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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1007.
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3P 2™ tech ALSO IS NOW UNDER SUSPENSION BY THE S.I.A.A. i P. H. WHITING
S. /. A. A MEETS
HERE SATURDAY
In response to The Georgian'* re
quest for the time and place of the
meeting of the executive committee of
.the S. I. A. A., at which the cases
against the Tech and Georgia Athletic
Associations will be heard. Dr. William
L. Dudley, president of the 8. I. A. A.,
wires:
The Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.i
Will call meeting Saturday
morning 10 o'clock, Piedmont
Hotel, Atlanta.
W^L. DUDLEY.
At this meeting the Georgia and
Tech Athletic Associations will he giv
en a chance to clear themselves of the
charges against them.
ONE TECH REGULAR
OUT FOR PRACTICE
When Vanderbilt and S. I. A. A. Got Through
With Tech One Man Was Left—Six
Expected Out Tuesday.
Exactly on* regular member of the
Tech team—count him, one—was on
the field for practice Monday after
noon.
Between the Vanderbilt team and the
Bouthem Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
ciation the Tech team 1s decidedly on
the blink.
' As we recall them here are the casu
alties:
Hill—Contusions, bumps, bruises.
Davis—Wrenched ankle, suspended
by Tech faculty and S. t A. A. pend-
. Ing Investigation.
Snyder—Muscles tom from mooftngs,
general contusions.
. Smith—Bruised hip, several features
missing.
Brown—General comminutions and
detrition of a limb or two.
Jones—Sprained, bruised and gener
ally stove up.
Hightower—Contusions, abrasions
and general fragility.
Sweet—Dislocated collar-bone and
otherwise disfigured.
FltxHmmone—That missing tooth
still gone, suspended by faculty and by
B. I. A. A. pending Investigation.
Duck—Sprained and badly swollen
■wrlet.
The one man who came through the
Vandorbllt game wtth only a few
chunks of skin missing was “Tiny"
Henderson. “Tiny" being large and
plump, did not seem to mind the ter-
,-oncn riewmnn, utter u uarutut count
of noses, has decided that he ought to
have six of the ‘varsity regulars out
for practlos Tuesday.
Of coune. there will bo practice.
Despite the suspension of the Tech
team, regular work will be continued
Just as before, and every preparation
made for a gam* with Mercer Satur
day and with Clemaon on Thanksgiving
Day.
out. though it Is no cinch,
will be on hand and so probably will
Smith. Brown ought to be able to
make ft, and so had Hill and Fltxslm-
monn. '
But, oh, what a shattered wreck It
will be of the marvelous material of
mid-September!
Sweet Is probably out of the game
for the rest of the season. Jones will
be out for a week anyway. Hightower
Is In far from encouraging condition,
and It is practically certain, that he will
not be back during the season. Luck Is
also a doubtful proposition. Just at
present his wrist Is badly swollen and
It is not likely that he will be In uni
form again this year.
How Coach Helsman can hope to
S itch together a .team that will beat
lemson Is hard to see. Probably he
does not hope It. . >
But there la no giving up.
The case of the men suspended by
the S. I. A. A. will be fought to the
last ditch. If Tech wins doubtless the
question of showing well will be a com
paratively easy one.
The doctors will do their best with
the cripples, but several of them are
not golrtg to be back again this year.
Robert and Buchanan were not out
for practice Monday, and It Is not
known whether or not they will be in
the game Thanksgiving Day. But every
effort will be made to ret them in trim,
for they aro badly needed.
LEADING CITIZEN
GETS FOUR YEARS
Providence, R. L, Nor. It.—Levi C. Lin
coln, president of the Woonsocket Electric
Light and Power Compsny, who had con
fessed to the embfsslement of funds, wss
sentencsd In the superior coart yesterday
en two charges, to ssrvs a term of two
years' Imprisonment on each charge. Mr.
Lincoln WS| chstgsd with the embesslemriit
of H3.M0 .on October It, IKK, and again
on May 1. 1S0C. of *6.000. tlr. Lincoln for
years had been a leading cltlsrn.
CAPTAIN 8HAW. SCOGGINS. MALLORY.
If the suspension against Tech is raised by next Saturday the local team will play the Mercer team at
the usual time and place. Above are shown three of the best men on the Mercer team.
Scoggings plays left guard for Mercer. He is the man who scored the touchdowns against Georgia and
Florida and ie a first class performer.
Mallory playe quarterback and is a good worker. Ho runs the team well and tackles surely.
Shaw ie the leader of the team and performs at center. He it a good man defensively and passes the ball
surely. His tireless work has kept the team well together through a discouraging season.
Juniors and Sophs
Play 0 to 0 Tie
Special to The Georgian.
"Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Nov. 19.
In nearly two Inches of mud the Juniors
and sophomores met here yesterday j
afternoon and played to a tie with no
score. Remarkably few fumbles were
made, although on almost every play
the players found the ground so slip
pery that It was almdst Impossible to
run.
Hill, Reeves. Roberts and Lambert
did best for the Juniors, while Lewis,
Butler and Clay were the sophomore
stars.
The line-up:
Juniors. Sophomores.
Heath, c. Wood, c.
Townsend, rg. Stiles, rg.
Wisdom, Ig McWhorter, Ik.
Copeland, rt .. Woodruff, rt.
Lambert, It. .,/ Edmondson, It.
Roberts, re. .. .. . Gatlnher, re.
Evans, le Butler, Ie.
Green, .. Wight, q.
Hill, rh Clay, rh.
Ward, Ih Lewis, Ih.
Reeves, f Adams, f.
Time of halves, 20 minutes; umpire,
B. A. Wise; umpire, Professor Farmer;
head linesman, A. E. Dewar; time
keepers, Henderson and Armlstead.
ALABAMA STAR.
— \
Mount Pleasant
Out of the Game
KOOPMAN LOST BUT
DYER PURCHASED
Koopmsn, the catcher drafted from the inn outlaw, to piny In any other league.
Trl-SUte League by the Atlanta club, will , ®' | !y„,?®i? " nn , 0 ““ e «* h i ,u !! ; 1 “lor. Us
. • i.t *»,„ *nnm at s_ ... ti,. I purchased from the Linoinustl teani
not be with the te.im. lie is one of Uml that the third baseman has written th«!
players who ,1s ineligible, became of pre* ho will be glad to play in Atlanta again
vlous Jumping to the Tri-State when it wai 1 next season.
HOLMES SUSPENDS
GEORGIA TECH TEAM
Charges Made by Georgia Against Local
Team Are Acted Upon With Great
Promptness.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 19.—After several
hours' consultation behind locked
doors, Professor Holmes, of Mercer
University, suspended Georgia Tech
from playing football.
Professor Holmes, President Mathe-
aon, of Tech; Hon. N. E. Harris, presC
dent of the board of trustees, of Tech,
and Professor Sanford, of Georgia, were
In close session Monday afternoon, and
evidence against Tech was heard from
haps the most Important factor In the
wonderful success of the Indian foot
ball team this year, will probably not
play against Chicago Saturday. He
broke several small bones In his right
hand In the game of Saturday. Island
will be at quarter.
The Indians are In had shape as a
result of the Minnesota game. Ex-
endlne has a floating rib, but he will
play against the Western champions.
Professor Sanford, accusing the Atlanta
college of playing six ringers, Johnson,
Sims, Davis, Robert, Fltssltnmons and
Buchanan.
President Matheson denied the
charge against Tech, and stated that
the team was not guilty of violating
the rules ofthe S. I. A. A., and It could
Be proven that the charges brought
against the college by Professor San
ford could not be sustained.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee, consisting of Professor Holmes, of
Mercer; Dr. W. L. Dudley, of Vander
bilt, and Professor Riggs, of Clemsnn,
will be. held' shortly. The dnle will
probably be settled by Dr. Dudley.
Now that the Tech has been sus
pended. Mercer Is without a game for
this Saturday, and her manager Is try
ing to make arrangements for, a game
In this city on that date with Clcm-
son..
Georgia and Tech being out of the
game for the time being, Mercer and
Clemson have only each other to rely
on for a game in this section.
How nbont a Thanksgiving Day game here between a couple of Emory class teams or a first-
class prep bnttlo on that date t *
, At the present rate of traveling the S. I. A. A. is not going to leave much else.
The suspension of Tech came Monday night.
It has been impossible to obtain a very clear idea of the grounds on which the suspension
was based and no judgment can be formed until this Evidence gets in the lime-light.
From a publicity viewpoint Georgia got in a little worse than Tech. Everybody knew the na
ture of the charges against the Athena college and tho guilt appeared obvious. .
If Tech has done anything that is not legitimate the local school made a mighty good job of
it, for it fooled those most closely connected wijh the college.
Thank goodness there is to be a general cleaning out. The executive committee of the S. I. A.
A. is likely to handle the matter quite without gloves.
When Dr. William L. Dudley goes into action things have a way of happening. Not all the
men of the South put together havo done as much aa he toward cleaning up athletics. And he is
still in harness. \
The question of the payment of money to college athletes by merchants is worth a short dis
cussion at this point.
For years past it has been the custom in most college towns for merchants who have or de
sire a good college trade to have representatives at the colleges. These men go among the students,
boost tne merchant and as a rule reoeive a commission for all sales made through them.
It has long been the custom of merchants to secure some good athlete for this job. This was
a matter of cold business with them. They found that the star football player was known to more
men and could draw more trade than the prize debater or the “champeen” thinker.
, So naturally the athlete got the job.
Now this thing of an athlete representing a merchant is legitimate as long as the man actual
ly does work as an agent. All trade that a representative sends to any special merchant that he
represents is worth the 10 per cent that the athlete gets.
It is not legitimate when the athlete receives any per cent on sales made to students when
these sales were not brought about in any way by the efforts of the athlete in question.
This may seem a hair-splitting distinction, but it is a nice one.
What you work for you earn and are entitled to.
What is “handed to you’’ that you don’t work for is athletic graft and not legitimate.
The writer has never been able to get to the bottom of the Tech transaction with local cloth
ing stores, but measured by the above standard it was either right or wrong. Those in possession
of the facts cap do their own judging.
i up 1
the present athletic muddle.
Clemson and Auburn, especially Auburn, have put up an awful “holler” because they were
hurt by the suspension of Georgia and they have had a lot to say about the “innocent suffering”
and all that sort of thing.
Now this is true. Nobody denies that. Clemson has suffered and Auburn is likely to suffer
for the alleged athletic sins of Georgia. , ’
But it has been the experience of the world that the innocent usually had to do the bulk of
the suffering for the guilty and as Dr. Dudley pointed out to the Auburn representatives when they
put in their plea for the temporary reinstatement of Georgia it would be like refusing to hang ii
murderer because his poor old mother’s heart would be broken.
Probably it would and that’s a pity; but justice must blunder along as best it can; and in its
most efficient state it is a clumsy machine, ninning over the guilty and the innocent alike.
Since Alabama tied Auburn Sat
urday in a great game the Tusca
loosa team has bsen more er less in
the glimmer. Her* is the captain
of the team and the star player. He
ie a wonderfully good quarterback.
Yale Is Preparing
For Harvard Game
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 19.—Tomor
row and Thursday there will be scrim
mages by the Yale team. Then the
eleven, with the scrubs, will go to Au
burndale, Mass.
Head Coach Hart looks for a hard
game with Harvard, and the Yale play,
era will be given some strenuous work
this week.
Congdon Is barely able to walk be
cause of hln sprained ankle, but the
rubbers expect to have him In condi
tion to play Saturday.
Bride has a Charley horse, but Is feel
ing considerably better today, and
Goebel and Coy, despite their black
eyes, begin to assume the appearance
of human beings once more.
More Sports on Preceding
Page.
HERMES LODGE
MEETSjTHURSDAY
Hemp* Lo(1fe of Perfection No. 4, An
cient nml Accepted Hcottluh Rite of Free-
masonry, will bold* It* regular meeting in
the Masonic Temple on next Thursday even
ing, and ail brother* are cordially invited
to attcud.
Tbc degrees of confidential secretary,
irovost and Judge and Intendant of the
julldlng trtll be conferred. The call ia is
sued by Venerable Master Joseph C. Greeu-
field.
IS SORRY JURY
DIDN'T HANG HIM
New York, Nov. 19.—Frank II. Warner
wnt Inst night couvieted of murder In the
•ond degree for the killing of Esther C.
Norling, on July 2& last.
*Tm sorry they did not make It first do
give,” was Warner** only comment when
rerdiet was returned.
Wc are awaiting with interest the next move in this little ; ame.
It is getting interesting.
FANCY PIGEON FLOCK
NOT ON PRIZE LIST.
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta, Ga., Nov. 19.—The Cobb
County Poultry Association will hold
its second annual poultry shew at Ma
rietta on December 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Chickens pigeons and all standard
varieties of pet stock will be exhibited,
for the ttnest specimens oi which many
handsome and costly premiums are
being offered.
Besides the Cobb county exhibitors
many birds will be entered by mem
bers of the association from Atlanta,
Gainesville and other points. Among
the well-known Atlanta fanciers who
will make entries are Will V. Zim
mer, R. J. Allard. R. G. Ray, H. E.
Boynton, George H. Wade and John W.
Matthews. George Ewald, of Cincin
nati, Ohio, will Judge the pigeons and
pet stock, and D. M. Owens, of Athens,
Tenn., and Luring Brown, of Smyrna,
the fancy poultry.
One of the most interesting features
of the show will be a large display of
fancy pigeons by Giurge Ewald. These
will not compete for prizes but ate for
exhibition only.
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