The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-23
IN The WoRLD Or SPORTS


representative Jeffries was at the
appointed race, but Johnson did not
leave his training camp in Indiana,
and said he would not meet Jeffries.
Jeffries issued statement later, In
which he said: an view OF the many
conflicting reports regarding my In
tentions, I will make my plans public
as follows: FAT the conclusion Of my
theatrical contract which will be July
IS. / will sail for Europe for two or
three weeks visit, and then Carlsbad.
Before sailing / will post my forfeit
to meet Johnson befohe the club OFFER
Ing the best inducements, and best
situated to hold the contest. Il sim
cersly hope that my action will quiet
the doubts of those who have quest
toned the sincerity of my intentions"
Carter, of Atlanta, won the Geor-
gla state championship in tennis
singles from Eden Taylor, Of Macon.
Score, ga SO rs.
Young Corbett, the one time
conqueror of Terry McGovern,
proved an easy victim for young
Johnny Frayne, of San Francisco, who
knocked him out in the eighth round
of a bout scheduled to go twenty
five rounds. Corbett, probably, was
In no condition to put up hard bat
tie, and at no time did he appear to
have chance. The Corbett of today
is hardly a reminder Of the once
great lightweight who but few
years age electrified the sporting
world with his wonderful battles. His
famous "haymaker' was ill-timed, and
there was no power behind 1t.
Edward Payson Weston. the worlds
veteran pedestrian has completed his
walk across the great American con-
tinent. He accomplished the walk from
New York to San Francisco in 7l05
walking days after one Of the most
strenuous and trying feats in his ca
reer. Though now in his 10th year,
he has averaged SO miles a day, hav-
ing negotiated $500 measured miles
most of the way on the railway where
he asserts quarter of mile is lost
every mile walked. Hale and hearty
Cranston, the Memphis second base.
man, Is still the real leader of
the Southern League in base hitting.
O'Connor, Of Little Rock, and Daubert.
OF Memphis, are ahead of him in the
percentage column but they have not
been in lenough games to warrant
them holding the lead. But even
Cranston has contender for the
honors. Taking in points of number
of games played, Paul Sentell. the
Mobile captain and shortstop, is the
real leader of the league, with a per-
centage of .29T, he having played in
10 more games than Cranston. The
Cuban has been playing a great game
this season, and his headwork and
fighting spirit are responsible for
Mobiles high standing in the race
for the pennant.
The leading run getter in the
southern League to date is Dick Bay
less, the fast little outfielder of the
Atlanta team, He has crossed the.
pan AZ times Persons, Of MontgomeIy
comes second, with Al, and SenteIl.
OF Mobile, third, with 80.
It looks as if Noah Henline the
fast left fielder of the Birmingham
Barons, will be the first man to reach
the 100-hit mark this season in the
Southern league At present, Hen
line is leading the players in the num-
Der OF hits made, with SO. Sentell is
second with 81. Baerwald, of Mem.
phis, is third, with 76.
Bugs" Raymond walked down
Broadway the other day with a spool
or white thread in his pocket. What
ne carried 1t for, nobody knows A
loose thread hung out of his pocket,
and a colored man who knew the
eccentric pitcher rushed up to him and
said. "Scuse me, Mistah Bugs, but
there is raveling on you" coat, Pll
Just pick 1t off. He followed me a
block" said Bugs, telling the story
sand kept pulling out that thread.
stopped, and wher he caught up to
me again he said: 'Mistah Bugs. / do
not think | quite got it all yet"
An automobile making the circuit
Of the CODE cup race course at Crown
Point, Ind, crashed into a machine
Jack Johnson. the heavy
weight pugilist, and>a party of friends.
Johnson was not injured, but one Of
the women of the party was perhaps
fatally hurt. Several others were
slightly injured
The fact that Charleston failed to
make good in the South Atlantic
League this year was disappoint.
ment, but taking Knoxville in has
shortened some of the jumps and cut
down the railroad expenses.
A story sent out from Macon saws
Ty Cobb, the Georgian who has be-
come famous in the realm of base,
ball, will engage in business in Ma.
con at the end Of the present season.
he will b. state manager for a De-
troit automobile mandatory. He will
have branch Offices in Atlanta. Sa-
vannah and two other Georgia cities.
He expects to establish a permanent
business and his retirement from the
diamond will probably follow. His
contract has alraadv bean siorrli. r.rith