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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 4. 1W] SPORTING PAGE HERE’S NEWS OF ALL THE SOUTHERN FOOTBALL TEAMS i EDITED BY 1P. H„ WHITING ’••••••••••••••••••••••••a*-** 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*. > 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. O00000OO00O00000000000O000 O ' ° O HERMAN LONG IS O o DYING AT CHICAGO. 0 0 0 0 Chicago. Oct. 24.—Herman Long 0 0 Is reported to be dying In this city. O 0 He Is one of tho best-known ball 0 0 players In America. He began 0 0 playing ball in 1887 for the Kansas O O City team. He has been a member 0 0 of the Boston Nntlona! League, the O 0 New York Highlanders. Detroit. O 0 Toledo. Philadelphia, Washington 0 0 and a number of minor league O 0 teams. When at his best Long was 0 0 a wonderful shortstop. For two O O years Long’s health has not been O 0 good. g OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ 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. O00000O000000O000000000O»g O NOT QUITE DEAD YET. OO0OO0OO0OOO0O00OOOO0OOOO0 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." 00000000000000000000000000 O STONE MOUNTAIN WON. O 0 The University school team la S 0 back from Mllledgeville and has O 0 settled down to .hard practice. O O The Stone Mountain team defeat- O 0 ed the Georgia Military College O O team by a score of 6» to 0. O O O aoo0000000O00OOOOOOOOO0000 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.