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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1907.
Record
Club—
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NEWS
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MANY
FOOTBALL
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j EDITED BY
j P. H. WHITING
HOW THE AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE FINISHED SINCE 1901
Record of 1901. ! Record of 1902.
Hub— Won. Lost. Pet. • Club— Won. Lost.
Chicago 83 68 .610 : Athletics 83 63
Boston 79 67 .681 I St. Louis 78 68
Detroit 74 61 .648 1 Boston 77 80
Athletics 74 63 .644 3 Chicago 74 60
Baltimore 68 65 .611 j Cleveland ■■ .. . • ..69 67
Washington 61 72 .469 S Washington 61 76
Cleveland 64 82 .387 | Detroit 63 83
Milwaukee 48 89 .360 : Baltimore 60 88
Pet
.610
.674
.653
.652
.607
.449
.386
.362
Record of 1903.
Club— / Won. Lost. Pet.
Boston.
Athletics 75
Cleveland 77
Now York 71
Detroit 66
Rt. Louis 65
Chicago 60
Washington 42
.659 ;
661 I
r.r.n 1 i
inf.
Chicago, Philadelphia
and Boston Have
Each Won a
Pennant
Once.
Record of 1904.
Club— Won. Lost. Pet.
Boston 95 69 .617
New-York 92 69 .609
Chicago 89 65 .678
Cleveland 86 66 ,670
Athletic 81 70 .636
St. Louis . .66 . 87 .428
Detroit 62 90 .408
Washington 38 113 .261
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Record
Club-
Athletics
Chicago .
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland ... .
New York
Washington .. .
St. Louis
of 1905.
Won.
. . .92
. ..92
..79
. Pet. ,
.621
.605
.516
.513
.494
.477
.421'
.354
• unicago • o oo •
S New York .. .
; Cleveland
• Athloflpa
of 1906.
Won. Lost.
..93 58
61
Athletics
• St. Louis
S Detroit
1 Washington ..
: Boston
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Sandy Beaver, director of athletics of tho University School
for Boys at Stone Mountain, was in Atlanta Thursday and he
announced that he is soon goin« to call n meeting of tho Georgia
Intcrseholsstiit Afhlot.io Association. At that meeting several mat
ters will be worked over that stand in need of a general dean-
ing up.
The Georgian is with him—and with everybody else who is
headed toward tho purification of athletics and toward an effort
to keep preparatory school athletics dean in Georgia.
Now is the time of year when charges are whirling around
that certain athletics arc paid to leave the farm and go to certain
schools and that certain boys from certain schools have been “in
duced” to go to certain other schools—and so it goes ’till your
head swims and you begin to think that all school athletics are
rotten to the core—which they aren’t.
Just how much of this athletic crookedness is going on the
writer is in no position to know, but ho joins with every lover of
pure athletics in hoping that there ia little of it.
No nthletic team ever gained anything—in the long run—by
hiring players. The Georgia teams of a few years back were
awful examples of the'demoralizing effects of professionalism in
athletics.
Yon can’t expect amateur players to go to your schools if
yon ask them to go in competition for places with professionals.
And you can’t expect decent toams, made up of amateurs, to go
into games against teams tainted by jirofessionalism.
In the long run professionalism is its own punishment. For
it will demoralise any school.
If wo can’t keep clean the athletics in our ptep schools, what
are we to expect in the colleges f
It has been a long, hard fight to clean up college athletics in
the South, and now and then there is a sickening realization that
maybe they nre not any too elenn at that.
It has taken a long time for somo colleges to wake up to tho
fact that amateurism pays in athletics and a few colleges have a
nasty way of taking snoozes now and then and forgetting tho
fact.
If we ever get the proof on any of them we shall call names
and dates. And let whoever is hurt, yell out.
SQUAD OF SEVENTY-FIVE
WORKS DAILY AT AUBURN
Special to The Georgian.
Auburn, Ala., Sept. 34.—About eev-
enty-nve cadets appear on the campus
every afternoon In football practice. Of
this number about forty are doing their
best to "make ’varsity."
Scrimmages between the old men
and the scrubs are of dally occurrence.
The practice Is considerably handi
capped by the extremely hot weather,
whloh make* the work hard and tire
some.
While Coach Klenhols Is training the
older players, Coach Donahue Is round
ing Into shape the new ones.
The following old men of Inst year’s
team uro trying for their positions:
Davis, Batson, Wllkerann. Hushes, Me.
Davis, Reynolds, Harris and Hill. The
moat promising new men nre: Lacke,
Motley, Everett, Penis, Wyne, Pearce
and Dumas. There la some sreen ma
terial thnt mny bo developed to take a
hand later In the season.
The outlook can not be said to be
very enrouraslne. thoush the team has
full confidence In the coach.
OUTLOOK "SOME GLOOMY" FOR
FOOTBALL TEAM AT ALABAMA
Special to The Georgian.
University of Alabama, Sept 24.—
The football season of the University
of Alabama will open October 5, with
• game with the Maryville College
team. Dr. Pollard, who coached the
1906 ’varsity through a most successful
season, has again been engaged and
Is now directing the dally practices of
the squad.
While only three of last year’s regu
lars are back In college, the outlook Is
not quite as gloomy as It might seem.
Sturdivant who played on the 1905
team, has returned; and there are sev
eral new men who have had experience
with the pig skin at other colleges.
One of these Is Hobbs, a 200-pounder,
who played on Vanderbilt In 1905, but
was Ineligible last year.
Other new men who are showing up
well are; Lyons, Countess, Brinkman,
Reldy and Peebles. f
Alabama has a good schedule this
year, playing Maryville, the University
of Mississippi. Sewanee, the University
of Georgia, Central University of Ken
tucky. Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
Louisiana State University and the
University of Tennessee. Last year she
lost only one game—that with Vander
bilt—and this year she hopes to make
an even better record.
PROSPECTS AND SCHEDULE BOTH
GOOD FOR S. W. P. U. BUNCH
The Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity football team promlsea to be
right there with the stuff this year.
Never before have prospects been eo
good, nor hoe the team often had eo
good a ecbedule.
Thomas W. Grimths Is manager of
the team, David G. Wettlln Is coach
and J. 8. Daniel Is captain.
The schedule follows;
October 2—Mississippi A. ft M, at
Stscksvflle, Miss.
October 10—Union University, at
Clarksville, Tenn.
October 19—Southern Kentucky Col
lege, at Hopkinsville, Ky.
October 25—Bethel College, at
Clarksville, Tenn.
November 2—Southern Kentucky
College, at Clarksville, Tenn.
November 11—University of Mlsala-
slppl, at Clarksville, Tenn.
November 16—Sewanee, at Sewanee,
Tenn.
November 22—Open.
November 28—University of Chatta
nooga, at Chattanooga.
ON THE SIDE
By WEX JONE8.
The University of Chicago’s coach will have none but vegetarians on
the team this year.—News Item.
The elephant eata leaves and grasp, the hippo does the same.
And both the beasts are mighty chaps, though very meek and tame.
The elephant can take a tree and smash It like a twig;
The hippo can engulf a boat—and river—at one swig;
But do not think a diet composed of leaves and hay
Will make you like these monsters—they are simply built that way.
The whale who looms so large and long upon the vasty deep
Eats dinky little fishes he surprises when asleep.
And the whale can part the water as a swallow parts the atr.
And with a doxen boats In tow through foaming billow's tear;
But don’t chase little fishes to emulate the whale.
It’s nut his grub that makes him fast, but his whopping flukes and tail.
The goat who mams the suburbs will never peak and pine
So long as papers, wire and cans remain for him to dine.
And when he hacks and comes again, his skullplece leveled low,
No locomotive ever ran could hit so tough a blow;
But don’t *-at wire and cans and things to help you buck the line—
The goat he butts so mightily because of his design.
HERE'S A STOUT YOUTH
BRILLIANT DEBUTS MADE BY
GEO. PASKERT AND BOB SPADE
RALPH ROSE.
Thle California strong man recsntly broke the world's rscord for the
shot put by sending the 16-pound sphere 49 feet, 61-2 inches.
| Standing of the Qubs. !
American,
CLUBS— l'layed. Won. Lost P. C.
Philadelphia 134 81 63 .606
Detroit 139 83 66 .697
Chicago 141 83 68 .689
Cleveland IP! so 60 .671
New York 1*7 65 72 . 474
Boston 140 68 73 .446
Ht. lends 139 69 M ,4ft
Washington 136 44 93 J24
National.
CLUBS- 1’laved. Won. Lost
Chicago 101 40
Pittsburg 139 65 64
New York 142 80 63
Philadelphia 136 74 6.’ .1
Brooklyn 140 63 77 .1
Cincinnati 141 50 83 .<
Boston 138 63 86 .!
Ht. Louis 143 44 97 .1
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
American.
Chicago nt Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boston.
National.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York st littsliurg.
Brooklyn nt Ht. Louis.
Boston nt Ctnelnuntl.
MONOAY'S RESULT8.
Wnshlnffton-rlileagn, rnln.
Philadelphia St. I.ouis: rain.
New York-Delrolt; rain.
Boston-CIcveland; rnln.
National.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1 (eight Innings;
darknceal.
Cincinnati 11, Boston 6.
Ht. l.oills 8, Brooklyn 1.
Pittsburg 2, New York 1.
OOOOOOOCHJOIWKIOOOOOWIOOOOOO
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O CUBS ARE “CHAMP8.” O
O O
O Haln prevented the four games O
O scheduled in tho American League O
O for Monday. O
Q In the National all four events O
O were pulled off. O
0 At Chicago the Cubs won game O
O No. 101 and thus clinched their O
O claim on the National League pen- O
O nant. O
O The tight for the honor of op- O
O posing the Cuba In the champion- O
O ship gunies Is still as open as O
O ever. O
O O
OOOOOOO&OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOO
“I lost n old bracelet out of s ear win*
•low. I placed a 30c want advertisement In
The Georgian ami got It hark.” A want ad
and Nix of Wiley's candy, 30c, Friday
ami Haturdsy.
DAVIDSON
SCHEDULE
Special to The Georgian.
Davidson, N. C„ Sept. 24.—The Da
vidson football sshedule Is not quite
complete as yet, but hero It Is as fur
as It gdfcs:
September 27—Davidson vs. Univer
sity of Virginia.
October 19—Davidson v«. University
of Georgia (probable).
October 26—Davidson vs. V. P. I.
November 9—Davidson vs. Clemson.
November 16—Davidson vs. A. A 31.
of North Carolina.
November 28—Davidson Vs. V. M. L
The Georgia game Is still uncertain.
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ALL-"LEM0N” NINE.
Myron W. Townsend, the gen
tleman who supplies the caustic
Sportograms for the St. Louis
Chronicle, has uncorked the fol
lowing ttll-’iemon” nine, which
Is supposed to embrace the
worst players In the major
league:
PITCHERS.
Jack Taylor, Walter Clarkson.
Bill Bernhardt .Roy Patterson.
CATCHERS.
Pet# Noonan. Armbrustsr.
Doc. Marshall.
FIRST BASE.
Dan McGann. Jos Nsalon.
SECOND - BASE.
Pug Bennett. Pete O'Brien.
thircTbase.
Jim Delehanty. Jack Knight
Holly.
SHORT STOP.
LEFT FIELD.
Jack Murray.
CENTER FIELD.
Jack Burnett.
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O Hostetter.
RIGHT FIELD.
Jack Barry.
GEORGE PASKERT.
Here Is what Jack* Ryder, of the Cin
cinnati Enquirer, says of the debuts of
George Pnskert and Bob Spade with
the Reds:
Two young twlrlers of much (promise
were uncovered at League park yester
day afternoon to the uproarious de
light of 9,000 faithful fans. Both young
sters were In Red uniforms, nnd they
not only promised, but delivered, to the
ecstatic extent of beating the Giants
twice all In one day. Bob Spade, the
big, strong right-hander from Atlanta,
achieved the feat of shutting out Mc-
Graw’s tempestuous athletes, allowing
them only four hits und no runs In nine
complete rounds. Spude showed splen
did courage In tight places, kept hts
nerve and his control at all times, and
dug his way out of one very deep hole
when tho Olants filled the bases with
no one out and yet were unable to put
a tally over.
Both recruits fielded their positions
well, and Spade, though he struck out
twice, gave plenty of evidence of being
on the job on the offensive end. If
these tads were not showing ahead of
their true form they will bo valuable
uddltlnns to the department of the Cin
cinnati /club which most needs
strengthening.
Nice Reception.
Bob Spade was received pleasantly
by the fans, and his reception Increased
In warmth as round after round went
by with the Giants still far from the
plate. Four hits are charged against
him, but he really allowed only two
clean swipes, both singles, by Seymour.
Merkle'a two-bagger was an easy fly
which Faskert was Just settling under
when he lost the ball in the sun, and
It dropped to the ground untouched.
The Cincinnati Newspapers
Throw Bouquets
At ’Em.
Doyle’s hit was a hunt which rolled to
one side of the box nnd Spade slipped
In going after It, losing enough time
to allow the young second baseman to
reach first In safety.
Spade had no wonderful s|ieed, but
enough to mix In with fils curve ball
nnd a side-arm delivery thnt proved
pukxllng to the former world's cham
pions. He had a lot of nerve to go
with his foolers, nnd that counts for n
great deni. Nothing could put him up
In the nlr, nnd he was ns cool as an
Iceberg In the midst of the most bois
terous coaching of the Giant whoopers-
up. Three times the first Giant to face
him got to his base, twice on hits and
once on n pass, but It never feared tho
lad from Atlanta, who Just put on a bit
more'steam and soon had the side net
down. In live of the nine rounds he
retired the side In order. Seymour was
the only man who could hit him safely.
Cy led off with a single In the second
round, but never got farther than sec
ond base. Dahlen. first up In the third,
drew a pass, but he, too, died at Hug
gins’ corner. In the flfth. with one
gone, Merkle made two bases on a fly
tfc center which Paskert loet In the sun.
but he never reached the next station.
8ame Old Hole.
Spade’s main test came In the sev
enth, and he showed consummate nerve
In getting away with It. Seymour again
led off with a clean single. Bresnnhan,
while at bat, was put nut of the game
for kicking on a called strike, and
Strang, who took his place, drew n
pass. Doyle bunted safely, filling the
bases, with nobody down.
The score at this time was 0 to 0, nnd
It looked ns If It would not remain
there long, but Spade dug hla way out
of the trench. Merkle’a liner was
grabbed by Ganxel, who hurried back
to t bug In lime to kill off Doyle,
competing a double play. Cap In
structed Spade to pass Bad Bill Dnh-
len. a dangerous man In a pinch, nnd
Bob did so, again crowding the sacks,
but this time with two men gone. Me-
Glnnlty's best wns n high bounder,
which Spade leaped up and corraled,
shooting to Ganxel for the third out.
The strain of this round only made
Spade cooler and steadier, and he re
tired the Giants In order In the last
two Innings.
George Paskert didn’t get a hit, hut
he made one with the fnns by scoring
from second In the third Inning on
Huggins' bunt. Of course. George didn't
know- that Merkle was going to drop
the ball, but he figured that Hug might
beat It out, and he was there to take
advantage of the chance. Hts fast
run saved the game from going Into
extra rounds.
As soon ss the first game was over,
Manager Hanlon left the bench and
walked out to meet Spade, being the
BOB SPADE.
first to congratulate the young twirler
on his tine showing.
Tho Debut of Paskert.
George Paskert debuted with much
eclat and Jumped Into popular favor
with the fans at once. He looked and
acted the part of a ballplayer In every
respect. His manner of handling him
self attracted the favorable notice of
the wisd" old bleacher birds from the
very start. The first move that the At
lanta recruit had to make was In han
dling Seymour's clean single to center
In the first round. The hail went over
second base like a shot anil on a
straight line, and could not be reached,
but Paskert' came In on It with the
crack of the bat, made a clean pick
up and threw In as If he knew what to
do with the ball In any emergency.
In the second Inning he exhibited his
much-touted arm to advantage with a
perfect throw to the plate on Browne’s
single, Just falling by a hair to nip
Mathowson, who saved himself by a
long, twisting slide. latter In the
game the recruit turned In a couple
of clover running catches. His work
at the bat was encouraging. He cracked
out a two-bagger down tho right foul
line his first time up. and showed a
fair burst of speed In going down to
second, easily beating Browne’s throw
In. HJs last effort was a long drive to
center that sent Cy half way back to
the fence and compelled him to make
a circus catch.
Paskert’s only' bad break was his
failure to run out hla sharp bounder to
Devlin In the fourth. When he saw
that the ball had been handled he stop,
ped dead on the line, a habit that may
do In the balmy South, but will earn
no bouqueta In this aectlon.
"I 1
dow,.
Tb« Georgian and got It hack.’’ A wsnt >4
nnd 40c box of wne/'s candy, 30e, Friday
and Saturday,
LEVENE TEACHING TENNESSEEANS
REAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL
Knoxville College To Have
Very Strong Foot
ball Team.
Knoxville. Tenn.. Bept. 24.—A new regime
tins been Inaugurated In University of Ten
nessee football. The coming of Coach Levene
with hla Pennsylvania methods haa shaken
thing* up materially, and It looka ns though
the Knoxville aggregation Would be really
strong for tho first time In several years.
Yesterday Coach Leveue nut his young
sters through tiro and a-half hours of hard
football practice, on the Tennessee athletic
field, the Inst hour being spent In running
* fiver*three docen men were out In suits
aud they all appeared to be fust and heady
In piny. The boys nre tnklng readily to
Pennsyivnulu methods, and prospects are
extremely good for s winning team. I*e-
vene Is rather reticent as to saying Jnst
what policy be Intends to pnrsue In tho
running of Ills eleven. He will, however,
employ Pennsylvania tactics In both offense
id defense. And he also favors the open
_-yIe of piny. Fast football will tie the
rule this year nt Tennessee, Is the pre
diction of all who have seen the practice
thus far.
BIG FOOTBALL DAYS IN DIXIE.
October 12.
Vanderbilt vs. Navy.
October 19.
Tech vs. Tennessee.
Sewanee vs. Auburn.
October 26.
Sewanee vs. MIsalsslppL
• Georgia vs. Alabama.
November 2.
Vanderbilt vs. Michigan.
Sewanee vs. Virginia.
Tech vs. Georgia.
November 9.
Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi.
Sewanee vs. Tech.
November 11. ,
Sewanee vs. Georgia.
November 16.
Vanderbilt vs. Tech.
Auburn vs. Alabama.
Georgia vs. Clemson.
Thanksgiving Day.
Vanderbilt vs. Sewanee.
Tech vs. Clemson.
Georgia vs. Auburn.
Alabama vs. Term*—-
rally open, scramble will l
the 'Varsity eleven Is fin
Captain Proctor, who w
The material Is far above previous years
In weight and ss every position Is prnctl-
... qj ^ word until
finally picked.
. was elected at the
dose of last season, has found It Ituposslbls
to return. While the loss of "Proc,” will
undoubtedly weaken the center of the line
still there Is material In sight to take bis
place. Cody, Watters and Cottrell are all
trying for center tnd seem to Ik* equally
matched. Walters played tackle on the '06
team, while Cody was center on the second
team. Cottrell Is a new man but handles
himself well.
For the guards, Dougherty and Burdett
— both showing nn In their usual form.
at the game they have determination and
will most likely push somelN>dy for places.
Word, who la without question the strong
est man In the nnregntfnn. wns out Thurs
day for the first time, nnd Is In excellent
condition. Hla return adds much to tin*
team In that he has been ruptniu two years
and baa lw»en a star for four yearn.
Wert, who plnyed tackle at Georgia
School of Technology In 19U6, Is one of the
most promising new men, aud if he con
tinues the sternly work’ of the last few days
will turn np as a "T" man when the season
closes.
At end the contest will l»e a lively one,
for tho candidates nre numerous. White,
who wna a star track limn In 'ff>, la working
hard r*d la playing uslstently. Daniel, n
Knoxx le youngster, also looks good and
handles forward passes In a smooth man
ner. Then Leach and Cochran are to be
This Team Tackles Tech and
Georgia University
in October.
tn gi/uni Willi ill HBinguiUB iuc •
for each made n reputation on last year*
•Quad. "Big" Fox will likely rest at tackle,
where he played on the ’04 and 06 team*.
He Is taking special work, while
at Central High School.
In the hack field four men arc trying for
quarter. Loueks, Saxton. Brown and Arm
strong nre all pausing the oval now witn
the chances somewhat la favor of bourn*,
the last season's men. . „
McCollum weighs 1?0 pounds and g**t* It
all Into every play. He Is In excdlest
shape f«\r a naif, and ns n help If *Wjf
some tall punting. W. linker. Reeder atm
Keener are also In line for halves and are
all three men of experience. ,,
I’eery, xrho was seen at full on the grid*
Iron lu ’06, Is again at hla post and hi*
physical condition seems to point toward
his remaining there.
Altogether, the outlook nt Tennessee '■
brighter than It has been for several yea™,
and If the expectations of local footlsullJJJJ
are realised Knoxville will see « winning
team piay games on the home find. .
f^eetitCii men nlnxr Tech October 19 A 0 * 1
WORSHAM NAMED
AS BUG EXPERT
At a meeting of the state board of
entomology, held at the capitol Mon
day afternoon, E. L. Worsham was
elected state entomogoliat to succeed
R. L Smith, who has resigned to ac
cept a position with the College of Me
chanlcal Arts of North Carolina.
Mr. Woraham Is now In Florid*. ,
where he Is doing some work In con
nection with the bureau of entomology.
United States deportment of agricul
ture. He has been notified of his elec
tion and Is expected to arrive In a •
lanta at an early date.
If you want the cheapest
good coffee in the world buy
Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee.
There is no other.
JLRBUCKLB BB0&. New York City,
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