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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Second Championship Battle With Ad WoIgast Finally Closed
WILLIE RITCHIE'S OWN STORY OF HIS CAREER
Iy for e Georgian

I the ring with me. But I was ur
against x in trying to figure out q
! plan to swing the deal. l knew that
Coffroth would not talk business with
Nolan, and l could not very well
throw my manager down.
THAD long talk with Nolan, and he
was strong for taking on some
body else here, or else for going East
and hooking up in the short-round
bouts. But I could not see this At
all, for l had just returned from there
and did not want to break away with
a chance to win the championship.
Billy" / said, "Ill go and see Coff-
roth myself and see what l can do in
the way of making this match. But
you will still be my manager. All
want to do is to talk with Coffroth
You can do the rest"
VERY well, Willie" replied my man
ager. You go and take chance
But / advise you to be careful. Get
what you can; but l suppose that you
will have to allow the champion &c
take everything"
| dropped in on Coffroth the follow
ing afternoon, and, strange to relate
we had everything fixed up in half an
hour. Neither Wolgast nor Tom Jones
his manager, was present. But they
did not have to be on the job, fof
Coffroth had already agreed to their
terms.
knew that Wolgast was to get the
| first $4,000 which came into the
house. 1 realized that he was the
champion, the big drawing card, and
realized that | would have to gambie
for my end of 1t.
The promoter first tried to get me
to accept a fiat cash guarantee, but
could not see this: so we got together
after a while and fixed things up on a
sort of sliding scale
THINK that I will prove a pretty
good drawing card, Mr.. Coffroth, y
! l said. "They will all want to see me
beaten, and they will give up their
money. Just give me a chance, and
see If 1 don't make good"
But you must remember, Willie,
that Wolgast is the champion, and
that I will have to give him practi-
cally everything" replied Coffroth,
you ought to consider yourself lucky
to get chance to fight for the title
There was no way for me to beat
this argument. I agreed with Coffroth
that Wolgast was the big card, but.
still, l was just vain and proud
enough to believe that l would be the
best opponent Coffroth could get for
him, from a purely financial stand
point.
After a long argument, Coffro III
agreed to give me so per cent Of the
receipts ranging from $4,000 to 500;
900 after Wolgast had been paid OF
course, it was understood that the
champion was to get the first $4,000
that came into the box office.
That looked fair enough to me, and
| accepted. Then Coffroth said thot
he would give me 40 per cent of the
receipts rangine from the 5000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

out the forward pass or potential
forward pass, the defense used would
be different and would make scoring
much more difficult than 1t is now.
Every defense is obliged to make
provision against a possible forward
pass by the offense and thus give the
cumming game a better chance. Ger
tain players on the defense must be
kept back to guard against forward
passes, else they can be worked even
by team that is only mediocre in
the execution of them. Thus, while
the actual forward pass may be ef-
fective in only rare instances. the
possible forward pass Is always there
and is of great assistance to any Of
Tense. Without it, the defense would
be too strong and we would have to
go to tinkering all over again.
On the other hand, no one wants to
see a game made up entirely of for
ward passes. 1t would never suit an
American audience. and we already
have a basketball game. The main
attractiveness of the forward pass
under present conditions is its uneX-
pectedness and the fact that the
weaker team always has a chance to
spring something. For this, and rea-
sons already stated the forward pass
is very essential to the present game
Of football.
w HAT the present game of foot
" ball needs more than anything
else is to be let alone and given a
chance to develop without continual
doctoring. We want a players game
and not a rule makers game. Give
the game a chance and after two or
three years experience, If there is
anything wrong, We can probably get
something like a unanimity Of opin-
ion as to the remedy.
1t is claimed in the East that the
defense is too strong and that they
can't get touchdowns; that it is prac-
tically impossible to gain the .neces
sary distance inside the opponents
25yard line against any kind of de-
Tense. The trouble is not with the
game, but with the teams. They
don't try for touchdowns, but are
obsessed with the idea that when In
your opponents territory the only
possible way to score is by field
goal.
1t has always been an established
precedent at Harvard that on the
last down within striking distance Of
the goal, no matter what distance
to gain, there Is one thing, and only
one thing, to do, and that Is drop
kick.
with Brickley at the propelllng
end, this system Is working well, but
Brickley is a ''rara avis"
The Harvard system Is probably
the most thorough in the country,
and the players are not overreached
as they have been at Yale, but the
Yale Harvard games would be far
more attractive nowadays IL there
was a touchdown oftener than once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Milton bargains
Again Official Of
Golf Association

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Nation
al Amateur Golf championship of 1914
will be held at the Ekwanok Country
Club of Manchester, Vt. 1t was so
awarded by unanimous vote at the
annual meeting Of the United States
Golf Association held here last night
The national open championship
was awarded to the Midlothian Coun-
try Club of Chicago, ILL.,, and the
women's championship was given to
the Nassau Country Club of Glen
Cove, l.. I.
No dates for the championship were
decided upon. This was left to the
executive committee. Officers were
elected as follows:
President, Robert c. Watson, Ma
tional Golf Links of America; vice
president, Milton Dargan, Atlanta A.
G; and Frank L. Woodward, Denver
Country Club; secretary, John Reid,
Jr., st. Andrews Golf Club; treasurer,
Percy R PPyne II, Garden City Golf
Club
Executive committee Charles L. AL
len, Chicago Golf Club; Harry l..
Aver, Braeton Country Club; Howard
W. Perrin, Marion Cricket Club;
knowlton Lanes, Glenview Club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Big Money Induced
Otto Knabe to Jump

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10-"The
Baltimore stockholders treated me
very literally and l can't lose out,
said F. Otto Knabe on Shis return
from Baltimore, where he signed q
contract to manage the Fedora
League baseball team there. Il have
half my money now" he added.
signing with the Federals was
simply a matter of business. Any
other man in organized baseball,
think, If placed in a similar situation
would do exactly as I have done
better my financial condition.
"The Federals offered me far more
than organized baseball ever had
done and more than l expected it ever
would do, so | took what l consid-
cred the best opportunity to make
terms with Baltimore"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Bv W. S. Farnsworth.
lsTrS long alley that has no ash

ltTC'S a long alley that has no ash
can"
And the Federal League had
better think over the above adage
and weigh 1t thoroughly. d.
Connected very prominently with
the American League is a pompous
gentleman possessed with a think
tank that Is crowded with good COM
mon sense, a man who has yet to bow
before anyone in baseball, a man
who has never run second to any
body since he was crowned presi-
dent.
Yes, the Federal League had better
figure that their good ship has not yet
struck a Johnson squall.
But they're going to. And when
they do-well, yours truly will send
in his entire stack on B. Byron.
HAVE you noticed that so far the
IL Federal League has kept hands
off the American League talent pref
ty much?
They have and are still humping
National League rosters with threat
ening slashes.
And why?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Zimmerman Leaves
To Hold Conference
With Joe Tinker

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Ned Han
Ions secret visit to New York Tues
day may be explained in the depart
ure of Heine Zimmerman for Chi
Cago last night. The Bronx hero and
clouting third sacker of the Cubs an
nounced to friends yesterday that he
was on the eve OF joy ride to the
Windy City to discuss matters Of
business with parties so anxious to
get into touch with him that they
had guaranteed all expenses OF the
junket.
These friends of Zimmerman-who
would not in any way commit him
self-were sure that Heine had a
date with Joe Tinker, manager of the
Chicago Federals. 1t is said that the
temperamental Jimmie" absolutely
refused to meet Murphy on the lat =
ter's return from Europe about q
month ago. Cheerful Charlie made
every effort to get in touch with his
erratic athlete with the purpose of
signing him.
Zimmerman departure for Chi
cago strengthens the report from
that city that Joe Tinker had as
sured the Federal League at least
ten OF the Cubs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Bv Willie Richie.

BY Willie Rltclle.
~ AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-The
~ long rest at the Lake County
ranch did me a lot Of good, and
I returned to San Francisco feeling
like my old self once more. My hand
was entirely healed and the doctor al
lowed me to take the bandage off It,
telling me that it was Just as strong
as ever, and that / would not have 70
worry about it if l took proper pre-
cautions.
But was still in wrong with the
fans. They refused to believe that
did not deliberately run out on Ho-
gan. The more l tried to explain the
worse matters were, till | began to
feel desperate. wanted to fight some
body, but public sentiment seemed -
be working against me.
Billy Nolan came to the front with
challenge to Wolgast in my behalf,
and he also offered to fight any of the
other lightweights, including Hogan.
But, somehow or other, things did not
break right for us. The fans evident
1y refused to believe that was in line
for a Wolgast go, although I still COZ
tinued to think that l had his num-
Der.
To add to my troubles, I soon De
came aware of the fact that Jim Coff-
roth, the only man in the field to han
die a match between Wolgast and
myself, was at outs with my man
ager. 1t seems that they never set
tied that old feud which existed be-
tween them since the Britt Nelson
battle seven years before; so 1t was
up to me to do some tall thinking.
TWAS told on the quiet that II
L would call off my relations with
Nolan l could get the match with VOL
CAST for the following Thanksgiving
Day. But L decided to stand pat.
agreed to allow Nolan to manage my
affairs, and I made up my mind to
go the route and stick with my man
ager, no matter what any Of them said
to me.
l was advised on all sides to get
friends told me that he would get me
in bad, and that l would not land any
good matches because of Nolan's I'M
popularity. / listened to everything
they said, and then was all the more
determined to allow Nolan to look
after my affairs, because / had great
faith in his ability.
In the meantime, Nolan and Coff-
roth had a mix-up over the match
which they were discussing. l was
not witness to the affair, but l took
Nolans side. He was my represeT-
tative, and 1 did not believe that he
had been treated right by the pro-
moter. The mix-up caused quite a
sensation, and it was the talk of the
whole town for several days.
with WnlQaSt lnOlS cd
further away than ever after this
trouble. Still l felt more determined
than ever to get the champion into
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Cubs Head Glasses
Federals as Takers

CHICAGO, Jan. 1o--Charles W.
Murphy, OF the Cubs, day classed
the Federal League promoters with
men in the fake patent medicine
business and sellers OF worthless
mining stocks.
IF raising money under false pre-
lenses Is still an offense 1t seems to
me that people going around endeav-
oring to sell stock In Federal clubs
should either change their methods
or else the law might be invoked by
some OF tho deluded persons who are
said to be buying small blocks OF
stock in those clubs" said Murphy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Packey and Gibbons
Agree on Weight
For New York Bout

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Packey Nc
Farland and Mike Gibbons have been
matched. Managers Thirty and Reddy
got together here to-day and closed
final details. The signing of the arti-
Giles will follow as soon as Match
maker Billy Gibson, OF the Garden
A. C., OF New York, can forward them
on to Thirty. The battlers have agreed
to do 145 pounds at o'clock the aft
ernoon of the fight. Several hours
Of wrangling over the weight fol-
lowed the proposal to fight before the
145-pound figure was reached The
date of the match has as yet not been
set, but It will be staged early In
February The boxers are to get so
per cent OF the gate.
Forfeits Of $1,000 each are to be
posted when the articles are signed
1t is believed that a $4,000 gate will
greet the welterweights
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Grant and Superior
At Burlesque Show

six-round boxing exhibition be-
tween Jimmy Grant, the fast Chi
cago bantamweight, and Joe Supe-
rior, of this city, will be staged at
the Columbia Burlesque Theater In
addition to the regular show to-
night.
Grant and Superior should put up
a fast go for six rounds, as both boys
are in good shape, due to their re-
cent bouts at the Auditorium Ar
mory. Grant has fought some good
boys here, having knocked out "Spi-
der Britt in two rounds and also
held kid" Young to a draw when he
was Qutweighed several pounds Su-
perior stopped Kid Brooks in one
round last Tuesday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
New Manager Soon
For Gunboat Smith

According to word from San Fran
cisco, Gunboat Smith, now consid-
cred the white heavyweight cham
plon of the world, will make his sec
ond plunge into the sea of matri e
money on the 14th OF this month
when he marries Helen Remley, "a
native daughter" Smith will not get
the final decree in his suit for di-
vorce from his first wife until the
18th
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Mclean Rewarded
For Good Behavior

CINCINNATI, Jan, 10.-The Ma
tional Commission has settled the
controversy between Larry Mclean.
Giant catcher, and the st. Louis Ma
tional League club ito the satisfac-
ton Of both sides" This Is taken to
mean that Mclean will get at least
part Of the $500 which the club
agreed to pay him at the end of the
1918 season If he remained on the
water wagon"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
By Mike Donahue.
Coach Auburn Eoothall Eleven \

(Coacn Hupurn TootDaii 6IeVen.D
TN HE next item of interest in con-
nection with football will be
the meeting OF the Rules Com
mittee. We have already heard sug-
gestions from one source or another
Of what ought to be done to improve
the game. Most of these suggestions
have to do with the forward pass,
and they range all the way from
those that would eliminate the for
ward pass entirely to those that
would make it the whole thing.
Those that oppose the forward pass
state, and bring forward statistics to
show, that the play is not successful
ten per cent of the time, and that it
helps opponents more often than it
does the team using it, All of which
may be true and probably is, but the
fact that is lost sight of is that with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

mark and up. The fight drew some
thing more than $4,000, and my bit
was a little more than $1,000. But
this is getting ahead of my story.
7 HAD to give in to weigh 1873
pounds ringside, and l willingly
agreed to do this, because l knew that
Wolgast would not stand for anything
else.
When l look back and think that I
made my first championship match
because they would not stand for my
manager, 1 smile and wonder why 1
ever signed up with Nolan. But, all
the same, l was under his charge
then, and that settled 1t, although If
did not go right to the bat for my
self the chances are that l would not
be the lightweight champion of the
world to-day. For once I played in
luck.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Mike Glover to Box
Jack Britton Again

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Jack Brit
ton, of Chicago, has been matched to
box ten rounds with Mike Glover, of
Boston, at the National Sporting
Club on January 10. The weight will
be 40 pounds ringside. Several weeks
ago Glover outpointed Brtton in ten
rounds AT Brooklyn club. Hence
the return match.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Sox Offer Nashville
3 Exhibition Games

NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. 10.--The
Nashville club OF the Southern
League has been offered a series of
three exhibition games by the Eos
ton Red Sox to be played as the Bos-
ton club journeys east from its spring
training camp at Hot Springs. April
/, 2 and 4 are the dates that the Bos-
ton club desires to play in this city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Hendrix Will STAY
In National League

KANSAS CITY, an. 10.-oe Tinker
failed TO come to terms with Claude
Hendrix, of the Pittsburg Pirates,
here yesterday and left last night for
the East. Hendrix will likely remain
with the National League. Tinker was
surprised at the announcements in
Chicago of the signing of Packard,
Killifer, Brennan and Cole, but ad-
mitted they had joined his team.
Packard was with Tinker here yes
terday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Tommy Long Signs
His 1914 Contract

Tommy Long. Billy Smiths great
outf1elder, has signed his 1914 con-
tract. The document arrived at base
ball headquarters yesterday.
Tommy is the thirteenth to sign,
leaving seventeen still out of the fold.
Long established a Southern League
run getting record last season, which
he is going to try to better again this
season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Tinker and Knabe
After Meanwhile

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, an. 10
Walter Maranville, shortstop of the
Boston Nationals, said he had re
ceived two offers to Join Federal
League clubs at a larger salary than
he expected to receive from Boston
this season. The offers were made by
Managers Tinker, of Chicago, and
Knabe, of Baltimore. Meanwhile de-
clared that he would not desert Bos-
tom
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
NoTRE DAME SCHEDULE OUT.

NOTRE DAME, IND. Jan. 10
Coach Harper has announced part of
the Notre Dame 1914 football sched-
ule. Games definitely fixed are:
South Dakota at Sioux Falls, S. Oak,
October "a; West Point at West
Point, November 4 Syracuse at SYRIA
cuse, November 26, and Carlisle at
Chicago, November IA. Negotiations
are pending for games with Yale and
the Haskell Indians.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Young Jack 0'Brien
Wins Over Turner

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10.-Young
JACK O'Brien, the local welterweight,
won from Charley Turner of the Falls
Of Schuylktll, in six fast rounds in
ne windup at the Nonpareil Athletic
Iluo last night. Both lads set fast
1Trdce from the opening gong, with
urher holding back fairly even in the
nLst Two rounds, after which O'Brien's
INVERNESS carried him through.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
College Stars Play
G.. M, A. Five Tonight

G. NJ. A.. member Of the local
Prep League. will play their initial
game of the season tonight against
a team composed of players who have
starred on college fives in recent
years.
The q. NJ. A. players have been
practicing hard ever since the end OF
the football season, and are in great
condition for the game.
The lineup Of the two teams will
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
BASKET BALL GAMES.

RALEIGH, Jan. IU.-The UnlVersl-
ty of Georgia will meet Trinity Col
lege, the A. and NJ. College and the
University of North Carolina here in
basket ball games during the month
of February.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Hoblitzell Offered
Job as Manager of
Pittsburg Federals

CINCINNATI, Jan. 10-Dick Hob
htzell, Cincinnati first sacker, to-day
received an offer to manage the Pitts
ourg club of the Federal League.
HoblitZell said he is considering the
proposition. The offer was contained
N telegram from John Barbour,
president of the Pittsburg team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
BACK WITH BROWNS.

ST. LOUIS, Jan 1U.-Catcher
Sam Agnew and Outfielder Gus Will
liams, who had signed an agreement
to go to the Federal League are back
in the Browns fold. Agnew and
Hedges have bought farm together
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
North Avenue Girls
Win at Basket Ball

me North Avenue girls basket ball
,,Sa1Ln trlumphed over the Woodbury.
G.thtet 10 to s, in an exciting game
sS. night. Miss Snyder was the star
OF the game.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Athletic Club Five
Battles Auburn on
HomeCourtTo-night

The genial Mike Donahue will bring
his Auburn basketball team to Atlanta
to- night to mingle with Joe Beans quin-
tet at the Athletic Club In a game that
should prove mighty interesting.
On Mikes five are several players who
We're on the champion football squad
last fall. Taylor and Steed both were
on the gridiron team and are said to
be even better at basketball Taylor
plays center, while Steed is the left
guard. Worrell and Clements, who play
ed corking basketball as ofrwards last
winter. are still palying the same posi-
tons this winter Cook, the right guard,
is said TO be a wonder
Beans team defeated Auburn last
winter on the local court by score OF
81 to 30 in game that was much more
even than the tally sheet shows.
The lineup of the teams for to-night's
struggle will be as follows:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
ATLANTA'S BIG
FAN SELECTS AN
ALL-STAR TEAM
Here's Jim Testers Lineup, and
It Is a Bear-Says Mike Kelly
Was Greatest of All.
ROBABLY no man in Atlanta
has tolIotoed baseball longer

~ ROB4 bLf no man IN dUuNtu
has followed baseball longer
N more thoroughly than
Jamss G. Lester. secretary of the At
lGnfa Clearing House. Uncle Jim"
is knocn as 1.-THE Real Atlanta Fan"
At the request of the Sporting Editor
Of The Georgian, Mr.. Lester has Uftt-
ten the foElo,oing story, picking an
dHstar team from tho stars Of TO-
GGH and also names the greatest
player that ever performed, accord
tn1 to his tcGy of thinking.
By James G. Lester.
How does this strike you as an
II All-Star team?
PITCHERS - Johnson, Demaree,
HUMPHREYS, Mathewson and Rucker
CATCHERS-Meyer and Archer.
INFIELDERS-Dau first base;
Collins, second base; Baker, third
base; Wagner, shortstop; Cobb. left
field; Speaker, center field; Jackson,
right field.
UTILITY INFIELDER-Tur
UTILITY OUTFTELDER-M
My batting order would be as fol-
lows.
Cobb,
Collins,
Dauberr,
Wagner,
Speaker,
Jackson.
Archer or Meyers,
Baker,
Pitcher.
A S for nv selection l don't see how
a there can be any argument.
am sure that nine out Of ten fans
will agree with me.
AS to catchers, counting experience,
ability to handle pitchers and also to
cout the ball, Archer and Meyers
stand at the head Of the class.
| expect there will be some differ
enCe of opinion regarding my selec-
ton of pitchers. But take all in all,
considering the work of 1913, for men
upon whom you could depend to pitch
steady, winning, consistent ball, l pin
my faith on the five named above.
There is no possible chance to beat
my outfield, and 1 don't see how any
man could pick any other infield.
The batting order is hard to lineup,
inasmuch as every man Of them can
clout
MIKE KELLY, in my opinion, was
"I the greatest of all players. l
base my argument on three things
batting, fielding, which includes peg
ging to bases. and gray matter
knowledge of the fine points of the
game.