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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Not only do transatlantic wireless
messages promise to be much cheap
er, but they may relieve US Of the
hybrid word "cablegram."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Keeping "a headless cat alive IL
hours" may be triumph Of medical or
surgical science. but 1t Is awfully
hard on the cat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Tortoises are cultivated in the Sey.
chelles island for their shell. And lob
sters are cultivated on Broadway for
their money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Il Was Loaded.

81 Louis, Mo.-Adolph Bernhard,
twelve, tried to pry out bullet in a re-
volver cartridge with needle. The
cartridge blew off two of his fingers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

A st. Louis woman threw clocks at
her husband. probably with the inten'
ton of impressing upon him the fact
that time flies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Now the young man who took his
girl out in canoe during the sum-
mer, Is taking her out on a motor
cycle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

That town which seeks to bear the
name 1912" can never hope to be up
to date next January.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

A Partisan hotel will be opened
without servants, Also without
guests.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

The corset is OF some real use to
mankind after all. A female imper-
senator has died because of tight lac
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Statistics show that more bachelors
than married men become insane.
Why say more?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

A New York paper advises Its read
ers to start pearl farm. Still seed
pearls are expensive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Skirts slashed at the knee are the
latest fashion. Handy to get at the
money.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Cuba certainly is learning the game.
1t is now crying fraud over the cleo
ton and demanding a recount
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Youth has been defined as just one
darned blunder after another.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Jamaicas torrential rains ought to
mollify the ginger.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20
Bank Robbers It ny

-.
Kyle, Tex.-Ths 8 ~ s.,
was robbed OF slss,p ~
ing before day. il ~
Waterman, while o. = /
a noise id the vieina WI
and, thinking It was ..ssI
coffin at the undei'''ss''' Nj
ment next door % $ '..s,,,la
investigate. Upon s J, 81
fronted with a pls'o :, Il NJ
hands up and turn =
tinguish his Lantern.
He was then tais = j
building, disarned = j
SQUAT in a certain co., I b
wall wall, and upon pain : /, /
look any of them 2 !. = 8
4. crra tb<s VI
minutes getting in a's sr'dsI'
three shots after o. In
appearances. two
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Prophets are bum leaders. If you
don't believe it, look at Turkey.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Our only fear of a woman in the
presidents cabinet Is that she would
put scalloped paper on its shelves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Money that Europe does not spend
on general war it can invest nice
ly In buying shoes for the baby.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

washinsten. !. ,,,'s
Captain Fletcher 81 II
cruiser Montana - !
tons of Americans 20 !
factory along tSe
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

Army aviators have invented a
noiseless,. aeroplane. The harmless
one, hoWever. Is still uninvented.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-20

with surprising cynicism. Where do
you get the parson?"
Hang the parson," Wedgewood re.
peated, Who's the gel?"
''I'll bet | know who she u.s." Ash.
ton interposed; Its that nectarine OF
damsel who got on at Green RIVER
mot the same!" Lathrop roared
Il found my bride blooming here all
the while. Girl l used to spark back
In Brattleboro, Vt. I've been vowing
for years that I'd live and die an old
maid. I've kept my head out of the
moose all this time-till'l struck this
train and met up with Anne. We 90,
to talking over old times-waking up
old sentiments. She got on my nerves
got on hers. Finally said, .Aw
/ hell. let's get married Save price o,
one stateroom to China anyway She
says, Damned II | don't!'-or words
to that effect"
Mallory broke in with feverish In,
terest: But you said you were going
to get married on this train"
Nothing easier. Here's howl" and
he raised his glass. but Mallory hauled
1t down to demand: How? that's
what want to know. How are Won
going to get married on this parson.
less express. Have you got little
minister In your suitcase?"
Ira beamed with added pride as be
explained:
We'll. you see. when used tc
court Anne had rival--Charlie Sci
by his name was. thought he Gu,
me out. but he became a clergyman
! In Utah-Oh. Charlie! telegranheo
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

thumb on his best hand So
agreed to let him go in. We ban
daged the thumb so that it stuck
right out straight from his hand.
That's the way he fought, and he
whipped Rivers with his right hand
and whipped him good. too.
"Mandot, Richie. Murphy and
the rest of them will go the same
way when it comes to fighting over
a distance of ground. So would
Mcfarland if he ever gets into the
ring to go twenty rounds with VOL
CAST.
Eastern bouts are not as attrac-
tive to us as the style of battling
out on the Pacific coast. We had a
half a dozen standing offers out
there to go for the big dough. They
seem to think in New York that
an offer of $4,000 ought to make
Wolgast jump with joy. Why. he's
been getting that much for his
fights for the last two years on the
coast.
"McCarey once threatened to bar
us from the coast rings because |
called one of his offers a joke. Yet
when l landed there he was the
first to meet me and inside of an
hour we clinched up the Rivers
match. He guaranteed me $4,000
and As per cent of the gross re-
ceipts. And the upshot of it was
that McCarey cleared $4,000 out of
the battle-for himself. You see,
promoters out there know Wolgast
will draw the money. That's why
they'll give him big guarantees.
Never yet has one Of them had to
dig to make UP any deficit in VOL
CAST battles"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
BY Tad.

n ENTLEMEN, we have with
us today Young Philadel-
phia Jack O'Brien. This
young lightweight from the I'm
conscious City Is a brother of the
famous Phil Jawn." who a few
years ago won the light heavy
weight championship by stopping
Bob tftzsimmons in Frisco.
But, back to the biscuits. This
O'Brien is the ORIGINAL Jack
of the family. His big broth
er, lawn. was merely nicknamed
with that monicker, his right name
being Joseph.
Young John is really the sur
prise of the year in fisticuffs Do
you know of another lad seventeen
years of age who has fought all
the champions in his class. figured
in over 80 battles and was knocked
down but once and has never yet
lost a decision? That's the record
of this youngster.
And just remember that the same
steady, industrious work done by
this youngster in any honorable
line of endeavor would have made
much greater man of him.
He is a college boy, and until last
year attended regularly. The fight
ing bug was born in young John.
and, try as they might. the family
could never killSit. Big Jawn sent
the lad to college, but he had, a
hankering to fight, and at the age
of sixteen won the amateur ban
tam title at the a. A. u. Jawn
opened the American Boxing club
in Philly, and there the younger
aid, anxious to see the bouts, agreed
to work in the box office for his ad-
mission fee.
There is a law in Philly which
states that the names of all con-
testants must be handed into the
police "a hours before any con-
test. The management this night,
of course, handed in the names,
but, not being sure Of the prelimi-
nary boys showing up, wrote in the
names of some actor friends-Ed-
die Foy, Pat Rooney. Victor Moore,
George Cohan and Fred Stone
When the second "prelim" was to
go on the boy with the Eddie Foy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
CARL MORRIS WATERING
BETWEEN CAB AND RING

SAPULPA, OKLA, Sept 13-Carl Nor
ris, the big engineer, is hesitating be-
tween the prize ring and the Frisco loco
motive. He is in receipt of many offers
from big promoters in the fight game,
some of them proposing handsome guar
tees and percentages of gate receipts.
Alex Mclean, of the Pilgrim Athletic
Athletic club in Boston, makes an aluring
offer and requests that Carl meet either
BOmbardier Wells or AL Palzer during Oc
tober. The big Frisco and Los Angeles
clubs are also bidding for Norris
The big promoters appear. to think
am still a live one and l feel encour-
than I ever thought of being and in my
next bouts l hope to demonstrate this
fact The fight game looks good to me,
but the Frisco locomotive is sure win
ner.'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

are scheduled to go ten rounds, the win
ner to get a crack at Johnny Kilbane
some time later on. This will be the
since his suspension was lifted by the
boxing commission, and ii will likely be
his last unless he is able to cope with the
clever Brlton.
zone Round" Davis is scheduled to box
ten rounds with Jack Twin Sullivan in
Buffalo Monday.
The match between Freddie Welsh and
Matt Wells, originally booked for October
81, has been postponed until November
IL. Welsh will probably box in this cOun-
try again before leaving for Europe to
fight for the Lord Lonsdale belt and the
lightweight title.
Jim Flynn is at his home in Pueblo,
Colo. en- route to New York, where he
who is his nearest rival for the honor of
being the leading. white hope"
Freddie Welsh has been substituted for
Ad Wolgast to fight Packey Mcfarland,
az the Garden Athletic club, in New York,
Gotham Welsh is in fine trim and will
have to do little training for the match.
The Briton has agreed to let the stock
yards lad weigh in at 1873 pounds, which
is in the Americans favor.
AID Wogast is some shrewd lad, even
Wnen Manager ION Jones Ism around.
Billy Gibson asked the champ 10 post $500
as a forfeit to guarantee his appearance a
few days ago. This Ad cheerfully did.
However. after talking on a while, he
mentioned the fact that his contract called
for $500 expense money Suppose you
just let me have that now and save the
time of sending it to me-" said Adolph
TO the unsuspectng Gibson, who came
across with a check for 500 perfectly good
iron men. So you see, Wolgast had
merely snapped checks with Gibson, and
could have run out of the match without
losing q cent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
ALABAMA RIFF Il
TEAM PRAISED
BY WEISS

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. 10
Eferverscing with description of the
brilliant record made by the Alabama
rife team at Seagirt Lieutenant Colo
mel w. F. Wiess, of Montgomery, who
coached the team to its success. has
just returned to the city, the first one
Of the squad to reach home from the
New Jersey range.
Alabama showed up better than
ever before" said Colonel Weiss. I'VE
kept up our climbing record and fin
ished fourth, the highest we have ever
stood heretofore. The marine corps
beat us by only two points. Our ag-
gregate score was, as | recall, 2,640,
while the marine corps was 2,642. We
beat states that we never dreamed Of
distancing
. -Four members of the Alabama team
were held in the final try out for the
national team to go to ottawa. Canada,
ITO compete for the Palmer trophy.
have noticed since leaving Seagirt that
Sergeant H. f. Teat, of the Montgom-
cry True Blues was the only one of the
four to make the national team and
this is quite an honor The other
three who tried out in the finals were
Sergeant E. H Pope, of the Blues;
Lieutenant 7. c. Locke, Montgomery,
on the staff of the Second regiment,
and Captain Nell D. Smith, of Bir-
mingham, unassigned"
Sergeant Teat has already gone to
Ottawa with the national team.
The Alabama team consisted of If
teen shooters and six officers in charge
of various branches of work. The COM
handing officer was Adjutant General
j. B. Scully, who went to New York
after the Seagirt shoot broke up. He is
expected to return to Montgomery in a
few days
The Alabama team was at Seagirt
three weeks. While there General
Scully gave assurance that the rife
range al Montgomery would be over
hauled Immediately and rifle practice
held on a larger scale than ever, as the
war department is demanding 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
CRACKERS OPEN TODAY
FOR CLOSING SERIES

The Crackers left Atlanta yesterday
for their final trip and open in Memphis
today. They will play at Red Elm to-
day, Saturday and Sunday
The Crackers will disband after the
game Sunday. Some of them will re-
turn to Atlanta before departing for
their home cities, but most of them will
leave direct for their homes from Mem
phis.
the club and the man who will prob
ably be field leader of the Crackers
under Billy Smith next season. will no
doubt return here, and will probably
take up his permanent residence here
for the winter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
FOR JENNINGS AND WITT

DETROIT, Sept. 13.-Manager Hugh
Jennings and Oscar Witt. of the De-
troit American league baseball team,
have received suspension notices from
President Johnson, as the result of
their conduct in Wednesdays game
with Philadelphia.
Umpire Connolly ordered Jennings
off the field, when the manager pro-
tested a decision, and later in the
game Umpire Hart treated Witt who
had been coaching, in the same man
ner.
The length of the suspensions has not
been learned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Tom Jones Sees Lille Danger Ahead His Cadillac Gladiator
WOLGAST'S MANAGER CALLS LIGHTWEIGHTS EASY

ten rounds if he is feeling right.
and he will be ris--sa3:. 10 next time
he starts.
4 bet heavily on Aandot. be
cause Rivers isn't a good fighter.
/ was merely taking chance that
the other fellow was. He proved to
be good enough to whip Rivers all
the way, just as | told Joe Levy he
would. Joe knew l was betting on
Mandot. and he couldn't understand
why.
Levy Makes Bad Mistake.
You see, Joe made a mistake in
taking that match. Rivers had a lot
of prestige because of the reported
doubtful ending of his match with
WOlgast. He shouldn't have rushed
him into a meeting that would take
all the glamour away from him. He
should have taken easier meat.
They are talking about Wolgast
crawtishing when McFarland's
name is spoken. That's ridiculous.
Wolgast is the most fearless man
ever known to the ring. Let me
tell you a little incident that hap
pened three days before the Riv-
ers match. Ad mashed his left
thumb so badly in training that it
looked as if he simply couldn't get
into the ring. We talked it over,
and l was for calling off the match
or postponing it indefinitely Be
tween us we had close to $4,000
bet on the fight, but | was for los
ing this rather than risk licking.
Refuses To Call 1t Off.
''Call off nothing Wolgast told
me. I can beat him with one
hand,' Mind you, he had a broken
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

Johnny Kilbane received the decision
over Jack Moore, the Pittsburg negro. in
an easy ten-round bout before the Titan
Athletic club. at Triton. Ohio. Wednes-
fought the negro at all stages Of the
game, but was unable to land knock
out
The boxing commission of Cincinnati
has passed a rule that no women would
be allowed to attend boxing shows held
in that city. Heretofore bouts staged in
and near the city have been patronized
by the fair sex.
All the forfeit money for the Eddie
McGoorty- Johnny Thompson fight. to be
staged in Cincinnati Monday night, has
been posted, which insures the public of
6oths boys appearance. If Thompson
does not show up better in this match
than he did against George *. Q. Brown
few days ago, McGoorty should have
little trouble winning.
Joe Mandot and his manager, Harry
Coleman, have arrived in Memphis from
the coast. but will leave for New Or
leans tomorrow night, where the South
ern champion will start weeks vaude-
vile engagement Monday.
Joe Sherman and Pal Moore have been
matched to box eight rounds at the
Southern Athletic club, in Memphis Mon
day night. The weight will be 1856 pounds
at 8 clock In the afternoon.
Jem Driscon, one of the craftiest box
ers who ever showed in this country Tor
any other for that natter is scheduled
to arrive on this side in about two weeks.
Promoters are talking Of matching Dris-
coll with Packey McFarland This should
be one of the most interesting exhibit
tons ever staged. Both boys are past
masters of boxing and depend strictly
upon their skill
Tonight Abe Attell will do battle with
one Harry Thomas, in New York They
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
philadelphia lawns" Kid Brother DID, Meeting Champions
TAD SEES IN YOUNG JACK O'BRIEN A GREAT BOXER

name didn't show up On the bill
the card read Eddie Foy VS.. George
Conan. There was roar Of laugh
ter the crowd read it.
Mr. Foy failed to show, and
O'Brien "A, bit up in the air, called
upon his kid brother to fill in. He
did. That was his first profession
al appearance, and he won hands
down. After that Jawn, thinking
he had a new champ in the family,
sent the kid out. and in seven
months he fought 80 battles, in
Guiding Tommy Carey, Tommy
Langdon, Young Brown. Leach
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
RAILROAD LEAGUE RACE
SETTLED ON SATURDAY

The championship of the Railroad
league will be decided Saturday after
noon, when the Bean & Magill and Fort
Mcpherson teams mix at the Marist
college grounds in a double header.
Throughout the schedule of 81 games
these two teams have fought steadily,
dropping but two battles each, and
when they hook up in this double
header they will decide the tie
In the event that the double header is
divided, the teams will meet in sin
gle game at the Fort Mcpherson
grounds the following Saturday after
noon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Bv Ed. w. Smith.

.;~HICAGO, Sep. 13,-Tom Jones,
manager of Ad WoIgast. sees
little in sight to seriously
rbreaten the present standing of
the Cadillac gladiator.
Indeed the champion is to have
some easy picking for the next six
or eight months if he retains his
physical condition and nothing fur
ther happens to him. Jones always
has his fingers crossed when he
speaks about the future, because
the lightweight champion is re-
earded now as the most unlucky
man in the business.
Thomas Edward has canvassed
the situation pretty thoroughly. He
remained over in Los Angeles, de-
spite urgent calls from Cadillac for
his presence, to see the Mandot-
Rivers battle and figure out the
chance of Mandot against VOL
CAST.
Bets Heavily on Mandot.
Also T. Edward had his eye on
the main chance by wagering 1,500
on the French boy against Rivers.
outside of the affair at Reno over
two years ago, Jonesey has not
booked a loser of any consequence.
Hence he was feeling pretty good
when he left for Cadillac. He had a
lot of things to say about the
lightweight class outside of Packey
Mcfarland
cit makes me laugh to see some
of the lightweights fight Jones
said. why. Wolgast can whip
both Rivers and Mandot inside of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

Cross, Knockout grown, ncuEg
Erne and AID Wolgast
The latter was the only opponent
able to score a tnockoow...
When we stop to think what 9TH
er great fighters were doing at the
age Of seventeen, we pull in a long
breath. Joe Cans was opening
oysters and boxing "prelims" at
night; F'itZsimmons was helping a
blacksmith; Bat Nelson was
waiter by day and doing "prelims"
at night; Jack Johnson was
painter in Galveston and inspect
ing chicken cOops by moonlight.
This O'Brien boy is meeting
champions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
TIGERS PRACTiCING NOW
ON OPEN STYLE OF PLAY

PRINCETON, n j., Sept. 13.-F'rom
the system of practice which Coach
Cunningham has inaugurated for
Princeton it begins to look as though
the Tigers are going to depend almost
entirely on the open style of game.
Half a dozen men are practicing
punts daily, while another squad is put
at plucking the leather from the ground
while on the run
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
FIELD GOOD, BUT SCORES
POOR AT SOUTHAMPTON

SOUTHAMPTON, n. Y, Sept. 10
With score of 81. Fred Herreschof, of
Garden City. led field of 106 starters
in the qualifying round of the annual
tournament over the National golf
links of America yesterday. High
scores were the rule despite the fact
that some of the best American and
British players competed. Next after
Herreschoff was John Reid, Jr., st. An
drews, with So
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
STANDING of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.

st. Louis 4. New York 2 first game)
New York 4, St. Louis l Second game)
Boston :, Chicago FIRST gameD
Boston T, Chicago 4 (second game)
Pittsburg Z, Philadelphia 3.
Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 0 first game)
Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn second game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

Yesterdays Results,

Philadelphia 8, Detroit 0.
Boston 8, Chicago /.
Washington 3, Cleveland ?.
St. Louis 8. New York O.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
FERNS GETS DECISION.

TULSA, OKLA, Sept. 19.-Clarence
(WildcaD Ferns outpointed Art Ma
girl, of Bartlesville, in fifteen rounds
here last night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Standing of the Clubs.

Yesterdays Results.
Nashville 10, Chattanooga 3.
Mobile 5, New Orleans |,
only games scheduled.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Chicago in Boston.
Cincinnati in Brooklyn.
St. Louis in New York.
Pittsburg in Philadelphia.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Games Today.

Games Today.
Toledo in Louisville.
Indiana polls in Columbus.
Milwaukee in Kansas City.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Games ! oody.
New York in Chicago.
Boston in St. Louis.
Washington in Detroit.
Philadelphia in Cleveland.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.

Atlanta in Memphis.
Chattanooga in Nashville.
New Orleans in Mobile.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13

Nead and answer the Want Ads In The
---Ts!2n. A good rule for every individ
Hal VINO reads Make IL your rule and
eOntented.