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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
By w. w. NaughtOn.

DAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-What
terribly confused state the
championships of the various
pugilistic classes are in. There Is
not man at the head Of any division
who can boast that his title Is clear
Of flaws.
Take the heavyweights. to begin
with. There is no denying that Jack
Johnson proved himself to be the
best of the big fellows, but Johnson
fell from grace and in his fall be
pulled the rest of the negro ring
men with him
Mixed Queensberry matches were
placed under the ban, and in order
to give emphasis to the fact that a
new order of things had arisen. Pro-
moter McCarey Of Los Angeles fur
nished a belt to be boxed for by the
white heavywelghts Of the world.
Luther McCarty won 1t by defeat
ing Al Palzer at Vernon last New
Years Day. McCarty became a
mark for challenges, but claimed the
right to put in a season at theatre
cal work He said he would be ready
to defend the trophy this coming
Fourth Of July and the chances are
he would have kept his word
MCCarty lost his life in the ring
with Arthur PelSy at Calgary on
May "a. and truth to tell there is
considerable mystery in regard to the
cause of his taking off. The first re-
port was that a blow over the heart
killed him. An autopsy revealed that
his neck was broken, vet Referee Ed
Smith, Heavyweight Pelky Manager
Billy MCCarney Promoter Tommy
Burns and others declared that Nc
"a moderately heavy punch.
One of the examining surgeons said
in all seriousness that he believed
the fracture of the neck was sustain
ed in a prior contest and that a light
punch from Pelkv merely finished
what some other opponent of Nc
Carly begun.
Statements like these only serve 10
muddle matters more than ever and,
in the writer's opinion, there is not
q man living who can form a clear
opinion as to the cause of the unfor-
tunate young pugilist's death.
DASSING over the grewsome fea-
L lures of the affair, the question
is, has Pelky earned the right to call
himself heavyweight champion of the
world?
This is something to provoke ar
zument OF course the broad view
Of the thing is that a fighter who
downs champion in any kind of
q fair contest displaces that cham
pion in the esteem of the public In
this particular instance. though, IL
looks as though McCarty. or some
enc else. imposed certain terms in or
der that the bout should not bear any
ser1bIauCe to a championship match.
To begin with il was to have been
"a ten-round affair. In the next place
eight-ounCe gloves were used and in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
Many Claim Heavyweight Title
Other Divisions Also Muddled

the next it has transpired that an
agreement existed that If both men
were on their feet at the end of
the tenth round no decision was to
be rendered publicly"
This is tantamOunt to an admis-
sion that the principals did not con-
slider they were about to participate
in an orthodox championship match.
1T may be that after he has recov-
cred from the shock of the expe-
Renee Pelky will claim the cham
pionship but he is not likely to re-
ceive much homage from the public.
He will find that there is a desire
to see him in action with some good
man to determine whether there is
anything in him, and that is all
Gunboat Smith has already claim
ed the title, but he has no better
right TO It than Pelky. The heavy
weight class is without a head, in
fact, and the best thing to do is TO
arrange a series of matches, with
Willard, Palzer, Smith and Pelky as
contestants, and have the matter
cleared up.
THE middleweight situation is a
1 joke, and judging from the tao
tics Of the men who compose it there
Is no desire to find out who is best
entitled to be called champion.
When Klaus came back from Paris
after whipping Papke il looked as if
he was going 10 devour the rest of
his classmates without sauce. But
he has gotten over all that and is
content to engage in harmless tap
ping matches with his old rivals,
Eddie McGoorty and Jack Dillon.
WILLIE RICHIE is the light
w weight champion, Of course. but
he would feel prouder Of his title, no
doubt II he had gained IT by beating
his opponent down instead of on a
foul
However. Willie is to engage In
more fighting shortly and it may be
that some of those who are calling
him a makeshift champion will have
more respect for him after his next
engagement
JOHNNIE KILBANE fought TO a
j draw with Johnnie Dundee in his
last bout for the featherweight cham
pionship. and while. according 10
precedent Kilbane retains his laur-
els. the majority of the fight fans
cannot divest their minds OF the ldea
that the featherweight championship
has become a joint stock affair,
Nov come we to Johnnie Coulon.
~ the most original champion Of
them all
Johnnie is king of the bantams,
but the memory Of man goeth not
back 10 the time when he gave a
rival a chance TO relieve him Of his
prestige
Whenever a challenger appears
Coulon's physician warns him against
entering the ring for a period of at
least six months. and that settles it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
Johnny KlLBANE READY
FOR BA-TLE WITH FOX

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-Johnny
t-ubsra featherweight champion,
wound up his training yesterday for
the ten-round bout which he is card
Cd 10 box with Jimmy Fox at the
Piedmont Pavilion tomorrow night
The big crowd that gathered at the
yvbeaImen's gym to see Kilbane box
narveled at the success OF the CleVe-
land boy. who is accepted 70 De one
~ he hest rnanipulators Of the gloves
in the business. -,
Trmv Fox. who Will oppose Xii
rsrs is one Of the cleverest boys the
local four-round game has produced.
he has had a few fights at Longer
distances than the Friday night limit.
but he has never been pitted against
anyone with much of reputation.
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and MacAleer Converse
q o 9 @ @ O 9
Talk Over Business Conditions

ing our necks to catch the flying Phil
lies"
A look of intense pain crossed the
features Of Mr.. MacAleer.
II know; oh, how well I know"
he sympathized And look at me.
/ also left the sweet magnolias be-
hind me with a perfectly conditioned
bali team. / thought we would freezs
out ahead to the grandest start a
club ever got our pitchers seemed
to be i'm wonderful shape Joe Wood
worked an exhibition game just before
the season opened, in which only II
hgtters faced him and he famed them
all. Then he came right back home
and couldn't last an inning. How
can you explain those things2"
Speaking for ourselves, we reply,
We can't and to add fuel to the fires
Of conversation, we might remark
that there is the Cleveland club Of
the American League which lost game
after game to the New Orleans club
Of the Southern Association during
the spring training season, and yet
Cleveland is now running a strong
second In fast company, while New
Orleans is trailing its Southern
League associates.
Browns Going Well.
There Is the st. Louis team OF
the American League, which looked
TO be about the poorest club ever as
sembled for the big ring. and which
could not take a decision from any
club in the Texas League, a very
"bushy" circle, but which has won
nearly as many games as the Giants
or the Red SpX.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
WHITE WANTS TO SUB FOR
W0LGAST IN DUNDEE BOUT

CHICAGO. June IF Tommy
Walsh. who is representing Tom Nc
Carey here, can arrange matters with
the Western promoter. Charlie White
will take Ad Wolgasts place in the
20-round battle in Los Angeles with
Johnny Dundee White expressed
willingness To start West at once and
fight Dundee just a week from the
date Of his arrival White boxes in
Butte Mont on July 4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
WALL STREET IS
BETTING BIC ON
REMNANT RACES

NEW YORK, June AT least
half a million dollars have
been wagered In New York
on the results OF the pennant
races in the two big baseball
leagues In other years there has
been much betting but nothing TO
compare to the size OF the amounts
staked on the games this far and only
two months of the season gone.
Judging from the betting the pen
nants have already been won. II
money talks, New York will remain
champion of the National League and
Philadelphia will lead the Americans.
The Giants are a six TO five choice
in the senior organization while the
Athletics are held at even money
and little of that-in the other.
The form upsets and the Convul-
sions that the dope" has suffered
have acted as a spur 10 wagering in
stead of proving a deterrent
In the Broadway sporting resorts
the big hotels, on the stock exchange.
in business houses and in almost
every club, staid college professors,
dignified bankers, tariff worried mer-
chants and all sorts and conditions of
men are backing their judgment or
preiudices with money
Smathers Heavy Better.
E. E. Smathers, well known on
the turf and In Wall Street is the
heaviest better on the game. Those
who know say his book shows he is
getting action on more than $1,000
by far the greater part Of this Is
bet on the Giants and Athletics 20 win.
The balance is made up Of scattering
shots at the finish of other teams.
He has favored Philadelphia 10 finish
second in the National League and
not long ago made several bets that
Brooklyn would land in the first di-
vision.
Pittsburg money has always been
plentiful At the beginning Of the
season there were packages Of It to
be bet that the Pirates would finish
ahead of the Giants, This was taken
among others by Clarence MCCor-
mick, Cyril and Arthur Decordova
and by Smathers. Harry ACkerland
Of Pittsburg, is backing his town
heavily
Kelly Backs Athletics.
Al Boyd, a sporting man OF Phila-
delphia, backed the Athletics from
the toss Of the first ball So did
Honest John" Kelly Of this city.
Among the others who have heavy
waRers on New York and Philadel-
phia are Max Blumenthal. Henry
Tohin. Felix Isman, Joe Gatins, John
Shaughuessy. Allie Stokes. Leo Mayer
and Nat Evans.
Frederick Schwed. one Of the lean-
ers Of the curb market, who is
hacker Of New York has heavy bets
that Brooklyn will beat Chicago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
RACING WITHOUT BETTING
Is SLATED FOR INDIANA

LAPORTE. IND. June 9-That
Governor RaIston viii not he required
20 call out the National Guard and
that the race course al Mineral
Springs viii be opened for the meet
ings at the Intermittent periods. but
with betting eliminated, is the infor-
nation forthcoming from the owners
Of the track. where Governor Mar
shalTs militia encamped last year
Governor Ralston has been quoted In
Indianapolis dispatches as declaring
that ne would not permit betting on
the Mineral Springs course
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
DILLON AND CLABBY TO
BOX AT INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, June g.
Jimmy Clabby, the Hammond. Ind.
middleweight boxer, and Jack Dillon,
Of indianapolis. have been matched 90
fight here July A. Clabby attended
the KIaus-Dilon fight and issued his
challenge TO the winner al the ring
side. The fight which is scheduled
for ten rounds probably viii be held
at the American Association Base
ball Park
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
MANY CLUBS AFTER WHITE
MAY BOX BRITT0N NEXT

CHICAGO. Ill, June Since
Charlie White developed a knockout
walIop he's much sought after
young pugilist No less than five Of
fers reached him yesterday, but the
greatest and most important to Chi
cago fans Is the contemplated battle
between Nate Lewis sensation and
Jack Britton, the North slider who is
cleaning them all with startling regu-
laTity
Britton came to town last night to
visit his people, and it is believed that
before another "a hours are over he
will be signed for the battle.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
FORDHAM GETS FOOTBALL
GAME WITH PRINCETON

NEW YORK, June s.-Fordham
University announces its football
schedule, including as its biggest cob
lege game one with Princeton Uni
versity at Princeton, October 4. The
only other game abroad will be with
Holy Cross, at Worcester, October Is.
The other games are with St. Peters
College. September %; Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute. October IL. st.
Joseph's College, October 49, Univer-
sity Of Vermont, October Is; villa
Nova, November 4, and Boston COLI
lege, November s.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
'DROME RIDERS
TRAINING FOR
MEET TUESDAY

T. VERY rider at the Atlanta mo-
tordrome win be sent Ave or
six miles tomorrow in an en-
durance test. preliminary 10 the open
ing race meet Tuesday night These
riders have 10 train like prize fight
ers TO stand the tremendous strain
OF fye-mile race. and Manager Noon
Hudson intends TO be sure that all
of them are well enough conditioned
now to stand up under a fve-mile
race This is especially necessary, as
the final heat OF the Atlanta Sweep
stakes will be at five miles and four
riders will be forced to 20 that dis
lance.
d tDING "A racing motorcycle is
N lot harder work than IL looks
and IL looks moderately hard, Beside
the tremendous mental strain Of
risking your neck at 80 miles an hour
there is the terrific grab Of centrifu-
gal force
One Of the riders explained II this
way:
Can YOU imagine what the pull on
y
on a straight-up-and- down track?
There has TO be enough centrifugal
force-the push you get against the
track from riding in a circle at thar
high speed-tO overcome the force Of
gravity. And you all know what
force that is, II you never fell fur
Their than out of bed.
Well this same force that is pull
ing the machine in an unnatural pos
ition against the track, is pulling just
as hard on you.
Ibid you ever think Of that
II never did TN / tried H. The
first thing I knew old Centrifugal
had me by the back Of the neck and
was trying to push me through the
gasoline tank. You never felt the
beat of Il IN your life.
You will notice that all the racing
machines have pads rugged up and
the riders plaster their bodies against
these-or rather the centrifugal force
pulls them against them. And even
the strain on your shoulders and neck
is FIERCE.
nTT'S one AWFUL Job TO hold the
motorcycle steady when II gets
going fast. If there is the slightest
wave in the track, a little uneven
ness that you couldn't detect at low
speed, II Is magnified TO something
fierce when YOU get going fast. a
toothpick would be big enough 10
give you a six-foOt jump while a lead
pencil i'm the way might spill you.
Then the throw Of the Centrifu-
gal force is all the time pushing you
up the bank and nearer and nearer
the top And clear at the top is sud
den death. You have 10 keep fight
ing against that all the time when
you get going fast
Yes, indeed this board track rae
ing Is a great game!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
TO INVESTIGATE FOUL.

LONDON. June &C. Bruce Is
NAV. owner of the horse Craganour,
which won the Derby last week ana
was then disqualified, has asked that
a thorough investigation De mace
INFO the charge Of fouling by Craga-
nom Hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars wagered on the race are being
held bv the bookmakers until final de
risfor is given as to whether Craga-
rour was Justly disqualified.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

were overworked in the great effort
made by Doom to hold his lead and
open up the desired gap on the pur-
suing team. That is one Of the
drawbacks Of setting an early pace.
The thunder Of pursuing teams keeps
you at high nervous tension.
THE Giant pitchers, who were
i much off form during the first
two months of the race, are coming
around into steady tOilers now, the
result I'm the cases of TeSreau, Mar
ouard and Demaree, especially, being
dine To the arrival Of hot weather.
In ST Louis we struck such a torrid
temperature that the sudden change
hurt the work of the staff slightly.
The Philadelphia twirlers were at
the crest of their form in the cooler
weather and are slowing down as
they encounter the heat. Therefore,
] figure we are better fortified To
tour the West than the Quakers. IL
NAV not all work ont i'm this way
hut the hest can give are deduc-
tionS. never made any SucceSSful
prcteuSe at being a clairvoyant.
Only good pitching will stop the
Western clubs on this trip of the
Fasteners. rs all four of the teams
i'm this section are hard hitters. with
the exception of PittSburg they all
lack pitchers. however. Any one or
the Western clubs can outbat the
Ouakers. man for man, the pitching
being equal. IL was only the excel
lent twirling that gave Philadelphia
its long string Of victories when On
cago. Pittsburg Cincinnati ana St
Louis came East. With the pitch
ing staff off color as it appeared to
be i'm New York, Philadelphia Is
going to have a tough time winning
half of its games in the West.
The Giants can bat with any Of
the Western clubs. and we have
pitchers who should surpass those
the teams in this section have to
offer. With superior twirling, we
should. therefore. find the journey
profitable one. Only in PittSburg will
we meet a team that has pitchers the
equal of the Giants.
DHILADELPHIA'S hest chance to
| take the flag was 10 gain Dig
hmm ON the field so that the team
vould have an opportunity to slump
later along. We put a big crimp IN
tho OuakerS' anticipated lead on the
bunch when we took four straight in
New York. The Phillies were at once
dragged back 10 within hailing dis
tance of the pack And when cluo
like the Philadelphia team is within
baiTiug distance Of the pack It Is
Going TO he caught. The question
now is. Who viii catch it,
The successful pursuer VIII De
either the Giants or Pittsburg, With
botb Boston and Brooklyn slumping
badly on this trip, the Pirates are
Going 10 have fine chance 70 fatten
their standing while on their home
The Philadelphia rooter
naturally answers that the Quakers
will he meeting such teams as 81
Louis and Cincinnati in the mean
time. That means nothing soft, from
my point of view
Tomorrow I will discuss the other
teams
fCopvright. 1918. by the Mcclure News
paper Syudicatet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
CT pam BUYS BRANDT.

ST PAUL. June 9.-The purchase
nv - Paul Of Pitcher Brandt rom
the Boston Americans was announced
here. Jack Flynn has been sold 70
ra1rIy ACQUIRED from Louisville. has
heer ralea sel-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
nIlrsIpER WINS oAKs.

PARIS. June 9.-The Prix de Diane
80 E~rancb Oaks-whiCh was run
az the ChantiIly course Yesterday
,ras won by an outsider. NJ. Caillaults
N1oia al 81 to 2, finished four lengths
in rhe lead with Comte de saint
Pba1Ie's Cour Sugreme, at to /
sa~Crd Herman 3. Duryea's Irish
1,ad fiuv. Banshe. at % to ,, was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
PHELPS HEADS ILLINOIS NINE

CHAMPAIGN, H. June y. O.
Phelps, Of Oak Park. was elected capl
tain Of the University OF Illinois ban
team at the annual baseball dinner ten.
dered by Del Harris and Frank
Meade Phelps tied with Suter in bait
ting 227 THIS year. Baseball letters
were awarded as follows: Captain.
Watts. Fletcher. Prindiville, NevtnB.
5 Kay. Phelps suter. Rush; silkmanS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
PAPkE NAY MEET DILLON.

KEWANEE. ILL. June Billy
Papke. who recently returned from
Paris. has been offered a bout with
Jack Dillon tu take place July In
Indianapo'f~
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

PEORIA. Ill. June g-Ouffelder
Moore and Pitcher Grugau. Of the Peo-
ria Three-I League have been traded
for putfelder Smith. Of the Lincoln
team, i'm the Illinois Missouri League.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
JOHNNY C0ULON ACCEPTS
MATCH WITH WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, June s-Johnny
COulon, bantamweight champion.
yesterday telegraphed his acceptance
Of the challenge made by Kid Will
liams Of Baltimore, who has been
trying for many moons to get a.
chance at the title holder. The bout,
a 2p-round affair, probably will take
place In Baltimore on July T. Coulon
viii get a $4,000 guarantee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
mAueH REsTs MuRPHY.

ST JOSEPH. NO. June Bobby
Waugh. Of Fort WORTH. Texas, was
given a referees decision yesterday
over Terry Murphy. Of indianapolis,
here. after fifteen rounds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
MosELEY IN No-HIT GAME.

YOTNGSTOWN. OHIO. June p
Far NoseIev. twirler for the loca
team. pitched a no-hit. no-run game
against the Wheeling club OF the In
re-state Lea que yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

DANNILLE. ILL, June Bert era
ham. hard hitting Outfielder Of the To-
cal ThreeI League team. was sold to-
day 10 the Terre Haute Central League
for $500 cash and the choice OF any Terre
Hauts player Graham was obtained
from the St Louis American League
team
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

DETROIT. MICH. June st Is like
" that Ty Cobb and Pitcher Zamlocr
VIII lead team Of major league stars
on a Pacific Coast tour next winter
Zamlock who has transformed before.
viii manage the aggregation. He say8
California fans are the greatest adj
mirers Of Cobb in the country.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

The Sunday American goes every
where an over the South. n you have
snythfnu to sell The Sunday American Is
The Market Place Of the South" The
Sunday American is the best sdvertis-
Inc medium.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09
kEMANEE GETs NAPERsTEkE

KEWANEE, ILL. June Frank l.
Ma persteke. former star catcher for
the University Of Illinois. has signed
To play with the Kewanee Central As
soCia riou team
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CHRISTY MATHEWSON'S|
BIG LFAGUF GOSSIP

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-09

Nearly everybody IN Atlanta reads
The Sunday American. YOUR adver-
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Try it,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-10-16
New Tariff Law

The new democratic tariff is now
a law, and its provisions Will prac.
tically all be in force upon January
lst, with the exception. IF the sugar
tariff. 1t is presumed by those who
have made a study of it that several
months, possibly a year. may be re-
quired to show what it's effect will
be upon the country's business. If
at the end OF that time, conditions
prove the democrats have made a
wise schedule Of tariff rates, the
country will approve. If not, they
will have to take the consequences.
In the meantime, there is nc use to
predict or borrow trouble. The
democratic tariff is now a fast in
stead of a Theory. and we eagerly
await the lower cost of living.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-10-16
NORTH HAND

Mr. A. Sebring, of Park. started
on his winter tour to Florida Wed
nesday. He will take a stopover at
Schoolcraft. Michigan, and visit re
latiyes and friends of his youth, and
then take a hike for the Sunny
South
VIII Schultz, of Harrison, drove
to Orient Monday.
George Lechtenberg and Dora
SchIecter, Of Fairview, we're mar
ried TUESDAY, Oct. 7th. FIR. Burkel
performing the marriage ceremony
In the presence of intimate friends.
Godfried Holler, Of Spring. drove
to Orient Saturday.
Mrs Will Welblen and her daugh-
ter, Coiine, are here visiting friends.
Conrad Schlecter started for Ger.
many Monday, for a visit with old
time friends.