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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1907.
SPORTING
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FOOTBALL DOPE IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE MIXED
! EDITED BY
ip. H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
I
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Sewanee 54, Alabama 4.
“Now what d'ye think o’ thatt”
And especially because on Saturday Sewanee could beat
Auburn only 12 to 6.
Here is the dope running amuck again
Up to Monday it was presumed that Alabama and Auburn
were about equal in strength. Undoubtedly Sewanee could not
play as well on Monday as she did Saturday. It takes a pretty
good team to do its best one day and repeat a couple of days
later.
And yet on Monday Sewanee beat Alabama about four times
as badly as she beat Auburn on Saturday.
Now wouldn’t thnt twist your dope?
As an ordinary proposition of comparative scores it does not
cut so much figure, but because of the fact thnt both Sewanee
and Auburn are to play here soon—the latter on Saturday—we
can’t help taking a lot of interest in the thing.
Undoubtedly Auburn is not quite so good as she looked after
Saturday’s game. Nor is Sewanee quite as weak as indicated by
that game or as strong ns the affair Monday might seem to in
dicate.
One thing, though, you can count on. Auburn is going to
give Tech an awful rub next Saturday and unless the Yellow
Jackets can get together and play in better form than they have
during the last two weeks Auburn is likely to “pin it on ’em.”
Don’t let that Clemson-Tennessoe game twist your dope.
Tech beat Tennessee and Clemson did not. But for all that
Clemson made ns good a showing against the Knoxville people
as Tech did.
Right now it looks as. though Clemson would give the Yel
low Jackets the usual run, though by November 28 Tech will be
in condition to do some running herself.
What about this forward pass? Is it the most alluring gold
brick of the football bunco world t Or is it the real 18-carat
goods all the way through? .
When Vanderbilt pulled off one in the Navy game and scored
on it with neatness and dispatch it looked like the best play in
the business.
Jjpfcvit has not amounted to much in Tech’s hands. Auburn
and Sewanee can’t seem to do anything with it and throughout
the South generally it has been a failure thus far.
What makes it seem to have possibilities is that Jlie shrewd
est coaches in the business in this section are working diligently
and patiently with it and seem to think that it is going to be
useful.
If tho blamed thing would only “come off” when tried it
would he the greatest play ever. It gains a lot of distance and
the possibility that it is “duo” makes the team on defensive
weaken its lin ( c to guard against it. This makes good line gains
possible.
We arc a bit .inclined to believe in the play still, in spite of
the disappointments.
Right now it is being hadly handled. The man who makes
the forward pass generally grabs the ball, runs in a circle a
couple of times, shuts his eyes and lets ’er go. That it does not
fall into the hands of the waiting end (or back or whoover has
gone forward to grab it) is not surprising under the circum
stances.
Tho very crudeness of the trials made at the forward pass
here this year is tho most encouraging feature about the play.
Evidently when somebody masters it, it is going to work nil right.
But just now it is the real puzzle play.
AUBURN TEAM, TECH’S NEXT ADVERSARY
B. KIRK’S I
COLUMN]
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
THE BASEBALL BUGLE.
Here is the Auburn team, which tackles Tech next Saturday at Tech park. The players are, from left to right—Henges, Motley,
Davis. Locke, Batson, Eslinger, Hill, Everette, Sparkman, Harria, Wynn, Wilkerson, Beaver, McCoy, Reynolds. Pent*, the heaviest
pounds, does not apepar in the picture.
McLure,
man (200
FORMAL PROTEST
ENTERED BY TECH
"WE HAVE A CHANCE
AGAINST MICHIGAN
CLEMSON
DEFEATED
Leach, of, Tennessee, Makes
One of Those Place
Kicks.
Clemson, 8. C„ Oct. 22.—Tennessee
did not play quite the game against
Clemson that she did against Tech, but
for all that the Knoxville team waa
able to win, yesterday's game by a
score of 4 to 0.
As In the game In Atlanta, Leach waa
the hero. Hie goal from the field wee
the only ecore of the day. His punt
ing also waa excellent.
The Clemeon team showed consid
erable strength and will doubtless be
a contender for second or third place
honora thla year In the 8. I. A. A.
Tbe line-up:
Clemson. Position. Tonnostoo.
McFadden.. ..Left end Cochran
Oaaton left tackle Word
Kobb left guard Dlnges
Clark center Coltrem
Fleming.. ..right guard Dougherty
McLauren. .* ..right tackle.. ..Walters
Coice.. .. V. .. right end Loach
Lee quarter I.nucks
Amen..- left half Peery
Turner right half.. ..McComum
Caughman.. .. fullback Wert
.Halves, 25 minutes. Officials, F.
Blake, umpire. Referee, Bocock. Lines,
man, Lewis.
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0 ATHLETES WIN O
o AT MICHIGAN. O
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O Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. I!.—'The O
O athletes at the University of Mich- O
O Igan-have won the struggle begun O
O fully ten years ago with'the Unt- O
u veislt, of Michigan board of re- O
O gents. The regents have abol- O
O lshed the present athletic board of 0
O control and substituted a new one. 0
0 The new arrangement gives the 0
O athletic party control and Ml.-hl- 0
0 gan will now. In all probability. O
0 be fully as lively In athletics as O
O tbe Eastern schools.
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The Cleveland club baa a young
catcher named Joseph WlUon, who hap
been playing I - profeaalona 1 ball in
Pennsylvania this year. His signature
tn a Cleveland contract brlnwLthe to
tal of players on the Cleveland list up
to 29.
Prank Rtuhlerham may officiate in
the National League next year. £
SEWANEE
A WINNER
Defeats Alabama by a Sur
prisingly Large
Score.
Special to The Georxlsn.
Tuscaloosa. Ala., Oct. 22.—An awful
shock was developed here Monday aft
ernoon when the Sewanee team defeat
ed the University of Alabama team by
a score of 64 to 4.
The men from the Tennessee moun
tains seemed to have been shaken out
of their trance by the Jolt Auburn gave
them and they played football right
from the shoulder.
Alabama put up practically no re
sistance. The line and the ends were,
equally easy and the Tigers ran until
they were tired, and then ran some
more.
Monday's showing against Alabama
was very much stronger than that of
Saturday against Auburn.
The line-up:
Alabama.
Countess, c.
l.uinler, rg.
.. .. W. Pratt. Ig.
Burks. It.
... Hobbs, rt.
Tutwller, re.
D. Pratt, le.
.. .Kdwards-Pratt, q.
.Hannon-Foster, fb.
Shlpp-Evnns, rh. .Sturdivant-Jones, rh.
Markley-KIssele. Ih. .. Jones-Keldy, lit.
Ask S. I. A. A. to Allow Da
vis To Play This
Year.
The Georgia School of Technology
Athletic Association, through Its ath
letic director, W. N. Randle, ha* sent a
formal protest to the ruling of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
ciation that American University Is en
titled to a college ranking. In athletics
and to the decision that, as It Is. J. R.
Davis Is Ineligible to play with the Tech
team. «
It Is pretty generally understood that
there will be a re-rating which will
shut American University out ns a col
lege. but In order to take no chances a
formal protest has been sent to. Profes
sor Holmes, of the ranking committee.
It follows:
"October 21, 1907.
"Professor Edward T. Holmes, Vice
President, care of Mercer Universi
ty, Macon. Ga.:
"Dear Sir—With reference to the
classification of the American Univer
sity as affecting the present eligibility
of J. R. Davis, you doubtless remember
that In our convention cm the ISth Inst.
1 stated that we should certainly pro
test the disqualification of J. R. Davis
under the one-year rule.
"Now, the American College or more
correctly American University of Har-
rlman. Tenn., has been classified 'a col
lege,’ and since you have declared Mr.
Davis ineligible under the one-yenr rule
we enter this formal protest by virtue
of the following facts:
"First. The American University was
In 1906 a preparatory school. This Is
conclusively shown In the copy of let
ter (In your possession) from the In
stitution—the original letter you have
already seen.
“Second. Thut the American Univer
sity was not of college grade In an ath
letic sense In 19U6 and 1908 (at which
time Mr. J. R. Davis attended that In
stitution). IS conclusively proven by the
football scores of tho team representing
American University. Attention Is di
rected to the fact that during these two
years the American University played
only one college tenm, the University of
Tennessee, which latter team defeated
the American University In 1905 by a
score of 104 to 0. Last year the Uni
versity of Tennessee was much w eaker,
having been defeated by Marysville by
A TECH RECRUIT.
PENNANT WINNERS OF 1907
League, Winner.
National League Chicago. 111.
American League....' Detroit. Mich.
Hftstern .League Toronto, Ont.
Western League ‘ Omaha, Nebr.
American Association Columbus, O.
Pacific Coast League Unfinished.
New York State League Albany, N. Y.
Three Eyes League i Rock Island. 111.
Southern League Atlanta. Ga.
New England League Worcester, Mass
Connecticut League Holyoke. Mass.
Central League Springfield. O.
Western Association.... Wichita, Kas.
Cotton States League Mobile, Ala.
Texas La-ague Austin. Tex.
South Atlantic League Charleston. S. C.
Iowa State I-eugue Burlington, la.
Interstate League Erie, Pa.
Ohlo-Ponnsylvnnla League Akron, O.
Virginia League Danville, Va.
Northwestern League Aberdeen. 8. D.
Kansas State League Bartlesville. Okla.
South Michigan League Tecumseh. Mich.
Wisconsin League ..Disputed.
Copper Country League Winnipeg. Man.
Western Canada League Medicine Hat. Alta.
Til-State League Wllllnmspnrt, Pa.
West Pennsylvania League Fairmont. W. Va.
Penna.-Ohlo-Md. League Steubenville, O.
Gulf Coast Leugue I-ake Charles, I.a.
Eastern Illinois League Mattoon. 111.
South Carolina League Camden, S. C.
—SAYS D. M'GUGIN.
After Seeing Wolverines
Play Thinks Vandy Has
a Chance.
BIG ENTRY LIST FOR
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
8ewane«.
T. I'nvanH, c. ...
Faulkenberry, rg.
Chaheap, lg, .. .
Stone, It
Lewis, rt
Nelson, re
Williams, le. ...
Barren, q
Lanier, fb.
D. FRASER WINS.
In a rough-house specialty act the
Donahl Fraser School defeated the
Boys* High School Monday afternoon
by a ocore of 10 to 6.
The line-up:
Donald Fraaer. High School.
McCaakell, e Wilkins, *•.
King-Haile, rg Loco. IK.
Watson, lg Hinton, lg.
Wylly, rt McDonald, rt.
Reese-Hatle, It ..Neal-Ward. It.
Mazyck, le. .. ....Everett u’apt.), le.
Hookes, re Coleman, re.
Toileson, q .. Crandall, q.
Jenkins (Capt.), fb Edmfston, fb.
Powell, lhb G. Goree, Ihb.
McDonald, rhb...R. Gofee-Delaney rhb.
Touchdowns, R. Goree 1. Jenkins 2.
Kicked goal, Crandall 1. Referees,
Tlchenor and Whltely. Umpire, Jarvis.
Time-keepers. Wright and Annlstead,
Linemen. HIM and Osborne. Time of
halves, 20 minutes.
A vary largo entry l» counted on by
the Atlanta Athletic Club for Its an
nual golf tournament, which begins
Saturday over the East Lake courae.
The tournament committee has ar
ranged it so thnt those who desire con
play their qualifying round Saturday
morning. This is convenient for the
football cranks who want to play In
the tournament, but who do not care to
miss the Auburn-Tech game Saturday
afternoon.
As there are considerably over 100
pluying members of the Atlanta Ath
letic Club and as no entry fee Is charg.
ed for the tournament and because
three handsome cups are offered It Is
certain thut there will be a record-
{breaking entry. Forty-eight players
; will be qualified In the three flights and
; In consequence any player of even op*
, dlnary ability will haVe a good chance
j to get in the game.
Competition for the championship Is
likely to be even more keen than It whs
last year. F. O. Byrd, the present
champion, has recently been deposed
from first pla«* on the A. A. C. team
by W. J. Tilsou, and the latter golfer
is quite likely to make a bid for first
honors. W. P. Hill Is the only other
besides Mr. Byrd who has ever won
By JOHN CRAIG.
Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 22.—Coach Mc-
Gugln returned to the city late yes
terday from Indianapolis. Ind., where
he witnessed the Michigan-Wabash
game.
He seemed very serious and contem
plative of what ho had seen.
"I had a long, heart-to-heart talk
with Manager Baird, Coach Yost and
Trainer Fitzpatrick,** he said, “and we
talked far Into the night. There was
nothing we were trying to conceal from
each other, excepting, of course, some
pet formations, and we discussed Mich
igan pro and con from every’stand
point.
“We all realized that the Michigan-
Vnnderbllt ggme will be a hard one,
and though my feeling for Yost and
Michigan is of the warmest, yet Yost
realizes that l am thinking my head off
to defeat his team, and Yost made no
secret that ho expects to use every ef
fort to beat Vanderbilt. 'VVe are going
after your team first and then Penn
sylvania,* jmltl my old coach, ‘and we
will leave nothing undone to get the
call. We will save nothing for the
Pennsylvania game If It Is necessary to
uncork it against you.’
“We all agreed that Michigan this
year Is far below the caliber of the
teams of ’01, ’02,- ’03 and *04. ‘We have
no Hestons. Longmans, Maddlcks, nor
Snows nowadays,’ said Keene; *we just
haven’t the men of their quality, but
the team this year Is at least three
touchdowns better than, that of last.
You ought to have defeated us last
year, for’you had much the best team,
but our luck was too much.’
“Michigan at times showed much
speed against Wabash. The men fol
lowed the bait In great style. She had
no difficulty In making ground at
straight football, but after the game
was safe continually tried forward
passes. Most of them went wrong, but
the Trawlek cup. and with U the city |ft' IsVJlh^n^ZlmfTthai
championship, and a* usual he will be 1 play.
"Do I think we have a chance? Ye*.
EDITORIAL.
During the last Chicago-New York
series the brave Yankees fighting under
Griffith's banner (but not under a pen
nant) spoiled the last chances and
dashed the forlorn hopes of the Chicago
White Sox, present champions of th,
world.
The readers of the Baseball Bugle If
they have carefully' perused the ed
itorials appearing from time to time
In th|s position, know that while the
editor of this Journal admires a chani.
plon, he never banks on a champion to
repeat.
The editor of this Journal has been
too long In the league to enthuse over
past performances.
As the great poet Shelley once wrote-
"It ain't what you were last Tuesday
It’s what you are now, old pal.”
The Chicago White Sox and their
brilliant manager, Fielder Jones, have
had their little day. Last season they
came up the line with a rush, won the
pennant In the American League, and
then, with a superb exhibition of bull
dog courage, lowered tho colors of the
mighty Chicago Cubs.
It was a great performance, almost
as grent as the Journalistic feats ac
complished by tho editor of the Bugle.
But It was done In 1906, and. like last
year's bird nest, Is now strictly on the
hummer.
When Hannibal returned to Car
thage. the nation he had fought so
gallantly to defend, he expected a great
ovation. "I gave Rome an awful
siege,” he told his former adherents,
"and made, taking everything Into con.
slderntlon, a most brilliant campaign.”
"We know, we know,” they replied,
"but you didn’t bring back any pen
nants. What we want is results."
When brave Horatlus, the defender of
the Roman bridge, of whom the editor
lias often spoken, came back across
the Tiber and got his bit of money, he
wns all to the mustard until the money
was gone. When his coin was exhaust,
ed and he tried to mace the proprietor
of the Applan Way Metropolo for a
matter of ' ten sesterces (about two
bones of our money), he was turned
down without merry. He was a good
fellow when he had It, but that let him
out.
The editor of The Bugle wishes to
Impress on our readers the Importance
of saving up for a rainy day. Don't
get too dry during the dry season!
When the White Sox camo here early
In the season they wore their world's
championship uniforms very proudly.
They had a right to wear those uni
forms proudly, for they had made a
gallant fight for the privilege of wear
ing those uniforms. t X U '■ f
When the White Sox left this city
they left sadly and with heads bowed
down, like a man leaving the last
chance on the way home.
Sic Transit Gloria Comlskey.
Football Season
Begins at Emory
Emory College. Oxford, Ga.. Oct. 2!.—
The football schedule opened here yes
terday with games between the senior*
and Juniors and between the sopho
mores and freshmen.
The first gamo was somewhat of a
surprise, as many thought the senior*
-would have little trouble In defeating
'the Juniors. As shown by the score, 19
to o. la favor of the seniors, It ws«
rather closely contested.
Robertson, Fe|ker and Dewar played
best for the seniors, while Roberts \va*
the slur for the Juniors. Ward, Hill
and Lambert also played good ball,
8eniors. Juniors.
Strickland, c. Heath, r.
contender this year, and by far
stronger one than he was last year.
Among the other members of the "old
guard"—which neither dies nor sur
renders—arc P. T. Mnrye, Dr, Frank
Holland, Clarence Angler, Milton Dar-
gan and a few others, all of whom have'
a chance. Among the newer players!
those of possible championship caliber
are W. R. Tlchenor, George Adair, 8. C.
Williams and a few "dark horses,”
which may come through and take the
money.
indeed, though I do not say an even
chaise.”
A DAHLONEGA STAR.
! a large score, and due to this extreme
weakness the University of Tennessee
defeated the American University by a
smaller score. A second game was
played later In the season resulting In a
tie.
"Third. The eligibility of students to
- participate In athletics In our assoola-
I til-11 has been, and must, necessarily
I continue to be, based on eligibility on
, the date of the 'eligibility statement.'
! We believe that to be self evident, but
I for example, we cite the cose of
[Weems, who qualified In March of the I
one year later: then, the declaration of
Mr. Davis is.iuribillty under the one-
year rule Is an ex post facto ruling and
should be -reversed.
-Sixth. If the American University
was not technically a college prior to
October 19, 1907. nnd. If Mr. Davis had
been declared eligible ‘under the new
constitution of the S. 1. A. A.' In writ
ing on October. 13, then any ruling dis
qualifying Mr. Davis under the one-
year rule is ex post facto, and should
be reversed!
"Seventh. Prior to October 19. 190'
present year at Auburn, and played the olnsstflcafton'of colleges, In the ter.
' ‘ - - - r |tory of the 8. I. A. A., was determined
by the vice -presidents of the various
districts.- On October IS. the vice pres
idents-of this district examined unim
peachable evidence proving Use proper
ranking of the American University to
be u preparatory school. The said
vice president did, at tl:39 a. tn., on
October IS. rank the American Uni
versity as a preparatory school, and
did approve the eligibility statement of
J. R. Davis on this classification by
said vice president. It ts evident that
any vlassfleation of the American Uni
versity by the excutlve committee of
{through the Intercollegiate baseball
[ season, although during that season
-Ur. Weems entered Into a contract to
; play on the Montgomery professional
: team. Thus tt was known definitely
that he would at a future date become
. u professional, but until he did play at
I Montgomery and receive money there-
I for he was admittedly pure from an
I atmeiic slutiupuilit, and could n n t be
disqualified on the date of his -ellgt-
' bllity statement.’.
"Fourth. On October 19, 1906. the
committee on classification of tbe S. I.
A. A. published for the first time Its
ranking of our Southern colleges. This I the S, I. A. A. nt any hour later than
lassiflcatlon was not effective (under-11:60 a. m.. October 18, 1907, most he
The Uhlcago ehamnlons won seven
1-0 games this season and white
washed opponents thirty enc times.
"BIG" SIMS.
Here Is the ex-Dahtonega player
who has Joined the Tech squad
and who I* pretty sure of a place
on the Yellow Jacket teom. 81ms
played brilliant football for Dah-
loneaa lost year.
the resolution passed by.the assoefa-
. lion at Sewanee) until the hour ef Its
! publication. Pending this official pub-
I licatlon, the various vice presidents
1 were to continue to classify on their
own responsibility, as formerly
-Fifth. If the American University
was not H college, either In an academ
ic or athletic sense during the year
1906, which same year Mr. J. R. Davis
Played on Us football team. and. If it
wa* not clsxaed as a college until 1907,
ex pest facto In so far as the ellgibllty
of said Davis to participate in Inter
collegiate athletics at the Georgia
School of Technology Is concerned.
"Ho much for the technical side of
the case. In equity, you have admitted
that the American University should
not be ranked a college and we hope
yon can see your way clear to remove
tbe disability of J. R- Davis for reasons
stated. Very truly,
"A. A. OF THE G. S. T„
Haddock, lg.
Jones, rg. ..
Sullivan, It. ..
Williams, rt. .
Snow, le. ...
Felker, re.
.. Wisdom,
. .Townsend, rg
.. . .Lambert, It.
.. Copeland, It.
,.. Marshall, le.
I ...Robert*.
Smith,' q °Sn n *rh'
Robertson, lh. . ,\\onl. In-
Dewar, f. ... .' P* ev *
The second game between the sopbo-
mores and freshmen began as ir u
would be by far the better of the tso.
The first half of the game was entirelj
la favor of the freshmen. Althougn
outweighed a good deal, the freshmen
played one of the pluckiest games eier
witnessed on tho Emory gridiron.
In the second halt the eopbomoj-e*
braced up and soon after the "hiin
blew scored a touchdown. This sjeme
to take all the heart out of the fresh
men. as after that the sophomores ha
the game entirely In their hands. Th.
final score was 21' to 0. ,
For the sophomores Cloy. Butler on>
Lewis played good ball. while Jon**
Montgomery, Mtdd)ebrooks and Arrlng
ton played star ball for the freshmen.
- Fr.inm.n.
Johnson ,c.
Walker, rg.
Mlrlrk, If.
... .Saunders, rt.
.. ..Irwin, It.
Skelton, re.
Jones, le.
.' ..' Stephenson 9-
..Montgomery. in-
"DADDY" CREEL.
Here le the man who played the
moat brilliant game for Dahlonega
against Tech. He was in the middle
of evesy play and fought gameiv-
thmugh the long grind of tbe 70
to o run-over.
Sophomores.
Wood, c
McWhorter, rg. .. .
Corker-Norman,. lg.
Stiles, rt
Edmondson, It. .. •
Butler, re
Wlght-Gallaher, !e.
Wlght-Gallaher. q. .
Ad.m. rh f.::. v.:'- .Middh&J
Handball Doubles
Played at A. A. C.
The Atlanta Athletic Club *|| l Jjftj
Its annual doubles handball tournm ien
In the gymnasium of the clD mu
house Tuesday night. All but the chM
lenge round will be flnhffied ln
night. The final event, when the ton
nament winners meet Smlthsmi" 1 ^
er, the present champions, wilt c° m
!at*r In th# week. —
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