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Georgia Owned Foal, by_LeeA_ftb?fiizZ,Sold for Record Price iin Kentucky
By JAMES M. ROSS
BXINGTON, KY March 17.-
The best light harness foal of
the year. with the best price
wns reported here tonigh when
John K. Madden announced he had
bought from the Pastime Stables the
Y-month-old foal, by lee Axworthy,
out of Walnut Tree, for $3.500
The colt now is at Thomasville,
Ga., in charge of the Pastime Stables
and Trainer W, J. Andrews
Lee Axworthy, sire of the foal, was
the world champlon sigllion when he
dled threc months ago The dam
Walnut Tree, 1= a 4 noted winner all
over the Grand Circuit and a su
vess in the stud
The colt will be ment in Lhe ear
spring to the Lexington track for
training
The announcement of the record
price of the season set by a Georgla
owned foal caused deep wtinfaction
here among horsemen. The Pastime
Btables long has malntained winter
training quarters in suf Thoma
ville and have found the ciimate par
ticularly friendly for the raising and
training of light harness hors
Not only does the price of $3.500
for a S%.month foa indicate the
Realthy tone of the lght harness
racing wame. but t is conchusive
fFproof thut Georgin offers an ideal
location for breeding and training
slables
¥ Not a little bit of sentiment at
thches to the fact that the foal isone
of the sons of that game little trot
ter that carried with him to hi
grave unchallenged the Georgla trot
ting record of 1 93-4, which was
made at the first Grand Cireuit mee
ing held ai Lakewood In 1916 [0
Axworthy has demonstrated his abll
iy to make good, both on the track
and in the stud He was a Georgla
tratned and owned horse and it is a
great blow to the light harness game
that he died just as his career as the
founder of a family of trotters wis
beginning
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Frank Dobson Athletic
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Director At Jackson
CUAMP JACKBON, Columbia, 8 ( Mareh
A 7 Frank M. Dobson, well-known colleg
coneh, has been named athletic director
for Camp Jackson by Hrigadier General
Willlam B Cole. Conch Dobson will have
,«nula: supervision of all athleties in
amp Jackson I. K Liles will be his
ehief assistant
There will he major and minor baseball
elubs in sll the outfits of the canton
ment, and once ench month there will be
A track and ficld meot for the gntire can
tonment
Majdor and minor bHasoball ciubs will b
organizod o the following outfits, which
Bre 1o be more or less permanent: Forty
sighth Infantry Regiment O Hun
dred and Fifty-sixth Dopot Hrigade, base
Bospital detachment, quiartermaster corps,
ardnunce departiment, medical detachment
utitities division, the sergennts of the 408th
Labor Battallon, the camp judge #dve
oate’s office, the camp poersennel offion
And the cenvalescent center. In faet
Ayery organization and almost every indi
vidual in the cantomment will be given an
spportunity to engage in athleties
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Tigers Arrive for
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Training in Manoc
MACON, March 17.—-Manager Hughie
Jennings and his first squa dos Detroit
American League players arrived in Macon
\Jfiy for the spring training season. The
Enl practice will be tomorrow A nother
uneh of players I 8 expected tonight
With Jenuings were Oscar Stanage and
Archie Yelle, catohers: Bennle Bolund and
Bill James, pitohers; Harry Tuthill, train
o, and Don Hawley, a scout Thers s
g:‘- a delegation of mewspaper men from
Poit here. Eddie Alnsmith, a catoher
Brrived m Macon several days ago, and
Bas been watohing the Mercer University
#hd Laniter High School teams work
Jonnings declared that Ty Cobb would
e here when the infielders and outficld
£ arrived next week The only holdout
& s Ownie Bush, the fleot-fonted little
tetop,
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Catcher Earl Smith
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Signs With MeGraw
NEW YORK, March 17.--Catcher Barl
ith is now & Glant. His signed contract
recoived by Beoretary John B FPoster
the promising youngster will report
Bt the training camp in Gainesville, la
- With the first Giant squad in fact, It
dooks as If there will not be any second
uad. Al the players are hungry to be
B practice
Manager MeGraw's mind was muoch re
ved when Becretary Foster handed him
“Hmith's contract. The wouthful ocateher
refused to pocept the terms sent him
When the original contracts were sent out
20 all the players. Smith was evidently
advised by some older player whe had
Kiven Kim an oxaggerated idea of the sal
Ary he ought to got
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Prison Barracks Wins
Over Quartermasters
Refore a crowd of more than 1,000, the
. War Prison Barracks ball team defeated
the %\firmrnmnrr Carps, of Fort MoPher.
801, Bunday afternoen wt the fort, 10 to 4,
mering Clifford and Palmtag for fours
hits,
¢ winners used two pitchers both
twirling good ball
Beore : R HE
Bareacks ~ 19 14 '3
L. 2 5y
Batteries: Colorus, Deßolt and Betwes
Olifford, Palmtag and Boorhest. Umpire
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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This picture of Lee Axworthy 1:58 1-4, the n ow dead sire of the record-breaking foal, was made
day before his famous mile on the Lakewood track, October 20, 1916, when he set the Georgia
rd for trotting stallions at 1:59 3.4,
RACK practice has started in
earnest at Tech and every aft
ernoon from 4 to 6 one can
hear the thud of the spiked shoes go-
Ing into the cinders, the pole falling
after the vaulter has cleared the bar
and the shot und discus as they fall
some hundred feet away from the
athletes. It certainly is a’ sight to
See some 60 men working at the dif
ferent forms of athleties that will put
hig college at the top.
The team this year, although not
having the material of former years,
#hould be a well balanced and reliable
bunch of track athletes, In the
sprints Tesh #ill be well represented
In Holst, this year's captain, and a
four-year man. Holst is now a senior
and has made his letter in track
ever since his freshman yvear, He
will be hard to beat and Tech can
rely on him for quite a few points In
this year's meeots
Another Four-Year Man.
Parker, also a four-year lei™r man,
is back at school, after training for
the chemical warfare branch of the
service, and should be better this year
than ever before. Parker will take
oare of the half and mile. L. W. Pol
lard, manager of this vears team,
will again repressnt Tech in the high
Jump, This year should be a good
one for Pollard, as the tall hoy was
Improving rapidly at the close of last
track season. He was then jumping
over 5. He should come near the
6-foot mark this vear.
John Rogers, of football fame, will,
in all probability, be the chief factor
in the weight events. Rogers is es
pecially wood with the discus, and
together with W. 12, Fincher should
Eave little troudle in scoring points in
the shotput. Fineher is also good
with the javelin,
McClellan for Hurdles.
MeClellan, who made his lettef last
year In the hurdles, is back in school
and should have a good year Me-
Cleskey, last year's miler, recently
hurt his foot in practicing for the
cross-country, but should be in shape
for track about the middle of April,
There are other letter men at Tech
#nd together with the weulth of new
material that has reported for prac
tice Captain Holst should develop a
mighty fine team
Last year, due to the war, only one
meet was scheduled and Tech had lit.
tle trouble in winning that, but this
year there i 8 already a large invita
ton meet arranged for the {irul week
in May and several other colfeges have
written lhy manager for meets out of
town. It 'is also .possible that this
year's team will go to the Penn relays,
which will be held in May
Newnan Hi Has Six
1918 Regulars Back
NEWNAN, March 17 ~Judging from the
Sppearances of a week's practice Newnan
Hi 8 to have a great baseball team this
year About thirty _candidates were out
for practive last wedk. The entire infield
of last year is tuu‘x. and two outfieMers,
Meßride ant Qearrgld Potts, a piteher
o IRIE, and ouptain of this yoar's team
# back, and it 18 expected that he will
make one of the best prep pitchers in the
Klale
she new men whe have shown up best
n the infield ave Welch, North. J. Potts
ind Levern In the outfield are Rarnes
st Kendriok, whe are expected to Pusiy
sotmpboddy for a position
The new pitchers are Barton and Red-
Wine, twe younssters who will assist in
the siab work. With good conching, New
nan High should have one of the best
Prep teams in the State v
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Pirates Won't Waive on
Robertson; Deal Halted
NEW YORK. March 17« The refuss of
the Pittsburg club te waive elnim on Davey
Haburtson, of the Giants, is today holding
Hp A threecoorneped deal between the
tHants, Cardinaly’ and Washington Senas
tors, secorling 19 rumors along the buses
batl riale I the doa! s wmade, the
Giants will got Cateher Gonsales from thy
Cardinals Pavoy Robertson will go o
the Waahingtobs and St Lowis will et
Tohnee Lavean from lark Grifrith, it is
e Manager Hranch Rickey, of ihe
Cardinals, 8 reported 1o e confidint of
siEnirg Lavie, whs recently announesd
thnt he mtendisl to remain o the uavy
At ey rumar savs that the Dodgors are
dicheving with Plusburg (or the servievd
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{ W. and L. Gives Out
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: FEight Grid Dates
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¢ EXINGTON, VA, March 17,
$ The Washington ‘nd Lee
f football schedule for the
¢ 1919 season, as formally ratified
) by the faculty committee on ath
{ letics, has been announced by W.
B. Watts, of Rome, Ga, manager
of the Generals’ gridiron squad,
next fall. It includes the follow
ing, games:
October 4 — Randolph-Macon
College, at Loxilgton. ?
October 11—Davidson College, |
;at Lexington, - 2
Ostober 18—Richmond College, |
§ at Lexington. ?
{ October 25.—~Roanoke College, at |
! Lexington. 2
November I—Virginia Polytech- $
nic Institute, at Roaroke.
November 8-—Georgia Tech, at
Atlanta.
November 15—University of
South Carolina, at Lexington, {
November 22—Georgetown, at '
Washington, $
November 27—Open. !
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APTAIN JOE BENNETT gave a
banquet to the Tech High basket
ball team Friday night at his
{home. The team enjoyed itself very
‘much and the merriment ran high, The
members of the team to be back next
year are Joe Bennett, Joe Gaston, Tom
my Coggins and Green Warren
. . .
The Fulton High girl's basketball
team, champions of Atlanta and viein
{ity, will be given s banquet next Friday
night. The donor is not certain, but
the banguet is, At this meeting the
captain of next year's team will be
elected. Three of the championship
team will be in school next year, They
are Misses Martha Branham und Frances
| Phillips, guards, and Ruth Williams,
center. Miss Nina Graves and Kstella
Martin, forwards, are graduating this
year. Miss Graves will go to New York
1o school next year,
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The Fulton High girls expressed their
epinion last night as to the much talked
of game between Fulton and Gaines
ville for the State flag. None of the
players are anxlous to piay the game,
because as Mr. Hopkins expressed lit,
some studying has (o be done. They
are confident of being able to defeat
the North Georgla girls anywhere, but
are turning their attention to baseball.
Yes, it 18 true, Ffiton is planning a
girls' nine, and are going to try and
Ket the other girls' schools Interested,
And according to Miss Phillips, football
may be on the menu next year,
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Tech High will have its first swim
ming practice as a team Monday, The
members of the team were picked sev
eral nights ago at the “Y" in an slimi
nation contest, The personnel of the
team is as follows: Klote, Willingham,
DiChristina, Carter, Willams, Malone,
Thomas, Ryan and a few speclals, Q.
M. A Is practicing twice u week and
- [mnf to hfiv« its efimination bout
goon Roys igh is going strong, so
I 8 Marist. Fulton High is Kfllnf to be
heard from o cording to Mr, Hopkins.
Swimming is the new sport added to the
events indulged in by memßers of the
prep league, and I 8 being well received,
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The prep league moguls are to have
% meeting some time soon to adopt the
{eonstitution drawn up by the commit
tee vomposed of Mr. Hopkins, Mr, Nich
olson and Mr. Rosser The league has
been operating without any hy-laws for
| some time, and as it is geting too bhig
for an individual to run, a constitution
llm- been drawn up and will be adopted
soon
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‘Harry Coveleskie Is a
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Lookout, Says Nicklin
CHAPTANOOGA, TENN., Mareh 17«
Pres xlnul-\!»«u.»‘m Nieklin, of the Chatta
nooga club, stated today that the report
that Harry Cevelleskis had signed with
Little Rook was o mLmkn He statod
that Coveleskie had agreed to terms with
Chattanocogs snd would repert this week
f JACK WHITE IS IN NEW YORN.
| HICAGO Mareh 1T Jack White
| brothior of Charlie. ix making New York
Lis headquarters and boxing (n neighbor
|‘-.- New Jdersey cinga The “Jack White'
hivhoed o Fart Leaveuworth barracks
A Clean Newspaper for Southern Homes
Eight Games On
U. T. Gridi
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NOXVILLE, TENN. March 17.
K Athletics are being revived at
the University of Tennessee
here. The football schedule for next
fall has been arranged by Professor
N. W. Dougherty, of the university
athletic council. K follows:
October 4—Maryville or Tusculum
at Knoxville.
October 11— Vanderbilt at Nash
ville.
October 18- Mississippi A. and M
or Maryville at Knoxville,
October 25—Clemson at Clemson.
November 1-—North Carolina at
Knoxville,
November B—South Carolina at Co
lumbia,
November 15— Cincinnati at Knox
ville. '
November 27--Kentucky State at
Lexington
In the fall of 1917 the university,
because of the absence of the coach
and because practically all of the
players of 19168 were in the army, can
celed its regular football schedule.
An informal team was organized from
the military department, and games
were arranged with military canton
ments. Since 1916 the university has
been without a regular coach, and, of
course, without regular varsity teams.
The big date will probably be No
vember 1 with North Carolina in
Knoxville. North Carolina has a great
number of followers here, and this
game should be of great interest to
them. In 1908 North Carolina was
in Knoxville as the second game on
the 1908 schedule.
In the fall of 1920 Vanderbilt will
come to Knoxville for a return game
The game with Kentucky State at
Lexingten is the usual Thanksgiving
game, Kentucky will return to
Knoxville in 1920 for Thanksgiving.
The schedule for 1920 should be one
of the best that the University of
Tennessee has ever playved. At least
five of the gamese will be played with
the following teams: Clemson, Ken
tucky State, Vanderbilt, Mississippi
A. and M. and Auburn.
Harry Hooper Signs;
Ruth Wants $15,000
(By International News Service.)
BOSTON March 17~ Harry Hooper, long
the idol of Hoston Red Sox boosters, is
coming back Hooper let 1t bhe known
early in the winter that he doubted if
he would be able te “afford” to play
ball this season However, he sent his
terms to Harry H. Frasee, president of
the olub Today it was announced that
Hooper had wired Red Sox headquarters
that he would report at the Tampa train
ing eamp. A signed contract from “Stuffy*
Mclnnis was also on file at Sox headquar
ters today
The signing of Hooper and Melnnis re.
duees the Sex important holdouts to
“Habe” Ruth, who continues to declure ho
will not play unless he gets the §l6 000
document he has been demanding all win
ter; Dave Shean and Carl Mays
SIOO,OOO in Purses
For Harness Racers
BOSTON, March 17.-The Bay State
elreult, which plafs to conduct twelve
horse racing events on New PEngland
half-mile tracks this season, will dis
tribute more than SIOO.OOO among the
campaigning horsemen. This was an
neunced by G. Bernard Austin, secre
tary of the eircult
In addition to open classes offereg by
ench member of the circuit the aggre
gate value of stake races will a[lunm‘h
$60,000. Meets will be held at Woon
socket, R, 1., Hillsgrove, R. 1. Windsor,
Conn., Worcester Mass Springfieid,
Mass,, Northampton, Mass., Greenfield,
Mass., Readville, Mass. and Boston Two
meets will be held at Woonsocket, Hills.
grove and Worcester
- . A omsho odmie
Winn, Mercer Star,
With Boston Red Sox
MM ON Mareh 17 «Guorge “Nreesy’
Winn, all-Southern seloction and star
viteher of the Mercer University basehatll
team lant vear. will report to the Roston
Red Rox ot Tampa in a sow dayvs for the
spring training
Winn was a member of the Richmond
Clubh in the Vuginie League last vear apd
played B conspsicuols part in winning the
Mass Athletics
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MEETING of the facuity and
A student body of the Georgia
Institute of Technology was
scheduled for 11:50 o'clock Monday
to select a committee to control the
program of mass athletics that is to
be incorporated into the school,
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A member from the faculty, one
from the military departmen. and
three students from each of the four
classes were to form the board of
control. |
The complete schedule of mass ath
leties, as now in force at many South
ern @olleges, notably Univeisity n(‘
Georgia, University of Alabama and
Auburn. is to be adopted, Athletics
for every student is the plan; stamp
out “physical iliiteracy” is the siogan,
President K. (i. Matheson heartily
indorses the plan Having seen the
great benefits arising from such work
in army camps, he is determined that
the State-owned institution shall]
have a thorough course. It is not to
interfere- with the offigers’ training
work, according to President Mathe
son.
The first activity in line with vhe]
mass athletic movement will be a
mass boxing l'esson and exhibition (\n;
Grant Fleld Tuesday afternoon, un
der the direction of J. Hume Mnd'lun-{
ald, the noted pugflist and Y. M. €. A
instructor, who is expected to come
here after his boxihg tournament at
the University of Georgia Monday.
The second pushball contest of the
season also will be added The first
contest went over so sn(‘('PH.\‘f}.ll\‘
that the promoters of mass athletics|
feel that the student body will ac-|
cord them full support. ;
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Decatur Girls Want |
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Postponed Game Played
The Decatur High basketball team has
filed a request with the president of the
girls’ prep league that the postponed game
between College Park and Mariegta be
played. As the teams now stand, College
Park is half a game ahead of the De
| Kalb county girls, while they claim that
| the two teams should be tied for third
place,
No official action gus been taken in the
matter,
¥ course, it took a Gotham
copv reader to pull the naive
headline over a yarn recording
a set 'of ring battles staged by some
second-raters for the benefit of the
wounded soldiers: “"Heroes See Real
Fights.” Of course, the little 45-
round deeision bout in the Argonne
was just a fairly good show, to say
nothing of the one-round knockout
scrap down at Chateau Thierry.
.LATE SPORT BULLETIN:
A domim® tournament is in prog
-8!‘- at the New York Athletic
lub,
Everything is ready for the opening
of the season at Ponce Del.eon Park,
except the order for players to re
port, and the discharge of several
signers of contracts from the army
and a schedule.
Wilbur, the elevator boy, has
written his cousin in Newnan:
“Come up here to see me during
zrnnd opera; we can.go to see some
ne movies.”
Firemen at the North Pryor street
engine house have broken out the
dollar and a quarter and the two
gloves. It's a sure sign that (. Spring
Is with us when they forsake the
stove and pass ball in the aley,
What has ‘become of the old
fashioned fireman who wore red
flannel shirts and Star Navy plug?
Greek George says Henry Ford is
going to make a cheaper car, but he
guesses he can afford it
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Sign: “Elevator Not Running.”
In making your racing selections
today pick out the horse with an
Irish name, and then bet on the horse
fourth removed in the entry list.
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French and Wilson Win
Best Match of Season
PINEHURST, N. ~ March 17.-<Emmet
French, of York, and Willie Wilson, of
York Harbor, defeated Herbert Lager
blade, of Youngstown, and Walter Howe,
of Worcester, by 2 and 1 on the cham
pionship course at Pinehurst Sunday in
the best professional match played here
this season
The winher's best was 35-30-85 and the
losors’ 36-74-69. Lagerblade and French
haived th par § fourteenth in a pair
of threes. Howe won the fifteenth by
sinking his second shot from twenty yards
off the green, and French took the sev
enteontk: in twa, playing out of a trap.
The individual medal scores were
French, 38-33-71; Wilson, 39-37.76: Lagers
blade, 36-36-72; Howe, 37-10-77
FlßST—Clatming; purse $600; for
three-yoar-olds, five and a half furlongs:
Caraway, 101: Effie's Pr'e, 101; xM
Galvin, 104! Nick Klein, 106; J. P. House,
106; Tantalus, 109; Miss Ordb, 101; Gray-
Hng Ina, 104; Cocottee, 104; Byrne, 106;
Moutague, 108; Tyranuy, 109
SECOND-laiming, purse S4OO for
three-year-olds; five and a half furlongs:
xVerity, 100; xß' Marie, 103; Bh. Green,
106; Ch. Holters, 108; T, ¥ MeMann, 110,
Ringleader, 113; xE. Randall, 100; xMi®a,
103, Minawand, 108; Legotal, 108; 8. C.
Keener, 110
THlßD—Claiming, purse 3600, for fours
yoar-olds and upward; six (m‘lo?n xJane,
108; B. Shilling, 111; xßr. Faforite, 113,
Tom Caro, 118; Fl. of Steel, 118; Holala,
118; xHan. Rose, 108; Sinal, 113; Lib,
Star, 116: Homan, 118; R Mantell, (18}
Onwa, 118
FOURTH-—Claiming, purse $600; for
four-yeur-olds and upward, six furlongs
xldly Luxury, 106; xTrusty, 116; xF'y
Griff, 113; Bttahe, 116; Key Mar, 118;
Liberator 118 xErmitana, 106 SAr'h
Plot'r, 113, H. O Baseh, 118; Jack K
16 Lucius, 118
FIFTH-~Purse 8600, “Bt. Patrick's
Purse:” for theee.year-olds and upward;
five furlongs: sherman A, 104; Brad's
Chotow, 114 Top Coat, 114 American
Ace, 104;: Top ‘o Morn, 114 Brs and
Stars, 114
BIXTH Ciniming, purse $500; for three.
year-olds and upward; one and one-six.
teenth miles: Petit Bleu, #9; x 8 Stalwart,
104; Mab, 104 Honolulu Roy, 108; Grumpy,
108; Tite, 109;. xßajazet, 103; Gleipner,
104, xJ. Wakely, 104: Bilison, 109; Wil
Do, 108: Waterproof, 112
tFive pounds abprentice nllowance
clnimed
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spriog is jast around the cormer. Place
your ovder with Talbhot now for that new
spring suito
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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919,
\ N the night of March 31 it is more
| than probable that the City Au
| ditorium will be dressed up like a
circus, it s announced by Fight Pro
| moter Cooper .
| Cooper, an old pal of Lew Tendler
{ and/Phil Glassman, Lew's manager, is
i‘nu; of seeing such piaces as Nash
ville and Littde Rock putting it over on.
*:\!kmu., as ‘l\tlghl town. This, in spite’
{of the fact Yhat such ring m*\ehrltles‘
| s Charlie White, Benny Leonard, Joe
| Rivers, Joe Burman, Pal Moore and
!('lmr]:r- Metrie have been hounding Al-‘
{ lanta for fights here
Each and every one of these men have !
{i&.‘lkwl for a bout here against any avail
able man Leonard, White or Moore
would draw a tremendous crowd. Ben
ny, the lightweight chagnpion, has never
appeared in a lgear ring, and he would
surely go big, for he is the most popu
lar title<holder in the game. ‘
Cooper i& making efforts to get Benny
rmn here against Phil Bloom, the great
little Brooklyn boy, who fought Morrie |
| Lux here sametime ago. ‘
Harrison Disappoints. ;
There doesn’'t seem to be a wounded
soldier anywhere in the world who would
like to became an umpire. George Har-
Irisun. the Atlanta boy, who is at Fort
McPherson, with a bad arm, has re
| turned his unsigned contract to Presi
| dent Martin, of the Southern League,
along with a letter saying that he doesn't |
(‘:Qru to accept. |
he league hoss is still without a
{ wounded soldier on the list, but he has
not yet given up, and is still desirous
of getting four of them to work with a
quartet of veterans. . :
Lookouts First,
President-Manager Strang Nicklin, of
Chattanooga. will see his Lookouts all
in a bunch for the first time Wednesday
for ihat is the reporting date of the club.
Freddie Graff and Zeke Lehman have
already arrived in Chattanooga, and also
a couple of others, but practically all of
the players will reach that city by Wed
nesday, and they will immediately get
down to practice,
i The other teams report during the lat
ter part of this month or the first of
| April
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EW YORK, March 17.--The
N time-honored feud between
the Giants and Cubs will be
renewed with a vengeance when the
National League, launches its 1919
campaign. i
Baseball experts are making this
prediction freely today on the eve
of the departure of the major
leaguers for Southern training camps.
Advance “dope” on the strength of
the New York and Chicago teams,
they say, indicates that they will
dominate the race,
The Cubs, 1918 National cham
pions, will enter the coming battle
with the same team that won the
pennant last season, augmented by
n;- services of Grover Cleveland Al
efinder, who is expected to return
from France in time tO open the cam
paign with them,
"Manager Fred Mitcheil, according
to Western experts, is confident that
his club will be able te repeat. In|
New York and other Eastern cities
it is felt that John MeGraw will make
the fight of his managerfal career to
land the flag, after which he intends
to run the business affairs of the
club, 3
While the Cubs are admitted to be
a dangerous combination, it is point
ed out that the 1919 Giants will be
a much stronger all.around team than
they were last year. For this reason
the New York club will stack up #n
a par with the champinos when the
race starts, and the old feud will be
reopened.
The Giants were handicapped last
vear by ‘the loss of Benton, Sallee
and Barnes in anid-season, the loss
of Benny Kauff in the draft and the
inability of Ferd Schupp to round
into form. This year, with Chase re
placing Holke on the infield, the reg
ulars back in harness in all other
positions, and a pitching staff that
will apparently be capable of the
hardest kind of work, the Giants will
be a much harder club to beat.
BAIRD SIGNS WITH PHILS.
ST. LOUfS, March 17.—Douglas Baird,
who was traded by the St. Louis Na
tionals to the Philadelphia Nationals,
announced he had signed his Philadel
phia contract, 2
| By JACK VEIOCK,
Sporting Editor of the |. N. S,
EW YORK, March 17.--Don’t over=-
N look the Cleveland Indians in siz
ing up the pennant prospects in
the coming American League race.
This was one of the tips being passed
around by the baseball sharps teday as
|the major leagues began mobilization,
{ preparatory to spring operalions below
the Mason-Dixon line.
Under the leadership of Lee Pohl, the
|lndin.n¢ finished a close second to the
Red Sox in the 1918 campaign, and
Ithis. in face of the fac¢t that the Cleve
land club was one of the hardest hit in
either league by the "m.y draft and cn
listments in the navy.
The officlal standing of the Ameri
can League for 1218 shows that the
champion Red Sox were but two and
one-half games to the fore when all
| conteats were checked up, and this year,
reinforced by several players who will
come back to the fold with the war at
an end, the Indians give promise of be
ing much more formidabie.
| _ Baseball critics in general dkree that
| Cleveland made a good move when it
secured Third Baseman Larry Gardner
from Connie Mack. Gardner is a vet
eran player, it is true, but hg is one of
| the steadisat infislders in the business
| and always a dangerous hiltgr.
Cleveland has a formidable array of
pitchers in Bagby, Coveleskie, Morton,
Coumbe, Enzmann, Myers, Klepfer and
Uhle. Klepfer is in France, where he
was wounded twice in the fighting, but
his wounds are not serious, and he will
lra!urn in time to start the season with
the Tribe.
Manager Fohl has three first-base
candidates in Harris, Guisto and “Doc"”
Johnston. Gardner will play third
Wambsganss second and Chapman, one
of the daddies of em all, shortstop.
Tris Speaker, Jack Graney, Jamiesos,
Elmer Smith and Joe Wood comprige
| the outfielding gaterial, and the Indians
| have Steve (Y%NI. Lestie Nunamaker
and Chet Thomas, formerly of the Bos
ton club, to do the catching.
in the face of the spirited fight l'n?
last .season by the Cleveland Indians, it
can not be overlooked in sizing up the
I\-oming campaign.
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