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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
BOXING
News Of the Ring Game

Business us certainly picking up for
Jimmy Grant. The fast little bantam
weight has been signed for three fights
in one week and has several other bouts
pending. Jimmy meets Spider" Britt
at Harry Staten's CLUB on February 6,
fights in Macon, Ga, February and
at the Business Mems gymnasium on
February TO-
Besides these three fights, Jimmy may
be asked to fight in New Orleans and
Birmingham soon. D. j. Tortorich the
Pelican promoter. may sign jimmy for
bout with Kid Herman, while Birming-
ham wants Grant for some local boy.
Kid Young is another fighter who
Will not need to worry for the next few
weeks. Young has again tossed his ha-
into the ring and dares any of the l22
Founders to kick 1t out. The fighting
newsboy fights Kid Goldman FRIDAY
night in one of the bouts at Statens
and has also signed TO meet some boy
on February 10.
1t has long been known fact mere
that Young in condition can take the
best of them to d lacing. He holds vic
tories over Charlie Lee, Meyer Prizes
Spider Britt, Mike Kelly and others
This is surely record no boy should
feel ashamed Of
Eddie Hanlon gets the test of his
young life when he stacks up agains
Mickey Cannon. Mickey has fought the
rest Welters in the game. and if Eddie
beats the Pittsburg boy there will be no
denying him a match with the best Of
them. Mickey recently defeated Jack
Robinson at Jacksonville. and fans
around these parts know what Jack can
do.
The old feud Is still on between Pack
ey Mcfarland and Ad Wolgast. Ad re
Gently made q statement that he will
meet Packey over any distance and will
let the Chicago ringman come in az
catchweisht. Wolgast also thinks that
Packey will dodge out of his match
with Bob McAllister scheduled TO take
place in New York February IL.
Freddie Welsh pocketed something
like $3.50 for handing Leo Kelly near
lacing for eight rounds last THURSDAY
Welsh. White and Wolgast are surely
gathering in the long green these days
If the Los Angeles report is TO be be
lieved. this Jimmy Clabby boy has the
kick of ketchel in his punches. In
street fight with policeman there
James let fly some rights and lefts and
to-day the officer of the law is said to
be in hospital.
Jim Buckley. manager of "Gunboat
Smith. will not let his protege cross me
pond unless he can get guarantee 81
sl5.o00 for Smiths end of fight. Aus
tralia and Paris have offered the Gun
ner bouts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
BOXERS HARD At
WORkFOR BOUTS
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
HanIon, Cannon, Grant, Young
and Britt to Box at Staten's
Opening Show.

F1stlc fans are to have a chance
Friday night to see several Of our To-
cal boys in action. Harry Staten has
opened his old club on the viaduct and
has billed an attractive card for FRI
day night.
Staten closed arrangements yester-
day TO stage four bouts and all the
scraps should prove Corkers. Eddie
Hanlon, the promising welterweight,
will meet Mickey Cannon, the Pitts
burg battler, and this bout is sched
uled to go ten rounds.
Jimmy Grant, one of the best ban
tams I'm the game to-day, hes been
signed by Harry to fight that game
little battler, Spider" Britt spider"
has picked up several pounds in the
past month, and says he is ready TO
fight the best Of them. This viii be
an eight-rouud affair
For the third fight kid" Young
the newsboy champion and Claima ut
Of the 1872 pound championship of the
South, will fight Kid" Goldman in a
siN-round set-to, Young recently
bested Mike Kelly and Charley Lee
and is training hard in hopes of land =
ing a bout with Johnny Kilhane he
fore the year is over a four-round
bout between Battling Brown, Of Kan
sas CITY and Jack Wilks, of St.
Louis viii omen the show
Mickey Cannon and Jimmy Grant
are training hard AT the Business
Mems gymnasium In the Steiner
Emery Building. and ii is a treat 10
watch the boys in their work outs
Young. Hanlon and Pritt are working
like Trojans at the Metropolitan Club.
The rest Of the boys are training al
Staten'S gymnasium
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
PRESENT-DAY
CATCHERS HAVE
It EASY--A NSON
"Grand Old Man of Baseball"
Believes 0Id-Time Backstops
We're Superior,
BY " Pop" Arson.
The Grand Old Man OF Baseball.

ME catchers OF to-day have It
much easier than those who
held the fast ones in Gays gone
by used to get behind the hat my
self. on many occasions and know
only too well what agony a man
suffered after he had caught a game
years ago We did not have the ia
cilities that our present day catchers
have.
Our hand covering consisted only
Of huokskin glove. with the fingers
cut OF. The balls came TO us as
though they had been shot out OF
cannon
Many times our hands would be
come so bruised that we had 10 stick
piece Of raw beef inside the glove
The hasebslls used in those DAYS
were not like the ones in use to- day.
They were Of a much cosrser con
struction As near as ! can remem-
her they made them from pieces OF
suspender rubber wound tightly a
few times, then covered with a piece
Of leather. The ball was ready 10
play with after il was stitched with
coarse string
Mar% times after catching a game,
Mike Kelly. one OF the hardest work
ing eatchers the game ever knew and
II will be many years eeiore Mikes
equal is ever produced had TO bathe
his hands in boiling water FOR hours
st time after a game TO Try and
reduce the swelling OF the bones
When catcher OF to-day is in
jured during game he IAN slt on
the bench and wait for his injuries
TO heal. In ulden DAYS. when a eaten
or was hurt. he was relieved Of d :
duty behind the plate and sent TO
right field 10 finish the game. tae
man in right garden replacing him
behind the bat
In my time We did not have the use
of q mask. but had 10 keep a piece -
rubber between our teeth. MANY
times We were struck In the face
with foul bail. and the loss OF teeth
was generally the result
The catcher Of to-day IS not in 80
for A second with the boys who wero
en- the receiving end Years ago. PLAY
ers such as Buck Ewing and Mike
Kelly Till never be duplicated as fnr
as cstchcrs arc concerned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Jimmy Grant Lands
Good Bout in Macon

Tom Law, Macon promoter, arrived
IN Atlanta Yesterday and signed
Jimmy Grant the fast bantamwcight
To box at his club Thursday night.
Meyer Prizes who has been piling Up
great record Of late, has been Sc
cured as Jimmy's opponent. The pair
viii clash over the ten round route.
Although Jimmy will be giving
away about seven pounds in weight.
the Chicago boy expects TO give
Prizes the fight of his life 1mmedi-
ately after the bout Jimmy will board
a rsttler for Atlanta, whore he meets
spider" Britt At Statens Club "a
Friday night Kid" Young, the fight-
ing newsboy. will be used in Macon in
the near future.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Georgians Can Play Some Ball'
'All-State Team Looks Great

pets. brilliant fielding third sacker
who hit .296 last season.
The infeld will do.
FOR pitchers, we lead off with the
perennial Nap Rucker the great
est living southpaw. Then we have
Jimmy Lavender, of Montezuma, the
Cubs big right handler. and Erskine
Mayer, an Atlanta hoy, who now
wears a Philly uniform. To supp ort
this formidable trio, we can ring in
Bradley Hogg. OF West Point, who
looked pretty hard TO beat with Mo
bile last year, and Ed LATTE, anoth-
or Atlanta boy, who has served his
turn in the big leagues.
Pretty fair line Of pitching, too.
PACK OF the wood, we can put Ivy
- Wingo, the Cards mainstay, who
halls from Norcross. Ga. TO spell"
him we have Ham Reynolds, of NIL
ledgeville. who will wear a Cracker
uniform this year, and Jim Lafitte
OF Atlanta Eds brother.
TOR outflelders we have 1'yrus Ray
mond Cobb.
That would be a very fair allotme 1t
for any one team, but fortunately we
can support Mr. Cobb with his broth
er, Paul, also of Royston. and George
Stenscn, OF Macon. who probably will
manage that club this year
Claude Derrick who first saw TIE
light of day in Clayton, Ga, and now
is playing with Baltimore or the Yam
keeS-we forget which would he
available in the utility role. and we
would feel pretty well fixed.
Remember, you can substitute ad
lib, or anybody else you may fancy,
just so he is a home grown product.
d S.-When il comes 70 the ques-
ton OF what State would win
the title we recall without undue 80
fort that W. Johnson lives In Cot
feyville. Kans and we assume there
are as many as eight other native
Kansans who know the right way
around the bases. We merely offer
this as a suggestion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

employing good press agent.
Jimmy cIabby is charged with having
started fight with a cop. This Is the
first time in history that a champion or
near champion has started a fight
without any gate receipts in sight.
1t is reported that Frank Gotch has
refused an offer of $4,000 to re-enter
the game, but gosh. how it must have
hurt him.
In view Of the fact that there IL said
TO be 100000, 900 back of organized
baseball it hehooVes some intrepid ex-
plorer To find out how far back il is
Ed Reulbach has signed a contract
with Brooklyn. but If we were Charlie
gbbets we'd put armor plate on the
Whenever Doc Herman protests
against hammer throwing one is led to
suspect that he is backed by organized
baseball,
There Is method in BIZ Kiulfer's
madness He can 60 into vaudeville as
an impersonator of the jumping bean.
L is unfortunate that Mr. Killifer is
not an amateur athlete Otherwise Jim
Sullivan could enter him in the jumps in
the Olympic games.
II Joe Jackson has turned down
S65,oo0 contract the fault lies with the
Federal League. II he had been OF
words OF one syllable he would have
swum up Niagara Falls.
"They are all lodging me" complains
Marty Cutler, speaking Of white hopes.
But why?
It may he true that Bat Nelson is su-
ing Abe Attell for the return of S1O0
loan, but how did Bat ever lei il gel
away without taking Abes right eye
as security?
Commercially speaking it would be
good idea TO put a Made in Chicago"
label on the Federal League
Democracy Is gaining ground amora
ball players. For Instance, Ty Cobb has
oondescended 70 do a little sprinq train
Ing among his fellow athletes.
Many a ban PLAYER jumps 20 the
Federal League because it is his only
chance TO see himself depicted in he
public prints as big league star.
Larry Gilbert, formerly with the Mi,
waukee team, has signed with the Bos.
ton Braves, but he can always say that
he once belonged TO a pennant WINNING
team.
THEY'RE ALL STARS NOW.
RE looked at du6S," remarked n
baseball ian.
IRE looked at dubs for pears at
four bits per,
4Hd Herer kHclc mW the Feds be
gan
Hoe mdHU thousand biz LEAGUE
stars there Cer6."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
McCarey to Recognize
Williams asChampion
If Coulon Dodges Bout

Los ANGELES, Feb. 2.-Unless
Johnny Coulon accepts a match with
kid Williams. recent conaueror of Eddie
Campi, within the next week. Promoter
Tom McCarey Is going TO recognize the
Baltimore bantamweight as the cham
pion and send East for Young frankie
snnet The latter is hailed here as a
promising youngster and a NJ opponent
for Williams.
The belief in these parts is that Cou-
Ion IS done and will not tackle 50 tough
foe Ss Williams. especially now that
the fastener tackled the knockout on
Campis Jaw McCarey to-day wired
terms TO the Chicago scrapper and viii
give him a week in which TO accept.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Schmidt Sticks to
Mobile Ball Club

MOBILE ALA. Feb Charley
Schmidt viii be member of the
Cults next season, despite the strenu-
Gus efforts made by Federal League
teams to annex the Stocky haCkstop,
Schmidt signed local contract this
morning at an increased salary.
Schmidt is one Of the best catchers
i'm the southern League, and had
much to do In bringing the Mobile
club 20 it's high place in the league
standing last season
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Golf Tournament at
Pinehurst Tuesday

PINEHuRST, y c. Feb THE
tenth annual ST Valentines goif tour
nament VIII be played over the course
Of the Pinehurst Country club starting
tomorrow morning,
\ gold medal viii be awarded FOR the
best qualification score The qualifying
rounds viii be at eighteen holes. also
the finals The tournament will continue
for the remainder OF the week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Montgomery Signs
Pitcher Red Nelson

MONTGOMERY, ALA Feb a.
Pitcher Red Nelson was signed by
Montgomery SOUTHERN League club.
yesterday afternoon Nelson was with
- Louis Americans two years ago.
whom he was injured. and an opera
ton last YEAR kept him idle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Tech Five Clashes
With Vandy Friday

The Tech basket ball team will play
its first game Of the season Friday night
The Vanderbilt University basket ban
team will be their opponents on the local
teams floor
Saturday the Jackets will so to Macon
for a game with the Mercer Bapusts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Three Prep League
Games Tomorrow

Three games will be PLAYED to-mor-
row afternoon I'm the first round OF the
local Prep Basket Ball League
Donald Fraser PLAYS Bows High stone
Mountain meets Marst and Georgia Nil.
itary Academy clashes against Peacock
Fleet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
American Wins Three
Races in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. Feb .
George l.. Parker. the California sprint
err, yesterday won three challenge
matches here, the so yards in 3-5 sec
onds: rs yards in Z AS seconds, and the
100 yards in 10 seconds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
BASEBALL PLAYERS cArHEs

HOT SPRINGS. ARK, Feb =
Fltcher Grover Alexander. of the Phil
lies, mas Joined the baseball colony
here. Pitcher Vean Gregg OF the Cleye.
land Maps, is due this week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
ROAD WORK FOR eAckrv

CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-Packey Mcfarland
Will 90 his road work on the cinder track
at Douglas Park hereafter The stock
Yards boy moved his trunk into Mana
ger Thirys nat yesterday and will live
there until time 10 start East
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

CHICAGO. Feb Joe Thomas has
matched Danny Goodman 10 box Johnny
lillman ten rounds a. Eau Claire. Wis
No date has been set. bur The last week
" the month viii ikely see the pair IN
action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
SHERMAN eEsrs ssErAAN

HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Feb. e.-Joe
sherman The Memphis lightweight. won
q close decision i'm mis- round bout
with Tommy Sheehau 90 Chicago
Heights. az Tie Auditorium saturday
night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
SAM VS.. JACK.

sign articles tomorrow for night
with Sam Langford The boat will be
staged in Parts shortly after the John
son Moran match. which takes place
Grand PriX week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
elssoNs LEAVES TONIGHT.

ST PAUL, Feb. Mike Gibbons.
matched TO hattie Packey Mcfarland ten
rounds in New York on the night OF
February II, will leave here tonight for
the scene OF battle. where he will finish
his training.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
BY 0. B. Keeler.

CUPPOSE, just to he supposing,
y that there was an interstate
baseball championship 10 be
played. What sort Of a team would
Georgia be able TO put in the field,
using only such players as were ma
tive sons of the Empire State?
This superstition was slipped to us
day or two ago and we took time
out for a few minutes to think II over.
Here's a team that would make a
creditable showing. we take 1t. and we
don't assume 10 say that all the native
sons who are classy bali players are
represented either, We may have
overlooked a regular stem winder in
the furry. II SO. just substitute him
where he'll do the most good, and i'm
be O. X. with us.
But here's the layout;
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
FIRST on, we draw an Atlanta in
u oil -

FIRST of, we draw an Atlanta in
field aud II looks pretty good
Brown keene Milton Reed, of the
Phillies, Tommy Nc MILAN, of Roches-
ter and Red Smith. of Brooklyn
That's not so bad, for a starter.
Young keene isn't in the celebrity
class as yet. but he is a corl<ing good
ball player, and with a little more
stick work would surely be in the big
show to-d day
Tommy Mcmillan lacks only p tri-
tie in size and weight to he a Dig
league star In fact, he was star
with the Dodgers some years ago, and
he is anybody's equal as short
fielder simply lacking n few pounds
OF heft at the wood. And. at that, lie
Is a hard little man to pitch to, and
Stings the ball regularly.
Milton Reed has Just received q
boost in pay and lot OF kind words
from the president of the Phillies, and
he is going TO be the regular second
baseman or that bunch in their pen
nant chase this year.
And Red Smith is one ~ Broollyn's
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Food
: BY GEORGE e. PHAIR.'
OH, YOU PRESS AGENT
Bob, Bob, Fit@SimmOn's son,
SmOte his father an dlcfpt one.

One is not surprised to read that
Young Bob Fitzsimmons put Old Bob
Fitzsmmons to the floor. Many a kid
has made bum out OF his old man.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

Nevertheless one Is inclined to suspect
that either Young Bob or Old Bob is
employing a good press agent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

Jimmy cIabby Is charged with having
started fight with a cop. This Is the
first time in history that champion or
near champion has started a fight
without any gate receipts in sight.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-23

cut in one with the blouse And, mark
you well. both these armholes are con-
ventional in size instead OF reaching down
to the waist line. You can adopt that kind
II you wish. and many women like them,
but this newer method is a good variation
from the original.
Over these two parts is placed the third
part. which Is surplice drapery that has
its huge armhoies finished with a picot
edge. or hemstitching. II Is cut high to
go at the back, as the world has accept
ed the long line from the waist line to
the nape OF neck. The point in making
a separate armhole for the sleeve proper
Is to obviate that uncomfortable effect of
a short underarm line which drags the
shoulder every time the arm is lifted
That was the original trouble with the
kimono sleeve, and the French have got
around II by this better method OF put
ting a regulation sleeve into a regula-
tion armhole and giving the kimono effect
by an outer drapery which Is sleeveless
Its armhole drops well down on the arm,
but ii does not effect its movements.
The amateurs are delighted at the re-
appearance of the loose armhole cover
ing. because they can cut many varieties
OF 1t at home. and that is more than one
could say Of the sleeve with the round
conventional armhole. Every woman who
has experience with clothes knows that
she is against an obstacle of parts when
she comes to the adjustment OF the
sleeve: therefore she asks il the bagEing
kimono will last until summer The
answer Is in the stars.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-23
SOCIAL CLUB MEETS;
GIVES LODGE HISTORY
Brotherhood of Anacostia M. E.
Church Arranses Series of Meet
inss for Next Week.

The annual meeting of the Mems Social
Club of Emmanuel Episcopal Church was
held last evening in the parish hall OF
the church. Rev. William o. Rcome, tr.,
rector of the church, presided
Joseph X. Dawson. recording secretary
Of Salem Lodge. No. -. Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows Of Anacostia, last
evening told how this lodge had grown
from a small beginning to its present
standing. 1t was the occasion of the oh
servance Of the twenty-first anniversary
of the lodge, and the festivities were held
in Masonic Hall. Visitors were called
upon fer remarks and each complimented
Salem Lodge on its splendid work during
it's existence. An entertainment of vary
ing selections was contributed.
On January - and 80 several women
Interested in the upkeep of the Episcopal
Home for Children in Anscostia are TO
give a luncheon i'm the oak room OF the
Raleigh Hotel, the proceeds of which af-
fair will be used 10 carry on the work of
the home Mrs. William Scantlebury, Jr-,
is chairman of the committee.
In accordance with the recent action Of
the RandIe Highlands Citizens Associa-
tiCn changing the date of meeting of that
body, the first gathering under the new
rule will be this evening in the Baptist
Church on he NsyIor road. A special
committee with II. r. Brooks as chair
man has arranged a program for that
meeting. which will include an address
by a representative of the Street Safety
Association Of the District.
The Brotherhood of the Anacostia NJ.
z. Church has arranged a series of meet
iurs for next week. They will be for
men. The best pulpit orators in Baltimore
have signified their acceptance OF an IN
vitation to speak. The meetings will
begin Monday night and continue through
Friday evening.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-23
Has Many Exhibitor.
Kin10n0 Sleeve Managed
In a Multitude of WAYS

In the early day of\the kimono sleeve.
there were many atrocities committed
in its name. Few knew how to cut it.
Women were frankly uncomfortable. and
said so. They suffered more in II than
In the hobbled skirt. but the world OF
men would not believe II. II there is any
part of the gown that can give more pro-
and binds the arm and pulls from the
shoulder. then a woman has yet to learn
Il.
After a year OF the kimono. a new
sleeve came into fashion. whether as a
prevention to cruelty. or to satisfy the
cry for something new no one knew. The
long sleeve that reached the wrist and
had a proper and conventional armhole
commanded a public at once, but this
autumn the kimono came into Its own
again with knowledge behind IL. Now
one sees IT in every kind OF blouse and a
large majority OF persons know how to
cut and place 1t. Instead of being a dis
comfort, IL Is a delight. II has a multi
tude OF shapes and Is managed in a null
titude of ways.
parts. and because of that trick. II is
possible they wear better than ours.
First. there Is lining to which II sewed
the first sleeve of chiffon. usually in
white. Over that goes a loose drapery,
also cut on the kimono lines and also
white or flesh pink: into this is placed
the sleeves in color. whether they are
cut separately or not. Usually. they are