock
and Boys' High will be forfeited to
the latter, as Peacock has dropped
out of the league.
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HE sturdy figure of Dr. B, F.
Roller will appear on the At
lJanta horizon Tuesday at noon
and will foreshadow a finish match
with Strangler Lewis Wednesday
night at the Atlanta Auditorium. The
physician wrestler, who knows equal
ly as much about the toe hold as he
does the os anonymatum, has inform
ed Billy Sandow that he will be glad
to give an exhibition for the soldiers
at Camp Gerdon Tuesday night.
Dr. Roller is an immense man, and
is regarded as the most scientific
wrestler in the game, Frank Gotch
so dubbed the physician after he had
tussled with him for one hour in
Seattle without being able to pin his
shoulders to the dais. He has devel
oped the toe hold to the point where
he can manipulate it with the preci
siop that once characterized Gotch’s
performance.
In weight, he is almost the equal of
Strangler Lewis, for the Kentuckian
is just. three pounds heavier than
Roller. In height, the exponent of
the head lock has an inch, but Roller
has the greater reach.
The two have met before, and Lew
Racing Results and Entries
AT HAVANA.
FIRST—Six furlongs; Honeycut 108,
(Thurder), 10, 4,2, won; White Crown
110 (Howard), 2, 4 to §, 2 to 5, second;
Milton Campbell 116 (Humphreys), 5,
2, even, third. Time, 1:15 2-5. Jose De
Vales, Rebel, Big Lumax, London Girl,
Dromi, Proctor, Captain Ben, Klizabeth
McNaughton and Bill Wiley also ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: James Oak
ley, 115 (Humphreys), 5-2, even, 1-2,
won; Betterton, 111 (Hunt), 6. 5-2, 6-5,
second; Paul Gaines, 116 (Thurber), 8,
3, 8-5, third. Time, 1:14 1-5. Maazajel,
Dryer, Highland Lassie, Divan, Lyn
dora and Mas also ran.
THlßD—Three-years up, 5% fur
longs: Orestes, 116 (Crump), 2, 1-2,
out, won; Golden Soldier, 113 (Taplin),
2, 7-10, 1-4, second; Harlock, 113
(Hunt). 8-5, 1-2, 1-5, third. Time,
1:07 1-5. /Marco Polo, Little Menard
and Brandymo also ran.
FOURTH—Five and one-half furlongs:
Little Nephew, 106 (J. Pitz), 4. 8-5, 4-5,
won; Rafferty, 94 (Lunsford), 5-2, even,
1-2, second; Billy Joe,d 111 (Shilling).
5, -2, even, third. Time, 1:07. Jack
Laffan, Nettie "Walcutt, Ed Garrison,
Encore, Miss Frances, Milestone, Zall
also ran.
FIFTH—Six furlongs: Merry Jubilee,
111 (Rall), 4, 8-5, 4-5, won; Count Bo
ris, 92 (Lunsford). 2, 4-5, 2-5, second;
Tom Elward, 108 (McCrann), 2, 4-5, 2-5,
tkird. Time, 1:13 2-5. King of the Scar
lets, Rio Brazos, Cuddle Up, Enver
Bey also ran.
SIXTH—One and one-sixteenth miles:
Colonel Marchmont, 111 (Howard), 7-10,
1-3, out, won; Cousin Dan, 971, (Mc-
Crann), 15, 6,2, second; No Trumps,
101 (Lunsford), 3, even, 1-2, third. Time,
1:48 1-5. Beaumont Lady, Princess Ja
nice, Jack Hanover, Zodiac, Samuel R.
Meyer also ran.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
FIRST—Bix furlongs: Korfhng;_ 108
(Sande), 7, 5-2, 6-5, won; Harry Mason,
113 (W. Collins), 4, 8-5, 7-10, second;
Sandy Lad, 113 (Trolse), 8,3, $-2. third.
Time, 1:121-5. Bachelor's filend. Pon
tefract, Silvey Shapiro, Chemung, Black
Bass, i’etrograd, Grapeshot, Englebert,
Onwa also ran.
SECOND—One and one-sixteenth
miles: Baby Cal, 111 (Robinson), 12,
5, 5-2, won; Wild Thyme, 109 (Lyke),
8-5, 7-10, 1-3, second; Blue Thistle, 110
(Mink), 9-2, 8-5, 7-10, third. Time,
1:47 1-6. Perpetual, Erin, Juvenile,
Booker Bill, Bob Dundon, SBea Urchin,
Zetetic, Miss Waters, Diadi also ran.
THIRD—3Bix furlongs: Top of the
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is has won. But according to the
Strangler, the physician is about the
toughest proposition in the wrestling
world. Proof of what a hard customer
Dr. Roller is was offered in the re
cent elimination tournament in New
York when Gotch held Waldek
Zbyezko for 40 minutes. Despite the
vaporings of the Pole, there was no
resulting fall within that time.
Roller has a splendid reputation in
the wrestling world. List to Ed
Lewis:
“Roller is a good soprtsman. That's
more than I can say for this Zbyszko.
Roller is one of the most difficult men
to throw in the game, owing to his
skill in blocking.a hold and his head
work in anticipating the moves of his
opponent. He keeps in splendid con
dition, and is a mighty graceful man
to watch. He is so fast that you
must be on the job every minute. His
toe hold is just about as deadly as
that of Frank Gotch. He flnished
fifth in the recent tournament in New
York, in which more than 40 partici
pated.”
Tickets for the engagement have
gone on sale at Chess Lagomarsino’s,
The preliminaries will be afforded by
the soldlers at Camp Gordon.
Morning, 116 (Robinson), 4, 6-5, 2-5,
won; Counterblast, 98 (Troise), 10, 3,
6-6. second; .Jockscot, 114 (Lyke), 2,
7-10, 1-3, third. Time, 1:11 1-5. Basil,
Buchanan Brady and Cobalt Lass also
ran.
FOURTH—Two miles: Pit, 108 (Rod
riguez), 5. 2, 3-6, won:; Thanksgiving,
116 (Robinson), 2, 4-5, 1-4, secong;
Urince 8, 110 (}(arr!ngton). 8-6, 1-2, 1-6,
third. Time, 3:311-5. Jack Reeves,
Mirza, Muckross also ran.
FIFTH-—Mile: Water Lady, 108
(Lyke), 9-10, 2-5, out, won; Warsaw,
108 (Robinson). 6,2, even, eecond;
Bufford, 101 (Troise), 6,2, even, third.
Time, - 1:38 2-5. Tokani, Balgee, Im
presive, Daddy Holbert also ran.
SIXTH-- Mile: Fagle,* 103 (Sande),
even, 1-3, out, won; Redland, 113 (Rob
inson), 4, 6-5, 2-5, second; Pleasure
%llln, 103 (Troise), 10, 3, 6-5, third.
ime, 1:38 4-5. Gordon Russell, Turco,
Philemon also ran.
SEVENTH-—One and one-sixteenth
miles: Il Palomar, 106 (Lyke), 8-5, 7-10,
1-3, won: Bogart, 116 (Gray), 10, 4,2,
second: Caponome( 106 (Troise), 9-2, 8-5,
4-5, third. Time, 1:46. Galeswinthe,
Little Abe, Justice Goebel, Bobolink,
Althena, Executor, Great Dolly, Paw
also ran.
RACING ENTRIES.
AT HAVANA,
FIRST-—Claiming; 3-vear-olds; purse,
?:00: 6 furlongs: Clonakility 97, Dr.
Nickell 106, Margaret Boyvd 101, Tom
Tit 106, Laburnum 111 103, Phedoden 107,
Bit of Blarney 105, Pretty Baby 107, Zuzu
105, Kildare -Boy 110, Confiscation 105,
Fickle Fancy 110.
SECOND-—-Claiming, purse $400; 5%
furlongs; 3-year-olds and u&): Sister
Emblem 105, Moonstone 110, Brown
Baby 107, Dr. Cann 112, Varda B 108,
Sureget 112, Katahdin 109, Beverly
James 112, Sleeper 104, Santo 112, Miller
110, Dufloss 112.
THlßD—Claiming, purse $400; mile;
4-year-olds and \;é;: Bendlet 94, Birdy
102, Kid Nelson 96, Massenet 104, Bar
nard 99, Algardi 104, Investment 102,
Morristown 104.
FOURTH-—-Claiming; 4-year-olds- and
up; pursa $400; mile: Rhyme 94, Soldier
104, Fuzzy Wuzzy 99, Rockport 109,
Mother Machree 102, Brown Prince 111,
Carlaverock 102, Passion 114,
FIFTH - Three-year-olds and up. the
Carnival handicap; $1,200 added; mile;
Alert 98, Old Miss 112, Moneymaker 110,
J. J. Murdock 121, Ocean Prince 112,
Sungod 120, Ormulu 112.
Red and Black Runs Up 74 Points
to Invaders’ Five—Was Com
plete Rout.
By M. A. Nevin.
THENS, GA., Feb. 9.-—Georgia
A swamped, dazzled and other
wise engulfed Mercer here to
night by a 74 to 9 score. It was a
Georgia crowd, a Georgia game and
an overwhelming Georgia victory.
The Orange and Black fought gamely
and at fimes savagely throughout the
entire game, but there was never the
slightest chance to overcome the
deadly precision with which the great
Red and Black machine passed and
the” uncanny ability with which the
players found the baskets for a steady
stream of points.
The teamwork of the Georgia five
was brilliant to a degree, and their
speedy attack swept the visitors off
their feet. In the first half Georgia
quickly rang up a total of 15 points
before Mercer was able to register a
single tally on a free toss by Morgan.
In this period Scott and Cox wera
the heavy artillery for Red and Black,
Mercer being completely unable to
stop this pair. i'~ott gave his usual
scintillating exhibition of advanced
basketball, while Cox shot the ball
for a swell goal on nearly every try.
The score at the end of the first half
stood: Georgia, 37; Mercer 6.
Georgia Reserves Star.
After the second half got well under
way Georgia ran in three substitutes,
who took up where the varsity men
left off, the Red and Black crew
amassing another 37 points in this
period. Mercer was able to increase
her score but three points. Morgan,
at left forward for Mercer, was the
only member of the outclassed Orange
and Black team to score on Georgia,
ringing up Mercer's only two fleld
goals and finding the basket five times
on free tosses. For Georgia, Cox and
Scott were the bright stars, this pair
registering 58 points, while Mott, at
guard, played as if possessed of a
thousand demons and did deadly work
in breaking up Mercer’'s passing.
The line-up:
Georgia (74). Position. Mercer (9).
COK (BB« iy B B oasiee IREERN
Pound (2) ...... L. F. .., Morgan (9)
SOot (B 6 ....... Qi si.iais NaWwion
POW Y . ovie M viies WHERLY
MOAL i viva ook T G sliaseis s Bragk
~ Substitutions — Georgia, Anderson
for Cox, Smith for Pound, Hatcher for
Scott; Mercer, Mayo for Bragg.
Referee-—Jones.
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Atlanta A. C. Five
Wins Slow Game From
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HE gallants representing the
| I Atlanta Athletic Club got
rid of a bad game that was
lingering iln their system last
night when they defeated the sol
dier five from Camp Wadsworth,
37 to 22. The set-to was lacking
in the spirit and dash that char
acterized the other contests. At
the outset, Everett Strupper at
tended to the personal task of
running up a large lead on the in
vaders. They countered with a
gentle rally in the first period, but
never threatened to assume the
lead.
There “vas but one roseate de
velopment. The Athletic Club
quintet started in a thundering
fashion. Indecision, the tell-tale
feature of an inexperienced team,
was lacking, and there was no
lost motion in the passing. It
seemed that the cogs in the A. A,
C. combination had become co
ordinated and foreshadowed a
real offensive against the Univer
sity of Georgia quintet next Sat- ‘
urday. Y
The soldiers from Wadsworth ‘
were a sturdy lot, and, in Right |
Forward Ortner, they had a peer- |
less star. The former captain of
Cornell basketball team had for- ‘
gotten none of his crafty tricks. |
In shooting off free tosses he ‘
was almost infallible.
Dodgs and Strupper starred for 1
the Athletic Club. The scrubs
relieved the regulars in the sec
ond half, and managed to stage |
the only*ight of the battle. Mc-
Math and Morris were the bellig- |
erents. O'Neill, being a soldier,
was a fighting man, but Mac at- |
tampted to show him a few new ‘
wtinkles. The other players in
terfered —to the joy of the spec- ‘
tators, and perhaps McMath and
Morris did not regret it. ‘
The line-up and summary:
A. A. C. (37) Pos. Wadsworth (22)
Dodge (12) ....L. F. ..Morris (2)
Strupper (12) R. F. ..Ortner (18) {
Cocke (6) ....C. ....Duval (4)
Dunwoody ....L. G. ......Dooley
Bryan 4) ... BB ...i... e
Substitutions: A. A, C.,, Graves (1) ‘
for Dodge, Fraser (2) for Strup
per, McMath for Fraser, Hamlet
for Cocké, Brannen for Dun- ‘
woody, Hartney for Bryan. Wads
worth, Rosenthal for Dooley.
Referee—Captain George Har
rison.
LEHIGH FIVE WINS.
BETHLEHEM, PA, Feb. 9.—Le
high University defeated Georgetown
at basketball here today, 28 to 26.
Alert and Moneymaker Spence &
Dortsch’s stable.
Old Miss and J. J. Murdock Umen
setter & Murphy stable,
SIXTH-Claiming; purse $500; mile
and 20 yards; z-yoarm‘ds and up: Parr
96, Schemer 104, Nashville 101, Early
iiyj‘:ht 104, Wenonah 104, Miss Fannie
SEVENTH-—Claiming; purse $400; mile
and 50 yards; 3-year-olds and up: Rock
away 98, Thesieres 105, Protection 97,
Brizz 110, Scorpli 99, Senator James
118, Lady Romena 104
Weather clear. Track fast
Everett Strupper, Joe Guyon and
Yellow Jaacket Sprinters Will
Go to Baltimore This Month.
VERETT STRUPPER and Joe
E Guyon are going to match their
fleetness of foot with the fore
most college speed merchants of the
east. Announcement is made by Dr.
J. D. Crenshaw, athletic director at
Georgia Tech, that a squad of ath
letes will represent the school in the
g;eat Indcor Athletic tournament at
Itimore, which will be staged on
February 25-26 under the direction
of Johns Hopkins University.
Besides Strupper and Guyon, Grif
fin, Blackwell and other prominent
track stars at Tech will compete
against the eastern and South At
lantic sprinters and runners.
The meet will be stged in the Fifth
Regiment Armory, the structure that
housed the Democratic Convention in
1912. It is such a tremendous place
that there is a 100-yard straight
away and also a 220-yard stretch.
The feature event, in which Georgla
Tech will participate, will be the mile
relay race for all colleges and uni
versities. It is understood that the
University of Virginia, North Caro
lina, \Vnnhingllcm and Lee, George
town, Johns Hopkins University and
some eastern schools will seek to
capture the trophy.
The four, who will carry the colors
of Georgia Tech, have not been chos
en, but it s almost certain that
Everett Strupper, Joe Guyon and
Gecrge Griffin will be three of the
sprinters doing the 440 sprint.
Tech will be represented in all of
the sprints and shorter distances.
Entrants will go into the pole vault,
the shot put and a few other num
bers,
Little Ollie O’Mara
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Will Play Infield for
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Brooklyn This Year
T seems that Ollie O'Mara, the
I little Irish shortetopper, is to
get a chance to become a
regular big leaguer, despite the
report recently that he had enlist
ed in the navy.
The diminutive shortfielder
writes that he is now working
in the navy yard in Brooklyn, but
goes on to say that he expects to
nail down a regular berth with
the Brooklyn Dodgers during the
coming campalgn, which means
that he is not tied up in the navy,
but that he is working temporar
ily.
Ollie states in his letter that he
believes he can make good in the
major leagues if he puts his
mind down to it. He certainly
played a brand of ball with the
Crackers last seagon that would
cinch a job for him in any
league.
The Irishman says he has
played in some fine ball towns in
his career, but that Atlanta has
‘em all beat, and that next to the
majors he would prefer to play
here. |
Pit Cops L g
ops Longes ‘
Race at Ne Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9.—Pit, owned
by Mrs. J. Phillips, won the Martin
Behrman 2-mile handicap at the Fnir‘
Grounds track, the longest race of the
season, today. The race was worth sl,-
0756 and more than repaid the purchase
price of the horse. The finish was a‘
sensation, the jast quarter being a neck.
and-neck chase between Pit and Thanks.
glving.
The Toboggan Handicap, second fnn~‘
)ture of the card, brought out a fleld
of sprinters. Basil was favorite, but fin
ished fourth. Top of the Morning was |
at his best in this race and finished
first at the post by a head from Coun
terblast. Jockscott, who had been
backed heavily at §to 2, came in third. ‘
. The track record set by Basil early
in the season was shattered in this
‘rane by Top of the Morning when he
poked his nose in front for a 6 furlong
‘mnrk of 1:111-6.
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East Wants to See
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~ Dempsey in'Action
} NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—-The Hast is
eager to get a peek at Jack Dempsey,
'the new heavywelght battler from the
Coast.
~ Promoters in New York, who are lv
ing in hopes of seeing the new box
ing bill put through the State l.egisla
ture, are going to vie with each other
In an effort to be the first to put
' Dempsey on if boxing is brought back.
New York fans like a fighter with a
punch. They like a pug who can put
'his opponent away and they would like
to lay lamps on this Dempsey person
from Frisco.
Strunk Refuses to
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PHILADILPHIA, Feb. 9.—Amos
Strunk, recently transferred from the
Athletics to the Boston Red Sox when
Connile Mack completed the dismantling
-process, today refused to sign the con
tract sent him from the Boston club.
He is in business here and does not care
to give it up'
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Little Rock Team
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. 9.—
The Little Rock Travelers have se
cured Eddie Onslow, a firstbaseman,
from the Providence club, of the In
ternational League it was announced
here today.
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lT seems starring runs in the Strupper family. Raudolph§
Strupper, who appears just north of these lines, is a scin- g
tillant on the Georgia Military Academy basketball team at
forward. He plays halfback in football, and otherwise gives%
promise in the footsteps of his cousin, the well-known Everett.
Perhaps he will shine like his w. k. cousin for Tech some day.
For he is bound that way.
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Billy Smith Is After Players
TILANTA has purchased the
A first player from the debris
of the crumbling Interna
tional league. He is Otto Peters,
pitcher with Providence.
Billy Smith s speeding on his
way to New York, where he will
seek to corral for the Crackers
the stars of the circuit, in event
it follows the action forecast and
decldes to suspend during the ap
proaching season. He will arrive
in gay Gotham tomorrow night
and will be present when the mo
guls of the Class AA league de
termine Monday the futere of the
organization.
Until Providence voted to sus
pend and sold several of its
players, it was belleved that the
International would venture forth
with six clubs. Montreal and
Richmond had previously an
nounced they would not start,
Scanning the lists of the players
who will be placed upon the mar
ket, it is apparent that there will
be a hosat of star pitchers, catch
ers, inflelders and outfielders.
Billy Smith, before leaving for
New York, recommended four
NEW YORK, Feb. 0. —Les Stone,
brother of Harry Stone, the American
welterweight, who has done some won
derful fighting in far-off Australia, in
cidentally wlnningl the welterweight
champlonship of that country, has ar
rived in San Francisco and will short
ly be back in New York. It is quite
‘p(msihlh that Danny Morgan will look
after the Kast Sider's welfare when he
gets here. It is sald by those in the
know that Stone has been showing
}qulu- an improvement in his hitting
ability. In his bout with Lew Edwards
‘he dropped his man fixe times during
'the twenty rounds.
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MIDDLETOWN, CONN., Feb, 9. -
Frederick W. Trevitchick, an old bas
ketball coach of this city, has received
notification that he has passed the avia.
tion examination and has been ordered
to report at the school for aviation
which the Government is conducting at
Atlanta.
Trevithick was graduated from Wes
leyan in 1914, He played guard for two
vears on the crack Weselyan basketball
fives. The season of 1915-1916 Trevith
fck was engaged as basketball coach at
Wesleyan and developed a strong team
from new material.
A e):Doing Th};ir Bit’
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.—~There are
4,254 golfers ““doing their bit’” in the
active military service of the nation,
the United States Golf Assoclation an
nounced. These men represnt 133 golf |
clubs. :
The Chevy Chase Club, Washington,
D. C., leads with 608 members in the
service, The Merion Cricket Club has
332 ‘'service stars,” the Baltimore
Cricket Club 150, Detroit Cricket (lub
113, South Shore Cricket Club and (,‘ht-l
cago 110,
men to Charley Frank and Peters
was one of the quartet.
Two of the other three are
catchers and the other is under
stood to be an putfielder.
Little Rock bought FEddie
Onslow from Providence to re
place “Tex"” Coyington, sold to
Boston.
Of Mr. Peters, it might be sald
that his middle name starts with
a C, u{ld that he labored con
siderably on the slab in 1917. He
should run Red Day a close race
for bitting honors, as the batting
averagelß show that he slugged
slightly less than he weighs—l 63
to be exact. In 34 games, he
made 14 hits, and none of them
carried him past second base,
As a twirler, he performed in
87 games, winning 15 and los
ing 10. He ranked thirteenth
among- the pitcher in the matter
of average runs yielded per game,
it being 2.56. In 244 innings, he
allowed 267 hits—mot so sus
pleicus considering Providence
was runner-up in the race. Peters
walked 63 and struck out 76.
He was taken out of one game
and finished thirteen for a dis
stressed comrade.
$15,000 Hung Up for
LOUISVILLE, KY., Feh. 9-—The
new Louisville jockey club announced
a stake program today for the Ken
tucky derby at the Churchill Downs,
the most popular blue grass track
which will attract the best horses for
the annual meet, The three-year
old feature this year will bhe for a
purse of $15,000. Only two other
races for horses over two years old
will be run for such money in the
United States during the coming rac
ing season. The second horse will
draw $2,600 and the third $1,500.
Frankie Callahan
~ Wins Over McGovern
PHILADELPHIA, PA., Feb. 9.—
Frankie Callahan, the sturdy Brook
lyn lightweight, won a slashing six
round bout from Terry McGovern, of
this city, before a big crowd at the
National A. C, tonight. He was a
trifle off form, but gave a great ex
hibition of punching, while MecGovern
carried (‘allahan along at a great clip.
At the finish MecGovern was in bad
shape and virtually out. i
Miss Thurston Wins
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PINEHURST, N. C., Feb. 9.———)“BB‘
Gertrude Thurston, of West Hampton.
L. 1., defeated Mrs. David Carll, of New
Rochelle, in the final of the special
consolatfon ¢ight of the St. Valentine
tournament at Pinehurst today, this
match bringing the tournament to an
end.
Mrg, Charles H. Newcomb, of Phila
(}r'lphla. wife of the amateur trap shoot
ing champion, was today awarded the
Annle Oakley trophy for the best rifle
score of the week, 122 out of 150.
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EORGIA TECH having won the.
champlonship in football, is go- *
ing after the first rank in inter
collegiate golf. ;;
Dr. J. D. Crenshaw, divector of.
athletics, has made application to the
National Intercollegiate golf assee i
tion for membership for Georgia *i
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and expects to enter a team in the =
annual tournament. Perry Adair and
Tom Prescott, two of the star yon'i"x
sters in the golfing circles of the .
South, are students at Tech and willi}
be numbered among the four who wm:;é
match their skill and accuracy 'with:
the golfers from Yale, Princeton, Hags
vard and the other larger institu- .
tions, }
In anticipating the entrance of T ‘fw
into the Intercollegiate circles, a team,
composed of Perry Adair, Tom Press
cott, Fred Howden and Ewing Wat:
kins, has been practicing and getting
in trim for the tournament. The date -
of this meet has not been set, but .
will occur in the spring, in all likells *
hood, € ;jfi,,
Little Bob Jones, peer of all the "
youthful coterie, will enter Georgla *
Tech next fall, so it would seem that
the Golden Tornado will take Ff
breeze in golf as well as in football. '}
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(. M.A. Five Trimmed "
M.A. Five Trimmed
Again by Columbus
For the second time this m
the Georgia Military Academy ba%:‘c:
‘ball squad was defeated by the 3
lumbus High School quintet Sa
‘day afternoon, the visitors wi
a tight game, 22 to 19, in College
Park, "
The two teams met recently in €o
lumbus, the cadets losing by a score
of 32 to 28, in a hot tilt. :
The score at the end of the first
half was 8 to 8 and the game was
nip-and-tuck throughout. Columbus
scored its last three points just before
the game ended. o
Munn and Martin were the big fil‘l‘l”g
for Columbus, while Strupper and
Henderson did fine work for G. M, Ass
Line-up: e
G. M. A. Pos. COLUMBUS. |
Strupper .........F....... Camphel
Anderson ........F.......... Marth
BYTd o ebsioneissCilienimunr e i
Hartley ..........G.......Rosenbu i
'Henderson ........G.......... Mumns
Referee—Frank Anderson. -
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Alabama Is Beaten =
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By Louisiana State;
TUSCALOOSA, ALA., Feb, 9~Thé
Alabama gymnasium quaked under™
one of the fiercest contests that ha
ever been fought out in its basketball
court when the Crimson and the I
8. U. Tigers played tonight, and the
game ended with the margin on L. Sc
U's side by 28 to 25. Alabama outss
fought the visitors throughout, show*
ing considerable more pep, but g
‘superb passing of the Tigers won fop.
‘her. ‘“‘Rooster” McCullough
“Stuffy” Agee did the bright works
for Alabama, and Blackburn did so e
‘excel]ent goal work, but was slightly*
off on his passing. Cavett was th&™
‘mainstay of the Tiger team and did:
'some most excellent shooting. h
\teamn got twelve fleld goals, the
ftors getting four fouls, while “ i
'lmma got one, 2
Norwegian Women * *
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‘ NEW YORK, Feb. 9—Norweglans
women still stand the unconquered*
heroes of indoor tennis. Miss Molla™
Bjurstedt, national champlon, who™=
‘gradually vanquished a notable fleld™
of opponents at the woman’'s invita- =
tion tournament at the Helghti
(‘asino, Brooklyn, today won the finalgs
match over Miss Eleanor Goss. w
Mrs. J. Rogge, another woman fromss
the land of the midnight sun, tosss
gether with the champion, won the&s
doubles in the filnal play today.
Miss Bjurstedt won two sets fro
Miss Goss, 6-1, 6-1,
Miss Marie Wagner, who for tw
vears has won from all contender
except the champion, playing wit!
Mrs. D. C. Mills, went down to de=
feat at the hands of the two Nors
wegian women, 6-2, 6-4.
Gainesville Girls
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Triumph Over Fulton?
GAINESVILLE, Feb. 9. —After one off#
the toughest conflicts seen in Galness™s
ville in quite a while, the Fulton Hl{
School girls’ basketball team, of A '
lanta, went down to defeat before thew=
strong Gainesville High School heress
this afternoon. The final score was 18#
to 12, and the girls fought like demonss
th rhout. oo
‘(r'(:u‘yl:.n,r‘n‘ Nina Graves, of the Afll.ht’fl‘.
brigade, shone brilliantly, passing an
shooting in fine style. Miss Trusslow’ s
work at forward was best for Galnes
rille, "
\l'l‘)m local high school girls are jubl=sas
lant over their victory, as the Fultoms
team is one of the bhest girls’ aggregasas
tions in Atlanta, being the leader of thesss
prep league. ‘ k.
MIDDIES BEATEN IN TANK,
ANNAPOLIS, MD,, Feb. 9-héi
all-star swimming team of the '.-‘—;
versity of Pittshurg took the measure:
of the Annapolis midshipmen In &
dual engagement here this aftersSola:
by a count of 28 to 17 pointe,
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