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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1907
SPORTING
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FINISH FOOTBALL FIGHTS ARE SLATED FOR SATURDAY
EDITED BY
P. H. WHITING
| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
We haven’t signed Mr. O. B. Keeler as a regular contributor
to this eolumn, especially because we are supposed to edit it our
selves.
But Mr. Keeler proves to be an entertaining writer and any
way he is entitled to hia “come-back.”
Here it is:
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16, 1907.
P. H. Whiting. Esq., Sporting Editor Georgian.
Sir: Thanks, awf'ly. Also, you’re no quitter—one of that
kidney would never have handled even this little affair with the
fairness and justice you have shown.
Not that 1 had the least expectation of your taking editorial
notice of my communication, however. My sole reason for sign
ing the article and giving my address was the hearty contempt
I have always entertained for a person who will conclude a
roast—or "effort,” If you please—with some such subscription
as "Chicago Fan,” or something of that sort. And I don't figure
In the Atlanta directory because I live In Marietta, a town re
cently prominent as the near-residence of one Nap Rucker, of
whom you may have heard.
Your comments were Interesting, very kind and surprising
ly considerate, all except—
Oh. that crool. crool crack at the rude rhetoric of the sim
ple layman! How could you, Percy?
Harking back to the subject, let me say that I haven't the
slightest Intention of again straining your undoubted editorial
courtesy; I certainly don’t feel- that you owe me anything more
In that line. Not at all. Rut just betwixt thee and me, you
know, let's gate once more on this picture and on that.
In re Cobb. Please recall that my criticism was not for
your very proper and natural boosting of the Georgia lad, but
for your rounding on him when he fell down. I think he was
overrated for the simple reason that he failed utterly to do
what was generally expected of him In all five games of the big
series. This was unquestionably a slump—but the "rating" pro
vided for no slump, so far as I could see.
My opinion as to the quality of ball played during the se
ries was based upon Information gathered from reading the ac
counts of Jack Ryder. Sanborn and Cruslnberry, all of whom
rank pretty well In this line. It seems to me that a very good
class of ball was In evidence, particularly on the part of the
Cubs. True, there were errors both of omission and commis
sion. due usually to the high tension, but there were a compara
tively large number of brilliant plays, and the clever work by
both Infields was the subject for much comment by the above
writers.
But the Sox-Cubs argument of a year ago—will It ever be
settled? Just three little points here. In which we may find
some common ground: (1) The Sox pitching staff outclassed
Detroit's of this season. (2) The Cub pitchers were by no
means In the trim they are now. (3) The Sox undeniably pos
sessed considerable class, nnd their peculiar style of baseball Is
still regarded by many ns the roason for their win—the victory
of one style over the other, rather than of one team over the
other.
I guess that’s about all, except one very, very minor point:
I think a good deal more highly of you than 1 did before,
and hope soon to give myself the pleasure of making your ac-
* quaintance. Yours, etc.,
O. B. KEELER.
Marietta, Ga., and 809 Fourth National Bank Building.
Come again, Oscar. We always enjoy a little argument,
nnd it is a pleasure to get the other side of every question—even
if we like our own side the best.
Only one word of justification.
Our alleged “roast” of Ty Cobb was a very mild affair. We
simply said that his work in the championship series was a dis
appointment—which it was, as he no doubt would be the first
to admit.
Also we asseverated that Ty’s batting was poor in the series
—which it was, something like .200, we believe.
Otherwise we are willing to let Mr. Keeler’s letter go as it
stands.
VANDY NOT OVER-CONFIDENT,
WORKING HARD FOR MICHIGAN
By JOHN L. CRAIG.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 18.—After a
magnificent mass meeting and a rous
ing welcoma from the city gsnerally,
nnd ths return from the Annapolis trip,
the Commodores once mors live their
noses at ths grindstone filling tho pres,
ent with Industry and hops. There Is
no disposition on the part of the coach
or team to bo over-confident. Over
confidence has blighted the hopes qnd
records of more football teams than per
haps any other one cause, end the Com.
modores recognise that work and pten.
ty of It Is ths vital essential for a suc
cessful football season.
In 1903 ths Commodores started the
season hopeful of a good record; they
worked hard most of ths season, and
ended up by winnlna tho big Thanks
giving Day gams from Sewanee, but
ths bitter taste was left, because,
through over-confidence, Vanderbilt
had allowed Cumberland to come to
Nashville and take tne opening game.
Vanderbilt had In previous years been
defeating Cumberland by a large score,
and looked upon the contest with the
Lebanon University as a practice game.
But Cumberland was stronger In 1903
than In years previous. They would
never have beaten the Commodores had
the Nashville team been expecting
trouble. Cumberland obtained a touch,
down In her favor to the Commodores'
none.
"No such bitter eggs as this for us
to swalbtv this season," say the wear
ers of the gold and black, "If we can
help It."
WhlM Michigan, of course, Is ths
first objective point. Coach McGugln Is
not unmindful of the fact that Tech has
a football team and a real live one, that
la coached by a capable student of the
new game.
Never perhaps In the history of Nash
ville has there been such Intense Inter
est In this great college sport as at the
present. The word on every lip Is,
"What are we going to be able to do
against Michigan?" Coach McGugln
Is continually sought after by business
men during lunch hour to tell about the
Navy game. Upon every street corner.
In the hotel corrldora and In the mouths
of newsboys, the game Is hashed and
rehashed down to the most minute par
ticular.
The ratee for the Michigan game will
be granted by every railroad In Ten
nessee, and the else of the crowd Is ex
pected to surpass that of uny Inter
collegiate contest ever held In Dixie.
The Commodores have hopes of a
favorable outcome with Michigan. They
recognise that Michigan's forwards are
all very powerful and the team
throughout la versatile and fast. Each
man on the Commodore team la faith
fully working and each Is In hopes of
keeping the score close.
MERCERITES ARE CONFIDENT
OF HOLDING GEORGIA TEAM
Macon, Ga., Oct 18.—The Indications
are that Georgia will face a consider
ably more formidable team on the field
In Macon Saturday than lined up be.
fora Florida in this city last week.
While It Is true that the personnel
of Mercer's band of gladiators hss not
besn altered materially, it Is evident
to the observer that last Saturday's
scrimmage with the denltens of the
everglades was an excellent lesson.
STAR FOOTBALLISTS AT GEORGIA _LEVENE EXPECTS
TO HURRY TECH
*
* WHAT J. DePREE SAYS.
*
The Twbwp fornintIons ore some
what stronger now than they were
during the Georgia games, nnd the
hoys should play n steadier game.
They will eertnlnly render u good ac
count of themselves against Conch
Ilelsinnn's aggregation.
JAMES DePREE.
DELAPERRIERE.
These men are star linemen of the Georgia team. Harmen is a local boy who is doing fine work at
Wray is putting hie great weight to good use at center. DeLaperriere is a star tackle.
Special to The Georgian.
Knoxville, Tenn.. Oct. 18.—The University
of Tennessee football team will arrive In
Atlanta this evening* nnd will be at the
Aragon Hotel until after tomorrow*! con
test.
The Tennesseeans are In excellent shape
nnd are counting on giving Helsman’a Yel
low Jackets all they con manage.
Coach Levene has been working on the
slower onea In the sqnad until now there Is
practically not a slow man among the
eleveu.
Tennessee has no stars of great magnitude
COACH LEVENE’S VIEWS,
say ns to the outcome.
However. Mr. Ileisman'a team will
know that they have been in a game,
nnd It will not he 45 to 0. ns It w
two years ago. All of the men
my team are in good condition.
GEORGE LEVENE.
-{- CAPTAIN WORD’8 VIEWS. |
;l I behave we mo stronger this your 2S
than Tennessee has been for several -J
years. The team as n whole Is plnv Si
Ing more consistent ball than at miv --
time since I have been connected with
It. Every player is hoping to win. $
nnd will go Into the game expecting 4!
Jo do so. Jj
ItOSCOE WORD, Captain. j:
The students at the L .-- 9VHH
see are wild over the prospect* of a win-
ntug team nnd are estimating all sorts of
•cores for Tennessee.
Two hundred or more students rounded up
the ’varsity members Thursday night nn«l
held a jubilee meeting to cheer them hu
their wav.
Each player was called out nnd compelled
past four yenrs. and believe we win S
be# In condition to give Helsmnn'* #
- machine nil they nre looking for. S
DANIEL C, GAUT. Manager. I
"HOW OLD IS ANN?” OUTDONE;
“WHEN IS A COLLEGE?” IS IT
Ranking Committee Puts a
Dent in the Tech
Team.
That vague.. Indefinable essence usu
ally termed collet* spirit, la slowly
.radicating the contention between
classes and factions, nnd Mercer's
prospects In Intercollctlatc athletics
are rendered considerably more roseate
thereby.
It would hardly be accurate to say I
that Mercer expects a walkover Satur
day, but It would be the part of wis
dom for ths boys front Athens to ba
prepared for surprises.
Armed with a catalogue of Atnerl
can University, a letter from the pres
Idem admitting that it has no right
now to a collage ranking, and a deep-
seated determination to prove that the
Harrlman, Tenn., Institution Is a prep
school and not a college, W. N. Ran
dle, head of the Athletic Association
at Tech, left Thursday night for Ma
con, Ga., to confsr with Professor E.
T, Holmes, member of the ranking
committee of the Southern Intercol
legiate Athletic Association.
This trip Is made because the rank
Ing committee has decided that, until
further notice. American University Is
a college. And as a consequence J. R.
Davis, the best tackle Tech has hod
In years, Is Ineligible to play football
at Tech this year.
Professor Randle hopes to prove to
Professor Holmes that he Is mistaken
In his ranking of the Harrlman school.
In order to prove that the college
was In no way entitled to n college
ranking In the athletic world, the Tech
athletic authorities wrote to American
University and found out some Inter
esting facts, among them these:
That American University has not
given a degree In four year, and seees
no prospect of giving one In two yeara
more at least.
That It has a primary department,
which takes In boys and girls as young
as 0 years.
That In Its collegiate department
there are no seniors, two juniors, five
Professor Randle Goes to
Macon to Enter
Protest.
; but three years, that It has had Its
athletic field but one year and that It
has played football against a real col
lege team but once.
With such facts as these before them
It Is certain that the ranking commit
tee will have to give American Unlver.
sity a prep school ranking for the pres
ent. And If it does Tech will be able
t<> play Davis this year.
| According to Coach Helsman this
! man Is better than any other candi
date for a tackle job and If Tech can't
play him the team will be materially
: weakened.
Right now knee troubles threaten to
J play as much havoc with the Tech
I squad as the one-year rule. Foster
Fitzsimmons, the star halfback; Char-
; Icy Sweet, the captain of the team,
: and “Big" Luck, the star guard of last
' year, are all hobbling around and any
one of thorn will be lucky to get In the
game Saturday and play all the way
through.
And on that day the mighty Univer
sity of Tennessee team Is here. Verily,
Tech has her work cut out for her.
THIS IS DAVIS.
There Is no question about who
It Is.
The only doubtful point Is, "Did
he go to a college last year?" He
played with American University.
But did that make It a college?
We do not know the answer.
sophomores and ten freshmen.
That the school has been In athletics
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0 NEWT, ETHRIDGE HERE. O
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O Newt Ethridge, sebretary of ths 0
O Atlanta baseball club last season O
0 and the season before, la In the O
O city for a short visit. Mr. Eth- O
O ridge states that It Is very doubt- 0
O ful If he will serve the association O
O next year. Business Interests will O
0 keep him In Macon. <j
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKKKl
TECH LOOKING FOR
VERY FIERCE FIGHT
After a week of quiet work several of
the big football teams of the South
open up Saturday afternoon and play
hard games.
The beet In the bunch should be the
Tennessee-Tech game In Atlanta.
Every dopeamlth around In the S. I.
A. A. towns has handed It to this gome
and all seem to expect a nice contest.
Certain It Is that the teams appear
rather evenly matched and this contest
will certainly be fought'from gong tap
to sunset.
Coach Helsman Is working his men
to the limit. In Thursday afternoon's
scrimmage he tried to pull off 126 plays,
but darkness beat him to It. However,
he reached 117, which Is some few
plays, all right.
Tennessee Is not saying much, but
you can count on It that Coach Levene Is
putting hts charges through some giddy
work.
This Is going to be Tennessee's big
gest game, provided our dope 1s a good
brand, for It Is practically certain that
Tennessee will not play a team this
year which Tech can not beat. The
KnoxvlUe schedule Includes such
"pipes" aa Maryville, Dahlonega, Ken
tucky State, Mississippi A. & M„ Ar
kansas and Alabama.
Tennessee's only other big game is
the one Monday against Clemson. With
the South Carolinians and ths Yellow
Jackets out of the way the Tennessee
team ought to have clear soiling. So If
the team Is to have any claim on aec-
ond or third place honors In ths 8. I.
A. A. ranking tt will have to beat Tech.
But can It? Well, we think net, but
Saturday tells the tale.
In addition to the regular game Sat
urday a minor contest will be slipped
In. Tho Tech scrubs will clash with
the High School team. The scrub
game will be called at 3:30 and ths
regular game at 3 o'clock.
From G. Rice, of The Tennessean,
we cop this:
Then 1 .looked into the future far as
human eye could see.
But I could not tell correctly what the
final score would be.
When upon November second Dan Me-
Gugln'a mighty clan
Ran amuck of Yost's eleven from the
plains of Mlch-I-gan.
—By A. Tennyson.
P. S.—Mr. Tennyson wishes u« to
state that the accent Is strongly on the
"gan” in that last line. We will ac
commodate him this time, but hereafter
any verso ho sends to this column must
stand strictly upon Us own merits. We
have no tlmo to waete upon reprinting
explanations from near-poets of the
abovo type.
Mr. Tennyson was undoubtedly right.
Yost will undoubtedly have u grand
football machine ready for that early
November game. Vanderbilt seeme
destined to meet one of Yost's old-
time machines, although hardly as
powerful as the team which beat Van
derbilt 18 to 0 three years ago.
But this doesn't mean that Vander
bilt la booked for any defeat. You re
member how badly ths Indians were
going to lay It over tho Commodore
array. The redskins ware going to win
from 18 to 24 to 0. It was a pipe. They
lost 6 to 0. "Piffle,” exclaimed the
Eastern contingent, “the Indians were
overworked and In poor shape."
This was very true—after the game
was over. They were then' In wretch
edly poor shape.
"Walt and see what ths Navy will
do,” added the Eastern experts. The
Navy was going to win anywhere from
18 to 30 to o also. The game was play,
ed with every odd In the Navy’s favor—
and she was pretty lucky to tie.
Now Mr. Relnschlld opines that
Michigan isn’t going to run up any
big score. Mr. RSInschlld's viewpoint
is Talrly correct. She Isn’t. But from
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