The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-02
CHATT ANOOGA WILL
RESUME FIGHT GAME
Promoter Arranging for Series
of Prize Fights
PITCHER CLAYTON SIGNS
Billy Smith Now Has Nine Twirlers on
PITCHER CLAYTON SIGNS
Lookout staff and Many Exhibi-
tion Games Booked to Try
Them Out

Chattanooga, February 1.-(SpeciaL)-
The fight game will be on again in Chat
tanooga this spring.
Local promoters announced yesterday
that they had arranged for a series of
bouts to be given every two weeks
throughout the spring and perhaps until
early in the summer.
The first bout will be February Z, when
Fred Ellis of Oklahoma, sometimes called
the hope of the white race" before
Carl Morris got in the game) will meet
Sailor Burk. Both are heavyweights and
a fast battle is expected. The principal
preliminary for this battle will be be-
tween George Denlea of New York and
Jake Abel, a local scrapper of no mean
ability, who hopes to become a profess
sional.
Last winter the promoters made a great
success and a number of clever bouts
were pulled off here. However, they at
tempted to stage wrestling matches, and
the first event was such a palpable fake
that the lovers of the sport held up their
hands in holy horror and declared that
they would not stand for anything OF the
kind There is much joy among the
fight fans that the game is to be re-
vived here. Several men of national
fame will be brought here in the next few
months.
Billy Smith has moved reporting day
for the Lookouts up to March 1.
About 80 notices were mailed out Sun
day to the athletes belonging to the local
club, notifying them to be on hand
March I ready for praptice
The Toledo Mud Hens get here the
same date, and the two teams will prac
tice for about three weeks before start
Ing a series of seven eight exhibition
games. After the Toledo club leaves tn,
Lookouts will entertain Rochester for
week, Brooklyn for five days, Pittsburl
for four days, and several other big
league clubs for one and two-day engage
ments.
Manager Billy Smith has signed another
pitcher, making total of nine twirlers
now on the Lookout staff The new man
is Jack Clayton formerly with Indianap-
oils and Louisville of the American asso-
citation Clayton was a free agent and
was recommended to Smith by Charley
Carr, former manager of the Indianapolis
team.
Manager Smith has over 20 exhibition
games arranged for the Lookouts, and is
anxious to get a big STAN or tWlrlerS sc
that the work will not be too hard fol
his regulars. 1t is practically a cincf
that Forrest More. Al Demaree, RUDE
Benton and Harry Coveleske will be
regular twirlers and the fifth man will
be selected from the new men-Jacl
Clayton, Freeman, Brown Justus, Wag
ner and Flowers.
The Lookout infield for 1911 has beer
signed and is ready for business.
The last contract to come across wa:
that of Rudy Huswitt, veteran bis
league infielder, and 1t was received yes
terday.
First Baseman Pete Lister first signed
then Clayton Perry sent in his contract
Paul Sentelle got busy next and ther
Simeon Murch signed. Hulswitts con
tract was the last to be received and nov
that Smith has 1t in his hands his wor
ries are at an end. Manager Smith be
leves that he has five very classy bal
players for the four infield positions, ant
he already says that he is at loss tt
know who he will let out.