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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
No Use--McAllister Won't Do
set +'+
Promising Hope Lacks Punch

way HIS friends are beginning to feel
Z in regard to him.
McAllister says he IL going to take
a long rest from ring activities. II
may be. II he keeps his word, he will
develop into heavyweight and
might acquire q punch after awhile.
In the meantime, II is a matter OF
lament among his club cronies that
with all his other qualities, Bob is
short Of one thing so essential.
What with McAllister's rapid glove
play, and Petroskeys measured
beat and blow" the writer took &C
casion TO liken tho recent unpleasant
ness to a duel between q snare drum
and a bass drum. There wasn't a
chance to figure the affair anything
else but a draw. and Griffin made no
mistake, when he permitted the men
to share the honors.
WHAT q "nAwsty" mess this Ar
w thur Pelky- Tommy Burns
wrangle is. Pelky says that he ana
Burns framed a short bout in Cal
gary and were so particular in regard
10 being part perfect with the knock
down that they rehearsed their little
turn in a hay-loft.
OF course, it's what is known as
dirty linen wash. There are two men
concerned. one makes an accusa-
ton, the other denies II. Under the
circumstances, nothing Is proven, but
the noble art receives an additional
black eye.
Pelky can hardly take credit to
himself for being righteous in this
connection, for II there had been no
falling out there would have been no
expose or confession, II you like the
nagAd ArfhnTag feel
ings, no doubt, to take such fling
at his erstwhile friend and manager,
but about all he has accomplished Is
to accentuate the belief that is held
by very many, namely, that modern
pugilism Is a hotbed Of crookedness.
VERY often in cases OF this kind
some one who knows the writ
ers will go to the trouble OF submit
ting views for publication. Here Is
what a correspondent writes in refer
ence to the Pelky Burns scandal:
It's what you, Mr.. Naughton, were
pleased TO term the high price OF
fRhting' that Is responsible for these
things. The game has been CONNER
cialized to such an extent that a man
subject to all the ups and downs Of
fighting career is tempted to do all
manner of things to get chunk of
the big money that is lying around.
II won't attempt to infiict all my
ideas on you. You might not under
stand them II did, but I'll say this:
You will remember that not so
many years ago Peter Jackson and
Jim Corbett. two of the greatest fight
ers that ever lived, boxed for a purse
OF 5000. And the other day Richie.
champion lightweight. turned his
back on a guarantee of $4,000 and
SIS, 900 moving picture money, because
he thought there was more coming to
him. II was the difference between
the days when fighters we're fighters
and the days wifen white hopes, fake
champions and designing managers
are in possession of the field"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
1913 Football Season Is He-ah!
Big Teams Havoc Changed Coaches

the gridiron year. Two weeks later,
when the baseball season winds up,
all the big elevens will be in action,
and the following Saturday, when the
worlds series is at the height of its
tension, the moleskinners will be
reaching "mid-season form" 1t is a
fact that these coming three weeks
are about the busiest of the entire
sport year, with the two biggest games
overlapping and dovetailing each otn-
er, and the third of the three will
mark the climax
T seems as IL the intention Of the
rule makers to introduce more open
play this year has gone sadly awry.
After noting the success of the open
game last year from the standpoint of
the spectator, as well as the PLAYER,
they thought It would be a good idea
to Introduce more. So they changed
the rule that made 1t necessary for a
kicker to be at least five yards be-
hind the rush line He now is al
lowed to be right up under the center.
This Is, in way, the bringing back
of the old onside kick of several years
ago, the difference being that it Is not
an onside one, since the kicker's
teammates can not take the bali I'M
til after one of the defensive side has
touched it.
The main effect of this new rule
will be to open up the defense-spread
1t out so that the secondary line can
clutch the ball on a quick kick from
formation before 1t gets chance to
roll too far down the field With the
defense scattered, can you see what
will follow? 1t will leave weakness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
BY Monty.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Beginning
IN to-day and continuing for the
next three weeks, the greatest
amateur and professional sports in
America viii be engaged in their an
nual duel to decide which shall de-
mand the bulk of attention from the
populace. Just as baseball 10 nearing
it's climax, as the regular seasons in
the two big leagues draw to close
and the worlds series edges up into
the dope, football comes a-rolling in,
end over end, and the most glorious
period Of Uncle Sans national pas
time fnds a counter attraction in his
national college game.
The Carlisle Indians Albright game
at Carlisle, Pa, to-day ushered in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
By W. W. Naughton.

AN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20
Weighed IN the balance and
found wanting!
Such appears 10 be the verdict In
the case Of Bob McAllister. the crack
boxer Of the Olympic Club. who en-
tered the professional ranks with such
a fanfare Of trUmpets, and for whom
such a glorious future as a Tingman
was predicted.
Since NcAIister made his profes-
sional debut. many months ago, he
has figured in five contests. And the
lesson of each and every one of them
Is that Bob is not the proprietor Of a
serviceable punch.
After each OF his bouts Bob prom
Used reformation. Reports from his
training camp had him paying espe-
cial attention 70 the development Of a
blow that would hurt, and, for that
matter, the manner in which he han
died his sparTinE partners from time
TO time fattered the hope that he
was making gains in the desired di-
rection.
But whenever the crucial test came
poor Bob iadled out raps and taps in
the same fluffy manner AS an old
timer remarked, There wasn't n
headache in a ton Of them"
1T took Bob's two contests with Sail
4 or Petroskey 70 make evident that
he Is shy Of shifting force In the
first, according to what some people
call a conservative estimate, no struck
three blows to the bluejacket's one.
But he scarcely mussed Petroskey's
blond thatCh.
The other bout took place on the
afternoon OF September 9, and II was
the same thing, over and over again"
While still as fresh as paint" Meal
lister bent forward and backward
with the rhythm OF a rocking chair.
He pecked and cuffed Petroskey at
will. In the opening round the poor
seaman's face must have been pushed
aside a hundred times by straight
let's and right joltS yet when Pc
troskey walked to his corner the only
thing that disflgured his mug was a
grin.
AS II was in the FIRST round, Il was
in every succeeding round of the 20.
until at last, the most rabid McAllis
ter booster at the ringside wrung
from himself the admission that Nc
Allister couldn't jab hard enough to
cripple a housefly.
II no use Hdlu IlbID lIlhU onc
ciubman. HE HAS NOT got the
punch"
IN a way, it's a piece OF hard luck,
l for McAllister has some of the
things that enter into the composition
Of a world beater He is a clever
man. the best Of the men turned out
by the Olympic Club, and that's say
ing a good deal. He is, In addition,
game through and through. and he
recuperates quickly. But with the
knockdovn blow missing from his
list OF assets, It can hardly be said
that there is much of vista for him
pugilistically, and that is about the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Artificial Ice Rink
For Eli Hockey Team

NEW HAVEN. CONN. Sept. 20
There is every prospect that Yale will
have a chance to turn out a far bet
ter hockey team this year than ever
before
Through the enterprise Of two New
Haveners, an artificial fee rink is
now almost completed and no longer
will the Ellis be handicapped by a
lack OF ice in preparing q hockey
team. The rink viii have an ice sur
face Of 200 by 1S5 feet. with rest
rooms, baths and lockers adjoining.
The center freeze system viii be
used and the manufacturing capacity
of the ice plant viii be 100 tons in
I'VE hours. The rink is only three
blocks from the cottage, and the Yale
athletic authorities are well pleased
with il
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Copyright. 1913. International News SERVES

in the first line of defense which will
make mass plays more effective. This
opinion is held by the coaches of both
Princeton and Yale, who accordingly,
have planned more plays straight
through the line and just off tackle.
But another thing that will be
brought about by the rule which is by
far the most important new one in
the book is the revival of the posi-
ton Of quarterback. Last year many
teams practically had no quarter
back. Owing to the rule that allows
backs to run with the ball after
direct pass from center. the quarter
back was rendered useless on teams
where the long, pass had been mas
tered. They played him back with
the other runners in whatever forma-
ton the coach thought a good one
for purposes of interference. Some
teams played him in the old place
Just behind center because of the
fact that with short hand passes
there is less chance Of fumbling.
But the rulemakers feared that
cleaner handling of the bali which
would come in later years after more
attention had been given to the long
passes would make the connecting
link unnecessary and thereby put the
institution of quarterback out Of ex-
istence.
The new rule, however, that allows
the quick kicks from formation will
make it good policy to have a man
close up, which will keep the other
side guessing all the time
9 TEVE FARRELL, trainer Of the
- Michigan athletic teams, so we
are told, has gone to Coach Yost, of
the football team, with an invention
of his in the form of new style pad
that he says will prevent all inju-
ries to the hips in future" The only
thing we know of that will prevent
ALL such injuries is a feather bed,
and a football player would not ba
able to travel at quite his usual speed
if he had a feather bed bound around
him. Moreover 1t has been noticed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
This Indian May Be
A Juvenile Bender

MILES CITY. MONT. Sept. 90
There Is young Crow Indian in the
Standing Rock Reservation by the name
OF Crow Skin, and the Far Western fans
are watching him every day.
Crow Skin is only II years old and
has never been away from the reserve
to profit by watching other hurlers shoot
them over. and all that he has is every
thing but a weak heart. In . recent
game against a South Dakota town he
struck out twenty-five men. and while
they were not big league players, most
OF them had been playing on pretty
fast bush teams.
Crow Skin has never been beaten thus
far, and unless he let's up on b
smoke the chances are he never win
be until he gets into company that sees
'em coming over.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

ualty lists"
HARVARD is the only one OF the Big
IL Three standing pat on the coach
proposition this year. Yale has broken
up her entire system Of the past,
which was that the graduating cap
tain should be the next head coach.
That made the qualification for tho
job one practically OF heredity or luck,
instead of merit. Captain Ketcham.
of this years team, has overthrown
all that and has gone forth to get
the right man, Howard Jones, who
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

that the fellows who wear the most
armor-shin guards, nose guards,
head gears, pads, etc.-generally are
the worst players.
On the best team of its size that
we can recall all the members wore
unpadded pants, jerseys and vests.
Shoes, stockings and belts completed
the equipment Nary a headgea-,
nary, nose guard, nary a shin quart,
nary a pad, and yet this team went
through two seasons without a single
serious or even severe injury.
Telk about the fearful brutality q
football; If all teams would keep in
as good physical condition as the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

is sure to deliver the goods aocorA~
ing to Blue rooters.
Andrews, the big end Of last year,
has supplanted Cunningham at
Princeton, with Biuethenthal, the
great center, as his assistant HAr~
ward wisely has chung to Percy
Haughton, who has given the Grim
son the best teams in its history in
the last three years. His 1912 eleven
was one of the best that ever trod
a gridiron in any colors, If not the
best. He is signed up for three years
more. II he continues the same rate
of progress, It Is a hideous thought
to imagine what win happen In 1915
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Busy Season Ahead
For P. MOI arland

CHICAGO, Sept. 3c.-ENcACay nEuRer-
land. one OF the fastest, olevsrest and
best ngheweights Ia dc busHhese-when
196 pounds goes at the lightweight linn
its going to find himself quite busy
in the boxing world very soon.
Pnckey's first fight after his all sum
mer lay-off is TO be in New York be-
fore Billy Gibson's club. Gibson signed
him for a ten round contest the early
part OF October Tommy Murphy TO be
his opponent.
Following that clash, the Chicago
Irishman will show his work before a
crowd OF Illinois and Wisconsin fans,
Benny Steinel has Packeys word that
he VIII box there the latter part Of next
month. The Milwaukee people are dick
ering with Richie for Packey match
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

OAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20
y Weighed in the balance and
found wanting!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
% Eligibles to Start
In Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept. 2o.-Ths
list OF eligibles for the $21, 900 Ken
lucky Futurtty. trotting and pacing
divisions, was announced by the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders Asso
citation. There are Is eligibles in the
trotting division for 3-year- olds
for which there is prize OF $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
How the Pitcher Curves the Ball
by THOMAS NUNAN

elucdon Qualification and further PRONUNCIATION
presented Edgar Lueen Lan In h San
90 when the distinguished scientist
equations determining the flight Of baseball In
equations relating the
spaee.O
Like o planets in space.
All gyrations, curving take place
As grappes pitcher the ball with his hand.
In catcheTs big glove compel II 70 land,
He figures calculus just what to do
But al keeping the bases in view.
lie gets the equations just right in his mind
watching the bases-right, left and behind
He that the earth has a gravity pull.
While he that the bases al full
Now gravity pull Of the earth. a know,
ball a strong tendency downward to go;
upshoot involves phenomenon
Gyrational speed. with resistance OF air.
course gravitaton keeps hold of the ball.
Or he upshoot, you see, would at ALL
And of the drop has effect
It's ball a straight denect
These problems pitcher win studies through
Though the time keeping tho bases in view
inshoot he knowa has q swcrvA
And he b this
Complex fntegraions 10 gudies through
And result, 10 decides that the ~cOrkscrew~
Now the "corkscrew," merely n passing say
Makes bail its axis Just wabbe away.
problem last to the pitcher clear
nov he propeling the sphere
the bases he still has in mind,
e gazes left and to right and behind
His he upraises the force to impart
his fingers apply the gyradonal art
He axis the ball thence
the batter-he knocks clear the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
A. A. w. Fancies New
Olympic Features

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-OfrtciaIs Of
the Amateur Athletic Union are de-
lighted with the ruling made by the
International Athletic Federation in Ber-
lin regarding the insertion of the So
pound weight event and the 400-meter
hurdle race in the contests scheduled
for the next Olympic games IN Berlin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
Daniel o,conneII's Barney.

Daniel O'Connell, says the British
Weekly. spoke once to over 100000
persons at an open air meeting in Biz
mingham. In those days women work
ed In the mines. and two or three rows
Of grimy. stalwart damsels, black and
robust, with a blackness and robust.
ness hardly ever seen now. formed
themselves In front Of them
O'Connell rose and began, "Sur-
rounded, MS l am, by the fair, the gen.
tie and the good Up went the grimy
arms. and the grimy threats roared
applause.
The fair. the gentle and the good
cheered every sentence after that, and
as they almost alone In the vast audi
ence could hear what was said. their
cheering was of some Importance, be-
cause when they applauded the people
behind applauded, and so on, till the
outermost ring was reached, which
rendered its tribute to the concluding
sentence of the speech some time after
1t was over.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
PerpetuaI Motion crankn.

Judging from the applications for
patents, one a week. all Great Britain
apparently is trying to invent perpet-
ual motion machine. only Great Britain
calls 1t self moving engine" The
wires and bones Of models may be
found bleaching In hundreds on the
shelves OF the patent office 1t goes
without saying that not one shows the
slightest inclination to move itself
Varied and often pathetic are the his
tories OF the inventors. Not a few of
them have spent the years of their
prime In the chase of this unattaina BILE
will o the wisp: others have dropped
thousands Of pounds in the quest still
others have trailed the quarry into the
insane asylums. II all the wasted en-
ergy spent In seeking the solution of
this problem had been converted into
the beaten channels of endeavor the
patent Office officials believe there
would be few problems of mechanics
left today unsolved. = New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
The Flying Frog of Java.


The Jayanese frog is creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty
Ave inches The skin of its back is
pale blue and by night looks dark
green or olive brown. The frog re
mains motionless during the day. with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up. clinging to Its support by ad'
hesiye cushions and by Its belly. which
Is provided with n sticky covering, and
1t Is hardly diStinguisha Bile from the
objects that surround It. At nlghtfall
1t begins Its hunt for the mammoth
crickets OF which 1t feeds, making
leaps covering seven feet OF ground
During the leap the play Of lungs filed
with air swells its body. To descend
from a height It spreads wide its claws
and, dropping. rests upon its feet go Ex-
change
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03

Terms used aboard ship are inter
esting and might, in collision, be use
full. Toward the ships head is for
ward pronounced for'ard). The oppo-
site direction is aft.
Looking for'ard and to the right is
starboard; to the left is port The
quarter from which the wind blows Is
windward; its opposite is to leeward
pronounced loo'ard).
A scuttle is a window on board ship;
stairway is a companion ladder; a
bed is bunk: kitchen range is a
galley. This term is also applied to the
captains own boat. The forecastle
pronounced fo'c's'le) is any covered in
place In the bows. knot Is q speed
Of one sea mile per hour. $3.50 feet.
The ship wears flag; that is the cor
rect term. Passages are gangways.
Bollards are stout pillars round
which run the hawsers-steel wire
ropes. The bridge is sacred to the cap
tain and Officers.-London Tit Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
Good Paw For Hernita.

Hermits were century or more
back regarded as a picturesque feature
Of country houses. Samuel Rogers re-
cords that Archibald Hamilton, aft
erward Duke of Hamilton, advertised
for a hermit as an ornament to his
pleasure grounds. and 1t was stipulat-
ed that the said hermit should have
his beard shaved but once year, and
that only partially" Mark Powyss
the squire of Marcham, in Lancashire,
offered ESQ a year for life to any man
willing to live as hermit on his estate
for seven years. He was to be well
supplied with provisions and books
and other comforts and in return had
to abstain from straying beyond his
hermitage and from cutting his hair.
beard or nails. The offer was accept
ed by man who abode by the condi-
lions for four years and then threw up
the Job. London Chronicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
A Railway Across the Open Sea.


The Florida Keys railway runs from
the mainland for distance Of 124
miles over what Is practically open sea
Imagine string of tiny islets stretch
ing like the broken off piers Of some
Titanic bridge right out into the great
salt ocean and you have the Florida
keys Most of them are only a few
rods in exteut Here and there is one
that reckons its area In acres. while
four or Eve among them are islands
rather than Islets. covering several
square miles. Big or little, however,
they serve merely as stations for the
railway, which runs over and upon
them with the open sea on either side
of It, Moreover. the viaducts and en-
bankments that carry the trains, al.
though immensely strong. are so mar.
row and steep that the passengers look
out upon ocean only. There is no land
whatever In sight during the greater
part of the trip.-Bxchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
journalism In Russia.

"The style of Russian journalism
says Stephen Graham, in Changing
Russia lis most refreshing. The
brevity of the sentence and the para.
graph has been developed to the abso-
lutte. opened Satirlkon one day to
find heading the first article on the
first page: Spit in my eye, readerI
Spit right in my eyer
"There is nothing in English or
American journalism equal to that.
But such a sentence is not exceptional.
1t sets the tone Of the paper, and Sa-
tirlkon is read by every one, from the
student TO the grand duke. Every one
who would not miss something essen
tial in the Russian soul should look
at SatilikOn. = = - 1t is horrible, but 1t
Is instructive. 1t is even powerful
and refreshing II you can enter into
Its spirit without losing your own. 1t
is forceful, brutal, cynical, Rabelai-
sian. - Despite its monstrous pic
lures and its style. which permits all
things, 1t is yet family journal. There
Is nothing In it that the Russian wom-
an finds Objectionable"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
What Happened.


"Are you the man who writes all
this joyous advice about scattering sun.
shine and giving everybody that seems
worried a glad hand and word of en-.
cOuragementT'
yes" said the man with scarce hair
and inky fingers. II am one of the
professional optimists who do that sort
of thing
We'll. I'm not going to sue you for
damages or false pretenses or anything
Of that kind just want to let you
know that tried to heed your lesson.
l went to one of our great cities and
tried to speak words OF cheer and com
fort to the overbnrdened souls that
saw rushing past me"
what happenedY'
Before ! had cheered up four peo-
pie | got arrested for being conf.
dence man" Washington Star
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-03
Merry Moving Time In Quebec.


May day is scarcely a merry one in
the province Of Quebec. Yearly leases
prevail and expire April 80. so that the
LIST Of May Is removal day. In Mont
real and other large centers of the
province many quaint scenes are to be
witnessed. and 1t is held that you will
see more furniture knocking about the
streets May than you ever saw in any
second hand dealers emporium. Many
peculiar customs have come into being
through this habit of the Quebec Cana
dams Of fitting or removing at the
same time One of the most remarka-
BILE is that for the first three days of
the month houses are held in common
that is TO say, if the people into whose
house you are moving have been IN
able to get away before your arrival
you may all live together until May 8,
when you can compel your predeces-
sors to make their final exit-London
Spectator