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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
ightoeight Champion Willie Ritchie

ightceight Champion Willie Ritchie,
dock, although we had informed them
that we intended to leave. We did
not sneak away, as was charged. We
gave them every chance IN the world
to come through. but they evidently
were glad to get rid of u.s. because
I don't believe that they saw the
money In sight
We had no sooner landed in San
Francisco than we began to get offers
from all over the country, | can hon
estly say that I could have taken on
half a dozen soft ones for big money
had I wanted to. But l knew that If
| did l would become the target for
all the knockers in the business, so
l decided to- do some regular fighting.
Signs Up to Meet Cross.
I picked out the toughest one of
the bunch. Leach Cross, and l ac-
copied terms from Billy Gibson to
fight him in his own backyard-Mad
ison Square Garden, New York. This
match, ten-round, no-decision af-
fair, was scheduled to take place on
the night of October 90 last, and
Foley and myself left shortly after
for New York
When l hit the big village they
came after me with theatrical offers.
| tried to duck them. but my friends
told me that it would be d good ad
for me, as | never had been seen in
public in New York
Then l signed up for a weeks work
at the Fifth Avenue Theater, and !
must sayAthat l was we'll treated.
showed them everything l had in the
boxing line, and they seemed to like
my work so well that they offered
me another week; but l passed this
up.
For ten days worked like a
beaver TO get ready for Cross, and l
was in grand shape. when. suddenly,
two days before the date of the bat
tie, Cross hurt himself in the gym
nasium, and the mill was postponed
till November 10.
This broke me all up, and, | de-
cided at once that l must be the orig
inal jinX. Az first it looked as though
the match would have to be called
off altogether, but when the doctors
said that Cross would be all right
after few days of rest | agreed to
the postponement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
ENGLAND At TER
MAN WHO CAN
LICK CARPENT|ER
By Damon Runyon.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Jack Nc
" Auliffe, the only specimen Of
the retired and undefeated
champion that we have under glass
since the Fourth Of What Happened
at-Reno, has strange assignment,
If reports from England are to be
believed. Jack has been engaged by
an English publication to dig up
man who can and will lick the day
lights out of Georges Carpenter, the
French fury, who trimmed Jardiniers
Wells. the British mushmelon.
The English have finally become
exasperated over the international
epidemic of beating up the Jardinere
and they are DESTROYS OF avenging
mis- frequent wrongs. They do not
seek man to lick the Americans
VINO licked Wells, because they can
not remember the names of all the
gents on this side of the water who
did the same, and besides that would
take too long, but they are anxious
to have Georges walloped and are
wiling TO pay money to see 1t done
~ 10 Sllpuidltu lHdt the NdlOpti
must be an Englishman although it
Is understood that If Jack can not
find an Englishman, an freshman, or
a Welshman, or Scotchman or, In
fact. most anybody will do, as long
as he can wipe out the French insult
to English pride.
There is really nothing in the ar
tfcles that prohibits McAuliffe from
knocking a few his" off an Amer
lean and using him, but the Eng
lish preference Is naturally for an
Englishman. So, Jack is taking
look around him over in London
and getting some publicity, and so
forth.
The ex-lightweight champion init
mates that he will consider II very
unclubby and unsportsmanlike Il
Gunb9at Smith. or any other Ameri-
can, leaps over to France and pots
Georges while the search for an Eng
lishman is under way The French
man has not stained the American
escutcheon to any extent up to this
time, so there is really no call for
our local pugilistic talent to go hunt.
ing his address Moreover, none OF
'em has the price of the voyage Just
now.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

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You can get S S. $ in any drug
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

~ AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-The
- first and most unpleasant ex-
perience | ever had followed
the making of that match with Welsh
In Vancouver As | previously stat
ed, Promoter Hugh Springer agreed
to guarantee me $4,000 for my end
and also to give me so per cent of
the moving picture. I have found
out since that he bit off more than
he could chew, but of course, | did
not know 1t then. Anyhow, I got on
the job in the British Columbia city
and started to train hard for the bat
tie. | was very nicely treated by
all the sports and everything went
along fine for a few days. Then
Welsh injured himself In some mys-
FERROUS way and the battle had to be
postponed from Labor Day till Sep
TENDER 90
Naturally, | was very much dis
appointed, but decided to make the
best of it, I felt sorry for Welsh,
because | really believe that he hurt
his ankle severely and could not go
on
I eased up in my training and took
life leisurely for | had plenty Of time
in which to get ready, and | did not
care about taking any chances OF
going stale for such an important
battle
And while l was loafng around
began to learn a few things. First
of all l discovered that Springer had
not come TO terms with Harry Pol
lock. manager of Welsh. When the
match was postponed Pollock wanted
guarantee Of more money, but
Springer would not make good.
Promoter Passes Articles Up.
Finally Foley and myself took q
hand In the game and after several
stormy scenes we managed to bring
Pollock and Springer together. l was
OF the opinion that they settled things
up all right. but still something
looked wrong and began to get sus-
picious.
Springer kept telling me that my
guarantee was all right and that he
would live up TO every clause in the
articles. When | demanded to see
the color of his money he laughed
and said II was all right.
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les of stories of the life and battles of L

After I started to train I tried to
reason with the promoter. but he
just kept stalling me all the time.
He would not give me any salts
faction at all and l did not know
just where ! stood.
Well. to make a long story short,
Springer refused to sign the articles
Instead Ire turned them over to his
assistant, Chef Mcintyre. and he said
that they were all right. This sat
isfied me, and l went ahead with my
training. / thought that everything
was all right till a few days before
the battle, when | called to have an
other talk with Springer.
He received me very coldly this
time. and at once made up my mind
that there was something in the wind
Once more | asked that the guarantee
be posted and once more was
stalled. 1t was then that 7 made up
my mind to have 1t out with the pro-
moter and I went right to the bat
without doing any preliminary stall
ing
Champion Deserts Vancouver.
When 1t came to showdown
Springer actually repudiated the ar
ticles which Mcintyre had signed.
could not get any satisfaction from
him at all, Both he and Pollock be-
gan TO attack me in the local papers.
and, of course. they naturally had
the edge on me, for | was practically
a stranger in a strange land, with
out any friends.
| sent word to Springer that
would pack up and leave for home
IL he did not give me some assurance
that he would recognize the articles
and post the money But he did no.
pay any attention to me, although
he gave out a few more statements
10 the papers, In which he said that
| was trying TO hold him up and was
afraid to tackle Welsh.
Three days before the battle was
to be fought I notified Springer that
would leave that night on the boat
II he did not come TO terms. But he
passed me up. | was sore and mad
through and through. and so was
Foley. We decided that Springer was
going to turn us down, so we got
busy, packed up our trunks and pre-
pared for the getaway.
Neither Springer nor any Of his
representatives showed up at the
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Champion Runs Against First Snag Vancouver Match With Welsh
WILLIE RITCHIE'S OWN STORY OF HIS CAREER
Bv Willie Richie

This is the tiCenty-frst of a serte S
critten erclusireiV for The Georgian.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
JOE WOOD LED
ALL STR|KE-OUT
HURLERS IN IS
Many American League Batsmen
Whitfield Before Boston Twill
er's SIants.

TOE WOOD. Of the Red Sox, did
not have as good a season last
j year as he had IN 1912, but
nevertheless Smoky Joe" ended the
campaign with more individual
strike-out feats to his credit than
any other hurle- IN the younger or
gan!zation, Walter Johnson. winner
Of the Chalmers car, not even eX-
cepted on 81 occasions last season
American League pitchers famed
nine or more men in games, Wood
having six such performances to
his credit, Johnson FIVE, Plank four
Falkenberg four, Gregg three, Scott
three. Bedient three, Groom two
BoehIing two, Bender two Hall, Of
Detroit. two: Mitchell. of Cleveland
two; O'Brien two. and a number Of
others, too numerous to mention
one.
THE 1918 strike-ou record for
nine-inning game was made by
Death Valley Jim Scott, of the
White SoX. against the St Louis
Browns on June Y lnen Utteen OF
the Missourians took the strike-out
count. but they won the game never
theless. the score being to 0.
Scott not only was the lone amer
lean Lacquer last year to breeze fif
teen men-he also was the only per-
son who Whitfield fourteen athletes.
The Browns were SCotts victims
when he set down fourteen men on
strikes, the date being September q.
This time Scott landed his game.
DITCHERS credited with tanning
twelve men in games last season
were Groom. OF Washington. on June
8. against st. Louis; Plank. of Phil
adelphia, on April 30. against Wash
lngton: O'Brien. OF Boston, on April
eS. against Washington. and Mitch
ell, of Cleveland. on July %, against
New York OBrien and Plank lost
the games in which they struck out
,ozen men, Groom and Mitchell won
theirs.
Pitchers who struck out eleven
men were Johnson and Ayres, Of
Washington: Plank, of Philadelphia.
Homstock. of Detroit; Mitchell. of
Cleveland and Wood, Hall. Foster
and Bedient of Boston
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Whitney Secures Go
With Joe Mandot at
New Orleans Feb. 2

Frank whitney. the Fighting Car.
renter" has secured a prize match at
New Orleans for February 2. Frank
has been signed by u. T. Tortorich to
battle Joe MHndot. chance Frank has
been after for some time
Whitney will start work for the fray
his afternoon at the Business Men's
gymnasium in the Steiner Emery Build
ing He will box daily with Jimmy
Grant the fast and promising bantam
weight. Jimmy has agreed TO box with
Frank and should prove a big help 10
the boy from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pro
fessor Magee will also help condition
Whitney for the bout
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Athletic Club Five
Preparing to Meet
Red and Black Squad

Joe Beams cohorts are now preparing
to meet the Red and Black warriors of
the University of Georgia Saturday
night. AS the Georgia quintet has been
defeating all corners on their court in
Athens they are going to prove a stiff
proposition for the Athletic Club boys
The local team has two old Georgia
men on the team. Forbes and Carter
were secured from the RED and Black
squad,
1t is doubtful whether Willngham
Smith the clubs star forward. will be
back In harness for the game, as his
injury is healing very slowly.
Following Is the lineup OF the two
teams:
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PANAMA CRUISE

Seventeen days, all-expenses- paid
cruise of Florida, Cuba, Jamaica and
the Panama Canal, February TO- for
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Exclusive palace ship. Get the Won
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

~ AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O.-The
first and most unpleasant ex-
perience | ever had followed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
ORANGES IN TENNIS RULES.

leans are standing pat on their 1918
tennis rules, the Briions are planning
TO make some radical changes Also
they want the international tennis rules
for 1914 changed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

NFW NONk, Jan 20 Joe Lake, N
Brooklyn. a pitcher OF the Detroit club,
~ the American League. has signed a.
play with the Baltimore team of the
Federal Leagae, according TO a report
published here yesterday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
psLMoNT egsTs CARLTON,

MEMPHIS, TENN. Jan. 2O-Gene
belmont, the local festherweight, gained
an easy decision last night over
Young Carlton Of New York. Pat
Gavin, Of Indianapolis. won the verdict
over Charley Courtney, OF Buffalo, in
the eightround semi windup.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

GRAND RAPtrS. MICH, Jan. GO
George chip was awarded the decision
al the end of round two in a fight with
Tim U'Nen here last night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
us SO6 SS2 2lOO l6
The League Standing.
COAST BASEBALL
ALL UP IN The AIR

New York. Nov. 3-Baseball on the
Pacific coast is in a very muddled con.
dition. The san Francisco club is for
sale; league directors have taken the
Sacramento franchise away from Harry
Wolyerton and tho Mercedes Of Port.
land admit they would like to sell the
Beavers aud buy the Seals,
The season Just ended was the poor.
est baseball has known ON the coast In
ten years Not n club In the league
made any money. j. Cal Ewing and
Frank lsh, owners Of the Seals are
dickOring with James w. C0ffroth and
SAN Berger for the sale Of the club.
II is understood thar the San Fran.
cisco club can be bought for S22500O.
Just before the 1914 season opened,
Ewing aud lsh turned down 100000
cash offer for the club. They wanted
S350,OOO for the Seals then, but now
they are willing to sell out for S295000,
Harry Wolyerton aud Lloyd Jacobs
lost $4,000 with the Sacramento club,
business In the capital city was 10
poor that they were forced to switch
their club 10 sun Francisco, taking the
name Of the Missions, TO finish the
scpson, Wolyorton asked the league
directors to let them establish n second
team permanently in San Francisco but
his request was turned down. Then the
directors took his franchise away from
him and Il is now offered for sale 10
the highest bidder Il can be bought
for 100000,
President RugdNlc Of the Seattle club
Of the Northwestern league Is after the
Sacramento franchise and if he gets Il
will establish n Pacific Coast league
club In Seattle, "lluppy' Hogan Is
also dickcriug for the franchise and
Harry Wolyerton also admits that Id
may yet buy back the franchise and trl
another year os magnate, lf he fails
to secure IL 1t Is probable that he will
assume the management Of the Oalt
land club, A committee Of three has
been appointed by tho directors OF The
league to sell the Sacramento franchise
just whore Il will 10 Ia an unknown
quantity aud whether Ewing and lsl
win retire FROM baseball also rcmauI
TO be seem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
TURKEY PRICES TO BE
Low THIS YEAR?

Portland, Ore, Nov. 3.7What will be
he price of turkeys for Thanksgiving
This is a question which interests the
majority of families in the city and
one on which dealers carry to a cOnsid.
cradle extent. Some declare the prices
will not climb as high as year ago;
others say they will be practically the
same, All things considered, the price
should be lower, for the reason thai
more turkeys are to be had this year
than last, but it depends upon how they
are allowed to come into the market
IL receipts are as neavy as they should
be, the price will be low; if they are
lght, the opposite result may be ex.
pected.
Oregon is not leader in turkey rails.
ing, although thousands of them are
raised here. These are mainly shipped
to the markets of California, and sup.
plies for Portland come from Idaho and
other states. Reports from Idaho are
to the effect that while tremendous
quantities Of turkeys were raised there
a year ago, today there are at least Is
II not 90 per cent more turkeys in that
state than at the same season in 1913.
Heavy orders have ALREADY been placed
with Idaho turkey raisers, and about
the goth of this month fine dressed
birds should begin to arrive. Dealers
have sent broadcast requests that large
shipments be delayed until the 23d, as
it will be necessary to keep most of the
turkeys sent in before that time in the
cooler,
A, II. Lea, manager of the produce
and poultry departments of the Union
Meat company, is one Of those who be.
lieve prices will be on a par with last
year He bases his opinion on the in.
creased cost Of wheat, which is used to
finish the birds off with, and says he
does not believe raisers can realize a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
FREDDIE WELSH IS
WINNER IN EIGHTH
WOlgast Shows Poor Form
and Is Not in the Class
with Champion

New York, Nov. 3.-Frcddie WI,h,
lightweight champion Of the world, was
so iubilant today over his defeat here
last night Of Ad WOlgast at Madison
Square Garden that he predicted he
would knock out Charlie White Of Chi
cago when they clash in lO-round bout
lat Milwaukee next Monday night,
The fight was stopped at the end of
the eighth round, Referee Billy iSOche
explaining that Wolgast broke a smaIl
bone in his right forearm in the fifth
round by hitting Welsh on the head.
The champion gave Wolgast the beating
Of his life aud Ad was weakening rap
idly when Roche called halt, II was
considered doubtful It Wolgast could
have withstood Welsh s unmercful at.
tack for two rounds more
Wolgast only showed Il flash of his
old.time form once and that was in the
second round, Fighting from his fa'
miliar awkward crouch he rushed at
the Wclshman and peppcred his body
with hard rights and lefts, The close
Of the round however, found Welsh
giving better than he received, and
1t was obvious to the ringsiders that
the former champion had shot his bolt,
Welsh fought like real champion last
night aud he made many new friends
as result Of his showing against Wol'
CAST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
Good Buys in
Real Estate

s7-acre farm; house, tIn, well; 40
acres under cultivation, balance timber
aud pasture; z mlIq to railroad sta.
ton. win consider city residence worth
$250O as part payment, Price $4,000
9j.acre farm, nearly all under cult.
yation; level land; house, barn, well,
good road. Win take $4,000 in Salem
or Portland residence property Price
$10,500.
100 acres Of land in Grant County,
Washington for trade for Salem resi-
dence property
32J acres Of land IN Kit Carson Coun.
W, Colorado, to trade for willamette
Valley property. What have youi
30 acres of good land, % acres under
plow, balance good TIMBER located 7
miles from Salem; Price $1,000, $500
down, balance 5000 per year, 6 per cent
interest
27O.acrc farm to trade for Salem city
property. 1876 acres under plow, bal.
ance timber and pasture. Price 500
per acre,
Modern Salem residence property to
trade on 40. or 6O.ocre improved farm
Price $4,000,
l0.acre tract, all in civilizations new
5room plastcred house, new barn
chickcn.house, woodshed well; 3la
miles from Salient good road PricC
$4,000.
90 acre ranch, l3 acres under cultiyo
ton, balance pasture and timber;
acres prunes. An stock hay, grain anj
implements 30 with place, Located w
miles from Salem. Price $500,
8 acres of land all Sc. to pr inc or
chardj house, barn, WE'LL W. miles
from Salem; price $500 $500 down
balance $3.50 per year, per cent in
lcrest.
8 ncres Of land, close to railrond sta
ton aud I miles from Salem Price
$3.50; $50 down, balance $40 a month.
Groom modern house, close to schoo
aud carline. Price $1,000, $500 down
balance $l5 per month,
20.acre prune orchard in bearing
Macndam road Price $4,000,
390.acro dairy ranch; so acres under
pow, balance grass landj l0roon
house, two barns, 90 head Of COWS
horses, implements and tools. viii take
az pnrt payment up to $4,000 In city
property. $1,000 cash 10 years time OF
balance at 9 per cent interest. Price
kl6,500.
II you want to Buy Trade or Sell,
See Us.
W. II. GrabenhOrSt 4 Co.
Room 2, Bush Bans Bldg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04

a cost Of so per head. These ewes ars
all sired by registered Rambomllet rams
and are out Of purebred Rambouillee
range ewes, They are unusually excel
lent in size and covering and are sold
to average 10 pounds of wool next
June, So far as we have been able to
learn this is the highest price paid FOR
yearling Rambouillets in recent years.
The Wood Livestock company also
have purchased from breeders in Can.
ada and the Willamette valley, Ore
gon, about 200 head of Lincoln rams.
The best 40 Of these rams will be SO.
lected and bred to the Ramboullet
ewes of the purpose Of getting higa
class half-blood rams to use on the
range ewes owned by his firm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
STEADY DOWN POUR
CUT Off ATTENDANCE

The steady downpour Of rain and the
stiff breeze cut down the attendance
at the first shoot Of the season Of the
Capital City Rod and Gun club held
on the club = Seventeenth street
grounds Sunday, The wind gave partic'
ular twist to the bmcrocks and probably
cut down the averages, but 1t was said
to be mighty good practice No phc'
nomonnl scores were made but the
shooters broke few Of the clay pig
cons by way Of putting their aiming
eyes IN trim for the bigger shoots that
are TO come later In the season,
The following are q few Of the scores
mnlnt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
SPORT NEWS
WATT SHIPS WIN
BY NARROW MARGIN

When the Watt Ships and the Elks
the two league leaders in the city bowl.
ing league, clashed last night, the side,
lines and bleachers were lined with red.
hot partisans for both sides and the
roofing kept up until the Watt Ships
nosed out ahead on the last game by
two pins. The Watt Ships won the
first game and the Elks took the sec.
ond. The Elks were ahead until the
final count on the last game, when
Maud, of the Watt Ships, finished with
three strikes
Maud rolled the high game Of 21l
pins and also had the high average of
1876. The Grocers and Hauser Bros,
teams will bowl tonight on the Club al
leys. Last nights game was rolled on
the Electric alleys,
nhn e0nrn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-04
STARTED TO SWIM
PACIFIC OCEAN

Los Angeles, cat, Nov 3--ChOrgcl
with stealing sheep, William Blair u
fisherman, IL under arrest here today
after one Of the most determined at.
tcmpts to win his freedom that has
come under notice Of the Los Angeles
county officials,
Blair, who lives on San Clements Is.
land, attempted TO row TO scO, beyond
United states iutbtiction, TO avoid
pursuing officers, When his skiff was
overturned he Kicked OFF his shoes and
swan braycly scaward, almost renching
tho three mile national limit before he
was oycrhaulch slN
lIo was unable TO tell the officers has
plans In the event he had escaped thcm,