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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 4. 1W]
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HERE’S NEWS OF ALL THE SOUTHERN FOOTBALL TEAMS
i EDITED BY
1P. H„ WHITING
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NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
t S. KRCY H. WHITING.
WeY* «4F »* iMt c* tiw long-«pected wrangle over the ques-
Imi «t ?W parity 11£ Seclhmi athletics.
W«V* wtti f» Moae tune that it was coming. There could
jp4 lie ** awtirih 4n£k u there was, without some of it getting in
ante*.
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Cjw waive Oij*Sain E. J. Williams, of bahlonega, who charges
■■ijr iLutp in a rvrr vague way. Here is a man who has, for
the tins time, pot into print some of the thousands of rumors
which have been floating around Atlanta.
Briefly Captain Williama charges:
That some college teams are made up largely of professional
That men are being paid by athletic associations to take part*
in athletics.
That teams are taught by their coaches to play “dirty” ball.
That one team has a practicing lawyer in the line-up.
That another college has a man playing on its team who
boasted that he left his position to enter college and play football
because he could make more money that way.
These charges are entertaining in a general way but far too
vague.
If you really want to interest us, captain, please give names
and dates.
What teams are composed of professionals and who are the
paid players!
What athletic associations are playing men and who are the
men!
What college athletic associations have bid against each other
for men, and who were the men t
What teams are taught to slug, kick and trip, and who is
teaching themf
What team has a practicing lawyer on it, and who is the
lawyer!
What institution has in it a man who gave up work to play
football and who is the man!
Ton can’t interest us with VAgue rumors. We have been
hearing those all of the season and have made an honest effort to
trace them down. But we have failed. If you can give us any
gennine specific information we shall be delighted to give it wide
publieity.
Only once this year has the writer heard a charge that brutal
tactics were used by one team against another. These charges
were made by the Dahlonega players against the University of
Georgia.
The writer has looked into several eases where it was charged
thnt players were “indecently induced” to quit work nnd go to
college to play football and he has failed to find that there was
any crooked work.
There has also seemed to bo “nothing doing” in all the cases
where it was charged that prep school players were paid to go to
certain colleges.
Georgia nnd Tech rooters have made much of the fact thnt
Henry Williams passed uj> Georgia colleges to go to Vanderbilt.
But the writer knows positively that Williams had no inducement
offered him other than the chance of making the best football
team in the South.
The charges against one or two Tech men the writer knows to
be utterly without foundation.
Auburn’a charges that Alabama is using “ringers” can not
seem to be proven.
And ao it goes—plenty, of rumors and no foundation for any
of them, as far aa the writer or anybody he has talked with can
find out.
The writer has come across only one case this fall that did
not reflect credit on Southern colleges.
Not long ago in talking with n gentleman high up among the
holders of official positions at the University of Georgia—though
not an athletic authority by any means—he was handed this as.
tonishing statement, “Lafltte will not be allowed to pitch for Tech
next year. We could have fixed him last season, but we would
have put out our catcher, Brown, by doing so. Brown and La-
fitte were paid for pitching and catching the same gnme. Now
thnt Brovin is through college, we will fix Lafittc.”
These may not have been the exact words, but there is no
questioning the meaning.
It did not seem to occur to the worthy gentleman that, if
what he said was true, Brown made a queer statement to get into
S. I. A. A. athletics and that the deal reflected just ns much dis
credit on Georgia as it did on Tech.
That it reflected any discredit anyway never seemed to occur
to him.
Now maybe this gentleman was misled by college rumor nnd
maybe not. But we trust so.
Anyhow it is a mighty poor spirit that prompts a college not
to protest a professional player on an opposing team because in so
domg he will knock a professional off his own team.
We should like to hear further from Captain Williams and
anybody else who can prove anything against any man on any
team.
We’ll make a “good story” of it, alf right.
We have been conducting a quiet campaign for decent col
lege athletics for several years and right now seems to be n good
time to produce results.
The tramp athlete and the professional has got to go from col
lege athletics, and we should like to help him on his way.
But first we want to be convinced that he is in our midst.
MERCER WILL PRESENT
MUCH IMPROVED LINE-UP
la booked for Columbue, Mies., Friday
afternoon when Mercer University and
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechani
cal College elevens fly at each other In
the pampered, parlor tame of football.
It may not be a Qeortta cake walk for
the Morcerlane, and again the result
may not be any lead-pipe cinch for the
41-2x34 Continental Tires
Gompiefe, $38.00 Each
Four tires, almost new,
never punctured. Not using
ear they are on and don’t
want them to spoil. Ad
dress “Tires,” care Geor
gian.
A. & M. Athletes. Both sides expect a
clean, hard battle and the odds are
even. The team left Macon Wednesday
night at 7:10 o'clock for Columbus.
Carlisle Athlete
With Ranch 101
Traveling w-ltb Ranch 101, as Inter
preter. Is Eagle Eye. an Apache Indian.
Eagle Eye la a graduate of Carlisle
Indian School, having been entered aa
William E. Stevenson.
Eagle Eye made center Arid on the
baaeball team In ISM. and waa a mem
ber of the track team. Hie atunt was
the 100-yard dash, which he has made
in 10 seconds flat.
HERE’S A NEW STYLE KICK
GILMORE, HARVARD GUARD.
Hsre is somsthing new in the way of punts—sort of hitch-snd*punt
ss it wsrs. Gilmore is the best in the lot at it. In order to throw his
weight against the ball in the most effective fashion the big athfote hurls
himself in the air and while a foot above the ground he soaks the oall with
his right foot, sending it a remarkable distance.
ALABAMA HOPEFUL OF
HARPOONING GEORGIA
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham. Ala., Oct. 24.—Much In
terest locally In centered In the football
game to be played Haturdny In Mont
gomery between the unlverHltien of
Alabama und Georgia.
Before the recent Alabama-Sewanee
game, in which the former was Ik-
nomlnlously defeated, Alabama was a
decided favorite In Birmingham, and
bets were freely offered at 2 to L Now,
however, the odds favor Georgia.
For the sake of the Georgia team,
however. It might be stated that the
true strength of Alabama wan not
shown In Its recent gume with Sewanee.
It wgs simply a walkover. Alabama
as completely swept from Its feet.
Against Auburn on the Huturduy pre
vious Sewanee played as a bunch of
amateurs. In that game Sewanee de
pended solely on the forward pass and*
of every ten attempts nine were fail
ures*.
All experimental tactics, however,
were abandoned In the game against
Alabama. Sewanee appeared a cham
pion, and the prediction Ih made that
the men in purple will not be stopped in
Dixie until Vanderbilt Is encountered.
Had Sewanee played against Auburn
us against Alabama, the Hcore would
have favored Sewanee by 30 to 6.
Sewanee will defeat Tech (!), Tennes
see, Glemson and others with compara
tive ease.
Alabama Is much stronger than It
appears on paper, and this fact will be
demonstrated Saturday In Montgomery.
Tho Montgomery alumni chapter of
the University of Alabama will enter
tain both teams with a smoker. Some
200 enthusiasts will visit the game from
Birmingham.
TECH IS ABOUT READY
FOR AUBURN GAME
MICHIGAN HAS
EDGE0NVANDY
Wolverines Outweigh Com
modores 29 Pounds to
the Man.
Otto Nabe, of the Phillies, unheard
of until this season, leads the National
League in sacrifice hits. He has also
made 100 binglee.
Slam-bang scrimmages and gruelling
work have been all the rage «»n Tech
fleld this week and gradually the team
Is getting Into condition for the game
with Auburn Saturday.
Thus far the Tech tdato is clean. Ten
nessee registered a near-defeat against
Tech, but that game really counts for
the Yellow Jackets, protests to the con
trary notw ithstanding* and thus far the
Tech team has a record of oil victories
and no defeats. And It Is'the Tech am
bition to carry this record right through
to the Sewanee game anyway and to
the Vanderbilt game If possible.
But an awful danger threatens In
Auburn. On account of the marvel
lously goo*l showing against Sewanee
the Alabama Polytechnics ure full of
confidence and confidently expect to
down Heilman's team.
Whether they will or not Is a matter
which we shall know more about Satur
day night. But In the meantime local
football fans will persist In having a
slight hunch that Tech Is going to win.
Anyhow*, the contest will be spectuc-
ulur In the extreme and both teams will
be right on edge for It.
With Davis and Robert In the game
'Tech will out up a strong front and on
weight, experience and training seems
to have a rlight, though very slight,
edge on Auburn.
VIRGINIA TEAM PREPARING
FOR NORTH CAROLINA GAME
By JOHN CRAIG.
Kashvl’.le, 'Tenn., Oct. 24.—Coach
McGugin learned this morning by
means of connection he has with Ann
Arbor, that Yost has replaced Miller
at left end by Rumnsy. This indicates
that Yost Is already fortifying him
self against a weakness w’hlch was ap
parent In the Wabash game Saturday.
As stated in one of my previous com
munications to The Georgian, Coach
McGugin had hopes that Vanderbilt
would be able to gain ground through
Miller.
This Is Rumney's third year at Ann
Arbor, and he has heretofore failed to
make the team on account of his In
ability to straight arm and run other
than In a straight line. He is a
hard, tackier, and Yost evidently hopes
he will be able to dow*n Coston In his
tracks, as the latter receives punts.
The Vanderbilt team met in the
writer’s room in Klssam Hall last
night, and listened to a lecture from I
the coach with reference to Michigan
os she appeared in her game with
Wabash. These meetings will be fre
quent as November 2 approaches.
There will be no lack of preparation
or of careful thought upon the part
of the Commodores. The men all feel
that Michigan is a very powerful
team, but by continued alertness and
versatility, that they can keep the
score very even. The coach and men
both feel that If Vanderbilt gets the
break in the luck that Michigan had
in the contest last year, that Nash
ville may have reason to be Joyous
when the Referee has blown his last
whistle on November 2.
Officials for the game will be: Brad,
ley Walker, of Virginia, refere^; Nell
Snow, of Michigan,*umpire, while Wil
liam Elder, of Pennsylvania State, will
act as the third official. Though
Walker Is a resident of Nashville,
Michigan authorities hud no hesitancy
In accepting him—in fact. Yost, who
has seen Mr. Walker in action, has
stated that he has seen no more effi
cient referee than Mr. Walker and
that he knows of only two or three
who are his equal. While Snow* is a
Michigan man. Vanderbilt did not hes
itate in accepting him.
The result of the contest between
Michigan nnd Ohio University October
26 will be watched with great In
terest here. Yost has been quoted,
however, to the effect that while he
expects a hard gnme with Ohio State,
that he yet regards the game as a
mere stepping stone to the contest with
Vanderbilt.
The sen's for the Vanderbllt-Mlchl-
gan go ’ •> being sold very rapidly.
Orders come in from Chattanoo
ga, Met. . and very many surround,
ing sma.l towns In Tennessee.
Vanderbilt management has granted
permission to Lynden. a field photogra-
pher of some note in the North, to
erect a platform and take pictures of
the teams as they are lining up for
the first play. These pictures will be
mammoth in size, nnd similar to those
taken of the worM's series of base ball
games.
Accurate weights of both teams is
as follows:
HERE'S “INFO”
ABOUT AUBURN
DOES ATLANTA
GETH0WARD?
Is Said That Smith and Mike
Finn Have Drafted
Him.
Siwclil to Tile Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24.—A rather
anomalous situation Is presented by
the attitude of Ernie Howard, Savan
nah's center fielder, who, It Is stated,
has been drafted by both Atlanta and
Little Rock. The unusual feature Is
that Howard wants to stay In Savan
nail. He Bays he would rather play In
Class C company In Savannah than In
Class A company elsewhere.
"Not that I love Atlanta or Little
Rock or any other Southern League city
less, but Savannah more," says Ernie.
It has always been Inexplicable to
local fans why Howard has not gone
higher. He Is considered as being away
above his class In his present company.
The answer seems to be that Howard
hasn't bestirred himself and doesn’t
care. He Is a fine fellow personally, a
quiet nnd sportsmanlike player.
PACKY GETS
A DECISION
Fort Wayne, lnd., Oct. 24.—Packy
McFarland won the decision over Kid
Goodman, the Boston lightweight, here
Inst night after ten rounds of vlcloue
fighting. The victory was a hard-
earned one for the Chicago boy, and
In a mensure unsatisfactory. Packey’s
one ambition wns to put Goodman
away, a trick that has never been done.
While both men appeared able to go
on for several rounds at the close, Mc
Farland outboxed Goodman. The only
thing that marred the light was Mc
Farland's butting.
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0 Chicago. Oct. 24.—Herman Long 0
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Weight and Experience of
Flayers Doped
Out.
Michigan— Weight.
Hmnuc.v, left eml..
< 'll Key, left tackle
Kiuha. left guard
Schultz, center a
Grnluini. right guard
IMiltiM'hlM. right tackle
Ilaimnoml. right end
Waatnoud, quarter
Magoffin. Captain, left halfback
De ll, full
Allerdlce, right halfback
IS!
171
Vanderbilt—
V. ltlake, left end
MrlAln. left tackle
Sherrill, left guard
Stone, renter.....
King, right guard...
llHMlook, right tackle............
ft. Blake, Captain, right epd...
Cofltun, quarter
Campbell, left halfback
Stone, full
Craig, right halfback
tt Ih seen from the agave line-up
that the total weight of Michigan Is
Home over a ton, while Vnnderbllt’a
weight Is 1,871 pounds. Michigan av
erages 193. while Vanderbilt average*
170. Michigan’s weight la very well
distributed, as Waamond at quarter,
167, is the light man. Schulz at 233
pounds, Is the heaviest. None of the
men have any superfluous weight,
with the exception of Graham, who
is inclined to be corpulent, and
would be as able to play as good
game If he weighed 20 pounds less.
Graham formerly weighed 240 pounds
In football uniform, and the students
named him Octy, which is an abbre
viation for Octopus. Trainer Fitzpat
rick, however, this year has kept Gra
ham under a strict diet, and stopped
him from fat producing food, until ac
cording to Coach McGugin nt 217, he
Is a mere shadow of his former self.
On the other hund, McLain and Sher
ri!, on the Vanderbilt team, both
carry unnecessary flesh.
Under the old rules, Vanderbilt
would probably not have so good
show to cop the bacon, us under the
present rules.
Is J. Rossiter
In Athens? Yes?
Charlottesville, Vs.. Oct. 24.—The
Virginia coach Is getting the hardest
work-out of the present season this
week and a noble attempt l» being
made to prepare the local team for the
game with North C'!L r, ?!! nn Saturday.
North Carolina has something of n
team this year, despite rather poor
showings to «late anil gloomy reports
from North Carolina coaching head
quarters.
Virginia's first try-out wns pulled off
Saturday In the contest with Virginia
Military Institute, the “West Point «*f
the South." and the backers of the
Orange nnd Blue are somewhat cast
down over the outlook. The splemliij
defense put up by the Cadets made life
rather too strenuous for a number of
the varsity men Saturday, nnd, as u re
sult. more than one was sent to the
Hide lines early in the second half.
Among the first to go was Yancey,
the dashing full back, and then follow
ed We!font. Grier. Dooman. Honaker.
I and Qtoth In the order named. None
of these players was seriously Injured,
but several may be out of Saturday's
game.
Head Coach Johnson had anticipated
a hard game with the V. M. I. lads,
but little did he think that his wards
would have to engage in such a gruel
ing contest. Coach Roller, of the V.
M. I. squad, had witnessed the Vlr-
ginia-OnUaudet game, and had profited
by what he saw, for many *>f the
Hpeelsl f<t The Georgian.
Hnvnnnrth. Ga.. Oct. 24.—Telegraphic* dis
patches from Athens to the contrary not
withstanding. It Is known here that J«m»
Uomdter Is, or has at the University
•»f Georgia within the past week, lie left
hc*re In 4*oni|Kiny with n gentleman interest
ed in the Georgia football team, less than a
wet-k ago, for Athens. Mince that time his
brother hen* has received a letter from hhu
In Athens.
|NMtmnrked Athens.
Jch* lllnc'k, the uM Georgia nnd Savannah
guard. Is In he'd, seriously ill. With Uossi-
ter absent. Black sick. Butler nnd Artley
playing with-the Colnmbiss Ithe former Ju
nior tenia). It is even more probable than
ever that rtnvnnnah will not have her "big”
team in the field this season. The Junior
team Is being coached by Weyumn Har
mon. a former Georgia star.
LONGBOAT BARRED.
New York, Oct. 24.—The Indian run
ner, Tom Longboat, has been barred
front the Gulway Men’s games at Celtic
Purk on Sunday. Longboat, it appears,
participated In games in Buffalo with
out function.
Orange and Blue’s best plays were
knocked Into a cocked hat by the well-
trained Cadet linesmen, who had plenty
of stamina. ,
Among the interested spectators at
Satut day's game was Lamson, the
greut Pennsylvania player, who Is
coaching North Carolina. Lamson took
copious notes.
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By GRANTLAND RICE.
For several reasons Mrs. Brown
Had turned her eon's petition down.
Wherein he begged. with nil hie heart.
To be permitted to take part
In football games. But she demurred,
Nor by persuasion would be .stirred—
Said she: "The game Is much too
rough—
It's suited only for the tough
And rowdy members of the schools;
Po wait until they change the rules:
When they reform the game, some day.
My son, why 1 will let you play."
And so at last her son came In
To where she was, and with a grin
Remarked: "At last you'll let me play.
For Just read what the papers say"—
And she. to see If It was true,
Bead nil the papers through and
through—
Where "FOOTBALL WAS DE-BRU-
TALIZED"—
Bead where the "Rules Committee had
Abolished all things rough and bad"—
Read interviews that, just the same.
Showed 'twas a very gentle game.
And Mrs. Brown, though much sur
prised.
Said: "If the game's de-brutallxed.
And now Is tamer than croquet,
A* meny of the patters say—
Why, my objections now are done.
And you may play the game, my son."
And so her son. with Joyful shout
And tvarwhoop wild, at once rushed
out—
Procured a suit and made the team.
And realised hts fondest dream.
He played his first game—and that
night
He sneaked In. keeping out of sight.
When Mrs. Brown her son'next saw
He wore a big lump on his Jaw-
One eye was purple, while his nose
Was like a turnip In repose—
One ear was torn and down his cheek
A stream of blood flowed like a creek.
Large knots stood out upon hts head—
"I thought they'd changed the rules,"
she said.
“They have." said he. "but I should say
It still has something on croquet."
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Special to The Georgian.
Auburn. Ala., Oct. 24.—Tho Auburn
football team returned from Birming
ham very much bruised up and sore
from the terrible lashing given them
by Sewanee. They will get out today
In a preliminary scrimmage for ths
game with Tech Saturday. This week
being the period of midterm examina
tions, there Is no time for much prac
tice. The team will rely on the coach
ing and practice they received before
the last game,
Ae not much hae been given ont
concerning the players, the writer will
give simply his views about the differ
ent players:
Batson, at center, is rather light,
weighing 180. He has been In college
two years, playing on tho 'varsity last
year. He halls from Bessemer.
Everetts, at right guard, haa been
In college two years, this being his
first year on the team. He Is from
Birmingham and weighs 170.
Locke, at left guard. Is a Montgom
ery boy, weighing 170. This la his first
year at college.
Motley, right tackle, haa been In col.
lege one year, weighing 170. This It
his first year at football.
Davis, left tackle, Is playing his sec
ond year, weighing 170. He played cen
ter last year.
Beaver and Wynn are playing their
first year as substitutes. They weigh
160 each.
McClure, at quarter, Is playing his
second year at that place. His weight
Is 140.
At fullback McCoy is playing his first
year, weighing 160.
The ends are filled by Hughes and
Captain Wllkerson. Both played on
the 'varsity last year. Hughes weighs
160 and Wllkerson 135. Scrappy Hill
Is substitute for the ends. He weighs
150.
Reynolds, Ware. Harris and Spark
man. very light men. fill the halfback
positions. They played on the team
Purts, a new man from Jefferson
county, Is used as a substitute. He en
tered college this fall and saw his first
football September 15. His weight is
about 200. He Is showing up In fine
form for the first year, but was not
used In the Sewanee game.
This Is the first year Auburn has no
stars, consequently the team In every
game gets together to win.
Bowling Tourney
Begins at A. A. C.
The annual team bowling tournament
of the Atlanta Athletic Club Is on In
earnest at the town club. The teams
which play Thursday night ara: Doonan
and Patterson, 7:30 o'clock: F. Wil
liams and S. Williams, 9:80 o'clock.
The scores made Wednesday night
are as follows: Haynes team, total
J.981: Davis, 1,070; Toy, 2,110; Cun
ningham, 2,013. Tho members of tho
Haynes team were: Haynes, captain:
Jordan, Johnston, Byrd and Jones: of
Captain Davis' team: Gilbert. Rush-
ton, Cole and Mitchell; of Captain Can-
nlneham's team: Mashburn, Harrison.
Kilpatrick; Captain Toy's team: Rar-
nett. Spier, Hendrickson and llalchrr.
Mercer Team Is
Off For Columbus
announced the line-up for the Missis
sippi game last night, after giving the
boys a good sound lecture on general
tactics.
There are but few changes, but those
that have been mode are good. Here Is
the dope:
Shaw > center
Scoggins right guard
Poole right tackle
Davis left tackle
Hicks right cm
Spurlln ... left end
Mallory quarter
Newman fullback
Landrum left ]>» f
Parmer right had
Subs: Bell, Dunaway, Sudderth, Grit
fin, Melton.
Columbias Play
Florida Team
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24.—On Satur
day the ColuniblaS, the local Junior
football team, will meet the University
of Florida |n this city. Florida wlU
be strengthened by the addition of ~rt*
Wee" Forsythe, their coach, »n all-
Southern end for several years, aj"*
will be allowed to play In this gam .
though he Is debarred from pnrtlaips
tton In Intercollegiate events. The .« -
lumblas have never been beaten, thougn
this Is the first time the younger or
ganlxatlon has taken on any of the un •
verslty teams. The Columbias average
160 pounds and are being coached n
Weyman Harmon, the old Georgia half
back.
HUDSON WINS.
•SSSLSJtt MFm.—Bert
iiMf ***** unknown." th** prtde «»f i“*‘
llnss and the champion welterweight
South, and Pete Douglass, “the 8co£b ll ' '
rules,” met on the mat Id this city .
night in one of the prettiest JJ"»»»“£
boat* erer witnessed in hevdterry. ^
though Douglass outweighs Hudson *
noun*!*, Hudson agreed to put th*’ ^
Scotchman's shooMers to the Jjj r JjJfc
times In 75 mlnntes, or.forfeit thejn«i»
In the event Itonglass was not thrown
the specified time, or sbouldHn [J
thrown once, the entire gats receipt* a
to go to the Scotchman.