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BY FREDERICK q. LIEB.
Total. twenty years

THE George Kelly of an earlier
era of Giants was Roger Con-
nor, first baseman of the I'VE
are the People" Giant world cham
pions of 1888 and 1882 And Roger
could take his hold at the plate
and slam them out just as far as
the husky California nephew of old
Bill Lange, who now graces first
base for McGraw's titleholders.
Among other things Roger Connor.
the first baseman, was wholesaler
in runs. He ranks fourth among the
major league players of all time in
carrying runs across the plate. and
his total output is only twenty-Seve
behind that Of Wagner. The four lead
ing run-getterS of major league his
tory are as follows: Wagner. 1,740;
Cobb, 1.723; Keeler, 1,719, and Connor,
1,713.
Connor lasted a full twenty years in
the majors, nineteen of them being
spent in the National League: His
only year of detection came in 1890,
when Roger. with most members of
the Giant champions, left John B. Day
and Jim Mutrie fat and threw in their
lot with the Players League.
Roger eventually drifted away from
New York and landed in ST. Louis in
1894. To show how he felt about get
ting away from the Giants, on June 1,
1895. Roger slapped Jouett Meekin,
one of New York's prize twirlers. for
times at bat. While on this batting
tear Connor whaled out eight hits in
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eight times at bat as he had made
two in his last two times up in the
preceding game.
Connor collected twelve 800 aver
ages in his twenty years, and has a
lifetime batting average of .31S. He
scored over 100 runs in eight seasons.
reaching his best mark. 1874, in 1890,
the year he spent with the Players
League.
Perhaps we had better omit this rec
ord of Rogers. He is tied with five
other culprits for making five errors
frightful day on May 81, 1852. while
he was playing with Troy in the Ma
tionai League. The other five-erTors-
a-game National League players are
as follows: j. Carbine of Louisville,
April %. 1876: George Zettlein of
Philadelphia. June %. 1876: Tom
Esterbrook of Buffalo, July %, 1850,
and Dan Brouthers of Buffalo, Sep
tember 90. 1881.
On May 9. 1883, Connor slapped out
three home runs in one game. 1t was
quite an afternoon for homers for the
Giants, as they bagged seven all told
In addition TO Connor's three, Danny
Richardson. Mike Tiernan. Tim Keefe
and George Gore each bagged one.
Seven home runs for one team in a
game is the major league record. 1t
has been done only four times. In ad-
dition to the Giant artillery bonn
bardment of 1888. the Detroit Ma
tionals made seven off St. Louis on
June IL. 1886: Pittsburgh rammed out
seven more off Boston on June 6.
1894, and. coming down to modern
times. the Philadelphia Athletics
slammed Ty Cobb's Detroit pitchers
for seven merry-go-round clouts on
June 8. 1921.
Copyright 1921
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one embraced the other so tightly
that the referee had to pry them
apart. Fi.af one and then the other
took a -ound, with d few even ones.
th-own in.
1t took hair-line decision to give
a shade when the tenth round started
In that the little New Yorker took
three healthy belts to the head, which,
although he pelted Burman with one
terrific right, seemed TO sway some
newspaper men to a shade verdict
for the home town product. The ma
jority of writers called it a nice draw.
Despite the alleged illegality of the
exhibition, the two city aldermen rep
resenting the downtown ward in
which is situated the suburban club"
were introduced from the ring just
before the main go. There also was
municipal court judge present and
he made brief speech.
"Secret,' but 5000 Attend.
'T hope that soon we will not have to
hear an announcement of a contest
in East Chicago, Ind he said, indi-
eating support for the bill now be-
fore the Legislature, which would
legalize boxing in Illinois. He re-
ceiVed an ovation.
Last nights contest was not ad-
vertised and newspapers did not print
the name OF the hall nor the place at
which tickets might be obtained. Il
all was secret, except to the approx
mately 5000 men and women who
paid S. cash for seats.
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right fielder of all time. God rest his

soul.
1t has been very hard to leave Joe
Kelley off that regular outf1eld. In
recognition of his greatness and to
my All-American team as the extra
outf1elder
From my personal association with
Kelley on the old Orioles and from
my daily observation of his work l
am strongly convinced that Joe in
his day was as good man for the
position as any of those who preceded
him or followed him. In considering
this matter / have gone over all the
great ones. including such men as
George Burns. Jimmy McAleer and
many others. Some of them were
weak in certain spots. like hitting or
weakness. He was fast on the bases,
could hit the ball hard and was as
graceful an outflelder as one would
care to see. He covered an immense
amount of ground and had that nee
essary faculty, so prominent in
Speaker and others, of being able to
place himself where the batter would
be likely to hit the ball.
Joe Kelley was q great ball player.
l. wouldn't be satisfied II l didn't have
him on my al-star team.
1 have a hunch that some old
friends-maybe some old strangers
why l left certain men off my team.
1t is enough to explain my selections.
1t would be impossible to discuss
those left off.
In the next chapter / will explain
my selection of pitchers.
Copyright 1923. o. 8. and Canada by the
Christy Walsh Syndicate.)
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4nalyzing the Players on
McCra,U's Champion
ship Team Of AL Time.
InfeIders and OutfeLd-
ers Who Contributed
InnOUatiOls to Game.

DOUBT ii anybody will dispute
my selection of Eddie Collins as
the greatest second baseman of
all time and, therefore. entitled to a
place on the all-American team of
all time. At any rate, there is no
doubt in my mind about it. In pick
ing him have been fully mindful of
the greatness Of such men as Ma
poleon Lajoie. It's pretty hard to
select any team and leave Lajoie off.
Still, Eddie Collins. in my opinion,
is entitled to the honor.
There Is nothing that Collins does
not know about playing that impor-
tant position. The Giants played
against Eddie in several world cham
pionship games in which We were de-
feated. l have been a stanch ad-
mirer of that young mans ability
ever since. l saw him make his first
play. and, as pivot man on a double
play, l don't remember ever having
seen his equal. AS an all-around
men he is superb. Not only does he
play the game, but he thinks il. Rare
are the occasions when Collins does
not anticipate the play. To cross him
Is almost impossible. And he is just
as forceful on the offensive as the de-
fensive. His mental attitude Is an
inspiration to his fellow-players.
In the selection of a shortstop there
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one gathers the impression now
that Greb did no fighting save with
the top of his head and his elbows
that night and the call is for ref
who will disqualify him the first time
he pulls any rough stuff. One may
imagine that all this is not dis
tasteful to those who are going to
bet on Tunney, inasmuch as a fighter
who goes into the ring with the
double burden of pleasing hyper
critical refree and beating an oppo-
nent has a real job on his hands
Chairman Muldoon has not named
the referee for the fight as yet and
probably won't until the last moment
So sweet scented is this game of
pugilism that the state athletic COM
mission has deem it the part of dis
cretion not to let certain gentry
know who will be the third man until
shortly before a bout starts. This
expedient, by the way, has helped
lot to make boxing cleaner.
Dempsey Going Abroad.
Talk that Jack Dempsey will go to
Europe before spring comes around
is getting more and more pointed
Dempsey needs a fight or two to put
him in shape for more important
bouts later in the summer in this
country. and it looks to be a cinch he
will get none hereabouts
In England, where they would pay
well to see Jack in action. there is
always Beckett. and it would sur
prise no one if announcement were
made in the near future that Demp-
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The CLUB" itself was one of the
familiar landmarks of Chicago. with
in a couple throws of stone from
the gold coast" Chicago's wealthy
residential section, and about TIVE
as far from the loop" the down
town district
Their contest, preceded by four pre-
liminary battles, in which more or
less blood was spilled, Smith and
Burman received N great ovation
from the thousands of spectators
when they climbed through the ropes
Their eight-ounce gloves (described
as that in the petition for the in
junction. although the pads looked
very light. having more the appear
ance of the usual five-ouncers with
which the gladiators of the squared
circles are wont to do battle). were
tied on amid a constant din of yell
ing, and the two were at it.
Fight on Even Terms.
They fought mostly in the clinches,
mauling away with both hands until
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BOXERS AT FORT MYER
IN SIX BOUTS TONIGHT

Two bouts, limited to six rounds
each, and a quartet of four-round
matches are on the program of the
boxing show to be conducted at Fort
Myer tonight under the auspices of
the posts athletic association. They
will be held In the riding hall, start
ing at S o'clock. Col. Wait Johnson
is to referee.
Fort Myer soldiers will be oppo-
nentS in all the bouts except one, in
which man of the Virginia reserva-
ton will encounter a seaman of the
Anacostia naval air station.
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.FIRPO RETURNS TO U. S.
TO SEEK HEAVY HONORS

NEW YORK, February 22.-Luis
Angel Firpo. South Americas bidder
for the world heavyweight boxing
championship, arrived here today on
the steamer Southern Cross from
BuenoS Aires.
He is matched TO meet Bill Bren-
nan at Madison Square Garden next
month. Brennan has been the buffer
of all recent claimants to title
match. and stands as the official trier
out.
Firpo went back home last summer
after dropping a trio of third d-raters
In Argentina he is a national hero
and already considered Dempsey's
successor
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5000 AT S. EACH SEE i
BANTAMS in REAL MILL
Authorities POwerless to Prevent lO-Round Draw
Between Midget Smith and Joe Burman, Pro.
tected by Court Injunction.

HICAGO February 22The underground
Chicago
after the tenround nodecon boxing exhibition last night
Smith Joe Chicago
advertised by "wordof
mouth" here.
Police apnty about the Suburban club which the
to
than keep the fight fans line and direct them the hall An
legal which
Chicago Law and Order League protested fully
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Cincinnati particularly wants a
left-hander. Rixey may fash again
this season as he did last, but there
always is deep uncertainty of
left-hander repeating. No matter
how good any of them are, they do
have their off-year, and it has often
happened that the bad year has come
right in the middle section of their
careers so that the very moment that
they were most wanted, they have
sagged.
True, Boston has Cooney. a young
ster who was with New Haven last
year. but it is doubtful IL Cincinnati
there was lots of talk today that
Garry Hermann delayed his stay
here in order to talk trades with Bos-
tons new owners.
Brooklyn has players for trade. but
if Brooklyn gets anything that is
worth less than some of the stuff she
has, the team will finish out in the
suburbs.
Whatever Boston may get in the
way of a trade, by purchase or from
any other source will be accepted in
the spirit that IL is given because the
team is not strong enough to advance
in the National League race unless
something is done for it.
Three clubs are lined up for the
draft in the American Association.
This throws a new angle on the situa-
tiop. There was time when no
American Association club would
listen to a word about the draft. Two
of the three are Toledo and Indian
apolis. One is under eastern influence
and the other has a close working
agreement with major league clubs
and prefers to be a developer Of
players secured from the big show
rather than players from the sand
lots. The third club isn't named, but
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Dy IHG duUlllOll Vi biCHll Nl dtt' III
waukee. as candidate for the job.
Although Brewers activities with
the Griffmen were confined largely
to outfelding, due to the presence
here OF the capable Josephus Judge,
it was at the initial corner that
Turkey put i'll most of his time when
he was earning slugging honors with
Reading, and he always has said
that If given an opportunity to play
regularly, no matter where, he would
guarantee to carve batting average
Of 1886. Now it appears the popular
Virginian is to get his chance. His
host of friends in this section will
be pulling for him to make good.
The passing of McInnis rs of gen.
eraI interest, however, in view OF
the fact that his name has been
added to n long list of nOtnbles
who have dropped out of the big
show I'm the past season or SO and
that many others of about equal
prominence are on the ragged
edge.
Those who already have felt the
keen edge OF the AK include Clyde
Milan, Jim Shaw, Hal Janvrin,
Ferdie Schupp, Doc Johnston, Jack
Graney, All Sothoron, Ray Caldwell,
Ping Bodie, Bobby Roth, Dutch
Leonard. Joe Wood, Pep Young.
Slim Sallee, Duster Mails, George
Whitted, Dave Robertson and Phil
Douglas.
Others who are rapidly fading and
soon may be expected to pass out of
the picture include Frank Baker of
the Yankees, Memo Leibold and
John Collins of the Red Sox, Eddie
Ainsmith and Jacques Fournier of
the Cardinals, Eddie Foster and
Jimmy Austin of the Browns. Zeb
Terry of the Cubs, Jake Daubert Of
the Reds, Babe Adams of the Pi-
rates and Casey Stengel of the
Giants.
Allan Russell, now n member of
the Nationals. is another whose
time IL believed to he limited.
and some insist that Walter
Johnson cannot carry on much
farther. but they have been saying
that about Barney for several sea-
sons now and the kansan still fs
doing business Mt the old stand.
Grants Career Picturesque.
George Washington Grant, from
whom Christy Mathewson and his
associates have just purchased the
Boston Braves. has had most pic
turesque career. 1t began in Gin
cinnati when, as an Office boy. he
used to carry message for Ban
Johnson, at that time sporting edi-
for of a newspaper there. Grant
later became conductor OH a horse
car in Cincinnati, and, after becom-
ing well acquainted with the horse
men at the Latonia track, across the
river from the city, acquired a rae
ing stable and came east. Subse-
quently Grant became manager of
Norman Selby, better known as Kid
Mccoy, and piloted his affairs when
Mccoy appeared in many of his most
important ring engagements. Later
Grant became a broker in New
York, and prior to entering base
ball took fiier in the movie in
duStry.
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Fight Exciting Interest Police Fail to Stop Chicago Boxing Shou
PLAYERS M'GRAW PICKS
FOR ALL-AMERlCA TEAM

Catchers-Buck Ewing and
Roger Bresnahan.
Pitchers-ChriSty Mathews0n,
John McMahon, John Clarkson,
Amos Rusie, Walter JOHNSON, Adj
die Joss, Rube WaddelI.
First base-GeOrge Sisler.
Second baae-Eddie Collins.
ShOrtAtOp-HOnus Wagner.
Third base-Jimmy Collins.
Substitute fnnelder-Nap0leO
Laj0ie.
Left heId-HuXh Duffy.
Center feId-Ty Cobb.
Right fleld-WiIIie Keeler.
Substitute outAelder@Joe Kelly.
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sey had signed to meet the glass-jaw
marvel in London.
Jack Bulger, who is preparing to
take Mickey Walker over to England
to meet Ted Kid Lewis, in battle for
the world welter championship, says
that he has good authority for the
statement that Jack kearns and
Dempsey will go to London on the
same ship that he and Walker will
take
Walkers prospective opponents are
Lewis, Benny Leonard and Lew Tend
ler a series of battles through which
he is expected to pick up at least
S150,000
Copyright, 1921
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LICHT-HEAVY TITLE BOUT
HAS FANS ALL HOPED UP
Experts Doubt Genes Ability to Defeat Pittsburgh
Windmill, But Dethroned Champs Supporters
Demand Only ''Impartial'' Referee.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK February 2That Harry GrebGene Tunney fight
light heavyweight championship, which will
the Madison Square Garden night exciting
Of AS the predicted failed
of picking
on short end of battle in which he
he will hardly the Pittsburgh windmill
under something handicaphe
bowling
dragged Kid McPartand refereed battle
had alleged unfair initial
cnCO
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BY JOHN J. McGRAW.

is no going behind the returns. l
doubt If there is a base ball man in
the United States who would not Sc
lect Hans Wagner for shortstop for
any team, no matter how great, with
out a moments hesitation. / have
never heard of anybody pointing to a
man as the possible peer of Wagner.
He stands out above all. In these
memoirs I have already devoted
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Matty Answers Skeptics.

In answer to the natural skepti-
cism felt by Boston fans over the
change in ownership of the Braves,
whereby Mathewson, who needed
financial aid to wage his long fight
against disease. becomes president
Of the club, Blk Six has the follow
ing to say:
II can see that it is quite logical
for Boston base ball fans to surmise
that the New York Giant manage
nent is behind the move. I honest
ly believe that my return to base
ball will come as a distinct surprise
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BIG PLAYER DEAL PLANNED
by THE REDS AND BRAVES
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK, February 2-As that hint that
by Nationals
looked today the deal will involve also the Cincinnati Reds
kind
but If there immediate pitchers on the Boston
Mathewor presidenng who would add
Reds possibilities the question might be pertneny put Who
are they:"
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On the Side Lines
With the Sporting Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

HE unconditional release of Stufy Mcnn by the Cleveland
particular Washington fans because indicates
fsbase with the Tribe In their
tribung Mclnn worth the being
become
Glenn $4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-28
LEGAL AID No. COS.


GEORGIA, Sumter County.
viii be sold before The court
house door in the City tof Ameri-
Gus, said state and county, on the
first Tuesday in August, 1923, with
in the legal hours Of sale to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit:
One square acre of land with
house thereon in the City of Ameri-
Gus, in the northern part, State of
Georgia, County Of Sumter, being
part of lot No. 125 in the Twenty
seventh district of said county and
state being decided by Lurius Jones
to Catherine Wilder on the 18th
day Of August, 1880. Said prop
erty more particularly describ-
ed in deed book "V'' page 1872" in
the clerks office of Sumter
Superior court. Also the salle prop
erty decided by Aaron johnson to
John w. SILVER December 4th,
1905, and recorded in deed book
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vention for 1925. They are now
preparing to erect in their city
mammoth convention auditorium.
The Lake City and Live Oak
Rotary clubs held a joint meeting
at Edgewood on July 10Th.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-28

The Atlanta Rotary club is pre-
pairing to celebrate its 10th ami
versary of the charter on July 3lst.
President Bill says that they are
going to make it a great time.
Estes Park, near Denver, Colo,
is seeking the International Con
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Levied upon and will be sold as
the property Of Robert Whitehead
to satisfy a certain City court fila
in favor Of J. T. Warren VS.. Rob
ert Whitehead Tenant in posses
sion notified in terms of the law.
This 18th day Of July, 1928.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-28

"HH," page "597." Said property
bounded as follows: On north by
Harris porperty, on cast by Jack
son street, on south by Lester
street and west by Reuben Cherry
property; house and lot being in
the corner of Jackson and Lester
street.
, 1923-04-12
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

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Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
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However, If you wish first TO test this
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, 1923-04-12

Crawford, Vaughan, managing di,
rector of the Cotton Growing associa-
ton, speaks optlmistlcally of the pros
poets Of cotton growing in Australia.
In 1921 under 1,OO0.O0O pounds of seed
cotton was grown, in 1920 1000 grow
ers produced 100000 pounds, and in
1923 it Is estimated that 5000 grow
ers will produce n minimum of 25,0O0,-
600 pounds, and possibly 50,000,000
pounds. 1t is estimated that the
present acreage, 10000, will be doubled
In 1924. The Cotton Growers associa-
ton is spending $1,000,O00 this year
for additional plants. A large spin
ming plant in Sydney Is being con-
structed, using Australian cotton as
a prelude to u great manufacturing
business.
, 1923-04-12
OIL in Australia.

The assistant government geologist
employed by the Frenzy Kimberley on
company sends n very hopeful report
about the oil bore at Mount Wynne,
Kimberley, Australia. The bore Is
Town 1913 feet, and between the one
hundred and ninth and one hundred
and t~wenty-nrst foot passed through
broken strata with beams filled with
asphalt, which must have migrated
from %oil-bearlng beds below. The pros
pect area is now restricted within def
mite limits, which slmplihes the work,
and there are prospects of q successful
issue before long.