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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
Australian Plans to Promote
Fight Club in United States

rs Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Aus
tralian fight promoter who stag
ed the Johnson Burns cham
pionship fight in Sydney, selling
something to his townsmen, or has
the American pugilistic world lost
confidence in the ability of its pro-
motors? This is the question that
arises from story printed in the
sydney N. S. w, Bulletin. one of
the leading sporting journals of
that country Besides telling of the
wonderful plan on the part of Nc
Intosh to turn the stadium into the
worlds greatest boxing arena, the
story imparts the information that
Hugh is to make his way to this
country to take hold of a club in
the states that is to surpass any
thing that we have seen thus far
The story as printed in the Bull
letin does not say just who McIn-
tosh is dickering with nor where
the place is that this wonderful club
is to be. The only reference as to
location is that the arena will be
in the United States. Some small
spot this United States? With such
promoters as Jimmy Coffroth,
Jack Curley, Tom McCarey, Billy
Gibson and the many others it is
very doubtful whether Mcintosh
can break in under the Stars and
Stripes unless he is ready to fur
nish the bankroll.
To Build Great Arena.
The clipping as printed in the
Bulletin reads:
Hugh D. Mcintosh has com
menced the work of roofing on the
Sidney Stadium, and that hall of
toush viii be fine place when the
improvements have been carried
through. The size of the great in
closure will be in no way reduced
and the unsightly boardings on it's
walls will give way to an orna-
mental front and elegant sides. The
entrances will .be of a new and
improved design, by which a crowd
will walk in about a dozen abreast.
and yet be capable of perfect check.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13

combination, then the Kilbane days are
| drawing to a close.
- It now begins to look as if Tom Nc
| carey VIII have to appoint an official
referee for the Wolgast- Rivers mill VOL
| CAST has refused to aliow Charley Eyton
tG officiate and Rivers will not allow
| Welch, ADS faNoiite. to be the third man
in the ring
Ad Wo'gast will not return to his Los
Angeles luarters until June rs He is
framing at Wheeler Springs, his favorite
mountain resort.
Cleveland promoters are arranging to
stage tWelVe-round bout between
Johnny Kilbane and Johnny Dundee. If
| the two JOhnnyS agree to the match if
will be staged the afternoon of July a.
Jim Stewart and Charlie Kennedy are
scheduled to box in New York next Mon
day night
Manager Gibson, OF the Garden A. c.
New York club, has substituted Kid Will
liams and John DAILY to fight a ten-round
bout in place of Pal Moore and Young
Shurgrove. The bout will be staged Mon
day night.
Al Al Williams has packed his grip and
Liked lit, it to Frisco. AIS reason for leav-
ing Flynn's camp was that the Pueblo
fireman's punches were more than he
cared to stand
Although reports were sent out from
New Orleans that Joe Thomas defeated
Jake Abel in their ten-round bout a few
nights ago, The Daily States, a news
PAPER of that city, says the bout was a
good draw.
Grover Hayes is in good shape for his
ten-round fight with Freddie Welsh in
Columbus Ohio tonight. Hayes is popu-
lar in Atlanta and local fans hope he win
be returned the winner
Howard Baker is scheduled to mix it
with Guy Buckles at Cripple Creek, Colo,
tonight,
Mayer Prizes certainly showed improve
ment in his eight-round semi windup with
Spider Britt Tuesday night If he keeps
be appearing in the main bouts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
THORNTON|N
SEMI FINALS
At RICHMOND

RICHMOND. VA, June 13.--On the
courts Of the Country club this after
noon the semi-dnal round in the Old
Dominion tennis tournament VIII be
played. Thornton. of Atlanta James
and Page survived the early rounds
yesterday. and there remains to be
played the Robb- Tyler match to deter
mine the fourth survivor.
In the mems singles Thornton beat
Hall Go. So. Sd, James beat Zinn.
5-S. rs, While Page won from Trigg,
ga, so.
In the mems doubles Graves and
Page beat cary and Blair. 60, 60;
linn and Mcintosh beat McCabe ana
Kicks. As. 6-t. ell Adair and Thorn
ton beat Rennolds and Trigg. Go. G-l.
Dunn and Buford beat MasteHer and
Lfpseomb As, 6-1. ST.. Davenport and
Brousseau beat smith and Tyler. 6-t,
SIS. 81
In the ladies' singles Mrs. ]. s. Tay-
Tor continued on her victorious way
by defeating Miss Caroline Preston in
love sets. Miss Merritt beat Miss JOY
ner, At, g. 6-S; Mrs Hardy beat Miss
Powers, g.. 81, Miss Colstan beat
Miss Sutton Ga 0-6 6-1.
In the ladies doubles Miss Joyner
and Miss Powers beat Miss Robinson
and Miss Lancaster GA. Ga; Mrs
Hardy and Miss Meredith beat the
Misses Colstan SO. 6-1; Miss Duhring
and Miss Disston beat Miss Searbor-
ough and Miss Parrish. $50 60.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13

All the present office buildings are
coming down, and will be replaced
with elegant structures.
Camps Near Structure.
Training rooms and gymnasiums
will be erected close beside the
main structure so that the whole of
the training can be carried out
close to the scene of battle. A
Turkish bath will be installed for
the use of the athletes. In the sta
dunn itself the improvements will
be considerable. A nicely decorated
sounding board will be placed over
the ring. to save the strain on the
voice of announcer and make the
place available for public speaking,
concerts. etc.
"a hugh array of exits will
make it possible to shoe the thou
sands of people into the street in
about two and one half minutes
Actinis lights. capable of giving in
Simultaneous photographs, will be
set up over and around the ring, so
that pictures can be taken night
and day When all the improve
ments have been carried out the
boxing season in Sydney will be
the winter, so that the best fighters
Of the world win be engaged for the
round circuit of United States,
Paris and Sydney.
To Promote in States.
For McIntosh's appearance in
the United States seems to be an
assured thing now. Sometime ago
a fairly gilded syndicate wrote to
him, asking him for the use of bis
name, a proposal which he turned
down with emphasis. The offer
has now come in different form,
and, the syndicate has offered him
the opportunity of coming in on
the ground floor as general high
priest of the show. So, while the
stadium is being rebuilt, McIn-
tosh will HE him away and go into
details of the matter, and, in all
human probability, emerge as the
worlds boss fight promoter, and
have special prayer meetings held
on his behalf"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

Patsy Kline and Young Britt are sched-
uled to box in Baltimore June "a
Jack Johnson has been training hard
tor the past week and is now down to
222 pounds. Lii Arthur expects to train
down to 215 pounds before time to enter
the ring.
The bill legalizing 25-round boxing
matches IN Arizona went through the
house, and it is now up to the governor
to accept or reject it.
1t now begins to look as though Joe
a heavy forfeit out of sam and don't
allow him any expense money, if you want
MN TO night me. Langford has backed
out OF scheduled match with Jeanette
claiming that legal proceedings will hold
him in Australia for three months AT
any rate it will be interesting to learn
the nature of the proceedings.
Willie Driscon has accepted an offer to
box Patsy Brannigan in Cleveland July A.
Harry Thomas made such a good show
ing against Jack White when he was
substituted for owen Moran at Los An
geles last Saturday that it is likely the
promoters will rematch them.
Harry had but six days notice in which
to train for the fight and would probably
nave made better showing had he been
given more time in which to train
Jack Herrck continued his good fight
ing a few days ago when he all but
knocked out Chappy Homer in a twenty
round bout in the bull ring at Juarez.
Battling Nelson has signed articles to
box some one yet to be picked before
John McKee's club in Winnipeg Canada,
July 4.
The Durable Dane is at present on his
way to Winnipeg, where he was select
ed to referee the X. O. Brown-Jack Dillon
match June H.
Johnny Dundee has hired Jack Britton
the second Packey Mcfarland, to teach
him the good points of boxing Dundee
will have several other trainers who will
slip him the rough stuff. If he can alb
serb all the knowledge taught by this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
BY Elmer Bates.

MYTH amazing fidelity do ma
wv jor league recruits fall
into traps set by the vet
Grams. AS there is no evidence
that this is done in a spirit of pat
rontage, it must follow that the
Youngsters look upon the players
of experience as veritable sages,
whose advice is to be allowed inn
plicity
1t is because this is so that the
pages of baseball history bristle
with some of the rare Jokes. 1t re-
manned for 1912 to produce the real
classic incident, however
Not many DAYS ago Cy Young,
of the Boston Nationals-the only
real G o. NJ of the game-real-
lied that his big right arm was not
responding to training So Cy, al
ways conscientious, decided to go
to his home in PeoH, Ohio, and to
stay there unless his arm came
back The Boston team was in
Pittsburg at the time, From
Pittsburg to Peoli may be t50
miles in The fare may be SO.
one of the veterans suggested to
one of the recruits that it would
be a gracious act by the youngsters
to raise a purse to pay poor old
CN's' expenses home.
Because said the veteran, old
Cy may never earn another dollar
on the diamond"
The bait was swallowed. Also
the hook and the sinker A few
hours later Cy was caled to a cor
ner and handed purse" of
pennies, nickels. dimes, quarters,
halves and small bills With the
purse" went the blessings and
good wishes OF the boys"
Gy wanted to cry. but had to
laugh His ticket home had been
ordered, but CY let the last train
60 without him He remained In
Pittsburg until every penny Of the
$44.1S had been restored to the
giVerS.
The G. o NJ. Of baseball didn't
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
And Now That Wild
WeSterner Wants to
Find Colonel New

CHICAGO, June tS-"Jim"
. Burlng an ardent Roosevelt d
9 booster Of Montana. is looking for {
. Colonel Harry New. chairman of I
. the committee en- ARRANGEMENTS in Z
. charge Of the convention. and if 4
he finds him the colonel might as q
. Wen say his prayers q
9 The Westerner met the colonel 4
. in the lobby of the Congress and .
. eonhded To him that he could get q
. together IS Of the noisest cowboys q
. west Of Butte and bring them on &
. 90 he.p stampede the convention q
. for Roosevelt if he could get tick q
cts for them Now Colonel New a
. has neve admitted any Roose- e
. welt leanings, and thought he was g
e being spotted 6
Sure YOU can have the tickets e
he answered with a grin Il might q
9 be able 20 get you a hundred If a
. you can use them" q
Buring rushed to- the telegraph .
booth and wired the boys" to .
. come. that ii was AN fixed Then .
.. somebody told him that Colonel q
New was trfer d
seeees
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
RECRUIT FELL FOR TALE
THAT CY NEEDED FARE

tell the young men who so gladly
essayed to help him, that during
some seasons his salary had been
more than STATS a day. and that
he had 800 acres of rich land upon
which the Creator had smiled be-
fore he set it down in Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, He said nothing
about his mansion of a house, his
dozen or more farm buildings, his
herds of cattle his flocks of sheep
Of course, he didn't produce his
bank books showing his deposits
He merely told them that they
We're mighty kind. but that h4Idid
not need their "pruse."
Men who have WATCHED Cy's
wealth increase since ne entered
the major league ranks in 1890 say
Young is worth every cent Of
100000
Cy says the incident reminds
him of another. L was in Cleve.
land with the Boston Americans"
says Cy, when a newspaper friend
came to the hotel soliciting sub
scriptions to save somebody or
other from burial in the potters'
field. Everybody knew the news
paper man-who went around with
a long face-and he soon received
subscriptions for $2S.
AS he handed the substitution
blank to me to sign read it over
to see if had known the poor fell
low, the newspaper man was try
ing to save from an ignoble burial.
Who do you suppose It was ?"
who, Cy?"
Marshall Field, the Chicago
millionaire!' The newspaper man.
of course, was joking as was the
old player in Pittsburg, but the in
cidents serve to show how quick is
the response of bah players to
sympathetic appeal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
To the Readers of The
Georgian Sport Pages

. In the past The Georgian sport {
. ing pages have printed accurate I
. accounts of sporting events and I
will continue to do so. We will I
pay no attention to irresponsible I
. press agents. There are no press
. agenis in the employ of The I
. Georgian
a q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13

Welchonce Young and Perry sin
gled and these hits. coupled with
Hemphilrs error did the damage.
The final run was scored by the
Vols in the ninth. Glenn and Sum-
mers doubled
Kid Glenn had large day at bat.
After popping the first one, he
made a three Dagger on the second,
His next time up there was a pinch
in prospect and Brady was ordered
to pass him. In the ninth Glenn
doubled. Pitcher Summers also
laced out single and a two-bag-
ger.
THE Crackers tried out the scheme
of shifting the lineup a bit
East was benched, Sykes went to
first, O'Brien to second, Alperman
to short and O'Dell back to his old
stand at third. It was shift that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
Crackers Threaten Hit Last Place Earlier Than in 1911
ANOTHER GAME LOST; VOLS But Z GAMES BEHIND

pleased the fans, but didn't seem
to accomplish much in the way of
results.
The story has frequently been
published in Atlanta that the
Nashville franchise and club are
on the market. A fan has suggest
ed that the local baseball assocfa-
ton buy the whole works, take over
the team, send the present Crack
ers to Little Rock and throw in
the Nashville franchise to make it
a good deal.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
McELVEEN WON'T BE
HERE TILL TOMORROW

Earl Sykes. the Crackers first base
man, who has been traded to Montgom-
cry failed to leave for Billiken town last
night so il Is possible that Humpty Nc
2lVeen, the shortstopper secured from
Johnnie Dobbs. will not arrive in time
for todays game Dobbs viii not start
McElveen off until Sykes reports, as he
needs one or the other in his line-up.
However, the Billiken shortstop Will ar
rive in time for tomorrow's game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
WHITE S0X SECURE GILL.
CRACK COLLEGE HURLER

BLOOMINGTON, IND, June 1..-Presi-
dent Comiskey of the White Sox, has
notified Andy Gill, captain of the 1912 In
diana baseball team, to report in Chicago
tomorrow for trial. It is said that UNI
pire Mike Myers, of Chicago. who of
ficiated at all the conference games here
this season. and James II. Sheldon. foot
BAN coach recommended Gill
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
}y Percy II. Whiting.

T Asst year the Crackers hit
bottom on the 23d day of
June-never but once again
to rise AS high as seventh place
through the remainder of an awful
season! Yesterday afternoon, by
dint of losing the sixth game in
row and the ninth out of the last
ten played at Poncey, the Crack
ers jolted downward to a position
in such dangerous proximity to last
place that the loss Of two more
games, while Nashville is winning
two, will put the Crackers "abso-
lutely," II Atlanta loses today and
tomorrow and Nashville wins, the
Crackers will achieve last place on
June IA, good nine days before
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
NOTED sPoRTwRrrgR DEAD

CHICAGO, June Hugh f. Keough
C'Hek'D, IS years old. died at his home
here after a six weeks illness He had
been engaged in newspaper work for 81
years. For many years he acted as an
official at race tracks in the middle West
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13

they accomplished that distinction
last year
- AY what you want to about po-
litical steam rollers-they
aren't anything compared with the
Nashville diamond variety. The
Rock City machine piloted by Lii
censed Engineer Schwartz, again
nattened the Crackers to postage
stamp thinness yesterday after
noon and won another game-this
time a somewhat better one than
usual--b a score Of to p
Such rough work by some brand
new, double action. thirty ton roll
er might not be surprising, but to
see it accomplished by a contrap-
ton that has wabbled. squeaked
and all but blown up on several oc-
casons this season was painful A
while back the Vols were as AFFECT
and broken spirited (to change the
metaphor with abruptness) as life
termers in the Bastile Now they
are a yipping, scrapping, tipping,
hard hitting aggregation with as
much confidence as the Barons.
1 was pitful about the Vols a
while back They were absolutely
detected Their condition was due
more to mental than physical fall
ings They couldn't win because
they knew they couldn't win And
when that condition set in, the
slmpiness of their slump was aw-
full TO behold,
Then Manager Schwartz. who
knows a lot Of stuff that isn't in
the rule book at all, set to work to
Iiven EN- up. Before one game he
bought strychnine and made every
player take a dose He practiced
mental suggestion. He encouraged
the players to do stunts to get their
minds off baseball
The players caught the fever and
tried by every method known to
baseball to change their luck Three
or four Of them bought billikens
and the other PLAYERS bought in"
Several wore little religious charms
around their necks. one or two
actually resorted TO prayer.
Then finally the luck changed
And now the Volunteers are fight
ing and serapping upward They
never were cut out for a tail-end
team, and they will impress the
fact on the league before they are
done with 1t.
,,>ttr nitonor ,.ho hos ,,nxod A..
taa., IN .le. -, -, .s.,..
summers, was largely to be
blamed for Atlanta's downfall. He
looked for nine solid innings as
though he were about to explode
but he hasn't done it yet. Two sim
giles and an error let the first At
lantan across Two singles and a
sacrifice fly let the other one home.
Otherwise, the Crackers We're help
less before his delivery Yet SO
near ana he wander on the border
line Of total Wildness that through
out a good part of the game Earl
Fleharty was busiIy engaged In
warming up.
This is the third game Summers
has doWned Atlanta in three
starts, though the one Of June 10
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-16
a MISTAKE, JUDGE

The News is CT the sincere opinion
that Judge D. w Krauss of the city
court of Brunswick. makes serious
error when he yields to the recon-
mendation of the county commission
ers and makes the spy system in
Brunswick a reality. In the very first
place, there is a difference of opin-
ion among able lawyers as to whether
or not there is any law for such APP
pointment Or whether it will be legal
to use the public funds for that pur-
pose. Be that as it may, there is
not the slightest necessity for the ex-
penditure OF this $1,000 per annum
and at time when the people OF
Glynn county are enormously over
taxed, it seems to us that the court,
through it's judicial head should stand
as q protection to the rights of the
people, rather than lending judicial
sanction to an erratic. fanatical move
based at last and after all upon the
preiudiced demands of ultra prohibit
tionists and law and order extrem-
lists!
The day of the puritanical blue book
law has passed away along with the
witchcraftery of OLD Salem and in this
day of progress and development but
unfortunately, of a very excessive tax
rate, the real interest of the people
should be thoroughly safeguarded
against such encrcachments as this
Its a burden upon the people and
agaii We protest against it, and we
trust righteous and indignant pub
lie mind will exercise its power and
right the wrong in the courts of JUS
tice
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-16
A GREAT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.

The city council now has pending
before It. an ordinance providing for
the paving with vitritied brick OF pra"-
tically all of the business section "a
the city now urpaved. The ordinance
will come up for passage at a re-
cessed session of the city council 10
be acid on Mon19r evening ne x ard
The News desires 20 give the Or )Je IT.
I'd improvement il. unqualified en-
dorsement and % Tge the memo 8
Of council to pass it without a dis
senting voice.
Permanent street paving is the very
best character of public improvement:
it enhances property values, and
gives to the smaller city the appoAi
ance Of the metropolis that nothing
else can do. 1t adds a beaut; and
I convenience combined and b,yond.
it denotes the proper spirit of ealer.
prise and development so necessary
n The work Of city building.
The contemplated step is the bro ID
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-16
WILSON SEEMS TO BE LEADING
rection.

Unofficial returns from the demo-
cratic precinct caucuses of Oklahoma,
equivalent to statewide primary show
that thirty-two of the county conven-
tons will be controlled by supporters
of Woodrow Wilson. twenty-five for
Champ Clark and one for Judson
Harmon. In sixteen counties unin-
structed delegates were chosen.
This is a remarkable showing of the
preference for Wilson, who, especially
in comparison with Champ Clark. is
necessarily of late and slight ac-
quaintance to the people of OKLAHOMA,
zut it probably represents rather &C
curately the relative lead which the
New Jersey governor has in the race
for the democratic nomination for
president.
There can be little room to doubt
that at the present time Wilson is
ahead Of all the other candidates for
the democratic preference, and that
he is very far in the lead. If the ma
jority rule prevailed in democratic
conventions, as it does in republican,
it would be a reasonably safe conciu-
sion to draw now that Wilson would
be the nominee of tie party at the
Baltimore convention. 1t requires
two-thirds of the vote, however, for
a convention to name a candidate of
the party, and in this fact is always
danger to leading candidate, of COM
binations and compromises among the
lesser aspirants, that may defeas his
chances.
Wilson has thus far gained some
thing every day, and is outsttripping
his competitors at each stride in the
race. Whether or not he can main
tain his present speed and avoid trip
ping over the barriers that will be
put in his path remains to be seen. If
he can do that he will capture the
nomination, and if he is nominated by
the democrats at Baltimore as their
candidate he will be the next presi-
dent of the United States.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-16
AS INDUSTRIAL INDEX SEES US.

The following is from the Indus
trial Index of Columbus, which. by
The way, is one of the most reliable
industrial publications in the country
The people of this city perhaps do
not entirely realize how rapidly and
in what substantial fashion we are
gradually growing and developing.
However, the fact impresses the Wis
itor and the Index has observed the
situation.
The News appreciates very much
the kind reference to the city and
wishes to return its thanks to The
Index. The reference in questi "A 5
as follows:
AS told elsewhere in this issue,
the Brunswick Development COM
pany. brunswick, Ga, has declared a
dividend for the past year Of 20 per
cent and determined to double its
capital stock.
The prosperity of this company re-
fleets the prosperity of Brunswick.
That city, which has a magnificent
harbor and other natural advantages
and which Is by location the chief
commercial point for great territory,
rich in varied resources, is coming
into its own. Its commercial and in
dustrial development is steady and
substantial More and more capital
and people from other sections are
Joining with the enterprising people
of Brunswick in developing and up
building. Large concerns are invest
Ing big amounts in Brunswick, and
the future of that city is bright