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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
bLAMES
c. MURPHY FOR
RISE Of FEDS
Manager Says Chicago Magnate
Has Done More to Hurt Base
ball Than Any Other Man.
r OS ANGELES, Jan. 21.-"Charles
W. Murphy is responsible for

OS ANGELES, Jan. 21.-"Charles
W. Murphy is responsible for
the organization of the Fed
eral League. The president of the
Chicago National League club is to
blame for the large number of ma
jor league baseball players who are
jumping to the outlaw organization"
These statements were made last
night by Frank Chance, manager of
the New York American League club
and formerly manager of the Chi
cago Cubs.
Charley Murphy" said Chance,
has done more to hurt baseball than
any other man who has been in the
game and he is going to continue to
be an Objectionable figure just so long
as he is allowed to have any con-
nection with any club.
"A lot of my friends said | was
crazy two years ago when | sold my
stock in the Chicago National
League club. ! sold my interest for
$4,000, and fifty persons who knew
me well came to me and remon-
strated at what they termed rash
and foolish act.
sfT HAPPENED to know a few things
L that they did not know. That is
why / sold out and got as far away
from Murphy as possible.
Here is a little secret that shows
why 7 was able to hold Murphy in
restraint as long as I did without an
open rupture. | had two contracts
with Murphy One was to play first
base The other was to manage the
team.
Charles Weeghman, one of the
hackers of the Chicago Federal
League club, was for years an arr
dent Cub rooter He soured on Muir
ply just as thousands of other pa
irons of the Cubs park.
HTIIS is the way Murphy handles
1 ball players. When Evers was
in poor health one spring Murphy
found out that he would not be able
to play the entire season. He wired
me while the team was in Pittsburg
saving that he did not believe Evers
should draw his pay for that season.
| would not stand for giving Evers
a raw deal Of that sort and Johnny
got every dollar of his salary for the
season. He only played a Few games
that season.
Brown and Tinker who have gone
to the Federal League, were both
badly treated by Murphy"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

believe that his knowledge saved him
from a knockout.
The battle set me right in New
York. All the papers gave me the
decision by wide margin. There
was no more doubt in their minds
as to my right to the championship.
They admitted that | showed the
right sort Of stuff, and this made me
feel very happy, for l was very
anxious to convince the New York
ers that | could fight.
I had a chance to keep busy for
several months on the stage. Offers
began to pour in on me from all parts
of the country the next day. Theatri-
cal managers called on me and made
me all sorts of good inducements, but
/ turned them all down to make the
match with Murphy.
Promoter Coffroth had been wiring
me, but ! kept stalling him till after
the Cross battle. He offered me
$4,000 for my end to take on Muir
ply, and | closed the deal without
delay.
Murphy, as everybody knows, has
long been regarded by the fans Of
San Francisco as the toughest light
weight of the lot, and there was
clamor for me TO fight him over the
20-round route.
Closes Match With Murphy.
| reached home two weeks after
my battle with Cross, and Murphy
and his manager, Jim Buckley, ar
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
JOHNNY C0UL0N
WILL DEFEND HIS
TITLE TONIGHT
Bantamweight Champion Meets
Young Siinnet in Scheduled
Ten-Round Bout at Racine.
By Tad

n ACME, WIS, Jan. 21.-Johnny
n Coulon, bantamweight cham
pion of the world, will be
asked to defend mis- title tonight.
Johnny is scheduled to meet Young
Sinnet, youngster in the game and
the bout is billed to go ten rounds.
Inc scrap is expected to prove a
good try-out for the champion, who
has been out of the game for over
six months. Johnny, however, states
that he is now ready to defend his
laurels and is out to prove tonight
that he is as good as ever
Coulon has been working hard for
the past two weeks, and fans who
have watched him train claim that
Johnny looks every part the cham
pion he is. The stocky little fellow
has the same red color in his face
that he had in the days of his ring
battles with Burns, Conley and the
rest
Although not much is known of
Sinnet, the youngster comes with
good reputation from Chicago. Sin
net has not had many battles in mis-
career, but he is said to be a young
ster with very much class. He will
be handled by Tommy Walsh or
Nate Lewis.
The boys have agreed to make 116
pounds rngside, but neither will have
any trouble making the poundage.
Johnny says he tips the beam at ia.
while Sinnet never weighs more than
lis. Coulon rules a 3-to-1 favorite
over his opponent Fans are wager
ing 5 10 4 that johnny stops his OPP
ponent before the tenth round.
Jimmy Grant, the Atlanta bsnta m
weight has wired challenge to Pro-
moter Wagner to meet the winner
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Sporting Food
- BY GEORGE G. PHAIR>
ORGANIZED BASEBALL.

ORGANIZED BASEBALL.
Organized baseball is a form of phi
Ianthropy instituted for the purpose Of
keeping the wolf from, the club own.
er's door.
In the last ten years the wolf has
not approached within twenty seven
miles of the club owners door. This
is due 10 the fact that wolf once met
a club owner. The wolf now hesitates
to approach within hailing distance of
the owners door, lest the owner come
out and nveieIe MIN into buying
gold brick.
Organized baseball has kept the
player in the bonds of slavery. 1t has
grasped him out of foundry, where
he has been shoveIine black sand for
$2.72 per diem, and shanehaied him
to a cruel hotel in Florida. where the
barbarous waiter leaves few seeos
in the grapefruit and the night clerk
raises a supercilious smile when you
inform him that there was no rose
water in your bawth this morn ing.
We feel for the ball slayer who has
He is a slave for life. All he can do
is to eambol around for approximate
Iy three hours every day at bank
presidents salary and be housed in
hotels where he is treated as a COM
mon millionaire.
Then there is the dark side to this
BRIGHT picture. We once knew fin
ancier who had thrived for years on
the theory that yokel could not des-
ignate the particular shell under
which the little pill was hoIdin~ forth
at that time.
He throve and throve on the yokels
until he waved rich. Whereupon
stranger approac hed him, saying: II
have a baseball franchise which !
would sell at cost price
But the three shell man answered
him. saying: Lay off, kind sir; am
willing to separate a man from his
kale, but don't believe in walking
on his esophagus while do it!'
The report that George Wiltse has
refused a Federal League offer Will be
news to George when he returns 20
America on or about March D.
Joe Tinker and Charlie Ebbets
shook hands when they met. This
is due to the fact that neither had
pair of brass knuckles handy.
Not knocking the glorious climate
of California, but almost every fight
err who trains in the vicinity of Los
Angeles goes to the hospital with APP
pendicitis.
Howard House may be a capa ole
athlete, but if we were giving him his
name we'd call him Howard Sky
scraper.
Willie Ritchies doctor advised him
to call off the fight, but there is
suspicion that Willie was working in
an advisory capacity to his doctor
There are many near invaiids in
this country who would like ~ have
as eompIacent medical adviser as
Wdlie Richie has.
We fail to see where Charlie Eb-
bets has anything to crow about
when he signs Zach Wheat. All Char
lie Weeghman has to say Is. "A stack
o. vheats." and he gets 'em.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Mccormick Anxious
10 Find Lost Player

=, .hATTANOOGA. TENN. Jan. 2l.-
rs. sgInery Pfyl. the new first base
on the Lookouts is lost
..i.aahdger Mccormick has made re-
ssn.l's of The former Giant, but up 70
4. ~ been entirely unsuccessful
nome is in ST. Louis He played
! ear with a semi-pro team near
ID. iancisco. He was addressed in
l. 'lles, but no answer was re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
By Willie Richie.

~AN FRANCISCO, Jan. al never
- will forget that battle with
Cross. 1t was one of the hard
est that / ever fought, and therefore
it will linger in my mind as long as
l stay with the boxing game He
proved a surprise to me, because
thought that I would find him a
clever, careful boxer, but instead he
showed himself to be whirlwind
mixer
1T was my first start in New York,
and realized that it would be up to
me to make good right off the reel.
They did not give me credit for being
champion back there. They said
that ] was lucky, that / could not hit,
and that ! was afraid of the tough
ones. These remarks stung me hard,
and so | determined to show them.
The battle started and Cross tore
right at me. He looked like a man in
despair. He kept swinging his righ
hand and playing for my body with
his left The big crowd cheered, for
it thought the New York boy would
surely topple me over and bring home
the lightweight title.
! quickly saw that ] would have to
fight Cross if | hoped to win the bat
tie MY reputation was at stake. and
there was no chance for me to get
away with Cross by clever boxing
So | just clinched my teeth and made
up my mind to wade in and fight him
toe to toe ] gave him all the rough
stuff ] had, and he came right back
at me. The first round ended in
SUGGEST in the middle Of the ring, and
everybody on their toes.
Floors Cross in Third Round.
That round made good for me.
had many a booster in the house
when we toed the scratch for the sec
o1d. Cross came after me with some
more of his swings, and ! stepped in
and began to fight him as hard as |
could. And, believe me, ! found Leach
to be one of the foxiest fighters |
ever met. He seemed to have every
thing.
/ think that ] had a slight edge In
both these rounds, but | made the
real big hit in the third when ] sent
Cross to the floor for the count of
nine with a right hand punch to the
jaw. | really thought that / had him.
and | must confess that | lost my
head. for otherwise ! know, away
down deep in my heart, that ! would
have knocked him out.
] can still hear the great crowd in
Madison Square Garden cheering
when l shot in that punch. Cross
got up wabbly, and ! started right
after him. But he managed TO clinch
very cleverly, and ! was so excited
that | could not manage to shake him
off
Leach was weak and groggy for the
balance of the round. and my friends
kept urging me on to finish him up.
! tried everything that | had, but
could not get a clean punch at him TO
end the fight.
The following seven rounds We're
full Of all kinds Of fighting Cross
came back very gamely in the fourth
and kept rushing at me all the time.
He never stopped trying with that
famous right hand wsllop.
Makes Hit With New Workers.
We finished the fight in the middle
Of the ring, both going 10 it as hard
rs we could. ! was just as anxious
10 score a knockout as he was, but !
was fighting under the New York
clean break rules. which were new 10
me, while Cross knew them TO r
THIS Is v here he had the edge and |
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Hedges Lands Sloan
And Clarence Walker

KNOXV1LLE. TENN. Jan. 2l.-Rob-
ert l.. Hedges, president Of the 81
KnoxviIie YESTERDAY, where he met. by
snnointment Clarence Walker OF
limestone and Yale Sloan. Of Madison
vile. members Of his team last year.
Walker signed 1914 conifac' arc
sloan signed for three years, both al
Increased salaries.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
VOLS SECURE CATCHER.

NASHVILLE. TENN, Jan. 21.-'rhe
acquisition by the Nashville club Of
Catcher Frank Crossn. Of the New
York state League, was announced to-
dsy Secretary Treasurer T. T. Booth
Of the local club. said to-day that busl-
ness reasons will prevent his flling that
office again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

WELL MAN CATlcElED

Weilman to-day signed three-yesr
contract with the St. Louis Americans
at q salary Of $4,000 year L had
been reported Weilman would join the
Federals.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
FODDER FOR FANS

Every manager of ball club re-
quires capable assistants with whom he
can consult when knotty questions arise,
says Clark Griffith. Griff has three as
sistants-George Mcbride, Mike kahoe
and Jack Ryan.
The first training trip games of the
White Sox will be played at Sacramento,
Cal, March 3, 10 and II. Many others
have been scheduled for the white hosed
brigade.
Manager Griffith, of the Nationals. is
not afraid OF any of his players jump
ing to the Feds And what's more. Griff
says he would not make an effort to
get 'em back IL they did Jump. The
Old Fox says that a player with so little
sense would be OF no value to his ball
club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Mike Gibbons pulls an original one.
He says that he wears lead in his shoes
when on the scales to keep his opponent
from knowing how light he really is.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

mbarder Wells won over Gunner
Rawles in the tenth round in London
the other night. 1t was the first vic
tory achieved by the Bonn since he beat
Gunner NOR a year ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Every team in the Georgia State
League has signed up q manager for
next year. Valdosta was the last TO fall
who led Macon last year.
The reserve list, issued by the Ma
tiohal Association. shows that Bruins
wick has the largest number of men
nucleus to build a team around this
year. Brunswick has filed reserve
claims on fourteen men. Cordele and
Townsville are next with nine each
Valdosta trails with only four.
w. j. Clarke has been elected pses-
ident OF the Waycross ball club. James
Sinclair is vice president and d. 5.
Mcclellan is secretary
All OF the clubs in the Georgia State
League have announced that they will
put their grounds in tip top shape be-
fore the season opens.
While Mike Finn has not yet finished
the work on the 1914 schedule, IL is un-
derstood that the season will probably
open about April 10 and close In the
middle Of August
One OF the first things Manager Gas
ton, OF the Americas team, did after
signing his contract was 10 mail Bill
kuhlman, manager last year, contract
and a personal letter urging him to
sign and play second for the Muckaiees
this year.
So far President Kslmon has signed
up two umpires for next season Both
of them are experienced men and kal
mon feels that they will both make good.
Manchester. who won the Atlanta
Georgia nand Sunday American low.
ing cup offered for the most popular
player in the league last season, has
been farmed out 10 Americas by Albany.
Believe me. says Umpire Rigler,
there wont ne any more petty foolish
ness in the National League I've met
= lot Of important baseball people. but
Governor Tcner is the class OF them all
He will he = real ruler. but square
one, too
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

George Chip has finally disposed OF
his meal ticket. Tim ONeil met George
for the fifth time Monday night. and
the Scranton middleweight punched
George into dreamland in the second
round.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Manchester who won the Atlanta
Georgia nand Sunday American low.
ing cup offered for the most popular
player in the league last season. has
been farmed out 10 Americas by Albany.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Battling Levinsky signed articles
Yesterday to box Jack Dillon at New
York Two Gotham promoters are ar
ter the match.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

So far President kslmon has signec
up two umpires for next season. Boil
Of them are experienced men and kal
mon feels that they will both make good
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
BOXING
News Of the Ring Game.

Frank Whitney started work yester-
day for his bout with Joe Mandot at
New Orleans on February 2. Frank is
working out with Jimmy Grant at the
Business Mems gymnasium in the Stein
Emery Building and the pair put up
corking exhibition for four rounds.
Whitney also jumped the rope and
pulled the puIeys.
Frank thinks Grant has the makings
OF a good boy and says Jimmy is bound
to be heard from before long The
Fighting Carpenter says he would
like to see Grant pitted against some
Of the top-notchers in his division
Charlie White, the Chicago sensation,
is to get a severe test Friday night
fy, the clever Buffalo lightweight. Duff
fy has shaded such stars as Jack Brit
ton, Leach Cross and Young Shugrue,
and is rated as one of the best boys
of White. writes that Charlie is to get
a 81, 600 guarantee for the scrap.
Reports from San Francisco state that
James Coffroth has secured Willie
Ritchies consent to meet Tommy Muir
will believe that these boys will ever
get together until they see them in the
ring waiting for the sound Of the gong.
George Chip has finally disposed of
his meal ticket. Tim O'Neil met George
for the fifth time Monday night, and
the Scranton middlewelght punched
George into dreamland in the second
round
Mike Gibbons pulls an original one
He says that he wears lead in his shoes
when on the scales to keep his opponent
from knowing how light he really is.
Bombardier Wells won over Gunner
Rawles in the tenth round in London
the other night. 1t was the first vic
tory achieved by the Bonn since he beat
Gunner NOR year ago.
Battling Levinsky signed articles
Yesterday to box Jack Dillon at New
York Two Gotham promoters are af-
ter the match.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

We fail to see where Charlie Eb-
bets has anything to crow about
when he signs Zach Wheat. All Char
lie Weeghman has TO say Is: "A stack
o. wheats." and he gets EN-.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Makes Hit With New Workers.

We finlshed The fight IN The middle
Of the ring both going TO it as hard
IS we could, ! was just as anxious
10 score knockout as he was, but /
was fighting under the New York
clean break rules, which were new 10
me. while Cross knew them 10 a r.
THIS is where he had the edge, and |
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Willie Ritchie's doctor advised him
to call off the fight, but there is A
suspicion that Willie was working in
an advisory capacity to his doctor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

JACK SPRATT will be the Vols
= third- sacker. Jacques was with the
.ocas about half the season last year,
7ho came through with. all kinds of
.lass, being speedy on the paths and
4, clouter Of considerable consistency.
son
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

There are many nesr-invaiids in
this country who would like - have
as eomp AGENT a medical adviser as
Wdlie Richie has.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
RESENT HIT AT CHEF JUSTICE.
North Carolina Bar Angry at In
vited Speakers Remarks.

RALEIGH. n. c., July NORTH Caro-
lina's bar association adjourned to-day In
Wrightville after considering a pubic
rcbuke OF Judge Rome Brown OF Mir
rcapolis. its invited speaker. as the result
Of his attack upon judicial inucSrakcrs.
mentioning Chief Justice Walter Clark
by name. Both Clark and Brown ad-
dressed the convention.
Judge Clark advocated many legal re-
forms, some Of which, he championed In
his Cooper Union speech. to which Judge
Brown replied. Referring to enemies OF
the Constitution" Brown mentioned
Roosevelt and Clark as socialists and
turning to Judge Clark. who was in the
assembly. said. "he Is a conspicuous. II
not a shining exemption TO the generally
sane attitude which the American bench
and bar have assumed toward the Federal
Constitution
An effort to pass resolutions cordcmnins
Judge Browns speech resulted in sd-
iournment Later the convention agreed
that it would not print the Minneapolis
lawyers address and adjourned without
expressing its disapproval
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
ADMIT USING OTHERS WIRES.
Hut. Brokers say. Only for business
AFFECTING LessccS.

\ dozen brokers I'm various lines OF
business testified Yesterday at the in
quiry Of the Interstate Commerce Com
m ssion into the leased wire systems Of
the telegraph and telephone companies
that they used the private wires of other
concerns. They said that such business
as they did over these wires, however,
was so connected with that Of the lessee
as to come within the contract specifying
that only the business of the lessee shall
be done over the leased wire,
Most of the brokers said that the
leased wire gives more expeditions SER
vice II also developed that while some
wires may BE- leased by one concern
other concerns get the use Of the wire
by paying the lessee, Representatives
testified that their business was not suf-
fclont to justlfy their lease OF a separate
wire for thcmse, yes.
Charles \, wilson. general supcrin-
tendent of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company in charge Of leased
wires, said that the company made u
point when storms break down the wires,
of seeing that the public service is re-
stored first,
The hearing will he continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
CAN SELL BOSTON AND MAINE.
Massachusetts senate PASSES NiIi
DtNOrcing Road From New Haven.

BOSTOS, July despite strenuous Op-
position on the part Of President Cooiidg,
the Massa chuset's nate to-day over
whelmlngly passed the hill divorcinR the
New Haven and the Boston and Maine
railroads.
President Coolidge urged On amend.
mtnt which permitted the State Ia pu"-
chase at any time tho Boston and Maine
stock now owned by the Boston Hold
ing Company. This long argument wa
uravailing. for his and other amend
mepts were lost. Tho bill was fnRlr
pass d by - vote Of ~ 10 .
Senator Dean ~ Wakefield obtained
reconsideration Of the vote whereby the
Senate by tie vote vest rdav rejected
the bill % tax stock transfers.
\ suit has been entered against the Bos-
ton and Maine "a enforce its alleged con-
'ractual liabilities on account of the Hamp-
den Railroad Corporation. The suit is to re-
cover between s3.5Oo00o and $1,000, 600,
Attachments have been filed against tho
Boston and Names real estate The ROs-
ton and Maine allowed to go 10 protcs,
the Hampdcn's t2i0,00O note, due Wodncs-
day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
WARBURG And JONES
LEFT OFF 0. K. LIST
senate Committee FavOrs Mil
Ter. Hamlin and Harding
for Reserve Board.

WAsHINcToN. July THE Senate Com.
ml.tee on Banking and Currency agreed
TO max favorable report to-day on
three Of the Pr sidsrt's nominations FOR
the Federal Reserve Board; Adolph &.
Miller OF California. Charles S. Haml'u
Of Massachusetts and W. p. q. Harding
Of Alabama.
The committee was not able 20 arr5o
o. a favorable report on Paul N. Wa
burg of Kuhn. Loeb e. Co. and Thoms :
II. Jones. but II was decided 10 call NJ
Jones before the committee next Mon
day to question him concerning his con
uNction with the International Harvestef
Company as director. Mr., Warburg
viii he called later
The main objections against Mr.
Warburg woro that he has been
citizen OF tho United States only
since 1911; that he has been lden-
tiled with q Arm which has
nSured In railroad icorganizatios
plans tina; are not in favor wish
the committee. and tia; the arm
Of !iunn. Loeb & Co, has relations with
~, opinion of the objectors make the
seiea;,on OF member of that firm in
advisable
For example. 1t was mentioned IN the
committee that Otto ~. Kahn of the
firm is recent conner from Great Britain,
where J." was Mt one time candidate
FOR tn, British Parliament one Sena-
toy suggested that another member OF
the firm was OF foreign citizenship at
this time.
NJ, WarbuyG will be questioned about
th' Chicago and Alton reorganization and
other financial transactions. lie already
has eSpla iued that the Chicago and Alton
reorganization took place before he be-
came member OF Kuhn, Loeb & CO.