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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Pop Time Gets All Athletes
But Many Give Him a Tussle

that he's even better than when he
was in his prime.
George Dixon and Joe Cans,
the wonderful negroes, lasted more
than sixteen years; George McF'ad-
den faded as a ring star only after
fifteen years of service; Joe Choynski
battled increasingly for sixteen years;
Harry Forbes lasted fifteen years, and
Joe Walcott saw fourteen years of
active service before he really disap-
peared from the center of the pugil-
istic spotlight.
MELVIN SHEPARD the middle
4Nl distance runner. has been at 1t
almost constantly for nearly eleven
years. yet to-day seems as good as
ever.
George Bothner, the wrestler, began
indulging in the graphing business
about twenty years ago, and still
grappIes with much vigor.
William Larned has been playing
tennis for fifteen years, and even now
has but few peers.
COMING to baseball. one finds rec
- ords at the wonderful resistance
to the attacks by Old Pop Time, that
was shown by cap" Adrian Arson
and ICY" Young. Arson played ma
jor league ball for % years, and so
did Young-truly remarkable records.
Yet, there are in active baseball to-
day several men who may equal or
break the records established by these
two Grand Old Men"
Nap Latoie. of the Maps, has been
NJ loo al oh
looks good for several more at the
very least Honus Wagner, the great
Pirate shortstop, has been at it for
seventeen years and shows no real
signs of slipping" Jimmy Callahan,
of the White Sox, began his big
league career twenty years ago, and
still plays the game, but he dropped
out of big league baseball for few
years, and so can't be counted as a
consistent performer in the exclusive
circle.
Tommy Leach, with the Cubs, be-
gins his eighteenth season this spring,
but Tommy is about through. Willie
Keller lasted nineteen years in the big
leagues: Hughey Jennings was an ac-
tive baseball man for sixteen; Bill
Sullivan lasted seventeen: Harry Da-
Wis held out seventeen: Fred Clarke,
manager of the Pirates, has been
connected with the game for twenty
wears but part o: TINS time he has
been bench manager. Johnny King.
after seventeen years. has announced
his permanent retirement
DUT. after all. Old Pop Time, is the
ID champion of champions The ath-
letes. wonderful as they are, must
sooner or later fall before his merci-
less, uncea sing attacks
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
By Left Hook.

NLD POP TIME is a mighty for
midable foe, but records show
that many athletes. in many
different divisions, have given him
some long and fierce tussles before
the referee finally counted them out
while others, after nearly a score of
years in active service, are still wag-
ing a merry little battle against their
unbeatable enemy.
There is no division in athletics
that uses up a mans vitality so much,
none that makes a young man age so
fast, none that is so strenuous as
pugilism. 1t calls for everything
there is in a man every moment he is
in a battle, and practically every bat
tie robs him of a little more of his
natural strength, and leaves him just
a little easier for Pop Time to con-
quer.
VET, here is Bob Fitzsimmons, now
L nearing his fifty-second mile
stone. back in the ring again. and
showing much of the speed and the
ability that made a champion. Bob
began fighting in 1891, yet few
nights back, just about % years after
his first entry in the ring. he snapped
punches with a youthful and husky
white hope" and gave that white
hope" a very impressive beating.
Then there's Jim Corbett, another
x-champion, who defied Old Pop
Time for seventeen years, and quit
the fighting game, not so much be-
fore Pop forced him out of it, as to
avail himself of an opportunity to go
on the stage.
Kid Mccoy. who began fighting
soon after the fall of the Roman en-
pire. and who recessed in his efforts
a few years back, is in Paris now at
tempting a come back" despite the
fact that loving friends are trying to
lure him into the Old Mems Home.
Some months before going to that
CAV European city, Mccoy coaXed
three alleged fighters into the ring in
the United States, and, according to
reports disposed of the trio in a total
of eight rounds-allowing one to re-
main on his pedals three rounds, an
other four rounds. and sending the
third party to the mat in less than
two minutes.
Battling Nelson. who began retiring
about six years ago, is still walking
around with his chin exposed, with
terrible look in his lockers, and VOW
ing that he can wallop the best men
in his division, despite the fact that
he has been fighting for fourteen
years.
Philadelphia jack O'Brien is an
other gent who, after fifteen years of
service in the ring, has decided that
Old Pop Time hasn't conquered him
vet. Just now Jack is back in train
ing. and vows that soon he'll get
match and show the world at large
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
FRANK WHITNEY
To BOX MANDOT
IN NEW ORLEANS
"Fighting Carpenter" Will Bat
tie "French Baker Boy" on
Next Saturday Night.
RANK WHITNEY, the Fight
r. ing Carpenter" has finally

II RANK WHITNEY, the right
r. ing Carpenter" has finally
landed a match with Joe Man
dot, pride of New Orleans, in the
Pelican City. D. J. Tortorich closed
the match to-day, and the pair will
clash Saturday night in scheduled
ten-round bout
Although Frank has been forced to
take the scrap on at short nu-4ce. he
will be in good shape when he tackles
Mandot. Frank has been doing light
work at his home and Mandot will
have to be at his best to win.
Local promoters have already wired
Whitney and Mandot, offering the
winner a match in Atlanta with either
Charlie White, Freddie Welsh or AID
Wolgast. Mandot has been anxious
to come to Atlanta for some time
and this is a good chance for him to
get a good bout here.
Whitney, however, does not intend
to let this Mandot boy get away with
him without putting up a stiff argu-
ment. This bout will be a good test
for the French baker boy and the
fans will know Saturday night wheth-
err Joe is still good or gone back.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

When a city
or a town de-
sires a big man
ufactory to To-
cate with them
do they conine
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Athletic
Calamity
Howlers.

---o~~-~-~~~~o~~0Oo~o~~0~~@ themselves with
an inspection of what they can rake
and scrape in their own midst? No,
they go out and get that factory no
matter where it happens to be To-
Gated at present, and no matter
whether the proprietor is a native
son, a Georgian, or even an Amer
lean. They'll take him from Eng
land, Germany, Russia or Australia
any place, so he delivers the goods.
An athletic club or a professional
baseball team pays no attention to
the question of where a man halls
from. Has he the athletic ability?
That is all they ashland no one has
yet said there was anything wrong
in attaching these men and exploit
ing them under their own banners.
Take the college or university it.
self. Why does it not use none but
It's own graduates for teachers and
instructors? Why do they go to
other colleges, to other States, and
even to foreign countries to get their
instructors? Why, they even take
away the scientists and professors
OF OTHER COLLEGES, and they do
it by Offering them MORE MONEY
"a thing that would be frowned
down upon instantly in the case of
college athletes. And they do it
because they want to raise the
standard and regulations of their
faculties.
Each college wants to have the
BEST faculty in the State and in
the country if only it can get them.
IL wants to be pre-eminent as a col
lege or university, and superiority
in the faculty is one method and one
way in which pre-eminence comes.
1t is nothing more nor less than a
form of college spirit" that the
trustees and the philanthropic back
ers OF an institution of learning show
when they spend their coin in huge
hunks for better and better instruc-
tors-they desire that their college
shall stand foremost.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
FOOD FOR SPORT FANS
BY GEORGE (. PHAIR

There's a Teller that can't let we'll
enough alone.
Tom Needham, the well-known
sleuth, has decided to join the Cubs
and leave Steubenville, Ohio, fiat on
its back. Tom will spend the sum-
mer discouraging young athletes who
attempt to play, poker.
In view of the recent jump perpe-
trated by Dave Fultz, one is tempted
to ask: why is the Players Fra
ternity?'
If they fine Mr.. Murphy $4,000, we
hope, for humanity's sake, that they
administer an anesthetio when they
break the news.
A PRAYER.
oh, do not desert us, @. Murphy, I
pray,
In spite of the Rprodr and clGntor,
For If you should quit us and Danish
dICdy,
We scribes 40oGId haze no one to
hammer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Wolgast Hands Gary
Lacing at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Feb lad
Wolgast, former lightweight champion,
won a clean victory over Tommy Gary,
of Chicago. in ten rounds hero last
night. The Michigan Bearcat" fought
viciously in the last three rounds. never
giving Gary a chance to get set.
wolgast was given a great hand when
he left the ring. Although little over
weight. Ads showing last night proves
that he is entitled to another match
with Willie Richie.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
SUCH is LIFE.
(Ru L Euars

SUCH is LIFE.
(By ]. Evers)
Lives of managers remind US, L
Though the .otoner's .4oords are
bland,
He mag some day creep behind as
With a brickbdt in his hand.
"are Charles Murphy and the Chiea-
go club" One can readily believe the
first part of it.
These are bad days for kings. King
Manuel had his Gaby Deslys, and the
Keystone King had his Gabby Muir
ply.
We rejoice to see Artie Holman
back in the ma jors, but we grieve to
see so fine lad playing in st. Louis.
BY this time next year Henry O'Day
will be the most enVied baseball man
ager eatant. He will have been fired
by Garry Hermann and Charlie
Murphy.
Yes, Rollo, there is something in a
name. The gent who offers a prize
of 100000 for an aeroplane flight
around the world bears the name of
Guy T. Slaughter.
We thought Toronto would be the
only foreign city in the Federal
circuit, but now they have placed a
team in Brooklyn.
Those who are intimately acquaint-
ed with C. w. Murphy say he is
eminentiy qualified to conduct wres
Ting matches.
FIGHT. We OWLS! FIGHT!
oh, let the baseball players jump as
often as they choose,
And let the baseball mGgndteS rant
and rage.
What, though they fU the papers
iCitb lot Of baseball ners?
1t Keeps the 1chite hOues off the
sporting page.
A wretched scribe arises to ask:
what has become of Carl Morris?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Scour
World for
Experts.

hunt around, in the same manner,
ior expert landscape gardeners to
peaut1fy the campus so it shall put
on drawer front than that of an
other college; and they spend money
lavlshl y to put every form and phase
or college life to the front.
Now, why should not the alumni
ana the undergraduate be equally
interested in keeping up the athletic
standards of their respective col
reyes! 1t is the most natural thing
in the world.
Here in the South and in Georgia
we arrange for immigration boards
and officers, and we draw up and
PRINT literature by the bale eXtolling
me virtues of our particular climate
ana SOIL, and goodness only knows
what advantages. We do it to draw
people here from other States and
from other countries. If we have
ine farming lands then we want
lne steady, thrifty, agricultural PEG
pies OF Europe to come to us. We
send our agents all the way over to
europe TO dig them up on the other
sac before ever they sail, and to in
uuce them by almost any and every
means to come to OUR State to To-
cate rather than to go to Minnesota,
10 Oklahoma or to PENNSYLVANIA.
ana everybody says and thinks IT
- ALL RIGHT. And it is all right.
ina the common sense of it.
t'n to-morrow's Georqian Mr..
He;$man will conclude this article
on Athletic Calamity HowIers.")
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
cIssoNs sEATs oRAvEs.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. I7.--Mike Glib
bons, the St Paul boxer defeated Kid
Graves of Milwaukee, at the Olympia
Athletic Association last night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
BOUT CALLED OFF.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1.-THE pro-
posed Charlie White-P Patsy DrouHlard
match set for February 28 in Milwau-
kee has been called off. It is said the
fighters could not agree on the weight.
and that the promoter refused to
meet their demands.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

NLD POP TIME is mighty for
I midable foe, but records show
that many athletes. in many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Callahan and Young
Stick to Nashville

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. 17.-Dave
Callahan. centerfelder for the Vols. who
was reported to have received offers
from the Federal League, sent i'm his
signed contract to-day. Right Fielder
Del Young also sent in his contract.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

A wretched scribe arises to ask:
what has become of Carl Morris"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
HEISf[ANS
<@1@|,lC0L[fGE
20CWJMN
Rv T. w. Heisman.

is ready 10 Jake CI1plS-A
4 oath that this, that, or the
other thing is on the very verge of
going to the Cerberean "bow-wows,"
IL indeed they have not already gone.
Now along comes Courtney, of
cornell, and the president aiding
and abetting, who declare that they
lack words to express their disgust
over the way the public encourages
and stands for frenzied athletics in
college circles. They say a lot more,
TOO. For instance, they do not think
that the country should be secured
for good athletes by the various col
leges the way it is every year, and
the prep schools haunted by scouts
to get the likely youngsters to at
tend this or that college.
Well, grant that it is all true
that this is being done by all col
leges. And then l ask, what OF it?
Is it only in the realm of college
sport that this sort of thing goes on?
Is it not the example set the younger
generation by the older in dozen
diberent phases of business and So
cial life? When Atlanta wants
grand opera does she rely on home
talent? Does she even satisfy her
self with the best American com
pany to be had? Not so much that
you could emphasize it. No, Atlanta
and Chicago and Philadelphia and
New York and ALL of them go to
the ends of the earth for the star
warblers; they scour Europe from
corner to corner.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
MAY FORM IEAcIIE

SPOKANE, Feb 1.-THE col
teges and Universities Of the Pacific
y est are planning the formd-
league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Russell Ford Goes
To Chicago Federals

CHICAGO. Feb 17.-Russell Ford,
former pitcher of the New York Ameri-
cans, it was announced to-day, has
become the property of the Chicago
Federals. Ii was understood at first that
he would be with the Buffalo club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
POWDER FACTORY
HAS EXPLOSION
Two Thousand Pounds of NitrogIyeer
Inc Blew Up and Injured
No One.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
GARY, Ind. Nov. 23.-Two hun
dred workmen in the plant Of the
Aetna Powder Co., Aetna, Ind, had
narrow escapes from death or injury
when 1000 pounds Of nitroglycerine
exploded today. No one was killed or
injured and the principal damage was
done in Gary where hundreds Of plate
glass windows were broken.
The explosion occurred In what
was known as the separator house"
Two workmen smeiled fumes escap-
ing from the nitro and seeming the
danger, blew the danger whistle
Employees of the plant fled to an
open cid and two minutes later the
nitroglycerine let go. The separator
house of cheap construction, was de-
molished at a slight loss. Several
hundred windows in Gary, three miles
from the scene of the explosion,
crashed in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE CHECKED
Department Of Agriculture Believes II
10 Now on the Safe
Side,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Depart-
ment OF agriculture officials believed
today that they were ION the outside
Of the foot and mouth disease" They
pointed to lifting of the Canada quar-
quarantine the whole state of Washing
warrant for such belief.
Moreover they were confident. that
they could keep the disease within the
limits already Guaranteed The fact
that it has not been necessary to
quarntine tho whole state Of Washing
ton against the disease, despite pres
ence of trouble in Spokane, was con-
sidered encouraging.
In an official statement today, Ohio.
Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania
feeding states"-were characterized
as the most seriously affected by the
disease.
The most encouraging reports today
came from Michigan, with bright re-
ports also from New York. New Jer-
sey, Delaware and Kentucky. Early
lifting Of the ban was indicated for
these sections. Montana was said to
be still little in doubt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
- - ,NZP[1ZRZZlVG
1lYI4E ~ <ESVE> q
Why Not Wish Him
On Tom Hayden?
Liberty, Mo-, Nov, 1914
Manager Keokuk Baseball Club,
KeOkuk. Iowa.


Manager Keokuk Baseball Club,
Keokuk, Iowa.
Sir
I would like trile with some CLUB
as fielder Or first baseman. John
King of X. c., adviced me to write
you. 1 am is years old, #. 101s
inches tall, weight 152 lbs. played
IS games last summer, batted so, hit
8 doubles, triples and 1 home run.
Also stol 8 bases. l nave batted
against good pitchers. Some of them
are in the Kans, State league Of Kans.
city. 1 would be pleased to here from
you soon Or If you know of any place
write me & l send you your postage
& some extra-s5. can hit, especial
ly right handler none make me melt
at the plate either. I can pitch but
don't like to do SO. I have a strong
wing throw & bat right handed. Now
write me soon about it & Ill guarantee
you if I am givin a tryout can show
you what l can do rather than tell !
don't expect much until I show you
how to plug the pill
Very truly yours.
JOHN RAMSEY,
Liberty, Mo-, R. r. No. 4, box g.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
NOTICE OF sHEa,FF's SALE.

10 Saran NJ. Aloen.
You are hereby notified that by VIZ
tue Of a general execution to be Oh
rected, issued by the clerk of the ois'
trict court Of Lee county. Iowa, az
Keokuk, bearing date. Sept. 4. A. D..
1914, in favor of D. L. Newton anu
against Sarah M. Alden, have Levied
upon and advertised for sale and VIII
sell to the highest bidder at the frons
door Of the court house, in Keokuk:
Lee county. Iowa, on the 18th day Oh
December A. D, 1914, between the
hours Of o'clock a. NJ, and ociocS
p. m, commencing at o'clock p M.
OF said day, the following described
property, to-wit:
Lot seven az, block forty-nine tis''
Kilbourne's addition to city Of keo
kuk, Lee county, Iowa.
Given under my hand this 18th DAY
OF November A. D., 1914.
JOHN J. CRIMMINS.
Sheriff OF Lee County. Iowa. .
By John J. Crimmins, Jr.. deputy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23

Games TUESDAY night, November "a !:
Huiskamps vs.. NJ. f. p. Co.
Irwin-Phillips VS.. Kellogg Birge.
The question is, who can spoil that
excellent percentage that Irwin-Phil-
lips basket tossers have maintained
for the season? Any team that can
go through league as fast as the
present one in Keokuk, certainly de-
serves all the credit that the sport
loving fans of the city can give.
Just word about the style OF ball
that the teams in the present league
are putting up-it is clean to the
highest possible degree, and so fast
that even the calmest spectator has a
hard time to stay in his chair.
The fellows who entered last year
have gained much from the years ex-
perience, and those who are new this
year. are coming up in the game SO
fast that It is seldom indeed that a
dub" play is seen on the floor in an
entire evening. AS the season adj
vances, the crowds grow larger. the
one last Friday night being the larg-
est yet seen during the league.
The fast and famous 'Y'' team had
a scrimmage practice Saturday even
ing. with the old original five in posi-
ton, namely, Paul King and Henry
Porterfield, forwards; Chas. Allen,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
Colorado Football.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 23.-The eyes
of Colorado football fans on Turkey
Day will be at Colorado Springs where
Colorado School of Mines will meet
the Colorado College Tigers in a game
which will decide the Rocky Mountain
inter-college title. The miners are
favorites in the betting, but the Tig-
ers are confident of escaping with the
enenys scalp. The miners have not
lost game this year: Colorado col
lege have lost one to Colorado UNI
versity.
In Denver the Colorado university
and Denver university will meet
Thursday. The game marks the re,
turn of athletic relations between the
institutions after a break OF six years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
Fire at Montrose.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
BINGHAMTON, n. Y, Nov. %
Fire which destroyed Potts feed stable
at Montrose, Pa, today, caused the
death Of James Potts, proprietor, and
his helper, Marion Watson. Search is
being made Of the ruins for the bodies
of two farmers who are believed to
have slept in the stable and who are
missing. Two horses were burned to
death
A blacksmith shop and carriage
works housed in two other buildings,
were destroyed and houses in three
nearby blocks partially burned. The
loss will reach $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-23
Eastern Sport Writers Unanimous in
Opinion Crimson Eleven Earns
Championship Of the
East.
COULD BEAT ILLINOIS?
Little Material for Doping Out Re-
spective Merits of Two Teams
on Comparative
Scores.
[By Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press

5[By Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-On both
percentage and dope Harvard fully
deserves the title for the football
championship of the east. OF nine
games played, the Crimson won sew
en-. One resulted in a 1913 tie with
Pennsylvania State; another ended in
scoreless total with Brown Univers-
ity. Army and Union, of all the east
ern elevens we're the only ones not to
suffer defeat this fall The West
Pointers won all Of the eight games
they played; Union won all OF her
seven contests. But even the most
enthusiastic alumnus of either of these
two institutions in his widest nom.
ents would never claim the title over
that marvellous machine developed by
Percy Haughton at Cambridge.